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SPOILERS:I agree strongly with your first statement, this movie is an oddity. I liked it much more than you did though. I just watched it on cable and it was an utter surprise to find a great movie I had never even heard of. Brian Cox and Emile Hersch are pretty big name actors so I can't imagine how I missed it at the theater. I loved the story from the beginning but it did get weak at the end. When they found the cloth with the tooth, I was excited because I really thought they might turn it into some kind of saint story, like an incorruptible corpse of a saint. I don't know, I wished they had tried something really different like that. But they went for another Salem witch scenario. Oh well, I still enjoyed it very much and would recommend it, if only for the terrific cast and direction. 8/10
Me too, Margo! I love that dog! If you have time, check out Stephen King's interview on Nerdette. It's a podcast and they did maybe a 30 minute spot all about corgis. They didn't talk about books or movies, just the dogs. It's an interesting chat.
Yes, I recorded it. I've never seen that one either. I always see it on people's lists of favorite movies so I thought I'd give it a shot. I don't know a single thing about it except that it's Japanese. The black and white photography in Onibaba was just beautiful with the sharp focus. Ben Man. said the director, Shindo, was actually an art director before he became a film director so his films have a distinct look. He lived to be 100 and his last film was in 2012! Amazing.
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Godewey! Of course, I find you here! I just watched this. I recorded it last weekend and just finished watching it. I haven't seen a lot of Japanese movies but I'm trying. I really liked this one. No it's not horror but that scene where the mom goes down the well to get the mask is pretty horrifying. All those bones! She was the real deal, a serial killer! When she peeled the mask off and the man had all those sores, I thought it would be plague. It went in a totally different direction than I expected. I do like all the scenes with the tall grass, kind of creepy, ala children of the corn.
Suspiria was one of the scariest movies I had seen as a kid. It looks a bit silly in parts to me now. My favorite actor in this is Aida Vali. She's great in this.
That's an excellent list, but I would also include The Fearless Vampire Killers.
I agree. It's so funny and Sharon Tate couldn't be more beautiful. The color is so saturated and interesting. TCM played it the other day and it's been ages since I've seen it. What a pleasure to see this gem again.
Yeah! I love this movie and it's been years since I've seen it.
I agree!
I agree too. I love movies. There's always been bad movies. Be more discerning and support the movies you want to see more of.
No apologies about the subtitles, please. I'm grateful you found a way for me to watch it. I did look for it on YouTube but I couldn't find any English at all.
Well, you two have really said it all. I love reading your observations here. This kind of chat is my favorite. I just finished watching this and it's devastating. Don't make fun of me, but I feel very emotional after seeing this. I'm just remembering what I felt like in 1994 about the war. I'm thinking about all the people I've met since that time from those countries. I'm wondering how anyone survived it. I've never seen this or even heard of this movie. It's a masterpiece. I love it. The ambiguity of the timeline is perfect because the entire subject is so ambiguous. It's so beautiful too. The photography is amazing. I think I missed a lot of the dialogue because the subtitles were covered by other subtitles so sometimes I was a bit confused. Wasn't Kiril such a sweet character? It just feels like we haven't learned a damn thing since then. I guess that's why it's so upsetting. After the war, I honestly felt some hope about the world changing. This was around the same time as Rwanda and the Congo exploded and it was all recorded for us to see so I thought now that we can see how evil this is, we'll change. It's the same. It's very depressing.
It's rare to find a movie with all these stars that I've never even heard of! I'm happy you chose this. This movie group has been good for finding new material! The cast is a who's who of up and coming movie stars. Also I'm wondering where some of these actors have gone. Where are Henry Thomas, Rachel Leigh Cook and Shawn Hatosy? They're all actors I've really liked in the past and I can't think of anything they've been in lately.
As everyone has mentioned, this plot device of showing simultaneous events happening out of order, was done quite a bit a few years ago. It's pretty clever, I mean, it can't be easy to write this type of story and keep it understandable. The first time I remember it was After Hours and I loved it but I'm pretty over it now.
It might have had a hard time finding an audience because the characters are all so cynical and hard. Buzzy was the only person with a conscience and a good heart. Poor thing, she was working hard to support her sister and do the right thing, and along comes this guy! Of course, I think she has a crush on him and I think they fooled around a bit but she's willing to do some insane things to please him.
I wish Colin Hanks and Ben Foster had bigger parts. Colin Hanks is so funny and Ben Foster is so brilliant. As others have said, it's always good to see Patrick Swayze. He was a charming actor.
I'll phone you for advice if I have to cover up a murder!
Poor Ben Foster! He picks the short straw no matter what show/movie he's in! I think he's my favorite, along with Hillary Swank,in this cast.
Pyromancer! Of course! Thanks!
Thank you godewey!
We had some family drama last week so I'm playing catch up. I'll try to watch it this weekend. I have to finish 11:14 too! I feel like my entire young adulthood was filled with Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia. I can't wait to see it, especially since it was made in that time period 1994. Was it on YouTube?
She doesn't have a big rôle in this. It's one scene but it's impactful. I like her very much too and I'd love to see her in more movies.
I saw this last night. I loved it. Lanthimos makes movies that no one else can make. I saw The Lobster and loved it too. The actor Barry Keoghan is unbelievable in this. He's the spookiest character I've seen in ages. I highly recommend it, especially if you're looking for something off the beaten path.
Love this! Makes me laugh just thinking about it.