2005 Film List - Page 3

Adam_S · 03-30-2005, 04:28 AM

I can't think of any really violent scenes in Oldboy, I remember it as intense, but nothing like the violence "because violence is the coolest thing ever yo" Tarentino uses. Sure there's the corridor and penthouse fights, but the film didn't feel all that violent to me; really intense and impactful but not that violent. Oh wait, I'm thinking of violence as mainly actions perpetuated directly upon a person by outside means--such as fighting or beatings, not quite the more mental warfare (and its tangible results) the protagonist and antagonist wage in Oldboy. or maybe I'm just wierd.

What'd you think of 800 Bullets? I see it in your signature, and it never really had a decent release in the US.

Adam

Arman · 03-30-2005, 11:50 AM

Seth Paxton · 03-31-2005, 01:09 PM

Robots
6 of 10
While the CGI is nice enough and the characters and setting are interesting, fun designs, the film itself really lacks a spark. Sometimes it is funny, but not nearly often enough. The problem isn't that its formula, though it is. The problem seems to be in the editing, direction and writing, all of which kill most of the comedic timing.

The film COULD have lots of great gags, but too often they are stepped on or not set up right in the first place. Maybe they were on paper and the direction is bad. Maybe they got to "film" and then were edited bad.

All I could think of was "Spies Like Us", good talent, funny situations, but cut all wrong for the jokes.

Arman · 04-02-2005, 11:40 AM

Kevin Leonard · 04-03-2005, 07:36 PM

Finally got my list up and running. So much for my New Year's resolution of not procrastinating so much.

Seth Paxton · 04-05-2005, 01:54 AM

Sin City
9.5 of 10
Comic book film noir (review in official review thread). One of the best films I'll see this year, and I might yet bump it to 10 and call it one of the best I've seen in years.

Joe Kamsan · 04-09-2005, 02:43 PM

Finally got my 2005 list up and running this week. Assault on Precinct 13 (C+) is an update of a John Carpenter film which in turn was inspired by Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'. I haven't seen Carpenter's film so I can't compare it to the 2005 film, but its a loud action packed affair (just about blew my ears out) that skimps on character development in favour of an already light storyline. Not nearly as fun as last year's Dawn of the Dead re-make (which finished in my 2004 Top Ten) but AoP13 has the guns, the body counts and the cheesy dialogue to keep action-junkies happy.

Also caught the much hyped about Korean film Oldboy. The general feeling on HTF is that this film rocks. I have to be the dissenting voice here and give it the thumbs down, despite wanting very much to like it. I'm still processing what I have just seen I have to say my feeling is pretty negative. The revenge film genre is given a fresh twist here, but the film teased me with moments of brilliance only to leave me with me rolling my eyes during the end credits. Wouldn't mind another viewing, though. Live squid, anyone? (C+)

Edit: (04-23-05) After a second viewing of Oldboy, I've bumped it up to a (B)

Arman · 04-11-2005, 12:49 AM

Edwin Pereyra · 04-12-2005, 10:49 AM

Danny Boyle's Millions

At Bat: Sin City

~Edwin

Edwin Pereyra · 04-13-2005, 09:12 AM

Robert Rodriguez's Sin City

At Bat: The Upside Of Anger

~Edwin

Brook K · 04-14-2005, 11:39 AM

My first two films of 2005 are

Sin City: I was really only impressed by Mickey Rourke in the Marv sequence. The other two are long on style but suffer from actors who can't sell Miller's hard boiled dialogue and have to simply act tough, i

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