Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 350

katiesue · 07-10-2008, 04:15 PM

I love them both as well. hmm time to dust off the DVD's.

CoasterMatt · 07-10-2008, 06:39 PM

I just got KOYAANISQATSI and POWAQQATSI on DVD - time for some beautiful imagery and Phillip Glass audio mesmerism.

Alex · 07-10-2008, 07:14 PM

I had never seen those. Got them from Netflix about three weeks ago.

Put in Koyaanisqatsi. This is no exaggeration but I fell asleep four times before I had made it 15 minutes in.

I sent both of them back. It was like home hypnotism and not in a good way.

JWBear · 07-10-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I had never seen those. Got them from Netflix about three weeks ago.

Put in Koyaanisqatsi. This is no exaggeration but I fell asleep four times before I had made it 15 minutes in.

I sent both of them back. It was like home hypnotism and not in a good way.

Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one.

mousepod · 07-10-2008, 07:15 PM

I've seen both of these with live accompaniment by the Philip Glass Ensemble. The only place I've seen the third one is on my TV...

CoasterMatt · 07-10-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

I've seen both of these with live accompaniment by the Philip Glass Ensemble. The only place I've seen the third one is on my TV...

I saw the first two with live accompaniment, too - I've missed out on seeing the third one, though.

flippyshark · 07-10-2008, 08:40 PM

Naqoyqatsi was tough going compared with the first two - not so scenic, much more concerned with the inner workings of technology. It also suffered in that it was the only one I was introduced to on a television set. The first two I saw in theaters.

I haven't revisited Koyaanisqatsi in a very long time, and wonder how it would hold up for me by now. I'll have to give it a rent. I saw Powaqatsi in a local independent theater, and I really enjoyed it, but the house I saw it with made audible noises of disenjoyment, including sarcastic snoring sounds, so that made the experience frustrating.

Another difference between the first two films - when I showed Koyaanisqatsi in Santa Fe back in 1984, most of the audience lit up. When I saw Powaqatsi, most of the audience were sipping Perrier and eating overpriced sandwiches. That might have had something to do with it.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-12-2008, 11:13 AM

We re-watched Batman Begins last night. I tell you what, Dark Knight's got a lot to live up to. Begins is a great movie. I think it does an excellent job of carrying the "fear" theme all the way through, with characters and story that serves the theme and makes a point. It wasn't an overbearing message movie while still having a salient enough point to warrant grandiose comic book dialog and story (as in "your parents were perfect, captains of industry, level headed family folk, adored by all, sacrificed everything for a city that ultimately killed them and were happy to do so, and oh by the way supported the freaking underground railroad. Live up to THAT, douchebag!").

LSPoorEeyorick · 07-12-2008, 11:38 AM

Preliminary reviews are in on it, and word is that it's actually even better. On Metacritic (which I prefer over Rotten Tomatoes; RT gives you a % of people who deem it good or bad, Metacritic gives each review a % rating and averages them, so it's more accurate) it currently has a 97% - very few films ever get a number that good. (Surely it may go down, but it says something that Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Time all gave reviews rated 100% - otherwise known as "flawless.")

mousepod · 07-12-2008, 11:48 AM

Saw Hellboy II last night. Really enjoyed it. H didn't like it as much as the first - but still liked it a lot.

Worth the time and $.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I had never seen those. Got them from Netflix about three weeks ago. Put in Koyaanisqatsi. This is no exaggeration but I fell asleep four times before I had made it 15 minutes in. I sent both of them back. It was like home hypnotism and not in a good way.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I've seen both of these with live accompaniment by the Philip Glass Ensemble. The only place I've seen the third one is on my TV... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-10-2008, 08:40 PM	#7
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Naqoyqatsi was tough going compared with the first two - not so scenic, much more concerned with the inner workings of technology. It also suffered in that it was the only one I was introduced to on a television set. The first two I saw in theaters. I haven't revisited Koyaanisqatsi in a very long time, and wonder how it would hold up for me by now. I'll have to give it a rent. I saw Powaqatsi in a local independent theater, and I really enjoyed it, but the house I saw it with made audible noises of disenjoyment, including sarcastic snoring sounds, so that made the experience frustrating. Another difference between the first two films - when I showed Koyaanisqatsi in Santa Fe back in 1984, most of the audience lit up. When I saw Powaqatsi, most of the audience were sipping Perrier and eating overpriced sandwiches. That might have had something to do with it.
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07-12-2008, 11:13 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We re-watched Batman Begins last night. I tell you what, Dark Knight's got a lot to live up to. Begins is a great movie. I think it does an excellent job of carrying the "fear" theme all the way through, with characters and story that serves the theme and makes a point. It wasn't an overbearing message movie while still having a salient enough point to warrant grandiose comic book dialog and story (as in "your parents were perfect, captains of industry, level headed family folk, adored by all, sacrificed everything for a city that ultimately killed them and were happy to do so, and oh by the way supported the freaking underground railroad. Live up to THAT, douchebag!"). __________________ '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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07-12-2008, 11:38 AM	#9
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Preliminary reviews are in on it, and word is that it's actually even better. On Metacritic (which I prefer over Rotten Tomatoes; RT gives you a % of people who deem it good or bad, Metacritic gives each review a % rating and averages them, so it's more accurate) it currently has a 97% - very few films ever get a number that good. (Surely it may go down, but it says something that Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Time all gave reviews rated 100% - otherwise known as "flawless.")
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07-12-2008, 11:48 AM	#10
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Saw Hellboy II last night. Really enjoyed it. H didn't like it as much as the first - but still liked it a lot. Worth the time and $. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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