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Post by Companero on Feb 20, 2006 17:14:48 GMT
Sometimes is nice to sit back and watch cloying, sentimental crap. I tend to watch a lot of genre films and am a huge lover of Italian exploitation films of the seventies. Amelie is a nice little antidote. And as Miss Donk rightly says, it’s a beautifully shot film, too…
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Post by bob on Feb 20, 2006 17:43:53 GMT
Hollywood comes out with so much cloying sentimental crap, yet Amelie is the absolute zenith of cloying sentimental crap, a love story, beautifully told, essentially about two fuck-ups & not Meg Ryan or Tom Hanks.
The bit in the cafe where she just melts...
Has anyone seen the tit and the moon, meant to be really good.
Oh, and No Mans Land to add to the list
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Post by Phill on Feb 20, 2006 22:55:55 GMT
As much as I love French movies a friend of mine is totally into Asian cinema, and he's opened my eyes too some fantastic movies over the last couple of years. Infact Oldboy went straight into my top ten of all time the minute it ended! A few others he lent me which blew me away are
Spring Summer Autumn Winter Spring
The Isle
3 Iron all by Kim Ki Duk
Audition
Dumplings
R Point
Twilight Samurai
2046
Infact all of Park Chan Wook's films are terrific and I think he really is a major new voice in world cinema. As well as Oldboy which is the middle film in his trilogy of vengence, I can highly recommend the first and third parts Sympathy For Mr Vengance and Lady Vengence. Check out JSA as well.
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Post by salvador on Feb 20, 2006 23:33:52 GMT
Well I'm a big fan of Takashi Miike and Park Chan-Wook and recommend the film "THE THREE EXTREMES" Which includes a 40 minute short "Box" by Miike and "Cut" by Wook as well as a 40 minute version of "Dumplings"
AUDITION - MIIKE
HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKUARIS - MIIKE
SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGENCE - WOOK
OLD BOY - WOOK
THE KILLING WORDS - SPAIN
SWITCHBLADE ROMANCE - FRANCE
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE - DEL TORO
THE 400 BLOWS - TRUFFOUT
MAN BITES DOG - BELGIUM
TRILOGY - BELGIUM
I'm sure there are loads more, just cant think right now. The French New Wave's quite good, Truffout, Goddard etc
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Post by missdonk on Feb 21, 2006 9:22:47 GMT
Oldboy is in my top ten aswell Phill. I love it. Have you seen his new one then Phill? Sympathy for Lady Vengence? I am waiting for it to come out at the cinema somewhere near me but I doubt that will ever happen. Haha! It will be out on DVD first probably. Man Bites Dog is also a brilliant film. And how could I forget Switchblade Romance?! There are so many! I will be adding to my list for the next month I bet.
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Post by Companero on Feb 21, 2006 9:37:05 GMT
Have you seen his new one then Phill? Sympathy for Lady Vengence? I am waiting for it to come out at the cinema somewhere near me but I doubt that will ever happen. Miss Donk, if you have a multiregion DVD player, this can be had for £8.99 fro CD Wow  |
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Post by namewithnohorse on Feb 21, 2006 10:10:38 GMT
Whether you think it was cloying, sentimental crap you have to admit that cinematically it is a beautiful film. Sure it looks good but the last hour could have been an advert for a box of chocolates! It's all too smoochy and heavy-handed for my liking.You can't help what you like/don't like eh. It seems at lot of you are only mentioning modern cinema which is a crying shame. Some of the best films I've ever seen pre-date me. Stick your neck out. |
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Post by RydCook on Feb 21, 2006 10:14:47 GMT
here are some oldies: battle of algiers anyone? oo and erm en chein andalou, and phantom of liberty. and has anyone seen any of svankmajor's animations? all truly amazing to watch and inspirational.
oh and add motorcycle diaries to my list
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Post by Companero on Feb 21, 2006 10:22:30 GMT
It seems at lot of you are only mentioning modern cinema which is a crying shame. Some of the best films I've ever seen pre-date me. Stick your neck out. Well, I mentioned Aguirre, The Wrath Of God and that pre-dates me by three years  |
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Post by namewithnohorse on Feb 21, 2006 12:09:27 GMT
Svankmajer! yes!
Seen a lot of his short films - all amazing.
I really like The Flat. You seen that one?
Companero - I didn't mean everyone, just the majority.
Good call on Herzog. You seen Grizzly Man yet?
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Post by RydCook on Feb 21, 2006 12:31:17 GMT
aah i have seen BITs of the flat, it looks rather good. the one i've seen most of, because i studied it, is "dimesnions of dialogue" which was awesome.
i well wanna see grizzley man but it only seems to be showing in london cinemas.. not even at the art house in cambridge, does anyone know any more about the distribution of this film? i so badley wanna see it
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Post by Companero on Feb 21, 2006 13:33:04 GMT
Companero - I didn't mean everyone, just the majority. Good call on Herzog. You seen Grizzly Man yet? Grizzly Man is superb - a real treat if you love Herzog but just as good for those that no nothing of the great man. |
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Post by namewithnohorse on Feb 21, 2006 15:09:36 GMT
aah i have seen BITs of the flat, it looks rather good. the one i've seen most of, because i studied it, is "dimesnions of dialogue" which was awesome. i well wanna see grizzley man but it only seems to be showing in london cinemas.. not even at the art house in cambridge, does anyone know any more about the distribution of this film? i so badley wanna see it I saw it at the Cornerhouse in Manchester last week. It's getting released on region2 dvd on May 8th. According to moviemail UK.. www.moviemail-online.co.uk/films/17402It's already out on region1 dvd if you have a region-free player. Don't miss it, it's a beautiful film. |
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Post by Dave on Feb 21, 2006 15:11:03 GMT
... does anyone know any more about the distribution of this film? i so badley wanna see it Well, not really... but we screened it here at the Watershed in Bristol for 2 weeks, so it can't ahve been just London. It's gone now though. |
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Post by Companero on Feb 21, 2006 15:23:19 GMT
The company that released it, Revolver is quite a small outfit, so it’s probably only play the big cities. Anyone in London can see it in Islington. I bought the R1 DVD – it’s been out since before Christmas.
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