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that website that got shut down has resurfed under a slightly different name. I'm not sure if it's the same owner, but they're building up their collection again, slowly.

Recommend me a movie to watch tonight, lads......
 
any genre, I'm open minded.

Obviously nothing crap. Just something that will keep me engaged for at least an hour and a half.

Can't be Sin City (watched that already today)
 
3:10 to Yuma. Not a big thinker i.e. not David Lynch, but it's superbly acted, plenty of tension and action, stylish and a good story. Get it watched!

Also No Country For Old Men and A Scanner Darkly are good movies I've watched recently.
 
Hoof The Ball said:
any genre, I'm open minded.

Obviously nothing crap. Just something that will keep me engaged for at least an hour and a half.

Can't be Sin City (watched that already today)
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3:10 to Yuma's the best film i've seen in a while.

No Country's alright, but its very hatable.

If I were you i'd watch There Will Be Blood, though the fact that i haven't seen it yet makes a difference.

Happy viewing, mr. Ball.
 
The last couple of films I watched were..

3:10 to Yuma
There will be blood
No country for old men

They're a brilliant films and I would give it 9/10 if I had to rate it! All of them I would highly recommend!

I watched the films on QuickSilverScreen on stage 6. Now that stage 6 has been shutDown the quality of films have become shite and less and less latest movies are being uploaded.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
No Country's alright, but its very hatable.
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Opinion is very divided on this film, I can't understand why? I thought it was borderline genius. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone because a lot simply won't get it at all. A few people who saw it said they were unhappy that the storyline wasn't resolved and they wanted to know why *without spoilers* certain stuff happened but that is totally not the point of the film. It's a political agenda movie set in archetypal 'USA'. Jones' speech at the end is pure poetry. And if anything Deacon's cinematography is worth the watch alone let alone the Cohen's inspired script.

Ah well.

It's one for the film lovers I guess, not the mainstream.
 
Hoof The Ball said:
that website that got shut down has resurfed under a slightly different name. I'm not sure if it's the same owner, but they're building up their collection again, slowly.

Recommend me a movie to watch tonight, lads......
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I thought a new TV Links website was set up under a different name, PowerFLV or something?
 
comlag said:
Opinion is very divided on this film, I can't understand why? I thought it was borderline genius. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone because a lot simply won't get it at all. A few people who saw it said they were unhappy that the storyline wasn't resolved and they wanted to know why *without spoilers* certain stuff happened but that is totally not the point of the film. It's a political agenda movie set in archetypal 'USA'. Jones' speech at the end is pure poetry. And if anything Deacon's cinematography is worth the watch alone let alone the Cohen's inspired script.

Ah well.

It's one for the film lovers I guess, not the mainstream.
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I'm resisting the urge to call you a poncy arsehole. I watch plenty of non-mainstram films, and i still was annoyed with the lack of storyline in the flick. I will watch it again when i have time, but first impressions were not great with this film.

I noticed you really like Lynch films, so i suppose that explains a lot, tbh. He's a spoofer, but interesting notheless, I expect to be entertained when i see a Coen bros film, and i just wasn't at times during that film.
 
Don't watch a film, watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's a comedy series with some unkown actors and Danny Devito and its very funny. That should be on TV Links.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
Curb your enthusasiam rip-off, i hear. Any good?
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Rip-off or not it is very funny. The first series is good in its own right but the show really takes off in the second season when Danny Devito comes into the story. I recommend this to any Curb Your Enthusiasm fan.:)
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
Curb your enthusasiam rip-off, i hear. Any good?
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And you say im a poncy arsehole? :smirk:

I just love film, thats all.

Yeah I like Lynch but it's not like I expect respect because of that. Who would? Not exactly accessible is he now just happens in my opinion to be the most original film maker since Orson Welles. Inland Empire pretty much confirmed that for me. Don't like all his work though. I thought Lost Highway was a bit pointless after the initial setup and I never really enjoyed watching Eraserhead.

But hey I'm with you on Yuma. fecking loved that film. Crowe and Bale are superb there.
 
comlag said:
And you say im a poncy arsehole? :smirk:

I just love film, thats all.

Yeah I like Lynch but it's not like I expect respect because of that. Who would? Not exactly accessible is he now just happens in my opinion to be the most original film maker since Orson Welles. Inland Empire pretty much confirmed that for me. Don't like all his work though. I thought Lost Highway was a bit pointless after the initial setup and I never really enjoyed watching Eraserhead.

But hey I'm with you on Yuma. fecking loved that film. Crowe and Bale are superb there.
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Sergio Leone, Gus Van Sant, Terence Malik, Tim Burton, Francis Ford Coppolla, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick

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Lynch and his mindless psychobable only he understands.

Other than that, we agree on filums.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
Sergio Leone, Gus Van Sant, Terence Malik, Tim Burton, Francis Ford Coppolla, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick

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Lynch and his mindless psychobable only he understands.

Other than that, we agree on filums.
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Apart from Burton and Kubrick none of those are original ESPECIALLY Tarantino who openly admits his movies are mash-ups of every film he's ever seen. Anyway, no need for an argument here I like all those directors you mentioned. Aranofsky makes a mean movie too.

Well we're not gonna agree on Lynch and I can't be arsed to write a dissertation here about it but you sound like you're repeating what you have been told or read somewhere. Try Inland Empire, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive if you get a chance. If anything Mulholland has some awesome naked lady scenes so thats well worth the complex pandoras box theme.
 
comlag said:
Apart from Burton and Kubrick none of those are original ESPECIALLY Tarantino who openly admits his movies are mash-ups of every film he's ever seen. Anyway, no need for an argument here I like all those directors you mentioned. Aranofsky makes a mean movie too.

Well we're not gonna agree on Lynch and I can't be arsed to write a dissertation here about it but you sound like you're repeating what you have been told or read somewhere. Try Inland Empire, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive if you get a chance. If anything Mulholland has some awesome naked lady scenes so thats well worth the complex pandoras box theme.
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I've seen both, yet to be arsed with Inland Empire, though i was when it came out. I'll watch it whenever i'm not in the mood to be entertained, or have any idea whats going on. Tuesday, probably.

You're right regarding Tarantino, but he's certainly contributed to the industry and inspired a generation of film-makers, for that reason alone he's better than floppsy mcgee (Lynch).

Regarding Aronofsky, is PI worth buying? I've meant to buy it for ages since i saw Requeim for a Dream, but i've never been able to part with the cash because i have my reservations about Requeim as it is. Honest question.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
I've seen both, yet to be arsed with Inland Empire, though i was when it came out. I'll watch it whenever i'm not in the mood to be entertained, or have any idea whats going on. Tuesday, probably.

You're right regarding Tarantino, but he's certainly contributed to the industry and inspired a generation of film-makers, for that reason alone he's better than floppsy mcgee (Lynch).

Regarding Aronofsky, is PI worth buying? I've meant to buy it for ages since i saw Requeim for a Dream, but i've never been able to part with the cash because i have my reservations about Requeim as it is. Honest question.
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Yeah PI is the better film in my opinion. If you like films about tortured genius trying to figure out and equation that will predict the stock market. It loses a bit of focus at some points and the main guy is really annoying but it's a good movie and has a lot of soul. Cool ending too.

I would say that Tarantino certainly is a legend but he totally lost it with Death Proof. The Grindhouse idea was such a great one but it was way too stylised and totally condescended the audience. We wanted a B movie and we just got a BAD movie. Give me Braindead or Bride of Re-animator any day:devil:
 
comlag said:
Yeah PI is the better film in my opinion. If you like films about tortured genius trying to figure out and equation that will predict the stock market. It loses a bit of focus at some points and the main guy is really annoying but it's a good movie and has a lot of soul. Cool ending too.

I would say that Tarantino certainly is a legend but he totally lost it with Death Proof. The Grindhouse idea was such a great one but it was way too stylised and totally condescended the audience. We wanted a B movie and we just got a BAD movie. Give me Braindead or Bride of Re-animator any day:devil:
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Yeah, pretty feckin pointless, and his tendency to appear in movies is just annoying, he's terrible. I just watched Planet Terror last night actually, a better film imo.

He should stick to what he does best-epic stories with fantastic dialogue. The war fil if he ever makes it will be a classic.

Oh and by the way, you've dismissed Scorsese, not to mention Coppolla you feckin moron.
 
comlag said:
Opinion is very divided on this film, I can't understand why? I thought it was borderline genius. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone because a lot simply won't get it at all. A few people who saw it said they were unhappy that the storyline wasn't resolved and they wanted to know why *without spoilers* certain stuff happened but that is totally not the point of the film. It's a political agenda movie set in archetypal 'USA'. Jones' speech at the end is pure poetry. And if anything Deacon's cinematography is worth the watch alone let alone the Cohen's inspired script.

Ah well.

It's one for the film lovers I guess, not the mainstream.
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Can you tell me what that speech was about?

It's a film about a psycho chasing another guy around plus a couple of old guys rambling in an annoying Southern drawl. Still worth a watch. But not as good as people make out.
 
Psmith said:
Can you tell me what that speech was about?

It's a film about a psycho chasing another guy around plus a couple of old guys rambling in an annoying Southern drawl. Still worth a watch. But not as good as people make out.
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Heh well the clue is in the film title. In short the film is about a society and an authority (represented by the police in this case) that simply cannot keep up with the way the world works today. The police, or The White house/middle america, with the best 'conservative' american pie values are trying to rule in an increasingly archaic way and the rogue, or you and I, the drug barons, international opinion etc, are always one step ahead. No matter how you look at it, sometimes you just have to accept that the best thing for your country (or local community) is to give it up and let the next generation take over. Time to for the hawks to leave the Whitehouse or the rogues will destroy it because they are infinitely sharper than they ever will be, even if they do have all the guns and all the money. The rogue (al queda, internet hackers, alienated youth etc) cares not and does not always need a motive.

The guy just tosses a coin and says 'call it' before deciding whether or not to kill someone because they get in his way. His way of what? He doesn't want anything but the drugs or the drug money.

Basically it's anti Bush. If I had all night to dissect it I would but MoTD is on.

I think even if I didn't get it I would have still enjoyed it anyway. I love the Javier Bardem character. Well acted.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
Yeah, pretty feckin pointless, and his tendency to appear in movies is just annoying, he's terrible. I just watched Planet Terror last night actually, a better film imo.

He should stick to what he does best-epic stories with fantastic dialogue. The war fil if he ever makes it will be a classic.

Oh and by the way, you've dismissed Scorsese, not to mention Coppolla you feckin moron.
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I didnt dismiss them, I said they weren't original, which they arent!

Inglorious Bastards? Could go one way, could go the other. Hope it's good for his sake. But if I hear one more 'booyah' im gonna cry. Jacki Brown was underrated. Great movie.
 
comlag said:
I didnt dismiss them, I said they weren't original, which they arent!

Inglorious Bastards? Could go one way, could go the other. Hope it's good for his sake. But if I hear one more 'booyah' im gonna cry. Jacki Brown was underrated. Great movie.
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Scorsese is Raging Bull, Taxi Driver etc not original? nah feck off.

Coppolla - you have the makings of an argument there i suppose. Still, Rumble Fish is one of my favourite filums.

Agree re Jackie Brown, though it is a hommage to Blaxploitation, and the weakest of his first three films by some margin.
 
WesBrownIsAGod said:
Scorsese is Raging Bull, Taxi Driver etc not original? nah feck off.

Coppolla - you have the makings of an argument there i suppose. Still, Rumble Fish is one of my favourite filums.

Agree re Jackie Brown, though it is a hommage to Blaxploitation, and the weakest of his first three films by some margin.
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No the concepts are not original! Travis Bickle has been around in various forms before Taxi Driver. Scorcese's interpretation of the politicised, troubled ego maniac, tragic protagonist is genius. Im just saying the concept and themes arent totally original ideas. They have influences and forerunners in film. And Raging Bull? Come on...it's Rocky Marciano and there had been 'fallen hero' films before that. One of my favourites though.

I think we are agreeing that we like the same movies here, just have different ideas on originality. It doesn't have to be original per se to be valid. I fecking love Disney's Robin Hood (no joke) and believe it to be one of the better Disney movies, but it never got or gets the recognition it deserves. :(

I suppose you could argue that Harryhausen was not original because he took classical tales and put them into ciniema. However, for me he is totally original in the medium of film because no one did what he did before. Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts are 2 of my favourite films. They are hardly original concepts but totally original in cinema. Still believe the raising of the skeletons at the end of Jason is one of the best scenes ever filmed.
 
comlag said:
No the concepts are not original! Travis Bickle has been around in various forms before Taxi Driver. Scorcese's interpretation of the politicised, troubled ego maniac, tragic protagonist is genius. Im just saying the concept and themes arent totally original ideas. They have influences and forerunners in film. And Raging Bull? Come on...it's Rocky Marciano and there had been 'fallen hero' films before that. One of my favourites though.

I think we are agreeing that we like the same movies here, just have different ideas on originality. It doesn't have to be original per se to be valid. I fecking love Disney's Robin Hood (no joke) and believe it to be one of the better Disney movies, but it never got or gets the recognition it deserves. :(

I suppose you could argue that Harryhausen was not original because he took classical tales and put them into ciniema. However, for me he is totally original in the medium of film because no one did what he did before. Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts are 2 of my favourite films. They are hardly original concepts but totally original in cinema. Still believe the raising of the skeletons at the end of Jason is one of the best scenes ever filmed.
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this all goes back to lynch, though, for me. He doesn't have stories in his film really, just themes which he ploughs through fairly headlong. He takes risks, but overall, they don't work.

If there's no plot going on or more to the point, if there's no ending or resolution within the story, i just feel completly unfullfilled, its a waste of time.

Consider the likes of Deer Hunter, a story, where you care about the characters, and we live their lives alongside them on the screen - how its supposed to be. Lynch on the other hand creates characters and then changes them, and renogiates the plot, and brushes his floppy hair, and has a wank, and is praised in all the right quarters, its complete bollocks, or at the least, he's fair too comfortable with it. Its tantamount to the likes of Lost imo, spoofing rubbish.
 
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