What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[Yetman]

Probably the worst Cronenberg movie I've seen, and I'm a fan of his work. Eastern Promises was good. That said I've not seen A History of Violence or A Dangerous Method.

Eastern Promises, History of Violence, they're stories, good stories but nothing 'out there' which is what I like Cronenberg for. I preferred his more abstract stuff, Spider, Existenz, Crash, The Fly, The Brood. Watching Spider was helped by being on drugs at the time - some films are much better on drugs

 

[TruXta]

Eastern Promises, History of Violence, they're stories, good stories but nothing 'out there' which is what I like Cronenberg for. I preferred his more abstract stuff, Spider, Existenz, Crash, The Fly, The Brood. Watching Spider was helped by being on drugs at the time - some films are much better on drugs

I don't think I wasn't on drugs, still it just put me to sleep.

 

[Reno]

Eastern Promises, History of Violence, they're stories, good stories but nothing 'out there' which is what I like Cronenberg for. I preferred his more abstract stuff, Spider, Existenz, Crash, The Fly, The Brood. Watching Spider was helped by being on drugs at the time - some films are much better on drugs

If a film is better on drugs, then it's probably rubbish.

 

[TruXta]

If a film is better on drugs, then it's probably rubbish.

Depends on the drugs.

 

[Yetman]

If a film is better on drugs, then it's probably rubbish.

Not at all. It just needs a different angle of perception to be appreciated. I've watched lots of movies on drugs that I thought were amazing. Then watching them straight they've been a bit shit. People see things differently - especially people like Cronenburg and Lynch. Sometimes a little help is needed to see things from their POV

 

[Reno]

Not at all. It just needs a different angle of perception to be appreciated. I've watched lots of movies on drugs that I thought were amazing. Then watching them straight they've been a bit shit. People see things differently - especially people like Cronenburg and Lynch. Sometimes a little help is needed to see things from their POV

Stop spelling him Cronenburg, he's not related to the beer.

I like films far more than I like drugs, so I'd rather not ruin the experience. I've seen films on a variety drugs and it has never enhanced a film for me. I hate hallucigenics, so that doesn't help.

 

[TruXta]

Stop spelling him Cromenburg, he's not related to the beer.

I like films far more than I like drugs, so I'd rather not ruin the experience. I've seen films on a variety drugs and it has never enhanced a film for me. I hate hallucigenics, so that doesn't help.

Cronenberg, not Cromenburg!

 

[Reno]

Typo !

He's done it twice though.

 

[TruXta]

Saw the first ep of The Hour the other day, dl'ed the rest of S1. Is it worth my time to persevere?

 

[Yetman]

Oh yes, KronenbErg, sorry David

The drugs I'm on about are the hallucinogenic variety.....at small doses though they can enhance perception so not to ruin a film, but just get you that bit deeper into it. Get totally twisted though and some films are mental

 

[Reno]

I used to be more into amphetamines in my youth and they are useless with films.

 

[DexterTCN]

Saw the first ep of The Hour the other day, dl'ed the rest of S1. Is it worth my time to persevere?

Perfectly passable.

 

[Yetman]

I used to be more into amphetamines in my youth and they are useless with films.

Heh, yeah, attention span isn't exactly adjusted for 90+ minutes of film on speed

 

[belboid]

Eastern Promises, History of Violence, they're stories, good stories but nothing 'out there'

HoV was not a particularly good story. Fairly dull and superficial to me.

 

[Thimble Queen]

End of The Matrix and half of Alien. Re-watching loads of favourites atm before we get our new batch of DVDs for crimbo

 

[Orang Utan]

I saw two terriblebrilliant films recently: On Deadly Ground and Bride Of Chucky.
Both awful shite but their absolute bonkersness keeps you watching.
On Deadly Ground, starring stationary fighter Steven Seagal (as well as being directed by him) is the most insane. There is an astonishingly hamfisted and offensive soft-focussed spiritual journey/dream sequence in it with bare breasted drumming Native American ladies and bear wrestling in it. Oh, and it finishes with a really long tedious town-hall-steps speech about environmentalism, complete with a montage of natural beauty, while twinkly-eyed wrinkly Native Americans look on, nodding sagely and holding up their grandchildren to witness. Apparently it was cut down to 4 minutes from 11 minutes! I am now determined to check out his other films. Only seen a couple.

Bride Of Chucky is pure trash but I missed the first hour and it made no sense whatsoever. I suspect it would have made no difference if I had seen the whole film.

 

[DotCommunist]

compare/contrast the puppet sex in bride of chucky with that in Team America

 

[Yetman]

HoV was not a particularly good story. Fairly dull and superficial to me.

Yeah not his best was it, quite forgettable.

 

[marty21]

I was off sick today so gorged myself on netflix

Open Range - Robert Duvall/Kevin Costner western - excellent - seen it before - beautiful film in parts
Beautiful Girls - Matt Dillon/Timothy Hutton - homecoming story - 30something angst - seen it before - still enjoyed it
Coffee and Cigarettes - difficult to describe - a series of stories about coffee and cigarettes I guess

 

[DexterTCN]

Half Measures and then Full Measure.

These are the final episodes in season 3 of Breaking Bad. Made by people who don't care about how to make TV and just go and make it better. Almost no music, no normal pacing, certainly no similarity to a normal TV show. You look at True Blood or Dexter (my fave, obv) and then look at this and this provides 10 times the shock, 10 times the laughs, 10 times the tension without actually doing anything most of the time.

Quite stunning, I'm happy.

 

[Orang Utan]

What do you mean? Loads happens in Breaking Bad!

 

[Mapped]

There are a few episodes where absolutely nothing happens The one with the fly in the lab springs to mind. They are some of the best though

 

[Orang Utan]

What are you talking about? Loads happens!

 

[DexterTCN]

The one with the two junkies, the kid and the ATM, season 2 I think, is a prime example. Empathy for the child, a total lack of action but some series action at the same time, violence with no violence and the ATM joke.

 

[DexterTCN]

Gus is from Usual Suspects, you know.

 

[Orang Utan]

'Action' isn't the only stuff to happen in film/tv! they're still pretty eventful episodes! They're not exactly Bela Tarr material

 

[Orang Utan]

Gus is from Usual Suspects, you know.

I think of him as being 'from' Do The Right Thing and Bob Roberts

 

[DaveCinzano]

Giardello's son

 

[avu9lives]

Last Night (1998) Want sure if i enjoyed it tbh...,,, bit miserable fer my likin youd think everyone would be runnin around in chaos but everyone seemed pretty relaxed even though the world was gonna end at midnight.
loved the guy who kept leavin messages about the gas though, that were funny... Only thing was it dint go dark at midnight though which were strange? Mind you i did watch peerin over me laptop/.//,

 

[Reno]

Last Night (1998) Want sure if i enjoyed it tbh...,,, bit miserable fer my likin youd think everyone would be runnin around in chaos but everyone seemed pretty relaxed even though the world was gonna end at midnight.
loved the guy who kept leavin messages about the gas though, that were funny... Only thing was it dint go dark at midnight though which were strange? Mind you i did watch peerin over me laptop/.//,

I love that film. The reason why it doesn't get dark at night is a clue as to why the earth is ending.