Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Haha, I had the same reaction. It's very easy to see Droz morphing into Ari now though.
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Kepler
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Finally went back and watched all of Wise Blood, a.k.a. "that story where Harry Dean Stanton plays a fake blind preacher." It's exhibit A in the Mvsevm of "Movies that seem to be trying to do something really, really interesting, but fall just short and you can't figure out why." Maybe the O'Connor book gets there.
Finally went back and watched all of Wise Blood, a.k.a. "that story where Harry Dean Stanton plays a fake blind preacher." It's exhibit A in the Mvsevm of "Movies that seem to be trying to do something really, really interesting, but fall just short and you can't figure out why." Maybe the O'Connor book gets there.
Kepler
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Seconded. That's a classic stupid movie that has no business being any good but is. "Wait... if we're nice to boys then they give us things?"
Seconded. That's a classic stupid movie that has no business being any good but is. "Wait... if we're nice to boys then they give us things?"
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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I have the Criterion box for Vampyr and it has a lot of interesting extras. IMHO it's actually a tough watch, and this is from someone who would watch paint dry if it were filmed as German Expressionism. Also, there's a "reviewer's cut" of Mabuse out there that is basically a shot-by-shot breakdown of the entire film. Every, and I mean every, framing, angle, lighting, backdrop, depth, etc decision has about 5 meanings intended by Lang, who was a maniac about that sort of thing. It's great to watch the analysis, wait about a month, and just run the movie straight.
I have the Criterion box for Vampyr and it has a lot of interesting extras. IMHO it's actually a tough watch, and this is from someone who would watch paint dry if it were filmed as German Expressionism. Also, there's a "reviewer's cut" of Mabuse out there that is basically a shot-by-shot breakdown of the entire film. Every, and I mean every, framing, angle, lighting, backdrop, depth, etc decision has about 5 meanings intended by Lang, who was a maniac about that sort of thing. It's great to watch the analysis, wait about a month, and just run the movie straight.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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Its not horrible, but it has no purpose at all. I guarantee you will know the entire movie 10 minutes into it. They should have taken the $1 million they wasted on Billy Bob Thornton (seriously he had no reason to be in the movie, anyone could have played his part) and re-written the script.
Hell yes. I have the PCU/Airheads combo DVD that I got for $5 from Target.
And I'm sad to read that about "The Judge."Is it really THAT bad? Is it worth a watch just for the cast? Or is it puke-worthy?
Its not horrible, but it has no purpose at all. I guarantee you will know the entire movie 10 minutes into it. They should have taken the $1 million they wasted on Billy Bob Thornton (seriously he had no reason to be in the movie, anyone could have played his part) and re-written the script.
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That's what's nice about the Criterion films: the "interesting extras."
The Criterion Collection only scratches the surface of the film lexicon and some of its collection is weird: Beastie Boys Video Anthology. But for some this may be just what they're looking for. There's no Werner Herzog, Woody Allen, and I'm sure those of you with more film knowledge than me can see others missing. I wonder why this is? Is it because Herzog and Allen don't want to sell the rights to their movies? (Also, it's amazing how many silent films were lost to the ages.)
I'm mostly doing this because it gives me a goal, I love movies, I like to see the historical context of these films, and the "interesting extras" are an additional education.
That's what's nice about the Criterion films: the "interesting extras."
The Criterion Collection only scratches the surface of the film lexicon and some of its collection is weird: Beastie Boys Video Anthology. But for some this may be just what they're looking for. There's no Werner Herzog, Woody Allen, and I'm sure those of you with more film knowledge than me can see others missing. I wonder why this is? Is it because Herzog and Allen don't want to sell the rights to their movies? (Also, it's amazing how many silent films were lost to the ages.)
I'm mostly doing this because it gives me a goal, I love movies, I like to see the historical context of these films, and the "interesting extras" are an additional education.
Kepler
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I'll bet is has to do with rights. A common feature of most of the directors featured in the CC is... they're dead.
One thing that came up when NYC talk show legend Joe Franklin died a few weeks ago was the extent of his silent film library, which has > 10,000 films!
I strongly suspect that while 75% of silent films are lost, a much smaller ratio of the great ones are. I recall a lecture about the loss of the Greek tragedies. The professor noted that although more than 95% of all the Lenea, Dionyssia, and Anthesteria winning plays are lost, when you cross-reference plays that are mentioned in other texts the percentage of "lost mentions" drops to around 50%. Still a huge loss to history of course (thanks, whichever a-holes burned the Library of Alexandria) but the quality work tends to get copied, increasing its chance of survival.
That is until mass literacy, at which point the quality:quantity ratio reverses, and archaeologists in 5000 years will call this The Literary Age of Barbara Cartland. (Who the fundies will insist had a pet dinosaur named Alfred).
I'll bet is has to do with rights. A common feature of most of the directors featured in the CC is... they're dead.
One thing that came up when NYC talk show legend Joe Franklin died a few weeks ago was the extent of his silent film library, which has > 10,000 films!
I strongly suspect that while 75% of silent films are lost, a much smaller ratio of the great ones are. I recall a lecture about the loss of the Greek tragedies. The professor noted that although more than 95% of all the Lenea, Dionyssia, and Anthesteria winning plays are lost, when you cross-reference plays that are mentioned in other texts the percentage of "lost mentions" drops to around 50%. Still a huge loss to history of course (thanks, whichever a-holes burned the Library of Alexandria) but the quality work tends to get copied, increasing its chance of survival.
That is until mass literacy, at which point the quality:quantity ratio reverses, and archaeologists in 5000 years will call this The Literary Age of Barbara Cartland. (Who the fundies will insist had a pet dinosaur named Alfred).
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I would guess that some of their movies are for the cultural importance rather than the quality of the movie. Using the Beastie Boys example...I would argue that they are the most successful white rappers of all time; apologies to Eminem. The influence they had on that genre, as well as breaking the race barrier in that genre is generally unmatched.
rufus
rock and roller
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Seen it, and I liked it well enough. But it's no Dazed and Confused. "These aren't talls!"
PCU is a great film, loved it from the first time I saw it. It's a low brow classic comedy. As is Airheads.
"That weasel snagged the 'bee"
"Alllllllllriiiiiiiight! Bong hits, anyone?"
Seen it, and I liked it well enough. But it's no Dazed and Confused. "These aren't talls!"
PCU is a great film, loved it from the first time I saw it. It's a low brow classic comedy. As is Airheads.
"That weasel snagged the 'bee"
"Alllllllllriiiiiiiight! Bong hits, anyone?"
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Great, now I feel like a delinquent because I haven't read Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles since college.
Great, now I feel like a delinquent because I haven't read Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles since college.
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Hence my comment of it being the B Movie version. And it's kind of funny how PCU has predicted the times we are living in now. 
Stretch:
Limo driver who owes a gambling debt takes on an absurdly eccentric billionaire as a client. Decent movie with some full-blown belly-laugh moments. Really enjoyed it as an afternoon-killer.
Hence my comment of it being the B Movie version.
And it's kind of funny how PCU has predicted the times we are living in now. Stretch:
Limo driver who owes a gambling debt takes on an absurdly eccentric billionaire as a client. Decent movie with some full-blown belly-laugh moments. Really enjoyed it as an afternoon-killer.
owslachief
occupe toi de tes oignons
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**** but Whiplash was good. Real good. Simmons totally changed the "supporting actor" game.
**** but Whiplash was good. Real good. Simmons totally changed the "supporting actor" game.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
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Such a good movie...
MEAT TOSSER!!!And it's kind of funny how PCU has predicted the times we are living in now.
Such a good movie...
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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This is why there should be a 25-year limit prior to induction. There's no way to know the long-term cultural impact of anything until at least that long (and probably more like 50 years, but that would cut into sales too much). e.g., Boomers think every movie made about them is a "classic." 50 years from now they'll all* be utterly forgotten except, maybe, The Graduate. You really think people will give two craps about Easy Rider and The Big Chill in 2050 and think they were anything but fluff?
Also, it's a mix of media. Unless the BB videos were in some way cinematically interesting, they don't belong anyway.
(* and possibly Night of the Living Dead, which for my money is the best movie about 60s conflict ever made)
This is why there should be a 25-year limit prior to induction. There's no way to know the long-term cultural impact of anything until at least that long (and probably more like 50 years, but that would cut into sales too much). e.g., Boomers think every movie made about them is a "classic." 50 years from now they'll all* be utterly forgotten except, maybe, The Graduate. You really think people will give two craps about Easy Rider and The Big Chill in 2050 and think they were anything but fluff?
Also, it's a mix of media. Unless the BB videos were in some way cinematically interesting, they don't belong anyway.
(* and possibly Night of the Living Dead, which for my money is the best movie about 60s conflict ever made)
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The AdMeter measured all 61 national TV commercials that aired during the Super Bowl. A 30-second spot cost $4.5M. Studios love to promote their upcoming releases during the Super Bowl (perhaps most famously 'Independence Day'). They weren't very popular this year. The average for the 8 films was 40.75 with a rating of 4.95.
#25 - Jurassic World 5.62
#28 - Minions 5.54
#38 - Furious 7 5.07
#40 - Pitch Perfect 2 5.06
#42 - ted 2 4.95
#45 - Tomorrowland 4.84
#52 - Terminator Genysis 4.55
#56 - 50 Shades of Grey 3.95
The AdMeter measured all 61 national TV commercials that aired during the Super Bowl. A 30-second spot cost $4.5M. Studios love to promote their upcoming releases during the Super Bowl (perhaps most famously 'Independence Day'). They weren't very popular this year. The average for the 8 films was 40.75 with a rating of 4.95.
#25 - Jurassic World 5.62
#28 - Minions 5.54
#38 - Furious 7 5.07
#40 - Pitch Perfect 2 5.06
#42 - ted 2 4.95
#45 - Tomorrowland 4.84
#52 - Terminator Genysis 4.55
#56 - 50 Shades of Grey 3.95
Kepler
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ted 2 looks like the worst movie ever made not involving Rob Schneider.
The Tomorrowland trailer in the theater looked much better.
Minions will make a decent rental.
If 50 Shades gets impressionable 30-something well-scrubbed haus fraus into D&S so much the better.
Everything else looked like sewage.
ted 2 looks like the worst movie ever made not involving Rob Schneider.
The Tomorrowland trailer in the theater looked much better.
Minions will make a decent rental.
If 50 Shades gets impressionable 30-something well-scrubbed haus fraus into D&S so much the better.
Everything else looked like sewage.
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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My favorite commercial was Liam Neeson's Clash of Clans promo. I've always liked the CoC commercials, usually good fun, and add in an actor who can mock himself personally and his action roles, that just adds to it.
Beyond a few of the humorous ones, I really disliked the serious tone of the commercials this year. Watching football - sports in general - is a chance to take a few hours to escape the bad stuff in life and just enjoyr yourself. Companies taking it to a serious tone just irritated me this year.
I only remember seeing the bolded ones, and I'm only interested in seeing half of that list, and only one of them at the theater... maybe. I still can't believe that there's another Terminator movie coming. Arnold looks feeble compared to his 1980's self, not Terminator worthy.
My favorite commercial was Liam Neeson's Clash of Clans promo. I've always liked the CoC commercials, usually good fun, and add in an actor who can mock himself personally and his action roles, that just adds to it.
Beyond a few of the humorous ones, I really disliked the serious tone of the commercials this year. Watching football - sports in general - is a chance to take a few hours to escape the bad stuff in life and just enjoyr yourself. Companies taking it to a serious tone just irritated me this year.
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So I didn't watch Rush, but US/American did have The Equalizer and Fury in the movie lineup. Equalizer was good, pretty standard hero destroys Russian baddies with one hand tied behind his back. Fury was visceral as expected, showing the horrors of war in all of its not-such-glory.I've got Rush on my tablet and will watch it on my flight to Madrid tonight....if we get out of Philly!
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Of course, with today being February 2, AMC aired Groundhog Day. As well-regarded as it is, I still think it is under-rated by many.
Roger Ebert listed it in his "great movies" collection, and back when The International Journal of Psychoanalysis was publishing in English, there was a lengthy scholarly article on how profoundly well the psychology in that movie worked.
Of course, with today being February 2, AMC aired Groundhog Day. As well-regarded as it is, I still think it is under-rated by many.
Roger Ebert listed it in his "great movies" collection, and back when The International Journal of Psychoanalysis was publishing in English, there was a lengthy scholarly article on how profoundly well the psychology in that movie worked.
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