General Movie Thread

[SJK]

But MAN Danny McBride is a whole lotta suck.

Rarely has such truth been typed...

I could not disagree more, but then I haven't seen 30 Minutes or Less. Eastbound and Down makes me laugh more than almost anything else.

I thought Foot Fist Way was a great film.

[Boogdish]

McBride does really well in smaller sidekick type roles like in Hot Rod and Pineapple Express.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

McBride does really well in smaller sidekick type roles like in Hot Rod and Pineapple Express.

I can agree with that. But when I think of one-role actors, he comes to mind. His characters have that dumb pompousness that I can't stand. A lot like dumb Will Ferrell characters. I liked him in the early David Gordon Green stuff and that's about it. Is that too film feek douchey?

[Hugman 3.0]

I watched the trailer for Tyrannosaur the other day and cried. AT THE TRAILER.  This is a first.

Tyrannosaur is very good. It's incredibly dark and miserable, just unrelenting -- but very good if you can deal with that. Reminded me a lot of Nil by Mouth. The performances are top, top, top notch. (I will say this: if you're a person that can't stand watching animals getting harmed, you might not go for this. That's not really a spoiler, just a warning.)

Yup, this was brutal. But very good.  That's a very valid warning above, but what an image, huh Martin?

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I really don't get the appeal of Danny McBride at all.

[JonFromMaplewood]

I finally saw The Killing this afternoon.  Damn that was good.

Two stand-out moments for me:

-The shot of the two G-men approaching through the airport doors.
-The shot of the gun goon from below with "bad guy" shooting targets flanking him.

But the whole thing was so tight.

[masterofsparks]

The Killing is great. Sterling Hayden and Elisha Cook Jr. in the same movie = automatic win for me.

I wish they'd either left out the narration or gotten someone less Dragnet-sounding to do it, though.

Have you seen Paths of Glory? It's Kubrick's next movie, and the one where you really see him start to turn into Stanley Kubrick.

[JonFromMaplewood]

The Killing is great. Sterling Hayden and Elisha Cook Jr. in the same movie = automatic win for me.

I wish they'd either left out the narration or gotten someone less Dragnet-sounding to do it, though.

Have you seen Paths of Glory? It's Kubrick's next movie, and the one where you really see him start to turn into Stanley Kubrick.

Yeah, the narration was minus. It might have been better if it was used more consistently or not at all. But it just seemed to pop up occasionally and then seemed to disappear half way through the movie.

Have not seen Paths of Glory yet, but it's on my short list.

[wood and iron]

This might be blasphemy considering its place in American movie history but I just watched Harvey and didn't like it at all. Jimmy Stewart has a great performance, of course but found the movie to be pretty hollow. I feel I must be missing something but I found almost no sub-text to the damn thing. It was literally just people dealing with Jimmy Stewart having an imaginary friend. Wacky hijinks ensue.

Anyone have a similar reaction? Or opposite reaction?

[cavorting with nudists]

I don't think it has a particularly important place in movie history.  People seem to have fond memories of it, but it was directed by a nobody, based on a dumb play, and there are about a hundred Stewart performances as good or better.

[cutout]

I liked Martha Marcy May Marlene pretty well having walked into the theater with no idea what the movie was about. I've read a lot of people complaining that...

SPOILERS

...it's become fashionable for writers to just employ the abrupt blackout screen when they don't know how to end a movie (same criticism as Sopranos), but I don't know where else that movie would have gone. A showdown with the cult members? I was happy just feeling that tension at the end and imagining the rest. I was confused, though, when she heard rocks on the roof whether the cult had located her after the phonecall she'd made. Also wasn't sure whose SUV she smashed.

/SPOILERS

[roubaix]

Asphalt Jungle makes for a great double bill with The Killers ... although I don't know anyone who watches 2 movies in a row

Classic Jimmy Stewart related, I don't really like Anatomy of a Murder.  Too dated for me.  The courtroom drama isn't worthy of Law and Order, and I don't buy Jimmy as a bad seed.  Also, "panties" + uproarious laughter = SMH. 

I did enjoy Preminger's lesser seen Where the Sidewalk Ends.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

I saw The Descendants tonight. It was great and heartbreaking. I haven't seen such an emotionally draining movie since Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Much recommended though, Payne is a master.

[Hugman 3.0]

I saw The Descendants tonight. It was great and heartbreaking. I haven't seen such an emotionally draining movie since Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Much recommended though, Payne is a master.

I was at the Denver Film Fest a week and a half ago and chose The Dish And The Spoon over seeing The Descendants.  I chose very poorly.

[cavorting with nudists]

Anyone know how I can see "The Real Rocky"? I sort of got the impression from the Jeff Fuerzig interview that it would be on Netflix or iTunes already, but it seems not to be.