What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt2)
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It's weird. I watched This Is England on a bus full of beered up cockneys the other day and so some of them were drawing something out of the film which meadows might not have wanted them to, but it occurred to me that as unlikeable a film as it is - and I do find it unlikeable because of the rawness of the violence and abuse and racism - it is totally compelling, like, I couldn't turn away at points.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I think that's the same for most films, you can't help how people interpret them
Oh yeah, yeah, I'm not saying that there's anything inherently dodgy in the film, just that I was expecting to be really put off watching it by some of the comments flying about and that.
Like, it's a different experience watching psychotic violence being depicted when you're sat on the sofa with your friends the way I was when I first watched it, against watching it on a bus when everyone's been drinking since 8am and several people hold views which are to the right of Satan's anyway. Different atmosphere but I still managed to get suckered in completely and watched it all. I haven't "enjoyed" it either time though.
100% masahiko
i is a professor and is magical like totoro
Donkey Punch - Watchable though I wouldn't recommend.
The Quest - Ultimate bad and laughable film.
The Quest - Ultimate bad and laughable film.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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And so did I until I saw once upon a time in the midlands. Shit film.
DJ Squelch
King Of Insides
Hitchcocks 1936 film Secret Agent - like a very early Bond film with some nice Hitchcock touches, slightly spoilt by a clumsy ending. A young Gielgud & Madeleine Carroll in the lead roles are both great.
Colossus, The Forbin Project 1970 - the US turns on a giant computer housed inside a fortified mountain which is mean't to control the countries defence system. It soon starts communicating with it's russian counterpart & they decide humans shouldn't be in charge & take over the world. - it was OK but the whole "intellegent computer taking over" thing has been done better in films like 2001 ASO + it's hard to be scared of a computer which seems to running on a ZX Spectrum
Colossus, The Forbin Project 1970 - the US turns on a giant computer housed inside a fortified mountain which is mean't to control the countries defence system. It soon starts communicating with it's russian counterpart & they decide humans shouldn't be in charge & take over the world. - it was OK but the whole "intellegent computer taking over" thing has been done better in films like 2001 ASO + it's hard to be scared of a computer which seems to running on a ZX Spectrum
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
Tropic Thunder is ace 
I watched Cannibal Holocaust.............I nearly couldnt watch the animal slaughtering bits, fuck me it was a bit harsh. Decent enough film although a bit overly graphic and I felt the makers were nearly as bad as the people they were trying to make out were bad in the film. Racist as fuck as well.
I watched Cannibal Holocaust.............I nearly couldnt watch the animal slaughtering bits, fuck me it was a bit harsh. Decent enough film although a bit overly graphic and I felt the makers were nearly as bad as the people they were trying to make out were bad in the film. Racist as fuck as well.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Stalker - wow - my first Tarkovsky and now I see what the fuss is about
Last Year At Marienbad - what?
Last Year At Marienbad - what?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Nah, they are all shit and always have been, even for kids. Total toss.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
What? Even Lion King?!
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
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DOA1 does indeed have one of the best endings of any film. DOA Final also has a rather different but none the less bonkers ending.
The two blokes merge into a giant penis robot monster (with their faces as it's breasts) that walks in on the baddie (who has banned sex) bumming a boy. "Oohp". . . He says as he looks behind him at the giant knob robot. - Film cuts to titles
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Especially the Lion King - for ripping off Kimba the the white lion. Not the whole screenplay, but many key moments in the film.
Same story, early scripts even had the lions name as 'kimba' (as if simba is that much different) and early presentation reals showed him as white . Fuck knows how disney won the court case.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Hellboy II - crock of boring shit
My poor young fool, you have much to learn.
Dumbo, for one, is awesomeness personified. Except the racist crow caricatures.
Nah, fuck it, even the crows are awesome.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? which was absolutely awesome - I was blown away by the ending, which I didn't expect. Unusually for such a classic film, I knew nothing about how it would turn out. I thought they'd make up in the end!
Also been watching Mad Men, Damages and True Blood, which are all brilliant in very different ways
Also been watching Mad Men, Damages and True Blood, which are all brilliant in very different ways
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I didn't know that.
What about Aladdin?
Yes it's shit
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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No it's shit.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Last two episodes of True Blood.
Excellent stuff. I want to move to noo orleans and spend my days drinking in a shithole swamp bar.
Excellent stuff. I want to move to noo orleans and spend my days drinking in a shithole swamp bar.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
^^^ this is lies, any fule no that Disney is a commodifyer and raper of childhood dreams. He can't take any tale with out turning it into shite.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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V for Vendetta.
overlong rubbish. With a piss poor ending.
I was never a big fan of the book but this was pretty poor in comparison. If the people had been that ready for revolution then there would have been no need for V. Way too hollywood shiny.
. . . . and what was with that opening introductory speech from V to eavy????
overlong rubbish. With a piss poor ending.
I was never a big fan of the book but this was pretty poor in comparison. If the people had been that ready for revolution then there would have been no need for V. Way too hollywood shiny.
. . . . and what was with that opening introductory speech from V to eavy????
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
That was lifted directly from the comic, fool, and it's almost shakespearian in it's vichyssoise of verbosity.
100% masahiko
i is a professor and is magical like totoro
Somers Town - Shane Meadow's film featuring the Kankie-lookalike kid from Made in England. Too short and not enough depth to the characters. Overrated.
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