chrismorrell

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Interested in:Avant-garde / Experimental, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Crime, Culture & Society, Drama, Family & Personal Relationships, Film, TV & Radio, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War

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Re:Favorite Director
By chrismorrell in Community Recommendations
"[quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="JimBell"] It's a toss up between these two: Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight (2008) The Prestige (2006) Batman Begins (2005) Memento (2000) Insomnia (2002) (have not seen this one) Following (1998) Nolan is so smart--he sees the big picture so he tells the story without distracting flaws; it's like he holds the script to the same standards as a classic novel. Yet he also pays great atttention to detail. Mike Leigh (b. 1943 England) Secrets & Lies (96) Career Girls (97) (Have not seen this one) Topsy-Turvey (99) All or Nothing (02) Vera Drake (04) Happy-Go-Lucky (08) Under the influence of the wonderful Happy-Go-Lucky, I finally admit that Mike Leigh's unorthodox way of creating films works like a charm for him and for me. [/quote] Interesting choices Jim. I really enjoy Christopher Nolan's films as well. My favorite is probably The Prestige actually, I guess that's weird, but I felt that it was such an amazing film. Just as you say, it ... " [More]

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Gerdankerman
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"I haven't posted a review for a while,but this was so lame,it reminded me. What they give us here is,basically a half-arsed apocryphally accepted notion that everything and everyone was so sexist in the seventies,and that's about it. That idea is barely developed ,and it sounds like they made it up as the went along. Proof that Will Ferrell is only really as good as his material. Ditched it after twenty minutes and put some Seinfeld on to have a proper laugh. " [More]

Babel

America bashing? ok timeout!
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"I usually agree with "cinema rian" but not this time...i really did think it was "enough already" with the "only Americans count in the world" message.. (tell me something i dont know) and as soon as i saw the picture of the Japanese,or was it Chinese? guy with the Moroccan man i worked out the "link" in the story....As only Cate and Brad's thread is in English i didnt even bother with the sub-titles..when i did dip into them,the lines were all "dont shoot"...and "stop him" and basically "aaahhgh"...Every single character other than Brad and Cate is undeveloped,stereotypical,cast as outlaws,unable to explain or stick up for themselves..dont Brad and Cate KNOW they are employing an illegal immigrant?..i really couldnt be bothered with this..The phrase "snivveling load of shit" seemed apposite as the credits rolled,and i was sooo glad i didnt bother with the subtitles...i dunno,maybe i was in a bad mood,but ,for me they even blew the "touching ,comforting" scene between Pitt and B ... " [More]

John Adams

"The Devil's Whore"..what McNul ...
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"After enjoying "John Adams" ,and ,of course the gracious bowing out of "the Wire" i just had to tell you about a new four part T.V series from channel four "the Devil's Whore"..Having been infuriated by the actions of "Jimmy McNulty",creating the "homeless man killer",( I even heard a Wire fan call it a "jump the shark" moment ),thinking that he may go "all the way" and actually commit a murder. Accepting the,quite conventional way that David Simon ended things .. One thought left hanging was,what did Mcnulty (West) do next?..Answer: Dominic West is, no less than, Oliver Cromwell!, in "The Devil's Whore" a contentious iconic figure that he fills out superbly..honestly,i hardly thought of McNulty at all ..Co-written by Martine Brant and Peter Flannery,(who is famous for a great bit of T.V from the nineties ."Our Friends In the North" which is full of top Brit stars that are even bigger names now..Daniel Craig ,Mark Strong,Gina McKee and Chris Ecclestone..) ..this is an Historicall ... " [More]

Re:What is your favorite major ...
By chrismorrell in Movie Polls
"I must have had a good laugh at it ,at the time..but being reminded that Bill's character in "Lost in Translation" is called "Bob Harris" , makes me like it even more,because, (U.K. "Spouters" will concur) "whispering" Bob Harris is a well known and liked ,T.V and radio music presenter,with a much-mimicked ,probably cigarette screwed, "husky" voice...now i'm thinking of Bill in " The Rutles ,All you need is Cash" doing "Wolfman" . " [More]

Re:How this group works.
By chrismorrell in Movie Polls
"Cheers Risse...just allow me these cuppla observations...<3 means less than three ..and looks mostly like the poster for "Secretary" on it's side... " [More]

Trainspotting

Re:Weekly Theme for November 17 ...
By chrismorrell in Weekly Theme
"I've got ...David thewliss and Jane Horrocks in "Life is Sweet"..and more Mike Leigh ,with David Thewliss (again) and Catrin Cartlidge in "Naked" Chocolate sauce and hair whipping respectively ...and how about Ewan McGregor and Kelly MacDonald in "Trainspotting" ..pretty unglam' Oh and how about Julianne Moore from the waist down in "Short-Cuts" " [More]

In Bruges

Re:Weekly Theme for November 3: ...
By chrismorrell in Weekly Theme
"[quote user="tadiv"] How about this -- Touch of Evil within In Bruges... [/quote] Yes ,that was the most recent one i could think of..the "big guy" is watching back at the hotel while Colin Farrell's character is out gallivanting... " [More]

Preview ..re "the Nazis are com ...
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"Talking of Nazis..how about the new Bryan Singer film Valkirie" with Tom Cruise as Von Stauffenberg,the guy who tried to blow up Hitler ..seems like lots of doodah is hitting the fan already about this,not least in Germany.Including from the Von Stauffenberg family...they dont like the fact that Hollywood has appropriated a story that German Cinema may well think itself better qualified,and by now ,justified, in telling ,although i see it's not the first time by a long way..and "Valkyrie" it seems,could well be seen as a re-make of "Stauffenberg" a critically acclaimed German made 2004 T.V movie....They also dont like Tom Cruise personally,notably because of his "religious" beliefs...(cue "Religulous" review) BBC Radio did a show about it a few weeks ago,with (audio only, obviously) clips .and .I must say,i couldnt help laughing at and bemoaning the fact that not a trace of a German accent is evident,least of all from Tom Cruise..I know it's not necessarily a pre-requi ... " [More]

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Le Scaphandre et le Papilon
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"I put the title in the French ,well because ...we all know what a Papillon is ,and it's not so difficult to remember Scaphandre... this just blew me away..I heard that it was wonderful and it is .This film exceeded my expectations...i cried all the way through. I second every favourable review here.. As a piece of film-making it' s a triumph. A fitting testament to Bauby's strength of will,and wonderfully uplifting... " [More]

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil
By chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog
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"My favourite Orson Welles movie.. check out Cinema Rian for a detailed review...I always remember this as one of the first films to scare me as a kid..the feeling of forboding is papable from the amazing opening sequence onward..Scary high-point for me, the terrorizing of Janet Leigh ,culminating in an horrific image ...The camerwork is totally groundbreaking..moving car stuff,with on-car cameras ..what must have been incredibly awkward dolly-work..and dynamic low-angles accentuating the domineering ugliness of Quinlan.. soundtrack is stupendous ,a scary soundscape to match the action,and the tragic Marlene Dietrich gets a "pianola" theme tune that will stay with you forever.. " [More]

Hot Fuzz

Re:Weekly Theme for October 20: ...
By chrismorrell in Weekly Theme
"Ravie13 right on the money ... Talking of the POlice... Fresh in my mind is Simon Pegg's finest: "Hot Fuzz"...It seems packed full of mini-montages..the main two are the opening "training" sequence..Martin Freeman narrates over "Goody two Shoes" by"Adam and the Ants".. The second one is a masterpiece , as "Angel" attempts to expose "Skinner" Timothy Dalton as the killer...as he goes through the "case for the prosecution" in true Agatha Christie stylee..clips of each murder scenario playing backwards,with Dalton cut in at the strategic points,along with plenty of backwards "swooshing" on the soundtrack... When he confronts the meeting at the Churchyard we get another take ,confirming his suspicions ,it was all for "the greater good" ..and an audio montage confirms the worst ,as we see the pile of bodies in the crypt "crusty jugglers",i ask you... " [More]