Movie record 2020 edition - The Bear and Badger

hylian_elf

I haven’t actually seen the extended director’s cut with 22 added minutes, coming in at 251 minutes. Must get that.

And I read that the full 269 minute version is still possible and possibly being worked on. Just some rights issues or something.

hylian_elf

hylian_elf wrote:

29. Once Upon A Time In America - 24 Mar My personal favourite of all of Sergio Leone’s work. A true epic and a masterpiece. The haunting and bittersweet melancholic music by Morricone goes perfectly with the film and makes it even greater. [10]

ShabbyMcCrabby

52. The Hunt
One of those films that tries to balance out it's lack of style or directing competency with violence. Not bad but a bit too meh with how it looks and the stock music.
[5]

poprock

Ford vs Ferrari (or Le Mans ’66)
Predictably, I loved it, Bale’s accent aside. Days of Thunder meets Mad Men.

retroking1981

hylian_elf wrote:

29. Once Upon A Time In America - 24 Mar
My personal favourite of all of Sergio Leone’s work. A true epic and a masterpiece. The haunting and bittersweet melancholic music by Morricone goes perfectly with the film and makes it even greater.
[10]

Amazing film, one of my all time favs.

retroking1981

hylian_elf wrote:

I haven’t actually seen the extended director’s cut with 22 added minutes, coming in at 251 minutes. Must get that.

And I read that the full 269 minute version is still possible and possibly being worked on. Just some rights issues or something.

You definitely should if you like it as much as you do.

Moot_Geeza

Thought of you when I saw Elf's 10. Must be pretty high up up your all-time list too?

ShabbyMcCrabby

53. Yesterday
A pleasant romp helped by having all them songs.
[7]

Wookienopants

I saw Yesterday. Loved it. Really nice and of course the soundtrack is brilliant

retroking1981

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Thought of you when I saw Elf's 10. Must be pretty high up up your all-time list too?

Definitely, probably top 5.

ShabbyMcCrabby

54. The Fall
A Bluray I like to revisit every now and then. Still a beautiful film and some lovely performances by Lee Pace and the young girl. I've possibly seen it too many times now though.
[7]

Webbins

65. True Romance
Misfit newlyweds pursue a kooky romance whilst outrunning the Mafia. 8

66. Manchester by the Sea
Excellent reflective drama based on grief and redemption. Strong Casey Affleck performance. 9

hylian_elf

30. Get Smart - 26 Mar
I like Carrell but this was a below average turd that only got one or two laughs from me.
[4]

31. The Killing of a Sacred Deer - 27 Mar
Bloody weird film. I think I would’ve found it more convincing and enjoyable if the main family actually behaved like a proper real family. And why was everyone so kinda wooden? I found none of the acting convincing at all. And there was nothing in the shooting and camerawork and editing that made it any interesting. Only the music. Still, it gets a couple of points for the central plot/theme.
[6]

Moot_Geeza

Webbins wrote:

66. Manchester by the Sea
Excellent reflective drama based on grief and redemption. Strong Casey Affleck performance. 9

That would get a big fat 9 fron me too. Might be my favourite film of the last decade, although I'm probably forgetting something.

jdanielp

35. The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea

Randomly explicit crime drama set in a small eel-farming backwater in Greece.

[5]

36. The Awakening of the Ants

A beleaguered mother tries to balance the demands of family and self-fulfilment.

[7]

37. Lourdes

Slow-burning and well-observed drama about a group seeking out faith healing.

[8]

Webbins

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Webbins wrote:

66. Manchester by the Sea
Excellent reflective drama based on grief and redemption. Strong Casey Affleck performance. 9

That would get a big fat 9 fron me too. Might be my favourite film of the last decade, although I'm probably forgetting something.

You are forgetting Three Billboards. That's as close to a 10 as I've got from logging these films the last couple of years.

Moot_Geeza

I'm not I'm afraid, I was (whisper it) mildly disappointed with it and settled on an [8] iirc. Very good though, but from the brothers' other films In Bruges and Calvary are both cemented in my top 15 of all time.

Moot_Geeza

If you haven't seen it I'd recommend Nebraska. No reason other than the fact that we've seen eye to eye on a few films recently and I can feel it in my bones that you'd like it.

Webbins

Well after that tribute how can I not check it out? Missed it and In Bruges is definitely in for a rewatch. Just looked up Calvary... I think you are mixing up your McDonaghs

Moot_Geeza

I said the brothers!

Webbins

Ha, sorry missed that bit for shame.

Webbins

Only seen Sideways from Payne but that's a big favourite of mine.

Moot_Geeza

Webbins wrote:

Ha, sorry missed that bit for shame.

I mixed up Bong Joon-ho and Na Hong-Jin in here a few weeks ago, I'm making sure I'm on the ball now.

Moot_Geeza

Webbins wrote:

Only seen Sideways from Payne but that's a big favourite of mine.

The Descendents is brilliant too.

hylian_elf

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Webbins wrote:

Ha, sorry missed that bit for shame.

I mixed up Bong Joon-ho and Na Hong-Jin in here a few weeks ago, I'm making sure I'm on the ball now.

Racist!

hylian_elf

Nebraska is legit, by the way. Good film.

Diluted Dante

3. Clueless - Classic 90s nonsense. Paul Rudd looking a year or two younger than in Endgame. It's the best adaptation of Emma. Funny in ways it meant to be, and hillarious in ways it didn't mean to be.

Webbins

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Webbins wrote:

Only seen Sideways from Payne but that's a big favourite of mine.

The Descendents is brilliant too.

My film pile of shame is in danger of overtaking my gaming one at this rate.

nick_md

I hear you're a racist now, Moot?

Webbins

Diluted Dante wrote:

3. Clueless - Classic 90s nonsense. Paul Rudd looking a year or two younger than in Endgame. It's the best adaptation of Emma. Funny in ways it meant to be, and hillarious in ways it didn't mean to be.

Great guilty pleasure (or not). I love confusing the 'kids' today with the language.

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