Ok, I've been binging a bit over the last couple of days.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - 7/10 - Idris did well. As always, the book is always better! Epic man to capture the essence of; hard era to depict. Naomi Harris was underutilized but it was Mandela, not Winnie. Key supporting characters not developed at all

Savages - 8/10 (with Laura Linney and PSH) - I love these two actors - real hard stuff with end of life issues for an aging parent who wasn't a good parent; i'll miss PSH

Mud - 7.5/10 with Matthew McCaugnahey - I disagree with the "newly minted American classic" description. Good though, pretty original, left a lot to be imagined with the "backstory". Great child actors though!

Red Hook Summer - 5/10 - Easily my least favorite Spike Lee film. Had a couple of surprises in it. I hated the caricaturish portrayal of Christians and Christianity. The soundtrack distracted instead of enhanced this one for me, starting with the opening sequence of Flik's arrival in NY. Poor use of Nate Parker, i think they could've gone with an unknown in that role rather than underutilize him

ufoclub said:

namepeace said:

Upstream Color (2013)

Beautifully shot. A suspenseful, ludicrous, inspiring and shocking movie (at alternate times and sometimes at the same time). Only at the end did I sense a nuanced and surprising allegory for God and atheism. Neitzsche might have loved this flick, which, who knows, may go down as a 21st-century classic.

1/2

Just curious, how would you map this out as an allegory of God and atheism?

Stated very roughly . . . the pig farmer narrative.

His attempts to orchestrate the lives of the main characters leads to disaster. He is present throughout, constantly trying to manage his charges on the farm and in the world. The characters' lives are tied to a couple of the pigs. The characters finally find the farmer, discover the truth, kill the farmer and they and several others take over management of the farm and tend to the health of the pigs.

The message perhaps is that the belief construct has reached its limits, and that small-m men need to take control of their fates. That's what I read out of it.

sexton said:

ZombieKitten said:

I didn't know you LOVED it - what score did you give it? I actually liked it so much I bought the
novel on eBay yesterday. The alien had a name - I think Isserley

My rating is in the very first post here: http://prince.org/msg/100/407062

Why have you not committed this to memory?

[Edited 7/5/14 9:59am]

Hi guys,

Myself and my wife watched this over the weekend, kinda based on the reviews here and I am wondering if I saw the same movie as ye........ What was there to like about the movie? Scarlett spoke only 50% of the time, 80% of the movie is the very same with just different guys repeating the same thing. The ending left nothing closed and told us nothing about their kind (how,when,why)....Really perplexed as to any redeeming feature it had except SJ getting her kit off......Am I missing something?........Genuinely curious as to what you liked about it........For me I didn't find much of a plot / story and the ending was too open.......(I know that not every movie has to have a conventionalstory/plot )... Each to their own I guess......Now where did I put my copy of Expendebles 2 (only joking)

ZombieKitten said:

Oh no!!! I'm sorry logger. Each to their own you are quite right. There's good reason why I didn't bother watching with my other half - he's a mainstream kind of guy. Ok, please watch out for the reviews of rodeoshro instead - he loves the Expendables. For me under the skin was about atmosphere, creepiness, trying to figure out wtf was going on - that's what I like! What I DON'T like: shouting, shooting, movies about straight ex-cons talked into that one last job Don't watch anything I like

Thanks for the reply........ It must be me as I didn't like Drive with Ryan Gosling and it seems the whole world loved that......I must be an Expendebles guy unbeknownst to my self

I just though it would never end. You and Sexton are normally pretty good to follow on your recommendations.

Saw Noah at the weekend also..... Give it about 5 / 10

Thanks again.

damosuzuki said:

ZombieKitten said:

I am not good at movies lately!

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Frances Ha

3.5/5

Liked this one enough to tell the whole plot to the master LOL

I liked that one a lot.

There were many things I liked about this - and I'm a Gerwig fan - but I'd give it 2.5/4.

damosuzuki said:

ZombieKitten said:

I am not good at movies lately!

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Frances Ha

3.5/5

Liked this one enough to tell the whole plot to the master LOL

I liked that one a lot.

I preferred Baumbach's Greenberg.

Heaven is for real 4 / 10 Pretty unexciting.

logger said:

ZombieKitten said:

logger said:

Heaven is for real 4 / 10 Pretty unexciting.

Something for me?

Could be.....No guns,no bad language,no nudity and no elephants riding a bike....It's made for you......You should wait for the Bru-Ray version as you can see the dullness of the story in superb clarity...... Have the boiled milk and slippers on standby.

logger said:

You should wait for the Bru-Ray version as you can see the dullness of the story in superb clarity

logger said:

ZombieKitten said:

I shall look into it!

Tonight I saw Don Jon cute little story

Tony Danza was hilarious! 3/5

Scarlett was hotter in this movie than the naked one.

sexton said:

ZombieKitten said:

I shall look into it!

Tonight I saw Don Jon cute little story

Tony Danza was hilarious! 3/5

Scarlett was hotter in this movie than the naked one.

in the red jeans

Julianne Moore is going on my shitlist

ZombieKitten said:

sexton said:

Scarlett was hotter in this movie than the naked one.

in the red jeans

For some reason I found her crude New Jersey accent to be very sexy. That's just wrong.

how the heck did u guys see in my skin not even out till next month. screening?

JoeBala said:

how the heck did u guys see in my skin not even out till next month. screening?

Under The Skin was showing in cinemas in Manhattan back in April. That's when and where I saw it.

JoeBala said:

how the heck did u guys see in my skin not even out till next month. screening?

Maybe you are thinking of Scarlett's other movie, Lucy? That hasn't opened in the states yet.

sexton said:

JoeBala said:

how the heck did u guys see in my skin not even out till next month. screening?

Maybe you are thinking of Scarlett's other movie, Lucy? That hasn't opened in the states yet.

yeah duh my bad. I wanna see both on bd. Don't do movies theater anymore sadly.

logger said:

ZombieKitten said:

logger said: Something for me?

Could be.....No guns,no bad language,no nudity and no elephants riding a bike....It's made for you......You should wait for the Bru-Ray version as you can see the dullness of the story in superb clarity...... Have the boiled milk and slippers on standby.

Isn't this the story of the little blonde boy who goes to Heaven and meets Jesus?

Deadflow3r said:

logger said:

Could be.....No guns,no bad language,no nudity and no elephants riding a bike....It's made for you......You should wait for the Bru-Ray version as you can see the dullness of the story in superb clarity...... Have the boiled milk and slippers on standby.

Isn't this the story of the little blonde boy who goes to Heaven and meets Jesus?

Yep....It's kinda boring.Not sure if this was in the cinema but looks like a "made for TV" movie.

Narco Cultura 8 / 10

Documentary Movie all about narco corrido singing and life in Mexico....Mexico is in serious trouble and this highlights how dangerous it is.I wouldn't go there if I won a free trip.Its not worth the risk..... www.borderlandbeat.com is a fascinating website if you want to know what is really going on in Mexico....Go back on previous months to see older stories.

Movie is a good insight into the mindset of some of the people.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

How perfect is this movie for my boys!!! 5/5

Stupidest movie EVER

Black Rock - 2/5 Despite being written by Mark Duplass and the presence of a few other people with indie cred (whatever that's worth), this really was a pretty generic, forgettable chase/thriller.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

not bad. I told my kid Gollum played Cesar - amazing! And I think it was KidADynamite who commented she thought Cesar is kind of hot LOL - he does have a pleasant face.

3/4 it's pretty good, compared the the ape part in 2001: A Space Odyssey

ZombieKitten said:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

not bad. I told my kid Gollum played Cesar - amazing! And I think it was KidADynamite who commented she thought Cesar is kind of hot LOL - he does have a pleasant face.

3/4 it's pretty good, compared the the ape part in 2001: A Space Odyssey

I saw this yesterday. 4/5

Adisa said:

ZombieKitten said:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

not bad. I told my kid Gollum played Cesar - amazing! And I think it was KidADynamite who commented she thought Cesar is kind of hot LOL - he does have a pleasant face.

3/4 it's pretty good, compared the the ape part in 2001: A Space Odyssey

I saw this yesterday. 4/5

I just got back from seeing it and I loved it.

Los Olvidados (1950) - A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

Sometimes when I watch classic films, my mind can wander and I'll check my watch, but that wasn't the case here. I found the story to be remarkably contemporary, particularly a line spoken near the end which I immediately thought, "I hear that all the time today." Amazing. 1/2