Yeah thats why i said its taken from your site,its a good review,sorry if you take offence by me using it

Thanks, but nah, I was just confused. I was talking about Sandler and then you just post the review in a reply, I didn't know why.

Off-topic, but love the new avatar, DV!

Thanks.

I watched "Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964) yesterday. Under the direction of Robert Aldrich and with a all-star cast (Bette Favis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten and a cameo role for Mary Astor), I read somewhere that this was shot soon after the great success of "What ever happened to Baby Jane" (which I enjoyed a lot, kind of chilling gothic movie) and received more Oscar nominations than any other horror film ever until "Silence of the Lambs" (nearly 30 years later). Well, maybe it's me, but I did not like the movie very much. I found it boresome and a pale imitation of the other. The actors very great, of course. There are never enough words to describe how great was Bette Davis. Oh, and it was a big fun to eventually discover the dark side of Melania Wilkes! :-)

Anyone would like to add their comment?

Simone with Al Pacino. What a great film!

you're saying this ironically? :p
Seriously, Pacino has not been making real good movies since "Scent of a woman", IMO!

I liked it a lot, actually. Its definitely not the greatest horror film I've ever seen, but it did what it set out to do, at least for me anyway. It was disturbing, and for a film made in...what...18 days, for less than 2 million bucks, it was exceptional. [/b][/quote]I couldn't have said it better myself but I think it was made in 20 days (2 days more) and for only $1 million Looking forward to the sequel this October

I also agree. I don't know which is my favorite but my top 3 Adam Sandler movies in no order are:

-Billy Madison
-Happy Gilmore
-Big Daddy

I should have reworded myself. By his last decent film I am not including Punch Drunk Love, which I have not seen, and is supposed to be good.

Yeah Punch Drunk Love was good. I never got a chance to see it in the theaters but I was looking forward to it and it was good. A lot of people told me they hated it before I saw it and said it wasn't that funny. It wasn't that funny but I did like the directing, the soundtrack, and especially the story and character he was portraying

That's because IT'S NOT A COMEDY!!

Yeesh.

Well when you see Adam Sandler staring in a movie, what else would you think it would be!? Yeesh!

I bought Lady Snowblood and had the time tonight, so I decided to watch it again to make sure my copy worked. First let me start off by saying that any fan of the Kill Bills needs to see this movie! Not only is this one of the best Japanese movies I've seen, but it's also one of the best revenge movies I've ever seen.

Since this was my 2nd time watching this movie I wanted to pay more attention to certain things. The story and directing of this movie are awesome! I love the blood splatter, the use of flashbacks, the way the director freezes a frame to introduce characters but putting their name on the screen, and the way the camera makes extreme close ups and zoom outs as necessary. The acting in this movie is very good as well as is the music. It definitely has that 70s/retro movie feeling IMO. A great movie for anyone anyway you slice it!

Though I have not seen it, sounds like the director was a big Leone fan.

Maybe. I haven't seen enough of his films to be able to make that connection (I've only seen A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good/The Bad/The Ugly, and Once Upon A Time In America only once and I wasn't really paying attention to his directional style, but more of following the movies storyline.

But that's one thing that I love about Scorsese is his use of freeze frames. One of my favorite shots (if not my favorite shot) in Raging Bull is when Jake La Motta knocks Sugar Ray throw the ropes and the frame freezes while someone is taking a picture so the screen is totally lit up. I also love in The King of Comedy when Masha is in Jerry's car banging on the glass to get at him and Marty freezes the frame, rolls the opening credits, and then resumes the film with that same frame. Not to mention how in Goodfellas Ray Liotta does his voiceover of "As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster" while Marty again freezes the frame and cranks up 'From Rags to Riches'

The freeze frame with the name listed reminds me of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. As for the extreme closeups, that's Leone's most famous trademark.

Though I have not seen it, sounds like the director was a big Leone fan. [/b][/quote]That's funny because I thought of Leone when I read that part too.

I watched Better Luck Tomorrow because a girl at work brought it, I did all my work and had nothing to do, and our Internet at work has been down since yesterday I surprisingly liked it. I didn't know much about the movie other than the coverbox but I couldn't have told you the name. The movie is just about a straight A overacheiver who gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and has a crush on this lady friend of his but is too much of a puss to tell her. It deals with Asian kids in California and was a better movie than I expected

I've Seen Better Luck Tomorrow, IM. When it first came out, critics hailed it as having a Goodfellas feel to it. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good movie.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie - (Cassavetes;1976;USA) - ***1/2
When a club owner gambles his way into debt, he can either pay cash or pay with murder.
The thing that sticks out the most compared to other films is Cassavetes' wonderful approach on directing. He lets us learn about the characters in a very humanistic way. At times it feels like you're watching video of real people rather then actors. Ben Gazzara is very good in his performance of a conflicted man. A great, gritty drama. I'll view the shorter cut after I finish the other films in the boxset. The film feels somewhat slow at first but it gets better as the minutes go on.

Cidade de Deus (City of God) - (Fernando Meirelles;2002;Brazil) - **** (sorry to bastardize your scoring format, DV :p )




Anyone else a fan of this film? I think it's the most incredible film released so far this decade, and that's saying something, as I'm not privvy to watching many foreign films.

I liked it. I head it was great going into it and it was very good. I watched about a quarter of it before I left for New York at work but couldn't finish it. I was thinking about buying it but it was a very good movie. The directing was cool IMO

City of God is a great film. I rate it ***1/2. The editing is very good if memory serves, and it has an interesting story to tell. The scene with Li'l Zé in the nightclub with the slow motion lights flashing was a good, memorable scene. Although I own it, I haven't watched it in a while.

City of God, is a great movie. I have only seen it once and that was some time ago but I do remember really thinking that I had just watched something great at the end of it. I really like the feel of the movie, the look of it and all. It sounds weird but I think that the movie has a great sense of speed or motion, meaning that it was beautifully shot. There wasn’t a lot of “hey I went to film school shots” or throwaway techniques but nicely composed shots that had impact.
I think I rated it a 90 (I go off of a 100 point system- like in school)
Or as Irish would say – It looked cool.

Platoon #83 on the AFI Top 100 List

I had only seen this movie once before back in November and I totally enjoyed this movie more the 2nd time around. It was more powerful and moving to me tonight. Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger threw in some great performances and Charlie Sheen was very good as well. A good cast with good music (really only one piece) with a great story to tell. The direction was good but not Stone's best IMO. Or as Suspect_5 would say, not a lot of throw away shots

Million Dollar Baby - (Clint Eastwood;2004;USA) - ****
When a boxing trainer loses his prize fighter, he agrees to train an ambitious woman.
Paul Haggis wrote an excellent screenplay that packs a lot of power. Eastwood doesn't turn in an amazing direction, but he carries the story very nicely, especially with the lighting. Although I do not think this is the best of 2004 anymore, this is still an excellent film. Aside for a few things like the comic relief character of Danger, the film stays away from cliches, especially with the unexpected twist. Eastwood and Swank deserved their nominations, and Swank deserved to win. Second best to Unforgiven as far as Eastwood's films go.
In top 100 Favorites

2004
01. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
02. Closer
03. Million Dollar Baby
04. Kill Bill vol.2
05. Collateral
06. Sideways
07. The Aviator
08. The Passion of the Christ
09. The Woodsman
10. Finding Neverland

I'm always pleased whenever I see someone mentioning City of God. that is one of my all time favorites, and the second best film of the last 15 years in my humble opinion. I agree that it looks "cool", that is beautifully shot, and that the editing is great (in fact, it is one of the best I have ever seen), and I absolutely agree that the slow motion-techno music Lil' Ze killing scene is absolutely amazing. well, y'all who like this movie, just imagine that me, as a brazilian, like it ten times more. you can't imagine how realistic this film is. no matter which rating system you're using, I'll give City of God the highest rating.

The Godfather ll Again another movie that many here on the BB havnt heard of. I loved it.

Hmm, I gotta see that one. Wasn't that guy named, what was it, Pacheeno in it? I should probably see it, who directed it? I know it's about a family named the Korleons, who are russian, but that's all I do know.