GREAT movie. Not a typical Jarmusch movie either, although RZA doing the soundtrack isn't a huge stretch.
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GREAT movie. Not a typical Jarmusch movie either, although RZA doing the soundtrack isn't a huge stretch.
Father Luke
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Want to see soon. . .
so, like i said, I watched El Topo, and then the next night I sat through Inland Empire.sadist?
you be the judge.
I kid.
I was with Inland Empire for the first 2 hours, then it sort of slid away from me. but the acting was excellent and the mood/atmosphere was great.
El Topo, I'm still struggling with. too much religion for a guy who has no time for religion.
you be the judge.
I kid.
I was with Inland Empire for the first 2 hours, then it sort of slid away from me. but the acting was excellent and the mood/atmosphere was great.
El Topo, I'm still struggling with. too much religion for a guy who has no time for religion.
Is that Ewen Bremner? Well, that looks strange.
Father Luke
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yeah.
from here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192194/
The effect is like watching Leave it to Beaver on acid--a haunting
picture of a family paralyzed by their own dysfunctionality, so pervasive
it is that it virtually crushes any hope of what most of us would call a "normal" life. . .
. . .
from here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192194/
The effect is like watching Leave it to Beaver on acid--a haunting
picture of a family paralyzed by their own dysfunctionality, so pervasive
it is that it virtually crushes any hope of what most of us would call a "normal" life. . .
. . .
mjp
Founding member
I saw a really bad movie last night; Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film. It made me appreciate Born Into This as the very first rate documentary it is.
How can you make a dull, lifeless movie about someone like Hunter Thompson, for chrissakes?! It's a mystery to me, but they've done it.
Though if you ever have a chance to see the first 10 minutes of Buy the Ticket for free on cable somewhere, it's worth watching just to see how clearly wacko Gary Busey is.
How can you make a dull, lifeless movie about someone like Hunter Thompson, for chrissakes?! It's a mystery to me, but they've done it.
Though if you ever have a chance to see the first 10 minutes of Buy the Ticket for free on cable somewhere, it's worth watching just to see how clearly wacko Gary Busey is.
cirerita
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In the Valley of Elah - A bit bland, but nice slow pace. That girl is beautiful even when she's ugly.
We Own the Night - Another movie with a good slow pace. That doesn't mean I feel it's a great movie, but I'm enjoying slowly paced movies as of lately.
Cloverfield - What did I just say? :D
We Own the Night - Another movie with a good slow pace. That doesn't mean I feel it's a great movie, but I'm enjoying slowly paced movies as of lately.
Cloverfield - What did I just say? :D
i saw it, too
a couple of weeks ago
i liked it....but i wouldn't say it was great
the hand held home video approach
takes some getting used to.
it's not really a story
more like a fictional documentary
and there are things that happen
that don't make any sense
i'm not going to spoil it by going into details
Father Luke
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the interview
I knew he was a nut when he lit the cigar with a lighter
instead of a wooden match about 50 seconds into the first vid.
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Okay,
Father Luke
Father Luke
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Instant Classic
M
MULLINAX
Personally, I though POLICE ACADEMY VII was dealt a raw deal at Oscar time.
ROC
It is what it is
He uses a cigar lighter. They use gas that does not smell (or taste). They also blow hard, so they can be used in the wind... on a boat say or on a balcony by the sea. (That's the loud SHHHHHHHHH noise you hear when he uses it).
The only place they don't work is at high altitude (as I found out at the top of Mount Fuji) and under water (naturally). They will light a cigar in a tornado though.
Yup, he's crazy... but maybe a good crazy... I'm not sure.
M
MULLINAX
Christ, now I've got to go to Fuji and test this out for myself.
I watched "Key Largo" the other night, I love that movie.
Dr. Strangelove came through Netflix, so I'll be watching that tonight. Classic movie.
Dr. Strangelove came through Netflix, so I'll be watching that tonight. Classic movie.
I don't think you did...
Last good movie I saw was tonight, Gods and Monsters, directed by Bill Condon.
It's the adaptation of a book about the final days of director James Whale.
It's the adaptation of a book about the final days of director James Whale.
chronic
old and in the way
Just finished watching Titicut Follies, a 1967 fly-on-the-wall documentary of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Bridgewater, a institute for the criminally insane. It was banned in the US for 25 years (until 1992) and is finally available on DVD. I had seen it about 15 years ago on PBS but since then it was entirely unavailable unless you were an educational institution with $500 to spend for a VHS copy from the filmmaker. An intense and sad film and highly recommended (by me, so take it with a grain of salt).
Watched Dr. Strangelove last night...
mjp
Founding member
Wow, I feel like a dick for not knowing about this film maker, Frederick Wiseman. All of those look like really great documentaries. I can see I'll be dropping some dough on that site.
Of course the ones that look really interesting all seem to be $400, so I guess I'll have to wait for some of them.
saw There Will Be Blood...
I agree with some of the more critical comments above. It was beautifully shot...the scenery, etc was great. But my favorite actor Daniel Day Lewis over-acted so much it was hard to watch. The scene in the bowling alley at the end where he slaps himself and does a weird jig had my brother and I laughing. The music was overwhelming too. I'll have to read the novel by Upton Sinclair that it was based on to see if there was more to the story than the screenwriter showed us in the movie.
I agree with some of the more critical comments above. It was beautifully shot...the scenery, etc was great. But my favorite actor Daniel Day Lewis over-acted so much it was hard to watch. The scene in the bowling alley at the end where he slaps himself and does a weird jig had my brother and I laughing. The music was overwhelming too. I'll have to read the novel by Upton Sinclair that it was based on to see if there was more to the story than the screenwriter showed us in the movie.
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I never got this Daniel Day Lewis. I guess that it is just me. I always thought about him as a reviewer's actor. Huge with people in the know, but most people miss out on what they are talking about...
Hell,... What am I talking about?
Bill
Hell,... What am I talking about?
Bill
I liked him in My Left Foot. I didn't realize until just recently that it was him in that movie, but then again when you are a kid you don't care who the actor's name is.
Other than that though, he's the equivelant of Kevin Costner. Ok actor I guess, but nothing that really stands out to me.
Other than that though, he's the equivelant of Kevin Costner. Ok actor I guess, but nothing that really stands out to me.
mjp
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It's not just you.