◄REViEWS OF FOREiGN MOViES► IInd THREAD

[Perumthachan]

I, TONYA. Biopic of American figure skating sensation Tonya Harding covering her heights on being the first American to perform the triple axel to the all-time low of having attacked her friend and fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan just days before the '94 Olympics. Liked the narrative used. Interviews of the main characters, plus breaking the fourth wall conversations. peppered with some great characters like her tough, over-bearing middle-class struggling mother who knows her better than the rest, her coach who knows she has it but also knows she will blow it soon, her husband who orchestrated the attack to see her become the best, husband's dumb counterespionage bouncer and of course the American Skating Association which wants to project American skaters as products of wholesome American families, something which Tonya never was and never will be. great performance by Margot Robbie. wasn't much impressed by allison janney's mother role (for which she got oscar), seemed to one-line track for me. anyways quirky characters with weird dreams makes this worth a watch.

[Cinemalover]

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water is like a poetic depiction of inexplicable romance that blossoms between a speechless woman and an amphibian creature.To be honest,there is nothing visionary about this cinema,and the fact that it received the academy award for best picture makes it a tad overrated.The best thing about this film is Sally Hawkins,her triumphant performance along with a profound soundtrack holds this movie together.The Shape of Water is not a masterpiece,nevertheless,it's quite a good experience.

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[Cinemalover]

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name has a couple of remarkably begulling moments,still,it's a bit far from being a spellbinding cinema.Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer were truly exceptional with their performances,indeed their mesmerizing onscreen camaraderie was the finest aspect in this film.Call Me by Your Name can be watched for its great performances - Nothing more,Nothing less.

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[jordan]

Oscars vannallo

shape of water major awards win cheyithu, last couple of years ellam latin american makers aanu kond pogunathum, lol ..

[jordan]

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water is like a poetic depiction of inexplicable romance that blossoms between a speechless woman and an amphibian creature.To be honest,there is nothing visionary about this cinema,and the fact that it received the academy award for best picture makes it a tad overrated.The best thing about this film is Sally Hawkins,her triumphant performance along with a profound soundtrack holds this movie together.The Shape of Water is not a masterpiece,nevertheless,it's quite a good experience.

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pans labrynth is his best work, this oscar is long over due for del toro..

[jordan]

Butch Cassidy and sundance kid starring paul newman and Robert redford..1969 rls.. Loved the movie...classic thanne. .movie hasnt aged a bit...great adventure cinema..plenty of horse chasing and it look very real..not even once u feel its being shot for a movie...very good performances by lead actors and the best thing for me were the dialogs. .smartly written and genuinely funny.

newman-reford nalla combo aayrnu, avarude sting,butch cassidy ellam nalla padangal aayrnnu..

Butch cassidy newman aa cyclil pennine kond pogumbol ulla scene eppolum nalla orma und, aa pattum..

[Jamesfanboy]

Early Summer (1951)
directed by Yasujiro Ozu

Written by Ozu and Kogo Noda
Starring Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chikage Awashima, and Kuniko Miyake
Music by Senji Ito
Cinematography by Yuuharu Atsuta
Editing by Yoshiyasu Hamamura

Ozu?s main theme in his films was always about the dissolution of the family. This film shows that, it portrays the family life
in Japan right after WWII. I assume most Asians would very well understand the large family structure and all? One of Ozu?s best, a masterpiece indeed.

[Perumthachan]

THE DISASTER ARTIST. Based on Greg Sestero's book of the same name starting from the time he attended acting classes to meeting the eccentric Tommy Wiseau and then ending up being his room-mate, pinky partner and later part of the 'best worst movie' ever 'The Room'. reminded me of Tim Burton's 'Ed Wood'. both wood and wiseau are so confident of their talent that they are just not able to see beyond the obvious. had happened to go through the script of this movie where there was a scene in which we get to know that wiseau has no idea about the popular movies made in hollywood. in the movie they show sestero showing him James Dean's 'Rebel Without a Cause' (you are tearing me apart!) but the script goes a bit further in showing how wiseau is out of the times with 'Home Alone' or 'Terminator'. the 'i did not hit her' scene, the bellybutton intercourse scene, the laughing at the tragedy scene, the movie has smoothly infused them into the narrative. good performance by james. ably supported by the coming of the age character of dave. overall a fun movie to watch.

[Naradhan]

Many of these Oscar films seem to be overrated.

I don't know why Get Out film got so many nominations? There's nothing extraordinary about it. In fact I think the Tamil film Pizza is much much better as a horror genre film.

Consider black panther .... Their tastes are different than ours .... I personally think BP is an avg fare at best ...

[Perumthachan]

Nothing in a 'Thriller' line. A drama based on a crime happened a while back. Some minimal violence. More kind of drama, but nice to watch. Not a crime thriller at all. Drama.

SPOILER ALERTThriller thanne.. We always expect that Jason or Mildred is going to find the killer till the last sec of the movie. The end was a let down but a cliffhanger makes the movie memorable.. Not finding the killer at end doesnt make a thriller otherwise!!

frankly, it did not matter whether they find the killer or not... the rape and murder are never shown, simple because this is not a revenge/thriller movie... its more about how a series of events effect the lives of certain fractured people associated with the events... can't say billboards is a thriller... more of a drama definitely... would even call it a black comedy movie... not a thriller definitely...