"The Social Network" - Not quite a masterpiece like Zodiac, but a worthy collaboration with Aaron Sorkin for Fincher. I'd rate this below Se7en/Fight Club as well.
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"The Social Network" - Not quite a masterpiece like Zodiac, but a worthy collaboration with Aaron Sorkin for Fincher. I'd rate this below Se7en/Fight Club as well.
THE OTHER GUYS
2 hrs of laugh riot. Highly recommended.
Sinbad and The Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Saw this when I was a kid, very young, on TV.
Stop-motion animation was the cutting edge techology at that time, and I heard they took 1 1/2 years just to do the animation part.
All in all, pretty entertaining. Actually Sinbad didn't do much here, just hanging around, running, etc. Jane Seymour and her low cut costume got my attention, so watching the film was a breeze :P
The Hurt Locker,
a nice documentary! :roll:
Documentary-a :|
appadi thaan irunthichi.. but gud! :?Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
Yeah, the film had a documentary feel, but quite engaging :)
yes, i liked many scenes.. especially the scene where Will gets p@#$d off seeing a body of a boy and thinking it to be Beckham! and the scene where he once again sees Beckham selling DVDs.. and the Desert encounter scene..
New york, I love you - #NowPlaying on Sony Pix. Caught snippets here and there.
They interleave the shorts together. In the process, they seem disjointed and lacks punch. But it's not just the arrangement, the shorts themselves seem a pale imitation of "Paris, je t'aime" (Which admittedly has its share of stinkers). In the sense, they want to pay tribute to the city while also trying to establish characters/story. But failed on both counts.
Even the actors couldn't save it. Irrfan, for instance, is the lone saving grace of the short with Portman. But (like most class relations & race interactions) it felt extremely superficial to me. It's unsurprisingly directed by Mira Nair (from the style of filmming and also the performances) but the content is more of Gurinder Chadha territory (watch her short in Paris, je t'aime.)
Had a quirky attraction to the short with Orlando Bloom, who tries to read Dostoevesky (As per his client's insistence). But it ends blandly. In many ways than one, as you see pale, odd looking Ricci (who until then only lends her voice) at end of it.
"Before Sunrise" imitation with Ethan Hawke also falls flat on its face. Again to underline the multicultural background, they get a chick with oriental looks. The dialogues and demeanor seemed kitsch throughout. Not the way you'd use in real life.
I lost patience and switched channel to watch Kalavaani, and then returned back to see a short with old couple (always agreeable Eli Wallach). These omnibus ventures need to be arranged in a sinusoidal pattern, good and bad. Not bad, bad, bad and good. I missed the good ones I think. For the critics have given mixed reviews.
P.S: Woodyesque imitations galore (Alas without having any effect)
:) True. But I don't think any omnibus venture would be satisfying.Quote:
Originally Posted by kid-glove
How was Fatih Akin's short, if you had watched it? I wanted to watch this film to see his contribution.
And, have you watched 'To Each His Own Cinema'? If you have the patience for omnibus films you should see it. Many masters together in one film.