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I'm on a crazy rear end Kubrick kick. I'm so sad The Killing was removed last month; it had been in my queue for probably a year. Now it's gone.
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^^^ *edit* Nevermind. I thought you were talking about the AMC show.
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Jun 2, 2013 23:35
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I blew through The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret this past week. It takes a few episodes to get going, but once things start coming to a head it's pretty hilarious.
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Jun 3, 2013 00:12
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magnificent7 posted:I'm on a crazy rear end Kubrick kick. I'm so sad The Killing was removed last month; it had been in my queue for probably a year. Now it's gone. I'm a fan too but you're not missing out. I saw The Killing on the big screen recently and it's... not all that great.
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Jun 3, 2013 00:43
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Mescal posted:I'm a fan too but you're not missing out. I saw The Killing on the big screen recently and it's... not all that great.
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Jun 3, 2013 01:12
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What the hell? The Killing is a great movie.
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Mescal posted:I'm a fan too but you're not missing out. I saw The Killing on the big screen recently and it's... not all that great. Yeah, don't listen to this guy at all. The Killing rules. It doesn't really have that "Kubrickian" style in the sense that he would later develop, but it's a fantastic piece of noir and a lot of fun.
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I would also add my voice to the chorus mentioning how great The Killing is but I don't want to make magnificent7 more sad.
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Jun 3, 2013 04:29
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The Killing is great, maybe they were thinking of Killer's Kiss, which is okay at best (although the mannequin warehouse was a pretty great scene).
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Jun 3, 2013 09:32
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Well shoot, I guess I'm in the minority. I thought it doesn't compare to Kubrick's later stuff. Bits of it were ahead of its time but overall it hasn't aged well. It's a good but not Great film. Mostly it was about two hours of obvious. It's probably better for fans of the genre than fans of the director.
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Jun 3, 2013 09:54
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Mescal posted:It's probably better for fans of the genre than fans of the director.
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Jun 3, 2013 14:19
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Got really confused here and thought everyone was talking about AMC's disappointing show.
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Discount Viscount posted:The Killing is great, maybe they were thinking of Killer's Kiss, which is okay at best (although the mannequin warehouse was a pretty great scene). First off, The Killing is just as amazing as Kubrick's other films. It's lower key than his later color films, but it's fun to see Kubrick make something so tight and fast paced considering he generally had longer stories. I went into Killer's Kiss expecting it to be more like the mediocrity of Fear and Desire, but it's surprisingly good. Go in with low expectations and I think it's more enjoyable that way.
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Mescal posted:Well shoot, I guess I'm in the minority. I thought it doesn't compare to Kubrick's later stuff. Bits of it were ahead of its time but overall it hasn't aged well. It's a good but not Great film. Mostly it was about two hours of obvious. It's probably better for fans of the genre than fans of the director. Agreed. I saw it after a bunch of other noir films and thought parts of the editing / action setpieces felt surprisingly modern compared to something like the Maltese Falcon. The voiceover is really grating but it was obviously a studio imposition (what is it with studios thinking people are idiots?)
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Jun 3, 2013 22:16
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The Killing has a lovely bit from one of the greatest character actors ever, Timothy Agoglia Carey.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The Killing has a lovely bit from one of the greatest character actors ever, Timothy Agoglia Carey. I just googled him to make sure I knew who you were talking about, and I agree, his part was great. But he was also one of the three main soldiers in Paths of Glory?! Cool!
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Holy poo poo. I just watched The Woman Who Wasn't There and the ending is like a goddamn horror movie. I mean - I got one of those adrenaline rushes "oh gently caress!" moments.
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Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. Toxic Avenger.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. Shaolin Grandma
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. The Comedy
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. Four Lions.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. Cannibal! The Musical is Trey Parker's student film from University of Colorado at Boulder. It's a ridiculously funny musical and (mostly) true story, and it's unbelievably good for a student film. It's also extremely funny, which I may have mentioned scary ghost dog fucked around with this message at 10:50 on Jun 4, 2013 |
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Jun 4, 2013 10:48
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone got recommendations for comedies? I feel like I've already seen all of the good ones on Instant. Klown
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Man, Netflix comments are weird sometimes - check this one out for the SyFy show Continuum:quote:Not as awesome as they said up there. It's like it sets up a full line of thinking. But not your own thinking. Aside from it being television person slow....it seems to be geared to make you think about things that don't matter to anyone. So that is why i give it two stars. Swing and a miss with this individual. Nice touch with the G.I.Joe chick. But she isn't enough. Sorry this would have been a great blockbuster movie. But it being wrapped with commercial s and the slowness of t.v....leaves me feeling absurdly shadowed. Vaguely worried for my future. I bet Planes that take off from secret military bases on earth...through a giant arc....but not the arc you are thinking of (just a big electronic curve) ...then landing not on earth....would make a much better slow person t.v. show. But that isn't the plot here is it. I just wonder how and or why sum1 with high speed telescopes and super refractive shutter speeds hasn't picked up on it. Biggest question of all is: How did you dumb down the geologists? You don't have to be a trained eye to see it if you actually study any globe of earth. Now there is your Blockbuster movie.
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Discount Viscount posted:The Killing is great, maybe they were thinking of Killer's Kiss, which is okay at best (although the mannequin warehouse was a pretty great scene). The domestic interiors in Killer's Kiss are some of my favorite Kubrick shots, not to mention the loving gorgeous street photography. Killer's Kiss owns.
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I've seen every single one of those but Klown and Cannibal, and I'm not a big fan of the Parkers. 
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Anonymous Robot posted:I've seen every single one of those but Klown and Cannibal, and I'm not a big fan of the Parkers. Have you seen The Stuff? Comedy Bang! Bang! is a great TV comedy. Jeff who lives at home, while not a true comedy is a pretty good and funny movie. Dead Snow is a horror that is funny sometimes. Magnus Gallant fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Jun 4, 2013 |
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Anonymous Robot posted:I've seen every single one of those but Klown and Cannibal, and I'm not a big fan of the Parkers. Girls Gone Dead
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Anonymous Robot posted:I've seen every single one of those but Klown and Cannibal, and I'm not a big fan of the Parkers.
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Magnus Gallant posted:Have you seen The Stuff? Black dynamite is not on streaming YOU rear end 
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Dred Cosmonaut posted:Black dynamite is not on streaming YOU rear end Dammit, guess I misspoke on that one.
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Anonymous Robot posted:I've seen every single one of those but Klown and Cannibal, and I'm not a big fan of the Parkers. Fat Kid Rules the World was surprisingly good to me. Also yes, everyone watch Bernie. Don't Google it, just watch it.
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Urdnot Fire posted:Bernie has some pretty good black comedy and Jack Black at his best. When he says "Jack Black at his best" it is not an indictment of the film.
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Chichevache posted:When he says "Jack Black at his best" it is not an indictment of the film. I don't know, I thought Jack Black was better in Gulliver's Travels.
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Jun 4, 2013 22:19
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It's really Jack Black at his least Jack Black-ish (Black-est?)
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Jun 4, 2013 22:20
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He plays an effeminate man who sings for like a full third of the movie, it's one of his most Jack Blackiest roles. It's just a dramatic role rather than an ostensibly comedic one (though the film is a comedy).
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I disagree, while he does sing he doesn't have his usual persona. (The Tenacious-D Jack Black)
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Netflix Streaming: Serious Discussion About the Persona of Jack Black I love this place.
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Who would win in a fight between School of Rock Jack Black and High Fidelity Jack Black??? Answer: Nacho Libre Jack Black.
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