No Country for Old Men.

I realize something about Anton Chigurh, he is missing a theme song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKU-kYsgh3E

Battle Royale's cool. I watched several times. I heard that hunger games are a bit similar to battle royale but i haven't seen it nor read it yet.

Had to come up with my 25 favourite movies for a friend today. This is what I got:

1. The Passion of Joan of Arc
2. Breaking the Waves
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. La Dolce Vita
5. 2001: A Space Oddity
6. Farewell My Concubine
7. In the Mood for Love
8. 12 Angry Men
9. Once Upon a Time in the West
10. The 400 Blows
11. The Third Man
12. Breathless
13. The Gospel According to St. Matthew
14. Chungking Express
15. Pierrot Le Fou
16. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
17. Ordet
18. Bicycle Thieves
19. Last Year at Marienbad
20. The Mirror
21. Melancholia
22. Mulholland Drive
23. Stalker
24. Rear Window
25. Arizona Dream

A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels back to back last night. Awesome films.

On that note, Chancellor Palpatine would like a word...

I saw The Hunger Games in the cinema and it really does feel too trimmed down for the teenage audience and, in spite of the author and filmmakers claiming otherwise, it's quite obvious that Battle Royale was the direct inspiration for the film.

The problem is that the film just plods at times. It's a shame because there's an awesome performance by Woody Harrelson in there.

Wong Kar-Wai's movies are really great, he's one of my favourite directors, but i found Lars von Trier's Melancholia a bit of a disappointment although it's the only film of his i've ever seen.
I'm quite curious about Jennifer Lawrence's performance because i liked her Mystique in X-Men First class and also about Lenny Kravitz's role even though i guess it's just a small one. Other than that i don't know anything about the movie but this is enough to make me watch it someday.

Yeah, pretty much all of von Trier's movies are controversial, which makes recommending them to someone you don't now very well dicey. Many people hate them, many love them. Did you see Melancholia in a cinema?

She actually did very well indeed. A very brooding, focused character. Not in the sense of Twilight-Edward-"look fucking miserable all the time"-brooding - but always focused on her goal, very stoic without being emotionless. She played the role brilliantly I think. But Woody really deserves the attention.

Lenny Kravitz - well, his character was a likeable one (a wonder, given that most of the characters in the film are spiteful, vain bastards) and his performance was alright. But he's not an actor, and you can see it. And his role wasn't that small, he does get a fair amount of screen time.

Pity, I found the movie to be one of the most impressive experiences on the big screen. During the last half hour I felt like I was being pushed back in my seat.

I gave up trying to figure out Argento's movies a long time ago. I just watch and experience them without trying to put too much thought into it. Pretty much the same for Fulci. I go along for the ride. And I agree, Suspiria is a very neat movie to watch.

I watched Best Exotic Marigold Hotel a few days ago and it was wonderful!
Here's a trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDY89LYxK0w
but it doesn't really give the the movie justice - it's far better than that. The trailer wants to portrait it as merely funny but it is great story about life presented by extraordinary actors and with and exquisite camera work.
So, now go and watch it!

Saw The Wild Hunt recently and was really surprised. It is a very haunting movie. It has such a strange buildup, awesome scenery and is in a genre of its own. I highly recommend to movie buffs who want something different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WENre45f13c

Looper

I came into it expecting something like Inception or Primer. What I got was a gritty action/drama that used time travel more as a dramatic device than as a puzzle. There's a TON of good stuff here. The script shows subtlety and intelligence (again, on an emotional rather than mathematical level), the acting is great across the board, most important scenes are memorable little gems in their own right, and the plot keeps you guessing in major and minor ways up until the very end.

However, I didn't find the universe to be completely convincing (2044 looks an awful lot like 2012, and 2074 isn't much different either), and there are a few logical holes in the whole setup. And I'm sure that there are a few other flaws that went over my head that I'll be made aware of once the "this movie was a huge letdown" rants start showing up.

It's really REALLY worth seeing, though. Just be warned that there's one particular scene near the beginning that is pretty disturbing, and there are a few rather grim plot elements.

Yesterday I watched <span class="bold">Pieta</span> , by Ki-duk Kim

If you appreciate his movies you can't miss it.

The Grey. Don't stream it through Netflix. Get the DVD in the mail so you can enjoy it in uninterrupted good quality.

Update:

Oh and I've read about how a bunch of people disliked it because they saw the trailer and were mislead by the trailer. So uh, don't watch that fucker. It's not an action or adventure movie. It's not exciting like that at all.