What was the last movie you watched?

[abcdefz]

Jack the Ripper, also, in a way.

[adam_f]

Deep Blue Sea. AWWWWWW YEAHHHH!

[icy manipulator]

since you're on the topic of serial killer films is Citizen X any good?

[Rock]

I saw the Halloween remake last night.
I totally dug the first 15 minutes or so, but after that I was struggling to stay awake.
I did like how they made Michael Myers more human like as far as the way he moved.
Overall...my advice to you is to skip it.

[TAL]

Ken Burns made a documentary about baseball that was shown in 1994. 9 parts, 18 hours. I watched it over the weekend.

[abcdefz]

It's a commitment.

Did you like it?

[TAL]

It was interesting at times. More so when they came to the parts that had stuff from film and tv.
And it was bad that it ended in 1994, since a bit has happened since then.

I was gonna go next for the 14 hour documentary he did about WWII, but I'm not quite sure now.

[abcdefz]

I watched bits and pieces of Baseball. It was fine.

I watched most of Jazz, which was pretty good.

The Civil War was good.

I think Burns' stuff is about as good as your interest in the subject matter. I mean, it's well done, but I'm not sure it can hold you if you
don't already have an interest in the first place.

[saz]

^I still think Donnie Darko is his best work...no,hey,I'm serious...I never realized "Dirty Harry" was a take off on the Zodiac killings....the film still left me doubting about whether or not Leigh was absolutley,positively him...:confused:...and what was he doing with those squirrels in his traler...eating them?...I mean he had them in the fridge or freezer...shit....

Freaky shit.

Supposedly, Vallejo police was going to pull DNA samples from the envelopes that Fincher recovered.
I wonder what ever happened with that.


while zodiac was a very well-done, entertaining film with great acting, direciton, and production values, david fincher based his film on absolute bullshit.

robert graysmith and his books have been completely discredited. he made up a lot of his claims, which were based on rumours, and made himself out to be some sort of super detective.

arthur leigh allen was not the zodiac killer, and was ruled out through dna testing, and polygraph testing. he also didn't match the physical description of the killer:

http://beastieboys.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=1447388&postcount=21

[MC Moot]

^ohhhh I see that case was actually re-opened in March of 07'....freaky....wonder if it's one of those cases where the killer may have died or as suggested in the film is in prison on other criminal charges...my library does have "The Most Dangerous Game" though,maybe I'll read it....

This has me thinking bout other true serial killer films??

"Summer of Sam" Spike Lee Joint
"Boston Strangler" Tony Curtis
"To Catch a Killer" Brian Deheny = John Wayne Gacy

oh and fairly recently I watched "The Riverman" with Cary Elwes where he does a frigin creepy Ted Bundy thing....

[Yorkshire~Rose]

On the true-life serial killer vein, i really like 10 Rillington Place (http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0066730/).

[MC Moot]

On the true-life serial killer vein, i really like 10 Rillington Place (http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0066730/).

Did ya ever see this?...fictional but fantastic...(y)

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0118804/

[roosta]

Stranger Than Fiction

I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be quite a funny, clever little film. It couldn't make up its mind what kind of film it was at times, it seemed to dispense with the main plot gimmick from time to time, but over all it was a good idea. I didn't really buy the romance, there should have been more courting, or it should have been realized later on in the film, but I suppose they had other stuff to do so needed to get it up and running early.

Ferrell is spot on in the film too. At the start you think he's going to phone in the performance, but he nails the character perfectly. The script is funny and though provoking. And Queen Latifah doesn't ruin it!

[Randetica]

About time! Now watch it again.

it had some funny quotes, some outstanding moments and of course jeff bridges and john goodman looked cool as hell but after all i still thought it was a highly overrated movie, wish bowling was really the answer to everything



and i like the way you boss me around even when i never listen to you but keep on trying!

[marsdaddy]

I saw SICKO last night. Made me frightened for the future.

[HEIRESS]

I watched sicko last night too, weird.

it made me appreciate what i have more. it also made wish my parents had moved to europe so that my university education had been paid for.

[cookiepuss]

"Zodiac”…I liked it quite a bit except Gyllenhaal is cursed with a “young” face,maybe should have grown in the beard a bit more…….the scene with the lakeside attack/stabbing’s is the scariest scene I’ve watched in a film in YEARS…:eek:

my boyfriend goes fishing at the very cove where the killings took place. true story.

[paul jones]

I think I'm gonna watch the Rambo trilogy this weekend then tell abcdefz all about them(y)

[Otis Driftwood]

... i still thought it was a highly overrated movie
A lot of people say that to be cool. Look at me I'm so cool I don't even dig the Big Lebowski... Fools.
Anyway, watch it again and bask in the glory of Steve Buscemi!

[roosta]

I watched sicko last night too, weird.

it made me appreciate what i have more. it also made wish my parents had moved to europe so that my university education had been paid for.

Well...it would have depended what country in Europe you went to.

[abcdefz]

Stranger Than Fiction

I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be quite a funny, clever little film. It couldn't make up its mind what kind of film it was at times, it seemed to dispense with the main plot gimmick from time to time, but over all it was a good idea. I didn't really buy the romance, there should have been more courting, or it should have been realized later on in the film, but I suppose they had other stuff to do so needed to get it up and running early.

Ferrell is spot on in the film too. At the start you think he's going to phone in the performance, but he nails the character perfectly. The script is funny and though provoking. And Queen Latifah doesn't ruin it!



It is a pretty good movie. The cast did a really good job with it.

[Junker]

I saw Anaconda 2 last night.

Very impressive... :rolleyes:

[HEIRESS]

This is England.
pretty dang excellent. I wanted the movie to be longer, I was that into it.

Planet Terror.
I enjoyed myself, and im not ashamed.

[roosta]

This is England.
pretty dang excellent. I wanted the movie to be longer, I was that into it.

Planet Terror.
I enjoyed myself, and im not ashamed.

yeah, both of them are great.

This is England is terrific. If you like it, check out "A Room For Romeo Brass" by the same director.

[Randetica]

A lot of people say that to be cool. Look at me I'm so cool I don't even dig the Big Lebowski... Fools.
Anyway, watch it again and bask in the glory of Steve Buscemi!


no, im only cool cause im cold

a lot of people kept saying how amazing this movie was so i expected a lot
i waited and waited but nothing really happened

one of those movies that are only hot when youre drunk and/or high or something

[marsdaddy]

I watched sicko last night too, weird.We're like twins or something!

Alpha Dog. Like I expected, it sucked.

Lookout. Better than I expected.

[icy manipulator]

Vacancy. dont watch it, i was hoping kate beckinsdale would get her top off, but she doesnt. Luke Wilson needs to be shot

[abcdefz]

Fury. Fritz Lang movie with Spencer Tracy. I remembered really liking it, then read somewhere that it was partially inspired by the lynching
in San Jose circa 1933, so I figured I'd watch it again. Still good. (y)

[MC Moot]

has anybody ever seen this?...saw a repeat of I.T.A.Studio with Goodman where he mentioned it..????...my local does not have it but will order it for about $12....thoughts?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319829/

[Junker]

'Elizabethtown'

I liked the version of Freebird at the end.

[abcdefz]

This Film is Not Yet Rated.


It was okay. One of those films that has a good point to make but you just wish the movie was better.

[MC Moot]

"Control"....I only really knew Joy Division through the muffled sounds emanating from behind my older sisters bedroom door….but I kinda liked New Order since the first time I heard “Blue Monday”…I digress,great movie, Anton Corbijn's cinematography is amazing and it’s nice to see him arrive beyond the context of shooting U2 album covers…what an “eye”....great movie…(y)

[Yorkshire~Rose]

Well, i've just finished watching Zodiac - i thought it was great, truly gripping. As for the lake scene, as soon as i saw that the couple were by a lake i thought 'this is it...' and you were right. Very frightening.

[MC Moot]

Well, i've just finished watching Zodiac - i thought it was great, truly gripping. As for the lake scene, as soon as i saw that the couple were by a lake i thought 'this is it...' and you were right. Very frightening.

"Look he's right over there....now he's hiding behind a tree...he's coming over....OH MY GOD HE HAS A GUN"...:eek:

[Yeti]

My wife dragged me to Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I must say that I enjoyed the film. The singing was not as bad as advertised.

You Brits do worry me with those meat pies. I think the British should be credited for the invention of the Hot Pocket.

[Jitters]

We watched Holes in one of my high school classes since the semester is winding down and shockingly enough I didn't think it was too shabby.

[Rock]

Eastern Promises. I really dug it. Viggo did really well. It must have been really weird doing the bathhouse scene.

[Randetica]

pretty woman, it was one of my life goals to never watch that movie cause i was so annoyed from the girlie hype back then

but im glad i watched it or i would have never seen how george costanza tries to rape julia roberts (y)

[Jitters]

300

[Randetica]

the shipping news, wasnt too crappy

[DrunkenMantis]

The Lives of Others. it won best foreign language film at the oscars and is an amazing and intricate story. really cool movie that keeps you interested.

[paul jones]

RAMBO 3


many explosions(y)

[camo]

RAMBO 3


many explosions(y)

I loved that fim when I was younger, especially the bit where he's fixing that lovely wound down that hole.

[paul jones]

I loved that fim when I was younger, especially the bit where he's fixing that lovely wound down that hole.

I love the cheesy song at the end credits too 'He aint heavy,he's my brother'

[abcdefz]

3:10 to Yuma (2007 version)

It was okay. One of Bale's better performances.

I didn't even recognize Peter Fonda until he popped up in the documentary stuff.

[MC Moot]

I watched "Sunshine"...I think it would have come across alot stronger in the theatre...it was good...but I'm a sucker for sci-fi....shit and I didn't previously realize Boyle directed "Shallow Grave"...but I thought a Alexander Garland/Danny Boyle get together was gonna be a much more beautiful thing...

I also watched "This is England"...which has been thououghly overpraised around here...(n)...can't run with "Romper Stomper" or "American History X"...I must say the first 60 seconds of it I thought it was gonna be sweet...you know the Thatcher/Falklands/Coal Miners montage with Toots blaring....the best part of the film was the stock footage flashbacks and soundtrack...2 out of 5 stars as they'd say...plus the part where the kid snogs the siuxie and the banshee chick was skin crawling fucking nasty...(n)

[abcdefz]

Eastern Promises. I really dug it. Viggo did really well. It must have been really weird doing the bathhouse scene.


I have no idea how they managed that last shot with the hooked knife.

[abcdefz]

I watched "Sunshine"...I think it would have come across alot stronger in the theatre...it was good...but I'm a sucker for sci-fi....shit and I didn't previously realize Boyle directed "Shallow Grave"...but I thought a Alexander Garland/Danny Boyle get together was gonna be a much more beautiful thing...

I also watched "This is England"...which has been thououghly overpraised around here...(n)...can't run with "Romper Stomper" or "American History X"...I must say the first 60 seconds of it I thought it was gonna be sweet...you know the Thatcher/Falklands/Coal Miners montage with Toots blaring....the best part of the film was the stock footage flashbacks and soundtrack...2 out of 5 stars as they'd say...plus the part where the kid snogs the siuxie and the banshee chick was skin crawling fucking nasty...(n)



Hey -- I liked The Snow Walker. Thanks for the suggestion. (y)

[MC Moot]

Hey -- I liked The Snow Walker. Thanks for the suggestion. (y)

right on,right on....she was beautiful,eh?...:(

[abcdefz]

In her way, yeah.

I didn't like the circles under her eyes, though. :(

*cough*

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I also watched "This is England"...which has been thououghly overpraised around here...(n)...can't run with "Romper Stomper" or "American History X"...I must say the first 60 seconds of it I thought it was gonna be sweet...you know the Thatcher/Falklands/Coal Miners montage with Toots blaring....the best part of the film was the stock footage flashbacks and soundtrack...2 out of 5 stars as they'd say...plus the part where the kid snogs the siuxie and the banshee chick was skin crawling fucking nasty...(n)

I haven't see it yet (not sure if i will either) but from the clips i have seen i would have to agree with you. The scenes i have seen made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. I'm not slagging off violent scenes in films in general (i mean two of my favourite films revolve around football hooligans - ID and The Firm), there was just something about what i saw that i didn't feel right watching.

[MC Moot]

I haven't see it yet (not sure if i will either) but from the clips i have seen i would have to agree with you. The scenes i have seen made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. I'm not slagging off violent scenes in films in general (i mean two of my favourite films revolve around football hooligans - ID and The Firm), there was just something about what i saw that i didn't feel right watching.

It's actually alot less violent than you may think,nowhere close to R.Stomper A.History.X or even A Clockwork Orange for that matter…it’s just say’s/does nothing new….except make me go wanna play a Specials record….;)

[MC Moot]

In her way, yeah.

I didn't like the circles under her eyes, though. :(

*cough*

yeah,T.B symptoms show up really well against a white arctic palate...:eek:

[Junker]

but im glad i watched it or i would have never seen how george costanza tries to rape julia roberts (y)

Yeah.....you can't live without that Randy. ;)

[roosta]

Alien

I forgot how good it is. I pretty much grew up on Aliens and forgot about Alien, but its fucking excellent.

Oh and last week I watched Predator, (also excellent).

Just now, Film4 showed the first 5 mins of Alien V Predator: Requiem. It looks shit, and reminds you how both those series of films have gone to shit.

[Randetica]

high fidelity, totally forgot that auton and g mile wrote the soundtrack for it (y)

[Videodrome]

Death Wish II (y)

[CrushonMCA]

Rush Hour 3(y)

[Rock]

3:10 to Yuma - i liked it.

[roosta]

I <3 Huckabees

Gets better with every viewing. Mark Wahlberg delivers one of my all time favorite film performances in this.

[TAL]

The Ten

Nice to see all the members of The State, but also a sad reminder that the The State dvd isn't out :(

[Gareth]

cloverfield
if it was any longer i would have vomited
came away with a churning stomach

[Tompz]

Death Wish II (y)

Any good?

I liked the first, but reckon the other are lame.

[paul jones]

I just bought ' 101 Reykjavik ' on DVD

I've seen it before a few years ago on TV and it was fucking great and the soundtrack by Damon Albarn & Einar Orn Benediktsson' is still on my things to get list(y)

[Videodrome]

Any good?

I liked the first, but reckon the other are lame.

it pretty much picks up where the first one left off. after seeing
all five this past week on amc, i would say that this one is the only
sequel that isnt completely shit.

[Documad]

Alien

I forgot how good it is. I pretty much grew up on Aliens and forgot about Alien, but its fucking excellent.

I've been renting all kinds of old action movies, and I saw Aliens a couple of weeks ago. It's still fresh.


"Control"....I only really knew Joy Division through the muffled sounds emanating from behind my older sisters bedroom door….but I kinda liked New Order since the first time I heard “Blue Monday”…I digress,great movie, Anton Corbijn's cinematography is amazing and it’s nice to see him arrive beyond the context of shooting U2 album covers…what an “eye”....great movie…(y)
It was probably my favorite movie of 2007. I don't even like the guy but that movie sucked me in within the first few minutes and never let go. And it made me pull out a lot of old records.


I rented Bright Young Things or Pretty Young Things or whatever it was called. Stephen Fry directed it and it had a lot of good actors in the cast. It was bland and dreadful and I would have turned it off except that it was cold and I was wrapped in a warm blanket and I didn't have any other DVDs in the player at the time.

I am rewatching the last season of The Wire. No surprise that it's better than most of the movies I've rented this month.

[MC Moot]

“The Bunker” set in the waning day’s of WWII British actors play German soldiers forced to retreat into a haunted tank bunker/tunell labyrinth…looked great,fun scary stuff…Charley Boorman to boot…great continuity with uniforms etc...(y)

“Behind the Sun” if you liked “The Proposition” or “The Assassination of Jesse James” this is a similary paced/themed film…beautifully shot, the story takes it’s time with a very controlled tempo revealing the wicked web of vengeance between two Brazilian land owners in 1910, involved in a decades old family feud….”When the blood on the shirt turns yellow…'...:eek:

[Jitters]

Juno

I didn't think it was too shabby. I wasn't totally won over but when the plot twist came on late in the movie with Jason Bateman that's when I really started paying attention.

[Jitters]

Evil Dead

[DrunkenMantis]

fast food nation. great movie but very disturbing

[mathcart]

3:10 to Yuma - i liked it.

Me too. I actually did a 3:10 double feature the other night when I watched both of them. They're both good in their own way. The original is a classic, but the remake is good too. Some scenes are VanSant Psycho similar, but they differently went in different directions on several plot points (including the ending- sort of). I liked it I thought it stood up well to the original.

[abcdefz]

Helvetica (http://imdb.com/title/tt0847817/).

A documentary about the typeface, yes. Much better than I would've thought, and it flies by.

7/10.

[77caddie]

I just finished watching Zeitgeist - creepy, bizarre, Phillip K. Dick meets George Orwell kinda conspiracy theory religion, US Govt, Federal Reserve thingy all rolled into one somewhat disjointedly.

Before that it was The Holy Mountain - they turn poo into gold...how can you go wrong?? I believe it was the impetus for jenkem :)

[TAL]

Blade Runner
The Final Cut

[Yorkshire~Rose]

Just finished watching Hostel 2.

I thought it was much better than the first one. No big scares (meaning no edge of your seat/jump out of your skin bits) but i liked the characters much more than the guys in Hostel, and i liked the way it explored the people who paid to joined the 'hunting club'.

Best performance was from Heather Matarazzo - whose demise made me feel most queasy.

I even laughed out loud at a couple of scenes, whether this was Eli Roth's intention I'm not quite sure!

7/10

[Bob]

The Ten

Nice to see all the members of The State, but also a sad reminder that the The State dvd isn't out :(

i watched this last night, it was hilarious. it looked like it was getting mixed reviews on netflix, but i don't know what the bad reviews were talking about, this was almost as funny as wet hot american summer

[checkyourprez]

cloverfield.


wow did that suck.


i wanted to go see a movie about a monster.

instead, i saw a movie about 5 dueshbags and how stupid they are.

[DrunkenMantis]

Art School Cofidential. it was good. very off beat, dark comedy.

[Baseline]

Helvetica (http://imdb.com/title/tt0847817/).

10x for this one, very interesting

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

Minority Report.

Fantastic movie...one of the best sci fi films in recent years.

[MC Moot]

I watched “Eagle Vs Shark” it was entertaining and cute…(y)...I found Loren Horsley very attractive in that awkward girl way…same way I felt about Tina Majorino in Napoleon Dynamite...I love that type….video store girl said “I MUST” watch “Flight of the Conchords: First Season”….

I also watched “Fantastic Four: Silver Surfer Shite”…horrible…Marvel movies are really sucking ass now…I watched until Stan Lee made his Cameo at 28:10 into it and then I just FFWD to the action sequences…so bad…and the worst part of being a comic book fan is I feel obligated to watch them….:mad:

[Junker]

Rush Hour 3(y)

haha.... Great!! Jackie is always worth watching.
I remember I had a Jackie Chan list of films that I had watched. When I stopped writing the names the list had around 50 movies. And this was almost 8 years ago.

Yeah, I know..... NERD!!!

[Guy Incognito]

Just finished watching "Stranger than fiction" with Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.

Pretty good - different and interesting - wasnt ever sure what was going to happen although not a lot does happen really. Ferrell was really good and not like he is in anything else.

[TAL]

The Science Of Sleep

Michel Gondry has a wacky mind (y)

[Yorkshire~Rose]

Threesome

First time i've watched it since i saw it at the cinema when it came out in '94 and loved it as much now as i did then.

Re-ignited the huge crush i had on Josh Charles too :D

[TAL]

American Gangster

Long and good.

[paul jones]

American Gangster

Long and good.

like a hot dog

[TAL]

No, like my lovemaking.

[paul jones]

No, like my lovemaking.

are you the new Barry White?

[mate_spawn_die]

Inland Empire.

that had to be the most boring sack of shit i've ever seen. i couln't even finish it. i like david lynch... but COME ON

the last movie i watched was hackers (it was fun because it was so incredibly dated), before that was eating raoul (pretty funny. i enjoyed it) , and before that was wild zero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_zero) which is now one of my favorite movies ever! i love zombie movies and wild zero is one of the best.

[MC Moot]

"Atonement"...it was epic and longpants...much better than the "English Patient" but nowhere near as good "A Very Long Engagement"...my bet but not my pick for best picture this year...(y)

"The Simpsons Movie"...pleasant surprise,I rather liked it,expected not to...(y)

[abcdefz]

King of Kong.

It was good, but not nearly as good as I'd heard.

Definitely some world class nerds in that movie, though.


B.

[beastiegirrl101]

There Will be Blood----WINNER

Atonement-----no clue how it was nominated....but I do want that green dress.

[abcdefz]

I've seen pictures of her in that dress. Fucking hot. (y)

[icy manipulator]

that had to be the most boring sack of shit i've ever seen. i couln't even finish it. i like david lynch... but COME ON

the last movie i watched was hackers (it was fun because it was so incredibly dated), before that was eating raoul (pretty funny. i enjoyed it) , and before that was wild zero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_zero) which is now one of my favorite movies ever! i love zombie movies and wild zero is one of the best.

wild zero is simply weirdest piece of shit ive ever seen

[Guy Incognito]

watched "Idiocracy" last night which is a piss take future film where Luke Wilson and another woman go 500 years into future and it turns out that everyone is really stupid and he turns out to be the smartest man alive. It was good, funny, strange. Kinda stupid and clever at the same time.

[abcdefz]

Two Hands
Film Geek (my secret Santa gift)

Both were all right. Kind of predictable but with occasional surprises.

6.5/10 each

[paul jones]

Kingpin

"Jeffersons on Ice!!!!!"

[icy manipulator]

Russian Ark. Interesting film. first movie to be filmed in a single shot. essentially its just a museum tour. i was semi expecting it to switch to another camera at some point but nyet. 90 mins, 1 shot

[kleptomaniac]

i watched the sixth sense yesterday...twice. :P

and i just got my 2 dvds (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=1553690&postcount=1346) today!! yay!! :D

[roosta]

Erasorhead

Not as good as I imagined it would be, but it has its moments.

The "baby" is amazing. How they made it on such a low budget is beyond me.

[Yeti]

I think David Lynch made Eraserhead in college. I have not seen it in awhile but I remember the wind and city sounds being very eerie. I think Lynch was pointing out how screaming babies can lock you down and drive you mad. I don't think he likes relationships or kids very much. I think I liked the film for its rawness.

Hey, I finally joined Netflix. My first 3 movies arrived tonight. Fido is about zombies being adopted as pets. Sicko and a documentary about Thelonious Monk (directed by Clint Eastwood) are the other two I got in the mail. I think I will like Netflix much better than running to the video store and I will get my money's worth. I love having access to documentaries, concert dvds, kids in the hall and other offbeat choices that video stores do not carry.

[adam_f]

Originally posted by TAL
Long and good.

That's what she said without identifying the subject of the sentence.

[Waus]

"Singles."


It was actually pretty bad I thought. I saw it on a list somewhere of movies you could watch with your girlfriend and not get bored. The 1992 Seattle setting was more interesting than anything that happened with the characters. Alice in Chains was in that movie for crap's sake.

[roosta]

I think David Lynch made Eraserhead in college. I have not seen it in awhile but I remember the wind and city sounds being very eerie. I think Lynch was pointing out how screaming babies can lock you down and drive you mad. I don't think he likes relationships or kids very much. I think I liked the film for its rawness.



Yeah, it has some great moments in it, but the pace kind of killed it for me. Im a big Lynch fan but I hadn't seen this yet, it definitely points to what he was going to go on and do.

[abcdefz]

Erasorhead

Not as good as I imagined it would be, but it has its moments.

The "baby" is amazing. How they made it on such a low budget is beyond me.


Lynch has never spilled the beans, but supposedly it's a cow fetus, I think.



I think David Lynch made Eraserhead in college. I have not seen it in awhile but I remember the wind and city sounds being very eerie. I think Lynch was pointing out how screaming babies can lock you down and drive you mad.



I think you're right. Lynch's sound design is always all kind sof awesome, anyway.

I think he made Eraserhead at American Film Institute. I'm almost positive "Alphabet" and "The Grandmother" were done there,
and then Eraserhead, over a period of a few years.

I think.

[paul jones]

Tongan Ninja

[roosta]

L
I think you're right. Lynch's sound design is always all kind sof awesome, anyway.

I think he made Eraserhead at American Film Institute. I'm almost positive "Alphabet" and "The Grandmother" were done there,
and then Eraserhead, over a period of a few years.

I think.

HE did indeed. I have Lynch on Lynch and just read the chapter on Eraserhead.

[abcdefz]

I actually got to see those two shorts in a theater. They played 'em right before a revival of Blue Velvet.

Grandmother is kinda disturbing.

[abcdefz]

So much for "Very long wait"!


The Assassination of Jesse James

Shipping today


(y)

[MC Moot]

^Southern Alberta never looked more pretty or spectacular...not In Brokeback or Open Range or Unforgiven...(y)

[abcdefz]

I've heard it looks incredible.

Did you like the movie?

[MC Moot]

It was very good…it’s a slow tempo,no 3:10 to Yuma stylez...beautiful long sweeping shots…Pitts dye job looks really bad/obvious….Casey Affleck surprised the hell out of me and robbed the movie from B.P….big chops…besides the country shots a lot of the interior scenes were filmed at “Heritage Park” here in the city,so,it was neat to see…we take the kids there every year…(y)

[abcdefz]

Casey's always been good. If you just watch his performance in Good Will Hunting... I think he just made it look so easy. Buscemi directed
him in a movie called Lonesome Jim, and he was great, and a complicated little prick. He's got this one scene where his mom -- who's
pretty much a sweetheart with good intentions -- is trying to cheer him up, and he basically just quietly, innocently blames her, and tells
her that she's a bad parent and that's why he's messed up. He's so self-centered he can't see that he's the one wallowing in indulgence.
Mary Kay Place is his mom and the look on her face... she keeps smiling, but it's like she just took a knife in the gut. So she keeps on
consoling him while trying to get out of the room before she cries or something. It's an amazing scene.

[Yeti]

Lynch has never spilled the beans, but supposedly it's a cow fetus, I think.

You are correct about the American Film Institute. One of the extras on the Eraserhead DVD has Lynch talking about the film. It is an awesome peek into Lynch's mind. He did mention going to a vet and getting a animal fetus of some kind. I have the film on DVD but have not watched it in years. When I ordered it you could only get it from Lynch's website. He went it in a nice box with some artwork. It was kind of like getting a personal gift from the artist.

[abcdefz]

You are correct about the American Film Institute. One of the extras on the Eraserhead DVD has Lynch talking about the film. It is an awesome peek into Lynch's mind. He did mention going to a vet and getting a animal fetus of some kind. I have the film on DVD but have not watched it in years. When I ordered it you could only get it from Lynch's website. He went it in a nice box with some artwork. It was kind of like getting a personal gift from the artist.


Really? He discussed it!?

Anyway, yeah -- Eraserhead DVD. I think it was packaged in a square shape, too, right? Amoeba always seemed to have a copy on hand.

-- or else it was the same copy and just never sold. :D

I have a REAL hard time imagining that, especially in Berkeley.

[Jitters]

King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters

Simply put, frickin awesome.

[Yeti]

Really? He discussed it!?

Anyway, yeah -- Eraserhead DVD. I think it was packaged in a square shape, too, right? Amoeba always seemed to have a copy on hand.

-- or else it was the same copy and just never sold. :D

I have a REAL hard time imagining that, especially in Berkeley.

You know what? Now that I think of it....Lynch talks about Earserhead on a DVD I have called The Art of David Lynch. It is a great DVD. His stories on minor details are fascinating.

[abcdefz]

King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters

Simply put, frickin awesome.



You might be interested in this (http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_king_of_kong_continued).

This isn't the first that I've read that the documentary was half fabricated bullshit. If you go to the arcade's website they try
to set things straight, too.

[Randetica]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQwbd_y2mEI

im so gonna watch it (y)

[roosta]

You might be interested in this (http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_king_of_kong_continued).

This isn't the first that I've read that the documentary was half fabricated bullshit. If you go to the arcade's website they try
to set things straight, too.

I dunno. Mitchell claims they cut a scene which would make him seem like less of a shit head, the film makers claim they didnt. Who to believe?

Great film, IMHO

[MC Moot]

I watched “Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix” last night…yes, I did…can you imagine a WWII themed movie or British gangster flick drawn from this cast?....Gary Oldman, Ralph Fienes, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coletrane, Helena B Carter, Emma Thompson, David Thewlis, Jason Isaacs…damn that’s a lot of serious talent…(y)

[trailerprincess]

I watched 28 weeks later (again) at the weekend. It was quite therapeutic.

[camo]

It's a good film Heather. Not half as bad as I was expecting.

Anyone seen 'Jumper' yet?

[roosta]

'Once'

Didnt expect to like it at all. Great little film.

[abcdefz]

Old Joy.

It was all right.

[hardnox71]

The Great Debaters.

Excellent.

[abcdefz]

The Lives of Others. Very good.

B+. (y)

[HEIRESS]

"the goodbye girl"

:)

[abcdefz]

"the goodbye girl"

:)



Does that hold up?

I think my growing distaste for Dreyfuss' fussy whiny shtick would really taint my viewing of that these days. Back then, it had a certain
charm, but...

I remember a moment where he's trying to convince the little girl that if she were older, he'd be driving her wild (meanwhile, she's
blowing milk out her nose). Even then, I thought... that's just creepy.

Is he sexy, somehow, and I just can't see it?

[Rock]

Rambo: First Blood.

First time I saw since the mid eighties. It wasn't as good as I remembered, but still good.

[abcdefz]

Did you see the new Rambo movie? Any good?

People were buzzing about it here before it came out but then seemed to drop it like a steaming turd.

[Rock]

Did you see the new Rambo movie? Any good?

People were buzzing about it here before it came out but then seemed to drop it like a steaming turd.

I'll wait for cable for that. i can't seeing it being too good. maaaybe netflix..but most likely cable.

[Yeti]

Fido

Zombies as servants and pets. I liked the dry humor and technicolor look of the film.

[Rock]

Fido

Zombies as servants and pets. I liked the dry humor and technocolor look of the film.

yeah, that was definitely better than what i expected. cheesy, but fun.

[beastiegirrl101]

I attemped to go see No Country this afternoon but all the parking lots were full and I wasn't about to pay $17 for parking when I had a free movie pass!

BOOO

[HEIRESS]

Does that hold up?

I think my growing distaste for Dreyfuss' fussy whiny shtick would really taint my viewing of that these days. Back then, it had a certain
charm, but...

I remember a moment where he's trying to convince the little girl that if she were older, he'd be driving her wild (meanwhile, she's
blowing milk out her nose). Even then, I thought... that's just creepy.

Is he sexy, somehow, and I just can't see it?

I can identify with his ranting style.

[HEIRESS]

Fido

Zombies as servants and pets. I liked the dry humor and technicolor look of the film.

I loved it! canadian-made too I believe.

[miss soul fire]

Stephen King's The Langoliers...again!!

I LOVE that movieeeee!:D

[miss soul fire]

Rambo: First Blood.

First time I saw since the mid eighties. It wasn't as good as I remembered, but still good.

It never is. Today I also watched most part of "License to Drive" and I still love it, but the 80's was a magical time and it will never get back! That's for sure...:p The innocence time is oveeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[checkyourprez]

Nomad (the warrior).

not bad, its all in khazach. its about warring nomadic heards there and the savior of the people needs to be found and stuff.


subtitles though, which is eh in my book.

[TAL]

Persepolis

[HEIRESS]

"becoming jane"

I cried for pretty much the entire last 1/3rd.

:/

[Videodrome]

gus van sant's last days

i'm really not sure how i feel about it other than
the fact that i'm sure i didn't like it. the location
where they filmed was beautiful though.

[Otis Driftwood]

I watched 28 weeks later (again) at the weekend. It was quite therapeutic.
I was a bit disappointed when I watched it on Saturday. I knew it'd come across as a bit predictable, especially the spread to the mainland, but the frenzy of cuts was also very annoying. I'd even say it reduced the gore rating by 2 percent...
Also, I watched Zodiac, which, except for the bummer, resolutionless ending was brilliant.

[Randetica]

road to perdition, again

[Jitters]

Annie Hall

[Yeti]

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

Thelonious Sphere Monk! With a name like that how can you go wrong?
Wow, this was an excellent documentary. Monk was a genius in spite of his demons. He was schizophrenic and his voice wanders like his music. His long beard and cool hats.....his creation of avante garde jazz....his walking in circles as he talks to himself yet you can almost see the notes zooming around in his head. If you like his music then watch this dvd and if you don't like be-bop swing funky jazz do not pass it up because you will be missing the craziest madman genius of the jazz piano.

Oh, Clint Eastwood was the executive producer and Charlotte Zwerin (a great documentarian) directed the film.

I give it a solid A

[beastieboysbaby]

William Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet.

(y)

[Randetica]

falco, verdammt wir leben noch (y) it was pretty clishay but also pretty good
even my mum enjoyed it and she HATES (hated) falco

[abcdefz]

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Visually, it's pretty terrific. They got a lot of great faces. But the woman playing Joan seems to largely alternate between horrified bug eyes
or one- or two-tear slow weeping. That gets kind of old. And there's really no story, per se.

B-.

[na§tee]

a charity screening of this quite awful film called GAMERZ last night. yes, with a z.

it was made about three years ago but hadn't managed to secure a distributor. i can see why. bunch of glasgow fantasy/role-playing game dorks take things a little too far, hilarity ensues, etc etc. although it did have a funny ned. and ed tudor-pole was in it, otherwise known as that bloke who replaced richard o'brien in the crystal maze. and he was there! he had a kilt on. i didn't get a picture.

this won't make any sense to the non-scottish people out there but the tagline for the film was

"it's pure magic, by the way"

L
O
L

[Junker]

Just 2 of the best movies ever: Fight Club and Dawn of the Dead.

[NoFenders]

Iron Giant

It's a cartoon for kids, but was actually really good. I shed a tear for the big lug nut. Pathetic, I know, but it was good.

:cool:

[abcdefz]

L'Argent.


I like this movie a lot. Based on a Tolstoy story called "The Forged Coupon." Tolstoy's story drags on a bit too long, but it's good; L'Argent
really works for me all the way through.

B+.

[Randetica]

p.s. i love you, not the type of movie i would normally watch but i had a deal with my mum that ill watch it with her when she watches the falco movie with me on big screen

it was stretched out, bit cheesy but cute after all

[HEIRESS]

"gone baby gone"

"the assasination of jesse james by the coward robert ford"

I like watching casey affleck's face with its you can see all my skinny teeth at once grin for extended periods of time.

[icy manipulator]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension


um, yer wtf?

[TAL]

Thank You For Smoking

[roosta]

RAMBO!

ITS SHIT! BUT ALSO AMAZING!

Easily the most violent film I have ever seen. Its not just that literally hundreds of people die, its just that they die in spectacularly gory fashion. And its not just the badguys either, you see innocent men, women and children shot to bits. Legs, guts, heads, etc go flying.

Its a completely ludicrous film, but you just sit there with a silly grin on your face as its so ludicrous. The plot is insanely shit, the acting is terrible and the characters Rambo is rescuing are so unlikeable I spent the last half hoping he'd kill them himself. The finale is so simplistically raw it beggars belief. And the final final attempt to somehow link the film to First Blood is stupid.

Stallone also needs a new DP, this film is ramped up with every kind of trick lens/filter he could find. Stop it.

But it is fun.

[gbsuey]

Perfume-bloody great-and true to book.

[DrunkenMantis]

There will be blood. awesome movie. I love P.T. Anderson.

[MC Moot]

I watched "Auto Focus"...Dafoe has never been so creepy,ugh...I think this movie should be released in a box set with "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and "Hollywoodland"...

And I watched "1408"...Samuel L Jackson and Cusack had zero chemistry,so bad, their opening scene/introduction was ridiculous and when he showed up in the mini bar I broke into hysterics...

[abcdefz]

Margot at the Wedding. It was okay.

I really loved The Squid and the Whale, though, so this was kind of disappointing.

[abcdefz]

(Most of) The House of Mirth.

Gillian Anderson was just great in it, but, man, that movie sucked. Eric Stolz has some chops, and I'd think that with his manner of speaking,
he would've been great, but he was fucking awful -- so stilted, reading every line. Poorly directed, too. I was about 20 minutes from the end
and just couldn't take it anymore. (n)

[HEIRESS]

Perfume-bloody great-and true to book.

yeah that was a pretty good book.

Michael Clayton...I cant get on its jock. I dont know, there was just something about it that never quite drew me in. I think the movie needed julia roberts, yeah, thats totally it.

[abcdefz]

Boy, I liked that movie. (y)(y)(y)

[HEIRESS]

I dunno...I think it was more that tom wilkinson's portrayal pissed me off the whole movie.

[abcdefz]

I thought he did a great job.

Fuck, that was some rough dialogue he had to say. That was worse than the werewolf stuff Tim Robbins had in Mystic River.

[Baseline]

just saw Se, jie or Lust (y)
Ang Lee is so fuckin good director that it starts to be boring.
they should invent some special award for him
so accurate
so precise
interesting
good actors
everything is nice
everything is good!

aaaaaaaAAa, too much

and
few days ago I saw Une vieille maîtresse or An Old Mistress
Paris 18/19 century, aristocracy, rumors, scandals .. I don't know,
nothing special, just like to watch Asia Argento. :p

[kleptomaniac]

i've been watching these 5-second movies on youtube lol (http://youtube.com/profile_favorites?user=fivesecondmovies)

[paul jones]

coming to america

[abcdefz]

Star 80.

Good, but not as good as I remembered. Some of the Paul-rubs-blood-on-his-face stuff was unintentionally silly, I think.

Plus it is a little weird to get a boob job just for some movie. But I love Mariel so all's forgiven.

[taquitos]

Ostrov by Russian director Pavel Lungin.

It was part of a foreign film series here spotlighting recent movies that would otherwise not have been shown in the states.
It's really a pretty amazing movie. I knew nothing about it going in, which I prefer, and was kind of taken aback.
It was much better than I had anticipated. Anyone else seen it?

Apparently the star Pyotr Mamonov used to be a Russian rock star. Anyone from Russia?

Edit: I forgot, after every film in the series they show a short film.
The one after Ostrov was an animated short called Brother by Adam Elliot. It's part of a trilogy, along with Cousin and Uncle.
Adam Elliot seems like a very cool guy and is currently working on a full-length film set to come out towards the end of this year.

[abcdefz]

Neat. I've never heard of it.

[Baseline]

>>
Oh yeah, The Island
I saw it last year and can recommend it.
Great spiritual film with strong message.
Pyotr Mamonov did an amazing complex role.
Don't know about that rock star story.

[taquitos]

Yeah, i don't usually concentrate too much on actors, but I liked him.

Here is him and his band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Mamonov). It says Brian Eno produced one of their albums. Supa Cool.

[Guy Incognito]

i just watched "last king of scotland" - had it on my planner for ages. pretty grim towards the end but really good film. powerful shit at times.

[hpdrifter]

Forrest Whitaker was amazing in that. And you almost get to see James McAvoy's junk. (y)

I have We Own the Night from netflix but haven't watched it yet. Is it any good?

[Guy Incognito]

Forrest Whitaker was amazing in that. And you almost get to see James McAvoy's junk. (y)

I have We Own the Night from netflix but haven't watched it yet. Is it any good?

dont know what we own the night is?

though mcavoy was better than whitaker to be honest - took me ages to realise that it was gillian anderson as well.

[abcdefz]

We own the Night...

Wahlberg, Phoenix... Duvall, I think.

[hpdrifter]

Yes.

a-z, have you seen it? Is it any good? I think it got terrible reviews.

[Baseline]

I remember the music was good in that one.
Eva Mendes was sexy ...:rolleyes: at least at the beginning,
it's not bad story, but i'm not a fan of that NYFinest all look alike type of shit.

[abcdefz]

Yes.

a-z, have you seen it? Is it any good? I think it got terrible reviews.



Haven't seen it. The name's kinda stoopid. :)

Ouch. 54% on the tomatometer.

[hpdrifter]

Eh, I'll watch it anyway.

[roosta]

Be Kind Rewind

Loved it, loved it, loved it. not the film i was expecting..but even better.

[Jitters]

Evil Dead 2

I never knew that it was filmed right in the area of NC I live in, the shooting location is ten minutes from my house. If Mr. Campbell has been here then it's considered holy grounds.

[taquitos]

If Mr. Campbell has been here then it's considered holy grounds.

he went to the bathroom at the borders near the mall when he was doing a booksigning here.

so, yeah, i agree then

[MC Moot]

“Live Free or Die Hard”…it stank…bared little resemblance in spirit or substance to the previous chapters…it was like it was coincidental that Willis was playing John McLain…I also watched the Marlon Brando version of “Mutiny on the Bounty” I still think the Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day Lewis, Liam Neeson telling is by far the best…Bogart’s was just bad…

[MC Moot]

Be Kind Rewind

Loved it, loved it, loved it. not the film i was expecting..but even better.

the reviews for it are all over the place...love or hate thing going on...:confused:

[abcdefz]

I went to see No Country for Old Men again. I'm repeating this because I'd like to read anybody else's further thoughts.

Copied from another thread:


I decided to see the movie again this weekend.





SPOILERS




















...the whole aftermath definitely worked better the second time -- especially noticing that the last time we see Moss alive, the screen
fades to black -- and everything's fine until we get to the sheriff going to the wheelchair guy's house and they start ruminating. That,
pretty much back to back with the dream rumination... it just feels like the movie peters out more than becomes the elegy it's supposed
to be. Maybe that's the "old men" part of things -- the movie sort of retires more than ends, but it still seems like something
that works much better intellectually than it does emotionally.

I had forgotten some of the nifty pulling-buckshot-from-my-body scenes that Moss and Chigurh (sp?) have. Plus, I'd known Moss was
smart (to a point) and resourceful, but this time I connected it with him being a Vietnam vet, too. I wonder if that's a coincidence.

[mate_spawn_die]

yesterday: repo man (super rad. one of my favorite movies)

today: escape from new york (super rad. one of my favorite movies)

(lb) i think i'm gonna watch the warriors now. that's a great double feature with escape from new york.... *where's the popcorn?*

[hpdrifter]

I should be getting 30 days of night in the mail today. Anyone seen that?

[MC Moot]

yesterday: repo man (super rad. one of my favorite movies)

today: escape from new york (super rad. one of my favorite movies)

(lb) i think i'm gonna watch the warriors now. that's a great double feature with escape from new york.... *where's the popcorn?*

All excellent movies...you just need "Logans Run" and "A Boy and His Dog" and you can start a third run cult theatre....(y)

"You are the Duke of New York you are A#1..."

[mate_spawn_die]

yes, logans run is fun but i never seen a boy and his dog. i probably should since i love post-apocalyptic films.

[mate_spawn_die]

I should be getting 30 days of night in the mail today. Anyone seen that?

i seen that 2 days ago.

there was some hollywood garbage in it that really annoyed me and the vampires were corny and over dramatic.. but other than that it was pretty cool.

[HEIRESS]

Singles

mehhhh....hhhhhhh.
the mini cameo's were the only good parts.

[Rock]

The Brothers Grimm.

I watched it because I was in that Fairy Tale kind of mood because of Stardust.

It was semi-decent for a Saturday morning in bed.

ANNND BASEketball. No Orgazmo, Team America, or South Park the Movie, but it was funny.

[MC Moot]

Singles

mehhhh....hhhhhhh.
the mini cameo's were the only good parts.

*Pearl Jam cringes over their attire*

:D

[Guy Incognito]

music and lyrics - meh

[MC Moot]

I went and saw “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” last night…excellent,really great movie….I was expecting something more along the lines of “The Barbarian Invasions” or “The Sea Inside” (both great as well) but it was really “upbeat” and entertaining as well as it was profound…good,good….(y)

[na§tee]

last night i saw once, which i have written about elsewhere but it was fantastic.

and also two days in paris, a film written and directed by julie delpy. it has adam goldberg in it doing his usual schtik. i seriously wondered whether julie delpy could be funny and/or talented directing wise but it turns out she is both. more women behind the camera, say i.

[abcdefz]

I went and saw “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” last night…excellent,really great movie….I was expecting something more along the lines of “The Barbarian Invasions” or “The Sea Inside” (both great as well) but it was really “upbeat” and entertaining as well as it was profound…good,good….(y)



That's good to hear. I'm more curious now. I was pretty put off by the idea of spending two hours watching some guy blink -- sounded pretty bleak.






and also two days in paris, a film written and directed by julie delpy. it has adam goldberg in it doing his usual schtik. i seriously wondered whether julie delpy could be funny and/or talented directing wise but it turns out she is both. more women behind the camera, say i.



I liked that, too. I'd already liked her from Before Sunrise, but then was really blown away by her in Before Sunset. That was pretty brave
to have that meltdown that her character did -- a lot of actresses wouldn't go there, I don't think, and she may have even written that.
So I had hopes for 2 Days, and liked it quite a bit. (y)

[HEIRESS]

I need to rent that and renew my Adam Goldberg crush from a long time ago. I always see it at the video store but its continuously out.

[checkyourprez]

van helsen(sp)-i liked.

[Rock]

Meet the Robinsons. It was way below average bordering on shit for a new animated kids feature.

I could get down with The Incredibles, Madagascar, and a few others..but this one was just boring. Usually you have those comments or references for adults that work both ways for the kids amusement too, but none of that in this one.

(n)

[abcdefz]

Into the Wild.

It was okay. Mr. Supertramp is quite the selfish naive, though, so it was tough to give too much of a damn about him.

Hirsch did a really good job playing him.

B-.

[mickill]

Shoot Em Up.

Raises the bar for completely brainless entertainment. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be satirical, but it was just...wow. I thought Crank was the most ridiculous action movie ever.

Not to spoil anything or whatever, but I don't think you're supposed to feed a newborn actual baby food, let alone shove it in a backpack in the upright position, continually grab it by the feet and slide it across the floor and expect it to survive. These kinds of images only contribute to bad parenting.

D, muhfucka, D.

[abcdefz]

How about killing someone softly with my song?

[mickill]

You just gave away like 5 different scenes.

[kll]

that movie with viggo ... weiner flying around the steam bath....

[mickill]

You just gave away like 15 minutes.

[mickill]

How about killing someone softly with my song?
No, too late. Everybody already read your death by carrot comment. Now anybody who hasn't seen the movie already knows that certain people will ultimately suffer fatal carrot injuries.

[abcdefz]

that movie with viggo ... weiner flying around the steam bath....


First, a marine throwing a puppy off a cliff... now this...

[paul jones]

This Is England

(y)

[hpdrifter]

No, too late. Everybody already read your death by carrot comment. Now anybody who hasn't seen the movie already knows that certain people will ultimately suffer fatal carrot injuries.

Haha. I missed you, bro.

Watched We Own the Night last night. I think they tried to make too much out of it. I think they could have had a nice little movie with just the stuff about the sibling rivalry, father issues, and racism. But then it tried to turn into a thriller and was ultimately unsatisfying.

Except for the first scene of the movie. Whew. Is it just me or is it hot in here?

[abcdefz]

I Could Never Be Your Woman

Amy Heckerling movie with Michelle Pfieffer and Paul Rudd.

Boy, this was pretty bad. Very forced "comedy" with some gaping holes in logic and credibility.

Um... would a mature 42 year old woman really have a shattering problem dating a 29 year old man she really really likes... just because
of the age difference?

Plus, I couldn't buy Paul Rudd as a 29 year old. Put these two together onscreen and the age difference just doesn't read much at all.

It also has the Miss Congeniality problem. Like, um, I'm supposed to think Sandra Bollock is unattractive, I'm also supposed to
believe that everyone just relates to Michelle Pfieffer as "old"?

And both leads are trying waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy too hard. Pfieffer plays it like she's in a sitcom and Rudd amps up the wacky.
(To his credit, he makes it work from time to time.)

D+.

[MC Moot]

Went and saw "Persepolis" last night....excellent,really amazing....just ordered the graphic novel..."Punk Is Not Ded"...(y)...theres no fucking way "Ratattoullie" should have won the Oscar...ridiculous...:mad:

[abcdefz]

Gotta be better than Surf's Up. :D

[hpdrifter]

I loved Ratatouille.

I wonder if the crappiness factor is why I Could Never Be Your Woman got pushed straight to DVD.

[abcdefz]

It was a combination of stuff. Kinda scuzzy producer fucked the project, money-wise (Michelle Pfieffer got screwed* because she agreed
to reduce her salary for a percentage of the box office). When they finally settled on DTV, Heckerling couldn't even rescue all the materials,
so she cut the movie as best she could. All this went on over a period of a couple of years while, I think, BOTH of her parents got sick
and she was trying to take care of them. Plus the producer had them shoot the L.A. picture in England for a tax break, etc. etc. I read
an article about it -- that's the only way I knew it existed. But the article said the movie turned out all right, and it really, really didn't.





*If you can call a million dollar salary "getting screwed."

[MC Moot]

I loved Ratatouille..

oh sure "Ratatouille" is snappy entertainment but "Persepolis" is important art....

[abcdefz]

If you don't think Ratatouille is art, you totally missed it.

[hpdrifter]

The detail, dude. When Remy is in the jar you can see him breathing the way rast [I]actually[I] breathe, from the gut. He moved just like a real rat moves, you know, within the context of the story. Beautiful.

Though I haven't seen Persepolis.

[MC Moot]

Though I haven't seen Persepolis.

You'll have to let me know when you do...then you can share my sense of indignation that it lost to the rat story...;)

[roosta]

Semi-Pro

meh. Its OK. Will Ferrell is pushing it with these comedies now. Has its moments, but thats bout it.

[kleptomaniac]

i missed like the first 20 minutes or so, but i watched "one hour photo" 'cause it came on TV today and i love robin williams and i was intrigued...

gaaaaaah the bleeding eyes part was fucking creepy!!!! but still awesome... :cool:(y)

[taquitos]

the gallon challenge (http://www.thegallonchallenge.com/), this movie is hysterical

[Guy Incognito]

the golden compass - ok - bit confusing - not a lot of story - the wife says the books are million times better

[roosta]

The Science of Sleep

V Good!

[paul jones]

Terminator 3: Rise of the machines

it was TV on channel 5 earlier and I hadn't seen it before but worth it for the naked bad TX woman at the start and lots of explosions,vehicle chases and Claire Danes nose(y)

[na§tee]

michael clayton :confused:

labyrinth :eek:

la vie en rose (y)

fuckin' david bowie, man. creeptastic.

[camo]

I saw Crash last night on 4.

Twas alreet (y)

[Guy Incognito]

Epic movie - totally 100% gash. didnt laugh once(n)

[camo]

Epic movie - totally 100% gash. didnt laugh once(n)

I saw the trailer yesterday and I couldn't believe that there is a market for that kind of guff.

Apparently it has a guy who used to be in eastenders in it?

edit: yeah, this nonce www.seanmaguire.co.uk

[abcdefz]

Epic movie - totally 100% gash. didnt laugh once(n)



Just curious: what did you expect?

[camo]

Just curious: what did you expect?

An Epic movie?

[abcdefz]

Cheap Trick was on Epic.

[camo]

The censors didn't approve of 'Shite Cunting Movie'. Marketing problems...

[abcdefz]

Good thing you've got Meet the Spartans coming.

[camo]

Oh...I got the two mixed up. It's easily done.

[hpdrifter]

There's another one coming. Superhero movie. *shudder*

I saw part of Monster House the other day. Seriously looked really really good.

[abcdefz]

Monster House is a darned good movie. (y)

[camo]

I saw part of Monster House the other day. Seriously looked really really good.


I have that on dvd, it's actually quite good. I loved the art direction (y)

[hpdrifter]

Yeah, the script and dialogue seemed much more sophisticated than normal kids movie stuff. And the animation was probably the most fluid I've ever seen. (y)

[camo]

The pacing is a bit off but then again most animated films have that problem.

[Guy Incognito]

I saw the trailer yesterday and I couldn't believe that there is a market for that kind of guff.

Apparently it has a guy who used to be in eastenders in it?

edit: yeah, this nonce www.seanmaguire.co.uk


yeah - he's in that "the class" thats on E4 and he was in grange hill.

Just curious: what did you expect?

I expected a few laffs and some amusing piss taking to kill 90 minutes but it was just shit and even stevie wonder could see all the "jokes" coming a mile off.

[mate_spawn_die]

they live :cool: (the sunglasses seemed appropriate)

[Guy Incognito]

they live :cool: (the sunglasses seemed appropriate)


(y) "I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and i'm all out of bubblegum!"

[abcdefz]

Chinatown.

Still terrific. But for some reason I was even more impressed with Faye this time.