A few films recently watched.

i have no idea.. this one was the hopper flick..

oh i was looking at the wrong 'out of the blue' seen neither but they both sound pretty interesting

  On 3/13/2010 at 12:02 AM, Awepittance said:

*continues divergence away from point of thread* hey guys new season of Weeds is going to be sick

To add to the divergence... the lady and I are almost done with season 4 of Dexter and season five does not start until September (wtf??) so what should we check out? We haven't seen any of the TV epics such as Six Feet Under, Sopranos, Weeds, etc.... I prefer something with some linearity to it... not just 12 episodes of of random events that somehow go unnoticed come the next episode. Of course it has to be smart with a distinct and likable hero... kinda like Dexter.

the Wire, Eastbound and Down, Generation Kill. I can't recommend anything on showtime. I even thought True Blood was kind of entertaining but extremely campy

*continues divergence*

season 4 of Dexter is the best season imo...

Have you seen Breaking Bad, goffer? If you haven't I'd say catch up with that, only about 20hrs as the first season was cut short, then the third season starts airing in your US of A in a week's time.

and on topic: The White Ribbon - 9/10. Just about everything I could of wanted from a film. First Haneke I've seen, though I think Benny's Video is around here somewhere. I'll catch this again soon.

ok so i now have a full hd/bigscreen tv/sweet video card setup. recommend me something to pirate that'll fucking blow me away in full hd

Sleep Furiously is awesome

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:53 AM, kaini said:

ok so i now have a full hd/bigscreen tv/sweet video card setup. recommend me something to pirate that'll fucking blow me away in full hd

The animated Dante's Inferno....

most evil thing I have seen in a while, quite entertaining and amazing, has boobs

or the 2009 Star Trek

Inglourious Basterds

9

Sherlock Holmes

The Ninth Gate, a personal favourite of mine that I think more people should recognize as being awesome...

I am weird....

and a nerd...

but I think you are as well so these might be perfect for you...

strangely enough, if you do enjoy the animated super hero films that have been coming out, 'Wonder Woman' is fucking awesome, seems like it wouldn't be, being Wonder Woman and all but it is rad....

I enjoyed 'Green Lantern: First Flight' as well.....

'Superman Doomsday' is the best Superman related thing to ever be made, film wise...

*hears Ogre yelling "Nerds!" in the background, must run!*

i absolutely loved the Ninth Gate, i think it's underrated.

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:39 AM, futuregirlfriend said:

Have you seen Breaking Bad, goffer? If you haven't I'd say catch up with that, only about 20hrs as the first season was cut short, then the third season starts airing in your US of A in a week's time.

i second the breaking bad recommendation. After the wire i didn't find much to keep my attention until I discovered Breaking bad.

thanks guys... my research begins

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:39 AM, futuregirlfriend said:

and on topic: The White Ribbon - 9/10. Just about everything I could of wanted from a film. First Haneke I've seen, though I think Benny's Video is around here somewhere. I'll catch this again soon.

There is a White Ribbon thread here for discussion of the film: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/54161-the-white-ribbon/

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:53 AM, kaini said:

ok so i now have a full hd/bigscreen tv/sweet video card setup. recommend me something to pirate that'll fucking blow me away in full hd

Planet Earth is always my go to if i want to drool at a screen for an hour or two.

  On 3/13/2010 at 2:57 AM, Awepittance said:

i absolutely loved the Ninth Gate, i think it's underrated.

 

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:39 AM, futuregirlfriend said:

Have you seen Breaking Bad, goffer? If you haven't I'd say catch up with that, only about 20hrs as the first season was cut short, then the third season starts airing in your US of A in a week's time.

 

i second the breaking bad recommendation. After the wire i didn't find much to keep my attention until I discovered Breaking bad.

Go see 'The Ghost Writer'....has the same feel without any mystical implications, really enjoyed this film...

and Breaking Bad is indeed a great show...

who knew the dad from Malcom in The Middle would end up being one of the greatest television actors of all time..

  On 3/13/2010 at 3:21 AM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:53 AM, kaini said:

ok so i now have a full hd/bigscreen tv/sweet video card setup. recommend me something to pirate that'll fucking blow me away in full hd

 

 

Planet Earth is always my go to if i want to drool at a screen for an hour or two.

yes, Planet Earth on blu-ray is the tits!

  On 3/13/2010 at 3:21 AM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

  On 3/13/2010 at 1:53 AM, kaini said:

ok so i now have a full hd/bigscreen tv/sweet video card setup. recommend me something to pirate that'll fucking blow me away in full hd

 

 

Planet Earth is always my go to if i want to drool at a screen for an hour or two.

good call

presently watching videos of nuclear tests lol

hmmm tekkon kinkreet? the fountain?

just watched The Informant!, very pleasantly surprised, first Soderbergh film I've liked. Good stuff. Incidentally my answer to the thread about which male celebrity you'd do, my answer would be Matt Damon, he's about as likeable as they come.

In The Loop - 9.5/10 - wow, just wow. never saw any "The Thick of It", but if it's like this, i'll definitely check it out. it's like almost too harsh, and while hilarious at moments, it verges on being extremely unpleasant to watch. for me, at least. also, it made me *really* think about who runs the world i'm living in. it's these wankers. it can't be any other way, i know it's like this. wow.

i watched Knowing and lolled at it

you love laughing at dying/dead people....

Ponyo, cute.

different from other miyazaki films, but good. 9/10

The Hurt Locker - 7/10 - not that bad actually. i agree Generation Kill is better in some aspects, but this is a movie and that isn't.

and for the first time in many years, big lebowski. a simple 10 out of 10. perfection!

on a bit of a Cronenberg trip, just watched the Fly for the first time since its release, and Videodrome for the first time. Both great films. Low-budget, high-concept.

"are you hallucinating yet?"

"no.. should i be?"

"yes, you should be"

yeah Videodrome was much better than I thought it'd be, someone else on watmm said they found it incomprehensible and disjointed so I figured I'd think the same. But the plot is easy to follow, it's just dream logic, which always freaks me out as I think my mind is susceptible to insane logic patterns (yay drugs ) Back in my university days, would have been fun to write an essay comparing, say, Videodrome and Mulholland Drive, or Videodrome and Pi. Also interesting how prescient the film was considering it was pre-internet...

I tried to watch In the Loop a few weeks back but it was too political so I didn't get any of the reference jokes... I don't even follow US politics let alone European. Seemed like a good film but just wasn't the right time for me.