tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post4836678830528054271..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Mark Ahn's 10 Favorite Movies of 2012Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29782835503694275922013-01-14T22:04:37.083-06:002013-01-14T22:04:37.083-06:00The more I think about Moonrise, the more I like i...The more I think about <i>Moonrise</i>, the more I like it. Glad you enjoyed it.Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85550429691029093322013-01-14T21:59:12.425-06:002013-01-14T21:59:12.425-06:00Look, some people have credibility because of thin...Look, some people have credibility because of things like "film studies degrees" or "teaching experience regarding movies." I counter that with "victimhood in potential felonies." Clearly, I speak for the underdog. Sorry, Brad's fiance.<br /><br />Anyway, let me know what you guys thought of it. Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65662357114231404242013-01-14T00:28:37.438-06:002013-01-14T00:28:37.438-06:00The first list I've seen to include "Skyf...The first list I've seen to include "Skyfall" so thank you for that. I found myself agreeing with your take on what highlights there were, and I have to agree about Sam and Suzy's relationship in "Moonrise Kingdom." They're definitely the center and the heart.Dawn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538160865954990042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52628136682669872862013-01-14T00:18:51.572-06:002013-01-14T00:18:51.572-06:00A little story.
I asked my fiance if she wanted t...A little story.<br /><br />I asked my fiance if she wanted to see Beasts of the Southern Wild.<br />"Whats Beasts of the Southern Wild?"<br />I try to explain it despite not really knowing much about it myself. I then read out to her your (Mark Ahn) above paragraph write up.<br />"Thats impressive. Who was that?"<br />I tell her it was by a guy named Mark Ahn<br />"Who's Mark Ahn?"<br />I explain that you are a contributor to F this Movie, you go on podcasts, your write reviews, you told a story once that you were kidnapped<br />"He was what?"<br />I repeat myself<br />"What, like kidnapped kidnapped? Proper kidnapped?"<br />I tell her it is true, but she doesnt look like she completely believes me, so I download that Taken podcast, fast forward to the end and we listen to you tell the story of being kidnapped.<br />"Wow. Ok, let's see Beasts of the Southern Wild."<br /><br />Im not sure if it was the review or the story that convinced her, but when Mark Ahn speaks you listen....or something.Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12840893606999905082013-01-14T00:16:57.075-06:002013-01-14T00:16:57.075-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81514535532012782402013-01-10T14:51:45.009-06:002013-01-10T14:51:45.009-06:00I have to watch BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD again....I have to watch BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD again. I was sick and did not really pay attention; I might have been heavily drugged or half-asleep (that could work for other movies, maybe...). I did love what I saw.Erikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30726355663835003852013-01-09T23:31:21.981-06:002013-01-09T23:31:21.981-06:00John-
Beasts of the Southern Wild, whether you en...John-<br /><br /><i>Beasts of the Southern Wild</i>, whether you end up liking it or not, is definitely beautiful, and as JB frequently mentioned about it, it's very different than almost anything you've seen. I would suggest avoiding reading more about it before viewing it; I'd be curious to hear what you think.<br /><br />I think beautiful was also how I felt about <i>Tree of Life</i> too, although the movies are very different from each other.Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84494347805271946822013-01-09T21:20:27.900-06:002013-01-09T21:20:27.900-06:00This list. This freakin' list. It's outsta...This list. This freakin' list. It's outstanding is what I'm trying to say.<br /><br />I haven't seen BOTSW. Like Cloud Atlas, but for different reasons (primarily for my lack of knowledge of what the movie is, or researching such information), I think I was hesitant to see this movie when it was released. However, the word I keep seeing pop up in reference to it is "beautiful," and I love a beautiful movie. I'll think I'll put it in my Netflix queue right next to Cloud Atlas when the time comes and have a double feature. <br /><br />On to what I have seen! Any list that includes The Avengers, Safety Not Guaranteed, Argo, Moonrise Kingdom, Looper AND Skyfall is a list I can get behind. I had a great time with all of them for various reasons. They have all stuck with me and just might show up on a future list of mine.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2656912577077643822013-01-09T15:35:58.909-06:002013-01-09T15:35:58.909-06:00DIBS on being the second keyboardist for the DRB.
...DIBS on being the second keyboardist for the DRB.<br /><br />Sorry that you got caught up in the tidal wave of trash, Sol. I guess I got lucky in avoiding whatever the hype was; I boycott all the speculative movie news, too.Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57152779389109938812013-01-09T15:34:13.131-06:002013-01-09T15:34:13.131-06:00OK, I'm in. Will see later this week. :-)OK, I'm in. Will see later this week. :-)J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61580133795241687612013-01-09T15:32:25.171-06:002013-01-09T15:32:25.171-06:00Mark, glad to see that I'm not the only one in...Mark, glad to see that I'm not the only one incapable of downgrading "The Raid: Redemption" and "The Avengers" below Top 10 status because of their perceived shortcomings. No movie is perfect (particularly this year) but for my money no two movies gave me more bang-for-buck fun action than these two. That last fight in "TR:R" between Mad Dog and the brothers was freaking insane, and a worthy climax to what until then had been one of the most kinetic and kick-ass flicks I've seen in years. And "The Avengers" had the benefit that its weakest scenes were at the beginning, then it kept gathering steam and getting better as it went along until it detonated into an orgy of comic book hero fun that not even a lazy screenwriter's <i>'get out of jail'</i> trick could bring down. Also, yay "Looper." :-)<br /><br />And, last but not least, my new-to-movie for today:<br /><br />David Chase's <b>NOT FADE AWAY (2012)</b> (i.e. "That Thing You Do" remade by the guy who wrote the ending to "The Sopranos")<br />http://www.dvdverdict.com/juryroom/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=6028&p=74490#p74490 J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31292250666979117262013-01-09T15:27:01.931-06:002013-01-09T15:27:01.931-06:00JMV - I wouldn't blind-buy it, but I do think ...JMV - I wouldn't blind-buy it, but I do think it's worth a viewing. I really liked the moments where it feels more than just your av-uh-rage bear romantic comedy, which I wouldn't even call this, because it's not totally a romance, or totally a comedy, and definitely not a bear. <br /><br />David O. Russell has mentioned in interviews that he felt a special connection to the story because his son is bipolar and has OCD (like Bradley Cooper's character), and the care and familiarity with those conditions shines through, without it playing as overly sentimental. <br /><br />I think the people who didn't like it tended to feel like it was a little pat, or predictable. Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25608725165926503292013-01-09T15:09:15.876-06:002013-01-09T15:09:15.876-06:00We are changing our name to Dirty Rotten Bloggers ...We are changing our name to Dirty Rotten Bloggers (DRB for short).Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30664846725791310582013-01-09T14:59:55.979-06:002013-01-09T14:59:55.979-06:00Very frustrating as a viewer - I can only imagine ...Very frustrating as a viewer - I can only imagine how frustrating it is for the people actually making them.<br /><br />So who's mostly to blame? Marketing departments? Dirty rotten bloggers (like YOU)? The stupid masses in general?<br /><br />I very deliberately attempt to avoid everything but the trailers - hell, when I'm renting something I already have some idea of, I don't even like to read the summary on the back - but some buzz is just hard to avoid, especially as I'm more into movie blogs and podcasts. Fortunately I have you guys to help steer me in the right direction!Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-55736243293883871492013-01-09T14:37:42.274-06:002013-01-09T14:37:42.274-06:00OK, you two are making me really want to see "...OK, you two are making me really want to see "Silver Linings Playbook" (especially after the lousy last couple of days I had). Not crazy for David O. Russell though ("I Heart Huckabees" sucked, and "The Fighter" was too vanilla). Push me over the edge, tell me why "SLP" is worth the blind-buy (surprisingly I still don't know what the movie is about besides what's on the trailer, which I don't quite know what to make of it). J.M. Vargashttp://www.dvdverdict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-66641404261584794282013-01-09T14:14:12.503-06:002013-01-09T14:14:12.503-06:00I wish there weren't so many narratives on a m...I wish there weren't so many narratives on a movie before a movie even comes out. Why can't we just wait until it's released and decide for ourselves? It's frustrating, right? Especially when it possibly steers you away from something you might really like, like <i>SLP</i>.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52780439493941109532013-01-09T13:46:34.446-06:002013-01-09T13:46:34.446-06:00Great list Mark - still have to see a number of th...Great list Mark - still have to see a number of them but based on the ones I have seen these are some solid picks.<br /><br />It's weird - I read something early on that lead me to believe <i>Silver Linings</i> was going to be really good - then I started reading a lot of stuff making fun of it before it even came out - THEN I started hearing some pretty good reviews when it did come out. All that to say I feel like I was one of the few people that was actually expecting it to be good from the get-go. Also, I had no idea there was something in there especially for Eagles fans (not many of us here in Nova Scotia) so looking forward to that!Sol O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5421515341197316942013-01-09T13:26:04.925-06:002013-01-09T13:26:04.925-06:00Just for you Adam, just for you. I left Silver Lin...Just for you Adam, just for you. I left <i>Silver Linings</i> really loving it; this movie was definitely a case of my preconceived notions being pleasantly demolished. Mark Ahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81458166587022358972013-01-09T13:04:00.569-06:002013-01-09T13:04:00.569-06:00Mark, thank you for putting Silver Linings Playboo...Mark, thank you for putting Silver Linings Playbook in your top 10. That movie completes me and had me at hello. And yes! Chris Tucker :-) Adamnoreply@blogger.com