Talk About Movies: Part 4
Somehow threads merged, so here's part 4 of our ongoing movie discussion.
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I was lucky enough to see it a UCLA on the big screen... With Phillip Glass and Orchestra.
I wept (for mankind) that night also.
28 Years Later
Loved it. Such a departure from the earlier films. You know the kid is going to somehow assume the father's role. Looking forward to the next one.
Kept waiting for the kid with the crucifix to show up. And the use of clips from Olivier's Henry V and archival war footage worked for me.
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At the end of HEAT when Neil McCauley said 'I have one more thing to do'... I mean COME ON, really?
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the end of Collateral when Vincent just forgets all his training and proceeds to white whale some low life cabby on board a metrolink.
aka... pretty much any Michael Mann film at the 9/10's mark of the movie.
Hard to argue though Manhunter is a notable exception. Even worse for me was Hanna not busting them for B&E when they’re all convicted felons looking at three strikes life wop. Still GOATish movie ldo.
Collateral is like BR2049 for me. Looks fantastic, totally rewatchable, but a collection of great scenes more than a cohesive coherent narrative.
Cool ^
I was lucky enough to see it a UCLA on the big screen... With Phillip Glass and Orchestra.
I wept (for mankind) that night also.
Wow.
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the end of Collateral when Vincent just forgets all his training and proceeds to white whale some low life cabby on board a metrolink.
This is a key scene about the characters and their behavior throughout the film.
Vincent, against character, does the crazy thing and chases down his enemy without abandon. But in the heat of the final moment, sticks to his badass-ingrained Mozambique Drill, two shots to the chest and one to the head. This just so happens to be the middle of where the doors closed, blocking the shots. While Max, who was originally fastidious and unassuming at the beginning of the film, takes some wild, drunken gunslinger shots that are able to pass through the small windows in the doors and fatally strike Vincent.
Throughout the chaos, Vincent’s behavior remained unchanged. Whereas Max’s ability to truly let go in the final act, allowed him to prevail in the end.
Didn't put too much thought outside of my absolute favorites: Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, Wolf of Wall Street:
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he talked about forgetting a film and then when i pointed out i loved one of his submissions but it technically shouldn't count on 2000 and then he updated with a new one where he put the one he forgot and of course removed that year 2000 one 😀
I am REALLY surprised that one or two in here haven't put any of these on their TOP TEN of the 21st Century list...1-Avatar/2.882 bil2-Avengers: End Game/2.798 bil3-Avatar: Way of Water/2.320 bil4-Ne Zha 2/2.212 bil5-Star Wars VII/2.068 bil6-Avebgers: Infinity War/2.048 bil7-Spider Man: No Way Home/1.916 bil8-Inside Out 2/1.699 bil9-Jurassic World/1.672 bil10-The Lion King/1.65
Dude, this is the lounge
28 Years Later
Loved it. Such a departure from the earlier films. You know the kid is going to somehow assume the father's role. Looking forward to the next one.
Kept waiting for the kid with the crucifix to show up. And the use of clips from Olivier's Henry V and archival war footage worked for me.
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Yeah, those old clips really worked for me, too...So did the Kippling poem
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
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All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia
Kapadia's first fiction film (apparently her earlier documentaries stirred up controversy) won the Grand Prix. The story is about three women who work at the same hospital in Mumbai, two nurses and one older woman who is a cook. The youngest nurse has a Muslim boyfriend, and she attempts to keep that a secret although everyone in the hospital seems to know about it. The other slightly older nurse is married but her husband has been gone for over a year, working in a factory in Germany. The cook is being thrown out of her apartment in a building that is being torn down to make way for an exclusive apartment building (the sign announcing the coming of the new building says it's for the privileged).
Frankly, I was ready to give up on this one. The first half is slow moving. I'm glad I didn't. When the cook is finally thrown out of her apartment, she decides to return to her village and the two nurses help her move. I won't spoil what happens there, but it's wonderful.
The film contrasts the remote village with the teeming city. More importantly, it speaks of hope and regret, but especially female friendship. These women are very different, yet they support each other as best they can.
Don't give up on this one. Stick around for the second half. I think it's a great film, and I think I know why the first half must unfold the way it does.
This is another of the current films that are featured on Criterion. You can see The Beast, Ahed's Knee, Anselm, Afire, About Dry Grasses, Evil Does Not Exist, and It's Not Me, the last from Leos Carax, a short film that looks at his work as a filmmaker. If you're not familiar with these films, check them out.
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Guess who's directing the next Bond movie? Hint: He directed Dune.
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This is a key scene about the characters and their behavior throughout the film. Vincent, against character, does the crazy thing and chases down his enemy without abandon. But in the heat of the final moment, sticks to his badass-ingrained Mozambique Drill, two shots to the chest and one to the head. This just so happens to be the middle of where the doors closed, blocking the
Actually, Vincent is not on a crazy white whale hunt. Annie is the last name on his list and Max is collateral. Vincent knows this identity is burned, but if he completes the job and also takes out the only person who can identify him AND Felix, he’ll survive at a minimum.
he talked about forgetting a film and then when i pointed out i loved one of his submissions but it technically shouldn't count on 2000 and then he updated with a new one where he put the one he forgot and of course removed that year 2000 one 😀
How’s editing a form that can still be edited pedantic? I thought you were talking about my correct insistence that Manhunter is not a prequel to Silence Of The Lambs.
How’s editing a form that can still be edited pedantic? I thought you were talking about my correct insistence that Manhunter is not a prequel to Silence Of The Lambs.
lol no - it was purely a joke and assumed just a coincidence but found it funny nonetheless
Actually, Vincent is not on a crazy white whale hunt. Annie is the last name on his list and Max is collateral. Vincent knows this identity is burned, but if he completes the job and also takes out the only person who can identify him AND Felix, he’ll survive at a minimum.
Collateral literally implies 'inadvertent damage'... unless you're taking out a bank loan.
So your movie is named after an event that actually doesn't take place.
HOWEVER, collateral can mean 'in parallel'... like two lives running congruent to each other, intertwined.
Aka Ahab and Moby Dick
Guess who's directing the next Bond movie? Hint: He directed Dune.
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Guess who’s directing the next Social Network movie? Hint: He didn’t direct Capricorn One, Tropic Of Cancer, or Zodiac.
rewatching the Social Network for the first time in years, and while it is obviously an excellent movie, the main thing I get from it is that Harvard seems to be a truly horrible place.
