The cinema thread.

[Anarch]

Forrest Gump was a classic, but not something I'd watch obsessively like, for example, Fight Club or American Psycho.

[Ace Rimmer]

The Warriors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/)

[Atlas]

Same opinions as Lucifer about Forrest Gump, I think it was way overrated.

So I've got a few movie that I really liked, the first Tweve Monkeys, with Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Madeleine Stowe, I think this kind of movie is exactly for someone like Willis, for once he is not saving the world and he is very good as James Cole, prisoner in the future with the misson to find out clues about who killed 5 billions people in 1997 by a virus. Some guys told me that Brad Pitt overacted in this movie, I don't think so, he just act like a nuts and do it well. Good one, I recommend it.

Falling Down, well, I have watched it about 6 years ago and can't remember everything but for the most part that was a very good one, Douglas is just excellent as the " normal " guy in the daily life problems. I wish I could see it again soon.

The Shawshank redemption, god I liked that movie so much, it has an ending sequence just awesome, nobody could even guessed the end of the movie, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are perfect.

Se7en, another classic, I liked it, but not a movie I could watch every week, it was good yes, Brad Pitt is correct, Morgan Freeman too but not much. The ending sequence is also great in this film.

Pulp Fiction, one of my favorite ever, great dialogue, great actor, the best from tarantino I think, even better than Reservoir Dogs. Theres nothing I can criticize about this film because it's almost perfect from the first scene to the end.

Lethal Wepon 3, Good action movie, also funny which is rare in this kind of film, Mel Gibson and Joe Pesci are especially hilarious. One of my best open sequence too.

The Fugitive, I think it is the movie that made Tommy Lee jones popular, he is excellent as the marshall sergent who follow Harisson Ford from a prisoner bus crashed by a train to Chicago. Another good one.

These are my favorite movies, in no particular order.

[jcs]

So I've got a few movie that I really liked, the first Tweve Monkeys, with Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Madeleine Stowe, I think this kind of movie is exactly for someone like Willis, for once he is not saving the world and he is very good as James Cole, prisoner in the future with the misson to find out clues about who killed 5 billions people in 1997 by a virus. Some guys told me that Brad Pitt overacted in this movie, I don't think so, he just act like a nuts and do it well. Good one, I recommend it.
Great movie.
Seen any other Gilliam flicks? I'm downloading Brazil right now. Hopefully it'll be as good as 12 Monkeys.

These films speak for themselves:
Koyaanisqatsi
The Seventh Seal
2001: A Space Odyssey
Conan: The Barbarian
Triumph des Willens
Metropolis
A Clockwork Orange

[Member 198]

Great movie.
Seen any other Gilliam flicks? I'm downloading Brazil right now. Hopefully it'll be as good as 12 Monkeys.

Brazil is great and going by your posts on the Talk Philosophy forums, I think you'll probably enjoy "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", as well.

[Billy Score]

Falling down is my favorite movie ever

I love Death Wish and The Mechanic (most Bronson films rock)
Prophecy (with Christopher Walken)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure

[Jimbo Gomez]

Do you like Dirty Harry too maz?

[Ace Rimmer]

Back to the future, all parts

Police Academy 1,2,3.

The Warriors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/)

Das Boot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/)

Highlander

Rambo first blood

Star Trek, all

The Blood of Heroes (Salute of the Jugger) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094764/)

The Castle (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/)

Enter the dragon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070034/)

[Billy Score]

Do you like Dirty Harry too maz?
never saw it.

[Jimbo Gomez]

You'd love it.

[Slavic Enforcer]

Requiem For A Dream

Léon - The Professional

Le chat

Grave of the Fireflies

Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

The Jackal

Once were Warriors

[Ixtab]

What is the purpose of this thread? To name films? Here are a few of my favourites:

Science Fiction:
THX 1138
2001: A Space Odyssey
Metropolis
Bride of Frankenstein
Pi

Comedy:
Unlucky Monkey
Films of Chaplin and Keaton

Drama:
City Lights
Sling Blade
Grave of the Fireflies
A Clockwork Orange

Children's:
Snow White
Bambi
The Shining

Shocking / violent / sadistic:
Irreversible
Audition
Guinea Pig 2: Flower Of Flesh And Blood
Ichi the Killer
120 Days of Sodom

Choreographic martial arts:
Kill Bill
Hero
Crouching Tiger
Flying Daggers
Enter the Dragon

[Jimbo Gomez]

The Shining a kiddy film? How old were you when you first watched it ix?

[jcs]

The Shining a kiddy film? How old were you when you first watched it ix?
I was 6 when I first saw it. I don't think that makes it a children's movie, though.

120 Days of Sodom
Based off of de Sade's book? I'll have to see this.

[Jimbo Gomez]

But you mention it as a child film friend.

[Felix the Cat]

Eraserhead:

The funniest damn thing ever committed to celluloid

[Ixtab]

I just downloaded the following films via bittorrent:

Ichi the Killer (going to watch it now)
I Spit on YOur GraveThe Shining a kiddy film?That was an error on my part.How old were you when you first watched it ix?I was nine, I believe. I watched it on my birthday.

[jcs]

Brazil is great and going by your posts on the Talk Philosophy forums, I think you'll probably enjoy "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", as well.
I ended up not caring much for Brazil. Well done, but so what?
I just finished watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Liked that one.
Can't find a link for Munchausen on eMule.

[Helios Panoptes]

I ended up not caring much for Brazil. Well done, but so what?


I disliked Brazil, too. A few scenes worked, but it's terribly overblown and convoluted.

Salo is based on De Sade, but the setting is different. Also, whereas De Sade was irreligious provocation, this is anti-fascist propaganda.

A list(the last one was lost to the hack):

The Seventh Seal
The Seven Samurai
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
47 Ronin(Mizoguchi)
The Vanishing(Dutch version)
Himatsuri
Insomnia(Norway)
Cure(Kyua; Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
The Wicker Man
Eyes Without a Face
The Godfather(I & II)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer
Don't Look Now
The American Friend


I recommend the above to all viewers.

[Member 198]

I ended up not caring much for Brazil. Well done, but so what?
I just finished watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Liked that one.
Can't find a link for Munchausen on eMule.

How long was the version of Brazil that you got? If it wasn't around 2 hours and 23 minutes long, then you got the wrong version.

http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/brazil/

[jcs]

How long was the version of Brazil that you got? If it wasn't around 2 hours and 23 minutes long, then you got the wrong version.
I didn't get the 'love conquers all' version, but the 2h 23min 'Lowry's life sucks' version. :p
It was all made very well, and had a nice little message, coupled with some tragedy,--but that does not a great film make.

The pacing felt off, the film lacked depth ('imagination repressed by the state'?--repression was explored, but I saw nothing of imagination, save some symbolism in a dream; I don't think the film did what it could have), it wasn't as perplexing or imaginative as other Gilliam flicks, and, well, so what?

[Billy Score]

Falling Down
Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer
American Psycho
The Mechanic
Death Wish1-5 (and virtually any Bronson film)
Equilibrium
Prophecy1-3
Any Romero zombie film
Boondock Saints
Lock Stock and two smoking Barrels

[jcs]

Any Romero zombie film
Land of the Dead was fucking awful. The only aspect of it I liked was that the zombies were trying to be human, which can be interpreted as a powerful critique of our zombie culture.
But this wasn't explored much, and was partially ruined by the fact that there was one smart, empathetic zombie who decided to launch a rebellion.
That movie sucked.

Compare to another recent zombie flick: Shaun of the Dead. This movie was quite good, actually. It had humor, decent cinematography, a cliche-but-entertaining plot, and characters who didn't feel like they were taken out of a comic book (such as in LotD). And instead of a lot of meaningless gore, it had one very good gore-scene, in which you could feel the pain and terror of the guy getting killed. And humor.

I'm downloading Romero's Dawn of the Dead at the moment. I saw the remake and thought it was almost decent. Hopefully the original is better--than the remake and Romero's latest.

[1-800]

Just a few movies I enjoy (will fill in details on why & more recommendations later):

Lifeboat
North by Northwest
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Seventh Seal
Divorce, Italian Style
Godfather I & II
Breathless
O Lucky Man!

Divorce, Italian Style was just re-mastered and released on DVD. One of the greatest comedies ever filmed. Absolutely brilliant in every aspect: the acting, the comedic timing, the economy of dialogue etc.

And O Lucky Man! as well. It's great, quite funny.

[jcs]

I especially recommend O Lucky Man! for members of this forum.
A musical? McDowell better be doing his wonderful rendition of Singing in the Rain...

[1-800]

A musical? McDowell better be doing his wonderful rendition of Singing in the Rain...

If you enjoyed Kubrick's Clockwork Orange, then you should give O Lucky Man! a viewing.

It does not hold together nearly as well as Clockwork Orange, and it drags at times, but it makes up for it in its vision and originality.

[Billy Score]

Shaun of the dead was great and the new Dawn of the Dead was highly underrated i think. I enjoyed it thoroughly (Although the original towers over it).

Land of the Dead was great. Although i'll agree it definetly had some flaws it was still one of the great zombie films (romero films are far more serious than other films in the genre like the fulci zombie and the like)

[jcs]

Per Lucifer's recommendation, I watched American Psycho. Then I watched it again. Then again.
Good movie.

I think everyone should watch (the first) Hellraiser at least once. It has too much of a stupid horror kind of thing going on to be a great film, but parts of it border along the brilliant (especially the Cenobites, "demons to some, angels to others").
"We have such sights to show you."

[Felix the Cat]

Haha, yes. Hellraiser is a classic. I saw it (with a whole bunch of other kids) back in the 80s on a bootleg tape at a friend's house, when his parents weren't around

And we still make fun of Chris for freaking when that statue fell over :D

[Helios Panoptes]

Per Lucifer's recommendation, I watched American Psycho. Then I watched it again. Then again.
Good movie.

I think everyone should watch (the first) Hellraiser at least once. It has too much of a stupid horror kind of thing going on to be a great film, but parts of it border along the brilliant (especially the Cenobites, "demons to some, angels to others").
"We have such sights to show you."


The Cenobites were intriguing, but unfortunately, they only appear on screen for a couple minutes. The rest of it is crap.

[The Retard]

American Psycho the movie sucked. I don't even know how they made a movie out of it. Obviously, they had to omit the more gruesome scene (IMO the incident involving a woman, PVC pipe, and a rat.) But, still it added a bunch of other crap, which was not as entertaining. I refuse to watch a film again. I'd rather read the book again, the film was far too restrained.

[Excorcism]

American Psycho the movie sucked. I don't even know how they made a movie out of it. Obviously, they had to omit the more gruesome scene (IMO the incident involving a woman, PVC pipe, and a rat.) But, still it added a bunch of other crap, which was not as entertaining. I refuse to watch a film again. I'd rather read the book again, the film was far too restrained.

I remember my sister reading me the rat part...holy crap that sounded horrible.

[jcs]

American Psycho the movie sucked. I don't even know how they made a movie out of it. Obviously, they had to omit the more gruesome scene (IMO the incident involving a woman, PVC pipe, and a rat.) But, still it added a bunch of other crap, which was not as entertaining. I refuse to watch a film again. I'd rather read the book again, the film was far too restrained.
Reading is for squares.
Plus, you sound like an average horror-film viewer. Gore over cinematography, right? Over plot, too?

See, I hate almost every piece of fiction written in the past century (with a number of exceptions, but that number pales in comparison to the tremendous amount of novels written). Poetry and prose belong in text form, but most stories nowadays use the written medium only to tell us a tale, and perhaps give us a good piece of dialogue.
I never intend to read the book. I don't think American Psycho would be the kind of book I'd want to read. But it's the kind of film I like to watch.

The Cenobites were intriguing, but unfortunately, they only appear on screen for a couple minutes. The rest of it is crap.
Pretty much. But still above-par for horror flicks.
I really wish they would have explored the Cenobites more, but Hellraiser disappointed me there, and the sequels?--god, no.
But the film prompted me to explore the idea in my own mind, and that's good enough for me.

[Helios Panoptes]

Plus, you sound like an average horror-film viewer.

The problem with AP the movie was that it did make concessions to the average viewer of thrillers. While the ending was sufficiently muddled to insure that most people wouldn't like it, Jean caught on to Bateman and the detective played far too prominent a role. American Psycho is not a detective story. I suppose the feminist director just had to toss in some conspicuous female empowerment. The book was much better, all things considered.

[Banat]

Le Pacte des Loups.

The Warriors

That was a good one.

[Billy Score]

The Cenobites were intriguing, but unfortunately, they only appear on screen for a couple minutes. The rest of it is crap.

The first one/two films were really good, the rest blew to some degree or another. And i'll hand it to you, the cenobites were awesome.

[The Retard]

Reading is for squares.
Plus, you sound like an average horror-film viewer. Gore over cinematography, right? Over plot, too?

See, I hate almost every piece of fiction written in the past century (with a number of exceptions, but that number pales in comparison to the tremendous amount of novels written). Poetry and prose belong in text form, but most stories nowadays use the written medium only to tell us a tale, and perhaps give us a good piece of dialogue.
I never intend to read the book. I don't think American Psycho would be the kind of book I'd want to read. But it's the kind of film I like to watch.


I think both the book and the movie are rather ambiguous to whether or not he is actually murdering people. But I'm not just angry with movie because it failed to include all the gory aspects. The book is entirely demented as it shifts from first to third person. The readers go from the serious to the satirical at the drop of a hat. He'll become outraged because one his peers says a racist joke, and then turn away to say something prejudice himself. He constantly mocks the superficiality of his surrounding all the while being superficial himself. He embraces commericialism in the sameway, yet again mocks it's existence. It's a perfect story of obsessive egosim and greed, which was no doubt prevalent in the 1980's. I think the underlining message is that the lifestyle in which he lived was the true horror.

[jcs]

The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer) was superb.

[Jimbo Gomez]

Le Pacte des Loups was good.

[OVERWATCH]

My picks,inorder of preference at the moment:

1. Stalingrad
2. The Last Samurai
3. Thin Red Line
4. To End All Wars
5. Hamburger Hill
6. StarTrek I; Star Trek II
7. Warof the Worlds(the latest one)
8. Conan the Barbarian
9. Memphis Belle
10. The Hunley
11. Bram Stoker's Dracula

47 Ronin(Mizoguchi)

I want to see this film.

[jcs]

This thread needs to be resurrected.

Citizen Kane:
Good movie about the life of a man who could not feel for others, but always wanted others to feel for him; and who--wealthy and accomplished, on his deathbed--expressed his love for something so simple.
The ending has been ruined for me because I, as with just about everyone, already knew what 'Rosebud' was; but nevertheless, this was a superb movie.
It only deserves about half the hype it has received, however. "Greatest film of all time"?--one of the greatest pieces of American cinema, certainly, but it would seem that those who praise the film as the 'greatest of all time' have never seen anything by European directors.

[The Retard]

I just watched House of Wax (2005), kill me!

I knew anything with Paris Hilton had to suck.

[jcs]

Last week, I watched Dreyer's Day of Wrath, Ordet, and Gertrude. Ordet was IMO the best of the three.

This week: Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence. I haven't seen the last one yet, but Through A Glass Darkly was superb; Winter Light less so (but effective, I suppose).

[Blaphbee]

I'm losing a great deal of internet credibility by saying this, but since that really doesn't effect me in the slightest....

I saw The Producers recently.

Terrible, but I expected it to be so, thus I wasn't disappointed.

Also saw Lost in Translation not too long ago. I can't help it, I'm such a monumental sucker for romance flicks. I thought it wasn't all that bad, but still ridiculous all the same. I must be gay or something.

EDIT: In order to regain some form of my "street cred" back, I will say that neither of these films were seen under my own duress. I was conned into both of them. There - now I'm a man again.

[sugartits]

I just watched House of Wax (2005), kill me!

I knew anything with Paris Hilton had to suck.

I watched that not knowing she was in it. I had never heard of the movie before so I thought it might be an alright horror flick...:o

But it's fun watching her die, isn't it? The only part of the movie that scared me was when she tried to act.

[sugartits]

Also saw Lost in Translation not too long ago. I can't help it, I'm such a monumental sucker for romance flicks. I thought it wasn't all that bad, but still ridiculous all the same. I must be gay or something.


There is nothing gay about enjoying Bill Murray as a serious actor!

Speaking of which, The Life Aquatic is one of the best recent movies I've seen. It has very clever humour. Can't describe it, gotta see it.

[Thomas777]

My favs are:

-Blade Runner (Director's cut is the essential version. Truly a brilliant film)
-Straw Dogs (must see IMO)
-Mean Streets (best Martin Scorcese picture)
-Red Dawn (John Milius is one of us)
-Conan the Barbarian (see above)
-The Thing (this movie never gets old)
-The Searchers (best of the Duke)

[Jonathan]

I can never do this, because I can't compare films from different genres. Also, I find that my opinion of a film the first time I see it, and then later, are often very different. Films that I did like though include(in no order):

Rules of Attraction
Human Traffic
Braveheart
Michael Collins
Excalibur
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
Loaded Weapon(not Lethal Weapon)
Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail
Peep Show(OK, I know it's a sitcom not a film, but still, I love it)
La Haine

There are loads more too that I just can't think of.

I've been meaning to watch Citizen Kane for a long time but have never gotten around to it.

[Dan Dare]

Best film seen recently is 'Downfall' (der Untergang).

Long-time faves include Rainer Werner Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy and Kieslowski's Dekalog.

[jcs]

Kieslowski's Dekalog.
I've been thinking about purchasing that.

[Helios Panoptes]

I've been thinking about purchasing that.


I recommend it. My public library has it. :)

Wenders is one of my favorite directors and my favorite film of his is The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick. It's difficult to get a-hold of, though, because it hasn't been released on DVD. Another film I recommend that you probably haven't seen is Himatsuri(Fire Festival).

[jcs]

Kieslowski
Anyone seen his Three Colors trilogy? How's that?

[Atlas]

Tonight, I have the choice between "Code Mercury" with Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, and "The Negociator" with Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Which one would you recommend people ?

[jcs]

Tonight, I have the choice between "Code Mercury" with Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, and "The Negociator" with Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Which one would you recommend people ?
Go to the library and check out a good book.

[Atlas]

Go to the library and check out a good book.

Unfortunately, the library was already closed when I asked this. I have chosen "Code Mercury" and gave up after 30 minutes. Just a boring film, not much.

[Dan Dare]

I've been thinking about purchasing that.

If you do, try to get a version that includes the full-length versions of both 'A Sort Film about Love' and 'A Short Film about Killing'.

IIRC the standard DVD released in the US does not include either.

[jcs]

If you do, try to get a version that includes the full-length versions of both 'A Sort Film about Love' and 'A Short Film about Killing'.

IIRC the standard DVD released in the US does not include either.
This (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009Y3OK/qid=1138629787/sr=1-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7023526-3582552?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130) collection looks like it's complete. Ten hour-long 'episodes,' aired on TV = 60x10-8 hours for commercials = 584 minutes. Unless there weren't originally any commmercials; I wouldn't know.

[jcs]

Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence. I haven't seen the last one yet, but Through A Glass Darkly was superb; Winter Light less so (but effective, I suppose).
Through A Glass Darkly was by far the best of the three. The Silence was nothing exceptional (for Bergman). It was just kind of weird.
I mean, it is quite deep on a psychological level, but both the lack of any real theme and the slow pacing make it basically meaningless and non-captivating.

I think I'll watch Kubrick's Barry Lyndon next.

[Hakluyt]

Noone mentioned Solaris? Just watched it last night, enjoyed it thoroughly.

[jcs]

Noone mentioned Solaris? Just watched it last night, enjoyed it thoroughly.
I haven't seen it yet. Tarkovsky is doubtlessly a genius, though.

[Martin Kuklinski]

The Witchfinder General.

A realistic movie about Matthew Hopkins the wicked protestant who rapes the nieces of catholic priests, murders innocent, killed royalists for their money. I prefer Witchfinder General over the Wicker Man anywtime! It is based on real events, for one thing, and has a real sense of the evil that men do. The central premise of the Wicker Man - paganism thriving on a remote Scottish island - stretched credibility a little too far for me. So i would still nominate the Witchfinder General as one of the bests what England and his inhabits of directors have directed & produced. Matthew Hopkins and his sick whore loving servant; John Lowe. Both of managed to have between 200 and 400 people executed. In Suffolk alone, Hopkins had 68 people executed. Not all of that has been shown in the movie.

Too bad Michael Reeves commited suicide. :(

[il ragno]

I am watching Ernst Lubitsch's DESIGN FOR LIVING, to be followed later by Jeunot and Caro's CITY OF LOST CHILDREN.

[jcs]

to be followed later by Jeunot and Caro's CITY OF LOST CHILDREN.
A very odd movie. I liked it, though.

[Gleb]

"The return" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376968/) by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Somewhat Tarkovsky influenced, imo, especially the scenery shots.

Some screenshots
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo07.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo02.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo13.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo06.jpg

[The Retard]

"The return" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376968/) by Andrey Zvyagintsev. Somewhat Tarkovsky influenced, imo, especially the scenery shots.

Some screenshots
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo07.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo02.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo13.jpg
http://www.kino.com/thereturn/textareas/return_stil/photo06.jpg

Is it a good film, Gleb? I'll check it out if it is.

[The Retard]

I watched "Un Chien Andalou" the other night, again.

[jcs]

I watched "Un Chien Andalou" the other night, again.
I hate that movie.

[Blaphbee]

I hate that movie.
Jcs, you are such a post whore.

[Dan Dare]

This Russian 'urban vampires' film is getting good reviews, has anyone seen it?

http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/nwnd/

There's apparently a sequel already, Day Watch.

[The Retard]

I appreciate the films surrealistic qualities, it's like watching a nightmare from the 1920's.

I hate that movie.

What do you dislike about the film?

[jcs]

What do you dislike about the film?
It is completely lacking in meaning, and thus the symbolism-heavy nature of the film is without purpose. And it's just ugly.

[Slavic Enforcer]

City of God

Very good movie!

[Gleb]

Is it a good film, Gleb? I'll check it out if it is.

I liked it, watched 3 times, very beatifully shot. The storyline is not entirely clear and there are some questions left at the end, but the answers to those questions don't really matter, it is basically about the relations of father and his two sons.
I got it from Blockbuster, so check there before buying, maybe you won't like it.

[Atlas]

I haven't seen Jackie Brown yet, it's tonight on telly, should I see it ?

[jcs]

I haven't seen Jackie Brown yet, it's tonight on telly, should I see it ?
It's not awful, though it's probably Tarantino's worst; and he being a slightly-above-average director, that means the movie is just about decent-level.

[O'Zebedee]

This Russian 'urban vampires' film is getting good reviews, has anyone seen it?

http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/nwnd/

There's apparently a sequel already, Day Watch.

Am doing a Biggles and downloading it. I'll let you know what I think.

@Martin - thanks for reminding me about The Witchfinder General. I remember reading about it years ago, but could never find a copy.

I'm back on the hunt....

[Atlas]

It's not awful, though it's probably Tarantino's worst; and he being a slightly-above-average director, that means the movie is just about decent-level.

Ok, I just watched it and it wasn't that great, pretty long, I yawned sometimes, the dialogues aren't as good as in PF. Although if it is Tarantino's worst movie, it ain't awful either... but he can do better.

[Slavic Enforcer]

When you can, watch the french movie "Le chat".

The older French movies are the best, in my opinion.

[Sinclair]

Just listing my favourite movies probably wouldn't accomplish anything.

One interesting thing related to movies is that some movies, that are popular, like "Fight Club", get shunned by "film buffs", even though they are really good. Hell, "FC" wasn't exactly a super-duper-everybody-loves-it blockbuster. But it was popular enough among the internet-nerd set to make the film buffs think that, hey, if so many people like it, it must SUCK. Assholes.

Terry Gilliam is a skilled director. I hated Brazil after I saw it, but then I liked it a little while later, for some reason. 12 Monkeys is great... I think Brad Pitt is a bit underrated when it comes to his acting skills. Just because he's good-looking, a lot of people think that's all he's got going for him.

Anybody like "Boogie Nights"? Mark Wahlberg is a middling actor, but he's great as Dirk Diggler, both giving a really good performance, while still having that aspect of being "middling", which fits the character.

[Slavic Enforcer]

I think Brad Pitt is a bit underrated when it comes to his acting skills. Just because he's good-looking, a lot of people think that's all he's got going for him.

Yeah, that's true. Pitt is a great actor, did you see him in in "California"?

By the way, I think Leo DiCaprio is also a good actor.

[jcs]

One interesting thing related to movies is that some movies, that are popular, like "Fight Club", get shunned by "film buffs", even though they are really good. Hell, "FC" wasn't exactly a super-duper-everybody-loves-it blockbuster. But it was popular enough among the internet-nerd set to make the film buffs think that, hey, if so many people like it, it must SUCK. Assholes.
People should read the book instead. The film only has good dialogue and narration going for it, a decent plot, and occasional wackiness with the camera. In short, it's the book, minus a lot of stuff, with a few alterations and camera wackiness. It's not up there with great cinema. Not even close.

I hated Brazil after I saw it, but then I liked it a little while later, for some reason.
I feel the same way, actually. After a few months of contemplation, during which time something from the film would pop into my head occasionally, I want to see it again.

[il ragno]

Tonight's viewing: MARS ATTACKS, the Fawlty Towers with the abrasive American tourist, and EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS.

[Sinclair]

People should read the book instead. The film only has good dialogue and narration going for it, a decent plot, and occasional wackiness with the camera. In short, it's the book, minus a lot of stuff, with a few alterations and camera wackiness. It's not up there with great cinema. Not even close.

It's entertaining, pretty clever, has good performances, and almost requires that one watch it more than once. Not great cinema, but pretty good. And pulling off a good adaptation of a book is pretty tricky.

Plus, unlike a lot of great movies, finding a copy of the damn thing isn't a bloody quest into the unknown. Or at least that's my experience.

[Sinclair]

I just was thinking: What are the most ''quotable'' movies? The ones from which lines get chucked around by smartass university students and the like?

I think that Stanley Kubrick gets some points there for "Full Metal Jacket" and "Dr. Strangelove", among others.

"MEIN FUHRER! I CAN VALK!"

[Atlas]

I recommend this one :

http://images.art.com/images/-/Under-Suspicion--C10112830.jpeg

I really enjoyed it, strange that it's not a very popular movie.

[O'Zebedee]

Here's one I actually wanted to save for Polichinello on SE, but I'm not so sure he'll be around.

Memories of Murder, a film about the first serial killings in Korea in 1986. Lately I've been putting films on and taking them off after five minutes if they don't grab me, but Memories had me from the start. It follows the police investigation in a small town/city in Korea - the police can barely put together an investigation, and the main detective is more prone to beating and torturing suspects until he gets a confession than actually looking at the facts.

Eventually a cop from Seoul shows up to help out, and painfully they start to piece everything together. Still - they're undermanned, undertrained and they have little or no facilities to do a proper investigation.

It's really good - not great, but well worth checking out.

[il ragno]

I often wonder why serial killers don't pack up and move to these third-world or otherwise authoritarian countries where the 'cops' specialize in torturing suspects and shaking down merchants for a weekly envelope. A Gacy or Dahmer could hang up their shingle and do land-office business. Look at Chikatilo! And he was barely even trying to cover his tracks!

[Niko Bellic]

Movies I've seen recently:

Cup Of My Blood

low budget artsy horror

The Holy Grail, the real one, is passed from protector to protector. The protectors are always nasty, immoral people, because they have to do immoral things to protect the cup. The church knows about them, but cannot interfere.

The director of this movie is obviously a David Lynch fan. At times, I felt like I was watching Blue Velvet or Twin Peaks.

Worth renting. :) :)




The Chumscrubber

low budget artsy drama

Almost evryone who is a member of this forum will like this movie. It's a black comedy about upper-middle-class suburbia. Every actor in this movie gives a great performance in a very intense story.

Must see, rent it immediately. :) :) :) :) :)




Corpse Bride

Tim Burton animated weirdness

If you like Burton's brand of insanity, you'll like this. There's no point describing the story. I couldn't stop staring at the Corpse Bride's tits.


Best tits on an animated puppet I've ever seen. :)

[Anarch]

I saw Munich and Jarhead on Saturday. Jarhead was better IMO, but Munich was quite good.

[O'Zebedee]

Just watched a dupe of the documentary POPaganda: The Art & Crimes of Ron English.

The buzzword for English is that he's a "culture jammer," or artist/activist - he, ah, appropriates billboards so that he can do stuff like this:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/ozebedee/ca4807d0.jpg

[O'Zebedee]

Just noticed - boy, is he a lousy speller.

[leondegrance]

I enjoy horror movies, providing they are done well. Some of my favorites are:

Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
The Exorcist
Exorcist III (though the ending was a little cheesy)
The Thing (remake)
Frailty
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Phantasm
Re-Animator

[O'Zebedee]

Exorcist III (though the ending was a little cheesy)


The book is actually quite good.

[Kamandi]

I often wonder why serial killers don't pack up and move to these third-world or otherwise authoritarian countries where the 'cops' specialize in torturing suspects and shaking down merchants for a weekly envelope. A Gacy or Dahmer could hang up their shingle and do land-office business. Look at Chikatilo! And he was barely even trying to cover his tracks!
Serial killers, due to their generally damaged capacities for attachment, rarely do well even outside their state, let alone in a foreign culture.

[Generator]

Serial killers, due to their generally damaged capacities for attachment, rarely do well even outside their state, let alone in a foreign culture.
Hmmm...I don't know - every serial killer who settled in Argentina post WWII got along just fine. There's an exception the extant scholarship for ya!:)

[leondegrance]

The book is actually quite good.

Didn't know it was a book before the movie. Brad Dourif was excellent as the psycho killer.

[O'Zebedee]

Didn't know it was a book before the movie. Brad Dourif was excellent as the psycho killer.

They cut out a huge section of the book dealing with a doctor and his obsession with communicating with his dead wife. Parts of it scared the hell out of me.

[Sinclair]

I often wonder why serial killers don't pack up and move to these third-world or otherwise authoritarian countries where the 'cops' specialize in torturing suspects and shaking down merchants for a weekly envelope. A Gacy or Dahmer could hang up their shingle and do land-office business. Look at Chikatilo! And he was barely even trying to cover his tracks!

Jack the Ripper is overrated. London when he struck was really crowded, the police were not the OMG FORENSICS LAB police of today, and he was killing hookers. Not difficult.

[O'Zebedee]

Jack the Ripper is overrated. London when he struck was really crowded, the police were not the OMG FORENSICS LAB police of today, and he was killing hookers. Not difficult.

Is there something you're not telling us?:D

[Sinclair]

Is there something you're not telling us?:D

Uh... Y-No?

[O'Zebedee]

Uh... Y-No?

It's always, ALWAYS, the ones you least expect.

[A. Radek]

I always liked The Third Man, don't really know why, it just stands out as well written and I like Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles in seedy movies. Graham Greene was also one of the best writers in the spy genre as well, and the movie was cast pretty well all the way around.


D.W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms is great, too, just for the settings and camerawork alone, and Lillian Gush was outstanding in that one. Not many people like silents, but some of them are worth watching several times.

The only TV series I want to see reruns of is Michael Mann's Crime Story, another genre classic; the music, the cars, the cheesy suits, and Pauli the flunky, alternating between being the laughing stock and sociopathic hoodlum, and a surprisingly excellent character performances by Andrew Dice Clay in a serious role. Great stuff. The only role Dennis Farino did better was the ass he played in Get Shorty.

[jcs]

I just finished watching Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Great movie.

[Slavic Enforcer]

The best Anime I have ever seen:

Grave of the Fireflies

[Atlas]

I just saw The Fly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/), Good but very disturbing.

[Niko Bellic]

Waiting... (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808626807)

Starring Ryan Reynolds, who is becoming my favorite comedy actor. It's a comedy about a group of dysfunctional people who work at a restaurant that is similar to Applebee or T.G.I.Friday. I thought I was going to die laughing, funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

See it.:) :) :) :) :)

[il ragno]

I always liked The Third Man, don't really know why, it just stands out as well written and I like Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles in seedy movies. Graham Greene was also one of the best writers in the spy genre as well, and the movie was cast pretty well all the way around.
The zither!....don't forget the zither!

D.W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms is great, too, just for the settings and camerawork alone, and Lillian Gush was outstanding in that one. Not many people like silents, but some of them are worth watching several times.
To a certain extent they require a little preparation...not so much the dialing down of expectations, but a shifting of them. Admittedly, while I could watch silent comedy morning noon and night, I have to be in the proper sort of fugue state to appreciate silent drama. We've sort of become disconnected from the vocabulary of pantomime as a society.

The only TV series I want to see reruns of is Michael Mann's Crime Story, another genre classic.
Didn't see it back then, but isn't this the one where the series ends with the lead character fried in an A-bomb test?

[A. Radek]

The series ended with them all in plane nose-diving into the ground somewhere over South America. It was a lousy season ending, frankly, not at all up to the caliber it should have been. The networks didn't pick it up for a third season, so nobody got to see the 'miracle' rescue of the main cast.

The A-bomb deal was a second season show, with the mobsters moving out to Las Vegas and taking over a Casino, a worn out gimmick in the mobster schtick, but appropriate for the time setting, I guess. Pauli, the dumb flunky and comedy relief, was sent out to find a hideout for him and his boss, to avoid subpoenas or something, and it turned out to be a trailer house in a nuclear test zone. It seems Pauli couldn't read, and it was dark when he drove the boss out there, 'where nobody'd look for us in a million years, Boss' ... and they ended up with a very, very severe sunburn.

[O'Zebedee]

BTW, Radek, Crime Story is available on dvd so you might be able to rent them, or buy, if you're really into it.

I just bought Bertrand Tavernier's Coup De Torchon, which I very, very, very badly want to watch right now, but I have to go somewhere in an hour.

I would like Ragno and/or Dan Dare's opinions on this film - I remember one of them writing about it on another board.

[Banat]

I recently saw Casshern (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405821/), a 2004 Japanese serious SF. It has its flaws, but I say it's worth watching.

I just saw The Fly, Good but very disturbing.

I saw it as a kid. I always percieved this movie as very sad.

[O'Zebedee]

I recently saw Casshern (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405821/), a 2004 Japanese serious SF. It has its flaws, but I say it's worth watching.

Yeah, I have a copy that I bought for cheap this summer - now my friends are clamouring to borrow it.

I think it was made for something like 5 million?

[il ragno]

I just bought Bertrand Tavernier's Coup De Torchon, which I very, very, very badly want to watch right now, but I have to go somewhere in an hour.

Never saw it, but it's based on one of my very favorite novels, Jim Thompson's POP. 1280. I would think, given this dementedly insightful source material, the Gallic spin Tavernier is sure to add - and the fact that the French wre the first to rediscover and champion Thompson to begin with - it would be well worth watching.

[ironweed]

Serial killers, due to their generally damaged capacities for attachment, rarely do well even outside their state, let alone in a foreign culture.

Maybe, but don't forget they can only profile the ones they catch. Who may or may not be representative of the average one.

You folks are otherwise too esoteric for me. I dropped NetFlix 'cuz I spent more time figuring out what to put in the queue that actually watching anything. If I ever start using my treadmill again I might rejoin, gets boring staring at a wall.

Movies that aren't necessarily ones I'd watch again, but certainly got my attention:

Sin City
The Matrix (first one only)
Bloodsucking Freaks - utterly in a class by itself
All That Jazz
Enter the Dragon
For a Few Dollars More
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
Jacob's Ladder (oddly, the only movie that's ever gave me a nightmare, and it is not a horror movie)
Public Enemy
Equilibrium
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Enemy at the Gates
A.I.
American Psycho
Bladerunner
The Whales of August
Gladiator

I might watch Constantine tonight, thought I don't expect it to do anything other than suck. And if the f/x are cheesy I'll stop it immediately.

[Banat]

Yeah, I have a copy that I bought for cheap this summer - now my friends are clamouring to borrow it.

I think it was made for something like 5 million?

I don't know, but I guess it was expensive. That aside, I liked its anti-romantic approach to war, and the change of events that occurred. My only objection is that sometimes the movie seems like an extended commercial, with over-emphasised dramatic music, dialogues and facial expressions. (The same as with Vidocq, if I remember it correctly).

[leondegrance]

Maybe, but don't forget they can only profile the ones they catch. Who may or may not be representative of the average one.

You folks are otherwise too esoteric for me. I dropped NetFlix 'cuz I spent more time figuring out what to put in the queue that actually watching anything. If I ever start using my treadmill again I might rejoin, gets boring staring at a wall.

Movies that aren't necessarily ones I'd watch again, but certainly got my attention:

Sin City
The Matrix (first one only)
Bloodsucking Freaks - utterly in a class by itself
All That Jazz
Enter the Dragon
For a Few Dollars More
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
Jacob's Ladder (oddly, the only movie that's ever gave me a nightmare, and it is not a horror movie)
Public Enemy
Equilibrium
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Enemy at the Gates
A.I.
American Psycho
Bladerunner
The Whales of August
Gladiator

I might watch Constantine tonight, thought I don't expect it to do anything other than suck. And if the f/x are cheesy I'll stop it immediately.

Interesting list. Some comments I have on some of them:

Sin City - I expected it to be good, but one of the worst movies I've seen. Quite a few people liked it though.

The Matrix - First one was pretty original.

Raging Bull - Scorcese masterpiece. "Casino" is one of my favorites from Scorcese. Very underrated.

Jacob's Ladder - One of the few films that scared me. Especially the scene where he's in the subway in the beginning.

Blade Runner - Excellent science fiction and underrated film.

[il ragno]

Nothing wrong with normal flicks, Ironweed, I've seen practically everything on your list.

Sin City - Hannah Arendt, Jew that she was, was wrong - she coulda called it the seduction of evil instead. No question this movie is amazing and shamefully entertaining, but it's clearly evil

The Matrix - this is when I knew I was no longer connected to the zeitgeist: I thought this much-raved-about movie was a complete bore

Bloodsucking Freaks - Ralphus the dwarf, baby! Say no more!

All That Jazz- Always thought this was a great movie if only because it reclaimed musical theater from the homos. If only for an eyeblink. A choreographer who fucks women? You'd have to remake this as science fiction today.

Enter the Dragon- classic schlock I hold close to my heart. Jim Kelly's Afro is so laughably huge it looks like a velcro moon helmet.

For a Few Dollars More- seen it 25-30 times. The first guy Van Cleef kills in this has got the most fucked-up teeth I've ever seen in a movie that's not about the English dole.

The Pope of Greenwich Village- hated this slick, phony piece of shit. Usually the appearance of Burt Young in any movie makes me physically uncomfortable and this was no exception. But the rest of it sucked too.

Goodfellas, Raging Bull- all been said already

Jacob's Ladder- you're wrong, it's a metaphysical horror movie; the kind that plays tricks with the perception of reality. Not only is JACOB a horror movie, this is the only sort of horror movie left out there that's in any way genuinely scary

Public Enemy- Cagney? Cool! The killing of Putty Nose is an all-time great scene, as is Tommy's "homecoming" at the end

Equilibrium- never saw it

The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan- meh. Could easily live w/o this kind of dumbed-down space opera. I know, I know, a billion people strongly disagree. Fuck a billion people.

Enemy at the Gates- the Russian sharpshooter one? Started out good, went downhill fast

A.I.- way way way way way WAYYY too long, and never interesting enough at any point to warrant such ridiculous length

American Psycho- started out great - the first 20 mins or so hit the exact perfect pitch needed for this - but could not maintain that brittle satirical tone, and the last 20 mins were a ruinous mess

Bladerunner- Good looking, definitely influential, but overrated then and now. It's slow as shit and telegraphs every plot twist. Harrison Ford a zombie like always. I've heard there's always clouds of pot smoke in his trailer.

The Whales of August- the old ladies? never saw it

Gladiator- again, pretty to look at, vapid to sit through. I'm not a Ridley Scott fan anyway, his movies don't involve me except visually, and even then not for long

[1-800]

I've been on a (mostly nature) documentary kick recently and....

Africa: The Serengeti: James Earl Jones narrates (of course!). Mind-blowing. Stunning. Can't desribe it. A hundred other cliches. WATCH THE MOVIE, DAMN IT.

Everest: Loses some of the grandeur when it is taken off the IMAX screen-definitely worth watching, though, as it has more than the uber-screen gimmick going for it.

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild: Charlton Heston narrates (of course!). Beautiful. Makes you wish you there, even if it is 20 below. And hopefully, I WILL be there following graduation.

[Ahknaton]

I saw Munich at the flicks last night. It was waaaaaaaaaaay too long (over 2 and a half hours).

[Niko Bellic]

I'm in shock. There are two other people on this forum who've seen Bloodsucking Freaks.

[Niko Bellic]

Attention Mazdak, and anyone else who enjoys horror movies.



Zombie Honeymoon

I can not say enough about this movie. This is a serious zombie movie, and a serious love story at the same time. I didn't think the two genres could be combined this successfully. Many zombie movies attempt to show some emotional anguish for a few minutes when someone has to kill a loved one who is becoming a zombie, but this is the first time I've seen an entire movie devoted to it.

What's a newleywed girl to do when her husband starts transforming into a zombie? Stand by her man, of course, and that song is used in the movie. It has to be seen to be believed. The serious side of the love story is communicated so effectively, that late in the movie, when she sits down to a candlelight dinner with her grey-skinned, decaying husband, it IS NOT a comedic moment.

This one is going to be a classic.:) :) :) :) :)

[Helios Panoptes]

Last night, I watched Crawlspace with Klaus Kinski, which was one of the worst movies I've ever seen without a doubt. Basically, Kinski crawls around in the ducts and leers at his female tenants who have ridiculous hair, and occasionally kills someone. He also keeps a tongueless woman as a pet and plays russian roulette with himself on a daily basis. Toward the end, there's a chase scene through the ducts in which it is impossible to tell what is going on. The best part is the Hitler speeches Kinski watches, but the damned characters are always getting in the way of his screen.

[O'Zebedee]

Helios, I draw your attention to this:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/mp3s/index.html

Please Kill Mr. Kinski (video)
In 1985, Director David Schmoeller found himself in the unenviable position of directing the crazed actor Klaus Kinski in the horror film Crawlspace. Kinski was already famous for hating directors, but Schmoeller soon discovered that even basic duties as yelling "Action!" prompted tantrums in Kinski. Schmoeller's crew and backers were soon begging and plotting to kill Kinski for the insurance money. In the late Nineties, Schmoeller made a short film about the experience, Please Kill Mr. Kinski (download video, 19 meg, wmv file). If you like maniacal Kinski (and you speak German) here's a track of him from his infamous "I Am God" tour (download MP3).

[Niko Bellic]

Domino (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808649294)

A psycho bounty hunter (Mickey Rourke)

A Mexican psycho bounty hunter

A hot psycho bounty hunter(Keira Knightley)

a psycho reality TV producer (Christopher Walken)

his hot secretary (Mena Suvari)

a lesbian police psychologist (Lucy Liu)

Jerry Springer as himself

Ian Zeiring and Brian Austin Green, of Beverly Hills 90210, as themselves, and they get owned constantly throughout the movie

a psycho Afghani bomb expert with no eyebrows

Keira Knightley nekkid:hump:

an amputation using a shotgun

gratuitous violence and explosions

you will be introduced to the word "Chinegro"

the most nigger humor I've seen in a long time:D



See this movie. It's worth it.:) :) :) :)

[Atlas]

I'll be watching Rock and Copland for the first time tonight. Your opinions on these movies ?

[O'Zebedee]

I'll be watching Rock and Copland for the first time tonight. Your opinions on these movies ?

The Rock is terrible, just awful - but a lot of fun. It reminds me of Con Air, in a way; these films are so absurd that you can't help but be entertained.

Just watched Serenity, which I enjoyed immensely. Props to Whedon for taking out a couple of characters....

[Pablo Escobar]

Con Air is better than The Rock, at least it has some comedy.

Copland is fine.

Both Copland and The Rock mention Serbs :D

[jcs]

I've been watching a lot of Tarkovsky lately (Solaris, Stalker, Sacrifice), and am about half way through Sculpting in Time. The man was a genius.

...and thanks to him, I can no longer watch television, nor most films. When, in the middle of a scene, the camera cuts quickly from one image to another, it ought to be for emphasis--not because the director is too lazy to set up a scene properly and move the camera a little. Most filmmakers must have ADD.
Really, just try to notice every time someone cuts from image to image on TV or in a hollywood flick. It will drive you nuts.

[Pablo Escobar]

I've been watching a lot of Tarkovsky lately (Solaris, Stalker, Sacrifice), and am about half way through Sculpting in Time. The man was a genius.

...and thanks to him, I can no longer watch television, nor most films. When, in the middle of a scene, the camera cuts quickly from one image to another, it ought to be for emphasis--not because the director is too lazy to set up a scene properly and move the camera a little. Most filmmakers must have ADD.
Really, just try to notice every time someone cuts from image to image on TV or in a hollywood flick. It will drive you nuts.

Yeah, I felt like that too after watching his films, especially Andrei Rublev.

[The Retard]

Attention Mazdak, and anyone else who enjoys horror movies.



Zombie Honeymoon

I can not say enough about this movie. This is a serious zombie movie, and a serious love story at the same time. I didn't think the two genres could be combined this successfully. Many zombie movies attempt to show some emotional anguish for a few minutes when someone has to kill a loved one who is becoming a zombie, but this is the first time I've seen an entire movie devoted to it.

What's a newleywed girl to do when her husband starts transforming into a zombie? Stand by her man, of course, and that song is used in the movie. It has to be seen to be believed. The serious side of the love story is communicated so effectively, that late in the movie, when she sits down to a candlelight dinner with her grey-skinned, decaying husband, it IS NOT a comedic moment.

This one is going to be a classic.:) :) :) :) :)

I want to see Zombie Campout, have you seen it?



I've been watching a lot of Tarkovsky lately (Solaris, Stalker, Sacrifice), and am about half way through Sculpting in Time. The man was a genius.

...and thanks to him, I can no longer watch television, nor most films. When, in the middle of a scene, the camera cuts quickly from one image to another, it ought to be for emphasis--not because the director is too lazy to set up a scene properly and move the camera a little. Most filmmakers must have ADD.
Really, just try to notice every time someone cuts from image to image on TV or in a hollywood flick. It will drive you nuts.

I recommend a little film called: Cheerleader Autopsy.

The reviews on Amazon are misleading, however.


i stopped it in the first 30 minutes
yea...its bad, and doesn't have much redeeming factors about it either. An example: a guy takes his life with a gun and they use a Papier-Mâché head as the dumby head that looks like something your younger brother made in kindergarden (it flashes fast, but not so fast you cant see it). Its bad.

Some of the fights scenes are done by blow-up dolls, whats not to like? This dude has poor taste!

WORTHLESS
I don't usually bother to review films on here, but I only write this in order to potentially save someone else from having to endure the misery that I just endured. I generally love campy B movies like the Toxic Avenger or Killer Klowns from Outer Space, but Cheerleader Autopsy was the most irreconcilably terrible film I have ever seen. After reading one other user's review, I expected an amusing horror/comedy with fairly intelligent dialogue accompanied by cheesy effects and nudity. On a positive note, the film did deliver cheesy effects, which elicited a giggle on one particular occasion, but that in no way made up for the rest of this mess. Even the gratuitous nudity of the average (at best) looking girls in this film couldn't save it. I had fairly low expectations going into the experience, and this film managed to be significantly worse than I had expected it to be. First off, the humor was most definitely NOT intelligent, unless you consider fart jokes and rubber penises to be intelligent. I find it hard to believe that anyone who completed grade school was involved in the production of this film, excepting the Pavlov reference which indicates that someone took high school psych. Such razor sharp witticisms as "You want a tip? Don't eat yellow snow" and other such drivel were anything but clever. The necrophilia humor was also done poorly. Humping the dead is not hilarious in and of itself, but the writer evidently thinks so and expected every reference to it to generate a reaction. The only reaction I had was to yawn and regret competely and utterly wasting the last hour and a half of my life on this hillbilly trash.

Note: Those with IQs tested ABOVE 100 should avoid this movie at all costs because they run the risk of significantly lowering their scores.

This guy thinks the movie is worse than Killer Klowns and the Toxic Avenger, is that possible? No!

The Best Cheerleader Movie I've Ever Seen
The story of Cheerleader Autopsy had to be told, and this film is the direct result of that telling. The movie documents the horrible fate of a group of cheerleaders who depart from their school (Stinkwater High) for a cheerleader camp/competition. Look for lots of gross dead people, a dog that pees too much, spanking, boobs and more dead cheerleaders than you can shake a stick at...if you're prone to shaking sticks at things.

I believe that it is only fair to say that this is also the ONLY cheerleader movie that I've ever seen.

Is that you Spielberg?

[Atlas]

Ok Thanks for advice everyone. Actually, The Rock wasn't that bad... it reminded me of Armaggedon or The Island, typical Hollywood blockbuster.

And yes, copland was even better.

[ironweed]

I'm in shock. There are two other people on this forum who've seen Bloodsucking Freaks.

Confession: My knowledge of this epic comes via Joe Bob Briggs.

http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1983/bloodsuckingfreaks.htm

And in a healthy society I suppose such degenerate trash would never find an outlet. But it did. And it certainly got my attention.

[ironweed]

The Matrix - this is when I knew I was no longer connected to the zeitgeist: I thought this much-raved-about movie was a complete bore


Do you know, I've watched it four times. And it is starting to wear thin.



Bloodsucking Freaks - Ralphus the dwarf, baby! Say no more!


If the society that I view as ideal ever came to pass, stuff like this would no longer be available. I'm a royal hypocrite. :D Though I guess if I was in charge, North Korean style, I'd watch it while my peons are stuck with Little House on the Prarie.


All That Jazz- Always thought this was a great movie if only because it reclaimed musical theater from the homos. If only for an eyeblink. A choreographer who fucks women? You'd have to remake this as science fiction today.

I should watch this one again sometime. Funny thing is, I could see someone saying that they hated this one. The weird flashbacks and hallucinations interspersed with dance numbers worked for me, but this one is certainly not to everyone's taste.


Enter the Dragon- classic schlock I hold close to my heart. Jim Kelly's Afro is so laughably huge it looks like a velcro moon helmet.


For me it was watching this on VHS (woww!) in a friend's basement in 8th or 9th grade. John Saxon, not sure how he wound up in every crappy 70s action flick, but there he is. And that Jim Kelly 'fro is funny as hell, especially when he gave Mr. Hand his saucy urban jive talkin'. Love it. :D

For a Few Dollars More- seen it 25-30 times. The first guy Van Cleef kills in this has got the most fucked-up teeth I've ever seen in a movie that's not about the English dole.

The first time I saw him light a cigarette off of Klaus Kinski's hump I almost passed out laughing. I'd go so far as to say that Van Cleef actually upstages Eastwood in this one.

The Pope of Greenwich Village- hated this slick, phony piece of shit. Usually the appearance of Burt Young in any movie makes me physically uncomfortable and this was no exception. But the rest of it sucked too.

What can I say? For some weird reason I never hate a Mickey Rourke picture.

Jacob's Ladder- you're wrong, it's a metaphysical horror movie; the kind that plays tricks with the perception of reality. Not only is JACOB a horror movie, this is the only sort of horror movie left out there that's in any way genuinely scary

Well said. But I can't seem to give you any more rep nowadays. I guess I'm turning into your cyberstalker or something. :222:

Public Enemy- Cagney? Cool! The killing of Putty Nose is an all-time great scene, as is Tommy's "homecoming" at the end

For some weird reason I could watch this one over and over. Especially the opening when they show how nasty the white slums were back then. The kids bringing home milk and even beer in buckets, that kind of thing.


The Whales of August- the old ladies? never saw it


Very slow moving, but I like it for Vincent Price as the long over the hill desparately poor con man.

[Niko Bellic]

I want to see Zombie Campout, have you seen it?

I recommend a little film called: Cheerleader Autopsy.


Never heard of Zombie Campout, or Cheerleader Autopsy, but now I'm going to look for both of them.:)

[Niko Bellic]

Confession: My knowledge of this epic comes via Joe Bob Briggs.

http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1983/bloodsuckingfreaks.htm

And in a healthy society I suppose such degenerate trash would never find an outlet. But it did. And it certainly got my attention.

You have to see it to believe it. It's the most revolting piece of shit ever made. It's the rock bottom of the cult film genre.


Doc goes tot work. First he straps a bimbo in a chair and bulls out all her teeth "so you won't bite." Then he decides to do "a little elective neurosurgery" -- powerdrill through the head while he's humming "Marriage of Figaro." Once he gets in there pretty deep, he wiggles it around, sticks in a straw and...well, you get the title now. Sardu gets grossed out, though, so he tells Ralphus to feed the doctor to the nekkid women in the dungeon. Pretty amazing scene, espeically when they rip out his heart and rub it over their flesh. Sardu and Ralphus stay upstairs playing darts on a slave girl's backside.

I made this post before I read the article you posted. It left out a minor detail. Remember the advertisement jingle for Heinz Ketchup from the 70s? "Anticipation....". They play that jingle while the doctor is slowly slurping the blood out of the dead girl's head.

[Niko Bellic]

Fronterz (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808756983)

If you hate niggers, you'll love this movie, if you can watch the rampant race mixing without puking.

The story is about three classically trained, but unemployed, black actors. These guys are like white men trapped in black bodies. All the good acting jobs are going to rappers, so they decide to form their own rap group, and act like thugs, to get acting jobs. This movie has the best nigger humor I've seen in years. It's a non-stop lampooning of black culture, and the popular entertainment industry.

See it.:) :) :) :)

[WFHermans]

Jarhead.

Bad points: Niggers in a position of authority. Nigger "music". Homos.

Good points: Marines are depicted as psychopathic homosexual servants of the oil industry. Good stills. Some jokes.

Overall description: Full Metal Jacket part deux.

[Niko Bellic]

Jarhead.

Bad points: Niggers in a position of authority. Nigger "music". Homos.

Good points: Marines are depicted as psychopathic homosexual servants of the oil industry. Good stills. Some jokes.

Overall description: Full Metal Jacket part deux.

This one is on my to rent list.

[Billy Score]

just got the "fright pack" from anchor bay-

Gates of Hell AKA City of the Living Dead by Lucio Fulci

Nightmare City AKA City of the Walking Dead by Umberto Lenzi

Dead Heat, Hell of the living dead, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, and The House By the Cemetary (also fulci)

While i saw Gates of Hell before, i never really understood what was happening the first time around. However after seeing it again i find myself sort of drawn to it. This is definitly one of Fulci's best. Fulci had wanted to get away from doing Zombie films and more "ghost" based scares and the "zombies" in this do this, and are far more unsettling than the average lame ass italian film zombies.


I also have Rob Roy, i found it to be a damned fine film, excellent dialogue, a shame it was released same year as Braveheart.

Eaten Alive is the best film in the cannibal Genre as far as I am concerned, followed by Jungle Holocaust.

Black Gestapo was awful yet even it had its moments and for 4 dollars i won't complain too loudly.

I finally saw Dirty Harry also. A damned fine film, the Scorpio Killer and Harry were both compelling, i found myself rooting for both at one point or another.(the scorpio killer also happens to be the guy from Hellraiser, Uncle Frank's geek brother. He is a fine actor, that fellow is.)

[Billy Score]

Anyone see Polanski's Macbeth. Polanski is a degenerate hog who should be put to death, but I enjoyed this version of Macbeth. Is this a bad thing?

[O'Zebedee]

Mostly watching Bertrand Tavernier movies lately: the Criterion reissue of Coup de Torchon and L.627.

Also: Saw 2 and Doom (bah).

[Billy Score]

What the fuck is wrong with doom you asshole? I preordered it for 25 dollars when i first got wind it came out on dvd and saw it three (3) times in the theater. That is the definitive movie of our generation, one of the highest works of art since Braveheart, and I daresay, the greatest action movie made since Commando/Total Recall.

Some people have said that Doom is the Casablanca of our generation. I disagree. Casablanca was the Doom of their generation

[Slavic Enforcer]

Bully

(2001)

After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242193/

---------------------------------------------

The teenagers viewed at the center of Larry Clark's "Bully" seem, at least to me, to really have nothing going for them. They have sex almost on a constant basis, drink, smoke pot, drop acid, and have reckless, meaningless lives. It might appear that "Bully" could possibly be a darker continuation of his 1995 outing "Kids," which also focused on endangered youth, but I think the questions at this film's core run deeper.

No doubt "Bully" will provoke outrage and controversy; those feelings are warranted, as they allow for intelligent discussion about the characters and events in the film. With this film, Clark's direction certainly seems a lot more focused, polished, and has much more outside appeal than "Kids."

The story centers on Marty (Brad Renfro) and his subliminally sadomasochistic relationship with his so-called "best friend" since they were kids, Bobby (Nick Stahl). Marty is your average teenage surfer-bum. He's dropped out of high school and is constantly picked on by Bobby. Marty befriends and eventually impregnates his new girlfriend Lisa (Rachel Miner).

Rachel sees and quickly grows tired of Bobby's constant humiliation of his "best friend" and suggests to Marty that one way to deal with Bobby is to kill him. So they call upon the "Hitman" (Leo Fitzpatrick) to help with the dastardly deed. From that moment on, Marty, Rachel, and several others embark on a path that is littered with boasting, lying, and guilt-ridden feelings about what they're about to do. No question that these teenagers get what comes to them in the end, and the build-up to that moment is quite intense.

If there is one thing that people can agree on about "Bully," it's that it is frighteningly accurate and true to life. The film, which is based on an actual murder that took place in 1993 in Florida, is quite authentic. Larry Clark even journeyed to the actual Florida suburb where the murder took place and the members of the film's young cast even take the names of those that were involved.

The cast is perfect; not a single terrible performance. If there's one thing these kids agree on, it's that Bobby deserves to die. He's just a bully, and a rapist to boot, who does the deed for the cheap thrill of it. There is no question that Bobby is perhaps one of the most loathsome characters ever depicted on film. He may be a closet homosexual (he has an obsession with gay porn; he takes Marty to a gay bar and forces him to dance on stage while the patrons stuff dollar bills into his pants; and his violent actions towards Marty and Lisa could be his way of dealing with those repressed desires) and he is a sociopath who may have been pushed to these limits by his tough, but loving father.

But look at the bigger picture: they're not killing him for the fact that he could be a homosexual; Bobby's murder is even more terrible for the simple reason there is no clear warrant for it. In fact, their actions aren't motivated so much by revenge, as it is jealousy. Most of these kids work low-paying jobs at fast food restaurants and live off of handouts from their ignorant parents. Bobby is on his way to college and looks to work with his father in their own business, which strangely enough, Marty takes up as a part time job.

Like "Kids," Clark makes good use of imagery. One of the film's closing shots says a lot more than a teacher ever could: Marty's younger brother stares sadly into his eyes, wearing a t-shirt that says "D.A.R.E. To Resist Drugs And Violence." Powerful imagery indeed. And also like "Kids," he makes good use of people much younger than the main characters; they talk, drink, and act like adults, and they haven't even hit puberty yet.

Much has been said about Clark's tendencies to zoom in on and focus on the anatomy of his young cast. True there is much sex and nudity in this film, but I think it's beside the point. Clark is simply trying to capture the reality of today's troubled youth - how sex and drugs are pitiful attempts at giving meaning to their lives.

"Bully" is an excellent exploration of the youth of today's dark and troubling times in America. Like "Kids," it's a film that's meant for intelligent discussion, beyond the usual controversy and rage that's custom for movies like this.

[Slavic Enforcer]

Ginger Snaps


http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/51/96/89m.jpg


Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210070/

[Billy Score]

The Hitman-
A chuck Norris masterpiece. Chuck norris is deep undercover, but is he in TOO DEEP?

With an all star cast- (Chuck Norris, Michael Parks) and a complex plot, The Hitman is a movie unique. This movie is so intense that even after watching it twice i still was shocked and moved by it.

[O'Zebedee]

Some people have said that Doom is the Casablanca of our generation. I disagree. Casablanca was the Doom of their generation

Is The Rock playing the Bogart part or the Bergman part?

[Helios Panoptes]

I thought it was axiomatic that movies based on video games suck.

[Geist]

Ginger Snaps


http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/51/96/89m.jpg


Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210070/


Great movie.

[Geist]

I thoroughly recommend this movie to anybody who wants to see just how far gone London truly can get at times, my girlfriend lives close to where the movie is set, some streets are full of rich white wealthy as fuck models and so on and then down the road you have multiracial tenemant blocks with crack heads. Reminds me of movies like City of God or La Haine, movies that are quite gritty but at least honest about the realities of modern life for a failed youth, one that liberals have let down harshly. The movie has an excellent scene in which a liberal mother offers a condom to her daughter through the wall of her bedroom whilst inside her black boyfriend is physical abusing her.

The hardcore racists among you might want to avoid this movie though, a lot of scenes might piss you off major, including the harsh scenes of a white girl bullied by a multiracial gang, then a black dude who offers to make life easier if she has sex with him, as well as her eventual suicide among other scenes.


http://www.theangelsoundclash.com/images/derek_trife_280x187.jpg

The film uses the 'day in the life of' device, beginning with a group of kids getting the day off school after a middle-class classmate's (Katie's) suicide after being bullied and slowly building up to the climactic house party.

The film revolves around three west London teenagers Trife (Aml Ameen) Jay (Adam Deacon) and Moony (Femi Oyeniran).

Trife is worried about his life. He is being tempted by the gangster lifestyle by his uncle, but his girlfriend Alisa (Red Madrell) offers a chance to a better life. However, a rumour that Alisa has slept with someone else might influence this life-changing decision. Trife also has to deal with the school bully Sam (Noel Clarke), who is out for revenge after Jay steals his girlfriend Claire (Madeline Fairley) who he has been physically abusing, and after the trio (Trife, Jay and Moony) beat in front of his own house..

At the same time, Trife’s girlfriend Alisa has just learnt that she’s pregnant, but her friend Becky (Jamie Winstone) wants to take her out on a drug and shopping binge. The film heads toward a conclusion with the brother of a rubber toe set on revenge at his sister’s suicide and Sam looking for payback.

http://www.cinemas-online.co.uk/films/kidult/4-large.jpg

[Slavic Enforcer]

Old Boy

(2003)

Very good movie. The best I have seen since Requiem For A Dream.

[Hrolf Kraki]

Ginger Snaps


http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/51/96/89m.jpg


Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210070/

My trigonometry teacher from high school recommended that movie to me. (He is a small-time actor in horror films.) I never rented it, but I saw it on TV once but only caught the latter half. I might have to go out and rent it soon.

Last night I rented Batman Begins. My brother had seen it in the theatre and told me that it was pretty bad, but I thought it was one of the best superhero films ever made. The storyline was brilliant and I was not disappointed in the least as I often times am with many superhero movies.

[Slavic Enforcer]

L' Amant

(1992)

It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Maugerite Duras.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101316/

[Slavic Enforcer]

My trigonometry teacher from high school recommended that movie to me. (He is a small-time actor in horror films.) I never rented it, but I saw it on TV once but only caught the latter half. I might have to go out and rent it soon.

The first half is the better part, in my opinion.

Last night I rented Batman Begins. My brother had seen it in the theatre and told me that it was pretty bad, but I thought it was one of the best superhero films ever made. The storyline was brilliant and I was not disappointed in the least as I often times am with many superhero movies.

The only Batman movies I like are those with Michael Keaton, especially the first one.

But I haven't seen Batman Begins yet.

Best Regards.

[Hrolf Kraki]

The only Batman movies I like are those with Michael Keaton, especially the first one.

But I haven't seen Batman Begins yet.

Best Regards.

The first Batman movie is ok, but the second one is when they start getting dumb. Batman Forever is pretty lame and Batman & Robin is one of the shittiest movies ever made. Batman Begins puts them all to shame. I highly recommend checking it out.

[///M power]

well,on Saturday I'm gonna see the Viking movie Leifr Eiricsson recommended, hope its good, ill report on Sunday!

[Jake Featherston]

Tweve Monkeys

I've seen "12 Monkeys," but don't seem to recall much about it. I did like it, I believe.

Falling Down

I saw "Falling Down" in the theaters. I liked it a lot. I presently feel somewhat like the protagonist, in light of my impending lay off and effective unempoyability as a convicted felon, alas.

The Shawshank redemption

One of the best modern movies made.

Se7en

Good film. I liked Kevin Spacey in it especially.

Pulp Fiction

I think I prefer "Reservoir Dogs," but its a close call. Both are instant classics.

Lethal Wepon 3

The first "Lethal Weapon" movie was OKay; I hate all the others.

The Fugitive

That one bored me, and I was expecting to like it when I went into the theater.

[Jake Featherston]

Anyone ever see the Irish film "The Butcher Boy?" How about "Henry Fool?" The Ian McKellen version of "Richard III?" Those were three of my favorites from my (still-extant) indie cinema phase.

[Jake Featherston]

My favorite modern films are "Braveheart," "Fight Club," and "Unbreakable."

My favorite classic films are ""Its a Wonderful Life," the original, B&W version of "Miracle on 34th Street," and "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock," one of Harold Lloyd's last films, from 1947 (and one of his few "talkies").

[Billy Score]

The first Batman movie is ok, but the second one is when they start getting dumb. Batman Forever is pretty lame and Batman & Robin is one of the shittiest movies ever made. Batman Begins puts them all to shame. I highly recommend checking it out.
I also loved the new batman film, however the michael keaton batmans were both great. No one is a greater joker than Jack Nicholson.

They were great because the were over the top, as this type of movie is supposed to be. I enjoyed the punisher too because he killed everyone.

12 monkeys was a pretty damned good film, you really have to take a second to think about what is going on, and what is real and what is not. I also enjoyed the attack on psychology throughout the film.

Falling down is my favorite movie, or one of my favorite movies of all time. It is one of the few films which moves me (michael douglas' character obviously. some parts of the film were rather poorly acted/edited).

[///M power]

falling down is a very good movie, i guess iv seen it about 5 times...
braveheart was great also.

[Ace Rimmer]

Flash Gordon

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305079811.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

In a galaxy far, far away, the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless is bored. His right hand man, Klytus, offers him a brand new toy. The planet Earth. So Ming has fun creating earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tidal waves... general climatic chaos really.

Flash Gordon is one of two passengers flying home on a charter airplane (the other passenger is the cute chick & female lead Dale Arden). The plane is struck by lightning and crashes into Dr Zarkov's laboratory along with fragments of moon rock. Now Dr Zarkov has this unbelievable theory that the planet is under attack and he decides to hop into a rocket he happens to have handy, go into orbit and take a look. His assistant refuses so he half-kidnaps Dale and Flash. While unconscious in their rocket, drifting through space they drift too far and end up in Mondo, Ming's universe.

When Ming meets Dale, he instantly decides she will be the next Empress. She's not too keen, perhaps because Ming's marital history makes Henry VIII look positively monogamous (M does have a habit of blasting wives off into space when he gets bored with them).

Anyway, the basic plot is that the trio from Earth have about 24 hours to save their planet (the moon is on a collision course). Dale is kidnapped, Flash is sort of executed but gets revived by Ming's daughter, escapes and plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor. Flash hijacks war rocket Ajax and flies it into the imperial palace during Ming and Dale's wedding, running him through with the pointy spear thing on the ship's nose. Prince Barin, chief cheese in charge of the kingdom of Arboria, is made king of the universe and Prince Vultan, ruler of the Hawk people, is made head of Mondo armed forces. We never find out if Flash, the future Mrs Dale Gordon and Zarkov escape.

Master piece. :)

[Billy Score]

I've been trying to get that film for some time. It is definitely a glorious one.

Let's not forget Clash of the Titans though, its brother film as far as i am concerned.

[Johnson]

I like the old horror classics. Frankenstein, The Mummy, Dracula, White Zombie.

Some other favorites -
1984, American Beauty, Apocalypse Now, Begotten, Clerks, Dr. Strangelove, Goodfellas, Layer Cake, Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction, Raging Bull, Requiem For A Dream, Rosemary's Baby, Taxi Driver, The Bourne Identity, The Deer Hunter, The Godfather (Trilogy), The Seventh Seal, The Usual Suspects, The Wicker Man, Wayne's World, Witchfinder General

[Jake Featherston]

Does anyone here agree with me that "Apocalypse Now Redux" is much better than the original cut?

[Billy Score]

Does anyone here agree with me that "Apocalypse Now Redux" is much better than the original cut?
Never saw either :D

[Slavic Enforcer]

Betrayed (1988)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094731/

Very underrated movie. I saw this movie more than 100 times, and still I watch it everytime it comes on TV. I simply like it.

Tom Berenger is very cool and Debra Winger beautiful.

[Jimbo Gomez]

I saw the Professionals y'day. It is a western from 1966 with a superb Lee Marvin. That guy was tough as nails.

[Atlas]

I'm gonna see "Phone booth" tonight? Should I bother ?

[Slavic Enforcer]

After School Special

(aka "National Lampoon's Barely Legal")

Great movie.. :rofl:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302297/

[il ragno]

I saw the Professionals y'day. It is a western from 1966 with a superb Lee Marvin. That guy was tough as nails.

Ralph Bellamy: You bastard!

Lee Marvin: Yes, sir. In my case, an accident of birth. But you.....? You're a self-made man!

[Jake Featherston]

I'm gonna see "Phone booth" tonight? Should I bother ?

I thought it was pretty good.

[Slavic Enforcer]

The Straight Story

Alvin Straight is a very old man with a quiet life in a small country town. When his brother gets seriously sick, he decides to put away their differences and visit him after many, many years. So, alone, he begins a long journey through hundreds of miles, just to see again his brother, even if it's the last thing he will ever do... Based on a real story.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166896/

I like this movie very much.

[maxsnafu]

I saw the Professionals y'day. It is a western from 1966 with a superb Lee Marvin. That guy was tough as nails.

If you liked The Professionals you would probably also like The Wild Bunch.

[Basil Fawlty]

Does anyone here agree with me that "Apocalypse Now Redux" is much better than the original cut?No, I can't say I do.
The additions are gratuitous and add nothing (except length) to the film.

[Slavic Enforcer]

The Man who wasn't there

(2001)


1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Ed Crane cuts hair in his in-law's shop; his wife drinks and may be having an affair with her boss, Big Dave, who has $10,000 to invest in a second department store. Ed gets wind of a chance to make money in dry cleaning. Blackmail and investment are his opportunity to be more than a man no one notices. Settle in the chair and listen.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/

I recommend this good movie.

7/10

[Hakluyt]

Watched Paths of Glory (1957) tonight.

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/MyWebFilms/Oorlog/PathsMireauDax.jpg

[Ahmadinebobina]

Fantastic chin on yer man on the right.

[Jake Featherston]

The Man who wasn't there

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/

I recommend this good movie.

Yeah, its pretty good.

[Slavic Enforcer]

The Dreamers

(2003)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309987

The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 serves as the backdrop for a tale about three young cineastes who are drawn together through their passion for film. Matthew, an American exchange student, pursuing his education abroad in Paris, becomes friends with a French brother and sister duo, named Theo and Isabelle, who share a common love of the cinema. While the May 1968 Paris student riots - which eventually shut down most of the French government - are happening around them, the three friends develop a relationship unlike anything Matthew has ever experienced, or will ever encounter again.

Saw it yesterday. I like this movie, especially because of Eva Green. :hump:

8/10

[Count Eustace II]

Does anyone here agree with me that "Apocalypse Now Redux" is much better than the original cut?

Although I usually agree with you on most of your posts, I have to beg your pardon and disagree with you on this one. I think the original cut of Apocalypse Now is way better than Redux. Many of those extra scenes in Redux were just too boring and unecessary, IMO.

[Slavic Enforcer]

Hair

I'd say that the movie as such isn't very good, but the last 10 minutes are really great and because of them everybody should see this (musical-) movie at least once.

[Slavic Enforcer]

There were times in my life I wondered if I'd ever love again. Let's face it, we've all been there. You wake up and the hurts so deep you wonder, "what for?". You don't think you'll ever get that feeling back, the feeling of a true love that's greater than yourself, for which you'd sacrifice all that you are and all that you hope to become for it. I thought I was too cold, too hurt, to ever get back to that place.

Then I saw "The New Guy".

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241760/

[Slavic Enforcer]

Les Fugitivs

(1986)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091093/

Very good movie with Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Richard.

9/10

[Sudaev]

In re: Apocalypse, there originally were two endings: the version where the boat silently drives off is IMO better than the one with the additional footage of the temple subsequently blowing up. The first version is the one I saw in the theatre when the movie first came out.

[Origenes]

The New Guy

Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into "Gil Harris'" past to uncover any dirt on him.

(IMDB.com)

Unbelievable that they made such a great comedy, considering that the movies since 2000 are overwhelmingly crap. I strongly recommend this movie!

Here one of my favourite scenes:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yCJOWlacSAQ

[Origenes]

War of the Worlds

(2005)

Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this world, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.

(IMDB.com)

Not bad!
7.5/10

[Origenes]

Come and see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See

10/10!

[Jake Featherston]

War of the Worlds

(2005)

Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this world, its inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.

If watching that movie doesn't fill you with a desire to brutally murder Dakota Fanning, you aren't human. The last three of four times she emitted that horrible, piercing shriek she employs when feigning fear, I actually yelled "Shut up!" Probably a good thing I viewed it at home....

[Jake Featherston]

In re: Apocalypse, there originally were two endings: the version where the boat silently drives off is IMO better than the one with the additional footage of the temple subsequently blowing up. The first version is the one I saw in the theatre when the movie first came out.

While I agree the original ending is better, I still preferred the director's cut. The main reason for that is because in the original version, all the scenes are like disconnected vignettes, while in the director's cut, there is actual phootage connecting one scene to the next, making it seem like a single story, rather than a series of short stories.

[Origenes]

The New Guy

Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into "Gil Harris'" past to uncover any dirt on him.

(IMDB.com)

Unbelievable that they made such a great comedy, considering that the movies since 2000 are overwhelmingly crap. I strongly recommend this movie!

Here one of my favourite scenes:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yCJOWlacSAQ

Hmm that was ironic, by the way...

(I forgot to edit, sorry)

[Origenes]

Die Rote Zora

I recommend this movie about a juvenile gang in the Croatian coast-town Senj.

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[sugartits]

I recently watched 1992 version of Ronin Gai. It was awesome, somewhat moving. I got scared for the girl who was gonna have her legs ripped open by having her legs tied with rope to two bulls who would be running opposite directions (once a popular form of execution in China)

Here is the scene from the killer ending:

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on IMDB it only has one user comment, go figure it's negative slurge from a very pretenscious cinematography snob.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308827/

[Morgan]

I don't know if its been mentioned but "Blade Runner" is a good film.