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Re: New/Rented Movies: Bring Back Laserdiscs!
Yeah sorry, it was the new one.
Yeah sorry, it was the new one.
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New/Rented Movies: Bring Back Laserdiscs!
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Re: New/Rented Movies: Bring Back Laserdiscs!
That's a shame. Growing up, I rented most of the older classics of the sci-fi (The Day..., The Thing) and horror movies (Phantom Of The Opera, Dracula, etc) and while I didn't appreciate them as much as I would now, they were awesome.
That's a shame. Growing up, I rented most of the older classics of the sci-fi (The Day..., The Thing) and horror movies (Phantom Of The Opera, Dracula, etc) and while I didn't appreciate them as much as I would now, they were awesome.
JF_Gophers
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The old black and white one was interesting. It was a public service message about nuclear war, is that what the new one is as well?
Kepler
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The new one is a public service message about what garbage current blockbusters are. Michael Bay will eventually remake Casablanca.
I finally saw the last 6 episodes of Caprica. Excellent show and a fairly satisfying ending, considering the "you don't hafta go home but you can't stay here" circumstances. We'll see if BSG: Explosions and Tits is dumbed-down enough to survive.
The new one is a public service message about what garbage current blockbusters are. Michael Bay will eventually remake Casablanca.
I finally saw the last 6 episodes of Caprica. Excellent show and a fairly satisfying ending, considering the "you don't hafta go home but you can't stay here" circumstances. We'll see if BSG: Explosions and Tits is dumbed-down enough to survive.
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state of hockey
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It was still about destruction of the planet, but seemed to focus a bit more on environmental issues.
I don't have a problem with what it is trying to convey. I have a problem with it sucking.
It was still about destruction of the planet, but seemed to focus a bit more on environmental issues.
I don't have a problem with what it is trying to convey. I have a problem with it sucking.
Handyman
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The Remake of "The Day..." was pretty awful...
The John Wayne version of True Grit was way better than the Coen's version. (though the Coen's ending was better) I have stated many times I love Jeff Bridges but he is not The Duke. John Wayne was born for that part, it was so effortless and pure. Jeff Bridges seemed really out of place.
I dunno, I guess I feel the charm of the old westerns is that they seemed rather simplistic. No big special effects, no real overacting, hell half the time the production value was ridiculously subpar and cheap, but that made it seem more realistic, a slice of life so to speak. The scripts were usually rather easy to figure out and no one cared. (many of the scripts were ripoffs of other movies or just basic White Hat vs. Black Hat) A lot of these remakes and new westerns try to put way too much into them, big sweeping camera shots and overdone scripts. It isnt needed and takes me out of the movie. (see also: Appaloosa)
JMHO.
The Remake of "The Day..." was pretty awful...
The John Wayne version of True Grit was way better than the Coen's version. (though the Coen's ending was better) I have stated many times I love Jeff Bridges but he is not The Duke. John Wayne was born for that part, it was so effortless and pure. Jeff Bridges seemed really out of place.
I dunno, I guess I feel the charm of the old westerns is that they seemed rather simplistic. No big special effects, no real overacting, hell half the time the production value was ridiculously subpar and cheap, but that made it seem more realistic, a slice of life so to speak. The scripts were usually rather easy to figure out and no one cared. (many of the scripts were ripoffs of other movies or just basic White Hat vs. Black Hat) A lot of these remakes and new westerns try to put way too much into them, big sweeping camera shots and overdone scripts. It isnt needed and takes me out of the movie. (see also: Appaloosa)
JMHO.
Proud2baLaker
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I like some of the old westerns...but I guess I am in the opposite camp. I prefer a western that is gritty and raw. I like it when the good guy may be imperfect or even not all that good and when the ending isnt neccessarily happy either. The sweeping camera shots/landscapes give me the feeling of that vast expanse of unexplored wilderness of the west. The script may be one area we agree on though. Sometimes a simple script is the way to go.
I did like the new True Grit. I think a lot of my likes for western style cinema was formed by watching the series Deadwood. Thats a western type piece of film that I love.
I like some of the old westerns...but I guess I am in the opposite camp. I prefer a western that is gritty and raw. I like it when the good guy may be imperfect or even not all that good and when the ending isnt neccessarily happy either. The sweeping camera shots/landscapes give me the feeling of that vast expanse of unexplored wilderness of the west. The script may be one area we agree on though. Sometimes a simple script is the way to go.
I did like the new True Grit. I think a lot of my likes for western style cinema was formed by watching the series Deadwood. Thats a western type piece of film that I love.
Kepler
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The biggest star of a western is always the west.
Current film making is so studied, ironic and self-indulgent that nobody with a real budget presents a static, spare view of the west and lets it speak for itself. That's why older westerns (real ones, not the "get it in a can on an 8 day shoot in a backlot") are usually more resonant: they simply didn't have the resources to gild the lily. Directors like John Ford would allow the landscape to minimize his actors because that evokes the profoundly liberating feeling you get when you are in the west: nature does not notice how good a person you are or how noble your motives are as it takes your leg from frostbite.
There are set piece shots in the Coen Brothers' version of True Grit where they obviously get this, and do there best to just get the hell out of the way and let the scene hit the viewer directly. It's a good effort (if they simply cut the final 15 minutes).
The biggest star of a western is always the west.
Current film making is so studied, ironic and self-indulgent that nobody with a real budget presents a static, spare view of the west and lets it speak for itself. That's why older westerns (real ones, not the "get it in a can on an 8 day shoot in a backlot") are usually more resonant: they simply didn't have the resources to gild the lily. Directors like John Ford would allow the landscape to minimize his actors because that evokes the profoundly liberating feeling you get when you are in the west: nature does not notice how good a person you are or how noble your motives are as it takes your leg from frostbite.
There are set piece shots in the Coen Brothers' version of True Grit where they obviously get this, and do there best to just get the hell out of the way and let the scene hit the viewer directly. It's a good effort (if they simply cut the final 15 minutes).
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Well, put me in the camp of "Likes 'Easy A.'"
Emma Stone did a great job (and so did Amanda Bynes!
). Funny movie, and I loved the pop culture references throughout the movie. Even the obscure jokes (like the one about Sylvia Plath, and the "Kinsey Six" joke).
If you want a light movie that'll break you out of a sour mood, this is one I'd recommend. Well done.
Well, put me in the camp of "Likes 'Easy A.'"
Emma Stone did a great job (and so did Amanda Bynes!
). Funny movie, and I loved the pop culture references throughout the movie. Even the obscure jokes (like the one about Sylvia Plath, and the "Kinsey Six" joke). If you want a light movie that'll break you out of a sour mood, this is one I'd recommend. Well done.
jmh
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You know what I wonder? You know, how, at the end of The Goonies, Chunk says to Sloth, "you're going to come live with me now"? What do you think Chunk's parents thought about that idea? And after they went all Will Smith on him and said "OH HELL NO", what do you think the conversation between Chunk and Sloth was like, where Chunk had to break the news that Sloth could not, in fact, come live with the Cohen family? That would make a good Robot Chicken bit.
That's a fair point; the landscapes themselves in Shane were great. (That's something Dances With Wolves got right too, regardless of what you might think about the plot or Costner's acting.)
You know what I wonder? You know, how, at the end of The Goonies, Chunk says to Sloth, "you're going to come live with me now"? What do you think Chunk's parents thought about that idea? And after they went all Will Smith on him and said "OH HELL NO", what do you think the conversation between Chunk and Sloth was like, where Chunk had to break the news that Sloth could not, in fact, come live with the Cohen family? That would make a good Robot Chicken bit.
Foxton
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Related to Western movie conversation, John Wayne sucks and is absurdly overrated.
They've gone to plaid!
Related to Western movie conversation, John Wayne sucks and is absurdly overrated.
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Proud2baLaker
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I was looking over my DVD history from netflix....
Kepler another foreign movie you might want to look into is The Tunnel. Set in cold war Berlin about a East German who defects then digs a tunnel under the wall to try to help his sister and others escape.
Also other movies I watched I forgot I had watched (not because they werent good but because Ive seen a lot of movies) -- Ladron Que Roba a Ladron (How to Steal from a Thief is the translation I believe), Timecrimes, Son of Rambow, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (great movie but crazy sad), Goodbye Lenin!, The Edukators, Children of Heaven. All are foreign, though Son of Rambow is in English (UK film).
I was looking over my DVD history from netflix....
Kepler another foreign movie you might want to look into is The Tunnel. Set in cold war Berlin about a East German who defects then digs a tunnel under the wall to try to help his sister and others escape.
Also other movies I watched I forgot I had watched (not because they werent good but because Ive seen a lot of movies) -- Ladron Que Roba a Ladron (How to Steal from a Thief is the translation I believe), Timecrimes, Son of Rambow, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (great movie but crazy sad), Goodbye Lenin!, The Edukators, Children of Heaven. All are foreign, though Son of Rambow is in English (UK film).
Proud2baLaker
Master of Science
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Bought a three pack of movies at Wal-Mart for like 12 bucks a few weeks back. It contained Spaceballs, History of the World Pt 1, and Young Frankenstein.
Bought a three pack of movies at Wal-Mart for like 12 bucks a few weeks back. It contained Spaceballs, History of the World Pt 1, and Young Frankenstein.
bigblue_dl
Armed
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If foxton had any credibility left, it is all gone now.
If foxton had any credibility left, it is all gone now.
collegehcky2
Vinegar Strokes
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History of the World Part I is one of the most underrated comedies of all time. Hell of a cast, great story line (right year one?).
History of the World Part I is one of the most underrated comedies of all time. Hell of a cast, great story line (right year one?).
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
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The Spanish Inquisition scene/musical number is Top 5 among the best comedic moments in film, as far as I'm concerned.
The Spanish Inquisition scene/musical number is Top 5 among the best comedic moments in film, as far as I'm concerned.
collegehcky2
Vinegar Strokes
Handyman
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Yup!
And the Inquistion Scene is better than any comedy period that has come out since then. Hell that scene alone is better than the combined careers of Will Farrell, David Spade and Chris Farley!
Yup!
And the Inquistion Scene is better than any comedy period that has come out since then. Hell that scene alone is better than the combined careers of Will Farrell, David Spade and Chris Farley!
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