Blabbing about: Walkabout (1971)

Hello!

So, yes, it's Mubi.com again. I really appreciate this website.
The synopsis sounded very interesting so I decided to watch this film.
It was my first ever Australian film I ever saw, yay I'm trying out on so many
different types of films since I signed up for this site haha.

So here goes my review! Or well, just randomly talking about my thoughts...

1) Basic information:

Name of film: Walkabout

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Release date: 1971

Length: 100 minutes

Type of film: Drama, Adventure

2) Basic plot:

A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece.

(From MUBI)

3) Setting:

This film is set in Australia and I am pretty sure it is during the time of release, the early 70's.

4) Who was your favourite character and why?

My favorite character will be the main character, the girl. Man, I just realised this but none of the character has names in this film! That's awesome! I love it when names don't really matter in films.

It makes everything more mysterious and poetic. Well anyway, I don't know how old the girl is, but I was surprised at how strong and independent she was. I have a little brother about the same age as her little brother but I don't think I can do shit! And... I was surprised at the fact there was nudity!

I mean, how old is she, like 14 maybe? I have never seen a film where a little girl has full frontal nudity, it probably is a taboo nowadays.  

5) Who was your least favourite character and why?

That stupid asshole who kept on telling the kids they can't touch anything.Ugh.

6) Did you feel any connection/sympathy towards any of the characters?

Well yes I did feel connections towards all three main characters in this film.

7) What was your memorable/favourite scene and why?

All the scenes were breath taking. The scenery of Australia was just beautiful. I thought that

pretty much every scene was memorable but I might say that it was ...hmmm.....

I don't know but I will have to say that that scene where the girl and her brother finds

the Aboriginal boy in the tree was just shocking. 

And this film was pretty full of dead animals and flies/maggots ahaha. I'm not those people

who go hysterical over animals dying but some scenes were hard to watch. I'm 

extremely bad with blood and gore.

8) What was your most memorable/favourite quote and why?

I don't really think the dialogue was important in this film. I mean, it's more

like the least important thing in the film isn't it? The Aboriginal boy and the two kids

didn't even understand each other but they developed a friendship. Maybe that is one of 

the ideas that the director wanted to convey.

9) Did this film remind of of any other films and why?

No, not really. As the tagline says, it was, "Just about the most different film you'll ever see"

10) What do you think were the main themes/ideas of this film and why?

I don't really know, but I thought maybe just human relationships and how adults are cruel and

children are alone. It made me think about how people are pretty much all kind, and that the world

has some hope(well, not in the city perhaps) Aborigines have a very dark past don't they?

It makes me sad. It is just so different from how the Maori people have been treated in New Zealand.

11) Did you enjoy the film? 

Yep I definitely did! It was a very cruel but tender film.Very very interesting also.

Some scenes really scared me. There were a ton of aspects I didn't quite understand but oh well.

(Anyway, don't you think it is so strange how I actually got a excellence mark on my

film study assignment? Ha! Well I have to get the best mark, look how much films I watch)

Bye bye!

Blabbing about: "The panic in Needle park(1971)"

Hello!

It's be so long since I last posted on this blog lol. Anyway, I would like to write a review for this wonderful(looking) film that I have not yet seen. This time I will write a before watching and after watched thingso it's a little different.

Ok so here I go!

Details about the film:



The panic in needle park (1971)Drama

Plot(from IMDb.com):This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves. She becomes addicted too, and life goes downhill for them both as their addiction deepens, eventually leading to a series of betrayals. But, in spite of it all, the relationship between Bobby and Helen endures.

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BEFORE THE FILM

I have to admit this, I think I am starting to get addicted to Al Pacino.
After viewing scarface, I HAD to watch another Al Pacino film.
And, I decided to watch this for a few reasons.

Ok, It's not that I don't like romance films.
I just always get annoyed of the heroine. A lot.
And I also get tired of all the cliches. There a a few romance themed films
I absolutely love, but I dislike most. I don't really know why.
I'm just really picky I guess.

So..... I went on IMDb and read the brief plot and it kind of hit me somewhere.
I want to watch a heart breaking romance between young Al Pacino and the poor
homeless girl(I don't know anything about this film really but I'm guessing this is correct, right? lol)

I REALLY, REALLY want to love this film.
I want this film to be one of the best romantic films I have seen(well, at least this year.)
lol I really am expecting so much aren't I... maybe this is bad. oops.

But seriously, look at the poster. The tagline "God help Bobby and Helen. They're in love
in needle park" makes me really want to watch it!
Oh man.... I really hope I can enjoy this film...
I hope I don't get pissed of at the heroine...GOD HELP ME (lol)
(Oh my god every time I try to spell "heroine" I always type heroin)

So what I expect to see in this film is a very sad, tender romance between
Bobby and Helen that will tear my heart out.
And I hope I can love Helen. So I can love the whole film.

Oh yeah and I don't really like the title of this film.... It doesn't sound too
appealing to me. If I just heard the title somewhere I would never bothered to even
search about it, seriously.
And by the way, the Japanese title of this film "哀しみの街角" translates to
"The street corner of sadness". I actually like that title better lol. Just talking about the title ok....

AFTER THE FILM:



(My favorite scene)

Ok, it has been a few days since I finished viewing this film actually but I'll
write the review now!

To be honest, yes... I was kind of disappointed. Maybe I just expected too much.
But besides that, the film was extremely noir raw and I thought it was fantastic.
The drugs, constant smoking/drinking, prostitution... there was nothing glamorous
about anything and thats what made the film so bold.

This film took me so much time to finish even though its a relatively short/normal
length film. I think that it's just because it was so dark and heavy.
(The no soundtrack was extremely effective)

So to be honest, no I didn't really enjoy.... well....enjoy is a strange word isn't it.
I mean, I don't think this is a film that most people can enjoy since the whole
film has a very quiet and dark atmosphere and the story is very slow paced.
It wasn't a film that you can necessary enjoy viewing but it was great watching
a nice 70's film with young Al Pacino!

So in conclusion, I thought this film was great on it's own but It's not the type of  film
that I personally like. What I thought was great about this film was that
everything was so realistic. Like, there was no Hollywood glamour or movie
cliches or stereotypes. For example, the ending when Bobby gets out of
prison, there is no dramatic reunion where "the girl runs up to the guy crying, shouting his name
and jumps onto him and they kiss and the movie ends"(lol).
It was just so casual, so real.


"In the dark corner of the city, they found light"

(I think the taglines are pretty amazing.
ahh...70's taglines.)

Bye bye!

random film talk: The De Niro Addiction

Hey! 

Ok, so, as you can see in the title, What I want to talk about today is

just..well, what kind of films I've been into lately.

And..... Yesterday, I watched half of "The Godfather part Ⅱ(1974)",

And then I watched half of "Raging Bull(1980)",

And then I watched half of "Mean Streets(1973)".

OH MY GOD THE DE NIRO ADDICTION IS REAL.

(but man... why the hell didn't I finish any of the 3???

I've seen Mean streets previously but..oh man, why am I like this...

I LOVED Mean streets. I thought Jonny Boy was absolutely adorable.

And of course, Charlie. UGH SO GORGEOUS.

WHY IS EVERYONE IN 70'S FILMS SO HOT?????

(I know this isn't like a, film that I should be drooling over but who cares lol)

You seriously don't know how much I am in love with Johnny and Charlie.

And...one thing I want to say is that, oh man I feel like such a retard saying this but,

Why was Johnny and Charlie in the freakin SAME BED?????

That's just too hot man. Don't make me imagine these things god...

Every time I want these things to happen and let my imagination go wild

and feel extremely guilty, I always think of what the screenwriter of

"Rebel without a cause" said in my all time favourite documentary"The celluloid closet". 

It was something like how films are in offering to an audience to make "our own film".

SO I'M GONNA DO THAT HAHAHA.

Yesterday while I was watching the wonderful "Godfather part Ⅱ"and "Raging Bull", 

It made me cry a little because all these amazing things that 

happen in the movies would never happen to me.

I thought - Ah, life. Like is such a bitch.

Well, at least I can see all these masterpieces.

Makes my life a hell a lot better.

(I wonder if there is a god of films lol

Because if there was, then I will have to thank him/her.A lot.)

So, my goal for now is to purchase "Mean Streets"On DVD, or even better, on Blu-ray.

I will watch it everyday and cry every time at how adorable they are.

Blabbing about: Papermoon (1973)

Hello!

So... I can't really remember when I first
knew about this film, but I fell in love with,
well, pretty obviously, the title.
And the wonderful poster.

I don't know why but I LOVE the
whole..what's it called? concept of "Paper Moon's".
I think its one of the most romantic things ever.
Yes, I do love the song "It's only a papermoon" to bits as well.
And, I love those floating moon things you sit on.
(Ugh.. I want to sit on one of those..My dream.)

So... I was always interested in this film and
finally had the opportunity to watch it! yay.
So here goes my very boring, extremely short review...

Warning: May contain spoilers!



Paper Moon 1973
Drama

So, The first thing I will have to say is
that I really enjoyed this film!
But...I actually don't know what to say about
this film to be honest...(as always).

I loved the characters, the relationships,
The beautiful black and white cinematography
the music...everything had a very nostalgic atmosphere.

I do think that one of the (or maybe the most)
important thing in a film is the atmosphere.
Like, every film has a whole different world
of it's own, right?
(But I dislike it when well, mostly recent films
try hard to make it have a atmosphere..
I shouldn't be made, it should be natural.)


I thought the performances of the two were
amazing and Addie was adorable.
I actually like the fact she smokes, to be honest.
(lol, this is not right isn't it)
It kind of shows us the times and the realities.
I think it's kind of romantic.

Addie Smoking, as usual.

And another small thing I love was the opening credits.
UGH, so perfect.

Overall, I really enjoyed this film and the best thing
about it was of course, the relationship between Addie and Moses.
It was just amazing,this whole film made me really happy.
It did make me laugh, feel sad, and smile.
It was a nice, cheerful, funny, nostalgic drama film
that shows you how beautiful human relationships can be.
This film will never get boring, and will
always end up putting a smile on my face.
Will definitely watch again!



Favorite Scene:
Just about every scene where Addie and
Moses is talking to each other.



"You still owe me two hundred dollars."

Blabbing about: Dawn of the dead (1978)

(This film has so many awesome poster designs!)

Hello!

So... I watched "Night of the living dead"
a while ago (The review was my first post on this blog)
and really enjoyed it and loved it and was always
interested in the next film from the "Living dead" trilogy
(or series? I'm actually not too sure.) 

But..The film just seemed too gory for my tastes
and I felt like I should watch it when I am more
confident...haha, because I am EXTREMELY
bad with blood/gore (as I have said in the previous post)
I do LOVE horror films, but I have completely no
interest in gory, (or should I say "gorror?") bloody,
splatter films. I mainly love psychological horror films.

So..."Dawn of the dead" was always in my..
what is it called, like a "Watch sometime later on"
list..BUT.....

I have no idea why but I really felt like I wanted to
watch like a action/horror film and I thought that
"Dawn of the dead" was the one.
So I HAD to watch it.
I didn't mind about the gore, and just thought that..
I will just, you know, cope and if it's too bad just give up haha.

OK, so let's go onto the review shall we!

Warning: May contain spoilers!



Dawn of the dead (1978)
Action/Horror

I feel like I say this every time but I thought
this film was absolutely AMAZING!
It was so much more then I expected.
I have so much things to say about this film since
I love it so much!

OK, but I don't want to be blabbing about
random sh!t for too long so I will just say the
important bits that I want to comment on
one by one.

I think the first thing I want to say is this film
was such a perfect blend of comedy
(Or should I say comic?) and horror.
I did have a couple of good laughs, and the 
amazing special effects and the make up, the music, 
the plot, the cast... even the color of blood was PERFECT.
(The music was really great! like, the ending
was amazing! haha)

Another thing I loved about this film was,
yes, the characters!

When I usually think of modern zombies films,
I image the female lead to be some kind of a
extremely-sexy-tanned-strong young woman
that is wearing a bikini or some sort of clothing
that shows a lot of skin.
(Here goes my random imagination lol)
And I do not like that.

Anyway, I loved how there was only 4 main
characters. I loved them all!
I just REALLY loved the heroine- Francine.
She was very strong, in a quiet and gentle way.



Compare her fashion with the heroines in
Zombie movies now days haha.
Ugh, I love her so much.
But, my favorite character is Peter, of course.
He was awesome as hell.
(And Roger..WHY DID YOU DIEEEE ahhhhh....)

Sexy Peter.

OK...maybe I should talk about the zombies now..
I thought that they were really awesome!
By watching this I thought that..zombies don't have to have
their eyeballs poking out or their guts falling off,
and all of those things are completely unnecessary.
(Well.. I thought this when watching "Night of the living dead"
too but) Are people trying to make things TOO gory
these days? I think that this film has nothing that
is unnecessary and is flawless.

And... for the gore... It was actually
completely fine for me, which was unexpected lol.
Yes..some stupid people might say it's campy and
tame in today's standards.. but fu#k you.
(there, I said it haha)
I hate it so much when people say that.
Nothing has to be realistic, it's only a film after all.

Overall, I REALLY enjoyed this film
and loved it so much! I would definitely watch it
again but I'm pretty sure that I will not
watch any other films of this genre(Zombies,action)
Because I think this film is too perfect, and I
personally think it doesn't get any better then this.
(Well, for me. I think I wouldn't enjoy any other
zombie films as much as this.)

To be honest, I don't have any interest in zombie movies.
I have never had. I don't really get the point!
But... I LOVE "Night of the living dead" and
"Dawn of the dead". So there's that! haha.


Oh yeah,
I found this photo of a video tape jacket
when it was released in Japan but...

















How freaking scary as that?!
(Especially the"back"..)
This VHS jacket is more terrifying then
the movie itself (Maybe)
And...I kinda think the international title,
"Zombie" is weird..
I like "Dawn of the dead" better.

Favorite scene:
I loved everything, but maybe the fun parts
when the characters are going around the
mall getting free stuff.
Ugh.. that will be so cool if I can do that..
But zombies.. how about no.


"Jesus, it's everywhere."

Blabbing about: Alien (1979)

Hello!

I knew about this film because..well,
It's an famous classic and most people will
at least know the title right?
And..I've always had the DVD (which was
included in a set) but I never had the..
guts to watch it. I thought that it will be scary as hell.
But....I don't know why but recently I've
been feeling like watching a horror film
and decided to give it a go.
I was always interested but too scared,
But since, now I knew I bit more about the film
(Didn't even want to know but well, there's
the internet with spoilers everywhere)
So, lets get onto the review shall we.

Warning: May contain spoilers!



Alien(1979)
Action/Horror

The first thing I thought about this film is yes,
the special effects. The special effects/make up
along with the set design was AMAZING!
I really wonder how they did all those...
(I would love to see a "Making of" but
unfortunately it wasn't included in the special features.
I love "making of"s. By the way my favorite "making of"
documentary will be the one for "The Shining".)
And, the Alien costume was amazing as well!
UGH, I love it.

For the plot, I thought it was really interesting,
but as I said before, just browsing though a pop culture
website can come up with either the "Face-hugger"
reference or that baby-alien-coming-out-of-body
reference. I knew about those two so I can't say
I got any surprises or shock but it was still
extremely frighting... Yes,as I said, the SFX was
AMAZING. (It will all be CGI now days, right? ugh.)
The scene where one of the character's (Can't remember
names) head ripped off was amazing...
(man how many times do I need to use that word lol)
That REALLY freaked me out ahaha.
ugh....that moment his head started talking again...ahhh

And..yes, I thought everything else like the
cast,directing,acting, was great too!


This is kind of out of topic and I think I have said this before
but I FU#KING HATE IT when people think
classic horror film's special effects are campy and tame,
in "Today's standards".
What the fu#k is "Today's standards" anyway?
When someone says something like "This movie used
to be really scary in the olden days but with the
technology we got, it's even looks humorous"
UM, WHAT? fu#k you.(oh man...I need to be more lady-like.)
Did you event CGI? Are you working in the movie industry bitch?
(Shut up lol) I always think this, but just because you were born
later then some people, it doesn't mean you are superior.
Just watching a film doesn't make you any better.
I personally think that older horror films are more "Horrific"
many,many times more then modern ones.
Because modern films are just re-creating older ones with
more "Realistic" scenes right?
I always think this, but "better" technology doesn't
mean better films. It's almost the opposite.(well,duh.)
Think about the 1933 King Kong compared to the 2005 one.
I love the 1933 one and thought it was very, very well done,
but Hollywood will NEVER do anything like that again, ever.
(Well, of course.)

OK, enough with my bitching.
I'm done. #phew.

Man...I talked so long for something that was 
nothing got to do with Alien haha.
How the hell did I get to King Kong? lol.



Well, in conclusion, I really enjoyed this film
and the special effects were absolutely amazing.
This film never bored me and I will definitely watch again.

Favorite scene:
Do I even have one? haha.
Hmm.... but since I loved the SFX I would say
any scenes involving the special effects, the Alien
and the make ups (even though I did no like it haha.)
Or just the final scene where the Alien is flying
into space.

I want to wear that Alien suit.





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