[Closed] Recent Viewing Part II

You can love it all you want; getting people against it isn't my point here.

And its music.

It was much the same feeling that made me make the remark in the first place.

Well, when some people quit playing smart-asses, they will admit what they know themselves already: Slumdog Millionaire is the new trendy thing this year, in the awards.

The Bollywood comment was to be Taken with a Grain of Salt. Of course the movie is trendy; Danny Boyle always was anyway, and the movie has that very element of foreign that intrigues many, either genuinely or - like in most cases, pseudo-trendy. And it happens almost every year with these awards' events, one time is this, another time is the Inaritu films and Santaolallisms, and so on.

I don't think anyone who follows the Hollywood / major awards' culture will actually argue against the dense presence of trends in these events, every year.

But its music, however, is heavily influenced by that culture although the film isn't on that degree, as you say. But that's not my point; my point is that in NO way, that music is the best film music has to offer this year. Let's be a bit serious for a moment here.

Classic Demetris there.

The music was so loud in the theater that I feel it took away from "Slumdog Millionare." My opinion it just went way over the top. While I thought it was a good film it certainly wasn't the best film I saw in 2008. Perhaps my ears are like Walt Kowalski (think so Erik?) and just can't handle the noise anymore. I felt the film had an excellent idea, well told, good photography, but way too predictable.
Thomas

Saw a couple of films over the last two days...


Taxi To The Dark Side

I liked this one better than Standard Operating Procedure, though I think the two make a good pair. Yet another depressing and disturbing film. No further comments necessary.


Jagged Edge

An average thriller with Jeff Bridges being accused of killing his wife and Glenn Close defends him in court. Very predictable. Looks like John Barry thought it was boring too-- there's hardly anything that stands out from the score.

BORN TO KILL A nice addition to my noir collection. Laurence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Elisha Cook Jr., and Walter Slezak. The cross and double cross was excellent.

okay brother, now I'm convinced
It receives spectacular ratings as well on IMDB

normally no, but I need just a tad

Ps, Eric, I'm sure you already saw it, but if not you must see Invisible Target (man what a superb kung fu movie)

trust me man, it is a blast

I had to purchase it through Amazon Region 1, but it is worth it



It seems we have a lot in comon my boy, martial arts, Goldsmith and Williams music, you are my new best friend

so make sure you're fully healed, or I'm coming down there and drag your ass to Antwerpen okay?

Yeah Thomas and I kind of dig the same stuff, though we don't always agree on the same things.

BTW I saw Ip Man and while it wasn't the action extravaganza I was expecting, it was good, just not mindblowing. Storywise, it's better than Dragon Tiger Gate, but I liked the fights a little more in that one. And SPL had some of the most insane fights, first with the blond guy who ambushes the other one, then revenge between Donnie and blondie (Wu Jing right), and to top it off, a kickass finale between Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen. OK Ip Man is something else entirely, it's more a kind of biopic, the story about Bruce Lee's mentor in his younger years, but I expected the fights to be more gut-wrenching, and less subdued, know what I mean? Or they keep all the bone-crunching body-pileups for the sequels. But I had a good time nonetheless.

Anyway if you can make it the 22nd you're more than welcome. Talk to ya later.

Nah he just likes to show his English skills...