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[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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Funnily enough, that documentary, which is NC-17 in the US has the Canadian rating of 14A (about the analog of a pg-13). It shows, what, a dozen scenes in which the MPAA decided a movie would be rated NC-17. Canadian ratings rules. I think there are maybe 10 movies a year here slapped with the 18A (R or so) and I've only seen the Canadian R (US NC-17) a handful of times in my entire life.
Every time they showed Jack Valenti talk, I wanted to punch his fucking face off.
Every time they showed Jack Valenti talk, I wanted to punch his fucking face off.
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That sounds almost as awesome as this Czech movie I saw once about a vampire car. It drained your blood through your foot with fangs on the accelerator pedal. I kid you not.
That documentary is so frustrating. They have changed their process now slightly since that documentary came out though. I remember Kevin Smith talking about it in the featurettes on Zack and Miri.
Yeah, I love the Canadian ratings. I remember I got to see the South Park movie in theatres cause we went with my friend's sister who was 14.
I'm pretty sure our ratings change from province to province though. Unless its changed, I think its handled by the provincial governments here, not like the States where its done by the MPAA.
That's pretty fuckin' meta.
Yes. Yes it is.
This weekend, I watched:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum I love this kind of humour. A series of big misunderstandings as one scheme overlaps with another and then changes to accomodate another scheme but really that scheme is actually a different scheme, and it just gets ridiculously out of hand. I love that stuff. Great fun.
And
16 Blocks it was more or less what I expected. Mos Def's character was hard to udnerstand at first and a little annoying but he grew on me. Somehow I wish it had gone bigger though. Still, even tubby and sporting a math-teacher mustache, Bruce Willis kicks ass.
Almost every time I go home I watch a new Bruce Willis movie I hadn't seen before. Certainly. its as good a tradition as any, really.
This weekend, I watched:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum I love this kind of humour. A series of big misunderstandings as one scheme overlaps with another and then changes to accomodate another scheme but really that scheme is actually a different scheme, and it just gets ridiculously out of hand. I love that stuff. Great fun.
And
16 Blocks it was more or less what I expected. Mos Def's character was hard to udnerstand at first and a little annoying but he grew on me. Somehow I wish it had gone bigger though. Still, even tubby and sporting a math-teacher mustache, Bruce Willis kicks ass.
Almost every time I go home I watch a new Bruce Willis movie I hadn't seen before. Certainly. its as good a tradition as any, really.
Repo! - What. A. Bizarre. Movie. I'm not sure how to even classify it. It's a horror rock opera directed by the Saw guy starring the girl from Spy Kids and Giles from Buffy. Paris Hilton plays an incompetent socialite heiress that's addicted to plastic surgery. Anthony Stewart Head is amazing.
OH! I also watched Men Who Stare At Goats. It was good. (But not as good as I'd hoped it would be.) Its still one I intend to get on DVD though, because although it may not be as good as I'd hoped, it is definitely a movie I can see myself enjoying on multpile viewings.
Repo! is in my top 10 favorite movies easily. I have a large majority of the songs on my permanent mp3 playlist and I've introduced so many dates to that film I lost count. Seriously love it.
I'd say it's a lot more enjoyable if you really like martial arts movies. These are far from traditional ones, but the humor really adds to it. I'd probably put ether Shaolin Soccer or Kung Fu Hustle to my top ten martial arts movies list.
Also, why... THE FUCK... did they remake Footloose?
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Thirteen Ghosts.
Pretty effects, but the characters have no personality. The ghosts and their backstories are neat, but not enough to save it. One thing that struck right off the bat was how annoyingly loud and intrusive the music was. I looked on Rotten Tomatoes, and apparently critics hated most of the same things, including the buttinski music and the lack of characters.
Pretty effects, but the characters have no personality. The ghosts and their backstories are neat, but not enough to save it. One thing that struck right off the bat was how annoyingly loud and intrusive the music was. I looked on Rotten Tomatoes, and apparently critics hated most of the same things, including the buttinski music and the lack of characters.
A friend of mine designed that house.
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Same here. The sets and the makeup were awesome. But there was the bare minimum of a story which only really played a part at the very end anyway. Otherwise it was just an excuse to showcase the aforementioned sets and makeup. None of the dialog mattered, and the goody goody ending was cheesy. The worst transgression of all was that there was absolutely nothing scary about it.
That's out?
Fuck, we gotta see that.
Fuck, we gotta see that.
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Philosopher B.
Buried (On Netflix)
I suppose it wasn't too bad for a movie about a man in a box. He did a few dumb things, for instance:
It kind of felt, if not preachy, then close to it in regards to 'higher-ups' not giving a damn about the little people. The cinematography gave you a good sense of the space in which he was trapped, though, and I liked the ending.
Also, I'm hella jealous of the bank this two-million picture made.
Drive (In the theatre)
Speaking as someone who loves dialogue ... the sparseness here was fucking captivating. It's a movie of people exchanging looks. Ryan Gosling had hella presence as the mysterious, practically blank-slate protagonist. As for the rest of the cast ... my only complaint: MOAR CRANSTON.
Overall, the movie just has such a phenomenal, oftentimes menacing, atmosphere. It also exhibits a sad beauty, or maybe that's just the soundtrack. Speaking of which, I don't want to buy it so much as I want to have its electronic babies. Ungh GODYESRIGHTTHEREBABY.
In short: Fuck yes this movie. Filmmakers: make more awesome films so I can feel great about going into theatres and plonking down them dollar-dollar bills, y'all.
I suppose it wasn't too bad for a movie about a man in a box. He did a few dumb things, for instance:
I would've either ignored the snake or just stomped the damn thing instead of setting my underground coffin on fire.
Also, I'm hella jealous of the bank this two-million picture made.
Drive (In the theatre)
Speaking as someone who loves dialogue ... the sparseness here was fucking captivating. It's a movie of people exchanging looks. Ryan Gosling had hella presence as the mysterious, practically blank-slate protagonist. As for the rest of the cast ... my only complaint: MOAR CRANSTON.
Overall, the movie just has such a phenomenal, oftentimes menacing, atmosphere. It also exhibits a sad beauty, or maybe that's just the soundtrack. Speaking of which, I don't want to buy it so much as I want to have its electronic babies. Ungh GODYESRIGHTTHEREBABY.
In short: Fuck yes this movie. Filmmakers: make more awesome films so I can feel great about going into theatres and plonking down them dollar-dollar bills, y'all.
You think True Grit is the Coens' worst movie?
Yeah.... what?
No, that was worded poorly. I think Ladykillers (which I still liked) or Intolerable Cruelty (which hit a little close to home for me to enjoy) would be the worst, or close to.