Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 295

CoasterMatt · 03-04-2008, 08:45 PM

Funny Games would be a great film to add to my "Torture By Television" collection

innerSpaceman · 03-04-2008, 08:53 PM

Darleeling is on its way to me via Netlix, but I fear not on express.

Adrian Brody.... sometimes i get it from him, sometimes not. But I always admire a person who can be very unusually attractive.

(It gives guys like me a bit of hope, heheh).

Oh, movies, hmmmm.

Princess Mononoke is da sh!t. End.

Not Afraid · 03-04-2008, 09:02 PM

I forgot to mention the other alcoholic movie we watched......

Pollack.

Great film about another brilliant, creative alkie who dies as result of his alcoholism.

That's quite an Alkie trio - Pollack, La Vie en Rose and The Lost Weekend.

You could make a lost weekend drinking game out of watching these films and drinking every time they do. Add Days of Wine and Roses, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, and Barfly for a true hangover.

CoasterMatt · 03-04-2008, 09:05 PM

Pollock in HD was an awesome experience.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 03-04-2008, 09:14 PM

I just purchased HARD BOILED on DVD. John Woo, Chow Yun Fat and a bodycount of 308 according to IMDB.com. An amazing Hong Kong action picture that is unequalled in the action, style and its wild to see how many films after it totally stole sequences.

The first action sequence is just so cool. Its a Chinese teahouse. Everone's got a gun and just what seems to be 20 min. of stuff- food- bodies flying all around. Just breathtaking.

Not Afraid · 03-04-2008, 09:16 PM

I LOVELOVELOVE that movie! It's not a genre I generally like (or can even stomach) but Hard Boiled (and The Killers) are so over the top, it's all ok with me.

CoasterMatt · 03-04-2008, 09:27 PM

If you like Hard Boiled - you gotta see Bullet In The Head, one of my favorites.

mousepod · 03-04-2008, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

If you like Hard Boiled - you gotta see Bullet In The Head, one of my favorites.

I gotta agree with Matt - Bullet In The Head could be Woo's masterpiece. A lot darker than Hard Boiled and The Killer, and also unfortunately not in print in the US. Of the myriad versions of the movie on import DVD, I'd go for the Hong Kong one by a company called Joy Sales.

flippyshark · 03-05-2008, 05:08 AM

I had A Bullet In The Head a couple of years ago, and sold it on eBay during desperate times. Wish I hadn't done that.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-05-2008, 09:56 AM

We watched More (1969) last night. The biggest selling point for this movie is the Pink Floyd soundtrack.

What can I say about it. First off, it's a pretty sucky movie. The writing sucks, the acting sucks.

That said, I really enjoyed it. I think what did it the most for me was the international flair to it. A German guy meets a New York girl in Paris, then follows her to Ibiza, meeting people of all different nationalities in the process. The movie I think captured something of that 60s European youth culture, where it was easy to just hop on a steam ship and bounce around the continent.

It also does a pretty admirable, if oddly sanitized, job of portraying drug use. There were a few good lines. "People who use heroine are people who want an escape from life. People who use pot or acid want to intensify their lives." (or something very close to that, can't find the exact quote).

And the music of course was awesome...when it was there. That was one of the bigger disappointments. It's a 2 hour movie and the majority of it has no score whatsoever. Huge stretches of watching bad dialog being poorly acted without even mind-bending music to listen to.

Overall I'd give it somewhere between a 6 and a 7.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Darleeling is on its way to me via Netlix, but I fear not on express. Adrian Brody.... sometimes i get it from him, sometimes not. But I always admire a person who can be very unusually attractive. (It gives guys like me a bit of hope, heheh). Oh, movies, hmmmm. Princess Mononoke is da sh!t. End.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I forgot to mention the other alcoholic movie we watched...... Pollack. Great film about another brilliant, creative alkie who dies as result of his alcoholism. That's quite an Alkie trio - Pollack, La Vie en Rose and The Lost Weekend. You could make a lost weekend drinking game out of watching these films and drinking every time they do. Add Days of Wine and Roses, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, and Barfly for a true hangover.
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03-04-2008, 09:05 PM	#4
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Pollock in HD was an awesome experience. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I just purchased HARD BOILED on DVD. John Woo, Chow Yun Fat and a bodycount of 308 according to IMDB.com. An amazing Hong Kong action picture that is unequalled in the action, style and its wild to see how many films after it totally stole sequences. The first action sequence is just so cool. Its a Chinese teahouse. Everone's got a gun and just what seems to be 20 min. of stuff- food- bodies flying all around. Just breathtaking.
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03-04-2008, 09:16 PM	#6
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I LOVELOVELOVE that movie! It's not a genre I generally like (or can even stomach) but Hard Boiled (and The Killers) are so over the top, it's all ok with me.
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03-04-2008, 09:27 PM	#7
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	If you like Hard Boiled - you gotta see Bullet In The Head, one of my favorites. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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03-05-2008, 05:08 AM	#9
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I had A Bullet In The Head a couple of years ago, and sold it on eBay during desperate times. Wish I hadn't done that.
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03-05-2008, 09:56 AM	#10
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We watched More (1969) last night. The biggest selling point for this movie is the Pink Floyd soundtrack. What can I say about it. First off, it's a pretty sucky movie. The writing sucks, the acting sucks. That said, I really enjoyed it. I think what did it the most for me was the international flair to it. A German guy meets a New York girl in Paris, then follows her to Ibiza, meeting people of all different nationalities in the process. The movie I think captured something of that 60s European youth culture, where it was easy to just hop on a steam ship and bounce around the continent. It also does a pretty admirable, if oddly sanitized, job of portraying drug use. There were a few good lines. "People who use heroine are people who want an escape from life. People who use pot or acid want to intensify their lives." (or something very close to that, can't find the exact quote). And the music of course was awesome...when it was there. That was one of the bigger disappointments. It's a 2 hour movie and the majority of it has no score whatsoever. Huge stretches of watching bad dialog being poorly acted without even mind-bending music to listen to. Overall I'd give it somewhere between a 6 and a 7. __________________ '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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