What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt2)

[dlx1]

not dvd or video was on Telly

Last Orders

Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate.

Nice film

Michael Caine
Tom Courtenay
David Hemmings
Bob Hoskins
Helen Mirren
Ray Winstone

 

[sojourner]

Yeah I never usually do but I didnt realise til I put it on and by then, well, I'd sat down and couldnt be arsed moving again

You mean you skinned up

 

[sojourner]

Whereas I watched 3 Iron, which is a very quiet film, isn't it?

I seriously didn't even realise I needed to turn on the subtitles till the bit where they got arrested, cos it had such little dialogue!

I watched 3 Iron tother week and fucking LOVED it Really different approach to the story and production, and direction, and...and...everything

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah I never usually do but I didnt realise til I put it on and by then, well, I'd sat down and couldnt be arsed moving again

Something like that would have me up like a shot!
I know I keep banging on about it, but I just don't understand why so many people are prepared to watch such low quality material. Even some supposedly DVD quality rips are unwatchable with way too much blocking and muddy sound.


Mind you, it's part of my job to spotcheck files of TV programmes, so maybe I'm just being overly fussy.

 

[sojourner]

maybe I'm just being overly fussy.

And that wouldn't be like you at all, would it?

 

[Yetman]

You mean you skinned up

Er…yeah probably

I was also off my mash on 2cb. This is not a good film to watch on 2cb btw. I’ve only just realised that tripping and scary films actually don’t go together very well. When I tried to get to sleep my thoughts were consumed with visions of people smashing their own heads in and other people I know turning into kaleidoscopic ten headed monsters eating my brains and and stuff like that. Couldn’t stop them or think of nice things either which I can usually do. Made me realise what it must be like to be schizophrenic – but obviously being schizo its 10x worse, you don’t realise they are just in your mind and, well, it never stops

 

[Dirty Martini]

Regan, the pilot for The Sweeney, and very good it was too, with just a few creaks.

 

[sojourner]

I’ve only just realised that tripping and scary films actually don’t go together very well.

And you're how old?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I watched 3 Iron tother week and fucking LOVED it Really different approach to the story and production, and direction, and...and...everything

Have you seen any of Kim Ki Duks other films? So far everything I have seen had been brill, but 3 Iron is such a cool story I think it might be my favorate. It's a different sort of thing from the bow/spring summer winter/the isle and not as brutal as stuff like bad guy.

 

[sojourner]

Have you seen any of Kim Ki Duks other films? So far everything I have seen had been brill, but 3 Iron is such a cool story I think it might be my favorate. It's a different sort of thing from the bow/spring summer winter/the isle and not as brutal as stuff like bad guy.

No - have you got any recommendations? It was so far removed from anything else I've ever watched, in terms of EVERYTHING about it, that I'd love to watch some more films that blew my mind in the same way

 

[Orang Utan]

I watched 3 Iron tother week and fucking LOVED it Really different approach to the story and production, and direction, and...and...everything

I loved 3 Iron too - it's utterly brilliant - an undertated little-seen classic

 

[Orang Utan]

I meant underrated - I'm not saying it didn't have enough potatoes in in or owt.

 

[sojourner]

I loved 3 Iron too - it's utterly brilliant - an undertated little-seen classic

It was probably you that recommended it

I started trying to explain it to someone in work and gave up within about 3 words 'just watch it'

 

[corporate whore]

The Good German - nicely done. Cate Blanchett smolders in black'n'white.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

No - have you got any recommendations? It was so far removed from anything else I've ever watched, in terms of EVERYTHING about it, that I'd love to watch some more films that blew my mind in the same way

Everyone loves 'spring summer winter autumn'.
I enjoyed the isle (I watched it uncut and it's not half as bad as people say). Bad Guy is good but it kind of upset me a bit.
There are loads of good ones actually. I am currently waiting for a good time to watch 'real fiction', apparently its all in real time with only one cut in the whole film. I have also yet to see other big title Kim ki duk films like the coast guard, they need to come down in price a bit.
Have you watched any Miike Takashi? He is another director that excited me by making a completely different style of film. Those two and Shane Meadows I think are my top three.

 

[sojourner]

Nice one suplex - have added that lot to my rental list now

Re Takashi - I've had Audition on my list for ages now but didn't know of anything else. Having checked him out though, I've just added Three Extremes and Visitor Q

 

[Orang Utan]

Visitor Q is , as is Gozu
Extremes is pretty odd too

 

[MightyAphrodite]

Premonition ...was just OK

Marie Antoinette....great costumes, stupid film and i didnt even get to see her get her head chopped off.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Nice one suplex - have added that lot to my rental list now

Re Takashi - I've had Audition on my list for ages now but didn't know of anything else. Having checked him out though, I've just added Three Extremes and Visitor Q

Visitor Q is quite an extreme starting point. Gozu is mental but too long. Check out the bird people in China and Young thugs (The one with the small kids not the older kids). Audition is pretty good but not my favorite. I might not be the best person to ask about Miike though as I also like all his shit films. I'm over excited now so here is a quick list of my favorites.

Zebraman
Ichi the Killer
Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 3
The Negotiator
Izo
Visitor Q
Young thugs
Birdmen of China
The guys from Paradise
City of lost souls
Fudou
One Missed Call
Full Metal Yakuza




Miikes Three extremes is not all that good and neither is the short cut of dumplings. Park Chan Wooks one is pretty good though. Oh and if you like Wook get out Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, one of my favorite films.

 

[Yetman]

Man Bites Dog - pretty good, bit weird and confusing in places but the main character and how the relationship between him and the film crew progresses is horribly great

 

[Orang Utan]

2001 Maniacs - very poor T&A comedy slasher that is neither horrific, sexy or funny and offensive to just about everyone - Southerners, blacks, gays, women etc

 

[Mapped]

sweeney todd - the music annoyed me.

My mate put this on after a session early sunday morning and I turned it straight off despite his protestations. The singing was really getting to me and I was ready to go off murdering people if I heard any more.

I enjoyed 'The man who Wasn't There' last night.

 

[sojourner]

Young thugs
City of lost souls
One Missed Call
Full Metal Yakuza

Have ordered all of the above, but most of them were either not available at all, or I really didn't fancy them

Ta la

 

[Reno]

Jindabyne, excellent Australian film based on a Raymond Carver short story which had already been filmed as part of Robert Altman's Short Cuts in a much shorter version.

 

[Orang Utan]

Jindabyne, excellent Australian film based on a Raymond Carver short story which had already been filmed as part of Robert Altman's Short Cuts in a much shorter version.

Mental! I've literally just finished watching that - it is indeed excellent - each shot, each line matters and the acting is fantastic

 

[cliche guevara]

A couple of nights ago I watched Hard Candy. It was good, but very difficult. I felt a complete lack of empathy for either character. It was quite uncomfortable, from start to finish. Good though.

Last night I watched Superbad, which was just funny as fuck.

 

[El Jefe]

Juno..

lovely movie, made me remember how much I loved Kimya Dawson / Moldy Peaches too

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Elizabeth.

I love Cate Blanchett, but, I've seen this story a number of times. It never changes. This telling offered nothing new or insightful.

 

[Orang Utan]

Gremlins 2 - well fucking funny. Hadn't seen it before. Much cleverer than expected.

 

[El Jefe]

Gremlins 2 - well fucking funny. Hadn't seen it before. Much cleverer than expected.

An under-rated classic