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lordcatfish
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Mercury Rising - for the uninformed, Bruce Willis has to protect a nine year old autistic boy who has cracked a secret government code. An enjoyable film.
derek
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Borat.
What a disappointment
I thought it was absolute genius. Perhaps the best film of the last 10 years, maybe more. And Im totally serious. I've been contemplating a philosopher thread about it.
derek
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It's certainly under appreciated for the intelligence contained within it, but surely you exaggerate?
I'm quite fond of it because the apparent vulgarity reminds me of the classical satirists. I've wrote often on the idea of social commentary being all the more powerful through absurdity, and I consider Borat as one of the best modern examples of that.
In playing someone so dumb, Cohen really got people to open up and say how they really feel, in a world where almost nobody is honest, that's one hell of a power.
I'm quite fond of it because the apparent vulgarity reminds me of the classical satirists. I've wrote often on the idea of social commentary being all the more powerful through absurdity, and I consider Borat as one of the best modern examples of that.
In playing someone so dumb, Cohen really got people to open up and say how they really feel, in a world where almost nobody is honest, that's one hell of a power.
These are all the reasons why I think it genius. Even if Borat is but a minor artist in this field--from Aristophanes to Lucian, Erasmus to Rabelais--I love the fact the grotesque satire and humor of old is vaguely embodied in Borat. He mocks everyone, and his satire has real purpose as you say--he exposes the folly of man and prejudice. But I agree, his satire is a bit too pointed at ethnic groups, and foolish to stand up to the classicists and the renaissance humanists.
Furthmore, this is the problem with modern comedy: satire and humor is either nihilistic, interior, or pointless, instead of being revolutionary. As you know Derek, laughter and grotesque humor used to be used to combat fear, to turn the world on end (from classic to up to the industrial age, carnivals and feasts generally mocked the whole world, to the point of even electing a fool king for a day--turning the world upside down), to celebrate man in all of his idiocy and faults. This is a philosopher thread Im too tired to write.
derek
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Satire always has to caustically make fun of someone. The childish side of me couldn't help but laugh when the Jew-Devil laid an egg!
The bit where he threw dollar bills at the jews who shapeshifted into cockroaches, had me laughing for weeks.
derek
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Something I just read, Curt:
(About American Beauty):
# The last name of Mena Suvari's character, Angela Hayes, is probably a reference to the last name of Lolita Haze, from the Vladimir Nabokov novel "Lolita."
# Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who develops an infatuation with an adolescent girl, is an update of Humbert Humbert from the classic novel Lolita. "Lester Burnham" is an anagram for "Humbert learns."
Cool, huh?
(About American Beauty):
# The last name of Mena Suvari's character, Angela Hayes, is probably a reference to the last name of Lolita Haze, from the Vladimir Nabokov novel "Lolita."
# Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who develops an infatuation with an adolescent girl, is an update of Humbert Humbert from the classic novel Lolita. "Lester Burnham" is an anagram for "Humbert learns."
Cool, huh?
angelofdeath9308
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I'll have two in here, because I was going to post a few days ago, but my browser fucked up.
Blood Diamond - A man taken as a slave worker (Solomon Vandy) by the RUF finds a valuable diamond, but instead of turning it in to the RUF soldiers, he plans to keep it. This decision ends up putting his and his family members' lives on the line. A diamond smuggler hears about the diamond from the man who saw Solomon take the diamond and decides to help him find his family in exchange for the diamond.
I really enjoyed this one. 9/10
Kids - Pretty weird movie. It's hard to write much about it because there's basically only two things in this movie. Sex and drugs. It's about how this 15 year-old kid is always tricking virgins into fucking him, but he doesn't know he has AIDS. Some weird shit, goes a bit far.
8/10
Blood Diamond - A man taken as a slave worker (Solomon Vandy) by the RUF finds a valuable diamond, but instead of turning it in to the RUF soldiers, he plans to keep it. This decision ends up putting his and his family members' lives on the line. A diamond smuggler hears about the diamond from the man who saw Solomon take the diamond and decides to help him find his family in exchange for the diamond.
I really enjoyed this one. 9/10
Kids - Pretty weird movie. It's hard to write much about it because there's basically only two things in this movie. Sex and drugs. It's about how this 15 year-old kid is always tricking virgins into fucking him, but he doesn't know he has AIDS. Some weird shit, goes a bit far.
8/10
13th Nightmare
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A week or two ago I watched The Descent. Even though I have seen it quite a few times. There are still certain areas I jump when it happens.
Then a few nights ago I decided to watch See No Evil out of curiosity. Not exactly a scary movie. I found myself laughing a few times, not from being scared, just what was going on
Then a few nights ago I decided to watch See No Evil out of curiosity. Not exactly a scary movie. I found myself laughing a few times, not from being scared, just what was going on
derek
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It won the academy award, so my taste might not be that great. I just thought it overrated.
derek
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People tend to read too much into it, but Spacey put in a great performance, and I think (for the most part) it was a good exploration of such a character. Parts of it were convoluted and contrived, and Mendes has a really disjointed direction style, but surely the overall impact, message and nuanced performances make it all worthwhile?
SaraScenester
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Satanstoenail
My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle
I saw Children of Men last night, and was extremely impressed. Best movie I've seen in ages. Everything about it was really well done; The direction, story, acting, the pace & suspense, the action scenes, the extended takes and realtime feel, the vision of the chaotic world at its end with no hope in sight, all of it. Nothing was overdone or cheesy.
Clive Owen was great as the disillusioned, depressed, cynical loner turned hero and Michael Caine was excellent as the eccentric hippie mate. The state of the world in 20 years time is exactly as you would imagine under the circumstances, the gloomy English setting is perfectly apocalyptic. I also liked the way a lot of things were left to the imagination instead of being spelled out. I need more films like this.
Anyone else seen it? Thoughts?
Clive Owen was great as the disillusioned, depressed, cynical loner turned hero and Michael Caine was excellent as the eccentric hippie mate. The state of the world in 20 years time is exactly as you would imagine under the circumstances, the gloomy English setting is perfectly apocalyptic. I also liked the way a lot of things were left to the imagination instead of being spelled out. I need more films like this.
Anyone else seen it? Thoughts?
Rest Stop. Some cool parts, other than that disapointing. The female playing the main role was very hot so I don't regret it!
