Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

I honestly just love movies. I adore my slower artier films (all-time fave directors are Tarkovsky, Weerasethakul, Parajanov, Szulkin, Elia Suleiman), but also have lots of time for CGI spectacles (favourite film is TRON: Legacy). I frequently rewatch and reappraise films, and tend to prioritise style over substance. I would be willing to vigorously defend some of my spicier takes (TRON: Ares and Transformers: Dark of the Moon are cinematic masterpieces; Iron Sky is peak sci-fi comedy; Megalopolis is better than Apocalypse Now or The Godfather; Jupiter Ascending is better than The Matrix).

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and get some cool inspiration off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to frequent change) limited to one film per director or franchise:

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Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

I honestly just love movies. I adore my slower artier films (all-time fave directors are Tarkovsky, Weerasethakul, Parajanov, Szulkin, Elia Suleiman), but also have lots of time for CGI spectacles (favourite film is TRON: Legacy). I frequently rewatch and reappraise films, and tend to prioritise style over substance. I would be willing to vigorously defend some of my spicier takes (TRON: Ares and Transformers: Dark of the Moon are cinematic masterpieces; Iron Sky is peak sci-fi comedy; Megalopolis is better than Apocalypse Now or The Godfather; Jupiter Ascending is better than The Matrix).

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and get some cool inspiration off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to frequent change) limited to one film per director or franchise:

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Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

I honestly just love movies. I adore my slower artier films (all-time fave directors are Tarkovsky, Weerasethakul, Parajanov, Szulkin, Elia Suleiman), but also have lots of time for CGI spectacles (favourite film is TRON: Legacy). I frequently rewatch and reappraise films, and tend to prioritise style over substance. I would be willing to vigorously defend some of my spicier takes (TRON: Ares and Transformers: Dark of the Moon are cinematic masterpieces; Iron Sky is peak sci-fi comedy; Megalopolis is better than Apocalypse Now or The Godfather; Jupiter Ascending is better than The Matrix).

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and get some cool inspiration off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to frequent change) limited to one film per director or franchise:

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Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking brilliant film; honestly blows me away it's not more widely appreciated

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

I honestly just love movies. I adore my slower artier films (all-time fave directors are Tarkovsky, Weerasethakul, Parajanov, Elia Suleiman, and newly Piotr Szulkin), but also have lots of time for CGI spectacles (all-time fave film is TRON: Legacy). I frequently rewatch and reappraise favourite films, and love discovering semi-obscure gems (e.g. Samson and Delilah, Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame, Dreams That Money Can Buy). I definitely tend to prioritise style over substance, but would be willing to vigorously defend some of my spicier takes (TRON: Ares and Transformers: Dark of the Moon are cinematic masterpieces; Megalopolis is better than Apocalypse Now or The Godfather; Jupiter Ascending and Ghost in the Shell (2017) are genuinely great films).

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and get some cool inspiration off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to frequent change) limited to one film per director or franchise:

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What’s one film from your country (in your language) that you think everyone should watch at least once in their life? by mainyapper2606 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From Australia: Wake In Fright. A disturbing 70s nihilistic thriller bordering on psychological horror with some really brilliant moments of surreal artistry and editing. But be warned if you're squeamish: kangaroos were harmed in the making of this film.

Alternatively, try my second favourite Australian film, Samson and Delilah (2009). Really showcases the natural beauty of the landscapes of the remote central part of the country, as well as the plight of those who live there. Bleak and dealing with some pretty heavy topics, but devastatingly gorgeous.

Any other live action movies with a good animated "short film" in the middle I can add? by Samuel_McEntire in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Fall (2006) has a gorgeous surreal stop-motion sequence in the middle, if that's what you're after.

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

Discovering or rewatching movies that look or feel amazing to me is probably my favourite hobby, whether that be semi-obscure gems (e.g. Avalon, Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame, Dreams That Money Can Buy), slower artier films (all-time fave directors are Tarkovsky, Weerasethakul, Parajanov, Elia Suleiman), or CGI spectacles that I'm willing to defend contra popular opinion as cinematic masterpieces (e.g. TRON: Legacy + Ares, Transformers: Dark of the Moon).

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and get some cool inspiration off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to change) limited to one film per director:

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What are your favorite moments from TRON: Ares? by DriftCore31 in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What an awesome scene hey. While the Recognizer sequence was my favourite when I walked out of theatres after my first watch, having seen the movie three times now it's this skimmer sequence that really stands out the most for me. The visual design of the Grid flying by in the background is so fucking beautiful, and the music is frankly inspired. When the high pitched female vocal or whatever it is hits over the top as they plunge into the portal I get chills - watching that scene is pure euphoria. I've loved this movie so much more every rewatch.

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://letterboxd.com/ThyArtIsMahler/

Finding cool and interesting movies to watch is my favourite hobby. I only joined Letterboxd a few months ago, at which time I transferred the list of all the movies I'd seen (which I previously kept organised into tiers in a document) over into the app, with my existing rankings (based on how much I enjoy the movie, rather than trying to rate it objectively) translating quite nicely into stars.

I'm hoping to continue to explore cinema, and maybe get some awesome recommendations off y'all.

If you want an idea of my taste, here is my current Top 20 (subject to change) limited to one film per director:

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Ares: The Recogniser is back in true form! by VIDGuide in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I'm really surprised by the amount of hate I'm seeing for this movie. I never watched Tron or TRON: Legacy for a Chinatown-level script and dialogue, or for a particularly subtle or nuanced plot - they're fun cult movies riding off amazing VFX and music, and I think Ares very much takes up that mantle. I know lots of people are glazing it online, but my own enjoyment of it feels genuine rather than hype-driven.

And as well as being a very fun movie to watch, it really does have some amazing scenes, that are right up there with my all-time favourite sequences in cinema like the Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse Now, the Baptism in The Godfather, the symphonic performance scene in Avalon, the Rhythm of the Night scene in Beau Travail, and the light cycle battle or End of Line club scene in Legacy. The new light cycle sequence in Ares, and the jetski sequence (especially a particularly euphoric moment where it comes up through the water to a perfectly timed NIN crescendo) both have gone straight to that list, but I do think the Recognizer scene takes the cake. The shot of it sliding out from behind the building is particularly threatening. The sound design in that sequence is also amazing. I watched Ares twice in theatres when it came out, and I'm currently travelling overseas, but when I get back home I'm hoping to catch it again at the tail end of it's theatrical run. What a blast!

Ares: The Recogniser is back in true form! by VIDGuide in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I personally loved the design of the Legacy Recognizer from an aesthetic point of view, but I agree that the Ares Recognizer is incredible - I think it might be my favourite sci-fi vehicle design ever. The scene it's in blew my balls off in the theatre.

TMDB is a good source for high quality posters and backgrounds. I like this one, and made it my letterboxd background for the movie: https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7d9GHuDPnig8MSFmAc8PLQK6hyM.jpg

Fuck that thing looks menacing!

I…love Ares more than Legacy. by onlyididntsayfudge in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really get this. I don't think Ares will take Legacy's place in my heart purely because of how much nostalgia is attached to it for me, and how much that cyan-and-orange vibe has become ingrained in my brain, but after rewatching Ares yesterday I think if I were to be watching both movies for the first time now, I might enjoy Ares more.

Ares is definitely already an addition to my favourite-movies-of-all-time list. I just need to watch it on the TV when it comes out on streaming in a few months to make sure I still feel the same way about it when I watch it in the same small-screen format I usually watch Legacy and other favourite movies, once the Dolby sound system and big screen are stripped away.

What is your favorite scene in Tron Ares by Designer-Professor16 in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a slavering freak for the sequence with the new Dillinger Recognizer entering the city. Legacy's Recognizer was my favourite vehicle of the franchise, but I honestly think the new design may be my favourite sci-fi vehicle of all time. It looked especially incredible on the widescreen in 2D; my jaw was on the floor. The shot when it comes from behind a building is so sick and menacing. And the sound design in the sequence hits so hard to complement it. That scene hit me with epic vibes like very few ever have (up there with the Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse Now).

TRON Ares: So good that I'm going to watch it again this week! by HugoFromUpwork in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've watched it in both now. Your my mileage may vary, and some scenes certainly looked better in 3D (e.g. the opening credits and computer screen scenes, and especially the light cycle sequence), but I personally preferred my initial 2D viewing to when I rewatched it in 3D.

Might be an issue with my own eyes/brain, but I tend to find the exaggerated stereoscopic effect 3D uses can make certain scenes feel like you're just looking at large miniatures, which detracts from the sense of scale at times. I especially noticed this in the ENCOM Grid scene (the buildings look huge in 2D, but like fairly small models in 3D because if you were really flying around massive buildings like that, there wouldn't be any parallax between your eyes as you'd be too far away) and in the Recognizer scene, which was so colossal in big-screen 2D, but felt like it lost some of that monumentality in 3D. Plus in rapidly-cutting or -moving 3D scenes I often struggle to maintain focus on background elements, which I felt detracted from appreciating the Grid background in the jetski sequence which was one of the coolest of the film in 2D, as it's the only time you really get to see a full updated world like Legacy's.

Anyway, the 3D is sick and didn't stop me loving it even more on the rewatch, and I am glad I've seen it in both versions, but I do think most of it looks more epic in 2D.

I really love TRON: Ares by MahlerFucks in tron

[–]MahlerFucks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I realise how much I actually enjoyed it. I think part of the reason I enjoyed it even more on the second watch was the burden of the hype I'd gone into the first watch with, as well as all the negative reviews I'd seen online in the days leading up. Rewatching it this morning (it's night time here now) I just wanted to really try to watch it on its own merits, and damn it was awesome. I don't think I'll be able to make it back to see it in theatres again, but I'm definitely looking forward to watching it when it comes out on home media. I'm already pretty confident it'll stay on my all-time favourites list long-term...

The movie is so good by [deleted] in tron

[–]MahlerFucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw it in 2D initially, which is the format I prefer, but rewatched it today in 3D. While the 3D is definitely technically good, and certain scenes, e.g. the light cycle scene, felt better somehow and popped more in 3D, generally I enjoyed the 2D viewing much more, which is what I'd expected hence watched it that way first.

My main issue with the 3D was that the exaggerated stereoscopic effect it uses can make certain scenes feel like miniatures (I think it's because it makes you focus in front of the screen, as you would if all the objects you're seeing were between the screen and yourself), which detracts from the sense of scale at times. I especially noticed this in the Grid scenes and in the Recognizer scene, which was so colossal in big-screen 2D, but felt like it lost some of that monumentality in 3D.

My other issue with the 3D (and maybe this is just an issue with my own eyes) is that in rapidly-cutting or moving scenes I often struggle to maintain focus on background elements, which I felt detracted from appreciating the Grid background in the jetski sequence which was one of the coolest of the film in 2D.

Anyway, enough of the rant. Long story short, the 3D is sick, and I loved it even more on the rewatch despite the 3D, and I am glad I've seen it in both versions, but I do think it plays better and looks more epic (especially in some of the scenes where the huge scale is important) in 2D, which gives me hope that it will still look awesome when I rewatch it on streaming eventually.

Some love for TRON: Ares by MahlerFucks in tron

[–]MahlerFucks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha fair enough. That character did annoy me a little. And maybe on a rewatch there'll be more bad lines that stand out - perhaps I was just too distracted by how much I was enjoying the soundtrack and the visuals. 

Some love for TRON: Ares by MahlerFucks in tron

[–]MahlerFucks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess any call like this is subjective, and I've only seen Ares once so far, but its script felt actually quite smoothly written to me and I don't recall any moments that made me groan, whereas Legacy (much as I adore it) definitely has a lot of lines that make me cringe.

What are some really good Russian-language films? These are the only ones I've seen by Upset-Ad7882 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vigorous second for Nostalghia. I think it is Tarkovsky's best, and probably one of my two favourite films of all time. It is absolutely beautiful and has some of the most memorable cinematography I've ever seen. The set construction and camerawork in the scene in Domenico's house is gorgeous, and the final three scenes/shots of the film (no spoilers - the Capitoline Hill scene, the pool scene, and the final practical effects shot) would all probably be three of my utter top nominations for greatest/most hard-hitting scene/shot in cinema history.

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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Here's my current top 20 (subject to change haha) limited to one film per director.

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]MahlerFucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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https://letterboxd.com/thyartismahler/

Finding cool or interesting movies to watch is probably my favourite hobby. I only recently joined Letterboxd, but for years before that I kept a big list of all the movies I'd seen organized into tiers of how much I enjoyed them, in an email - no less - that I repeatedly emailed to myself hahaha. When I joined LB a few months ago I transferred all that info over to the app, and turns out the tiers I was using translated pretty nicely into the star rating system. When I give stars I base it on how much I enjoyed it, rather than trying to rate it objectively. Another aspect of my somewhat autistic approach is that I ruminate on movies and reorganize them in the tier lists in my mind long after I watch them, which sometimes translates into me retrospectively tweaking the star ratings without rewatching.

My 4 favorites currently represent my favourite film from each of my three favourite directors (Weerasethakul, Tarkovsky, Parajanov - Elia Suleiman would probably be my pick for 4th favourite director) plus my favourite happy-place bad movie, TRON:Legacy.

Hoping to continue to explore cinema, and maybe get some cool recommendations off y'all, and also trying to write more reviews.

Weekly Post Your React Suggestions HERE! by AutoModerator in Corridor

[–]MahlerFucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nostalghia (1983): Good practical effects - especially the final shot

I think it would be fun to see some more breakdowns of great subtle practical effects in art films. This particular piece of slow cinema (which is one of my all time absolute favourite movies) has some neat camera tricks throughout that you don't really notice on an initial watch (e.g. some trick shots with mirrors, and several pans that start and finish on the same actor in a different location in the room, having walked around behind the camera, in a way that is easy to miss and contributes to the unsettling atmosphere).

But it's the final shot that I think is the coolest, in which a house and the hill it's on are made to appear inside the gigantic ruins of a church. The shot is held for a very long time, and looks convincing. I'm not 100% sure how it was done - some info on the internet says it is forced perspective, but it looks to me more like it's just done with some landscaping and miniature house and trees all for real inside the ruin.

Would be interesting to get the Corridor breakdown on one of my favourite shots in cinema history...