The Official Movie Thread

[DarkBliss]

last time i saw him was in the illusionist so i'm having trouble agreeing with that. he's generally cool in his more famous roles though

I haven't watched that movie, so can't comment on that.
But generally speaking, he's a pretty versatile actor.

 

[Einherjar86]

Wasn't Clockwork Orange also the first film that openly portrayed gruesome violence?

Hmmm, possibly. Sam Peckinpah was another director who started portraying gruesome violence. I've never seen The Wild Bunch, but I've heard that it was very violent for its time. I'm also not sure when Straw Dogs came out, but that film definitely is a contender for extreme violence in 1970s cinema.

EDIT: just looked it up. Both Straw Dogs and A Clockwork Orange were released in 1971 and started a lot of controversy over the portrayal of "escalated violence" in films (supposedly The French Connection was part of this group as well).

Well that was pulled straight from Herodotus.

A few other quotes were supposedly true as well:

"Spartans, eat hearty, for tonight we dine in Hades!" (or hell)
~Leonidas

and...

"Spartans! Lay down your weapons!"
"Persians! Come and get them!"
~Leonidas

Were those from Herodotus as well?

 

[The Ozzman]

Trailer for the movie based off the book Choke

 

[False Joe]

Just finished watching Tango and Cash.

Cheesy 80's freeze frame endings ftmfw. Lovesit.

 

[Zephyrus]

Hmmm, possibly. Sam Peckinpah was another director who started portraying gruesome violence. I've never seen The Wild Bunch, but I've heard that it was very violent for its time. I'm also not sure when Straw Dogs came out, but that film definitely is a contender for extreme violence in 1970s cinema.

EDIT: just looked it up. Both Straw Dogs and A Clockwork Orange were released in 1971 and started a lot of controversy over the portrayal of "escalated violence" in films (supposedly The French Connection was part of this group as well).



A few other quotes were supposedly true as well:

"Spartans, eat hearty, for tonight we dine in Hades!" (or hell)
~Leonidas

and...

"Spartans! Lay down your weapons!"
"Persians! Come and get them!"
~Leonidas

Were those from Herodotus as well?

I believe so, but I'll confirm that once I read that part of Herodotus. I'm almost there, since Xerxes is starting his march into Greece at the point I'm reading.

 

[rms]

Hey guys, I just started my Netflix account back up and I figured this is probaly the best place to ask, but any recommendations?! I like any horror, comedy, action, thrillers, mystery, foreign doesnt bother me..basically pretty broad just not huge on musicals and kids movies. THanks if you offer anything good!

 

[Thoth-Amon]

the wild bunch has the best shootout EVER

as for recs, here's a few of my favourites which everyone should watch:
no country for old men (coen brothers, 2007)
aguirre: the wrath of god (herzog, 1972)
the long goodbye (altman, 1973)
the passenger (antonioni, 1975)
stalker (tarkovsky, 1979)
mulholland drive (lynch, 2001)
the seventh seal (bergman, 1957)
sunset blvd (wilder, 1950)
in the mood for love (kar wai, 2000)
dead ringers (cronenberg, 1988)
chinatown (polanski, 1974)
hana-bi (kitano, 1997)
eyes wide shut (kubrick, 1999)
blade runner (scott, 1982)

of the films you've that i've seen all of them are excellent

 

[no country for old wainds]

here's some essential viewing:

aguirre: the wrath of god (herzog, 1972)

no country for old men (coen bros, 2007)

the long goodbye (altman, 1973)

mulholland drive (lynch, 2001)

the passenger (antonioni, 1975)

stalker (tarkovsky, 1979)

blade runner (scott, 1982)

dead ringers (cronenberg, 1988)

eyes wide shut (kubrick, 1999)

hana-bi (kitano, 1997)

in the mood for love (kar wai, 2000)

sunset blvd. (wilder, 1950)

the seventh seal (bergman, 1957)

 

[cookiecutter]

Straw Dogs is a pretty good movie

 

[NinjaGeek]

Hey guys, I just started my Netflix account back up and I figured this is probaly the best place to ask, but any recommendations?! I like any horror, comedy, action, thrillers, mystery, foreign doesnt bother me..basically pretty broad just not huge on musicals and kids movies. THanks if you offer anything good!

Here are some of my favorites in no particular order.

Seven Samurai
El Topo
Riki-Oh
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Oldboy
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
To Be or Not To Be (1942)
Aguirre: Wrath of God
Even Dwarfs Started Small
Cobra Verde
Death Race 2000
There Will Be Blood
Ratcatcher
The Street Fighter
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Coffin Joe: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
The Fisher King
Ninja Wars
13 Tzameti
Delicatessen
Tampopo
Lady Snowblood
Dragon Inn(1992)
Street Trash
The Warriors
Cannibal Holocaust
Ashes of Time
20 Million Miles to Earth
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
Funny Games
The Taking of Pelham 123
Little Otik
Tears of the Black Tiger
Ilsa: She Wolf of The SS
Me and You And Everyone We Know
Dead Man
Naked Lunch
4D Man
The Machine Girl
The Car
The Cars That Ate Paris

 

[NinjaGeek]

Wasn't Clockwork Orange also the first film that openly portrayed gruesome violence?

With such an opinionated type of statement it's hard to definitively say "the first". There were certainly movies previous that depicted gruesome violence, but probably with not as much realism and not as big an audience.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Seven Samurai

YES

Oldboy

yes

Aguirre: Wrath of God

OH GOD YES

Even Dwarfs Started Small

lol, hell yeah

There Will Be Blood

yes, but holy fucking shit how overrated is this film

Dead Man

i suppose

 

[cookiecutter]

I saw El Topo once. Very strange movie

 

[NinjaGeek]

So anyone hear about the remake of deathrace 2000?



Looks horrible to me. No pedestrians to run over, and Jason Statham as the lead. Bleh!

 

[False Joe]

WTf.
THat isn't even close to the "So shit it's awesome" original.
less boobs, no president, no pedetrians, no humourous cars, no nazis.
W. T. F.

 

[Einherjar86]

I saw El Topo once. Very strange movie

Have you seen The Holy Mountain?

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Oldboy
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

 

[NinjaGeek]

Just saw the American remake of Funny Games. Basically the same as the original, except the acting feels over-rehearsed, some of the lines are slightly different, and Naomi Watts spends most of the middle of the film in her underwear.

 

[unknown]

well it was redirected by Michael Haneke

btw, 13 Tzameti was such a badass film, but the ending could have been stronger

 

[genocide roach]

btw, 13 Tzameti was such a badass film, but the ending could have been stronger

i remember thinking the same thing
~gR~