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« on: April 18, 2010, 11:48:08 AM » |
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I recently watched this. Brutal Noir -- black as they come. Highly recommended. You can read about it here: http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-red-riding-trilogy
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2010, 08:17:13 PM » |
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I don't feel like getting the clip, but Avatar, and it was horrible. |
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2010, 09:16:21 PM » |
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) Black and White Silent Film Available at your local library-either on shelf or as an inter library loan. Be sure to get the 2 DVD set. The second one is the revenge of Siegfrieds widow. Attila and all his Huns are involved. This woman and her man were in love. Others done them wrong. She took care of business. Big time. |
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A story derives from the writer's perceptive observation and careful report of scene and from structural discipline.
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 05:49:08 AM » |
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District 13. Some French action film, to be honest, had it not been in French it would have been a terrible Hollywood block buster action film, with ludicrous story line about gangs and nuclear bombs wiping out the ghetto. Thing is, the choreography is brilliant, lots of 'parkour' chase scenes and amazin' fight scenes. Worth a flippant watch.
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Do not confuse ingenuous with ingenious - Olaf
Dedicated to bad writing - Charles Bukowski
'A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.' - James Joyce
The man that cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot -Andre Breton
Who has the courage to go into the dark places where there is nothing but feeling? - Thomas A. Clark
'For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open and every secret should be brought to the light. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.' - Mark 4:22-23
Many a clever boy is flogged into a dunce and many an original composition corrected into mediocrity- Sir Walter Scott
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 06:26:36 AM » |
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District 13. Some French action film, to be honest, had it not been in French it would have been a terrible Hollywood block buster action film, with ludicrous story line about gangs and nuclear bombs wiping out the ghetto. Thing is, the choreography is brilliant, lots of 'parkour' chase scenes and amazin' fight scenes. Worth a flippant watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTyWfbvX0xQ#lq-lq2-hqwhat you said reminds me of the original French 'Taxi' films, which were bastardised by the Queen Latifa bollocks that the US threw up as a remake. Why? Why does the American film industry feel the need to remake foreign films? Are American audiences really that uncultured that they can't handle subtitles? The worst offender, in my opinion, was the remake of Wim Wenders 'Wings of Desire', remade as the woefully inept 'City of Angels'. Which brings me onto Nicholas Cage, he was in that remake, but he also appeared in the awful remake of the British classic 'The Wicker Man'. Cunt. |
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 03:29:17 PM » |
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what you said reminds me of the original French 'Taxi' films, which were bastardised by the Queen Latifa bollocks that the US threw up as a remake. Why? Why does the American film industry feel the need to remake foreign films? Are American audiences really that uncultured that they can't handle subtitles? The worst offender, in my opinion, was the remake of Wim Wenders 'Wings of Desire', remade as the woefully inept 'City of Angels'. Which brings me onto Nicholas Cage, he was in that remake, but he also appeared in the awful remake of the British classic 'The Wicker Man'. Cunt.
The sad truth is that a lot of Americans don't like subtitled films. Their reasoning? "When I go to the movies, I don't want to have to read." It's really embarrassing that a lot of Americans feel this way. Limiting your film choices to ones that only use the English language cuts you off from so many classics. I'd consider Les 400 Coups just as iconic as Casablanca. Quite a few foreign language films have had success over here, though. Pan's Labrynth was huge here, and so was Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain. I'd consider those the two big ones. Hayao Miyazaki's films are big too, especially Spirited Away. But still, a lot of Americans are under the impression that foreign language films are "weird." It's really unfortunate and it makes me die a little inside. |
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"La vérité jaillira de l'apparente injustice."
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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2010, 04:08:36 PM » |
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Having thought on it a bit, it's probably actually a phenomena of the English speaking countries, as there are barbarians in England too. In fact only the other day a bloke at work said "why would I watch a subtitled film? If I wanted to read a book, I'd read a book". The irony of course being that he's probably never read a book. |
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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2010, 10:43:56 PM » |
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I saw "Couples Retreat" and was surprised, it wasn't half bad. |
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2010, 03:57:01 PM » |
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Do Mexicans like subtitled films? Anyway, I do. I liked Funny Games - 1997 version. Here's a trailer:
Anything directed by Michael Haneke kicks some serious balls. Three more come to mind: The Seventh Continent The Piano Teacher Caché And I keep meaning to watch The White Ribbon. |
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"The castigation of fools is, of course, an ancient and honorable task of writers and, unless very poorly done, an enterprise that will usually entertain those who behold it." ~ Richard Mitchell |
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2010, 12:22:55 AM » |
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I watched Precious last night and really enjoyed it. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2010, 09:50:12 AM » |
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Ginger Snaps- its a low budget wearwolf film but for you horror fanatics like me i highly recommend it, its one of my fave if you like the first one you'll also like the two that come after |
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« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2010, 12:42:18 PM » |
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Taken. it was pretty decent.
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2010, 01:20:16 PM » |
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince nawt bad. |
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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
-Sir Winston Churchill
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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2010, 08:59:26 PM » |
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I got down with There Will be Blood. Damn good. |
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When you get blue and you've lost all your dreams, there's nothing like a campfire and a can of beans. |
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Jenifer
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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2010, 09:09:59 PM » |
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Watched A Clockwork Orange for film class last night. Really, always thickly enjoyable. |
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