Has any1 seen the movie "Road To Perdition". I am downloading this movie now, will be seeing it 2morrow. Read some gud reviews. Any reviews here?
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Has any1 seen the movie "Road To Perdition". I am downloading this movie now, will be seeing it 2morrow. Read some gud reviews. Any reviews here?
Saw 'Fargo' and 'Lord of War'. Both are good, I liked 'Lord of War' better actually, very novel theme. Would recommend 'Lord of War' if you have'nt already seen it, if you like it you might also want to try 'Constant Gardener'
Yeah, I've seen Fargo. A realistic movie.The lady who comes as investigator was particularly impressive, but I feel the end wasn't that good. I expected much more thrill.
Yeah, even I was expecting a thriller, rather turned out to be a re-enactment of a crime. Yeah I liked that Marge Gunderson character's acting too, she was very natural. I believe she won an Oscar that year.
Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind
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watched Once upon a time in america !!!
No words to describe about this movie though the movie is slightly slow in initial scenes .... once Nuro starts his activities the movie gains its pace !!!
Direction is simply stunning !!!
Have u seen "The good, the bad & the ugly" & "Once upon a time in the west" from the same director Sergio leone ! They are utterly stunning & deeply engrossing as well :thumbsup: ... Esp the scores of those films :thumbsup: ....Quote:
Originally Posted by great
Lovely movie :P The movie has a very good theme music too.Quote:
"The good, the bad & the ugly"
yeah, utterly terrific theme music :thumbsup: ... Love that movie soo much ... :PQuote:
Originally Posted by narayanan
Someone might have mentioned this before,
Has anyone seen American History X?
Excellent, Powerful Drama. It's about a Skinhead (Neo Nazi, KKK, White Supremist, etc) who goes through different stages of his life, and finally reforms himself. It's about Hate in General, and what Hate can lead to etc.
Very Powerful!! :thumbsup:
Thirupaachi, most recommended movie
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thirupachi -ya englishla vera edukka porangala.....hero???? Tom cruise?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramakrishna
VILLAINS YAARU BOMB PETER, GUN BOB, JACKET JACKSON, CHOCKLET JACK
Das Boot [Pronounced 'Das Boat'] Director's Cut- German, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, who made "In The Line Of Fire" and "Air Force One" later....
One of the best war [anti-war, depending on your perception] movies ever made. Wonder why it took me so long to discover this piece of beauty. Attention to detail and the cinematography are TOP CLASS - 95% of the movie is shot inside a submarine, imagine the issues of lighting and camera movement
L' Enfant sauvage [The Wild Child] - French, Francois Truffaut [maker of "400 Blows"]
This is based on a real story of an 11 year old boy living in the forests among animals, like an animal, with no contact with humans or civilization. The story is about how a doctor, played by Truffaut himself, tries to "educate" and civilize the boy and if and how much he succeeds.
English liyum Perarasu thaan director.ShrikanthDeva thaan BGMQuote:
Originally Posted by nilavupriyan
A_A, Truffaut was among the most prominent in New Wave French Cinema. He is right there along with Goddard (I have just rented 'Bande a part' and can't wait to watch it.) If you are a fan of French Comedy, I recommend 'Delicatessen', by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who also directed 'Amelie'. In contrast to 'Amelie', the comedy in 'Delicatessen' is dark and typically French. It deals with the lives of cannibalistic residents in an apartment complex, who pay a butcher to supply human meat. Absolutely funny in a wierd way.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Another French movie I caught up with last week was Taxi by Gerard Peres about a F1 racer wannabe, who quits his pizza delivery job to drive cab. It has some terrific car racing scenes and the dialogues are funny in parts. An interesting aspect of the movie: The theme music that plays during the opening credits is the same as 'Pulp Fiction' ('Misirlou' if I am right). Does it come under plagiarism?
Ive watched taxi..pretty amazing movie.Some fantastic car chase scenes :)
Kannan,Quote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
Thanks for sharing this info....
I've seen only '400 Blows' apart from LES, from amongst Truffaut's movies. By the way wasn't it Goddard who first used a freeze frame [in the climax] for the first time in cinema, which Truffaut himself used in the climax of '400 Blows'?
I liked Amelie but i'm slightly prejudiced against most "feel-good" movies :)
And 'Delicatessen' sounds "intersting" :)
Well, i hate F1 racing :(Quote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
Tarantino madhiri aalunga [stature, recognition etc] plagiarise panna afford panna mudiyuma?... i dunno but maybe due credit was given...
Kannan,
One more thing...
Have you watched Fellini's movies? I tried "8 1/2" but couldn't sit through for more than half an hour! Ennamo he has abandoned neo-realism in favor of surrealism and fantasy appadingaraanga...
That Goddard was the first to use 'freeze frame' shots is news to me :) . I do remember the jump cuts in 'Breathless', which was again a novelty and borrowed by Truffaut later. In fact, a noticeable aspect of 'Breathless' was the sometimes amateurish acting by the main cast, that gives a sense of 'removed viewing' (for want of a better word) for the audience . Many film makers again borrowed this technique for their films (Tarkovsky's 'Solaris' was one, and very successful at that).Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Yes, irukkalam. Good point. An interesting trivia about Tarantino in general and 'Pulp Fiction' in particular. The twist dance sequence in 'Pulp Fiction' is apparently inspired from a dance sequence in 'Bande a part' (more on the similarities after watching 'Bande a part'). Tarantino mentions that the dance sequence is a tribute to Goddard, whose influence was so strong on him that he named his company 'A Band Apart' (from 'Bande a part') :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Yes, 8 1/2 was screened as part of a movie festival in Bangalore called 'Films on Films' (about movies that deal with movies). It was quite dragging (the only part that kept me awake were the women in the movie), but I had to sit through, in anticipation of an Iranian movie that was next in line. About the fantasy element, I thought that was always an integral part of Fellini's movies (surrealism-mannu sollra alavukku padam manasula padhiyale). I have watched his 'La dolca vita' (title seriya gnyabagam illai) - again part fantasy. From what I heard, his other films like 'Clowns' and 'City of Women' are also supposedly fantasy driven.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Didn't quite get that part....Quote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
8 1/2 paatha odane oru bayamum thelivum vandhudhu. Movies are to be enjoyed. Indha madhiri padam ellam en mandaikku puriyadhu, so indha madhiri padangal pakkam pogama irukkardhu nalladhu nu... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
BTW, you seem to be an encyclopaedia of movies. Lots of trivia too... Neenga Ananthu # 2 :)
i found similarities between taxi and dhoom!Quote:
Originally Posted by ssanjinika
the role played by queen latifah is played by an olaruvayan in hindi..dunno the name!..
same bank robeeries..but here its bike and car in the taxi!
The American girl with whom the thief hides is visibly uncomfortable most of the time, and this is more pronounced towards the climax. Apparently, this makes the viewer oscillate between deep involvement at one instant and detachment the next instant and gives a different characteristic to the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
:lol: 8 1/2 reminded me of Malayalam movies on Doordarshan screened on Sunday afternoons. I distinctly remember a movie which consisted all of 5 scenes, each scene extending for 10-15 mins. All the characters either stare into a room corner or river shore throughout the movie. Pure torture. Enna solla varangannu kadaisi varaikum puriyalle. A movie doesn't have to be dull to be good.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Adadaa, idhellam over :oops: . Naan oru movie paithiyam (vettinnum sollalam). Avvalavudhan.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
A clockwork orange
Saw this movie yesterday.. One of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. Could not get out of that.. The initial few moments were not for the weak-hearted.. Also the treatment that he undergoes is so damn powerful that I could feel his pain.. The scenes after he returns from the jail are extremely well picturized and the climax was spellbinding.
I highly recommend this to everyone! But if you are weak-hearted just stay away from this cult classic.. kubrick rocks :thumbsup:
P.S. The movie had been banned in more than one country :oops:
Thanks for reminding Kasi :). That's one movie I have always wanted to watch and always missed. hmm.. maybe next weekend. Kubrick, IMO is the best of all American directors. The sheer variety of his work is mind-boggling. From '2001..' to 'Lolita' to 'The Shining' (best Jack Nicholson performance ever IMO), each is a masterpiece in its genre. Do you know if any of Kubrick's works were ever written directly for the screen? ('2001..' was written simultaneously for the screen and book, but still..).
Absolutely kannan. He is the most versatile american director, IMO
Comedy: Dr. Strangelove (Mindblowing)
Sci-fi: 2001: A space odessey (I personally wont rank this movie as one of his best though :oops:)
Horror/Thriller: The shining (Mindblowing)
War: Full metal Jacket (Good one)
Crime: A clockwork orange (IMO, his best)
Romance: Lolita (Good one)
One of my favourite pieces from Dr. Strangelove: "Gentlemen, could you please not fight here? This is the war room"
NoQuote:
Originally Posted by kannannn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick
Clockwork Orange is one of the weirdest and the most powerful films you can ever see, whether or not you agree to the stand Kubrick takes [which in itself is debatable :)]
Yes, its definitely not for the weak. Violence will be violent and repulsive, as it should be. As always, the musical score is beautiful [courtesy Beethoven].
P.S: The language is VERY funny at times :), being a cross between Shakespearesque slang and colloquial Brit slang of the 70's, i think....
Kannan,
Have you seen Munich??? Somehow, the zoom-ins in many scenes had a Kubrick feel to them. And Spielberg is a big Kubrick fan. What do you think?
A Clockwork Orange is one of the most weirdest and most violent books I have read. I wouldn't exactly say I liked the book completely (so I haven't seen the movie yet).Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
The language is extremely unique. I remember reading the first few pages again and again trying to find out what's going on. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Should ? Hmm.. Where would you place Virumaandi ? The violence is repulsive in some parts (the sound of flies buzzing when the shroud is removed off Nallamma Naicker's face), glorious in some parts (Kottachaamy's arm) and funny in some parts (Kodangi's vanakkam after Virumandi 'harpoons' him).Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Thanks A_A :). Just as I suspected.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
I haven't seen Munich. Somehow I have grown tired of Spielberg's Jewish fixation, but now that you mention it, I'll catch it soon. I thought I saw Kubrick's influence in AI and the wiki link you gave says Kubrick had the rights to AI and was supposed to make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
Hi guyz, this is my first post in this forum.hope i will have a nice time here
Coming back to " A Clockwork Orange" i believe it`s more horrifying than any so called horror films. the movie starts on with a bang , with an unusual scene seldom used in films..it starts from devilish eyes of the protogonist looking at the audience, and then zooms -back to show the whole droog -gang..the beethoven background music was just unbelievably eerie & scintilating ..
i like this more than all the other kubrick flick`s i`ve watched .
But as others said this is not for the weak hearted and women.
Padmanabahn
On behalf of others, welcome!
I'm trying to remember soem funny words, phrases from the movie but i can't remember much....Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
Here are a couple..
"vibratey feeling..." :lol: - I think they say this when they are travelling in their car on the way to the author's house...
"Devochka" - Lady
"Ballocks" - Balls :lol:
Some more, anyone?????
Except for the climax [finger piercing throat ellaam too much] and maybe one or two other scenes i think Virumaandi shows violence as it should...Quote:
Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram
"Gullywuts" - gutsQuote:
Originally Posted by alwarpet_andavan
"Gulliver" - head (guess this is from the Russian "golova" - one of many such transformations from words of Russian origin)
"Pee and Emm" - pop and mom
"Cutter" - think this means "money" :lol:
"Appy polly logy" - apology
The 'Nadsat' - the unconventioal language used in the book is Burgess's masterstroke and is really what makes the novel a masterpiece.
"Krovvy" - blood
"Tolchock" - punch/blow
as in
"We gave the dovotchka a tolchok on the litso and krovvy came out of her mouth."
which can be loosely translated into
"We gave the girl a punch on the face and blood came out of her mouth."
Ramsri,Quote:
Originally Posted by ramsri
Thanks! :lol:
I love tolchok!... :)
I'm not sure if balls = 'Yarbles' and not 'Bollocks'.... :?:
OMG, en mandakullaara mani adikkira maadhiri irukku. Need to catch up all the pages in this thread. will check out and start pouring with my set of movies as well, but mainly hollywood flicks. :).
Neenga pora speedla po-aattha, naan poravaala vandhu sendhukkiraen :)
Talking about Kubrick, in "Eyes Wide Shut", in a scene where Tom Cruise enters the hall where the orgy is taking place, you can hear a man singing in the background in Thamizh! A semi-classical piece... any idea who the singer is or what the song is? I guess i missed it in the credits or it simply was not there.....
It's been quite some time since I saw the movie, but I do remember that the chanting in the background was from Bhagavad Gita. It raised quite a protest from Hindu organisations and I believe the recitation was cut out in later releases. As for the movie itself, I liked it in parts but wouldn't rank it with other Kubrick classics.
Has anyone seen "Twentynine Palms" [French] by Bruno Dumont?
Its THE most violent, disturbing and one of the most realistic films i have ever seen [though not one of the greatest].
The impact was there for at least 3 days.