Rate the Last Movie You Saw...
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esanthosh
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chiron said:
That is my problem. I didn't know anything about Marx Brothers going into the movie. In the comedy genre, I prefer many of Chaplin's movies from that era. The Tramp is funny as well as moving at the same time. I also liked a couple of Buster Keaton movies I've watched as mentioned in my post. He takes lot of real physical risks for the slapstick. One sample from IMDB Trivia section -
Marx Bros comedy, I read, was more word based. But, Duck Soup has lot more slapstick than verbal comedy. Grouche makes plenty of the jokes in the film; the mirror scene is very good, but the rest of the film despite being short was not to my taste. Normally, a good film makes me do research. For instance, after watching "Wild Strawberries", I was so inspired to see a select filmography of Ingmar Bergman. Watching "Nosferatu" made me dig up and watch "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" and "Faust" (all by F.W. Murnau). "Duck Soup" does not cut it for me.
Edit: I am going to catch up some of Carl Dreyer's films though (based on my impression of 'Joan of Arc')
Metalspree
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Thor 9/10.A perfect movie loved every moment of it 
.Asgard looks amazing in the movie, very good performance by Chris Hemsworth,Anthony Hopkins.Its another perfect adaptation of Comics,cant wait for Thor 2
Another must watch in cinemas ,no TS please
.Asgard looks amazing in the movie, very good performance by Chris Hemsworth,Anthony Hopkins.Its another perfect adaptation of Comics,cant wait for Thor 2 Another must watch in cinemas ,no TS please
devesh38
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looks like u watched first day first show. I will be watching it tonight.Metalspree said:Thor 9/10.A perfect movie loved every moment of it
Another must watch in cinemas ,no TS please
Heard that movie doesnt have much 3d effects, but still 3d is being forced......
...(i hate 3d)
Metalspree
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I watched first day last showdevesh38 said:looks like u watched first day first show. I will be watching it tonight.
Heard that movie doesnt have much 3d effects, but still 3d is being forced......
.It was not bad in 3D.She's Out of My League (2010) - IMDb - One time watch.. Alice Eve was surely hot in couple of scenes..
Limitless (2011) - IMDb - Again ok..
Limitless (2011) - IMDb - Again ok..
Mephistopheles
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esanthosh
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Some more oldies -
The 400 Blows (1959) - 10/10
This is by far one of the best films I have watched this year. I have watched it in bits and pieces in UTV World Movies (or Lumiere?), but never got a chance to watch in it's entirety. The beginning of the 'New wave French films', it still has not aged or lost it's relevance. It is said that Antoine Doinel is based on Truffaut's own experiences in life as a child. There are no dramatic tensions, artificiality or superficiality in the film, only a natural approach to a boy who always seems to get into trouble with parents, teachers and finally the law due to petty thefts.
Breathless (1960) - 7.5/10
Another 'New wave' French film. The entire movie had 3 lines of script to begin with (source: Interview with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the Criterion Collection DVD) and everything was improvised. The actors would have coffee, Goddard will write the sequence for the day, they were free to interpret and act the way they felt. The total budget like '400 Blows' was only $50,000. The movie ran into 3 hrs+ and Goddard used an innovative 'cut within the shots' resulting in jumpy edits (position of actors change / camera angle changes). Most of the film involves two people talking and there also is a plot i.e., capturing the 'cop killer'.
Pygmalion (1938) - 8/10
The original 'Pygmalion' which gave rise to many imitators. Based on Bernard Shaw's play, with dialogue written by Bernard Shaw himself, the movie is about a phonetic expert taking a flower selling girl with awful English speaking and training her to passing off as royalty. I may be amongst the very few who liked this rather old film over the tens of other 'make an actress act without make-up for half an hour and then apply make-up for the reminder of the film' movies. After watching this original, it was impossible to sit through 30 mins of 'My Fair Lady', another direct adaptation of the play with lot of music added because I think the story telling, the characters and the acting was much tighter and better in the original 1938 film. Audrey Hepburn is far more easy on the eyes than Wendy Hiller, though! IMDB lists another 27 titles with the plot keyword 'Pygmalion'.
The 400 Blows (1959) - 10/10
This is by far one of the best films I have watched this year. I have watched it in bits and pieces in UTV World Movies (or Lumiere?), but never got a chance to watch in it's entirety. The beginning of the 'New wave French films', it still has not aged or lost it's relevance. It is said that Antoine Doinel is based on Truffaut's own experiences in life as a child. There are no dramatic tensions, artificiality or superficiality in the film, only a natural approach to a boy who always seems to get into trouble with parents, teachers and finally the law due to petty thefts.
Breathless (1960) - 7.5/10
Another 'New wave' French film. The entire movie had 3 lines of script to begin with (source: Interview with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the Criterion Collection DVD) and everything was improvised. The actors would have coffee, Goddard will write the sequence for the day, they were free to interpret and act the way they felt. The total budget like '400 Blows' was only $50,000. The movie ran into 3 hrs+ and Goddard used an innovative 'cut within the shots' resulting in jumpy edits (position of actors change / camera angle changes). Most of the film involves two people talking and there also is a plot i.e., capturing the 'cop killer'.
Pygmalion (1938) - 8/10
The original 'Pygmalion' which gave rise to many imitators. Based on Bernard Shaw's play, with dialogue written by Bernard Shaw himself, the movie is about a phonetic expert taking a flower selling girl with awful English speaking and training her to passing off as royalty. I may be amongst the very few who liked this rather old film over the tens of other 'make an actress act without make-up for half an hour and then apply make-up for the reminder of the film' movies. After watching this original, it was impossible to sit through 30 mins of 'My Fair Lady', another direct adaptation of the play with lot of music added because I think the story telling, the characters and the acting was much tighter and better in the original 1938 film. Audrey Hepburn is far more easy on the eyes than Wendy Hiller, though! IMDB lists another 27 titles with the plot keyword 'Pygmalion'.
Mephistopheles
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