Stoker

[baumer]

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[Travod]

Basically all I can say is that was cray.

[riczhang]

Basically all I can say is that was cray.

In a good or bad way?

[Gopher]

In a very very good way. Every shot in the film is a work of art. 

[RichWS]

I think I love this movie.

[The Dark Alfred]

2 months into the year we finally got our first decent 2013 film release that is Stoker, a great Hithcock-esque art house thriller, a Korean film in Hollywood clothing, juicily perverse Southern Gothic creepfest.

[chasmmi]

best shower scene since psycho

[acsc1312]

Got free passes to see this tomorrow. Hopefully it won't be full and I'll get in.

[acsc1312]

Visually mesmerizing, haunting, brilliant, magnificent. Mansell turns in a fantastic score, as always. Great cast and cinematography. Pretty much the best film this year and it'll be a while before its beaten.A

[acsc1312]

I loved the parallel scenes, especially the phone booth/ice cream scene. And that shot of the hair transitioning into the field!

[JackO]

I really loved the editing in this one. The quiet moments really brought the tension. It was kind of off putting at first for me since the shots seemed random but I kept reminding myself what she had said in the beginning about seeing and hearing things that other people cant. And I liked that the film teased that there was something off with Goode's uncle character but held their cards for the very last bit of the film. The only thing I really hated was that damn progressive rock at the end. Kind of just took me out of the entire experience. But I really enjoyed everything else leading up to that. 

 

B+

[mattmav45]

Going to see this over weekend....pumped!

[baumer]

The last 30 minutes is brilliant. The first 60 or so is hit and miss. It is meandering and take a while to get to the point. You obviously know there is more to this guy than meets the eye but imo it takes too many liberties. I didn't buy that he could off someone in a phone booth and no one would see it. I didn't buy that he could bury someone in the freezer and that no one would find the body and if they did, no one would say anything.But, it is very Psycho-esque and very Hitchcockian. There was even a shot where Charlie's shadow looks like Norman Bates and I'm sure that was intentional.Mia is quite brilliant in this and yes, her shower scene was offsetting, nerve wracking and sexy all at once.And for those who didn't know, Charlie is played by the same guy who was the most brilliant man in the world, in Watchmen. I didn't recognize his face but I did recognize the voice. He is excellent in this.7/10...will see it again, maybe will be higher once I do.

[Ezen Baklattan]

I loved it. Moments of genuine intensity, beautiful sights and sounds, and brilliant performances. I can't stop thinking about this movie.

[chasmmi]

I'm really happy to see that Park Chan-Wook seems to be traslating well into the English language, even if its 'only' internet folk.

[CoolioD1]

The script is so dumb but it's such a fucking sexy film w/ the whole look of the thing and sound design and whatnot that I can't really hate on it.

Edited June 4, 2013 by CoolioD1

[Ezen Baklattan]

The script is weak, but my god, Park Chan-Wook's direction is amazing, and the performances aren't that bad either.

[Gopher]

The script is serviceable to the material. Some of the third-act reveals aren't particularly inspired, but the shower reveal certainly was. 

 

And besides, the film's all about Park Chan-Wook. 

[Ezen Baklattan]

If this came out last year, this might have been my choice for Best Cinematography. 

[Gopher]

Against Skyfall, The Master, Lincoln, Life of Pi, Anna Karenina, and Django? Probably not. But it's superbly shot nonetheless.