Blu Ray Stack Chronicles
#66
This reminded me a lot of my viewing of Seven Samurai. I definitely liked it, but I thought I’d get more out of it. I like how dark and ominous it is. I really like Sydow’s character’s quest for life answers and getting nothing, even from Death. It feels like something that would benefit from a rewatch, since it felt like every frame had some meaning in it. Thankfully that might happen sooner with this one because of its sub 100 minute runtime.
Blu Ray Stack Chronicles
#65
We’re going the wrong way. I do like the world and Christopher Walken plays a one of a kind Bat villain. I just can’t get behind much about this film. Tim Burton is way too over indulgent here. I don’t know why The Penguin just wants to fuck everything in sight. Also what is with the bombs strapped to the penguin’s backs? Why did we have to add in some Bond villain lunacy here? I…
Since I now plan on getting sucked off tomorrow in IMAX, I’m doing a quick Eggers rewatch. I suppose I like this more on rewatch. I really like the performances and the direction. Eggers does a good job making you feel claustrophobic along with the characters here. I can even sort of get with this movie a bit as a hangout. I just don’t connect on a theme and story level. Still a disappointment to me.
Blu Ray Stack Chronicles
#64
Unintentionally revisiting a Best Picture winner. I just bought the 4K on Criterion, which I cannot recommend enough. The two discs are the two sides of the coin Chigurh uses bet on that shop owners life. It’s awesome. The movie is still flawless. Perfectly paced, perfect performances, and some of the best characters ever created. The standout being Chigur and Ed Tom Bell. Chigurh being the best personification of death I’ve seen. It’s crazy Javier…
