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Last movie you saw, that you actually thought was any good..
tomselleck69:
i was in vermont for a week with nothing to do, so i just watched a ton of movies:
theater-wise: saw pan's labyrinth and children of men recently... both live up to all of their respective hype...s?
non-theater-wise: henry fool, hard core logo, slither, man bites dog, 13 tzameti, the NANA live action movie, riding the bus with my sister (absolutely hilarious,) marebito, the descent, aachi & ssipak, the lady from shanghai, jesus camp, why has bodhi-dharma left for the east,
also saw drawing restraint no. 9, but that is kind of beyond the "enjoy/did not enjoy" spectrum (unless, of course, you are lying to yourself.) of course, I did not get it completely. apparently it has something to do with self-imposed limits in the creative process. while making connections between the theme and the images on the screen is a task for someone who spends alot more time in art museums than i do, i can say that there were some very attractive shots, costumes, and music, and that i don't think the experience was entirely wasted on me.
ruyi:
ikiru (1952) - one of the best movies ever made! set in japan. a man discovers he has stomach cancer and totally transforms his life. if you think the plot sounds cheesy, you've seen too many crappy movies lately.
un homme et une femme (1966) - a very lovely romantic story, with a beautiful soundtrack to boot.
fish across face:
Yeah, Ikiru is incredible, good call ruyi. It's a difficult title to translate, so I'm glad people don't bother. Would've been kinda funny if they'd slapped on an exploitation movie title like Throne of Blood (another of director Akira Kurasawa's movies). :)
It is different, but I highly recommend Ozu's Tokyo Story. It's a Japanese drama from around the same time and is similarly raved about.
The extra letter:
Children of Men.
When I went to see it, I was a bit worried that it was going to be a generic action movie set in the near future, but instead it was one of the best post-apocalyptic films I've seen. I became an instant Children of Men fanboy.
Runs_With_Scissors:
Night At the Museum was pretty good I think. I don't remember most of it. I remember I was laughing a lot though....
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