Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 191

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-09-2007, 03:08 PM

I watched The Night Porter for the first time last night. But I'm gonna keep my thoughts to myself, I think. [wink]

Alex · 04-09-2007, 03:39 PM

I'm amused that the IMDb page for The Night Porter says that if you like it they also recommend Life is Beautiful.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-09-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I'm amused that the IMDb page for The Night Porter says that if you like it they also recommend Life is Beautiful.

Yeah, that makes NO sense. LOL. Swept Away would make more sense, though The Night Porter by far and away the superior film.

mousepod · 04-09-2007, 03:52 PM

I'd think more Death and the Maiden than Life is Beautiful...

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-09-2007, 03:58 PM

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I'd think more Death and the Maiden than Life is Beautiful...

Yes. Except Death and the Maiden wasn't what I'd consider to be an erotic play/film. And say what you will about the subject matter, The Night Porter was definitely erotic.

flippyshark · 04-12-2007, 03:18 PM

Please allow me to briefly vent:

AAAAUGH! I hated DEATH PROOF! WOW did I hate it!

Okay, calming down now. Just got back from Grindhouse. I guess I'm just too old for this **** anymore. It isn't that I didn't "get it." I understood the in-jokes, the format, all of that. I even chuckled here and there. But my main thought as I left the theater was, wow, I guess I don't need to bother with Tarantino ever again. (Maybe not Rodriguez either.) Eliminate a few more points from my Guy's Guy scorecard, but this was nihilistic, boring and depressing to me. I suppose I ought to give specific reasons why, but I really don't want to waste more of my life thinking about it.

Maybe I should go watch The Night Porter instead.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-12-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Maybe I should go watch The Night Porter instead.

Except that's pretty nihilistic as well. Heh.

flippyshark · 04-12-2007, 05:53 PM

Yeah, I know. I have it. Hey, if Charlotte Rampling had been in Grindhouse, I might not have had such a negative response.

CoasterMatt · 04-12-2007, 11:30 PM

I loved what I was able to see so far of Grindhouse - maybe when the theater gets it's new fire alarm system sorted out, we can go back and finish seeing the movie(s).

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 04-12-2007, 11:58 PM

My favorite part of Grindhouse was when the film shut off, fire alarm sounded and "Margaretaville" played over and over every 10 minutes as we all sat there in the dark.

It was nice of AMC theatres to keep the place open during construction. Especially when they keep messing with the buildings power. You'd think they would've figured that maybe it wasn't such a wise idea the FIRST time it happend.

TO top this off, a guy standing around was telling one of the "managers" that he deserved double pay for running around restarting the films. How about he go back to "projection" school and learn how to frame the film correctly on the screen and attempt to keep the previews and commercials from being scratched to hell. When the AMC logo comes on and there are dozens of black scratches on screen, screams of competance.

Ugh! Why did I have to be a projectionist for 18 years and have to put up with this?

04-09-2007, 03:08 PM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	I watched The Night Porter for the first time last night. But I'm gonna keep my thoughts to myself, I think. [wink]
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm amused that the IMDb page for The Night Porter says that if you like it they also recommend Life is Beautiful.
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Please allow me to briefly vent: AAAAUGH! I hated DEATH PROOF! WOW did I hate it! Okay, calming down now. Just got back from Grindhouse. I guess I'm just too old for this **** anymore. It isn't that I didn't "get it." I understood the in-jokes, the format, all of that. I even chuckled here and there. But my main thought as I left the theater was, wow, I guess I don't need to bother with Tarantino ever again. (Maybe not Rodriguez either.) Eliminate a few more points from my Guy's Guy scorecard, but this was nihilistic, boring and depressing to me. I suppose I ought to give specific reasons why, but I really don't want to waste more of my life thinking about it. Maybe I should go watch The Night Porter instead.
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04-12-2007, 05:53 PM	#8
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Yeah, I know. I have it. Hey, if Charlotte Rampling had been in Grindhouse, I might not have had such a negative response.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I loved what I was able to see so far of Grindhouse - maybe when the theater gets it's new fire alarm system sorted out, we can go back and finish seeing the movie(s). __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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04-12-2007, 11:58 PM	#10
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	My favorite part of Grindhouse was when the film shut off, fire alarm sounded and "Margaretaville" played over and over every 10 minutes as we all sat there in the dark. It was nice of AMC theatres to keep the place open during construction. Especially when they keep messing with the buildings power. You'd think they would've figured that maybe it wasn't such a wise idea the FIRST time it happend. TO top this off, a guy standing around was telling one of the "managers" that he deserved double pay for running around restarting the films. How about he go back to "projection" school and learn how to frame the film correctly on the screen and attempt to keep the previews and commercials from being scratched to hell. When the AMC logo comes on and there are dozens of black scratches on screen, screams of competance. Ugh! Why did I have to be a projectionist for 18 years and have to put up with this?
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