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[LabradoRacer]

Persevere, on 09 January 2011 - 07:01 PM, said:

As always, you've juxtaposed the letters in my name:  must be a generational thing.

No, I'm simply being myself.

Recommend an eccentric Jap comedy movie: Big Man Japan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997147/    Yet to see it, but I'm already sold on the basis of the synopsis.


Machete  was fun exploitation spoof, but no match for Black Dynamite. The latter's an amazing comedy movie. A must-see. Blaxploitation def. Mexploitation!

[Autumnpuma]

True Grit. Damned fine movie. My only gripe is that I wish they'd chosen another, less iconic, movie to re-make. My mind kept drifting to the John Wayne version, comparing and contrasting, and it was a bit distracting. I'd tell you all to see it now, except the uncivilized world wont have this movie in theatres yet.  

[LabradoRacer]

Autumnpuma, on 10 January 2011 - 10:51 PM, said:

True Grit. Damned fine movie. My only gripe is that I wish they'd chosen another, less iconic, movie to re-make. My mind kept drifting to the John Wayne version, comparing and contrasting, and it was a bit distracting. I'd tell you all to see it now, except the uncivilized world wont have this movie in theatres yet.  

And you, from a civilized world (gun shooting FTW) have never heard of torrents!

Well, the Coen Brothers can do no wrong it seems. I really liked their Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink  and The Big Lebowski.

[Autumnpuma]

LabradoRacer, on 11 January 2011 - 12:46 AM, said:

And you, from a civilized world (gun shooting FTW) have never heard of torrents!

Ha!

LabradoRacer, on 11 January 2011 - 12:46 AM, said:

Well, the Coen Brothers can do no wrong it seems. I really liked their Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink  and The Big Lebowski.

Agreed. You forgot Raising Arizona. Scoff if you must, but that was a funny film for it's time.

[monza gorilla]

Autumnpuma, on 12 January 2011 - 01:42 AM, said:

Agreed. You forgot Raising Arizona. Scoff if you must, but that was a funny film for it's time.

Correction: it is still funny. One of me faves. As for True Grit, isn't it more faithful to the book this time?

[LabradoRacer]

Autumnpuma, on 12 January 2011 - 01:42 AM, said:

Agreed. You forgot Raising Arizona. Scoff if you must, but that was a funny film for it's time.

Thank you for reminding me of that. A trip to imdb revealed I gave it 8/10. Damn fine comedy.


Has anyone here heard of Troma films? They make hilarious, OTT comedies (with plenty of T & A thrown in!) on a shoe-string budget. Do see Toxic Avenger (about 5 or 6 movies here), Tromeo & Juliet, Poultrygeist, Terror Firmer .


From Trey Parker, the South Park guy, a wacky comedy: Cannibal the Musical http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115819/

By the way, does anyone here have an appetite for gore-comedy (gorny) movies? If I recall correctly, only Russ was the other guy in this thread to mention one such movie (Bad Taste).  A pity that Peter Jackson's turned his back on such movies. His Braindead (gore overload!), Meet the Feebles (not so gory) were also fantastic.

[monza gorilla]

Oh yeah. Bad Taste and Braindead. Absolute classics of the genre. The things you can do with a lawnmower! Best line: "I kick arse for the Lord" Smite
Meet the Feebles I thought was just feeble by comparison. Sort of Fraggle Rock with nudity.

Toxic Avenger was fun. Loved ReAnimator and all those Charles Band movies.

Edited by monza gorilla, 12 January 2011 - 03:59 PM.

[LabradoRacer]

Monsters. Sort of a Cloverfield on Valium. Fairly okay movie.

[BradSpeedMan]

LabradoRacer, on 29 January 2011 - 05:53 PM, said:

Monsters. Sort of a Cloverfield on Valium. Fairly okay movie.

not the animation movie?

[LabradoRacer]

BradSpeedMan, on 29 January 2011 - 06:57 PM, said:

not the animation movie?

Haha, no, not Monsters Inc / Monsters vs Aliens. Just plain Monsters. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/

[BradSpeedMan]

LabradoRacer, on 29 January 2011 - 07:29 PM, said:

Haha, no, not Monsters Inc / Monsters vs Aliens. Just plain Monsters. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/

ah, alien life on earth, so much for an original plot

[Persevere]

Recently, and after an absurd number of delays, I had the pleasure of watching Juan Jose Campanella's The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de sus Ojos).  He is obviously a talented filmmaker.  If you are looking for a film with some intelligence and substance try this.

[jackgarrett]

senna the movie

[Rainmaster]

Can't wait to see the Senna film on an IMAX screen.

Saw a film called Timecrimes (2007) recently, pretty good and I'd recommend. Also saw King of the Hill/El rey de la montaña (2007), which was mildly entertaining if you've got nothing better to do. Finally, there was Babylon A.D. (2008), which I advise you to avoid at all costs!

[Rainmaster]

Watched The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007). It's a documentary about veteran gamers trying to set world records on classic arcade games. Much more entertaining watch than I thought it would be. Really a cool film considering the subject matter!

Also saw Get Him to the Greek which was a decent enough comedy with some funny lines, but nothing too great story wise as you'd expect.

[Kopite Girl]

Solomon Kane. I ****ing loved this film. And eye candy in James Purefoy too! Reminded me in parts of Constantine which I also liked, but the comic books were better.

I watched Lady Vendetta again also. That film is moving, has some comedy moments, and some real dark ones too. I honestly think the build up and the climax of this film is quite possibly one of the most unique and most people relevant (as in I think most people in that situation would do the same and have thought about doing the same) - it really questions your baseline morals and makes you question the very fibre in your heart, mind and soul. Faced with vengeance, how would you react?

I love a good horror too. So, if anyone can recommend me a decent unique worthy of watching scare filled psychological and gory horror, please do. I love Japanese film, and the Japanese horror genre are always miles more superior than the american/european remakes. For instance One Missed Call. Jap version, brilliant. Remake = awful.

[Autumnpuma]

monza gorilla, on 12 January 2011 - 10:01 AM, said:

Correction: it is still funny. One of me faves. As for True Grit, isn't it more faithful to the book this time?

Sorry, forgot I posted in this thread!

Anyway, yeah, the new flick is more faithful to the book, but John Wayne is so Iconic American that I prefer his Rooster Cogburn. I'm not sure I want to delve into what part of my brain prefers an inferior movie because of of John Wayne. I suspect it will scare me.

[LabradoRacer]

Kopite Girl, on 10 March 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

Solomon Kane. I ****ing loved this film. And eye candy in James Purefoy too! Reminded me in parts of Constantine which I also liked, but the comic books were better.

I watched Lady Vendetta again also. That film is moving, has some comedy moments, and some real dark ones too. I honestly think the build up and the climax of this film is quite possibly one of the most unique and most people relevant (as in I think most people in that situation would do the same and have thought about doing the same) - it really questions your baseline morals and makes you question the very fibre in your heart, mind and soul. Faced with vengeance, how would you react?

I love a good horror too. So, if anyone can recommend me a decent unique worthy of watching scare filled psychological and gory horror, please do. I love Japanese film, and the Japanese horror genre are always miles more superior than the american/european remakes. For instance One Missed Call. Jap version, brilliant. Remake = awful.

Will see Solomon Kane. Does seem interesting.

It's Lady Vengeance.

Horror recos:

Exte: Hair extensions http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0904049/

Marebito http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434179/

Thesis http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117883/

Paperhouse http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098061/

I saw the devil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/

Taxidermia http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410730/

Tell me something http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220806/

[Kopite Girl]

Thanks Jay I meant Lady Vengeance, but for some reason I typed vendetta. Duh!

I'll take a look at all of these! On Amazon as we speak! Thanks again dude. Hug.

[LabradoRacer]

Lord of War (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/ )is a fantastic movie about an arms dealer who doesn't have the words 'morals' and 'ethics' in his dictionary. Er, no, it's not a movie about Adnan Khashoggi. The opening sequence is amazing, and the rest of the movie too is superbly shot. Do see it, it's a hyperkinetic, entertaining ride!

[freaky2]

LabradoRacer, on 20 March 2011 - 03:38 AM, said:

Lord of War (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/ )is a fantastic movie about an arms dealer who doesn't have the words 'morals' and 'ethics' in his dictionary. Er, no, it's not a movie about Adnan Khashoggi. The opening sequence is amazing, and the rest of the movie too is superbly shot. Do see it, it's a hyperkinetic, entertaining ride!

Useless reply but... I watched it 2 years ago and I agree it's very good ^^ (Just surprised at having watched a film before you did xD)

[Persevere]

LabradoRacer, on 20 March 2011 - 03:38 AM, said:

Lord of War (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/ )is a fantastic movie about an arms dealer who doesn't have the words 'morals' and 'ethics' in his dictionary. Er, no, it's not a movie about Adnan Khashoggi. The opening sequence is amazing, and the rest of the movie too is superbly shot. Do see it, it's a hyperkinetic, entertaining ride!

You're right, Jay - it is very good.  Odd how N. Cage swings from films such as this to derivative, noisy junk but maybe that car collection of his has something to do with it.

[LabradoRacer]

freaky2, on 20 March 2011 - 10:30 AM, said:

Useless reply but... I watched it 2 years ago and I agree it's very good ^^ (Just surprised at having watched a film before you did xD)

I'd seen long back. It's just that I was reminded of the movie while checking out another movie on imdb.

And yes, my ego would be very injured if you saw good movies before me.  No, just kidding. I never knew of Hayao Miyazaki until you told me about him. Thanks a ton for that.

[LabradoRacer]

Persevere, on 20 March 2011 - 11:12 AM, said:

You're right, Jay - it is very good.  Odd how N. Cage swings from films such as this to derivative, noisy junk but maybe that car collection of his has something to do with it.

I can't wait to see Cage's Drive Angry.  It's got lotsa gore, over-the-top action, T&A, trashy dialogues, flimsy storyline, a sexy lead actress (never mind that she's a dyke). What more can one want from a movie?

[Kopite Girl]

TBH, I saw Lord of War on release and thought it was an awful film. Thought Cage was bland and drab, and half the time looked as if he wanted to be elsewhere. Sorry guys.

[LabradoRacer]

Kopite Girl, on 21 March 2011 - 01:39 AM, said:

TBH, I saw Lord of War on release and thought it was an awful film. Thought Cage was bland and drab, and half the time looked as if he wanted to be elsewhere. Sorry guys.

I don't know what you're sorry for. The guys you said sorry to aren't going to bite your head off for not liking a movie they liked.

And, yeah, watched Solomon Kane. I found the movie passable, 6/10. No, I ain't sorry for that! The best thing about the movie was the beautiful, curvy Rachel Hurd Wood.


Watched Almodovar's Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101026/ Liked it a lot, gave it 8/10. Think of it as a movie about Stockholm syndrome combined with comedy and innocence. A nice thing about the movie is how almost every character is child-like & naive. Even more, it's seemingly a world where everyone accepts everyone for what they are. Do watch it. Oh one more thing. Don't miss the scene where the lead actress is nekkid in the bathtub and a toy scuba diver tries to enter between her legs.

[Persevere]

Pedro Almodovar is one of the most complete filmmakers working today.  He understands and attends to every detail of his films.  No, that doesn't mean everything he does is a masterpiece.  But the look and style of his body of work to date is terribly impressive.

[Kopite Girl]

Death Note 3. Pretty good! I liked Light (Kira) from the first 2 films,

Spoiler

this one is about the last 23 hours of L so it runs kind of concurrent to Death Note 2

. But I think L is just awesome!

Paranormal Entity 2. A group of paranormal researchers go to the re-built house of serial killer John Wayne Gacy jr to investigate it and either prove or disprove existence of the supernatural. Pretty OK. A few scary jumpy parts. A bit more action than Paranormal Activity but acting skills leave a little to be desired.

Apartment 1303. Jap horror. Good when nothing else to do. Don't expect too many heart-stopping moments, because there's not many! Entertaining enough when bored.

[Quiet One]

Watched "Senna"

Just like Ayrton, I guess in the end it will be a unique experience for each one of us. For me, it was a mix of some controversial manipulation of facts (as much as I was on Senna's side in the Prost vs Senna war, I must confess that Prost's side is not sufficiently shown here), some disappointment on things that were not enough covered (moree racing! Les taking!), some very fun moments, lots and lots and lots of memories coming back (for all you younguns, do not miss Ballestre and see how much of him you recognize in Bernie), oh...I don't know. And above all: NOT ENOUGH XUXA! (She was one of the very few women that made my knees actually go weak everytime I saw her)

For me it was an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. And I cried. I couldn't stop the tears fro at least 30 minutes after watching the movie.

Funny thing is, I didn't cry for Senna, but for myself. For all the things that happened in all these times. For Brazil and the memories of those dark times in Latin America. For the death of so many illusions I had at the time very few of which had anything to do with Senna.

In any case, you must watch it. Like I said, I am sure it will be a unique experience for everyone of us. And, in the end, it is a smal window for all those that never experience his magic to understand how powerful it was and how difficult it is to transmit it right now. For all those that experienced it, probably will bring back many memories as it happened to me.

[Rainmaster]

Quiet One, on 03 April 2011 - 01:56 PM, said:

Watched "Senna"

Just like Ayrton, I guess in the end it will be a unique experience for each one of us. For me, it was a mix of some controversial manipulation of facts (as much as I was on Senna's side in the Prost vs Senna war, I must confess that Prost's side is not sufficiently shown here), some disappointment on things that were not enough covered (moree racing! Les taking!), some very fun moments, lots and lots and lots of memories coming back (for all you younguns, do not miss Ballestre and see how much of him you recognize in Bernie), oh...I don't know. And above all: NOT ENOUGH XUXA! (She was one of the very few women that made my knees actually go weak everytime I saw her)

For me it was an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. And I cried. I couldn't stop the tears fro at least 30 minutes after watching the movie.

Funny thing is, I didn't cry for Senna, but for myself. For all the things that happened in all these times. For Brazil and the memories of those dark times in Latin America. For the death of so many illusions I had at the time very few of which had anything to do with Senna.

In any case, you must watch it. Like I said, I am sure it will be a unique experience for everyone of us. And, in the end, it is a smal window for all those that never experience his magic to understand how powerful it was and how difficult it is to transmit it right now. For all those that experienced it, probably will bring back many memories as it happened to me.

Thanks for the review! I haven't seen it but plan on when it's released here on June 3rd. The documentary makers have apparently admitted that it is a biased documentary and not meant to be anything else, so I'll bear that in mind when I see it.