In the Mouth of Madness might be my personal favorite John Carpenter film
One of John Carpenter's best films, and maybe my personal favorite of his. Atmospheric horror filmmaking at its finest. The film just oozes atmosphere and eeriness. A fantastic cast (with the exception of Julie Carmen who is admittedly weak) and great practical effects. The film is like a nightmare/dream you might have had that you are watching as a movie. The film is undoubtedly a mindscrew but in a good way as it leaves you thinking rather than annoyedIf you haven't seen it, first listen to the awesome theme Carpenter composed for it, then go check it outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--wAw7gBQxU via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3C08iz3
The Sixth Sense… somehow avoided the twist and WOW
Holy fuck. I’d heard there was a great twist somewhere in this movie and so I didn’t go in completely blind, but I had no idea what it would actually be. So the whole time various ideas popped into my head, but I never once suspected Malcolm to be dead, even after thinking to myself “wow how the hell did he survive that gunshot?”Needless to say, I was already a sobbing wreck from the car scene with Cole and his mother (quite underrated just because of what immediately follows). The twist sent goosebumps down every inch of me and I became even more of an emotional mess. I also instantly recalled some of the moments from earlier in the film, like when the guy drives off even after Malcolm shouted at him… he wasn’t avoiding conflict, he literally could not hear him.What a frightening, dark, beautiful movie. One of my new favorites of all time and feeling very grateful I somehow avoided the twist all these years. Can’t wait to rewatch it for all the clues sometime soon. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3rOJhCu
Car chase/action scenes from the 60's and 70's are far superior than anything modern. You can keep your F&Fs.
Maybe because of the longer, wider shots with heavy cars. It feels like I am there on the sidelines watching.Today, you could shoot an entire 10 minute car chase in 1 square block with enough quick editing. I know a modern day Bullitt would suuuuuck.There is something almost magical in the old movies. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2V0c2QF
The first 25 minutes of The Fellowship of The Ring is my favorite part of the whole LOTR trilogy
Of course, the whole trilogy is amazing but there are many things about that beginning that I love. From Galadriel's prologue until the moment Bilbo leaves after letting go of the ring is, I believe, a perfect introduction.But there's something else and I don't know how to say it clearly. I guess is the feeling Gandalf give us when he arrives to the Shire: everything is fine at least in a little place in the world. But those of us that already saw the movie know what's coming so I think what Gandalf feels it multiplies. I think about Sam trying to hold to something in the darkest of times: "do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo?".Also, we're actually seeing one story ending: Bilbo's adventure, while opening the door for Frodo's odyssey.I don't know, the whole introduction has a very feel good vibe for me and inevitably makes me see everything one more time once it has started. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3rKXZKt
There is a surprising lack of amazing fantasy movies.
I know this is up for debate. I did want a discussion out of this but for me, when I have that fantasy itch, I almost always come back to the Lord of the Rings movies. Now they are extremely great movies but having watched them a million times I want to see what else is out there that has the epic scale and grandeur. I know there are other fantasy movies with huge world building but they tend to be more in the vain of the hobbit. Is there anything else? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2VbydDt
Nightcrawler is absolutely terrifying
I just watched it the other day, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s character scares me. He’s just some like pamphlet about business strategies personified, almost all of his personality being him saying a tip about negotiating a price or talking about business goals. His eyes are so massive in this movie they dominate his whole face and they’re always analyzing and stalking everything he looks at. And what scares me the most was that for the first third of the movie, I was totally rooting for this guy. Like obviously he was a little weird or whatever, but until he started moving dead bodies around and extorting sex from Nina, I was hoping this socially awkward guy would win. I watched it a few days ago and I still can’t stop thinking about it, just the way he manipulated so many people and got so many killed just to try to get a good shot, all while barely showing any humanity and spouting out business lessons. I can’t believe Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t even get nominated for this role, he was excellent and terrifying in this movie. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3BZAORw
Zack Snyder would benefit from a Co-Director moreso than any other active filmmaker
Over the years there have been several directors (most of whom have acheived wild commercial success), that have a technical mastery of the craft of filmmaking, but show major deficiencies in either creating believable characters & motivation and/or writing intricate exchanges between characters (that isnt just a bunch of exposition dump, or set up for the next set-piece). Several visionary directors fall into this as well, including Zemeckis and Cameron (to a lesser extent)But, there's never been someone who has exemplified this quite like Snyder. This also bleeds into how I view his films, most of them are bloated, screechy messes, that also almost-always have atleast one scene thats plain breathtaking.That's why I believe that Snyder will start making absolute modern-classics, the second he starts working with a co-director that's known for dramatic storytelling and nuanced characterisation.Because, this whole "singular-vision" schtick has actually been a detriment to his films. The dude is a fantastic visual filmmaker, but his films desperately need an intellectual counter-weight, to balance out his excesses via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3zYmExZ
Watching Scott Pilgrim, it's weird seeing Brie Larsen, Mary Elizabeth Winsted, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, Chris Evans, and Jason Schwartzmann in a supporting role to Michael Cera of all people.
It's weird because how big they all are now.Anyways, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is fucking awesome. I didn't realize how much I quoted this movie until I was watching it now. I Feel like it's every scene.Also, Brandon Routh should be allowed to do more comedy his timing is excellent.I'm drunk. It's been like 7 years since I've watched this movie.God damn Knives is a fabulous character too. Ellen Wong is great. Love her in The Void too.Kieran Culkin too! Can't believe I forgot him! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3jnmji3
David Fincher's adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a dark masterpiece, both visually and psychologically, and it's a loss to all of us that we never got to see the full trilogy.
Like the title says.I just rewatched the movie and it is a sucker punch.From the amazingly disturbing opening credits (with a superb Immigrant Song cover), via a sickening rape scene with brutal revenge for Lisbeth all the way to that 3rd act which will definitely ruin Enya for a large group of viewers. The movie is just perfect.The cast is brilliant and dedicated, the dialogue is just the bare essentials, no frills. The action is brutal and doesn't glorify itself.Rooney Mara is amazing as Salander and she deserved a lot more recognition for it. (Obviously, if you've see the Swedish versions, it's hard to get past Noomi Rapace, who really delivered as well.)I would've loved to have seen Fincher tackle the whole "father, half-brother" back story, the Blomqvist having to save Salander through journalism angle... We missed out on a lot.The Girl in the Spider's Web was a disgrace of a movie. It just changed Salander's character into a female Jason Bourne/Jack Reacher, just out to save people. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3ydqZgh
AUSTIN POWERS: All the Austin Powers movies are on Netflix and damn I forgot how stupid and funny these movies are
It's been like 20 years since I've seen these. They are even funnier as an adult. I enjoy when the jokes are so stupid it's just a big comedy bomb and I laugh even harder. Mike Myers was truly an entertaining wizard at work. Wish we got more from him now. The world probably feels they're too good for his humor now. Also. I would love an Austin pussy reboot with Tom cruise and Danny Devito and yes I want Kevin Spacey back too. Que Steven speilburg does flips going off screen lol via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3j4ktCd
Official Discussion Megathread (Jungle Cruise / The Green Knight / Stillwater)
Quick note: I'm currently traveling abroad and haven't been able to fill in all the usual info on these threads. I'll be near WiFi and my laptop in a couple of hours and will fill it all in. If you want to vote on the poll or see the results of the poll, check again later.Please just discuss the movies and not the lack of information in the threads as it has nothing to do with the movies and will be fixed.Jungle CruiseThe Green KnightStillwater via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3BTBlEp