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FitFortDanga posted:FYI, "2000 Seen By" isn't part of the title, it's just The Hole. "2000 Seen By" is a collection of 10 films, each by a different director from a different country, each containing the moment we switched from 1999 to 2000. Thank god, I hated telling people about it because the title was so awkward.
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So I watched Legion last night, and I am confused. Though from the general reaction to the film, I'm not alone. It really feels like "some reason" what written into the script. There's never explanation why the baby is special, or why God wants to kill everyone. Seriously, the trailer gave you pretty much all the plot that there was. I have to admit though, it's got a solid cast, and I really want to see Paul Bettany and Kevin Durand be in more movies. Some of the action is pretty stylish, but drat, the plot makes no sense, or did I miss something?
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twistedmentat posted:So I watched Legion last night, and I am confused. Though from the general reaction to the film, I'm not alone. It really feels like "some reason" what written into the script. There's never explanation why the baby is special, or why God wants to kill everyone. Seriously, the trailer gave you pretty much all the plot that there was. What I intuited was that the events are supposed to be the end times so the rapture has happened. But for some reason the baby is going to provide some hope for the people left behind or something. Of course the interesting idea would be that the angels are all doing the right thing and the baby is some kind of antichrist or something and the angel who comes down is basically engineering a hell on earth but who knows if that was their plan. Even badly performing movies get DTV sequels these days it seems so maybe we'll find out. Bear in mind, all the above is not stated in the movie at all. Just conjecture I have.
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Is there a movie where a man has a father who is a firefighter who steals stuff from burning houses while he is putting out fires/saving cats/etc.? I seem to remember a scene with the firefighter father asking the son something like "Son, why do you think they make the pockets of our suits so big?"
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Jun 4, 2010 02:36
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Isn't that an episode from "The Simpsons"?
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Is it? I'm a giant Simpsons fanatic so it could possibly be, but it doesn't ring a bell on any episode. I could swear it was an actual live-action movie.
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Well, I don't know, you could be thinking of a movie, but there is definitely an episode of "The Simpsons" that involves Homer and friends stealing from the fire victims: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crook_and_Ladder
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Does anyone know of recent films (2000-2010) that, for a stylistic reason, were shot in 4:3 or 1.37:1, other than Elephant and Fish Tank?
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codyclarke posted:Does anyone know of recent films (2000-2010) that, for a stylistic reason, were shot in 4:3 or 1.37:1, other than Elephant and Fish Tank? Van Sant's Paranoid Park
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The Lucas posted:Van Sant's Paranoid Park I was watching that on TV a few days ago and was wondering why it look stretched out, even though it was an HD channel. Mystery solved.
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cheerfullydrab posted:Is it? I'm a giant Simpsons fanatic so it could possibly be, but it doesn't ring a bell on any episode. I could swear it was an actual live-action movie. An episode of Rescue Me, then?
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In E.T., right before Michael finally meets the alien, he's singing some song to himself... what the hell is it? The only lyrics I could make out are "There are so many people to meet, so many people you can call upon and add to your collection." Video for reference (go to around 4:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=aQkrw87vd2c&feature=related Also, why isn't there an E.T. appreciation thread? Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Jun 6, 2010 |
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Jun 6, 2010 22:30
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:In E.T., right before Michael finally meets the alien, he's singing some song to himself... what the hell is it? The only lyrics I could make out are "There are so many people to meet, so many people you can call upon and add to your collection." 
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Pablo Gigante posted:"Accidents Will Happen" by Elvis Costello My god... thank you so much! I still don't know why Michael goes in to saying "Nothing but hell shits". At least that's what it sounds like.
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Finally got around to watching The Road and was wondering is there supposed to be a reason that Guy Pierce and the dude who stole their cart both didn't have thumbs?
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In the book, the man thinks they were punished for theft by having their thumbs cut off and exiled. It is never confirmed.
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Jun 7, 2010 03:03
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In Boogie Nights and other movies, what are they using for fake cocaine?
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Jun 7, 2010 10:31
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should I watch Alien 3, Resurrection, AVP 1 & 2? I really, really liked Alien + Aliens, but I'm kind of getting mixed signals from the net.
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bad movie knight posted:In Boogie Nights and other movies, what are they using for fake cocaine? Baby Laxatives or Vitamin C. And yes, the baby laxities have the same effect when you rail it.
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NeuroticErotica posted:And yes, the baby laxities have the same effect when you rail it. On a related note, something I've always wondered: Do they ever use real drugs in the filming of a movie? You know how sometimes (very rarely) Actor A and Actress B have real sex disguised as fake sex? I wonder if the same thing happens with drugs, especially coke. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Jun 7, 2010 |
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bad movie knight posted:Man, Heather Graham and Julianne Moore must've had one bad case of the shits. They do a lot of loving fake coke in that scene. Brian DePalma and Al Pacino refuse to this day to reveal what was used as the cocaine in Scarface that Pacino snorts.
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timeandtide posted:Brian DePalma and Al Pacino refuse to this day to reveal what was used as the cocaine in Scarface that Pacino snorts.
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mackd717 posted:should I watch Alien 3, Resurrection, AVP 1 & 2? I really, really liked Alien + Aliens, but I'm kind of getting mixed signals from the net. Alien 3 isn't as good as the first two, but it's worth watching. Resurrection is pretty bad, and the AVP movies are terrible.
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bad movie knight posted:Do they ever use real drugs in the filming of a movie? You know how sometimes (very rarely) Actor A and Actress B have real sex disguised as fake sex? I wonder if the same thing happens with drugs, especially coke. Easy Rider, I believe.
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LesterGroans posted:Easy Rider, I believe. 
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:I still don't know why Michael goes in to saying "Nothing but hell shits". At least that's what it sounds like. "Nothing but health poo poo."
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BrewingTea posted:"Nothing but health poo poo." I love these forums. THANK YOU.
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Toebone posted:Alien 3 isn't as good as the first two, but it's worth watching. Resurrection is pretty bad, and the AVP movies are terrible. Sorry to add more mixed signals, but I feel a bit differently. Alien Resurrection isn't as good as the first two, but it's worth watching. Alien 3 is pretty bad, and the AVP movies are terrible. At least we're are in agreement on the AVP movies. You aren't missing a damned thing if you skip those. The appeal of Resurrection for me was mainly the actors. Brad Dourif, Michael Wincot, Dominique Pinon, and Gary Dourdan were all great. Ron Perlman is great, and he acted well, but I don't think the part fit him very well. Same for Sigourney Weaver. Her acting was great, as usual, but, to avoid spoiling it, I'll just say her character was written a bit differently for this movie. Winona Ryder is, well, typical Winona Ryder. Another great thing about the movie was seeing more of the aliens. Even though Alien used the "less is more" philosophy to great ends, there comes a time when I say, "I really want to see what this alien looks like". Resurrection shows some nice shots of the aliens and a pretty cool swimming scene. Also, one scene in particular where the two aliens gang up on the third one to spill its blood gives some better understanding to how they are very high reasoning creatures. I'd be interested in hearing what you felt were the strong points of Alien 3.
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SkunkDuster posted:Also, one scene in particular where the two aliens gang up on the third one to spill its blood gives some better understanding to how they are very high reasoning creatures.
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SkunkDuster posted:I'd be interested in hearing what you felt were the strong points of Alien 3. Resurrection, which I moderately liked on first viewing in theaters, is about the most mediocre movie imaginable. Nothing really connects -- it fails even as a Hollywood blockbuster. There's nothing really engaging about it; the surreal touch Jeunet gives Resurrection is about the only quality it has. Alien3, on the other hand, is a flawed masterpiece, from the disorienting tunnel chase to the final ending to the way Ripley gets the upper hand on the men of a prison colony. Plus, it features the second-most touching human relationship she forms in the series. It's not quite as breathtaking or suspenseful as the first two, but it's still a really solid film on the Hollywood-blockbuster level.
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bad movie knight posted:You know how sometimes (very rarely) Actor A and Actress B have real sex disguised as fake sex?
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Green Crayons posted:Wait, what? No, I do not know about this. When has this happened (or has been rumored to have happened)? Most of those are bad examples because they show actual penetration, but it has happened in the past -- unfortunately, any specific examples are escaping me. I'm sure a more knowledgeable goon could chip in here. Oh here's an example: Don't Look Now Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 15:08 on Jun 7, 2010 |
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Okay, this Alien talk has pushed me over the edge into getting all four. What should I buy? The one labeled "Alien Quadrilogy"?
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Okay, this Alien talk has pushed me over the edge into getting all four. What should I buy? The one labeled "Alien Quadrilogy"?
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bad movie knight posted:Just wait for the Blu-Rays, due out around Christmastime. Woe unto me, for I don't have a Blu-Ray, and my dad doesn't want to upgrade because 720 peas is nothing special to him. 
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Woe unto me, for I don't have a Blu-Ray, and my dad doesn't want to upgrade because 720 peas is nothing special to him. You can get a Blu-Ray drive for a computer for a little bit more than that, so just buy one of those instead. EDIT: If you really want to proceed with the DVDs, it's the Quadrilogy that has all four films, remastered and each with an alternate cut. Keanu Grieves fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Jun 7, 2010 |
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bad movie knight posted:Wait for it regardless. You don't know what might happen between now and then, and it's like $40+ for the DVD set.
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bad movie knight posted:Most of those are bad examples because they show actual penetration, but it has happened in the past -- unfortunately, any specific examples are escaping me. I'm sure a more knowledgeable goon could chip in here.
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For obvious safety reasons all cigarettes, alcohol, drugs etc etc are faked on set. For stuff involving people smoking it's usually something like honey tobacco or some other herbal stuff. Stuff like scotch, whiskey and so on is a mix of tea mixed with something like coke to darken it a bit. Wine can easily be faked with various juices, sparkling juice works for champagne. Or non alcoholic wine, but that stuff gets a bit nauseating if you have to drink lots. Non smoking actors can use herbal cigarettes or simply never actually smoke, just move the cigarette to their mouth and hide with a reversal shot. But if anyone showed up on set under the influence they're usually politely asked to chill in the hotel, it's a great deal safer than having constant retakes due to technical errors and having production stop due to OHSS investigations is really not worth it.
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I never really thought about it, but I just always kind of assumed non-smoking actors just sucked it up for any smoking scenes. That's actually pretty interesting.
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