I live ten minutes away from my nearest theater. Never realized how lucky I am till now.
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I live ten minutes away from my nearest theater. Never realized how lucky I am till now.
I live ten minutes away from my nearest theater. Never realized how lucky I am till now.
We are lucky in another way.in a area the size of Singapore I have.yet to see a McDonald's, Carl juniors, Pizza Hut. Etc.
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broadsword
Brigadier
Junk food dulls the sensory perceptions, making them less alert. One good reason for teenagers to stay away.
Saw "Room" (not to be confused with Tommy Wiseau's unintentional comedy masterpiece, "The Room") at a free advance screening last night. The catch was that I had to see the film at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, which unfortunately wasn't the one next door and was roughly thirty minutes away when traffic is good. I pretty much "paid" the full price of admission if I were to consider the gas fee involved. However, the film ended up being even better than I imagined and toppled "Inside Out" as my favorite movie of the year.
The basic premise of the story was that Joy Newman (played by Brie Larson) was kidnapped at held captive as a sex slave by her kidnapper since she was seventeen in the titular "room". She became pregnant with his child, Jack, who was essentially raised in this 10'x10' basement completely isolated from the outside world. The first third of them film masterfully detailed their daily lives through Jack's perspective and almost verged on a thriller at places, especially during the escape sequence (the details of which I won't spoil). Every scene in the first third of the film was shot in the 10'x10' basement but I was invested in the characters and captivated throughout. Most of the horrors and traumas experienced by the mother were implied rather than actually seen (which arguably made them scarier) since we see the world through Jack's perspective, and the filmmaker allows the viewers to piece together the plot through simple visuals instead of dialogue exposition.
What made the film special, however, was the fact that the "escape" only constituted a third of the film. Many indie films like this rely on gimmicks (filming within a 10'x10' space) and they sort of fall apart if you take that away. However, the film only got better for me after the mother and son escaped to the world outside of the room. Although they had managed to physically escape, the ghost of the "room" continued to haunt them for the remainder of the film. The rest of the film was about how the characters make peace with the past and move on, and some of the most emotional aspects of the film actually came from the latter two-third of the film.
While very much an Indie-film and lacking in the "visual spectacles" department, "Room" is still a film that should be experienced on the big screen. 10/10 for me.
The basic premise of the story was that Joy Newman (played by Brie Larson) was kidnapped at held captive as a sex slave by her kidnapper since she was seventeen in the titular "room". She became pregnant with his child, Jack, who was essentially raised in this 10'x10' basement completely isolated from the outside world. The first third of them film masterfully detailed their daily lives through Jack's perspective and almost verged on a thriller at places, especially during the escape sequence (the details of which I won't spoil). Every scene in the first third of the film was shot in the 10'x10' basement but I was invested in the characters and captivated throughout. Most of the horrors and traumas experienced by the mother were implied rather than actually seen (which arguably made them scarier) since we see the world through Jack's perspective, and the filmmaker allows the viewers to piece together the plot through simple visuals instead of dialogue exposition.
What made the film special, however, was the fact that the "escape" only constituted a third of the film. Many indie films like this rely on gimmicks (filming within a 10'x10' space) and they sort of fall apart if you take that away. However, the film only got better for me after the mother and son escaped to the world outside of the room. Although they had managed to physically escape, the ghost of the "room" continued to haunt them for the remainder of the film. The rest of the film was about how the characters make peace with the past and move on, and some of the most emotional aspects of the film actually came from the latter two-third of the film.
While very much an Indie-film and lacking in the "visual spectacles" department, "Room" is still a film that should be experienced on the big screen. 10/10 for me.
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
A while back we had a conversation about power rangers and Lions gate was looking to do a reboot film. Well They have announced three of there picks.
Naomi Scott is there Pink Ranger, Dacor Montgomery is there Red and Lundi Lin is there Black Ranger. Which I am sure will have some of our members interest.
Three down Three to go.
Naomi Scott is there Pink Ranger, Dacor Montgomery is there Red and Lundi Lin is there Black Ranger. Which I am sure will have some of our members interest.
Three down Three to go.
Saw Steve Jobs yesterday. While it wasn't the best film I've seen this year (a contender for top three though), it certainly had the best dialogue. As a matter of the fact, the dialogue was so great that sometimes it took me out of the film since I didn't think that some of the engineering type characters were capable of Aaron Sorkin's rapid-fire wit.
I think the film succeeds as a character-study of a very interesting individual and a fictional drama based on actual events, but not as a serious biopic of Steve Jobs. However, the liberties that the filmmaker took made the film a lot more engaging and interesting (same could be said about Argo).
I think the film succeeds as a character-study of a very interesting individual and a fictional drama based on actual events, but not as a serious biopic of Steve Jobs. However, the liberties that the filmmaker took made the film a lot more engaging and interesting (same could be said about Argo).
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Just came back from Spectre. Not sure why Skyfall was talked about as being at least a best picture nominee so I'm not sure why Spectre is not getting the same level of praise from critics. It was the same tone to me. I was excited to see Daniel Craig take over James Bond and thought Casino Royale was terrific as a more grittier serious James Bond. But it went downhill from there. Really, if it weren't James Bond and used other unknown names instead, would it have been lauded as much? The action is always good... to a point and then you're disappointed because it loses something that's not James Bond. It's like JJ Abrams took over and just gives a nod to James Bond fans and everything is half-baked. There's a sequence where there's a James Bond car and he's being chased by another fancy sports car. Haven't seen a James Bond car in action especially with the latest tech in a while. Another disappointment like they knew there was a budget to be concerned about despite these movies have made more money than ever. It was reported that critics didn't like Spectre because it went back more to the traditional James Bond. Not enough in my opinion and I'm not talking about the campiness and cardboard cutout villains. No more womanizing though. This time it's true love. Not sure how that happened except the movie tells you not shows you it's love. Oh I forgot the story. What was the big bad up to for why all this is happening? Maybe because it was more background and nothing felt was in jeopardy in an epic scale. It was just another spin on the NSA scandal. Christoph Waltz does bad good but like everything else... not enough. I know I'm probably in the minority since these movies have done better than ever in the box office. Daniel Craig seems agonized over doing James Bond... Director Sam Mendes behind this one and the last is not doing any more... It's probably a good thing and time to move on in my opinion. Gay James Bond... too small of an audience that would want to see that and it being not aimed at the traditional fans... itwould probably destroy the franchise. Idris Elba James Bond...? After watching this one... why not? Female Jane Bond...? I'm okay with that if she's like Rebecca Ferguson in Rogue Nation which means they probably won't do it since that role was noted and praised and someone beat them to it already.
The Daniel Craig James Bond movies and the Christian Bale Batman movies feel the same to me, overly serious and not fun enough of an attitude. Focusing on the James Bond movies, the older ones are special and entertaining because of the rhythmic mix of diverse attitudes, atmospheres, and "action"s. The recent ones are single note and soon enough into one requires tolerating because it has gotten boring.