CitW has a whole bunch of problems but it's still worth watching for the sight of Chris Hemsworth majestically jumping a gorge in a motorbike only to splat against a force-field, Wile-E-Coyote style.Malloreon posted:Knowing what you know, Cabin in the Woods is still the single smartest horror movie of all time. Just edging out Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaa
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:Or, watch both. Both are good. CiTW is good too (gently caress the haters).
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I'm insanely reminded of rubber when I watched cabin in the woods. It's sorta the kind of movie the creator of Rubber would make if he were much lower brow. Thanks for the second movie recommendation. Just watched Gladiator for the first time too (I've actually seen it once before but I was so zonked out I literally only remember the end scene. Bad zonked, not braggen...) Like for reals Cabin is like Rubber but for a larger audience. The creators must love the movie.. There's a Rec back out. Watch Rubber, while you're at it watch Enter the Void and Irreversible. Again. I don't care. Do it. NeoSeeker fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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The first five minutes of Rubber is essential viewing for anyone interested in surrealist comedy. The rest of the movie, not so much.
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Not if you like to watch heads explode and a whole bunch of insanely surreal poo poo. It's a good watch when you're high either way. All three. \/ I disagree. I actually like rubber better than cabin. Cabin is fuckin awesome still though. NeoSeeker fucked around with this message at 04:14 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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Jun 4, 2014 04:11
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In fact, save the five minutes and read a quick summary of the movie on Wikipedia. You'll probably get more out of it and can skip watching that trashy garbage. Rubber is a movie with an amazing premise and the worst execution imaginable. CitW is roughly one thousand times smarter.
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Malloreon posted:Heads up, it looks like all the Ken Burns documentaries on streaming are expiring 7/1, so you've got a little under a month to see: You're going to need the whole month to get through all those too! Great documentaries, well worth a watch. I see them come and go on Netflix so I wouldn't worry too much since they'll probably be back.
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Malloreon posted:Knowing what you know, Cabin in the Woods is still the single smartest horror movie of all time. Just edging out Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. I'm hyperventilating I need to close the browser goodnight everyone
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Malloreon posted:Knowing what you know, Cabin in the Woods is still the single smartest horror movie of all time. Oh come on, I like the film but even American Mary is smarter. Actually everyone just go watch American Mary right now. Just trust me.
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Richard Jenkins is the reason why I enjoy CitW, heck the other guy he is with too. Every segment they aren't in I start getting bored. Oh, gas station dude too, of course.
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Smartest horror movie is Exorcist II: The Heretic.
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Holy poo poo, Resolution  Thanks thread. There is not nearly enough love in here for this flick. I would double bill it with Wake in Fright, just make sure you're not alone and you have plenty of beer or something to keep you from going insane.
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precision posted:Holy poo poo, Resolution Yeah I just watched it too and it was very good.
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ghetto wormhole posted:Yeah I just watched it too and it was very good. It hit really close to home in its basic premise, and the execution was just absolutely phenomenal and constantly surprising. I'm really puzzled as to why I never heard of it until now. One of the best films I've seen in recent memory, not just in the "horror" genre (I'm not even sure it's a horror film).
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It's not a horror film it's the awkward offspring of from dusk till dawn and an extended twilight zone episode (one of the ones where nothing actually happens). Cabin in the woods is like a really good movie that Sci-Fi made (all those really lovely ones). It's really good considering nothing really happens... You guys seem to be real suckers for these kinds of endings though. And suspense with absolutely no substance at all like it's something new. The style is also something else but whatever. As in an issue with it. There pretty much isn't any in Resolution. Which is probably why I'd highly recommend it but I'm probably never going to watch it again. Because I can go watch the twilight zone. It's almost a crude answer to all the cool poo poo that went down last decade. In a way it almost defeats the purpose. Same loving thing happening in the music industry too.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tTltexLSqo I blame the hipsters. NeoSeeker fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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I just watched Berberian Sound Studio which most of you seemed to love and frankly it was pretty tedious. It was cool to see how the recording was done back then and foley is always neat but aside from that it just wasn't really interesting. And the sound was by no means bad but they didn't really do anything with it to warrant all the people saying you should watch it with headphones or a good speaker system.
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NeoSeeker posted:It's not a horror film it's the awkward offspring of from dusk till dawn and an extended twilight zone episode (one of the ones where nothing actually happens). Cabin in the woods is like a really good movie that Sci-Fi made (all those really lovely ones). I don't know what you're even trying to say, but I'll attempt to reply anyway. I actually thought the ending was the weakest part of Resolution. I would have been happier if it had ended 2 minutes earlier. What I thought the film delivered in spades was a surreal, bleak "trip" film with two very good, fully realized actors and a Lynchian sideshow of extras. I think that, in trying to deconstruct it in this hip way you're doing, it makes you the "hipster". No substance in the film? Are you serious? There is craploads of substance! But again, if you approach it as a thriller or horror film, it won't give you the substance in those ways that you want. The substance is in it being essentially a play, a performance of theater. The film would have been just as impactful without the (gorgeous) occasional wilderness vignettes, if it had just been a one room affair with the barest of sets.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Smartest horror movie is Exorcist II: The Heretic. CaptCommy posted:In fact, save the five minutes and read a quick summary of the movie on Wikipedia. You'll probably get more out of it and can skip watching that trashy garbage. Rubber is a movie with an amazing premise and the worst execution imaginable. What is "smart" in this case? Candyman is "smarter" than all of these movies. Every horror movie made by David Cronenberg is smarter than all of these movies.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:What is "smart" in this case? Candyman is "smarter" than all of these movies. Every horror movie made by David Cronenberg is smarter than all of these movies. I mean, if you wanted to say that Cabin in the Woods was the smartest horror parody that would at least maybe be an argument you could make (poorly). But if you watch that film and think greater minds are at work than you do after watching Psycho, or Carrie, or Halloween, or Dead Ringers, or The Shining, or Nosferatu, or The Exorcist, or Alien, or Rosemary's Baby....
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I feel like the CitW debate has been done to death, but I'll just add that if you're going in expecting a "smart" movie, then you're bound to be disappointed. CitW is a parody of how lowbrow, formulaic, and artificial the horror genre is, and to some extent or another has always been, and it needs to get pretty stupid at times to make that point. It's kind of like Idiocracy in that respect - it's dumb in smart ways and smart in dumb ways, but never just straight-up smart.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I mean, if you wanted to say that Cabin in the Woods was the smartest horror parody that would at least maybe be an argument you could make (poorly). But if you watch that film and think greater minds are at work than you do after watching Psycho, or Carrie, or Halloween, or Dead Ringers, or The Shining, or Nosferatu, or The Exorcist, or Alien, or Rosemary's Baby.... South Park is the smartest show on TV.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:South Park is the smartest show on TV. Uh, no, have you seen how much science they do on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?
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Malloreon posted:Heads up, it looks like all the Ken Burns documentaries on streaming are expiring 7/1, so you've got a little under a month to see: Well, hopefully they pop back up.
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The War was really good, but man it will make you sympathize with all those old people who really loving hate the Japanese. Even the non-731 atrocity poo poo they did is loving mental.
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Devil Wears Wings posted:CitW is a parody of how lowbrow, formulaic, and artificial the horror genre is, and to some extent or another has always been, and it needs to get pretty stupid at times to make that point. It's kind of like Idiocracy in that respect - it's dumb in smart ways and smart in dumb ways, but never just straight-up smart. No. No not at all. You do realize that every single genre is in the same condition. There's poo poo, there's gold and there's everything in between. When I think about it more and more the movie is pretty tasteless. It's more like a parody of the horror parody genre. NeoSeeker fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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Ah, but fiction is artificial. No one has ever had this thought before.
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What if, now bear with me here, what if art is subjective?
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precision posted:What if, now bear with me here, what if art is subjective? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1fUwKMdAI
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I liked Cabin in the Woods but I enjoyed the original Scream more when it comes to self aware horror movies. I finally saw Ichi the Killer and saw that there was a prequel not directed by Takashi Miike. I have to assume it is lovely because my first thought after that movie was, "What the gently caress did I just watch?" and not "Boy I sure would enjoy this more if I knew more about Ichi's past".
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I counter with http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s14e02-the-tale-of-scrotie-mcboogerballs
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bartok posted:I finally saw Ichi the Killer and saw that there was a prequel not directed by Takashi Miike. I have to assume it is lovely because my first thought after that movie was, "What the gently caress did I just watch?" and not "Boy I sure would enjoy this more if I knew more about Ichi's past". The Ichi prequel is bizarre but not unwatchable.
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Oracle posted:The War was really good, but man it will make you sympathize with all those old people who really loving hate the Japanese. Even the non-731 atrocity poo poo they did is loving mental. My grandmother is one of the sweetest, well read, intelligent people I know. But man she still hates the Japanese.
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My father-in-law will just be sitting around minding his own business and bust out with a random "drat Japs"
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It's always cute when I see Japanese shows go on about the cruelty of the atomic bombs. They got off easy compared to the Germans.
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red19fire posted:Nice! From a page back but it really, really is. I kept getting it high on my recommendations because I watched The League, so one day while I was working I threw it on in the background just to see if it would go away If I watched it. It starts out terrible for sure, like a straight to video American Pie thing. But halfway through season 1 the show and characters start to find a groove of stupid self awareness and earnestness. The first season is off and on but has great moments (the pocket pussy episode, holy poo poo) but the second season and most of the third is just gold. Raydon Randell is the best. "I've got my own nerd!". Show also features a great number of subtle jabs at the NCAA. However everything with Sammy is just awful and should they make the movie I hope that character dies. He would have been written out of any other show but in BMS he's played by the producer so he gets all this screentime despite being unable to act.
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ghetto wormhole posted:It's always cute when I see Japanese shows go on about the cruelty of the atomic bombs. They got off easy compared to the Germans. It's not a contest, dude.
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Mechafunkzilla posted:It's not a contest, dude. As chief editor of warcrimerankings.com I respectfully disagree.
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Febreeze posted:The first season is off and on but has great moments (the pocket pussy episode, holy poo poo) but the second season and most of the third is just gold. Raydon Randell is the best. "I've got my own nerd!". Show also features a great number of subtle jabs at the NCAA.  Now it all makes sense. At a certain point he becomes the one-man apropos-of-nothing sideshow act of each episode. He could have been an interesting foil to the jocks or a voice of reason, but instead it's I Am Wacky And Unpredictable But Also Have Sex A Lot.He's in some weird incest side plot in season 2 that goes on for several uncomfortable episodes.
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Yeah, Sammy is played by "Romanski", the producer. You can tell everything you need to know about him by the fact that he calls himself Romanski, which isn't even his name. I kept seeing his name in the credits and thought it was dumb, then looked it up and everything made sense. Sammy has a couple good moments and a better actor might have made the character work, but as is he sucks, which is a shame because everyone else just keeps getting better.
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Can someone explain what I am missing with Resolution?
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