Red Mosquito

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Watched a stellar '50s western last night called Gunman's Walk. Brilliant film. Quietly intense and complex, subverts expectations at every turn, deeply questioning of American masculinity, genuinely shocking, viscerally powerful. What a movie.

Is that the one about the cattle drive in Wyoming or something? I think I saw that one a long time ago.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Watched a stellar '50s western last night called Gunman's Walk. Brilliant film. Quietly intense and complex, subverts expectations at every turn, deeply questioning of American masculinity, genuinely shocking, viscerally powerful. What a movie.

Is that the one about the cattle drive in Wyoming or something? I think I saw that one a long time ago.

Well, it begins with a cattle drive. But it's primarily about the relationship between a father and his two sons, one of which is a pacifist and the other of which is a sociopath.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Watched a stellar '50s western last night called Gunman's Walk. Brilliant film. Quietly intense and complex, subverts expectations at every turn, deeply questioning of American masculinity, genuinely shocking, viscerally powerful. What a movie.

Is that the one about the cattle drive in Wyoming or something? I think I saw that one a long time ago.

Well, it begins with a cattle drive. But it's primarily about the relationship between a father and his two sons, one of which is a pacifist and the other of which is a sociopath.

Isn't there a French lady or Indian lady in it? I think I'm mixing up two westerns. Will Google now.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Watched a stellar '50s western last night called Gunman's Walk. Brilliant film. Quietly intense and complex, subverts expectations at every turn, deeply questioning of American masculinity, genuinely shocking, viscerally powerful. What a movie.

Is that the one about the cattle drive in Wyoming or something? I think I saw that one a long time ago.

Well, it begins with a cattle drive. But it's primarily about the relationship between a father and his two sons, one of which is a pacifist and the other of which is a sociopath.

Isn't there a French lady or Indian lady in it? I think I'm mixing up two westerns. Will Google now.

There's a half-Sioux love interest. There's a French lady in North to Alaska?

Automata. Tedious, but Melanie Griffith makes an excellent robot.

BurtReynolds wrote:Automata. Tedious, but Melanie Griffith makes an excellent robot.

Your taste in movies is awful.

Yeah WTH were they thinking with Griffith? Yikes.

Whiplash: (is this music school's version of Full Metal Jacket?)

Imitation Game: thumb sideways (started out really promising)

i watched about 30 minutes of the interview...good grief is james franco annoying in this (i generally don't mind him)

I liked the character. He was supposed to be over the top and annoying.

Spoiler: show

The "stinkdick" and "peanut butter and jealous" scenes were funny.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Yeah WTH were they thinking with Griffith? Yikes.

And I'm guessing Dylan McDermott was supposed to be the big bad guy, but was like "fuck this" and left, so they replaced him with some random extra.

Kaius wrote:I liked the character. He was supposed to be over the top and annoying.

Spoiler: show

The "stinkdick" and "peanut butter and jealous" scenes were funny.

i know it was supposed to be, but it wasn't entertaining

Alien - what a great film!

I think I might watch Rosewater tonight.

-A bunch of foreign horror shorts of varying quality: Sister Lulu, Tea Break, Love from Mother Only, Chambre jaune, Flat 'n' Fluffy, I'll See You in My Dreams
-American Sniper (2014)
-Nymphomaniac: Part II (Director's Cut) (2013)
-Nymphomaniac: Part I (Director's Cut) (2013)
-Mad City (1997)
-Ricochet (1991)

Just saw Frozen for the first time. Meh.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Just saw Frozen for the first time. Meh.

Yeah it's mediocre.

Submitted without comment: my wife and I watched Three Men and a Baby last night.

Aliens
The Princess Bride

-Whiplash was incredible. That film wanted you to have an anxiety attack.
-Birdman was very good, but hold your boners. It was more about cinematography and screenplay than script and acting.
-Snowpiercer should have been amazing but managed to just stumble into idiocy just when it had my two thumbs pointing upwards.
-Fury was amazing. Some captivating acting performances and the sound design was perhaps the best I've ever laid ears on.
-Boyhood was an enjoyable struggle. I loved the concept more than the realization. The main guy was a sub-par actor. Arquette and Slater nailed it, though.
-Inherent Vice. What a stupid fucking movie. I loved the tone and some of the dialogue, but what an incoherent steamer it ultimately emerged as.
-The Fault in Our Stars. I tried. I made it a 3rd the way through and I just felt like someone from tumblr was writing a fanfic for some bullshit I don't really care about.
-John Wick. This movie is badass. The sets, the lighting, the costumes, the gunplay. The music is fairly well placed, too. Potentially one of the best action flicks I've ever seen.