what are you watching today?

[okonomi]

I was right about ready to give up on Roeg during the first half of this. Then near the end it became pretty intriguing. Though I still don't really understand it.

[alimenator]

[fanboy]

[Magsåvningsreserven]

fuuuuck, just... wow.

[Yom]

had a bit of a Carpenter day today.

first time seeing The Ward

meh....

[Baeyer-Drewson]

[SDES]

what a fuckin weird movie...

oh shit that lady was in the 40 yr old virgin mmmmmm

[OkayOkay]

fuck yes

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[Layne]

cd6clppG5bQ

[alimenator]

brings back old memories

[Midnight Marauders]

fuuuuck, just... wow.

Yeah thats actually one of my favourite movies. the plot is excellent and visually its pretty beautiful too

[Magsåvningsreserven]

couldn't fault it any any way:

that opening scene with radiohead (will sound clichéd, but inspired song choice) playing in the bg blew me away

both actresses were fantastic

cinematography amongst the best i've seen

and it's best to go into the film w/o knowing anything about the plot - but rest assured, it is fucking brilliant.

[Oxy.]

Brilliant film; hoping Hollywood doesn't ruin this title.

[Yom]

^^ I didnt like it. I'm actually hoping the Hollywood one follows the book closer.

[denimu-akuma]

WOMAN, WOAH MAN, WOOOHHHHHHHHHHMAN.

Up there with Wayne's World as my favorite Mike Myers film. Phil Hartman's scene is also great.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

^^ I didnt like it. I'm actually hoping the Hollywood one follows the book closer.

Fuck, finally. The first person I've heard admit that this was absolute shit. I haven't read the books, but my more reliable/critical reading friends tell me they're pretty turd-like too.

[Augustus]

[aak]

Fuck, finally. The first person I've heard admit that this was absolute shit. I haven't read the books, but my more reliable/critical reading friends tell me they're pretty turd-like too.

The first one is great. The rest however, are pieces of shit.

[Ol_Dirty_Btard]

magneto is such a fucking badass

Took mass recommendation and this film is really good but also good at portraying women as pieces of shit and how horrible humans are.

[Yom]

The first one is great. The rest however, are pieces of shit.

This

first one is really good imo, then it just turns to shit. i didnt actually finish the 3rd on, just boring crap.

[halomunkey]

^naw imo the first one was pretty bad too.

only thing it had going for it was shock value. Extremely predictable too, I didn't even bother with the other ones.

[tweeds]

All Malick'd up in here.

[fanboy]

[Oxy.]

Fuck, finally. The first person I've heard admit that this was absolute shit. I haven't read the books, but my more reliable/critical reading friends tell me they're pretty turd-like too.

"Absolute shit," you don't think you're overstating? I could understand if you have a consistency issue with the film matching up with the book, but you haven't (nor have I) read the material. Although, I have heard the books are shit as well, that's another story. If you could go into more detail, I'd appreciate it, I'm game for discussion.

[sean_]

Fuck, finally. The first person I've heard admit that this was absolute shit. I haven't read the books, but my more reliable/critical reading friends tell me they're pretty turd-like too.

this is unfair. that movie was not absolute shit - it's no masterpiece but it does justice to the book

and the books are fucking great. i mean sure they're basically da vinci code-esque in terms of popularity at this point but it doesn't change the fact that they're engrossing, if not astoundingly brilliant, pieces of crime literature. plus they sparked my interest in swedish authors and without them i never would have read anything by henning mankell, who is fucking incredible

[Baeyer-Drewson]

OK, so maybe I was a little harsh. This is internet, its primary currency is unfounded opinion. The movie was not "absolute shit". I just judged it harshly cos I heard so many people gushing over it and, after viewing, I felt that it was comparable to a mediocre Hollywood thriller. Not shit, but far from amazing or even original. Predictable as fuck and just kinda boring to watch.

The books on the other hand... Can't judge too harshly because I have not read any of them but, aside from obv hype-beasting, I heard they were just poorly written and filled with tedious descriptions of consumer goods. My buddy said it was like reading a crime thriller interlaced with pages from an Apple catalogue.

Don't get too defensive over a dead pulp author. This is a film thread, and these are merely my opinions, based on a book I have no first-hand experience of... Creep me in the lit threads if you want to discuss books.

edit: sean_ -- were you the guy going to Sweden to study writing? I vaguely recall this discussion coming up previously in a book thread.

[TheNorthern]

[jackg]

also baeyer i have to agree in principle whenever i hear people gushing about movies, and they turn out to be underwhelming i tend to polarize to the opposite end of the spectrum.

[playdisonlyatnight]

i need to watch the following

Valley Girl

This is England

Blue Velvet

Jacob's Ladder

Cruising

The Devils

not sure what to start with tho

edit: plus i havent been able to find links for Cruising anywhere,,,,,,,,,,,

[jackg]

i need to watch the following

Valley Girl

This is England

Blue Velvet

Jacob's Ladder

Cruising

The Devils

not sure what to start with tho

edit: plus i havent been able to find links for Cruising anywhere,,,,,,,,,,,

start with Blue Velvet and and i'll pm you a link big guy!