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Saw Tom Cruise's "Edge of Tomorrow" and it was indeed much better than it probably should have been.
Saw three movies this weekend:
Gone Girl: entertaining, thrilling and a big mindfuck (I haven't read the book).
Grand Budapest Hotel: really enjoyed it, maybe my 2nd favorite Wes Anderson after Tenenbaums
Wolf of Wall Street: really entertaining and didn't feel at all like a 3 hour movie. Loved Jonah Hill. Wife absolutely hated it, but she hates antiheroes like Jordan Belfort, Walter White, and Frank Underwood.
Going to rent Lucy tonight to see what all the WakeFanatic hype is about, I expect it to be similar to Transcendence (bad)
The Drop is sposed to be good right? I think that is my next one.
Under the Skin is on it's own level of weird, so I never would have made that connection, but Signal has some interesting stylistic choices. I liked the film, and the ideas it presented, but the ending felt sudden and unfinished. Had the screenplay been tightened up it could have been an impressive film, as is, it's just good.One movie I wanted to see last year that came and went really quietly was The Signal, with Lawrence Fishburne. Supposed to be similar in pace and tone to Under the Skin (so a lot of people hated it). Anyone catch that one?
Oh, and FWIW, the book is good... not great. It really is just 400+ pages of chronologically organized anecdotes about Navy SEAL training and fighting the war in Iraq. No real "greater point", I thought... just Chris Kyle, warts and all. But I enjoyed it.
Haven't seen American Sniper... just finished the book, though. From reading everyone's discussion of the movie, it sounds like they did a good job in terms of just sticking to Chris Kyle's stories instead of trying to infuse some greater plot or war commentary that didn't exist in the book. Kyle makes it pretty clear that he viewed himself as a soldier with no stomach for politics. I can see how some folks will take issue w/ Kyle's strong pro-America stance and the way he dehumanizes the enemy, but the book doesn't try to justify the war... it is just Kyle (and at times, his wife) recounting his experiences.
Looking forward to seeing the movie.
Last night I watched Chilly Scenes of Winter, a 1979 movie based on the Ann Beattie book of the same name. John Heard was fantastic as was Mary Beth Hurt. They carry the movie, though Peter Riegert (Otter) is great as John Heard's friend/roommate.
Anyway, good scorned/unrequited love movie that holds up surprisingly well. It borders on campy or parody or whatever, but toes that line without crossing it and the performances pull it together. Kind of a cool cheesy late 70's score too, with Toots Thielemans jamming in the background, and a great little mini-scene involving Janis Joplin's version of "Get It While You Can," (Howard Tate's version is better).
"Janet, how can I get it if she won't come out of her A-frame?!"
I was surprisingly impressed as the other movie my buddy brought over recently with a similar theme, Modern Romance, didn't really survive the years as well.
I'm gonna pick up the bluray during the next Criterion sale. Watership Down just came out recently on Criterion bluray as well.Criterion just released their Don't Look Now, dvd. Ruskin, I'm sure you've seen it, but if anyone hasn't it is a creepy as fuck fantastic movie, with the most real, faithful representation of Venice that I remember seeing on film. Gets all the mystery and dark corners and echoing footsteps and mist down perfectly.
Roeg is one of my favorite directors, and I think this may be his masterpiece. Can't wait to see the Criterion blu-ray transfer.Criterion just released their Don't Look Now, dvd. Ruskin, I'm sure you've seen it, but if anyone hasn't it is a creepy as fuck fantastic movie, with the most real, faithful representation of Venice that I remember seeing on film. Gets all the mystery and dark corners and echoing footsteps and mist down perfectly.
Criterion just released their Don't Look Now, dvd. Ruskin, I'm sure you've seen it, but if anyone hasn't it is a creepy as fuck fantastic movie, with the most real, faithful representation of Venice that I remember seeing on film. Gets all the mystery and dark corners and echoing footsteps and mist down perfectly.
In Bruges is a respectful homage to DLK