Got a cheapo copy of Roman Polanski's version of Tess (of the D'urbevilles) on DVD with the lovely Natassia Kinski. It is probably one of the best versions I have seen of Hardy's novel, although there was a decent telly adaptation a few years ago, back in the late 90's which was good too. With Jusitne Waddell as the pure woman.
What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?
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Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
some really bizarre japanese cartoon, i think the dvd was called memories. had some messed up dead opera singer hi-jacking spacemen and the second one was the thickest man ever as a human stink bomb killing the population but being too dense to realise it was him.
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
Anchorman - was too tired and fell asleep halfway through gotta watch it again
passenger said:i would`nt bother TBO
I'm glad I'm not the only one to be baffled by the hype behind Anchorman. I watched about 30 minutes and turned it off (which is something I very rarely do) because it was just so unfunny.
G. Fieendish
Snark Hunter
The "Freebie" Cabaret DVD, I got with yesterday's Times
Before that, The Boomtown Rats Video Compilation DVD....
Before that, The Boomtown Rats Video Compilation DVD....
Kenny Vermouth
Wankers
Rob Bryden as Peter De Lane doing director's commentaries for programmes like Bonanza, The Bounder, Flambards and Only When I Laugh.
Utterly fucking hilarious.
Utterly fucking hilarious.
dlx1
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It was on telly last night.
The Bunker .........................................
German soldiers face their darkest demons while sheltering in a haunted bunker in this Second World War horror film. The feature debut of director Rob Green, it follows the members of a platoon who are hiding from advancing US forces, but their supposedly safe haven is built over the site of a frenzied medieval massacre and soon the soldiers start experiencing mysterious occurrences. Are supernatural forces at work? Or are the troops psychologically manifesting their darkest guilty demons?
The Bunker .........................................
German soldiers face their darkest demons while sheltering in a haunted bunker in this Second World War horror film. The feature debut of director Rob Green, it follows the members of a platoon who are hiding from advancing US forces, but their supposedly safe haven is built over the site of a frenzied medieval massacre and soon the soldiers start experiencing mysterious occurrences. Are supernatural forces at work? Or are the troops psychologically manifesting their darkest guilty demons?
Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
first hour of bus 174, it's a fairly hefty 2 hours 20 so thought two sittings would be needed to tackle this one
Juice Terry
rama lama fa fa fa
Sideways, enjoyed it, good acting, some very funny bits but ultimately just couldn't really get past what a pair of tossers the two guys were, stealing money off your mum ffs 
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Punk:Attitude a film by Don Letts.
And a fucking excellant one it is too, pretty much everyone from the US punk scene gets in for a comment or two, tho its a bit surprising that thre aremore from the UK scene. Rollins & Biafra are amusingly scathing about the Agnostic Front et al jock punks. David Johanssen makes Pete Burns look good these days, and John Cale is utterly starlike. Well worth a watch.
And a fucking excellant one it is too, pretty much everyone from the US punk scene gets in for a comment or two, tho its a bit surprising that thre aremore from the UK scene. Rollins & Biafra are amusingly scathing about the Agnostic Front et al jock punks. David Johanssen makes Pete Burns look good these days, and John Cale is utterly starlike. Well worth a watch.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Two last night thanks to insomnia, both with pretty similiar themes. Kitano's Hanna-bi and the Smaurai classic Sword of Doom. I'm steadily working through the Kitano films and i'm quickly coming to the conclusion that he's a better film maker then Miike, despite all the innovations and outrageousness of the latter. There's something far more human about Kitano's films - something to empathise with and connect with, with Miike's films you're tend to just sit there shocked/laughing at the cheek of what you're seeing. Anyway, both excellent films - had been trying to get Sword of Doom for ages.
thestraightman
Hand to mouth to Jaksie
Hitler as an artist film Max. A convincing evolution of the frothing at the mouth type from the strarving shy painter.
John Cussak was ace as the art dealer Max too
John Cussak was ace as the art dealer Max too
stdPikachu
Plughole in bathtub curve
butchersapron said:
You've taken your first step into a wider world
IMHO, Hana-bi is one of the finest and most emotive films I've ever seen, despite having almost no dialogue (good if you don't like subtitles
). It's an absolute masterpiece, and even more amazing when you realise Kitano wrote, directed and starred in it - how many Hollywood numpties can do that?!As great and as shlocky as Miike is, Kitano is simply in a completely different class.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I think Dolls is the best one i've seen by him.stdPikachu said:You've taken your first step into a wider world
IMHO, Hana-bi is one of the finest and most emotive films I've ever seen, despite having almost no dialogue (good if you don't like subtitles
As great and as shlocky as Miike is, Kitano is simply in a completely different class.
Watched German seven-type film called Tattoo last night - pretty good, some very disturbing images, but let down a bit by the too obvious plot.
stdPikachu said:You've taken your first step into a wider world
IMHO, Hana-bi is one of the finest and most emotive films I've ever seen, despite having almost no dialogue (good if you don't like subtitles
As great and as shlocky as Miike is, Kitano is simply in a completely different class.
Agreed. Hana Bi is one of my favourite films ever. An utter masterpiece.
It's a disgrace how few people have seen it. It's like Tarantino would be if he had soul and beauty.
stdPikachu
Plughole in bathtub curve
RenegadeDog said:
First time I saw it on channel 4 late at night, it was being marketed as yet another exercise in Japanese cop/Yakuza violence (and I've talked to a few people before who were put off watching the film for the same reason), which is possibly the worst way of advertising this film I can imagine. Sure. it's full of some quite astonishingly violent sequences, but they are never ever glorified, and if anything the film is more about Nishi dealing with the guilt of his own violent tendencies and their unfortunate consequences. It's just another example of Hollywood's arrogance that Kitano didn't win an Oscar for it - it's as close to perfect as I can imagine a movie being. Not a single wasted shot, not a single wasted line of dialogue, no patronisation - just an absorbing story littered with incredibly well portrayed characters. Simple and hauntingly beautiful. Hopefully, in time, Kitano will be realised as one of Japan's great filmmakers (better than Kurosawa IMHO). Hana-bi is Kitano's magnum opus, and if he ever tops this film I will be in heaven.
P.S. on reading IMDB I was also shocked to learn that Kitano also painted all the pictures (which are a major part of the movie BTW) and composed a portion of the score. Is there anything this man can't do?!
P.P.S. Hana-bi is sometimes referred to as Fireworks, but IIRC it literally translates to "fire-flower", which is a kinda double meaning on Kitano's character.
If you consider yourself a fan of cinema, you owe it to yourself to see this film. It's quite simply a work of art.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I watched Hitchhiker's Guide (film, not TV series) last night. Flawed but ultimately really enjoyable.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Have you seen Dolls?stdPikachu said:
stdPikachu
Plughole in bathtub curve
butchersapron said:
I haven't, no. But as soon as I get some cash together I'm gonna be buying a load of Kitano DVD's (currently the only one I have is Hana-bi) as I haven't seen Sonatine in ages.
Judging by the fact you mention it in the context of Han-bi and the comments about it on IMDB, I take it it's a pretty good flick
rowan
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Originally Posted by rowan
Hawkwind, Solstice at Stonehenge 1984
belboid said:
I don't know about the album, but the DVD is 1hr 50mins long, and does show bits of the festival site (and Nik Turner having a dump
) and the Stones at dawn, but it's mainly Hawkwind. Well worth buying 
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
i've just watched the 6th episode of Carnivale first series, Now i find out it's been cancelled by HBO
Juice Terry
rama lama fa fa fa
Vixen said:
don't you think stealing money from your mum and shagging another woman a week before you get married makes you a tosser?- Status
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