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weekly font posted:Man I just could NOT get into BSS. I watched it right after seeing Blow Out and was kind of disappointed as well. I definitely will give it another go, soon.
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I'd heard some goon praise for Berberian Sound Studio before but never did see it myself or even know what it was about. I just read the synopsis on Wiki, and okay, yeah, now I'm pretty interested in seeing it.
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Cast No Engine posted:Since you guys were mentioning Hola Unblocker, I have a sort of technical question. Is it possible to use this with the netflix app (android) and Chromecast, or is this a desktop only type deal? Hola unblocker is a browser plugin, so no you can't use it on your android, just on your mac or pc. Don't know about Chromecast since I don't know what a Chromecast is! With consoles and android/iOS you need to find working DNS settings for the country whose netflix you want to access, and change the DNS settings on the device. The USA one I use on my xbox is here- http://www.netflixfixer.com/2013/06/updated-dns-codes-for-us-netflix.html
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mysterious frankie posted:I always knew he wasn't remotely like his character and was probably actually a nice guy, since generally people putting on comedic personas tend to go in the exact opposite direction of their actual personalities, but it was still a shock to hear him be fairly down to earth and pleasant on WTF. He's a great heel. Yeah, "heelish" is a great way to put it, because so many people are convinced that he's just a dickhead for real when they're being worked. The best example of this is T&E Nite Live, still my favorite thing they did because it swings back and forth over that line.
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Thanks for recommending Sightseers. It was such a twisted movie, but I really liked it.
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I Before E posted:The end of the third season of Louie, New Year's Day, is a masterpiece. I liked it a lot, although his much-lauded "Late Night" trilogy is my favorite from season 3. If just to get David Lynch badgering him.
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I Before E posted:The end of the third season of Louie, New Year's Day, is a masterpiece. My favourite scene from that season was trying to fix the doll.
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Loved Kill List; gonna watch Sightseers now that I know it's the same director. What about Down Terrace, is that a good one?
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Mescal posted:Loved Kill List; gonna watch Sightseers now that I know it's the same director. What about Down Terrace, is that a good one? I liked it quite a bit. Probably slightly less than either Kill List or Sightseers but it has a really neat feel to it. You can see the formation of that improvisational style he uses and the musical sequences are actually really cool and well implemented.
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Recently I finished a research paper on the Greek tragedy Ajax. Since then I've been looking for a good film that really encapsulates the kind of extreme iconoclastic behavior and martyrdom that Ajax displays in the play. 13 Assassins was a perfect example, that I have seen and loved multiple times, but I would really like another film that portrays that type of warrior culture, extreme idealism, and homocidal/suicidal tendencies. Other films that I have seen and feel belong in that genre: Jarhead, Harikiri: Death of a Samurai, Black Death, and to a lesser extent, Drive/Valhalla Rising. So CineD, what films about devoted radicals would you recommend?
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Chichevache posted:Recently I finished a research paper on the Greek tragedy Ajax. Since then I've been looking for a good film that really encapsulates the kind of extreme iconoclastic behavior and martyrdom that Ajax displays in the play. 13 Assassins was a perfect example, that I have seen and loved multiple times, but I would really like another film that portrays that type of warrior culture, extreme idealism, and homocidal/suicidal tendencies. Other films that I have seen and feel belong in that genre: Jarhead, Harikiri: Death of a Samurai, Black Death, and to a lesser extent, Drive/Valhalla Rising. You've probably already seen it and I don't think it's on Netflix but taxi driver fits this pretty well.
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Chichevache posted:Recently I finished a research paper on the Greek tragedy Ajax. Since then I've been looking for a good film that really encapsulates the kind of extreme iconoclastic behavior and martyrdom that Ajax displays in the play. 13 Assassins was a perfect example, that I have seen and loved multiple times, but I would really like another film that portrays that type of warrior culture, extreme idealism, and homocidal/suicidal tendencies. Other films that I have seen and feel belong in that genre: Jarhead, Harikiri: Death of a Samurai, Black Death, and to a lesser extent, Drive/Valhalla Rising. It's not on Netflix, but you might look into The Battle of Algiers? It's not really "extreme idealism", it's a realistic and determined countering of colonial forces, but they were radical martyrs. It's a damned good movie, to boot.
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Chichevache posted:Recently I finished a research paper on the Greek tragedy Ajax. Since then I've been looking for a good film that really encapsulates the kind of extreme iconoclastic behavior and martyrdom that Ajax displays in the play. 13 Assassins was a perfect example, that I have seen and loved multiple times, but I would really like another film that portrays that type of warrior culture, extreme idealism, and homocidal/suicidal tendencies. Other films that I have seen and feel belong in that genre: Jarhead, Harikiri: Death of a Samurai, Black Death, and to a lesser extent, Drive/Valhalla Rising. Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
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No Longer Flaky posted:You've probably already seen it and I don't think it's on Netflix but taxi driver fits this pretty well. Analytic Engine posted:Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai Yes and yes. Both films are awesome and fit the style I want pretty well. Travis Bickle is a little too mentally ill for what I want, but Ghost Dog was a perfect archetype. Anonymous Robot posted:It's not on Netflix, but you might look into The Battle of Algiers? It's not really "extreme idealism", it's a realistic and determined countering of colonial forces, but they were radical martyrs. It's a damned good movie, to boot. This looks fascinating and I added it to my list. I doubt it is exactly what I want, but I'll look for it. And it doesn't just have to be on Netflix. I'll get Prime just to watch the type of film I'm looking for. It would be pretty cathartic.
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Chichevache posted:Recently I finished a research paper on the Greek tragedy Ajax. Since then I've been looking for a good film that really encapsulates the kind of extreme iconoclastic behavior and martyrdom that Ajax displays in the play. 13 Assassins was a perfect example, that I have seen and loved multiple times, but I would really like another film that portrays that type of warrior culture, extreme idealism, and homocidal/suicidal tendencies. Other films that I have seen and feel belong in that genre: Jarhead, Harikiri: Death of a Samurai, Black Death, and to a lesser extent, Drive/Valhalla Rising. The directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven is a great movie. It's not on netflix, however.
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Anonymous Robot posted:It's not on Netflix, but you might look into The Battle of Algiers? It's not really "extreme idealism", it's a realistic and determined countering of colonial forces, but they were radical martyrs. It's a damned good movie, to boot. Seconding this, I had to watch it as part of a history of terrorism class. Afterward read "The Question" by Henri Alleg if you want to be really depressed.
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ghetto wormhole posted:Seconding this, I had to watch it as part of a history of terrorism class. Afterward read "The Question" by Henri Alleg if you want to be really depressed. Yeah, Battle of Algiers is exquisite, and is pretty much considered the defining film about domestic terrorism and radical resistance tactics in the face of occupation. It got its recent reputation from the fact that it was shown to Pentagon officials around 2003 to figure out what to expect in the Iraq invasion/occupation.
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Chichevache posted:Yes and yes. Both films are awesome and fit the style I want pretty well. Travis Bickle is a little too mentally ill for what I want, but Ghost Dog was a perfect archetype. Not on Netflix unfortunately, but any time Taxi Driver comes up it's also interesting to check out The Searchers, an amazing John Ford directed and John Wayne starring golden-era western that Taxi Driver is loosely based on.
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I watched Crystal Fairy last night and it does a really good job of showing what it's like having friends that are drug addicts. I still can't tell if that means I liked it or hated it.
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Kyle Hyde posted:The directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven is a great movie. It's not on netflix, however. I own it. On Bluray.  It is ten times the film Gladiator is.mod sassinator posted:Not on Netflix unfortunately, but any time Taxi Driver comes up it's also interesting to check out The Searchers, an amazing John Ford directed and John Wayne starring golden-era western that Taxi Driver is loosely based on. I saw The Searchers about a decade ago, it may be worth a rewatch.
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I watched Cleanflix last night and there's just so many aggravating things happening at once in that movie that it's hard to know where to focus my disdain. I just like how none of these people had any idea how copyright law worked, had no desire to learn how it worked and rather than looking up how the law worked they continued just believing their wrong interpretation were right and that they had been screwed. I guess this fits in with alot of their beliefs though. I also like the picture you get when you combine this lack of knowledge of the law with the later claiming that he didn't know the girl was underaged like that would make a difference. axelblaze fucked around with this message at 15:09 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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Mescal posted:Loved Kill List; gonna watch Sightseers now that I know it's the same director. What about Down Terrace, is that a good one? I haven't seen Down Terrace yet but it was described to me as Kill List but replace cult stuff with folk music.
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Lovelace is up there now if you like lovely movies with good boobs in them. Also, check out the GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling documentary because it's cool!
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axleblaze posted:I watched Cleanflix last night and there's just so many aggravating things happening at once in that movie that it's hard to know where to focus my disdain. I just like how none of these people had any idea how copyright law worked, had no desire to learn how it worked and rather than looking up how the law worked they continued just believing their wrong interpretation were right and that they had been screwed. I guess this fits in with alot of their beliefs though. That "twist" caught me right off guard I couldn't do anything but laugh my rear end off.....does that make me a bad person??
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weekly font posted:Four Lions I loving knew I was going to get this answer.  Four Lions was a drat good film though. I really enjoyed it and I wish I knew how to recommend it to people. I also watched it the day before or after the Boston Marathon Bombing, so...
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I just watched Only God Forgives. It was interesting because to me it was a revenge movie distorted and turned completely on its head; and holy gently caress it was one of the grittiest, most brutal films I've seen in recent memory. The symbolism was pretty neat, and this movie is going to keep me thinking about it for a while. My favourite scene was the fight scene between Julian and the antagonist. Before the fight, he's pretty much in control and mentally collected, and afterwards he's black and blue for the rest of the movie, and his actions and the things that happen to him reflect the physical state of the character.
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Gushing Granny posted:I just watched Only God Forgives. It was interesting because to me it was a revenge movie distorted and turned completely on its head; and holy gently caress it was one of the grittiest, most brutal films I've seen in recent memory. The symbolism was pretty neat, and this movie is going to keep me thinking about it for a while.
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By the way, they added the last season of Futurama. Like alit of the show since the revival, it's pretty hit or miss but at the very least you should watch the last episode, which might be the best episode of the new run and one of the best episodes of the show period.
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Kyle Hyde posted:The directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven is a great movie. It's not on netflix, however. I wonder if I went about Kingdom of Heaven the wrong way. I only just finally caught the Director's Cut a few months ago but never saw the theatrical. You can read synopsis of what was added but they rarely give you the context for the added/changed scenes. Trying to imagine what the movie was like prior to these additions (the actual theatrical cut) is next to impossible. It does sound like all the best parts and character moments (including an entire character's subplot and motivations) were cut out, leaving only plot points to move the story along. It's a good movie though. I think I actually do like it more than Gladiator, if only because KoH is more historically accurate and I've been on a Roman history binge of late.
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Thwomp posted:I wonder if I went about Kingdom of Heaven the wrong way. I only just finally caught the Director's Cut a few months ago but never saw the theatrical. You can read synopsis of what was added but they rarely give you the context for the added/changed scenes. Trying to imagine what the movie was like prior to these additions (the actual theatrical cut) is next to impossible. There is exactly 0 reasons for the theatrical cut besides making it shorter. It is so bad. Also Edward Norton ' s performance in it is probably my favorite of his. Seeing him act without using facial expressions is absolutely marvelous.
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Chichevache posted:There is exactly 0 reasons for the theatrical cut besides making it shorter. It is so bad. This. I originally saw the theatrical cut and thought it was dumb. I don't know what possessed me watch it again, but when I did I got the director's cut and was blown away by how much better it is. Especially the siege on Jerusalem. It goes from being over in a day to actually feeling like it was lasting weeks.
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axleblaze posted:By the way, they added the last season of Futurama. Like alit of the show since the revival, it's pretty hit or miss but at the very least you should watch the last episode, which might be the best episode of the new run and one of the best episodes of the show period. This is true, it suits the show very well. I skipped most of the last season but this is worth catching even if you only watched the original run.
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I saw Kingdom of Heaven in the cinema and I thought it was pretty weak, gotta check out this DC I guess.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:I saw Kingdom of Heaven in the cinema and I thought it was pretty weak, gotta check out this DC I guess. I got the bluray on amazon for $10. It was totally worth itm
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TychoCelchuuu posted:"Antagonist." Yeah, true. However, this is one of those stories that's told so that you root for a character no matter their angle.
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Gushing Granny posted:Yeah, true. However, this is one of those stories that's told so that you root for a character no matter their angle. Ryan Gosling is dreamy 
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Chichevache posted:I got the bluray on amazon for $10. It was totally worth itm Nice, just read a review of the BR that says the quality is good so I'll have a look for it.
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