What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I ended up watching and enjoying Before Sunset after it was mentioned by Grandma Death. I thought I'd like it, and I really did. Already got Before Sunrise ready to watch tonight.
Grandma Death
Reconfiguring & Reconstructing
Did you watch it after?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Going to watch it tomorrow, football wins tonight.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Let the fire burn.
What a great documentary. MOVE were behaving like complete pricks but that doesn't even begin to justify what happened.
Everyone should watch this
What a great documentary. MOVE were behaving like complete pricks but that doesn't even begin to justify what happened.
Everyone should watch this
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Confessions of a Police Captain - brilliant bleak cynical fiercely political poliziotteschi from Damiano Damiani ( A Bullet for the General and other excellent hard morally tinged political films) - the usual mafia/politicians/murder/state/law links and cover ups - but done in an incredibly talky way. This is not like the other Italian crime dramas of that period. Two great performances from Franco Nero and esp Martin Balsam and with a juddering great poke in the chest at the audience/society at the end.
Wolves, Pigs & Men - an early one (64) from Kinji Fukasaku, an odd heist type film with social commentary terrible acting and a tendency for the cast to burst into song. Fantastic scene setting opening but beyond that, can't really recommend it.
Wolves, Pigs & Men - an early one (64) from Kinji Fukasaku, an odd heist type film with social commentary terrible acting and a tendency for the cast to burst into song. Fantastic scene setting opening but beyond that, can't really recommend it.
Kuso
drinking like george best, gettin less women
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430612/
Brick Mansions. Essentially District 13 but in Detroit, almost the same cast, exact same plot, same parkour etc etc. The only thing that didn't make it a complete waste of time was hearing RZA say "cash rules everything around me". Actually, on second thoughts... nah, just a complete waste of time!
Brick Mansions. Essentially District 13 but in Detroit, almost the same cast, exact same plot, same parkour etc etc. The only thing that didn't make it a complete waste of time was hearing RZA say "cash rules everything around me". Actually, on second thoughts... nah, just a complete waste of time!
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Elite Squad 2.
Lt.Colonel Nascimento believes that fascistic displays of murderous force are the best way to keep Rio de Janeiro's favelas in line. Little does he know that among his political bosses, all is not as it seems. Yes, it's the old story of the man who learned better.
Not as good as the first movie, but with better politics I think. butchersapron, did you see this one?
Lt.Colonel Nascimento believes that fascistic displays of murderous force are the best way to keep Rio de Janeiro's favelas in line. Little does he know that among his political bosses, all is not as it seems. Yes, it's the old story of the man who learned better.
Not as good as the first movie, but with better politics I think. butchersapron, did you see this one?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I watched Before Sunset, and really liked it. Was very short and it flew by though....
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Yep, this is what i wrote on here at the time:
Elite Squad 2 - blistering follow up to...elite squad. Development of the themes of the first, but this time looking at the intersection between political and police corruption. I somehow doubt those muppets who mistook the first films angry rejection of flabby context-free social liberalism for an endorsement of fascism will be making the same stupid mistake this time. Highly recommended.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I watched that documentary about Ayrton Senna a wee while ago. . . and made the mistake of mentioning it to a Brazilian colleague. "AYRTON SENNA? AYRTON FUKCING SENNA? THAT FUCKING POSH WANKER?" was his response. Context is everything, in Brazil as elsewhere.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The Iceman - enjoyable if routine, but interesting enough to make me want to google about tyhe subject matter, about an alleged hitman/serial killer.
Donnie Yen as sun wukong in what might be described as the prequel to Journey to the West - The Monkey King - was very entertaining. Normally he comes across as very serious in his arse kicking, but this was very etnertaining. Pure fantasy and folklore. I liked the effects, pedants won't. 
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Polytechnique - a recreation of the montreal masscare - another misogynist mass killing, so similar to the Eliiot Rogers justifications that it's quite scary, (This happened in 1989). Film directed by Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Enemy, and that other one...Prisoner). Very well made all round - just not really sure what the point was. As apparently the distributors weren't either so it wasn't really shown. Clear that DV is a very capable and mature director though.
Seventh Code - daft shaggy dog story from the usually reliable Kiyoshi Kurosawa, though far from his normal fare of creepy ass shit. Bit of fluff really.
Seventh Code - daft shaggy dog story from the usually reliable Kiyoshi Kurosawa, though far from his normal fare of creepy ass shit. Bit of fluff really.
D'wards
IT'S YOUR DECISION DANIEL
That's interesting - is he not the folk hero we are led to believe or is your colleague particularly "class war"?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
We feel the same way about our poshos. Imagine if he was a croquet player
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
was annoyed when people recycled the senna jokes in the wake of diana's demise. So unoriginal.
D'wards
IT'S YOUR DECISION DANIEL
Has something happened to Rupert Throbisher-Hone?!
seventh bullet
sovietwave
Donnie Yen as sun wukong in what might be described as the prequel to Journey to the West - The Monkey King - was very entertaining. Normally he comes across as very serious in his arse kicking, but this was very etnertaining. Pure fantasy and folklore. I liked the effects, pedants won't.
Seen Havoc in Heaven?
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Well my colleague isn't from the favelas, but he did do some bird under the military junta, so yeah maybe he's a special case.
It's not a bad film, but does seem to mix up a few things (no doubt for stylistic reasons). There's a quite interesting documentary with extensive interviews with Richard Kuklinski here:
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
A Bullet for the General is an excellent film.
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
World War Z
much better than I expected- enjoyed a brad shitpit performance for once! the idea of the bit turning people so quickly a crowd could turn that quickly was good.
much better than I expected- enjoyed a brad shitpit performance for once! the idea of the bit turning people so quickly a crowd could turn that quickly was good.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Really?
Twelve Monkeys
Fight Club
Thelma and Louse
Se7en
Burn After Reading
True Romance
He was good in them.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I liked the insectoid swarming too.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
true say, esp 12 monkeys. Perhaps I should say 'the first time in ages' rather than 'for once'
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