Actually, this film is very funny (intentionally so) in places, so IMDB should really consider the comedy tag. McCord is truly great here. However, the plot is somewhat inconsistent and could use some thoughtful editing. Still, better than you expect from such a premise.
Love turns us all into fools, doesn't it? My warm feelings for Saoirse Ronan made me watch this, or, rather, sentenced me to two hours of the worst filmmaking I’d encountered over the last years. Well, thank God it didn't ruin Saoirse's career. It could. It really could, even though she would not have been the one to blame.
I also find it hard to believe that the script was written by the man who gave us Gattaca and The Truman Show. Surely it is Mrs. Meyer who’s responsible for 90% of this flapdoodle but well, they could at least try to improve it.
Unbelievably bad.
They ruined everything that could possibly be ruined. There was a potential here to make a different but still good film. But what they made was this puppet show. Lame, too lame.
Lucky you. I still can't understand why so many people find fault with this film, clear and logical as it is. Not a masterpiece, but well, it's very, very good.
Pretty lame for a James Wan film. It's by no means bad but it's heavily generic. If you expect something weird and quirky (like a sewing demon from Insidious) then you're going to be disappointed just like me.
It seems like Neil Jordan's the only director in the world who has somehow managed to make TWO great vampire films. Mesmerizing, couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
Don't mean any rudeness here but Ashley Hinshaw would really make a better porn actress than a regular one she's actually become. Bad acting, though, isn't the only issue with this film; clumsy directing and a helpless script seem even more crucial. That's a debut, all right. But we've seen better ones. haven't we?
This could make two or even three perfect films but ended up as one and the only one, overlong and structurally flawed. Still, it's beautiful and subtle; the director probably cared too much for his ideas and motifs to edit anything out. That might be an artistic sin but forgivable for that matter... Good, good.
This film is silly and farfeteched but enjoyably so (perhaps all Kaurismäki's works are; Le Havre was my first foray into his realm). I wouldn't say the world cinema would be bereft without this film but its message was well worth making it. Helping each other is a good thing... this one may seem naive, but then all universal truths do, don't they?
Nice and neat, solid atmosphere, excellent photography and lighting, good performances from supporting actors (even Alice Eve is something more than your regular protagonist's femme). John Cusack is not bad as well, but he isn't Poe, not in the least. Enjoyable, really enjoyable.
satisfythecrave, gerlistejada - great comments. I've nearly started to have a feeling that my sympathy for Mavis is something of an anomaly.
Great performances, classy script, elegant directing. Love to love it.
It rouses right emotions in the right way. Humour, sadness, hope. Pretty much sums up a wonderful movie for me.
And yes, the acting was really good (except perhaps Anna Kendrick but it may be due to her character, not performance).
Pleasingly weird in the first half, but the shift from lightheartedness to macabre in the second one is anything but smooth. This could also have been turned to some advantage but sadly it was not. The film is fairly good at showing us how and explaining who but ultimately impotent in offering what. If it's a couple of folks in tacky Halloween makeup who pretend to be ghosts then the mission's failed. It was also far from prudent to waste the characters so pointlessly after taking so much time and care to introduce them. The Innkeepers could potentially be a powerful ghost story but ends up as a commonplace instead. If it's anywhere near The Shining, it's the guy who takes out the trash in Overlook Hotel... sometimes he even hits the bin, yep.
What, 170 million? It looks like a penny-worth TV production, made by some frustrated understudy.
Who, Scorsese? I hope he put all his energy into 3D trifles. If he didn't... well, he was not born for this kind of movies.
The one true victim is Chloe Moretz, who appears too embarassed of her nondescript character to play anything, making do with shy smiles and slouchy postures.
I love Georges Méliès and the glorious cinema of his days, but this love-letter is pretty misspelled in my eyes. Ed Wood is a far better dedication to the period of its director's choice.
Ghibli's best feature since Spirited Away (not as brilliant, though). A breath of peace and summer, mesmerizing in its beauty. Sort of similar to Witch's Delivery Service in how it catches the miracle of everyday life. Enchanting, in other words...
2 JirinPanthosa: the guys from TSPDT made a promise to alter their method of "net-casting" next year, so we can hope for a wider range of names and countries.
I can only wonder why everybody finds a couple of doubled flashbacks so baffling and incoherent. I'm not an expert at Shakespearean studies but following the plot was easy and somewhat exciting.
Though sagging at some points, Anonymous is a beautiful historical fantasy with powerful performances from older actors (especially Ifans), true-to-life texture, enjoyable settings, some great dialogues and a voice of its own. Whatever you think of Edward de Vere as William Shakespeare, there is a strong message in this film, and I like the taste of it. It tastes of tears and eternity.
It seems Emmerich has redeemed himself.
Amelie + Ghost World + Mr Nobody + Catcher in the Rye.
Cute and witty, sure. But somehow it managed to put me off a bit, as though it pulled the wrong strings with the wrong hands.
Still unsure how to crack it. At least it makes you go back to it, again and again, worming slowly into your thoughts.
And music... hell, I wish I could live in it. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Old-fashioned in a sad way, with no real chance to win modern filmlovers. It seems Spielberg was uncertain about his target audience this time, unless he filmed Tintin for himself. It works neither with children nor with adults, however spectacular (it is Spielberg, after all) it pretends to be.
Not bad, but that's all about it.
Great suspense, nice settings, barely existent characters, no logic and dull ending. Not a good choice for #181 in top 500 horror flicks.
What partially redeems it is real-life origin. Still, Eden Lake is way more powerful and gritty.
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Movie comment on Excision
Pickman
Actually, this film is very funny (intentionally so) in places, so IMDB should really consider the comedy tag. McCord is truly great here. However, the plot is somewhat inconsistent and could use some thoughtful editing. Still, better than you expect from such a premise.Movie comment on The Host
Pickman
Love turns us all into fools, doesn't it? My warm feelings for Saoirse Ronan made me watch this, or, rather, sentenced me to two hours of the worst filmmaking I’d encountered over the last years. Well, thank God it didn't ruin Saoirse's career. It could. It really could, even though she would not have been the one to blame.I also find it hard to believe that the script was written by the man who gave us Gattaca and The Truman Show. Surely it is Mrs. Meyer who’s responsible for 90% of this flapdoodle but well, they could at least try to improve it.
Unbelievably bad.
Movie comment on Oldboy
Pickman
They ruined everything that could possibly be ruined. There was a potential here to make a different but still good film. But what they made was this puppet show. Lame, too lame.Movie comment on The Counselor
Pickman
Lucky you. I still can't understand why so many people find fault with this film, clear and logical as it is. Not a masterpiece, but well, it's very, very good.Movie comment on The Conjuring
Pickman
Pretty lame for a James Wan film. It's by no means bad but it's heavily generic. If you expect something weird and quirky (like a sewing demon from Insidious) then you're going to be disappointed just like me.Movie comment on Byzantium
Pickman
It seems like Neil Jordan's the only director in the world who has somehow managed to make TWO great vampire films. Mesmerizing, couldn't take my eyes off the screen.Movie comment on About Cherry
Pickman
Don't mean any rudeness here but Ashley Hinshaw would really make a better porn actress than a regular one she's actually become. Bad acting, though, isn't the only issue with this film; clumsy directing and a helpless script seem even more crucial. That's a debut, all right. But we've seen better ones. haven't we?Movie comment on Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
Pickman
This could make two or even three perfect films but ended up as one and the only one, overlong and structurally flawed. Still, it's beautiful and subtle; the director probably cared too much for his ideas and motifs to edit anything out. That might be an artistic sin but forgivable for that matter... Good, good.Movie comment on Le Havre
Pickman
This film is silly and farfeteched but enjoyably so (perhaps all Kaurismäki's works are; Le Havre was my first foray into his realm). I wouldn't say the world cinema would be bereft without this film but its message was well worth making it. Helping each other is a good thing... this one may seem naive, but then all universal truths do, don't they?Movie comment on The Raven
Pickman
Nice and neat, solid atmosphere, excellent photography and lighting, good performances from supporting actors (even Alice Eve is something more than your regular protagonist's femme). John Cusack is not bad as well, but he isn't Poe, not in the least. Enjoyable, really enjoyable.Movie comment on Young Adult
Pickman
satisfythecrave, gerlistejada - great comments. I've nearly started to have a feeling that my sympathy for Mavis is something of an anomaly.Great performances, classy script, elegant directing. Love to love it.
Movie comment on 50/50
Pickman
It rouses right emotions in the right way. Humour, sadness, hope. Pretty much sums up a wonderful movie for me.And yes, the acting was really good (except perhaps Anna Kendrick but it may be due to her character, not performance).
Movie comment on The Innkeepers
Pickman
Pleasingly weird in the first half, but the shift from lightheartedness to macabre in the second one is anything but smooth. This could also have been turned to some advantage but sadly it was not. The film is fairly good at showing us how and explaining who but ultimately impotent in offering what. If it's a couple of folks in tacky Halloween makeup who pretend to be ghosts then the mission's failed. It was also far from prudent to waste the characters so pointlessly after taking so much time and care to introduce them. The Innkeepers could potentially be a powerful ghost story but ends up as a commonplace instead. If it's anywhere near The Shining, it's the guy who takes out the trash in Overlook Hotel... sometimes he even hits the bin, yep.Movie comment on Hugo
Pickman
What, 170 million? It looks like a penny-worth TV production, made by some frustrated understudy.Who, Scorsese? I hope he put all his energy into 3D trifles. If he didn't... well, he was not born for this kind of movies.
The one true victim is Chloe Moretz, who appears too embarassed of her nondescript character to play anything, making do with shy smiles and slouchy postures.
I love Georges Méliès and the glorious cinema of his days, but this love-letter is pretty misspelled in my eyes. Ed Wood is a far better dedication to the period of its director's choice.
Movie comment on Kari-gurashi no Arietti
Pickman
Ghibli's best feature since Spirited Away (not as brilliant, though). A breath of peace and summer, mesmerizing in its beauty. Sort of similar to Witch's Delivery Service in how it catches the miracle of everyday life. Enchanting, in other words...Movie comment on The Hangover Part II
Pickman
No jokes, no sense, no moral point. Awful.Toplist comment on TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
Pickman
2 JirinPanthosa: the guys from TSPDT made a promise to alter their method of "net-casting" next year, so we can hope for a wider range of names and countries.Movie comment on Anonymous
Pickman
I can only wonder why everybody finds a couple of doubled flashbacks so baffling and incoherent. I'm not an expert at Shakespearean studies but following the plot was easy and somewhat exciting.Though sagging at some points, Anonymous is a beautiful historical fantasy with powerful performances from older actors (especially Ifans), true-to-life texture, enjoyable settings, some great dialogues and a voice of its own. Whatever you think of Edward de Vere as William Shakespeare, there is a strong message in this film, and I like the taste of it. It tastes of tears and eternity.
It seems Emmerich has redeemed himself.
Movie comment on Submarine
Pickman
Amelie + Ghost World + Mr Nobody + Catcher in the Rye.Cute and witty, sure. But somehow it managed to put me off a bit, as though it pulled the wrong strings with the wrong hands.
Movie comment on Immortals
Pickman
It is flawed, though. It really is. But the overall effect is so much stronger than stray missteps...Movie comment on Immortals
Pickman
Amazing. One of its kind.And it's a movie where you get MORE than you expect.
rtrench +1
Movie comment on Drive
Pickman
Still unsure how to crack it. At least it makes you go back to it, again and again, worming slowly into your thoughts.And music... hell, I wish I could live in it. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Movie comment on The Adventures of Tintin
Pickman
Old-fashioned in a sad way, with no real chance to win modern filmlovers. It seems Spielberg was uncertain about his target audience this time, unless he filmed Tintin for himself. It works neither with children nor with adults, however spectacular (it is Spielberg, after all) it pretends to be.Not bad, but that's all about it.
Movie comment on Puss in Boots
Pickman
Wonderful. Much better than Shrek, nearly as good as Rango. Enjoyed it.Movie comment on Ils
Pickman
Great suspense, nice settings, barely existent characters, no logic and dull ending. Not a good choice for #181 in top 500 horror flicks.What partially redeems it is real-life origin. Still, Eden Lake is way more powerful and gritty.
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