Sonic Youth Gossip - >>the last movie you watched

fuckit, it was sad... truly a disturbed person.
i'm of the impression that the rape drove her nuts, and that her "gangbangs" were some sort of ritualistic attempts at controlling the events that had so scarred her. the rest (the "theory", the "feminism",the "empowerment", the "research", the endless razionalizations, the delusion of control) was bullshit. but this is not discussed in the documentary and it's left to the viewer to connect the dots. that poor woman may have been smart, but had serious mental issues which she acted out in painfully self-destructive ways. i hope she eventually got treatment.

anyway, an interesting cultural artifact that i first found in this cesspool-- i forgot who recommended it.

totally fucking right. depressing beyond belief

sonic sphere

02.08.2009 12:54 PM

knock off

Rob Instigator

02.08.2009 01:03 PM

noisereductions

02.08.2009 01:07 PM

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viewtiful_alan

02.08.2009 01:51 PM

9/10

demonrail666

02.08.2009 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I think Scream was really brilliant for a mainstream horror film in 1996. Clever little film. Basically revived the horror genre, though most of the knockoffs and horror films since then have sucked. It is a bit flat now, but it was my favorite film when I was 10 (!) so I guess I just have fond memories. Oh, and the opening scene is amazing!

It's definitelay a case of a really good film that's had its credibility knocked by a raft of dodgy sequels and copycats. The thing I think most of these cash-ins miss is that Scream wasn't just clever, it was pretty scary too. One thing that could never be levelled at a film like, ahem, Scary Movie.

Derek

02.08.2009 02:15 PM

Anchorman - 4/10
Suspiria - 8/10

Watching Possession tonight. Yippee.

tw2113

02.08.2009 02:20 PM

Ready To Rumble

so stupid it's almost tollerable, but it definitely helps to be a prowrestling fan first

atsonicpark

02.08.2009 02:48 PM

Whoo! Possession, one of the best films ever! The one with Sam Neil in it, of course..

viewtiful_alan

02.08.2009 07:08 PM

I think I'm finally gonna watch Tetsuo tonight... yeah I've had it since christmas. I dont know why I haven't watched it yet. but I'm psyched about it.

atsonicpark

02.08.2009 07:20 PM

As you should be. It's a masterpiece! One of the best films ever............

.......though as far as Tsukamoto films go, I prefer tokyo fist just a wee bit!

Imagine Tetsuo meets.. uhm.. Raging Bull, I guess.. with some weird sexual stuff, ultra-saturated colors, bizarre and fast-paced direction, and.. um... boxing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1tmDxuqhBA

Derek

02.08.2009 07:21 PM

I have that... but still to watch it!

atsonicpark

02.08.2009 07:24 PM

It's great. Just.. don't go into it with any real expectations and you'll love it. I will say there are some scenes in it, near the end, where the main character is standing all alone, staring at the camera, in all these different parts of Tokyo.. those are some of my favorite scenes of all time. Just a great film.

LifeDistortion

02.08.2009 07:57 PM

"The Bad Sleep Well" Great movie. I got to say I think I like Kurosawa's modern stories perhaps a little more then his samuri stories. I just like thier look, and he was so great at telling suspensful noir stories. I think they often get overlooked by his Samuri pictures.

joe11121

02.08.2009 07:57 PM