@Noe
Noe doesn’t make easy to watch his films. The first viewing is always a bit WOAHHHHH! It takes a couple of views, there’s so much going on, but in the end it’s rewarding to a certain point.
La Horde (2009) A French cop/gangster/zombie flick that had a few good moments but missed the mark.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:10680, topic:1923”]Apparently this clip was directed by Noe (I like the music):
Uncensored:
http://vimeo.com/51741671[/quote]
Beautiful
100 % Noe
and one shot of course
No problem as I don’t search for meaning in art anymore. 
But come on, at least it is deviant …
Machete
and
Machete Kills (again)
Normally I would not watch a film so soon after first viewing, but in this case I was really curious to give it a second shot, especially after watching the first again.
I did enjoy it more this time and was able to get past some of the things that held me back before. I think I was definitely caught up in not liking stuff on first viewing, because there were things in the film I didn’t even remember. Being prepared to watch it as more of a comedic satire than actioneer helped, but there are some things that still just take me out of the film because they are too ridiculous. Its the same with the ending of Machete, most of it is just too overboard for me, and Machete Kills does that kind of overboard stuff through the whole film.
I’m again struck by how great the opening titles are in both films, but the first definitely takes the cake as it just blasts onto the screen where the second tries to do this also, but doesn’t quite hit the same level of energy.
The action is better than I remembered, but on the whole its still lacking. Rodriguez has always been very good at filming action sequences but in Machete Kills, he’s not showing that same characteristic style as much and instead there are quite a few generic-style scenes of people firing guns without much movement or momentum. At several points, the shot is relying just on something silly like the tit-guns, which for me is just silly and not much else.
The picture has this look to it that just makes me think of advertising photo-shoots, with heavily adjusted color/lighting levels, and even the way shots are setup look more like a photo staging than a film, with lighting and sets that just do not look film-like (maybe cable TV-like):
About midway through the movie, I adjusted the brightness/contrast/color levels on my TV to step this down and it became more enjoyable as it looked a bit more natural and less “enhanced”.
I don’t know if this has anything to do with the print I have, but its probably just Rodriguez’s use of digital cameras and the way the image was edited. The first Machete certainly didn’t look like this though.
All in all, I think my first post about Machete Kills was a bit unfair, and I came away with a better appreciation on second viewing, but I still have some big issues with the film.
[quote] Enter the Void is visually great film but it's all meaningless shit.[/quote]No problem as I don’t search for meaning in art anymore.
But come on, at least it is deviant …
I was really blown away by Enter the Void when I watched it about a year back. Haven’t seen it again yet but have been planning on a rewatch soon. I thought it was a pretty powerful film, visually and with certain scenes that really slap you awake. I don’t think I can agree with it being meaningless… I think it expresses the concepts its aiming to explore extremely well, in a way that goes well beyond the typical kind of would-be intellectual-spiritual stuff normally seen in indie flics.
[url]http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/t327.jpg/[/url] [size=14pt]THE CAVE[/size] (2005, Bruce Hunt)
This 2005 horror movie is rather similar to Neil Marshall’s THE DESCENT. Both films were released in 2005, so the similarities are most probably coincidental. Remarkably, Marshall’s movie became a big hit while this movie was overlooked.
[size=12pt]The Cave | Filmrecensies.net [/size]
Interesting poster. I thought it was a bit like a non zombie version of this horror film poster:
[url]It’s a screenshot, not really a poster, although a similar image was used for one the movie’s posters.
The movie has a few visually interesting moments. Well-lit caves and underground rivers are interesting locations for a film maker.
Haven’t seen The Cave, it doesn’t look very promising with this soap-opera faced cast, but maybe I’ll give it a try if stumble upon it because I liked Descent…
Descent was great, one of the best recent horrors. The dynamics of that movie is what made it for me: claustrophobia of the first was enough horror in itself, but just when you taught this is going to be one of those atmospheric horrors, suddenly gory second part kicks in. Ending was great to, my recommendation is that you don’t ruin it with he Descent 2, which sucks big time in every aspect (cliche script, a lot worse FX than in the first one, awful ending).
Haven't seen The Cave, it doesn't look very promising with this soap-opera faced cast, but maybe I'll give it a try if stumble upon it because I liked Descent...Descent was great, one of the best recent horrors.
So the soap opera faced cast bothers you for The Cave, but not for The Descent? 
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This is a huge problem with most modern films, but particularly with modern horror films… way too many people that look like professional models and not enough average and ugly folk. I just can’t believe what I’m watching when they all look like this
Paradjanov
-Film about eccentric genius of the Soviet film, Serge Paradjanov who directed such masterpieces like Sayat Nova and Shafows of Forgotten ancestors and spent several years in prison for his rebellious attitude. Worth watching.
Descent is all-female, there’s no male characters with strong jaw and dimples there (and there is no inevitable romantic story) so it is much better option 
But yeah, cast didn’t look promising there too, but movie turn out to be much better than its first impression, and all-female cast was another nice touch that gave it a distinct feel.
[quote=“Bill san Antonio, post:10692, topic:1923”]Paradjanov
-Film about eccentric genius of the Soviet film, Serge Paradjanov who directed such masterpieces like Sayat Nova and Shafows of Forgotten ancestors and spent several years in prison for his rebellious attitude. Worth watching.[/quote]
You mean this film?:
Never have enough to watch all those documentaries about great directors, I’ve yet to see the documentary on Tarkovsky by Leszczylowski.
You mean this film?:Never have enough to watch all those documentaries about great directors, I’ve yet to see the documentary on Tarkovsky by Leszczylowski.
Yes, it’s not a documentary though but a drama film.
Sounds interesting. I’ve only seen The Color of Pomegranates (1968) and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) by Parajanov, I wonder if there are any other movies made by him worth a look.
I’ve also seen Ukrainian Rhapsody which is worth watching but not as great the 2 you mentioned. It’s rather cliched war story but it’s a beautiful looking film. I also recently saw his short film Kievski Freski which is similar stuff as Color of Pomegranates/Sayat Nova.
Trouble with the Curve - Enjoy watching Eastwood and Amy Adams… but pretty boring if you have no interest in baseball and apparently it doesn’t really ring true if you like baseball either
Thanks, I might give Kievski Freski a shot.
Oh, there’s also dvd box set available with 4 films.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews35/films_of_sergei_Paradjanov.htm