28 Film Discussion Threads Later

**megladon8** · 08-23-2011, 02:29 AM

Quoting Scar (view post)

In the book, Hannibal breaks Verger's neck before disfiguring him. I'm surprised they omitted that in the movie.

Ah, OK.

That is a strange omission. Leads the viewer to ask what I just asked, no?

**B-side** · 08-23-2011, 02:32 AM

Is Manhunter worth seeing? Like, does it feel at all like a Michael Mann film?

Winston* · 08-23-2011, 02:37 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

Is Manhunter worth seeing? Like, does it feel at all like a Michael Mann film?

It's like the most Michael Mann film.

**Irish** · 08-23-2011, 03:35 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

Is Manhunter worth seeing? Like, does it feel at all like a Michael Mann film?

It's one of the best things he's done and far better, for my money, than any of the other stuff based off of Harris' novels.

I'd place it just behind Heat and slightly ahead of Thief.

**Grouchy** · 08-23-2011, 03:41 AM

Quoting SirNewt (view post)

Yeah, I figured. It's not the obsessions or their shifting nature that bothered me. It was the consumer nature of the kids' obsession. They had to see the movie, get all the toys, get the happy meals, etc.

Ah, yeah. I imagine that's fucking scary.

**Irish** · 08-23-2011, 04:01 AM

"Chaos Cinema": this is a to notch video essay about the action films of the last 10 years, and how they compare to movies from other decades. Great stuff for technical geeks and action fans both. Two parts, each around 5 minutes each.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay..._chaos_cinema/

**Spinal** · 08-23-2011, 04:08 AM

For over 25 years, I pretended that no sequel was made to 2001. Tonight, I broke down and watched it. I really wish I hadn't.

**B-side** · 08-23-2011, 04:11 AM

Quoting Irish (view post)

It's one of the best things he's done and far better, for my money, than any of the other stuff based off of Harris' novels.

I'd place it just behind Heat and slightly ahead of Thief.

Hm. Cool. Still not particularly interested in The Keep or The Last of the Mohicans.

**Irish** · 08-23-2011, 04:18 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

For over 25 years, I pretended that no sequel was made to 2001. Tonight, I broke down and watched it. I really wish I hadn't.

More importantly, what did your kid think of it?

**Ezee E** · 08-23-2011, 04:21 AM

What's a sequel to 2001 even like? I can't imagine it really, despite hearing mostly decent to good thoughts about it.

**Boner M** · 08-23-2011, 04:23 AM

Alan Clarke's Christine uploaded to youtube; supposed to be among his best (also one of only two of his films he had a writing credit for).

**Spinal** · 08-23-2011, 04:57 AM

Quoting Ezee E (view post)

What's a sequel to 2001 even like? I can't imagine it really, despite hearing mostly decent to good thoughts about it.

It mostly involves explictly explaining with lengthy dialogue all of the things that were left gracefully unspoken and ambiguous in the first film.

**MadMan** · 08-23-2011, 05:07 AM

2010 in book form is better. I liked the movie adaption well enough, but that just speaks to how good its cast was despite some flimsy material.

**Spinal** · 08-23-2011, 05:26 AM

Quoting MadMan (view post)

2010 in book form is better. I liked the movie adaption well enough, but that just speaks to how good its cast was despite some flimsy material.

Whose performance in this film would you call exceptional? Balaban's maybe?

**MadMan** · 08-23-2011, 05:29 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

Whose performance in this film would you call exceptional? Balaban's maybe?

I didn't say exceptional, just really good. I liked Roy Scheider and Balaban in it, yes. I forgot that Helen Mirren was in it, and John Lithgow could have used more screen time.

**Pop Trash** · 08-23-2011, 06:16 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

For over 25 years, I pretended that no sequel was made to 2001. Tonight, I broke down and watched it. I really wish I hadn't.

Ah, it's not that bad. Just conventional and exposition heavy. Both of which 2001 are not.

**Pop Trash** · 08-23-2011, 06:18 AM

Ian: what's your footchase comment refer to on your twitter? Is there a good one in Drive? I've long said I prefer footchases to car chases. They're just so goddamn cinematic. But I like a good car chase too.

**Pop Trash** · 08-23-2011, 06:22 AM

Quoting Irish (view post)

It's one of the best things he's done and far better, for my money, than any of the other stuff based off of Harris' novels.

I'd place it just behind Heat and slightly ahead of Thief.

Jonathan Demme has much better taste in music though. Manhunter has way too much "In-A-Godda-Davita" (or however the hell it's spelled). Still think Silence tops it.

Winston* · 08-23-2011, 06:31 AM

Quoting Pop Trash (view post)

Ian: what's your footchase comment refer to on your twitter? Is there a good one in Drive? I've long said I prefer footchases to car chases. They're just so goddamn cinematic. But I like a good car chase too.

I would bet he's referring to the footchase in The Yellow Sea. Drive oddly has no footchases.

**Boner M** · 08-23-2011, 07:50 AM

The foot chase comment was based on my assertion than Drive could only have been improved by a footchase, upon which my viewing companions rebutted with a unanimous 'baloney' coz the film is about a driver, which I suggested was a stupid reason to not include one.

Discuss.

**Pop Trash** · 08-23-2011, 07:55 AM

Point Break has a great one and it's about surfers. So there.

Winston* · 08-23-2011, 07:59 AM

Only if the footchase was between Albert Brooks and Brian Cranston.

**Boner M** · 08-23-2011, 08:00 AM

Quoting Pop Trash (view post)

Point Break has a great one and it's about surfers. So there.

The one in Brick is awesome as well.

**Boner M** · 08-23-2011, 08:02 AM

Quoting Winston* (view post)

Only if the footchase was between Albert Brooks and Brian Cranston.

Esp. if it took place in one static wide shot where both collapsed before exiting the frame.

**B-side** · 08-23-2011, 08:26 AM

Abel Ferrara wants you to torrent his films, says Lynch is not interested in making movies anymore and wrote a screenplay about Pasolini.

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