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As has been said, the KKK scene with Jonah Hill should have been left on the cutting room floor along with Tarantino's cameo and atrocious Australian accent. I couldn't bear to see an extended version, but would like to see him 'trim the fat' and cut it down to around the two-hour mark. |
Two rewatches. Sergio Martino's Torso & Thomas Cappelen Malling's Norwegian Ninja. After WWE (see last post) I had to watch something less....shit. These sufficed. I played the "guess the miscreant" game with Torso, and blow me if the mate didn't guess correctly. Must show him ALIAWS next methinks haha. NN just as much of a hoot as when I first saw it. :) |
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I thought the Johna Hill KKK seen was funny. :( |
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So did nobody else see Berberian Sound Studio as a Beckett-esque tragicomedy? Its comedic elements were overwhelming to me. I would unhesitatingly describe it as a comedy if someone asked what genre I thought it was. |
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I've read some fantastic theories here, and it reminds me a lot of Mulholland Drive, with the sudden change near the end, and the ending which leaves you sitting there expecting more. Didn't help I had old farts behind me cracking jokes through out the ads and the opening. Shut them up nice and quickly though I did :nod: |
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I HAVE SEEN SO MANY GODDAMN MOVIE THIS CHRISTMAS!! I actually gave up writing them all here. But I'll salvage what I remember. Amazing Spider Man - Shits all over Raimis films. Garfield is the perfect spiderman, perfectly embodying the character he was in the comics. Recommended Wreck It Ralph - Good god I loved this almost too much. Loved the references. The first couple of scenes were a bit slow, trying to cram as many references in as possible, while almost getting cringe-worthy, peaking with an extremely out of place Skrillex cameo. But things get a lot better once Ralph leaves his game, and it's great from there. Highly Recommended Frankenweenie - I think a lot of people here would get a kick out of this, adaption of the live action short film, features great B&W stop motion, with a Vincent Price inspired science teacher, and a homage to the classic monster in the finale which was so excellent, homaging the likes of Gremlins, Godzilla, werewolves and all other crazy things. Typical Tim Burton fare, but Depp free, and a great film. Who Dares Wins - You Brits can make an absolute cracker of a movie. Was quite unsure about this one at first, but thoroughly enjoyed it in the end. The Birds - A fantastic Hitchcock film, slow to get going, then becomes absolutely terrifying. Would almost said this may have inspired the early Zombie movies a bit. Killing Them Softly - Eeeerm. Gee. Look, if I could understand half the things they were saying, I probably would have enjoyed it more. Fantastic cinematography, and great performances, but really all over the place. Maybe give it a rent if the disc has subtitles. Lady Snowblood - A great little Japanese film about revenge. Don't seem to remember much about this one, just that I enjoyed it. Basket Case 2 - A good fun sequel, but the new style Belial felt a bit jarring at first, but quickly warmed to him. Loved the little friends in the home. Puppet Master - Some good fun, but really didn't add up to much for me. Still good though, just felt like not a lot happened at all. The Hobbit - Great film, with good fun scenes, great cast, and great writing. Typical Jackson fare, extremely enjoyable. Zombie Holocaust - Watched this one today. Shriek Show blu was now where near as bad as it was made out to be. Fun little zombie cannibal film, felt almost like Fulcis Zombie, except with Cannibals instead. Love the bit with the dummy and the hospital window though. Black Christmas - Holy shit on a stick. That was amazing!! Olivia Hussey really gives a shit house performance, but John Saxon makes up for it. A really, really chilling film, with some great bits in it, and a hair tearing ambiguous ending that you'll lose sleep over. Have to say, the sound effects sounded rerecorded, not sure if they were, but when Phil walks into the room with the dead girl, and the door slams shut, that was simply the single most pant shittingly terrifying sound I have ever heard. Like creaking, quiet screaming and glass smashing. If anyone has this, just stick this bit on and listen closely. Splice - Good fun homage to old exploitation flicks and horror, with great cast and writing. If you liked Night Of The Creeps, you'll love this! Well that's all I can think off for now. I've seen some great films recently! |
Continuing on with the Super-hero theme of Spider-man, I followed it with the first two parts in Christopher Nolan's excellent Batman trilogy. Both outstanding films IMO. |
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A bit like the Mike Myers cameo in Inglorious Basterds? |
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*Of course the whole film was that, but the animated bit took it to an offensive level of awfulness. |
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Watching a film "too seriously" is a strange concept to me. If it was meant to be fun then it failed on an even grander scale as none of it was fun except for Daryl Hannah's performance. I very nearly walked out of the cinema when that animated rubbish turned up. So out of place and jarring, ruined the all ready clumsy pacing, and was totally unnecessary. Why explain one killer's backstory and not the others?. I was furious at the self indulgence of it. |
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I get the feeling you have an axe to grind with Tarantino or his style so i'll leave you raging to yourself for a moment but ask one more question, I often find your deffinition of a good film hard to diffine. Wholesome, well made entertainment is bad. Yet crap(yet admitadle so bad is awsome crap) like Pumaman get's a free pass? :crazy: |
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I didn't say the animation was bad. It was very well done technically. I didn't mention the quality of the art or technique at all. The sequence itself, however, did not belong in the film for me. "Animated rubbish" is not the same as "rubbish animation" - do not twist my words for your own ends: very bad behaviour that. "Axe to grind"? No why? He has made two excellent films. I find most of his films lacking or over-stuffed to the point of collapse. Hardly an axe to grind. Just a critical opinion. I would never suggest Pumaman is a good film in the manner of The Red Shoes, but it is very enjoyable. Thus it is a success in its way. "Wholesome"? I have no idea what you are trying to imply with this adjective. "Well made" - not always enough. Super 8 is technically exemplary - still a dreadful film : trite characters, poor pace, dodgy script and dialogue, reliance on huge set-pieces, technique with no style or personality, etc etc etc. I fail to see what your issue is with my taste in films. Rather you just seem to have "an axe to grind" with me personally. I suspect I am not alone on a CULT FILM FORUM (emphasis in case you hadn't noticed what this forum is all about) in liking fun "bad" films* as well as classics. *there is a whole section devoted to Charles Band on here for God's sake!!! |
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I have no issues with your taste, hell, I push myself about enough for liking alot of the Eurocine releases no matter how shite so I can hardly talk. I sometimes get conffused as to where you draw your boarders on quality, you claim asphetics has no effect on your enjoyment of a film (like Pumaman) and yet you often laud the animation on a number of animated features, where do you draw the line on budget being a restrain on quality? This is just the main issue I find with being a fan of genre titles. You have to waid through so much crap before you find a gem (and not just exploitation or animation if where following this train of thought. 99% of art house films are nothing but gaudy shit with no real substance) that I often find it difficult to diffine what make's a film good. |
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