Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 331

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-17-2008, 12:03 PM

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It's Anti-Folk, my friend.

I didn't realize Elliott Smith was Anti-Folk. (I'm very fond of his music, I'm still mourning his untimely departure.)

flippyshark · 06-17-2008, 11:43 AM

Interesting. Most of the video examples I checked out on that site were more polished and accomplished than what I heard during Juno, but I could tell they were cut from similar cloth. I'm glad I have this board to keep me at least tenuously hooked into what's new.

EDITED TO ADD: Well, not so new. I've been listening to Ani DeFranco, Michelle Shocked and Nellie McKay for quiet a while without knowing that they were antifolk. Still, I wouldn't have thought of them in comparison with the odd singers heard in Juno. Guess it's best to ignore labels and just enjoy what I enjoy and disregard the rest.

Alex · 06-17-2008, 11:52 AM

Over the weekend we stayed in a Mammoth Lakes motel and one of the channels was Showtime Extreme. Showtime Extreme apparently is a channel devoted to showing incredibly bad action movies.

UKM: Ultimate Killing Machine was an incredibly bad action movie. I'm sure it was straight to video and the only recognizable actor was Michael Madsen. I'm sure that nobody will ever see this movie.

But in trying to track down its title for my movie watching log, I saw that, per IMDb, Michael Madsen is appearing in 18 movies this year. He's not a great actor, but he's not a horrible one either. So it is kind of sad to see him taking every straight-to-video dollar he can get.

innerSpaceman · 06-17-2008, 11:53 AM

Finally saw Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Great film that I found hard to watch. Two hapless brothers (Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke) hatch an ill-advised crime scheme that results in both their lives getting progressively and excruciately destroyed. Great performances and a good script, a lot of time shifting (which I love), and it was wonderfully directed by the not-dead-yet Sidney Lumet.

Snowflake · 06-17-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Finally saw Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Great film that I found hard to watch. Two hapless brothers (Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke) hatch an ill-advised crime scheme that results in both their lives getting progressively and excruciately destroyed. Great performances and a good script, a lot of time shifting (which I love), and it was wonderfully directed by the not-dead-yet Sidney Lumet.

Sh*t - I cannot read, obviously, nevermind...

Ghoulish Delight · 06-18-2008, 07:56 AM

Watched Crank last night. I was prepared for a stupid popcorn movie. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it much more than that.

Someone set out to make a live action video game, and they nailed it. This is an absolutely archetypal video game plot from beginning to end. They committed to it 100%.

Unfortunately it does suffer from a really poorly written love interest with an even worse actress. It wouldn't have been so bad, but there's a huge chunk of movie that gets completely dragged down by her. It definitely hurts the overall movie.

But if you're in the mood for highly stylized, ultra-cartoony action, it's a good ride.

Alex · 06-18-2008, 08:43 AM

Apparently I mostly agree. Though two years on all I remember is the premise of the movie and the public sex scene in front of the tour bus.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-18-2008, 08:50 AM

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Apparently I mostly agree. Though two years on all I remember is the premise of the movie and the public sex scene in front of the tour bux.

What's really bizarre is that one of the DVD "extras" is a "Family Friendly Audio" track.

The audio is the most family friendly part of the movie. No amount of bleeping is going to cover the murders, boobs, drug use, consensual public rape, and blatant disregard for the law.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 06-18-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Watched Crank last night. I was prepared for a stupid popcorn movie. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it much more than that.

Someone set out to make a live action video game, and they nailed it. This is an absolutely archetypal video game plot from beginning to end. They committed to it 100%.

Unfortunately it does suffer from a really poorly written love interest with an even worse actress. It wouldn't have been so bad, but there's a huge chunk of movie that gets completely dragged down by her. It definitely hurts the overall movie.

But if you're in the mood for highly stylized, ultra-cartoony action, it's a good ride.

I say it loudly and proudly: I LOVED CRANK! A friend dragged me into the theater practically kicking and screaming. "Really, Colleen? Really?!" I think I laughed the entire movie, not at it...with it. So much fun.

I didn't mind the love interest. I minded even less one of the most balls out hilarious sex scenes I've ever seen on film. Sweet mercy, it was funny.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-18-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I didn't mind the love interest. I minded even less one of the most balls out hilarious sex scenes I've ever seen on film. Sweet mercy, it was funny.

The sex scene certainly helped soften the blow, so to speak, but the first few scenes with her sucked the air right out of the movie. Other than that, I was completely onboard.

06-17-2008, 11:43 AM	#2
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Interesting. Most of the video examples I checked out on that site were more polished and accomplished than what I heard during Juno, but I could tell they were cut from similar cloth. I'm glad I have this board to keep me at least tenuously hooked into what's new. EDITED TO ADD: Well, not so new. I've been listening to Ani DeFranco, Michelle Shocked and Nellie McKay for quiet a while without knowing that they were antifolk. Still, I wouldn't have thought of them in comparison with the odd singers heard in Juno. Guess it's best to ignore labels and just enjoy what I enjoy and disregard the rest. Last edited by flippyshark : 06-17-2008 at 11:49 AM.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Over the weekend we stayed in a Mammoth Lakes motel and one of the channels was Showtime Extreme. Showtime Extreme apparently is a channel devoted to showing incredibly bad action movies. UKM: Ultimate Killing Machine was an incredibly bad action movie. I'm sure it was straight to video and the only recognizable actor was Michael Madsen. I'm sure that nobody will ever see this movie. But in trying to track down its title for my movie watching log, I saw that, per IMDb, Michael Madsen is appearing in 18 movies this year. He's not a great actor, but he's not a horrible one either. So it is kind of sad to see him taking every straight-to-video dollar he can get.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Finally saw Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Great film that I found hard to watch. Two hapless brothers (Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke) hatch an ill-advised crime scheme that results in both their lives getting progressively and excruciately destroyed. Great performances and a good script, a lot of time shifting (which I love), and it was wonderfully directed by the not-dead-yet Sidney Lumet.
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06-18-2008, 07:56 AM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Watched Crank last night. I was prepared for a stupid popcorn movie. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it much more than that. Someone set out to make a live action video game, and they nailed it. This is an absolutely archetypal video game plot from beginning to end. They committed to it 100%. Unfortunately it does suffer from a really poorly written love interest with an even worse actress. It wouldn't have been so bad, but there's a huge chunk of movie that gets completely dragged down by her. It definitely hurts the overall movie. But if you're in the mood for highly stylized, ultra-cartoony action, it's a good ride. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Apparently I mostly agree. Though two years on all I remember is the premise of the movie and the public sex scene in front of the tour bus. Last edited by Alex : 06-18-2008 at 09:05 AM.
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