What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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Yep, the Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno. I bought the twelve-part series for a few quid on DVD in Russia back in 2006. I thought it was shit, and ended up sending it in the post to an anarchist who posts here sometimes. You're not missing anything.
Zabo
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Dune - David Lynch
According to Rovi: "Lynch succeeds in rendering the story incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the novel."
I concur. It should come complete with a Power Point flow chart.
http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/dune-v14962
According to Rovi: "Lynch succeeds in rendering the story incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the novel."
I concur. It should come complete with a Power Point flow chart.
http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/dune-v14962
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Lynch fucked it well and truly. Captured the distinct future gothic feel but as for anything resembling a plot that makes sense...
There is an edit doing the rounds, a bad one, that attempts to rectify this with v/o bits and concept art. Really doesn't help much.
Interestingly the original attempt to film by Jodorowsky that had Dali, Giger and a whose-who of up and comers on board imploded and never made it off the drawing board. There is a documentary about that failure due for release soon, will be keeping my eye out for it.
Gigers concept art for dune is....very giger.
There is an edit doing the rounds, a bad one, that attempts to rectify this with v/o bits and concept art. Really doesn't help much.
Interestingly the original attempt to film by Jodorowsky that had Dali, Giger and a whose-who of up and comers on board imploded and never made it off the drawing board. There is a documentary about that failure due for release soon, will be keeping my eye out for it.
Gigers concept art for dune is....very giger.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Laurel and Hardy Christmas DVD which includes
- Below Zero
- Big Business
- The Fixer Uppers
- Laughing Gravy
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
I've a soft spot for the Lynch film, I know it's a bit of a mess and very silly in some parts but I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as a lot of people make out.
Was it Jodorowsky who wanted Paul to get off with Jessica or was that somebody else? I know there were lots of people linked to it before Lynch finally made it.
Reno
The In Kraut
The Jodorowsky version of Dune certainly would have been intriguing, but narrative coherence never was one of his strong points, so I'm not sure if it wold have been that much better than than the Lynch film. For the first half Lynch's Dune is pretty good, but it tries to cram way too much plot into the second half. Ridley Scott was the next director to have a stab at Dune before he went on to make Alien, taking HR Giger with him.
Me too.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I've seen it tons of times and in several different cuts. It's not rubbish, but it is a total failure in story conveyance. It goes well with a spliff (the visuals, see)
That one they released with the shit prologue.
andy2002
To the Bat-poles!
The Devil's Playground: A Lidl version of 28 Days Later that was only 99p on FilmFlex. Craig Fairbrass and Danny Dyer are in it and yet, somehow, it isn't nearly as bad as you'd imagine. Not sure what the brilliant Jaime Murray is doing in it - I always assumed her burgeoning TV career in the States meant she didn't have to slum it any more.
Reno
The In Kraut
A Korean film called Poetry which was alright but its also been a bit overpraised by critics. Also Hobo with a Shotgun, which I quite liked. It's much better than the last entry in the Grindhouse staple, the hugely self-satisfied Machete. This one genuinely catches some of the mood of it's influences (80s cult weirdness like Street Trash) and manages to add a little sincerity and heart when it's not lopping of body parts and burning small children alive.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
All in glorious Technicolor. Very odd film.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I liked it. Better than nude nuns with big guns which has at least 80% more rape than neccesary
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
it has such a weird, druggy feel to it. there's something up with the sound 'design' as well - it's all a bit feverish and hallucinatory
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Headhunters - enjoyably ludicrous Norwegian thriller, i expect a english language remake will be along before very long.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Gremlins - has not aged well.
LA Confidential - just as good as I remember, great ensemble cast.
LA Confidential - just as good as I remember, great ensemble cast.
Zabo
Well-Known Member
Hors-la-loi - Outside the Law. Rachid Bouchareb's follow up to his acclaimed Indigènes - Days of Glory.
Probably one of the most accomplished films I've seen all year. Technically a masterpiece with superb editing, art and production, photography and acting. From the off it maintains a steady rhythm and engages you in all the characters. Not one dull moment.
Ostensibly it is about the lives of three brothers - one imprisoned for his politics, the other a Vietnam veteran and Jamel Debbouze playing the pimp-entertainer come boxing promoter. The real story is about the formation of the Algerian NLF in the slums of Nanterre and the roles played by the brothers. Bouchareb's sense of period is quite amazing. He ties in the events of the WW11 Liberation of Paris with the killing of Algerian demonstrators in Setif on the same day. He then moves the brothers forward through the 1950's and '60's. In many respects, besides being a compact lesson in history, it is also a damn good thriller which oozes atmosphere.
I liked the line about not drinking and smoking lest it provided the government with taxes. That really is dedication to the cause.
5/5
Synopsis
http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/outside-the-law-v517683
Probably one of the most accomplished films I've seen all year. Technically a masterpiece with superb editing, art and production, photography and acting. From the off it maintains a steady rhythm and engages you in all the characters. Not one dull moment.
Ostensibly it is about the lives of three brothers - one imprisoned for his politics, the other a Vietnam veteran and Jamel Debbouze playing the pimp-entertainer come boxing promoter. The real story is about the formation of the Algerian NLF in the slums of Nanterre and the roles played by the brothers. Bouchareb's sense of period is quite amazing. He ties in the events of the WW11 Liberation of Paris with the killing of Algerian demonstrators in Setif on the same day. He then moves the brothers forward through the 1950's and '60's. In many respects, besides being a compact lesson in history, it is also a damn good thriller which oozes atmosphere.
I liked the line about not drinking and smoking lest it provided the government with taxes. That really is dedication to the cause.
5/5
Synopsis
http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/outside-the-law-v517683
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
A far better film than Indigènes, good to see the factory slums that Renault 'built'. But just too generic and heroic for me.
TruXta
tired
That's one of Knut Nesboe's isn't it? Definitely awaiting a remake.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Jo Nesbø? Or the footballer 
(You tellme,i've no idea)
(You tellme,i've no idea)
TruXta
tired
Jo Nesbø? Or the footballer
That's him. I don't follow the crime-writer scene much.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I got that onions belt film you recced as well now.
TruXta
tired
It might be shit, haven't seen it since it came out. Still highly rated back home, so... let me know what you think. Did you ever see Pathfinder (Veiviseren)? The original, not the remake.butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I've got it in my huge pile of scando/northern films to watch (seriously - i have).
TruXta
tired
You'll wanna watch Egg! Egg! - Swedish classic from the mid 70s.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Petri's last film before going serious i think - the style-ishness must have been laughable even then
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