What DVD have you just watched?
Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 27 November 2005
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Tony2011 posted:Wonderful movie. Also great Cinematography by Gregg Toland of Citizen Kane, Kev.
Absolutely! Superb music and editing too!
I, Daniel Blake. I watched this last night on DVD, courtesy of Lovefilm.
Set in Newcastle, this Ken Loach film is about a carpenter who loses his job due to injury and then finds himself falling through the gaps in the welfare system. It is both charming and upsetting. Hopeful and yet hopeless. Good film.
Not seen this in a long time.
Cool, affecting and great to look at.
Green Room: Written & directed by Jeremy Saulnier.
Rotten Tomatoes: “Critics Consensus: Green Room delivers unapologetic genre thrills with uncommon intelligence and powerfully acted élan.”
A cleverly conceived adrenaline B Movie fest, revolving around a band's gig that goes rather badly! Relentless, unsettling and not for the squeamish. I’d describe it as a modern horror film rather than a thriller and at times found it rather hard going. Patrick Stewart (!Make it So!) is terrifying.
A rather (for the time) violent, fictionalised account of the reign of terror perpetrated by Matthew Hopkins, a self-appointed "witchfinder" in East Anglia in the 17th century.
Made in late 1967 by one of the great lost talents of British cinema - Michael Reeves, who died aged just 25 before the film was released - on a tiny budget, it was widely condemned at the time (most famously by Alan Bennett in The Listener) for its violence and vivid gore, but it's actually a very imaginative and effective horror movie, which has aged very well as a vivid parable on the dangers of religious fanaticism.
Vincent Price is great as the self-righteous but deeply cynical Hopkins, as is Robert Russell as Hopkins' thuggish enforcer/sidekick Stearne.
The Infiltrator - on DVD courtesy of Lovefilm.
I really enjoyed this film, although you're always a bit on edge waiting for the cover to be blown and the inevitable consequences. Cranston plays the role of Robert Mazur extremely well and the film really lets you feel the stark dichotomy of being a married family man working under cover.
Another Sky Premier. THE GREASY STRANGLER
Anyone who has watched and liked John Waters' more weird films are recommended to try this B Movie.
i can not decide if this is a cult film or a rotten tomato or both. Getting through its very weirdness has moments of sheer brilliance.
Haim Ronen posted:
An admission; I fell asleep in a few places while watching this film. In its defence I was very tired, so don't let my weariness put you off watching this one - what bits I did see seemed to be rather good. In spite of my snoozing I did at least get the gist of the story. While I may not be rushing to re-watch, it has piqued my curiosity to seek out the book. I do wonder whether it will be a similar situation to The Revenant, where so much of what happens in the book is either missed or altered in the film.
Richard Dane posted:Haim Ronen posted:An admission; I fell asleep in a few places while watching this film. In its defence I was very tired, so don't let my weariness put you off watching this one - what bits I did see seemed to be rather good. In spite of my snoozing I did at least get the gist of the story. While I may not be rushing to re-watch, it has piqued my curiosity to seek out the book. I do wonder whether it will be a similar situation to The Revenant, where so much of what happens in the book is either missed or altered in the film.
Talked a bit to the wife who taught the story in one of the book groups she leads. What missing in the film is mainly the early part of the story telling of the man's experiences on the battlefield in France and his trip back to Australia. It is usually hard for me to go and read books after seeing the movies based on them but there were a couple of pleasant exceptions like 'The Butterfly and the Diving Bell' and 'Catch-22'.
The final disc of season 3. Outstanding. A lot of people are missing it in the US since the series is unavailable through streaming.
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Directed by David Fincher. Streamed through Netflix.
I thoroughly enjoyed all three Stieg Larsson books (and the films with Noomi Rapace too) - was there any real need for a Hollywood remake? No, obviously! But this is a Fincher movie so it could be worthwhile. Interest piqued.
Its actually really very good indeed and in some ways feels more claustrophobic and disturbing than the original. Plus, I actually think Rooney Mara equals if not better betters Noomi Rapace’s depiction of Lisbeth Salander. Also, post Bond, its refreshing to see Daniel Craig playing a vulnerable character.
An interesting alternative to the original movies, and I’m now slightly disappointed that the Fincher trilogy will never be realised due to poor box office takings. A shame as I was drawn in from the off.
Arrival:
On DVD courtesy of Lovefilm.
At last, an intelligent piece of sci-fi that avoids the mistakes made by Interstellar by keeping just on the right side of stepping into the absurd. Amy Adams is excellent as the linguistics professor brought in by the Army to try to understand why the alien visitors are here. This film will have you thinking long after the end credits have finished, and does also reward a second viewing...
A Field in England
Set in rural England during the civil war 1630s. A psychological horror/psychedelic trip with magic and madness.
I've seen this picture loads of times - never get bored of it. Made by The Archers (Powell & Pressberger) in their pomp, it is one of the high points of not just British cinema, but all cinema. Someone gave me this superbly-restored, pin-sharp blu-ray edition for Xmas and it's just magnificent. A dazzling picture in every respect, with the three leads (Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer and Marius Goring) outstanding; Brian Easdale's score is splendid; and the cinematography (Jack Cardiff) and art direction (Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson) jaw-dropping. The ballet sequence, with its air of heightened unreality so typical of P&P, is one of the very greatest in all movies.
Yetizone posted:Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Directed by David Fincher. Streamed through Netflix.
I thoroughly enjoyed all three Stieg Larsson books (and the films with Noomi Rapace too) - was there any real need for a Hollywood remake? No, obviously! But this is a Fincher movie so it could be worthwhile. Interest piqued.
Its actually really very good indeed and in some ways feels more claustrophobic and disturbing than the original. Plus, I actually think Rooney Mara equals if not better betters Noomi Rapace’s depiction of Lisbeth Salander. Also, post Bond, its refreshing to see Daniel Craig playing a vulnerable character.
An interesting alternative to the original movies, and I’m now slightly disappointed that the Fincher trilogy will never be realised due to poor box office takings. A shame as I was drawn in from the off.
Yes, both movies are really worth watching.