DeusExCinema liked davidehrlich’s review of Iron Man 3
DeusExCinema commented on Jason Coyle’s review of The Place Beyond the Pines
I actually had a lot of time for the second act. A little cliched, but it was tidy, and I liked Cooper. But the third act was genuinely like watching someone molest a family member.
DeusExCinema liked Jason Coyle’s review of The Place Beyond the Pines
DeusExCinema commented on davidehrlich’s review of Oblivion
I think my favourite ridiculous thing about it is that the villain wasn't just stolen from the greatest sci-fi film ever, but that in order to disguise it they took the two most recognisible things from the greatest sci-fi film ever and fused them into one thing. "No on will ever notice!" they gleefully cheered. Everyone did. Even people who hadn't seen said greatest sci-fi film ever.
DeusExCinema liked davidehrlich’s review of Oblivion
DeusExCinema commented on Ronan Doyle’s review of Synecdoche, New York
@Josh - Which subjects in particular. Synecdoche is admittedly almost entirely within a genre of its own. Do you mean films about art and life? Films about lifetimes?
It's very hard to specifically think of any film that tries to engage with the exact issues this does. But I'd certainly…
DeusExCinema commented on Ronan Doyle’s review of Synecdoche, New York
Agreed with Ruth, it is superbly made and acted but has an insulting level of self-importance to it. But the world is a better place for it being a film, I'll say that much.
DeusExCinema commented on Ronan Doyle’s Boyle Ranked list
Trance is better than Slumdog in the same way The Godfather Part III is better than The Godfather. Regardless of your thoughts on story or character, the quality of filmmaking on display in Slumdog is infinitely superior.
DeusExCinema listed The Movie Night List (315 films)
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A list of every film watched by the Movie Night group, one of Dublin's most devout collectives of film viewers, since June 2007.
Cinema outings are not included, all these are home viewings. In all cases a quorum of three was required, otherwise it didn't count as a Movie Night night.
DeusExCinema liked Ross Maclean’s review of RoboCop
DeusExCinema commented on Chopperfireball’s Films in which Sean Bean dies list
He was Odysseus! Odysseus can't die!
However, how he survived Ronin I will never know!
DeusExCinema commented on Chopperfireball’s Films in which Sean Bean dies list
I still cannot believe he survived National Treasure. Biggest shock ever!
Obviously Game of Thrones is TV, so doesn't count. Um...
The Field: Chased off a cliff by a herd of stampeding cattle (spurred on by his father unaware of his son's location)
Caravaggio: Throat slit.That's all I've got, though there's definitely more.
DeusExCinema commented on Raph Davies’s Hirokazu Koreeda Ranked list
I did my MA thesis on After Life. It has so much to say about the nature of life, death, memory and cinema that I was barely able to scratch its depth. The scene where Aratta realises she has destroyed her own happiness and throws a freaker on the rooftop, spilling snow everywhere, is the best, and most human, moment Kore-eda has captured.
DeusExCinema commented on Ronan Doyle’s review of Serpico
I just... I just don't like it very much.
DeusExCinema commented on Raph Davies’s Hirokazu Koreeda Ranked list
Working my way through these, have Hana and Maborosi up next.
A little shocked to see After Life ranked 6th here - it's ranked number three... on my list of ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FILMS!