Dark City is the first one that comes to mind; and another good one is The Machinist.
I'm also waiting on Prometheus. I was going to see it in theatres but just never got around to it.
EDIT: Memento is another one I just thought of.
Dark City is the first one that comes to mind; and another good one is The Machinist.
I'm also waiting on Prometheus. I was going to see it in theatres but just never got around to it.
EDIT: Memento is another one I just thought of.
I've seen all three of those movies, all good. I'd rate them: The Machinist > Dark City > Memento.
Haha I'm in the same boat with Prometheus. I don't see many movies in the theatres these days. Here's hoping for a good telesync release, though I'd like to see if in all its visual glory on blu-ray.
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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?”
Have you seen The Game? That movie had me guessing what was going on up until the very end.
Yeah saw that a while back. Good movie, if you suspend disbelief and enjoy it as a movie. I don't remember too many details but I know the twist.
I probably suggested it already, but check out Moon with Sam Rockwell and Another Earth with Brit Marling. Both excellent movies if you don't mind a plot that takes a bit to develop.
“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 Moon and I really liked it. I've never heard of Another Earth but I may have to check it out now.
So I watched The Breakfast Club a few days ago because every time I mentioned that I hadn't seen it I got the "I can't believe you haven't seen it, blah blah blah...." reaction. It's not that great a movie and I kind of wish I didn't waste my time watching it.
Fuck you Breakfast Club is a classic for a reason.
First watch I didn't love it either. But its a damn good film. Gets better every time.
I haven't seen it in its entirety and don't ever plan to. I think it's dated and way past the time in my life where I could relate to the story or characters. It's good you can now say you've seen it, even if it's to say you didn't enjoy it. I think the remake of the scene in "Not Another Teen Movie" is all you need to get the gist of the entire the Breakfast Club movie:Originally Posted by fahoumh
I watched Closer with Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, etc. Weird movie about love and relationships in a very Hollywood sort of way. I can't imagine real relationships are anything like this, as none of mine have ever been so convoluted and complicated. Good movie though, probably better if watched while drunk or after a bad breakup.
“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?”
Ehhh...maybe I just didn't get it the first time around and I could give it another watch.
I actually didn't find it too dated as the characters can be transplanted to pretty well any era. I knew at least one of real-life version of everyone in that movie. I got along with most everyone because I didn't really care if they were a nerd, prep, joke, artist, or social outcast; I've always held the belief that people are people.
Actually, in retrospect I can understand the appeal of the movie in how it shows that there is more depth beyond the stereotypical facade of the 5 main characters.
And its just a good film. The characters are portrayed well enough for you to sympathize with any of them. Its got humor and drama... even suspense when theyr running thru the halls. Its fun. Certain parts and lines can seem a bit campy or dated but its part of the fun.
What was 'Closer' about can you give a quick synopsis? How'd the relationships differ from those you've experienced??
I saw Apocalypse Now for the first time believe it or not. Really some incredible filmmaking. Never seen Martin Sheen in such a way he was clearly one of the best in his day for a reason. Not sure I liked it as much toward the ending tho after he gets off the boat. It wasn't what I was expecting to say the least.
Oh I meant for me since it's been a long time since I've been in a situation where people of different stripes hang out together and get along. At my age, people have generally coalesced into an undifferentiated character type, and labels like nerd, jock, prep, etc were experimental phases they've long abandoned.
@Kagemane:Closer is a relationship movie between 4 people, 2 men and 2 women. Basically each person sleeps with the two members of the opposite sex of the group, and the movie leaves you guessing who will end up with whom. They fall in and out of love/lust with each other and torment each other over who gets to be with whom all the way to the end of the movie. I guess my relationships have been a lot less exciting because they've all been monogamous.
“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?”
Oh, I get you. Yeah, high-school and, to an extent, university character types do tend to fade after school is finished but I have heard from more than one person that office-culture is very clique-y like high school.
Yeah but under the highschool / fitting in nonsense theres a real human story behind all of it. Thats what makes the movie so good, they realize at the end they can all relate to each other despite being so vastly different and that theyr all motivated by the same few basic things.
Watched Harold and Kumar 2, it's a better movie than the first, but in ways more frustrating as well. I find Kumar to be so unlikeable because I can identify with Harold (since I'm yellow Asian) and I personally wouldn't hang around someone who caused me so much grief, even anything nowhere near as bad as being sent to Guantanamo prison. But the movie overall was funny and enjoyable, and an improvement over the first 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?”
This thread should really just be renamed to "shitty movie reviews by ani" since you seem to have a very vague understanding of what qualifies as 'blast from the past'.
Cry me a river, crybaby. This thread is for any movie that isn't currently at the theater. H&K2 is from 2008. Sorry that's not far enough in the past to not give you something new to whine 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?”
"blast from the not so distant past"
Yesterday is the past. Shit, 5 seconds ago is the past. Movies come and go... if they aren't in the news right now, they're in the past. That's how Hollywood sees it.
“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?”
The thread title confused the shit out of me when I first saw it, thinking it was backward. So I'm going to review Blast from the Past.
This comedy from 1999 is a pretty good one. Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone are funny, and have a number of good gags, but the real reason to watch it is Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek. He's still obsessed with living in the fallout shelter that's been built over (being an inventor), but his wife has slowly been going insane for the last 35 years, and resorted to drinking cooking sherry. The two of them steal the movie whenever they're on screen.
Did you see this movie recently or are you just recounting from when you saw it? This is one of those movies that I've only seen part of while flipping channels, but I might have to see it in its entirety. I remember the days when Alicia Silverstone was the "it" girl in Hollywood, then she disappeared. I've seen her recently on Children's Hospital.
“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?”
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