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yeah, like geometrically oppositite in philosophical outlook, completely deflates the underworld mythology
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Here's what I watched this week:
Broadcast News (1987) - I knew this was going to be a drama, but I had no idea it was also going to be really funny as well. The humor mostly comes from Albert Brooks and he was great in this.
Very good film about local news anchors. Great blend of drama and comedy. There was one comedic scene that seemed out of place. A woman is racing against the clock as sheגs dodging obstacles throughout the office to get a tape in a machine on time to air.
What About Bob? (1991) - I was 17 when this came out, and even though I liked Bill Murray, I had no interest in see a PG rated film. I was under the impression that PG meant family friendly with really dumb, safe jokes.
As an adult my tastes in films has matured, so I decided to see what I missed.
This was very funny. It wasnגt nearly as safe as I thought it would be.
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Broadcast News (1987) - I knew this was going to be a drama, but I had no idea it was also going to be really funny as well. The humor mostly comes from Albert Brooks and he was great in this.
Very good film about local news anchors. Great blend of drama and comedy. There was one comedic scene that seemed out of place. A woman is racing against the clock as sheגs dodging obstacles throughout the office to get a tape in a machine on time to air.
What About Bob? (1991) - I was 17 when this came out, and even though I liked Bill Murray, I had no interest in see a PG rated film. I was under the impression that PG meant family friendly with really dumb, safe jokes.
As an adult my tastes in films has matured, so I decided to see what I missed.
This was very funny. It wasnגt nearly as safe as I thought it would be.
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Suicide Club (2002) - The movie which would put Sono on the map during the wave of popularity j-horror had in the early 00's. It's nothing like what you would expect however, there's no girl-ghost or tangible villain. Kids are commiting suicides as if it is the trendy things to do and no one is sure why. Japan has been plagued by suicides and this movie deals with that in a round-about way which might seem offensive but I don't think that's the case. Pop culture and alienation between generations seems to be the problem but, and this is the movie's weakness, there's not enough time to properly explain in depth what's going on, so all of the ideas are kinda crammed in to a neat marketable, gory package - Noriko's Dinner Table is probably the movie he wanted this movie to be. Still very much worth a look.
Replacement Killers (1998) - Suffers a bit from a thin and cheesy script but there should be more than enough to satisfy any action-fan with modest expectations.
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battle beyond the stars - as far as cheesy lowbudget starwars knockoffs go, this is pretty top notch. the space stuff actually looks pretty decent too, they obv sunk most of the budget into those effects while skimming heavily of the set and costume funds
man who knew too much (34 version) - young chubby skunk haired peter lorre stealing every shot he's in.
man who knew too much (34 version) - young chubby skunk haired peter lorre stealing every shot he's in.
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Faster (2010)
Thriller that concentrates more on the themes of revenge & forgiveness rather than out and out action. Quite slow paced. The bored British assassin was really lame but both Thornton and The Rock were more than decent.
Monsters (2010)
Don't understand the trend to make a monster flick and then concentrate on anything but the monster like Cloverfield for example. Monsters was a better film however. Decent sci-fi flick and while the male lead was particularly douchey, he didn't annoy me enough to spoil the movie. Good film and really well done on such a cheap budget.
Thriller that concentrates more on the themes of revenge & forgiveness rather than out and out action. Quite slow paced. The bored British assassin was really lame but both Thornton and The Rock were more than decent.
Monsters (2010)
Don't understand the trend to make a monster flick and then concentrate on anything but the monster like Cloverfield for example. Monsters was a better film however. Decent sci-fi flick and while the male lead was particularly douchey, he didn't annoy me enough to spoil the movie. Good film and really well done on such a cheap budget.
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Outlaw (2010) - Yet another Korean revenge movie, one which has managed to offend a few people. Some revenge movies are serious and some are meant to be plain fun, it's hard to tell what the purpose was here, that might be what prompted the rage of some film-bloggers. During the first hour misery is heaped on the protagonist to a rather extreme and almost cartoonish degree, then guy can't catch a break. Then he goes in to Punisher-mode, seemingly, yet his plan is slightly more sophisticated than what you would expect. The movie should have focused on either being an ultra-violent crimedrama or a superhero-esque revenge movie, you're left a bit confused and unconvinced.
"This movie doesn't represent real people or situations" says the disclaimer at the end, and believe me, that's quite reassuring.
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[quote="Spartan"]Faster (2010)
Thriller that concentrates more on the themes of revenge & forgiveness rather than out and out action. Quite slow paced. The bored British assassin was really lame but both Thornton and The Rock were more than decent.
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yeah this subplot heavily undermined the movie, it felt like half baked idea for a whole different movie that randomly got tacked onto this one
Thriller that concentrates more on the themes of revenge & forgiveness rather than out and out action. Quite slow paced. The bored British assassin was really lame but both Thornton and The Rock were more than decent.
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yeah this subplot heavily undermined the movie, it felt like half baked idea for a whole different movie that randomly got tacked onto this one
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stained my brain pretty good. loved the two girls. swept me somewhere far away and sad.
cool to watch, but too mucky and showy for it's own good imo. I guessed the end section too which didn't help. still, watching orson welles is like watching god so whatever. the main story was pretty fascinating but the the jedi mind trick deal he was going for didn't get pulled off so at the end i just kind of felt like "well, nice try".
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couldnt agree more. hated this movie with a passion. one of the worst ive seen.Dan wrote:
The Fountain (2006) - I hated this. I mean really hated this. Apparently Iגm in the minority since I read tons of praise for it on IMDB. I donגt care, I was not impressed.
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Haunters (2010) - A thriller about a man who can control people within his field of vision, except for one guy who decided to fight him. Classic good vs evil story. It has a lot of really cool scenes where the villain is excercising his mass mind-control powers.
Big Tits Zombie (2010) - The movie is a bit crap and that's ok, but there's not nearly enough tits in it.
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lion in winter - who could've known all the way back when they made me watch this in 9th grade history class that is was just a medieval version of Arrested Development. the older me, being gay for historical dramas and stagey acting clinics, and with the added bonus of the AD parallels, enjoyed the shit out this
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already bought it, just didn't get around to it yet. i was actually planning on doing a medieval double feature where the talky first entry would be balanced out by the actiony second entry, but then lion in winter ran too long and i wasn't up to watching a second 2hr movie
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rango - dead ass, best new movie i've seen in a while. i've heard good things but this surpassed any expectations i've had by far. shit's like jodorowsky making a cartoon homage to leone and chinatown, and somehow it still manages to hit all those points and still be funny and genuinly warm.
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Here's what I watched this week:
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - It takes a lot to get me to watch a movie geared toward children. To this day I still have never even seen a Pixar film. I donגt even watch animated TV shows. Oddly enough, I have no problem watching old episodes of Scooby Doo or Looney Tunes, but youגll never catch me watching Family Guy or anything on Adult Swim.
I decided to give this one a chance since it was directed by Spike Jonze. I had never read the book, so I was completely unfamiliar with the story.
I thought it was awfully dark for a childrenגs story, which kinda surprised me. The story was enjoyable and the puppets looked great.
Iגm not about to change my feelings on movies aimed at children, but this was a huge step for me. If anything, it might get me to watch Fantastic Mr. Fox sooner. I know thatגs not a kids movie, but it is animated. Even though Iגve loved every Wes Anderson film Iגve seen, Iגve always held off on giving that one a chance.
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - A Coenגs brothers film that seemed to be geared toward the masses. It wasnגt as quirky as youגd expect. The comedy was pretty much all straight forward.
I really liked the pre-credit intro, but then after that I wasnגt as impressed.
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) - Over the weekend I traded in 50+ DVDs. I got over $100 in store credit. So as Iגm browsing the Blu-ray section, I see this film. Just days earlier it was made available for streaming on Netflix and I immediately added it to my queue, but hadnגt watched it yet. Since Netflix lacks surround sound, I decided to get this on Blu because it just seemed like the type that would be much better in 5.1. Plus, the disc is loaded with special features.
I couldnגt help but compare this to Machete since theyגre both based on trailers seen in Grindhouse.
It certainly captured the look of a bad 70s B-film and the violence was over the top, which was to be expected. Rutger Hauer was terrific in this.
This was a lot of fun to watch.
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - It takes a lot to get me to watch a movie geared toward children. To this day I still have never even seen a Pixar film. I donגt even watch animated TV shows. Oddly enough, I have no problem watching old episodes of Scooby Doo or Looney Tunes, but youגll never catch me watching Family Guy or anything on Adult Swim.
I decided to give this one a chance since it was directed by Spike Jonze. I had never read the book, so I was completely unfamiliar with the story.
I thought it was awfully dark for a childrenגs story, which kinda surprised me. The story was enjoyable and the puppets looked great.
Iגm not about to change my feelings on movies aimed at children, but this was a huge step for me. If anything, it might get me to watch Fantastic Mr. Fox sooner. I know thatגs not a kids movie, but it is animated. Even though Iגve loved every Wes Anderson film Iגve seen, Iגve always held off on giving that one a chance.
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - A Coenגs brothers film that seemed to be geared toward the masses. It wasnגt as quirky as youגd expect. The comedy was pretty much all straight forward.
I really liked the pre-credit intro, but then after that I wasnגt as impressed.
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) - Over the weekend I traded in 50+ DVDs. I got over $100 in store credit. So as Iגm browsing the Blu-ray section, I see this film. Just days earlier it was made available for streaming on Netflix and I immediately added it to my queue, but hadnגt watched it yet. Since Netflix lacks surround sound, I decided to get this on Blu because it just seemed like the type that would be much better in 5.1. Plus, the disc is loaded with special features.
I couldnגt help but compare this to Machete since theyגre both based on trailers seen in Grindhouse.
It certainly captured the look of a bad 70s B-film and the violence was over the top, which was to be expected. Rutger Hauer was terrific in this.
This was a lot of fun to watch.
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fuck mr fox
watch rango if you want something really good that's nominally for kids but should probably never be shown to actual kids
watch rango if you want something really good that's nominally for kids but should probably never be shown to actual kids
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llolololol niceTommy Bunz wrote: no need badgering the fox.
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Your Highness (2011)
Surprised by the amount of filth talk and gore in this D&D/Fantasy comedy. Really enjoyable parody of movies like Krull. I could have done with about twenty more minutes of quest gags as the finale was over pretty quick but this movie was a lot of fun. Portman was fucking awesome in this.
Nightmare (1981)
Definitely a creepy and nasty slasher from yesteryear. Already posted my thoughts on this in the past. Good film but it's hardly the classic some people make it out to be.
Surprised by the amount of filth talk and gore in this D&D/Fantasy comedy. Really enjoyable parody of movies like Krull. I could have done with about twenty more minutes of quest gags as the finale was over pretty quick but this movie was a lot of fun. Portman was fucking awesome in this.
Nightmare (1981)
Definitely a creepy and nasty slasher from yesteryear. Already posted my thoughts on this in the past. Good film but it's hardly the classic some people make it out to be.
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Thirst (2009) - Been neglecting this a bit for silly reasons. It's an interesting vamp-movie and the priest-angle is a great spin on the usual tale. The ascetic lifestyle of the priest is slowly disintegrated with a little help from a woman, and that was cool to watch. On the other hand, I think this film is slightly wanky, with a little too much visual posturing which seems to be there in favor of allowing us to really sink in to the characters. Maybe it's just me but the artsiness struck me as a bit overcooked and labored at times. It's a dope vampire movie though so I'm not gonna piss against the wind just for the sake of it, sometimes I just felt very distanced from everything that was going on.
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