whats the last film you watched? [Archive] - Page 21 -

MaD dOctoR

14-06-2008, 22:51

Me, when he loses his identity. There was no point of him being in the film, he was just a random thing. Silent Hill was excellent though, apart for Sean Beans parts anyway, went to see it 3 times!
remember though it's not Pyramid Head, it's Red Pyramid, so I'm not sure if they are going to change it in the next film (if they even have him show up) doesn't really matter though, as it was perfectly fine in the first film...

loses his Identity? ;) I'm not sure what you mean by that...as he doesn't really have one...in fact he's one of many...

As you know the Sean Bean scenes were written in due to the original script only having female characters, I think it explained a lot to people who have never even heard of Silent Hill before...even if they didn't really understand the films setting.

(the only bit in the film I didn't like, was the bit with the explanation of what had happened, it was the only part that didn't need to be there...or...could have been done better, or even been shorter) still love the film, just hope they keep it up for the next installment. ***bites nails*** until 2010 :eek:

dOc

Peter Jeffery

15-06-2008, 14:16

Intended watching 'Mr + Mrs Smith' on C4 for the first 15 minutes or so to see if it was worth getting cheap on DVD. Five minutes later - ker-lick! That's quite enough of that rubbish thank you. The film simply has Brangelina playing, well, Brangelina. No characters as such just two Heat / Hello regulars wandering about but then I guess that's the attraction for the films target audience. Bizarre.

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You should have given it a bit more time. I don't think that the SM scene is in the first 15 minutes -- and certainly not the quality of mindless mayhem which bestows upon the film its charm. :)

Don't forget that the cheap DVD gives you the option of skipping to the best bits.:) :) :)

softlad

15-06-2008, 15:13

You should have given it a bit more time. I don't think that the SM scene is in the first 15 minutes -- and certainly not the quality of mindless mayhem which bestows upon the film its charm. :)
Don't forget that the cheap DVD gives you the option of skipping to the best bits.:) :) :)There's a Region 1 Unrated version (http://www.play.com/DVD/Region_1/4-/1012462/Mr-Mrs-Smith/Product.html) apparently - might be right up your street Pete.

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MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 15:42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._&_Mrs._Smith_(2005_film)

dOc

Ooh.La.Lisa

15-06-2008, 17:03

The Elephant Man yesterday.
Everyone kept telling me what a beautiful film it was, so I gave it a go.
I found his looks really disturbing, and I couldn't get passed it, so I didn't really like it.

softlad

15-06-2008, 17:32

*****
~~~~~ softlad Review Of The Month~~~~~

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LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 17:56

The Elephant Man yesterday.
Everyone kept telling me what a beautiful film it was, so I gave it a go.
I found his looks really disturbing, and I couldn't get passed it, so I didn't really like it.

What's really disturbing is that its totally true,even though its set in the victorian era and Mr Merrick was found in a freak show,today we have Big Brother masquarading as a freak show!!

corvina

15-06-2008, 17:56

mein eigenes ha ha ha..

kommen Sie heran es ist ein trojanisches Pferd .. Sie können mich in meine Ecke stossen.. ... :p

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 18:34

The Elephant Man yesterday.
Everyone kept telling me what a beautiful film it was, so I gave it a go.
I found his looks really disturbing, and I couldn't get passed it, so I didn't really like it.
yeah that Sylvester Stallone lip does make him look ugly...:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

15796

dOc

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 18:43

At least John Merrick didn't look as bad as Jackie Stallone :eek:

Romer

15-06-2008, 18:52

eraserhead

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:01

Its years since I've seen eraserhead,I think once is enough,especially the deformed baby kept in the cupboard.David Lynch is one warped director,though the Elephant Man is probably his best film

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:06

Talking off the elephant man and Anthony Hopkins,watched Hannibal again last night "I'm seriously considering eating your wife":eek:

Romer

15-06-2008, 19:06

eraserhead is one of my favourite films.. I have watched it many times.
To me its like einsturzende neubauten music.. in film form

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:09

erasurehead
Erasurehead? don't think I've seen that...I bet the soundtrack was pretty good though...;););););)

:D:D:D:D

dOc

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:09

The background noise in Eraserhead is like einsturzende neubauten music imho.Have you ever had a weird dream/nightmare like eraserhead?To me thats the best way to describe the film,a very surreal dream

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:15

Doc,check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTpsnZkR2rM

Peter Jeffery

15-06-2008, 19:17

There's a Region 1 Unrated version (http://www.play.com/DVD/Region_1/4-/1012462/Mr-Mrs-Smith/Product.html) apparently - might be right up your street Pete.

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Except that I've never got my head around removing regional coding from DVD players. :(

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:23

Except that I've never got my head around removing regional coding from DVD players. :(
what DVD player model do you have, most of them have region hack codes...:D you can get one of those argos DVD players for £30 which have them too :D

if you post your DVD make and Model number I'll have a look and see if there are any codes you could try out.

dOc

Peter Jeffery

15-06-2008, 19:27

Thanks Doc... I've got a Ferguson portable and a Panasonic recorder -- my Sony laptop also plays DVDs. I'll look for the model numbers.

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:28

Doc,check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTpsnZkR2rM
;););););););)

but that's Eraserhead...where is Erasurehead?

:D

dOc

Peter Jeffery

15-06-2008, 19:29

Isn't Erasurehead a band?

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:37

I just assumed he spelt it wrong,surely he wouldnt be dumb enough to have Arnie's Erasurehead as his favourite.Unless Erasurehead is "Erasure's" gay lead singer Andy Bell's man-fest :eek:

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:37

Isn't Erasurehead a band?
the first part is...the second part...well...that's what Hugh Grant was caught having in his car (wow...that's an old joke :eek:)

EDIT: I really didn't expect this joke to go on for this long :eek:

dOc

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:41

I just assumed he spelt it wrong,surely he wouldnt be dumb enough to have Arnie's Erasurehead as his favourite.Unless Erasurehead is "Erasure's" gay lead singer Andy Bell's man-fest :eek:
Arnie's...Eraser...

I can't seem to stop doing that today...

(I quite liked that film...big Crocodiles, big guns...Vanessa Williams :))

dOc

LUCKYBOY

15-06-2008, 19:47

Where art tho' Romer,surely you meant "Eraserhead"!!!

RubySlipper

15-06-2008, 19:52

ultra violet.
it's hot. milla <3

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 19:57

ultra violet.
it's hot. milla <3
***wraps tape around mouth***
mmmmmfffff mfmfmfnotfmfmmfffmthatfmfmfuckingmm
mfmfmfmmfmmfmfmmmshitffmfmfmfmffilm mfmfmfmf
mfmfmmfffmfmfmfmmfmfmfmfmmf mfmfmfmfmfmmfm
***removes tape***

dOc

RubySlipper

15-06-2008, 20:05

***wraps tape around mouth***
mmmmmfffff mfmfmfnotfmfmmfffmthatfmfmfuckingmm
mfmfmfmmfmmfmfmmmshitffmfmfmfmffilm mfmfmfmf
mfmfmmfffmfmfmfmmfmfmfmfmmf mfmfmfmfmfmmfm
***removes tape***

dOc

it's not bad, if you concentrate on milla.
mmmmmmmmilla.

The Carpathian

15-06-2008, 20:54

it's not bad, if you concentrate on milla.
mmmmmmmmilla.

WORD!
..........

rewak

15-06-2008, 20:59

I want them to release the directors cut, the proper one, thats supposedly a lot better.

The Carpathian

15-06-2008, 21:01

I want them to release the directors cut, the proper one, thats supposedly a lot better.

Does it have more Milla in then? :D

MaD dOctoR

15-06-2008, 21:03

the only thing that could make that film better...is none existence :D

(not to be confused with eXistenZ...which is a good film)

dOc

rewak

15-06-2008, 21:08

Does it have more Milla in then? :D

Apparently, 2 hours it was supposed to have lasted before the studio got their mits on it. It's funny that when studios edit things down they always turn out shit, isn't it?

http://www.equilibriumfans.com/Ultraviolet_Rough_Cut.htm

Romer

15-06-2008, 22:11

Where art tho' Romer,surely you meant "Eraserhead"!!!

course I meant Eraserhead !!!! but a vodka fuelled camp as christmas weekend had me a tad andy bell .... and you all knew damned well what I meant... ooooo ... jesus... cheers ,clink.. meanders off to pour another . :p at least Im intelligent when Im sober....

The Carpathian

15-06-2008, 22:14

eraserhead is one of my favourite films.. I have watched it many times.
To me its like einsturzende neubauten music.. in film form

I watched it once many, many moons ago......my brain was so traumatised that it wiped the memory of it afterwards. My only way is to see it again and I'm not sure if I want to and do want to....both at the same time.

Romer

15-06-2008, 22:17

The Carpathian

15-06-2008, 22:19

Hi Carpy.. it is a little like the way some people respond to EN at first .. there is so much there to feel and hear after a second watch.. anyways also thanks for jewels .. a great collection of the good bits.. x

I'll give it another go then !

Stick a post in "Listening" about Jewels - I'm curious which ones you like as it's pretty varied :)

Romer

15-06-2008, 22:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRpEji5aUwQ&feature=related

3 mins in is so EN. sorta industrial sounds explanation . not everyone likes en or gets it.. ditto eraserhead .

Saizo

16-06-2008, 01:41

This is a bit of a two parter...

Part 1
Watched 3/4 of "I Know Who Killed Me" which wasn't bad so I ended up putting it on my Netflix list.

Part 2
I just saw "The Happening". I truly believe it is M. Night Shyamalan's unofficial comedy/thriller. Its definitely a thriller but you just didn't expect to laugh while watching the movie. Zooey Deschanel was hilarious. I just loved her dead-pan looks in some scenes. I gotta catch her on tour performing in her band She and Him.
Anyway, if you plan to watch the film do yourself a favor - forget thinking about extra-terrestrials. I assume the film's one liner in the script was: "Mother Earth is pissed and wants her planet back!" There you go.

VisualFallacy

16-06-2008, 07:28

I watched Superbad last night, it made me angry mostly just because it was full of those annoying moments where you just think "ARGH just get on with it and do the sensible thing" but then I did laugh a fair bit and nearly vomited at the period trouser bit hahaha.

On the Ultraviolet debate... it doesn't matter how hot Milla is, that film sucks big time.

Komet_16

16-06-2008, 08:50

"Der unheimliche Mönch" - "The creepy munch"
A typical Edgar Wallace film set up in a creepy castle where a munch appears out of the nothing and breaks his victims the neck with a whip with a small lead ball at the end. Snap and he's dead.
Of course there's a fortune to inherit. Very funny, the creepy munch was the chief of a white slave ring who kidnapped girls from the boarding school he worked at as a kind of butler. :D I love this Edgar Wallace films with the masked murderers. :D

Trevor

16-06-2008, 08:58

ok i jsut looked at the last two posts, so i have no idea what the ultra viloet debate is, but what you guys need to notice if you are ever forced to watch it again, is how wierdly airbrushed she is, i thought it was just an effect they did for that movie, but i noticed it on the last resident evil movie too, but only for the closeups, so for the far away shots you can see she is all puffy eyed and ragged, but then up close cover girl smooth( i am talking digitally airbrushed ontop of the film, not airbrushed makeup) its fuckin weird and distracting!

VisualFallacy

16-06-2008, 09:27

I am never watching that film again to notice such a bizarre thing. I'll take your word for it.

The Carpathian

16-06-2008, 09:30

On the Ultraviolet debate... it doesn't matter how hot Milla is...........

Can I stop you right there and get you to check what you've written ! :p

Trevor

16-06-2008, 09:32

do take my word for it , but if you have to see resident evil ( which i hope you dont) make sure you check that out too

VisualFallacy

16-06-2008, 09:32

Unfortunately her beauty does not outweigh the RUBBISH that this film is...

I was too confused and wondering what the hell was going on to pay enough attention to her, if I focussed on her for a mere split second then the whole film went out the window, and there's nothing that infuriates me more than when I can't understand a film.

Trevor

16-06-2008, 09:32

VisualFallacy

16-06-2008, 09:44

I shall keep an eye open for it. I wanted to ask about a film I sky +'d at the weekend to see if anyone had seen it but I've forgotten what it was now haha!

ETA, I remember now, it's One Missed Call, a Takashi Miike film, has anyone seen it/is it any good/worth watching?

The Carpathian

16-06-2008, 09:46

have you guys seen the movie " the fountain" with hugh jackman and rachel wiez? i am not a hugh fan, but man that movie is so sad...definetly worth a watch, and rachel is fucking beautiful and will melt your heart

I really want to - it's an another Aronofsky film with a Clint Mansell soundtrack so in my books that makes it a must see......

Trevor

16-06-2008, 09:47

ugh that clint mansell and the cronos quartet i believe, TRUELY awesome soundtrack during the film, the music alone makes you misty

The Carpathian

16-06-2008, 10:25

ugh that clint mansell and the cronos quartet i believe, TRUELY awesome soundtrack during the film, the music alone makes you misty

I know what you mean - the main coda for the music in "Requiem For A Dream" stays with you pretty much for ever - I can hear it note for note in my head as I'm typing this. Considering Mansell's start in PWEI he's really nailed the soundtrack lark - "PI" had a cracking one too, though in a different chaotic techno way.

softlad

16-06-2008, 10:35

have you guys seen the movie " the fountain" with hugh jackman and rachel wiez? i am not a hugh fan, but man that movie is so sad...definetly worth a watch, and rachel is fucking beautiful and will melt your heartI've got that sitting unopened on Blu-ray and I can't seem to find a mood where I want to sit down and watch it. Eventually getting the movie made at all is an interesting story apparently...

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Saizo

16-06-2008, 12:18

One Missed Call, a Takashi Miike film, has anyone seen it/is it any good/worth watching?

Yes. Watch this original Japanese version first before watching the re-make that was released late last year. Miike is a master.

VisualFallacy

16-06-2008, 12:22

noted! I had a little read on the internet and most people said it wasn't worth it but I'll keep it on there and if I get a free few hours then I'll sit down with some popcorn!

Saizo

17-06-2008, 02:28

Peter Jeffery

17-06-2008, 09:01

EDIT: I really didn't expect this joke to go on for this long :eek:

dOc

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :D

MaD dOctoR

17-06-2008, 11:45

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :D
nice :D:D:D:D:D:D

dOc

rewak

20-06-2008, 02:13

Peter Jeffery

20-06-2008, 09:53

I watched Gia on Tuesday night. I found myself identifying with Linda and kept thinking don't she know not to fuck with drugs.

And on Wednesday night, I watched Kissing Jessica Stein. I so wanted them to end up as a couple, but knew (from the fact that it was approaching that conclusion too early) that they wouldn't. Awwwwwwww...

The Carpathian

20-06-2008, 10:10

Razor Blade Smile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa2o6TS-MPc)

It's cheap, trashy, pretty predictable, cheesy, so obviously fake. It's one of my favourite movies of all time :p Even if you hate it, it has Eileen Daly, you can't argue with that!

I had a pass to go to the UK première when it first came out, and would have met Eileen, but was struck down with flu !!

Love the film though - cheesy as hell but a great romp. My mind recalls the tennis court shoot-out as a particular highlight :D

MaD dOctoR

20-06-2008, 13:56

Came back from watching "The Incredible Hulk". Nice re-make. It really sets itself up for bigger better things in the Marvel universe (yes!).

Get ready for the following Marvel properties over the next four years:

- Wolverine
- Captain America
- The Avengers
- an Iron Man sequel
- a Spider-Man sequel
hmmm I did post about this...no idea where it's gone :eek:

anyway, what I said was, great film, totally obliterates the Ang Lee film in a big "HULK SMASH" kinda way...(I liked Eric Bana though, he was pretty good in the role) but enough about that film...

the whole idea of this film (including Iron Man and future releases) is that they are trying to stay as close to the original ideas as possible, this one mostly taking from the Bill Bixby TV series (a cameo (if you can call it that) nicely included at the start of the film) and the Cartoon series...and of course the comics.

there were a couple of problems with the film though...one would be casting Liv Tyler...the woman can't act...every scene with her in was just...eh...for me, she really brought the film down...

the next part would be (not to spoil it for people...) the end battle...there's a part in it where you just think..."why?...why would you do that?" but yeah...I know...why...;)

much better than Iron Man, Edward Norton is excellent as Bruce Banner, and William Hurt is pretty well cast as the general...and Tim Roth...brilliant :D.

can't wait for more...though...having witnessed the teaser trailer for the new Punisher film...:( kinda makes me a little bit mad...Ray Stevenson...not a good choice in my book...going on overall film look...I'd still have to say that the old Dolph Lundgren version still looks more like a Punisher film...even the though it was never that great...I hope I'm wrong...I really do...:(

http://www.punisherthemovie.com/

dOc

rewak

20-06-2008, 20:58

I had a pass to go to the UK première when it first came out, and would have met Eileen, but was struck down with flu !!

Love the film though - cheesy as hell but a great romp. My mind recalls the tennis court shoot-out as a particular highlight :D

Bummer! I'd have loved to have seen it on the big screen, and to meet Eileen! She has a band you know, The Courtesans (http://www.myspace.com/thecourtisans), that play live at times. You could meet her at a gig :)

Ah yes the tennis court scene. First time i actually heard about the film was a clip of that being played on OutThere (hosted by the lovely Emily Bouff!).

rewak

21-06-2008, 04:29

For the sweet love of god, NO!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Darko

MaD dOctoR

21-06-2008, 11:51

For the sweet love of god, NO!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Darko
don't be like that until you know what it looks like...

I loved the first film...not sure what to expect from a 2nd...hope it turns out good.

dOc

Ooh.La.Lisa

21-06-2008, 14:36

Chocobo

21-06-2008, 14:47

"Girl, Interuppted" - had no idea Angelina Jolie could act so well.

DaybreakDreamer

21-06-2008, 15:42

Well I finally got round to watching No Country For Old Men the other night, and yes dark is one word you could use to describe it!:D If you haven't seen it yet would highly recommend it, though I did think the ending was slightly disappointing:confused:

MaD dOctoR

22-06-2008, 02:48

I did think the ending was slightly disappointing:confused:
disappointing is a mild word to use for it...:(

dOc

Peter Jeffery

22-06-2008, 08:37

O Brother Where Art Thou ?

Quite good, but near the end I kept thinking "okay, this is the end" and then it went on and then "this is must be the end" and it went on again. Happened about four times :D

Yes, Lisa -- I think that quite good describes O Brother Where Art Thou? very well. When I finished watching it, I was less impressed than I'd been earlier in the film. I heard somewhere that the soundtrack CD was a bigger hit than the film.:rolleyes:

The last film I watched was Psychomania on BBC4 last night. Spectacularly silly -- and really enjoyable.

rewak

22-06-2008, 09:09

I NEED HELP

I'm looking for a film, a short film actually, i have a feeling if anyone here knows it, it'll be Carpy, but i'll ask generally. It was this thing broadcast ages ago on Channel 4. It's a foreign animation about this old man and his cat who live on the sea, and in a sort of other world. Time is all slow there, and the sea is green and almost looks like its made of glass. They see a whale jumping through the sea at one point with other people and it takes days to happen for them. At the end of the film, it goes to a nearby boat and a little boy looking through binoculars says something like "There! A whale jumped, just for a second!" It was so cool, but i cannot for the life of me remember the name of it! Ring any bells with anyone?

The Carpathian

22-06-2008, 09:29

It doesn't ring bells but it sounds good - will have a search for you a bit later on!

softlad

23-06-2008, 00:10

Just say 'No!" kids!

Haven't had one of thoses for ages!

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rewak

23-06-2008, 02:22

I really wish i could remember the name of it, it was really beautifully animated.

Anyway, right now i'm watching Razor Blade Smile, again, this time with the commentary with Jake West and Eileen Daly :)

rewak

23-06-2008, 07:15

Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle

I watched 2 films in one night

cette fille

23-06-2008, 08:40

jeux d'enfants

it was lovely!

Mister_G

23-06-2008, 13:53

Finally went to see Sex and The City yesterday, oh my God, and ...

I was a little disappointed. :confused:
Maybe I was looking forward to it way too much and therefor the movie couldn't live up to my expectations. Or maybe I am not the only one who felt like it was a bit unnecessary to make the film, at least with that storyline. I don't know ...

Still: Samantha kicked ass, and I like some good nostalgia every now and then, so it wasn't all bad I guess.

The Carpathian

23-06-2008, 14:01

Anyway, right now i'm watching Razor Blade Smile, again, this time with the commentary with Jake West and Eileen Daly :)

I've still never done that - are they in the same room or were they recorded separately and spliced together, as happens sometimes?

MaD dOctoR

23-06-2008, 19:09

The Ruins

decent film...if you can get past the...not awful...but not great...CGI...I won't spoil what the CGI is used for...;)...unless you've read what it's about already of course...I loved the line "we've got to cut them off" and then what follows after that :eek:

gives you one cautionary thought when going to a place you know nothing about...don't go looking for a phone...;)

and then secondly...Shutter

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL film...again my favourite line from this film being..."My boyfriend works for a spirit photography magazine" ;) that's almost as bad as the line from the Da Vinci Code "I've got to get to a library...fast!" ;)

anyway...I digress...AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL film...Rachael Taylor is quite lovely though :p:p:p

dOc

DaybreakDreamer

23-06-2008, 19:16

disappointing is a mild word to use for it...:(

dOc

What word would you use then? :D Must admit there were a couple of other bits about the film too which were a bit :rolleyes: without giving too much away for those who are yet to see it. Couple of instances were I was shouting at the TV screen in a why did he go and do that fucking idiot type of way! Rule one never go back!!!

MaD dOctoR

23-06-2008, 19:29

What word would you use then? :D Must admit there were a couple of other bits about the film too which were a bit :rolleyes: without giving too much away for those who are yet to see it. Couple of instances were I was shouting at the TV screen in a why did he go and do that fucking idiot type of way! Rule one never go back!!!
rule 2...never employ Tommy Lee Jones as a lead...ever...ever

and yes there were many MANY other parts that were those kind of parts where you think..."no no no no no no no...idiot" but they would have been forgivable if it wasn't for...that ending...;)

dOc

rewak

24-06-2008, 01:31

I've still never done that - are they in the same room or were they recorded separately and spliced together, as happens sometimes?

The same room which is good :) I was never a fan of the spliced together kind, usually you end up getting the same comment from 5 different people!

MaD dOctoR

24-06-2008, 02:06

The same room which is good :) I was never a fan of the spliced together kind, usually you end up getting the same comment from 5 different people!
the best commentary I've ever heard was on "Cannibal The Musical"

probably because they all seem to be pissed

The Trapper Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xKl0e8jALY&feature=related)

:D:D:D:D:D

dOc

RubySlipper

25-06-2008, 20:33

MaD dOctoR

25-06-2008, 21:15

in true peter griffin watching "failure to launch" style, i just watched a whole thirty minutes of "snakes on a plane." DONE.
i still feel cheated, and as though i have wasted that section of my life. and it's put me off ever eating again.
tis quite bad int it :(

"I've had it with these mutherfuckin' snakes on this mutherfuckin' plane"

I think most of the audience has that running through there minds as they watched it...I know I did...

dOc

rewak

26-06-2008, 13:00

Scream

Did you know the first 2 films on DVD aren't anamorphic, and you cant seek through the 3rd one? Such sucky DVD authoring. What sucks more is the 2nd has an anamorphic menu!

Komet_16

26-06-2008, 13:04

MaD dOctoR

26-06-2008, 14:23

Scream

Did you know the first 2 films on DVD aren't anamorphic, and you cant seek through the 3rd one? Such sucky DVD authoring. What sucks more is the 2nd has an anamorphic menu!
is that the box set, or the single dvd's?

I know the single dvd's came out before the anamorphic view was widely used, I would have thought it would have been rectified in the box set...

I got the 3rd movie on R1...so I don't think I have a problem with scanning through...

but then some dvd players wont let you view certain parts of a dvd...depending on how the dvd was made, and how good the dvd's laser is.

I have ***counts in head...trying to remember*** I think 7 (maybe 8) dvd players, all different makes in the house (including ps2 and xbox360 and pc), and some play everything but I find the cheaper the dvd player is, you'll have problems with menus and that type of stuff...the cheaper dvd lasers don't seem very good for dual layers...but it's only certain dvd's.

but then, I always have a back up player...:D

dOc

rewak

26-06-2008, 14:40

The single DVD's (re-release ones with special features), but the ones in the boxset are the same i think (same print on the DVD from the picture i've seen though)

MaD dOctoR

26-06-2008, 14:54

The single DVD's (re-release ones with special features), but the ones in the boxset are the same i think (same print on the DVD from the picture i've seen though)
a good site to check http://www.dvdcompare.net/index.php

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=201
says the best version is the German R2 release unrated directors cut, and anamorphic transfer.

and for BOX SET it's R1 due to the amount of extras and ratio's

shame...I was going to replace the old single discs with the the trilogy at some stage...now I have no idea what to do...hmmm guess it'll be the R1 box set...if I can be bothered ;)...but then they'll probably be out on Blu Ray by the time I can spend any dosh on them :D

dOc

rewak

26-06-2008, 15:18

I don't wanna re-buy them :p I'm surprised they haven't be re-released on some HD format yet.

Sartori

26-06-2008, 15:28

The Happening
The film was quite trashy and some things didn't make any sense. At least we had the whole movie room for us. Nobody else was coming (might have been a sign how bad the film actually was). ;)
Saw it this afternoon , apart from two unemployed chav couples the cinema was empty for me as well , same review as above .

MaD dOctoR

26-06-2008, 16:00

Saw it this afternoon , apart from two unemployed chav couples the cinema was empty for me as well , same review as above .
they might not have been chav's...they may have just came from the gym...or were on their way to the gym...

dOc

Sartori

26-06-2008, 16:10

1.nah , they had enough shit jewellery on to look like a walking Ratners store .
2.the females had hair tied back so hard , they were wearing beards
3.the second the got off their seats they got their mobiles out
4.they had the audacity to bring crisps into the cinema , I almost called the Police , I`ll have you know

MaD dOctoR

26-06-2008, 16:24

on 4. crisps are not as bad as fucking bags of starburst...which the cinemas sell...why sell something that makes so much noise...and need a spotlight so you can see where the seam is to open each individual sweet...and it's always someone sitting behind you inline with your ears...ruffle ruffle tear tear...

and 3...they didn't have them out during the film :eek: usually they're having full conversations...
where are these polite chavs you speak of :D

dOc

Sartori

26-06-2008, 16:30

and 3...they didn't have them out during the film :eek: usually they're having full conversations...
where are these polite chavs you speak of :D

dOc

The fuckers were to busy talking to each other , explaining what was going to the thicker of the pair . There needs to be special "hard of thinking" subtitles for them I propose .

MaD dOctoR

26-06-2008, 16:36

The fuckers were to busy talking to each other , explaining what was going to the thicker of the pair . There needs to be special "hard of thinking" subtitles for them I propose .
well...at least it was keeping in context with the film then...:D

dOc

Danni

26-06-2008, 23:51

I saw Teeth tonight
HILARIOUS

wilmorjac

27-06-2008, 00:18

had to watch Crash as homework.

Firewings

27-06-2008, 08:26

Gone with the wind

Scarlet, you're such a twat, you deserved your crappy life!

§úβ-нù(¥)ªή

27-06-2008, 19:00

I'm in the middle of a Super Milk-chan marathon. Found it on Amazon for supah cheap.

Yay, let's go eat sushi or something.

MaD dOctoR

27-06-2008, 23:20

Wanted

surprisingly good, and has one of the best man goes mental in office scenes ever "Fuck You" :D

dOc

Firewings

28-06-2008, 09:40

Yesterday I watched three films in a row:

A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick but is it necessary to be mentionned?
Human Nature (Michel Gondry)
Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky) with the extra yummy Jared Leto

Laura

30-06-2008, 08:54

I saw wanted last night too... needed to escape from the footie (sorry!) and that was the perfect way. Got more excited about the X files trailer than anything else as i am a big geek and i LOVE it!

Meant i missed watching Glasto but will try to catch up with Frapp news on that front today :)

x

Peter Jeffery

30-06-2008, 18:27

Duck Soup -- the Marx Brothers classic. Age has not withered it.

RubySlipper

30-06-2008, 20:09

Pecker!
I saw it a few years ago, and I liked it, but now I see an ameteur photographer who works in a sandwich shop who gets a show in NYC to which Cindy Sherman shows up... squee!!! It gave me hope :¬)

frappe

30-06-2008, 20:50

no country for old men...creepy

MaD dOctoR

30-06-2008, 21:31

I saw wanted last night too...
makes you want to smack someone with a keyboard doesn't it :D

dOc

Holy Owl

30-06-2008, 22:07

Bubba Ho-Tep
What a great film!
Highly recommended!
http://www.e-m-s.de/cover-large/bubba_hotep.jpg

MaD dOctoR

30-06-2008, 22:31

Bubba Ho-Tep
What a great film!
Highly recommended!
http://www.e-m-s.de/cover-large/bubba_hotep.jpg
Bruce Campbell is always good

dOc

Holy Owl

30-06-2008, 22:37

Don´t fuck with The King ! :)

Nightwing

01-07-2008, 19:07

Nightwing

01-07-2008, 19:15

Bruce Campbell is always good

dOc

I can't wait for my name is Bruce! Written by Mark Verheiden

speaken of the king I have this above my comp

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/large/71711.jpg

Nightwing

01-07-2008, 19:24

Wanted

surprisingly good, and has one of the best man goes mental in office scenes ever "Fuck You" :D

dOc

you should check out the comic that the film is VERY LOOSLEY based on:

Wes is based on eminem and Deadshot
The fox is based on Catwoman and depicted as Halle barry

all villains are based on superman of batman villains:

Mr Rictus is based on The Joker
Brain Box, based on Brainiac
The Imp, based on Mr. Mxyzptlk
Fuckwit, based on Bizarro
Sucker, based on Parasite
Doll-Master, based on Toymam

The Avian, based on The Penguin
The Frightener, based on The Scarecrow
The Puzzler, based on The Riddler
Shithead, based on Clayface
Deadly Nightshade, based on Poison Ivy Johnny Two-Dicks, based on Two Face and Ventriloquist
The Mad March Hare, based on The Mad Hatter

Keith

01-07-2008, 21:03

saw female agents this morning - great film, but crappy english title. Should be called Women of the Shadows of translated properly

French film starring the gorgeous Spohie Marceau set in WWII about french women resistance fighter. what's really good about it, is that it shows the humanity of the germans, and the frailty of the resistance

Based on true life

I'm hoping to see that soon.

Managed to see a good documentary film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week - Order of Myths.

It's about the Mardi Gras/Carnival in Mobile, Alabama - the oldest in the USA. Very gently, it reveals how this remains a bastion of segregation in that city with separate events run by black people and white people. There are signs that things are changing however and it was an engrossing and uplifting film. They had the director and two of the main protagonists for a Q&A afterwards which was the icing on the cake.

Peter Jeffery

01-07-2008, 23:26

Bring It On -- In It To Win It. The 4th film in the series. Not bad, I think. In order of quality, I'd say that the Bring It On films fall into this order: 1, 3, 4, 2. Mind, anyone who dislikes seeing fit young women leaping about and flashing their gym knickers is probably best advised to avoid the entire series.

softlad

01-07-2008, 23:51

*mental note - search for 'bring it on' box set, probably not best 'secondhand' though*

Peter, got Mr & Mrs Smith for £2.50 inc. P&P off eBay. Still to watch it though..... Are you 100% sure Angelina Jolie gets her baps out to an almost, but not quite, tiresome degree? I mean £2.50 - I could have bought a packet of Tunnock Caramel Wafers and Tea Cakes for that!

This way to softlad - The Blog! (http://iamsoftlad.blogspot.com/)

Peter Jeffery

02-07-2008, 12:35

I'm afraid, Mr Softlad, that -- if you want to see Angelina getting her baps out to an almost, but not quite, tiresome degree -- the film you want is Gia not Mr & Mrs Smith. In Mr & Mrs Smith you do get to see Ms Jolie in a charming, and rather lovely, SM/fetish outfit.

The best of the Bring It On films is the first one (called, simply, Bring It On) -- which has both Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku leaping about in cheerleader outfits.

Sartori

02-07-2008, 13:21

Wanted

surprisingly good, and has one of the best man goes mental in office scenes ever "Fuck You" :D

dOc

Saw it this morning , most excellent film twas

Mister_G

03-07-2008, 12:06

Tristan and Isolde.

it reminded me of that movie, First Knight, with Sean Connery and Richard Gere - but much better, with more beautiful costumes and scenery.

Tristan annoyed me though. Okay, we got it, his heart was broken and what not, but there are other ways to express a broken heart other than looking as if he constantly had to throw up. Unless that really was so, of course, but I think not.

bibs11

03-07-2008, 13:32

Taxi driver

I'd never seen it before.

Peter Jeffery

03-07-2008, 14:08

RubySlipper

03-07-2008, 21:46

O HEY U GUISE! (rewak cover your eyes)

Was watching Hard Candy yesterday, was absolutely loving it, loved how it was so closely filmed and really intimate it was, the colours and everything had been beautifully put together.
However, I stopped it at the erm... snippy-snippy part. can anyone tell me what it's like before i carry on watching it?

Thank ya in advance! xxx

The Carpathian

03-07-2008, 21:56

rewak

03-07-2008, 21:57

Seriously, carry on! It's just soooooo goooooooood!

Holy Owl

03-07-2008, 22:32

Tokyo Drift ... lame.
Very lame...
Bought the Steelbook with all 3 films at amazon because of special offer ^^

Peter Jeffery

04-07-2008, 11:54

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

I notice that it was scripted by Brian Clemens -- the mastermind of The Avengers. The part of the girl (well, all of the parts of the girl) was/were played by Caroline Munro whom a few of you may remember from the Lamb's Rum adverts.

As just a whiff of gossip -- Caroline Munro didn't appear in many films, but the other one that comes to mind is Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter. Captain Kronos was co-produced, directed and scripted by Brian Clemens. Not that I'm implying any non-professional connection between Ms Munro and Mr Clemens. It just makes me wonder.

I wonder whether Ms Munro ever appeared in The Avengers.

Having been reminded of it by this, I watched Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter last night. I've had the DVD for ages, but hadn't previously watched it. (And I missed it at the cinema, too.) I enjoyed it, although (for whatever reason) some of the dialogue reminded my housemate of Hector's House. I said that the frog in Hector's House used to be a dead toad until a vampire stepped over her.

I couldn't understand why Captain Kronos left Caroline Munro behind at the end. Weird!

The reason I hadn't previous watched Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter may be that I bought it as part of a rather strange 5 DVD set. The other 4 films in the box are all very early (black and white) Hammer films (including Hammer's first two ventures into horror). Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is, of course, a very late Hammer film. If you're setting out to watch very early (black and white) Hammer films Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is not what you want to see. But it is, in its own right, worth watching (not least for the very lovely Ms Munro).

folklore

04-07-2008, 14:57

The trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still is up http://youtube.com/watch?v=xP1NVnLY_vU

I didn't know there was an original and this remake looks incredibllllyyyy boring.

Peter Jeffery

04-07-2008, 16:20

I didn't know there was a re-make.

The Carpathian

04-07-2008, 16:50

The trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still is up http://youtube.com/watch?v=xP1NVnLY_vU

I didn't know there was an original and this remake looks incredibllllyyyy boring.

{bangs head against wall}

Oh, good grief, not again?

Take a classic film, noted for it's dialogue and intelligent discussion of the futility of man's fight against man, and then swap it all around and change the whole tone/subject/story/pace of it all.....but keep the name. Why?! The original was a true one-off, with a lot set in the same location and a focus on one alien and one robot, leading to a tense stand off.

{shakes head and wanders off muttering about re-makes}

Peter Jeffery

04-07-2008, 17:10

And it's mentioned in the opening song of The Rocky Horrow Show

Michael Rennie was ill
The day the earth stood still

While I know nothing of the remake, I agree with Carpy 100% about the original. I think it's a must-own DVD.

greenwell64

04-07-2008, 22:11

Crap; first I hear about the Shrinking Man redo, now this. 50's sci-fi is in a class by itself for it's mix of earnestness and somberness.

I just love it when Klattu says 'this earth of your's will be reduced to a burned out cinder.'

The Carpathian

04-07-2008, 22:13

I just love it when Klattu says 'this earth of your's will be reduced to a burned out cinder.'

Yeah, it's such a dumb line, really, but the way it's delivered means you know it's not a hollow threat.

greenwell64

04-07-2008, 22:26

Yeah, it's such a dumb line, really, but the way it's delivered means you know it's not a hollow threat.

There's an old 'industrial' tune that sampled bits from that movie; can't remember what it was.:confused:

MaD dOctoR

04-07-2008, 22:41

There's an old 'industrial' tune that sampled bits from that movie; can't remember what it was.:confused:
from wiki...so you know it's probably wrong...

but do any of these sound familiar...

Music
1969: The American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival) named their concert touring operation Gort Functions, Co. after the robot in the band's favorite science fiction film. Their bright yellow and black company logo with the likeness of Gort and the words "Klaatu Barada Nikkto" was seen on all of the band's equipment, as well as on their Lear jet wing tip tanks. Gort also made a miniature cameo appearance on the cover of the band's final studio album, Mardi Gras (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_%28album%29).
1972: On the album School's Out (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School%27s_Out_%28album%29) by Alice Cooper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper) the words are uttered at the end of the song "My Stars."
1974: While the line itself is not used, Ringo Starr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr) appears dressed as Klaatu coming out of his ship on the cover of Goodnight Vienna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight_Vienna).
1976: A group of Canadian session musicians called "Klaatu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_%28band%29)" releases their first album. The following year, a journalist starts the rumor that the band is actually The Beatles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) reunited under an assumed name.[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto#cite_note-11)
1991: the song "Come In Piece" was released by Doubting Thomas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubting_Thomas_%28Canadian_band%29) on their album The Infidel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Infidel). It contains samples (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29) from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, also the one from the scene where "klaatu barada nikto" is first spoken.
In the song "Rescue Me" by Bryan Ferry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Ferry) on his album Taxi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%28album%29). It contains samples (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29) from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
In the end of the song HMH2 (Horror Movie Hero 2) by the Pirate Band The Jolly Rogers on their album Cutlass, Cannon and Curves
Dead To Fall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_To_Fall) release their 4th full length album Are You Serious? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Serious%3F), which features a track called "The Future" about a man who goes into the future to save the world from a mechanical takeover. He wins the battle in the future by saying, "Klattu Anauj I Ram Barada Om Nikto." In reward, the man has an orb shoved into his head by the Mayor of the Future which contains the song "The Future" itself. The man takes this song back to the present time for all to enjoy.
2003: Belgium industrial band This Morn' Omina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Morn%27_Omina) uses the sample "klaatu barada nikto" in their song "The Immutable Sphere".I'd say it's probably that one in red...

dOc

greenwell64

04-07-2008, 22:45

from wiki...so you know it's probably wrong...

1991: the song "Come In Piece" was released by Doubting Thomas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubting_Thomas_%28Canadian_band%29) on their album The Infidel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Infidel). It contains samples (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29) from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, also the one from the scene where "klaatu barada nikto" is first spoken.[LIST]

dOc

That's the one!

The Carpathian

05-07-2008, 21:52

"PI" made my head hurt and my eyes bleed but I couldn't take my eyes off it.

"Requiem For A Dream" scarred me in such a way that it took a day or so to recover. I truly can't bring myself to watch it more than once every year or so.

I've just watched "The Fountain" and still have the remnants of tears on my cheeks. I've not cried so much during a film for a very long time. Oh my goodness, what a thing. I don't know if I understood it all but in a way I really don't care - it just is what it is and all the more beautiful for it. Extraordinary..........

bibs11

06-07-2008, 18:06

I watched Napoleon Dynamite lastnight.....really funny in a dry and weird kind of way.

softlad

06-07-2008, 18:36

'Blood Simple' - as good as I remember it being. The sort of film though that you feel ought to be watched on VHS. Award for the most outlandish audio commentary too. A hit.

This way to softlad - The Blog! (http://iamsoftlad.blogspot.com/)

hypomanicpanic

06-07-2008, 19:52

I just got done watching "Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix," AKA, "Child Actors Going Through Puberty Faster Than Characters."

MaD dOctoR

06-07-2008, 22:04

HANCOCK

surprisingly good, makes up for all the shite comic book/superhero films that have been awful over the past few years, and Charlize Theron...hummuna hummuna hummuna...:D:D:D:D:D

dOc

MaD dOctoR

06-07-2008, 22:06

I just got done watching "Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix," AKA, "Child Actors Going Through Puberty Faster Than Characters."
or "Just another 3 hours of your life you're not going to get back...and thanks for watching and making my shit stories make more money"

dOc

Nightwing

07-07-2008, 04:36

Nightwing

07-07-2008, 04:51

I'm a cybork, but that's OK

Comes from the director who made Oldboy and Lady vengance, But you could not get a MORE different film

If I had to compare this film, it would probably be one flew over the cuckoo's nest with a slight twist of the terminator

It is mostly a rom com about finding yourself though. If you liked eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, you'll like this

Only two thing slightly let it down: subtitles sometimes moved too fast, and it has a rather confusing ending. other than that, great film, with some hilarious moments!

Dreeke

07-07-2008, 08:48

Had an anime rush lately:

- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (brilliant - 9/10 for me)
- 5 Centimeters Per Second (also very very good - 8/10)
- Appleseed Ex Machina (great to look at, story only so so - 7/10)

Cervus

07-07-2008, 11:44

Dancer in the Dark.

I can't watch it too many times cause I find myself getting really upset and almost screaming at the telly when she is holding the gun. Wonderful but draining.

Ooh.La.Lisa

07-07-2008, 13:28

Awww, that film is soooooo heartbreaking, yet it's the best and most beautiful film I know!

I know it by heart because I've seen it so many times, but it still has me in tears every time.

Peter Jeffery

07-07-2008, 13:59

Too Many Crooks -- an old black & white British comedy featuring Terry Thomas. Hadn't seen it before, and it had me laughing out loud repeatedly

Nightwing

07-07-2008, 18:23

Dancer in the Dark.

I can't watch it too many times cause I find myself getting really upset and almost screaming at the telly when she is holding the gun. Wonderful but draining.

what did you make of dogville?

I just love that film!

caro

08-07-2008, 00:00

"Wall - e"

:eek:

OMG, it was incredibly touching, moving and distressing at the same time!!! Just a beautiful movie and it has an excellent animation. I know it's Disney but they did it well this time. I laughed, cried and at a time I was completely sick of humanity. It made me think about a lot of stuff. Mmmm...

oh, and "Get Smart"

All I can say is that Anne Hathaway looks absolutely gorgeous :D

rewak

16-07-2008, 09:50

Tideland

I dunno whether to like the film for its visual style, or to hate it because the plot made so little sense (and literally went of the rails at the end)

Mister_G

16-07-2008, 11:49

I watched some stupid Flemish film on tv, called

De Vlaschaard or something something.

The movie:
* was, as said, incredibly stupid
* had, like, no story what so ever
* and don't even get me started on the acting!

Can't believe the newspaper called this a 'masterpiece'. :confused:

Ooh.La.Lisa

18-07-2008, 19:35

Hahahaha! :D And the title didn't seem suspicious AT ALL ? ;)

Watched Shindler's List a couple of days back (yes, I do pick the pleasant ones when I'm on vacation ;))

The Carpathian

19-07-2008, 21:53

The Day The Earth Stood Still

1951, little or no action and still faaaaantastic.

Love that film very much indeed.

Nikki

19-07-2008, 22:11

Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone.

Strong Badinter

19-07-2008, 22:38

Mamma Mia!!
omg, i loved this movie. I loved how touched i got at parts, i even cried a little... but i loved the parts with "Gimme Gimme Gimme" like the beginning. the whole movie was amazing, i can't wait for it to be released on Blu-Ray. of the 3 other people i went with, i was the one who knew all the songs...which was weird.

Chocobo

19-07-2008, 23:02

Battle Royale. sooo wrong, but very entertaining - and GoGo from Kill Bill's in it as a bonus too :p

Peter Jeffery

19-07-2008, 23:18

Bram Stoker's Dracula -- only just finished watching it

GaryS

20-07-2008, 07:01

The Day The Earth Stood Still

1951, little or no action and still faaaaantastic.

Love that film very much indeed.

A classic,Sir :D .Just been watching Leon with Jean Reno

Peter Jeffery

20-07-2008, 14:40

The Day The Earth Stood Still

1951, little or no action and still faaaaantastic.

Love that film very much indeed.

A week or two back, I brought my The Day The Earth Stood Still DVD down from my bedroom to the living room ready for watching. But I haven't yet got round to watching it. :o

StillSaintSkank

20-07-2008, 18:05

Muriel's Wedding.

Fav. lines:

"Yeeeah, Nirvaaana."

"They're American!"

Keith

20-07-2008, 18:49

In Search of a Midnight Kiss.

An American indie film about two misanthropes seeking their true loves on New Year's Eve. They end up meeting on a blind date and wander about LA before........well, see it. It's a lovely little film. A lot like "Before Sunrise" but it has its own character and charm (and crude bits!).

Oh, and the character of Vivian is played by Sara Simmonds, who is absolutely stunning.:)

Komet_16

20-07-2008, 22:14

"Die blaue Hand" = The blue hand
Typical Edgar Wallace trash but very funny. :D

Peter Jeffery

22-07-2008, 18:18

Company of Wolves. I hadn't seen it before, but the film includes some proto-Frappian imagery. Worth catching.

Laura

25-07-2008, 09:33

Batman - The Dark Knight last night.

The Other Bolyn Girl the night before

Sweeny Todd the night before that...... its been a nice chilled out week... but ive been having really wierd dreams........
And i thought Batman was about an hour too long. Eek, sorry if eveeryone loves it!

hollywoodboi1

26-07-2008, 08:09

The Dark Knight - great movie, yes it's enough material for two movies. Still awsome movie.

Sleeping Beauty - my favorite Disney movie.

The Carpathian

26-07-2008, 20:09

For some reason I realised I'd not watched something, even though I'd had it for ages:-

16365

What a head fuck. It's just finished and my head is still in the film. Hard to explain but I now feel like I'm dreaming and my brain feels really messed up. Rewak, did you get that happening too? You just get pulled along and as fast as you're trying to make sense of it there's something else that comes along to take you again.

The scene where he has Paprika pinned like a butterfly and then his hand does what it does.........well, that's got to be one of the most disturbing 30secs I've seen in ages. Truly screwed up how sexualised he makes it seem.

{Shudders}

16366

I did notice "Millennium Actress" & "Perfect Blue" in the cinema hoardings towards the end though - that was pretty cool. The mixture of 2D and 3D is the most seamless I've seen yet and I think I'll try and find the soundtrack too. Unfortunately, though, I think this will become like "Requiem For A Dream" and be a film I absolutely adore but can't watch very often. I think it would be too much for me......

Kiyuri

26-07-2008, 20:11

Oh good. Now another film I've got to add to the watch list. There's too many already!

Recent...

Oldboy - Was crap
Hellboy - Was okay
The Incredibles - Was rather good
Howls Moving Castle - Was excellent
Silent Hill - Was good
Ong Bak - Was very good
Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy - Was good

And there's so much more I have to watch!

StillSaintSkank

26-07-2008, 20:25

Interview With the Vampire.

The Carpathian

26-07-2008, 20:45

Oh good. Now another film I've got to add to the watch list. There's too many already!

Seriously, though, my head is still a mess now. It's proper done me in mentally......:(

ShAmIE

27-07-2008, 03:19

Funny Games

I was ney impressed.

Firewings

27-07-2008, 06:02

Marie-Antoinette

dcbaxter

27-07-2008, 08:06

Seriously, though, my head is still a mess now. It's proper done me in mentally......:(

Something like that happened to me years and years ago when I was up very late watching Eraserhead on Channel 4

I might have to catch Paprika now.

Slips back behind the red curtains.

pob06

27-07-2008, 11:15

Three Colours Red

Kiyuri

27-07-2008, 15:57

This morning I had something of a 'Kids films I watched when I was 7' session, so I've gone through Rock-a-doodle, and The Brave Little Toaster.

trevorlsciact

27-07-2008, 16:22

Marie-Antoinette
that film is like watching a painting. its cool but something just seems a little off about it.

The Carpathian

27-07-2008, 16:23

Something like that happened to me years and years ago when I was up very late watching Eraserhead on Channel 4

I might have to catch Paprika now.

Slips back behind the red curtains.

It was so affecting that the DVD case for Paprika is still on the table near me and when I see her face looking up at me I get a little spooked. Truly weird.

rewak

27-07-2008, 16:27

I still have to watch that, although after the avalanche of DVD's i've got no idea where it is.

MaD dOctoR

27-07-2008, 16:29

The Dark Knight

:(

good parts...Heath was...a good Joker...is he better than Jack Nicholson's Joker...I'll say...different...as they are not really playing the same character...I'll say he's as good as, not better, not worse...just different.

Harvey Dent was the best thing about this film for me...great effects :)

the film has a pretty decent opening sequence (it's the 6 minute preview that was part of the Blu Ray "Begins" release, but after that it starts to get a little...sloppy...which I have to say (even though I've not been that eager about the film since "Begins") I wasn't expecting it to be so...badly edited in places...there are a lot of points I'd like to put in here, but I don't want to spoil the film for others...so I'll just say...you should notice the bits I mean.

then there's the "Bat" voice...what in the fuck are these people doing...why did they make Batman sound like he's auditioning for a spot in WWE or Gladiators...just speak normally for fuck sake...you're already in the Batsuit...

the choice of Maggie Gyllenhaal to play Rachel Dawes just doesn't work either...not that Katie Holmes was any better...if they couldn't get Katie to play her, they just shouldn't have bothered...though...it would have been a slightly different storyline.

then we go back to Heath...most of his parts are in the trailers...so...there really isn't that much more of him...though I will say his scenes are in the better category for this film...along with Harvey Dent (to Gordon "what was that name, that you all had for me?")

I really do not know why people have said that this is a perfect film...and I really...honestly and whole heartedly disagree.

like I said, there are some great things about the film Harvey Dent being the best thing (for me anyway)

oh yeah...and the 2 hours and 30 minute length of the film has a lot to do with that...and also the pacing...the bad bits far outweigh the good in this film.

dOc

Firewings

27-07-2008, 18:13

that film is like watching a painting. its cool but something just seems a little off about it.

I totally agree. As much as I liked Virgin Suicides and Marie-Antoinette which were both directed by Sofia Coppola, I must admit they are movies which are essentially based on the photography (brilliant by the way). Sometimes I have the impression the story (which fits in a couple of lines) is only an excuse for casting beautiful yet pointless images. Her movies never lead you to any discussion nor reflexion: you just watch them and period!
It's really relaxing and you end up with the impression you've done something really clever.

AngloSaxxon

27-07-2008, 20:03

The Beat That My Heart Skipped or De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté

This one knocked me out. Where have I been? I need to do some serious catching up. Romain Duris? Wow. Just wow. What an indelible performance. Such heat, such intensity. So wildly unpredictable. I don't think he has an equal in the American cinema outside of the late Heath Ledger. Next weekend, I'm definitely catching one of his other films. Dans Paris, perhaps?

We'll just try and forget that I got dragged to Mama Mia this weekend after all showings of The Dark Knight were found to be sold out. Mama Mia was even worse than I thought it would be. Beyond contrived. Why did this need to be made into a movie? Thanks, Tom Hanks!

dcbaxter

27-07-2008, 22:42

The Horse Whisperer earlier today, gorgeous scenery and not a bad film at all.
Saw 10 minutes of Cabin Fever just now but had to switch of as I cannot watch 'horror' that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Anyone here like Cabin Fever? Is it worth persevering with?
Night all.

Aidancro

27-07-2008, 23:16

I really do not know why people have said that this is a perfect film...and I really...honestly and whole heartedly disagree.

Just back from it myself, and i have to agree with you there. Actually i think i agree with everything you just said. It's far from perfect. I mean, what the feck is it doing at #1 on imdb? There was some really great scenes in there, but it's far too long. Saw wall.e the week before and i do think it's a better film.

Much more unique than the dark knight anyway.

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" :p

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 00:03

Just back from it myself, and i have to agree with you there. Actually i think i agree with everything you just said. It's far from perfect. I mean, what the feck is it doing at #1 on imdb? There was some really great scenes in there, but it's far too long. Saw wall.e the week before and i do think it's a better film.

Much more unique than the dark knight anyway.

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" :p
yeah Waaaaaaaal Eeeee is good...but...also overlong...there was a space in it where I just thought..."how are kids going to enjoy this..." there were some really funny parts in it...there just seems to be something lacking from most of the recent films I've seen...I guess the "they don't make em like they used to" line can be used here...

and is very fitting for Dark Knight...they should have chosen a villain...and not had both of them...though the making of a villain is perfectly fine...if you are going to continue that villain in a future installment...which...well...:eek:...meh

****slight spoiler****
(I just left feeling like..."well...now you can't use either of them villains...one is dead...and the other is...er...dead")

I also have to say this, the Watchmen trailer did not look as good on a big cinema screen as it did on my little old PC screen...not sure why...as it looked great here...but then it did follow on from Hellboy...:(

and on the IMDB #1 rating, that's only due to people giving it a 10 before actually watching it...and the number of votes it has at the moment...as the #1 film before it (The Shawshank Redemption) which I will not disagree with as it for me is a perfect film...though best of all time...well...no one will ever agree on that...anyway where was I? oh yes...votes...2nd film has about 347,115 votes with a 9.1 average, whereas Dark Knight has a 9.3 average with only 146,180 votes...that will come down, once more and more people see it...and give it the score it deserves...2...one each for both the Joker and Harvey Dent...

dOc

Aidancro

28-07-2008, 00:38

aw, no. I thought wall-e was great! As for kids enjoying it, i brought my niece and nephew to see it and they were hooked for the whole thing! I just loved the way everything had a character and there was no need for dialogue. Superb!

And i would hope that the dark knight does come down... If it stays above memento, that's just ridiculous!

ShAmIE

28-07-2008, 00:56

Dragon Wars

Worst movie ever, I don't know what I was thinking

Dreeke

28-07-2008, 06:56

The Beat That My Heart Skipped or De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté

This one knocked me out. Where have I been? I need to do some serious catching up. Romain Duris? Wow. Just wow. What an indelible performance. Such heat, such intensity. So wildly unpredictable. I don't think he has an equal in the American cinema outside of the late Heath Ledger. Next weekend, I'm definitely catching one of his other films. Dans Paris, perhaps?

You should check out "L'Auberge Espagnol" and the follow up "Les Poupées Russes" by Cédric Klapisch.
They're quite different to the one you've seen, but Romain plays a nice lead in those films too imho.

VisualFallacy

28-07-2008, 07:46

I watched quite a few over the weekend... errr...I can only remember two though so that's not a great sign for the others!!

Fantastic 4... the first one! I've amazingly never seen it and was told it was rubbbbbbbish! but it was alright, cheesy as hell but ok I suppose. I watched the Entity after that... fancied a bit of a scare so I went for it and watched it... I've owned it for years and just never got around to watching it. It was scary at first but by the end of it the duh duh duh duh duh duh duh music that sounds like the intro to a franz ferdinand song got a bit annoying.

AngloSaxxon

28-07-2008, 09:44

You should check out "L'Auberge Espagnol" and the follow up "Les Poupées Russes" by Cédric Klapisch.
They're quite different to the one you've seen, but Romain plays a nice lead in those films too imho.

Thanks for the recommendations, Dreeke. Now that I think about it, my brother was raving about L'Auberge Espagnol recently. Another one added to the list!

Peter Jeffery

28-07-2008, 14:06

Dragon Wars

Worst movie ever, I don't know what I was thinking

Worse than Nude on the Moon? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

rewak

28-07-2008, 17:28

Natural Born Killers

Love that movie

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 20:28

Natural Born Killers

Love that movie
WHAT?

:eek:

the only thing good about that is that Trent produced the soundtrack...and of course it has the track "Burn" :D

dOc

fieldnorth

28-07-2008, 20:29

Dark Knight. It's even better than the first in the series. The only part that didn't make sense was Dent's face at the end, belongs to another movie imo.

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 20:35

Worse than Nude on the Moon? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Dragon Wars
Worst movie ever, I don't know what I was thinking
well isn't Dragon Wars a kids film??? so I guess Nude on the Moon would have (not to be vulgar)...a bit of tit action in it...(or to be vulgar) maybe a bit of garden...surely? or is it a case of mislabeled filmery...

anyway I've not seen either...and going by both of your comments...I'm pretty glad :D

dOc

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 20:38

Dark Knight. It's even better than the first in the series. The only part that didn't make sense was Dent's face at the end, belongs to another movie imo.
quickly passing through the part where you said it was good ;)

what do you mean by "The only part that didn't make sense was Dent's face at the end"?

dOc

rewak

28-07-2008, 20:40

WHAT?

:eek:

the only thing good about that is that Trent produced the soundtrack...and of course it has the track "Burn" :D

dOc

What!? That movie is genius! My DVD was buggered though so i had to watch the good old VHS!

RubySlipper

28-07-2008, 20:51

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
amazingamazingamazing, haven't seen it in years
Cameron makes me happy.

Stephanie

28-07-2008, 21:02

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
amazingamazingamazing, haven't seen it in years
Cameron makes me happy.

awww....love that film.

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 21:02

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
amazingamazingamazing, haven't seen it in years
Cameron makes me happy.
mmmmmmmmmmmmm Mia Sara :D

"Bueller...Bueller...Bueller"

dOc

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 21:05

What!? That movie is genius! My DVD was buggered though so i had to watch the good old VHS!
genius...if you happen to suffer from sleep deprivation and mild melted brain...(ok the last one doesn't exist)

dOc

rewak

28-07-2008, 21:07

Well the director was on drugs at the time

Hey!

28-07-2008, 21:28

the Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

Aidancro

28-07-2008, 21:36

what do you mean by "The only part that didn't make sense was Dent's face at the end"?

dOc

I think what he/she means is that there should only have been one villain in the film? That could have been an idea for another film maybe?

That's what i'm thinking...

Atm i'm watching amelie with a big grin on my face... love, love, LOVE this film. Audrey Tatou is just gorgeous! I saw priceless there when it came out and it's also brilliant. Would love to say i love everything she's done, but i'm still getting over the trauma of the da vinci code.

What a pile of wank that was.

The Carpathian

28-07-2008, 21:47

Natural Born Killers

Love that movie

Same here - it's a cracker!

[a particular] good [thing] about that is that Trent produced the soundtrack...and of course it has the track "Burn" :D

,,,,and I'm with you on that bit too.

MaD dOctoR

28-07-2008, 21:52

Same here - it's a cracker!

,,,,and I'm with you on that bit too.
the second part of your post is top notch...the first, not so much :p

:D

dOc

rewak

29-07-2008, 02:37

http://gizmodo.com/5029479/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide

I think i've just cum

rewak

29-07-2008, 04:43

Just finished watching The X-Files: I Want To Believe (yeah i got a bootleg, shoot me, they should release them at the bloody same time everywhere, not everywhere then the UK a bit later on!). Liked it, wasn't as X-Files-y as i'd hoped but it was a good movie!

fieldnorth

29-07-2008, 09:42

quickly passing through the part where you said it was good ;)

what do you mean by "The only part that didn't make sense was Dent's face at the end"?

dOc

I mean without giving too much away, it's from a horror schlock movie - it doesn't make physical sense. How the hell do you talk normally with that happening to you? Yeah I know it was to make you think of the Joker but it could've been more subtle and believable.

MaD dOctoR

29-07-2008, 11:48

I mean without giving too much away, it's from a horror schlock movie - it doesn't make physical sense. How the hell do you talk normally with that happening to you? Yeah I know it was to make you think of the Joker but it could've been more subtle and believable.
well...Bale is only in the Batsuit yet he can't talk normally...

and if Harvey Dent hadn't been in the film the way he was, I would have completely hated the film...as he was the only reason I sat through it...or to use Alfred's words "the only reason I endured it" :)

dOc

MaD dOctoR

29-07-2008, 11:50

http://gizmodo.com/5029479/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide

I think i've just cum
nice...and nice to see Jeff Bridges hasn't aged :eek:

;)

dOc

Nikki

29-07-2008, 15:58

Titanic...

dcbaxter

29-07-2008, 17:18

http://gizmodo.com/5029479/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide

I think i've just cum

'kin excellent.
Ta for the heads up.

Mister_G

30-07-2008, 09:47

Dirty Dancing

"Nobody puts Baby in the corner." :D

MaD dOctoR

30-07-2008, 14:14

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9949354?source=rss

well...he wont be forgetting that two-and-a-half-hours of shit film in a hurry.

dOc

Hey!

30-07-2008, 16:54

STARTED watching "Semi Pro". Made it about 10 minutes. Awful. Even for Will Ferrell. So, instead, watched "Persepolis". MUCH better. Highly recommended.

cette fille

30-07-2008, 17:02

yesterday i was bored & started flicking through the channels & happened upon TCM & this little movie called double harness done in 1933. my favourite era.

& it was just lovely. the clothing was to die for. i absolutely fell in love with it. & i never watch movies. ever.

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=73497

cookiee_munster

30-07-2008, 17:57

just got back from seeing the dark knight. its really good! :D

if there is to be a sequel, the next villain im counting on is the riddler. PossibleSpoileror the name used in the dark knight was Mr.Reese.PossibleSpoiler

Ooh.La.Lisa

31-07-2008, 10:01

I totally agree. As much as I liked Virgin Suicides and Marie-Antoinette which were both directed by Sofia Coppola, I must admit they are movies which are essentially based on the photography (brilliant by the way). Sometimes I have the impression the story (which fits in a couple of lines) is only an excuse for casting beautiful yet pointless images. Her movies never lead you to any discussion nor reflexion: you just watch them and period!
It's really relaxing and you end up with the impression you've done something really clever.

*cough*

Excuse me ? :eek: (I apologize in advance for the following comment, it's just that I am an extremely big admirer of Sofia Coppola)

First off : all films have plots that are easy to tell in a couple of lines. If they don't, nobody will get them anyway! (Warning! I'm in film school, so I know these things ;))
Secondly, I agree on what you say about the photography, though I hardly think that's the only thing that's special about the films.
Just look at all the main characters, they're all girls/women with psychological issues. Her films are much more about internal than external conflicts (so you don't get flaming action scenes), but still, there is a lot going on!
Maybe you're just missing that ?
I'm guessing you've seen "Lost in Translation" ?
You've got to admit, that's a brilliant film ?!
Okay, there are no zillion plot changes, or big surprises, but the dialogues are great and the whole story is just incredibly human and realistic.

It's a good thing you ended the way you ended, or I would have caught the first train to Brussels and forced you into an hour long discussion on the matter :D

Btw - the fact that we're discussing about it, proves that her films DO lead to discussion and reflexion...

MaD dOctoR

31-07-2008, 11:48

First off : all films have plots that are easy to tell in a couple of lines. If they don't, nobody will get them anyway! (Warning! I'm in film school, so I know these things ;))
then you'll know about the seven original plots that are part of any literature :D

(so when someone says..."it's been done before" they are in fact correct...but not in the way they mean it :D)

dOc

Kiyuri

31-07-2008, 11:50

MaD dOctoR

31-07-2008, 12:05

Batman Begins

Since I'm off to see the Dark Knight I figured I'd get it watched first.

Interesting, though I was somewhat distracted with my usual 'Where have I seen that actor before?'
Got it 50% right though. Villain was in Star Wars, Scarecrow was not in Smallville.
scarecrow was in 28 Days Later and Red Eye...(Scarecrow being the best thing about Begins...have I said that yet ;))

...and yes Liam Neeson was in Star Wars...:(

and don't forget Katie Holmes is married to an Alien Leprechaun...

dOc

Mister_G

31-07-2008, 12:06

The Thomas Crown Affair

How clever. Or maybe my brain is so old I considered it clever, I don't know. :p

Ooh.La.Lisa

31-07-2008, 17:22

^Is it that film where that little boy is accused of killing a burglar ?

I seem to remember seeing it in the middle of the night...

Keith

31-07-2008, 20:13

Batman Begins

Since I'm off to see the Dark Knight I figured I'd get it watched first.

.

I wish I'd done that, as I'd forgotten one or two details from the first film. Not that it mattered much.
The Dark Knight was engrossing (for the most part) and loaded with good ideas but I can't help feeling that Christopher Nolan has rather overegged it somewhat and squeezed one and a half films in to the running time. The Harvey Dent story, after his rescue, could have been expanded more in a follow up film I think.
So, a good film, but frustrating.

Kiyuri

31-07-2008, 23:10

Hmm... I wasn't that bothered by Dent really. I wanted more Joker time. :p

MaD dOctoR

01-08-2008, 00:02

Hmm... I wasn't that bothered by Dent really. I wanted more Joker time. :p
I wanted less shit film time...but whatyagonnado ;)

Bale must have had to record his lines as Batman on the bog...that would explain the voice ;)

dOc

Mr. Temper

01-08-2008, 04:51

REC

a spanish horror film that's really scary...
really

VisualFallacy

01-08-2008, 07:14

I was meant to go and see Batman on Wednesday but Kelly didn't get home until gone seven so we had a BBQ instead. They were playing indiana jones at the corn exchange though so I went to see that last night with my mum and sister... it was ok... I didn't like the aliens it made me feel like indi had sex with scully and something weird was now taking place.

Laura

01-08-2008, 07:32

Oh you didnt go!

Feeding the bbq addiction though so thats ok ;)

I had another friend go last night who thought it was the most amazing thing in the world so im waiting for someone to agree with me!

VisualFallacy

01-08-2008, 08:04

Well we're going to go next week I think so I'll let you know what I think of it!

Yeah it was the best BBQ I've done so far I think! Burgers, Sausages, Corn on the Cob, Prawn skewers, vegetable skewers, loaaaads of salad yum yum yum it was tasty tasty very very tasty.

Laura

01-08-2008, 08:06

Mmmmmmm Corn on the Cob, prawn skeres.................

*Homer Simpson drool*

Yes, a full report of batman once you've been please!

Laura

01-08-2008, 08:07

skeres

What?! I got up too early....

VisualFallacy

01-08-2008, 08:09

Haha Yeah they were gorgeous, I just got some hoi sin sauce and they had prawns on offer so I chucked it all in a bag and left it for half an hour whilst I was cooking other stuff, they were delicious, I'm having those again!!

I promise, a full and complete synopsis with opinions and critique!

Laura

01-08-2008, 08:13

Eeeeeeexcellent....................

Ooh.La.Lisa

01-08-2008, 09:40

Thank you for smoking

Pretty damn good, to be honest.

Mister_G

01-08-2008, 12:05

Watched Original Sin last night - boy, that Angelina sure has big lips.

^Is it that film where that little boy is accused of killing a burglar ?

I seem to remember seeing it in the middle of the night...

No, it's the one with Pierce Brosnan, where he's this rich man who steals a painting, gets a private detective behind him in search of the painting, plays games with her, falls for her and makes her fall for him etc etc. :)

Ooh.La.Lisa

01-08-2008, 17:13

Oooooooooh!

Different film then. (I had to ask, 'cause the film I'm talking about is quite crap, and I know you have taste :D)

Mister_G

01-08-2008, 22:12

Me? Hahaha! You would not say so if you'd see me laughing about another Anne Hathaway-pre-Prada-movie, lol. :D

Dreeke

01-08-2008, 22:39

"Once"
and I've should have watched it when it came out.
No cinema near here played it though. Shame.
Lovely gem of a movie.

Komet_16

01-08-2008, 22:51

"Prestige"
Shit film. The description on the DVD case was much more promosing. Most of the time I was bored because not much happened.

ShAmIE

02-08-2008, 03:16

The Island of Dr.Moreau

Just dreadful, I assumed with Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer starring and Stan Winston doing the effects it would be at least good. Just dreadful, that's the last time I buy a DVD I don't know

The Carpathian

02-08-2008, 19:45

Just about to watch Matthew Barney's "Drawing Restraint 9"

I have a glass of squash and two headache tablets ready.

Just in case, you know.

Aidancro

02-08-2008, 21:14

"Once"
and I've should have watched it when it came out.
No cinema near here played it though. Shame.
Lovely gem of a movie.

I have to say i hated that movie...
Just LOOK at the oscar speech (http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8yLvb0gZM)....

"make art, make art!"

criiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinge

My Lovely Bed

02-08-2008, 22:16

A documentary about the frenchman who walked a tight-rope between the twin towers in 1974.

He's the outrageous egomaniac genius artist doing something that is wrong, silly and beautiful all at the same time.

It's a bit like the happy inverse of 9/11. A guy planing something illegal but it harms no-one and brings joy and wonderment wordwide.
It's lovely.

The Carpathian

02-08-2008, 22:34

Just about to watch Matthew Barney's "Drawing Restraint 9"

I have a glass of squash and two headache tablets ready.

Just in case, you know.

Well.

I can honestly say that nothing you've seen in film before could ever prepare you for that. Not even close.

Two and a half hours long with no more than about a dozen sentences spoken at about 80mins. Things happen, odd things, things that seemingly are exactly what they need to be and you never doubt for a second that they are leading towards something. As it goes on patterns and rituals repeat and keep appearing in different places. Again, you get this bizarre but intuitive feeling that it's all needed and leading you somewhere............and oh my god. It certainly does.

I've not seen anything so visceral and horrific, yet somehow beautiful, pretty much ever. I sat and once I realised what they were doing to each other I said "Oh my god....no" out loud. It's done in such a way that you just can't look away. There's a long extended period of Noh singing as the soundtrack and you sit and watch.

I was going to type stuff about how beautiful Bjork is in it, how amazing the music sounds stretched and added to over the 150mins but I really can't right now. My brain is just overloaded by what it's all about and what it built towards.

As I say, you've not seen anything like this. Trust me.

hypomanicpanic

02-08-2008, 23:58

I'm watching a Lifetime Family movie, torn from the pages of the news, about this girl who gets bullied by other girls in her high school. They make EVIL MySpace pages about her. :eek: OMG!

StillSaintSkank

03-08-2008, 02:57

Going to watch Hannibal again right now.

I need to see some evil men die, for a change.

Dreeke

03-08-2008, 07:51

I have to say i hated that movie...
Just LOOK at the oscar speech (http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=qx8yLvb0gZM)....

"make art, make art!"

criiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinge

Sorry? What's wrong with the oscar-speech?
That movie wasn't made to win oscars.
They we're obviuously rather surprised to win it.
I think they were one of the few people that didn't came across as 'fakes' when accepting the oscar.

Hating that movie must be a matter of taste.
I love it. I can relate to a lot in that movie.

The Carpathian

03-08-2008, 09:44

Having re-read what I typed last night about "Drawing Restraint 9" I'd still stand by it. It was quite something. Only thing I should have done was said what was so bizarre/shocking to cause the reaction.

As some of you hate spoilers (and knowing this is coming would spoil it) and some of you will be having some food while reading this I'll do it as a tiny font made to blend in with the background - drag your cursor over it to read. If you quote it this will be removed so watch out. If you're a fan of Bjork it's quite a shocking thing to see!

[icky spoilers]

The film is all about the two main characters, Matthew Barney & Bjork, meeting and transforming themselves into whales as part of a bizarre ceremony. As part of this they take a knife each and, while part submerged in liquid Vaseline, start to cut into each others legs. Big by bit they hack away until sinew and muscle are exposed, part of which they pull from the back of each others thigh and feed to each other raw. It's done in an almost erotic way too, which just feels so weird. The Vaseline gradually gets coloured with blood. This continues until they pull the bones out of their partners legs (it's horribly realistic) to leave floppy skin which they hack off to leave their bodies down to the waist. Then, from this, a whales tail grows and in one of the final shots you see two tiny figures swimming away from the ship.

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Ooh.La.Lisa

03-08-2008, 09:56

Now you've seen it, Carpy, imagine seeing THAT on a big screen...

I did, a year ago.

It was shown at this exhibition about video-art, but the kind of video-art that's actually more like feature film, instead of handycam DV stuff.
I saw some cool things (Bill Viola and Pippilotti Rist) and then I saw this.

Bloody hell !(yes, you can take that literally)

I still don't know what to think of it - as it's one of those films that gives you all different sensations/emotions/reactions at once.
You want to look, yet you don't want to see what's happening.
The music is very very scary, yet it's one of the most beautiful things you've heard.
And Björk...
*sigh*
She looks so incredibly gorgeous,yet also incredibly "out of this world" - as if you're looking at someone from a different planet.

Mixed feelings, yet feelings.

I don't even know if I'd recommend it - you really need to be "into" these kind of things to be able to sit it through.