Wow, another pathetic attempt by Ryllharu to make a mountain out of a molehill! Color me very very tired of your bs.Originally Posted by Ryllharu
I guess I'll have to elaborate and add disclaimers to every post and write fucking dissertations covering every angle so you won't have something to complain about. But you'll still find something to complain about.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I was more surprised they gave a big marvel franchise film to an indy director for her first studio movie.
In most ways she did a better job than the director of the first Punisher film, imo. Of course, the screenplay had a lot to do with the failure of the first movie to capture the Punisher story and character the way the second movie did. Even the short "Dirty Laundry" had the wrong feel for the Punisher that I prefer (the one from the comics). It feels too whimsical and softcore.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I'm gonna post a bunch of classics I been telling myself to watch forever now. This is how I'm going to get around to choosing where to start; need you to pick one for me? k, ready? go! (or just list them in order of which to go first since im gonna watch em all anyway)
A. Dog Day Afternoon
B. Old Boy
C. Annie Hall
D. idk i have a whole typed up list filled with em... you think of something
Definitely watch Old Boy. I've heard the trilogy (same director, related characters, unrelated stories, iirc) is worth a watch, but Old Boy is definitely worth seeing.
Not sure about older movies. I recently tried to watch Serpico (Pacino from the 70s) and couldn't get through it. The acting, the cinematography, the editing, etc, were all very dated.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Go with Old Boy.
They're making an American adaptation of Old Boy directed by Spike Lee. I wonder if it's one of those movies that only works if its made in crazy Asia.
I recently watched The Thing from 1982 after finding it on multiple top sci-fi film lists. Pretty cool movie from its time. Not surprisingly, the crew at a remote science outpost are a bunch of disgruntled miscreants who hate their jobs and have very little survival instinct. Still a worthwhile watch that is as much horror as sci-fi.
Grade: B/B-
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I watched JCVD.
It's something else to see Jean-Claude Van Damme, whom I always viewed as a bit of a joke, tear himself to pieces in a film, breaking down himself and the persona he created in the 90s down to its bare bones...and build himself up as a better person, a better actor. By the end of the movie, he's not just some clichι action star doing the same shit he always does in movies. There is a definite realism to the film, even after it breaks the fourth wall just a bit. That's what makes it so convincing.
With this movie, he showed me he was a real actor. He may still do cheesy movies, but I respect him as an actor now. That's quite the leap from how I used to view him.
It's very rare that a film can change your way of thinking. JCVD does that.
I started watching JCVD before but couldn't finish it for some reason. I think I read beforehand how it was a bit of a re-invention of himself, and maybe that made me feel like it was a disingenuous attempt to make himself more likable. I liked the set up and his depiction in the story so far, just something lost me along the way. I'll go finish it soon.
edit: watched the whole movie, it was really good. Some really funny moments and a lot of introspective moments on how we treat celebrities and what we expect of them.
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For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Saw Tanner Hall finally after waiting for it to be on Netflix for 2 years. Wasn't sure what it was about, just wanted to see it because Rooney Mara is such a beautiful girl. Turns out it's a girls' coming of age movie. Not sure it's worth watching unless you want to see Rooney Mara, or Brie Larsen acting like a trampy high school girl.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Watched The Lookout from 2007. Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing a high-school jock who made a dumbass decision and now suffers from substantial brain damage. He gets caught up in some shit while trying to get over his grief and make a life for himself.
It a good crime movie, though I suppose it is lacking a bit in the character development end of the spectrum, mostly because Levitt's character, Chris Pratt, can't really develop much at all due to his injuries. It's well played, but it didn't blow me away like some of his more recent work (notably Looper) or even stuff like Brick (2005).
All in all, I enjoyed it a lot, and Jeff Daniels is a great supporting character, doing a believable performance as a blind man and Levitt's roommate. Matthew Goode (Watchmen/Match Point) plays a good villain in it too.
Seen that movie, it was fairly mediocre and forgettable. I liked the "sexual tension" between Levitt's character and his social worker (the gorgeous Carla Gugino) and his assertion that he'd be able to kick ass on a bunch of stoners, even though he's a pretty scrawny guy.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
If that's what you focus on, you've have indeed clearly "seen" that movie. The first 20 minutes before you changed the channel, anyway.
Nah that's just all I remembered from a largely forgettable movie and all I cared to post about. Glad you felt it was a worthwhile use of 2 hours of your day.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Had Shawshank Redemption on the tv in the background and heard Red claim near the end of the movie that it was the second time in his life he was guilty of a crime. He forgot about all the contraband he smuggled into prison, including drugs.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I never watched the Godfather III because of how universally bad everyone told me it was in comparison to the other 2, and now i can say they were right.
What a convoluted, poorly acted ( i laughed when i googled the name of Mary's actress ) and just generally poorly executed piece of crap. I hated the ending as well, Michael didn't deserve all of that. He deserved something like his father's death, or at least something quick and painless.
Watched Nothing But the Truth, a drama about free speech, journalistic integrity, and how far someone will go to protect both. Admittedly I watched it because I'm on a Kate Beckinsale film binge, but this is a really good movie.
Unfortunately you don't get to see much of her hot body or great hair as she spends most of the movie in a jail jumpsuit and without makeup on. The most satisfying part of the movie is that she shows she has great acting ability. Plus the twist is pretty awesome, partly because you don't really expect there to be one.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Watched Special Forces, a French film about a reporter abducted by the Taliban so the French government sends in a special forces unit to rescue her. I know what you're thinking right, what would the French know about military operations? The movie is a pretty straight-forward military-rescue-goes-wrong kind of movie. It runs a little long and many of the fight scenes are commandos running and shooting enemies that they don't even show on screen.
The main reason to see it is Diane Kruger, who is beautiful even as her physical condition deteriorates over the course of the extended rescue mission. Early in the movie one of the commandos asks if the reporter they are rescuing is pretty. Laughable, since she's freaking gorgeous. During the mission pretty much all of the commandos has a "I want to fuck her and then spoon with her" moment. Unfortunately pretty much all of them die through the course of the movie.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Watched Brazil by Terry Gilliam after seeing it on numerous top sci-fi movie lists. It's a hilarious movie about a bleak dystopian future. I don't know if it preceded other movies like this or if it followed, as it did have a basic story for such works where the protagonist is a bored cog in the bureaucratic machine who fantasizes about the impossible and what else there is to life. The mastery of the movie is in the little ways that it portrays the absurdities of autocratic rule and a police state (very Monty Python-esque). Well worth a watch.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Watched almost all 13 seasons of King of the Hill. Unfortunately Netflix pulled it before I could finish. It's about a redneck family living in Arlen, TX, where the main character Hank is your typical hard-working but often too conservative father whose only activity more enjoyable than drinking Alamo beer in his front lawn is being disappointed in his fat, questionably homosexual son. A great watch - highly recommend.
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