Understandable. The complicity of the movie obviously defines my involvement in the chat.
Yeah that's just crazy. Gotta get dem checks
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Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| June 2013
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I'm bored.
1. Favorite Movie? Dr. Strangelove
2. Top Three Actors? Peter Sellers, Sam Rockwell, Simon Pegg
3. How horrible is Avengers? It's stupid, so it's fun.
4. How many films do you watch a year? A few dozen, not including ones I've seen before.
5. Favorite Genre? Science fiction.
6. What is your favorite performance in film? Pick something from Dr. Strangelove
7. Who is your favorite director? Brad Bird
I saw Do The Right Thing last night. Been meaning to see the movie, and my boyfriend finally got me to. All the relationships in the movie are tense and really put me on edge throughout. Every character is sympathetic in some way, which isn't ever expected in a film. It was amazing, and the ending is one of the most explosive and emotional ones I've seen in a movie. I'll probably watch it again sometime soon.
1. Favorite Movie? Dr. Strangelove
2. Top Three Actors? Peter Sellers, Sam Rockwell, Simon Pegg
3. How horrible is Avengers? It's stupid, so it's fun.
4. How many films do you watch a year? A few dozen, not including ones I've seen before.
5. Favorite Genre? Science fiction.
6. What is your favorite performance in film? Pick something from Dr. Strangelove
7. Who is your favorite director? Brad Bird
I saw Do The Right Thing last night. Been meaning to see the movie, and my boyfriend finally got me to. All the relationships in the movie are tense and really put me on edge throughout. Every character is sympathetic in some way, which isn't ever expected in a film. It was amazing, and the ending is one of the most explosive and emotional ones I've seen in a movie. I'll probably watch it again sometime soon.
Some of us aren't handy! ;_;
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Seeking A Friend The End Of The World
Could've been a really interesting take on an end of the world story. Did nothing with it, except shove in a totally contrived romantic relationship.
Could've been a really interesting take on an end of the world story. Did nothing with it, except shove in a totally contrived romantic relationship.
typically film clubs meet after the film cause it's pretty distracting to do this.
Yes, people will do this. I know i watch them. I like going up
yea, but there's good stuff they haven't seen on those non imdb lists. i don't get it. maybe that's why i'm losing my edge to the kids.
i need to write a cover of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xG4oFny2Pk
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
What the shortest span of time you guys and gals have taken to rewatch a movie?
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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When I first saw Eternal Sunshine I rewatched it either later that night or the following night. Don't remember which, but it's the fastest rewatch for me.
It shouldn't be looked at that way at all. After I watched Frampton's Pans, they were checked. Isn't that how it works?
Following this list makes it less of a chore.
We should start a GAF mafia that upvotes video game movies...
Nah.
I don't rewatch as often as I used to. From 2001-2005, if there was a movie I couldn't get enough of, I'd watch scenes from it on a daily basis. A Clockwork Orange, for example.
8BitsAtATime
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John Dunbar
correct about everything
The Last Boy Scout: Willis and Wayans make a good team, one of the better buddy cop movies I've seen. Kind of felt like a lost Die Hard movie. I like how it always seemed to take one extra step ("He's going to throw the bad guy off that scaffold. Oh, he gets shot with machine guns first. Oh, he fell on a helicopter, fuck yeah"). Shame about there never being a sequel, could have worked. Someone needs to tell Halle Berry that using a body double for a role that doesn't even require any nudity is reprehensible.
Suspiria: Heard a lot about this so thought I'd give it a watch. I got worried at the start, with all the colours and music feeling way too manipulative for me when all that was happening was a lady taking a cab drive in the rain. I hoped it wouldn't be one of those movies where nothing really happens. Luckily that other lady got murdered pretty quick to set things going, though at times the look of the film tottered on the line between great and silly. I guess that's Argento's style, never seen his movies before, and mostly it was very nice to look at. That crawling bat was probably the least threatening thing I've seen in my life. Some of the performances were a bit suspect (probably because of the dubbing), and the ending was anti-climatic, but it was still an interesting movie. Though it has some jump scares, ultimately the biggest flaw the movie has is that it's not all that scary.
What's New, Pussycat?: Completely ridiculous, which is why I liked it. Not Woody Allen's best work by any means, but a lot better than I thought it would be. It's mostly the gags by themselves that work, rather than the whole movie, but still very entertaining. Peter O'Toole was the MVP, but Sellers and Allen were good too.
Suspiria: Heard a lot about this so thought I'd give it a watch. I got worried at the start, with all the colours and music feeling way too manipulative for me when all that was happening was a lady taking a cab drive in the rain. I hoped it wouldn't be one of those movies where nothing really happens. Luckily that other lady got murdered pretty quick to set things going, though at times the look of the film tottered on the line between great and silly. I guess that's Argento's style, never seen his movies before, and mostly it was very nice to look at. That crawling bat was probably the least threatening thing I've seen in my life. Some of the performances were a bit suspect (probably because of the dubbing), and the ending was anti-climatic, but it was still an interesting movie. Though it has some jump scares, ultimately the biggest flaw the movie has is that it's not all that scary.
What's New, Pussycat?: Completely ridiculous, which is why I liked it. Not Woody Allen's best work by any means, but a lot better than I thought it would be. It's mostly the gags by themselves that work, rather than the whole movie, but still very entertaining. Peter O'Toole was the MVP, but Sellers and Allen were good too.
I guess when i mean cheap, I mean the easiest route to achieve my goal. Unsure how long it would of taken me if I watched feature films only
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Probably Naked Lunch when it came out on VHS back in the day. Friends and I watched it, turned to each other with a "what in the world?!" expression, rewound the tape and watched it immediately again.
In the theater, Matrix Reloaded takes the honor. We saw it ten times in two weeks. :S
Thug Waffle
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lol my feelings exactly. I kind of got the vibe early on that it was going to go somewhere a little cooky.
As soon as they mentioned The Hunchback, I guessed that it was the kid on the mom's back, but that didn't diminish the reveal for me too much. Shel laughing just before she let out her final breath caught me off guard as fuck. I guess she was laughing at the irony of the situation, according to Wheatley. Pretty out there.
Same here. Really glad I saw it. Now I'm seeking out Sightseers to wash it down, but I'm reluctant to torrent it.
Also got the chance to see Burden of Dreams by Les Blank. Follows the production of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the production process (literally being on location and recording the film) and anybody who cares to see real people tackle almost impassable obstacles. By the end of it, you'll won't believe Fitzcarraldo got made.
I never understood seeing movies in theaters multiple times, its expensive enough as is.
btw seen the purge today was good but some things pissed me off about the plot
btw seen the purge today was good but some things pissed me off about the plot
why did the security system suck so hard, why didnt he untie the homeless dude to help defend the house, the fucking whole im rich so lets get rid of angered small penis and kill innocent poors
ViewtifulJC
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The New World - "That fort is not the world. The river leads back there...it leads onward, too. Deeper...into the wild." Long interminable stretches occasionally broken up by some of the most beautiful bits of cinema you'll ever see.
Frances Ha - Spent close to half of the film hoping someone could just kill me so the movie would be over faster. Your enjoyment of this film will entirely determined on your tolerance of completely unlikable twenty-something New York wannabe artists. Mine happen to be very low. Greta Grewig is fantastic, though. What an actress.
Frances Ha - Spent close to half of the film hoping someone could just kill me so the movie would be over faster. Your enjoyment of this film will entirely determined on your tolerance of completely unlikable twenty-something New York wannabe artists. Mine happen to be very low. Greta Grewig is fantastic, though. What an actress.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
What makes Frances unlikeable?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
BEFORE MIDNIGHT is definitely the best film of the year so far for me.
I've got MOOD INDIGO on Wednesday and ONLY GOD FORGIVES next Saturday.
I've got MOOD INDIGO on Wednesday and ONLY GOD FORGIVES next Saturday.
I really want to see Before Midnight. Its at 98% on RT.
Spielberg syndrome, everything in your face, yo
Kilgore Trout
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I remember rewatching both Sunrise and 3-Iron again immediately after seeing them. Albeit the second time I watched with commentaries.
Messofanego
Banned
Westworld (1973) was fantastic. It was on BBC tv right now, and I'd never seen it before but it's written and directed by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park). Similar vibe of period recreation amusement park but gone awry, this time with simulated towns like Disney where there is a Medieval, Roman, and West world. You can't tell the difference between robots and humans except for the hands, but by then you're a goner! It doesn't go much more than robot paranoia, maybe I've been spoiled by Cronenberg expecting a twist under a twist, but fantastic forgotten 70s sci-fi nonetheless.
The special FX are amazing. So is the cinematography. Way ahead of its time, was this an influence on the Terminator movies?
70s Christian Bale and Robocop lookalike were really cool.
Recommendations for other forgotten obscure and cool 70s sci-fi? I need to see Logan's Run and Silent Running.
Amazing poster:
The special FX are amazing. So is the cinematography. Way ahead of its time, was this an influence on the Terminator movies?
70s Christian Bale and Robocop lookalike were really cool.
Recommendations for other forgotten obscure and cool 70s sci-fi? I need to see Logan's Run and Silent Running.
Amazing poster:
TheKaeptain
Banned
I'm not sure how you could dislike Benji or Frances.
Thug Waffle
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Anyone has something to recommend me that I might have missed from a few decades ago, something that would go in line with Three Days of the Condor or The French Connection.
I recommend both by the way if you guys have never seen either.
I recommend both by the way if you guys have never seen either.
Chinatown, All the President's men, The Parallax view, Serpico, The conversation, Klute, Black Sunday (my favourite of this bunch, it really is an excellent Frankenheimer), Marathon Man, Night Moves. All good-great, i'd recommend watching all of them
Collection pics?
I've downsized considerably. Sold the majority of my stuff including games dvds and blus and have gone digital.
This is literally my entire physical media collection to date except my "collector's items"(MGS games, Zelda games, Collector's Editions (Giant Bender head for Futurama collection) that are packed up.
I've downsized considerably. Sold the majority of my stuff including games dvds and blus and have gone digital.
This is literally my entire physical media collection to date except my "collector's items"(MGS games, Zelda games, Collector's Editions (Giant Bender head for Futurama collection) that are packed up.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Outland
Demon Seed
Quintet
Time After Time
Capricorn One
The Final Programme
Coma
Phase IV
Night Moves
Black Sunday
The Parallax View
The Conversation
The Stunt Man
Prince of the City
Marathon Man
The Tailor of Panama
Messofanego
Banned
I do hate myself, so I will check Zardoz out after having seen the hilarious Brows Held High review.
Ooh, is Demon Seed the one with the robot rape? Quintet has a mysterious trailer, very intrigued. Time After Time, Malcolm McDowell as HG Wells in modern era, bahaha! Capricorn One, so that's what a conspiracy nut's wet dream looks like! Coma, more Michael Crichton, ok definitely have to see that. Phase IV looks artsy and trippy, perfect for me.
Anton Sugar
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I'm so glad you recognize this, because none of my friends see it and it frustrates the hell out of me.
Before Midnight was wonderful.
Yeah, how could anyone dislike self-entitled rich kids? I wonder if they ever ended up getting that maid...it's only $400 a month, nbd.
Yeah, how could anyone dislike self-entitled rich kids? I wonder if they ever ended up getting that maid...it's only $400 a month, nbd.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw Barry Lyndon. Kubrick at the top of his game. From the first shot I knew this would be a beautiful film and I was not disappointed. The characters are also some of the richest of any Kubrick film. Masterful in practically every way, specially in the world it builds. I can see it becoming a favorite. 10/10
So good.
Nice to see I'm not the only one here who's done this.
So good.
Nice to see I'm not the only one here who's done this.
You could always watch the sequel, FutureWorld. Outside of that... Colossus: The Forbin Project, Solaris, Solyent Green, The Omega Man, Dark Star, THX 1138, The Man Who Fell to Earth, A Boy and his Dog, Time After Time, The Andromeda Strain, Slaughterhouse Five, Rollerball, Zardoz, Death Race 2000 and The Stepford Wives.
FalconSabre
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Saw Identity Thief tonight. Decently funny. Mostly due to the two leads though. Mostly just a dumb comedy if you want a few laughs.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Wasn't Lev the one with a rich father?
SlowRevolution
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Waking Life was pretty bizarre. I think I liked it? Need to give it a rewatch eventually.
Buckethead
Banned
I loved it even if the rotoscoping wasn't as awesome as A Scanner Darkly.
I watched Lolita last night, first time in a couple of years. It really is an amazing film. When people cite Kubrick, it never seems to come up. I love the dynamic between the two leading men. Both inflicted with the same taboo predilection, one reveals in it, is brazen, one shamefully hides it, is obsessive, etc, it reminds me of Interview With A Vampire, which I don't really think is a good film, but the comparison between how Cruise and Pitt's characters handle their perversion.
While James Mason and Sellers both give incredible performances, it's a shame Lolita falls short. She does manage to express that manipulative/precocious air, but her basic reads are pretty rough, her final sequence is actively sloppy in fact.
It's not the best of his films, I'd put 2001 and The Shining above it certainly, but it's really great, and almost never gets mentioned on here.
And I like the rotoscoping in Waking Life much more than ASD.
While James Mason and Sellers both give incredible performances, it's a shame Lolita falls short. She does manage to express that manipulative/precocious air, but her basic reads are pretty rough, her final sequence is actively sloppy in fact.
It's not the best of his films, I'd put 2001 and The Shining above it certainly, but it's really great, and almost never gets mentioned on here.
And I like the rotoscoping in Waking Life much more than ASD.
I listened to the commentary hoping to get some closure but what I got was Wheatly trolling and taunting the viewers.
Great, now I have to watch The New World again.
Yes this movie actually is a lot of fun.
Lolita is my 2nd fa, only behind Barry Lyndon.
Net_Wrecker
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Deep Red (1975) (Dario Argento)
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Suspiria (1977) (Dario Argento)
Really, really, really enjoyed both of these. The camera work in Deep Red, the colors in Suspiria, the great soundtracks in both, the mysteries, thrills, and kills; all great fun. Fans of Argento and giallo in general, point me to where I should go next.
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Suspiria (1977) (Dario Argento)
Really, really, really enjoyed both of these. The camera work in Deep Red, the colors in Suspiria, the great soundtracks in both, the mysteries, thrills, and kills; all great fun. Fans of Argento and giallo in general, point me to where I should go next.
Grinchy
Banned
I watched Identity Thief for some reason. I think it was a comedy, but I'm still not sure. Who was the funny one again?
I kinda liked Horrible Bosses so I'm surprised by how bad this movie was. None of the jokes connected whatsoever. There might have been 2 slight chuckles in the entire movie.
I kinda liked Horrible Bosses so I'm surprised by how bad this movie was. None of the jokes connected whatsoever. There might have been 2 slight chuckles in the entire movie.
The Cowboy
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Just finished watching the Back To The Future trilogy, these movies just never get old for me, later I'm going to watch SpeedRacer again (cool beans!).
After I watched The Dark Knight on the opening day in the cinema I went back to the desk and got another ticket for the very next showing, this was 1st (and only) time I've ever done this.
About 5 minutes.
After I watched The Dark Knight on the opening day in the cinema I went back to the desk and got another ticket for the very next showing, this was 1st (and only) time I've ever done this.
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