What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[upsidedownwalrus]

yeah i think alexander payne is becoming a similar type of director, independent enough in terms of the way they direct, even though they get big names, or they are big films, they retain that independent creativity which you don't get in 'studio' films, even if they are a blockbuster

I think I'd count Nolan in that sort of bracket too. I haven't seen Insomnia, but loved Memento, and I definitely thought he brought a quality touch to Batman Begins.

 

[jugularvein]

I think I'd count Nolan in that sort of bracket too. I haven't seen Insomnia, but loved Memento, and I definitely thought he brought a quality touch to Batman Begins.

yeah that's a good call.... yet to live up to memento unfortunately but sure he's gonna impress in the future

 

[tastebud]

elephant - nothing to say really. i guess we knew what was going to happen and it got a bit tiresome after a while.

and then another dvd, but i don't remember the exact name.

 

[jugularvein]

[and then another dvd, but i don't remember the exact name.

well what was it about?

 

[Orang Utan]

elephant - nothing to say really. i guess we knew what was going to happen and it got a bit tiresome after a while.

Which one?
I loved both.

 

[butchersapron]

Watched the 400 blows for the first time in ages - still holding up well. Then Kieslowski's No End and A short film about killing which aren't...

 

[butchersapron]

Which one?
I loved both.

Knowing what's going to happen is part of the point though, it's the normality imposed by the repetition of extreme actions - esp in the Clarke one.

 

[jugularvein]

Watched the 400 blows for the first time in ages - still holding up well. Then Kieslowski's No End and A short film about killing which aren't...

yeah i enjoyed 400 blows, recommend another truffaut?

 

[tastebud]

Which one?
I loved both.

gus van sant.
really?
i really liked the camera shots. i guess i just thought it would be more shocking, or something...

 

[butchersapron]

yeah i enjoyed 400 blows, recommend another truffaut?

Jules and Jim is another one still loking good, Day for Night is also well worth the time. The Last Metro is often recommended but i didn't get on with it at all.

 

[Orang Utan]

Knowing what's going to happen is part of the point though, it's the normality imposed by the repetition of extreme actions - esp in the Clarke one.

In the Clarke one, there was a sort of uncertainty to it - you watch out for the victims cos they sometimes turn out to be perpetrators from earlier. The last killing was a bit of a surprise too - in fact I didn't really get it cos the guy (who you at first think is going to be one of the killers) inexplicably turns his back to the gunman and gets offed.

 

[Orang Utan]

gus van sant.
really?
i really liked the camera shots. i guess i just thought it would be more shocking, or something...

You wanted more blood?
I thought the sheer mundanity of it underlined the horror of it all, as butchers suggests.

 

[tastebud]

Knowing what's going to happen is part of the point though, it's the normality imposed by the repetition of extreme actions

yeah i know, i wasn't being entirely serious.
good camera work.
i think i'd just heard that it was supposed to be terribly impactful (because of the sameness, normality of the school day etc) but i didn't really feel that.

 

[Orang Utan]

The truly shocking moment in that is the scene where they get mail order guns.

 

[tastebud]

You wanted more blood?

no. not at all. i'm not even talking about the end so much.
i totally get the mundaneness, slow moving, emptiness of it and understand that that is supposed to have a big impact.
i was expecting that, but felt it fell short of my expectations.

 

[tastebud]

The truly shocking moment in that is the scene where they get mail order guns.

yeah.
that is really bizarre!

 

[Batley]

Watched Confessions of a Dangerous Mind...my god how boring it was!

I agree; Robin Asquith is totally over-rated.

 

[belboid]

yeah i enjoyed 400 blows, recommend another truffaut?

as well as Jules et Jim, Shoot the Pianist & À bout de souffle (Breathless) are very very well worth seeing

I watched a couple more hours of 24 last night - it really is getting fucking ridiculous!

 

[onemonkey]

I agree; Robin Asquith is totally over-rated.

(with a little too )

 

[Poi E]

Yeah Peter Weir's one of these directors who's quietly been turning out great films for years, yet never quite gets mentioned as one of the 'greats' because he isn't quite groovy-funky enough. Yet his oevre includes Master and Commander (not my cup of tea but quite highly rated), Truman Show (one of my all time favourites), Dead Poets society (great film), Mosquito Coast (I really liked this too), and Gallipoli...

I reckon "Picnic at Hanging Rock" is one of his best (and earliest)

 

[onemonkey]

and then another dvd, but i don't remember the exact name.

me neither, but i remember it featured a number of Hungarian actors and actresses

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I reckon "Picnic at Hanging Rock" is one of his best (and earliest)

I haven't seen that... will keep a look out for it though...

 

[Orang Utan]

Primer - nerdy no-budget time-travel talkathon - made my head hurt and I felt stupid cos I didn't understand it or know what was going on.

 

[Orang Utan]

I haven't seen that... will keep a look out for it though...

it's got Mrs Mangel in it!
It's an incredibly affecting and creepy film - will stay with you long.
Still not seen The Last Wave and The Cars That Ate Paris - apparently they're brilliant, esp the former.

 

[Hollis]

I was going to watch The African Queen last night.. instead I ended up arguing the toss on here..

I did however watch the first ever episode of Reggie Perrin.

And I'm going to watch The African Queen tonight, honest.

 

[Poi E]

Great film, the African Queen. Don't see many films these days with just two leads holding court for 2 hours.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Fulltime Killer - kickass hong kong action movie

 

[boohoo]

8 miles - see dullest film ever thread....

 

[Wide Eyed Angel]

carnivale episodes 3 and 4
sample people, good fun kylie trash

 

[Jo/Joe]

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Very effective.