A few films recently watched.

chungking express (criterion blu ray) : beautiful

chungking express...such a neat movie

movies i have recently watched (first viewings only)

avitar..its on hbo on demand right now and its been made clear to me that this film will be viewed by everyone in the world by any and every means because thats the only was they will cover the unmentionable amount of money they spent making it. if i had spent 12.00 on a ticket to see it in the theater i would have been annoyed. its not that long of a movie and luckily because the animation is soooo cutting edge, you are visually captivated through til the end. the newness did start to slightly wear b utd had it been any longer...i would have lost interest completely .

and sigourney weavers acting sucked too.

harry potter & the deathly hallows

not sure on a score yet but i really enjoyed it. of course it felt unfinished. the ony part i didnt like was the chase scene through the forest with the shaky cam - was a bit lazy really.

the best part was the deathly hallows animated story. fuck me that looked incredible!

the real problem with harry potter films is their broad appeal and this means kids AND old people in the theatre. old people are slow to move and need to piss in the middle of a 2 1/2 hour movie.

  On 11/18/2010 at 1:18 PM, azatoth said:

They are really cashing in on that 2012 anxiety with all these alien invasion movies. Or then maybe the powers that be know something we don't and are mentally preparing us for some huge cataclysm coming in 2012, considering all these "documentaries" about the end of the world and how to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

aand another one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNXrHAn4UI0

Cowboys & Aliens looks fun wtf??????

Give me more ufo's in my movies please?

Give me more fucked up aliens!

Olivia Wilde is radical. Looks like a really fun film actually.

I've seen District 9, it wasn't as good as I hoped but not bad either. The beginning was better than the 2nd half.

Eraserhead - David Lynch/10

best worst movie 7/10

documentary about troll 2 made by the child actor from troll 2. just noticed troll 2 is on netflix play instant!

felt bad for the director as he didnt understand how US audiences watch troll2 now. i have no idea what else he has directed either. imdb!

i want a goblin tshirt

this seems to be doing the internet rounds and has probably been posted in the fave youtube thread a few times but deserves a special place in the film thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8

Ciudad de Dios 10/10

awesome gang movie!

Harley Davidson & the Marlboro Man - Holy shit, this is one of the worst movies i have ever seen. Starring Don Johnson as the Marlboro man and Mickey Rourke as harley davidson. oh my god it's bad, words cannot even describe it. IT's trying to be like a Road House kind of movie but fails miserably. SOOooo bad 1/10

  On 11/24/2010 at 8:02 AM, Capsaicin said:

Eraserhead - David Lynch/10

Watch the Elephant Man, less lynch, more drama + adagio in strings

errrrrr, what the fuck is wrong with Lynch?????

  On 11/25/2010 at 12:54 AM, Billov said:

  On 11/24/2010 at 8:02 AM, Capsaicin said:

Eraserhead - David Lynch/10

 

Watch the Elephant Man, less lynch, more drama + adagio in strings

I rate my David Lynch movies based on the amount of David Lynch. So a David Lynch movie with less David Lynch would rate lower on my David Lynch movie list.

I'll take your recommendation into consideration though

speaking of lynch, this morning i got the hankerin' to watch twin peaks for the nth time. fuck what a good show. cannot believe it was on ABC to this day.

ABC probably can't either

Blue Velvet was really good

not overtly Lynchy though

The Kids Are All Right - 6.9 outta TEN

The Winning Season 5.6 outta TEN

TEN

lol

That reminded me of Spinal Tap - These Go To Eleven clip for simpleton reasons, so dumb but still so funny to me.

the chocolate war - 8.5/10

i saw this on tv a while ago and remember liking it so i re watched it. still stands up. great 80s feel without being corny. good acting too. i've never read the book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXcPZ09_l4

ended up being dragged along to see that new movie Faster with Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton after Victory Dinner (new name for thanksgiving.) it was pretty bad, no surprise there. there was very little actual action for something calling itself and action flick, and very little plot to make up for it. it was like kill bill with absolutely no flair and instead of bitchin' fights it just has the rock shooting people in the head. 2/10

  On 11/23/2010 at 1:24 AM, data said:

  On 11/18/2010 at 1:18 PM, azatoth said:

They are really cashing in on that 2012 anxiety with all these alien invasion movies. Or then maybe the powers that be know something we don't and are mentally preparing us for some huge cataclysm coming in 2012, considering all these "documentaries" about the end of the world and how to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

 

aand another one

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNXrHAn4UI0

FUCKING AWESOME!

no one can tell me this will not be fantastic!

House of the Devil -suspense and a few shocks.7/10

I actually thought it was an eighties film.Duh...

does anyone remember that japanese (i think it was japanese) western film that came out in the early 00's, i remember it had a lot of pink and was maybe shot in black and white?