Article ITT I attempt to review every movie I've seen.

[Sexy Beast]

Watch this film. It's a masterpiece, arguably the greatest Canadian film of all time.

Alright its been kicked to the top of my queue.

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Rififi
Year: 1955
Country of Origin: France
Director: Jules Dassin

Plot: Four men plan to knock over a jewelry store.

Review: This is easily one of the best heist films ever made. For me, I am usually weary about classic French cinema from the 50s and 60s. Sometimes its absolutely spectacular and other times its just a draggy bore. Rififi is engaging throughout and has probably one of the most intricately shot heist scenes in movie history. You should just watch this movie. Seriously, just watch this one.

[9.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Django Unchained
Year: 2012
Country of Origin: US
Director: Quentin Tarantino

Plot: The "D" is apparently silent.

Review: Good news, if you hate Tarantino movies then you'll probably hate this one as well. For everyone else, this is a pretty good film. It's the 2nd film of Tarantino's now proposed "Revising History"...or whatever people are calling it...the first being Inglourious Basterds. Though where Inglourious Basterds was a Jewish revenge film, Django is a slave revenge film. Like Inglourious Basterds, this film is fun and has little to no historical accuracy. I mean yes, there was slavery and that is pretty much where the history stops. The acting is all around great. Both Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz are perfect in their rolls. The supporting cast did a excellent job as well. Here let me just put it this way, if you like other Tarantino films than you will probably like this one.

Now for those who noticed in the OP that I have reviewed a film called Django. Well there is no connection between the two, though Franco Nero does have a cameo in Django Unchained.

[8.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Blow Out
Year: 1981
Country of Origin: US
Director: Brian De Palma

Plot: Its one of those films where your better off not knowing anything about it.

Review: I love films like Blow Out, the ones that I'm only vaguely aware of and I see it on a lark. The ones that turn out to be an absolutely fantastic film and my adventurous nature pays off. That's right, Blow Out is a fantastic movie. It's essentially a film where the art of film making is used to solve a mystery and as corny as that sound...its done in a manner that makes sense in the context of the script and actually comes off as really cool at the same time. The plot is interesting, the characters and acting are perfect for this film. Though what really makes this movie hum in De Palma's camera work, the whole film is littered with jaw dropping shots. This film just really makes me with that De Palma could come back from his artistic rut and give us one more great film. So yeah, you should see Blow Out, it just might be my favorite De Palma film...and he directed The Untouchables.

[9.5/10]

 

[ChocolateVillain]

Just picked up a copy of Searching for Suger Man and was wondering if you have seen it?

To tell the truth never heard of it but my dad for some unknown reason really really really wanted to see it so watching it this saturday.

 

[FearOfNapalm]

Title: Blow Out
Year: 1981
Country of Origin: US
Director: Brian De Palma

Plot: Its one of those films where your better off not knowing anything about it.

Review: I love films like Blow Out. The ones that I'm only vaguely aware of and I see it on a lark. The ones that turn out to be a absolutely fantastic film and my adventurous nature pays off. That's right, Blow Out is a fantastic movie. It's essentially a film where the art of film making is used to solve a mystery and as corny as that sound...its done in a manner that makes sense in the context of the script and actually comes off as really cool at the same time. The plot is interesting, the characters and acting are perfect for this film. Though what really makes this movie hum in De Palma's camera work, the whole film is littered with jaw dropping shots. This film just really makes me with that De Palma could come back from his artistic rut and give us one more great film. So yeah, you should see Blow Out, it just might be my favorite De Palma film...and he directed The Untouchables.

[9.5/10]

I think you might like Body Double and Dressed to Kill too

 

[Sexy Beast]

I think you might like Body Double and Dressed to Kill too

I've seen Dressed to Kill. I still need to see Body Double...and Sisters while I'm in De Palma mode.

Just picked up a copy of Searching for Suger Man and was wondering if you have seen it?

To tell the truth never heard of it but my dad for some unknown reason really really really wanted to see it so watching it this saturday.

I haven't even heard of it.

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Year: 2007
Country of Origin: Japan
Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, and Kazuya Tsurumaki

Plot: Lets start with the end of the world...or well slightly after the end of the world. Humanity is on the rebound after a so far unexplained apocalyptic event known as "The Second Impact". Or at least humanity would be if they didn't have to fight off Angels...yeah you read that correctly. The Angels are a so far unexplained group of giant monsters who seem dead set on destroying humanity...or at least dead set on entering a highly secret base. Humanity has hope though, they have Evangelions they are so far unexplained giant mechs that for some reason need to be piloted by children. Please note how many times I used the phrase "so far unexplained."

Review: For those of you who don't know, this film is the first part of the Rebuild of Evangelion series, there will be four films in total. These films are based on a anime series from the mid-90s called Neon Genesis Evangelion. Now I'm actually a fan of the original series so there is pretty much no way in hell I can review this film without comparing it to the original. You have been warned.

You Are (Not) Alone follows the first couple episodes of the series very closely. In fact I would call it a retread of the first seven episodes of the original series; only with a bigger budget, better animation, and quicker pacing. A lot is sacrificed to take roughly 3 hours of programming and cram it into an hour and a half. Side characters sort of blur together without much development and we lose a lot of the world building of the first seven episodes. Still, its not terrible...but instead of coming off as leaner and more accessible, if feels stripped down and at its worst moments dumbed down. Now I have seen the second film and based on the strength of it I have to recommend seeing this one. Though for noobies who have some interest in the Evangelion franchise, I would recommend the series over this film.

[6.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Year: 2009
Country of Origin: Japan
Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, and Kazuya Tsurumaki

Plot: God's in his Heaven, all's right with the world.

Review: Here is where the rubber meets the road for the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series. This is where this series split form the original creating an enthralling, deep, and exciting story. New characters are added and old ones are redrawn creating something that seems familiar, but original at the same time. This film is well worth the slog of You Are (Not) Alone. My only big issue is the odd Sexualization of Asuka, which sort of existed in the original series... but these characters are suppose to be like super young...its kind of creepy.

[8.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Commando
Year: 1985
Country of Origin: US
Director: Mark L. Lester

Plot: John Matrix has 11 hours save his daughter from what is essentially an army.

Review: Suspending your disbelief is something that this movie will ask you to do a lot. Some of the feats pulled off the protagonist would seem more at home in a super hero film than a straight up action film...but that is the charm of Commando. Its an action fantasy so removed from reality that its really easy to sit back and enjoy the film as a whole. Its easy to ignore the lapses of logic and the weird plot holes, because Arnold Schwarzenegger is basically Thor or Hercules with an over exaggerated blood lust. In a way it reminds me a lot of Crank 2, in that reality is just a kill joy. The plot is about as paper thin as you can get and it works well for the film. Sure Commando isn't a perfect film...nor would I call it a great film...but it exists in a realm of great action movies where quality is secondary and all that matters is the ridicules body count.

[8/10]

 

[Fullmetal]

My only big issue is the odd Sexualization of Asuka

But that's why half the fans (myself included) kept watching the series, for the fan service.
Don't get me wrong, I think the rebuilds are fantastic so far, but the fan service is an added bonus.

 

[Sexy Beast]

But that's why half the fans (myself included) kept watching the series, for the fan service.
Don't get me wrong, I think the rebuilds are fantastic so far, but the fan service is an added bonus.

I get that, still the character's age is like 12 or 13 or something. As a 24 year old I find it a tad bit creepy.

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Wrath of the Titans
Year: 2012
Country of Origin: US/Spain
Director: Jonathan Liebesman

Plot: RELEASE THE...Kronos?

Review: Ehh...yeah. This film reeks of mediocrity. The production's lone improvement over its predecessor is that for the most part the CGI doesn't look like complete dog dodo. The plot is just blah, it has something to do with the end of the age of gods or something and a plot to release Kronos, the father of many of the Greek gods. I guess its really a film about family, its about letting bygones be bygones...and its also about killing your abusive father/grandfather. I just really wish that Sam Worthington could go away, hes just a freaking boring actor. So yeah...meh.

[3/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Gozu
Year: 2003
Country of Origin: Japan
Director: Takashi Miike

Plot: Welcome to the weird.

Review: I don't think I could sum up the plot even if I wanted to...this film is just that kind of crazy. Miike really channels David Lynch in this one and I'm not talking about Blue Velvet Lynch, no I mean Lost Highway and Eraserhead Lynch. Each scene in the film is similarly set up, it starts out mundane enough, but as the scene goes on it just get stranger and stranger until it builds into something incredibly weird and you ask yourself "What in the hell am I watching?" Fortunately, for the most part, the film isn't weird for the sake of being weird. A lot of the oddity was definitely born of imagination and cleverness. The film seems interested in getting under your skin and staying there. If you're up for something strange then Gozu is the way to go.

[8.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Duck, You Sucker
Year: 1971
Country of Origin: Italy
Director: Sergio Leone

Plot: An Irish rebel and a Mexican bandit get caught up in a good 'ole fashion Mexican revolution.

Review: This is the forgotten Leone western, which is unfortunate because this is actually a very good film. It's been released under several names including A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time… the Revolution, though the official title is the awkward Duck, You Sucker. The title came about because Leone was under the impression that it was term that was popular in the US...its not, but the term is featured in the film constantly. Oh yeah, for those who have no idea who Leone is...here's a list of films you might know; A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West. So yeah, Leone knows westerns. The closest in tone that this film come to is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, though even with some of the levity brought in by Leone's humor...the film is a mature mediation on the effects of war on a population and error of romanticizing war in particularly revolutions. In the end its a dark film, but one that deserves more recognition as one of Leone's great westerns.

[9/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Blade: Trinity
Year: 2004
Country of Origin: US
Director: David S. Goyer

Plot: The Blade series ends the only way it could...with abject shame and disappointment.

Review: Hey you know what more vampire movies need? That's right Dracula...there isn't enough Dracula in vampire films. Like image if like half way through the third Twilight film Dracula showed up and started to murder everything.

...

...wait...that is actually a really stupid idea. So that pretty much Blade: Trinity; it was a really stupid idea. The Blade series in of itself was perfectly fine, but Trinity knocked it into mundane action movie territory and the film just fails to entertain. There was actually a good deal of fallout over the failure of this one. Snipes blamed David S. Goyer for the script quality and claimed that he was barred from the creative process. So, yeah the film is a creative disaster.

[3/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Come and See
Year: 1985
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
Director: Elem Klimov

Plot: This is an uplifting tale of a young man who, through the power of song and friendship, leads his people to victory against the Nazis.

Review: I once read an argument stating that it is nearly impossible to make an anti-war film. Simply because there is almost always one aspect of war that is romanticized by the film. Be it camaraderie or even sacrifice there is something in a war film that makes war seem almost ok. One of the few films to avoid this is the 1930 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front. Come and See also manages to avoid glamorizing war by taking the term "the horrors of war" to heart. There are some really horrible scenes in this movie...like the entire ending. Be warned, this one doesn't pull it's punches. The film takes place in Belarus during WWII and if there is one place during WWII you didn't want to be...it was Belarus.

If you like war movies then you should probably see Come and See. You might not like it, but you should see it none the less. Same goes for if you don't like war movies. Its just a movie that needs to be seen.

[9.5/10]

 

[Sexy Beast]

Oh, and in Sexy Beast news. I'm trying to get a film related Youtube series off the ground. Yeah, there are about a million of them, but some friends and I are gunna try to give it a shot. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart like every other video venture we've tried to start.

 

[Sexy Beast]

Title: Moonrise Kingdom
Year: 2012
Country of Origin: US
Director: Wes Anderson

Plot: A story of young love.

Review: I've always had an ambivalent feeling towards Wes Anderson. Like I recognize that he is a great filmmaker and I even like a few of his films, but there is just something about his humor and presentation that is somewhat off putting for me. So when I say that Moonrise Kingdom is a fantastic film that is not a hyperbole...it really is a fantastic film. I manages to get everything right from the look of the film to the pacing and presentation of characters. Everyone one is perfectly cast and most importantly all the kids do a great job. It gets a little weird at the end, but at that point you're already invested enough in the film that you're willing to go with all the weirdness. This is easily my favorite Wes Anderson film and one that you should see.

[9/10]

 

[Swayne]

Oh, and in Sexy Beast news. I'm trying to get a film related Youtube series off the ground. Yeah, there are about a million of them, but some friends and I are gunna try to give it a shot. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart like every other video venture we've tried to start.

I would watch. Go for it and let us know when it is up!