omar & h4a once again come correct
this movie is awesome, like am legit questioning if this was a fever dream or did this really happen. did I really just see a movie that took the time to actually frame all of its action sequences so that you could legit enjoy them and lovely car work yes yes yes
am i crazy or was the ode to joy in the church was a deliberate diehard nod like it totally turned my enjoyment up to 11
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:42 (nine years ago) link
*smokes a cigarette, smiles to self*
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 04:43 (nine years ago) link
i dug this movie a lot
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:35 (nine years ago) link
holllly shiit i didn't realize until looking at the wikipedia page that the cleaner was played by David "WARRRIOOOOORS COME OUT TO PLAAYYYYY" Patrick Kelly
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:40 (nine years ago) link
also known as sully, the man commando lied to
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:41 (nine years ago) link
refuse to see any movie in which an adorable dog is murdered
― the late great, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:42 (nine years ago) link
i was worried about that myself, and the scene is brief, done with dignity, and the appropriate vengeance is taken
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:43 (nine years ago) link
there's even a dramatic monologue where keanu explains why a puppy could mean so much
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 November 2014 05:45 (nine years ago) link
it's about as well handled as an un-looked-forward-to dog death could be handled
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 06:07 (nine years ago) link
god that dog was cute as hell tho
keanu's breakdown when he meets the dog was v moving, also his "not just a dog" rant was cool
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 06:08 (nine years ago) link
haven't read thread but i approve of John Wick.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 5 November 2014 06:29 (nine years ago) link
despite the egregious teal & orangeness and the aggravating lens flare, john wick was fucking great.
― bizarro gazzara, Monday, 19 January 2015 10:23 (nine years ago) link
it seems like hes totally the best at killing people but also conflicted and its gritty
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:20 (nine years ago) link
he is the best at killing people, it's true, but he's not really conflicted about it - those motherfuckers killed his dog and he will get his revenge. it's about as straightforward as it could be and it's too deadpan gleeful about it to be gritty. it's really a stripped-to-the-bone mash note to fight choreography.
― bizarro gazzara, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
cmon hes conflicted, i mean he retired right why did he retire
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:34 (nine years ago) link
enh who gives a shit he kills people real nice
― bizarro gazzara, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
and i mean its all moody there are shadows in the language of contemporary cinema when combined with violence this is symbolic of grit
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
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― bizarro gazzara, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
there are so many movies where gritty conflicted man kills people better than anyone in the world and this is one of them
― lag∞n, Monday, 19 January 2015 14:39 (nine years ago) link
otm
i cannot stop thinking about how much i love this fking movie
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 01:02 (nine years ago) link
http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/keanu-reeves-to-give-talk-on-gauguin-say-what-236009
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
i've been trying to understand why my crush on keanu reeves has increased exponentially over the last five years and i think it's because the dream of the 90s is alive in him
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
the dude took his matrix money and has explored a variety of artistic interests, which thankfully still include movies where people hold guns sideways
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:19 (nine years ago) link
despite his fame and millions, there is some part of him that would be happy watching kung fu movies all day and playing bass in a crappy bar band at night
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
he's also self-effacing in interviews, despite the ease with which he could get away with being a pompous ass-bandit
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
he talked p candidly on Nerdist podcast about how no-one would even take his calls after 47 Ronin
Like you just want to give him the good will hunting speech: "dude, 47 Ronin was a dumpster fire. *it's not yr fault*"
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
still regret missing his Hamlet
give a call, Shakespeare in the Park
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 January 2015 19:27 (nine years ago) link
when was that? he'd be a p good hamlet imo
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
reprise bill & ted as morg and guilders are dead
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link
well i guess bogus journey was that already
He played Hamlet in Winnipeh, 1995.
http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/essays/reeves.cfm
Immoral shit like John Wick fills me with despair.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 February 2015 04:35 (nine years ago) link
"fight choreography" my ass
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 February 2015 04:37 (nine years ago) link
I am glad they mentioned Ortiz the Dog Boy, unlike this poll.
― poxy fülvous (abanana), Friday, 20 February 2015 05:12 (nine years ago) link
so this piece got a lot of attention this week.
I’ve found myself attracted to Keanu’s presence because of the way he marries typically masculine and feminine qualities. He’s both intense and vulnerable, kind and tough, honest and mysterious. Keanu, of course, isn’t the first star to exist at the crossroads of virile and vulnerable. Actors like James Dean, Montgomery Clift, and Paul Newman embody a similar alchemy that have drawn women (and men) to them. But these actors often seem to fight against the lustful gaze of the camera, while Keanu supplants himself to it. Where they seem cynical, disinterested, or too wounded as a romantic lead, Keanu is utterly open.
http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/bright-walldark-room-february-2016-the-grace-of-keanu-reeves-by-angelica-jade-basti%C3%A9n
John Wick is still a brainless action version of Le Samourai.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
a lot of that reads like rationalization of simple physical attraction. oddly no mention of River's Edge.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:05 (eight years ago) link
I guess I fall into the standard crit line about him - he has his virtues, but the gap between his good and bad movies is vast, and his hit:miss ratio is quite bad.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:11 (eight years ago) link
I should've mentioned how effective he was in one of his serious realist parts in Permanent Record.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:20 (eight years ago) link
no one ever mentions that movie! def in the "good" category. also: Lou Reed cameo
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
being beautiful has traditionally been a big part of being a movie star
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
I didn't think he was handsome until the late nineties.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
in most cases it's sort of the bare requisite, if that's all you've got you aren't bringing much to the table that everybody else doesn't already have
xp
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:26 (eight years ago) link
well, i think his stillness/presence/Zen factor is key as that author is not the first to discuss...
most naked in his pair of 1994 roles -- sitting under the tree as Siddhartha : boom BUS EXPLODES!
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:31 (eight years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Friday, February 12, 2016
are you confessing?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
to being a remarkably good-looking movie star? yes
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:45 (eight years ago) link
no wonder there's a frisson b/w us
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:47 (eight years ago) link
j/k I am actually Jonah Hill
― Οὖτις, Friday, 12 February 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
aw that keanu piece is from the movie magazine i write for
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:50 (eight years ago) link
is it available at finer downtown bookstores?
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
nah it's like an ipad magazine http://brightwalldarkroom.com/
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 12 February 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link