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Decided to try out the Lilyhammer pilot and it felt really wink wink, nudge nudge to me. Maybe because I just marathoned through the Sopranos a few weeks ago, where the writing and acting was so much better. That said, I didn't hate it but not sure if I really liked it either, is it worth it to keep going?
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Baron von Eevl posted:Chiming in a little late here, but I took the entire movie as a kind of dark comedy and melodrama totally plays into that. The scenes with the fat office worker friend? Especially the black power fist when he avoids the trap. The cellphone in the mouth scene? The entirety of the sequence with the crazy American doctor with the lazy eye FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN IT LOOKS loving SILLY? The movie is a brilliant comedy monster movie and it plays the melodrama of that scene for laughs. There are also a bunch of references to Korean politics, social movements, groups and actual events in the movie. For instance, the main family members are each very specifically symbolic of certain political/demographic movements in modern Korean society. It'd be like if a US family consisted of members who were say, right wing survivalist militia, fundamentalist randroid, born again christian, new age hippie flower child, angry communist/anarchist, and young idealistic child who only believes in "America" but they all loved each other somehow. Ie, the family is so obviously constructed (yet also each in their own way so very Korean at their core) that they end up representing the nation of South Korea as a whole. So anything and everything that happens to the family you can read as what South Korea fears the world will do to it, etc. That's just one example. In general, there's a lot of stuff going on in that movie that I guess you'd have to know about South Korea (or be Korean) to understand. I honestly don't think they expected or intended the movie to be an international hit. It's just So Very Korean. Including the melodrama and overactive emotion, which straight up just happens in real life over there.
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May 2, 2012 15:28
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vmdvr posted:In general, there's a lot of stuff going on in that movie that I guess you'd have to know about South Korea (or be Korean) to understand. I honestly don't think they expected or intended the movie to be an international hit. It's just So Very Korean. Including the melodrama and overactive emotion, which straight up just happens in real life over there. It's also pretty openly critical of the US, and the military's presence in Korea specifically. Allegorically, you can read The Host existing in the same cultural context that the original Godzilla occupies in Japan. Science + American intervention = mutant abomination of nature.
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May 2, 2012 15:38
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Leper Residue posted:I tried getting into Black Books about a year or so ago, and just couldn't get through the first episode. They rely on the laugh track really really hard, and it was pretty much unwatchable. I don't think it's the laugh track so much as the fact that it's just not as funny as any of the other episodes, which is typically the case for comedy pilots. But yeah, the laugh track is still ridiculous either way. Every time Bill Bailey is on-screen is the Funniest Thing Ever according to the fake audience. Which is pretty much true because Bill Bailey is awesome, but still.
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May 2, 2012 15:47
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Leper Residue posted:I tried getting into Black Books about a year or so ago, and just couldn't get through the first episode. They rely on the laugh track really really hard, and it was pretty much unwatchable. I've had this same experience with Black Books, as well as the IT Crowd. The laugh track was pummeling me and the format was too reminiscent of something like Two and a Half Men, where it is just a series of set-up lines and zany one-liner responses. I keep hearing lots of praise for both of them, though, so perhaps I will try your marathon method and see if I can get through to the guts of the show. I do like Bill Bailey from the panel shows I've seen him on. For content: Steven Soderbergh's Bubble is streaming and well worth watching. It's worlds away from his big box office movies (one thing I really like about Soderbergh is his ability to make good films on both sides of the entertainment spectrum), filmed on a digital camera and featuring local non-actors in a small town. It's quiet, mundane, and fairly bleak, but feels very genuinely human, I think. The basic story has to do with the friendship between two workers at a doll-making factory and what happens when a new person joins the factory. It's one of those movies where there are movie-level circumstances, but even if there weren't, it still might break your heart. Balancing Monsters fucked around with this message at 17:14 on May 2, 2012 |
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May 2, 2012 17:12
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Balancing Monsters posted:I've had this same experience with Black Books, as well as the IT Crowd. The laugh track was pummeling me and the format was too reminiscent of something like Two and a Half Men, where it is just a series of set-up lines and zany one-liner responses. I keep hearing lots of praise for both of them, though, so perhaps I will try your marathon method and see if I can get through to the guts of the show. I do like Bill Bailey from the panel shows I've seen him on. For what it's worth, the first episode of the second series of The IT Crowd is basically my masterclass for setups and executions of jokes; it's one of the best constructed episodes of a comedy show I've ever seen.
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For anyone looking for a good horror movie, the Korean "The Antarctic Journal" is the best horror movie I've seen this year. It's environmental horror with great acting, a good script, and a cinematographer who clearly knew exactly what to do and set up each shot. I know snow might now sound terrifying, but this movie makes it horrifying. Elements of The Thing, The Shining, Session 9, Moby Dick (This is not a typo, I really do mean Moby Dick) and a few others blend together to create a horror movie without monsters or jump scares. It imparts a different feeling of fear, not the adrenaline burst unease of a jump scare. More like a blanket of dread. The catch? It's subtitled, and who ever did the translation is god awful. Still well worth watching. It's a little slow and the ending is more open than I might have wanted at first, but it fits the movie very well. Check it out.
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May 2, 2012 19:09
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Crappy Jack posted:For what it's worth, the first episode of the second series of The IT Crowd is basically my masterclass for setups and executions of jokes; it's one of the best constructed episodes of a comedy show I've ever seen. Agreed - it's incredible. For what it's worth to those objecting to the laugh track, the show (and Black Books) almost seems to parody shows with a laugh track, and transcends that pretty quickly once the show picks up. I'm disabled 
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May 2, 2012 19:12
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Knightmare posted:Decided to try out the Lilyhammer pilot and it felt really wink wink, nudge nudge to me. Maybe because I just marathoned through the Sopranos a few weeks ago, where the writing and acting was so much better. That said, I didn't hate it but not sure if I really liked it either, is it worth it to keep going?
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May 2, 2012 20:14
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A ton of new flicks added today, like: Bubba Hotep - great horror comedy with Bruce Campbell Dog Day Afternoon - classic 70s Pachino, and a great heist gone wrong based on a true story Gandhi - fantastic epic film, must see! Groundhog Day - watch it over and over and over again Iron Giant - modern classic animated flick Karate Kid - the 1984 original, still has a soft nostalgic spot in my heart Network - another 70s classic, great satire that's scarily prescient about television today Omega Man - cult classic sci fi with Charleton Heston Starship Troopers - fantastic sci fi flick Top Gun - another 80s classic
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May 3, 2012 09:25
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Fantastic! I've wanted to watch Dog Day Afternoon for I don't know how long, and Bubba Ho-Tep has always sounded really fun.
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May 3, 2012 10:55
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Just watched the Giorgio Moroder 80's version of Metropolis and thought it was a cool movie but the 80's music was kind of unnecessary. But I liked the idea of having 80's songs so maybe they just should've picked/wrote better songs? Also I've never seen Metropolis before.Knightmare posted:Decided to try out the Lilyhammer pilot and it felt really wink wink, nudge nudge to me. Maybe because I just marathoned through the Sopranos a few weeks ago, where the writing and acting was so much better. That said, I didn't hate it but not sure if I really liked it either, is it worth it to keep going? I just watched the first episode and I thought it was really corny and kindof bad but it was awesome when he smashed his dog's ashes vase and there was a gun inside. Huge Ghost fucked around with this message at 11:07 on May 3, 2012 |
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May 3, 2012 11:04
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Last night I accidentally rated the original Planet of the Apes movie, thinking it was Tim Burton's remake that i didn't much care for. Well, when I realized it wasn't, my OCD started going off for rating something I hadn't seen, so I watched it then and there. I guess it's one of those movies where it's so sort of engrained into social consciousness and pop culture that I never really thought about it on its own terms. It's a drat good film though - it's good sci-fi, which is a rare treat. Obviously I'm breaking the news about forty years too late, but I was really impressed. I think tonight I'm also going to rewatch Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which sadly isn't on streaming, but is also a pretty good movie.
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May 3, 2012 16:14
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Chiming in to say Black Books is hilarious, and there are some great set ups and pay offs. The episodes can vary slightly in "the funny", but never to the level of boredom. Come on, the dude froze a bottle of vodka with a stick in it, smashes the bottle and and starts licking the frozen "vodka" pop (would that even work with that much alcohol in it). Anyways! Goofy, funny stuff like that fills the show, it's like Father Ted or the IT Crowd.
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May 3, 2012 16:50
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Of that new batch of movies on streaming, I've got drinking games/cocktails for Groundhog Day and Starship Troopers at Alcohollywood if you want a little liquid accompaniment. I've got a Midwestern martini called the "Punxsu-tini" and a rum-and-soda-based mixed drink called the "Christmas on Klendathu." EDIT: Fixed links. Hewlett fucked around with this message at 18:23 on May 3, 2012 |
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May 3, 2012 16:52
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ZenMaster posted:Chiming in to say Black Books is hilarious, and there are some great set ups and pay offs. The episodes can vary slightly in "the funny", but never to the level of boredom. Leaning towards no based on personal experience keeping liquor in the freezer. I really like Black Books, but I couldn't stand Snuff Box. The first episode wasn't funny at all to me.
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Hewlett posted:Of that new batch of movies on streaming, I've got drinking games/cocktails for Groundhog Day and Starship Troopers at Alcohollywood if you want a little liquid accompaniment. I've got a Midwestern martini called the "Punxsu-tini" and a rum-and-soda-based mixed drink called the "Christmas on Klendathu." That second link doesn't work. I want to know what the Christmas on Klendathu is. 
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mod sassinator posted:A ton of new flicks added today, like: Are these all in hd? Cause if so, hells loving yes. I've been waiting for Groundhogs day. Iron Giant is a must see and the rest are just icing.
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VaultAggie posted:That second link doesn't work. I want to know what the Christmas on Klendathu is. Whoops, sorry  . Here it is.
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May 3, 2012 18:23
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Bad Lieutenant went up several weeks back, and I just watched it. It's the R-rated cut despite Netflix showing an NC-17 rating. Not that I have an urgent need to see Harvey Keitel in the buff, but discovering as I watched that it was the edited version always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I noticed a couple scenes felt like they were missing something even though I'd never seen it. So, heads up.
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I like how Netflix has added all of these amazing, classic films and yet their New Releases section doesn't mention a single one of them, and their "Just Added" section is gone from the website. What in the gently caress is going on with the people who maintain that site?
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I was pleasantly surprised after watching Vexille, a sci-fi/political anime about Japan developing androids, being criticized by the UN, then withdrawing from contact from the rest of the world for 10 years. This is one of those where you can tell whether you'll like it after watching the first two minutes. Great animation, great plot.
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Abugadu posted:I was pleasantly surprised after watching Vexille, a sci-fi/political anime about Japan developing androids, being criticized by the UN, then withdrawing from contact from the rest of the world for 10 years. This is one of those where you can tell whether you'll like it after watching the first two minutes. Great animation, great plot. That actually sounds interesting. Anyway, I just finished watching the documentary on The Boys In The Band, Friedkin's adaptation of Crowley's stage play. It's called "Making The Boys" and it's really fascinating how it was basically the first American film that frankly discusses homosexuality as it's primary theme. Really strong stuff, especially learning about what happened to the ensemble after the film was released.
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Abugadu posted:I was pleasantly surprised after watching Vexille, a sci-fi/political anime about Japan developing androids, being criticized by the UN, then withdrawing from contact from the rest of the world for 10 years. This is one of those where you can tell whether you'll like it after watching the first two minutes. I turned it off after the first two minutes. The premise sounds interesting but Netflix only offers the dub and not the original language track. It doesn't surprise me by now, but it's still annoying. Doubly so that I actually have to start watching the movie before that information becomes clear. It's sad that Netflix half-asses so much of its foreign content. Their Japanese language selection is particularly miserable, excepting a couple of Kurosawa movies.
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Ugh... I was stoked I just read about that, because my wife loved Ghost in the Shell (the only other anime being Bebop) and I think she'd love this... But I really can't stand dubbed movies. e; unless the american's are really really good, but most of the time they're not.
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May 4, 2012 03:15
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If there's anyone in this thread who hasn't seen Network, go watch it tonight. There is a reason it won Best Picture.
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modern villian posted:If there's anyone in this thread who hasn't seen Network, go watch it tonight. There is a reason it won Best Picture. (It didn't.) BUT it does TOTALLY loving RULE. Really though, Dog Day Afternoon is the jewel of that collection. That movie is as close to perfect as any other.
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penismightier posted:Really though, Dog Day Afternoon is the jewel of that collection. That movie is as close to perfect as any other. Yeah, there's a good reason for it popping up in high positions on so many "Best Films of All Time" lists. It really is that good.
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penismightier posted:(It didn't.) I was confused because it won practically every other award that year. Seriously, how stacked was the Best Picture scene in 1976? Network, Rocky, Taxi Driver, All The President's Men
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Knightmare posted:Decided to try out the Lilyhammer pilot and it felt really wink wink, nudge nudge to me. Maybe because I just marathoned through the Sopranos a few weeks ago, where the writing and acting was so much better. That said, I didn't hate it but not sure if I really liked it either, is it worth it to keep going? Not really it's a really bland and predictable series especially the premise how the main character gets good results through ugly American type behavior. I found it hard watch after a few episodes.
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Yeah Network is really good. I watched it again on DVD a few months ago and couldn't believe how similar it was to modern day Fox News/Glenn Beck/OReilly/etc. It's scary how right they got it. edit: I mean compare this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Gf0VKXk5Q To anything Glenn Beck did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NUQZiWl6w mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 05:01 on May 4, 2012 |
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Knightmare posted:Decided to try out the Lilyhammer pilot and it felt really wink wink, nudge nudge to me. Maybe because I just marathoned through the Sopranos a few weeks ago, where the writing and acting was so much better. That said, I didn't hate it but not sure if I really liked it either, is it worth it to keep going? I will say this much and maybe it's because of the fact that I'm a Springsteen fan and anything that Little Steven does is god, but I thought that it was pretty good for a show from Norway. That's the one thing that everyone forgets about this show. It's not going to have the best writing in the world or the best acting for that matter either. However, one thing that is good about is that it's a fun show and that's all that matters.
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Tewratomeh posted:I like how Netflix has added all of these amazing, classic films and yet their New Releases section doesn't mention a single one of them, and their "Just Added" section is gone from the website. You think they'd want to push new content to the front somewhere. I haven't been on instantwatcher in a while but they would have recently added maybe?
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MAJOR STRYkER posted:You think they'd want to push new content to the front somewhere. I haven't been on instantwatcher in a while but they would have recently added maybe? Yeah I check instantwatcher almost every day, usually once a week they have a big set of new movies: http://instantwatcher.com/titles/new
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Movies expiring soon that are worth watching(?): The Third Man: A film noir of incomparable quality. A classic if there ever was one. A must watch. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three: A fun, tense thriller. Walter Matthau makes everything good. My favorite part of this movie is how much effort it puts into setting up a joke. And three I haven't seen but that I think I'll try to catch before they disappear: My Man Godfrey: Everyone needs a Man Godfrey. The Trial: Orson Welles plus Kafka? It's like peanut butter and chocolate! But instead of chocolate, existential dread. Un Chien Andalou: You've heard of it.
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mod sassinator posted:Yeah Network is really good. I watched it again on DVD a few months ago and couldn't believe how similar it was to modern day Fox News/Glenn Beck/OReilly/etc. It's scary how right they got it. The Howard Beale character from Network is the complete opposite of the talking heads from today's right wing news/commentary shows. Beale's a guy who stops giving a gently caress about the bullshit. Beck and O'Reilly embrace the bullshit and make their living with it.
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Starship Troopers 3 is on streaming. Would you like to know more? (is it worth watching if I loved the first)
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penismightier posted:(It didn't.) It really is...just watched it for the first time last night and wow. Also as a child of the 80s (born in '85) movies like Dog Day really drive home how absolutely mind-numbingly bleak the 70s were. Reading up on the Attica Prison Riot afterwards was 
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Animal-Mother posted:The Howard Beale character from Network is the complete opposite of the talking heads from today's right wing news/commentary shows. Beale's a guy who stops giving a gently caress about the bullshit. Beck and O'Reilly embrace the bullshit and make their living with it. Yeah, Glenn Beck is basically a living parody of the Howard Beale character. It's like he watched Network and completely missed the point, adopting the "Truthsayer" persona without upholding any of the principles behind it. Glenn Beck is Howard Beale after he gets that speech about capitalism from Arthur Jensen. Only Glenn Beck actually believes in everything Jensen says.
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Also expiring on the 15th (if FeedFliks is correct) are a handful of MST3K episodes, the bulk of which are otherwise available directly from Shout! Factory (they are almost? all ex-Rhino releases). Red Zone Cuba - available to rent The Atomic Brain - streaming only Incredibly Strange Creatures - streaming only The Touch of Satan - available to rent Hamlet - available to rent The Beginning of the End - streaming only Gunslinger - available to rent And one that isn't available to buy from Shout!, but is still listed as rentable: I Accuse My Parents Unfortunately, The Iron Giant is SD and cropped to 1.78:1. Darnit.
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