The cinema thread

[mikko]

Saw The Hateful Eight, holy fuck...

Yes yes, almost as disappointing as The Revenant...

[mikko]

Any recommendations for good horror films, I think I have seen most if not all of them, but hopefully someone can help out.

Also looking for dystopian movies similar to Brazil.

For first http://letterboxd.com/film/we-are-still-here/

For second, hope you've seen Children of Men? Best one made.

[SpaceCowboy]

Just got round to watching When Marnie Was There, possibly Studio Ghibli's last movie and damn did i love it. Anyone who's a fan of their work definitely give it a watch. For me one of their best films to date.

[unwashed]

Still need to watch the previous two, last one from Ghibli I watched was Secret of Arriety.

[Mezeinee]

Knock knock, by Eli Roth. I kept comparing it with Hard Candy and Funny Games. Maybe Eli Roth should just stick to gore and the appropriate amount of psychology.

[round]

For first http://letterboxd.com/film/we-are-still-here/

For second, hope you've seen Children of Men? Best one made.

Saw we are still here, I will have to check out Children of Men, the title sounds familiar, can't remember if I have seen it or not.

@Faust watched Delicatessen, loved it.

[Faust]

Cool. Children of Men is phenomenal. I only did not recommend it because aesthetically it's different from Brasil. Cuaron is a genius.

[round]

Watched Children of Men, thanks for the suggestion, I can't believe I hadn't seen it sooner, I loved it

[mikko]

Watched Children of Men, thanks for the suggestion, I can't believe I hadn't seen it sooner, I loved it

[mikko]

Cuaron is a genius.

Each to his own I guess but I can hardly concur.

Children Of Men just clicks at almost every aspect (even Charlie Hunnam is passable!), everything he's done before and after pale in comparison. Gravity was really, really overhyped, nice DOP and visual effects but the story was just not there. Y Tu Mama Tambien was okay.

What else (don't think I'll bother with his 90s movies)? Honestly don't remember which was his story in Paris, je t'aime and didn't bother to get into Harry Potter

[mikko]

Saw we are still here

What did you think about it? I think it was a solid throwback/nod to 70s supernatural horror films, especially in the vein of Italian directors of the day. Really liked the restraint in the storytelling compared to most recent horror/suspense movies. The couple doing 70s Jack Nicholson and Angelica Houston impersonations were very distracting though!

[round]

What did you think about it? I think it was a solid throwback/nod to 70s supernatural horror films, especially in the vein of Italian directors of the day. Really liked the restraint in the storytelling compared to most recent horror/suspense movies. The couple doing 70s Jack Nicholson and Angelica Houston impersonations were very distracting though!

I found the couple to be quite awkward, but overall I liked the story and the restraint as well, much less fast-paced and jump-scarish than most horror movies of late.

[unwashed]

Finally crossed Oldboy of my list. Damn what a crazy trip that was. Very good movie.

[Faust]

Each to his own I guess but I can hardly concur.

Children Of Men just clicks at almost every aspect (even Charlie Hunnam is passable!), everything he's done before and after pale in comparison. Gravity was really, really overhyped, nice DOP and visual effects but the story was just not there. Y Tu Mama Tambien was okay.

What else (don't think I'll bother with his 90s movies)? Honestly don't remember which was his story in Paris, je t'aime and didn't bother to get into Harry Potter

His installment of Harry Potter was by far the best of the 8. They should've just let him direct the rest of them. The ones after it were good partly, in my opinion, because Cuaron's set the tone.

Gravity only worked, I strongly suspect, if you saw it in IMAX. But he said that was kind of the point, to make a film that would only work on big screen.

[Arkady]

... there isn't really supposed to be a plot in Gravity, it's a flight simulator and a proof of capability for Imax 3D technology -- if you're watching that type of thing on a laptop it makes no sense whatsoever.