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demonrail666 09.14.2012 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
The book I've read, ''The Beautiful Beast: The Life and Crimes of SS-Aufseherin Irma Grese'', generally gets positive reviews and personally I thought it's an interesting read in terms of getting to know how far ''regular'' people will go in order to inflict atrocious pain on fellow human beings and get some insight into their own attitude towards physical and mental suffering in general. That's pretty much the only interest I have in this sort of stuff, and it was sort of brought up by watching some of those ‘’New French Extremity’’ (I know, terrible term which doesn’t do some of these directors any justice) movies. Other than that, I have never really liked the nazi/fascist/totalitarian/wartime dominatrix/s&m look. I am all for floral and polka dot motifs and eternal peace and well-being for everyone.


To be honest, my "brand new fascination" ended pretty much immediately after mentioning it. As for the 'New French Extremity', a bit like your preference for eternal peace and well-being, I've really lost my appetite for almost any movie that's likely to make me fell worse after watching it than I felt before.

LifeDistortion 09.15.2012 12:02 AM

 

stu666 09.15.2012 02:48 AM

 

h8kurdt 09.15.2012 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion
 


Any good?

I'm having to wait till bloody November to see it, what with me living in the UK and the like.

h8kurdt 09.15.2012 04:10 AM

Oh did anyone see what chief executive Steve Burke said at a Universal media conference "the studio would focus more on film franchises in future". And

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'While admitting the studio had some "ups and downs" this year - namely film flop Battleship - Mr Burke said he hoped to strengthen the business by promoting "as many franchises as we can".

Jesus wept. I always thought it was just over blown bull saying that creativity is dead in Hollywood. That there's always been shit blockbuster films which disappear into the ether and that quality last (I guess I still believe that last comment). But to focus solely on franchises say it all.

What we're seeing as every year goes on is studios less and less willing to take risks with big budget movies. And small budget for that matter. Dull days are coming. Or here depending on your views of American film.

Pelle 09.15.2012 04:26 AM

Actually watched Cube for the first time last night

It was good but not so much happened during the movie and some of the actors kinda sucked...gonna watch the rest of em cause I like it, let's just hope the others are better..

h8kurdt 09.15.2012 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Murmer99
Yeah. I've said it enough times but it seemingly gets worse every year... then every decade, etc.


Yeah I think that but then I kick myself for sounding so old. "ooh they don't make 'em like they used to"

sonic sphere 09.15.2012 08:26 AM

 

Genteel Death 09.15.2012 11:27 AM

 

LifeDistortion 09.15.2012 11:32 AM

"The Master" is very good. Great performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Its not an easy movie to sum up, as is the case with a lot of recent PT Anderson films like "There Will Be Blood" or "Magnolia", and its probably a movie that deserves a second viewing to really take in fully. If you are a fan of his recent work I would be surprised if you would flat out hate "The Master". Is it as good or better then "There Will Be Blood"? TWBB probably has the edge for the simple fact of Daniel-Day Lewis' performance.

EVOLghost 09.15.2012 04:01 PM

Kung pow. Enter the fist.

demonrail666 09.15.2012 07:33 PM

 


Miami Vice

Nothing to watch so I stuck this on again? Pure midlife crisis porn.

demonrail666 09.16.2012 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt
Dull days are coming.


Expect to see a lot more of Will Smith in the next few years.

demonrail666 09.16.2012 10:48 PM

I love Bigger than Life. Have you seen any of Douglas Sirk's stuff? Sort of similar. All that Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind. Really good stuff. In many ways more polite precursors to movies like American Beauty and Happiness and in some ways even Blue Velvet and John Water's Desperate Living. That whole thing of there being a core ugliness beneath middle America's 'perfect' self-image. I can't recommend Douglas Sirk enough.

sonic sphere 09.17.2012 08:20 AM

 

EVOLghost 09.17.2012 12:10 PM

ROBO GEISHA

Trama 09.17.2012 12:50 PM

 

evollove 09.17.2012 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion
"The Master" is very good. Great performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Its not an easy movie to sum up, as is the case with a lot of recent PT Anderson films like "There Will Be Blood" or "Magnolia", and its probably a movie that deserves a second viewing to really take in fully. If you are a fan of his recent work I would be surprised if you would flat out hate "The Master". Is it as good or better then "There Will Be Blood"? TWBB probably has the edge for the simple fact of Daniel-Day Lewis' performance.


I read the script for this about a year ago and it was the most sloppy, incoherent thing I've read in awhile.

I can't wait to see it. Seriously.

keep poppin pimples 09.17.2012 10:52 PM

 


finland? more like funland

!@#$%! 09.17.2012 11:36 PM

had a movie-intensive weekend

highbrow:


 

[insert picture of jiro dreams of sushi here]

fantastic! loved this movie so hard.

middle brow


 

[insert picture of the rum diary here]

lots & lots of fun

lowbrow:


 

[insert picture of red tails here]

not enough fancy action and not enough drama. the first tuskegee airmen movie was way better-- this was like, boring.

also in the lowbrow department:


 

[insert picture of the hunger games here]

meh. a wasted opportunity. she is pretty great actress though, but was better in winter's bone.

demonrail666 09.19.2012 09:54 AM

 

Intolerable Cruelty

I had no idea this was a Coen Bros film till it started and while I'm generally a fan of theirs the worst aspects of this movie were definitely the most CB-esque moments. Still, it's a far better tribute to the classic Screwball comedy than The Hudsucker Proxy was, and it's got George Clooney doing a great Cary Grant impression and Catherine Zeta Jones being about as sexy as I think it's possible to be.

_slavo_ 09.19.2012 01:26 PM

 


this was some heavy shit.
8/10

demonrail666 09.19.2012 01:30 PM

The picture isn't showing up, what was the movie?

Just watched ...

 


Melancholia

keep poppin pimples 09.19.2012 02:08 PM

so many broken image links on this page

h8kurdt 09.19.2012 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by keep poppin pimples
so many broken image links on this page


So true. LEARN TO LINK PEOPLE!

demonrail666 09.19.2012 04:00 PM

How does anyone know which ones they can hotlink and which ones they can't. I just do a google image search and pick the one that's most suitably sized.

!@#$%! 09.19.2012 04:11 PM

i inserted [insert picture of film here] for whoever's benefit.

the one i would wholeheartedly recommend (from above) is jiro's. rum diary is cool and fun and all but not as good as fear & loathing-- still, watch if you can.

Genteel Death 09.19.2012 05:27 PM

I want to know what slavo's been watching.

demonrail666 09.19.2012 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
rum diary is cool and fun and all but not as good as fear & loathing.


I really can't stand Johnny Depp for some reason. Whenever I find out he's associated with a movie, I immediately think that I probably won't like it. I can't put my finger on why; he just aggravates the fuck out of me.

h8kurdt 09.20.2012 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666
How does anyone know which ones they can hotlink and which ones they can't. I just do a google image search and pick the one that's most suitably sized.


Shush you.

evollove 09.20.2012 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666
I really can't stand Johnny Depp for some reason. Whenever I find out he's associated with a movie, I immediately think that I probably won't like it. I can't put my finger on why; he just aggravates the fuck out of me.


In the same boat.

For me, part of it comes from the fact that he's generally regarded as a "great" actor, but in actual fact the crap-to-good ratio says otherwise.

Also, he thinks he's so cool. But he's not.

dale_gribble 09.20.2012 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
rum diary is cool and fun and all but not as good as fear & loathing


i would agree, although that is like saying the shawshank redemption isn't as good as the shining.(in the sense that they are based on books by the same author but are completely different)

demonrail666 09.20.2012 05:52 PM

 


Collateral

This is just brilliant. I'm becoming a total Michael Mann fanboy.

fugazifan 09.21.2012 06:01 AM

west side story

i really really liked it

keep poppin pimples 09.21.2012 07:46 AM


 


terrorist immigrants are trying to kill us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E-81m4ZnRM
long live bruce willis


 


watch it, varda rules

EVOLghost 09.21.2012 07:49 AM

Super Cop.

!@#$%! 09.21.2012 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dale_gribble
i would agree, although that is like saying the shawshank redemption isn't as good as the shining.(in the sense that they are based on books by the same author but are completely different)


nah, it's not like that-- here johnny depp also plays HST and plays him the same way , whcih adds a funny continuity to the thing-- so they feel part of teh same on-screen fictional universe. so it's more like thor and captain america and avengers (same characters, different movies/directors).

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Originally Posted by demonrail666
I really can't stand Johnny Depp for some reason. Whenever I find out he's associated with a movie, I immediately think that I probably won't like it. I can't put my finger on why; he just aggravates the fuck out of me.


i'm not a fan, but i think he's alright.

Diesel 09.21.2012 08:05 AM

I was watching The dice of death and also Piss fingers......or was that made up?

While i'm ON IT i think i watched Paranormal Activity 3. I have nothing to say about it other than Nandos and Chicken Kebabs.....

dale_gribble 09.21.2012 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
here johnny depp also plays HST


but he doesn't play HST, although the story is loosely based on hunter's own time in puerto rico.

!@#$%! 09.21.2012 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dale_gribble
but he doesn't play HST, although the story is loosely based on hunter's own time in puerto rico.


he plays the same dude as fear & loathing, down to every speech inflection


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