28 Film Discussion Threads Later

[Ivan Drago]

After twenty minutes, I've determined that Hard to Be a God is officially Not For Me. Could have guessed as much from everything I'd seen and read on it, but it's now been confirmed.

Hate not finishing stuff but I can't foresee a time where I won't be too tired to stay awake through three hours of Russians wallowing in mud.

That's how I felt after I finished The Forbidden Room. I was loving it after the first fifteen minutes, but I started looking at my watch either after the fifth phallic symbol, or a segment where the mustache of Udo Kier's character longed to return to his blind wife. I loved the overall look of the film, and there were moments where I was thinking, "Why couldn't THIS segment be silent, like the one before it?", so there is a pining for a return to the silent era there, but overall, I thought it was absurd for the sake of being absurd. Maybe I'm too stupid to get it. Maybe I was just too excited after its excellent trailers. Or maybe Guy Maddin just isn't my cup of tea.

[Lazlo]

That's how I felt after I finished The Forbidden Room. I was loving it after the first fifteen minutes, but I started looking at my watch either after the fifth phallic symbol, or a segment where the mustache of Udo Kier's character longed to return to his blind wife. I loved the overall look of the film, and there were moments where I was thinking, "Why couldn't THIS segment be silent, like the one before it?", so there is a pining for a return to the silent era there, but overall, I thought it was absurd for the sake of being absurd. Maybe I'm too stupid to get it. Maybe I was just too excited after its excellent trailers. Or maybe Guy Maddin just isn't my cup of tea.

I definitely know the feeling. Like you're not getting the bigger point or understanding what's allegedly great about something and feeling less-than because of it. But the fact is that not everything's going to be your bag. And when a movie is three hours long and there's nothing in the first twenty minutes that remotely appeals to you, dude, life is short. It's okay to bail, even in the face of Art and Cinema. That's what I have to tell myself, at least.

PS - I threw in Jackie Brown instead, which is only twenty minutes shorter than Hard to Be a God, and had a great time and no trouble staying awake.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Listed my favorite horrors of the year on my blog, reposting the list here:

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17. Archivo 253
16. Stung
15. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
14. The Final Girls
13. Insidious: Chapter Three
12. Cooties
11. Last Shift
10. Unfriended
9. Knock Knock
8. Krampus
7. The Visit
6. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
5. [Circle]
4. [Bone Tomahawk]
3. Crimson Peak
2. What We Do in the Shadows
1. It Follows

]

[D_Davis]

I thought Krampus was pretty cool. Love the look. That director really knows how to do dark fairy-tale looking stuff without crossing over into Tim Burton/Neil Gaiman, hot-topic-goth-girl looking stuff.

I only wish that the script was better written. The first half felt like Christmas Vacation rejects, and the second half added in a bunch of really bad one-liners.

[Morris Schæffer]

https://twitter.com/RollingStone/sta...827712/photo/1

lol

[baby doll]

It does kind of make sense that a Mexican drug lord would be a fan of Hurlyburly.

[MadMan]

Listed my favorite horrors of the year on my blog, reposting the list here:

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Show Spoiler

17. Archivo 253
16. Stung
15. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
14. The Final Girls
13. Insidious: Chapter Three
12. Cooties
11. Last Shift
10. Unfriended
9. Knock Knock
8. Krampus
7. The Visit
6. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
5. [Circle]
4. [Bone Tomahawk]
3. Crimson Peak
2. What We Do in the Shadows
1. It Follows

]

I've seen some of those. Many of them never made it to my area. I was lucky to be able to see It Follows in theaters.

[Spinal]

Throwback Thursday: Here are the original results of the Match Cut Yearly Consensus threads.

I'll have to fix the pictures at some point.

[Grouchy]

And add the 2010's results, right?

[transmogrifier]

Last year, I decided not to rewatch any movies, so all 160 I saw were first time. This year, I've decided: no TV shows. New or repeated.

[Sven]

I don't know who else saw this movie, but McG's 2012's This Means War is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Top three bad. Sooooo bad. An offense on every level. I can't believe I watched the whole thing. Goddamn...

[Melville]

I just watched They Live in its entirety for the first time since I was a kid. We need more brazen, street brawlin', face-punchingly unsubtle calls to revolution like this.

[Watashi]

I had never seen Labyrinth until today.

Man, if I saw this is a hormonal young boy, Jennifer Connelly would have been my ultimate dream crush.

[Russ]

Slnko v sieti / The Sun in a Net (Stefan Uher, 1962)

A stunning slice of cinema from the unheralded Stefan Uher, this early Slovak film is said to be the first of the Eastern European New Wave films (flying just under the radar of the communist-controlled state at the time), and it's everything you'd hope for: a social and political critique as seen through many eyes but most prominently a young teen couple dealing with their own set of angst-ridden issues. The cinematography is groundbreaking and is nothing short of amazing.

Second Run issued this on DVD a while back and any self-respecting fan of Czech New Wave cinema (with a region free DVD player) needs to jump all over this.

[Melville]

I had never saw Labyrinth until today.

Man, if I saw this is a hormonal young boy, Jennifer Connelly would have been my ultimate dream crush.

This was another one I recently saw for the first time since I was a kid. It holds up surprisingly well. Except the bog of farting anuses. Not sure what they were thinking there.

[Grouchy]

Man, if I saw this is a hormonal young boy, Jennifer Connelly would have been my ultimate dream crush.

Welcome to our generation's 90%!

[MadMan]

I just watched They Live in its entirety for the first time since I was a kid. We need more brazen, street brawlin', face-punchingly unsubtle calls to revolution like this.

Amen. That movie is ahead of its time.

[Dukefrukem]

Over the weekend, I watched Pitch Black, Dark Fury, Chronicles of Riddick and Riddick with the GF.

The Director's Cut of CoR is soooooooooo much better than the theatrical cut (and 20 min longer). Crazy that they removed the Furyan references towards the end. That would have been some great insight into Riddick's origin.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I had never seen Labyrinth until today.

Man, if I saw this is a hormonal young boy, Jennifer Connelly would have been my ultimate dream crush.

When I was, she was.

[Henry Gale]

I distinctly remember seeing Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth at maybe age 6 and thinking, "Well, now that it's settled who I'm going to marry.."

It's such an awesome and nonchalantly insane little movie though, and one that holds up both despite and because of its specifically '80s eccentricities. (The score and 8-bit-looking 3D owl especially.) Pieces like the M.C. Esher-inspired staircase chase and the invisible passageways through the maze are things I think about all the time.

I'd already been thinking it was due for a re-watch before he passed, but now it'll just be beautifully complimented by just about every other Bowie-related movie, album or anything I'm currently in a beautiful flurry of.

[Yxklyx]

I just rewatched Remains of the Day (1993) I can't believe Peter Vaughan is still alive and acting.

[D_Davis]

The Visit was actually pretty good. Really enjoyed it. Great acting from the two kids.

[Dead & Messed Up]

The Visit was actually pretty good. Really enjoyed it. Great acting from the two kids.

Oh, you know this gets a rep.

The boy is impressive; he possesses all the traits that should make him hateable, but he's kinda endearing.

[D_Davis]

Oh, you know this gets a rep.

The boy is impressive; he possesses all the traits that should make him hateable, but he's kinda endearing.

He was awesome. A ton of confidence in his performance. I was incredibly impressed by him.

[Watashi]

Just driving by reminding you all that Speed Racer is a perfect film and is still awesome.

Goodbye.