The Redcafe Movie review thread

BRobson · 8th August 2007, 00:36

My Top 5 World Cinema Films:

1: Black Book http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIklvGsU7bM
2: OldBoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno
3: City of God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRJ-C8WiPo
4: Pan's Labyrinth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5d4f1nyLgg
5: Angel-a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaoYTgbUmdc -

Psmith · 8th August 2007, 08:11

Any of the Indian posters seen Gandhi my father yet? Any good?

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 11:30

The Lives of Others - Fantastic.

crappycraperson · 8th August 2007, 12:08

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Originally Posted by Psmith

Any of the Indian posters seen Gandhi my father yet? Any good?

It's ok, definitely one time watch. First half was very good and looked like it would turn out to be a special movie. Second one was a let down though, director was not able to hold together scenes from different time line.
Still overall a good movie.

Hammer Michael · 8th August 2007, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Spoony

The Lives of Others - Fantastic.

Is this the thread you mean, Spoony? Gonna take some reading through, but I'll certainly contribute here!

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Hammer Michael

Is this the thread you mean, Spoony? Gonna take some reading through, but I'll certainly contribute here!

Yes. It's where all the movie nerds post. You'll definitely fit in.

101 · 8th August 2007, 15:43

I just finished watching The Condemned. It was an OK movie, predictable ending. Lots of action but that's expected from a WWE film

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 18:51

Pulp Fiction. My favorite movie of all time.

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 19:24

Ever seen the movie Diabolique Spoony? The original, not the remake.

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 20:34

No. But it's been on my 'to see' list for ages. Another one is Les Enfants du paradis. Have you seen it?

I like French cinema.

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Spoony

No. But it's been on my 'to see' list for ages. Another one is Les Enfants du paradis. Have you seen it?

I like French cinema.

No, but I have seen Les Enfants Terribles which is a great collaboration between 2 great writers/directors, Jean Cocteau and Jean Pierre Melville.

I love French cinema.

Hammer Michael · 8th August 2007, 20:44

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

Ever seen the movie Diabolique Spoony? The original, not the remake.

One of the greatest twists ever!

Love that film - the remake was, unfortunately, 'diabolical'

It was meant to be the film that Hitchcock wanted to make, but took the option on Psycho instead. Not a bad substitute...

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 20:45

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

No, but I have seen Les Enfants Terribles which is a great collaboration between 2 great writers/directors, Jean Cocteau and Jean Pierre Melville.

I love French cinema.

Les Enfants Terrible is another one that I'd love to see.

I've got a few Tarkovsky films lined up to see(Offret, Mirror and Andrei Rublov). At the moment I've only seen two. . Solyaris and Stalker. The latter one, I just couldn't get into, the former I think is one of the best films ever made.

Seen any of these, Ole? I hope they're not too difficult to watch,

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Hammer Michael

One of the greatest twists ever!

Love that film - the remake was, unfortunately, 'diabolical'

It was meant to be the film that Hitchcock wanted to make, but took the option on Psycho instead. Not a bad substitute...

Fav films then Hammer?

And you could give us some recommendations and all.

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 20:47

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Originally Posted by Spoony

Les Enfants Terrible is another one that I'd love to see.

I've got a few Tarkovsky films lined up to see(Offret, Mirror and Andrei Rublov). At the moment I've only seen two. . Solyaris and Stalker. The latter one, I just couldn't get into, the former I think is one of the best films ever made.

Seen any of these, Ole? I hope they're not too difficult to watch,

I rented Andrei Rublov but never got around to watching it. Don't think I've seen much if any Tarkovksy's movies. Will look into his movies now though.

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 20:52

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

I rented Andrei Rublov but never got around to watching it. Don't think I've seen much if any Tarkovksy's movies. Will look into his movies now though.

Watch Solyaris first(if you haven't already), apparently it's his most accessible film.

Hammer Michael · 8th August 2007, 20:57

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

No, but I have seen Les Enfants Terribles which is a great collaboration between 2 great writers/directors, Jean Cocteau and Jean Pierre Melville.

I love French cinema.

I went through a phase of trying to track down as many classic French films from the 1930s to the 1960s as I could.

Recommend the following:

Le Jour se Leve
La Regle du jeu
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Lift to the Scaffold)
Le Quai des Brumes (Port of Shadows)
Rififi

One hidden gem from the 1980s which I manged to pick up for £1.99 in my local HMV sale is One Deadly Summer, with the gorgeous Isabelle Adjani. Saw this when it came out and never thought I'd ever get to see it again. Really gripping thriller with an erotic edge...typical French!

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 20:59

I went through a phase of just buying French films.

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 20:59

Rififi is fucking amazing.

Hammer Michael · 8th August 2007, 21:07

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Originally Posted by Spoony

Fav films then Hammer?

And you could give us some recommendations and all.

Going to have to come back to you on that as it changes all the time, but I guess i do have my stock top ten for now...

The Godfather/Godfather 2 - can't split them and are just about as close to the perfect film as I can think of.

Double Indemnity - big film noir fan and I think this is the best of the lot.

Some Like It Hot - huge Billy Wilder fan (see above!)

Taxi Driver - saw this back in the late 70s as a double bill with Midnight Express and went back five days in a row just to watch de Niro. Guess there's a little bit of Travis Bickle in all of us!

This is Spinal Tap - quite simply the funniest film ever made! Never fails to cheer me up...will put on one scene, then find myself watching the res of it anyway!

Vertigo - love Hitchcock when he gets all moody!

Manhattan - big Woody fan and everything about this is perfect...script, score, location, performances...

Sunrise - one of the last great silent films...had to watch this when I was doing my film degree and thought I'd hate it...left me spellbound and regularly put on the same sequence when the couple first get to the big city...if you haven't seen it, can recommend it.

Brief Encounter - might be terriby terribly middle class, but this is the one film guaranteed to have me wiping something from my eye!

Night of the Living Dead - classic low budget Romero zombie masterpiece...show this a lot to my students in how to make a cheap film and terrify at the same time...could write countless threads on this!

Probably about a thousand more....

olesmyhero · 8th August 2007, 21:10

Double Indemnity. Good shout. I love film noir.

mehro · 8th August 2007, 21:15

Rfifi was great.

Hammer, surprised to see Some Like it Hot on the list. great movie.

Spoonatov · 8th August 2007, 22:06

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Originally Posted by Hammer Michael

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The Godfather/Godfather 2 - can't split them and are just about as close to the perfect film as I can think of.

D

Yes, I agree.

I must've watched both of them over 10 times.

Steev · 9th August 2007, 00:12

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Originally Posted by Hammer Michael

One hidden gem from the 1980s which I manged to pick up for £1.99 in my local HMV sale is One Deadly Summer, with the gorgeous Isabelle Adjani. Saw this when it came out and never thought I'd ever get to see it again. Really gripping thriller with an erotic edge...typical French!

Good film that - and Adjani...

olesmyhero · 9th August 2007, 00:38

Deep Red. Good recommendation Spoony. Argento is great at creating an engaging horror atmosphere. Where I feel he didn't have as much talent is in the time between scary scenes. The interactions between people just don't seem realistic at all(which to be fair is in most Italian horror films from that time). Still a good movie, with a fantastically groovy soundtrack.

Hammer Michael · 9th August 2007, 00:58

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Originally Posted by olesmyhero

Deep Red. Good recommendation Spoony. Argento is great at creating an engaging horror atmosphere. Where I feel he didn't have as much talent is in the time between scary scenes. The interactions between people just don't seem realistic at all(which to be fair is in most Italian horror films from that time). Still a good movie, with a fantastically groovy soundtrack.

Opening sequence to Suspiria still creeps me out!

Salvation · 9th August 2007, 02:11

I've seen the remake of Diabolique and it was plain wrong

reelworld · 9th August 2007, 02:42

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I've seen the remake of Diabolique and it was plain wrong

Agree. Avoid it at all cost.

Saw Shooter last night.

What a load of crap. It was marketed to be similar as Bourne, but Bourne was 10 times more fun and entertaining. Shooter is a B-class action movie, but with big name director and cast.

cinc · 9th August 2007, 08:22

The last couple of days I've rewatched some great hungarian movies the past, mainly to recommend you some.

These are those I truly can:
Somewhere in Europe(Geza Radvanyi, 1947)
Professor Hannibal(Zoltan Fabry, 1955(?))
Trip around my Cranium(Gyorgy Revesz, 1970)
The Round Up(Miklos Jancso, 1965(?))
Merry Go-Around(Zoltan Fabry, 1956)
The Toth Family(Zoltan Fabry(1969))

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BRobson Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,185	My Top 5 World Cinema Films: 1: Black Book http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIklvGsU7bM 2: OldBoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno 3: City of God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRJ-C8WiPo 4: Pan's Labyrinth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5d4f1nyLgg 5: Angel-a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaoYTgbUmdc -

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Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	The Lives of Others - Fantastic.

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Ever seen the movie Diabolique Spoony? The original, not the remake.

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Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	No. But it's been on my 'to see' list for ages. Another one is Les Enfants du paradis. Have you seen it? I like French cinema.

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Spoonatov El Presidente - Voted best poster 2007 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Number 17. (Laura's got a cellulite arse). RIP Jermaine Stewart. Posts: 27,965	I went through a phase of just buying French films.

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Rififi is fucking amazing.

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Double Indemnity. Good shout. I love film noir.

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mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,437	Rfifi was great. Hammer, surprised to see Some Like it Hot on the list. great movie.

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 12,271	Deep Red. Good recommendation Spoony. Argento is great at creating an engaging horror atmosphere. Where I feel he didn't have as much talent is in the time between scary scenes. The interactions between people just don't seem realistic at all(which to be fair is in most Italian horror films from that time). Still a good movie, with a fantastically groovy soundtrack.

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Salvation Damnation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fictional seduction on a black snow sky Posts: 5,983	I've seen the remake of Diabolique and it was plain wrong

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cinc The Hungriest kind of man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Budapest Posts: 3,140	The last couple of days I've rewatched some great hungarian movies the past, mainly to recommend you some. These are those I truly can: Somewhere in Europe(Geza Radvanyi, 1947) Professor Hannibal(Zoltan Fabry, 1955(?)) Trip around my Cranium(Gyorgy Revesz, 1970) The Round Up(Miklos Jancso, 1965(?)) Merry Go-Around(Zoltan Fabry, 1956) The Toth Family(Zoltan Fabry(1969))