Green Tea Papi Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 PERFECT MOVIE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILjls_ZX-S0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000000 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Well, caught all the Connery 007 movies before they left Netflix, now watching all the Daniel Craig ones since I somehow managed to get this far in my life without seeing any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Watched that horrible movie The Canyons today. You know, that movie where Lindsey Lohan is naked a bunch and the rest of the actors are porn stars. Can't believe I sat through all 100 minutes of it. Pretty painful experience to say the least. Just finished up Hatchet III. Definitely the weakest of the trilogy, but I still enjoyed it.Fuck yeah, love me some Hatchet. Kane Hodder came in my work a few days ago and I pretty much creamed my jeans. He wasn't really feeling the whole fanboy thing at first, but kind of opened up eventually. Told me Hatchet III was his favorite Crowley makeup and thought he looked the scariest in that one. I was like yeeeeaaahhhh... Still think the original was the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Fuck yeah, love me some Hatchet. Kane Hodder came in my work a few days ago and I pretty much creamed my jeans. He wasn't really feeling the whole fanboy thing at first, but kind of opened up eventually. Told me Hatchet III was his favorite Crowley makeup and thought he looked the scariest in that one. I was like yeeeeaaahhhh... Still think the original was the best. That's so crazy man! Really jealous that you got to meet him. That's funny that he said the 3rd was his favorite Crowley makeup because apparently all together it weighed around 50lbs and he had to wear it on top of the Louisiana heat. He obviously toughed it out though and it did look really good. I agree the first was the best though. Wish they didn't change the girl actress between that one and the second though. Kinda took me out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch. Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Anybody still watching Homeland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Anybody still watching Homeland? I'm caught up and eagerly awaiting season three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch. Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I'm caught up and eagerly awaiting season three. Episode 1 was released the other day. Edit: I just googled it and it appears the first episode was leaked and isn't supposed to start back until Sept. 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Episode 1 was released the other day. Edit: I just googled it and it appears the first episode was leaked and isn't supposed to start back until Sept. 29. From what I've read, the version that leaked is unfinished to some extent. I think I can hold off until the broadcast version hits. Breaking Bad, The Newsroom and Boardwalk Empire will fill up enough of my Sunday night until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch. Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 From what I've read, the version that leaked is unfinished to some extent. I think I can hold off until the broadcast version hits. Breaking Bad, The Newsroom and Boardwalk Empire will fill up enough of my Sunday night until then. Might have to re-watch it when it actually airs then, haha. I can't wait for BWE to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock N Roll Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I watched the leaked episode of homeland and you should just wait for the regular version to come out to watch. The leaked version is super annoying. It has a bunch of dubbing and random text on the screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The Lords Of Salem The Iceman Pitch Black All really, really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisherprice Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The Iceman I've been meaning to watch this, might go rent it at redbox on my next day off along with Trance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I've been meaning to watch this, might go rent it at redbox on my next day off along with Trance. Do it man, you won't regret it at all. Speaking of Trance, I'm probably gonna watch that today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Do it man, you won't regret it at all. Speaking of Trance, I'm probably gonna watch that today! I watched Trance about a month or so ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. It's stunning visually. I'm a little too tired to dive into the plot, but I'd recommend paying attention and possibly a second viewing. Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Just watched Rum Diary. Love HST do I enjoyed it. It's a good one to watch drunk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacaroo21 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I just watched The Forgotten with Julianne Moore and Dominic West. Pretty solid thriller... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch. Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I watched R.I.P.D last night and thought it was a terrible film, the CGI was awful. I'm glad I decided not to see it at the cinemas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 It took four months, but I just finished The West Wing. The quality took a bit of a dip after Sorkin left, but I really enjoyed all 7 seasons. There's a lot to get through, but I think it's well worth the investment. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrsev Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Finished the Hitchcock marathon yesterday. My ranking of his movies (6.0 is the top rating, 1.0 the lowest): 6.0 - Vertigo (1958)6.0 - Notorious (1946)6.0 - Rear Window (1954)6.0 - Psycho (1960)6.0 - The 39 Steps (1935)5.5 - Sabotage (1936)5.5 - Marnie (1964)5.5 - Shadow of a Doubt (1943)5.5 - North by Northwest (1959)5.5 - The Birds (1963)5.5 - The Lady Vanishes (1938)5.0 - Blackmail (sound) (1929)5.0 - Blackmail (silent) (1929)5.0 - The Lodger (1927)5.0 - Strangers on a Train (1951)5.0 - Rebecca (1940)4.5 - The Wrong Man (1956)4.5 - The Ring (1927)4.5 - Foreign Correspondent (1940)4.5 - Rope (1948)4.5 - I Confess (1953)4.5 - Frenzy (1972)4.5 - Secret Agent (1936)4.5 - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)4.5 - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)4.5 - Suspicion (1941)4.5 - Lifeboat (1944)4.5 - Murder! (1930)4.0 - Stage Fright (1950)4.0 - Under Capricorn (1949)4.0 - Young and Innocent (1937)4.0 - Dial M for Murder (1954)4.0 - Family Plot (1976)4.0 - To Catch a Thief (1955)4.0 - The Trouble With Harry (1955)4.0 - Waltzes From Vienna (1933)4.0 - The Manxman (1929)3.5 - Saboteur (1942)3.5 - Downhill (1927)3.5 - Topaz (1969)3.5 - The Paradine Case (1947)3.5 - Easy Virtue (1928)3.5 - Torn Curtain (1966)3.5 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)3.5 - Rich and Strange (1931)3.5 - Number Seventeen (1932)3.0 - Spellbound (1945)3.0 - Champagne (1928)3.0 - The Pleasure Garden (1925)3.0 - The Skin Game (1932)3.0 - Jamaica Inn (1939)3.0 - The Farmer's Wife (1928)2.0 - Juno and the Paycock (1930) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 you're crazy, the Trouble with Harry deserves a better grade. i love that film. finally watched Mud this morning, it was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Saw kings of summer the other day, loved it! The arc could've been better, but it's great for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakeyHands Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Can I ask what people see in The Birds that warrants such high praise? I saw it a long time ago and hated it. I'm going to have to rewatch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrsev Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Ten of the many things I love about The Birds:1. It starts as a screwball comedy and slowly turns into a horror film, which kinda mirrors... 2. ... Melanie Daniels character development (from self-centered and protective superficiality to deep and dangerous authenticity; from "motherless" to "mother figure" and finally to "daughter in mother's arms"). 3. The caged birds in the beginning contrasted with the caged people in the latter half of the movie (particularly Melanie in the phone booth). 4. The lack of a musical score. Plenty of creepy bird sounds instead. 5. The fact that no explanations for the bird attacks are given, except in the wonderful Tides Restaurant scene in which a few characters voice some birdbrained theories. Also in that scene is... 6. ...The voyeurism/sadistic audience aspect: A woman looks directly into the camera and says something like "The birds didn't act like this before you came here! You're the cause of this! You're evil!" The shot is Melanie's POV, but it's pretty clear to me that the character is breaking the fourth wall here, asking why you, the viewer, find such enjoyment in watching these people suffer, why they have to endure these awful bird attacks just so you can be entertained. It's the same question Haneke posits in Funny Games: You like to watch people suffer, don't you? If you didn't, you'd turn the movie off. 7. Robert Burks' cinematography, e.g. the amazing overhead shot of Bodega Bay with seagulls descending. 8. The masterful daytime suspense scene outside the school as the crows gather behind Melanie while the children sing that seemingly never ending song. One of Hitchcock's greatest set-pieces. 9. Hitchcock's humor, e.g the lovebirds swaying in unison as Melanie speeds along the curvy road to Bodega Bay. 10. The unforgettable and perfectly fitting open ending. ShakeyHands and 000000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakeyHands Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I'm going to revisit it. I guess I didn't pick up on all that when I saw it. 14 year old me wasn't that active of a film viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I pretty much assume that i was too young and inexperienced to really appreciate film and literature until my college days. so i agree that at 14 it would be very easy to overlook something like The Birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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