#126
Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:05pm
mef obviously hasn't seen AEON FLUX. *Barf!!!*
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#127
Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:34pm
Because it's impossible.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#128
MEF: The WORST? REALLY? Did you see HIGH TENSION, BEWITCHED, LAND OF THE DEAD, or FANTASTIC FOUR? PLEASE, if you did, tell me it's better than them!
Okay, maybe I was being a bit hyperbolic. THE FAMILY STONE is slightly better than HIGH TENSION and on par with BEWITCHED. Haven't seen the other two so cannot judge.
Posted: 12/19/05 at 6:38am
MEF: The WORST? REALLY? Did you see HIGH TENSION, BEWITCHED, LAND OF THE DEAD, or FANTASTIC FOUR? PLEASE, if you did, tell me it's better than them!
Okay, maybe I was being a bit hyperbolic. THE FAMILY STONE is slightly better than HIGH TENSION and on par with BEWITCHED. Haven't seen the other two so cannot judge.
#129
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:09am
OK. I've finally seen everything I intended to see before awards season. There are a few films I haven't seen yet, but I don't think they'll make my list (I could be wrong, but I don't anticipate it). Saw a couple of screenings this weekend, and am prepared to give my top ten now...finally:
10. King Kong
9. A History of Violence
8. Junebug
7. Last Days
6. Tsotsi
5. Walk the Line
4. Syriana
3. Crash
2. Munich
1. Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor this year: Eric Bana (Munich)
Best Actress: Q'Orianka Kilcher (The New World)
Supporting Actress: Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Screenplay Original: Crash
Screenplay Adapted: Munich
Animated: The Corpse Bride
Foreign language Film: Tsotsi
Documentary: Walmart
Art Direction: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Visual Effects: King Kong
Costumes: Pride and Prejudice
Makeup: Narnia
Editing: Good Night and Good Luck
Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound Mix: King Kong
Sound Editing: King Kong
Score: Memoirs of a Geisha
Song: Brokeback Mountain
10. King Kong
9. A History of Violence
8. Junebug
7. Last Days
6. Tsotsi
5. Walk the Line
4. Syriana
3. Crash
2. Munich
1. Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor this year: Eric Bana (Munich)
Best Actress: Q'Orianka Kilcher (The New World)
Supporting Actress: Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Screenplay Original: Crash
Screenplay Adapted: Munich
Animated: The Corpse Bride
Foreign language Film: Tsotsi
Documentary: Walmart
Art Direction: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Visual Effects: King Kong
Costumes: Pride and Prejudice
Makeup: Narnia
Editing: Good Night and Good Luck
Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound Mix: King Kong
Sound Editing: King Kong
Score: Memoirs of a Geisha
Song: Brokeback Mountain
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
-- unknown
Updated On: 12/19/05 at 11:09 AM
#131
Posted: 1/4/06 at 4:38pm
#132
Posted: 1/4/06 at 4:48pm
The ending of High Tension isn't impossible, it is quite clear that we've been seeing everything from Marie's twisted point of view the whole movie so when said twist appears, it is not the impossibility of it that bothers me, it's the lame cheat, the "get out of jail free" element of it that I can't stand.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#133
Posted: 1/4/06 at 5:19pm
OK, I still haven't seen Squid & Whale, Junebug, Grizzly Man, Narnia, Murderball and a few others, but here's my Top Ten
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Munich
3. History of Violence
4. Capote
5. Wallace & Gromit
6. King Kong
7. Constant Gardener
8. Kung Fu Hustle
9. Mysterious Skin
10. March of the Penguins
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Munich
3. History of Violence
4. Capote
5. Wallace & Gromit
6. King Kong
7. Constant Gardener
8. Kung Fu Hustle
9. Mysterious Skin
10. March of the Penguins
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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Updated On: 1/4/06 at 05:19 PM
#134
Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:12pm
Wow Margo, I'm surprised (and thrilled!) that you liked KING KONG. I didn't think it'd be the type of film you'd enjoy.
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#135
Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:24pm
Saw Munich. But The Constant Gardener is still my number 1.
#136
Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:27pm
Look at Plum, showing off that she's back in the US and can see movies on time again 
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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#137
Posted: 1/7/06 at 8:29pm
Hush, you. Pretty soon I'll be back in college, and then it's no movies until at least March.
#138
Posted: 1/8/06 at 4:20am
I'm with ya, Plum. During the semester I hardly have the money nor the time to see anything. It's depressing.
-Anyone want to turn anarchist with me?"Bless you and all who know you, oh wise and penguined one." ~YouWantItWhen????
#139
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:12am
it's the lame cheat, the "get out of jail free" element of it that I can't stand.
I understand what you're saying, but I see it differently. The idea that a person with a mental illness can be capable of such terrible things without knowing it, which is completely possible, is really scary to me.
I also don't believe that the twist was a last resort, or a quick way out. Judging from the little details that were sprinkled throughout (that I only noticed on my second viewing), it was obvious that the filmmakers had something up their sleeve the whole time.
I understand what you're saying, but I see it differently. The idea that a person with a mental illness can be capable of such terrible things without knowing it, which is completely possible, is really scary to me.
I also don't believe that the twist was a last resort, or a quick way out. Judging from the little details that were sprinkled throughout (that I only noticed on my second viewing), it was obvious that the filmmakers had something up their sleeve the whole time.
#140
Posted: 1/9/06 at 6:11am
Yes it was. Blindingly, blatantly obvious. Which is another reason why I hate it so. If you're going to make it so thunderingly apparent what's going on, WHY are you making the revelation a lame and poorly presented twist? If they'd done it differently, it could have been far more chilling.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#141
Posted: 1/9/06 at 11:38am
If it was so obvious, why did very few people see it coming?
#142
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:37pm
Heaven only knows. I had it sussed from when she was hiding in her en suite bathroom at the house.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#143
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:44pm
But... But... I dunno. I still love it.
Updated On: 1/9/06 at 01:44 PM
#144
Posted: 1/9/06 at 1:44pm
Me either. And I still think it's pap.
Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.
#146
Posted: 1/12/06 at 4:30pm
FINALLY saw Capote! PSH is amazing.
#148
Posted: 1/15/06 at 3:12am
Saw Munich--excellent film
#149
Posted: 1/26/06 at 11:00am
Well...better late than never I guess...
1. Grizzly Man
2. Mad Hot Ballroom
3. King Kong
4. Munich
5. Crash
6. The Constant Gardener
7. March of the Penguins
8. War of the Worlds
9. Walk the Line
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
1. Grizzly Man
2. Mad Hot Ballroom
3. King Kong
4. Munich
5. Crash
6. The Constant Gardener
7. March of the Penguins
8. War of the Worlds
9. Walk the Line
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
#150
Posted: 1/26/06 at 12:10pm
Glad to see someone else who loved War of the Worlds.
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