RaulMonkey wrote:So who's gonna count PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF as two separate movies on their journal, and who's gonna look at GRINDHOUSE as a single collaborative effort between Rodriguez, Tarantino, Roth, Zombie & Wright?
RaulMonkey wrote:So who's gonna count PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF as two separate movies on their journal, and who's gonna look at GRINDHOUSE as a single collaborative effort between Rodriguez, Tarantino, Roth, Zombie & Wright?
Nachokoolaid wrote:RaulMonkey wrote:So who's gonna count PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF as two separate movies on their journal, and who's gonna look at GRINDHOUSE as a single collaborative effort between Rodriguez, Tarantino, Roth, Zombie & Wright?
It's gotta be single, right?
magicmonkey wrote:Keepcoolbutcare wrote:
Meh
Smarch - Tideland
Explain thyself!
ThriceDamned wrote:Bad
Tideland (2006) (Mar. 28.) (FV)
magicmonkey wrote:Keepcoolbutcare wrote:
Meh
Smarch - Tideland
Explain thyself!
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:magicmonkey wrote:Keepcoolbutcare wrote:
Meh
Smarch - Tideland
Explain thyself!
it only garnered the "meh" for the out-of-this-world performance from Ferland and some pretty, lush cinematography, 'cuz aside from those two factors, the film gave me nothing.
What was the point, what was Gilliam trying to say, what was he going for? That Jeliza-Rose has amongst the shittiest childhoods known to man, that junkies are stupid, selfish and pointless? In the TIDELAND thread, the positive, well written reviews from both Locke and d-Lips both go on about the humor, how one should remember to laugh, but I didn't crack so much as a smile at any point. Rather, it was depressingly glum, and I found no humor in the antics of Bridges and Tilly. I get how, as Gilliam states, that one is supposed view it through the Jeliza's eyes, i.e. through the eyes of a child, but that device is tedious and wears thin quickly. Gilliam's never been known for his subtlety, but this was bludgeoning the viewer, this was a narrative device that was heavy handed, silly, and preposterous, to go along with at times bore-noyingly painful to watch.
Did you review it in the TIDELAND review thread MM? 'Cuz I'm curious as to what positives you took from it...
Al_Shut wrote:Yeah and I don't really mind the review where it is now but your original post on the first site really gets a bit long to contain full reviews.
More power to linkage!
justcheckin wrote:Who has GRINDHOUSE on their movie journal list.
I DO I DO... *raises hand and flaps it around wildly*
justcheckin wrote:Who has GRINDHOUSE on their movie journal list.
I DO I DO... *raises hand and flaps it around wildly*
WinslowLeach wrote:justcheckin wrote:Who has GRINDHOUSE on their movie journal list.
I DO I DO... *raises hand and flaps it around wildly*
Just you're now in my little book under C for: COOL CHICK! 8)
Brocktune wrote:you know, "The Killing Moon" is a way cooler song than "Never Tear Us Apart" and Echo & the Bunnymen and infinitely cooler and better band than INXS. but honestly, Never Tear Us Apart works better in the movie.
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:Brocktune wrote:you know, "The Killing Moon" is a way cooler song than "Never Tear Us Apart" and Echo & the Bunnymen and infinitely cooler and better band than INXS. but honestly, Never Tear Us Apart works better in the movie.
"Fate
Up against your will"
for me, at any rate, works better than
"You were there
Two worlds collided"
plus, the imagery of romantic desperation is much more vivid in "The Killing Moon".
either way, quite a second choice, and I'm glad for both versions, if only for the chance to contrast and compare the two.
Flumm wrote:
Mmm, this area of the neighbourhood is a little ...swarthier than I would have liked, especially considering the poor tax breaks being indtoduced for page 6ers, but hey ho.
Flumm wrote:I'm going to pitch in, if nothing else, than to keep track of what I'm watcing, and spend some time, hopefully, lingering over what I've watched, and digest it some, before moving ever onwards to the next thing.
I'm all compiled and up to date, just need to retrospectively, apply ratings, formatting and such..
Mmm, this area of the neighbourhood is a little ...swarthier than I would have liked, especially considering the poor tax breaks being indtoduced for page 6ers, but hey ho.
*terratorial widdling on abandoned scrubland*
::Due for Renovation::
(... probably when this is out of the Top 15 and your not peeking in ma windas..)
LeFlambeur wrote:Bob le Flambeur* (3)
LeFlambeur wrote:Once a Thief (1)
A Better Tommorow II (1)
A Better Tommorow III (1)
LeFlambeur wrote:The Bride with White Hair (1)
ThriceDamned wrote:Fair
King of New York (1990) (Mar. 24.)
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:@LeFlambeur
you, good sir, are the harshest critic we have here. Which isn't a bad thing, just sayin'...
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:LeFlambeur wrote:
Bob le Flambeur* (3)
but...but...IT'S YOUR SCREEN NAME?!?!
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:LeFlambeur wrote:Once a Thief (1)
A Better Tommorow II (1)
A Better Tommorow III (1)
ok, I can see the first one, ONCE A THIEF is minor Woo, even tho' there's a lot of charm in that one.
But A BETTER TOMORROW II only a 1?!? C'mon, that end sequence alone is worth at least a 3! 89 deaths!
Didja get how the Dean Shek character's arc equals how Tsui felt he was screwed over by the HK film industry?
and c'mon, some folks (ME!) will insist Tsui's part III is the best of the series...damned Wachowski's ripped off the slow mo' shells sequence in The Matrix from this!
Keepcoolbutcare wrote:LeFlambeur wrote:The Bride with White Hair (1)
now that's just a heresy.
Al_Shut wrote: ...But than I have to remind myself that the rating system is rather unusual with 1/5 still beeing mediocre. Puts things a little into perspective.
LeFlambeur wrote:Al_Shut wrote: ...But than I have to remind myself that the rating system is rather unusual with 1/5 still beeing mediocre. Puts things a little into perspective.
I'm not sure how to explain my rating system, because I myself am still trying to feel it out. I guess I figure it is better to be too prudent than too generous.
magicmonkey wrote:Keepcoolbutcare wrote:Brocktune wrote:you know, "The Killing Moon" is a way cooler song than "Never Tear Us Apart" and Echo & the Bunnymen and infinitely cooler and better band than INXS. but honestly, Never Tear Us Apart works better in the movie.
"Fate
Up against your will"
for me, at any rate, works better than
"You were there
Two worlds collided"
plus, the imagery of romantic desperation is much more vivid in "The Killing Moon".
either way, quite a second choice, and I'm glad for both versions, if only for the chance to contrast and compare the two.
I dunno, INXS is much sweeter, it sets a better tone for the movie for me at least. Plus the secret is in the two worlds colliding and its a much more optimistic way of looking at the story.
Having said that I do realise that Echo and the Bunnymen is perfect too, but it's kinda the difference between the wicked witch and the good witch telling the tale.
tapehead wrote:INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK.
Iconoclastica wrote:rinse and repeat . . . director of the free clinic next year
Iconoclastica wrote:Hey guys -
I know it's a faux pas to post about posting updates, but I had a couple of minutes for a quick study break, and I figured since I hadn't been here in so long, I'd pop in to say hello (I miss you guys!!!) . . . and do the one geeky thing I could think of that would take minimal brain capacity - update my 2007 movie journal :-p. Hope all is well, and that most major catastrophes have been evaded in the absense of me and my dzas desert eagle
so sorry wrote:Flumm, I heard that this guy might be willing to sell his spot on page 2.
He got the spot, but hasn't done anything yet and doesn't seem like he wants to, so you might be able to get a good deal.
Quite frankly I don't like the where you are now, and this guy is just bringing down the property value of the early pages...
Brocktune wrote:tapehead wrote:INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK.
i disagree. by KICK, they were done. it may have been their greatest commercial success (at least in the US), but i feel that they peaked with Shabooh Shoobah, and Listen Like Theives was a fitting end. kick was complete garbage. i used to love that record a long, long time ago. you know how some of those records you listened to as a kid still hold up 10 or 20 years later? well, kick aint one of those reocrds. ill take the 12" remix of new sensation, and let the rest be obliterated from existence. seriously, if i never hear "need you tonight" for the rest of my life, it will be too soon.
Brocktune wrote:4/15/07 - THE KID - 7.5/10 - H - if i didnt know, i never would have guessed that that beguiling, precocious little child would grow up to be that beguiling, precocious Uncle Fester. Simultaneously funny, and moving. The acting is very sincere. Heads up, fellas. This flick melted my gf's heart. Not only did I get an important and entertaining slice of cinema, but it got me laid too. Next time you have that hot geekette coming over, maybe think about popping this in first, eh? Might not be the last thing you pop in that night.
tapehead wrote:Brocktune wrote:tapehead wrote:INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK.
i disagree. by KICK, they were done. it may have been their greatest commercial success (at least in the US), but i feel that they peaked with Shabooh Shoobah, and Listen Like Theives was a fitting end. kick was complete garbage. i used to love that record a long, long time ago. you know how some of those records you listened to as a kid still hold up 10 or 20 years later? well, kick aint one of those reocrds. ill take the 12" remix of new sensation, and let the rest be obliterated from existence. seriously, if i never hear "need you tonight" for the rest of my life, it will be too soon.
... yeah fuck it, you're right - though I might hold on to the faux Doors groove of 'Mystify me' and their cover of The Loved Ones 'The Loved One' as well, they never were as good as their first five albums - curious what you might think of The Swing, then, which was released between Shabooh Shoobah and Listen...
Brocktune wrote:tapehead wrote:Brocktune wrote:tapehead wrote:INXS peak on Listen Like thieves and plateau out on KICK.
i disagree. by KICK, they were done. it may have been their greatest commercial success (at least in the US), but i feel that they peaked with Shabooh Shoobah, and Listen Like Theives was a fitting end. kick was complete garbage. i used to love that record a long, long time ago. you know how some of those records you listened to as a kid still hold up 10 or 20 years later? well, kick aint one of those reocrds. ill take the 12" remix of new sensation, and let the rest be obliterated from existence. seriously, if i never hear "need you tonight" for the rest of my life, it will be too soon.
... yeah fuck it, you're right - though I might hold on to the faux Doors groove of 'Mystify me' and their cover of The Loved Ones 'The Loved One' as well, they never were as good as their first five albums - curious what you might think of The Swing, then, which was released between Shabooh Shoobah and Listen...
i really dig the swing. i like Shabooh Shoobah better, but The Swing is really good too. i think the technical advantages between Listen Like Thieves, ans The Swing could be debated, but i enjoy TS better. LLT has a more polished "mainstream" (for lack of a better term) sound. it has some really great songs, but ultimately foreshadows KICK a little too much. The Swing however is a different story. i fucking love Melting In The Sun, I Send A Message, and Dancing On The Jetty. so good. i mean the rest of the record is pretty good too. but those three songs in a row are so bitchin. that chorus'd out bass. andy farris's synth work. it was like they found a really good middle ground between their sort of bar rock, and what was happening, or had happened in new wave. they were pop enough to create some really great songs that were palatable to the pop crowd, yet they were still dark and brooding enough for the new wave and new romo crowd. at least, until Listen Like Thieves. Shabooh Shoobah and The Swing are important staples of alternative music history. great records. seriously, i have listened to these records for years, and they still get a fairly regular rotation. Shabooh Shoobah is a masterpiece. well, now im probably gushing a little too much. great records though.
Flumm wrote:The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Yojimbo (1961)
- (Yojimbo the Bodyguard) |USA|
Inosensu: Kôkaku kidôtai (2004)
- (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence)
Akahige (1965)
- (Red Beard)
A Cock And Bull Story (2005)
- (Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) |USA|
A Mighty Wind (2003)
The Public Enemy (1931)
QT!!! wrote:Sold!
I'm gonna put something from Shabooh Shoobah in my War epic. Any suggestions as to what kind of Hutchence goodness you'd like to muthafuckin see on screen when Adam Sandler (possibly) blasts the ever-living fuck outta some muthafuckin nazis?
Just kidding - there won't actually be any fighting in the film - I'm gonna bend some genres and re-invent some non-existent ones and we're gonna just continously catch up with these dirty dozen-esque muthafuckas only just before and just after each battle.
And they'll be hanging around talking and whining like a bunch of badass broken down muthafuckin Winslows. You'll have to always piece together the bits of battle and what the fuck just happened to these badass broken down muthafuckin Winslows each time.
So, any thoughts?
Brocktune wrote:Flumm wrote:The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Yojimbo (1961)
- (Yojimbo the Bodyguard) |USA|
Inosensu: Kôkaku kidôtai (2004)
- (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence)
Akahige (1965)
- (Red Beard)
A Cock And Bull Story (2005)
- (Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) |USA|
A Mighty Wind (2003)
The Public Enemy (1931)
man, you have got some real winners in there old buddy. and some personal favorites.
now, your thoughts on "Forbidden Zone", if you please!
Flumm wrote:Dao (1995)
- (The Blade) |USA|
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