What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

"Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS"

and the less than fortunate follow-up: "Ilsa, Harem Guardian Of the Sheiks"-

(yeah, i need to get out more...
wasn't me that rented those, though...)

Is that the same as 'Isla the wicked warden'?

 

[Reno]

Is that the same as 'Isla the wicked warden'?

Second sequel in the series. It was original a differently titled film, starring the same lead actress. Then they decided to re-title it to ride the success of the previous Ilsa films (so to say)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Anyway it's terrible. Huge german bush everywhere.

 

[Reno]

Anyway it's terrible. Huge german bush everywhere.

Mostly American and assorted Euro bush actually.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Mostly American and assorted Euro bush actually.

Really, I thought it was all german.

 

[Reno]

Really, I thought it was all german.

The first two Ilsa films, including its star and director, were American (shot on the set of US sitcom Hogan's Heroes) with a bit of European co-funding and the last one was made by Spanish sleazemeister Jess Franco. There was a long article on the series in Video Watchdog recently, which was probably more entertaining than sitting through the films.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Well I've only seen the wicked warden (on fast forward) and it was shotola

 

[Reno]

Well I've only seen the wicked warden (on fast forward) and it was shotola

I'm sure it was.

Being German I just felt I had to come to the defence of my home grown bush.

 

[Leica]

Recently I watched the Handmaid's Tale and Joseph Losey's Eve.

 

[Reno]

I watched I Married A Witch, which was just as funny and charming as when I first saw it as a kid and Martin Scorsese's New York New York, which is one of my favourite films of his.

Also watched most of The Short Films of David Lynch. Really love The Grandmother.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Who want's to be a millionare interactive version two picture edition.

Only works as entertainment when drunk.

 

[maya]

Is that the same as 'Ilsa the wicked warden'?

nah, that's the third film in the triquel... tricycle... trilogy... erm i think

not that i'm an expert on this or anything

 

[Dubversion]

Who want's to be a millionare interactive version two picture edition.

is that the director's cut that you can only buy in Korea where all the characters clothes dissolve scene by scene until in the end they're completely naked. And animated. That you can't buy here?

 

[maya]

Anyway it's terrible.

yes, they are horrible.

it wasn't me renting those films though, and anyway i had no choice- the friendship in question is already going sour, so i didn't want to quarrel over something as insignificant as b-film* taste (or lack of it)

(*well, it's "z" more like...)

 

[Biddlybee]

The first two episodes of northern exposure series one

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

is that the director's cut that you can only buy in Korea where all the characters clothes dissolve scene by scene until in the end they're completely naked. And animated. That you can't buy here?

Why you little pisstaking . . . . . . . .

It used to be my Job, that's why I have all the DVDs. After it finished I still felt the need to keep buying crap from all over the place but I think I'm over it now for the most part.

 

[Skim]

We watched Irma Vep the other night. Lame, arthouse wank.

IMDB entry

Have a DVD of It's a Wonderful Life this weekend, so things can only get better.

 

[muser]

Skim do you want to know about arthouse wank, then I suggest watching 'pi'.
I did and paid 10 pounds for the privilege. It was recommended in this forum (should have known right then) and because I was skeptical I did an IMDB check and they generally raved about the film.
I won't do a critique, the film doesn't deserve it. Keep well away.

 

[Orang Utan]

Pi is great! You must be a popcorner.

 

[Dubversion]

Skim do you want to know about arthouse wank, then I suggest watching 'pi'.
I did and paid 10 pounds for the privilege. It was recommended in this forum (should have known right then) and because I was skeptical I did an IMDB check and they generally raved about the film.
I won't do a critique, the film doesn't deserve it. Keep well away.

It's an excellent movie and you're a monkey

 

[Dandred]

Ripley's Game...... but strange

 

[fishfingerer]

Soylent Green.

 

[muser]

It's an excellent movie and you're a monkey

What is so excellent about it homo sapien
Just like a dog you sniff shit and think its a treat.

 

[muser]

Pi is great! You must be a popcorner.

Loved Aronofsky's requiem for a dream, this was pants though. Stereotypical lead role the tormented genius who also has a mental disorder. I know the film cost 60,000 and the eraserhead type cimeatopgraphy is to be commended. But this felt like the book sophie's world, but without the same thought or direction.

 

[Dj TAB]

I watched a selection of Blackadder episodes from the newly released entire box set.......

Money - the one with the baby eating bishop of bath and wells from the first series

Private plane - from Blackadder goes forth with Ade Edmonson and Rik Mayall playing pilots....

pure class..........

 

[maya]

insomniac universe

well at the maya towers we've just finished a marathon of Aeon Flux episodes (the excellent mid-90's animation series, not the godawful film adaption starring an unsuitably applecheeked hollywood actress and stupid glossy special effects which ruined everything )

the mood got even more eerie by the fact that police were busy with some sort of major operation in our area, lots of police helicopters buzzing around and strange sounds and cars and stuff in the middle of the fucking night, for god's sake

i'd forgotten how strange these series were, it's very "of it's time" in a way (animation has come FAR!), but IMO that only adds to the charm...

and the odd/erotic powerplay thingy between aeon and her arch-nemesis trevor goodchild is kind of fun.

(i kinda fancy aeon a little bit, i think...oops, shouldn't have mentioned that, should i? cough.)

 

[keefor]

Babylon

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

not the godawful film adaption starring an unsuitably applecheeked hollywood actress and stupid glossy special effects which ruined everything

I managed about two minutes of that on a plane. Utter shite (well the first two minutes were anyway).

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Babylon

5?

 

[Skim]

Skim do you want to know about arthouse wank, then I suggest watching 'pi'.
I did and paid 10 pounds for the privilege. It was recommended in this forum (should have known right then) and because I was skeptical I did an IMDB check and they generally raved about the film.
I won't do a critique, the film doesn't deserve it. Keep well away.

<puts Pi on wank avoidance list>

Did a Jimmy Stewart double bill over the weekend, starting with It's a Wonderful Life and then Harvey, which was on telly yesterday afternoon. Harvey was terrible – the kind of thing which gives the farce genre a bad name.