The fundamental notion of paradise is well represented, but everything else is muddled. 안녕하세요! 420 films watched. 576 films watched. Sounds like the kind of movie that swiftly lands in my favorites drawer. La excusa argumental atómica sirve para meter alguna soflama contra las armas atómicas, quizá lo menos interesante de la cinta. With a decent premise, there is actually some strong moments in the film but it just has this inescapable trashy vibe. Of course, summarising her character in that manner is hugely unfair, considering the incredibly fragile performance Gardner gives here. Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, and Fred Astaire all take a crack at some decent dialogue, but none of it quite lands. Favorites: On the Beach at Night Alone (2017). Danny Boyle's The Beach has a tattered reputation among film fans. No seáis tan pedestres como ese crítico, que no todo es naturalismo en el arte. Algunas de las críticas más populares destacan que la película podría haber reflejado mejor la desesperación ante lo inevitable del destino que aguarda a los personajes, pero en lugar de eso todos demuestran una presencia de ánimo envidiable. This list is the Letterboxd version of The Oxford History of World Cinema. Also do go and check out the Coastal Beaches To Visit In India. Favorites: Marriage Story (2019). Description. A hot ass guy I’m friends told me to watch this so here I am hehehehehe you already know imma lie and tell him I loved it when in reality it was actually just fine. 177 films watched. I talk a lot in my reviews about the pathetic attempts of American filmmakers to make it clear that their film is set in Britain or features British characters. Maybe it’s my subconscious encoding of recent releases dealing with similar subject matter,…. Somewhere on this planet it must exist. The Beach Bum is a fantasy, a vision of an impossible world in which an appalling man with an improbably graceful soul is hailed as the hero we deserve. World War III has transpired and the world is facing doomsday. Letterboxd is the best way to track the films you watch and want to watch. Favorites: Die Hard (1988), Inception (2010), The Godfather (1972), Django Unchained (2012). But really what the fuck was that video game scene I hated that omg how embarrassing. Which is a shame because this could've been something really powerful. They're just as bad with Australians though, aren't they? Danny Boyle Marathon#5 in my Next 15 Watches. Synopsis. All lists updated with 2020 nominees. The book celebrates and chronicles over one…, Piccolo "Sam" Rudolf 4,982 films 58 15 Edit, I cloned this list and then took it another step. When Hollywood gets its hands on source material, its instinct is (almost) always to water it down. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss – excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it. It's a psychological, character-driven drama more than it's sci fi. Project Title. It's unfocused and at times strays too far from the source novel which Alex Garland poured his heart and soul into. Lo que puedo decir es que es desgarradoramente triste (nota para los que se alucinaron con "Melancolía"). Unfortunately, its strengths don't make it any less boring or corny. Leonardo DiCaprio plays an American college student backpacking in Thailand in the hope of expanding his horizons. TMDb ¿Por qué es buena? But then people started liking it, so I was compelled to continue it. when you expect cast away (2000) but you get the wicker man (2006) with a teenage girl's ipod soundtrack. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. Reply to your mother and father, you jerk. Travel hipster Leo DiCaprio gets a magical map to a perfect weed beach on temptation island. I sincerely can not tell whether this is…, I can’t even think of this film without remembering the almost nostalgic poignant moby porcelain score we basically is apart of this movie, I’m about an hour into this, here’s hoping they cannibalize Richard. The scenes with the football guys are suuuuuuuuper embarrassing. Thus do pay these beaches a visit once in your lifetime and experience the breathtaking moments it has to offer. Gregory Peck interpreta al comandante de un submarino americano; él y su tripulación emprenden un viaje en busca de otros supervivientes. The Beach is one bizarro blast from the past. The last movie director Stanley Kramer would do in this decade is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Nevil Shute, which was published two years earlier – and the final product is very decent, but not perfect. Bio: hi, im jackson. 272 films watched. Certainly, if the science-fiction of the period is anything to go by, people were utterly paranoid with fear of Communist infiltration and the shadow of…. It seemed like I couldn’t really follow the story. There really isn’t anything else like this weird cheese fest. His bedside interviews in this are tragic knowing what was going at that time in his life. Or maybe it’s because everyone here looked so sickeningly gorgeous that I wouldn't be surprised if it makes one go a little dumb. This is definitely one of those times where Garland's book got a butchering and although the film isn't a complete dud, it takes away certain aspects that made it so compelling in the first place. Anyway I'm glad I eventually forgot about Moby's Porcelain. More than anything, this film was Leo's way of transitioning from heartthrob to movie star, an audacious and unglamorous role that ultimately served it's purpose despite being railed by the critics. I planned to have…, All the films mentioned by name in Kim Newman's definitive encyclopedia of horror films, Nightmare Movies. Following a nuclear conflict, U.S. sailors positioned in Australia contend with the conclusion of civilization. Weighing in at 2.4 tonne and standing some 1.2 metres high, it was also designed to serve as public seating. Hélène de Fougerolles, La Plage, Beach, La Playa, A Part, Kumsal, 비치, ザ・ビーチ, 迷幻沙灘, Η Παραλία, Пляж, 119 mins   It is…, “Hey Richard man...... enjoy your dinner.”. 115 films watched. Client. All I can say is that whoever is collecting royalties, if anybody, for the usage of Waltzing Matilda in media must have been able to buy themselves half a dozen yachts off the back of On the Beach. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. Would we be overwhelmed by the ridiculousness, fragility, and apparent disposability of life? How I Letterboxd #10: Chad Hartigan. Favorites: The Handmaiden (2016), Hard Candy (2005), On the Beach at Night Alone (2017). But you know what? There's a number of…, full movie available on youtube, in english or with english subtitles available, chronologically listed. I like movies. 104 films watched. A (never-ending?) Watching its slow melodrama today it is difficult to believe that people could have been seen it as that. He goes out to find it and the journey brings him a douchey form of enlightenment. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other? Directed by Danny Boyle. ‎On the Beach (1959) directed by Stanley Kramer - Letterboxd Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Tobias Andersen 8,776 films 20,251 847 Edit, Rules: Generate a number (from 1 to x) via: www.random.org, See how many number of films there are in the…. Thanks to Santiago Lago O/Talk Talk for collecting their thoughts on films that inspired their vision.…, UNDER CONSTRUCTION This is a lot of work - and will take a lot of time - because I need…, All the films mentioned by name in Kim Newman's definitive encyclopedia of horror films, Nightmare Movies. Director Stanley Kramer certainly regarded the film as being of monumental importance – it had simultaneous premieres in various cities around the world, including Melbourne (the first ever film to do so). The deal … Jackson uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. This monumental ‘urban marker’ gestures people arriving by train to the beautiful Frankston Foreshore Beach, only 500 metres away. 21 films watched. Australian survivors detect an incomprehensible Morse code signal coming from the presumed dead West Coast of the…. American survivors rest off the coast of Australia while they wait for their final six months…. List copied from MUBI. ← Letterboxd.com; Social film reviews and discovery. Cattani674 uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Does he find utopia or his worst nightmare? As bad as the catch scene from the room. Popular this week; About Letterboxd; Create an account ← Letterboxd.com; Social film reviews and discovery. I’m an American with a lot of interest in Korea, who adores watching Korean film and can speak Korean. More details at A bit dull and talky but I loved it once I really sunk into it. Esta película reunió a uno de los mejores directores del cine americano, con un reparto de primera. Letterboxd is the best way to track the films you watch and want to watch. Gregory Peck gives a good performance in his part as Dwight Lionel Towers, the Commander of USS Sawfish, while Ava Gardner is respectable as Moria Davidson, the woman who…. mass tourism as a way of making colonialism seem more benign; of course the protagonists only become less fearful of the people in the titular beach when they see the first white face there, because they associate whiteness with themselves and would never want to be subject to the othering they subconsciously…. Brown's The Beach House is a daring debut that proves you don't need a big budget to make a captivating cosmic horror film. Evidentemente, el reparto está impecable, como era de esperar con ese plantel de estrellas (sobresale Perkins, quizá porque parecía el eslabón más débil). Hell, it couldn't even make me care that the world was ending. Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire Anthony Perkins Donna Anderson John Tate Guy Doleman John Meillon Harp McGuire Lola Brooks Ken Wayne Joe McCormick Lou Vernon Kevin Brennan, La hora final, Le Dernier rivage, L'ultima spiaggia, 碧波金沙, 134 mins   ON THE BEACH is a rather lame, repetitive, and melodramatic slog, but it's a well acted and nice looking one. The horror of the situation dawns on you quietly and naturally and the process by which humanity is gradually snuffed out is implied with great skill, brilliant detail and an extremely effective handling of the…, Listen to ScreeningNotes and I discuss this film and Ferris Bueller’s Day off on our podcast,Movies Now and Then. That people are so quick to judge other's actors bad movies but when it comes to Leo they become hypocrites. On the Beach is a film that could have been great if it had been made in the 1970’s by somebody like Hal Ashby or Sidney Lumet, or made today, by say, Danny Boyle. This review may contain spoilers. I kind of didn’t mind. An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Favorites: Ran (1985), Three O'Clock High (1987), Pauline at the Beach (1983), Il Sorpasso (1962). 2000 Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Originally inspired by this video :…, Shawn Stubbs 1,299 films 1,934 78 Edit. To…. When you make dystopian sci-fi today, you expect it to come out as some sort of action movie; when you made it in the 1950's, it came out as a melodrama. TomPines uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. If I ever need a friend I can put on any of their albums and feel at peace. Una guerra nuclear total estalló entre la URSS y los EUA. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. i have a b+ in geometry and I still live in my parents basement, and I also like long walks on the beach Favorites: Heavyweights (1995), Fargo (1996), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), Death to Smoochy (2002). Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small … More details at Thanks for reading my reviews! Any…. Looking back from four decades later, it is sometimes difficult trying to gauge just how the Cold War did affect people in the 1950s. Terribly Awful Movie & Plot doesn't make sense at all. Incredibly unrealistic look at the end of the world - this is how they'd spend their last days?!? In a good way. a lot and London's Calling and so on. In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. metaphorjoyce uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. The house has a pool, and we were just a few houses from the beach. 93 films watched. This film’s score sounds like Yamaha keyboard stock music. Despite being pointlessly pessimistic, this film makes a somewhat interesting statement about the hubris of world leaders who are keen on blowing each other to pieces with atomic weapons without thinking let alone caring about the consequences of their actions. Directors and writers are supposed to kno a little about the shit they put on/write for screen and clearly someone didn’t have a clue how 4-5 football players would behave and practice on the beach. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Leonardo DiCaprio Guillaume Canet Tilda Swinton Virginie Ledoyen Staffan Kihlbom Paterson Joseph Peter Youngblood Hills Robert Carlyle Jerry Swindall Lars Arentz-Hansen Jukka Hiltunen Magnus Lindgren Daniel York Daniel Caltagirone Zelda Tinska Saskia Mulder Sian Martin Gunilla Karlson Victoria Smurfit Samuel Gough Isabella Seibert Somboon Phutaroth Patcharawan Patarakijjanon Kaneung 'Nueng' Kenia Sanya 'Gai' Cheunjit Weeratham 'Norman' Wichairaksakui Andrew Carmichael Elizabeth Thomas Krongthong Thampradith They reunite three years later, and Mio says he is ready to be with Shun, but will Shun make the commitment? You know, having them say "Blimey!" Well worth a read.…, some films are not on tmdb, some may have been mismatched or simply not found when importing into…, This list started as a joke. Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. IMDb Los únicos sobrevivientes son los habitantes de Oceanía, que tienen más o menos un año de vida antes de que la contaminación radioactiva los alcance. But they only know & talk about good stuff & try to hide his bad stuff usual it's not legit way to judge Leo over others?? Frankston City Council. Because somehow, even when the film got a bit mushy or a bit theatric, it still haunted me. Film data from TMDb. 331 films watched. People should watch & know this bad movies of Leo so they shouldn't be in delusional world that he only been in good it's doesn't like that always. I can admire the ambition of On the Beach and its willingness to address some difficult topics especially for the era. More could have been done to portray the angst and claustrophobia of the submarine…. Frightening vision of a highly possible occurrence. Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. Favorites: The Handmaiden (2016), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Shrek 2 (2004), Beasts of … Some of the speeches would have hit hard, I think, if I did care. We also expected a few overcast and rainy days so I would also have the opportunity to test the … Jeffrey A. HaleCaesar uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Would we become delusional hoping against hope? KoreaFilmophile uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. There are some very eerie and disturbling sequences showing deserted cities. And who the hell said Leo never makes bad movie here is the example no Actor in the world is perfect each & every actor has been in or had done bad movies in Span of their career at sometimes. La mayor parte de la humanidad está muerta. work in progress. That’s thing that I get excited for when watching one of his films and he’s seems to deliver every time. Maybe it’s the sight of 1950s Melbourne, in its iconic iterations of beach romps, Grand Prix, and Flinders Street Station. Enjoy!!! my beautiful dark twisted fantasy movie. 25 films watched. This…, Compiled by Sam DiSalle at Mubi.com as of 3.10.21, All titles are gleaned from various sources, lists, interviews, etc. I wish I would have liked this more than I did. The third act falls completely on it's face, trying to mimic Apocalypse Now's descent into madness somehow, but really just rendering itself mostly laughable. sarapoop uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Bio: My dad once said that Chris Pine looked like Freddie Starr. © Letterboxd Limited. The beach, as a whole, is divided into 2 halves, one the main Bay and the other half which is the swimming area for the commons. tobschb uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Lourdes uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Somewhere in Scotland—often with the curtains drawn—lives our most prolific member, at … I wouldn't mind one bit if Jason Voorhees showed up. On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach: Shun Hashimoto, a gay novelist and Mio Chibana, a somber high school student. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it. It touches on a few interesting ideas like the effect of tourism and what we value as a society. Show All… Common Language. The question at the heart of this film is " How would we live our lives knowing that all of mankind will be dead in 5 months"? Did anyone else find it hilarious when Leo was all like “I could be good at soccer if I tried” like pls sir but he was still hot asf so I’ll let it slide, I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Films for my blue days. Synopsis. Everyone has said at some point that the book is much better than the film or that the film is nowhere near as good as the play, or whatever comparison you want to make. ziggy uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. My excitement at seeing Ava Gardner running across the street towards Flinders Street Station was real. This is one of those films that has like 1 or 2 really good performances and the rest are very average. Favorites: In the Mood for Love (2000), Inherent Vice (2014), GoodFellas (1990), The Long Goodbye (1973). I'm all for melodrama when it works, but the film couldn't manage to make me care about any of the characters in this ensemble cast. As it is, it is a completely wooden and over-literal dud based on the remarkable 1957 novel by Nevil Shute in which his literary dialogue was ironic and piteous, not sappy and maudlin. At the discounted bundle price of $19.99, Letterboxd users can watch all six films at watch.neonrated.com starting Monday, March 8, 2021. The radiation takes a while to get to Australia, so all the folks there are just waiting for it to arrive and for humanity to end, i.e., for them to die. They reunite three years later, and Mio says he is ready to be with Shun, but will Shun make the commitment? 768 films watched. I can handle the truth. Favorites: La La Land (2016), Once Upon a Deadpool (2018), The Dark Knight (2008), Game Night (2018). Well, that's my heart in a million pieces on the floor. I can handle the truth. Directed by Danny Boyle. This Letterbox makes sure you’re getting the best beach reads for 2021 by mail. Mobile site. Watching this you'd think Waltzing Matilda is the only song that exists in Australia. Danny Boyle knows how to conjure up a really good soundtrack. La banda sonora se llevó, con toda justicia, una nominación al Oscar. There’s something missing on a technical level, too. 1959 Yeah so I really liked this movie honestly. A movie about sad beautiful people in black and white, thrown together through tragic circumstances, occasionally drinking too much? Bio: Hello! Rarely does a directorial debut define an auteur from the very outset. One thing that I liked about this movie is that even with five months to live, life went on. Find out all this and more in Danny Boyle's vibey strangefest The Beach. I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Is it Boyle's fault or Garland's that this actually reads like an endorsement of the proto-Vice bro-hipsterism it purports to indict? Nevil Shute's novel of the same name being ideal material for the liberal minded Kramer, a man not afraid to tackle difficult subjects with an impassioned daring. I mean who cares, clueless is clueless. (1972), Prince of Darkness (1987). Starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. I totally get why some people like this movie. Not now..'. Maybe it’s the heat that’s melting down my brain. Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them. Report this film, The kind of old Hollywood movie that has done great longterm damage to our collective culture by making death look easy, and I despise it so. But in very much a way that reminds me that though this scene is preserved on celluloid, Peck and Gardner and 1950s Flinders Street Station are long gone. Now that’s what I call an all-star cast. Report this film. 75 films watched. They are, in particular Brian Wilson, my biggest influence musically. At times, the dialogue is just too tedious and stale, failing to establish a sense of despair and futility that I have to believe would overcome the characters in this world.