Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
It's better to look at than watch, IMO. And there are actually two versions.The 2nd one is remastered with some CGI.That one is great, too.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I saw My Neighbor Totoro. That was good.
saintfool
Dead sexy
i would say that "akira" is the first anime film that tried to inject some maturity into the genre. it maybe upped the intended audience from 14 to 18. the studio ghibli stuff - miziyaki especially - might be lone exception to a genre largely dedicated to the adolescent teen boy.
Chaka
Footballguy
Yes it is.That one is great, too.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
You need a chalkboard to keep track of everything going on, for sure, but it is beautiful.It's better to look at than watch, IMO. And there are actually two versions.The 2nd one is remastered with some CGI.That one is great, too.
Chaka
Footballguy
Totoro is terrific. I highly recommend exploring Miyazaki's work. A lot of it on the IMDB top 250. They typically pull together excellent voice actors for the American dubs and put a lot of effort into good translations.
Spirited Away #45 - Lauren Holley, Michael Chicklis, John Ratzenberger (the king of animation voices), David Ogden Stires (okay this one doesn't have an A-list cast but it's an A-list movie)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind #239 - Shia LaBoeuf, Uma Thurman, Edward James Olmos, Patrick Stewart, Allison Lohman
Princess Mononoke #98 - Billy Cruddup, Billy Bob Thornton, Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Keith David, Minni Driver
Howl's Moving Castle #208 - Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal
It's tremendous stuff. Miyazaki is the Japanese Walt Disney.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Ponyo is a childish story but the animation is gorgeous.
Chaka
Footballguy
Another anime film that is very much worth checking out, although it's not Miyazaki, is Grave of the Fireflies which deals with the survival of a brother and sister in the aftermath of the American fire bombing of Tokyo during WWII. Very powerful stuff.
Chaka
Footballguy
Is this a sequel or the original with updated animation?It's better to look at than watch, IMO. And there are actually two versions.The 2nd one is remastered with some CGI.That one is great, too.
Chaka
Footballguy
Ponyo is beautiful to watch but it didn't do much for me.More great voice work though: Kate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Lilly Tomlin, Matt Damon, Betty White & Tina Fey.People line up to associate themselves with Miyazaki's work.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
I love all of Miyazaki's movies, but I passed out on Ponyo. Probably will revisit when our newborn gets a little older.
Chaka
Footballguy
Good call. Ponyo, like Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service (Kirsten Dunst, Debbie Reynolds, Phil Hartman, Edie McClurg, Janeane Garofalo) are geared to families with younger children.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
We not only saw it in 3D, but in those D-something seats that move around and rumble and stuff. The gadgetry and the 3d made for an interesting experience at the theater, but I cannot fathom watching it on tv. THe mermaid stuff was really cool, but ended up being more wasted opportunity than realized concept.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I reviewed IMDB Top 250 lists before and I am certain that there is a disproportionate number of teenaged boys voting
Chaka
Footballguy
With the exception of Princess Mononoke I can't imagine teenage boys voting for any of these films. And it is unlikely IMO that many teenage boys see the title "Princess Mononoke" and choose to explore whether or not they might enjoy it.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I was referring to the overall list, not your excepts (of which I have seen none).
Chaka
Footballguy
Perhaps. It doesn't seem too egregious. I can see having The Dark Knight, Inception & The Matrix in the top 20 as possibly being driven by younger votes. And I have zero explanation for how The Avengers checks in at #26 but otherwise I am just not seeing that.I also don't think two Star Wars and two LotR films in the top 20 indicates younger voters. Maybe that's just me.
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Kenny Powers
Footballguy
He was one of the few actors who was actually good in this, but I really enjoyed it despite subpar acting overall for a variety of reasons.youngin Wallace has turned into a pretty good actor.I plan to watch it when it comes to DVD in a couple weeks. If for no other reason than it's got Wallace in it.Poor Wallace.'TexanFan02 said:It was decent. I kept waiting for it to slip into sucks, but it never really did. Worth watching.Never seen Chronicle but I am looking forward to it. I am always hopeful for super power films, even if they often disappoint. Loved Akira too.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I have not looked at it in at least a year, so maybe its different now. I'll review later. I just remember last time I looked, there were a number of wtf entries. And I think their movie rating numbers are consistently the least valuable.
Jutz
Footballguy
A Serious Man - this is not the typical movie i would like, but i really really liked this movie. I loved what i felt was the underlying theme throughout the movie. To me it was about having faith. The movie was based around the jewish faith, but i look at it as just 'faith' in general. The guy is 'A Simple Man' yet quite dramatic things happen to him. I think everyone at times has the feelings of 'I didn't do anything... so why is this happeneing to me'. Combined with the idea that you never really find out.
There were also elements that show people are not always who you think they are. There were just a lot of little things that stuck out to me about this movie that I liked. I guess one of the big things I liked is that... it kind of had a buddhist thing going on. Buddhists teach that life is suffering, and once you are willing to accept that, even really bad things are much easier to get through because it's expected. Overall, i think it was the lack of drama that i liked the most. The guy struggled and struggled, but never really lost his head... and i really liked that.
I feel like I could go on, and that ive probably read way to much into it then was there, but I don't want to give too much away. I'm not a big 'cinematography' guy, but I really liked the look of a lot of the scenes. There is something about the picture perfect scenes of suburbs in that era that just get me. Especially the fresh cut grass, big lawns, and the cars. And although the ending was one of those open ended / open to interpretation type endings, i felt like that just re-enforced what the movie was about. That type of ending, one i normally hate, seemed to actually fit and have a purpose with this movie.
There were also elements that show people are not always who you think they are. There were just a lot of little things that stuck out to me about this movie that I liked. I guess one of the big things I liked is that... it kind of had a buddhist thing going on. Buddhists teach that life is suffering, and once you are willing to accept that, even really bad things are much easier to get through because it's expected. Overall, i think it was the lack of drama that i liked the most. The guy struggled and struggled, but never really lost his head... and i really liked that.
I feel like I could go on, and that ive probably read way to much into it then was there, but I don't want to give too much away. I'm not a big 'cinematography' guy, but I really liked the look of a lot of the scenes. There is something about the picture perfect scenes of suburbs in that era that just get me. Especially the fresh cut grass, big lawns, and the cars. And although the ending was one of those open ended / open to interpretation type endings, i felt like that just re-enforced what the movie was about. That type of ending, one i normally hate, seemed to actually fit and have a purpose with this movie.
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Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Conan - stayed true to what Conan always has been, Barbarian swashbuckling with scantily clad women and impressive action. I expected a loose story, lots of action and eye candy, some roll your eye moments, and to be entertained.
This is a popcorn flick, not high art. Enjoy it for what it is, fun.
This is a popcorn flick, not high art. Enjoy it for what it is, fun.
saintfool
Dead sexy
this is one of my favorite movies from my video store days. i haven't seen this in years but it sticks with me. anglade does steal the show because he's really the only actor in it with any oomph. it's hammy but necessary acting in this film. i wanted to credit roger avary here, as writer-director, for showing he had more in him following his work with QT on "Pulp Fiction". i expected him to have a career more like his contemporary john dahl ("red rock west", "last seduction") but he's gone a different way. still a good film with delpy (who i used to adore) and stotlz.
Chaka
Footballguy
Wow, I couldn't disagree more. Nice boobs. IMO everything else, every single aspect, was turrible.Conan - stayed true to what Conan always has been, Barbarian swashbuckling with scantily clad women and impressive action. I expected a loose story, lots of action and eye candy, some roll your eye moments, and to be entertained.
This is a popcorn flick, not high art. Enjoy it for what it is, fun.
VA703
Footballguy
what?
Chaka
Footballguy
He said it was too slow and methodical for his taste but he liked the look of it.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'm not sure what was unclear there.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Sweet!
VA703
Footballguy
what?I'm not sure what was unclear there.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
What?what?I'm not sure what was unclear there.
Chaka
Footballguy
The Barbarian Invasions - Excellent French Canadian film that won best foreign language film in 2004 (while I loved The Twilight Samurai I can't argue with TBI winning the Oscar). Story of a terminally ill father whose diverse group of family and friends rally to be with him in his final weeks. While it is without question a witty (very funny at times) and thoughtful portrayal of a deeply flawed man questioning the meaning of his life during his final days it is also a pretty strong indictment of the Canadian health care system including the notion of euthanasia.
Good film, worth watching.
Good film, worth watching.
saintfool
Dead sexy
keep yer politics outta this thread, pal.
Chaka
Footballguy
Not my politics, the movie deals with it directly and I am reviewing the movie.Good film, worth watching.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Loved this movie. Although I can't remember why it's a strong indictment of the Canadian health care system.
saintfool
Dead sexy
there is no such thing as a "strong indictment" of *anything* in canada. they're nation built on laws. french laws mainly.
Chaka
Footballguy
It opens with the deplorable conditions in the Canadian hospital where the father has been admitted (rampant overcrowding, beds with the sick and dying lining the halls, missing ceiling tiles, inadequate lighting etc). It then shows how the son has to bribe the union bosses to get anything done, including recovering his own laptop which was part of a theft ring run by the staff. The doctors repeatedly don't know the name of the patients they are examining. There is more but I am forgetting it right now.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
They portray the entire system in a horrible light.
That doesn't sound embellished at all.
Chaka
Footballguy
They portray the entire system in a horrible light.
That doesn't sound embellished at all.I don't know to what extent it is an accurate portrayal of the Canadian health care system. I am only pointing out what happens in the film (which is exactly as I described) not making a statement on the reality of the system.
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Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
That doesn't sound embellished at all.
Chaka
Footballguy
I don't know to what extent it is an accurate portrayal of the Canadian health care system. I am only pointing out what happens in the film (which is exactly as I described) not making a statement on the reality of the system.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
They portray the entire system in a horrible light.
Ok. Except that I thought Canadians were mostly happy with their healthcare
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I don't know to what extent it is an accurate portrayal of the Canadian health care system. I am only pointing out what happens in the film (which is exactly as I described) not making a statement on the reality of the system.
From my experience, it is a horrendous portrayal.
Yeah, watch it.
Melancholia.
I found the first part of the movie embarrissingly bad for all the great talent assembled. I can handle Dunst being nutso but their are like 3-4 other people who are also completely bizarre. It was preposterous and made it difficult to get into the movie. It was just silly.
The second act was a lot better. I don't understand all the Dunst love though. Thought she was blown off the screen by the actress playing her sister. The sister felt like a real person going through a nightmare, on many fronts, while Dunst was just spouting really bad dialogue.
Their was a good movie there in the second half and probably would have been if they had focused on the sister and her struggle from the start. The shots of the planet coming didn't reinvent the wheel or anything but I was still mesmerized by them and wished they were in a better movie.
1.5 out of 4 stars. Would not recommend to anyone.
I found the first part of the movie embarrissingly bad for all the great talent assembled. I can handle Dunst being nutso but their are like 3-4 other people who are also completely bizarre. It was preposterous and made it difficult to get into the movie. It was just silly.
The second act was a lot better. I don't understand all the Dunst love though. Thought she was blown off the screen by the actress playing her sister. The sister felt like a real person going through a nightmare, on many fronts, while Dunst was just spouting really bad dialogue.
Their was a good movie there in the second half and probably would have been if they had focused on the sister and her struggle from the start. The shots of the planet coming didn't reinvent the wheel or anything but I was still mesmerized by them and wished they were in a better movie.
1.5 out of 4 stars. Would not recommend to anyone.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
One day we talk anime, the next we talk canuck health care. Man, this thread has been a blast so far this week!
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I've been avoiding this movie, and this is not helping.
Chaka
Footballguy
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I remember. This is the very quote that had me interested:
Chaka
Footballguy
I will add that it is a film that I occasionally find myself mentally revisiting over the past six weeks. Either a theme or a particular shot (particularly the opening sequence which is filled with spectacular imagery). It's slow and has some flaws (mostly in that it shows many actions that a true depressive might commit over time but condenses them into one evening, something which would be highly unlikely to ever occur, and that can make the whole sequence feel implausible to viewers) but it is a very good film IMO.I remember. This is the very quote that had me interested:
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
'Chaka said:I will add that it is a film that I occasionally find myself mentally revisiting over the past six weeks. Either a theme or a particular shot (particularly the opening sequence which is filled with spectacular imagery). It's slow and has some flaws (mostly in that it shows many actions that a true depressive might commit over time but condenses them into one evening, something which would be highly unlikely to ever occur, and that can make the whole sequence feel implausible to viewers) but it is a very good film IMO.'jdoggydogg said:I remember. This is the very quote that had me interested:'Chaka said:
