Sonic Youth Gossip - >>the last movie you watched

ha ha the first time i watched it i remember i though he was some sort of satan, he has the green goblin face anyway and he played jesus too so it made sense but i forget (it's been a ton of years) how i figured it wasnt that exactly.

gmku	02.25.2012 01:05 PM

I'm getting good ideas for my Netflix queue. Thanks, everyone.

We don't have TV here in the new world.

sonic sphere

02.26.2012 06:37 AM

demonrail666

02.26.2012 11:29 AM

The Bank Dick

Brilliant. One of the few comedies that makes me laugh out loud pretty much from beginning to end.

demonrail666

02.26.2012 08:33 PM

Iron Man

I'm trying to catch up with the tonnes of Hollywood superhero adaptations that've come out in the last few years. I've not seen many at all (I still haven't seen a single Batman or Spiderman film) but I just caught this on TV and liked it a lot more than I expected, at least until the full-on action took over, when it just turned into Transformers.

Any recommendations of recent superhero movies would be really welcome. There's very little chance I'll have seen any you mention and, as I said, I'm just curious to see more.

!@#$%!

02.26.2012 08:41 PM

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Iron Man

Purely out of curiosity, I'm trying to catch up with the tonnes of Hollywood superhero adaptations that've come out in the last few years. I've not seen many at all (I still haven't seen a single Batman or Spiderman film) but I just caught this on TV and liked it a lot more than I expected, at least until the full-on action took over, when it just turned into Transformers.

Any recommendations of recent superhero movies would be really welcome. There's very little chance I'll have seen any you mention and, as I said, I'm just curious to see more.

iron man was pretty badass! and funny.

hmphh thor, maybe? it was alright if i recall.

i gotta go. still at work :( booo hooo hooo....

demonrail666

02.26.2012 08:44 PM

Yes, it was very funny in parts. Robert Downey Jnr was great and even Gwyneth Paltrow managed to be really funny at times.

Haha, sods law means that Thor is one of the very few I have seen. I did really like it.

LifeDistortion

02.26.2012 11:58 PM

Can't go wrong with "Superman". The first one, with Christopher Reeve

demonrail666

02.27.2012 01:12 AM

Haha, another one I've seen. So what I suppose I meant was superhero movies made after Tim Burton's Batman, besides Thor and (off the top of my head) Fantastic Four and Watchmen.

!@#$%!

02.27.2012 01:45 AM

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Haha, another one I've seen. So what I suppose I meant was superhero movies made after Tim Burton's Batman, besides Thor and (off the top of my head) Fantastic Four and Watchmen.

i think they made a green lantern but i havent seen it

also hm watchmen which was reportedly shit

oh wait you didn't see the batman movies? dark night? and batman begins??

oh wait wait look, i found this poo:

http://www.filmjabber.com/movie-blog...-21st-century/

oh also CAPTAIN AMERICA which i heard wasnt bad.

okay i go die now. aneurysm imminent.

demonrail666

03.01.2012 03:17 PM

Keystone Comedies DVD

A collection of Keystone shorts that I picked up out of curiosity. I was most interested in seeing some Keystone Cops footage but they actually don't feature much. Comedy wise it's really not that funny.

Count Mecha

03.02.2012 11:37 AM

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Lolita.

I think it has become my favorite by Kubrick. I suppose it isn't as interesting as clockwork or 2001, but the one that entertains me the most for some reason. Just one of my favorite black comedies... and strangely enough, it's a humorous film about pedophilia. A well crafted portrayal of our convulsions and obsessions that ultimately lead to self destruction. In this case, the causes are quite bizarre. Peter Sellers is easily one of my favorite actors of all time. I hardly care much for individual actors... so maybe that's saying something. Clare Quilty (aka Doctor Zempf) is the best! I really need to start picking a better time to watch a movie. 5 in the morning. I figured I'd throw my thoughts on this film here as I'm not tired. I hardly find conversing on the internet or in person desirable at this point since others and myself are rarely ever on the same page about anything. Goodnight you lifeless, rotting, insufferable parasitic debris incubating message board. I have dreadful tasks ahead of me and must continue to illustrate my inadequacy. Enjoy your movies.

Definitely the weirdest I've seen James Mason act in a movie. He's hysterical.

Parents is a nice bizarre kind of picture. The sets and decor are amazing. I love the furniture. The acting is pretty great on all parts, though at times I was bummed out that Randy Quaid and Sandy Dennis were in the film. Not because they were bad, but because I recognized them that it took me out of the moment of it trying to maintain that 60's vibe.

Also, I'm a meat eater through and through, love steaks, burgers, and all that stuff. But man, could this movie make eating meat look gross. Which I thought was pretty cool.

Genteel Death

03.04.2012 05:07 PM

The Wild Beasts (1984) Uncut

When PCP gets into the water supply of a large zoo in Frankfurt, Germany, it soon becomes blood and gore galore as the zoo animals go crazy, break out of their cages, and go on a homicidal, nigh time rampage through the city killing any person they see starting with sewer rats killing a number of strangers, then tigers, cheetahs, lions and even elephants join in the killing spree. Zoo veterinarian Rupert Berner, his scientist girlfriend Laura, along with a local police officer, Inspector Braun, try to find a way to control the murderous animals and stop them before they decimate the entire city in this "nature strikes back" horror film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYRnOZGxGRU

gmku	03.04.2012 05:37 PM

My fave Kubrick as well. And right up there in my top 10 favorite movies.

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HenryHill51

03.05.2012 03:13 AM

Recently watched:

The Innkeepers- another terrific little low fi horror experiment from Ti West

The Silence of the Sea- Jean Pierre Melville debut film, a chamber piece about a morally conflicted Nazi Lieutenant. Features the hallmarks of later Melville such as economic editing and quick cuts to fleeting glances and eyes. Man I love this guy's films so much.

The Night of the Generals- HUGELY underrated late 60's drama with Omar Sharif investigating a serial killer among the ranks of the Nazi elite. This and "The Silence of the Sea" would make for a great double bill!

All the President's Men (Blu Ray)- One of my top ten faves of all time. I was a bit disappointed in the Hi-def transfer though.

sonic sphere

03.05.2012 06:03 AM

stu666

03.05.2012 06:05 PM

gmku	03.05.2012 06:12 PM

5 stars for the poster! But Netflix gives the movie a rating of only 2.5. Sorry.

stu666

03.05.2012 06:21 PM

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5 stars for the poster! But Netflix gives the movie a rating of only 2.5. Sorry.

Kim Gordon is in it but I'd probably agree with Netflix's rating. It wasn't great...

Bertrand

03.07.2012 05:02 PM

Married to the Mob.

Jonathan Demme used Q Lazzarus' Goodbye Horses in that film too, and I couldn't help thinking of the Buffalo Bill dance in Silence of the Lambs, which has become quite a big movie in my book, as it doesn't falter in making an impression, no matter how many times I've seen it.

E. Noisefield

03.08.2012 12:33 AM

Unbreakable, for like the tenth time! :)

Still great, but a little simple. Needs expansion. That movie could have used another hour, easy.

ilduclo

03.09.2012 05:14 PM

Kill List

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSaNp...feature=relmfu

I think almost as good as Down Terrace

demonrail666

03.09.2012 07:43 PM

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

I caught this on TV. I dunno. Even by Michael Bay's standards it's pretty bad. Although there's one bit when Isabel Lucas goes a bit Legend of the Overfiend. I was hoping that might be a sign of things to come but it seems that even when Bay gets things right, he fucks up by not realising. She's killed in the very next scene. Twat.

demonrail666

03.10.2012 02:54 PM

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I don't plan on watching any transformers movies ever again.

Me too. Although I'm really more about trying to avoid Michael Bay. It's a cliche to cast him as the great villain of the modern blockbuster but the more I see of his stuff the more I think he is that villain.

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also watched one of Woody Allens earliest films. Take the Money and Run. Kind of average. I will admit that I laughed a few times. He didn't do a great job at sticking with the "documentary" approach either.

That's probably my favourite of his early (ie pre Annie Hall) movies but like all his early stuff I think it's a bit hit and miss.

sonic sphere

03.11.2012 08:12 AM

Torn Curtain

03.11.2012 09:37 AM

Excellent.

demonrail666

03.11.2012 05:55 PM

Iron Man 2

I liked the first one mainly for its humour, which is still in evidence here, but the whole thing seems like an excuse to shoehorn even more slumming big name stars into silly roles. I think I'm gonna give up on seeing anymore superhero movies for a while.

And happy birthday Sonic Sphere! I couldn't find an appropriately birthday-like image so here's a motivation poster of Peter Cushing.

demonrail666

03.13.2012 01:31 PM

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I had a feeling this would be the outcome when you showed interest. I myself dislike most superhero films... aside from most related to batman (which is one of my strongest obsessions to this day). It is a bit hard to recommend some to you because I'm not sure what you've seen up to this point. I'd say all three spiderman films are worth a watch... even though I'm not particularly a fan myself. I've enjoyed every batman to some degree with the exception of Batman & Robin (truly one of the worse films ever made). Usually I'm more patient with a movie, but I couldn't finish this one. I could've... but I knew halfway into it that I'd think it's shit either way.

my main quarrel with superhero movies is that majority seem to aim for the same thing. A very mundane and typical illustration about how the main character became the "hero" he's supposed to be... for what? more than half of the movie! filled with misplaced action sequences that strictly attempt to appeal to the masses rather than trying to do something fresh. The art direction in a lot of the batman films cannot be touched by anything when it comes to this genre. Compelling atmosphere, best group of characters, best writing (again... not so much with schumacher). And with Nolan's recent films... despite being overdone (I remember seeing it in theaters and thinking the film would never end and that it'd just be filled with more sub plots), it's actually really impressive to consider how some of the action scenes were pulled off without relying heavily on computer animation. The scene with the joker driving the giant truck and having the entire thing flip over from the back side of it straight forward was actually done in real life... though obviously not entirely the way you see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1vqx...eature=related He's usually challenging himself to go beyond the stuff he's done previously. That's why I like him a lot and his work.
Hopefully he successfully executes with The Dark Knight Rises

Thanks for the recommendations. It's weird that I've still not seen a single Batman film. It's not that I've been avoiding them, just that I never seem to be around when they're on or ever feel motivated enough to seek them out, but I really do need to see at least a few.

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7/10

despite the rating, I sort of have a strong connection to this film. It has its dull moments, but I love the "dreamlike" quality it has. The opening shot of the dead body floating in the pool is still one of my favorite images. And William Holden.. how many great movies has he been in? everything I've seen him in so far has been good/great. Stalag 17, Network, Dark Past, Sunset Boulevard. This has often been mentioned as one of David Lynch's favorite movies.

I have a real fascination with that whole Hollywood gothic thing and I'd say Sunset Boulevard and Mullholland Dr as perhaps its two most perfect expressions. The dreamlike quality you mention is spot on, and seems to tie in with a sense held both by Wilder and Lynch of Hollywood as an idea or state of mind, as much as a place. Never having been to Hollywood myself, I can really relate to that whole 'Hollywood state of mind' thing. It's street names, etc, have a real mystery for me that obviously transcend their actual reality. But it's not simply a rose tinted mystique. It's hard to explain. More like a massively bittersweet and perverse affection for a place I only know about through watching movies and reading books about it. I see you're from Death Valley, so I imagine you must have a slightly more grounded take on the whole thing.

gmku	03.13.2012 04:09 PM

The Bourne Identity

yeah, yeah, give me a break. I enjoyed it. So what.

demonrail666

03.16.2012 07:48 AM

Something I find fascinating about the whole 'Hollywood as a state of mind' thing is its sense of people reinventing themselves or fading away in a kind of reclusive luxury. I love that idea, for some reason.

As for Billy Wilder, yes I like pretty much all that I've seen by him but have a certain love/hate relationship with his dialogue, which I sometimes find comes across as being perhaps a bit too clever for its own good. But when it works (or I'm in the right mood for it) I love it. I don't know what you've seen but alongside Sunset Boulevard, I'd definitely recommend Some Like it Hot and Double Indemnity.

fugazifan

03.16.2012 08:16 AM

yeah, some like it hot, sunset BLVD and double indemnity are all amazing. i really like Ace in the Hole as Well, very great film. a Foreign Affair wasn't so great though.

and i recently saw the black power mixtape which was very good:

and halloween II which was also good, but for completely different reasons.

gmku	03.16.2012 08:39 AM

I've always wanted to check this one out. I hope Netflix has it.

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stu666

03.17.2012 11:02 AM

keep poppin pimples

03.17.2012 11:40 AM

comanche station: 7/10
woh kaun thi: 7/10
his name was king: 6/10
daydream nation: 5/10

i really need to see rosemarys baby already, i just threw on the soundtrack, pretty cool stuff on it

sonic sphere

03.18.2012 07:04 AM

stu666

03.19.2012 05:48 PM

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Wings of Desire

sad (but beautiful) film about two angels scrutinizing the everyday behavior in Berlin. They remain inconspicuous and have the ability to consume the inner thoughts of the inhabitants. The music is astonishingly haunting and helps build that lonely and depressing vibe I seem to be attracted to. I also enjoyed the use of switching from black and white to color. It actually served a purpose and wasn't merely thrown in there for the sake of it. I just love the look of the film and its compelling atmosphere. The shots of both angels drifting above the city scapes nearly brought tears to my eyes. This may sound silly to some of you, but it exemplifies what I love about cinema so I don't care. Wim Wenders is one of my absolute favorites. I recommend it.

Yes, I loved it too. Now you need to see Faraway, So Close!