[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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You're not missing out.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Actually less trippy and weird than I expected. I thought it would be about his kind of spiral into paranoia but it really starts off with him already there. Great performance by Simon Pegg. It kind of transitioned between what I thought it would be, and a more traditional story-structure. All in all, good. It would be a difficult one to recommend to people though because of said strange story structure.
Bad Milo!
The greatest horror-comedy about a monster that lives in a dude's butt I have ever seen or likely will ever see. Very funny. Very stupid.
Actually less trippy and weird than I expected. I thought it would be about his kind of spiral into paranoia but it really starts off with him already there. Great performance by Simon Pegg. It kind of transitioned between what I thought it would be, and a more traditional story-structure. All in all, good. It would be a difficult one to recommend to people though because of said strange story structure.
Bad Milo!
The greatest horror-comedy about a monster that lives in a dude's butt I have ever seen or likely will ever see. Very funny. Very stupid.
If you want something elso along that vein, I'd suggest Fido.
I desperately want to see that movie but can't find it anywhere. I remember reading about it before it came out. Canadian made zombie-comedy. It's right up my alley. My mom saw it on TV and she periodically recommends it to me whenever I bring up a horror comedy I enjoyed. But I can't find the damn movie anywhere.
I suppose I could just download a torrent, though...[DOUBLEPOST=1399227141,1399227044][/DOUBLEPOST]You see, Canadian Netflix/ Canadian film industry?! this shit is YOUR fault.
I am.... acquiring it.... through totally "legit" channels.
Fido
I really liked this. It was actually a little more like what you might call a "traditional" zombie movie than I had expected, but still enough of a departure from that formula to make it stand out, and deliver on what I had been promised. Fun stuff.
I really liked this. It was actually a little more like what you might call a "traditional" zombie movie than I had expected, but still enough of a departure from that formula to make it stand out, and deliver on what I had been promised. Fun stuff.
I tried to watch that one once before on Netflix and I couldn't get through it; thought it was terrible.
Jackie Brown: I've heard people badmouth this movie for years, but it's the only Tarantino film I haven't seen, and my wife suggested we watch it today.
... I can see why people take issue with it. We stopped it about halfway through (believing we were much further in the movie, but nope, an hour and 20 to go). What I see as the main problem so far is that this could've been any other gangster movie. There's nothing technically bad about it, but it doesn't stand out, and it's kind of boring. We'll probably put on the rest of it later.
... I can see why people take issue with it. We stopped it about halfway through (believing we were much further in the movie, but nope, an hour and 20 to go). What I see as the main problem so far is that this could've been any other gangster movie. There's nothing technically bad about it, but it doesn't stand out, and it's kind of boring. We'll probably put on the rest of it later.
I also enjoy recommending Night of the Creeps for people who want an entertaining yet somewhat unconventional zombie picture.
--Patrick
I slept face down for months after seeing that movie as a kid.
Sounds about right how most 11-year-olds communicate.
GasBandit
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I'd say it's authentic alright. But it also explains how, as I get older, it becomes less endearing.
GasBandit
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THAS WHAT I SAID BOOTY TRAPS YOU GUYS I SMELL FOOD GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE
GasBandit
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That was 3 kids (Data, Chunk and Mikey - Mouth's signature lines were actually usually delivered at a normal speaking tone).
GasBandit
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Oh he was quite exhuberant to be sure. But Data's screeching combined with his accent made for double your refreshment. Then any time Sean Astin or Corey Feldman wanted to be heard they had to engage holler mode too.
figmentPez
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Growing up I had no idea how the movie ended. It came on television a few times, but every time I had to go to bed before it was over. I think I was in my twenties before I finally got around to seeing it all the way through.
I get what you're saying, and I completely understand how it can be a nails-on-the-chalkboard cacophony. For me, even when I watch it now, it seems to lend an air of authenticity to their friendship/interactions, as opposed to a lot of directors/writers who make kids sound too precocious. Plus, I use it as a way to desensitize myself to what my house will undoubtedly sound like when Li'l Z starts bringing friends home. (Hopefully he won't sound like Data.)
Thinner: AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh man, I didn't think this would be good, but I didn't know it was so damn goofy. Everyone is over-acting their scenes, the effects are atrocious, even the simplest thing like a fat suit, the scenes are shot like it's a made-for-TV movie, without any sense of atmosphere or restraint. To think the trailer looked creepy when I was a kid. Damn, this was a hilarious bad movie.
Oh man, I didn't think this would be good, but I didn't know it was so damn goofy. Everyone is over-acting their scenes, the effects are atrocious, even the simplest thing like a fat suit, the scenes are shot like it's a made-for-TV movie, without any sense of atmosphere or restraint. To think the trailer looked creepy when I was a kid. Damn, this was a hilarious bad movie.
Made-for-tv movie? Well, it's a Stephen King based movie, so pretty much the same thing.
((I actually thought it was a made for tv movie, like the langoliers, but looking it up I see it was actually in theaters))
If it had been a made-for-TV Stephen King movie, it would've been twice as long to fill in two nights' two hour slots.
EDIT: Something else--Thinner is not much of a book. It's a threadbare premise. But it does show restraint; it's meant to be creepy, not shoving random chases, shoot-outs, and action scenes into a small-focused narrative. The movie does these things ... so stupid.
Also, bad as The Langoliers was as a movie, the short story was actually pretty good. The movie feels like a slog; the short story is fast-paced and keeps you interested. Before there's really anything to complain about, it's over, and since books don't have TV-movie budgets, the actual langoliers aren't a huge disappointment.
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I like Stephen King's work and I think there's been some great movies based on his stuff (Shawshank Redemption, Misery, Stand By Me, etc.), but Thinner never looked like one of them. I'd glad I never wasted my time on that one.
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Most of the guys that asked me out were either my height or shorter than me, including my husband. I never understood why.
Oh, don't get me wrong--I love Stephen King's work, at least I love more of it than I don't. The Mist and The Green Mile were also good movie adaptations of his work, but I think overall it's hard to translate what makes most of his stories work into a visual medium, partly because of how internalized the narrative can be, and partly because some of his ideas just come off as stupid when you're not immersed in words.
There could never be a version of It that would be as unsettling as the book. I know people got creeped out by Tim Curry, but they didn't have to dress him as a clown for that.
If you're over 5'7"/170cm then you can probably chalk it up to statistics. If you aren't, then it may be due to your statistics.
--Patrick
