The Redcafe Movie review thread

Plechazunga · 3rd March 2008, 12:45

New comedy by Lars Von Trier. Very funny set-up, with an actor hired to pretend to be the big boss of an IT company... he has no idea what they do and has to bluff it, which he does incredibly badly.

It's very funny until about halfway through, when it starts getting really wanky and up its own arse. Every now and again Von Trier pulls out to an exterior view of the office, and then tells us in voice over that he's now going to bring in another character, or why he made a particular decision in light of the expectations of the genre etc... feck off.

Then it gets really boring and stupid at the end. Still worth seeing though, but I'd wait for DVD if I were you cnuts, which mercifully I'm not.

Instead of a DOP, Von Trier used a computer programmed to point the camera at random, so that half the time the characters are only just in shot. Actually that aspect works surprisingly well... presumably in editing they cut out most of the ones where you're just seeing a wall or a foot. Still, what a cnut.

mehro · 3rd March 2008, 15:14

Wages of Fear

The movie's about 4 people trying to get out of a god forsaken town. They take up a job that'll get them enough money but is extremely dangerous. Watching this movie I felt like I did when i saw Come and See. I was expecting a good movie but nothing like this. It was bloody fantastic! Every scene was brilliantly written and directed. It's hard to pick faults with a movie like this but perhaps the climax was too predictable. This one's going on my list.

9.5/10

Sam Atherton · 3rd March 2008, 15:32

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Originally Posted by mehro

Wages of Fear

The movie's about 4 people trying to get out of a god forsaken town. They take up a job that'll get them enough money but is extremely dangerous. Watching this movie I felt like I did when i saw Come and See. I was expecting a good movie but nothing like this. It was bloody fantastic! Every scene was brilliantly written and directed. It's hard to pick faults with a movie like this but perhaps the climax was too predictable. This one's going on my list.

9.5/10

sounds great, anyone semi reputable in it?

mehro · 3rd March 2008, 15:38

Directed by Clouzot. Has Yves Montand in it who I'm sure I've seen in some movie but can't remember which.

UnitedRoadRed · 3rd March 2008, 17:43

I Am Legend

Absolutely astounded that Will Smith took this script. Very poor film with little other than the landscaping being of interest. Far inferior version of the Omega Man. Nothing like the book and with an equally crap ending. If you were considering it, don't.

Plechazunga · 3rd March 2008, 20:26

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Originally Posted by mehro

Directed by Clouzot. Has Yves Montand in it who I'm sure I've seen in some movie but can't remember which.

Probably Jean de Florette

olesmyhero · 3rd March 2008, 22:18

Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic. I usually like a lot of Silverman's comedy. Some of the movie was good but it fell a bit flat most of the time in my opinion.

Paz · 4th March 2008, 00:58

Just got back from 'The Bank Job' thought it was quite good, very Guy Ritchie-esque

olesmyhero · 4th March 2008, 04:37

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Originally Posted by Paz

Just got back from 'The Bank Job' thought it was quite good, very Guy Ritchie-esque

I'm looking forward to that one. Based on a true story too right?

olesmyhero · 4th March 2008, 18:41

2 Days in Paris. Decent movie about a couple staying in Paris for 2 days.

Spammy · 4th March 2008, 18:47

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

2 Days in Paris. Decent movie about a couple staying in Paris for 2 days.

Wtf? Wouldn't have expected that.

peterstorey · 4th March 2008, 18:49

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

2 Days in Paris. Decent movie about a couple staying in Paris for 2 days.

Urrgh I'd actually forgotten about that misdirected (by Julie Delpy) and appallingly poorly written (by Julie Delphy) mess.

olesmyhero · 4th March 2008, 18:50

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Originally Posted by Spammy

Wtf? Wouldn't have expected that.

I'm a surprising person. And I'm not saying it's great. I'm just saying it was an adequate way of spending 90 minutes. Certainly had its drawbacks.

Paz · 4th March 2008, 23:51

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

I'm looking forward to that one. Based on a true story too right?

yepp

waterglow · 5th March 2008, 01:03

Can't be bothered to search but didn't see it anyway

Who's seen Gone Baby Gone?

heard a lot of positives about Casey Affleck's performance in this, even before his supporting actor nomination in The Assasination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Crawford . This is supposedly to be a lot like Mystic River, at least based on it, which I loved. I'm interested to hear anyones comments on it.

Salvation · 7th March 2008, 21:35

Capote - Having been a fan of Harper Lee and completely unacquainted with Truman Capote's work, the movie didn't serve its purpose for me. From an unbiased perspective, it was a very good watch.

mehro · 7th March 2008, 21:38

Salv, you need to watch Wages of Fear.

mehro · 7th March 2008, 21:38

And Kind Hearts and Coronets.

mehro · 7th March 2008, 21:40

Looks like I forgot to review Kind Hearts and Coronets. Oh, well.

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Excellent movie. 9/10

peterstorey · 7th March 2008, 21:53

First US feature from the great Wong Kar Wai. Out go Christopher Doyle (cinematographer), Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau et al and in come Jude Law, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. Desperately disappointing road movie that's more of a train wreck with only a few frames of genius from the great man. A major part of the problem is the screenplay cowritten with Lawrence Block, who's a cookie-cutter PI novelist (minimal characterisation). Norah Jones proves that she's just as tedious to look at as to listen to and the only saving grace is that Doyle isn't missed due to a bravura turn from cinematographer Darius Khondji plus there's some Ry Cooder on a nice soundtrack.

mehro · 7th March 2008, 21:56

This was to be expected. Was very surprised when he decided to go with Norah Jones.

reelworld · 8th March 2008, 04:47

Watched Japanese movie Ima, Ai Ni Yukimasu last week.

Starts out as the usual romance drama, a woman name Mio passed away due to illness and leave her husband and son grieving. However moments before she died she told them she'll be back during the next rainy season.

Things got really interesting when she did show up at the start of the rainy season, although she have no memory whatsoever about who she is and her past. It was a quite moving story and the plot twist was really good. It stretch on the fantasy area a bit but I thought it was well executed. The lead actress who play Mio excel in he role (I think she plays on Ringu as well), while the guy who play her husband was not bad, although he was borderline annoying at times.

I'd say watched it with your love ones.

Wittmann45 · 8th March 2008, 05:49

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Originally Posted by UnitedRoadRed

I Am Legend

Absolutely astounded that Will Smith took this script. Very poor film with little other than the landscaping being of interest. Far inferior version of the Omega Man. Nothing like the book and with an equally crap ending. If you were considering it, don't.

Exactly!

I don't know why they called it 'I Am Legend', because they missed the entire reason of why Neville was in fact a legend

Salvation · 8th March 2008, 08:08

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Originally Posted by mehro

Salv, you need to watch Wages of Fear.

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Originally Posted by mehro

And Kind Hearts and Coronets.

I'll try my best to get my hands on them mehro, thanks

It's getting increasingly frustrating to find movies I desire in stores in here. Even the relative classics like Apocalypse and Memento for instance are unavailable. And I'm too skint to order from Amazon. Period.

francobaresi · 8th March 2008, 13:10

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Originally Posted by peterstorey

First US feature from the great Wong Kar Wai. Out go Christopher Doyle (cinematographer), Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau et al and in come Jude Law, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. Desperately disappointing road movie that's more of a train wreck with only a few frames of genius from the great man. A major part of the problem is the screenplay cowritten with Lawrence Block, who's a cookie-cutter PI novelist (minimal characterisation). Norah Jones proves that she's just as tedious to look as to listen to and the only saving grace is that Doyle isn't missed due to a bravura turn from cinematographer Darius Khondji plus there's some Ry Cooder on a nice soundtrack.

This got slaughtered in every review I read when it came out. Rightly so, it would seem

Alex · 8th March 2008, 13:13

Semi-Pro = 7.5-8/10

reelworld · 8th March 2008, 21:35

Gone Baby Gone.
Casey Affleck can act!! His brother is actually a decent director!
Michelle Monaghan isn't that bad either!

Hammer Michael · 8th March 2008, 22:20

Watched 'Edmund', written by David Mamet, last night. Weird little film with William H. Macy as the lead...stiff-shirt business-man walks out on wife and job searching for the seedier side of life and to explore his pent-up prejudices.

'Falling Down' meets 'Bad Lieutenant'...not one of Mamet or Macy's best, but worth a look.

Psmith · 9th March 2008, 02:55

No Country for Old Men

Great in parts, boring in others. Don't know what to make of it. Definitely worth a watch. Seemed to me it tried too hard to be some deep philosphical film when it's essentially about a guy running away from a psycho. The Southern drawl got annoying as well.

6/10

Sam Atherton · 9th March 2008, 20:54

Juno / "Giant Fucking Let Down"

Unbelievably over-rated film, never Oscar material. Some good parts and a decent watch overall but all this raving is ridiculous. 6.5/10

3rd March 2008, 12:45	#4721 (permalink)
Plechazunga Phones, soup, paint and chairs are troubling. Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the principality is chief executive of David evroshampiona Gil. Posts: 49,810	The Boss Of It All New comedy by Lars Von Trier. Very funny set-up, with an actor hired to pretend to be the big boss of an IT company... he has no idea what they do and has to bluff it, which he does incredibly badly. It's very funny until about halfway through, when it starts getting really wanky and up its own arse. Every now and again Von Trier pulls out to an exterior view of the office, and then tells us in voice over that he's now going to bring in another character, or why he made a particular decision in light of the expectations of the genre etc... feck off. Then it gets really boring and stupid at the end. Still worth seeing though, but I'd wait for DVD if I were you cnuts, which mercifully I'm not. Instead of a DOP, Von Trier used a computer programmed to point the camera at random, so that half the time the characters are only just in shot. Actually that aspect works surprisingly well... presumably in editing they cut out most of the ones where you're just seeing a wall or a foot. Still, what a cnut.

7th March 2008, 21:53	#4740 (permalink)
peterstorey Winner of the 'Most pompous arrogant pretentious Gooner' title 2004 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Happy those, who can remain at Highbury! Posts: 9,229	My Blueberry Nights First US feature from the great Wong Kar Wai. Out go Christopher Doyle (cinematographer), Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau et al and in come Jude Law, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. Desperately disappointing road movie that's more of a train wreck with only a few frames of genius from the great man. A major part of the problem is the screenplay cowritten with Lawrence Block, who's a cookie-cutter PI novelist (minimal characterisation). Norah Jones proves that she's just as tedious to look at as to listen to and the only saving grace is that Doyle isn't missed due to a bravura turn from cinematographer Darius Khondji plus there's some Ry Cooder on a nice soundtrack.

3rd March 2008, 15:14	#4722 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Wages of Fear The movie's about 4 people trying to get out of a god forsaken town. They take up a job that'll get them enough money but is extremely dangerous. Watching this movie I felt like I did when i saw Come and See. I was expecting a good movie but nothing like this. It was bloody fantastic! Every scene was brilliantly written and directed. It's hard to pick faults with a movie like this but perhaps the climax was too predictable. This one's going on my list. 9.5/10

3rd March 2008, 15:38	#4724 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Directed by Clouzot. Has Yves Montand in it who I'm sure I've seen in some movie but can't remember which.

3rd March 2008, 17:43	#4725 (permalink)
UnitedRoadRed Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,350	I Am Legend Absolutely astounded that Will Smith took this script. Very poor film with little other than the landscaping being of interest. Far inferior version of the Omega Man. Nothing like the book and with an equally crap ending. If you were considering it, don't.

3rd March 2008, 22:18	#4727 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic. I usually like a lot of Silverman's comedy. Some of the movie was good but it fell a bit flat most of the time in my opinion.

4th March 2008, 00:58	#4728 (permalink)
Paz Smudger lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ...corner by Beckham, punched out by James.....CANTONAAAAAA!! Posts: 7,631	Just got back from 'The Bank Job' thought it was quite good, very Guy Ritchie-esque

4th March 2008, 18:41	#4730 (permalink)
olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	2 Days in Paris. Decent movie about a couple staying in Paris for 2 days.

5th March 2008, 01:03	#4735 (permalink)
waterglow Youth Team Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 450	Can't be bothered to search but didn't see it anyway Who's seen Gone Baby Gone? heard a lot of positives about Casey Affleck's performance in this, even before his supporting actor nomination in The Assasination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Crawford . This is supposedly to be a lot like Mystic River, at least based on it, which I loved. I'm interested to hear anyones comments on it.

7th March 2008, 21:35	#4736 (permalink)
Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	Capote - Having been a fan of Harper Lee and completely unacquainted with Truman Capote's work, the movie didn't serve its purpose for me. From an unbiased perspective, it was a very good watch.

7th March 2008, 21:38	#4737 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Salv, you need to watch Wages of Fear.

7th March 2008, 21:38	#4738 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	And Kind Hearts and Coronets.

7th March 2008, 21:40	#4739 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Looks like I forgot to review Kind Hearts and Coronets. Oh, well. Kind Hearts and Coronets Excellent movie. 9/10

7th March 2008, 21:56	#4741 (permalink)
mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	This was to be expected. Was very surprised when he decided to go with Norah Jones.

8th March 2008, 04:47	#4742 (permalink)
reelworld Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: "I was never a great player" - Roy Keane, after being reminded that great players rarely make great managers. Posts: 5,193	Watched Japanese movie Ima, Ai Ni Yukimasu last week. Starts out as the usual romance drama, a woman name Mio passed away due to illness and leave her husband and son grieving. However moments before she died she told them she'll be back during the next rainy season. Things got really interesting when she did show up at the start of the rainy season, although she have no memory whatsoever about who she is and her past. It was a quite moving story and the plot twist was really good. It stretch on the fantasy area a bit but I thought it was well executed. The lead actress who play Mio excel in he role (I think she plays on Ringu as well), while the guy who play her husband was not bad, although he was borderline annoying at times. I'd say watched it with your love ones.

8th March 2008, 13:13	#4746 (permalink)
Alex Spam Alert! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Californication Posts: 21,251	Semi-Pro = 7.5-8/10

8th March 2008, 21:35	#4747 (permalink)
reelworld Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: "I was never a great player" - Roy Keane, after being reminded that great players rarely make great managers. Posts: 5,193	Gone Baby Gone. Casey Affleck can act!! His brother is actually a decent director! Michelle Monaghan isn't that bad either!

8th March 2008, 22:20	#4748 (permalink)
Hammer Michael Feel free to ignore me, I'm boring. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 1,533	Watched 'Edmund', written by David Mamet, last night. Weird little film with William H. Macy as the lead...stiff-shirt business-man walks out on wife and job searching for the seedier side of life and to explore his pent-up prejudices. 'Falling Down' meets 'Bad Lieutenant'...not one of Mamet or Macy's best, but worth a look.

9th March 2008, 02:55	#4749 (permalink)
Psmith First Team Sub Join Date: May 2006 Location: All that is necessary for stupidity to triumph on the Caf is for good posters to do nothing Posts: 6,677	No Country for Old Men Great in parts, boring in others. Don't know what to make of it. Definitely worth a watch. Seemed to me it tried too hard to be some deep philosphical film when it's essentially about a guy running away from a psycho. The Southern drawl got annoying as well. 6/10

9th March 2008, 20:54	#4750 (permalink)
Sam Atherton Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: "They rested their balls on our chins and brushed our teeth with their d*cks"- Michael Cera Posts: 1,282	Juno / "Giant Fucking Let Down" Unbelievably over-rated film, never Oscar material. Some good parts and a decent watch overall but all this raving is ridiculous. 6.5/10