Clash of the Titans Battle Thread: Ronde 2 B
De eerste Godfather film vind ik geweldig. De tweede is ook erg goed, maar toch net even iets minder omdat het allemaal wel erg lang duurt, ook al is het geweldig gemaakt. Donnie Darko daarentegen vind ik een van de beste en meest verrassende films van de afgelopen jaren. Ik zit bij deze film echt continue op het puntje van mijn stoel, hetgeen ik van The Godfather II niet kan zeggen. Daarom krijgt Donnie Darko (nipt) mijn stem.
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Lost in Translation (2003)
For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.
All Movie review:
Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation is a low-key but emotionally penetrating story that contains a multitude of feelings. Simultaneously delicate yet assured, the film is about two people who find each other at the right time in their lives. Scarlett Johansson's confused and lonely Charlotte is smart enough to know that her marriage may be a mistake, but she is not emotionally equipped to know how to handle the problem. Her outstanding performance balances sadness, intelligence, vulnerability, and self-possession. Bill Murray gives the finest performance of his career as the actor who is, thanks to an emotionally stunted marriage and a sell-out career move, suffering from a mid-life crisis. Bob Harris could keep people at a distance with his comedic armor, much like Bill Murray, but he is at a phase in life where he is tired of acting that way. Murray delivers a disciplined, nuanced performance that deserves the highest forms of praise. Coppola herself shows that The Virgin Suicides was not beginner's luck. She frames Japan so that the audience feels how "foreign" it is for her two protagonists, while still showing great respect for the people and the culture even when her characters, in their more selfish moments, do not. With two films to her credit, Sofia Coppola has proven herself to be a master of tone and indirect characterization. The natures of the people in this film are revealed through behavior and through conversations that usually have very little to do with the plot. We get a glimpse of the depth of Charlotte's unhappiness in a phone call to a friend, and Bob's karaoke performance reveals his contained emotions for this young woman who has touched him in ways he believed were untouchable. Lost in Translation is a beautiful film. It is beautifully shot, but most importantly what passes between Bob and Charlotte is beautiful. Their time together will stay with each of them, and the viewer, for a very long time.
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Se7en (1995)
What I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed... forever.
All Movie review:
With its old cop/young cop pair trailing a brilliant psycho, Seven (1995) could have been just another serial killer movie. Director David Fincher's prodigious visual talent for choreographing an atmosphere of grim tension and evocative, partially hidden horrors, however, made it a disturbing foray into human darkness. From the jittery, unsettling credits sequence on, Seven reveals just enough of the grisly murders signifying the Bible's Deadly Sins, and the extremity of killer John Doe's devotion to his project, to allude to unspeakable terrors without actually showing a lot of violence. Circumspect old-timer Morgan Freeman's dedication and tyro Brad Pitt's fury both mirror the telling responses of their characters, and reveal signs of how tenuous the line is between cop and killer. Enhancing the aura of universal, unfathomable mystery shrouding Seven's unnamed City, Darius Khondji's cinematography creates a neo-noir urban murk of permanently rain-swept streets and deep interior shadows wanly pierced by flashlights that allow Doe to literally hide in plain sight from the audience before he turns himself in. Though the film divided some critics over whether it was stylishly rote depravity or tour-de-force filmmaking, Seven became a surprise smash, redeeming Fincher after his ill-fated debut feature Alien 3 (1992).
For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.
All Movie review:
Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation is a low-key but emotionally penetrating story that contains a multitude of feelings. Simultaneously delicate yet assured, the film is about two people who find each other at the right time in their lives. Scarlett Johansson's confused and lonely Charlotte is smart enough to know that her marriage may be a mistake, but she is not emotionally equipped to know how to handle the problem. Her outstanding performance balances sadness, intelligence, vulnerability, and self-possession. Bill Murray gives the finest performance of his career as the actor who is, thanks to an emotionally stunted marriage and a sell-out career move, suffering from a mid-life crisis. Bob Harris could keep people at a distance with his comedic armor, much like Bill Murray, but he is at a phase in life where he is tired of acting that way. Murray delivers a disciplined, nuanced performance that deserves the highest forms of praise. Coppola herself shows that The Virgin Suicides was not beginner's luck. She frames Japan so that the audience feels how "foreign" it is for her two protagonists, while still showing great respect for the people and the culture even when her characters, in their more selfish moments, do not. With two films to her credit, Sofia Coppola has proven herself to be a master of tone and indirect characterization. The natures of the people in this film are revealed through behavior and through conversations that usually have very little to do with the plot. We get a glimpse of the depth of Charlotte's unhappiness in a phone call to a friend, and Bob's karaoke performance reveals his contained emotions for this young woman who has touched him in ways he believed were untouchable. Lost in Translation is a beautiful film. It is beautifully shot, but most importantly what passes between Bob and Charlotte is beautiful. Their time together will stay with each of them, and the viewer, for a very long time.
VS
Se7en (1995)
What I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed... forever.
All Movie review:
With its old cop/young cop pair trailing a brilliant psycho, Seven (1995) could have been just another serial killer movie. Director David Fincher's prodigious visual talent for choreographing an atmosphere of grim tension and evocative, partially hidden horrors, however, made it a disturbing foray into human darkness. From the jittery, unsettling credits sequence on, Seven reveals just enough of the grisly murders signifying the Bible's Deadly Sins, and the extremity of killer John Doe's devotion to his project, to allude to unspeakable terrors without actually showing a lot of violence. Circumspect old-timer Morgan Freeman's dedication and tyro Brad Pitt's fury both mirror the telling responses of their characters, and reveal signs of how tenuous the line is between cop and killer. Enhancing the aura of universal, unfathomable mystery shrouding Seven's unnamed City, Darius Khondji's cinematography creates a neo-noir urban murk of permanently rain-swept streets and deep interior shadows wanly pierced by flashlights that allow Doe to literally hide in plain sight from the audience before he turns himself in. Though the film divided some critics over whether it was stylishly rote depravity or tour-de-force filmmaking, Seven became a surprise smash, redeeming Fincher after his ill-fated debut feature Alien 3 (1992).
mmh, ik ga ook voor Se7en, maar niet om zijn einde, vond dit juist een van de engiste dingen die beetje tegenviel, ik vond het nogal makkelijk en voorspelbaar, maargoed, ik ga dus voor Se7en.Konami schreef:Se7en is een van de betere film met een vreselijk goede einde die je niemand toe wenst. Se7en dus.
Woord voor woord uit m'n hart gegrepen ash_ ... Se7en.ash_ schreef:Gadverdrie, wat een onmogelijke keuze weer. Een beetje op gutfeeling: hoe goed ik Lost In Translation ook vond, Se7en deelde mij destijds een uppercut uit die ik nooit zal vergeten. Briljante vormgeving, een goed verhaal en heel strakke regie van wonderkind Fincher.
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SebastianValmont
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Hier sluit ik me dan bij aanDocTari schreef:Hoe mooi Lost in Translation ook is, hij haalt het niet bij het sfeervolle, duistere, verrassende en spannende Se7en dat deze battle IMHO makkelijk wint.
zonder twijfel de engste seriemoordenaar...al was het maar omdat hij een beetje gelijk heeft
Se7en dus
Dan ga ik toch wel voor het goede van de mens Lost in translation in plaats van dat ranzige stukje werk van Fincher, een film waar ik letterlijk tot op het bot toe misselijk van werd en ik echt niet meer te zien hoef, ik heb het meerdere malen geprobeerd en ik vind het niks. Ik word blijkbaar op een andere manier ontroerd 
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