sextonseven said:

Very disappointing because I know I'll have to see this for the Oscars.

maybe it'd be a fun watch if you keep guessing every now & then at what part of the film kids would be dozing off?

Tomboy (2011) - an honest exploration of identity and gender confusion through the eyes of a child. absolutely beautiful. one my favorites of the year. 5/5

sextonseven said:

Late to the party, but I finally got around to see this:

Dogtooth (2009)

Slightly awesome, but not for everyody. It's hilariously funny, but you'll feel like shit for having laughed at something so twisted. My best description would be "Happiness" (Todd Solondz) as made by (great) swedish director Roy Andersson ("Songs from the Second Floor"), if that makes sense. Beautifully filmed (some interesting compositions through and through), well acted (and even an erect penis and Euro-bush vaginas for those who needs that to get through a foreign film).

My biggest irritations with the film are that I never felt much for the characters and that the film seems to be written as a series of scenes rather than as a collective whole.

I can live with the out-of-the-blue ending, but ultimatively it's an unsatisfying finale, when the disjoint narritive doesn't offer any momentum. But seen as chronological trip through scenes of the every day lives of perverted parents and their broken children it's a really great "thing" of a film.

out of five.

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Cravens said:

Late to the party, but I finally got around to see this:

Dogtooth (2009)

Slightly awesome, but not for everyody. It's hilariously funny, but you'll feel like shit for having laughed at something so twisted. My best description would be "Happiness" (Todd Solondz) as made by (great) swedish director Roy Andersson ("Songs from the Second Floor"), if that makes sense. Beautifully filmed (some interesting compositions through and through), well acted (and even an erect penis and Euro-bush vaginas for those who needs that to get through a foreign film).

My biggest irritations with the film are that I never felt much for the characters and that the film seems to be written as a series of scenes rather than as a collective whole.

I can live with the out-of-the-blue ending, but ultimatively it's an unsatisfying finale, when the disjoint narritive doesn't offer any momentum. But seen as chronological trip through scenes of the every day lives of perverted parents and their broken children it's a really great "thing" of a film.

out of five.

I think I gave it the same rating here on the org a few years ago. What an oddball film. Surprisingly, it was nominated for an academy award. The Oscars need more of these.

J. Edgar (2011) - Biopic about the first FBI director John Edgar Hoover.

sextonseven said:

Cravens said:

Late to the party, but I finally got around to see this:

Dogtooth (2009)

Slightly awesome, but not for everyody. It's hilariously funny, but you'll feel like shit for having laughed at something so twisted. My best description would be "Happiness" (Todd Solondz) as made by (great) swedish director Roy Andersson ("Songs from the Second Floor"), if that makes sense. Beautifully filmed (some interesting compositions through and through), well acted (and even an erect penis and Euro-bush vaginas for those who needs that to get through a foreign film).

My biggest irritations with the film are that I never felt much for the characters and that the film seems to be written as a series of scenes rather than as a collective whole.

I can live with the out-of-the-blue ending, but ultimatively it's an unsatisfying finale, when the disjoint narritive doesn't offer any momentum. But seen as chronological trip through scenes of the every day lives of perverted parents and their broken children it's a really great "thing" of a film.

out of five.

I think I gave it the same rating here on the org a few years ago. What an oddball film. Surprisingly, it was nominated for an academy award. The Oscars need more of these.

I'd probably go 6, 6.5 out of 10 - middle of my average range. I thought it was interesting, for sure. But I watched it a second time and once some of the shock value of the initial viewing had worn off I didn't think it was quite as good.

I LOVED THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO! 4 !

Roony really got pierced for the roll too. Wow. It was a bit macabre and somber but I liked the revenge and rescue aspect of the film. Still unsure if Plummer's character knew the whole time what was really going on.

Hope they start filming the sequel soon.

A Dangerous Method (2011) - Psychiatrist Carl Jung's relationship with a patient strains his friendship with mentor Sigmund Freud. I very much liked watching Keira Knightley get spanked while wearing only a corset. 1/2

sextonseven said:

A Dangerous Method (2011) - Psychiatrist Carl Jung's relationship with a patient strains his friendship with mentor Sigmund Freud. I very much liked watching Keira Knightley get spanked while wearing only a corset. 1/2

Cassel is in it!!

Although I will say that Mesrine bored the daylights out of me.

Vendetta1 said:

sextonseven said:

A Dangerous Method (2011) - Psychiatrist Carl Jung's relationship with a patient strains his friendship with mentor Sigmund Freud. I very much liked watching Keira Knightley get spanked while wearing only a corset. 1/2

Cassel is in it!!

Although I will say that Mesrine bored the daylights out of me.

Even Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct? I thought that was the better, more exciting of the two films.

In A Dangerous Method, he plays maverick psychoanalyst Otto Gross which came across to me like he was almost playing himself.

sextonseven said:

Vendetta1 said:

Cassel is in it!!

Although I will say that Mesrine bored the daylights out of me.

Even Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct? I thought that was the better, more exciting of the two films.

In A Dangerous Method, he plays maverick psychoanalyst Otto Gross which came across to me like he was almost playing himself.

Part 1 was the most boring to me. He is beautiful though.

Vendetta1 said:

sextonseven said:

Even Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct? I thought that was the better, more exciting of the two films.

In A Dangerous Method, he plays maverick psychoanalyst Otto Gross which came across to me like he was almost playing himself.

Part 1 was the most boring to me. He is beautiful though.

You sure are hard to please. Now I'm worried about disappointing you the next time we meet.

sextonseven said:

Vendetta1 said:

Part 1 was the most boring to me. He is beautiful though.

You sure are hard to please. Now I'm worried about disappointing you the next time we meet.

All I have to do is look at you and I'm alright.

Vendetta1 said:

sextonseven said:

You sure are hard to please. Now I'm worried about disappointing you the next time we meet.

All I have to do is look at you and I'm alright.

Rayan said:

War Horse (2011) - the journey of a young man & his horse as they get seperated right after bonding due to war. too long, slow & barely eventful it's numbing. 1/5

I thought this would be better. My coworker saw it the play on Broadway and said it was amazing, and she cried through the entire show!

Finally. 3.5/5 It was sweet. Oddly made me think of Solomon. Sometimes simple is the best.

Every once in a while I enjoy a good late 70's- early 80's pop culture classic. One of those rom-coms for suburban 40 somethings, directed by Allen Alda, the relationships and the dialogue in this particular movie is sorta like a Woody Allen Lite .5 /5

The Artist (2011) - Silent film star's career is crippled by the new wave of talkies. The best movie I've seen from last year.

sextonseven said:

The Artist (2011) - Silent film star's career is crippled by the new wave of talkies. The best movie I've seen from last year.

Can't wait!

5 Stars for the sheer number of beautiful nude women

3 Stars for the fairly average story about art, insomnia, magic, and young love.

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1 Star. Completely uninspired comedy made purely to cash in on what was originally a good idea and likeable characters. I laughed a few times, but everything about this was worse than the original, and significantly worse at that.

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this was really sweet 4.5/5

NDRU said:

5 Stars for the sheer number of beautiful nude women

3 Stars for the fairly average story about art, insomnia, magic, and young love.

what's this? shopping in the nude?

Deadcake said:

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this was really sweet 4.5/5

I want to see this but they need to put it in english.

KidaDynamite said:

Deadcake said:

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this was really sweet 4.5/5

I want to see this but they need to put it in english.

they did already! UK english and US english even

Deadcake said:

NDRU said:

5 Stars for the sheer number of beautiful nude women

3 Stars for the fairly average story about art, insomnia, magic, and young love.

what's this? shopping in the nude?

This art student develops insomnia after his GF dumps him, so he gets a night job at the market. He then discovers he can stop time and uses that power to (duh!) look at the women without their clothes....and paint them if he gets a chance

NDRU said:

Deadcake said:

what's this? shopping in the nude?

This art student develops insomnia after his GF dumps him, so he gets a night job at the market. He then discovers he can stop time and uses that power to (duh!) look at the women without their clothes....and paint them if he gets a chance

he undresses them manually??

Deadcake said:

NDRU said:

This art student develops insomnia after his GF dumps him, so he gets a night job at the market. He then discovers he can stop time and uses that power to (duh!) look at the women without their clothes....and paint them if he gets a chance

he undresses them manually??

yeah they are frozen in time so he hikes up their skirt and grabs a pencil

Was just in the mood to watch this while I was cookin'. It's still a .5/5 for me...