Comments on: The Post “Best of” Movie Dump: The Rest of 2012

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:16:10 +0000

Oh yeah. Indonesia. Good call. I’ll have to start fact checking myself.

But glad you liked it even if your subtitles were messed up. Mine were fine, but yeah, you’re right. It’s not exactly Shakespeare. I liked that it knew exactly what it wanted to be and did it really well.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:09:55 +0000

So I watched The Raid. I liked it, at least as an action movie. It was pretty action-y, and crazier than almost any action I’ve seen. It’s like if Jackie Chan or Jet Li allowed themselves to go nuts, plus blood and killing people. I just read your review now and I think the comparison to Die Hard is very apt. In fact, I even thought during one scene, “This guy’s like the John McLane of Indonesia” (I think it was Indonesia, by the way, not The Philippines).

For me the biggest drawback was the bad video and subtitling, but I guess that comes with videos on can procure in Costa Rica. Seriously, though, I think the guy who did the subtitles might not have really spoken English OR Indonesian. My favorite was “What was it the fuck?” for what I presume was supposed to be “What the fuck was that?” I’ll upload it to our Facebook page. There were lots of other gems and gibberish, although due to the nature of the movie, I still understood about 70% of what they were supposed to be saying (I think… and it’s not like Shakespeare or anything anyhow).

Thanks for the recommendation!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:22:33 +0000

Hey everyone!

I actually watched Safety Not Guaranteed with Paul and the fam, but I think I may have enjoyed it more. It actually even got pretty high on my own 2012 list (although that was when I’d only seen like 7 movies from 2012). I thought Aubrey Plaza was pretty good, take for example the first time she talks with the guy, and they’re in the supermarket.

Also, I just watched Sound of My Voice last night and was very pleasantly surprised. Paul, I think you recommended it the same night as we were watching Safety, but now I have no idea why exactly you did. But I’m glad for the rec. I thought the acting was indeed great, as you said, and the story was compelling throughout. I also went into it expecting horror (for some reason… maybe because one version of the cover looks sorta Ring-esque), but it wasn’t scary at all. And it’s left me thinking for the last 24 hours or so, so I can’t complain about that.

I’m gonna check out Raid and get back to you. In any case, great reviews!

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:39:32 +0000

I love MGMTs videos. They’re great! I especially love the “Kids” video, it’s so crazy and awesome. Plus that kid looked genuinely scared the whole time. I enjoyed that Death to the Tinman short too. Dusty was right, it’s very Wes Anderson like.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:34:57 +0000

Great 4-Film Review, Paul! I like the setup you used. I might use it because I watch so many movies but never have time to write a review for all of them.

I wasn’t a fan of Beasts of the Southern Wild. The story was intriguing at first, but got tiresome. I also want impressed with the shaky-cam technique it used. It bothers me when it’s a completely static shot that should be easy to hold still (even being handheld) but it looks like the cameraman suffers from extreme Parkinson’s disease.

I loved The Raid though! It was a fantastic action movie, even though the story was pretty generic. Did you see Dredd? It’s strange because it has almost the exact same “cops stuck in a high rise” storyline.

I enjoyed Safety Not Guaranteed quite a bit too. Some of it seemed too indie and Sundance-y but I liked that it stuck with the time travel story instead of going the usual indie direction. I agree with what you said about Aubrey Plaza too. Her acting didn’t seem believable.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:12:43 +0000

Death to the Tinman is one of my favorite shorts and we finds ourselves referencing it more often than should happen for a short film. You might also be interested to realize that he also went on to direct most of MGMT’s music videos, so he might be a good name to keep an eye on in the next few years.
I’d definitely say that you should watch The Raid when you get a chance, but uh… put the kids to bed, as they say. But really. I’m definitely looking forward to the next movie in the group when that comes out.

By: Deuce

Deuce — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:53:40 +0000

Death to the Tinman was great! Thanks for sharing that. I can tell the filmmakers are all fans of Wes Anderson, for sure, as most of us here at Cinematic Attic. I laughed out loud at a couple parts and Sam was wondering what I was watching.

I have not seen any of these mentioned movies yet as it is terribly difficult to get out of the house and watch movies in one sitting these days for us. If I had to pick a movie to see from your list it would be The Raid. I’ve been wanting to see it for quite a while now, actually.