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Just watched Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton's stunt doubles. I like that it was rated R and was gory enough but the action was poorly directed and the swear words seemed out of place.
The way Mama moves creeped me out as did the first time we see the kids in their feral state but apart from that, I agree. The film isn't that special. I did jump a couple of times listening to it through headphones, though 
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My fiancee and I have a pact to watch all our DVD's we either don't remember anything about, or haven't seen.
This week was "Ballistic".
I don't wanna talk about it.
I really wanted to like John Dies At The End but it just feels like things you've seen in other films before
Farscape is Muppets. That should seal the deal. I won't say it gets better in the later seasons, but the evolution is generally satisfying.
Finally watched 'Rango' today, almost by accident. I had dozed off during a re-watching of 'The Lorax,' and woke up just as some lizard with a vaguely familiar voice splatted on Hunter S. Thomson's windshield. Trippy. What a gorgeous piece of work, that film. Nice example of winning by turning the bad guy over to your side.
Love Rango, its a cartoon for film-geeks first, kids second. Crazy homages to Raising Arizona, Apocalypse Now, Chinatown, you name it. And anyone who says Hans Zimmer is over-rated needs to listen to that score, which is amazing.
This morning I watched Dark Skies (2013) and it actually wasn't bad. It wasn't jump scare filled and had a couple of scary moments that weren't accompanied by a loud music sting which was refreshing to see.
I think you're on to something there, redxavier. It's too mainstream and too watered down. They kept the violence of Greek mythology, but left out the magic and mystery of it. Instead of something unsettling and striking, it's an ultraviolent Power Rangers movie.
Take this same story premise, same characters, same setting, but put it in the hands of, say, a Lars von Trier. THAT's a Greek mythos movie I'd pay to see.
What did you think of Minority Report? I remember thinking it was good, and that I hadn't any complaints whilst watching it (even thought it was reasonably clever), except that I came away thinking that it missed being 'great' and was somehow unremarkable (if that makes sense).
Last night I watched Bullet to the Head (2013) and Stallone 'saves the cat' 3 times in the first ten minutes! And one of those times it is an actual cat.
I'm a huge fan of Korean movies, in the last decade they've really stepped up on the quality. A Bittersweet Life, A Tale of Two Sisters, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, 300 Pounds Beauty, My Boss My Hero, My Wife is a Gangster, The Chaser, I Saw the Devil, Musa, My Sassy Girl, and JSA are among my favourites.
As a general rule, Korean movies do tend to dip into tragedy (or melodrama depending on your cynicism) in the last act, even their comedys and romantice comedies punch you in the gut.
"Mother" is totally worth seeing. It's a quiet, intimate slow-burn of a film. In some ways, it doesn't feel very Korean if what you're used to is stuff like "Oldboy" and "The Host". I really enjoyed it. My guess is it's not for everyone, though.
What I love so much about Korean movies in general is their ability to seamlessly move between dark drama and lighthearted humour and then back again without ever losing the overall tone of the film. There's something going on deep down on a cultural level, I think because I've noticed that happening on a number of different films by a number of directors. They have their own flavor. And to me, they often feel more cinematic and sometimes more fulfilling than a lot of Western films because they don't attempt to follow any of the usual Hollywood conventions and it's a really refreshing experience.
Alright you guys have officially got me interested. Short list for the absolute newbie to Korean cinema (Aka me)?
I'd like to get more into Korean cinema. My only real experience is with The Hist, which I don't really like.
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