Stymie said:

sexton said:

Whiplash (2014) - A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

Very intense movie and performances by Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. I may get the big band jazz soundtrack. 1/2

I loved this movie.

You and I agree on a movie only once a year.

sexton said:

Stymie said:

I loved this movie.

You and I agree on a movie only once a year.

I think there may have been another this year though.

Did you like Guarduans or Days of Future Past?

The Ice Storm (1997) - 1973, suburban Connecticut: middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control.

A wonderfully downbeat Thanksgiving holiday film with an all-star cast. My kind of movie.

Stymie said:

Did you like Guarduans or Days of Future Past?

Both were good, not great - 3.5/5

What did you think about The Grand Budapest Hotel?

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Lovely movie. 4/5.

Snowpiercer (2013)

A fantastic, trippy, dystopian adventure.

1/2

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Fury 8 / 10

Excellent.

Stranger by the Lake - 4.5/5 Very (very) sexually explicit thriller. The risk taking behavior of the main character is a real puzzle, but in an way that I found interesting instead of frustrating.

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5/5

GOOD MOVIE. Some of the most appealing characterizations I've seen in a long long time.

How to Train Your Dragon 2.

I liked it. I don't usually like cartoons. My son just turned three and it didn't keep his interest as much as I thought it would. He's figuring out good v. bad and it's hard to explain.

Adieu au langage / Goodbye to Language 3D (2014) - Famed director Jean-Luc Godard shreds conventional 3D filmmaking.

This is a movie I would not recommend to anyone. Only if you are a big fan of Jean-Luc Godard or like seeing beautiful but incomprehensible images along the lines of Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9 (both of which apply to me) then you will see the appeal in this. The 3D effects are freakishly stunning, but if there is a plot underneath the surface theme of deconstructing conventional film storytelling, it's beyond me even after two viewings. However, the masochist in me will still rate this one highly.

Stymie said:

sexton said:

Both were good, not great - 3.5/5

What did you think about The Grand Budapest Hotel?

loved it.

Me too!

The Good The Bad And The Ugly 5/5

kid-thing - 2.5/5 feel bad movie about a practically feral kid making bad choices.

I'm watching it for the first time right now.

I guess it's dated. I mean, it's one of those movies that's become a part of our culture.
But I don't really get it.

Nightcrawler (2014) - When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

This reminded me of Drive in that they are both well-done, creepy thrillers.

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8.5/10 Very good. Acting was great especially, especially Jessica Chastain. This movie really got me.

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8.5/10. My kind of movie... Rather slow story-telling but there's an underlying tension all the way through. It was good seeing James Gandolfini again. Tom Hardy is the absolute best. The best. I love women and Tom Hardy. Oh, and I LOVE this movie poster.

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4/10. More or less okayish, I guess... There some appeal to it, but overall it really feels like style ove substance. And this 80s-everything-covered-in-blue-blowing-curtains-everywhere style really feels a bit ridiculous after a while. The rating might be a bit low....

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Nymphomaniac vol 1+2: 3/5 Didn't make me horny.

damosuzuki said:

Nymphomaniac vol 1+2: 3/5 Didn't make me horny.

I believe I gave it the same rating when I saw it, but I'd be willing to give the unreleased extended cut another chance.

Uma Thurman's character was the best thing in the movie.

Le roi et l'oiseau / The King and the Mockingbird (1980) - A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.



This French animated feature took decades to complete and was reportedly a big influence on Hayao Miyazaki. It's very clever and trippy so I can see why. 1/2

ufoclub said:

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5/5

GOOD MOVIE. Some of the most appealing characterizations I've seen in a long long time.

I liked this one a lot too.

damosuzuki said:

Nymphomaniac vol 1+2: 3/5 Didn't make me horny.

one night alone in my femden I might get around to watching these, I have had them for ages!

Nightcrawler 7.5 / 10

St.Vincent 9 / 10

Bill Murray is excellent in this.

Back in 1996 myself and 30 guys from work went to one of the better golf courses in Ireland (Mount Juliet) in Kilkenny and after we finished our rounds and were having our food and a few pints we noticed Bill Murray sitting up at the clubhouse bar having some food and a pint. We waited until he was finished eating and asked him if he would stand in for some photos.

One of the guys playing with us was also called Bill Murray and we have a great photo of the real Bill Murray presenting our Bill Murray with a trophy.

He was really cool and signed some stuff.We didn't annoy him too much and he told us that he had only learned his name in Irish the night before... Ulick M'gee

ZombieKitten said:

Fury (2014) - As the Allies make their final push in April, 1945, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.

This was actually pretty good. Shot very well too. 1/2