I reviewed the English language versions of each film, in
my first viewing of the films since Anchor Bay first released them to VHS at the end of the nineties.
I have no wish to spoil anyone's
first viewing of the film, so I'll keep the specifics of the major points out of this review, but some details have to be discussed in evaluating whether the film is a creative success.
Not exact matches
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A
film which deserves multiple
viewings, one
of the aspects which stands out is the mad combination
of seriously expensive and impressive special effects with a message so radical it's a surprise Hollywood allowed the
film to be produced in the
first place.
The hills are alive... During the
first of many backpacking trips, Gazzaley shot 70 rolls
of film, including this
view of Otago Peninsula on New Zealand's South Island, and experienced a sense
of connectedness with nature that he'd never felt before.
The researchers then used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan 21
of the participants» brains while they
viewed pairs
of short
film clips showing classmates
of varying status within this social network, telling them all they needed to do was indicate whether the clips in each pair were the same or different, and that this task was unrelated to the
first part
of the experiment.
The 38 - year - old was
first spotted sporting the heels for a
viewing of the new
film «Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story» with Kendall Jenner and friends on Wednesday.
But speaking as one not
of the demographic, and having seen the
first film and enjoyed Dudley Moore's antics, my repeat
viewing of the remake comes from an admittedly skewed lens.
The
film was funny when
first released, however it's not one
of those
films that has stood the test
of time, and quite frankly got sillier with every
viewing.
I felt the need to state that after my
viewing of The Killing
of a Sacred Deer, because this is a
film that will truly make people not see another movie for weeks or just simply turn it off after the very
first frame (I'm not exaggerating).
The
film constantly plays with expectation like this; for both fans
of the comic and the
first film there is a lot
of cleverness at play here and so many types
of jokes stuffed into a single scene that repeat
viewing will surely be required.
The
film is hilarious, if
viewed in context, but
of course having watched it dozens and dozens
of times since my
first viewing in the early 1960's in an «art cinema» in Greenwich village, I no longer laugh out loud, but enjoy my silent amusement, because I love satire.
What made the
first film work as well as it did was the way Hirst took and reworked historical facts to suit the rise (or decline, depending on your point
of view)
of an innocent, love - hungry young woman into a cold, sometimes cruel statue
of a queen.
Upon
first viewing «Alice Sweet Alice» it comes across like you average Italian Gaillo / Slasher type
film but as it slowly unfolds you begin to realize that it's an indictment
of how religious fanaticism can effect the minds
of those who are not that stable to begin with.
Perhaps it's nostalgia, if not for the simpler thrills
of childhood
viewings (this was my
first time seeing the
film) than for the off - the - wall, predictable, and good - natured stories that the Disney studio has long dabbled in.
One small but important note; though most
of the
film is in English, some
of it is not and the needed subtitles were not activated by default for me on my
first viewing.
His subsequent career as a director did not quite hit the heights
of that
first film, but what followed still proved Hopper to be a fascinating filmmaker with a unique point
of view.
It has been many years since my last
viewing of the
first film, so I should probably watch it again soon.
Alfredson's two major points -
of - reference in Tinker, Tailor appear to be the later
films of Jean - Pierre Melville (who seemed to be the dominant influence the
first time I saw the
film, projected) and the current work
of David Fincher (whose influence seemed to dominate my second
viewing, from DVD).
I admit I really didn't enjoy this one upon a
first viewing, but after watching the director's cut
of the
film, which is far superior, I really got into this one.
In Black & White: The Women (published on Parallax
View here) The
first of two articles on women in
film, this one stepping off from a review
of Molly Haskell's From Reverence to Rape By Kathleen Murphy
An extremely positive
view of what goes on inside the Grey Lady is made memorable by the
film's center character David Carr, who initiated the Times»
first dip into the Oscar pool with «The Carpetbagger.»
Every piece
of the frame is alive with details that can go unnoticed on a
first viewing, and I urge a second
viewing to really see this
film.
Spurned
first by the French New Wave iconoclasts as belonging to the «tradition
of quality» and later for the extremist political
views their director embraced as a member
of the right - wing National Front, Claude Autant - Lara's wartime
films are rarely seen today.
Still, there are a few
films whose second or third
viewing is as likely to «set the hook» as the
first, and David O. Russell's 2004 existential screwball comedy is one
of them.
With Krieps on board, it also somehow feels like the Hitchcock movie Audrey Hepburn didn't get to make but clearly channeled through the unique mind
of Anderson, a
film - savvy writer - director responsible for such fever dreams as Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Inherent Vice, and
of course There Will Be Blood, his previous adventure with Day - Lewis that also felt like a movie stitched together out
of something not easily explained on
first viewing.
On
first viewing, the jargon can overwhelm viewers less philosophically inclined, but in his efforts to find meaning in a series
of coincidences, Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman) is engaged in the same comedy as the
film's viewers — desperately trying find order and meaning in a chaotic world.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Nolan manages to add layer upon layer, taking the concept
of parallel and interwoven storylines to new levels
of insanity, and yet the
film remains clear and understandable on the
first viewing.
The best
films of the
first week
of the festival can be
viewed here.
Interestingly, Klute is the
first film of what some people refer to as Alan J. Pakula's «paranoia trilogy,» joining The Parallax
View and All the President's Men.
Fifty years after it
first appeared, Mike Nichols»
film (re-released in a restored 4K digital print) makes such beguiling
viewing largely because
of Hoffman's performance as Benjamin, which combines humour, boredom and panic in equal measure.
It should never be seen without
first viewing the other two
films within a reasonably short period
of time beforehand, so make sure you watch the
first two
films with as much attention to detail as you can for the full effect.
«Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens» Though it won't premiere until Dec. 18, the buzz around this overdue «Star Wars» installment is almost worthy
of its own
film: The latest trailer was
viewed over 88 million times in its
first 24 hours.
Netflix has already completely rewritten the movie and TV -
viewing rulebook by pouring a hundred million dollar budget into a
film without a theatrical release, and creating their now ubiquitous «binge - watch» format that the service rolled out for the
first season
of House
of Cards.
Although much talked about in the previous
films, Psycho IV: The Beginning is the
first to show a living Norma Bates (Hussey, Rome and Juliet), and to give is a
first - hand
viewing of how bizarre an upbringing a young Norman (Thomas, Cloak & Dagger) would have, resulting in overwhelming feeling
of guilt in his actions that he didn't have the maturity or mental balance to keep a grip on.
First doesn't always mean better in terms
of release dates (both the disaster movies and Snow White
films battles above prove that), but there's always the danger that audiences will
view a second similar movie as a copycat.
It's not so interesting so as to warrant a
viewing by those who aren't fans
of the movie in the
first place, but I did find it significantly less tiring than the actual
film.
Being a
film adaptation
of a television show, I wasn't at all expecting much, but I left the theater wanting to watch the movie again in much the same way I did after my
first viewing of Olympus Has Fallen.
It's been a mystery ever since my
first viewing as to why the
film has generated the millions
of fans that it has.
Take My Nose... Please: The acclaimed
film, directed by the 89 year - old
first time filmmaker Joan Kron (former editor at Allure Magazine for over 25 years and at New York Magazine), is a comedic point
of view on women and plastic surgery.
It has been many years since my last
viewing of the
first film, soRead More →
Sony and Warner, two
of the
first studios to embrace the format,
viewed DVD as a successor to VHS and operated under the belief that customers didn't want or need widescreen presentations
of comedies and family
films.
At
first I assumed that this was going to be one
of Clooney's
films in which he pushes his moral and political
views to the fore (think Good Night, and Good Luck, Michael Clayton or Up in the Air) and whilst Governor Morris» policies are clearly left wing wet dreams, the
film's portrayal
of what goes on behind the scenes is so negative that it practically negates all the good work Morris hopes to do when in office.
Peeping Tom is considered the
first slasher
film in movie history and introduced the convention
of seeing the murder through the killer's point
of view.
is considered the
first slasher
film in movie history and introduced the convention
of seeing the murder through the killer's point
of view.
The
first hour
of the
film is told almost entirely from the point
of view of Briony.
The guys talk about the thought process behind the approach to their short and talk about some
of the takeaways from
viewing the
first film that helped guide their segment.
Yet it's this
film — A Room with a
View, the
first of three E.M. Forster adaptations from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory — that cemented Merchant - Ivory as shorthand for genteel people in pretty settings.
But when the audience gets their
first look at the secretive, Afrofuturistic country
of Wakanda in the
film, it is truly breathtaking, with stunning aerial
views of waterfalls and lush trees and hills.
DVD Details: Director Ridley Scott approaches this third Hannibal Lecter
film (Manhunter was the
first) from the point
of view of Lecter himself, a smooth, highly intelligent, cultured villain.