Last movie you watched and your critique of it

[Momiji]

Noriko's Dinner Table.

My head hurts, now.

[Quindiana Jones]

Requiem for a Dream. Very good movie. Interestingly done in some points. Certainly a good message to it, and one that is very well handled.

Oh, and Lux Aeterna. Lux freaking Aeterna, people. Oh my gasm.

[The Man]

While I would never endorse heroin use, two of the biggest dangers it causes (risk of overdose and risk of infection through dirty needles) are direct consequences of its illegality; the former could be solved by regulating the drug's consistency and the latter could be solved by distributing clean needles. Requiem is a very well-made film, but it completely misses the point.

The last film I watched was Brazil, which I found to be perfectly made in every respect. Certainly a bizarre film, with tons of symbolism I have to confess I'm not even close to understanding, but it has a very good message and the way it presents it is chillingly effective. No surprises there since it's Terry Gilliam. I'll have to watch Time Bandits next.

I was very surprised to find out that Brazil is apparently also a favourite film of the American Right. This seems to have surprised Gilliam as well. Apparently they missed the numerous subtle jabs at big business and consumerism throughout the film.

[Momiji]

Love Exposure. The steep price of the art of sin and perversion.

[Vermachtnis]

Diamond Dust Rebellion

It was alright. Favorite part was near the end where Kenny showed up underneath a building and cut it in half. 3/5

[Rad Bromance]

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire

I didn't like it. It was too depressing.

The acting was fantastic though.

[Quindiana Jones]

While I would never endorse heroin use, two of the biggest dangers it causes (risk of overdose and risk of infection through dirty needles) are direct consequences of its illegality; the former could be solved by regulating the drug's consistency and the latter could be solved by distributing clean needles. Requiem is a very well-made film, but it completely misses the point.

Really? I thought Requiem hit that point dead on. There was a little fancydancing around the topic to fluff it up a little bit - romantic interest, amphetamined gran etc. - but the point was there in the end: this happens because it's illegal. Well done dumbass government. Which is a point I can get fully behind.

[The Man]

I saw the film years ago and in multiple sittings so it's entirely possible I just missed it. If that's the case then I should probably re-watch it.

[Shoeberto]

Trainspotting
Very interesting flick. Sorta hard to watch at points but that really seems like part of the whole idea. It's strange that it appeared to have been marketed as such a fun, hip movie when really the narrative is pretty bleak. Not as soul-crushing as Requiem for a Dream in regard to its treatment of addiction, but not exactly a walk in the park. Very interesting film though, stylishly done and a pretty fascinating look into a whole different culture. Danny Boyle is really becoming one of my favorite directors.

[NeoCracker]

Paranormal Activity

I may very well be the only person to find this movie absolutely hilarious. I can just see this big demon laughing his ass off as he torments this poor girl, simply because he has nothing better to do with his time. And the fast forward moments the girls standing still cracked me up. She was shaking like a little ankle bitter who couldn't move or speak. XD

Though, judged the movie on it's own merrits, the twos reactions to the situation were very realistic, and the effects were well done, especially considering the budget. However, it failed in it's entirety to scare me.

I give this movie a 2/5, simply because the movie failed to do what it had intended. Though mind you, I've never been scared by a horror movie, so perhaps I'm not a good person to listen to in regards to this film.

[Rianoa]

Law abiding citizen its kinda wtf? for ages then its like woah thats a little cliché lol

[Quindiana Jones]

Also just saw Paranormal Activity.

Impressed with the creation of suspense. I thought it handled that very well. However, I thought the acting was somewhat sub par. As Neo's said, the effects were well done. Obvious and simple, but well handled and the actors supported the effects well. Perhaps the only good acting was when they were silent and just moving around looking at stuff.

Anyway, quite a good film. Nothing spectacular. Didn't find it particularly scary. Oh, and the ending sucked ass. Would much have preferred Spielberg's ending.

[Depression Moon]

Orphan

My mother bought this movie from a guy at work because one of her co-workers said it was good. Turned out it wasn't. My brother and his roommate came to my house and he told my mom to watch it. She watched some of it, but this is my review.

The movie was very average. I was thinking it was some kind of horror movie, but it's really not. It's just an average I guess you can call it thriller slasher. I wasn't scared in the least. That's not the whole reason why I don't like it though. I was guessing the events of the movie the whole way through and it was pretty predictable. My brother's roommate asked me did I see the movie when I was guessing how the ending was going to be and I replied "No I've just seen this kind of movie a dozen times"

There wasn't much original about this except that the little girl was Russian and that's about it. The supposed twist wasn't surprising for me either.

Yeah predictability goes way to the bottom on my list.


4/10

[Bunny]

The last movie I watched was Adventureland. I was pleasantly surprised by it, specifically the performance by Kristen Stewart (not to mention how attractive she is in the movie). Jesse Eisenberg did another good job, quickly becoming one of my favorite awkward boys to watch stumble around on screen. All-in-all, good movie.

I also watched The Man From Earth, which, without hopefully giving too much away, is about an "immortal" teacher. It is comprised of a cast of about 7 or 8 people and takes place in and around the living room of a very small house. It is extremely dialogue-dependent, since that's what about 95% of the movie is comprised of, and extremely good.

Oh, and I watched Mysterious Skin. It is, without a doubt, the most difficult to watch movie that I have ever seen and I actually had to pause it at one point because it's just so damn painful to watch. Highly suggested though because it's amazing.

Watch all three.

Now I'm going to watch (500) Days of Summer.

[Del Murder]

Surrogates

It was pretty bad, but Bruce Willis was in it.

1/5