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FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:Any recommendations for a good Western?
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Mar 13, 2012 14:37
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FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:Any recommendations for a good Western? There used to be a lot of classic/golden age Westerns but looking now it's pretty slim pickings. Check out Shane or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid though.
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Mar 13, 2012 15:42
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fenix down posted:The trailer for Blackthorn looked pretty good, but I haven't seen it. It's not very good. Starts off solid and then sorta peters out. Fat Worm, watch Shane. Everybody watch Shane. Shane all day.
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Mar 13, 2012 16:32
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Mike Toole posted:The Ward has gotten some really bad press, so I haven't taken the plunge on it. Anyone seen it? The Ward is really terrible. It's one of those movies that the plot twist would be really obvious to pretty much everyone if the movie didn't cheat. There are a few scenes that exist only to serve as a misdirection as to what's going on, but when the twist is revealed they don't make any sense, and really couldn't have happened.
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Mar 13, 2012 17:43
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fenix down posted:My favorite on there are True Grit, Butch Cassidy, Dead Man, Meek's Cutoff, The Mercenary, Shane, and Death Rides a Horse. The trailer for Blackthorn looked pretty good, but I haven't seen it. The selection is pretty pitiful right now, hopefully they add some more. I loved the hell out of Meek's Cutoff, but it's not for everyone. Thanks to TrixRabbi for the Le Cercle Rouge recommendation, watching it now and it's great.
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Mar 14, 2012 06:09
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One of my favorite days in highschool was when I watched Escape From New York, napped for half an hour, then ate a giant bowl of mashed potatoes and watched Escape From L.A. I hadn't seen either movie before and it's always going to be in my head as the perfect way to watch those movies. Comfort food and comfort films.
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Mar 14, 2012 17:54
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SRM posted:One of my favorite days in highschool was when I watched Escape From New York, napped for half an hour, then ate a giant bowl of mashed potatoes and watched Escape From L.A. I hadn't seen either movie before and it's always going to be in my head as the perfect way to watch those movies. Comfort food and comfort films. Did they finally put escape from LA on there?
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Mar 14, 2012 22:45
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I'm two minutes into Blitz and I think I'm going to like this movie.
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Mar 15, 2012 00:47
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Rolo posted:I'm two minutes into Blitz and I think I'm going to like this movie. That was a decent adaptation of the original book at least - I should watch it again since I rented it from Redbox originally before Netflix got it. I like Jason Statham and as a bonus for fans of The Wire/A Game of Thrones - Carcetti/Littlefinger plays the suspect Statham's chasing.
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Mar 15, 2012 04:38
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I just finished watching Buried so I went back into the archives to see what people posted about in the Buried thread and now I just want to fling things at most of them. What a well-done film.
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Mar 15, 2012 08:14
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reach42 posted:I just finished watching Buried so I went back into the archives to see what people posted about in the Buried thread and now I just want to fling things at most of them. What a well-done film. I was anticipating that movie for awhile because it sounded like it was really well done, and then I hated it.
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Mar 15, 2012 12:12
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Bruiser posted:Did they finally put escape from LA on there?
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Mar 15, 2012 17:56
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Just finished Being Elmo and I really enjoyed it. I really never knew that there was so much work in becoming a puppet. I'm starting Lilyhammer now and oh boy, why are Little Steven's wigs so bad?
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Mar 15, 2012 20:07
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Any good Sci-fi films on at the moment?I was looking around and saw that Blade Runner is no longer streaming and I'm really hankering for some good sci fi . I was looking through their selection and it seems like slim pickings at the moment
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Mar 16, 2012 08:07
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Dr. Xenu posted:Any good Sci-fi films on at the moment?I was looking around and saw that Blade Runner is no longer streaming and I'm really hankering for some good sci fi . I was lloking through their selection and it seems like slim pickings at the moment Trollhunter is a good fantasy-ish flick: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/171149 Giorgio Moroder's version of Metropolis is a great silent sci-fi flick with 80's soundtrack: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/173315 They Live is a cult classic John Carpenter flick: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/165722 Videodrome is classic Cronenburg: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/170391 The Fly (1986) is another great (gory) Cronenburg flick: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/168346 Timecrimes is a cool and creepy time travel thriller from Spain that was popular here last month: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/175970 A Boy And His Dog is an absolutely bizarre apocalyptic future flick from the 70s: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/168447 Yeah it does look like pretty slim pickings for sci fi though--at least not much like Blade Runner. There are some more popular flicks like Contact, Terminator, Clockwork Orange, Highlander, and Pi. I might watch Contact again now that I notice it's back on Netflix--great classic sci fi flick.
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Mar 16, 2012 08:20
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mod sassinator posted:Giorgio Moroder's version of Metropolis is a great silent sci-fi flick with 80's soundtrack: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/173315 Not to mention the almost restored Metropolis without the wacky 80's soundtrack. Besides that, you ought to try the classic 1953 scifi flick Invaders from Mars and the original Planet of the Apes!
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Mar 16, 2012 08:44
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mod sassinator posted:Yeah it does look like pretty slim pickings for sci fi though--at least not much like Blade Runner. There are some more popular flicks like Contact, Terminator, Clockwork Orange, Highlander, and Pi. I might watch Contact again now that I notice it's back on Netflix--great classic sci fi flick. Thanks for the stuff I added most of it ( except for The Fly which holds the esteemed position of one of the few films to make me queasy) . Contact is awesome and I actually showed it to my girlfriend to get her into sci fi
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Mar 16, 2012 08:46
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Well I just finished Grizzly Man. It was a fantastic documentary that really goes into the psyche of Timmy and what exactly was going on. It really shows that grizzlies and humans were never meant to be pals.
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Mar 16, 2012 08:58
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VaultAggie posted:Well I just finished Grizzly Man. It was a fantastic documentary that really goes into the psyche of Timmy and what exactly was going on. It really shows that grizzlies and humans were never meant to be pals. It was a great documentary, but really frustrating to watch. The whole movie you're just hoping that he'll listen to someone and not live with the drat bears. He's definitely committed to protecting the animals, but it's also clear that he thinks of them as his pets. Werner Herzog is completely awesome as usual.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:10
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Jolo posted:It was a great documentary, but really frustrating to watch. The whole movie you're just hoping that he'll listen to someone and not live with the drat bears. He's definitely committed to protecting the animals, but it's also clear that he thinks of them as his pets. Werner Herzog is completely awesome as usual.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:24
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SA favorite show that everyone loves to hate The Killing is now on streaming. I guess that no one will care because of the fact that it's so hated, but I'm gonna watch it again.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:37
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So I watched this movie called Repeaters it's basically Groundhogs day meets Requiem for a Dream. Three friends in rehab get trapped in their one day of having a daypass to make amends to the people they've hurt. It was an entertaining movie but I found it lacking in some parts. Would watch again but not with out some time between. It would have been a much better movie if anything from the characters amends to even just the time loop would have been resolved but in the end they don't make any use of this event other then to gently caress up more
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Mar 16, 2012 17:41
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Volume posted:Groundhogs day meets Requiem for a Dream. The 'rear end to rear end' scene was bad enough, I don't need to visualize Bill Murray in it.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:51
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screenwritersblues posted:SA favorite show that everyone loves to hate The Killing is now on streaming. I guess that no one will care because of the fact that it's so hated, but I'm gonna watch it again. Is this a cry for help?
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Mar 16, 2012 18:32
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screenwritersblues posted:SA favorite show that everyone loves to hate The Killing is now on streaming. I guess that no one will care because of the fact that it's so hated, but I'm gonna watch it again. Waiting for the inevitable I want 13 hours of my life back post that will come after this. EDIT oh you already watched it once. Why would you do that to yourself again?
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Mar 16, 2012 18:42
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I really want to watch the Killing to see what all the fuss is about.
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Mar 16, 2012 19:09
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Nice, Lo and The Crying Game are back on instant. If you haven't seen either of these you're doing yourself a disservice! Lo is the story of a boy who summons a demon to help him find his girlfriend who's trapped in hell. It is my all time favorite ultra-minimalist quasi-musical horror drama comedy. You'll love it! The Crying Game, on the other hand, is a movie I can't really talk about except to say it's an unconventional love story and has one of the most famous twists in cinema history. Don't spoil it for yourself, go in blind!
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Mar 16, 2012 19:26
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foodfight posted:I really want to watch the Killing to see what all the fuss is about. The problem is that the first episode is fantastic, but then about three or four episodes in it is like they forgot what the show was even about. Not to mention all of the magical right place right time things that happen over and over to progress what story is left. Then the finale just ignores everything that has happened and tries to make it something completely different.
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Mar 16, 2012 19:45
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MrGreenShirt posted:Nice, Lo and The Crying Game are back on instant. If you haven't seen either of these you're doing yourself a disservice! Lo is absolutely a movie you have to watch twice, back to back, I wish I could elaborate more but that would ruin the movie.
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Mar 16, 2012 21:49
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foodfight posted:I really want to watch the Killing to see what all the fuss is about. The major problem that everyone had about it when it ended last season was that nothing happened, it just ended without anything major happening. Unlike it's Danish counterpart, where everything was resolved, it was left opened in a cliffhanger for next season. I'm going to rewatch it so that I remember what happened when the new season starts up again in weeks, I remember what's going on. Yes, I am willing to subject myself to torture because it's such a terrible soh
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Mar 17, 2012 03:16
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homerlaw posted:Lo is absolutely a movie you have to watch twice, back to back, I wish I could elaborate more but that would ruin the movie. I love this movie. It's weird and kind of cheesy at times, but very enjoyable.
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Mar 17, 2012 04:15
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mod sassinator posted:Giorgio Moroder's version of Metropolis is a great silent sci-fi flick with 80's soundtrack: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/173315 MrGreenShirt posted:Not to mention the almost restored Metropolis without the wacky 80's soundtrack. If you must choose one for your first Metropolis viewing, go for Metropolis Restored, with all but a few scenes of the awesome missing footage that several generations of film fans would've sold their first-born to see again, and now all you have to do is push a button because sometimes miracles do happen. Moroder did what he could with what footage was available back in the day to tell something resembling the original untampered story, but he was also aiming at the midnight movie market, and to that effect goes all-in with the reprocessed footage and 80s-tastic music. Consider it more of a fan edit than a restoration.
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Mar 17, 2012 06:18
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VaultAggie posted:Well I just finished Grizzly Man. It was a fantastic documentary that really goes into the psyche of Timmy and what exactly was going on. It really shows that grizzlies and humans were never meant to be pals. I guess the mentality only makes sense if you have one of those awesome bear proof suits.
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Mar 17, 2012 07:18
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EasyEW posted:If you must choose one for your first Metropolis viewing, go for Metropolis Restored, with all but a few scenes of the awesome missing footage that several generations of film fans would've sold their first-born to see again, and now all you have to do is push a button because sometimes miracles do happen. Moroder's version is worth a look once you've seen a proper version of it. It helps that it's only an hour and a half, although the story still works fine. I think it's mainly the synth pop that turns people off (which really only shows up here and there for short bits). Watch the restored version, give it some time, then when you're ready queue up Moroder's version and enjoy Freddy Mercury and Pat Benetar singing over one of the greatest films ever made.
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Mar 17, 2012 07:27
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EasyEW posted:If you must choose one for your first Metropolis viewing, go for Metropolis Restored, with all but a few scenes of the awesome missing footage that several generations of film fans would've sold their first-born to see again, and now all you have to do is push a button because sometimes miracles do happen. I hate to say it but I prefer the Moroder version to the original. I watched the Kino full restoration and was kind of confused at what was going on. The Moroder version is a tighter edit that moves a bit quicker and made more sense to me.
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Mar 17, 2012 09:04
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VaultAggie posted:Well I just finished Grizzly Man. It was a fantastic documentary that really goes into the psyche of Timmy and what exactly was going on. It really shows that grizzlies and humans were never meant to be pals. I just finished watching it myself and I wish I hadn't waited that long to watch it. He's so earnest and yet so disturbed and misguided.
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Mar 17, 2012 12:23
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Thanks to whoever recommended Being Elmo. What a great documentary 
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Mar 17, 2012 17:59
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MrGreenShirt posted:The Crying Game Here's the thing, though: I think The Crying Game is an excellent film to watch even if you know the plot twist, the quality of the film in my opinion is no way dependent on being surprised by it, and it's been around long enough and is famous enough that it's a bit hard to have heard of it and not been spoiled on the story. The theme of love and what people will do for it really transcends the plot twist.
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Mar 17, 2012 18:21
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I agree completely. The problem I always run into is that if I let slip what the twist is then the person more often than not will decide it "isn't their kind of movie" and won't watch it. I've run into this mindset so many times I eventually just said gently caress it, go in blind and watch an amazing fuckin' movie you otherwise would've simply passed by.
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Mar 17, 2012 19:22
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MrGreenShirt posted:
I read this and the premise sounded interesting but I was really turned off by the idea of a "Quasi-musical" thing. Luckily it was only one song number and the rest of the movie was really great. Lo was great.
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Mar 17, 2012 20:48
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