{"id":4072,"date":"2014-01-01T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/?p=4072"},"modified":"2013-12-31T19:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T00:55:46","slug":"greg-deliso-2013-in-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/greg-deliso-2013-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg DeLiso’s 2013 in Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI haven’t been to the theater much lately.\u00a0 And by lately, I mean since I was a kid.\u00a0 I’m basically waiting for them to make movies again (see The Idea of What a Movie Is<\/a>).\u00a0I mostly deferred to John’s list to see what even came out this year:
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Gravity<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n | 91 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I actually saw that!\u00a0 It looked great, but I don’t think it needed George Clooney or any backstory.\u00a0 The score was also terrible, and sounded like a modern, bland, After School Special.<\/p>\n

The 3D and general visual construction was very well done of course, so it doesn’t really bother me that people like this thing.\u00a0 I also like looking at space, so that was cool.<\/p>\n

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\"springbreakers\"<\/p>\n

Spring Breakers<\/a> (2012) | Dir. Harmony Korine | 94 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

“My shiiiit, look at my shiiiiit!”\u00a0 That scene alone is kind of worth it.\u00a0 But yeah, obviously it sucks.\u00a0 It’s just slow motion, colors, shitty music, and a boring girl writing her grandma over and over and over and over.<\/p>\n

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\"12years\"<\/p>\n

12 Years a Slave<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Steve McQueen | 134 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

Steve McQueen is still alive?\u00a0 Or, his ghost is making movies!?\u00a0 Anyway, I didn’t see this. This is the kind of movie I would’ve wanted to see when I was 12 and way more fascinated by ‘prestige pictures’\u2014nowadays, I don’t care so much.\u00a0 It could be good, but I really don’t care.<\/p>\n

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\"after2\"<\/p>\n

After Earth<\/a>\u00a0(2013) |\u00a0<\/b>Dir. M. Night Shyamalan | 100 min.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This one I remembered!\u00a0 I didn’t even have to look at anyone\u2019s list!\u00a0 Already reviewed it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"PAIN<\/p>\n

Pain & Gain<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Michael Bay | 129 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

Wow, is this the best movie of the year?\u00a0 That’s weird and unfortunate, considering it’s a generous B-.\u00a0 I reviewed it already<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John calls it Michael Bay’s Fargo<\/a>\u2014I get the idea, but is he aware that Fargo is not based on a true story?<\/p>\n

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\"her\"<\/p>\n

Her<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Spike Jonze | 126 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

What the fuck is Her?<\/p>\n

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\"upstream\"<\/p>\n

Upstream Color<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Shane Carruth | 96 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I actually think this movie is a joke.\u00a0 I don’t think the Carruth guy is serious, I think he literally just wanted to do weird shit and see if anyone would call it brilliant.\u00a0 It’s the only explanation I can accept for this movie existing.<\/p>\n

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\"TRIXIE,<\/p>\n

Toy Story of Terror<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Angus MacLane | 22 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I don’t know what this movie is, but in his capsule review, John says Toy Story 3<\/a> is cloying and tacky, so I guess he has a black heart.<\/p>\n

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\"computerchess\"<\/p>\n

Computer Chess<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Andrew Bujalski | 92 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I kinda want to see this.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"oldboy\"<\/p>\n

Oldboy<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Spike Lee | 104 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I wanna see this because I haven’t seen the original but I’m sure Lee’s is better (but still not good at all).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"deathrace3\"<\/p>\n

Death Race 3: Inferno<\/a> (2013) | Dir. Roel Rein\u00e9 | 105 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

There was a Death Race 2?<\/p>\n

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\"maniac2\"<\/p>\n

Maniac<\/a> (2012) | Dir. Franck Khalfoun | 89 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ha, Maniac, I watched that on Netflix and then was really surprised to find out it was a thing anybody talked about or knew about.\u00a0 Didn’t they already try that effect in the 50\u2019s with that\u00a0Lady in the Lake<\/a> movie or whatever?<\/p>\n

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\"movie43\"<\/p>\n

Movie 43<\/a> (2013) | Dirs. Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk | 94 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

Movie 43 exists.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"frances\"<\/p>\n

Frances Ha<\/a> (2012) | Dir. Noah Baumbach | 86 min.<\/b><\/p>\n

I think this movie came out this year.\u00a0 I go back and forth with Noah Baumbach.\u00a0 I basically like Squid and the Whale<\/a> and the first half of Margot at the Wedding<\/a>, but then I was listening to the commentary on Squid and he was soooo fucking pretentious and obnoxious.\u00a0 Which, ya know, is fine with me if he makes cool stuff, but then you look at Frances Ha and it’s all style with no purpose.\u00a0 It\u2019s basically like, \u2018I like movies from France in 1962 and I like quirky hot girls that look and act like adolescent Woody Allen characters\u2019.\u00a0 That is all he is trying to express with his orchestral music cues, exacting compositions, and black and white photography.\u00a0 The content inside all that ornamentation is just a couple of aimless girls that amble around New York City like the nothings that they are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"paingain2\"
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