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Not as bad as I expected. Actually enjoyed it. Best Arnie film since True Lies. Which says nothing.
It was nowhere near as good as 2 but I thought it was on par or slightly better than 1.
Just too much going on. Sandman shouldn't have been it it at all.
The whole spiderman series of films has been sadly naff though. It'd be great to see a darker look at it, like the latest batman films did. I wouldn't go as far as you Nitin - it doesn't reach that level IMO - but I think #2 is great. Also I don't want every superhero movie to be 'dark' - the campiness of the film is a part of its enjoyment for me, though its a fine balance (venom jazz).
Hodejegerne ("Headhunters") (2011)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1614989 Very nice thrilling thriller. Some really violent bits but they did kinda feel in place, some gore that was disgusting but was the same. Highly recommended! If you like a dark thriller, do not even read the imdb snippet but watch this. Has some completely ridiculous technological things though. Oh and I would recommend watching the original with subs, at least the German dub had one very bad voice actor.
Can everybody please go see that film when it comes out so Del Toro can make At The Mountains Of Madness later
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Fibncher remake) - decent film, probably on the same level of quality as the swedish original but with its own strengths and weaknesses. Better pacing, better visuals, amazig score. On the downside, the swedish version had a better relationship between Mikael and Lisbeth and a better version of the crucial photo scene. Both versions suffer from some shoddy plotting though but that comes from the source.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - brilliant. Everything, the acting, the music, the look, the scripting is utterly brilliant. yes its slow, yes there are no female characters, yes its complicated, but this is a real film from a real filmmaker. Pale Flower - Lots has been written about the French New Wave from the 60's . But the Japanese new wave from the same time produced equally as imrpessive films. This part yakuza/part noir/part political allegory is one of the best, the look and score are to die for and the long, detailed gamblign den sequences are hypnotic to watch. Letter Never Sent - Russian movie from 1960 about 4 explorers tryign to find diamonds in the Taiga and running into and trying to escape from a massive firestorm. I have no idea how this was filmed because the long, elaborate, tracking shots look like they, and the actors, go through very real fires. The visuals make it worth watching but on the whole, its a little lightweight to be anything more than decent. The original is better. Because Noomi Rapace is teh hotness. That is all.
Brazil (Criterion edition which is the DC I believe)
Ugh, surreal symbolism. It started really great but lost me fairly quickly. The two main characters were unconvincing to me. Nice setting and stuff everywhere and pipes though. Can't say I would ever recommend it or watch it again. Insidious - dumb, unoriginal, poorly shot and not even remotely scary. How does this stuff pass for horror or even thriller these days?
Insidious... is that the one where the dad goes into the other realm at the end to save the son? That was pretty cool, but overall just an average horror.
Audition is well overrated. I found it a bit boring. Brazil had awesome atmosphere and setting, but I don't know... not quite the cult classic I was expecting. The film quality seemed too poor? It's going back a while since I saw it though. I think my main impression after watching the remake was "it's still a cool story, but this isn't a particularly good telling of it". Must watch the original again (and re-read the story).
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