Films Recently Watched

  On 3/20/2019 at 7:37 PM, Crossword Enthusiast said:

I found Lords of Chaos to be pretty compelling.

just watched this... from the little i knew about black metal i honestly didn't picture these guys like they were depicted in the movie... i went to wikipedia before watching it and read about the book that it is based on and ended up reading about the norwegian black metal scene, euronymos and varg... which made the idea i had about them even more darker... based on wikipedia there's lots of historical inaccuracy in the movie:

then i watch the movie and they're depicted as little pussy cunts attention seekers so obviously i had a hard time believing that people like that which committed such atrocities could in fact be like the characters we see on the screen... now i'm divided and with a deep interest in knowing more about the scene...

From what I understand, the real story of Norwegian Black Metal isn’t that sexy. It was a bunch of nerds who got bored and did some stupid shit. They made some cool music though

His portfolio is awful.

edit:  And Spun is one of the dumbest films I've ever seen.

But a serious question, if I've seen Before the Light Takes Us, am I getting anything other than a smarmy and bitter "I WAS THERE, MAN!" manifesto of someone who never made it in that scene?

  On 3/20/2019 at 6:16 PM, Taupe Beats said:

Criterion finally announced they're putting out Bruno Dumont's first 2 films (La Vie de Jesus, L'Humanite). Been waiting years for this.

 

*keeps fingers crossed for an eventual release of Hors Satan on Blu-Ray with English subs*

climax - damn i usually can get trough his films with no problems but there was a specific scene on this one which made me feel pretty nauseated... it's a slow burner but the last half is a full on psy nightmare... plus windowlicker on the soundtrack so, what more could u ask for? 9/10

Just saw 'US' this morning. It was good but not a patch on 'Get Out' (despite what the rave reviews are saying).

  On 3/22/2019 at 3:34 PM, fumi said:

Just saw 'US' this morning. It was good but not a patch on 'Get Out' (despite what the rave reviews are saying).

Ok, I'm pretty much spoiler free on Get Out. Can someone let me know whether or not there is a supernatural element to it? (this determines whether or not I can convince my wife to watch it - if it's just some straight up humans being dicks to other humans she'll punch me in the face if I make her watch it)

more weird scifi than supernatural

dragged across concrete - lol. a remarkable display of not giving a fuck and just doing something you love, and with great confidence too. less tight than brawl in cell block 99, but also less superficial. there are some interesting layers this time and not just meatheadery (as enjoyable as it was).

  On 3/20/2019 at 6:16 PM, Taupe Beats said:

Criterion finally announced they're putting out Bruno Dumont's first 2 films (La Vie de Jesus, L'Humanite). Been waiting years for this.

 

*keeps fingers crossed for an eventual release of Hors Satan on Blu-Ray with English subs*

La Vie de Jesus was really good. Or at least I thought so back when it came out.

  On 3/22/2019 at 4:06 PM, hello spiral said:

more weird scifi than supernatural

Cheers

dragged across concrete - the somewhat fresh dialogues ended up sounding tiresome and annoying after a while... aside from that it is a pretty straightforward story directed in a very unique and entertaining way...

what a strange film it was. over long, full of clunky dialog (like the bit where Vaughn laments the intolerance of the modern media, or Gibson's wife telling us how she's really liberal but hates the blacks, because they want to rape her daughter, or that steakout scene that went on forever...). but for all that it was still really enjoyable, reminded me of Southland Tales in a way, a director who doesn't give a fuck about the normal conventions of film making. filled with sudden bursts of horrible violence (that unexpected head explosion was amazing) and really well choreographed action sequences, it was really well made in many ways. oh, and the music, oh my god. all the lyrics were written by the director, and performed by the O'Jays. sounded like an alien doing an impression of what soul music is supposed to sound like, uncanny valley vibes. totally unique film. must check out his previous two next.

The Dirt - Netflix's Motley Crue biographic. Basically, a Lifetime movie with titties.

  On 3/22/2019 at 4:05 PM, T3551ER said:

Ok, I'm pretty much spoiler free on Get Out. Can someone let me know whether or not there is a supernatural element to it? (this determines whether or not I can convince my wife to watch it - if it's just some straight up humans being dicks to other humans she'll punch me in the face if I make her watch it)

when i watched it, i thought it was a comedy version of the stepford wives- except replace the wives with black dudes- then replace all the underlying sinister elements of the former and add uncomfortable/awkward humor. then make it medicore 

  On 3/25/2019 at 2:55 AM, Nebraska said:

 

  On 3/22/2019 at 4:05 PM, T3551ER said:

Ok, I'm pretty much spoiler free on Get Out. Can someone let me know whether or not there is a supernatural element to it? (this determines whether or not I can convince my wife to watch it - if it's just some straight up humans being dicks to other humans she'll punch me in the face if I make her watch it)

 

when i watched it, i thought it was a comedy version of the stepford wives- except replace the wives with black dudes- then replace all the underlying sinister elements of the former and add uncomfortable/awkward humor. then make it medicore 

 

I snort/lol'd IRL to this. 

Watched "Us" this weekend. Won't spoil anything but sounds like similar themes carried off to similar ROI. I'd call it better than mediocre, but not OMFG amazeballs by any means. Some interesting things to think about afterwards about identity/shadow selves/etc. "Quite good" 

King Arthur. The quick-fire Guy Ritchie dialogue and "big beat" soundtrack were annoying, but it was okay. It makes me want to watch Excalibur again after so many years.

  On 3/21/2019 at 5:01 PM, Taupe Beats said:

But a serious question, if I've seen Before Until the Light Takes Us, am I getting anything other than a smarmy and bitter "I WAS THERE, MAN!" manifesto of someone who never made it in that scene?

who are u talking about? who's smarmy and bitter?

  On 3/25/2019 at 8:25 PM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

 

  On 3/21/2019 at 5:01 PM, Taupe Beats said:

But a serious question, if I've seen Before Until the Light Takes Us, am I getting anything other than a smarmy and bitter "I WAS THERE, MAN!" manifesto of someone who never made it in that scene?

who are u talking about? who's smarmy and bitter?

 

Ah yes, thanks for the title correction.

And I was referring to Jonas Åkerlund.

  On 3/25/2019 at 9:01 PM, Taupe Beats said:

And I was referring to Jonas Åkerlund.

  On 3/25/2019 at 9:07 PM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

 

  On 3/25/2019 at 9:01 PM, Taupe Beats said:

And I was referring to Jonas Åkerlund.

ah i thought u meant someone involved in the doc...

 

Ha, nah I already hated Varg so didn't need the doc for that.

With that said, I had never heard of Frost before the doc (not a big Black Metal fan), and thought the guy was a completely full of shit charlatan after an initial watch. I then go and look him up online and see his prowess as a drummer. That totally changed my view of him in the doc. I went from thinking he was just your average empty exhibitionist, to an exhibitionist who was willing to take major risks that could hinder his talents as a drummer, just for a momentary performance. Not sure respect is the right way to describe it, but I was far less critical of the actions.

https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/#/episode-7-dave-hill/

This is a good listen. Norwegian Black Metal is the dumbest scene there has ever been and there is some good info here regarding its absurdity.

  On 3/25/2019 at 7:23 PM, Crossword Enthusiast said:

King Arthur. The quick-fire Guy Ritchie dialogue and "big beat" soundtrack were annoying, but it was okay. It makes me want to watch Excalibur again after so many years.

 i only managed to watch about 10 minutes of this film before i had to stop as it gave me the rage (due it being so fucking good damn awful)

seriously, shit like this makes me want to throw my tv out of the window at guy richie who is hopefully by chance walking by outside. 

I think when you live in a Scandinavian country, your life has so little stress that some kids get bored and make up their own little war to fight.