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Inittogether
I love Vod
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I haven't seen Fresh Meat, but I Googled Josephina / Zawe Ashton as I recognised her from something else, and she was in Wanderlust with Toni Collette. That was good, in a good good sense.
This film was good in an entertaining sense, rather than an excellent drama sense. I'm not familiar with the name Dario Argento, but like you say, this was stylish, possible to appreciate set pieces. John Malkovich and his new agent in the loft studio scene was funny too.
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Did you notice
Did you notice
the eyes on the wall when Rhodora went to explore the noise? And I loved how they avoided the obvious with her demise. Her actual ending was totes ridiculous though.[\spoiler]
Dario Argento was an italian horror film director, prob most famous for Suspiria (which was remade recently)... he gets grouped with other italian directors as part of the "giallo" movement in the late 70s and 80s, which is basically like pulp horror with loads of pretension. As a horror fan I was kind of meant to take them v seriously, as they are v well made in many ways and legendary, but they are so preposterous that they are kind of (unintentionally) hilarious too.
Reno will be able to make this comparison 100 times better than me ha, I'd like him to give it a watch!
Reno will be able to make this comparison 100 times better than me ha, I'd like him to give it a watch!
miss direct
misfungled
Any recommendations for a longish flight tomorrow? I’d like to download some Netflix shows to watch. Nothing too dark or murderous or bloody.
Reno
The In Kraut
I’d replace the word “pretension” with “style”. I don’t think they are meant to be taken seriously, they are quite self-aware of their heightened artificiality. I love them of course.
Haven’t seen Velvet Buzzsaw yet, will hopefully get round to it later in the week.
Mrs Miggins
There's been a slight cheese accident
I watched Velvet Buzzsaw this weekend and enjoyed it. It's not a masterpiece of cinema but I liked watching the cast - I think they were all having fun. It's stylish and ludicrous and well performed. Thumbs up from me although probably not everyone's cup of tea.
I watched Salvation on my last flight which was just light enough and not really needing much concentration.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
The book is better. Though the scenes of Hitler driving around and waving at people are a bit eerie.
I guess what I meant was, before I had seen them I read pieces about them being these incredible serious artistic achievements (which I'm sure they are too) but what enabled me to start really enjoying watching them was embracing the ridiculousness of them as well.I’d replace the word “pretension” with “style”. I don’t think they are meant to be taken seriously, they are quite self-aware of their heightened artificiality. I love them of course.
Haven’t seen Velvet Buzzsaw yet, will hopefully get round to it later in the week.
Anyway I look forward to your review! I reckon the film might get a few slatings, but it is a lot of fun.
Reno
The In Kraut
It's more that these films were long regarded as trash, especially in Italy where they were popular entertainment, but not taken seriously along the lines of the works by Antonioni, Fellini, Bertolucci, etc.
There were a few films by Mario Bava and Argento which achieved early genre-classic status (Black Sunday, Suspiria), but on the whole most gialli and Italian horror films of the period (60s to 80s) were not well regarded. It took a couple of decades for them to get re-discovered and re-assessed. To draw attention to their achievements, claims for their artistic merits may have been exaggerated, mainly to draw attention to a long reviled sub-genre. Formally many of them are quite stunning and unlike anything else in cinema. A lot of these films are now getting rediscovered and are lovingly restored for blu-ray and there are quite a few current film-makers who are strongly influenced by them.
I'm waffling, but vintage Euro-horror is one of my favourite subjects when it comes to film.
Ha I knew I was right to tag youIt's more that these films were long regarded as trash, especially in Italy where they were popular entertainment, but not taken seriously along the lines of the works by Antonioni, Fellini, Bertolucci, etc.
There were a few films by Mario Bava and Argento which achieved early genre-classic status (Black Sunday, Suspiria), but on the whole most gialli and Italian horror films of the period (60s to 80s) were not well regarded. It took a couple of decades for them to get re-discovered and re-assessed. To draw attention to their achievements, claims for their artistic merits may have been exaggerated, mainly to draw attention to a long reviled sub-genre. Formally many of them are quite stunning and unlike anything else in cinema. A lot of these films are now getting rediscovered and are lovingly restored for blu-ray and there are quite a few current film-makers who are strongly influenced by them.
I'm waffling, but vintage Euro-horror is one of my favourite subjects when it comes to film.
Have you seen "Poison for the Fairies" the Mexican 1984 horror? I reckon you would be into that.
Reno
The In Kraut
I haven't seen it. Looks interesting !
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Suspiria is streaming on Prime right now, AnnO'Neemus
Mrs Miggins
There's been a slight cheese accident
Watched the end last night. One episode reminded me so much of Tove Lo - Habits Stay High. Not what I expected as it wasn't that funny.
Feared it'd be Groundhog Day meets Maniac but it became something else.
Think Plumdaff has it right trauma and therapy. Very good.
Patteran
A nowadays excuse
Watched a couple of the Irish films on there.
Calvary - it was ok, the best of this bunch. Not as good as The Guard, but a diverting enough vehicle for Brendan Gleeson to do his Quiet Man of the West thing.
Bad Day For the Cut was alright. Slick enough revenge & reciprocal violence drama with some good moments, but I found it less engaging as the body count increased & the early surprises diminished.
Cardboard Gangsters is the worst film I've seen in a long time. And the most accurately titled. Nominative flippin determinism.
Overall, I could do with fewer iphones & guns.
Calvary - it was ok, the best of this bunch. Not as good as The Guard, but a diverting enough vehicle for Brendan Gleeson to do his Quiet Man of the West thing.
Bad Day For the Cut was alright. Slick enough revenge & reciprocal violence drama with some good moments, but I found it less engaging as the body count increased & the early surprises diminished.
Cardboard Gangsters is the worst film I've seen in a long time. And the most accurately titled. Nominative flippin determinism.
Overall, I could do with fewer iphones & guns.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Sorry I said izombie by mistake...I got it mixed up
I meant Santa Clarita Diet...watch that, it's awesome and has Drew Barrymore at her best.
T & P
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I’ve been checking regularly to see when in 2019 the third season will be released- looking forward to it.
There's naïve and then there's criminally negligent. The parents were surely both.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It's 'murder-related' though
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
I thought it started up good and ended up meh.
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