The movie discussion thread

**TheMadThinker** · 07-26-2012, 05:46 AM

I like the akbar rating scale as well. It should be the standard for this thread.

**Shaz11** · 07-26-2012, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by akbar

On the subject of French films, anyone seen Hidden?

probably one of the most tense films I've ever seen.

Have you watched District 13? A sick French film.

Possibly the best film I've ever seen.

**akbar** · 07-26-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Shaz11

Have you watched District 13? A sick French film.

Possibly the best film I've ever seen.

Yeah I like District 13, but I am hesitant to recommend you Hidden cos I'm guessing it probably ain't your type of film.

**Shaz11** · 07-26-2012, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by akbar

Yeah I like District 13, but I am hesitant to recommend you Hidden cos I'm guessing it probably ain't your type of film.

I just looked it up and I ain't watching the so called "Cache".

Lol.

**akbar** · 07-26-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Shaz11

I just looked it up and I ain't watching the so called "Cache".

Lol.

Leave it fam

You've seen Kidulthood and Adulthood right? Those 2 films are dear to my heart man, when it first came out everyone was talking about.

**Shaz11** · 07-26-2012, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by akbar

Leave it fam

You've seen Kidulthood and Adulthood right? Those 2 films are dear to my heart man, when it first came out everyone was talking about.

Course I frickin have! 2 legendary films. What about Anuvahood?

Fruitellas bad man sweet ya get me?!

**akbar** · 07-26-2012, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Shaz11

Course I frickin have! 2 legendary films. What about Anuvahood?

Fruitellas bad man sweet ya get me?!

Anuvahood was jokes Lol

**Shaz11** · 07-26-2012, 01:13 PM

Just one more thing, is the American Comedy film Ted worth watching?

Cause I'mma watch it now!

**supergoing** · 07-26-2012, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by akbar

On the subject of French films, anyone seen Hidden?

probably one of the most tense films I've ever seen.

I thought Hidden was an utter abortion of a movie, and this is coming from someone who would put Haneke is his top 50. Just horrible. It has a nifty gimmick going for it, but unlike other (better) slow-paced/minimalist/naturalistic films, it forgets to actually have a plot to make the audience care. Almost everything is ambiguous for no real reason, it fails to connect any of the few ideas it has, evokes practically no emotional response throughout, and then doesn't even bother to give any sort of conclusion! It's the kind of film that pretends to have a deeper meaning when in fact it doesn't have any meaning whatsoever. It's the kind of film that one should expect to be churned out by a 2nd year film student, not by a top Austrian auteur funded by French money. Absolutely amateurish in every way. Fuck this dud of a film.

But of course, it's exactly the type of thing the critics would circle jerk over though. It's French, artsy, nihilistic, boring, vague and was made by a big-name European director. No wonder it won the Palme d'or or whatever at Cannes. (that might have been The White Ribbon, not looking it up)