[noisereductions]

pffft.

Lohan!

[GeneticKiss]

Originally Posted by noisereductions

Please make Machete Kills and Machete Kills Again.

I'd love for that too, but it'll probably depend on how well this one does...

[demonrail666]

Originally Posted by noisereductions

 

great kill scenes, but kind of boring at times. I think I figured it was gong to be a lot better in my head -- based on the scenes shown in GOING TO PIECES

I pretty much agree. It is boring but just about manages to include enough great Savini moments to somehow keep things going. And the near shot for shot copy of Psycho's shower scene always warrants a happy groan. The pool scene is a stonewall slasher classic, too.

[GeneticKiss]

Lohan was barely in Machete, and yet she got higher billing than Jessica Alba, who played a more prevalent character. Just shows what starpower can do.

[davenotdead]

thats because Alba sucks at acting and at getting naked... disappointed with Lohan's body double in the gratuitous pool scene, but i saw nipple when she woke up in the church, so that kinda made up for it.

[noisereductions]

Originally Posted by davenotdead

thats because Alba sucks at acting and at getting naked... disappointed with Lohan's body double in the gratuitous pool scene, but i saw nipple when she woke up in the church, so that kinda made up for it.

word up!! Yeah the latter scene was definitely Lohan for real. Yep. Also, how can Genetic talk about top billing? Lohan isn't even MENTIONED in the tv trailers!

[GeneticKiss]

Originally Posted by noisereductions

word up!! Yeah the latter scene was definitely Lohan for real. Yep. Also, how can Genetic talk about top billing? Lohan isn't even MENTIONED in the tv trailers!

If I remember right, yes she is...and in the opening credits her name appears like, third or something, with Alba appearing after Don Johnson...

Incidently, at our screening there were no previews, no commercials, and none of that stuff they usually have before movies nowdays, and the movie started late (which was okay, since we got there 10 minutes after the show was supposed to start)...I figured they were having technical difficulties, but given the nature of the movie (it comes off in parts as Grindhouse: The Return), I've started thinking they might've done that on purpose...this happen to any of you guys?

[noisereductions]

she's not listed in the TV commercials man. Trust me. I've paid close attention.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

 

[atsonicpark]

Clerks 2 is horrible, one of the worst!

And Lohan isn't in any of the television spots or the theatrical trailers -- combined, that's 4 trailers. She was in 2 early teasers.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Clerks 2 is horrible, one of the worst!

You're bananas. What more could you possibly have wanted from a sequel to Clerks (that came out over 10 yrs later)?

[Kegmama]

 

casey assleck gets on my nerves...

[atsonicpark]

Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

You're bananas. What more could you possibly have wanted from a sequel to Clerks (that came out over 10 yrs later)?

Uh, nothing. They just shouldn't have made a sequel. It was one of the least-funny movies I've ever seen; it was just annoying. Kevin Smith is horrible. Clerks 1 is great and Mall Rats is alright -- everything else he's done is unfunny, boring garbage.

 

exhausted - 4/10

Well, I was definitely EXHAUSTED by the end, so that's a great title. Um... purposely degraded super 8 footage has a snuff film quality to it, complete with hairs, scratches, burns, tears, etc. in the footage. Really, it's the selling point of the film, as it looks INSANE, it's almost like Begotten or Suspiria in that the visual impact is all that it really has going for it... but it's quite a sight to behold. It's an interesting little tale, I guess, but it's way way way too long, and the ending honestly grossed me out (SPOILERS: A fat chick abducts a mentally retarded prostitute and does a bizarre ritual where she puts on a gimp mask, then fucks herself with a pair of scissors and dies. The retarded girl then takes the scissors and cuts her own nipples off. Then, a retarded man fucks her and it shows a close-up of her vagina oozing cum out, and then a fetus falls out. Then, she takes the fetus to the beach and cries as she nurtures it. Truly one of the most shocking, unexpected, and downright stomach-turning sequences in the history of movies, and honestly wasn't necessary at all; the first 90 minutes were fine without it).

 

le gai savoir - 8/10

A truly brilliant film-essay/collage from Godard which I'd seen before but had to rewatch to get the full effect of, since -- as usual -- there's so much to take in, so much to behold, so many layers... so brilliant! Like Godard's best works, it baffles, confounds, shocks, makes one think, and inspires... probably the greatest director of our time...

 

network - 9/10

Had to rewatch this masterpiece with a friend who had never heard of it. Now, I'm not a stickler for acting -- bad acting, good acting, it's usually all the same to me, it usually can't make or break a picture. This film, though, is all about acting, and as such, is the archetype when people ask me what I think is a film with good acting. This is probably the best acting I've ever seen in a movie; all the performances are absolutely jaw dropping, just amazing. Sidney Lumet.. let's see, I've seen 5 films by him, and I love his style. Long takes sometimes, lots of clever quick cutting other times, in the films I've seen he NEVER USES ANY BACKGROUND MUSIC WHATSOEVER (?!), which creates a really interesting, sometimes creepy effect. I like that, though, it works beautifully here especially.. no "emotional undercurrent" to score our "feelings", how we're "supposed" to feel. As such, I find this movie absolutely hilarious at times, heartbreaking at other times -- is that how I'm "supposed" to feel? Who knows? But I think this is truly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen... a dark comedy, sure, but... look, it's a bunch of old asshole guys bitching and fighting about ratings and some heartless bitch yelling and raving about power... I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT!... It's so ridiculous and over-the-top, but with actual character development (!); you truly care about some of the characters, and ... I mean, it's just pretty much a perfect film. So, why the 9? Eh, sometimes it does drag, specifically in THE OLD FIRED MAN and THE YOUNG MOVING-UP-IN-THE-COMPANY WOMAN's relationship. Also, the ending -- which is kinda daring in a sense, and also really obvious in another sense -- felt like a whimper, instead of a boom that the rest of the film felt like it was leading up to.

 

Junk Food - 6/10

A confounding little picture... I love these "Japanese underground" movies, which are true "guerilla" pictures, but this one is a bit wandering, aimless, and overlong at times. Still has quite a few powerful scenes. Extremely disjointed and messy, and -- as with a lot of Japanese films -- overlong, but with enough interesting scenes to be reccomendable. I saw traces of Miike's more unhinged moments and even Korine's "vignettecore" scripts (as in, the film isn't really character- or plot-driven, moreso connected by scenes and general themes). Equally brilliant and frustrating.

[atsonicpark]

finally..

 

taste of tea - 10/10

Well, this is simply one of my top 50 favorite films of all time. So, um, yeah, see it. Don't be put off by its length.. this film has more brilliant scenes in it than any film ever made, really. If you like contemplative cinema like Ozu and Kitano but also like really wacked-out cinema like Terayama and Motsumoto, then this is a great little balance. This director also made the great films Funky Forest, Sharskin Man/Peach Hip Girl, and the decent Party 7. Truly a classic film, unique and indescribable. No true lover of cinema could dislike this movie, imo.

 

 

[atsonicpark]

Hey me., do you still check this thread? Was wondering if you've seen "Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!"?

[me.]

Oddly enough i was randomly checking this thread..I've not seen Funuke,it's on my list to watch.I'd second A Taste of Tea tho amazing film,i'm about to watch 'Kakera, A Piece of our Life',based on the manga by Erika Sakurazawa (Love Vibes),soundtrack by James Iha,looks intersesting.

[atsonicpark]

glad you're still around, me.!!

Are you excited for Kitano's THE OUTRAGE? It comes out on dvd in japan december 4th!

[me.]

A film i'm itching to see is Wakamatsu's Caterpillar.

[Dr. Eugene Felikson]

 

Looks rad. ^

[atsonicpark]

It is. It's 2 1/2 hours long but never gets boring. Few directors can pull that off, Kitano.. Bergman.. Sidney Lumet.. Tarkovsky.. Scorsese.. and Bela Tarr are the only ones who come to mind immediately. I really don't have a short attention span, I will still often call a film overlong or boring simply because so many films have SO MUCH in them that they could have chopped up. TASTE OF TEA is the quickest 2 1/2 hours I've ever witnessed in a Japanese film, it almost feels too short.