And the last 7 years of that film meme...just because

[shadowkat]

Survived the commute to and from work - obviously. Skated to work, but just trudged through slush on way home. Could be worse. Didn't fall. But considering I tend to injure myself without any help from the weather...this may be a miracle?

Have decided to finish that film meme thing. Below are years 2004-2010. Which should actually be easier to pick from because I didn't see that many movies and/or didn't like that many of them.



1. 2004: Shaun of the Dead or Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban, one or the other.

2. 2005: A History of Violence or Brokeback Mountain - they are the one's that I remember the best.
Completely different films. But both about the violence of relationships...and the pain of them.

3. 2006: (Actually this was a hard one - it was between Little Miss Sunshine, The Prestige and Pan's Labrynthe) - I'm going with the foreign film Pan's Labrynthe - which continues to haunt me and I can still vividly see. Burned inside my mind. Even though I only saw it once and only want to see it once. It's a twisted upside down and inside out Alice in Wonderland meets Persephone anti-fascism tale.

4. 2007: Eh... No Country for Old Men or Ratatouille.

5. 2008: The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan (only one I remember that well - I didn't see that many films this year either. TV and movie theaters have killed my movie habit.)

6. 2009: The Hurt Locker (it's probably worth noting that I didn't see many films that year and even the Hurt Locker - I didn't exactly see until 2010. So of the one's I actually saw in the movie theater? Maybe Star Trek.)

7. 2010: The Black Swan - (haven't seen that many this past year either, for example, have yet to see The Knight's Speech or The Kids Are Alright or the Social Network). The Black Swan of the one's I've seen, is by far the most memorable. It stays with you. And it is a truly haunting tale of artistic madness.

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[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Shaun of the Dead

Yay! *icon*

A History of Violence

Also yay! I love Cronenberg, and how he somehow managed to explore the same themes in his later more "normal" movies that he did in his 70s and 80s gorefests without seeming like he's mellowing down.

Hell, I agree with most of these.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

That's where I've seen that face before. Was trying to place it for quite some time now. Yes - Shaun of the Dead - best zombie flick ever!!! (Walking Dead needs to watch Shaun of the Dead, methinks.)

May have to go with A History of Violence, I can't remember Brokeback Mountain that well to be honest. But History is in my head forever.

Also yay! I love Cronenberg, and how he somehow managed to explore the same themes in his later more "normal" movies that he did in his 70s and 80s gorefests without seeming like he's mellowing down.

Agreed. In some respects I like his less gory flicks.

What happened to Eastern Promises - I think that's another Croenburg - but I don't remember seeing it listed on Wiki. Oh, it was 2007...what did I list for 2007..."No Country for Old Men" or "Ratatouille??" - Eh, I think I may need to plug Eastern Promises in there somewhere.

I've seen a lot of Croenburg - Naked Lunch and one of my favorites with Jeremy Irons and Geneiuve Bujold called.."Dead Ringers".

Like Taratino, Peckinpah, and Nolan - Croenburg likes to comment on violence in a rather interesting way, often depicting it's scars.

[embers-log.livejournal.com]

I hope you get out to see 'The King's Speech', it is easily my favorite (although I liked 'Social Network' and all the nominated animated movies). Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth are both wonderful, and I don't think Helena Bonham Carter has ever been better.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I think unlike the Black Swan and True Grit and The Fighter - it's a movie that can be watched on either the big or small screen. So, I'm waiting for it to come out on DVD. Be far more comfortable, not to mention cheaper, and easier to watch on my TV. Decided same thing with The Social Network.

Some films you have to see in the theater to fully appreciate, others work fine on both. The Black Swan? Is best experienced on a full screen - due to the dancing and cinematography.