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Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Red State - Awful

I enjoyed it!

GAAman wrote: »

Forgot how much I love My Cousin Vinny just watched it there. Eyes watering, stomach hurting laughter Joe Pesci is fantastic and the gravel faced serious judge played by Fred Gwynne (that's Herman Munster to you and me :eek: ) is the perfect counterpart to him.

My jaw still hurts

Absolute classic alright.. "what's a yoot?!"

Shame
It was o.k....I knew what it wanted me feel about the characters, but it didn't really make me feel it....

on a side note, I know Fassbender was the lead, but my god he had a big part in it!!!!!:eek:

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Insider - I'm not all that familiar with Michael Mann's filmography, but wow this is pretty electrifying cinema. It's the rare thriller that relies on atmosphere, editing and razor sharp dialogue to remain engaging. Indeed, there's very little in the way of traditional 'thriller' action going on - much of the paranoia is potentially in the characters' heads. But like All the Presidents Men, this is a glorious ode to investigative journalism: the passion of uncovering a story, and the heartbreak that can go alongside it. A few scenes - including Christopher Plummer's amazing outburst near the end of the film - just leap off the screen with passion and energy. Loved it.

one of my favourite films. I love how seemingly effortlessly stylish Mann makes the film look. its like you're watching a documentary at times, its also Russel Crowe's best performance imo. and Plummer is always excellent. there's a bit of trivia about the movie that blew my mind when I read it, shows how much attention to detail Mann gives his films, from imdb:


Toward the end of the film, Mike Wallace shows Lowell Bergman an unflattering article and editorial about CBS in the latest New York Times. The article and editorial are clearly from different sections of the paper. This would seem to be a goof, since the Times' op-ed pieces usually appear in the back of the main news section. The real-life pieces to which this scene refers, however, were published on a Sunday (12 November 1995), which means that the news and editorials would in fact have appeared in separate sections, just one more example of director Michael Mann's eye for detail. .

the soundtrack is excellent as well, this piece of music is fantastic, which was also used in Deadwood, when they are arriving for the deposition scene:

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The Insider - I'm not all that familiar with Michael Mann's filmography...

Collateral is a pretty cool film too if you haven't seen it.
And Heat of course!

'We Need to Talk About Kevin'

An excellent portrayal of motherhood, under the most dire of circumstances. Shot with a peculiar style and a quite disjointed narrative, it balances out beautifully at its dreadful conclusion. Tilda Swinton gives an outstanding performance as the struggling mother of the boy in the title in a film that is a very sober take on what I can only imagine to be a journey into devastation and despair.

It's probably best to approach this film knowing nothing about it, like I did, to appreciate its full impact.





'Contagion'

Steven Soderbergh's hyper-realistic take on a existence threatening pandemic and the near breakdown of humanity, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law and Larry Fishbourne. 'Contagion' is kind of a throwback to those old 70's disaster epics, shot on a grand scale and involving a large cast of well known faces. It's excellently made, but somewhat cold and aloof, leading to a somewhat dissatisfied feeling at the end, despite the fact that the film is never boring or uninteresting. Everyone carries off their roles suitably, with particular mention going to Jude Law (not and actor I'm fond of), who plays a blogger who is suspicious of the CDC's motivation behind their manufactured cure. While 'Contagion' is enjoyable for what it is, it unfortunately fizzles out and it seemed like Soderbergh just didn't know how to end the film.