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[Dominus]

Finished Watching American Hustle. A story during the 70's that has a bit of goodfellas in it, involves con artists and plays off of the character dynamics, focusing less on the debauchery that Wolf of Wall Street did. It was a good watch.

[The Uncanny]

[Lawrence0294]

[CrimsonN7]

I heard it got mixed reviews, any good?

[The Uncanny]

I heard it got mixed reviews, any good?

 

It's a quite deliberately inscrutable film, so I can see why some people don't like it.

 

But personally I loved it.

[TheChris92]

La vie d'Adéle

 

I've heard plenty of praise and controversy thrown at this movie while browsing local film forums and websites, I regularly roam, and thus felt compelled to check it out after discovering it on Netflix. I'm starting to have a thing for unique romantic dramas, and international films alike, or at least ones that approach the genre with a twist. In this case being the main focus of a lesbian relationship, which there aren't that many of to my knowledge at least. But the overarching plot isn't as much about that as it is about young love & self-realization, which I imagine anyone can strongly relate.

The film starts out, in a Dardenne Brothers sort of fashion, handheld as "follow one character up close" spirit. Our main character Adele is fifteen years old, and she happens to fancy girls more than guys. The film progress with a steady pace. We're with Adele when she talks with her ​​friends, and we are with her ​​when she spends time with her boyfriend, a guy. He's not exactly what she's looking for and thus she decides to dumb him -- One thing leads to another as she figures her fascinations leans more towards girls, when fantasizing about a punky blue-haired art student (Lea Seydoux as Emma) glimpsed on the street. After Plucking up the courage to visit a lesbian bar in town, Adele meets Emma and the pair begin a passionate, sensual affair. 

 

In the beginning, the lesbian relationship develops itself into a theme, but it disappears quickly out of the movie, which then shifts its focus to Adele's maturation - from her first love to the painful fracturing truth of relationships and beyond. It leaps ahead a few years after the beginning of the affair. We now find Adele working as a primary school teacher and living with Emma, who's still seeking success in the art world. However, various tensions are bubbling under the surface of their relationship, eventually leading to a devastating break-up. 

Intriguingly, the script refuses to submit to clichés one might expect – This is what made me appreciate the film more. It was its honesty towards the harsher reality of relationships. There are no compromises here, there's no coming-out scene and no dramatic family conflict (though there is both an uncomfortable playground confrontation sequence and an awkward first kiss with a female schoolfriend). This lack of clichéd distractions allows the film to focus on the raw honesty of the central relationship itself, in ways that I believe will resonate deeply with anyone who's ever been in love. It manages to adhere to all audiences and doesn't make a big deal out of its subject matter. Adele's situation can easily be related to anybody regardless of one's sexual orientation. A brand slice-of-life chaotic loose roller-coaster. A commendable act on the maker's part for certain.

 

The sex scenes which are present in the movie are the source of controversy, as they are blunt and uncompromising. But there is a sense of warmth and real intimacy, in no small part due to how authentic the two actresses make them feel, as if they were having a go at it for real. The film Integrates the sex scenes - all long and very explicit - into the plot and the description of the characters -- to a realistic degree I'd argue. Explicit sex in cinema always arouses suspicion, whether the director has speculated on the sensational. One would simply have to look at the marketing of Lars Von Trier's Nymphomanic. In La vie d'Adéle, they serve as an integral part of the story, and the film would not have been the same without them. 

 

Moving on to something else I wanna talk about and point out  -- First of all, anything mentioned above obviously wouldn't have turned out as great as it did weren't it for the acting. Adele Exarchopoulos delivers an extraordinary performance that is utterly mesmerising to watch, her every thought and emotion clearly visible on her achingly expressive face. She carries a wide range of expressions on her illustrious face, as the beautiful cinematography captures her every move. The chemistry with Lea Seydoux and the intensity of their passion is powerfully conveyed within the film's lengthy, visceral sex scenes (the exhausting central sequence is around six minutes long), which, as established earlier, are never exploitative. The direction assures a thrilling and satisfying character study -- Lastly, the script samples together a tough ride filled with the agony and ecstasy of first love, as well as the devastating pain of heartbreak and the film remains utterly gripping throughout its entire three hour running time. 

[Dominus]

I saw the new Hobbit Movie, Desolation of Smaug. Definitely on par with the original LOTR trilogy in terms of quality this time. A bit slow on the first half pacing-wise, but I enjoyed it. Has quite the 'ending', and everything with smaug was bloody awesome.

[Melra]

Last one I had already seen before, Man of Steel, but the last movie that I watched for the first time was Frozen. Really enjoyed that movie.

"Let it gooo... Let it goo..."

[Sjpelke]

Last one I had already seen before, Man of Steel, but the last movie that I watched for the first time was Frozen. Really enjoyed that movie.

"Let it gooo... Let it goo..."

 

Both great movies and saw them in the best company possible

[ObserverStatus]

I really liked the part when he interviews a terrorist.

[HiddenInWar]

Captain America The Winter Solider. MUCH better than the first one.

 

 HAIL HYDRA 

[mybudgee]

Just saw the remake of "EVIL DEAD" ... not usually a fan of remakes, especially horror. This one however was pretty impressive. 9/10

[felipejiraya]

Drive.

 

Amazing movie.

[Obadiah]

Occulus - it was good but a major downer.

[aries1001]

Just watched Turbo - a movie about a very fast snail. And yes, I know it is supposed to be a kids' movie. But I like watching movies made for kids   However, this one, I find, was not that great. It took a very long while to get going and the plot and characters were not that memorable.

 

I also watch - a little while ago - Behind the Candlelabre with Michael Douglas as Liberace. As I'm nearing 50, I remember LIberace from my youth. And Michael Douglas really played well as Liberace or rather he was or became Liberace.

[xAmilli0n]

I haven't sat down to watch an actually movie in a while.  The last one I saw was Let it Go! The Movie (aka Frozen).

[Obadiah]

The Raid 2 - I haven't seen that much blood and violence in one movie in a while. Was it good? *scratches head* It was grim, action-packed, and full of interesting turns in the story. When the bone-breaking and elbow/knee twisting starts coming fast and furious, there were a few audible gasps from the audience (...or maybe that was just me?). I don't think I'm going to watch it again.

Joe - Dark moody simmering story set in the rural US. The main characters were likeable, but the story does take some messed up turns. It was good to see Nicolas Cage in a decent movie.

[Jordan]

Prince Avalanche

[superdeathdealer14]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

[CrimsonN7]

Our Idiot Brother

 

 

 

Caught it on tv, was surprisingly good, funny and sweet dysfunctional family comedy. Great cast also. Would bang again.

[Engineer LV-223]

Batman Returns extremely underrated.

Aw **** I picked a cute one/10

[Eternal Phoenix]

Lil' Gaping Lesbians 2.

The acting was sub par and I thought the premise was unrealistic but I liked the story and general theme. I would recommend it if you're into that sort of thing. TBH it was tasteless and I'm a moral man and quite prudish so I only watched a little for scientific reasons and admired the art but then came back to this page to finish writing this.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Lil' Gaping Lesbians 2.

The acting was sub par and I thought the premise was unrealistic but I liked the story and general theme. I would recommend it if you're into that sort of thing. TBH it was tasteless and I'm a moral man and quite prudish so I only watched a little for scientific reasons and admired the art but then came back to this page to finish writing this.