Good films

Sundown

This ties into the discussion on battling procrastination. When I was talking about building up inspiration, this is a list of movies that does it for me:

Bobotron

@Sundown
I have yet to see Only Lovers Left Alive and I hear nothing but good things about it (plus I love Tilda Swinton).

Sundown

@Bobotron It's not a movie you watch for the action, but for the atmosphere and imagery. Very little happens, so watch it when you're in the mood for a movie that's like smoking a joint.

Bobotron

@Sundown
Eh. Very little happens/atmospheric movies are generally some of the best.

Sundown

Haha, I meant it as a figure of speech. But yeah, you got me.

EDITS!!!!!

Coin

Only Lovers Left Alive bored me to death. It was pretty, but it bored me. Byzantium (which I suspect @Sundown loves) was much better in that regard.

on the topic of good films, @surreality made me aware that there was a leaked copy of The Final Girls out and I got it yesterday and watched it. Guys, it's so much fun.

Sundown

@Coin said:

Only Lovers Left Alive bored me to death. It was pretty, but it bored me. Byzantium (which I suspect @Sundown loves) was much better in that regard.

Yeah, you really need to manage your expectations with Only Lovers Left Alive. I was a little bored too, but the atmosphere was so cool. I watched it in two parts because of that, so that I'd be in the mood for that kind of movie.

Byzantium was pretty cool, yeah. I initially watched it because of Saoirse Ronan 'cause I was tracking down her work. I almost included it in this list, but it's got a different feel for me. It's a good film but it doesn't inspire me in the same way.

Ganymede

Zombeavers.

If you haven't seen it, you really should.

Coin

@Ganymede said:

Zombeavers.

If you haven't seen it, you really should.

I tried, but I got pretty bored.

Ganymede

@Coin said:

I tried, but I got pretty bored.

You sound like the kind of dork that's bored by porn. Go wash your beard.

Coin

@Ganymede said:

@Coin said:

I tried, but I got pretty bored.

You sound like the kind of dork that's bored by porn. Go wash your beard.

Well, I am bored by some porn. I also shaved my beard, so.

I don't know, something about tastes, not the same, etc.

Ganymede

@Coin said:

Well, I am bored by some porn. I also shaved my beard, so.

I don't know, something about tastes, not the same, etc.

You probably like your bourbon with water in it too.

Coin

@Ganymede said:

@Coin said:

Well, I am bored by some porn. I also shaved my beard, so.

I don't know, something about tastes, not the same, etc.

You probably like your bourbon with water in it too.

Fuck you. Take that back you presumptive monster.

thebird

First ... There are people bored by porn? What? This is the internet, people. If you can't find something entertaining, you're doing it wrong.

Second, I was pleasantly surprised by Byzantium. Not the best movie ever, but good. Couldn't get through fifteen minutes of Only lovers Left Alive, despite how much I wanted to. Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton? Yes please.
... I might give that another try.

I was also pleasantly surprised by Moonrise Kingdom. Then again, I'm a sucker for Edward Norton and almost anything he's in, so... That could be a factor there.

Sundown

I disliked Tom Hiddleston after seeing him as Loki in the Avengers. I just thought he looked like a gigantic soppy pussy, pummeled silly by pretty much everyone else. Which might be more of a character design fault, than the actor's. However, even just a look at his facial expressions was a disappointment. He looked weak and I could not buy him as a Norse trickster god in a thousand years.

That whole movie, the Avengers, I really wanted to enjoy it. I was poised for some mindless fun. (Also Whedon did it, and I loved Firefly.) It was a huge letdown, about as boring and pointless as the Transformers movies. I'm not a snob (even though the list of films above is my 'snobbish artsy list'), there's plenty of silly stuff I watch and adore. Just... superhero movies aren't one of them. I can buy Iron Man because of RDJ's charisma, but that's it.

In Only Lovers Left Alive, Hiddleston was perfect. So sexy and attractive, and charismatic, I could barely recognize him from the Loki image. He also had great chemistry with Tilda Swinton. I think it's the kind of movie you can watch in bits and pieces, to draw inspiration from the imagery and atmosphere. You gotta watch it for a different purpose, not as a story but a prolonged painting on a reel or a super long music video. Jarmusch is just a weirdo, most of his movies I can't stomach.

Byzantium was good because it was a slightly more artsy take on vampires, and I loved it for that. Recently I've watched the new season premiere of American Horror Story: Hotel, and I was impressed. It also does vampires well!

BigDaddyAmin

Some of the films that I have enjoyed that have made an impact on me and/or changed my life.

La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty): My favorite film. I watch it every year on my birthday since it came out. Good movie about regret, life, and growing older.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Tugs at this recovering Catholic's heartstrings.

The Grand Budapest Hotel: Just damn funny

ThatOneDude

Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaaat?!? No BTiLC?!

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darksabrz

@Sundown Brick is an excellent film -- first indie film I ever purchased. Loved it from the moment I saw the first trailer for it.

@ThatOneDude Such a travesty, amirite? Jack Burton cannot possibly be amused.

For my part... I cannot pass without bringing up The Usual Suspects.

I really want to watch Crimson Peak as well when it comes out -- del Toro is an interesting director, and Hiddleston looks pretty good in it. Interesting, given that I don't usually go for such movies, but I'm beginning to expand that way, with movies like Shutter Island and Stonehenge Asylum, or the ABC mini-series of Stephen King's Rose Red.

I'd try to come up with my own list, but most of mine are more well-known movies; nothing so artsy, if you will. As it is, too many for me to try and list.

Miss Demeanor

Rose Red was amazing. If you liked that, you should DEFINITELY check out The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. Its essentially the prequel to Rose Red.

Jaded

Coherence and I, Origins are some fairly decent off-beat sci-fi films. And Ex Machina - I found that movie exceptional and very compelling.