I might have watched all of about 7 minutes of Master and Commander before turning it off…
I did like Cinderella Man. I’m not sure I’ve seen the others.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
I might have watched all of about 7 minutes of Master and Commander before turning it off…
I did like Cinderella Man. I’m not sure I’ve seen the others. [/quote]
cinderella man is a good one also. so did you turn off master and commander because you weren’t into it? or for other reasons?
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
I might have watched all of about 7 minutes of Master and Commander before turning it off…
I did like Cinderella Man. I’m not sure I’ve seen the others. [/quote]
cinderella man is a good one also. so did you turn off master and commander because you weren’t into it? or for other reasons?[/quote]
Just wasn’t into it. I probably gave it like 20 minutes.
It was like Drive (or whatever it was called with Gosling). Everyone says it’s an awesome movie. I watched at least 45 minutes and was like, “the fuck is this!” He must say like 10 words in the first half of the movie, BORING!!!
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)[/quote]
Sounds like my kind of guy.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)[/quote]
Sounds like my kind of guy.[/quote]
hahaha and whats really scary is my mom was worse, she is a 3rd degree blackbelt (at 54 now) and there was one time when i was like 16 and decided to get brave with her when a friend of mine was over, she was yelling at me so i told her to stfu, and i remember her leg coming up and the drop kick landing smack on my head, and my face hitting the floor (keep in mind, i was like 6’1 at the time and my mom is like 5’7) needless to say i never spoke that way to her again…man was that embarassing
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)[/quote]
Sounds like my kind of guy.[/quote]
hahaha and whats really scary is my mom was worse, she is a 3rd degree blackbelt (at 54 now) and there was one time when i was like 16 and decided to get brave with her when a friend of mine was over, she was yelling at me so i told her to stfu, and i remember her leg coming up and the drop kick landing smack on my head, and my face hitting the floor (keep in mind, i was like 6’1 at the time and my mom is like 5’7) needless to say i never spoke that way to her again…man was that embarassing[/quote]
That’s hilarious and beleive me I get it. My mom is a 3rd degree in Ninjitsu (sp?).
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)[/quote]
Sounds like my kind of guy.[/quote]
hahaha and whats really scary is my mom was worse, she is a 3rd degree blackbelt (at 54 now) and there was one time when i was like 16 and decided to get brave with her when a friend of mine was over, she was yelling at me so i told her to stfu, and i remember her leg coming up and the drop kick landing smack on my head, and my face hitting the floor (keep in mind, i was like 6’1 at the time and my mom is like 5’7) needless to say i never spoke that way to her again…man was that embarassing[/quote]
That’s hilarious and beleive me I get it. My mom is a 3rd degree in Ninjitsu (sp?).[/quote]
it’s pretty bad when you’re more afraid about an ass kicking from your mom than your dad
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
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[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
ya i wasn’t a fan of drive either…the first time i watched master and commander it was because my dad literally forced me to sit my ass down and watch it (and my dad was one of those guys who when he told you to do something you did it for fear or getting punched in the back of the head when you turned around)[/quote]
Sounds like my kind of guy.[/quote]
hahaha and whats really scary is my mom was worse, she is a 3rd degree blackbelt (at 54 now) and there was one time when i was like 16 and decided to get brave with her when a friend of mine was over, she was yelling at me so i told her to stfu, and i remember her leg coming up and the drop kick landing smack on my head, and my face hitting the floor (keep in mind, i was like 6’1 at the time and my mom is like 5’7) needless to say i never spoke that way to her again…man was that embarassing[/quote]
That’s hilarious and beleive me I get it. My mom is a 3rd degree in Ninjitsu (sp?).[/quote]
it’s pretty bad when you’re more afraid about an ass kicking from your mom than your dad[/quote]
True story.
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
it’s pretty bad when you’re more afraid about an ass kicking from your mom than your dad[/quote]
LOL, it also makes for a good read. That’s just pure win on your mom’s part!
I ran into a flick called Valhalla Rising. It’s on instant Netflix atm. It’s not the easiest film to watch and it definitely isn’t for everyone, but I quite enjoyed it.
[quote]Wiex wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
it’s pretty bad when you’re more afraid about an ass kicking from your mom than your dad[/quote]
LOL, it also makes for a good read. That’s just pure win on your mom’s part!
I ran into a flick called Valhalla Rising. It’s on instant Netflix atm. It’s not the easiest film to watch and it definitely isn’t for everyone, but I quite enjoyed it.
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when you say “not the easiest film to watch” what do you mean by that?
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
[quote]Wiex wrote:
[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
it’s pretty bad when you’re more afraid about an ass kicking from your mom than your dad[/quote]
LOL, it also makes for a good read. That’s just pure win on your mom’s part!
I ran into a flick called Valhalla Rising. It’s on instant Netflix atm. It’s not the easiest film to watch and it definitely isn’t for everyone, but I quite enjoyed it.
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when you say “not the easiest film to watch” what do you mean by that?[/quote]
It’s not in English if I remember correctly?
Well, there are some pretty realistic violent scenes. I’m not very squimesh with movies, but I recall thinking “oh damn” on a couple of shots. It is in English, but there is very limited dialogue. There is a lot of room deliberately left for interpretation. It’s not the quickest of films, though the movie is only 90 minutes. Hard to explain, but I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to watching it again when I have time. Was working when I saw it originally and had been in the office for about 18 hours, so I feel like I missed some of it.
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[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
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[quote]stokes1989 wrote:
I watched the movie “snitch” the other day…i was suprising happy with the film…the rock is an interesting character in alot of his films[/quote]
Damn, I was torn between Snitch and Broken City. Went with Broken City and was disappointed :([/quote]
I watched part of that movie last week, it was really hard to get into, and I’m a big mark walberg fan (and russell crowe) It just didnt have the umf that you’d usually get from those guys films. But i would definitly recommend that you go and rent snitch, it was suprisingly good[/quote]
Ya, I donno it just could of been so much better. The entire plot line with his girlfried was boring and pointless. It was just filler I guess. The whole time I’m just waiting for the pace to quicken and it just didn’t happen.
I like Marki Mark and Crowe too, but their last couple of films haven’t been good imo. I didn’t like Contraband, it was boring. Ted was funny, I’ll give him that. Oh and the other guys was funny too. My favorite Walburg (sp?) movie is Shooter though. Just a straight shoot em up, which I’ll take everytime. The last movie I saw with Crowe in it was the one where his wife is convicted of murder when she’s innocent. The next 48 hours or something like that, again I thought it was boring. The last movie I liked with him in it was probable a Beautiful Mind. That was what 15 years ago?
I’ll grab Snitch this weekend. I’m also a huge fan of the Rock. Faster is my favorite film of his.
I’m seeing Superman too! Then I can finally read the superman thread… [/quote]
definately agree with you about shooter, that movie is soooo badass…and i believe the name of the russell crowe movie you’re talking about is the next 3 days, i like that one too…also have you seen pain and gain yet? since we’re talking about mark walburg and the rock, that movie was funny as shit[/quote]
I have to disagree about Pain and Gain. That movie was painfully unfunny. It was mesmerizing to watch, because everything that happened was so awful and shitty that you can’t believe that it’s based on a true story. But it is not funny, not at all. I came away from that movie hating every single character in it, including The Rock’s (and that’s really hard to do because he is my favorite actor).
So yeah, if a movie where every character is an unlikeable piece of shit is funny, then Pain and Gain was a riot.
As far as other good Russell Crowe movies since A Beautiful Mind:
American Gangster
Master and Commander
Cinderella Man
State of Play
Body of Lies (though he’s in more of a supporting role to DiCaprio here)
The Next 3 Days was also good, but these are better.[/quote]
AMERICAN GANGSTER AND MASTER AND COMMANDER WERE AMAZING MOVIES[/quote]
Ah I forgot Cinderella Man and Master & Commander, both very good ones indeed. I think I have a personal affinity for Cinderella Man, it’s no Raging Bull, but it’s still a very respectable boxing film for sure.
I remember someone on here being the one to recommend Master & Commander to me and I’m very grateful that they did, though sadly I can’t remember off the top of my head who it was that told me. I really very much enjoyed it, visually stunning and Crowe was a great suit for the lead role of the Captain. The thinking man’s action movie, maybe.
[quote]csulli wrote:
I’m still laughing at that John Goodman gif lol[/quote]
It’s from Barton Fink, which is a really good film if you’ve not seen it. I found it looking through the new trailers for “Inside Llewyn Davis”, the Coen Brothers’ new film.
I’m really enjoying the look out of it, plenty that have seen early cuts have already reported that the film delivers, and the Coen Brothers themselves seem to be really excited about it. Also glad that it has Carey Mulligan, because I’ve really started to appreciate her as an actress since things like “Drive” and “An Education”. Oscar Isaac has had his fair share of shitty movies, but I really expect Inside Llewyn Davis to pull him out of that dump again, also I really like folk music, so I have that going for me too.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Also glad that it has Carey Mulligan, because I’ve really started to appreciate her as an actress since things like “Drive” and “An Education”. [/quote]
You should really watch Never Let Me Go then. She’s fantastic in that movie.
james
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
Also glad that it has Carey Mulligan, because I’ve really started to appreciate her as an actress since things like “Drive” and “An Education”. [/quote]
You should really watch Never Let Me Go then. She’s fantastic in that movie.
james
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Ah, I’ll have to check that one out. Thank you for the recommendation, James.
[quote]Wiex wrote:
Well, there are some pretty realistic violent scenes. I’m not very squimesh with movies, but I recall thinking “oh damn” on a couple of shots. It is in English, but there is very limited dialogue. There is a lot of room deliberately left for interpretation. It’s not the quickest of films, though the movie is only 90 minutes. Hard to explain, but I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to watching it again when I have time. Was working when I saw it originally and had been in the office for about 18 hours, so I feel like I missed some of it. [/quote]
I knew it was something weird with the dialogue. I remember watching like 15 minutes and being like, NoPPPPPEeeee…
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
I knew it was something weird with the dialogue. I remember watching like 15 minutes and being like, NoPPPPPEeeee…[/quote]
LOL ya, it’s definitely different.
Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom is a story of a young boy scout living with foster parents and a young girl living in a dysfunctional family environment that, after sending letters back and forth, decide to run away together and live out their life on a secret cove on the edge of the small island on which they live, pleasantly named “Moonrise Kingdom”.
The story concerns their escape and life on the run for three days leading up to a horrendous storm that will tear apart their island, being followed by the boy’s scout master (Edward Norton), the local island police captain (Bruce Willis), the girl’s mother and father (Bill Murray, Frances McDormand) and the arrival of a social services representative (Tilda Swinton). (Though I was shocked to not see Owen Wilson included in the film, as he is an Anderson regular).
Moonrise Kingdom is something that I have been wanting to see for a very, very long time but never got around to. I’m not sure why it eluded me for so long, but I had a nagging urge yesterday to bite the bullet and jam it into my schedule, and so I finally got around to it. I love Anderson films, for all their quirkiness and artiness, there’s always something I can take out of it and really appreciate how the warped direction of Anderson leads to something especially entertaining and wonderfully unique.
Although this has all the pleasant awkwardness and eccentric character design and script of a Wes Anderson film, there is something surprisingly different that I couldn’t quite put my finger on the first time round, and perhaps still really can’t. Normally I have to watch Anderson films multiple times to actually come to appreciate it and understand it’s reasoning, and I held to that formula for this one, but I was shocked by the direction I ended up being pulled in. This is not typical Anderson, it is in a sense, but this emanates from an entirely different part of his humanity, and the end result was inspiring to say the least.
When I see an Anderson film, it takes me one viewing to get over it’s weirdness and twisted comedy, and then another to put that by and look for the distinct message Anderson’s trying to put across. I had to watch Moonrise Kingdom three times. I came in expecting strange and I got it, then I went back expecting some well-thought formulaic philosophy from my second time around, but I never found it. I was shocked, it seemed like the film had no real meaning to me, but on the third time I just moored away from my analyses and let the film run it’s course, and that’s when I began to understand.
This is not a film with a composed theory like Anderson’s other films, it does not so much concern the broken lives of cynical people nor the toil of dark themes as much as many before it, it is an expression of the heart and the blissful innocence of childhood creativity over monotonous adult-like formulation. I was thinking like an adult when I saw it the first two times, but for it to resonate I had to see it through a different lens, that of a child. The characters have their flaws and their regrets, but they come together to realise who they are and what they want in their search for love-stricken children and their spontaneous escape.
This film generates a magical sense of child-like wonder and innocence before the burden of adulthood takes form, and the characters themselves go from not understanding the reasoning of the children, to a gradual and heart-warming realisation towards the end. The adventure of the boy and girl (Sam and Suzy) in their quest for love and togetherness away from the oppression of their sheltered lives is particularly charming and is without doubt the major driving force in the emotional reward that comes from such a film.
While elegant and intelligently constructed from start to finish, Moonrise Kingdom leaves plenty of room to appreciate the creative endeavours of children and the optimistically exaggerated action-oriented adventures that grow from their minds. It is magnificent from the introduction to the closing moments and I regard the story as a precious interpretation of the happiness and naive awe for the world and all of it’s wonders that we forget we once had as society forces us to close ourselves back in to a mechanical and consistent life. It is something I had definitely forgotten, and Moonrise Kingdom was enough to break me back out before it became too late, for that, I owe this film.
Beyond the emotion and undefinable sense of purpose contained within Moonrise Kingdom, I would be remiss if I did not mention the absolutely mind-blowing direction and set production from Wes Anderson. The cast was brilliant in their roles and it was a delight to see such serious and respected actors take on such a strange and child-like work and really make something truly special out of it.
The older, veteran actors and the youths alike were equally astounding and really brought some colour to the script that may not have been there if it weren’t for Anderson’s vision and guidance. The characters were beautifully written and the location/set-pieces that Moonrise Kingdom is filmed in is a perfectly picturesque representation of the film’s powerfully bright demeanour. I adored the set and the cinematography, I believe it to be some of the best I’ve seen in quite a while. Even if I could not appreciate the film’s emotion the first two times, I remained constantly awe-stricken by the way it is filmed and regard that as one of the most impressive aspects of it.
The script and it’s awkward narrator were hilariously witty inclusions and are a real treat respective of Anderson’s style, which I can still find the time to swoon over. The score was incredible, absolutely incredible, and was a real treat to listen to, very well included in the scenes that it accompanies. The film also has some very admirable kind of story trivia, that I (as a fan of people like Hitchcock, Kubrick and Tarantino) absolutely adore. The major ones are Suzy’s books and their reflection of the mood and tone of the film as it progresses, and Suzy’s binoculars, that are a distinction of the lens that children see the world through and how it differs from the alternate interpretation of adults.
There are many more concerning the boy scouts, the character’s jobs, the play “Noye’s Fludde” and others that I will leave any interested in seeing it to find the meaning of for themselves. There are also some very pleasing references to films of old that I was delighted to see crop up.
All in all, this was a wonderfully charming expression of child-like wonder and naivete in an equally wondrous world and all it has to offer to the genuinely blissful and creative mind. This was a very meaningful expression of the shackled burdens carried by adults and the care-free, playful aura of children.
If you are a fan of Anderson’s eccentric style and vision, then you will find something in this film, something that may change you for the better indefinitely. I believe this may be one of the most beautifully constructed films I’ve seen this year, and I would recommend anyone willing to leave behind their cynicism of Anderson and logical apprehensions to see it as soon as possible.
