Boyhood - 9 or 10/10It's more or less perfect, and almost a masterpiece of subtly. The two alcoholic stepfathers goes a bit too far in the realm of cliche, as does the "hipster being a photographer" aspect (though it works well with the whole "moment in time" message). Other than that it manages to make the '12 year filming' thing actually effective without feeling like a gimmick at all. It comes ever-so-close to the "coming of age film" cliches for 3 hours straight and for the most part strays away from submitting to them all at the perfect time. It's one of those long movies that I could have still tolerated for at least another hour. Essentially everything you'd expect from this type of story is toned down and made realistic instead of into sentimental Hollywood mish-mosh. I'd especially like to comment on the scenes of Mason and his father - they're perfect. The final respective scenes of Mason and his dad / Mason and his mom couldn't have wrapped up the film any better. A potential masterpiece on a repeat viewing, and for once, a movie that truly deserves it's overwhelming praise (unlike Gravity, which is just a decent, pretty-looking survival movie: sorry noodlesleone).
DJ, do you concur? (Except for the Gravity bit, that is pure blasphemy) If the 12 year filming is the point of the movie, I'll not see it. If it would be good even without it, I'll see it.
Zombieland - 7/10Jesse Eisenberg is, by far, the best actor of his generation.
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What what? You're a Shia Labeouf or a Mickael Cera fan?
Now, I have a question. When hiding at night from 10 bad guys with weapons, WHO THE HELL DOES USE A TORCH LIGHT?
Skyfall is full of such stuff you better not think much about. What is that for a trap Bond sets at the end when he is waiting alone for Silva and his gang? With M at his side instead of hiding here somewhere in safety. Actually it is only Bond's fault that M dies. But the film does not realise this. I like Joseph Gordon-Levitt very much. He has a face and he has charisma. Gosling also.
I never licked JGL: no charisma, no interesting face and "ok" skills. Gosling is good but doesn't bring anything new on the table. Although I like his presence, he's like young DiCaprio meets young Clooney. He can age well, like these two. Eisenberg started his career as a smart Michael Cera in these coming of age movies, that's true. He did however bring real charisma and his personal touch to characters that would have been far more generic if played by almost anyone else. He was amazing in the Social Network and it was a revelation for me (and pretty much anyone else I guess). But I strongly believe in him, just wait for his thriller parts:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OTNhcO-56Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8FVn-8I1EI don't think those two are great movies (haven't seen them) but I'm ready to bet he's great in them. I cannot wait for him to star in good serious movies.