What was the last movie you've seen?

[Gunstar Green]

Saw Pacific Rim in 3D and I felt that it really added to an already fantastic movie. Planning on seeing it again tomorrow with my son and my sister during a matinee showing. Ticket prices are crazy... BUT I NEED MORE KAIJU!

I'm not a big fan of 3D. It rarely adds anything for me. However in this case I decided to see it in 3D anyway because the closest screen only had the movie in 3D.

Man, I was not disappointed. It's unbelievable that this film wasn't originally done in 3D. The conversion is flawless.

It's criminal that this movie isn't doing better in the US but that might just be my mecha fanboyism talking.

[Luke]

Perfect.

[Retrodude]

With the exception of 10,000 BC (which I thought was boring), I've never seen a Roland Emmerich film I didn't like, so I'd be willing to give this one a shot.

[SNKnicotine]

Just watched This is 40....should have been called "This is Garbage", besides the cheap laughs the movie got [from fart jokes and stoned montages] this movie was just a day in the life of a morbidly insecure women and a failing business man. nowhere near as funny as Knocked up or the 40 Year old virgin .
Don’t Watch it!!

[dsheinem]

With the exception of 10,000 BC (which I thought was boring), I've never seen a Roland Emmerich film I didn't like

It's like every day I learn more about how low your standards go.

[Luke]

Just watched This is 40....should have been called "This is Garbage".

If there was a "Focus Group" cut of THIS IS 40, you'd probably enjoy it. I think I saw it in 2011, and I loved it. But yeah, the theatrical release took away a lot, and added in at least a half hour of more bickering.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Upstream Color (2013) - This is an achingly beautiful film by Shane Carruth - the man behind the cult classic Primer (2004) - that follows a man and woman "entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism." Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and the film, and he also appears as one of the lead characters. Moreover, he made it entirely outside of the Hollywood studio system, and his complete control over every aspect of the film allows him to realize his vision perfectly. Steeped in transcendentalism - and clearly inspired by Terence Malick's best work - the film is thrilling, thought provoking, and at times, awe inspiring. It is an excellent film; I highly recommend it; and I very much doubt that anything else released this year will top its achievement. (Like most great recent films, however, I suspect it to be completely ignored at the academy awards.) Finally, it is available for streaming on Netflix; so, anyone with the service can watch it instantly.

EDIT: I recommend the following article to anyone who views the film:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/b ... oison.html

It provides some excellent insight, and it will help you both to make sense of the film and appreciate the genius behind it.

[Stark]

I've been interested in Upstream Color, I really enjoyed Primer. Glad to hear you liked it.

[indecks]

Upstream Color (2013) - This is an achingly beautiful film by Shane Carruth - the man behind the cult classic Primer (2004) - that follows a man and woman "entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism." Shane Carruth wrote, directed, scored, and the film, and he also appears as one of the lead characters. Moreover, he made it entirely outside of the Hollywood studio system, and his complete control over every aspect of the film allows him to realize his vision perfectly. Steeped in transcendentalism - and clearly inspired by Terence Malick's best work - the film is thrilling, thought provoking, and at times, awe inspiring. It is an excellent film; I highly recommend it; and I very much doubt that anything else released this year will top its achievement. (Like most great recent films, however, I suspect it to be completely ignored at the academy awards.) Finally, it is available for streaming on Netflix; so, anyone with the service can watch it instantly.

EDIT: I recommend the following article to anyone who views the film:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/b ... oison.html

It provides some excellent insight, and it will help you both to make sense of the film and appreciate the genius behind it.

Wow. I disagree with this entirely. I watched it recently, and the movie makes absolutely no effort to explain anything. And I don't mean "it doesn't answer your questions" explanation. I mean it puts forth no effort to explain what's going on in that very minute, in each and every scene. It's very disjointed, and there is zero amount of information on what's happening on screen. The only way anyone has gotten any kind of idea about an 'ageless organism' is that the phrase "ageless organism" was plastered on the wikipedia article and the Netflix synopsis, probably by Carruth himself.

I loved Primer. And I liked that it was sort of like listening to a conversation between two people and not knowing what they're talking about, but then still seeing the fruit of that conversation realized (the box).

UPSTREAM COLOR tries the same formula but doesn't have any sort of end analysis. If you've ever seen SLEEPING BEAUTY (the one with the girl from SUCKER PUNCH), you can draw stylistic comparisons. It's like random scene after random scene after random scene.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Wow. I disagree with this entirely. I watched it recently, and the movie makes absolutely no effort to explain anything. And I don't mean "it doesn't answer your questions" explanation. I mean it puts forth no effort to explain what's going on in that very minute, in each and every scene. It's very disjointed, and there is zero amount of information on what's happening on screen. The only way anyone has gotten any kind of idea about an 'ageless organism' is that the phrase "ageless organism" was plastered on the wikipedia article and the Netflix synopsis, probably by Carruth himself.

I like the fact that the movie makes no attempt to explain itself. Rather, it trusts the audience to decipher the film's plot and meaning. (Like the sublime first level of SMB, no exposition or tutorial is necessary.) That said, Upstream Color - unlike Primer - is not a "puzzle box" film. The story is straighforward, and I had no trouble understanding the plot, the characters, or their motivations. (I intentionally quoted the "ageless organism" passage because I did not want to dedicate a wall of text to the film's plot. ) It is also much less of a "cerebral" film than Primer, and it is concerned primarily with spiritual matters.

Accordingly, if you go into it expecting another Primer, then you will be disappointed. If, however, you approach it with an open heart and mind, you will find a very moving, intelligent, and beautiful film.

It's very disjointed...It's like random scene after random scene after random scene.

The scenes did not seem random to me, and the editing you describe was an intentional stylistic choice. Carruth - who apparently really likes loops - crops the scenes closely and circles them back on one another in a very effective way that highlights some of the ideas that he is exploring in the film.