From the last month (and a half). i'll just talk about american movies because i'ts been a REALLY bad year for french cinema. our razzies (les gérards) are in heaven.
Inception: more entertaining, well written and well directed (a little bit over-acted) that anything i've seen in 2010 and i've seen a LOT of flicks. anyway, what art should always be: smart and well made but accessible and entertaining. but you've already talked about it a lot so...
The social network: "benjamin button" made me hate david fincher; melodramatic as sh*t, the excellent idea is totally under used etc... but "the social network" is the very opposite! from a totally sh*tty idea (the life of the creators of facebook, duh...) fincher made a wonderful film. david, i think i like you again (i watched "zodiac" on tv after that and despite i've been disappointed at the time, it's awesome)
waking sleeping beauty: documentary about the revival of disney between the mid 80s to the mid 90s. 1h20 of "we are so pleased to work for this beautiful company". and the hard work of the men in the shadows? nada. boring.
somewhere: the last sofia coppola. "virgin suicides" was good, "marie antoinette" was mediocre (converse shoes in the 18th century? come on! worst intended anachronism ever) and lost in translation was a masterpiece. this one is...okay. maybe good. nothing new here but in term of technics, coppola knows her classics. now that everyone is aware that she can quotes the best directors, she can finally shows us what SHE can do.
the green hornet (saw it in 3d): i love michel gondry. he's one of the men that makes me proud of being french. when i saw the poster and the trailer, i was veeeery scared. i was wrong. i'm not really a fan of seth rogen (funny people with 30mn cut in the final act would be great) but he did a good job on the screenplay. in my opinion, this movie is even better than "kick ass" in the "everyday man wants to be a super-hero" genre. most of the jokes are pure seth rogen but not in a negative way, jay chou is perfect as kato, christopher waltz is hilarious as the villain who don't know what to do to be more charsimatic and gondry proves once more that he can fit in everything from the underground music videos to the blockbusters.
angry gideon out, thank you for your time
Inception: more entertaining, well written and well directed (a little bit over-acted) that anything i've seen in 2010 and i've seen a LOT of flicks. anyway, what art should always be: smart and well made but accessible and entertaining. but you've already talked about it a lot so...
The social network: "benjamin button" made me hate david fincher; melodramatic as sh*t, the excellent idea is totally under used etc... but "the social network" is the very opposite! from a totally sh*tty idea (the life of the creators of facebook, duh...) fincher made a wonderful film. david, i think i like you again (i watched "zodiac" on tv after that and despite i've been disappointed at the time, it's awesome)
waking sleeping beauty: documentary about the revival of disney between the mid 80s to the mid 90s. 1h20 of "we are so pleased to work for this beautiful company". and the hard work of the men in the shadows? nada. boring.
somewhere: the last sofia coppola. "virgin suicides" was good, "marie antoinette" was mediocre (converse shoes in the 18th century? come on! worst intended anachronism ever) and lost in translation was a masterpiece. this one is...okay. maybe good. nothing new here but in term of technics, coppola knows her classics. now that everyone is aware that she can quotes the best directors, she can finally shows us what SHE can do.
the green hornet (saw it in 3d): i love michel gondry. he's one of the men that makes me proud of being french. when i saw the poster and the trailer, i was veeeery scared. i was wrong. i'm not really a fan of seth rogen (funny people with 30mn cut in the final act would be great) but he did a good job on the screenplay. in my opinion, this movie is even better than "kick ass" in the "everyday man wants to be a super-hero" genre. most of the jokes are pure seth rogen but not in a negative way, jay chou is perfect as kato, christopher waltz is hilarious as the villain who don't know what to do to be more charsimatic and gondry proves once more that he can fit in everything from the underground music videos to the blockbusters.
angry gideon out, thank you for your time
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Not a film but an amazing audio/visual experience nevertheless. Last night I went to see Sting and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Absolutely brilliant, the best show i've been to. I got back from this last night in total disbelief that this concert had gone three hours. Even though it had blatantly been divided into two halves, it just didn't feel that long. Initially I was reluctant to say as I walked away "that was the best ever" because i've become self-conscious about saying that each time and for that reason i've held off saying that the last few concerts, but this time it truly feels right. Up until now, the best show I had seen was AC/DC.
At the same time, the two are incomparable so really, it's equally weighted for totally different reasons. Where AC/DC exploded, Sting and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra induced sheer euphoria. Where AC/DC teased and weren't afraid to show their naughty side, Sting invited and made us laugh while thinking. Where AC/DC knew how to fill a large venue and make themselves heard at every corner, Sting drew us in from our seats.
The point? Well, both artists do their own thing extremely well in very different ways. So again, it's really incomparable. But like AC/DC, I walked away from the gig not only feeling as though I could have sat there for a few more hours, but i'd gladly pay again just to sit in the same seat of the same row to hear precisely the same set list. I'm definitely renewing my membership. Thanks to Sting.com for the excellent seats. I was in the third row, dead centre in the middle. At first, it was so intimate, it was almost a little intimidating. Dominic Miller from time to time gave me a strange, quirky yet observant stare, Steven Mercurio gave me the conductor's -eye for a second. Was it the cold sore on my lip? My shirt? The fact that I walked in just as the opening song had kicked in? Whatever the case, I felt like a member of the band. Really. It was so intimate, so close and amongst the crowd, you almost felt like you were on stage. It sounded you.
Highlights include:
- Next to you
- King of Pain
- Why should I cry for you?
- You will be my ain true love
- Message in a bottle
- Russians
- A thousand years
- She's too good for me
However, today I was listening over the Symphonicities Live album which was recorded in Berlin and arrived at my decision. Last night's concert was the best i've been to. I've always been reluctant to walk away from any concert saying "that's the best i've seen" because I fear saying that each time. But looking back, what I got at this concert was the experience, the clarity and the sheer craftsmanship. It was just priceless and sadly, i'll never see it again as I doubt he'd make the time to do it again. It ended way too soon.
At the same time, the two are incomparable so really, it's equally weighted for totally different reasons. Where AC/DC exploded, Sting and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra induced sheer euphoria. Where AC/DC teased and weren't afraid to show their naughty side, Sting invited and made us laugh while thinking. Where AC/DC knew how to fill a large venue and make themselves heard at every corner, Sting drew us in from our seats.
The point? Well, both artists do their own thing extremely well in very different ways. So again, it's really incomparable. But like AC/DC, I walked away from the gig not only feeling as though I could have sat there for a few more hours, but i'd gladly pay again just to sit in the same seat of the same row to hear precisely the same set list. I'm definitely renewing my membership. Thanks to Sting.com for the excellent seats. I was in the third row, dead centre in the middle. At first, it was so intimate, it was almost a little intimidating. Dominic Miller from time to time gave me a strange, quirky yet observant stare, Steven Mercurio gave me the conductor's -eye for a second. Was it the cold sore on my lip? My shirt? The fact that I walked in just as the opening song had kicked in? Whatever the case, I felt like a member of the band. Really. It was so intimate, so close and amongst the crowd, you almost felt like you were on stage. It sounded you.
Highlights include:
- Next to you
- King of Pain
- Why should I cry for you?
- You will be my ain true love
- Message in a bottle
- Russians
- A thousand years
- She's too good for me
However, today I was listening over the Symphonicities Live album which was recorded in Berlin and arrived at my decision. Last night's concert was the best i've been to. I've always been reluctant to walk away from any concert saying "that's the best i've seen" because I fear saying that each time. But looking back, what I got at this concert was the experience, the clarity and the sheer craftsmanship. It was just priceless and sadly, i'll never see it again as I doubt he'd make the time to do it again. It ended way too soon.
The Fighter
For goodness sake Mr. Bale QUIT IT with the skeleton roles. You are too handsome and it gives me the jeebies.
Marky Mark, the very picture of perfect muscular anatomy in this piece without getting all grossly over pumped. I swear I could see every branch of serratus, and lats, and just about every other muscle in fine chiseled detail. Not that it is my bag, but it was fascinating to see.
Movie was ok.
For goodness sake Mr. Bale QUIT IT with the skeleton roles. You are too handsome and it gives me the jeebies.
Marky Mark, the very picture of perfect muscular anatomy in this piece without getting all grossly over pumped. I swear I could see every branch of serratus, and lats, and just about every other muscle in fine chiseled detail. Not that it is my bag, but it was fascinating to see.
Movie was ok.
Pirates, vampires, zombies, ninjas, ghouls, aliens, goblins, monsters, robots, sorcerers, undead, werewolves, demons, mutated dinosaur-cyborgs and those pesky phone salesmen! The shotgun is a one-size-fits-all solution!
You guys are rockin the horror flicks. First the Santa movie and now this. Looks on par with Cloverfield.Fred Buer wrote:I just saw this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEo7H9tqSM
And it was AWESOME.
-Fred
Actually the santa movie was finnish. But I'll figure you meant us scandinavians lol 
-Fred
-Fred
Pirates, vampires, zombies, ninjas, ghouls, aliens, goblins, monsters, robots, sorcerers, undead, werewolves, demons, mutated dinosaur-cyborgs and those pesky phone salesmen! The shotgun is a one-size-fits-all solution!
I saw Disney's Tangled.
I was pleasantly surprised with this one.
I thought it was going to be your standard Disney Romance blah blah, but it was actually incredibly funny.
To be honest, the ugly guys in the bar made this movie. I think they should make a movie just about them.
The Rapunzel story was adapted pretty well too. A lot was added, but it was done in a smart and charming way.
You'll enjoy this even if you don't have kids.
I was pleasantly surprised with this one.
I thought it was going to be your standard Disney Romance blah blah, but it was actually incredibly funny.
To be honest, the ugly guys in the bar made this movie. I think they should make a movie just about them.
The Rapunzel story was adapted pretty well too. A lot was added, but it was done in a smart and charming way.
You'll enjoy this even if you don't have kids.
Matt
I finally saw The King's Speech. Wow. Now I know why it won all those awards. I must admit I'm a big fan of Colin Firth.
It was a great movie that was all about the story and not about special effects or which girls outfit is the skimpiest or which explosions were the biggest.
Sometimes it's nice to enjoy a quiet movie for a change.
It was a great movie that was all about the story and not about special effects or which girls outfit is the skimpiest or which explosions were the biggest.
Sometimes it's nice to enjoy a quiet movie for a change.
Samantha
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.