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Ironically, the best thing you can do to Bram Stoker's Dracula is take the Bram Stoker out of it. I mean, I'm not praising the weird reincarnation plot, I'm saying cut out the parts of the book that are a young woman writing letters about where she had lunch.
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So I remember an ending from a kung fu film, but nothing else about it. The ending is this evil emperor guy giving a big speech, then a woman(I think) does a flip and cuts him in half, and the credits start before he's even done being cut in half. I'd really appreciate if anyone could help me figure out what movie that is.
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Feb 28, 2015 23:39
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Lurdiak posted:I'd really appreciate if anyone could help me figure out what movie that is. Same.
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Feb 28, 2015 23:46
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I too would like to watch this movie.
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Mar 1, 2015 00:06
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Lurdiak posted:So I remember an ending from a kung fu film, but nothing else about it. The ending is this evil emperor guy giving a big speech, then a woman(I think) does a flip and cuts him in half, and the credits start before he's even done being cut in half. I'd really appreciate if anyone could help me figure out what movie that is. Ask here. They've found some super esoteric poo poo, though it helps if you have any idea of when it was made or at least when and how (cable, rented, some streaming service) you saw it.
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Mar 1, 2015 02:29
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Whoops, sorry. I didn't see that there.
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Mar 1, 2015 04:59
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I wasn't sure where else to ask this but can anyone with a copy of The Grey take a screenshot of the view Diaz dies looking at? Either with him in shot or not, but preferably as much as possible of the view. Highest possible quality please. I've been asked to do some design work and my Blu-ray drive has died.
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I just watched Shame (2011) with Michael Fassbender. I'm realizing that I really like this style of film, with the close-ups, the long scenes, and selective dialogue (sparse at times, intense at others). For some reason when I was watching it, I kept being reminded of what I liked about Whiplash, the close-up dialogue scenes, the intensity in emotion, the close focus of both films. It's a feeling of watching someone or small number of people really up close in their lives. I just like to study the faces and emotions that are presented on screen and I don't feel like a creep as I would in real life. So my question is what films should I watch to explore this interest more? Thanks.
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Mar 1, 2015 21:20
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TO UNDERAGE GYMNASTS
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Mar 1, 2015 21:23
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I'll be watching that soon actually, probably today! Of course found it because of the McQueen connection.
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Mar 1, 2015 21:26
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Dudebro posted:I just watched Shame (2011) with Michael Fassbender. I'm realizing that I really like this style of film, with the close-ups, the long scenes, and selective dialogue (sparse at times, intense at others). For some reason when I was watching it, I kept being reminded of what I liked about Whiplash, the close-up dialogue scenes, the intensity in emotion, the close focus of both films. It's a feeling of watching someone or small number of people really up close in their lives. I just like to study the faces and emotions that are presented on screen and I don't feel like a creep as I would in real life. Check out Scenes from a Marriage.
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Mar 1, 2015 21:30
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PriorMarcus posted:I wasn't sure where else to ask this but can anyone with a copy of The Grey take a screenshot of the view Diaz dies looking at? Either with him in shot or not, but preferably as much as possible of the view. Google has a few decent sized pics of it. I don't have a blue drive in my pc so I can't do it. https://www.google.com/search?site=...2F%3B1920%3B816
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Mar 1, 2015 23:45
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PriorMarcus posted:I wasn't sure where else to ask this but can anyone with a copy of The Grey take a screenshot of the view Diaz dies looking at? Either with him in shot or not, but preferably as much as possible of the view. Here are a whole bunch. You can see the camera angle changes a little. Not sure if it's the quality you need. http://imgur.com/gallery/le5v8/new
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Dudebro posted:Here are a whole bunch. You can see the camera angle changes a little. Not sure if it's the quality you need. This is perfect. Thank you very, very much.
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Mar 2, 2015 00:31
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Has anyone seen Digging Up the Marrow yet? Seems like pretty standard found footage but the creature designs seem genuinely disturbing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSYNT7Xrfs
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Has anyone seen Digging Up the Marrow yet? Seems like pretty standard found footage but the creature designs seem genuinely disturbing. I didn't get a good look at the monster designs, but you had me at "Ray Wise plays a weird old crank."
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Dudebro posted:I just watched Shame (2011) with Michael Fassbender. I'm realizing that I really like this style of film, with the close-ups, the long scenes, and selective dialogue (sparse at times, intense at others). For some reason when I was watching it, I kept being reminded of what I liked about Whiplash, the close-up dialogue scenes, the intensity in emotion, the close focus of both films. It's a feeling of watching someone or small number of people really up close in their lives. I just like to study the faces and emotions that are presented on screen and I don't feel like a creep as I would in real life. Check out the movies of Chantal Akerman.
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Mar 2, 2015 01:53
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Has anyone seen Digging Up the Marrow yet? Seems like pretty standard found footage but the creature designs seem genuinely disturbing.
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I just watched Lynch's Dune and am I supposed to feel kinda confused after watching it? Like there are pieces of something there but it's all buried under so much worldbuilding and special effects and one-note characters that I just couldn't wait for it to end.
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Thwomp posted:I just watched Lynch's Dune and am I supposed to feel kinda confused after watching it? Like there are pieces of something there but it's all buried under so much worldbuilding and special effects and one-note characters that I just couldn't wait for it to end. 
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Mar 3, 2015 15:46
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Thwomp posted:I just watched Lynch's Dune and am I supposed to feel kinda confused after watching it? Like there are pieces of something there but it's all buried under so much worldbuilding and special effects and one-note characters that I just couldn't wait for it to end. Just be glad you didn't watch the "director's" cut, the only director's cut of a film I know of where the director insisted on taking his name off the film.
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How is The Fantastic Mr. Fox? I love Wes Anderson movies but I'm not big on animated/stop motion stuff. Is it geared towards kids?
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Mar 6, 2015 22:35
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Yaws posted:How is The Fantastic Mr. Fox? I love Wes Anderson movies but I'm not big on animated/stop motion stuff. Is it geared towards kids? It's good. Very dry humor throughout but it's also a zany caper so a little bit?
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Mar 6, 2015 22:44
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Yaws posted:How is The Fantastic Mr. Fox? I love Wes Anderson movies but I'm not big on animated/stop motion stuff. Is it geared towards kids? It's excellent. Gorgeous cinematography, great, funny script, and the real turning point for him from his previous live-action cinemascope style to his more recent full-frame storybook look. Also the soundtrack is awesome.
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Mar 7, 2015 00:42
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I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox in the theater and it's easily the film I've heard the most laughter from an audience. The end of Petey's song in particular.
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Mar 7, 2015 02:24
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Skwirl posted:Just be glad you didn't watch the "director's" cut, the only director's cut of a film I know of where the director insisted on taking his name off the film. What is the difference?
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Mar 7, 2015 06:51
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Boatswain posted:What is the difference? It's much longer and has a 30 minute narrated imtro explaining the history of the universe. Your complaints about world building overpowering narrative and pacing apply a thousand fold.
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Mar 7, 2015 09:36
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Magic Hate Ball posted:It's excellent. Gorgeous cinematography, great, funny script, and the real turning point for him from his previous live-action cinemascope style to his more recent full-frame storybook look. Also the soundtrack is awesome. Agreed. Fun for all ages
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Skwirl posted:Just be glad you didn't watch the "director's" cut, the only director's cut of a film I know of where the director insisted on taking his name off the film. That's because it wasn't technically the director's cut, referred to on the DVD as the Extended Version. That version was mainly cut together to balloon out its TV presentation long enough to dissect into two parts. Lynch had nothing to do with that cut, thus his telling of Universal to take his name off that version.
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Yaws posted:How is The Fantastic Mr. Fox? I love Wes Anderson movies but I'm not big on animated/stop motion stuff. Is it geared towards kids? Kind of related. This is embarrassing but I have never watched a Wes Anderson movie before. I recently saw Grand Budapest Hotel and thought it was hilarious and amazing. What are the most "Budapesty" movies in Wes' filmography that I should check out next?
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xcore posted:What are the most "Budapesty" movies in Wes' filmography that I should check out next? I would say The Life Aquatic or Moonrise Kingdom, but all his films have a pretty similar style (Except maybe Darjeeling Limited? I don't remember that one being as 'fun' as the others, but I haven't seen it for a while). If you're getting into Wes Anderson I would suggest starting with Bottle Rocket and watching them all in order. There's only 8 full-length films to watch, and they're all great.
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Would Adaptation and Synecdoche, NY count as meta-fictional narratives? I feel like that's not quite the right term but I don't know what term would be more appropriate or accurate.
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regulargonzalez posted:Would Adaptation and Synecdoche, NY count as meta-fictional narratives? I feel like that's not quite the right term but I don't know what term would be more appropriate or accurate. I'd say they would definitely count.
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First off my favorite part of Dracula is the exchange of letters. I sincerely wish paper and pen letters were still the main form of communication, but alas no. What are some good, if overlooked, werewolf flicks? I've seen American werewolf in London, the first Howling, the original Lon Chaney ones, and the Company of Wolves. I know this discussion has been done to death but I'm sure there's some good ones left.
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ServoMST3K posted:First off my favorite part of Dracula is the exchange of letters. I sincerely wish paper and pen letters were still the main form of communication, but alas no. Wolf, featuring Jack Nicholson is great. I didn't hate Cursed because Christina Ricci but mostly everyone else did.
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Mar 10, 2015 22:18
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Dog Soldiers, Wolfen. Silver Bullet is worth a watch if you have any nostalgia for the low-budget Stephen King adaptations that got churned out in the 80s.
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I completely forgot about Dog Soldiers, that's easily the best "trapped in a house in the woods and trying to keep monsters out" movie. I'll check out your other suggestions fellows, even though I have a lukewarm fondness for King stuff at best. I also saw Skinwalkers but that was dumber than even the average SyFy original movie.
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It maybe oversells it a bit, but I always enjoyed Ebert's review of Silver Bullets:quote:Who is the werewolf? I was able to guess almost the moment he walks onscreen. See how you do. As the werewolf continues his raids, the story centers around the typical family, and especially around the crippled kid, little Marty, whose legs are paralyzed but who is able to use his arms to climb trees and sneak out of the house at night. Marty therefore doesn't need a motorized wheelchair, but the movie goes for some sick jokes as the kid pulls into a gas station to fill his tank.
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ServoMST3K posted:First off my favorite part of Dracula is the exchange of letters. I sincerely wish paper and pen letters were still the main form of communication, but alas no. While I certainly don't want letters to ever make a comeback, there's some interesting details about letter writing in the Aubrey/Maturin novels. People on ships sending letters, and those on land sending letters to them, would send multiple copies to multiple locations, all on different modes of transport, just in the hopes that they may reach the recipient. Then there were the issues of some letters arriving ridiculously late, or the person arriving home before the letters did, or a person on land having to guess at what ports the ship might land at, and sending letters to all of them in hopes one might find it's way to the right person. Sometimes even sending letters on certain particular ships, since their route might possibly cross paths with the ship they were trying to reach. Communication seemed like an absolute bitch in an age when there was no guarantee and little chance your message would arrive.
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