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have you seen the white diamond? yet another classic herzog doc in which he explores man's hubris towards nature

Again really fucking good. Have you seen Encounters at the End of the World or Wheel of Time? I personally love them both, haven't seen Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski yet but I have it and its next.
 
haven't seen the wheel of time, looks horridious tbh.
encounters is amazing. you're less invited to ridicule these strange people, like in grizzly man.
the seal noises are wicked:
 
i've got everything of his on my lovefilm list, so i will eventually, but aside from his operas, it's my least hoped for film of his
 
have you seen the white diamond? yet another classic herzog doc in which he explores man's hubris towards nature

well, that is what he does in half of his docs.

I've only seen about half of it, came in when it was on a storyville a few years back, must track it down and watcvh from the start.

There's only that and Land of Silence and Darkness I havent seen of his full-length docs, they're all always well worth a watch.

My Bet Fiend is a work of staggering genius, fucking hilarious and terrifying and te only film you need ever see about film-making.

And I don't thionk he ever ridicules anyone, certainly not Treadwell in Grizzly Man, far from it. It's (part of) what makes him such a brilliant documentarian (???), the respect he gives to these rather lunatic people.

Probably the greatest living film maker.
 
Been rewatching Eastbound & Down and reckon it's probably my favourite TV comedy of the last few years. Danny McBride is just superb in it.
 
The Girl who played with Fire.

Not as good as the first. Actually, it was more like a good episode of Cracker or Prime Suspect.

Noomi Rapace was still spellbinding - she just fills the screen doing very little but stare - the Lisbeth character is a cyber punk betty blue with touches of Nikita - a fan boy wank photofit.

It's a shame it couldn't keep the depth and brutality of the first film, or the intricate plotting, but I'm enjoying the characters.
 
The Girl who played with Fire.

Not as good as the first. Actually, it was more like a good episode of Cracker or Prime Suspect.

Noomi Rapace was still spellbinding - she just fills the screen doing very little but stare - the Lisbeth character is a cyber punk betty blue with touches of Nikita - a fan boy wank photofit.

It's a shame it couldn't keep the depth and brutality of the first film, or the intricate plotting, but I'm enjoying the characters.

The second is bad, then it gets worse. Isn't 'Played with Fire' out at the pictures soon? Not seen any reviews yet but I'll be amazed if it's not panned.
 
A film with Timothy Olyphant called High Life. It's about some drug addicts planning a bank job in the Eighties. It's a pretty good film.
 
Pineapple Express - Another one of those weird 'bromance' comedies from Judd Apatow. Mildly amusing and the cast's good (Gary Cole, James Franco, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen).
 
Daresalam - interesting but rather clichéd look at a 'revolutionary war' in an unnamed african state (no, the name doesn't mean it's Tanzania before anyone jumps in) - usual thing: naughty masters -->revolt-->success--> meet the new boss--> brothers going separate ways-->sell out etc - in fact what's his face could have based Wind that Shakes The Barley almost directly scene for scene on it. Worth a watch at least.
 
Just watched Caché. I imagine others have seen it.

Anyone care to explain it to me? Full of suspense but left me a bit puzzled.
 
Anvil: The Story of Anvil.

I thought it was a brilliant film. The similarities between this and Spinal Tap were at times uncanny. However this movie had real heart and soul and at times I was quite moved by their faith in the band and the relationships portrayed in the film.

Excellent. I'd give 8.5/10
 
Red Road...guessed what had happened fairly early on but a good film all the same. Good performances all round I thought.
 
Last House On The Left - a remake with many of the original's nasty, sleazy edges rounded off. Disappointed to see a fine actor like Aaron Paul (Jesse in Breaking Bad) wasting his time in this kind of tosh.
 
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