Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I also know the film includes real, unsimulated animal slaughter, and I have a hard time getting behind that. (Yes, I'm a hypocrite - I gleefully eat bacon and other meaty treats.)

I don't see that as hypocritical in the least. Slaughtering an animal just for entertainment, wrong. Slaughtering them for a yummy breakfast treat, no problem.

[Snowflake]

51 for me

Aladdin (1992) # 25
Baby Doll (1956) # 10
Basic Instinct (1992) # 19
The Birth Of A Nation (1915) # 7
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bonnie And Clyde (1967) # 21
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Caligula (1980) # 24
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Clockwork Orange (1971, UK) # 2
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989, UK)
Crash (1996)
Cruising (1980)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) # 13
Deep Throat (1972) # 4
The Deer Hunter (1978) # 12
Dirty Harry (1971)
Do The Right Thing (1989) # 22
Ecstasy (1933, Czech.) (aka Exstase)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Exorcist (1973)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) # 3
Freaks (1932) # 17
Heaven's Gate (1980)
I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967, Swe.) # 18
In the Realm of the Senses (1976, Jp.) (aka Ai No Corrida)
I Spit On Your Grave (1978) (aka Day of the Woman)
JFK (1991) # 5
Kinsey (2004)
The Kiss (1896) (aka The May Irwin Kiss, The Rice-Irwin Kiss and The Widow Jones)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Last Tango In Paris (1972, It./Fr.) # 9
The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988) # 6
Lolita (1962, UK)
Mondo Cane (1962, It.) (aka A Dog's World)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979, UK)
The Outlaw (1943)
The Passion Of The Christ (2004) # 1
Peeping Tom (1960, UK)
Pretty Baby (1978)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Song of the South (1946)
Straw Dogs (1971)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Triumph Of The Will (1935, Ger.) # 15
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Year of the Dragon (1985)

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

"Billy Jack" was controversial because it was anti-war, pro-Indian, and a badly acted bore. It also featured the worst marksmanship by paid soldiers in the history of cinema.

Heh - growing up the controversial scene talked about on the school yard was the bra-strap cutting scene.

[Alex]

I saw Juno yesterday. While I can see why a lot of people are raving about it, somehow it just didn't connect for me. There's nothing I can really point to (other than being a bit over-written and too self aware) but in the end I was just left somewhat flat.

One of those cases where I can see the quality but apparently it just isn't for me.

[Gemini Cricket]

Yes, it's another one of those 'Brad's late to the party again' things but, man, I just loved Superbad. On the advice of my little sister, I bought it. Not rented, bought. She said I would love it. And she was right, right, right.
And I was just thinking lately that there isn't enough slapstick comedy in movies nowdays.
I'm totally McLovin Superbad.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Yes, it's another one of those 'Brad's late to the party again' things but, man, I just loved Superbad. On the advice of my little sister, I bought it. Not rented, bought. She said I would love it. And she was right, right, right.
And I was just thinking lately that there isn't enough slapstick comedy in movies nowdays.
I'm totally McLovin Superbad.

"Just imagine if girls weren't weirded out by our boners and stuff, and just like wanted to see them. That's the world I one day want to live in. "

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

"Just imagine if girls weren't weirded out by our boners and stuff, and just like wanted to see them. That's the world I one day want to live in. "

lol!
Yes! Totally quotable from top to bottom. I laughed pretty danged hard. I haven't laughed this hard since Borat.
The casting of this film was just perfect. Michael Cera was freakin' awesome.

Knocked Up is next on my list now.

[Alex]

Just watched it again and am thoroughly refreshed in my opinion that Once is my favorite movie that I saw this year.

Really, just move it straight to the top of your Netflix queue or just go buy it.

[Gemini Cricket]

I have Once as well.
I was feeling depressed one day and bought that, Superbad, Knocked Up and Disturbia...

[mousepod]

I count 55 that I've seen on the "controversial" list. Perhaps we could have a screening or two soon...