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Originally Posted by pad_023

Half Cocked

a film featuring Ian Svenonius, David Pajo and members of Rodan.
It was pretty cool, it had a killer soundtrack as well.

You can watch the full movie on youtube because someone was kind enough to upload it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dbz6bgVtk

oh shit, i wanna see this! thanks!

was keitel in bad timing? i can't seem to remember him in it. i guess i only associate that film with garfunkel and the woman who is in it.

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Originally Posted by Murmer99

unfortunately, I only saw this once. I remember thinking it was one of scorsese's best, but not THE best. Casino, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, and King of Comedy I enjoyed a bit more. I recall a scene in Mean Streets where Keitel is holding a gun whilst in bed with a woman, and he pulls the trigger... or pretends to and the picture flashes or something to symbolize the shot. It was a long time ago so my memory doesn't serve me too well at the moment, but I thought that was really cool.

I agree 100% on Keitel's performance. Some other great films he's in: Who's That Knocking at My Door, Bad Lieutenant, Bad Timing, Taxi Driver of course, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The first time I saw it I never really got it. Nothing seemed to happen and given the title it all seemed pretty un-mean. But it's a film that's grown on me since then to become one of my all-time favourites. The only criticism I can really level at it is that it's perhaps a bit too close to its influences at times. Bits of it are like straight up homages to the nouvelle vague and neo-realism which I don't think is as true of his later films. But there's a kind of punk energy to Mean Streets. It's like a defining statement. As though he never expected to make another movie again so squeezed everything he could into it.

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Originally Posted by pad_023

watched. well worth it, thanks for the link

Man I love Half-Cocked. Not even for the bands or music really, just how amateurish it is.

This movie was hilarious. Emilio just sold the part so well. There's just such a comedic nihilism there. And Harry Dean Stanton can be so confusing as an actor. He'll do a ton of regular movies, and then something like this. How does that happen?

Admittedly, the Hunger Games. 6/10. I had never read the books at all so I didn't have any idea what to expect

Good fun, not particularly scary and some of the acting was a bit shoddy, but the main girl and father were good.

Duck you sucker!

how have i not seen this until now?! i mean, i love morricone and i love leone, but i never got around to seeing this one (i also have yet to see once upon a time in america) it was incredible, i really liked it a lot.

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Originally Posted by Murmer99

^nice! what did you think of it? my favorite of his is the living end

i enjoyed it! haven't seen any others of his, will have to check a couple out.

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Originally Posted by Murmer99

cool, I'd recommend totally fucked up and mysterious skin... and of course the living end.

Watched one of my favorite movies of all time a few minutes ago, Fellini's La Dolce Vita

Fellini has made 3 of my favorite films of all time: Amarcord, 8 1/2, and La Dolce Vita... and I like to go back and forth to them to figure which one captivates me the most. I'd say that 8 1/2 is easily his most impressive essentially by the way it's crafted... but the other titles I mentioned aren't too far behind for me on a personal level. I remember watching a 15 minute introduction to "La Strada", another brilliant piece of work by fellini. The introduction was by Martin Scorsese... he said something along the lines of "8 1/2 is when Fellini landed on mars". Again, I'm paraphrasing... but that does exemplify it perfectly. It is by far his most cohesive and complete work he's done... and undoubtedly his most unique (a word I reserve for special occasions). Anyways, right off La Dolce Vita starts with one of its many iconic scenes with the helicopter carrying the statue of jesus over a series of beautiful landscapes and images. I'd not only say this is one of the most impressive shots in a Fellini film, but one of my favorite openings I've ever seen. Not having any music during this sequence also added something special to it. The contrast between this opening moment... which suggests a certain sense of hedonism over the inner city... as well as religion and christian faith as the statue of jesus christ flies with its arms spread out over Rome... to go along with the disquieting nature of the actual characters which definitely demonstrates a bit of humor every now and then. My favorite shot is easily when the main characters step into the fountain and it abruptly shifts from night to morning. Marcello Mastroianni is excellent as usual... I also wouldn't insinuate that I grasped all of fellini's symbolism... but nonetheless this is one of the most entertaining 3 hour films I've seen.

9/10

I also find that my fave Fellini changes all the time but tends to be one of either 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Amarcord or La Strada. I love them all for different things. You're right, the opening of LDV is brilliant but my favourite scene in that film is probably the visit to the 'miracle' with the children or when Mastroianni first sees the young girl at the restaurant. But all of his films have those little, almost inconsequential moments which somehow stick with you: the snowball fight or the nun climbing the tree in Amarcord; Gelsomina performing for the children in La Strada; etc.

A rare occasion where I watched a film without children. I enjoyed this way more than I expected to.
8/10

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Originally Posted by sonic sphere

Just watched this over two nights on Film4. It was worth the film being made if only to see incensed right wing Americans have coronaries over it.

Personally I think the film was faultless. I can't think of anything bad to say about it.

Great movie. Fans of Whedon will recognize him further exploring ideas he had on his tv shows.