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Post by Velkontés on Sept 24, 2009 0:48:55 GMT -5
I'll spare you the rant that exists elsewhere on the Internet and keep it short:
First time I watched it I liked it.
2nd time I watched, a few years later, I hated it beyond words. It's really heavy-handed, film-schooly and smart-alecky.
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Post by Naitch on Sept 24, 2009 8:18:03 GMT -5
I'll spare you the rant that exists elsewhere on the Internet and keep it short: First time I watched it I liked it. 2nd time I watched, a few years later, I hated it beyond words. It's really heavy-handed, film-schooly and smart-alecky. I can't bring myself to watch it a second time so I guess it will just remain the only movie I liked that I'll only watch once.
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Post by MasterSnit on Sept 25, 2009 16:51:25 GMT -5
There are lots of films that I really like, but have only seen once. With some, I intentionally don't re-watch or over-watch them, just so that when I do see them again they won't be diluted.
I watched City Of God years ago and really enjoyed it. However, I only watched it again a couple of weeks back when I stumbled across the beginning of it on TV. I still enjoyed it.
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Post by Velkontés on Sept 27, 2009 2:06:52 GMT -5
I thought I put something in my previous comment about how it was a good thing you've only seen the movie once, but I guess I bischoffed my post.
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Post by MasterSnit on Sept 27, 2009 16:22:34 GMT -5
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Post by MasterSnit on Sept 28, 2009 16:12:44 GMT -5
Does anyone else like the "Thing" films? I like the first one, but I think the 80's remake is better.
Also, I was thinking about a cool film I saw a couple of years back called "Dead Man's Shoes". It's about a guy who, after serving in the army, goes home to where he grew up in a town in north England to kill the people who got his brother killed. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by MasterSnit on Oct 5, 2009 17:05:10 GMT -5
I just watched that last night. I enjoyed it. I liked the bit where, after betraying the big alien Christoper (is there any film without some sort of biblical connections?), the hybrid guy, Van Der Merwe or something, turned back for him and basically sacraficed himself so he could make it to the ship safely. Usually in films, the hero makes the right choice in the end, highlighting that his or her goodness is far more powerful than their apparent evil. In this case, it's not clear if it was his human side which was making the selfless decision, or if it was his emerging alien side. I thought that was interesting.
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Post by Velkontés on Sept 8, 2011 13:53:47 GMT -5
Seems kinda strange that this has been dormant two years.
I saw a movie on TV at the weekend called "Four Lions". It's by Chris Morris, and it's about a terrorist cell consisting of Bischoffs. Although it made me laugh a few times, it was interesting how the movie contrasted the banal, almost-slapstick stupidity of the terrorists with the genuinely terrible acts they are planning. It helps that I have a morbid sense of humour, but even I was kinda shocked (in a safe, horror-movie kind of way) in places. In a weird way I think it's one of the more realistic fictional takes on terrorism that I've seen.
I don't know if Channel 4 or one of its offshoots are showing it again soon for the Brits on the board.
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Post by MasterSnit on Sept 9, 2011 14:35:21 GMT -5
it's about a terrorist cell consisting of Bischoffs. Sold! It sounds interesting. Maybe a bit Dr. Strangelovey by how you described it. Unimaginable terror is at hand, but it is somehow still funny. I've not been watching too many films in recent times. I mean to watch a film, but will forget or just not get the chance. A couple that I want to see when I get around to it are TrollHunter and The Fighter.
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Post by Velkontés on Sept 10, 2011 14:31:39 GMT -5
Dr Strangelove is actually a really good comparison, now you mention it.
I found a montage of clips which gives you the gist of the tone
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Post by Naitch on Sept 10, 2011 16:33:39 GMT -5
Since this thread zombied its way back up, a couple of really good movies I've seen in the last two years are,
Black Swan (Yes its a movie about ballerinas, very fucked up ballerinas.)
Phone Booth (I think thats name of it, anyways the whole movie takes place in a phone booth, and its good.)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (I actually went through a mini depression after the movie, for about 3 hours, because I was sad it was over.)
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Post by GLF on Sept 11, 2011 6:24:43 GMT -5
it's about a terrorist cell consisting of Bischoffs. Sold! It sounds interesting. Maybe a bit Dr. Strangelovey by how you described it. Unimaginable terror is at hand, but it is somehow still funny. I've not been watching too many films in recent times. I mean to watch a film, but will forget or just not get the chance. A couple that I want to see when I get around to it are TrollHunter and The Fighter. TrollHunter is generally quite good but don't analyse it too much otherwise things start to fall down a bit. Anyone seen Burn After Reading? Its one of those Coen brothers films that seems random but does make sense at the same time. Kind of the same vein as Big Lebowski. Also MS might enjoy the Dad from 6 feet under being in it too.
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Post by MasterSnit on Sept 11, 2011 16:42:50 GMT -5
The dad from 6 Feet Under was cool.
I did see Inception a while back after hearing so much about it. It was OK, but maybe a bit over hyped.
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Post by Champ on Sept 13, 2011 10:56:14 GMT -5
I never see new movies anymore. I just saw "The Other Guys" last week. That movie was hilarious. The Rock wasn't in it too long. But my favorite character in that movie, hands down, was Michael Keaton's role
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Post by Naitch on Sept 13, 2011 17:26:05 GMT -5
I never see new movies anymore. I just saw "The Other Guys" last week. That movie was hilarious. The Rock wasn't in it too long. But my favorite character in that movie, hands down, was Michael Keaton's role I have a gay son.
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