SubJeff on 2/3/2013 at 12:05
There has been loads out already. Loads I wanted to see too. Its been a bit mental tbh, and I'm not getting to see everything I'd like to simple because of time!
I saw Cloud Atlas yesterday and enjoyed it quite a lot. It'll no doubt polarise opinion but haters gonna hate.
I think I wanted to see everything that was trailered before the film, Welcome to the Punch, Side Effects, The Great Gatsby (though the production of this looks bizarre having read the book), Robot & Frank, The Paperboy. I'd also like to see Stoker, The Croods, John Dies at the End, Oblivion and more.
Is it just me or are there an inordinate number of high-concept or high production value films coming out this year?
SubJeff on 4/3/2013 at 13:40
PS. Stoker.
See it.
faetal on 4/3/2013 at 13:56
I really enjoyed Cloud Atlas. Now I just need to watch it again armed with my knowledge of the structure so that I can take in the details.
Pyrian on 4/3/2013 at 16:43
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
PS. Stoker.
See it.
Why?
Lots of stuff looks vaguely interesting, although it's no guarantee they'll be any good. Hasn't been much to see so far. We saw
Hansel & Gretel, Witch Hunters which turned out to be more fun than I'd expected (granted, my expectations were very low), finally saw
Ted, which had its moments but seems overrated, saw
Jack the Giant Slayer which is mediocre (bonus points for female armor that actually covers). ...I feel like I must've seen something else this year, but if so, apparently it was even less memorable.
I liked
Cloud Atlas, pity about it's overall reception.
SubJeff on 4/3/2013 at 20:15
Why? Because its worth seeing. I'm not going to give spoilers and don't spoil it for yourself by reading stuff. Why not watch Mark Kermode's spoiler free take on it.
(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015scj0)
I will say this - the cinematography and sound are great. Those egg shells!
Angel Dust on 4/3/2013 at 21:20
Another reason to check Stoker out is that it's the English language debut of Chan-wook Park, director of the Vengeance trilogy (Oldboy being the most known) and Thirst(my personal favourite). Although from what I've read, Stoker, while still retaining some of what makes his films uniquely his, is a step down from his usual stuff, mostly due to script issues. Depending on what else is showing by the time it gets its way over here, I'll probably wait for DVD.
As for films for 2013: just like every year there will be plenty of great films but it will take time, and many festivals, for them to reveal themselves[sup]1[/sup]. Out of the ones SubJeff listed, the only ones I'm curious about are Oblivion (mainly to see how this scriptwriter does sci-fi) and John Dies at the End (I have a soft spot for Don Coscarelli). A few of the others are actually 2012 releases (Robot & Frank, The Paperboy, Cloud Atlas)
[sup]1[/sup]And more time again, before they to come to our shores (New Zealand). The last few months have involved frequent trips to the cinema to see all the Oscar bait and talked about films of 2012 that always arrive at this time of year. Last seen: The Master - A challenging, meticulous, beautiful, astonishing and confounding film. Possibly my film of 2012 (currently vying with Beasts of the Southern Wild and Armour in my mind), I would be going out and seeing it again if its run wasn't so limited.
Yakoob on 5/3/2013 at 05:03
I'm looking forward to Oz myself, hopefully seeing it with friends this weekend. I'm kind of a sucker for reimginings/alternate takes on classical stories especially if they take on a darker twist (American McGee Alice game, Wicked musical etc). Hopefully Oz doesn't disappoint.
Thirith on 5/3/2013 at 08:14
Definitely looking forward to Stoker. In the meantime, I have to say that I've been underwhelmed by three of the recent releases on what I'd call essentially American topics, namely Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained and Lincoln. All three are well crafted but I found each of them disappointing in their own ways. The recent film that I liked best was Jagten by Thomas Vinterberg, with a fantastic Mads Mikkelsen.
Angel Dust on 5/3/2013 at 09:03
Yeah, The Hunt was another of my favourites from last year. Thomas Vinterberg hadn't really done much of note since his stunning debut The Celebration (which The Hunt sort of acts as a companion piece to) so it was great to see him get back on track. Big fan of Mikkelsen and it's interesting how very different the characters he plays in his Danish films are from the villains most people would associate with him. His work with Susanne Bier in particular is worthy of note, even if the films themselves can get a bit melodramatic.
Thirith on 5/3/2013 at 09:49
Yup, I also like his work. Adam's Apples is a great film - deeply humane while at the same time one of the blackest comedies I've ever seen.
I've just seen on IMDB that there's a Hannibal Lecter TV series starring Mikkelsen. Never heard of that one... Have any of you?
@Angel Dust: Do you get to see non-English films at the cinema in NZ, or do you end up catching most of them on DVD?
