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Toby White rated The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die 4/10

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12.02 Another beautifully shot film from director Hou Hsiao Hsien. A lot more character driven than Three Times. The story of a young man who gets drafted to the military is subtle and heartfelt. The influence of Ozu is seen throughtout, with the minimal framing and repeated camera set-ups. Much like in Ozu, shots of nature and mountains punctuate the narrative's structure.

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11.02 Hou Hsiao Hsien's signature style is minimal, meditative and slow-paced, choosing to focus on 'dead-time' rather than plot-driven stories. Three Times is beautifully shot. Broken into three parts, the second part recreates an old silent film, with musical accompaniment and onscreen captions. The film as a whole is so quiet and has so little dialogue that it is practically a silent film. I loved the first part of the film and as a whole it was nice.

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Amazing Underrated Obscure Bizarre Films PART 3 (50 movies items)

"You are funny! Some great films on this list. I look forward to seeing the others I haven't seen."

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07.02 Not much atmosphere in this one. Didn't pull me in at all. Visually it is somewhat interesting. Story-wise it is run-of-the mill 'built on an old burial ground' affair.

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Toby White rated Dust Devil

Dust Devil 7/10

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05.02 The wandering, non-committal camera worked well this round for Malick, as it mirrored the life of the 'protagonist' played by Christian Bale. This cinematographic approach was also used in Malick's earlier films 'Tree of Life' and 'To the Wonder'. Third time lucky perhaps because I really didn't like these two prior films. Knight of Cups is a big improvement over 'Tree of Life' and 'To the Wonder'. A much more seamless experience, the wandering, disengaged camera functions to place the viewer within a transient perspective. We are given glimpses of the characters life. This felt a lot more tedious and laboured in the two earlier efforts, whereas this time it felt more appropriate and justified. I felt something on this occasion but in the other two films I didn't. Despite that, there is something a bit cold about this approach to narrative. It is certainly cinematic but it doesn't give you much. Rather, it forces you to keep pace and flow within its purely visual and aural structure.

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Toby White rated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 10/10

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29.01 This has aged terribly. So many cringe-worthy scenes and awful dialogue. Very dated.

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28.01 A disappointing end to the trilogy. At times it is atmospheric and it does have some good elements but as a whole it didn't grab me that much. Some scenes were very gruesome and a bit over-the-top. It lacked the subtle atmospheric approach of Suspiria and visually it was far less interesting.

6 years, 3 months ago

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25.01 An absolutely pointless mess of a film. Devastatingly bad in every way.Painfully long. It added very little to the story of the previous two films. It is puzzling why this was ever made at all. But then again, it was obviously just for the money.

6 years, 3 months ago

Toby White rated Glass

Glass 3/10

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23.01 Gripping, intense and disturbing. The most unsettling thing about it is you could easily see this series of events happening these days with the medical system that's in place. This is chilling. Read the fine print.

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22.01 I really appreciated how it never tried to be the Dario Argento original. It had its own distinctive look and feel whilst retaining elements of Argento's masterpiece. The cinematography is beautiful. At times it reminded me of Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick, with its movement and zooms. The muted and 'cold' colours gave the film a very distinctive look and enhanced its atmosphere. Thom Yorke's soundtrack is beautiful and compliments the film's tone nicely. All in all I was pleasantly surprised by how well this film turned out, considering it was always going to be compared to Argento's masterpiece. I think it's a film that will improve on repeat viewings.

6 years, 3 months ago

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