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Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| July 2013

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Since us doing a monthly thread now might pull new users with each new thread, figured it'd be good to repost this questionnaire for any newbies:

1. Favorite Movie?
2. Top Three Actors?
3. How horrible is Avengers?
4. How many films do you watch a year?
5. Favorite Genre?
6. What is your favorite performance in film?
7. Who is your favorite director?

Here are profiles of thread users on various sites on which you can mark what you've watched/become a victim of the Turkish IMDB mafia:
Here is the NeoGAF group on ICM.

http://www.icheckmovies.com/groups/neogaf/

TheKaep/Captain "Conflicted Re:Whedon" Yamato
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/captyamato/
http://letterboxd.com/yamabro/

C(harles)F(oster)K(ane)
http://www.criticker.com/profile/cfk
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/charles+foster+kane/
http://letterboxd.com/cfk/

Big Ander
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/big+ander/
http://letterboxd.com/ander/

BaronLundi
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/baronlundi/
http://letterboxd.com/baronlundi/

Ridley327
http://letterboxd.com/ridley327/

Thug Waffle
http://www.criticker.com/profile/Proximity/
http://letterboxd.com/thugwaffle/
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/thug+waffle/

&Divius
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/divius/

Roosters93
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/roosters93/
http://letterboxd.com/roosters93/

Femmeworth
http://letterboxd.com/femmeworth/

Kurisu1974
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/kurisu1974/

Madkiller
http://letterboxd.com/aris/

Mxgt
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MikeMyers
http://letterboxd.com/deathscythe/

Kilgore Trout
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/kilgore_trout/

eLZhi
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http://letterboxd.com/d_fens/
http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/d-fens/

jnc
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/jakncoke/

dawg
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Ventilaator
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Dragoon En Regalia
http://letterboxd.com/dragoonenregali/

Anton Sugar
http://letterboxd.com/thrillho/

AnkitT
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http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/ankitt/

HiResDes
http://www.criticker.com/profile/hiresdes

Lafiel
http://letterboxd.com/lafiel/

MELIORISM
Criticker - http://www.criticker.com/profile/meliorism/
MUBI - http://mubi.com/users/1017177
ICM - http://www.icheckmovies.com/profiles/meliorism/
Letterboxd - http://letterboxd.com/meliorism/

If there are people who haven't been added to this and want to be, speak up.

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Were we supposed to have chosen a director for this already? Anyway, here are some rules
There are a few rules. 1) if a popular director is selected the movies we watch will not be one of their more popular works (there are exceptions e.g. if the director has only four films and three of them are critically acclaimed or if all that is available is the popular shit). 2) The director of the month cannot be from the same country as the director from the previous month. The reason for this is because each country seems to have a different take on what they believe cinema is or should be. Another reason is because we want to expose those that are new to the world of Cinema to the wide variety of substance from around the world. 3) You don’t have to watch all four films for the month but at least try to watch two of them.
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So, any ideas? I'd try to participate more this month, though I need to catch up on Hong Sang-soo still.
Watching Rainer Werner Fassbinder guys!
Week 1: The American Soldier (Hulu Plus, Netflix Disc)
Week 2: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Hulu Plus, Netflix Disc)
Week 3: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Hulu Plus, Netflix Disc)
Week 4: In A Year With 13 Moons (Netflix Disc)

EDIT: Here's Expendable.'s 10 Films to See in July

And finally, here's Leos Carax with a dog.
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moolhy

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Oh, perfect timing!

I've been trying to remember a movie I watched as a kid for a while to no avail, so I'm hoping someone in this thread can help me connect the dots.

I remember there being some kids near the beginning who find some sort of device amongst the rubble of a demolished building or something. It was like a glass sphere with a world/city inside.

Does that ring any bells? :S
 
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Thug Waffle

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Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut feels like an entirely different movie from the theatrical cut. So much B-story. I'm glad I finally got around to watching it.

megathread>monthly always and forever
 
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Dreaver

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I just watched The Beach.

I really loved this movie, the whole atmosphere and vibe are amazing. Especially the first half is really solid. The second arc was a little bit slower but I still liked it. I think the movie really reflects that
there is no perfect place in the world
, that's how I experienced it at least.

The movie was a tad unrealistic and I didn't like the part where Richard goes crazy. In the end I see it more as a metaphor and it didn't bother me too much.

I also really loved the ending.

Danny Boyle is starting to become one of my favorite directors.
 
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Freewheelin'

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Should probably post in here more, as I love films.

But here we go:


1. Favorite Movie? - Between Pulp FIction and the Godfather.
2. Top Three Actors? - Robert De Niro, Daniel Day Lewis and Al Pacino.
3. How horrible is Avengers? Pretty horrible, best scene is the huge action scene at the end.
4. How many films do you watch a year? I'd say about 50? Not too sure.
5. Favorite Genre? Don't really have one, like all genres tbh.
6. What is your favorite performance in film? Al Pacino in the Godfather (and Part 2!)
7. Who is your favorite director? Martin Scorsese
 
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Count Dookkake

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moolhy said:
Oh, perfect timing!

I've been trying to remember a movie I watched as a kid for a while to no avail, so I'm hoping someone in this thread can help me connect the dots.

I remember there being some kids near the beginning who find some sort of device amongst the rubble of a demolished building or something. It was like a glass sphere with a world/city inside.

Does that ring any bells? :S
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Wrong thread, but it might be SOLARBABIES or MY SCIENCE PROJECT.
 
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Dreaver

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I sub'd to the thread and I will answer the 7 questions tomorrow. I will post here more often as I'm a movie addict.

Discotheque said:
you know what movie sucks though...127 Hours
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Nothing mind blowing but I actually enjoyed the movie far more than I expected I would. I also got goosebumps when the soundtrack of Sigur Rós kicked in.
 
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Loxley

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The Shining

Well that was certainly...weird. I liked it overall even if the ending didn't make a ton of sense. I know this was one of the first films to take full advantage of steadicam, and Kubrick put it to great use. There's a lot of uncomfortable shots that look fantastic. I usually fucking hate it when horror/thriller films use off-kilter strings as part of the score to create a sense of unease, but what can I say? It worked really well here, there was a sickly atmosphere throughout the whole film.

I'll admit that I laughed at the end with the hard-cut to
frozen Jack Nicholson
giving that "fuck this shit" look.
 
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bggrthnjsus

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jack reacher - stupid
the tree of life - can't decide if it was great or stupid
the room - a masterpiece
over the top - a masterpiece
 
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Kilgore Trout

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I suggested this in the last thread, but I'm going to reiterate since we haven't decided on a director yet.

I think it'd be great if we watched the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa this month. His films (with the exception of Tokyo Sonata, a family drama and quite a departure) classify as horror, with a heavy element of social critique, enabled through the use of a resident, disembodied evil force as a tool to investigate man's isolation, loneliness, alienation, and lack of moral consciousness.

Based on ease of accessibility, I would suggest:

Cure (1997) - Hulu Plus, Netflix Disc
Seance (2000) - Amazon Instant, Netflix Disc
Pulse (2001) - Amazon Instant, Netflix Instant/Disc
Bright Future (2003) - Netflix Disc

Other possibilities: Charisma (1999), Doppelganger (2005), Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Just a suggestion. I've been in the mood to watch more Kurosawa recently, and this would give me a good reason to.

UrbanRats said:
Oh no you didn't.
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I think Millions is Boyle's best film.
 
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Kilgore Trout

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eLZhi said:
Korea to Japan?

I nominate Enzo G. Castellari. Everyone needs to watch Street Law and Keoma is supposed to be really good.

Or are we going streaming only?
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I don't think we have to go streaming (I personally just netflix everything) but it encourages people to get involved when they don't have to plan ahead and can just watch whatever movie immediately.

UrbanRats said:
I don't like Millions at all.
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Gee
 
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big ander

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UrbanRats said:
Oh no you didn't.
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heh I'd have to rewatch Millions honestly, I saw it last when I was 14 or 15 and didn't see 28 Days Later until the last year or so. 28 Days is likely better but I don't think either is that great. I'm also not a Boyle fan.
eLZhi said:
Korea to Japan?

I nominate Enzo G. Castellari. Everyone needs to watch Street Law and Keoma is supposed to be really good.

Or are we going streaming only?
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I think we're just looking for the best middle ground between accessibility and quality. Shouldn't pick films that are only accessible in one way, but we also shouldn't go for a director where everyone's already seen half their filmography.

Castellari and K. Kurosawa both look like more than acceptable picks to me, looks like Castellari films have just about the same availability level: none on netflix IW (plenty on DVD though), one free on Amazon with prime membership, the rest are around $3 on Amazon Instant. Don't see any on hulu.
 
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brianjones

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much ado about nothing was p cute

the first 5-10 minutes i was like uh... i dunno about this guys but i really warmed up to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXuTcr0dqWc

also watched upstream color i thought it was kind of unbearably pretentious

lots of v-neck sweaters and people brushing their hands across stuff in malicky fashion with swelling dramatic music
 
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swoon said:
http://i.imgur.com/OpYDrnH.jpg[IMG]

a vote for Enzo G. Castellari is a vote for TRRAAASSSSHHHHH and one of the best soundtracks.[/QUOTE]

lol That movie [I]is[/I] pretty much (fun) trash, but he's directed some truly good movies. Street Law is an awesome 70's Italian crime flick, Keoma is supposed to be a great spaghetti western, and there's Inglorious Bastards, of course. We'd just need one more. I'm down for it to be 1990: The Bronx Warriors or The Bronx Warriors II, if only to see how Castellari's talent went to shit.

[quote="Kilgore Trout, post: 67593796"]I don't think we have to go streaming (I personally just netflix everything) but it encourages people to get involved when they don't have to plan ahead and can just watch whatever movie immediately.[/QUOTE]

True. The biggest problem with sticking to streaming is the selection, even across all services, still kind of sucks. At least in comparison to DVD/BR. I think aiming for a mix of the two would be ideal.

[quote="brianjones, post: 67604931"]also watched upstream color i thought it was kind of unbearably pretentious

lots of v-neck sweaters and people brushing their hands across stuff in malicky fashion with swelling dramatic music[/QUOTE]

Why did you think it was pretentious? As Malicky as UC is, I actually enjoyed it more than any of Malick's films, and I do enjoy his work.
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Charles Foster Kane

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I don't like slumdog very much either, but I don't dislike it as much as I used to. Trainspotting is still the one I've liked most (from what I've seen), I still have to see 28 days and 127 hours. Actually I still have lots to see from him.
 
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Thug Waffle

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brianjones said:
much ado about nothing was p cute

the first 5-10 minutes i was like uh... i dunno about this guys but i really warmed up to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXuTcr0dqWc

also watched upstream color i thought it was kind of unbearably pretentious

lots of v-neck sweaters and people brushing their hands across stuff in malicky fashion with swelling dramatic music
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Listening to Shane Carruth talk about the film in a Q&A made me want to see it more, but he gave off a pretentious vibe in the interview and I couldn't help but get a little perturbed by it. Regardless, he seemed extremely knowledgeable and I could tell how much thought he really put behind the picture. I'll check it out, but I fear it'll be hard to watch without subconsciously looking for moments where he "tries too hard" or acts from a place of superiority.

I mean, the dude stars himself in his own films.
 
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Dragoon En Regalia

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'Lo, just stepping in with a Nakadai avatar (Takeo Yamashita's still cool, though). Here are two reviews I just wrote:

The 400 Blows (Hitch-er, Truffaut)

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The 400 Blows is a small movie dealing with big themes, and it doesn't get to explore all of them to my satisfaction. Yet, aside from odd pacing and a passive approach to chronicling its characters, the film makes the most of its production team's abilities. The cinematography roams like a ghost through factories and woodlands, often slick and always moderate. Constantin's soundtrack is a bit plain, but so is the story in general, and it hits that light urban feel right on the mark. And the editing's rather normal, too—almost everything seems that way excluding the film's content. Truffaut's love for cinema doesn't make itself as apparent here as Godard's does in Breathless. Instead, moderation aids careful observation of a rueful social background, meaning that it enhances the story structure. Extremes are more common in movies than I thought, at least after watching this solid, relevant New Wave piece. The best thing the director does here is view children like he would adults, and while his debut feature feels a bit too floaty and slight to impress me, he meets his general goals right from the start. At the end, though, I would have preferred a single long take, not an artificial freeze-frame that just looks off.
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I prefer Breathless at the moment, but some movies can age like fine wine. Maybe this is one of those. ****/*

Under the Roofs of Paris (Rene Clair)

Letterboxd said:
Upon its release, the French public didn't to take this film the same way other countries did. Not only is it a romanticized yet inactive view of Parisian living, but it's clearly a poor transition between two eras of film-making. Most of the film is silent with brief sequences of dialogue—wherein the dialogue itself could be communicated silent, and without interstitials. So the stuff that could use dialogue for more subtle, interesting development gets the silent treatment. I love Clair's visual and aural sense for comedy, which helps given that the film's better for chuckling than laughing, but he doesn't pace himself well here, with too much languid exposition in the first half and plenty more in the second. He wastes time establishing a setting that anyone can recognize on sight, and he implies that Albert and Pola's relationship is no more steady than that of Albert and his drinking partner (a manly romance!). And worst of all, only Albert gets any substantial development as an individual. Pola's got a great actress, but not much to say at all, other than the fact that it's uncouth for women to tell men they trust that some other dude stole their room-key!
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Hey Swoon: you big on Clair? This was quite good, but I like the other Paris movie better. ***/**

Since I'm too lazy to review the rest from June I've logged (will get to them):

Toute la memoire du monde (Resnais) ****/*
Letter Never Sent (Kalatazov) ****/*
The Public Enemy (Wellman) ****/*
Take Aim at the Police Van (Suzuki) ****/*
Man of Steel ***/**
Citizen Kane *****
Shoot the Piano Player (Truffaut) ****/*
The Freshman (Lloyd) ***/**
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Richardson) ****/*
This Is the End ***/**
A New Leaf (May) ****/* (You guys need to watch this, it's incredible)
The Emperor Jones (Murphy) **/***
The Immortal Story (Welles) ***/**
The Postman Always Rings Twice (Garnett) ***/**
Our Man in Havana (Reed) ****/* (Not bad, will go to The Third Man in due time)
Point Blank (Boorman) ***** (He just wants his fucking money!)
 
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GamerJM

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I finally saw Iron Man 3.

I thought it was good but nothing special. My least favorite of the three. I can't really think of much wrong with it but nothing about it really stood out to me. I feel like it probably has the least action of the three, which is something I thought the other movies did really well. I love RDJ as Iron Man but I think I was beginning to experience fatigue as this was the fourth movie within just a few years with him playing the same character.

On another hand I thought
the twist with Mandarin was handled really well and was pretty unexpected
, the kid was great in his role as was Pepper. One complaint I've heard some is that the movie feels too much like a comedy, and I don't think I can agree with that. I didn't really like there was any more humor than what has already existed in the other movies. I thought the script was pretty good.

My ranking for the year so far is:
Iron Man 3
Oz: the Great and Powerful
Mama
Spring Breakers

Man, I need to see more movies.

Since I'm a newbie:
1. Spirited Away I guess
2. Can't think of three
3. The Avengers is one of my favorite movies. As a blockbuster action film it's unparalleled IMO, at least as far as recent movies go. For what they were the script and action were phenomenal.
4. I'm all over the place. Last year I watched several dozen, but on average I'd usually say it's something like 20.
5. I'll go with kind of a cop-out answer by just saying general "action".
6. Oddly enough, Ledger's performance as the Joker in the Dark Knight is the first one that comes to my head, but I still think that one is kind of overrated >_>.
7. I guess Miyazaki. He's pretty consistent.
 
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ultron87

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Saw Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing last week. Really enjoyable and a fantastic version of the play. All the performances were great but I felt that Clark Gregg especially killed it as Leonato. Some really great physical comedy bits thrown in there as well.
 
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EleventhDoctor

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I watched Restrepo on Netflix today. It's hard to say this movie is "great" because of the subject matter-but I found it incredibly fascinating. Very moving in a few parts as well. I simply can't imagine a life like that.
 
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Jimothy

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i like movies

1. Favorite Movie? Apocalypse Now
2. Top Three Actors? Jack Lemmon, Alec Guiness, Viggo Mortensen
3. How horrible is Avengers? Not so horrible. Once the characters get on the carrier it's pretty great.
4. How many films do you watch a year? 100-ish
5. Favorite Genre? 70's conspiracy movies (All the President's Men, Three Days of the Condor, etc)
6. What is your favorite performance in film? Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
7. Who is your favorite director? Roman Polanski
 
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swoon

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eLZhi said:
lol That movie is pretty much (fun) trash, but he's directed some truly good movies. Street Law is an awesome 70's Italian crime flick, Keoma is supposed to be a great spaghetti western, and there's Inglorious Bastards, of course. We'd just need one more. I'm down for it to be 1990: The Bronx Warriors or The Bronx Warriors II, if only to see how Castellari's talent went to shit.
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high crime through big racket are all pretty good. i like those more than inglorious, at any rate.


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Hey Swoon: you big on Clair? This was quite good, but I like the other Paris movie better. ***/**
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he's a good director, not a great story teller. the new wave was pretty unfair on him i think.

your 400 blows review is pretty bizarre or maybe you haven't watched vigo? also a long take of what him looking? is that what the film is about?
 
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Dragoon En Regalia

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Haven't seen any Vigo yet. His films are on Hulu, so I need to recheck my priorities.

You're talking about when Antoine's running away from the game to the beach? That's one of my favorite parts of the movie if so.
 
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