The Movies I Liked

Luxman L-505Z Integrated Amplifier
If I may break this chain of lovely movies, could I drop my opinion of a movie that I totally disliked?

Yes, you all say? Thank you.

It's Michael Bay's latest - Ambulance.

All over the world, I see reviewers who have dissed all his movies, including the Transwhatever movies, say that this is his best movie till date - THIS was supposed to be the best movie HE has ever made.

If that is so, I want to see what dirt he has on Hollywood moguls. Those would probably be his best movies, IMHO. Like what incriminating evidence does this person have on Hollywood for Hollywood to keep greenlighting his movies?!

Like it's gotta be worse than sex tapes. It's gotta be something far worse.
 
moktan said:
It’s a documentary about grumpy old men and their dogs. But scratch beneath the surface and you find …. truffles.
The Truffle Hunters is highly recommended. It documents an enigmatic underground delicacy that only the uncanny nose of a trained dog can detect.
Sometimes the camera is a fly on the wall catching the quotidian conversations of these frazzled men with their terriers and their labs, at other times it shows you the pov of the dog as it leaps from the truck and scurries through the beautiful North Italian undergrowth to frenetically paw for some lumps of the subterranean fungus.
Some forage for their own table others to sell. The market is lucrative and comes with its own ecosystem of middle men , appraisers , sellers and consumers.
And this unleashes the dark forces that cause dogs to be poisoned with strychnine , suspicion and hostility amongst old acquaintances , turf wars and temptations.
It reminded me of another documentary I watched earlier — Taming The Garden. This one is darker as it documents a vanity project of a billionaire to populate his garden with the most stately of trees from all over his country (Georgia).
So contractors scout, stalk , dig , scaffold , uproot , raise and transfer them one by one.
The telling visual of this movie is when they show a beautiful tree in all its arboreal glory rising above what looks like an ocean. Actually it’s a lake and the tree is being transported on a flatbed shipping container to its new home in the crazy billionaire’s own private forest.
Click to expand...
Have you watched Pig (2021)? I got to know about the very competitive (and lucrative) activity of truffle hunting through this movie. It's also among the best movies I've watched last year, and arguably the best performance Nicholas Cage has given.
 
hydra said:
Have you watched Pig (2021)? I got to know about the very competitive (and lucrative) activity of truffle hunting through this movie. It's also among the best movies I've watched last year, and arguably the best performance Nicholas Cage has given.
Click to expand...

True. Subtle and restrained performance from Cage. I often wonder why Hollywood doesn't use Cage well. Loved him in Con Air and Face Off. Also the super dad in Kick Ass.​
 
Silencer said:
True. Subtle and restrained performance from Cage. I often wonder why Hollywood doesn't use Cage well. Loved him in Con Air and Face Off. Also the super dad in Kick Ass.​
Click to expand...
He is pretty good in Lord of War and Snake Eyes too. Choe Moretz stole the show from him in Kick-Ass!
 
Bloom@83 said:
Cage has made quite a few lesser known but brilliant films. Spike Jonz’s Adaptation is one example
Click to expand...
Mandy was recommended to me as another one of his lesser known movies. I'm not sure what I thought of the movie and Nic Cage in it. It was... an experience. I wasn't bored, and I was even strangely rooted to my seat too, but I felt a little uncomfortable after watching it. (I'm not the squeamish kind at all!)
 
k-pad said:
The Pledge (2001)
Wow! What a pic. My first experience of a Sean Penn directorial.
It's a fully moody police procedural. But boy, what moods Penn creates.
I really want to watch more of his films as a director!

Full props to the sound design and mixing department - No small town American crime film came as close to this as much as that three billboards ebbing picutre.

Of course, Penn must be like a Nepo Kid of Hollywood and all (kidding you, not) but look at this cast:
(one has about seven to eight minutes, but none of the rest has more than five minutes)
Click to expand...
Yeah i also liked this movie and it's soundtrack.
 
mmail552000 said:
hi
anybody has seen . any reviews

The Card Counter​


Click to expand...
The short answer is: WATCH IT! :D It's a stunner.

The long answer is:
If you like old school, the maker of this movie - Paul Schrader - wrote some of Scorsese's best films.
Then he started making his own movies, and then you can actually see how much of Scorsese's greatest hits were down to writing, and down to making... (50-50 in my book in the case of these two, which i'd say is huge shout out for a writer)

If you like intense, well told stories that are stunningly, jaw-droppingly filmed, I'd say go for it.
I wouldn't know whether you will like it or not, but you wouldn't regret it, or would have wasted your time.
Enjoy :)
 
Silencer said:
True. Subtle and restrained performance from Cage. I often wonder why Hollywood doesn't use Cage well. Loved him in Con Air and Face Off. Also the super dad in Kick Ass.​
Click to expand...
@hydra
Big debts, which he was almost clear of last year, and definitely should be clear of this year...
There's a nice profile on the GQ site of him this month...
Pig was stunning -- I had told all (say, 8-10) my movie loving friends to watch it; only ONE actually watched it :D
 
k-pad said:
@hydra
Big debts, which he was almost clear of last year, and definitely should be clear of this year...
There's a nice profile on the GQ site of him this month...
Pig was stunning -- I had told all (say, 8-10) my movie loving friends to watch it; only ONE actually watched it :D
Click to expand...

All of us have that one admirer, lol.​
 
www.imdb.com

A Hero - Die verlorene Ehre des Herrn Soltani (2021) - IMDb

A Hero - Die verlorene Ehre des Herrn Soltani: Directed by Asghar Farhadi. With Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldust, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy. Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint...
www.imdb.com www.imdb.com

Another excellent Iranian movie. Not as riveting as a Separation but still keeps you very interested. A simple story of an act of good deed and the complication it leads to makes you keep wondering what will happen next. A god watch for those who love serious cinema.
 
sud98 said:
www.imdb.com

A Hero - Die verlorene Ehre des Herrn Soltani (2021) - IMDb

A Hero - Die verlorene Ehre des Herrn Soltani: Directed by Asghar Farhadi. With Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldust, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy. Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint...
www.imdb.com www.imdb.com

Another excellent Iranian movie. Not as riveting as a Separation but still keeps you very interested. A simple story of an act of good deed and the complication it leads to makes you keep wondering what will happen next. A god watch for those who love serious cinema.
Click to expand...
He is one of my fav directors...
I watched all of Asghar Farhadi's Movies...Each one has a unique movie...If not you must try...
 
k-pad said:
@hydra
Big debts, which he was almost clear of last year, and definitely should be clear of this year...
There's a nice profile on the GQ site of him this month...
Pig was stunning -- I had told all (say, 8-10) my movie loving friends to watch it; only ONE actually watched it :D
Click to expand...
Indeed. I'm happy he got out of that situation where he had to take on projects without being able to choose much.
 
Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 Bookshelf Speakers Special Offer
For excellent sound that won't break the bank, the 5 Star Award Winning Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 Bookshelf Speakers is the one to consider!

Similar threads

sachinchavan 15865
The coming of age of Indian Women’s Cricket - Don’t miss it
Replies
0
Views
3K
sachinchavan 15865
sachinchavan 15865
R
How and Why Wattage Ratings are Manipulated by Patrick Hart
Replies
2
Views
8K
sandeepmohan
S
AKT
A double date done right
Replies
19
Views
20K
AKT
AKT
T
Hunt for TV again & my observations. Requesting suggestions..
3 4 5
Replies
81
Views
25K
TheSeeker
T
corElement
Yogibears' Time Machine: A 6BG6 SET Monoblock Tube Amp Review & Shootout
2
Replies
23
Views
30K
corElement
corElement
Back
Top