tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post7710721508607784423..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 10 Films of 2015Alex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-4218292192844043842016-04-30T17:34:28.505-04:002016-04-30T17:34:28.505-04:00Hell yeah!Hell yeah!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-16321571808686331622016-04-28T10:45:26.901-04:002016-04-28T10:45:26.901-04:00Because "Get Down Saturday Night"!
Great...Because "Get Down Saturday Night"!<br />Greatest reason ever. I'm gonna tear up the fucking dance floor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873500918949581494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81283599583427451692016-04-26T18:51:04.260-04:002016-04-26T18:51:04.260-04:00Ha. Okay.Ha. Okay.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-51542512341841482992016-04-24T19:37:50.637-04:002016-04-24T19:37:50.637-04:00Nope, Anomalisa sucks.
Totally agree (well, mostly...Nope, Anomalisa sucks.<br />Totally agree (well, mostly) with all the other films in the list, though.Eloi Bigashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866919781841843332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-2372313614385112782016-04-03T22:06:27.761-04:002016-04-03T22:06:27.761-04:00Yeah it just wasn't for me. Sped up action lik...Yeah it just wasn't for me. Sped up action like that rarely suits my tastes. But, again, oh wellllll.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-65227131815291756732016-04-03T06:16:59.536-04:002016-04-03T06:16:59.536-04:00Ahaha oops. Seems I wasn't as thorough as I sh...Ahaha oops. Seems I wasn't as thorough as I should have been :P <br /><br />I felt a similar way actually: Fury Road didn't engage me on any level because I felt there was little to no character to back up the effects everyone was harping on about. Also that sped up segment in the beginning was awful imo- just WHYMark Woollonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072777957640381767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-28710949687764393812016-04-01T19:39:03.855-04:002016-04-01T19:39:03.855-04:00Haha you're funny. I actually just discussed m...Haha you're funny. I actually just discussed my thoughts on Fury Road yesterday on this post. <a href="http://www.andsoitbeginsfilms.com/2016/01/top-10-films-of-2015.html?showComment=1459465563192#c8190928379418004450" rel="nofollow">Here's my comment</a>.<br /><br />Shame, man, that one will always hit for me. Always.<br /><br />Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-52342678399898950082016-04-01T18:48:59.571-04:002016-04-01T18:48:59.571-04:00I've been reading through these comments and n...I've been reading through these comments and noticed you might be avoiding something... I totally get not wanting to provoke arguments and I know from just talking honestly about how I feel about Nolan's recent work can antagonize people for the strangest of reasons...<br /><br />Maybe I'm wrong but regardless: Are you ever going to address Mad Max: Fury Road? I really didn't take to it and was interested what all the radio silence was about. Just curious :)<br /><br />Also: Saw Shame again for the third time tonight. Still one of only two films I've seen yet that I'd put anywhere near a best of the decade list.Mark Woollonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072777957640381767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81909283794180044502016-03-31T19:06:03.192-04:002016-03-31T19:06:03.192-04:00Wow, okay, yeah, never, ever, EVER watching Pan. H...Wow, okay, yeah, never, ever, EVER watching Pan. Holy shit. <br /><br />I was quiet about Fury Road, because it seemed (or seems) that damn near every person alive loved it. I was not one of them, but now that almost a year has passed, I'd be curious to go back and revisit it. I just wish I knew going into the film that it did not contain a shred of story or character development. That <i>really</i> took me out of the movie while I was watching it. But now I of course know that was Miller's intention. And don't get me wrong, I didn't hate (or even dislike, really) the movie. I just wasn't as in love with it as everyone else.<br /><br />And the way people harped on the film's use of practical effects was baffling to me. Granted, there were more practical effects than other films of that size, but I LOT of it was CG. I mean, hell, it was nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-16161314595487735552016-03-22T00:45:36.213-04:002016-03-22T00:45:36.213-04:00Whoa, it's March already? Sorry it took this l...Whoa, it's March already? Sorry it took this long to get back to you.<br /><br />Anywho, Vikander gave probably my second favorite female performance that year, behind Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road (By the way, I've been dying to know what your thoughts on that movie were.)<br /><br />Also, about Pan, *deep breath* What a piece of worthless garbage that was. Wanna know how bad it is? The sloppily paced and even worse edited opening sequence establishes the film as being set during the Blitz. You know the Blitz, the German bombing of London from 1940-1941, what with the keeping calm and the carrying on. This is already a red flag: the Peter Pan character was introduced in J. M. Barrie's play "Peter and Wendy" which was first staged, and I assume set, in goddamn 1904, a setting which was also carried over into the 1953 Disney movie. Pan is supposed to be a prequel. How can a prequel be set in the future? What is this Lost? Don't be like Lost; that show totally went downhill once that flash-sideways BS came in. But this is a minor complaint, unlike the scene when they are entering Neverland and the pirates are all excited for Blackbeard so they start chanting a rallying cry. That rallying cry (I am not making this up) being "Smells Like Teen Spirit". What the hell. Then they do it again later with "Blitzkrieg Bop". What. The. Hell. Then there’s the poorly rendered CGI, the overdone or underdone acting (It’s as if none of the actors were given any direction, so the all just tried to wing it), the sloppy editing, the sloppy SOUND editing, the casting for the Native Americans (all played by Asians or Caucasians. They somehow made Rooney Mara even paler for her role as Tiger Lily), the complete misuse of Tinker Bell (a lens flare. Seriously. A lens flare plays Tinker Bell), and the worst closing line in film history. “Hook, do you think we’ll always be friends?” “Sure thing, kid. Nothing could possibly go wrong.” Screw this piece of crap. There’s probably a lot more wrong with it but I’m about to give myself an aneurysm just thinking about it. I just had to get the word out, to warn everyone of the horrendous harm this pathetic excuse for a movie will bring. If someone says they want to see Pan, pass onto them my message, Alex. You’ve got to tell them! You gotta tell them! You tell everybody. Listen to me, Alex, You’ve got to tell them! Tell them SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!! AND THAT PAN REALLY FUCKING SUCKS!!!!!!!<br />Nick9000https://www.blogger.com/profile/04850668284839130387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78412460694322958342016-02-24T04:06:00.934-05:002016-02-24T04:06:00.934-05:00Thanks! So happy you're a fan of Breathe. That...Thanks! So happy you're a fan of Breathe. That ending... my god.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43672681408938402542016-02-20T23:11:48.434-05:002016-02-20T23:11:48.434-05:00Great list. I saw Breathe at the Toronto Internati...Great list. I saw Breathe at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. Definitely a great ending :) Can't remember all of it but I liked the emotion that went into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81759854407410742142016-02-19T21:01:06.183-05:002016-02-19T21:01:06.183-05:00Awesome man - I'll check it out soon!Awesome man - I'll check it out soon!<br />Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57930400855121794952016-02-16T13:21:39.041-05:002016-02-16T13:21:39.041-05:00http://youtu.be/VyPqhf8SSaQhttp://youtu.be/VyPqhf8SSaQAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305259894591564106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-75826493227018637242016-02-06T21:47:34.312-05:002016-02-06T21:47:34.312-05:00Thanks Sean! Dude, I'd love to see it, please ...Thanks Sean! Dude, I'd love to see it, please feel free to post it!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-44304156796001537102016-01-29T18:59:51.934-05:002016-01-29T18:59:51.934-05:00I like the list, and am a great fan of your work. ...I like the list, and am a great fan of your work. The Revenant is somewhere on my Top 20 for last year. In fact, I just recently made a video beginning to highlight my Top 20. I'll post the link if you're interested, I don't want to spam.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305259894591564106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40421185449491710162016-01-23T17:13:41.335-05:002016-01-23T17:13:41.335-05:00Good stuff man, hope you're still interested i...Good stuff man, hope you're still interested in Breathe, Victoria and Love when they drop on DVD/Blu-Ray. All definitely worth a watch! Thanks for the comment!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-18324471862726574902016-01-23T12:21:59.688-05:002016-01-23T12:21:59.688-05:00Some really great movies on here and ones I need t...Some really great movies on here and ones I need to see. Im seeing Anomalisa Sunday, and I plan to rewatch Hateful Eight later this week. Breathe looks great and mainly because of it's director. Really want to see Victoria and Love but I doubt they will come to theaters where I live. TheVernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712756384665520547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-59378828251446797852016-01-20T18:51:03.227-05:002016-01-20T18:51:03.227-05:00You know, I was the same way about Inglourious Bas...You know, I was the same way about Inglourious Basterds the first time I saw it. But after giving it a few rewatches, I grew to love it. I think QT's films have a way of growing on you, especially if you're a die hard fan.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1881847460964143072016-01-20T12:41:52.405-05:002016-01-20T12:41:52.405-05:00I could not get into The Hateful Eight, and I cons...I could not get into The Hateful Eight, and I consider myself to be a die hard Tarantino fan. I'm usually in awe of his films, and this one left me wondering what I just watched. Oh well, maybe I need to see it again.Stellamerteuilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956543257508591410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-25160148391149367042016-01-18T19:49:29.825-05:002016-01-18T19:49:29.825-05:00I thought Good Kill deserved to be discussed far m...I thought Good Kill deserved to be discussed far more than it was. Everyone in that was great. And I enjoyed The Force Awakens much more than I thought I would. I had no idea it was essentially a remake of A New Hope, but I really dug it.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-37927151946750984392016-01-18T19:47:49.731-05:002016-01-18T19:47:49.731-05:00Good stuff man. Wasn't Sils Maria so captivati...Good stuff man. Wasn't Sils Maria so captivating in that way? Can't wait to hear what you think of The Revenant.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62982728897510187982016-01-18T17:56:41.692-05:002016-01-18T17:56:41.692-05:00I think this is the first time I haven't seen ...I think this is the first time I haven't seen any of the films listed on one of your year end lists! But quite a few are on my want to see list; The Revenant (actually I'll be going to see that tonight), Sicario, Anomalisa are the main ones, with Victoria, Love and Wild Tales I wouldn't mind seeing as well.<br /><br />My Top 10<br /><br />10. Ted 2/Spy - both pretty good mainstream comedies but yeah kindof filling out my list<br />9. SpongeBob Movie - Pretty trippy and surreal for a kids movie<br />8. Shaun The Sheep Movie - I wondered how they'd extend to movie length continuing without dialogue but Aardman did it again<br />7. Good Kill - Ethan Hawke has been on a roll the last couple of years<br />6. Mad Max - Fury Road - I don't think anyone thought this would be as good as it was, but I wasn't quite in love with it as a lot of people were<br />5. It Follows - a simple premise but very effective<br />4. Paper Planes - a great little aussie family film<br />3. Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Yes they finally made a Star Wars film that can stand with the original trilogy<br />2. Ex Machina - the best sci-fi of the year, Alex Garland has started his directing career impressively<br />1. Kingsman: The Secret Service - the most fun movie of the year, and the best Bond movie that's not Bond (in fact I like it more than any Bond film). Who knew Colin Firth could kick serious ass?!<br /><br />But the best movie I seen all year was Birdman which was a 2014 movie but didn't come out in Australia till 2015.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14028344059478768162016-01-17T12:10:27.951-05:002016-01-17T12:10:27.951-05:00Victoria is also in my top 10 of 2015. The Revenan...Victoria is also in my top 10 of 2015. The Revenant looks like a film I HAVE to see on the big screen. I enjoyed the puzzle of Clouds of Sils Maria-I failed at decoding it and what it all meant didn't reveal itself until I read interpretations online.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-39037801669594136752016-01-14T17:15:46.267-05:002016-01-14T17:15:46.267-05:00Great stuff. I liked Phoenix much more the second ...Great stuff. I liked Phoenix much more the second time I saw it. She'll definitely be making an appearance on my top female performances list. Also love that Victoria made your list. Wish more people saw that one.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.com