Write about the last movie you watched (2006-2010)

[zarodinu]

The Place Promised in Our Early Days



A beautiful animated film from an up and coming Japanese director, I think this guy will be the next big thing in anime.  Its part growing up story, part dreamy scifi tale, part mood piece.  Its insanely gorgeous to look at, probably the most beautiful anime I ever saw outside of a Miyazaki film.   Every image is something you want to have on your wall, amazing landscapes and aerial views.  The plot is pretty simple and stays with the character despite some pretty out there scifi and thriller concepts involved.  The scifi is interesting but never overtakes the human story.  Overall, highly recommended.

Check out some truly amazing high quality screenshots in the Random Screenshot thread.

8/10    

[Tim]

Bin-jip (3 Iron) (Kim Ki-duk, 2004)

This begins as a really gorgeous looking and funny film. The dialogue is almost non-existent - almost meditative. Following Sun-hwa around on his motorbike as he breaks into houses to spend the night is really fascinating. He takes care of their houses, fixes their things, does the washing and leaves again the next day. Along the way he meets up with an abused woman who just blends in with his way of life very naturally. Sun-hwa deals with life, confilct and tragedy in a mostly passive (perhaps buddhist) way - which is sometimes to his detriment.

I was really into this film, and totally went with it, even as the ending becomes quite bizarre. I loved the pace and the simple story. My only problem with the film is that at the very end Kim Ki-duk feels the need to explain what had occurred - I thought that was unnecessary and actually really spoilt the ending. My wife was watching it with me and after that she asked me - is this his first film? Ouch! This one little thing aside - this is a great film.

[michael x]

The Big Sleep (1946)

No, I don't know what happened. I don't think Marlowe entirely did, either. He reminds me of an East Coast version of Frances McDormand's character in Fargo - Marlowe just sticks around and keeps asking questions.

And we get one of the great lines in film: "What do you want me to do - count three, like they do in the movies?"

[ses]

The Big Sleep (1946)

No, I don't know what happened. I don't think Marlowe entirely did, either. He reminds me of an East Coast version of Frances McDormand's character in Fargo - Marlowe just sticks around and keeps asking questions.

And we get one of the great lines in film: "What do you want me to do - count three, like they do in the movies?"

Have you read the book? It's much better.

[Sam the Cinema Snob]

Yea, the movie isn't good.

[michael x]

Have you read the book? It's much better.

Not yet.

Yea, the movie isn't good.

I disagree. The movie is brimming with mood and sensuality.

[dedpool1979]

Have you read the book? It's much better.

Not yet.

Yea, the movie isn't good.

I disagree. The movie is brimming with mood and sensuality.

Been quite awhile since I saw this one, I might have to track a copy of it down!

[flieger]

Yea, the movie isn't good.

  (sarcasm, right?)

Hawks, Faulkner, Bogart, Bacall etc. The movie is insanely good.

[chardy999]

Yea, the movie isn't good.

  (sarcasm, right?)

Hawks, Faulkner, Bogart, Bacall etc. The movie is insanely good.

I'm in your camp.

[Melvil]

Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau, 2010)

I was kinda pleasantly surprised by this. There are some major flaws in it for sure and the story requires some serious suspension of disbelief, but it's a really fun ride. I enjoyed just about everyone in it, Downey is always fun, but I was surprised with how much I liked everyone else. Except Cheadle, I don't know if it was him or the writing for his character, but he felt really forced.

The story is a bit predictable in hitting all of the notes that you expect from a comic book movie, and it's a little over-stuffed, but despite the frequent level of ridiculousness I was pretty with it.