Looks amazing. The dialogue delivery is mellow and together with the atmosphere it puts you in a slight a trance, which can make you miss things. I think this is why some get bored.
I dont don't see why people can't see a messsage in the movie. The replicants are basically a class of slaves, and the escaped ones wants to stop more being made to cease an existance they see as empty and cruel. Is it cruel to give human feelings to a replicant? They're just a company robot after all. The human design has consequences, but who cares? It's the basic morality twist of who is right and who is wrong. Then how does the blade runner character fit into all of this. I watched the final cut. I liked the ending. You're even left like the characters at the end questioning what's important in life.
So it's a commentary on technology and human society. In the end you can draw simularities on human exploitation and class systems, especially concerning corporations and business which is probably why big billboards appear throughout the movie. In the end its a sad movie. It's a slow movie but luckily its very escapist in atmosphere when viewing. If you come into this movie expecting a robot action movie you'll be disappointed.
simple detective story in an amazing and detailed future world, with Harrison at his coolest
So, this is it - THE UNDISPUTED SCI-FI CLASSIC!
Well, that's really up to what you as the viewer prefer. Do you like scares and a creepy atmosphere? Go for Alien or Predator. Do you like high flying action and exhilarating chases? Then maybe Star Wars is better suited for you. Blade Runner is not a horror movie, nor is it particularly exciting (even if action was the genre Harrison Ford mostly worked in during the 80s). This is a creepy, dark and gritty science fiction tale set in a post-apocalyptic world not farm from Tim Burton's Gotham City. It has a slow, dreamy tone and its script focuses on long moments of contemplative silence. The incredible visual style still holds up today, and it's made even more iconic by Vangelis' electronic score.
The movie has real depth but the story isn't hard to follow. It's more of an manifest really, a bit like another great slow sci-fi, Arrival. And because this i not a thriller or an action movie, it requires a specific mindset to really be enjoyed. And even if you haven't got that mindset you can't but marvel at Ford's minimalist, flat but utterly brilliant performance. This, ladies and gentlemen, is Ford's greatest performance yet.
But its not a flawless movie, mind you. The story never really sets of properly and we barely even see the replicants Ford is chasing. A shame really, cause Rutger Hauer's replicant baddie is probably one of the greatest in all of cinema history. His acting can be compared with Arnie's, only creepier. Some of the quieter moments feel out of place in the story and barely bring anything else than more length to the story. The second act of the movie is the slowest, and weakest. After a promising start, impressively setting up the world and the story, the movie almost totally freezes before entering the memorably surreal third act.
All of the above being said, Blade Runner is a remarkably memorable and original piece of cinema. It's gritty, violent and disturbing. It's surreal, slow and contemplative. Its few actions scenes are stylish, its performances are top notch. It's a type of moving art that they just don't make anymore.
One of the best silent films ever made. Buster Keaton is the man.
Rewatching this one because it was expiring on Netflix....
I had forgotten this movie had a movie within the movie and some elaborate editing techniques that are used for some very clever comic moments.
Also a very bravura shot where we follow Keaton while he barely misses a train running him over while not driving a motorcycle....
Buster did it all here, even his own stunts wich are still a hoot to watch and staged perfectly.
Interesting to read that even then Keaton decided to cut this film short because of some early adverse reactions by viewers....
Certainly, one of the best brazilian movies of the decade. I simply have no words to describe how funny, heartful and superb this movie is. I've heard back in 2017 this was good, but, goddamn, this is incredible! It's a shame I've put off watching it until this day. Daniel Rezende, who was the editor of Cidade de Deus and both Tropa de Elite 1 & 2, is quickly becoming one of my favourite brazilian filmmaking minds from the last decade. The man has vision! Cinematography, acting, soundtrack and screenplay (even though I could predict were the story was going at times) were the best aspects, in my opinion, from Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs. Also huge, huge props to Vladimir Brichta for brilliantly bringing this amazing character to life.
At the end, I don't recollect any flaws, but I'm certain it has especially regarding screeplay. But I didn't mind if it had. I loved it from beginning to end. You must watch this fantastic piece!
I totally recommend this movie. I first heard of it at the Comic-Con Experience Tour in april, when Vladimir Brichta, the main actor, was there to show the second trailer and talk about the movie, he is a really cool guy. We saw the trailer and it was really good, caught my attention. Then today i finally saw it with two of my cousins and we loved it. Really cool acting, very good screenplay, photography and all. Go see it!
Spielberg's most personal film and probably his best. This has stood the test of time and remains a classic film. There are not as many of Spielberg's directorial flourishes here but the decision to shoot from the POV of the children is inspired and certain shots stay with you - the silhouette of the bike passing by the moon of course is now iconic. John Williams at this stage of his career was rolling out classic scores one after the other and here he creates a piece of music so good, Spielberg decided to edit the final sequence to the music. But it's the children and their performances that make or break this film and while the core trio are all very good, Henry Thomas delivers probably the greatest performance by a child actor to date, completely sells the relationship between Elliott and ET, and provides the emotional backbone to the film that makes it so appealing.
Great movie. Loved seeing it from the kids perspective and good performances. More iconic music from John Williams. Knowing a little bit about Spielberg and how personable this film is to him makes it even better.
Watched with my wife, the 7th grader, and the kindergartner. I only kind of half watched... It's been a long week. I really wanted to check out my youngest's reactions.
Watching this with my 5 y.o. involved answering a lot of questions, but she LOVED it: wide eyed amazement, tears at the appropriate places, and shouts of "YEAH!!!" during the bike scenes.
Some of the animatronics are definitely dated, but it's weird seeing these older movies with kids so used to everything being CGI... Even my 7th grader said that some scenes seemed really realistic, which surprised me.
Not as clever as the filmmakers think it is, the film is rather dated in it's twisted perspective on the cutthroat, eye for an eye fashion business. Not as bad as some people think, but not the masterpiece heralded by others, this is a disappointment from a talented director.
What a weird movie. I really liked the style of the movie but the plot is so slow and nothing happens and what does happen never makes sense. The vibrant colors and trippy score make this worth a watch at least once. If it had a halfway decent plot then this could of been great.
I love this movie the score is so good probably one of my favorite scores in any movie that alone can make the movie tense or scary and sets up the movie really well with how you should feel right off the bat. The story isn't the strongest thing in this movie but the ending is amazing.
What a waste of time. The VFX was awful, the acting was okayish in general but terrible many times.
Don't do the same mistake, watch something else...
I first watched this movie with my brother back in 1997, at the beginning of an epic animé phase we both went through that lasted almost two years. It remains, in my opinion, the finest animated film in this genre to date. It's almost prescient in it's examination of philosophical humanity, and the rise of AI. Watching it again, it makes me realise it is the reason why I love robot Sci fi. The only sci fi I love better is Robots in Space.
My brother died last year, and this is the first time I've watched this film in a decade and it made me miss him a great deal. Miss him, and appreciate that this was our 'thing' back when we were young and foolish.
One note: I've watched both Japanese sub-titled and American dubbed versions over the years. While I appreciate the American dub, my favourite still remains the original Japanese language film.
#BeKindToCylons #KeepEmClose
Did we need another Halloween movie? Erm...no! However, this is probably the best we have had since Carpenter's original, so while I don't necessarily want to see Michael Myers pop up again (at cinemas or at my window), this movie counts as a fitting send off to the character.
I'm not sure why it took me so long to watch this movie but I'm glad that I have. It's got all the ingredients of a classic 80s horror film including a family moving to a new home, an Indian burial ground, jump scares, blood, gore and a very creepy child.
Despite not being very stylish, this is an incredibly fun movie, and I am really happy to have taken the time to watch it. It is a short feature that showcases some of the most beloved horror trends of the 80's, and it has a rather funny script as well! Some elements were just strange and amusing (that weird painting in the Goldman house?), which made it remarkable and gave me and my friend endless reasons to talk about the movie for hours after.
Thanks, IMS Paulista for choosing this film as their cinema contribution to the 2019 Virada Cultural!
Just like a werewolf is two entities in the same person, Good Manners is two films in one (and if that was done on purpose, then respect).
The first half of the film is the beast during the day and is easily the better film (at 2 hours and 15 minutes, I wasn't kidding: this film really is 2 films in 1). It's subtle, keeps us guessing and is marvelously performed. The second part/film is the animal half and, while the CGI is above par and there is more action, it never really escapes from the chains of cliche that hold it down. It's entertaining to be sure, but it leaves us hungry for the finesse we had at the beginning. (If you see this film, my advice would be to leave when Clara is with the 'package' at the side of the river.)
Overall, Good Manners succeeds most when it eschews genre, but is definitely worth a watch.
This movie, as I was expecting from director Wes Anderson, is visually stunning. The artistic choices worked really great for me. The stop-motion is absolutely flawless, one of the best I've ever seen. The dedication to such a labor-intensive craft, that will look like CGI to many people, is admirable. Huge props to the animators!
The story, on the other hand, didn't excite me as I had hoped. While the premise was very interesting, I felt that the story could have take a better direction, narratively speaking. Some side plots felt useless and should have been skipped, while others could've been expanded a little bit more. The other dogs in the pack could have used some more lines, especially considering the A class actors that voiced them.
I really liked the idea of making the dogs speak English while the humans spoke undubbed Japanese. It really forced the viewer to sympathize more with the dogs, making the human world distant and cold (specially for people, like me, who are not adept to japanese culture).
I definitely did not like the deus ex machina at the end. The situation should have been resolved more elegantly.
In the end, it's a movie that could have been perfect, but the unremarkable(to me) development of the story keeps from being a truly masterpiece. Thankfully, Anderson's stylistic choices were spot on, appealing and just quirky enough. The jokes all work really well ( the recurring "rumor" gag was really funny ). The film flow quite well, with just the right runtime.
8/10
P.S.: go watch the "making of" of the sushi scene. Truly a gargantuan work for one of the best looking food scene in animation history.
I love how the film plays with emotions. The sounds are well made and placed. The whole film is dark.
YOU RIPPED MY SHIRT! YOU RIPPED MY SHIRT! A great revenge tale, colors and cinematography are really good, music is good, Nicolas Cage is great. I didn't find this movie slow at all I was really interested and curious on what was going to happen but that's one of the benefits of going in blind to movies your not expecting any certain thing to happen and just waiting for the movie to hit that point. Action is great in this movie kinda just gotta sit back and watch Nicolas Cage as a cocaine sniffin, sword swingin, chainsaw throwin man in this great revenge movie.
It was groundbreaking at that time. Still after 36 years it deserves +1 for makeup and +1 for choreography.
A pretty interesting debut film from Guillermo del Toro. It's not the best made but it definitely had my attention. Ron Perlman was great, I wish he could have gotten that nose job.
This movie is a captivating look at someone who's work everyone has probably seen, but really we know nothing about. I loved seeing the bizarre situations Robert was involved in growing up, and found his other family members even more interesting than he was. If you're a fan of alternative culture, underground comics, or just love a look at someone else's fucked up life, give this a go.
People say this is about a disturbed man, but it's more about the reality some end up living in society. If you've ever been completely alone, hungry and unloved since birth you'll understand this movie. Obviously this isn't for everyone. It touches on places we avoid, and for good reason.
It's completely realistic for the most part. I think the parts of murderous fantasy and the end relationship were more for plot rather than realism. Very heavy on monologues. The monologues can be really powerful and honest but they can also be a little repetitive.
Some of the messages in this movie are about class, morality, law, consciousness, and the meaning of life itself. Whilst the honesty and intellegence in the messages make them brilliant, it still becomes a little repetitive as nothing new is layered each time they're revisited. So this can feel slow.
if you come to this as a ferrara fan you'll be disappointed
if you watch it as a horror and ferrara fan you'll love it
An amazing screenplay plus a perfect acting by Fernanda Montenegro. This is what I call "a beautiful movie".
