Films

It's melodramatic and doesn't go far enough into the territories it pays homage to.

Wank.

Seen better movies about somebody losing the plot, no pun intended. Not total fail but so-so.

May not have helped that I saw Ichi the Killer and Vengeance trilogy quite close before Black Swan. It made the insanity aspect look a tad tame...

it was clichéd, the dialogue was awful, Portman had a dramatic range of 'looking worried' to 'looking slightly more worried' - I know nothing of ballet but I'm pretty sure those who do would not have got much out of it. The soundtrack was the only believable thing about it all

last time I trust IMDB scores

in essence - wank

last time I trust IMDB scores

Rotten Tomatoes FTW.

Very useful when they have critic and user rating.

I agree, I didn't enjoy it at all.

it was a bad film choice night last night - I followed up Black Swan with Children of Men, which was dire - OK - it would have made an OK ish TV drama - but really - no plot! Fundamentally no plot, no motivation behind anything, and more flips and about turns of direction than a drunken moth

Attack the Block was harmless fun though

it was clichéd, the dialogue was awful, Portman had a dramatic range of 'looking worried' to 'looking slightly more worried' - I know nothing of ballet but I'm pretty sure those who do would not have got much out of it. The soundtrack was the only believable thing about it all

last time I trust IMDB scores

in essence - wank

I liked it.
It was like the amazing Argento's Suspiria also set at a ballet school and over-acted and over the top. (Suspiria's soundtrack is epic)

Natalie Portman is just another one of those pretend-actors who only ever play themselves. In other words, she can't act. Some of those non-actors are quite popular because people basically like them for who they are, but it leaves films rather deprived of the characters that are supposed to be in them.

^ absolutely, I have never seen her impress in anything

Has anybody seen Upstream Color?

Yup. Caught it at the cinema the other week. Really nice weird little film. Good to go to the cinema and see something that leaves you scratching your head, and doesn't leave you with the sensation that it's a rehash of something you've seen previously.

I quite like her in Garden State, which arguably fit Natalie's personality more.

yeah she was OK in Garden State actually

And Leon too.

it was a bad film choice night last night - I followed up Black Swan with Children of Men, which was dire - OK - it would have made an OK ish TV drama - but really - no plot! Fundamentally no plot, no motivation behind anything, and more flips and about turns of direction than a drunken moth

Attack the Block was harmless fun though

what....WHAT?!?!? Is your membrane so far gone into the insane?!?! Children of Men is sheer fucking brilliance! What do you mean no plot? It's the size of a small fucking planet! Babies stop being made, idealist finds pregnant woman and tries to ship her to safety in a world gone mad! Seriously, that movie is bow string taut! It's proper tense and smart stuff. Not sure what else you really want out of a movie.

I'd watch it repeatedly just for this scene. What's that? Oh yeah...a continuous 15 minute tracked scene! I can only find this one though. 6mins. Children of Men, Uprising Scene Long Take - Video

I love Children of Men, I thought it was brilliant, especially the long take.

Goddamnit, I wanna watch it again, thank for the head-up Chak.

Arrrgggh it was Tedious Wanky Fucking Shitballs! Ok riddle me this, why did NOBODY even mention cloning? In 2027?! Why do The Fishes chase them down to get the baby? What are they going to do if they get it? Not explained, at all. The scene where the soldiers and everybody stop shooting at the sight of...... A baby? It's been eighteen years and no one has conceived, and yet somebody does.... randomly? And the world goes to shit? For what reason?

Possibly one of the worst films I've ever sat through

Immigrants? Why are they treated that way? We don't find out - what happened to everywhere else? Why is Britain going it alone? We don't know

Long tracking shots are a device but what use if they don't enable the story? Lame lame lame film

what....WHAT?!?!? Is your membrane so far gone into the insane?!?! Children of Men is sheer fucking brilliance! What do you mean no plot? It's the size of a small fucking planet! Babies stop being made, idealist finds pregnant woman and tries to ship her to safety in a world gone mad! Seriously, that movie is bow string taut! It's proper tense and smart stuff. Not sure what else you really want out of a movie.

Single-concept movies are usually just that.

I'd watch it repeatedly just for this scene. What's that? Oh yeah...a continuous 15 minute tracked scene! I can only find this one though. 6mins. Children of Men, Uprising Scene Long Take - Video

Orson Welles has a lot to answer for ...

It's not a fifteen minute take.

Felt like fucking 15 hours

I forget it based on a book of the same name by P.D. James, gonna give it a crack.

Natalie Portman is just another one of those pretend-actors who only ever play themselves. In other words, she can't act. Some of those non-actors are quite popular because people basically like them for who they are, but it leaves films rather deprived of the characters that are supposed to be in them.

I think I agree with this.

Natalie Portman is just another one of those pretend-actors who only ever play themselves. In other words, she can't act. Some of those non-actors are quite popular because people basically like them for who they are, but it leaves films rather deprived of the characters that are supposed to be in them.
She is *the *pretend actor.

Although I'm watching a series of 24 at the moment, and Tony Armeda hasnt changed expression for 8 hours. Its driving me nuts.