Transformers: Age of Extinction

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched with: Michael

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Wow, it's so much worse the second time. I just wanted to see where the aspect ratio changes at IMAX were, but it was nauseating. It seems they kept the RED footage full frame too? Evidently the cutting between all the camera formats within a scene means the frame jumps every two or three shots and once you notice it that's all you can look at. Because the rest of the film doesn't hold up in any way.

Lifeforce

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: No
Watched With: Tyler

I saw this once ages ago and barley remembered it. It's a fun film, but kinda all over the place. Space vampires. Sort of. It's also predominantly British which makes it feel like an old Hammer horror film. The make up and animatronic effects are fun and Henry Mancini's score is wonderfully grandiose. There's some neat old school effects (and some not so great ones too).

The plot and tone goes all over the place though. While there's some pretty outrageous stuff theres also a lot that doesn't work very well. Ideas that aren't fully developed and crammed in to an overstuffed story. And then a heap of expository dialogue scenes that are just laughable.

It's such a strange film, I don't know if I really like it or not. I feels like the kind of film I should like and there's certainly a lot going for it. I'll have to try again in another few years.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Michael

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Man, it's just so great. I don't see what they're gonna do from here but it'll be hard to top.

The Other Woman

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler, Leith

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Sex Tape left a real bad taste in my mouth. But I remembered this not being too bad. However it's really hard to watch after having seen They Came Together. Man that film just nails it.

The Birthday

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First time viewed: No
Current Release: No
Watched With: Tyler

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Man, this film just delights me. There's quite a bit of detail in the backgrounds and some great and unusual directorial choices. This film is getting harder and harder to find, so glad I have a copy! Perhaps not the director is making bigger films they might become more readily available.

Sex Tape

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

That was pretty damn abysmal. In order to facilitate this ludicrous plot it requires the characters to make impossibly dumb decisions which just makes them seem like real idiots. Worse than it not making any sense, it doesn't seem to be trying to be funny. It just goes through the motions and hopes that having outrageous things like doing drugs and being chased by a dog will elicit laughter. Well, it did from the crowd but I found the whole thing really dull.

Palo Alto

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

There's another Coppola?

James Franco writes short stories?

These are the things we learn at festivals.

A snapshot of teens being teens, not quite a full coming of age, there's not really enough closure for that. But it does a good job of not feeling like a string of vignettes. It's a little dark and troubling at times and the young cast do a fine job.

It's such a festival film though.