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Old 15th June 2021, 10:07 PM
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12 Monkeys (1995)

A film i've tried to like and get into over the years but unfortunately don't. I saw it at the cinema - mates raved about it who also were there - bought it on vhs, bought it on dvd, ditched the dvd, then bought it again about 18 months ago on dvd in a set with Flatliners (A film i haven't seen since i rented it on video back in the day).

So having given it yet another chance yesterday i have come to the conclusion that although i think i should like it and want to like it i quite simply don't like it. Terry Gilliam's work has that effect on me.
I'm the same with you on this one Dem, I tried to like it but ended up switching it off and can't really make it to the end, even tried doing a double feature with Brazil first then this and still nope, never made it to the end.
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Old 15th June 2021, 10:10 PM
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I'm the same with you on this one Dem, I tried to like it but ended up switching it off and can't really make it to the end, even tried doing a double feature with Brazil first then this and still nope, never made it to the end.
Brazil's another one with me.

I really should like it but i don't.

When i say my fave Gilliam films are Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Brothers Grimm, it probably means i'm not a fan of his work.
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Old 15th June 2021, 10:13 PM
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Brazil's another one with me.

I really should like it but i don't.

When i say my fave Gilliam films are Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Brothers Grimm, it probably means i'm not a fan of his work.
Brazil was one I watched last year for the first time and enjoyed it, The Brother's Grimm was a pleasant surprise and enjoyable to watch,
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Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil and Fear and loathing for me.

All the others i'm not fussed about.

Although Tideland was interesting.
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Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil and Fear and loathing for me.

All the others i'm not fussed about.

Although Tideland was interesting.
Interesting. When i saw you'd posted, nos, i felt sure you'd mention the Python stuff as your faves.
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Old 15th June 2021, 10:31 PM
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I'm not as much of a fan of the Holy grail Python film, i much prefer Brian and The meaning of life which are mainly Terry Jones directed.

Although i'm a big fan of the Gilliam animations.

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Labyrith. 1986.

16 year old Sarah is babysitting her little brother Toby, she wishes him to be taken by the goblin king. Can she rescue Toby and solve the Labyrinth before time runs out.

This film was amazing back in the day of childhood, even remember seeing it on BBC 2 when I was in Primary 6 on a Tuesday Night, forward to today, this film is still awesome and still made me laugh. David Bowie (R.I.P) plays the goblin king Jareth was excellent to watch him act in a somewhat dark fantasy role. Jennifer Connelly is captivating in this as the lead actress Sarah sent on a journey of puzzle solving and meeting new friends along the way. Sometimes watching it you seem to forget it is a Jim Henson movie and there is puppets involved and great stunning effects that are not CGI.

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12 Monkeys (1995)

A film i've tried to like and get into over the years but unfortunately don't. I saw it at the cinema - mates raved about it who also were there - bought it on vhs, bought it on dvd

...i have come to the conclusion that although i think i should like it and want to like it i quite simply don't like it
That's my relationship with 'Blade Runner'!
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One of those films were when you finished you think wtf did I just watch,

It’s a story about ppl who have deformities and learning to live with them and fit in society, it’s gross dark humour, but too silly to be controversial as well .

A woman named Samantha who has an anus for a mouth and a mouth for an anus

A young lad whose not happy with his legs he wants them amputated so he can be a mermaid.

A dwarf who works as a teddy on a tv show,

Female who blind because she has no eyes and uses diamonds as pretend eyes,


I’m more actually surprised that Netflix showed this more than anything.

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Couple of full blown males nudity scenes,

A guy masturbating over a picture of his deformed girlfriend, because he prefers women who have something wrong them.

Huge obese women fisting the blind girl so she can steal her diamonds,
Also Giving herself a Enema,

Samantha the anus face girl gets raped,

Bizarre and bonkers film from spain more type of film you expect from the Japanese.

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In The Highest Of Skies (1977, Silvio Agnosti)

A disparate group are trapped in a lift in the Vatican. Biggest lift I've ever seen ahem. As tensions rise, societal breakdown is the order of the day. Gets a tad silly and predictable towards the end.


Boardinghouse (1982, Johnn Wintergate)

The DC. All 158 minutes of it . A hoot. Yet again some more polemic in the shape of Landlord Jim, who lands on his feet and then some harumph. The plotting is a tad feverish and the philosophy begins to grate, but I enjoyed this one (SOV lodestone???) for all that.



Lady Exterminator (1987, Maman Firminsyah)

Madness cubed. To say that this film would garner a lot of attention nowadays is putting it mildly, but it's only a movie FFS
AKA I Want To Get Even, so just imagine the furore when I say that rape is quite the pasttime in this burg ahem. Luckily the hideously dark print saves us from the "glory" of some of these scenes ahem.
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