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Has anyone here seen Sleeping Beauty and can spoil for me exactly how dark and disturbing it actually gets? It's next on my queue but I find if I watch films that are greatly unnerving (i.e. one of those Korean thrillers) on weekday evenings I have too much difficulty sleeping at nights. I'm serious about this. I guess maybe I've just become more sqeamish as I get older, but there have already been occasions where I stop a film and read the wikipedia synopsis to decide if I can handle watching it on a weeknight.
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It's not nearly as disturbing as you'd expect nor nearly as interesting as you'd expect. You will have no trouble sleeping after, and possibly during, the film.
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Jul 26, 2012 20:03
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Back to apocalypse now, I'd also love to hear first reactions. I think it is probably one of the most perfect films ever made. As far as redux, there are some good additions but it's pretty clear why they were left out; though the extra Brando scenes are great.
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Jul 26, 2012 20:04
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kuddles posted:Has anyone here seen Sleeping Beauty and can spoil for me exactly how dark and disturbing it actually gets? It's next on my queue but I find if I watch films that are greatly unnerving (i.e. one of those Korean thrillers) on weekday evenings I have too much difficulty sleeping at nights. It's not very disturbing, however, Emily Browning is quite good in it.
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Jul 26, 2012 20:21
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kuddles posted:Has anyone here seen Sleeping Beauty and can spoil for me exactly how dark and disturbing it actually gets? It's next on my queue but I find if I watch films that are greatly unnerving (i.e. one of those Korean thrillers) on weekday evenings I have too much difficulty sleeping at nights. It's not really disturbing at all, like the worst part I guess is some old guy (minor spoiler) calling a passed out girl names and burning her behind the ear with a cigarette and maybe he sticks his fingers in her mouth I can't really remember. Honestly it's just not a very good movie. It's as if somebody wanted to make an "art-film" but forgot to have something to say.
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Jul 26, 2012 21:23
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Let's not have another TV show derail in here, okay?
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Jul 26, 2012 22:20
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Danger posted:Back to apocalypse now, I'd also love to hear first reactions. I think it is probably one of the most perfect films ever made. As far as redux, there are some good additions but it's pretty clear why they were left out; though the extra Brando scenes are great. I much prefer watching redux. I know people enjoy the tighter pace of the original but redux just adds so much more texture. E: One thing we can all agree on is that Hearts of Darkness needs to be on streaming.
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Jul 26, 2012 23:22
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matrocious posted:I much prefer watching redux. I know people enjoy the tighter pace of the original but redux just adds so much more texture. Don't get me wrong, there are great scenes. I honestly don't mind the French chateau, but it just doesn't work all together I feel. Like I said the extra Brando stuff is fantastic, also the extra bits with Duvall.
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Jul 26, 2012 23:54
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I just started watching a series called The Book Group from 2002 about an American 20-something woman who moves to Glasglow and starts a book club to make friends. Its pretty enjoyable so far, with a lot of cringeworthy moments involving all the interactions with the people in the group.
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Jul 27, 2012 04:49
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So I tried posting about BB in the BB thread and apparently I opened a big can of worms. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3494690&pagenumber=85&perpage=40#post405980186 I was told my post was "intentionally overinflammatory." I just wanted to discuss Fly. Fiendish Dr. Wu fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Jul 27, 2012 |
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Jul 27, 2012 14:07
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:So I tried posting about BB in the BB thread and apparently I opened a big can of worms. People in the Breaking Bad threads have been arguing in circles about The Fly for two years, it's a sore point. Besides, the actual BB thread is up-to-date, and thanks to TVIV's spoiler policy you can't really read it without being spoiled. The TVIV general chat and the "What Series Did You Finish Binging?" thread might be a good substitute.
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Jul 27, 2012 14:27
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I watched the first two episodes of Terriers and am now very much looking forward to watching the rest of them.
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Jul 27, 2012 15:29
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Just finished all of Fishing with John. A transcendent experience. I want to call it ahead of its time, and it is, but it's also ahead of the present time, and ahead of all times, past and future. It is atemporal. We will never see its ilk, in this realm of existence at least, again. I think I now know what heaven might resemble.
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Jul 27, 2012 16:58
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Martin Van Buren posted:Just finished all of Fishing with John. A transcendent experience. I want to call it ahead of its time, and it is, but it's also ahead of the present time, and ahead of all times, past and future. It is atemporal. We will never see its ilk, in this realm of existence at least, again. I think I now know what heaven might resemble. Millions of years hence, alien psycholinguists will study Fishing with John and place a shot of the cover art next to the entry "deadpan (adj. human)."
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Jul 27, 2012 19:23
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Martin Van Buren posted:Just finished all of Fishing with John. A transcendent experience. I want to call it ahead of its time, and it is, but it's also ahead of the present time, and ahead of all times, past and future. It is atemporal. We will never see its ilk, in this realm of existence at least, again. I think I now know what heaven might resemble. I started watching the first one, and when the gravely-narrated line, "The two fishermen are covered with sores and boners," appeared in the midst of an otherwise meditative journey, I knew immediately that I wasn't going to stop until I had watched them all.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:15
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I honestly can't decide on which is my favorite. Matt Dillon dancing, Willem Defoe trying to cuddle up, Dennis Hopper clearly stoned out of his mind...
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Jul 27, 2012 20:51
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Starcrash was loving terrible. You guys are jerks.
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Jul 27, 2012 21:09
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Worst Case Ontario posted:I watched the first two episodes of Terriers and am now very much looking forward to watching the rest of them.
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Jul 27, 2012 21:21
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Starcrash was loving incredible. You guys are the best.
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Jul 28, 2012 06:07
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Some movies I like that I noticed are on Netflix: Ghost Dog - Modern day hitman follows the code of the Samurai. Mothman Prophecies - Spooky drama with Richard Gere. Severance - Fun British horror comedy. Surveillance - Twisted serial killer thriller with Bill Pullman.
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Jul 28, 2012 06:47
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hypersleep posted:
Yes! I can't second this enough.
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Jul 28, 2012 07:08
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Volume posted:Yes! I can't second this enough. Seconded, despite it starring Danny Dyer.
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Jul 28, 2012 07:14
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Raising Arizona seems to have come back to streaming recently. Not my favorite Coen Bros. movie, but it's definitely worth a watch.
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Jul 28, 2012 08:23
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Watched Fishing with John on the thread's recommendation today. The episode with Willem Defoe may be the funniest thing I have ever seen.
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Jul 28, 2012 08:32
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I too marathon-d Fishing with John, and I can't even remember the last time I laughed out loud so often at a TV show. Showed it to my girlfriend and she hated it, so I'm probably going to have to sever.
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Jul 28, 2012 08:42
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hypersleep posted:
The premise of this movie sounds really loving dumb but it is great. The RZA does the soundtrack and it is actually an interesting, well made movie.
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Jul 28, 2012 09:01
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Sorry for the doublepost, but is the version of The Thief and the Cobbler on instant right now the Recobbled version, by any chance?
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Jul 28, 2012 09:14
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Samfucius posted:Sorry for the doublepost, but is the version of The Thief and the Cobbler on instant right now the Recobbled version, by any chance? No, it's not. There's (almost) no chance of that ever being on anything but youtube.
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Shaman Ooglaboogla posted:The premise of this movie sounds really loving dumb but it is great. The RZA does the soundtrack and it is actually an interesting, well made movie. Given that it's essentially a reimagining of Le Samourai, which is one of the best crime films ever made, I wouldn't say it sounds really loving dumb.  Ghost Dog loving owns anyhow
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Jul 28, 2012 10:17
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Samfucius posted:I too marathon-d Fishing with John, and I can't even remember the last time I laughed out loud so often at a TV show. Showed it to my girlfriend and she hated it, so I'm probably going to have to sever. Don't give in - remain steadfast! Replace "Fishing" with "Louie" and this is my story. Despite my thorough enjoyment and laughing out loud at his totally perverse and repulsive sense of humor, my wife completely hated it. I stood my ground until the end and am a better man because of it.
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I really really like Ghost Dog. I considered making a mega thread for it once. It's one of those movies that doesn't seem like it would turn out that great, but it's a really good, underrated film.
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Jul 28, 2012 12:26
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Following up on Thor last month, Captain America has been added to streaming.
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Echoing Fishing with John. My love for Tom Waits and Jim Jarmusch compelled me to search for this a while back, and I was floored when I found out it was added to Netflix. The episode with Willem Defoe is the best one IMO. I was sort of disappointed by the Tom Waits episode when I watched it, though. I found out that Tom was pretty angry with Lurie after they filmed the episode, and apparently didn't speak to him for two years after this. Might have had something to do with it. Anyways, I think you guys should check out Le Quattro Volte if you can handle a ~90 minute film with no dialogue. It is based on the Pythagorean idea of reincarnation in four stages. I was surprised at how entertaining and thought provoking I found it. Check it out. I'll just rattle off a few other films I've enjoyed recently on Netflix... Dogtooth - Highly recommended. Broken Flowers - Jim Jarmusch film with Bill Murray? Awesome. Punch-Drunk Love - For some reason I ignored this movie because of Adam Sandler, writing it off as another crappy romantic comedy. This is while I knew it was directed by PTA...Don't be like me. This is excellent, and if you haven't watched it, watch it. The Long Goodbye - I like everything I've seen from Altman, and this is no exception. Gosford Park - Same as above. The Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) - I really enjoyed this trilogy, but I did find the english dubbed audio in Oldboy to be slightly annoying. owsley fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Jul 28, 2012 |
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Jul 28, 2012 13:07
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hypersleep posted:Surveillance - Twisted serial killer thriller with Bill Pullman.
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Jul 28, 2012 14:39
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The Sound of Noise is a really fun movie about a group of terrorist drummers versus a tone deaf policeman who hates music. It's entertaining throughout and the big drumming sequences are a blast.
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WickedIcon posted:Given that it's essentially a reimagining of Le Samourai, which is one of the best crime films ever made, I wouldn't say it sounds really loving dumb. I think he means the between the name and the awful cover art, the movie looks extremely lame and cheesy. Unless you knew had prior knowledge of it you wouldn't look at it and go "this is probably a good movie."
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Jul 28, 2012 16:12
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Flippycunt posted:I think he means the between the name and the awful cover art, the movie looks extremely lame and cheesy. In fairness, the first time I saw it was because my friend and I saw it and thought "holy poo poo this looks terrible" for those reasons and it turned out to be amazing.
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Jul 28, 2012 17:37
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You know what's a good time? Series 7: The Contenders is a good time. Basically, it's a reality show where 6 contestants are selected and the last one breathing, wins. It was made in 2001 and pretty well satirizes Cops, The Real World and few other reality TV heavy hitters of the time. Pretty funny too. Also, there can never be enough movies that have little to no backstory as to why people are hunting down and killing each other for the public's entertainment. But yeah, stream that sucker already.
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Glamorama26 posted:You know what's a good time? Series 7: The Contenders is a good time. Basically, it's a reality show where 6 contestants are selected and the last one breathing, wins. It was made in 2001 and pretty well satirizes Cops, The Real World and few other reality TV heavy hitters of the time. Pretty funny too. Also, there can never be enough movies that have little to no backstory as to why people are hunting down and killing each other for the public's entertainment. Seconded; it's a really good movie. Also keep your ear out for a young Will Arnett as the narrator of the reality show.
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Unzip and Attack posted:Don't know if it's been mentioned yet but if anyone hasn't seen Kagemusha and has even the slightest interest in medieval Japan, it's by far my favorite film dealing with that era. It's not as cheesy as Ran and not as slow as The Seven Samurai - definitely worth a watch. What aspect of Ran do you find cheesy?
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