PaperThinWalls Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 ^ Seek it out. It's quite different from his other movies (especially his Tramp ones). It's a straight up Black comedy. My favorite Jimmy Stewart movie that I've seen is Vertigo. Phenomenal movie that takes a strange, unbelievable turn. It's pretty screwed up what Stewart's character ends up doing in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 ^ Seek it out. It's quite different from his other movies (especially his Tramp ones). It's a straight up Black comedy. My favorite Jimmy Stewart movie that I've seen is Vertigo. Phenomenal movie that takes a strange, unbelievable turn. It's pretty screwed up what Stewart's character ends up doing in that one. Definitely will. I'm into classic movie craze right now, actually. have you seen It Happened One Night? Fun movie, and apparently it was scandalous. Shows how time has changed then when we barely bat an eye at sex scenes unless we're parents. I've seen the movie and thought it was good. I gotta watch it again closely, but I don't know what he did in that movie that's screwed up. Odd that Buster Keaton was a great comedian, but his movies aren't as rewatchable as Charlie Chaplin's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 ^ Seek it out. It's quite different from his other movies (especially his Tramp ones). It's a straight up Black comedy. My favorite Jimmy Stewart movie that I've seen is Vertigo. Phenomenal movie that takes a strange, unbelievable turn. It's pretty screwed up what Stewart's character ends up doing in that one. Definitely will. I'm into classic movie craze right now, actually. have you seen It Happened One Night? Fun movie, and apparently it was scandalous. Shows how time has changed then when we barely bat an eye at sex scenes unless we're parents. I've seen the movie and thought it was good. I gotta watch it again closely, but I don't know what he did in that movie that's screwed up. Odd that Buster Keaton was a great comedian, but his movies aren't as rewatchable as Charlie Chaplin's. Oh yeah, It Happened One Night is a great Screwball comedy. The chemistry that Gable and Colbert have in the film is terrific. Re: Vertigo The Pygmalion-type stuff. Jimmy Stewart plays an obsessive guy who is so depressed about losing the love of his life that he forces his new fling to become his dead lover, which by the way happens to be the same lover who supposedly died! So in reality, the person he originally fell in love with -- Madeline -- never existed. She was just an actress -- Judy -- playing a role created by his old pal for his absurd plan to kill his wife. The whole is thing so improbable and silly that it's ingenious. Re: Keaton Disagree agree with you there. Keaton's movies have as much replay value as Chaplin's for me. His gags are so brilliantlly conceived and executed that I can watch them over and over again without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh right, I remember that now. That was pretty messed up, but Hitchcock thrillers are pretty good for a reason. Dunno, other than few gags, I just don't feel compelled to watch Keaton films while I find myself checking out Chaplin movies from the library or watching them on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oresama Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Super > Kick-Ass I do like Kick-Ass though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh right, I remember that now. That was pretty messed up, but Hitchcock thrillers are pretty good for a reason. Dunno, other than few gags, I just don't feel compelled to watch Keaton films while I find myself checking out Chaplin movies from the library or watching them on YouTube. If you enjoyed Vertigo enough, take a look at Brian De Palma's Obsession, which takes Vertigo's premise one step further and makes it even more twisted and perverse! Ah, that's fine. We all have our preferences. In this case, for me, I cannot choose which one I prefer more. If you have about 9 minutes, though, I recommend you take a look at this video which examines the artistry behind Keaton's gags: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll try to check both of them out! I know one reason why Buster does that deadpan face is because when he was a child, the crowds found it funnier. I think Keaton's done more dangerous stunts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh yeah, for sure. His stunts were typically far riskier. In Sherlock Jr. he fractured his neck but didn't know about it until many years later. Poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 He's definitely got my respect for that. At least Jackie Chan has a stunt double if shit got too crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam the d00d Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Super > Kick-Ass I do like Kick-Ass though. I love them both. Super's a better comedy, Kick-Ass is a better action movie. I think overall I prefer Super though since I usually tend to be more into comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustacio Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Oh right, I remember that now. That was pretty messed up, but Hitchcock thrillers are pretty good for a reason. Dunno, other than few gags, I just don't feel compelled to watch Keaton films while I find myself checking out Chaplin movies from the library or watching them on YouTube. If you enjoyed Vertigo enough, take a look at Brian De Palma's Obsession, which takes Vertigo's premise one step further and makes it even more twisted and perverse! Ah, that's fine. We all have our preferences. In this case, for me, I cannot choose which one I prefer more. If you have about 9 minutes, though, I recommend you take a look at this video which examines the artistry behind Keaton's gags: One of my all-time favorite videos.. So inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 The original Matrix is one of the best movies ever. I can't watch it without feeling a certain way. To me, that's what movies are about...inciting certain feelings in the viewer. It's a shame that the series kinda fell off after that. I mean, I still enjoy the sequels as a guilty pleasure...but they don't touch the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Øhlin Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 The 36th Chamber of Shaolin isn't that great of a movie. A lot of it has to do with the plot and pacing of the movie with one of the bigger issues being that the fights don't have anything to really grab you emotionally. San Ta learns kung fury and becomes a walking death machine. When your hero only ever wins it doesn't lend itself to a good battle since we know he'll win and thus take away any sense of doubt or urgency or dread that could suck you in outside of the stuff looking cool. I guess an easier way to put it would be even though you know Bruce Lee is probably going to win there are times where it looks like he may possibly not win. Also for some reason there's a lot of blurring in the film. Not censoring mind you but at times a sot just gets very blurry and faded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmagore Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Don't think this is an unpopular opinion but Children Of Men has the best cinematography I've ever seen. Certain scenes were truly spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 No doubt Children of Men is a real looker but out of the films Emmanuel Lubezki has photographed, I gotta go with his Terrence Malick movies (e.g. The Tree of Life, To the Wonder) as my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 John Wick is like...a top 5 action movie for me. Truly an unexpectedly great movie. Just loved the feel of it, and I don't know how to explain it any better than that. I actually ended up watching it because I heard that the Bloodshot movie would be done by the same people...and then I just ended up loving JW on its own merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 John Wick is like...a top 5 action movie for me. Truly an unexpectedly great movie. Just loved the feel of it, and I don't know how to explain it any better than that. I actually ended up watching it because I heard that the Bloodshot movie would be done by the same people...and then I just ended up loving JW on its own merits. Totally agree. I went in with pretty much no expectations, and it ended up being easily one of my favorite movies this decade, maybe more. And apparently Keanu worked with the screenwriter to really nail everything down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack. Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Keanu's best movie in forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam the d00d Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Knock Knock is amazing too. He goes full Nic Cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Is it an unpopular opinion to criticize Clara Bow's 'It' or is it acceptable, given the society back when the film debuted (very conservative) as opposed to now (we barely bat an eye at nearly naked people unless we're parents)? like, I just don't see her having 'it' or the movie even being close to risque. From looks only, Mary Pickford had more 'it' than Clara, but I guess her appeal came from her representing the 20s generation more than anything else. I also feel like this is going over most people's head, except for maybe PTW's. Movies for the past few decades seem to miss the magic and feel-super-good feeling that classic movies had. But then again, it was usually a mass produced Hollywood factory as opposed to more focus on story nowadays. Robert Downey Jr's potential also seems squandered as he seems to phone it in acting more as himself than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Is it an unpopular opinion to criticize Clara Bow's 'It' or is it acceptable, given the society back when the film debuted (very conservative) as opposed to now (we barely bat an eye at nearly naked people unless we're parents)? like, I just don't see her having 'it' or the movie even being close to risque. From looks only, Mary Pickford had more 'it' than Clara, but I guess her appeal came from her representing the 20s generation more than anything else. I also feel like this is going over most people's head, except for maybe PTW's. Movies for the past few decades seem to miss the magic and feel-super-good feeling that classic movies had. But then again, it was usually a mass produced Hollywood factory as opposed to more focus on story nowadays. Robert Downey Jr's potential also seems squandered as he seems to phone it in acting more as himself than anything else. I'm familiar with the movie, but I haven't seen it, so I can't really comment on it. In terms of looks, I like Mary Pickford as well, but she's not a sexpot like Clara Bow was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Moon (Sam Rockwell movie) > The Martian (Matt Damon movie) I know they're different genres. One is a psychological thriller...the other is just a scifi movie about bringing an astronaut back to earth. But, they're similar at their cores...and I think Moon is just a much better watch overall. I did thoroughly enjoy The Martian...but, more as a comedy than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Is it an unpopular opinion to criticize Clara Bow's 'It' or is it acceptable, given the society back when the film debuted (very conservative) as opposed to now (we barely bat an eye at nearly naked people unless we're parents)? like, I just don't see her having 'it' or the movie even being close to risque. From looks only, Mary Pickford had more 'it' than Clara, but I guess her appeal came from her representing the 20s generation more than anything else. I also feel like this is going over most people's head, except for maybe PTW's. Movies for the past few decades seem to miss the magic and feel-super-good feeling that classic movies had. But then again, it was usually a mass produced Hollywood factory as opposed to more focus on story nowadays. Robert Downey Jr's potential also seems squandered as he seems to phone it in acting more as himself than anything else. I'm familiar with the movie, but I haven't seen it, so I can't really comment on it. In terms of looks, I like Mary Pickford as well, but she's not a sexpot like Clara Bow was. 'It' is a good movie, don't get me wrong, but I just don't get the hype or how it created Clara's reputation. But again, that's likely a generation/era thing as back then, things were likely more scandalous. I guess that's it. I read that Mary's appeal came from her innocence and being the girl next door while Clara was seen as a sexpot. Though, I don't think any man or woman can trump Brando or Marilyn in terms of sex appeal, and Marilyn had plenty of competition. Also found the slow motion of Grace Kelly kissing James Stewart to be ill-fitted, although the way she was introduced was great - her face moving closer to the camera as she leaned in for a kiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Even though I haven't seen It, I can tell you right now that movie ain't the most scandalous, outrageous piece of cinema from around that period. And whoa, where's this Rear Window stuff coming from? Am I missing something here? Also, what do you mean by ill-fitted? You didn't think the slow-mo was appropriate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Oh? Do tell Just a random thing I thought of ages ago but kept forgetting to bring up. The slo-mo just felt out of place there, like there was no reason to have a slow motion of the kiss. I felt it didn't do anything. Also, Bill Nighy overacts far too much. How does he still have a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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