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Watched in 2014 - Film and TV (623 movies items)

"2014"

“Cliff's Notes

This is one of those movies that is hard to understand how it ends up actually getting made. It's one of those that goes over the top in trying to be "different" and "artsy". There was virtually no plot, no MacGuffin, nearly no dialog. And nothing is ever really explained. The audience is left almost entirely in the dark essentially the entire time, and almost none of the questions ever get answered.

At least David Lynch and Stanely Kubrick offer compelling scenes to get lost in, even if the viewer doesn't understand fully what's going on, or know what they watched by the end of the film.

This was like an immitation of them, but without the good stuff they bring. Every scene was way too long and slowly paced. In fact, the entire movie could have ” read more

My Top 10 Least Favourite Movies of 2014 (10 movies items)

"This movie, right from the first minute, seems like it's trying desperately to be a Stanley Kubrick film, with a very slow pace and a vague, visual-fuelled narrative. But a sci-fi movie of this nature doesn't lend itself well at all to that approach; it really needs to be cohesive. As a result, it leaves tonnes of questions unanswered. Just what is that liquid she traps men in? Who is that guy working with her? Why does she even need men's skins in the first place? None of this is ever explained"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2018: February (30 movies items)

"First viewing - Feb. 23rd For some reason I was under the impression I should check this out, and now I'm wishing I would have gone on ignoring the existence of Under the Skin. I'll concede that from an artistic standpoint there's a lot here to admire. The visuals are outstanding at times, and I dug the hidden camera approach to capturing most of the scenes. Unfortunately once you get beyond the style of the film there's not much substance elsewhere. The dialogue is minimal, and what little dia"

Watched in 2014 (183 movies items)

"18.10.2014 "

The Top 40 Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century (40 movies items)

"A Man Who Fell to Earth for millennials, Jonathan Glazer's cryptic tale of an extraterrestrial femme fatale who discovers her inner human being is, in the truest sense of the word, awesome. Lots of movies have tried to channel that old Seventies sci-fi feeling, but Glazer's visually sumptuous, genuinely unnerving movie is one of the few that feels as if it actually came from that fertile era of space oddities. There's a sense of exploration in its elliptical storytelling that feels light years a"

Project #1 -1001 Movies I Must see Before I die- (1167 movies items)

" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"

Chlotrudis Award for Best Cinematography: 2010s (55 movies items)

"Daniel Landin "

Oscars Part II - Movies of 2013 (37 movies items)

"WINNER: - BEST ACTRESS - Scarlett Johansson 3 NOMINATIONS: - Best Picture - Best Director - Jonathan Glazer - Best Adapted Screenplay"

Nick's Top 100 Films (100 movies items)

""bsolutely epic. he rare film that feels genuinely new, even while borrowing liberally from its influences. mong other things, one of the cinema's most deeply empathetic portraits of loneliness." - David Ehrlich"

My Movie Diary 2017 (217 movies items)

"5 March. Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin pays tribute to that brand of sci-fi that caters more to the senses rather than the mind. Scarlett Johansson is a mysterious woman that drives around Scotland picking up males for their skin, and the movie features the actress in several nude scenes, which is as much the topic of discussion as is the movie's concept."

BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 9 (50 movies items)

" Director: Jonathan Glazer Cinematographer: Daniel Landin Other Images "

America's Got Talent... Scarlett Johansson (53 movies items)

"Laura"

Movies Watched in 2016 (177 movies items)

"1st viewing PC/TV 28 May 2016 Directed by: Jonathan Glazer Tuntien Glazerin taituruuden musiikkividojen ja musiikkidokumenttien ohjaajana, elokuvan huikea visuaalinen ilme ja tarkoin hallittu äänimaailma eivät sinäänsä yllätä. Onni on, että temaattisestikin elokuva pyörii kiinnostavien aiheiden ympärillä. "

“Exceptional film. Challenges audiences on every level. The deliberate movement of the narrative might make or break someone on the fence between lovin”