No.72[Last 50 Posts]
best film of the year thread
No.74
But that's not Boyhood, dummy
nor Interstellar, but that one I've yet see
No.76
>>72I'd go The Wind Rises or Two Days, One Night.
>>74Boyhood just didn't really get me like it did some, I quite liked it and all, it just seemed a bit disconnected and empty to me.
No.78
>>72although I did really enjoy Calvary, was good shit, despite the old couple talking behind me in the cinema, fucking pricks.
No.79
>>74Is boyhood any good… I heard it was meh.
No.81
>>79it is very good, just, for me at least, not as good as the hype, still worth seeing, if nothing else just for the way it was made.
No.83
>>78>go to see GotG>bunch of shitty kids screaming in the back>get to the point of getting so pissed I forget I'm not on 4chan>almost stand up and call them faggots>stop myself >gets pissed>go see film at a small cinema so I don't have to deal with kids again>fucking old ppl…I know that feel Anon
No.84
>>79I can tell you right now that it's going to win an Oscar, unless Interstellar is like second coming of Jesus Christ, which I doubt (it'll be 2011 all over again, where Inception won all technical and tied with Social Network in number of statues, with actors awards going to individual films) It's really good, but not massively epic, though I suspect future generations will consider this film important and cinema defining.
No.89
>>83yeah I mostly see my films at smaller cinemas, this one too, just this one fucking time there were some fucking old pricks.
Every time there was a shot of some mountains they went something like "ooh that's nice, I wonder where that is" so fuckign annoying.
No.92
>>84It will probably get an Oscar and it was very good but don't think it'll be considered a defining film. Also holy shit I forgot about Under the Skin that is absolutely my favourite of the year (thus far)
No.111
>>89>"ooh that's nice"I can so fucking picture, "Look dear we went to a place like that?" "I think so my love" "yes yes we diddd" "whatever you say darling"
No.113
>>72me and my brother saw this a little while ago. We both liked it a lot but we wished that there was more context for the man wanting to murder the priest. Like, why then? If he had known the priest his whole life and was molested when he was young why that week in particular. It's not really important but just something that kind of bothered us. We didn't rule out the idea that we might have missed something.
No.114
>>111it was getting to that level, they were right behind me as well,
but there were decent periods of time when they shut the fuck up
and it was a relatively light hearted (in parts) film, so it wasn't too bad.
No.117
>>113I felt that way for a bit, but I guess that is how he did it don't forget he was fucking nuts… He was not thinking like a normal human he was out of his mind, he most likely used 4chan and played video games…
He might have just snapped and planed what he was going to do for a long time, don't forget it takes balls to pull that type of shit off… He might have tried when he was younger but pussyed out.
No.122
>>117Yea that's something we figured too. I really like movies like this, dealing with religion in the modern world.
I liked how the ending was sort of a mirror to the death of jesus, at least the part where he has the chance to run away and live but chooses not to. No.124
>>113I quite liked that, the concept of a man just deciding to do it, cos I think people would, I quite liked just the sudden change and decision.
Although I can completely understand what you're saying I thought it was kind of realistic to some extent, I think that's how it would be done.
No.125
>>92just gonna bring some more attention to the existence of Under the Skin cos holy shit that film.
No.128
>>122I viewed it more of him representing the church as a hole.
It was nice to see a film about religion in modern times that was not a circle jerk of "GOD IS GOOD! NO JESUS NO PEACE!? KNOW JESUS KNOW PEACE!!!" or "HAHAHAHAHA LOOK AT THIS DUMB FUCK!!! HE IS BEGGING SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT EXIST TO MAKE SURE HIS MOTHER DOES NOT DIE FROM AIDS! WELL FUCK NUTS IF GOD LOVED YOU WHY DID HE GIVE HER AIDS!?"
No.129
>>125Have not seen it yet Inco, is it good? Also nice get.
No.132
>>128That was one of the best things about it, although for me it came across as somewhat preachy at times.
>>129To me it was fucking incredible, really beautifully surreal, interestingly minimalist story, design and production and just visually impressive and well made.
Some sections were emotionally brilliant too and it was one of those films that just left me amazed and confused.
the ending was a bit dodgy but other than that I thought it was fucking great, but it has been quite divisive so some people might not be into it.
but if you like surreal, simple, weird films with interesting ideas and film making and which are open to interpretation, then go for it.
No.134
>>132I will watch it when it comes out for DvD/Blueray
No.137
>>128I agree, that is definitely an aspect of the movie that I enjoyed. Especially after a movie like "God's not Dead" being released in the same year it's good to see that movies dealing with the topic of religion can still be made without insulting the audiences intelligence.
No.139
>>134it's definitely worth seeing, interesting even if you're not into it. I think it came out on DVD/Blu Ray recently actually.
No.201
>>72Except calvary was fucking shit.
Only the priest and his daughter were memorable characters, everyone else played the role of charicature and the script was fucking dog shit.
No.203
>>201eh, I suppose I'd agree to some extent, certainly not best film of the year,
but it had some good shots, a pretty good atmosphere and some good moments, thought it was a very good film really.
No.204
>>201Angry black dude who may have been raped as a kid, bar tender who is pissed, atheist doctor who hates humanity, the rich man who has everything but happiness, I do hope you watched the same film I did.
No.205
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k016mR9tQdIName one film more heart warming, I want to know.
No.207
>>205Woops that was supposed to be a topic.
No.210
Black raped dude who did not mind women who cheat and beats them, athist dr who hates most things, old American who liked the nazis… Each one of them had a story of their own. I don't think you saw the same film.
No.217
>>205That movie is pure an utter shit.
Everything about the movie, the ghetto negro and wealthy white man who "forget all their differences and become besties!!," it's cloyingly feel good, emotionally manipulative nature, could only warm the heart of someone who has the mindset of a infant.
No.219
You guys are autismal, Snowpiercer was my favorite film of the year.
No.227
I need to watch more films from this year.
I enjoyed Tsai Ming Liang's Journey to the West
No.228
>>72I wouldn't call it film of the year. It's great and I really enjoyed it but as a story it doesn't work that well. It's heavy on message but everything in the movie is bult around trying to communicate it. A bit clumsy that.
No.229
>>228Watch the Guard. Much better in my opinion. The director and his brother make some top notch stuff.
No.231
>>204Oh I did and I can tell you that none of those characters came across as believable.
There's a point where the incredible just leaves you incredulous and calvary crosses that line almost immediately.
I'd already zoned out and stopped caring long before that one poofter sits in the church talking about chicks with dicks.
No.242
>>228This seems pretty accurate to me, it's still a good film though.
>>231And you've got to admit that's a purely subjective thing, to me they were all fairly believable, just depends on how much you're willing to suspend your disbelief unless they were
utterly ridiculous and unbelievable to all I don't think that could be seen as an objective problem that makes the film awful.
No.248
>>134It's not that great.
It's interesting, but not something you'll look back on as a major step in cinema.
No.249
>>248I think that shows how divisive it was, cos for me it was a fucking amazing film.
probably won't think of it as a big step in the future but it's certainly in my top 20 or 30 favourites.
I really loved it but yeah I understand why it wasn't that great to some people, but as I said even if you're not a big fan it's worth a watch.
No.275
testing to see if using a name works, thought I'd start to ride under a name since anonymity seems a little unnecessary on a board like this, so I'm the brit that started the top 10 thread and who got 100th and 200th post, not the one who's going on about how shit /tv/ is.
No.288
Favorite film this year is Hard To Be a God. Also really enjoyed tml's Xi You. What else should i watch?
No.295
>>288not seen either of those so I couldn't say whether these suggestions are better and I'm relatively new to the world of cinema in general but my favourites thus far have been The Wind Rises, Boyhood and Under the Skin, they're probably the three films I've seen that are worth watching.
Watched Locke, Calvary and a few other things too which were all pretty good and interesting but they don't need to be seen.
No.297
>>79It's definitively worth watching: just don't go to the cinema expecting a modern masterpiece or anything in that vein. In my honest imho, it's very interesting, but it could have been much more great if Linklater had focused in realism and character development as much as he did in generational clichés and cultural references. A 7.5/10 4me.
>>125>>219My fav flicks of the year.
No.299
>>297this is pretty much spot on on Boyhood. And I missed Snowpiercer, shame I like Tilda Swinton and it looked really fucking interesting.
No.304
>>295Live seen all of those but thanks for the response. I would recommend hard to be a god for you.
No.305
>>299Tilda was great in it like everything she does but I didn't like Snowpiercer. Too much schlock and the "symbolism" was like a brick to the face.
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>>305>>304Yeah, fair enough then, I'll give Hard to be a God a go when I get a chance it sounds interesting as all fuck.
No.488
Hello.
No.492
>>295Are you me? In some kind of Enemy-style double personality thing?
Either way I'm not letting you fuck my fiancee.
Those are my favourites of the year, only I haven't seen The Wind Rises, Boyhood and Under The Skin are my favourites, in fact I've made a thread about the latter
>>463Locke and Calvary were great films, I'd say they're both like 8 or 9, Calvary for it's story and production and Locke for the fantastic use of form.
I'll check out this Hard to be a God also.
No.838
>>488Mary is Happy (2x) subtitles when?
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calvary was awful
No.900
>>890It wasn't great but nor was it awful. Also you've just managed to post a list with all films that I was planning on watching but didn't get round to.
No.902
>>900Don't bother with welcome to new york
No.904
>>902I've heard from various sources that Nymph()maniac is shit too. Is it?
No.912
>>904no. Nymphomaniac is great.
No.1132
>>904It's not nearly as good as the Antichrist. Has its moments but I do not consider it an outstanding movie.
No.1168
>>79Boyhood was trash imo. The dialogue sounded incredibly atypical and it felt like I was watching a string of short movies from the Lifetime channel.
No.1217
This by far
No.1234
>>1217I have still yet to see Frank… All of my friends have told me it was grate, if I can't find it at a cinema I will wait for it to be out for DvD/Bluray
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No.1381
>>79I thought it was alright, but it got very preachy towards the end. It was primarily about showcasing the advancement in time. Worth watching, though.
No.1382
>>78>>83I know how you guys feel. When I went to see 12 Years A Slave there was an old couple who talked all the way through it, and the woman noticeably broke out into years at one point. Completely ruined the movie for me.
No.1384
>watching schindler's list
>when the purge occurs this old guy in the row in front of me starts shaking and gently sobbing
>starts whispering something in hebrew to himself
fucking inconsiderate asshole. completely ruined the movie for me.
No.1396
>>1384But anyway, back to the topic, I haven't seen any films from 2014. Latest film in my backlog is from 2013 (Only Lovers Left Alive)
No.1455
>>1384So you haven't watched any films this year? :^)
No.1461
>>217>emotionally manipulativeis it just me or is this term just a fucking copout
No.1462
>>904its kind of a mess, part 1 is like a 7 and part 2 is like 5-6 depending on my mood
No.1467
>>1461I think it is too. "Boring" and "pretentious" are copouts as well.
No.1514
this
No.1665
>>1514>PWSAmah nigga
where my vulgar auterists at
No.1681
>vulgar auteurism
Why can't people just watch good films? Why do they search for ways to justify watching garbage?
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No.1683
>>1681They don't, it's a mubi inside joke that some plebs from /tv/ took seriously.
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No.2113
why so pleb
No.2115
Yesterday I saw Winter Sleep in a midnight session. I think I already have my candidate for film of the year along with Under the Skin. For anybody having the opportunity, I strongly recommend it. A great piece of cinema.
No.2146
>>217I get your objection to the whole black and white thing, but ya gotta remember 'white guilt' is way more of an inherently american concept. I saw Intouchables as more of a comment on french social class.
No.2179
>>1234It is out on DVD and Bluray I believe
No.2180
← this
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No.2769
>>488La distancia | Història de la meva mort | Que ta joie demeure
Xi You | 15 corners of the world | Concerning Violence
Belleville Baby | Manakamana | White Shadow
Pays barbare | Quand je serai dictateur | Trudno byt bogom
Jauja | Huba | Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy
Atlas | Mouton | Boreg
E Agora? Lembra-me | La vie réelle: sans défense | Adieu au langage
Les tourmentes | L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps | Mes sept lieux
No.2770
am I the only one who spent the year watching new blurays of old movies?
No.2776
>>2770no.
I only watched a single film from this year. around 90% of what I watched was pre 1980.
No.2778
>>2770>>2776I haven't seen a single film released this year..I'll view Ida and Leviathan soon though.
No.2790
Ida and Leviathan both look interesting to me, as does Manakamana.
I've seen a total of 5 films from 2013 and only one from 2014.
I do plan to watch this neo-giallo, even if it's not great. I like the fetish for retro style found in Amer and Berberian Sound Studio, even if the substance was light at times.
No.2800
>>488I think this guy is holding out on us. I noticed a new version of this image on plebchan yesterday.
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a lot of nice films come online recently, several of which i expect to end up in my top 20 but here is what it is atm
No.2810
>>2809Wow, some really great taste shown here
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No.2812
Did you watch both cuts of Nympho?
I still need to revisit At Berkeley. It was excellent from the 90 minutes I saw on public television.
No.2813
>>2812if you are talking to me yeah i watched both and theatrical, i'm sad to say, was better
i might have thought differently if i'd seen dc first but i really feel that in the dc pacing is obliterated and the few new scenes are truly unnecessary and i wouldn't say that lightly about something filmed by lars
the extent of my aversion to the dc though when i am so in love with lvt makes me think it's probably to do with the fact that i had watched the theatrical sooo many fucking times that any departure from it was always going to feel wrong
idk
No.2814
you aren't supposed to watch either cut of nymphomaniac, if you do, you actively support nazism
No.2815
>>2814are you the same person i spoke to
to reply to a post please click on the post number or type >>[post number] in your reply :)
i am as much of a nazi as lars is
No.2817
>>2813Thanks, that's what I was wondering. I haven't seen either and planned to get the director's cut, but I may rethink that.
I recently saw the extended version of Profondo Rosso and the added scenes just made it drag.
No.2818
>>2817if you like the theatrical a lot it's worth a watch for fun but yeah it's worse imo
there's a nice scene with gainsbourg with some natural full frontal nudity
No.2828
>>2800I thought this board was kill.
No.2829
>>2828it can be slow sometimes but people are still here.
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No.2920
http://sensesofcinema.com/2015/world-poll-2/introduction-2014-world-poll/Welcome to the 11th Senses of Cinema World Poll.Unlike most other end of year polls, this one does not result in an aggregated “top 10 of the year” list. That is not the point of the poll. Rather, we wish to present a snapshot of the favourite films of Senses readers, contributors and friends (mostly international programmers, critics, filmmakers and cinephiles).
Yes the parameters may be looser – we encourage submissions of older films, for example, firmly believing that such viewing keeps cinephilia alive and is always in dialogue with contemporary film viewing. Perhaps occasionally things may seem almost chaotic. But this reflects the heterogeneity of international film-going.
Lastly, while many lists reflect what was released in cinemas through official distribution channels, it is exciting to see lists from all over the world that resonate strongly with the cinephile’s innate hunger for discovery. Many entries continue to include works seen on TV or the Internet. And a more open embrace of these aesthetic tendencies spills over into some of the films themselves, not the least in the multi-textural and allusive
Adieu au langage by Jean-Luc Godard, perhaps the film that appears the most times in the Poll.
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well there it is
13 is a film called phantom power, it is on kg and it is excellent
No.2946
What do you mean by "part of filmography"?
I get the impression that Godard needs to be seen in 3D to be fully appreciated.
No.2947
>>2946i watch a lot of filmographies and i always do them chronologically, so i haven't seen norte and adieu because i'm not up to date with their films
about 3d i am concerned that it would be wrong to see adieu not in 3d but i will cross that bridge when i come to it
No.2951
>>2947Ah okay. I've tried to do that too with a few directors, but often get derailed by shiny new blurays from later parts of the filmography.
No.2952
Nice call, this does sound pretty goddamn cool…
Created at irregular intervals, Pierre Léon’s small oeuvre oscillates between experimental home movie and theatrical mise-en-scène, found footage and documentary assemblages. PHANTOM POWER is a kind of sum of these rich and lavish efforts, a poetic series of cinematic fragments, an inventory of his cinematic output. What unfolds between russian folk songs and Ingrid Caven’s singing, between micro-dramas and found footage, is the poetic world of this wayward and still unknown artist, whose discovery and recognition is long overdue.
No.2953
>>2952i think i would comfortably recommend it to everyone
if you like lang there is something very special there
>>2951yeah it can be difficult to decide what to do but if i have decided i am going to watch someone's films chronologically i will stick to it. supposing adieu turned out to be godard's last film i would want to have seen everything else he did beforehand first, that's what the chronology thing is really about to me
when you have seen films like turin horse and offret it becomes difficult not to treat everything new like it may be the last and think that you should be anticipating a farewell from one of your favourite filmmakers
No.2981
>>2146I think you missed the turn at interacial cuckville a few miles back cuckboi.
No.3049
>>2769how long will these be remembered?
it's a collection of 6/10s for the most part
i expected more from that oh-so-enigmatic image
No.4496
Mubi has a free stream of Lav Diaz's From What Is Before (2014) on their site until May 23:
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/now-playing-lav-diazs-from-what-is-before
> We’re exclusively showing the most recent winner of the Locarno Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Leopard. Vividly shot in black and white, acclaimed auteur Lav Diaz’s graceful rural drama intertwines multiple storylines across its epic runtime to reflect on the Philippines in a time of turmoil.
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>>4496
>that love for Tarkovsky
Alright, I think it's time I start watching Diaz's films.
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>>4496
Cool, my old account from The Auteurs still works
I need to log in more. Do they always have a lot of free movies to stream?