A few films recently watched.

  On 10/21/2011 at 4:49 AM, Awepittance said:

it's a shame this movie is at 31% and a pile of dog shit like Paranormal Activity 3 is at 71%

Paranormal Activity 3 - 7/10

I love demons.

I love vhs.

I am seeing the new 'The Thing' tomorrow because you enjoyed it Awepittance.

I am about to watch the John Carpenter film.

I love Halloween.

yay!

Hesher - 6/10

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 - 9/10

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - 3/10

The Lookout - 10/10

American Loser - 2/10

The Thing 2011 - 8/10

Flash Gordon - 9/10

Red State - 5/10

went on a Von Trier binge and saw Element of Crime, Epidemic, Europa, Manderlay, and the Boss of it All

Europa is definitely worth watching even though it's very hard to follow.

Manderlay was good and actually comprehensible.

Epidemic was interesting just to see him act

Boss of it All was funny with some awkward humor. also interesting to see VonTrier's ideas bleed into his films. with all the controversy over him being a nazi sympathiser, it's important to note a specific line in the film that I felt solidified this notion, "Idea is God, even Hitler." perhaps a poor translation of the Danish original, but the idea is still there

Am I the only one excited for the new TinTin movie?

Just curious.

  On 10/22/2011 at 12:44 AM, data said:

super 8

 

seems this film has gotten a lot of hate in this thread but i loved it, reminded me of 80's films like goonies / e.t / fright night etc, which i suppose was the point, but yeah. also it was nice to see young actors who actually looked like real kids and not mini versions of plastic hollywood people / bieber.

yeah, my thoughts exactly, but unfortunately it did went downhill at the end.

  On 10/22/2011 at 8:41 PM, Dropp said:

Am I the only one excited for the new TinTin movie?

 

Just curious.

i am extremely excited for it. The latest international trailer for it makes it look like a far more exciting Spielberg Indiana Jones film than the Crystal Skull was. Also the 3d i hear is stunning, this is was most of the reviewers are saying. And since a lot of reviewers these days seem really burnt out on 3d, i think that bodes well for it.

wild combination: a protrait of arthur russell

watched this not really as a fan but out of interest in this guy. learnt a lot about him, reminded me of daniel johnson but more stable. defintely made me want to explore his music more, although i felt some of the live footage could put alot of people off looking into him more

  On 10/23/2011 at 5:44 AM, ieafs said:

  On 10/16/2011 at 9:24 PM, LUDD said:

jim morrison was a bit of a fat drunk prick though no?

shit music too

ahhh, see The Doors hatred. It exists. Sorry they didn't make idm LUDD.

lars and the real girl

6.75/10

great scene and song:

  On 10/22/2011 at 8:48 AM, Atop said:

  On 10/21/2011 at 4:49 AM, Awepittance said:

it's a shame this movie is at 31% and a pile of dog shit like Paranormal Activity 3 is at 71%

 

Paranormal Activity 3 - 7/10

 

I love demons.

 

I love vhs.

 

 

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and I love witches.

 

It has the right amount of all three.

 

The most ridiculous part of the film resolves into a classic horror film scene.

 

The babysitter scene.

 

 

I am seeing the new 'The Thing' tomorrow because you enjoyed it Awepittance.

 

I am about to watch the John Carpenter film.

 

I love Halloween.

 

yay!

Wait, is P.A. 3 basically Halloween 3'ing the franchise? Because, if so, I might actually watch the fuck out of it.

no, but there is an hommage in the film to 'Halloween'. It isn't that much different from the others. This one has more depth.

The Thing 2011 - 7/10 - Harry Knowles is delusional. Some of the monster scenes were fucking awesome and disgusting and disturbing. Didn't care for the way they connected the two films though, a big plot hole there. and the fact that John Carpenter's 'The Thing' is a fantastic film make it extremely hard to compete.

about to bust out 'The Exorcist'. yay!

I love Halloween, the day and the film.

Paranormal Activity 3 is all cheap thrills. allot less substance then the 1st, and basically tailored to make you jump. the part with the babysitter popping on screen in jest just confirms it. it's starting to parody it's own formula.

Transformers 3: Tobasco Sauce Enema/10

complaints: Plot, acting, dubstep noises, explosions, etc...

Pros: the end of the credits screen. I want those 2 hours back.

Just downloaded Planet Terror, gonna watch it sometime tomorrow.

the "dubstep" noises were the only good thing about that film if you ask me.

animal kingdom - 6/10 could have been good but too much crappy acting (apart from guy pearce).

dr strangelove - had to watch it for a class, ahhh best political satire ever.

other than that i've just been watching loads of one piece because i am dating a massive nerd and thats just an excuse its actually really good

The Hedgehog - 7/10. Sort of a morbid but charming French version of Matilda. Pretty good.

They Live - Still 10/10

Zodiac - Still 9/10

  On 10/24/2011 at 4:42 PM, disparaissant said:

dr strangelove - had to watch it for a class, ahhh best political satire ever.

other than that i've just been watching loads of one piece because i am dating a massive nerd and thats just an excuse its actually really good

dr strangelove - fantastic movie!

one piece - haha it's good, isn't it. but it starts to really drag later on (i'm at thriller bark at the moment, haven't watched for months tho)

  On 10/24/2011 at 7:07 PM, kokoon said:

dr strangelove - fantastic movie!

especially the ending.

btw dude who talked about The Element of Crime, did you like it?

yeah, i am not a huge fan of anime but one piece is really keeping my interest, the characters are really wonderful. i just finished the arlong park arc. it definitely has a tendency to drag on (every arc ive seen could comfortably use half as many episodes), but it's certainly not the worst ive seen.

yeah, i am not a huge fan of anime but one piece is really keeping my interest, the characters are really wonderful. i just finished the arlong park arc. it definitely has a tendency to drag on (every arc ive seen could comfortably use half as many episodes), but it's certainly not the worst ive seen.

  On 10/24/2011 at 7:21 PM, disparaissant said:

yeah, i am not a huge fan of anime but one piece is really keeping my interest, the characters are really wonderful. i just finished the arlong park arc. it definitely has a tendency to drag on (every arc ive seen could comfortably use half as many episodes), but it's certainly not the worst ive seen.

oh, well then i'm some 300 episodes ahead of you and i can tell you, those first arcs really don't drag at all compared to, say, Alabasta or Enies Lobby arc. you'll see when you get there. if you do.

hmm... maybe i should check it out again.

  On 10/24/2011 at 4:42 PM, disparaissant said:

dr strangelove - had to watch it for a class, ahhh best political satire ever.

One of my all-time favourites.

  On 10/24/2011 at 6:22 AM, viscosity said:

Paranormal Activity 3 is all cheap thrills. allot less substance then the 1st, and basically tailored to make you jump. the part with the babysitter popping on screen in jest just confirms it. it's starting to parody it's own formula.

what gets me most about it is that for a 'found footage' film it looks absolutely unconvincing on it's face. From the scenes and clips i've seen of it i am completely 100% convinced i am watching bad filmmakers making a film, and poor actors acting in a poorly directed bland house set. there is no potential for suspension of disbelief. At Least with movies like Blair Witch or REC they make the footage look convincing aesthetically and acting wise. Paranormal activity seems to be counting on the same people who watch and enjoy Saw to keep it's franchise afloat.