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Mushrooms Movie Diary 2013 
A beautifully crafted but poorly structured film.
“With Cloud Atlas featuring some kind of philosophical purpose within its six different stories along with an impressive ensemble cast, the direction from Andy and Lana Wachowski and clocking at almost 3 hours, it seemed to have ‘epic’ all over it. However, in the end to call Cloud Atlas an ‘epic’ film is perhaps an overstatement as it does not quite achieve the potential that it has made out to appear. Of course, the film succeeds on the technical side of things and is a visual delight, but that was already to be expected of it. On the other hand, when it comes to the writing, direction and acting, Cloud Atlas is a disappointment.
Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas is the latest feature from the Wachowski siblings (The Matrix trilogy) who have another ” read more
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 2012!!!... (9 movies items)"At first, I didn't really get everyone's fascination with Jim Broadbent in this movie when I was hearing about the buzz. Then it slowly started to dawn on me as I started to think about the movie afterwards. Despite it being small, or warped, or just plain a weird movie with pretty much every supporting character in the whole film taking on 6 different roles at once, Broadbent and the 1 of the 6 that probably viewers most remember him for in the film likely gets lost in the madness. But right th"
Watched in 2013 (110 movies items)"10.1. Niin tarinallisesti kuin visuaalisestikin erittäin hallittu kokonaisuus. Tarinoiden välillä liikutaan sulavasti ja näyttelijäsuorituksetkin istuvat kaikissa episodeissa erittäin hyvin yhteen. Haluaisin kirjoittaa elokuvasta laajemminkin, mutta en vain saa käärittyä aivoja elokuvan teemojen ympärille siinä määrin, että tekstistä tulisi jotain muuta kuin teennäistä paskanjauhantaa. Listal-käyttäjä VierasTalo avaa elokuvaa leffapäiväkirjassaan paremmin. Hänen tekstinsÃ"
Watched in 2013 w/ commentary (37 movies items)"The sheer size of this movie is simply astonishing. The amount of characters being played by the actors is just amazing and I appreciated the movie so much more after seeing how much effort was put into it. The story is a reminder of humanity as a whole, about your ancestors and maybe most importantly, about you. It's about the past, the present and what is still yet to come. It teached me no matter how insignificant the things you made or did in your life seem to you, you might make a differenc"
Final 2013 Oscar Predictions (20 movies items)"*Mychael Danna- Life of Pi *Alexandre Desplat- Argo *Johnny Greenwood- The Master *Reinhold Heil, Johnny Kilmek & Tom Twyker- Cloud Atlas **John Williams- Lincoln "
My most anticipated films of 2013
Anno Cinema 2013
2012 In Film - Best to Worst. (56 movies items)" Directed by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Written by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction Running time: 171 minutes Plot: An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of k"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 2012!!!... (8 movies items)"What were they thinking? In my opinion the TRUE recipient for the best music score I've heard in a movie all year round. It was original, creative, and kept you guessing. It's both quiet and masterful and commanding at times. It has so much range and there's so much interest there unlike Williams' "Lincoln" which all sounds like notes we've heard before - countless times!..."
BEST SOUND EDITING 2012!!!... (8 movies items)"Sadly, the sounds were one of the most interesting things about this movie but I'm gonna go with my gut on this one and consider it a runner up!..."
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 2012!!!... (7 movies items)"I certainly hope this film at least pulls off the nomination considering what it's like. Just purely something 'original' to look at. But sadly I don't expect it to win this category?..."
BEST MAKEUP 2012!!!... (5 movies items)"HOLY SHIT! This movie is the winner, how could it be ignored. They made a male look female, a white look black, everyone look Asian. This was the most creative, most elaborate, most detailed makeup job in a movie I've seen in quite a long time. "Atlas" was seriously f***ed in this category as well as for the music. It should have been nominated and it should have kicked every ass there, common!!!..."
BEST COSTUME DESIGN 2012!!!... (7 movies items)"Just for sheer originality alone, what provocative costumes that really added to the wondrous allure of the film's appeal. The whole film was eye candy and I'd really like to make this my pick. But I'm gonna go against that decision instead - go with my gut!..."
BEST ART DIRECTION 2012!!!... (6 movies items)"Very unusual. Set designs you have to breathe in, they're so gaping. I somehow doubt the film's potential win in this particular category though. Though I wouldn't be disappointed if it upset my prediction?..."
BEST CINEMAOGRAPHY 2012!!!... (9 movies items)"This film has such stunning, GORGEOUS cinematography and ideally if I ran the Academy Awards it would have this award in the bag. Sadly, I don't run the Oscars. It pains me to have to do this but I'm gonna have to go with my gut and predict "Life of Pi" for the win. Not that it's a lesser choice mind you..."
BEST PICTURE 2012!!! (15 movies items)"This sci-fi epic would tie with one of the given nominees for what I would consider my runner-up fav movies of the year. I don't care what anybody says. Ideas are but ripples across the Ocean of time. I 'expect' people to be more pissed off by "the Dark Knight Rises" snub, but I myself can't believe this film didn't get ANYTHING all evening. Ok, I know asking for Best Picture is a bit of a reach but nothing seriously??? WTF?! This film if nothing else deserves to win certain technical awards fo"
