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sojourner said:
Hmmm

Now I'm even more intrigued! :)

Well it's just that, based on some of your posts here about stuff you like/don't like, I am not sure that we like the same things :) (White Stripes excluded :D )
 
Leica said:
Well it's just that, based on some of your posts here about stuff you like/don't like, I am not sure that we like the same things :) (White Stripes excluded :D )
I'm always open to new stuff though - and it's only been in the last few years I've started watching films more than one a year!
 
Reno said:
I thought the Genet inspired episode in Poison was beautiful, but I wasn't so keen on the other two stories.
Maybe I was too young and easily impressed back then, but I was stunned by the look of Poison when it came out. It might seem different to me if I watched it again now.

In agreement about the rest you said.
 
sojourner said:
I'm always open to new stuff though - and it's only been in the last few years I've started watching films more than one a year!

Just watch it, Safe is a fantastic film. :)

Unlike so many films it doesn't spell anything out for the viewer and it doesn't tell you how to feel about the characters, which some people seem to find challenging. On the surface it appears to be a somewhat cold and remote film, but the more I watch it the more heartbreaking it becomes. It made Julianne Moore a star, who gives the performance of a life time. Many critics rate it as one of the most important films of the 90's and I'd agree with that.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0114323/
 
Reno said:
Just watch it, Safe is a fantastic film. :)
Oh, I am going to just watch it. I prefer picking out loads of films in advance so I forget all about the blurb, and then just watching them with no preconceptions :)






*must remember not to diss any of Leica's suggestions!:D *
 
Babel, mostly a bunch of arse, not even close to Amores Peres or 21 grams, the japanese bits were ok though, Paltrow was as usual taking the gold medal for most annoying person on the planet.

Sorry meant Blanchett.^^^^
 
sojourner said:
I read the book first, and I think my favourite bit was in the shop when that guy comes in looking for a record for his daughter :D

Hornby is good. My fav was "A Long Way Down," it's good to see the issue of depression being dealt with from that perspective, thoroughly enjoyed it.
 
thedailymail said:
Hornby is good. My fav was "A Long Way Down," it's good to see the issue of depression being dealt with from that perspective, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I thought everything he did apart from High Fidelity was rubbish actually - ALWD was excruciatingly crap. I think I only liked HF cos there were bits in it that reminded me of myself - the compilation tapes etc
 
Highlander. I knew it was shit but I still watched it. (was fixing the digibox at the time).

Um holes a plenty, shit fights. Somehow OK viewing if you are up to something else at the same time.
 
Orang Utan said:
It was poorly written trash IMO - truly awful. Trite and shallow.
^ this pretty much


The characters were laughable, if there was any poignancy in there it was underneath a heavy coat of unbelievable syrup, the plot was clumsy...I could go on
 
Juice Terry said:
Babel, mostly a bunch of arse, not even close to Amores Peres or 21 grams, the japanese bits were ok though, Paltrow was as usual taking the gold medal for most annoying person on the planet.

Sorry meant Blanchett.^^^^
Babel's a fucking brilliant film, the rural Moroccan scenes were fantastic; spot on! (Not so much the Brad Pitt wife storyline stuff... though the opium woman rocked! :cool:)
I think it brilliantly portrayed the fact that those least deserving end up with the most & those most deserving end up with all the suffering!
 
tastebud said:
I think it brilliantly portrayed the fact that those least deserving end up with the most & those most deserving end up with all the suffering!

Since when is that a fact ?
 
Well Hornby hardly alleges to be literary genius, his books are light and accessible, and i like the way this one (ALWD) dealt with the issues.

For the record that is opinion.
 
thedailymail said:
Well Hornby hardly alleges to be literary genius, his books are light and accessible, and i like the way this one (ALWD) dealt with the issues.

For the record that is opinion.
You don't have to get defensive about it. You like his stuff, I think he's 99% shite. No soapbox required
 
tastebud said:
I think it brilliantly portrayed the fact that those least deserving end up with the most & those most deserving end up with all the suffering!
Yeah those poor little shepherd boys shooting people for fun, should've been given a medal for taking down the rich american oppressors. :rolleyes:

Fucking weird set of values you've got.
 
Mullholand Drive.

??

So the first bit was imagined? All the wierd bit were just weird because they were imagined?

Nice film though if a bit dull at the end. I imagine it would have worked better as the the serial it was intended to be.
 
random episode of CSI Miami that was on a dvd mag freebie dvd
acidentally hilarious incredibly fake looking bridge demolished by a boat, fake jeweles, kidnapping, one of the team getting killed, lot's of sunglasses being taken on and off, cute kid not getting eaten by sharks and totally unconcerned by the fact his daddy's missing/been murdered and he's stuck with the step mum at the end.
 
Juice Terry said:
Yeah those poor little shepherd boys shooting people for fun, should've been given a medal for taking down the rich american oppressors. :rolleyes:

Fucking weird set of values you've got.
Tbf, I don't think you've seen the film. Or else fell asleep half way through/missed some of it.
 
tastebud said:
Tbf, I don't think you've seen the film. Or else fell asleep half way through/missed some of it.
A lot of people hated this film and a very few adored it - I'm intrigued now
 
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