THE LAST STAND (US’13): A curiously inert, dull, and unsuspenseful movie. The ticking clock is wasted, the character beats unconvincing.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 4, 2013
CRUISING (US’80): Was Friedkin more interested in the setting than the protagonist or plot? Nothing wrong with it, just pondering.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 9, 2013
PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (US’12): A triptych that starts as Drive on a bike (no lie) but expands into a different kind of morality tale.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 11, 2013
SOUNDBREAKER (’11/’12?) Sounds ducking amazing, obviously (except for the interviews). Theme, visuals laid out kinda thick from the title on
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
But the music! Oh wow, the music.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
I’m going to use a certain word repeatedly in a derogatory fashion even though I don’t believe that’s all there is to it. So:
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
GANGSTER SQUAD (US’13): Cartoon violence, cartoon performances, cartoon gangsters and cartoon cops.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
Emma Stone makes a remarkable entrance, whoowhee, but isn’t given much to do afterwards. (No-one is.)
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
There’s an interesting spectrum of voices, though. Nolte = gravel, Gosling = whiny, Stone = smoky.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
.@vierastalo Given that I last saw Dick Tracy 23 years ago, I daren’t really talk about it.–There’s a sprinkle of Untouchables in the story.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 12, 2013
PARKER (US’13): I’ll watch Statham in anything, but I still wouldn’t mind it being better than this.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 13, 2013
A GOOD DIE TO DIE HARD aka DIE HARD V aka JOHN-JOHN: THE MISSION TO MOSCOW (US’13): Well, it’s got one fun setpiece.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 14, 2013
Physical sfx and CGI work pretty seamlessly in said setpiece (a car chase), otherwise it’s more John Rambo than John McClane.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 14, 2013
BROKEN (UK’12): Lovely observed character piece with a strong sense of life instead of plot. Only the very end feels a tad formulaic.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 14, 2013
QUARTET (UK’12): Tasty emotional pablum. Grumpy Gambon should star in the sequel.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 14, 2013
JAGTEN (DK’12): A modern-day witch hunt builds tension with subtle details. Thematically on par with Brass Eye’s 2001 special.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 15, 2013
LES MISERABLES (UK’12): Urmh. This one goes to eleven?
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
All the bulging veins make it look like everybody is constipated all the time.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
Why all the decapitated shots in Les Miz?
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
@pmihal It’s fine until you realize the stitch between the CGI tracking shot and the physical camera-and til Wolvie starts vein-poppin’
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
@pmihal I was constantly drawn out of the movie by the unexplained conflict between realistic design and the bellowing people, esp. faces
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
.@aavama @pmihal Why’s Hooper privilege the physical reality of acting while singing over all other kinds of potential aesthetic pleasure?
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 19, 2013
TAULUKAUPPIAAT (2010): Sain vihdoin katsottua. Kannatti. Helevetin hyvä tatsi näyttelijöiden kanssa. Kevyesti tyylitelty puhe toimii.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 20, 2013
DANS LA MAISON (FR’12): Transgressive desire, metafiction, peeping compositions. Luchini is hilarious yet again. Je suis content.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 20, 2013
VIRU – TARINOITA HOTELLISTA (2013): Puhuvia päitä temaattisesti järjesteltynä, arkistokuva lähinnä liimana skarvien päällä.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 21, 2013
DIRTY DANCING (US’87): I don’t mind the anachronistic non-diegetic music, but I do mind the anachronistic diegetic music.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 23, 2013
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (US’13): I quite liked the Academy Ratio bits. Other than that the plot overtakes gags with diminishing returns.
— Olli Sulopuisto (@osulop) February 26, 2013
Saldo: 50 (jos Taulukauppiaat lasketaan ja hipit hiljaa, mä lasken sen nyt mukaan, koska tämä on mun lista)