The Start of Cemetery Season!!!!! - Page 21

Not Afraid · 06-18-2007, 07:59 PM

No mojo for me. It is the magic of using Firefox ... with spell check.

innerSpaceman · 06-19-2007, 08:05 AM

With all due respect, CP ... I have a wide variety of experience with all sorts of altered states, and have talked with tons of similarly experienced people about the topic.

As €uro correctly pointed out, sleep deprivation is likely the most hallucinative state. But it's hardly the most creative one. There are many altered states which produce bizarre effects ... but I don't necessarily want to see the movies created under them.

I guess the title "holy mountain" and the lauded sponsorship of John Lennon led to expect more of an eastern bent to the film, which instead was too obsessed with christianity for my tastes. And yeah, the "brand" of surrealism was not psychedelic ... and I was not being facetious when I said it all became clear to me when I learned the director got his inspiration by depriving himself of sleep. That is a hallucinatory, but primarily nastyass state of being.

Not that everything fits into tight little boxes of surrealism. As I also said, I was very surprised to learn that the members of Pink Floyd got high exclusively on alcohol ... and yet consistently produced psychedelic works of music.

In any case, holy mountain was just too scattered, random, ugly and infantile for my personal tastes. I'm sorry I didn't like it. There's plenty of surreal art and movies I do enjoy ... but this wasn't one of them.

Ick.

Not Afraid · 06-19-2007, 10:48 AM

Saturday, july 14
one flew over the cuckoo's nest

directed by Milos forman (1975, 133 min.)

Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9:00pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
small town talk spins before and after the show.

Saturday, July 21
Suspiria

directed by dario argento (1977, 98 min.)
Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
dj jun spins before and after the show.

innerSpaceman · 06-19-2007, 11:36 AM

Ooooh, I've never seen Suspira (in fact, I don't even think I've heard of it.)

So much the better.

* * *

If we go to Cuckoo's Nest, we should all wear straight-jackets!

Chernabog · 06-20-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ooooh, I've never seen Suspira (in fact, I don't even think I've heard of it.)

OMG I am so going to Suspiria -- it is one of my absolute favorite horror movies. It's about this american girl who goes to this dance academy in Germany where there's certain occult doings going on in the background.

But they story isn't important. Suspiria is all about the visuals, the atmospheric dread and the over the top violence. It was one of the last films to be shot in the 3-strip technicolor, so all primary colors look fantastic (it is lit specifically for that process). Also the theme song is rather creepy.

Dario Argento is one of the great Italian horror directors, and Suspiria is (arguably) his masterpiece. The first time I saw Suspira I was alone in a darkened apartment and it seriously freaked me out.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 06-20-2007, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chernabog

OMG I am so going to Suspiria -- it is one of my absolute favorite horror movies. It's about this american girl who goes to this dance academy in Germany where there's certain occult doings going on in the background.

But they story isn't important. Suspiria is all about the visuals, the atmospheric dread and the over the top violence. It was one of the last films to be shot in the 3-strip technicolor, so all primary colors look fantastic (it is lit specifically for that process). Also the theme song is rather creepy.

Dario Argento is one of the great Italian horror directors, and Suspiria is (arguably) his masterpiece. The first time I saw Suspira I was alone in a darkened apartment and it seriously freaked me out.

The blind man and his dog. THE BLIND MAN AND HIS DOG! That was awesome.

Prudence · 06-20-2007, 01:45 PM

I've actually seen Suspiria, and I didn't like it. It rather annoyed me, actually. (Probably because I wasn't seeing it for its arty bits, but rather for its contributions to the sub-genre of movies about boarding schools that are fronts for satanic cults.) And I've been trying to remember the name of it for years, so thanks for jogging my memory.

Chernabog · 06-20-2007, 02:45 PM

^^ If you want a logical plot, it ain't there. Most Italian horror films are about the atmosphere rather than the plot, so if you're looking for explanations you're going to be annoyed.

Suspiria is supposed to be dream-like. The director actually said that some of the scary journey that the protagonist goes through is supposed to be like Snow White -- the scared little girl against the evil witch.

Not Afraid · 06-20-2007, 03:04 PM

I can't wait to see it! It sounds very interesting.

€uroMeinke · 06-20-2007, 07:28 PM

I always wanted to go to an occult boarding school...

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	With all due respect, CP ... I have a wide variety of experience with all sorts of altered states, and have talked with tons of similarly experienced people about the topic. As €uro correctly pointed out, sleep deprivation is likely the most hallucinative state. But it's hardly the most creative one. There are many altered states which produce bizarre effects ... but I don't necessarily want to see the movies created under them. I guess the title "holy mountain" and the lauded sponsorship of John Lennon led to expect more of an eastern bent to the film, which instead was too obsessed with christianity for my tastes. And yeah, the "brand" of surrealism was not psychedelic ... and I was not being facetious when I said it all became clear to me when I learned the director got his inspiration by depriving himself of sleep. That is a hallucinatory, but primarily nastyass state of being. Not that everything fits into tight little boxes of surrealism. As I also said, I was very surprised to learn that the members of Pink Floyd got high exclusively on alcohol ... and yet consistently produced psychedelic works of music. In any case, holy mountain was just too scattered, random, ugly and infantile for my personal tastes. I'm sorry I didn't like it. There's plenty of surreal art and movies I do enjoy ... but this wasn't one of them. Ick.
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06-19-2007, 10:48 AM	#3
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Saturday, july 14 one flew over the cuckoo's nest directed by Milos forman (1975, 133 min.) Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9:00pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate. small town talk spins before and after the show. Saturday, July 21 Suspiria directed by dario argento (1977, 98 min.) Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate. dj jun spins before and after the show.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ooooh, I've never seen Suspira (in fact, I don't even think I've heard of it.) So much the better. * * * If we go to Cuckoo's Nest, we should all wear straight-jackets!
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I've actually seen Suspiria, and I didn't like it. It rather annoyed me, actually. (Probably because I wasn't seeing it for its arty bits, but rather for its contributions to the sub-genre of movies about boarding schools that are fronts for satanic cults.) And I've been trying to remember the name of it for years, so thanks for jogging my memory. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	^^ If you want a logical plot, it ain't there. Most Italian horror films are about the atmosphere rather than the plot, so if you're looking for explanations you're going to be annoyed. Suspiria is supposed to be dream-like. The director actually said that some of the scary journey that the protagonist goes through is supposed to be like Snow White -- the scared little girl against the evil witch. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I can't wait to see it! It sounds very interesting.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I always wanted to go to an occult boarding school... __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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