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Nah.
Interesting take. Everything you just said basically makes it sound like another Showgirls, which is a film I'm a fan of and a film I firmly believe is misunderstood. You got me now looking forward to it as well.
Dowdsy McDowds
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What's your favourite country for European cinema? Excluding Britain.
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Really hard question to answer, man. Every country has its strengths and weaknesses. Italy had, in my opinion, the greatest national film movement ever in Italian Neorealism and one of the five greatest directors of all time in Fellini. However, they're now virtually irrelevant in a time when world cinema is at the greatest it's been since the 60s. France has produced the greatest amount of significant directors, but they can't make an entertaining film to save their lives (Luc Besson is shit and Jeunet and Caro are just weird). Germany hasn't been relevant since Fritz Lang (anyone that tells you Fassbender is a great director hasn't seen his films and Herzog is way too inconsistent) and Sweden's only in the conversation because of Bergman.
Right now, for innovative film, I look towards the other Europe, that is, the country's that used to comprise the USSR. If a film comes anywhere from Eastern Europe and gets an English or an American distributor, I can guarantee you that it's worth watching.
Dowdsy McDowds
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Interesting that you mention Eastern Europe, have you ever seen Come And See? I believe it was Belarussian.
I know what you mean about countries not having a stand out director at the moment, but there have been several German films since around 2000/Run Lola Run that have really impressed me with the way that they almost examine their past and confront it. Downfall being the most obvious example, but also Lives of Others, The Counterfeiters, The Experiment and The Wave all deal with either the idea of control over the masses or a duality kind of complex.
Perhaps it's maybe just that the other countries' have a relatively boring history
I know what you mean about countries not having a stand out director at the moment, but there have been several German films since around 2000/Run Lola Run that have really impressed me with the way that they almost examine their past and confront it. Downfall being the most obvious example, but also Lives of Others, The Counterfeiters, The Experiment and The Wave all deal with either the idea of control over the masses or a duality kind of complex.
Perhaps it's maybe just that the other countries' have a relatively boring history
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Yes, but I HATE, HATE, HATE A History Of Violence. I think he's the only director that I generally like but who has directed a movie I deeply loathe.
So far we've watched Shivers, The Brood, and Scanners. I hated Shivers but really enjoyed both The Brood and Scanners, which both had more compelling characters and an overall better narrative. We're watching A History of Violence later this semester (I think we're only skipping two or three of his movies actually, and I know Crash is one of them), but I think I'm most excited for Videodrome.
Well Tdigs, you'll be happy to know that I just finished watching Amour and that I enjoyed it more than Haneke's other films that I've had the displeasure of sitting through.
That said, I thought a good 20 minutes could have been cut from the movie, and I wasn't a fan of the ending. However, I still appreciated the message of it and the acting was no doubt superb.
Overall it wasn't great IMO, but like I said, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I've come to expect from a Michael Haneke film at this point.
That said, I thought a good 20 minutes could have been cut from the movie, and I wasn't a fan of the ending. However, I still appreciated the message of it and the acting was no doubt superb.
Overall it wasn't great IMO, but like I said, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I've come to expect from a Michael Haneke film at this point.
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That's great to hear! Have you seen Bullhead yet?
No, I haven't. Just read the synopsis and it looks really good. I'll look for a DL.
I realized after Amour that I never watched The White Ribbon, and for some reason I just can't resist, so I gave it a shot, and fuck me... I liked it. It really captivated my interest and kept my intrigue all throughout. Very smart, thought provoking film. That's easily now my favorite Haneke film. It wasn't better than A Prophet, though.
I also finally got around to watching A Separation.... much to my surprise, I really did not like it. At all. I thought it was just pointless and stupid. Yeah it provoked some emotion out of me, but still... when it was all said and done, the movie really had nothing to say. It was just a depressing, unsatisfying, and quite frankly, improbable story.
Lastly, off a recommendation from a friend I gave this French movie 13 Tzameti a watch. Really dug it. I'm sure you've seen it. I knew nothing about it going in and when the shit went down at the hotel or whatever that place was.... I was shocked, lol. Very good movie.
Totally going to bring this back to horror movies for a sec gentleman.
ABC's of Death- waste of my time. I guess I had expected a bit more. Some stories were nice for the short amount of screen time, but the vast majority just felt like a C- grade in a film class. I had more fun guessing the words that were associated with each letter than I did with most of the stories themselves.
Have you seen Vile? It has Maynard in it, so there is always that. Bout to watch it myself.
Also, I heard that they might try and re-make Killer Klowns. Now we all know that Hollywood has become quite un-reliable on coming up with new things in the past while, but really? Some movies really just dont need to be touched. Especially when they will most likely take out all the fun & try to make it 'more real' or 'serious'.
ABC's of Death- waste of my time. I guess I had expected a bit more. Some stories were nice for the short amount of screen time, but the vast majority just felt like a C- grade in a film class. I had more fun guessing the words that were associated with each letter than I did with most of the stories themselves.
Have you seen Vile? It has Maynard in it, so there is always that. Bout to watch it myself.
Also, I heard that they might try and re-make Killer Klowns. Now we all know that Hollywood has become quite un-reliable on coming up with new things in the past while, but really? Some movies really just dont need to be touched. Especially when they will most likely take out all the fun & try to make it 'more real' or 'serious'.
Dowdsy McDowds
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That's an excellent film. I bought it a few years ago just on a whim and watched it 3 times in the first 2 months. Such an incredibly basic premise that is sometimes hard to big up to people who haven't seen it as it was the ongoing tension with each of the rounds that kept me hooked.
There was a remake of it released last year but, like The Pusher remake, it went straight to DVD and I had no interest in seeing it. Plus, it would be hard to top having a leading man who could win a Jeff Buckley lookalike competition too.
Hey, you know whats fun? Watching a whole movie & never seeing an advertised character\star...
I watched Vile. It wasnt half bad. Actually a nice twist on a storyline other than your usual "SAW" type movie. It had its moments. What pissed me off is how do you say that Maynard is in the movie, have a character for him listed in the credits- yet NEVER show him on screen or have a single line of dialog? That is just strange to me. If a character doesnt make the final cut of a film, why keep him listed\advertised? I cant find a single thing online explaining this.
I watched Vile. It wasnt half bad. Actually a nice twist on a storyline other than your usual "SAW" type movie. It had its moments. What pissed me off is how do you say that Maynard is in the movie, have a character for him listed in the credits- yet NEVER show him on screen or have a single line of dialog? That is just strange to me. If a character doesnt make the final cut of a film, why keep him listed\advertised? I cant find a single thing online explaining this.
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I just saw Noroi: The Curse again for about the seventh time tonight. How this film doesn't have more of a following, I'll never know. Something tells me I'm going to go on a binge of creepy, dread-inducing horror in the next couple of weeks. I plan on watching Session 9, Pontypool, and Lake Mungo over the next couple of days. Recommend similar films to me, please.
Dowdsy McDowds
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How much did you love RG3s cameo in The League?
Also, Ruxin, surely the most annoying member of the cast? André's "want to be cool but just annoys" shtick can yield some good results.
Also, Ruxin, surely the most annoying member of the cast? André's "want to be cool but just annoys" shtick can yield some good results.
Thoughts on John Carpenter's career? And did you see The Ward? To the best of my knowledge, it was his last film as director.
Lulz, Sam. So true. And the "it's all in her head" twist at the end just made everything worse.
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On a scale of 1-10, of which you're actually not allowed to pick anything less than a 7, how do you rate The Mist?
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Ruxin's easily the most unethical and despicable of the group, but at least he sometimes gets what's coming to him. Out of all of the cast members, I think Pete's the most annoying. No one screws Andre over more than him without any sort of karmic retributuon.
One of the all-time greats, and it's a damn shame that he wasn't able to transition into CGI very well. I did see The Ward and I was actually a fan (although this might be explained by how much of a crush I have on Amber Heard), but it's nothing like his films from the 80s.
Find someone with just as much creativity and prop ingenuity as Carpenter today and you've got yourself the next director who will gross just as much as Spielberg, Cameron, and Lucas (just think about how much more kick-ass Big Trouble In Little China would be now if Carpenter were behind the camera but he knew how to effectively implement computer-generated effects...it would have one of the five biggest hauls in box office history).
Based on your conditions I'll give it a 7. The first hour was perfect, the last hour and 20 minutes could have been cut in half and I absolutely hate the ending.
Mr Mikey Mike
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What do you think of Night of the Demons? I recently saw the remake and didn't love it. Was wondering if the original was worth viewing?
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The original's awesome but I'm not sure if you'll like it since the remake is very similar to the original (the original's just a bit campier and has sweeter special effects).
So the Carrie remake is coming out in October, you interested? The teaser is pretty good, but then again, it's just a teaser.
Cena's Little Helper
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Nah, not interested. It already got remade as a TV movie in the early 2000s, I'm not particularly fond of the casting choices or the director, and De Palma's Carrie was, in my opinion, the second best King adaptation ever made (behind Carpenter's Christine).
Edit: I just read you review of Dark Skies, btw. I might have to go check it out now but it will have to wait until next week since I got tickets to see Stoker tomorrow.
