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March 18th Directed by: Seijun Suzuki There's a couple of really interesting points but mostly this is a really straight-laced film. Zigeunerweisen was definitely a perfect balance of classic filmmaking and Suzuki flourish and this one is just kinda boring in comparison. We have the same cinematographer here but for some reason I wasn't really blown away ever. It's good by proxy of being a sum of it's parts. Blu-Ray.

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March 17th Directed by: Wim Wenders 2nd Viewing Previous Rating: 4 After: 4.5

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CD Smiles posted a thread "Is this page just broken?"

“https://www.listal.com/movie/baal-1970 I tried adding this to a list three different ways and it won't show up, it says there are 46 items on the list when you can only see 45. I can't even rate it” read more

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CD Smiles rated Grymyrk

 Grymyrk 6/10

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CD Smiles added 1 item to Albums Heard in 2019 list

March 17th Year: 1991 Genre: Black Metal [youtube id=ckNEXKKPW6w] You That Mingle May

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March 17th Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund 2nd Viewing Previous Rating: 3 After: 2.5

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CD Smiles rated Mr. Baseball

 Mr. Baseball 6/10

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CD Smiles added 1 item to Movies Watched in 2019 list

March 17th Directed by: Luca Guadagnino I wonder if it was just easier to call this Suspiria rather than have people comment on the base level similarities. Also, I guess not nearly as many eyes would have crossed this film were it not called what it's called. Point being, we have two entirely different films here. This one's good. It's kind of stunning however, all the things that went into it and just a few hours later it's slipping from my brain. I have to talk about a serious issue modern horror movies have. Dream sequences, hallucinations, rapidly flashing sequences with spooky pictures. This is usually where you find a lot of great imagery and in turn, a lot of trailer fodder. If you want to show me great images, I have a request; could you work them into the story, give them some space and make them feel earned? Instead of jamming a bunch of cool ideas into 15 seconds and having the character wake up shocked. I know you put a lot of effort into shooting that, now could you put the effort into making it matter? Thank you. Downloaded.

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March 15th Directed by: Fred Schepisi Far more capable than any mainstream comedy of it's era that I know of, if anything it's kind of the opposite of ahead of it's time, I was surprised to find out this came out in the 90's. Sports, in general seems to be one of the easiest topics to make a movie about, I say this because there are so many good ones, it seems like it's almost hard to screw it up. It definitely plays off of a formula but it has enough to make it entertaining even to an asshole like me. Tom Selleck's charisma is through the roof, I feel like he could carry any movie and a lot more respect is given to Japanese culture than you'd expect, judging by the surface. It's nice, it's heartwarming, it's pretty funny actually and it's charming. LaserDisc.

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March 14th Directed by: Panos Cosmatos I can't figure out why this is so generally well-liked. There's tons of unnecessary scenes, making it feel way too long, the "fight" scenes are not shot well, and it's made obvious Nic Cage just wasn't capable of doing stunts or fight choreography. This, and it's main attraction is the visuals, but it just looks unpleasant. Is this acceptable colour correction? Because I could do this. On top of all this, it's just not memorable, in a month I'll probably remember two singular images and nothing else. Blu-Ray.

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CD Smiles added Assassination Nation to wanted list

 Assassination Nation 

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CD Smiles added 1 item to Movies Watched in 2019 list

March 13th Directed by: Lars von Trier There's a lot to think about here, as there usually is with von Trier. One woman's madness and devotion, her faith is tried by the reality that her world is ruled by men. Maybe I'm getting this wrong but it seems to encourage the protagonist's strange promiscuity, likening Christianity's stranglehold on sexuality to not allowing women to speak in church. Of course, there's a lot more to discuss with how the film ends, but I'll hold my tongue. Breaking the Waves pre-dates the Dogme movement, but I think it pretty much could be one save for one particular scene, it's like 90% uncomfortable close-ups. Despite it's interesting themes it didn't really elicit a strong feeling from me either way. Downloaded.

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March 12th Directed by: Steven Spielberg So take all the stuff I said about Raiders, about the gross-out spooky stuff, take that, but make it not fun. I mean, it probably worked the same on kids but to me it was just too far and gave the movie bad vibes. That and the fact that it just doesn't feel like an adventure. We have a terrific, albeit awkwardly paced opening, then we get dropped in India where it's pretty much a nonstop action scene until it ends. I can't believe this film is 2 hours, it just kind of happens and none of it feels earned, significant or iconic. It's nowhere near as memorable as Raiders but it's still a very well made, kinda fun 80's action film. Downloaded.

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18 Episodes, Finished April 18th, 2019

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March 11th Year: 1988 Genre: Heavy Metal [youtube id=w6XDS6fPNhk] The Invisible Guests

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March 11th Directed by: Seijun Suzuki This is one of those movies where you're just sitting in awe of literally every single shot, it never ends. Suzuki brought back his cinematographer from the 60's, Kazue Nagatsuka, whose last project was 13 years earlier, 1967, the same year he worked on Branded to Kill with Suzuki. This film is shot in 4:3 which tends to make me think of Ozu, but the general mise-en-scène also helped a lot in making that comparison. Zigeunerweisen gets it's name from the Sarasate composition, or specifically one particular recording of the piece which plays heavily into the plot. While I think all of Suzuki's quirks are here, somehow this feels very different from anything I've seen of his, it feels a lot more sophisticated and serious. This film's virtues cannot be explained by one simpleton's words, it is beyond explanation, every second of this film had me subdued. Suzuki is a cinema God. Blu-Ray.

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CD Smiles added 1 item to Albums Heard in 2019 list

March 10th Year: 2019 Genre: Melodic Death Metal [youtube id=1gpfzCxiQ-A] Under Grass and Clover

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March 10th Directed by: King Hu A Touch of Zen feels atypical from any wuxia film I've seen for a myriad of reasons. The cinematography is like nothing else in the genre, they set an incredible mood with the shots chosen. It helps that the fight scenes are nowhere near as ridiculous as something you'd find in the Wu Tang Collection, and are genuinely exciting. The story is really engaging too, the catalyst played by Feng Hsu has such screen presence you can't help but be transfixed, like a Taiwanese Meiko Kaji. Blu-Ray.

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March 9th Directed by: Russ Meyer It's cool in theory, like, all the elements are cool but it just kind of bored me for most of the duration. That is until the end, of course. Some of the music is really good, but other than that I really got nothing out of this movie. Blu-Ray.

6 years, 2 months ago

CD Smiles rated Eraser

 Eraser 5/10

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March 8th Directed by: Chuck Russell The imagery of the poster made me think this would be a more serious thriller, but it is exactly what you expect of an Arnold movie from the 90's. The plot is actually kind of sophisticated and engaging to a point, that point being when alligators show up and eat a bunch of dudes. There's a lot to laugh at, as there is in just about any 90's action movie, it's a good watch, just at the end of the day it's not all that memorable. LaserDisc.

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March 7th Directed by: Lee Chang-dong This movie has an answer for every time you doubt it. It turns it around and shoves it back in your face. I got the sense that people who aren't me would get different things out of this movie than I did. It leaves no stone unturned when it comes to it's subject, suffering alone, pushing people away, not knowing how to help, heavy stuff. It's brutal, it makes you want to stop watching but that in itself feels like a reflection of it's themes, making me question myself. I feel like it would take a genius to write a story like this, it's just too perfect. Downloaded.

6 years, 2 months ago

CD Smiles added The Good Bad-Man to wanted list

 The Good Bad-Man 

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