Topic: Movies for Home Viewing (Read 81520 times)

Kayma · « **Reply #200 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:42:44 PM »

Quote from: Misha on December 29, 2008, 10:40:29 AM

I....have never seen the princess Bride.

...

Wish I had known this before I sent my Dirty Santa out.

Burrito Al Pastor · « **Reply #201 on:** January 03, 2009, 01:41:13 AM »

I saw "The Warriors".

It was fantastic, and curious. If I were to assign it to a genre, I'd be wrong. If I was to describe the plot, I'd be misrepresenting the movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P6MqHccBSI

Now I need to find the game.

Mongrel · « **Reply #202 on:** January 03, 2009, 09:01:55 PM »

Okay.

I got a replacement copy of High Noon.

Wow.

This movie is intense. It burns you. Points for making things logical and organized. The script is extremely tight and everything hangs together and makes sense. None of the characters are poorly done and all the secondary characters make do very impressively with an extremely limited amount of screen time. Extra points for having the time in the movie last almost exactly as long (if not exactly as long period) as the movie itself. Super extra points for being a western in made in 1952 that counts bullets properly.

But mostly the movie wins for being awesome. I was quite literally on the edge of my seat and I can't remember the last time THAT happened in a movie.

After the climax, I actually turned to my wife and said "Wow... I think I came."

Arc · « **Reply #203 on:** January 05, 2009, 11:04:08 AM »

The film's history is freakin' jaw-dropping, both for its political undertones, and the bloodbath that ensued.

The birth of Marion Robert Morrison should rank up there with ~~Pearl Harbor & 9/11~~ New Coke & Cop Rock as one of the greatest catastrophes to befall this nation.

Transportation · « **Reply #204 on:** January 09, 2009, 06:47:46 AM »

I recently watched the film Bob Roberts which is a fake documentary by everyone's favorite director Tim Robbins.

The film is good comedy in terms of a image vs. substance message and general mockery of the sillier rightwing talking points (in song!). It actually managed to be fairly realistic presentation of a campaign despite ridiculous aspects (fencing, for example) of the movie. That said it was a bit heavy-handed at times but in a good way.

Also, Roberts' songs have a billion music references I don't get. One reviewer describes it as the anti-Bob Dylan, for what it's worth (I have no idea what this means).

Also upon the third revision I have decided I am terrible at this so here is 8 minutes of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ooWi2wOD8

Thad · « **Reply #205 on:** January 09, 2009, 05:37:55 PM »

...Bob Dylan is a folk musician known for being highly political, on the liberal side. That's essentially what's to get.

Though there ARE some specific references -- the video where he's holding up the cards is a Dylan ref.

(Also: the movie features a young Jack Black. IIRC he wrote some of the music too.)

Envy · « **Reply #206 on:** January 15, 2009, 05:26:58 AM »

Attack the gas station.

Arc · « **Reply #207 on:** January 15, 2009, 12:39:52 PM »

Boring comment with malformed URL.

Mongrel · « **Reply #208 on:** January 18, 2009, 12:02:46 PM »

Yeah Mystery Men was worth exactly the $4 I paid for it. Not displeased with minor amusements, mostly because of William H. ~~Macy~~ Awesome.

Arc · « **Reply #209 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:46:14 PM »

Quote from: LaserBeing on January 15, 2009, 11:46:30 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31G61nqL44U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNUpbYwj57k

On the flip side, we have Keoma, filmed ten years later. Due to being apart of the post-Easy Rider era, the image quality looks to have been filmed from ten years before. A superior flick, with one fatal flaw. After viewing Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Franco Nero demanded a similar Dylan-esque soundtrack to accompany scenes. The result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9iYZ_Z8Lw

Swamp gurgling male vocals allegedly credited toward Nero, and anonymous female vocals equal to that of Dolores O'Riordan performing soprano. An oddity that may have worked for the opening & ending credits, but instead repeats itself for a third of the running time.

Burrito Al Pastor · « **Reply #210 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:05:57 PM »

My Netflix of "Tokyo Gore Police" finally came today. You may remember it from the trailer Warren Ellis linked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ffeJtMnV3c

That trailer severely understates how totally fucked-up and totally awesome the movie is. Highly recommended.

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #211 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:18:05 AM »

Finished Grenadier. Somehow I knew upon revealing the final baddie, there would be some excuse to tear up clothes coming after that. Nifty little gun fight there.

And now on to Starship Troopers 2. Oh god I know this is going to be bad.

Mothra · « **Reply #212 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:36:53 AM »

Trooper's 3 is definitely a step up from 2. Don't go in expecting the second to be the satirical sock to the gut the first was, or even a big dumb bughunt... it's a straight-to-DVD sci-fi film. Go in expecting such and it can be a decent watch!

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #213 on:** January 19, 2009, 12:07:15 PM »

That was pretty good for a B-grade almost SciFi channel afternoon gig. But with brief nudity and throat slitting.

Not bad for 'I'm stuck at home sick during a holiday' flick. The bugs were top notch. Even the 'FUCK YEAH, I'M A HERO, BRING ON THE BUGS' at the end wasn't bad.

Best line: "It better be regulation rope."

Next in queue, Starship Troopers 3

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #214 on:** January 19, 2009, 03:12:46 PM »

Just watched The Great Escape, and...I wish there was a :holyshit: emoticon. I won't lie, I teared up when [spoiler]Ives died.[/spoiler]

Thad · « **Reply #215 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:31:18 PM »

BTW, Repo's out on DVD.

Mongrel · « **Reply #216 on:** January 19, 2009, 08:52:53 PM »

Quote from: Ted Belmont on January 19, 2009, 03:12:46 PM

Just watched The Great Escape, and...I wish there was a :holyshit: emoticon. I won't lie, I teared up when [spoiler]Ives died.[/spoiler]

Got that movie about a month ago. Oh yes, good times.

It should be retitled: "The Great Escape. (Or: Steve McQueen did nothing but showboat for 20 minutes straight but for some reason the test audience didn't mind)"

Dooly · « **Reply #217 on:** January 20, 2009, 04:27:39 PM »

I've seen seasons one and two of Trailer Park Boys, and I'm definitely going to go through the rest of the series in rapid succession.

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #218 on:** January 20, 2009, 06:30:04 PM »

Netflix instant viewing - Six String Samurai.

Man, this movie was give and take. Awesome and bad in mixed comings. I understand it was made on two million, 11 years ago, but I would have stabbed that kid on the second UUNNNNNHHHHHH cry. The last half an hour from the russians onward was fighting action fun soaked in nifty music. Shame it bombed so there were no second and third films.

Mothra · « **Reply #219 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:11:40 PM »

As far as horror flicks go, I found myself really enjoying The Signal. Great cast, good pacing, and only a handful of uncomfortably long, grisly, blood-drenched murders. Recommended!

Quote from: MadMAxJr on January 20, 2009, 06:30:04 PM

Netflix instant viewing - Six String Samurai.

Man, this movie was give and take. Awesome and bad in mixed comings. I understand it was made on two million, 11 years ago, but I would have stabbed that kid on the second UUNNNNNHHHHHH cry. The last half an hour from the russians onward was fighting action fun soaked in nifty music. Shame it bombed so there were no second and third films.

I will never understand why people enjoy Six String. Business suit and katana are pretty slick, I'll give 'em that, but good lord is that movie painful to sit through.

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