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I saw this the other day -



Apparently everywhere else it was called Ghost Writer. Apparently the marketing company thought only brits would get it

Anyway, this follows Pierce Brosnan playing essentially current day Tony Blair publishing his memoirs, so it couldn't be fresher. Ewan McGregor plays the ghost of the title, hired by the ex prime minister to make the book come together. He's the second ghost though, the first comitted suicide in mysterious circumstances. Bit of political thriller, but not too heavy, it's quite enjoyable. Only thing that put me off was Ewan McGregor's weird accent. Dunno why he just didn't use his normal voice.

I think this is actually the first Polanski film I've seen without looking up his filmography, based on this I want to check out more.

i think i'm getting old as i have zero interest in antichrist

parson wrote:i think i'm getting old as i have zero interest in antichrist

i've popped it on and started it once and got incredibly bored at how artsy fartsy it was from the get go and generally i can sit through the worst of the worst b even d movies and pretentious crap, yet haven't been able to sit through more than half an hour of it yet if that gives you some insight

parson wrote:i think i'm getting old as i have zero interest in antichrist

deadly habit wrote:

parson wrote:i think i'm getting old as i have zero interest in antichrist

i've popped it on and started it once and got incredibly bored at how artsy fartsy it was from the get go and generally i can sit through the worst of the worst b even d movies and pretentious crap, yet haven't been able to sit through more than half an hour of it yet if that gives you some insight

Yeah. It's not that good. The opening scene is awful. Pretentious, dull and overly stylised. It's like watching an aftershave advert. From that point until the infamous masturbation scene, it was actually quite good. Well acted, stunning cinematography and a real sense of anticipation. The scenes with Gainsbourg picturing herself in the woods were particularly impressive.

Sadly, it soon descends into tedious, predictable territory. Dafoe dragging himself through the woods with a stone bolted through his leg whilst a frantic Gainsbourg pursues him, screeching and yelling, was just ridiculous and a real bore to watch. The film had potential but was let down by some tacky moments ("Chaos reigns") and a generic second half.

The violence isn't particularly shocking and shouldn't be the main talking point of this film as it takes up very little screen time. However, there isn't much else to discuss once you get past the first half. What starts out as an intense and well crafted psychological drama, quickly becomes a disappointing horror film.

not as good as the original but i really liked the story and the way it unfolded.

Tried watching Four Lions, couldn't get into it at all to be honest, might give it another go sometime.

i'd def recommend it to anyone curious about the subject

Chilean miners doc?

ResetTheAtari wrote:Chilean miners doc?

yes nothing is more fascinating to me than chilean miners

semi artsy at parts and a bit bizarre, but i enjoyed it. nice debate to be had about hallucinogens, faith, and the afterlife

weird. i was literally just sitting here thinking about that movie and then you posted it.

minifletch wrote:

Some reason the tagline for this always cracks me up.

parson wrote:weird. i was literally just sitting here thinking about that movie and then you posted it.

good movie eh, what do you think the flower is supposed to be?

i dunno if it's a real flower or if it's a symbol for a specific entheogen or if it's a symbol for entheogens in general but it is definitely entheogenic.

definitely, just curious if you had any insight into which one they're alluding to. datura maybe?