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Rate Michael Winterbottom's Films

posted 13 years ago by UnoMasseisi
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Please rate his films you've seen (out of 10, or 4-star system, or 'from best to worst'), post/add your comments, recommendations, etc. Sadly, I've seen only one, so, ANY feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks for your participation.

Filmography (features only):

The Trip (2010)
The Killer Inside Me (2010) 6/10
Genova (2008)
A Mighty Heart (2007)
The Road to Guantanamo (2006; co-d)
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
9 Songs (2004)
Code 46 (2003)
In This World (2002)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
The Claim (2000)
With or Without You (1999)
Wonderland (1999)
I Want You (1998)
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Jude (1996)
Go Now (1995)
Butterfly Kiss (1995)
Under the Sun (1992)
Forget About Me (1990)

[–] Lynchs 13 years ago

Got to mention:
The Road to Guantanamo (2006) 10/10

not in love_
The Killer Inside Me (2010) 6/10
A Cock and Bull Story (2005) 6/10
9 Songs (2004) 2/10
Code 46 (2003) 5/10
24 Hour Party People (2002) 6/10
The Claim (2000) 5/10
I Want You (1998) 6/10
Butterfly Kiss (1995) 5/10

EDIT: Another one seen, but it seems is the last..

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[–] miran_kor 13 years ago

Hmmm, it seems you're missing some titles (by a very strange coincidence I've seen 2 of those )...

The Look of Love (2013) - 7/10
Everyday (2012) - 7.5/10
The Killer Inside Me (2010) - 7/10
Genova (2008) - 7/10
A Mighty Heart (2007) - 7/10
The Road to Guantanamo (2006, co-d) - 8/10
In This World (2002) - 8/10
24 Hour Party People (2002) - 7.5/10
The Claim (2000) - 7/10
Wonderland (1999) - 8/10
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) - 8/10
Jude (1996) - 7.5/10
Butterfly Kiss (1995) - 8/10
Forget About Me (1990) - 8/10

Bonus (doc):
The Shock Doctrine (2009, doc, co-d) - 8/10

Note: 'The Road to Guantanamo' is listed as documentary at IMDb, but it isn't really (the illusion is pretty incredible though). Of course, you couldn't know that without seeing the film.

vivaLuis

http://imdb.com/title/tt0053967/board/thread/97124879

[–] UnoMasseisi 13 years ago

Hmmm, it seems you're missing some titles (by a very strange coincidence I've seen 2 of those )...

Sorry about that; editing the OP now.

The Road to Guantanamo is listed as documentary at IMDb, but it isn't really (the illusion is pretty incredible though). Of course, you couldn't know that without seeing the film.

Interesting. Might as well be my next Winterbottom film.

[–] miran_kor 13 years ago

Interesting. Might as well be my next Winterbottom film.

Good choice. Well, with only 3 seen he proved to be good/interesting enough for me (I have a feeling he can do just about everything, and is also 'brave' enough to actually do it ) so right now I want to see everything he ever made.

And thanks for your EDIT (no need for apologies though, we're here to learn from each other).

Keep up the great work! You have my full (moral) support.

vivaLuis

http://imdb.com/title/tt0053967/board/thread/97124879

[–] UnoMasseisi 13 years ago

And thanks for your EDIT (no need for apologies though, we're here to learn from each other).

That's the spirit.

[–] Thomas-White2 13 years ago

I don't know about the rest of them, but "Wonderland" was a piece of crap. I couldn't care less about any of these characters. Perhaps it was because I couldn't understand a freaking word any of them said.

[–] Krustallos 13 years ago

That's a lot of films to rate, and I don't particularly like the notion of marks out of ten, but of the ones I've seen:

The Trip (2010) 6/10
Genova (2008) 7/10
A Mighty Heart (2007) 8/10
The Road to Guantanamo (2006; co-d) 7/10
A Cock and Bull Story (2005) 10/10
9 Songs (2004) 6/10
In This World (2002) 8/10
24 Hour Party People (2002) 10/10
The Claim (2000) 7/10
Wonderland (1999) 10/10
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) 7/10
Jude (1996) 8/10
Butterfly Kiss (1995) 8/10

Some of the 7's & 8's are probably interchangeable, but I decided not to go into decimals so.....

9 Songs is a really interesting idea, which for me doesn't quite work, and I would have liked "The Claim" better if almost every frame didn't make me think of "McCabe and Mrs Miller". Not a bad film to borrow from, but kind of took me out of the movie.

I thought "The Trip" was a TV series rather than a film?

I used to want to change the world. Now I just want to leave the room with a little dignity.

[–] miran_kor 12 years ago

Thanks for your rates (and comments). That's very helpfull to me (the newbie with Winterbottom).

I thought "The Trip" was a TV series rather than a film?

According to IMDb it's BOTH (feel free to check for yourself). Are they 'cheating' by chance (it wouldn't be the first time )?

BTW,

I don't particularly like the notion of marks out of ten

Does that mean you don't (never did) rate movies at IMDb (their rating 'scale' IS out of 10)? Now that's something new to me.

vivaLuis

http://imdb.com/title/tt0053967/board/thread/97124879

[–] ToHelenBackAgain 11 years ago

Other than Wonderland, which I'm watching now, Jude is the only film on this list that I remember seeing.

I give Jude a 10, pretty much on the strength of Eccleston's superb performance, but warn that it does not shy away from the terrible sadness inherent in the story. I thought it was brilliantly done but do not think I could bear to watch it again.

"Glenn Beck has Nazi Tourette's." -- Lewis Black

[–] london777 8 years ago

I purchased the DVD of Wonderland recently, and have made two attempts to watch it, only to switch off both times at about the 30 min mark. The epileptic camera-work, the moronic, dreary and barely articulate characters, and the banal script soon extinguished the goodwill I had for the director after "The Killer Inside Me (2010)", "24 Hour Party People (2002)" and "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005)". All I could think of was how Mike Leigh does it so much better.

Because of my respect for previous reviewers (above) I will retrieve the DVD from my waste-bin and make a third attempt. Probably best to wait a few months first, though. I will report back if I experience a Pauline conversion.