What Are You Watching II

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We've maxed out the "What Are You Watching" thread and begin again here.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Just finished watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

As always,a great movie (and a reminder that Johnny Depth makes the greatest Willy Wonka).

[Rooster]

I just watched the prequel/remake of The Thing with my wife. She vomited but I think that might've been then pizza. I wasn't too impressed either (with the pizza and the movie). It just doesn't work that well as a prequel with the other film from 82. We're just watching that now and it's still a classic.

[brigadista]

at a loose end last night and went with a friend to see In TIme - LOL terrible film!!!!

Spent most of the film sniggering .... how can a girl who looks like bambi [amanda seyfried] rapidly run over roof tops [not flat..] along uneven dusty roads in 7 inch heels whilst being dragged by the hand by Justin Timberlake???????

[Inner Peace]

Just finished watching Borat
Man he is epic he doesn't care if he gets laugh at or get arrested. The best part was when he tried to kidnapped pamela anderson phaha epic

[brigadista]

I just watched the prequel/remake of The Thing with my wife. She vomited but I think that might've been then pizza. I wasn't too impressed either (with the pizza and the movie). It just doesn't work that well as a prequel with the other film from 82. We're just watching that now and it's still a classic.

the 82 The Thing is a great movie ! the new one- not impressed

favourite line ' you got to be fucking joking'

if you have seen it you know when its said..

[Arlekino]

I watched congress speech at congress very interesting but is in Russian no English subtitles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TI0KIfzx-w

[Madvillainy]

i watched BRONSON a few hours ago. dude was insane.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Just watched The Panama Deception and thought it was an awesome look into the war and how the imperialists manipulated their way to starting the war.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22YnJxDFUQE&feature=related

[Smyg]

Just finished a public broadcast documentary about Johannesburg in South Africa. Very depressing, as cheerful as they tried to make it.

[Smyg]

Finished watching Land and Freedom for the first time. So beautiful.

Now, all I wanna do is shoot some fascists, purge a few stalinists and sing the Internationale.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched an episode of Futuramama! Such a great show.The new series they have is okay but the greatest moments have been in the original four seasons.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Just saw Bad Teacher.

I liked it, quite funny, not really outrageous but still very amusing.Nothing I haven't really seen before but if I want originality I will watch an indie film.

[Rooster]

the 82 The Thing is a great movie ! the new one- not impressed

favourite line ' you got to be fucking joking'

if you have seen it you know when its said..

That's the thing, I think the reactions the people have in the 82 version to be way more realistic. This new one is really bad. Here, I'll list what happens:

We are introduced to everyone. They find alien. Everyone dies. Left with two people for half the film. It doesn't build up enough of the paranoia that made the previous one good.

[wunderbar]

Saw Hoop Dreams last night. Excellent documentary but holy shit it was long.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched The Air i Breathe

I really liked it.Was four interconnected short stories about individuals who get caught up in a criminal group and try and find their way out.Some could say it was 'trying too hard' but I love these kind of movies.

[Green_Mist]

Just watched Let the Right One In
think I'll have to agree with my friends that it's better than the American remake, not that I think that one was awful

going to watch the walking dead next

[thriller]

Finished watching Land and Freedom for the first time. So beautiful.

Now, all I wanna do is shoot some fascists, purge a few stalinists and sing the Internationale.

Great fucking movie.

Just finished watching Harry and the Henderson's. Seeing John Lithgow go from playing Trinity on Dexter to a family man is just great.

[Rooster]

I watched In Time recently with Justin Timberlake (I think). I have no idea what to make of it. It's pretty much a preachy anti-capitalist movie except.... and this is where I lost it in the film, there's no money. Everyone has been genetically engineered to stay at the age of 25 and they all have this glowing count down clock on their arm. When they turn 25, they get one free year and after that they have to get a job and they get paid in time. And so they also pay for things in time. Labour time anyone? And if they run out of time, they die. But, you then see people with thousands of years on their arms (the capitalists) and I have no idea how they managed to acquire that if these are basically labour vouchers.... like, it's not explained how you can invest time and gain interest on time in the film... maybe I'm thinking about it too hard...

Anyway, it's pretty much a cheesy b-movie sci-fi dystopian film where everyone is young and good looking. A bit like a less classy Logan's Run.

[Smyg]

I liked In Time. They rob banks and resdistribute the wealth, good enough of a Hollywood movie for me.

[ClearlyChrist]

Recently Watched Mean Creek Again, A Favourite Of Mine.

[00000000000]

On TV, recently watched 'The National Anthem' the first in a trilogy of dark, twisted modern fables called 'Black Mirror'. Only available in the UK, I think, but highly recommend you download it. Brief synopsis: Princess is kidnapped, a video ransom demand appears on YouTube stating that she will be executed unless the Prime Minister has live, un-simulated sex with a pig, broadcast to the world, at 4.30pm that day.
Sounds pretty crude and stupid, which it is I guess, but very funny and oddly moving towards the end.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I have been watching various movies as of late: Liar Liar (Jim Carry's best film I believe), Bruce Almighty and the first Shrek movie.I feel the comedy bug!

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I watched In Time recently with Justin Timberlake (I think). I have no idea what to make of it. It's pretty much a preachy anti-capitalist movie except.... and this is where I lost it in the film, there's no money. Everyone has been genetically engineered to stay at the age of 25 and they all have this glowing count down clock on their arm. When they turn 25, they get one free year and after that they have to get a job and they get paid in time. And so they also pay for things in time. Labour time anyone? And if they run out of time, they die. But, you then see people with thousands of years on their arms (the capitalists) and I have no idea how they managed to acquire that if these are basically labour vouchers.... like, it's not explained how you can invest time and gain interest on time in the film... maybe I'm thinking about it too hard...

Anyway, it's pretty much a cheesy b-movie sci-fi dystopian film where everyone is young and good looking. A bit like a less classy Logan's Run.

I have wanted to see this movie for some time now (pun intended).The premise looked interesting,as far as sci-fi movies go nowadays,and I thought the plot might be good if it was handled right.

Did it deliver or was it lackluster?

[brigadista]

see my post above about it -it was terrible - imho

[Rooster]

I have wanted to see this movie for some time now (pun intended).The premise looked interesting,as far as sci-fi movies go nowadays,and I thought the plot might be good if it was handled right.

Did it deliver or was it lackluster?

It was okay, I guess. It's better than recent big budget sci-fi garbage like I, Robot for instance. The plot was a little ham fisted in places but I guess it's perversely more interesting if you're watching it as a marxist with a marxist friend. I watched it with my wife and we were arguing through it about how it would function with her explaining it to me and me still not understanding.

[brigadista]

what about
the heels[ my only ingrained memory]
the portrayal of women?
the fact that everyone in it was wearing very expensive clothes and looked like a model- in the case of the women under weight
why was amanda seyried in that bedroom scene in her under wear while justin timberlake was fully clothed???


full on hollywood nonsense

[Rooster]

what about
the heels[ my only ingrained memory]
the portrayal of women?
the fact that everyone in it was wearing very expensive clothes and looked like a model- in the case of the women under weight
why was amanda seyried in that bedroom scene in her under wear while justin timberlake was fully clothed???


full on hollywood nonsense

I admit that it was nonsense, but the sort of nonsense that you can sit back and laugh at. The high heels part was the funniest thing I have ever seen. How is she running like that in the film? It's beyond belief. If you're going in to see a Justin Timberlake movie then you really shouldn't be expecting anything apart from flashy trash.

[Le Socialiste]

I'm in the process of watching all the Star Wars movies. Tonight I'm finishing Revenge of the Sith, tomorrow it's A New Hope.

[socialistjustin]

Fucking love star wars. A New Hope is meh, but The Empire Strikes Back is probably my favorite movie ever.

[wunderbar]

I watched Metropolis a couple nights ago. Amazing.

[Solar Storm]

I'm Watching Che:Part One

Ratings: 7.3/10 from 17,035 users

URL: imdb.com/title/tt0892255/

Relay an awesome film you should watch and oh i forgot about motorist diary (i watched it just yesterday)

[Pirate Utopian]

Since my external hard drive is broken I lost all the cool kung fu movies I had downloaded. So I've been watching movies I could find in total on youtube.

So far I rewatched the Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Cannibal Holocaust. I might watch Halloween or Night of the Lepus tonight.

[Smyg]

I'm Watching Che:Part One


Che: Part One is great, Part Two less so but only because they lose. :p

[Ele'ill]

I'm watching horrific bone break montages

[Arlekino]

I watched Jeny wife of devil is biographical French film but subtitles in Russian is anybody know where can get in Englishy? about Karl Marx and Engels.

[brigadista]

set it off - one of my favourite all time movies

[kitsune]

The documentary series Wild Russia. It was excellent. I also caught up on the last season of Dr. Who. Some great classic holiday stuff like Tokyo Godfathers and Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas.

[Fawkes]

J. Edgar. Really bad.




Just got this (http://www.amazon.com/Unseen-Cinema-Early-American-1894-1941/dp/B000AYEIJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325224857&sr=8-1) and a collection of all of Keaton's short films from 1920-1923, the nerd in me is so aroused right now.

[roy]

Just finished watching season 4 of Breaking Bad. I'll be interested to see where they take the show in season 5.

[Pretty Flaco]

just watching some porn.

i kid. :rolleyes:
i saw The fighter again recently (saw it in theatres too) and I fucking love that movie. It's on netflix and i highly recommend it.

[brigadista]

Latcho Drom [safe journey] history of the Roma in music only all on youtube - goes from rajasthan in India to europe ending in badajoz in spain this is La Caita...

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[Theoneontheleft]

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[Kitty_Paine]

just watching some porn.

i kid. :rolleyes:


Yeaaaaah... you were

Me? Uhhh... *cough* Interview with a Vampire *cough*

[Theoneontheleft]

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[TheGodlessUtopian]

Lately I have been watching various movies I have seen many times before (Harry Potter,Bleach,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as well as watching season sets of South Park and Family Guy.

Will probably go on Storm soon and search for a good documentary.

[Theoneontheleft]

I am currently watching "The Lincoln Lawyer" on DVD.

[Frank Zapatista]

Metropolis, my favourite Fritz Lang film (although I quite like "M" too)

[Theoneontheleft]

The movie "HELP"
http://www.impawards.com/1965/posters/help.jpg

[Diello]

'Straw Dogs'. I was disappointed.

[Os Cangaceiros]

J. Edgar. Really bad.



Damn, really? I thought it looked good in the previews...

The last film I watched was "Tucker and Dale vs Evil", which I'd definitely recommend.

[Theoneontheleft]

Last night I saw the English language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", which I enjoyed.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Last night I saw the English language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", which I enjoyed.

Did anyone else think the opening was very 'Bond film'?

[Ele'ill]

"Wild Country" on youtube. It's a free werewolf movie.

and it's horrible- it doesn't even have the suspense that dog soldiers had (which was all that movie had). We need a god damned suspense-only werewolf movie that's truly horrifying. The special fx in these werewolf movies sucks. I'd rather see a werewolf that's something like this http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbzBKF3hm1PjziToD6Xp1Y69ccpPSfJ mEqqq5o7s6hSj6Pt1RAhkqnKmU7 (from the movie quarantine) than the stupid giant dogs they use in these stupid fucking movies.

I mean imagine this http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbzBKF3hm1PjziToD6Xp1Y69ccpPSfJ mEqqq5o7s6hSj6Pt1RAhkqnKmU7 running on all fours towards you. That's fucking terrifying. What isn't terrifying at all is this http://anythinghorror.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/werewolf2.jpg

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Despicable Me

It was decent but I have seen better kid movies to be honest... its one way to kill an hour though so I'm not complaining.

[bcbm]

'Straw Dogs'. I was disappointed.

the 1971 or 2011 version? i just watched the '71 version, thought it was pretty good.

[Ele'ill]

Csi

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Avatar

...for like the fifth time.I watched it with my partner when he was over.Since I was so tired though I slept through most of it.lol....I guess that is what happens when you are up for so many hours on so much excitement and then have to lie down for three hours.

[Arlekino]

Watched 1980 Moscow Olympics.
There is no English subtitles, but worthy to watch.
http://video.mail.ru/mail/artem.korukin/13823/2825.html

[the last donut of the night]

Avatar

...for like the fifth time.I watched it with my partner when he was over.Since I was so tired though I slept through most of it.lol....I guess that is what happens when you are up for so many hours on so much excitement and then have to lie down for three hours.

i remember how people hailed that shit as anti-imperialist when it came out...the left *sigh*

i recently watched hitchcock's "the vanishing lady", funny and pretty good

[thriller]

Watched "Shock of the Century" which is like Faces of Death. Stomach ache. Maybe I'm just not that hardcore :/

[Ostrinski]

Finally saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes yesterday. Great film.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Finally got around to watching The Trotsky

Thought it was a funny film and a nice depiction of youth mobilization.I hope they have a sequel.

[thriller]

Started watching the show "Shameless". William H Macy is pretty good in it.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Date Movie

Good lord, the single worst movie I have ever seen... just awful!

[thriller]

Watched Date Movie

Good lord, the single worst movie I have ever seen... just awful!

Then you have not seen the Twilight movies have you :P

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Then you have not seen the Twilight movies have you :P

I saw half of the first one... but decided to go to sleep half way through because it was so boring.lol

[TheRedAnarchist23]

In this very instant I am watching CSI miami.

[Pretty Flaco]

criminal minds

in the last episode i saw, there was a guy mutilating people and eating them and then he integrated himself into the local investigation and fed parts of the girls he mutilated into soup for people at a search party... so fucked up:bored:

[TheGodlessUtopian]

South Parks right now... same ones I have seen a hundred times is still better than cable.

[brigadista]

the ghost writer - was a good film from Polanski

[the last donut of the night]

"breathless" by godard. fast-paced, good soundtrack, i liked it

[bcbm]

patricio guzman's 'the battle of chile' about the counter revolution in chile in 73

[the last donut of the night]

"the boss of it all" by lars von trier. pretty funny

[Princess Luna]

international gurilleas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Guerillas) deserves the title of best worst movie

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[the last donut of the night]

"mamma roma" by passolini

"monsters" 2010 british sci-fi flick

[Deicide]

Kubrick's 'Dr Strangelove'

[kouchpotato]

Apollo 18, it was a decent enough film but I felt that it could have been better. Instead of the pesudo-Paranormal Activity feel, it should have been more of a focus perhaps on the secret Soviet space program.

[the last donut of the night]

"lola rennt"

[eyeheartlenin]

I should be translating an article from Spanish to English, but, instead, I am watching NCIS, which I never miss, since I like Mark Harmon and all the other actors.

Now I am looking for a Big Bang Theory repeat episode.

[the last donut of the night]

"os fuzis" by raul guerra

[the last donut of the night]

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[Princess Luna]

I just watched a really good documentry about US soldiers who opposed the Vietnam war, called Sir! No Sir!

[Deicide]

Stanley Kubrick's ''Eyes Wide Shut''

It's a mind fuck.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I just watched a really good documentry about US soldiers who opposed the Vietnam war, called Sir! No Sir!

Been meaning to watch that for some time but haven't found the moment yet.
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What have I been watching?...the same old shit, that's what.

[the last donut of the night]

"CONSUMING KIDS - The commercialization of childhood"

terrifying documentary about the kid ad industry. i don't want this world for my future kids

[Princess Luna]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1, just watched episodes 4 & 5. I got Amazon prime a while back, it has almost nothing good on it, however it does have Buffy. I had never seen it before, and since I had already wasted $75 I figured I would give it a shot, it is freaking awesome! best television show ever (after My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Breaking Bad)

[bcbm]

just started the showtime series 'sleeper cell'

[bcbm]

watched miike's '13 assassins' last night, was pretty sweet. nice build up to a really intense battle sequence

[the last donut of the night]

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[Grenzer]

Watching some boring ass presentation in what essentially amounts to a remedial biology class required by all University students that aren't science majors. Do not recommend.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Finished watching a documentary called Soldiers in the Army of God.

It was about the radical Christian group which killed abortion doctors... very distrubing stuff.

http://documentarystorm.com/soldiers-in-the-army-of-god/

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Just watched Manufacture of Consent

Interesting documentary which dealt with the subject matter differently than I expected.

http://documentarystorm.com/manufacturing-consent-noam-chomsky-and-the-media/

[Mather]

The Walking Dead (Season 2)

True Blood (Season 4)

Spartacus Vengeance

[the last donut of the night]

"wikirebels"

[praxis1966]

Just in like the last week or so: Mesrine Part 1 and Part 2, Outrage (an awesome return to the yakuza genre by Takeshi Kitano), 50/50, The Killing (Stanley Kubrick doing film noir...? few things are better), Cold Weather, Trollhunter, and Une femme mariée.

'Bout to go get my Bande à part (Eng Band of Outsiders, Godard, 1964) on in just a minute.


watched miike's '13 assassins' last night, was pretty sweet. nice build up to a really intense battle sequence

Loved that flick. I'm pretty gaga for Miike in general, though.

[MotherCossack]

saw the BRITS live tonite.
BLUR played live
i always liked BLUR.
my middle daughter goes to school with daughter of guitarist ...cool man coxin.
i always see him at open evenings . looks cool
minnie me said
" i 'm glad i am in ------'s class so i'm not the only one with a smoking parent!

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Beauty and the Beast last night.

Ahh.. it was wonderful watching a childhood classic again after so many years of not seeing it... made me feel happy.

[bcbm]

watched star trek vi: the undiscovered country last night. some heavy handed cold war metaphors there


Just in like the last week or so: Mesrine Part 1 and Part 2, Outrage (an awesome return to the yakuza genre by Takeshi Kitano), 50/50, The Killing (Stanley Kubrick doing film noir...? few things are better), Cold Weather, Trollhunter, and Une femme mariée.

'Bout to go get my Bande à part (Eng Band of Outsiders, Godard, 1964) on in just a minute.



Loved that flick. I'm pretty gaga for Miike in general, though.

you have good taste. what did you think of mesrine? and trollhunter is a great flick i saww it in a theater which was awesome

[smellincoffee]

Recently I finished "If the Oil Runs Out", which mentions peak oil as a concept but doesn't stress the consequences beyond gasoline becoming expensive and consumers becoming more irritable than usual. This is on YouTube if you want to search for it.

I'm also watching an incredibly entertaining playthrough of Sid Meier's Pirates! run by FunkyHonky.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Rewatched Dr. Strangelove. Kubrick's satire of mutually assured destruction remains a high water mark of cinematic dark comedy. A cowboy shouting "wahoo!" as he rides a nuclear bomb to mass destruction pretty much sums it up. Peter Sellers' three roles are each funny in different ways. Best quotes: "You're talking about mass murder, General, not war!" and "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched the Sith Sense and the Hunchback of Nore Dame last night.

Both great movies though for vastly different reasons.

[Đak]

Watched Judgment at Nuremberg yesterday :) , American drama film dealing with the Holocaust and the Post-World War II Nuremberg Trials.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Hangover Part 2; it was terrible. Not even subtle in its racism and completely unfunny compared to the first.

Antonioni's The Eclipse (it has an Italian name but I'm too lazy to imdb it). I enjoyed it for the most part although I did think that it could have cut out like 20 minutes and still maintained the style and tone of the piece. Also the strange bourgeoise racism that cropped up threw me a little.

Also watched Splice which I thought was a brilliant take on how fucked up the Freudian concept of family is.

[Arlekino]

Watched Film Ballet "Aniuta" by Chehov, good story I would strongly recommend to watch it, it can be easy can find on yandex video.

[thriller]

Got half way through "The Human Centipede 2" and has to turn it off. The only thing it seemed to have in common the first one was the main character liked to maturate to it. Just dumb and awful.

[Princess Luna]

I just watched the first episode of Madmen, not as good as I thought it would be but it was alright.

[Pretty Flaco]

Napoleon Dynamite

[praxis1966]

watched star trek vi: the undiscovered country last night. some heavy handed cold war metaphors there

Fo sho...


you have good taste. what did you think of mesrine? and trollhunter is a great flick i saww it in a theater which was awesome

Thanks for that.:D As you can see I went through a brief phase of watching a bunch of crime/heist flicks. Even the Godard movie, Bande à part, was ostensibly one, though it turned out to focus more on a love triangle.

Anyway, both Mesrine flicks were good. It's almost beyond belief, but even though they ran at a total of roughly four hours between them, they moved along at a pretty decent clip. I never really felt bogged down or whatever. In fact, if I had one criticism it would be that there wasn't enough done in terms of depth of character... But they work rather well as high stakes crime dramas which was what I was after. Plus if you've seen any of Cassel's other French language work you know he's pretty good at playing a nutty fucker, which he does to good effect here.

At any rate, I just saw that Iranian flick A Separation this evening. Up and down just a brilliant film. Well written, but especially well acted... And before anybody goes accusing me of going to see it just because it "got nominated," I've been trying to see this damned thing for like a month now but it keeps flitting in and out of the East Bay theatres. I can't stress enough how much everyone needs to watch that film...

BTW, has anybody seen United Red Army? It sounds like the Japanese version of Baader Meinhoff Komplex, but I can't help but wonder about the accuracy...

[the last donut of the night]

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...has anybody seen United Red Army? It sounds like the Japanese version of Baader Meinhoff Komplex, but I can't help but wonder about the accuracy...

Wakamatsu Koji the director of United Red Army had a long time association with the Sekigun (in fact he was denied a visa when the American Cinematheque invited him to the US for their "Japanese Masters of Outlaw Cinema" series in the 90s because of his connection to a terrorist organization.) The movie is accurate to the extent that any re-creation can be. I thought it was better than Baader Meinhoff Komplex. Wakamatsu's other movies are really good. He's made around 100 movies and started as a director of soft core pink movies with a political-avant garde edge. I've been able to see 15 of them.

[praxis1966]

Wakamatsu Koji the director of United Red Army had a long time association with the Sekigun (in fact he was denied a visa when the American Cinematheque invited him to the US for their "Japanese Masters of Outlaw Cinema" series in the 90s because of his connection to a terrorist organization.) The movie is accurate to the extent that any re-creation can be. I thought it was better than Baader Meinhoff Komplex. Wakamatsu's other movies are really good. He's made around 100 movies and started as a director of soft core pink movies with a political-avant garde edge. I've been able to see 15 of them.

Yeah, I knew some of that about Koji... that he was considered one of the better directors to come out of the pink film genre and that he had an association (some sources simply referring to him as a member) with the Sekigun. Of course, being that close to the subject matter can in and of itself can often lead either to romanticizing or being unfairly disparaging, which was why I asked. I hadn't read the story about him being denied the visa, though. I figure I'll see it then, maybe some of his other work if I find it's any good (to now I haven't seen anything he's done I don't think).

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Spork.

The walking dead

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[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Re-watched The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.

[praxis1966]

I only just watched the first episode of Carlos (Assayas, 2010), but so far it's the best telling of the story of Carlos the Jackal I've seen on film. The other two (or was it three; I can't recall) I've seen are hokey by comparison. I just wish the subtitles weren't so shitty... I've literally got to sit like three feet from my TV to read them, and I have 20/20 vision and a 30 inch TV, because they're so small.

[brigadista]

watched the help - wish i didnt - TERRIBLE film

[Per Levy]

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god, i love japanese wrestling.

[bcbm]

my roomies and i have been sick the last couple days, so got a lot of movie watching in....

'black gold' about coffee farmers in ethiopia and how the major players in the coffee market and first world generally (wto) fuck them over. well done and really makes you feel for the plight of the coffee farmers, especially when you seen scenes of yuppies drinking at starbucks.

'ice station zebra' cool cold war suspense sub movie with some big name actors from the late 60s. it was labelled at 'action' film but was definitely more 'who is the bad guy? will they make it through the ice? oh shit here comes the commies...' suspense. well done, and has the cool intro, intermission and exit musical pieces which i enjoy.

'restrepo' documentary that follows us soldiers in afghanistan deployed in the korengal valley, one of if not the most dangerous in that war. some powerful scenes and really a testament to what an extreme waste the entire war is.

'if a tree falls' documentary about the earth liberation front and specifically the case of daniel mcgowan. agree or disagree with the elf's actions and politics i think the film does a great job showing how those things happened and what an absurdity the prosecution of these activists as 'terrorists' is. in the special features they talk about the conditions where mcgowan is held in the 'communication management unit' for 'terrorists' which is pretty infuriating.

'my crasy life' documentary with fictionalized bits about samoan gangsters in early 90s la. had a weird structure and nothing much happening, didn't end up finishing it.

watched some more but i can't remember because i am getting old


BTW, has anybody seen United Red Army? It sounds like the Japanese version of Baader Meinhoff Komplex, but I can't help but wonder about the accuracy...

i've heard its quite good, been meaning to watch it for some time. they finally got it at my local video store but its checked out and like a week overdue:(


I only just watched the first episode of Carlos (Assayas, 2010), but so far it's the best telling of the story of Carlos the Jackal I've seen on film. The other two (or was it three; I can't recall) I've seen are hokey by comparison. I just wish the subtitles weren't so shitty... I've literally got to sit like three feet from my TV to read them, and I have 20/20 vision and a 30 inch TV, because they're so small.the carlos films are great, i think it really captures the era nicely and idk makes today's obsession with 'anti-terrorism' seem almost quaint given how widespread and often terrorist attacks were occurring, at least in europe. also makes carlos look like a suave playboy and huge asshole, which is probably accurate. part 2 has the most action if i recall correctly.

[brigadista]

carlos was the best thing i saw last year but very depressing...

[Le Rouge]

I just watched Project X. Crazy movie :P Was really fun. I was high though.

[Dark Matter]

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I'm going to watch Che This evening :thumbup1:

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Earthlings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHA4HNbmDLg&feature=related)

...think I am going to be sick.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZS91cqpa8&feature=player_embedded)

A superb documentary that is a good view for anyone interested in the media portrayal of working class people.

[Princess Luna]

I just watched Joyeux Noël , it is the third best movie about WW1 I have ever seen behind All Quite on the Western Front and Paths of Glory

[piet11111]

Watched the Grey yesterday and it was a great movie.

Predictable at times and i had to laugh at the guy falling through that tree but it was a great survival movie none the less.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Watched Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZS91cqpa8&feature=player_embedded)

A superb documentary that is a good view for anyone interested in the media portrayal of working class people.

Hey man, that sounds interesting but apparently it's been deemed 'private' or something. Is there any way I can watch it without having a youtube account?

[Princess Luna]

I currently sitting in a waiting room, and "the price is right" is on TV, this is honestly one of the stupidest things I have ever seen

[#FF0000]

I'm watching Leon the Professional after someone posted a thing about it in another thread.

It's crazy how good Natalie Portman was as an actor at 12 goddamn years old.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Hey man, that sounds interesting but apparently it's been deemed 'private' or something. Is there any way I can watch it without having a youtube account?

Not that I know of, sorry man. I can't access it either so whatever happened is widespread.

- - -

Watched the classic children's movie Milo and Otis.

Ah, was like reliving childhood again.The soft,and superb,narration, the delightful animals and the heartwarming storyline was all great.

[NewLeft]

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numberphile, very interesting.

[Ballyfornia]

Watched Sympathy for Lady Vengeance have to say it was a good film. Although it wasn't quite as good as Park Chan-wook's other film "Old Boy"

[Princess Luna]

Saw the new Episode of the Walking Dead it was good up until the end, then it took a nosedive to say the least *Major Spoilers*,


There were so many things wrong this episode. First off the decision to kill off Dale at the end of the last episode, and then kill off Shane at the end of this episode was really really bad idea, because it reduces the shock of Shane's death. If they wanted to kill off both characters, they should have found away to connect their deaths, or at least had Dale be killed by Shane, which would have solved of the dual purpose of killing off Dale and clarifying Shane's insanity and making his attempt to kill Rick less out of nowhere. Also on the subject of Shane's death it made no fucking sense, if Rick wanted to kill him then why not shoot Shane when Shane was giving him the chance, rather then wait until Shane is surrendering and then stabbing him.

The next thing that is wrong is the whole idea that people can become zombies without being bit, this is major thing and yet it comes out of nowhere, a few episodes back they did find the dead guards with no bite marks, but one the character said that they could have been scratched by a zombie, which fits with zombie lore so as a foreshadower the whole guard thing was pointless. So there is nothing leading up to Shane coming back as zombie, and it seems he only came back as a zombie for no other reason then for Rick's son to shoot him, On that topic a.) what the fuck was that kid doing out there b.) why the fuck was Shane planning to murder Rick in viewing distance from the farmhouse. This makes even less sense because Shane specifically took Rick out into the woods to kill him, yet he waits until they are out of the woods and can clearly see the farmhouse and then decides to pull a gun on Rick. For point A it is clear the producers wanted to show that Rick's son's loyalty lay with Rick and not Shane. However not only is this forced like hell, it doesn't make sense. The scene tried to do the whole trope of "looking like you are going to shoot somebody, but really shooting the threat that is coming up behind them" but when Rick's son first pulls a gun on Rick, Shane is not a zombie yet, also we see the zombie Shane walking towards Rick and it is obvious what is going to happen. If they wanted to make the scene a surprise they should not have shown zombie Shane and instead just showed Rick's son firing, leading the audience to believe he shot his father, but then showing Rick unhurt and panning the camera out to see a dead zombie Shane collapsing to the ground, it would still have been cliché but at least the cliché would have been done right.

Finally where the hell did all the zombies come from at the end, it may explain it in the next episode, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the producers wanted to end the season with a big action scene.
I actually thought this show was getting better, I even thought this episode was going good, until the end which failed on so many levels.

[Ostrinski]

Watched J. Edgar today, it was so-so. DiCaprio did a shitty job imo.

Anyone have any recs for a kickass historical film? Three in the morning and I'm bored as hell.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

How to Become An Atheist...

[/URL][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8-LAnnI_LQ&feature=g-all-f&context=G23bff76FAAAAAAAABAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=)

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Another super strange video from a cappie reactionary who rages...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Z8JNqjXho

[bcbm]

been watching the showtime version of 'this american life' its quite good i like ira glass a lot.

watched 'the omen' last night, was a good scary movie.

[black magick hustla]

matewan and boardwalk empire

[Ostrinski]

Gonna check out Matewan and Battle of Algiers

[Ostrinski]

We need a good communist vlogger.

[Grenzer]

Battle of Algiers is kickass. One foreign indie historical movie I thought that was pretty good is Joyeux Noel. It's a pretty good critique of the idiocy of nationalism.

[Ostrinski]

Matewan is pretty good so far. Shame there was so much racism in the miner's unions.

[Ted Lawrence]

For GiantMonkeyMan

ww.youtube.com/watch?v=gVu6ojB-cMg

Are new users able to post links or embed youtube videos? umm..not the full url, but you know the rest. It's that class dismissed documentary

[Ostrinski]

Damn that scene where the black guy, the Italian guy, and the American white guy were all playing their music together was so powerful.

[Ostrinski]

Finished Matewan, end was sad. Gonna check out Battle of Algiers then hit the hay.

edit: when that one black guy said "you know white people when they get excited" it reminded me of Franz Fanonipants :lol:

[piet11111]

The 9th company about russian soldiers in afghanistan 1988.

[bcbm]

'destination titan' bbc documentary about the cassini project, specifically the team that designed a sensor for the probe.

[Ostrinski]

Wide awake once again, guess I'll check something out. Anyone have any suggestions for a good historical film

[GiantMonkeyMan]

For GiantMonkeyMan

ww.youtube.com/watch?v=gVu6ojB-cMg

Are new users able to post links or embed youtube videos? umm..not the full url, but you know the rest. It's that class dismissed documentary

Thanks for the link comrade, gave it a watch through last night. Might have been pretty tired but I found the documentary itself to be lacking; it seemed more like a lecture to educate than a piece of cinema to inspire. Which isn't to say that it didn't work to inform me about working class representation on TV, just that it only vaguely hinted at ways people could/have gone about combatting this.

[thriller]

About to watch Season 2 premier of Check it Out! With Dr. Steve Brule. I'll let y'all know how it is.

EDIT: Fer yer broat! Ahroy! Was a great episode and I recommend it for your health.

[brigadista]

hope this is not a let down.....

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[piet11111]

Prometheus has the potential to be something great but the danger of making a prequel to a movie is that they are filling in parts of the story best left to the imagination usually.

I doubt they made the right decision by making a movie about the space jockeys.

[Princess Luna]

Just watched Black Death (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_%28film%29), really good film


Prometheus has the potential to be something great but the danger of making a prequel to a movie is that they are filling in parts of the story best left to the imagination usually.

I doubt they made the right decision by making a movie about the space jockeys.
If it was being done by anybody other then Ridley Scott I would agree, but I an willing to give him a chance no matter what it is

[Ostrinski]

Just finished Death In Gaza, very sad. I thought it was interesting that they made a martyr out of the journalist in the end.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Comic Book Superheros Unmasked (http://documentarystorm.com/comic-book-superheroes-unmasked/)

Awesome doc about the history of comic books; comes highly recommended.

[Rooster]

I'm currently watching Child's Play waiting for my wife to finish work. It's a surprisingly good movie, still one that's very much of it's time though. Why does Brad Dourif always play a serial killer/mentally unhinged character? I can't think of a single film where he plays a sympathetic character.


Wide awake once again, guess I'll check something out. Anyone have any suggestions for a good historical film

Did you watch The Battle of Algiers?

[the last donut of the night]

mambéty's "contras city"

[bcbm]

i am catching up on 'mad men'

[piet11111]

Watching feast http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426459/
currently at 15 minutes in and its nice and gory and definitely going to be a movie i will enjoy.

Love the way they do the introductions for the main cast too.
Especially the one for the army veteran with "life expectancy: don't ask don't tell" made me chuckle.

Its a trilogy of movies too so i have my beer ready and i am all set for the whole night.

[Pretty Flaco]

twin peaks

[GiantMonkeyMan]

I've been writing an essay on 1980's dystopian science fiction films and deindustrialisation. Recently watched: Robo Cop trilogy, Escape from New York/LA, They Live, Mad Max trilogy, Network, The Warriors, Akira, Blade Runner, Brazil, The Running Man, Outland, Nineteen Eighty Four, Demolition Man, Ghost in the Shell and Total Recall. Got a few more to watch...

[piet11111]

Watching the darkest hour about a group of americans (and a swede) that are in moscow during an alien invasion.
The aliens are electricity based and can be detected by throwing electric devices (that don't function due to the alien effect but close proximity brings them back to activity) like cellphones.

I kinda like this movie its not the best but its certainly entertaining.
Reminds me of 28 days later and the chilling effect of seeing moscow abandoned is very similar to the way london looked in 28 days later.
The CGI is also very good and the effects of people being disintegrated is something to see.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

Just finished Supernatural season 6. Love this show.

[marksist-leninist]

Buongiorno Notte (Good Morning, Night)

[Ele'ill]

The opening discussion is interesting coming from 2009 and what was being called for in the US is exactly what was created with Occupy

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[#FF0000]

I was watching Toonami last night and was reminded of how much i love Gundam and all things mecha so I started watching 08th MS Team again.

[thriller]

I was watching Toonami last night and was reminded of how much i love Gundam and all things mecha so I started watching 08th MS Team again.

I just found my old VHS recordings of 08th MS Team. My day was set :)

Watching Home Movies, the Renaissance episode. "Moy-lin has a phone! Burn him!"

[Ostrinski]

Land and Freedom and then Libertarias.

[Ostrinski]

Man, am I the only one who got legitimately angry watching Land and Freedom?

[thriller]

Been watching SO much ER. Best drama show eva.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Man, am I the only one who got legitimately angry watching Land and Freedom?

I'm a big fan of the film but one of my lecturers hates it because of the way it dismisses the communists and makes the Poum militia out to be a successful way to defeat fascism. I just love the discussion about collectivisation. What was your issue with it?

[SHORAS]

The Wire season 1 episode 1

Just finished watching Homeland which was basically shit apart from being semi thrilling about half way through. Typical bourgeois framing and shit ending which leaves me with absolutely no interest in a second season.

I hope The Wire is good (i.e live up to all the hype) but i'm thinking The Sopranos has been the only thing worth watching on television for the last ten or so years!

[x359594]

...I just love the discussion about collectivisation...

Yes, that was the picture's high point. I like that Loach is willing to improvise, but I don't think he and his writer constructed a good story overall. The ending was too abrupt.

[x359594]

...Libertarias.

Libertarias is a scope movie, so beware cropped versions. It's available in its correct aspect ratio but without subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrzQFnK_Jro&feature=related

[Ostrinski]

Forgive my ignorance, but what does scope mean? I am looking for a version with subtitles, I know no Spanish.

[Ostrinski]

Someone recommend a good leftist film to watch

[Ostrinski]

Bill Hicks- Sane Man

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched all six parts of "Vietnam in HD." Ignore the patriotism and its a good series; watch America get their asses handed to them!

http://documentarystorm.com/vietnam-in-hd/

[x359594]

Forgive my ignorance, but what does scope mean? I am looking for a version with subtitles, I know no Spanish.

"Scope" is cinephile shorthand for designating a movie in a larger than 1.85 aspect ratio. The aspect ratio refers to the width of the screen. Movies made before 1954 had a 1:33 aspect ration.

Starting in 1953 in order to compete with television film industries all over the world tried different technical innovations to keep audiences in theaters. 3-D was one example, and wide screen movies another. There were two popular wide screen formats that used an anamorphic lens, CinemaScope and Panavision. CinemaScope made its appearance first so anamorphic wide screen movies were labeled scope movies no matter the company.

By 1959 the standard aspect ratio became 1.85 (for Hollywood and Japanese movies; for European movies 1.66,) a compromise between 1.33 and 2.4.

Libertarias was shot in the 2.4 aspect ratio so if you see it in any other aspect ratio the sides of the frame will be cut off or the image will be "panned-and-scanned." The subtitled DVD version I saw was simply cropped and so a lot of visual information was lost.

[SHORAS]

Someone recommend a good leftist film to watch


Le fond de l'air est rouge (1977)
La Société du spectacle (1973)
Winter Soldier (1972)
La Commune (2000)
La batalla de Chile (1975/76/79)

All on-line

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Codes of Gender

"
The Codes of Gender is the brainchild of MEF Executive Director, Sut Jhally. Jhally wrote and directed this feature documentary about sociologist Erving Goffman’s seminal work on advertising. The role that advertising plays in shaping our understanding of the masculine and the feminine.
Using brilliant visual cues, The Codes of Gender allows Goffman a wide canvas for distilling his main analysis: that gender ideals are not biological, but rather ritualized cultural normatives. The ‘masculine’ and the ‘feminine’ are social constructs that are highly influenced by modern advertising.
It looks (http://documentarystorm.com/the-codes-of-gender/#) beyond advertising as a medium that simply sells products, and beyond analyses of gender that focus on biological difference or issues of objectification and beauty, to provide a clear-eyed view of the two-tiered terrain of identity and power relations. Watch The Codes of Gender now. Enjoy."


Link: http://documentarystorm.com/the-codes-of-gender/

[00001]

Hugo

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Twist of Faith

Was a good look into the life and times of a survivor of catholic sexually abuse.Very heart moving.

http://documentarystorm.com/twist-of-faith/

[brigadista]

slowed down Imax version of the latest prometheus trailer

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched this delightful short film...

[/URL][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Wav5KjBHbI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=)!

Remember to turn on english subtitles!

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Watched this delightful short film...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1Wav5KjBHbI#!

Remember to turn on english subtitles!

I liked that. :)

[Deicide]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail..

The Black Knight always triumphs!! Have at you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRUe-gz690

[Pretty Flaco]

The Departed.

i recommend. :thumbup1:

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched The Cat in the Hat. The 2003 live action movie.

It was good, very funny as far as Doctor Sues adaptations goes.The art direction was memorable and fun and the humor derived from The Cat would be amusing to any teenager or aware person.

Recommendation: Moderate

Rating: PG

Genre: Family

- - - - -

Also watched the old animation of Horton Hears A Who.

Though it was only 27 minutes long it was a wonderful movie to rewatch. The last time I saw it was when I was little so it was fun to hear all the rhyming and songs.I forgot how great these Doctor Sues movies were.

Recommendation: Moderate

Rating: G

Genre: Kids Animation

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Just got Assassin's Creed Lineage, pretty pumped about it.

[Art Vandelay]

Watched The Cat in the Hat. The 2003 live action movie.

It was good, very funny as far as Doctor Sues adaptations goes.The art direction was memorable and fun and the humor derived from The Cat would be amusing to any teenager or aware person.

Recommendation: Moderate

Rating: PG

Genre: Family

- - - - -

Also watched the old animation of Horton Hears A Who.

Though it was only 27 minutes long it was a wonderful movie to rewatch. The last time I saw it was when I was little so it was fun to hear all the rhyming and songs.I forgot how great these Doctor Sues movies were.

Recommendation: Moderate

Rating: G

Genre: Kids Animation

If you haven't, you should check out the new horton hears a who movie; by far my favorite kids movie ever.

[Per Levy]

watched "a canterlot wedding" yesterday, a really good and kick-ass ending for the season, felt really disney inspired but in a good way. only complaint it was to short and therefore it felt rushed at certain times. beyond that some of the best cartoon stuff i've seen in years.

[Manic Impressive]

I've been watching I, Claudius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1oJj0Iivw) and I highly recommend it, they really don't make 'em like they used to. The whole series is on youtube.

It follows the future Emperor Claudius and his family starting with the reign of the first Emperor Augustus, played by Brian Blessed. Augustus's wife Livia is played by Sian Philips which is probably one of the best acting performances I have ever seen. Livia is secretly running everything behind the scenes playing people off against each other to position her son Tiberius as the next emperor. She does this by going on a killing spree murdering about 5 or 6 people, she's a proper arch villain. Then you've got Tiberius who's some sort of sexual deviant and doesn't really want to be emperor but by the time he is crowned he's turned into a sex crazed rapist who turns Rome into something along the lines of Stalin's Russia, purging suspected enemies of the state. Patrick Stewart (with hair) is excellent as the captain of the guards. Then comes Caligula, the least historical of the episodes but by far the funniest. Caligula played by John Hurt believes that he's a god and thus above everyone. It's kind of funny in a way the contempt that he has for everyone even his own class who he forces into prostitution in order to fund his extravagant ventures. Then you've got the reign of Claudius which focuses on his relationship with his new very young wife Messalina. By this point you've think you've seen almost everything that the Roman ruling class has to offer, but when she utters the line "I want to be Livia to your Augustus" I thought "aaawww shit here we go again". She's a wanna be Livia who turns out to be even more evil and as it goes on I started to wish Livia was still around to deal with Messalina. Which is an amazing piece of writing, to create a villain who is completely despicable but who the viewer ends up wanting back because they become the lesser evil and if they had still been around could have prevented so much insanity.

It really is one of the best dramas ever created for television. But if you don't think you'll watch it at least search for "I Claudius Caligula Dance" for the funniest scene in the whole series.

[Ostrinski]

Watched The Help and Apocalypse Now. Both really good.

[Prometeo liberado]

Watching my caramel sauce turn into a brick because I forgot to add vinegar!!!!!

[NewLeft]

Rise Against @ Hot docs, will be watching united in anger

[Pretty Flaco]

regular show

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[seventeethdecember2016]

Monty Python Philosophical Football
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[NewLeft]

mshvqdva0vY

[GiantMonkeyMan]

2wGZRJG4ZJE

This is pretty hilarious. :thumbup1:

[garymeyer]

Now i just saw great movie of harry potter its out standing film i like it very much

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Was Tun, Wenn's Brennt?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7gm0lMDtPFY/TrhKQlQLplI/AAAAAAAACqY/66GPSQlGWU8/s640/was-tun-wenns-brennt.jpg

[Ostrinski]

Dreamcatcher is the only alien movie I like.

[bcbm]

been watching 'the tudors' i love historical dramas

[Robespierres Neck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8HQQgF6Js

The look on his face with the content of the songs; I find it really saddening.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

evA-R9OS-Vo

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Vietnam: American Holocaust

Good doc, recommended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBDKzcjMHEs

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Watched Spiderman 3.

I saw it in theaters when it came out and than got it as a promo in a PS3 but haven't watched it worth squat in the few years since I have had the disc.For not watching it for such a long time, however, it held up well.Though the ending was kinda botched the plot was suitable emotional and actiony.

Recommendation: Moderate

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Action/Superhero

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Spiderman 3 is a pile of shit. There's at least one villain too much, pathetic characterisation of Venom... that scene with the jazz music and Toby Maguire walking along with an emo hair cut winking at attractive women who are coming the other way is cringe-worthy. Brock was terribly cast and there was no need for Gwen Stacy. Fucking awful film; worse than Daredevil and on par with Catwoman.

Recommendation: torture material for the gulags

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Spiderman 3 is a pile of shit. There's at least one villain too much, pathetic characterisation of Venom... that scene with the jazz music and Toby Maguire walking along with an emo hair cut winking at attractive women who are coming the other way is cringe-worthy. Brock was terribly cast and there was no need for Gwen Stacy. Fucking awful film; worse than Daredevil and on par with Catwoman.

Recommendation: torture material for the gulags

I never said that it was too good :p

Incidentally there were reasons why I had only seen in like twice.lol

[GiantMonkeyMan]

I never said that it was too good :p

Incidentally there were reasons why I had only seen in like twice.lol
Lol. It's a shame because 1 and 2 weren't particularly terrible (although, personally, I think they've aged badly when they're up against the likes of Dark Knight and Thor) and Venom is such an interesting villain. It could have been so much better.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Lol. It's a shame because 1 and 2 weren't particularly terrible (although, personally, I think they've aged badly when they're up against the likes of Dark Knight and Thor) and Venom is such an interesting villain. It could have been so much better.

Yeah, I would say my favorite part of SP3 was the Sandman subplot... other than that though... :thumbdown:

I thought Thor was a well made movie, one of the better superhero movies in my opinion.When I saw it I was expecting something generic but got something fun.

The first Iron Man was great as well... the second one, not so much.Am wondering about the in production third.

Yeah,same about venom.I only know his character from one of the old cartoon shows but I remember him being so much more than just a parasitic alien... dropped the ball on that big time.

[Jesus Saves Gretzky Scores]

Spiderman should have more Carnage and Venom.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Just watched God bless america.
Pretty funny movie.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Blood In, Blood Out

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/aa/Bloodinbloodout_poster.jpg/220px-Bloodinbloodout_poster.jpg

[Robespierres Neck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAwMgkFFogA

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

Just watched God bless america.
Pretty funny movie.

Where and how.

[Ele'ill]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

[Deicide]

Apocalypse Now.

First time watching it.

[nomad05273k]

Apocalypse Now.

First time watching it.

Best. Movie. Ever. Martin Sheen's character is fucking awesome (and strangely relatable). I just finished watching Full Metal Jacket for like the billionth time. I do love these anti-war / pro-soldier Vietnam era movies

[Permanent Revolutionary]

Best. Movie. Ever. Martin Sheen's character is fucking awesome (and strangely relatable). I just finished watching Full Metal Jacket for like the billionth time. I do love these anti-war / pro-soldier Vietnam era movies

The first half of FMJ is probably on par with Apocalypse Now.

I've been watching the new series Whale Wars: Viking Shores.
Hilarious stuff

[Pretty Flaco]

boyz n the hood. saw it today and it's a great film depicting urban violence in america, especially with blacks. although it's a good 10 years old now, it's still relevant.

[Althusser]

The Avengers was really good. Tony Stark says the funniest shit. It was just all around a really good super hero movie.

SPOILER
Watch past the end credits. Thanos is gonna be the villain in the sequel,

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I thought this movie was absolutely incredible, very well done.

http://www.reasonablefaithfayetteville.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/benstein-expelled.jpg

[The Jay]

I figured that I needed some rage so I'm watching Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. I hear that it's a good movie.

[bcbm]

i've been watching..

'the deadly affair' 1960s british cold war spy mystery based on a john le carre story. good stuff, lots of retro goodness

'tinker tailor soldier spy' another cold war mystery but more recent, though set in the early 70s. its interesting watching a spy movie from the 60s and a spy movie set in the 60s back to back.

'went the day well?' british wwii movie about a small town in the english countryside that is secretly taken over by nazis. starts off as almost a comedy of manners and then becomes a pretty decent war flick.


boyz n the hood. saw it today and it's a great film depicting urban violence in america, especially with blacks. although it's a good 10 years old now, it's still relevant.

20 years old...

[Permanent Revolutionary]

I watched Ken Loach's Land and Freedom. A really good film, and the last scene really got to me.

[Goblin]

Watched Turner and Hooch. Pretty fucking funny:laugh:

[Ele'ill]

all of Battlestar Galactica

[GiantMonkeyMan]

The Incredibles - great fun film. :)

The Rum Diaries - Watched this with my girlfriend but I'd like to rewatch this film as I noticed many anti-imperialist/anti-globalisation trends (plus some strange contrasting right-wing sympathies as well) but wasn't really paying that much attention because the film dragged a little.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I thought this movie was absolutely incredible, very well done.

http://www.reasonablefaithfayetteville.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/benstein-expelled.jpg

Really? I thought it was a completely useless right-wing, anti-scientific movie that, in all honesty, was VERY boring.

BTW my bible-thumping dad made me watch this with him a couple years ago before I moved out.

[Pretty Flaco]

20 years old...

it still feels like the 90s were 10 years ago :ohmy:

[bcbm]

'in the heat of the night' classic film from 68. a black police detective from philadelphia ends up stuck in a small mississippi town just after a murder and gets sucked in to the tensions of the era while trying to help solve the mystery. great, great movie and you gotta love the infamous slap.

'the manchurian candidate' 60s suspense flick about a brainwashed soldier trained to pull off an assassination that will put a soviet mole at the top of the us. has frank sinatra and angela lansbury for added pleasure.

'kagemusha: shadow warrior' 1980 three hour samurai epic from kurosawa about a thief who has to impersonate a dead feudal lord in 16th century japan so that his enemies won't find out and destroy his clan. lots of good stuff here, though i think a lot of it could have been paired down. still worth it.

'withnail and i' classic british comedy about alcoholic out of work actors in late 1960s london and their misadventure into the country for a vacation. hilarious and lots of great quotable lines.

'the apartment' 1960 'comedy' starring jack lemmon that is actually incredibly dark. follows one cc baxter, an aspiring office drone who lends out his apartment to his bosses for their affairs in exchange for promotions at the office. won best picture that year and i think still stands as a very entertaining and thoughtful film.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Really? I thought it was a completely useless right-wing, anti-scientific movie that, in all honesty, was VERY boring.

BTW my bible-thumping dad made me watch this with him a couple years ago before I moved out.

I thought it was interesting not so much in terms of it's assertions but just the comment of restricted scientific discovery, which I think is unfortunate. A lot better than some of the more inane docs on the subject on either side which always seem to get bogged down in the false dichotomy or superficial and moronic arguments and counter-arguments.

Catastroika. Informative and infuriating.

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Age of Deceit, very odd movie but strengthen and deepened my views regarding the philosophies surrounding the occult.

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Me, My Sex and I, incredibly interesting.

Piggy, brutal and weird.

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[Goblin]

Watched Cliffhanger. I thought it was pretty good. Stallone is actually one of my alltime favorite actors:D

[Ele'ill]

Watching a lot of these ambient films lately- Here's the details according to the youtube description


Labradford and Stars Of The Lid sampling each others back catalogue to create entirely new tracks.

The tracks are named after the US state where the band being sampled lived at that time.

"Virginia" is produced by Stars Of The Lid and samples the following Labradford tracks:
"Pico", "Battered" and "The Cipher" (all from "Labradford")
"Disremembering" (from: "Prazision")

Video: "The Garden" - Derek Jarman - 1990


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[Deicide]

all of Battlestar Galactica

Is it good?

[Permanent Revolutionary]

Burke and Hare, with Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis.

Any movie which gives Andy Serkis live screen time should be seen, because he is great

[RedCloud]

Just watched Robin Hood with Russel Crowe.
Was a very good movie. I liked the ending quite a bit. :thumbup1:

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Just watched Robin Hood with Russel Crowe.
Was a very good movie. I liked the ending quite a bit. :thumbup1:
I thought Crowe's take on Robin Hood was great until the ending which was contrived and silly. :p


Recently I watched Cradle Will Rock, which was great, and Dirty Harry, which was almost sickening.

[bcbm]

'shadow company' film about modern mercenaries. tries to take a neutral route when i think it could have taken a more critical and interesting look. some of the assholes have funny stories though.

'it always rains on sunday' british noir about an escaped convict who seeks shelter with his former lover, who is now married and has a family. has some good subplots on top of the interesting main story, good flick from 1949.

'secrecy' about the birth and growth of us government secrecy. interviews from people on both sides of the issue but definitely seems to lean in favor of those opposed to how the current secrecy state operates.

'alien' if you dont know i feel bad for you

[The Red Hammer and Sickle]

Just started watching Avatar, always a good time.

[Deicide]

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[Goblin]

Boys Dont Cry. 2nd time i watched it. Pretty damn good!

[Arlekino]

Soviet Union in colour good and I enjoyed with pleasure. Is no English subtitles but is not important because is only Russian music and good views on Stalinist Soviet era, I would say is highly propaganda film but anyway worthy to look at it.
http://krasnoe.tv/node/15127

[the last donut of the night]

fuck, i just watched buñuel's "the exterminating angel". found it real interesting and really loved the scene where ana has the hallucination with the amputated hand. does anyone recommend good articles on it that are up online, or care to give up their own analysis of it? i saw in it a remarkable analogy to bourgeois behavior during crises, but that's just me

[Jesus Saves Gretzky Scores]

My sister and I just finished watchingDrawn Together. It was hilarious.

[Goblin]

The Beaver starring Mel Gibson. It was pretty funny:laugh:

[Goblin]

Super 8

[Permanent Revolutionary]

We Were Soldiers. A great war-film with a nuanced view of the whole thing.

[Comrades Unite!]

This week I have watched ''Leon''(1994) ''The Killer''(1989) and Nikita(1990)

Leon is by far one of the greatest films I have ever seen, and allow me to say I have seen many films.I have say this week I feel overjoyed because I genuinely believed that because ''Clockwork Orange'' blew me away 5 years ago and still to this day I would never feel truly mesmorized by a film ever again, But Leon changed that, ANYONE here in revleft who hasn't seen it WATCH IT,I still can't get over how great it was and is.

The Killer was awesome(Although I watched the dubbed version which was quite irritating ) the film was great and the ending was amazing, I wanted to see this ever since I watched Hard Boiled over 4 years ago and now i have and it DID NOT disappoint.

Nikita was another great film, It didn't really interest me in the first 10 minutes but then the film picks up and gets really interesting.
One of the best parts I can remember is when Victor The Cleaner showed up and began pouring acid on the unconscious body.

This week has been amazing precisely because I seen these three films,funny how a movie can judge a week.