The way this works is that you post a review of the best film you watched this week. It doesn't have to be a new release, just any film you have seen over the last seven days that you feel is worth talking about. Here are some rules.
1. Check to see if your favourite film of last week has been posted already.
2. Please post your favourite film of last week.
3. NO TV SHOWS!
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Here are some great comments from last week's thread:
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Mulholland Dr. (2001) – Dir. David Lynch: Have you ever loved every single quantifiable aspect of a movie(and the movie overall) whilst feeling completely lost and not understanding anything out of it? No? Well, neither have I… until this movie. To give some context, I have watched Eraserhead and later on everything Twin Peaks up until Season 3(that is to say that I haven’t watched the latest season yet). Having watched Twin Peaks, I feel like I have it just a little bit easier identifying some aspects of this movie, but overall I’m still left very confused, but in a good, exciting kind of way. Everything about this movie, and I truly mean everything is through the roof. The two main actresses are great in their roles and give a lot of depth to their characters and Angelo Badalamenti’s score not only rivals that of Twin Peaks, but imo surpasses it as one of the best that I’ve ever head. I don’t know how to describe my feelings about this movie as like I said, I’m very uncertain what it is about. Is it a love story? A story about identity and what makes us who we are? Jealousy? Uncovering Hollywood? Was Naomi Watts playing different characters or was there a literal world within the blue box? Or was it a dream?? Who knows, and honestly, I’m not sure that it matters. What it is for me however is one of the best 2.5 hours that I’ve seen. Every single scene, and I mean pretty much every single scene kept me engaged, because either was funny, intriguing, lovely, cute, scary or all of the above. I know it sounds like a big cliché, especially when it comes Lynch, but it feels like a weird dream, of which you can only remember moments and bits. I don’t know what to say, I almost want to scream in joy, because it’s the only thing that comes to my mind, this movie feels alive, like its own living thing. I’m sure a lot of the ideas are scrapped versions of what Lynch had planned for the TV show, but at the same time I can’t help but feel like there’s a purpose behind everything(even if there really isn’t, although we can never know). In this state of confusion and mind-fuckery(sorry hate that word but it feels appropriate here) I would usually want to read and watch about 1000 theories to try to get the hang of it, and maybe I will, but for now I’m just left with this feeling of instantly wanting to re-watch it again. 10/10
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The Mist (2007)—Dir: Frank Darabont. Caught this on AMC last night and surprisingly found it really engrossing. What makes the movie terrifying is moreso the monsters living within ourselves than the ones we face outside. Not incoincidentally, “the walking dead” marathon was coming on after that, and for fans of the show, if you have not seen the movie, it will seem very familiar to you based on recognizable faces and themes. The action and mystery are emotionally gripping, and I found myself engaging more and more with the story long after the credits furiouslyrolledsotheycouldgettotheNextshow...😜 Great performances by Thomas Jane, William Sadler, & Marcia Gay Harden chews up every ounce of food stockpiled on the supermarket shelves with her performance. Interesting to note, Darabont always preferred to release the movie in black and white as a homage to “night of the living dead,” but the studio made him shoot in color as a compromise. I know they released a B&W version in the blue ray. Look forward to watching that version as I can see what he was aiming for after finishing the movie.
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Finally after a month off I took use again of my moviepass for one of the local cinemas, and decided just to go and see whatever film was playing at that time of the evening. It turned out to be The Road to Mandalay, a film released in 2016 which only made its way into theatres here (The Netherlands) this summer. The story revolves around the lives of immigrants (2 in particular) from Myanmar who've made trip into Thailand hoping for a better future for themselves. Besides it being a beautifully shot film with a personal story to tell it really hit me on a broader scale. That being the universal right for everyone to have atleast a decent way to live their lives, and how awful it has to feel like being treated as an unwelcome and lesser human being based on the place you were born. The situations these people get into are riddled with having to depend on the help or understanding of other people who's motives aren't exactly clear. It's not a film that tries very hard to envoke feelings of sympathy or some sort of sadness. But what it does do is paint a clear and honest portrayal of circumstances people can get into while fleeing to another country.
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Submitted August 13, 2018 at 02:00AM by GetFreeCash https://ift.tt/2B1JzPG
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