how was Watchmen?
that's on my list.
that's on my list.
Seen any good movies lately? - Films you MUST see
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justine
stop the penistry
we really, really enjoyed it! but it's another one of those things... i mean, don't go see it if you don't like big, epic, action-y, overblown, effects-filled movies. i happen to love this kind of stuff, so i had a great time. it's much gorier than i was expecting, but as jordan explained to me, that fits with the comic book-style of being over the top.
also: don't go if you have hang-ups about seeing another man's penis just waving about on occasion.
also: don't go if you have hang-ups about seeing another man's penis just waving about on occasion.
I'm a comic geek, so I'm fine there.
and I make it a rule to see waving penis everyday (not mine). just ask mjp.
and I make it a rule to see waving penis everyday (not mine). just ask mjp.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
We don't care.
I just watched 21 at my desk on the computer in the comfort of my home. Pause to answer the phone or get some of those homemade oatmeal raisin cookies with a touch of clove and some cinnamon. The movie was very entertaining and also quite thrilling at times. Netflix watch instantly.
I just watched 21 at my desk on the computer in the comfort of my home. Pause to answer the phone or get some of those homemade oatmeal raisin cookies with a touch of clove and some cinnamon. The movie was very entertaining and also quite thrilling at times. Netflix watch instantly.
dr. love, don't play coy. ;)
mjp
Founding member
Fuck, man. You need some cool lessons! You don't just go saying everything that pops into your head! What are people going to think now? You better stay away from the house for a while. I have neighbors you know. They might read this.
I hear mjp waves it ceremoniously like like a flag.
But there are instructions:
Read, White & Blew.
Dad gum, he's a proud American...
We need more like him in the rank and file....
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
There is a great old movie theatre in my home town. It's great for a few reasons: firstly it's an art deco style building which has recently been fully renovated (it has also been extended during this renovation but not in a way which detracts from the original style of the place). Also, the films it shows are great - ranging from independent British and foreign fare to the occasional classic blockbuster (Raiders of the Lost Ark and that sort of thing). It also attracts a very civilised crowd of movie-goers and it has a nice couple of bars and places to eat too.
Oh, and I watched Key Largo again on dvd last night. Fabulous.
Oh, and I watched Key Largo again on dvd last night. Fabulous.
chronic
old and in the way
Let the Right One In - an unusual vampire movie from Sweden. Very good, very original and guaranteed to be made into an inferior major US remake within the next year.
There were a couple of funny subtitle things in it though. At one point a character is breathing heavily and a subtitle comes up that says "Whew!" and in another scene there's a police car in he foreground (marked in big block letter POLIS on the side with flashing blue and red lights... the subtitle? "Police."
At least I thought they were funny.
There were a couple of funny subtitle things in it though. At one point a character is breathing heavily and a subtitle comes up that says "Whew!" and in another scene there's a police car in he foreground (marked in big block letter POLIS on the side with flashing blue and red lights... the subtitle? "Police."
At least I thought they were funny.
Speaking of.... I just saw Eastern Promises- naked knife fight! Brutal!:)
justine
stop the penistry
the preview for this looks amazing, and it's showing round the corner from us, but i'm a bit nervous about how 'scary' it is - i like a good vampire movie, don't mind a lot of violence, but there's a certain kind of horror that i can't watch (movies like 'the ring', that sort of thing), so what level of 'horror' would you put it at, chronic?
chronic
old and in the way
It's not the type of horror film where you sit anticipating something bizarre and shocking to happen at any moment, if that's what you mean. It's more of a love story between two 12-year-olds (though she's been 12 for a long time) than a horror movie. There are moments of gore, though most are not especially extreme by todays standards. The review I linked to gives a better synopsis of the film than I can. The final shot on the train is brilliant and subtly explains just why a prominent character who dies earlier in the film does what he does.
See it... I think you'll like it.
See it... I think you'll like it.
justine
stop the penistry
that's exactly the answer i was looking for.
already heard today on the online-grapevine that an american remake is indeed underway.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/24/cloverfield-director-to-remake-let-the-right-one-in/
already heard today on the online-grapevine that an american remake is indeed underway.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/24/cloverfield-director-to-remake-let-the-right-one-in/
Watched 'Metropolis' last night. I haven't seen it since I was a kid. It's a bit overlong but worth watching just for the weirdness and some of the most iconic scenes in the history of cinema.
I was bored last night and decided to pick out 'Barton Fink' from my DVD collecion. I wonder if The Coen bros. read any Fante when making the film. Maybe...maybe not, but either way in remined me a lot of 'Dreams from Bunker Hill'.
Gotta love John Goodman too. I also watched a weird film with Bill Murray in set in England. I love Bill Murray too.
There's something about them both, no matter how shitty the film is that they're in (quite often) I always feel like watching it.
Gotta love John Goodman too. I also watched a weird film with Bill Murray in set in England. I love Bill Murray too.
There's something about them both, no matter how shitty the film is that they're in (quite often) I always feel like watching it.
I'd probably go for early 90s UK IDM, but I know where you're coming from.
mjp
Founding member
Yeah!
Those stupid old "classic" black and white movies should also be colorized. And maybe computer animated somehow. And probably, you know, like, rewritten for today's audience.
It's a silent movie anyway so I thought it was a fair point to raise, given (I think) the people watching it in movie theatres when it came out would have had music played by an organist or whatever, i.e. not what you hear when you watch the dvd. Also, quite a lot of the film has now been lost. So it's not like the original film even exists in full any more.
mjp
Founding member
Yeah, so why bother trying to preserve it or to experience it as it was meant to be seen, right? Fuck it. Remake! Remix!
Here's a thought - how about leaving what's done alone and creating something new?
I realize that 99.9% of Hollywood just laughed so hard that orange juice and little bits of cocaine came out of their noses, but give it a try, kids.
Here's a thought - how about leaving what's done alone and creating something new?
I realize that 99.9% of Hollywood just laughed so hard that orange juice and little bits of cocaine came out of their noses, but give it a try, kids.
Whoah there cowboy! I just don't think putting a new soundtrack on a silent movie would equate to the kind of artistic butchery you likened it to. I'm not a fan of remakes of classics etc. so I think we're probably both on the same page on that score (pardon the pun ;) ).
Will do, thanks.
Actually, I just wikied him and I think I've seen that or at least parts of it.
Actually, I just wikied him and I think I've seen that or at least parts of it.
justine
stop the penistry
saw The Wrestler last night, at yet another great old movie theatre. this one is about a 1min walk from our front door and yet somehow last night was the first time we'd been there (go figure). small in terms of seating, but huge screen, fantastic interior design, and COUCHES! so nice to be able to cuddle up to my 'sweetheart' while watching a movie.
as for the movie itself: amazingly believable performance from mickey rourke, he was utterly perfect in this role and i can't imagine anyone else capable of pulling it off. he played it really subtly, which i appreciated. the best scenes are the ones WITHOUT marisa tomei/rachel evan woods: the parts that focused solely on randy's character and life were really genuine and understated and gritty, but the girl-stuff was just kind of... amateur? i'm not sure how else to describe. the performances in themselves were good, but the script/storyline wasn't right. i felt like the father-daughter thing was not well written at all: i think it would have worked much better if it had been played down way more and less overtly emotional and sentimental - i just didn't buy it at all. the same with the storyline involving the stripper: i think she should have been much less beautiful (tomei might be over 40, but she still has a body better than most, and the whole 'aged stripped' thing didn't work with her in the role, despite her great performance). those two elements were, in my opinion, the two things keeping this film from being one of the best i've seen.
as for the movie itself: amazingly believable performance from mickey rourke, he was utterly perfect in this role and i can't imagine anyone else capable of pulling it off. he played it really subtly, which i appreciated. the best scenes are the ones WITHOUT marisa tomei/rachel evan woods: the parts that focused solely on randy's character and life were really genuine and understated and gritty, but the girl-stuff was just kind of... amateur? i'm not sure how else to describe. the performances in themselves were good, but the script/storyline wasn't right. i felt like the father-daughter thing was not well written at all: i think it would have worked much better if it had been played down way more and less overtly emotional and sentimental - i just didn't buy it at all. the same with the storyline involving the stripper: i think she should have been much less beautiful (tomei might be over 40, but she still has a body better than most, and the whole 'aged stripped' thing didn't work with her in the role, despite her great performance). those two elements were, in my opinion, the two things keeping this film from being one of the best i've seen.
I watched the early John Woo Hong Kong flick 'A Better Tomorrow' last night. Great film, even if it's a bit dated.
Just sat here watching 'For All Mankind'. Some of the footage is absolutely crazy, it really is.
chronic
old and in the way
Just watched Monterey Pop for about the fiftieth time. As a film, okay. As a document, outstanding.
Starring Dwayne Johnson as the protagonist and Brad Pitt as the Nosferatu monster.