what are you watching today?

[fang]

i nominate Full Metal Jacket for best vietnam war movie ! although all the flicks named are classics

[Augustus]

[gfunkdocta]

[tylortakahisa]

watching the end of mankind and the rise of the machines:eek::eek::eek:

[Magsåvningsreserven]

pictur

i'm gonna have to watch this, just because that is teh dopest (i assume) dog missing poster i've seen

[into the rain]

[weinfeld]

i nominate Full Metal Jacket for best vietnam war movie ! although all the flicks named are classics

Yeah, too bad the second half of that movie sucked. I'm surprised no one has mentioned my favorite yet, The Deer Hunter. That one is just so intense.

[Magsåvningsreserven]

I should just fly to the US and slap you all in the face with my dick

>>>>

[chubby]

[jizzimmy]

[White Teeth]

[NESK]

fair enough... I guess it's sort of an apples and oranges comparison and I haven't read the book yet. I kind of got the sense that I might have appreciated the all the stuff about colonel kurtz a little more if I was more familiar with the story, but to a complete outsider, it seemed a little too bizarre and far-fetched. Also, this may be blasphemy, but I thought Marlon Brando didn't live up to expectations in his role.

anyway, thanks for the thoughtful and informative comments.

i think you just need to rewatch it without having standard war movie expectations. its pretty critical of the traditional war/epic narrative. its relevance is historical considering the american political climate post-nam, and alot of other movies followed suit about PTS and/or veterans comign home and realizing they fought over some bullshit. AN and deer hunter really kind of shifted american war films into new territory, or at least polarized them in to two seperate genres. i think it stands well alone without having to read the novel, too. which is a pretty incredible feat to pull off when adapting something as highly regarded as heart of darkness.

and platoon has some of the worst acting and cheesiest mellodrama ever committed to celluloid. i mean, it was awesome when i was 13, but having watched it recently, its epically terrible once you take away a couple good one liners and a handful of scenes that are fun, but dont add up to much in terms of content.

[jackg]

[Augustus]

[youonlyliveonce]

just finished watching the kids are all right and i seriously loved it. well acted and a lot of warm statements about our family values. Joni is definitely my kind of girl

[bfan]

damn I should be studying

[esswhykay]

How was this? The last Hong Sang Soo movie I watched was Tale of Cinema. I feel bad for not keeping up with his work.

[fang]

RED BEARD... among other Kurosawa flicks for an imminent Japanese Cinema paper. -____-;;

[Augustus]

How was this? The last Hong Sang Soo movie I watched was Tale of Cinema. I feel bad for not keeping up with his work.

I enjoyed it! I read a lot of mixed reviews, but it really depends on whether you enjoy Hong's particular style.

[tylortakahisa]

pretty decent

there need to be more lovecraft movies!!!!

does anyone know of any others????

[Baeyer-Drewson]

Re-Animator, The Resurrected, Dagon,

[tylortakahisa]

Dagon was entertaining

I'll check out the other two

[NESK]

RED BEARD... among other Kurosawa flicks for an imminent Japanese Cinema paper. -____-;;

whats the paper all about?

[ke1]

Half watching this to practice for some beginners acting class, half because I love Linklater's works.

[weinfeld]

just finished watching the kids are all right and i seriously loved it. well acted and a lot of warm statements about our family values. Joni is definitely my kind of girl

I'm sorry, but I thought that was one of the worst films I've ever seen in my life. I seriously do not know why they made this movie. I almost walked out.

[weinfeld]

Seriously, for any fans of Westerns, see this movie! I just watched it yesterday, and it blew my mind. De Toth was already one of my favorite directors (just from watching Pitfall, a great noir), but this really was a level above what you normally see.

Day of the Outlaw, 1959:

Also, related to my Hitchcock paper, I'm watching a bunch of modern films that have been as "Hitchcockian." First up,

The Usual Suspects, 1995:

[Aeroplane]

Season 3 reruns start late night...fucking can't wait!

[echoepidemic]

[youre sketch]

bout to watch this in a bit

been watching the series from the beginning. I liked season one; jury is out for season two. still got a decent amount left.

[superbeveridge]

i rewatch the west wing every year, my favorite tv show ever hands down. the second season get better and has an amazing finale.