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Post by RNL on Oct 5, 2006 2:01:49 GMT
Not in America. December, I think.
I'll elaborate on those ratings for you guys tomorrow.
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Post by Valenti on Oct 5, 2006 2:19:07 GMT
Ah, you are correct. Comes out here in sunny Australia on the 19th of October.
I can't wait.
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Post by Omar on Oct 5, 2006 4:58:01 GMT
In the Bedroom(2001/Todd Field) [Nth Viewing] In a small town, a college student starts dating an older woman, much to his parents displeasure.A film that deals with grief and the struggle that domestic violence has on a small town community and a marriage. It had been awhile since I had seen this masterpiece, but I think it deserves to be called the best of the decade. It's slow and observant, but never boring. In fact, it's rather absorbing. With Field's subtle approach, the most mundane arguments in the film are viewed with such intensity. Field does a remarkable job at uncovering the darker aspects of a small community and it's culture, along with what goes on behind closed doors. Amazing film.
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Post by Boz on Oct 5, 2006 5:28:28 GMT
I remember really enjoying that. Best of the decade, eh, but very good.
I was so happy when [highlight to read spoiler] Tom Wilkinson shot that guy.
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Post by Omar on Oct 5, 2006 5:36:49 GMT
Yeah, a lot of people criticized the ending for going against the whole flow of the film, but I honestly can't think of another way to end it.
Many felt that the band aid removal in one of the last shots symbolized that 'all wounds heal', but I felt that, by not answering his wife's questions in the final moments, Tom Wilkinson's character revealed that nothing would ever be the same between him and his wife again, no matter what actions he performed in the name of 'justice'. Then the camera goes out the window, out the backyard, over the street and over the town into the world around them.
A great ending to a great film.
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Post by Omar on Oct 5, 2006 22:39:27 GMT
I'll elaborate on those ratings for you guys tomorrow. Oh really??? Just kidding. No rush.
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Post by Vercetti on Oct 7, 2006 2:02:41 GMT
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Post by Valenti on Oct 7, 2006 2:08:29 GMT
I told you you'd enjoy it.
The writer of the film also composed it: Nick Cave
You should check out one of his records.
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Post by Boz on Oct 7, 2006 2:35:47 GMT
The Departed (2006/Scorsese)Excellent comeback film. While Scorsese's work since Casino has had some good moments here and there, he hasn't had a 3 star film in over a decade. Cast was great, especially Alec Baldwin and Nicholson. Story was convoluted but interesting, and while it dragged a little in the middle, the ending made up for it. Scorsese opts for a pretty simple lighting style, except for one notable exception where Nicholson is cast in a devilish red glow in one scene. And some of the trademark Scorsese camera work was back. Overall, great film.
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Post by Omar on Oct 7, 2006 4:59:25 GMT
The Departed(2006/Martin Scorsese) [First Viewing] A cop tries to infiltrate the Irish mob, while a member on the force is working as an informant.Think of it as a Scorsese film on heroin. It's easily his most fast paced film. The plot is often confusing, and it doesn't help that the film never slows down to take a breath, but the performances are incredible, especially Damon, though all are getting an equal amount of praise. The level of testosterone that this film generates is almost unbearable at times; it's Scorsese's version of a Hollywood action flick I suppose, and while it's certainly not on the level of his earlier masterpieces, it's certainly a Scorsese picture. And it's probably the only Scorsese picture that I would consider a guilty pleasure.
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Post by Vercetti on Oct 7, 2006 5:12:02 GMT
Then I guess the correct term would be a Scorsese film on speed?
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Post by Omar on Oct 7, 2006 7:34:51 GMT
Then I guess the correct term would be a Scorsese film on speed? No fuckin clue.
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Post by Vercetti on Oct 7, 2006 14:26:50 GMT
I know, but when I hear heroin I picture certain characters (one of which I don't wanna spoil the addiction for you) who get doped up and just barely functionable.
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Post by Omar on Oct 7, 2006 14:50:56 GMT
Yeah, that makes sense.
I suppose, if I were to get technical, I would call it a Scorsese film on methyl-amphetamine. Or a Scorsese film on C10H15N
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Post by Mike Sullivan on Oct 7, 2006 17:16:31 GMT
The Departed (2006) First Viewing Director: Martin Scorcese Rating: [/i] Please. Someone. Get Marty an Oscar now. Wonderful cast, amazing script by William Monohan and as always, amazing direction by Marty. Amazing stuff. The Black Dahlia (2006) First Viewing Director: Brian DePalma Rating: [/i] De Palma's best since "Carlito's Way", it is easily amoung his best films and was the best film of the year on my list until last night. Save for a cliched' film score that feels like a parody of a noir score, it's well excecuted by De Palma and his cast. Great adaptation of another Ellroy novel.
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Post by Jenson71 on Oct 8, 2006 3:50:53 GMT
The Departed was awesome, very egaging. Another great movie from Scorsese. I loved every minute of it, even DiCaprio wasn't dragging it down. Wahlberg and Sheen and Baldwin and Damon are great. Great Scorsese use of music. Definitely be buying it when it comes on DVD.
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Post by Omar on Oct 8, 2006 4:50:01 GMT
Damn, I kind of want to re-watch it now. I'm feeling like I went in expecting too much or something.
I really want to hear Mick and Wetdog's thoughts on it if/when they see it. When does it come out over there?
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Post by Capo on Oct 8, 2006 6:26:34 GMT
I saw two films on the big screen yesterday. The first was about as good, though no better, than I had expected; the second is the best film of the year, and one which I need to see again, soon. The Departed Martin Scorsese 2006 US 1st time; big screen Both the Boston Mob and police force employ spies in each other's camp… An engaging thriller, both very funny and often quite shocking - Scorsese manipulates the volume so well that the brutal gunshots and splatters of blood inject as much power as possible in otherwise more quieter moments. He has assembled another fine cast, with everybody in just the right place, including a show-stealer from Mark Wahlberg. It is of little visual interest, but is edited with the same pace as Cape Fear, and what begins as a casual, run-of-the-mill remake emerges as a powerful, thrilling, topsy-turvy exploration of masculinity, and, more specifically, rats ratting each other out and not getting away with it. Impressive.Children of Men Alfonso Cuarón 2006 UK/US 1st time; big screen London, 2027: with the entire female population infertile, and the government at war with nationalist rebels, a ministry worker must escort a pregnant refugee to a safe zone called the Human Project. Outstandingly-shot film, full of breathtaking sequences, using long takes and a hand-held, fiercely independent and roaming camera which restricts our view but enhances the immediacy of many incredibly complicated settings. The most impressive of these are the rebel attack on a car full of people, with the camera rotating three-sixty degress inside the car, before alighting and ending up left to observe two dead policemen as the car speeds off; the giving birth of a child in some worn-out, secluded safe house, with the very near threat of war and manic dogs outside; and the descent of a stairwell in a building at the heart of the fierce battle, with the relentless cry of a baby which, by the end of the shot, has silenced the guns and brought calm to a scene of previous devastation. It's genuinely thrilling, with a believable grittiness rarely seen in sci-fi; ultimately, life-enhancingly powerful.
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Post by Valenti on Oct 8, 2006 6:59:09 GMT
Capo, you've gotten me very excited about Children of Men.
Was Sigur Ros used to good effect?
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Post by Capo on Oct 8, 2006 7:04:41 GMT
I don't like to over-vouch for films too much, because high expectations often kill a film experience. But I was overawed by some of the flourishes in that film. I was literally laughing out loud at some sequences, because I really didn't know how they had been filmed it. But then I was crying. And I haven't cried at a film in the cinema for...well, ever.
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