The Official Movie Thread

[Oblivious Maximus]

The MPAA is a fucking inquisition out to stuff its liberal Christian family values down the throats of as many films as it can. It's no surprise, given the fucking Walt Disney company basically controls it (along with a few other white bread studios).

I'm reminded of the controversy surrounding Kids when it was first released. The MPAA gave it an NC-17, but the film was distributed by Miramax which was owned by Disney who had a policy that forbade NC-17 rated films so the Weinstein's had to buy the rights back and release it through a one-off shell company.

What I don't get is why IFC don't just release the uncut version either straight to DVD or through a streaming service. And it's not like other movies have totally bypassed the MPAA and released films unrated before knowing it would severely limit the distribution. Let's face it, even if it was neutered beyond belief, a Von Trier film is never going to get a wide release so why go through all this headache?

 

[CiG]

Might make my '76 list and this gif basically sums up the entire film:

 

[CiG]

NW:

Richard Lynch is the best villain.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Man you guys remember all those Chuck Norris memes years ago? That picture just brought some flashbacks

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Watching:

Spoiler

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Love Wishmaster. A rare post-Scream late 90's horror gem (pun very much intended). Those effects still hold up pretty well. The first sequel ain't bad either.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Love Wishmaster. A rare post-Scream late 90's horror gem (pun very much intended). Those effects still hold up pretty well. The first sequel ain't bad either.

Yeah part 2 is pretty damn good. Huge dip in quality on 3 and 4.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Yeah part 2 is pretty damn good. Huge dip in quality on 3 and 4.

I sometimes wonder if the third and fourth would have benifited from Andrew Divoff's presence. He gave the Djinn so much personality. Part 3 does have AJ Cook, so there's that.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

I sometimes wonder if the third and fourth would have benifited from Andrew Divoff's presence. He gave the Djinn so much personality. Part 3 does have AJ Cook, so there's that.

I think it definitely would have made a difference. Like you said he gave him his personality.

 

[CiG]

Feeling in the right mood to rewatch this.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

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Feeling in the right mood to rewatch this.

Director's cut?

 

[no country for old wainds]

anyone who didn't connect with one cut should try the other, they're pretty different and both cool in their own ways. i prefer the theatrical though. most people do afaik, i think it's the 'canonical' cut, which is kind of unusual.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

I think I've only seen the director's cut? Its the one i own on dvd. But i like the movie, will have to hunt down the theatrical cut.

 

[no country for old wainds]

theatrical cut is audioslave, director's cut is 'in the air tonight' lol

the theatrical cut is actually also a director's cut i believe, so the 'director's cut' is really just an extended version. i think the theatrical has more urgency though due to being a bit more stripped down. i might be overstating how different they are though, i've seen the theatrical a lot more recently.

 

[CiG]

I think my copy is the theatrical cut, running at 126 minutes. It doesn't specify what cut it is on the case so I'm assuming that's what it is.

 

[no country for old wainds]

yeah it will be, i have the same copy i think

 

[CiG]

I didn't even know there were multiple cuts, something to keep an eye out for.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

i might be overstating how different they are though, i've seen the theatrical a lot more recently.

No, i think you're correct, this isn't the first time I've heard they're pretty different and if one version didn't do it for ya to check out the other. No going back now, will be on a mission to check out the theatrical version.

 

[CiG]

In an action movie mood most nights lately.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

It's pretty fucking entertaining.