Guest Dracula Hologram Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Wow, I just watched this tonight. I won a criterion version of this gem for 20$ which is sweet since its out of print. I've never seen it before and it was INCREDIBLE! :o Edited November 22, 2005 by Dracula Hologram Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest edge Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 exxxxcellent flick. Actually I'm on a bit of a Cronenberg frenzy at the mo', I watch one of his every week, starting last week with the fly, and this week is videodrome (skipping scanners cos I've seen it too much). Huzzah for successful film makers who never went to film school. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-6814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Ad- Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Dracula Hologram said: Wow, I just watched this tonight. I won a criterion version of this gem for 20$ which is sweet since its out of print. I've never seen it before and it was INCREDIBLE! :o Coincidentally, I saw this for the first time at the weekend, and I also thought it was fantastic. Irons performance really is that good, and I loved the way it was shot so clinically. Cronenberg is the don - Videodrome is also great, but is a bit more WTFBQB!!??! Anyway, yay for Cronenberg. Haven't seen History of Violence yet. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-6912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronchuseven Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 oh man.. history o' violence was great, and I'm a HUGE cronenberg fan. not many visceral WTF? kinda moments in this one, (not like, say... Naked Lunch) but there is plenty to enjoy, and definitely some gore.. as if cronenberg could make a movie without some gobbity bits of flesh somewhere in there ;) I thought the performances were really good. William Hurt makes an awesome gangster! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide bronchuseven's signature Hide all signatures https://www.instagram.com/foldedcrystals/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-6915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Ad- Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 bronchuseven said: oh man.. history o' violence was great, and I'm a HUGE cronenberg fan. not many visceral WTF? kinda moments in this one, (not like, say... Naked Lunch) but there is plenty to enjoy, and definitely some gore.. as if cronenberg could make a movie without some gobbity bits of flesh somewhere in there ;) I thought the performances were really good. William Hurt makes an awesome gangster! Yeah I think you've just convinced me to see this sooner rather than laters. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-6917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awkwardsilence Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I have no idea how they'd do it, but Dead Ringers is being remade as a series by HBO. Cronenberg will apparently direct the pilot and exec produce the series. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ah yeah, I've been wanting to see this film for ages. I've enjoyed Cronenberg's other stuff, might have to go looking for it in town Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest -Ad- Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 awkwardsilence said: I have no idea how they'd do it, but Dead Ringers is being remade as a series by HBO.Cronenberg will apparently direct the pilot and exec produce the series. I thought it already had been done? Could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dracula Hologram Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ive only been watching Cronenberg films lately since Ive never seen any of his until I saw Naked Lunch and I was immediately hooked. So far Ive seen: Naked Lunch, The Fly, Videodrome and Dead Ringers. I still have yet to see Crash, that one is next. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest we_kill_soapscum Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 this was on ifc the other night, and i was all, ooo ooo yea sweet. jeremy irons is the man! or menLOLOLOL Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awkwardsilence Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 You just gotta love those surgical instruments.. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-7773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscosity Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 dildos from hell Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 On 11/22/2005 at 10:40 AM, -Ad- said: bronchuseven said: oh man.. history o' violence was great, and I'm a HUGE cronenberg fan. not many visceral WTF? kinda moments in this one, (not like, say... Naked Lunch) but there is plenty to enjoy, and definitely some gore.. as if cronenberg could make a movie without some gobbity bits of flesh somewhere in there ;) I thought the performances were really good. William Hurt makes an awesome gangster! Yeah I think you've just convinced me to see this sooner rather than laters. if you like it, Eastern Promises is arguably better (not the first person here to say that) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 On 7/18/2009 at 3:38 PM, lumpenprol said: On 11/22/2005 at 10:40 AM, -Ad- said: bronchuseven said: oh man.. history o' violence was great, and I'm a HUGE cronenberg fan. not many visceral WTF? kinda moments in this one, (not like, say... Naked Lunch) but there is plenty to enjoy, and definitely some gore.. as if cronenberg could make a movie without some gobbity bits of flesh somewhere in there ;) I thought the performances were really good. William Hurt makes an awesome gangster! Yeah I think you've just convinced me to see this sooner rather than laters. if you like it, Eastern Promises is arguably better (not the first person here to say that) I totally agree. As a matter of fact, I think I'll watch it tonight. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 yeah I'm only a mild cronenberg fan - I felt rather meh about Crash, Existenz, and Naked Lunch (though wouldn't mind revisiting all three), but liked The Fly and Eastern Promises. I also remember liking Cronenberg's acting, in the few films I've seen him in (Nightbreed and something else). Haven't seen Dead Ringers though, would like to. I remember it really disturbed my mom when she saw it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 On 11/22/2005 at 1:37 PM, Iain C said: Ah yeah, I've been wanting to see this film for ages. I've enjoyed Cronenberg's other stuff, might have to go looking for it in town Coming up to four years later, still not seen this film. What a failure. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I downloaded this a few weeks ago and still haven't watched it Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) Eastern Promises is one of the only Cronenberg movies i found to be really boring. the whole sub plot with naomi watts and the baby was just cringe city for me, but people seem to love it so don't listen to me :). I loved dead ringers though. Edited July 18, 2009 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 On 7/18/2009 at 4:14 PM, lumpenprol said: yeah I'm only a mild cronenberg fan - I felt rather meh about Crash, Existenz, and Naked Lunch (though wouldn't mind revisiting all three), i never got into his movie of Naked Lunch but i find Crash to be one of the most impressive movies ever made. If only for it's extreme determination to carry across a non existent sexual subculture. if the movie's purpose was that it succeeded greatly. it is a really uncomfortable movie with questionable dialogue though, i highly recommend re watching it regardless of that. Existenz also Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Why do directors get most of the creative credit for films in the public's eye when it's actually the writers who made these movies possible in the first place? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscosity Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) On 7/19/2009 at 2:47 AM, my usernames always really suck said: Why do directors get most of the creative credit for films in the public's eye when it's actually the writers who made these movies possible in the first place? interpretive creativity? the movie is based on the novel Twins which is based on real people (Stewart and Cyril Marcus) so there are a few influences to consider for credit Edited July 19, 2009 by viscosity Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Ive seen Crash, Eastern Promises, History of Violence and thats about it Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 On 7/18/2009 at 8:01 PM, Awepittance said: Eastern Promises is one of the only Cronenberg movies i found to be really boring. the whole sub plot with naomi watts and the baby was just cringe city for me, but people seem to love it so don't listen to me :) . you could be right, I think it gets extra points for concerning the Russian mafia, which is something you don't often see in films (I'm hoping for similar novelty factor when I bring my saga of shanghainese mafia and prostitution rings to the big screen, lol). Either that or it just gets extra points for Viggo Mortgensen naked wrestling. On 7/18/2009 at 8:06 PM, Awepittance said: i never got into his movie of Naked Lunch but i find Crash to be one of the most impressive movies ever made. If only for it's extreme determination to carry across a non existent sexual subculture. if the movie's purpose was that it succeeded greatly. it is a really uncomfortable movie with questionable dialogue though, i highly recommend re watching it regardless of that. Existenz also yeah I should watch both those flicks again, I saw crash when it came out in 96 which was ages ago. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/379-dead-ringers/#findComment-1087616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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