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Fungah! posted:
lol goddammit
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May 10, 2024 15:44
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Duel to the Death can't tell how much of my enjoying this was not having watched anything in the genre for a long time, but this was cool! good pick IMO. agree that the dubbing is awkward (very early 1980s), but trying to find easily accessible dubs over subs is very definitely not a new struggle, even for some big, mainstream movies. sometimes you have to take what you can get.  one thing that's weirdly off-putting is that some of the dub actors are actually pretty good compared to the rest of them, which gives it some tonal whiplash in terms of the delivery. whatever - it's a movie that relies mostly on its imagery, anyway. like, despite all of the plot twists, i was always more engaged with the way it was presented than the content.i feel like my inexperience here will hold me back from saying anything elegant about what i enjoyed probably, lol. here's the perspective from an idiot wuxia rookie: for a debut director, i think this was impressive in a lot of ways. so many of the shots are really beautiful. in an era where every combat scene is filmed in the dark, the bright light and wide open spaces were a breath of fresh air (it also creates a cool contrast for later in the movie when they do the scenes later that are just the actors against a black background or fighting in a sort of white mist between the clouds and sea, which STILL require more effort in doing the fight choreography than a lot of the superhero Disney dark alleyway). color contrasts are often used to highlight characters or even landmarks, even outside of the the fight choreography. just a lot of nice, little touches, like framing a shot mostly in a pond's reflection, during an evasive conversation, filming the actors mostly behind bushes when they're obscuring their identities from each other a bit, often letting the camera blur intentionally, focusing intently on the glint of a sword for a microsecond, etc. the pacing whiplash from people being exquisitely slow and deliberate in their movements to moving almost cartoonishly fast is something i missed about this kind of movie. the ending fights in the last 20 minutes in particular are a a joy to watch. i think my only complaint is i wanted more of the cool fight scenes! or at least... more of the scenes that fall into the "magical realism" realm, for as well as i'm able to put it? i never latched to any of the characters, tbh, it was all about the visuals. it feels like every single decision on framing the camera had a ton of thought put into it. some movies are just pretty, and they really don't have to be anything else!
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May 10, 2024 18:02
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also, thank you, Fungah, for running this for the dozen or so people who read it, lol. nice to have an online movie club 
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May 10, 2024 18:03
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Bicyclops posted:also, thank you, Fungah, for running this for the dozen or so people who read it, lol. nice to have an online movie club dude, its been great. so many good movies that ive never seen before
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May 10, 2024 18:30
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Bicyclops posted:also, thank you, Fungah, for running this for the dozen or so people who read it, lol. nice to have an online movie club this. i think i said it earlier but i p much didnt watch movies much at all before the last one and this one. lot of fun to watch + discuss.
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May 10, 2024 18:39
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Yeah it's been a lot of fun even just reading about some of the stuff I've skipped lol
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May 10, 2024 18:43
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Fungah! posted:dude, its been great. so many good movies that ive never seen before now that i've seen the varied tenor of suggestions i have so many ideas lol 
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May 10, 2024 18:44
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After careful consideration I've decided my movie will be an independent animated film.
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May 10, 2024 18:45
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Arrhythmia posted:After careful consideration I've decided my movie will be an independent animated film. From the 70s?
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May 10, 2024 18:47
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Arrhythmia posted:After careful consideration I've decided my movie will be an independent animated film. after careful consideration ive decided mine will be set at a volume specifically modulated to liquefy your brain
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May 10, 2024 18:48
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I've got my next movie picked. It's very 80s
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May 10, 2024 18:51
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MacheteZombie posted:From the 70s? 2010's
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May 10, 2024 18:52
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the other two movies i was considering over Parenthood were Wristcutters: a Love story and Sherman's March, lmao. but The Third Man being included makes me wish i'd picked some of noir faves, there's one in particular that i'd love to read the reviews for.
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May 10, 2024 18:55
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Fungah! posted:dude, its been great. so many good movies that ive never seen before Without movie club I wouldn't think "great big whoppers of things" to myself and chuckle now every time I see big tits, thanks movie club!
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May 10, 2024 19:15
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The Third Man 3/5. I dunno, there's a lot of fun here but overall I'm not seasoned enough with movies of this era to feel like I can appreciate it all. I do like how Holly was not only completely outclassed in every single social situation he was exposed to, but also how oblivious he was to being strung along by whatever character happened to walk through the door. To the point where it starts to rub off on the viewer because it's always a little unlcear exactly how involved Anna was with the whole scheme. Orson Welles steals the show a little bit, to be expected. The loving spongebob music playing through every scene was a little grating and felt like it cut through every semi serious moment with this weird bemused whimsy; it kinda worked but it was also a bit much. The movie works well with you being just as clueless as Holly but I think it would be cool to have a version that actually translates all the foreign dialogue too, really curious as to what the crowd was saying after the porter's murder.
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May 10, 2024 19:20
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Bicyclops posted:also, thank you, Fungah, for running this for the dozen or so people who read it, lol. nice to have an online movie club ya much like game club i don't participate in time as much as i'd like to lol but i appreciate it. i've added a lot of stuff to my library to eventually watch
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May 10, 2024 20:31
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 UHF Courtesy of Plebian Parasite  An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iih5a2Zq_JU Director: Jay Levey Writer: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jay Levey, Charles Holloway Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jay Levey, Charles Holloway Available On: Fubo, Tubi, PlutoTV Available From: 5/13 - 5/27 
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May 10, 2024 20:33
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required watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUi926ses94
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May 10, 2024 20:34
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I also have a 2010's independent animated film picked out.
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May 10, 2024 20:54
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My independent animated film is from 2009
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May 10, 2024 21:00
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Fungah! posted:
Hell yeah. Been wanting to rewatch this
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May 10, 2024 21:03
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Arrhythmia posted:After careful consideration I've decided my movie will be an independent animated film. aww you're sweet rodbeard posted:I also have a 2010's independent animated film picked out. hello human resources
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May 10, 2024 21:08
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uhf lol ive seen this movie more than a few times and sadly the last time was kind of recent so it still feels a bit too fresh, comedy works better when it surprises you and i remember most of the funny scenes still o welle
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May 10, 2024 21:23
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da peace thread
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Fungah! posted:
lol hell yeah. been on my pick list too
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May 10, 2024 21:47
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starbarry clock posted:comedy works better when it surprises you starbarry clock posted:i like how the arrow points at johns head when he pops out first then when yokos out the john arrow points at the toilet because a toilet is a john! granted, that was surprising
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May 10, 2024 21:49
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symbolic posted:aww you're sweet lol
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May 10, 2024 22:02
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Duel to the Death Sick movie. Loses half a star because the dub was Neil Breen level. 3.5/4
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May 10, 2024 22:04
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symbolic posted:aww you're sweet
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May 10, 2024 22:09
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also cool an excuse to finally watch UHF
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May 10, 2024 22:10
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symbolic posted:aww you're sweet lol
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May 10, 2024 22:24
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tmfc posted:also cool an excuse to finally watch UHF You never needed an excuse
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May 10, 2024 22:46
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UHF rules. Perfect stupid comedy
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May 10, 2024 23:33
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ive never seen uhf because its not on any streaming service in australia
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May 10, 2024 23:43
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looks like they never released a dvd in this region either. wtf, no wonder id never heard of it growing up
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May 10, 2024 23:45
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symbolic posted:aww you're sweet lol
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May 10, 2024 23:50
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trying to jack off posted:looks like they never released a dvd in this region either. wtf, no wonder id never heard of it growing up Have you ever considered immigrating?
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May 11, 2024 00:15
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herculon posted:Have you ever considered immigrating? penal colony unfortunately
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May 11, 2024 00:19
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trying to jack off posted:ive never seen uhf because its not on any streaming service in australia well at least you have all the great hallmarks of Australian culture in its place.
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May 11, 2024 00:32
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trying to calm down a crying toddler after explaining that bluey and bingo's country doesn't have weird Al.
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May 11, 2024 00:35
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herculon posted:Have you ever considered immigrating? the streaming in asia is worse unfortunately
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May 11, 2024 02:43
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