Why were you disappointed at the end?

Because when a movie is considered by many to be the best movie ever, at the end I should feel myself emotionally captured, with either tears in my eyes or a pain in my stomach or both, as a minimum. None of these events occurred after watching CK, though. When I saw the Rosebud word melting away and the No trespassing sign at the very end, I just thought, ok, it was a good movie. Outstanding technique, by the contemporary standards. It left me emotionally cold and distant. I don't know, probably it's me....

Another week-long drought of films for the sake of exams. What is my world coming to?

Mick

Saw Crash this weekend. A must see.

I know it's not a movie but I did just finish watching In Living Color Season 3. A funny show which really turned it up in the 3rd season. I knew almost all of these skits by heart so it wasn't as funny as I was hoping for but the Fly Girls are still just that....Fly

9 Songs ** (1st Time)
2005, Winterbottom, GB
A young man working in the Antarctic reflects on his passionate affair with an American, whom he met at a rock concert.
An explicit film of sex which cleverly (albeit in an obvious way) uses footage from live gigs to parallel the emotions of the couple; seventy minutes of hardcore sex is, in the end, mindnumbing.

Mick

My third viewing of this.

Le Samouraï - (Melville;1967;France/Italy) - ****
A calculating hitman with no criminal history kills his next contract, but leaves a few witnesses. He now has both the police and the men who hired him on his trail.
One of the best and coolest crime/thrillers ever. The thrill is constant in the whole film and the acting is top notch. Everything about the film is great from the music to the gritty cinematography. A serious shame that it can't get a wider audience. A must-see, especially for Mann and Tarantino fans.
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I've heard that was really good, too. The preview was amazing, one of the best movie trailers I've ever seen. That in itself was very well-made. But one of my friends said it dwells too much on the racism aspect and not enough on the "crash" aspect. What do you think?

I've heard that was really good, too. The preview was amazing, one of the best movie trailers I've ever seen. That in itself was very well-made. But one of my friends said it dwells too much on the racism aspect and not enough on the "crash" aspect. What do you think? [/b][/quote]I was discouraged to see it at first, as it was made to look like your average apualing "gang-banging" film... But if it's as good as you say, then maybe I'll see it.

Well, either way it would be worth seeing, just to see what that cast has done with the film. It's a great cast... I especially love Matt Dillon. I only wish he'd make better films.

A co-worker of mine saw it and said it was really good. I had never heard of it. They haven't publicized it much have they? Anyway, I think may see it too. It seems to be getting good reviews fromt he couple I've heard.


TIS

To everyone asking about CRASH:

In it's two weeks in theater, I have seen it twice, and loved it. An amazing film that everyone should see.
Yes, the trailer was amazing, especially with the "Platoon" music used.

Letizia:
I'm not sure what your friend was expecting, but the film is about rascism. The word crash is a metaphor for the different races that crash together in the course of two days. And plus, Don Cheadle explains the other side of the word in the opening dialogue.
I like Matt Dillon too, and this is by far his best performance. If this film was released later in the year, he would definetely get an Oscar nomination and might even win. Amazing. He still might have a chance by the end of the year.

TIS:
How have you been?
"Crash" is an independent film, so it's not gotten the coverage it deserves. But hopefully if more people see it, it will get a wider release and greater acclaim.
And as a resident of L.A., you should definetly see it.

LLC:
This is definetly not a "gangbanging" film. Yes, two of the characters are 'gangbangers'. Their dialogue is almost as fresh as that of Tarantino, and their character's moral changes and actions are VERY important to the story.

The Out-of-Towners:
I cant think of another movie where I laughed so much! Not even Dumb & Dumber which was my favorite Comedy 'till I saw this one. Really great and intelligent humor! Jack Lemmon (R.I.P.) was one funny guy
I watched it in german, Im sure in English it will be even funnier, I'll get the DVD...

PLatton music? Which is it? Adagio for Strings? Don't forget Lynch used it in The Elephant Man (1980). If it's that you're talking about, anyway.

Mick

Yes, I was refering to Adagio for Strings. But the point that Lynch used it first is irrelevant to the original point I was trying to make, which was for people to see Crash.
The beautiful music doesn't even appear in the actual motion picture.

I had heard that Orgazmo was funny and sometype of "cult classic" to some, but I watched it this morning and it was terrible. Probably Trey's worst work. As far as his movies go, I'd rank them:

1) Baseketball
2) South Park the movie
3) Team America World Police
4) Orgazmo

Kill Bill Vol. 2
I know you might be tired talking about Kill Bill, but I just finally watched and I need to give my 2 cents too :p
while I REALLY liked it, I noticed the hype was really too big. I absolutely loved Vol. 1, and since I like dialogues much better than crazy action, I thought I would love Vol. 2 even more, but for some reason, that just didn't happen. the main reason I believe was the soundtrack. I thought it was wonderful in Vol. 1 and kinda weird in Vol. 2. anyway, a very good movie no doubt.

this is one of my very favorite movies, and in my opinion the most underrated movie ever. I just feel like I need to praise it everytime it is mentioned

I agree, Kill Bill, while another great film from Tarantino, doesn't have half the depth Pulp Fiction had, and is inferior to Reservoir Dogs, which I wanna rewatch soon.

I just saw "Angels With Dirty Faces" a little known gangster picture from 1938 with James Cagney and Pat O' Brien with Humphery Bogart in a srong supporting role. One of the unknown gems and a must-see.

I recomend to you all The Warners Gangster DVD set.

Unknown?? Its gathered quite a few accolades over the years.

Check out "Dead End", another Bogart movie with the same group of kids. Quite good!

just finished watching Collateral. great movie, maybe the best from 2004. Mann developed a cool, stylish look on LA, setting the mood of a larger than life city and the crazy people in it. I thought Tom Cruise as a hitman would be hard to get, but he's very good, as well as Jamie Foxx. definitely Mann's best for me.

Glad you liked it. Not the best to me, but my favorite from 2004 and my second favorite movie.

If you liked Collateral you'll probably like Le Samouraï , which is directed by a French filmmaker who heavily inspired both Tarantino and Mann. Capo's best recommendation to me.

I watched King of New York today before I went to bed. It was my 2nd time watching it and it's a good movie. To me I like to think of it somewhat as a "1990 version of Scarface." I know that it's not but I sometimes think of it as that. A good movie with a very good and funny performance from Laurence Fishburne

I watched Lawrence of Arabia again and I enjoy it more everytime I watch it. Its #6 on my list right now.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - (Ford;1962;USA) - ****
A senator visits a small town to attend the funeral of his old friend, and tells their story of how they modernized a territory and overcame an outlaw.
Although I think Once Upon a Time in The West is a much more poetic and deep portrayal of the modernizing west, this deserves a lot of credit to the inspiration of future westerns. A great cast and plot. There are moments of beautiful cinematography although it could've been used more. A classic of the genre. I think the importance is not in the west itself, but the honor of men.
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I watched Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events for the 2nd time today before I went to bed and I think I enjoyed it even more. Jim Carrey did a very good job with the part and I really hope they make a sequel. For those of you who haven't seen it, I would suggest renting it

I'm going to watch "Lost in translation" this weekend. I've been told it's a good movie and Sophia Coppola's direction is definitely better than her acting! Plus they say the actors are great. I'll watch and tell you what my thoughts are.

That's what my friend was expecting the movie to be about. So was I, actually.

But I saw it today... WOW. Pretty good. Really good use of irony; and a lot of it subtle, too. They left a lot of it undiscussed and almost neglected, so that later on, when you're thinking about it for hours and days after you've seen the film, you notice more and more details. If you've seen it, you know what I mean.

I agree, Matt Dillon was amazing. I hope he gets the credit he deserves for this.

The aftertaste of the movie is really interesting. It had a weird effect on me. Not that it depressed me, exactly. It's something else, I don't know how to explain it.

I left the film wanting to be a better person. It sounds corny, I know, but it really has a profound affect on the viewer that, like you said, is hard to explain.

Glad you liked it!