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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Anyone have any good recs for movies set in Greece? I just found out I'm going on a trip with work at the end of the month and wanna get into the mood. I have Netflix, HBO go and Amazon Prime. Thanks in advance! Dogtooth.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Anyone have any good recs for movies set in Greece? I just found out I'm going on a trip with work at the end of the month and wanna get into the mood. I have Netflix, HBO go and Amazon Prime. Thanks in advance! HBO go has the 300 sequel, which is very loosely based on Greek history.
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Force Majeure went up on Netflix at some point — I enjoyed it a lot. It's funnier than the description makes it sound.
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Mar 13, 2015 04:26
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Dogtooth. The director's follow-up, Alps, is also well worth watching for Dogtooth fans--the actress who plays the female lead in Dogtooth repeats. Fake edit: To the questioner, have a nice vacation. 
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Chichevache posted:Dredd I can't stand by and let people watch Dredd when they should be watching The Raid instead.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Anyone have any good recs for movies set in Greece? I just found out I'm going on a trip with work at the end of the month and wanna get into the mood. I have Netflix, HBO go and Amazon Prime. Thanks in advance!
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Anyone have any good recs for movies set in Greece? I just found out I'm going on a trip with work at the end of the month and wanna get into the mood. I have Netflix, HBO go and Amazon Prime. Thanks in advance! Immortals. It's basically gay porn though.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Kenneth Branagh is so blonde in that movie it's unbelievable. He wanted to look like his character from The Road to El Dorado!
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Sonatine is one of the most beautifully shot movies I have ever seen. Dark, funny, heartwarming. Violent. People have been recommending it for years in these threads and I should have listened to them earlier. Easily in my top 20 of all time, maybe top 10.swansong posted:I can't stand by and let people watch Dredd when they should be watching The Raid instead. Is it on netflix again? It wasn't a month ago.
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AKMoose posted:The director's follow-up, Alps, is also well worth watching for Dogtooth fans--the actress who plays the female lead in Dogtooth repeats. Nice. Dogtooth was really good. I'll have to check that out.
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Mar 13, 2015 06:35
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swansong posted:I can't stand by and let people watch Dredd when they should be watching The Raid instead. They're both really good films.
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Party Boat posted:They're both really good films. While I liked both I have a hard time remembering much about the specifics of the Raid. Whereas Dredd was a lot of fun screwed up stuff. The gun ID bit, the opening chase, mind reading...slomo 
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I'm still really apprehensive about watching Dredd since the leaked script I read was revolting as gently caress. Someone say nice things about its aesthetic so I can work up the courage to watch it.
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Jonny Angel posted:I'm still really apprehensive about watching Dredd since the leaked script I read was revolting as gently caress. Someone say nice things about its aesthetic so I can work up the courage to watch it. It's very well shot, doesn't overly rely on quick takes, and if you can view it in 3D, I think it's one of the most artistically realized uses of 3D I've seen. Seriously, the Slo-Mo effect in 3D is just beautiful. Was it shot in 3D or was it all post-production?
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Q: What should I watch on misc streaming service? A: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Already seen it? A: rewatch it
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Chichevache posted:Sonatine is one of the most beautifully shot movies I have ever seen. Dark, funny, heartwarming. Violent. People have been recommending it for years in these threads and I should have listened to them earlier. Easily in my top 20 of all time, maybe top 10. I just watched A Company Man and it was a very well shot and cool looking film overall. The story wasn't bad but a bit predictable but I mean you should know what to expect when getting into Gangster movies at this point. There was one action scene that kind of felt flat and also didn't look near as good as the rest of the film. It's almost like someone else shot it or they used different cameras and direction for it.
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Dredd is an awesome sci-fi/action movie, with some decent superficial social commentary, and it has a sense of humor about what it is. It's got a lot of pretty scenes, well done action sequences and lots of gore. I really liked Karl Urban's unwavering embodiment of the justice, completely detached from ethics or morality. He enforces the law, such as it is, no more, no less. Basically every line he has is an over-the-top action hero one-liner, and he plays the character well. Also it passes the Bechdel Test. For all its bloodshed and carnage, the film does not hypersexualize women, refreshing for a mostly mindless action flick.
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Mar 13, 2015 15:07
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Jonny Angel posted:I'm still really apprehensive about watching Dredd since the leaked script I read was revolting as gently caress. Someone say nice things about its aesthetic so I can work up the courage to watch it. Just don't want anything, ever.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:03
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dredd might be a reddit meme movie, but its still pretty good
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Dredd was popular here first 
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I loved Dredd and I couldn't even finish The Raid. And not because of the subtitles.
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mysterious frankie posted:Just don't want anything, ever. The youth don't need to be encouraged to ennui.
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A MIRACLE posted:I loved Dredd and I couldn't even finish The Raid. And not because of the subtitles. The Raid is extremely dope.
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A MIRACLE posted:I loved Dredd and I couldn't even finish The Raid. And not because of the subtitles. Does not compute.
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Mar 13, 2015 17:26
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Dredd is secretly a boring movie.
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mr.capps posted:Dredd is secretly a boring movie. Your not secretly someone with bad taste in movies 
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I guess I'll give it another shot
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Boywhiz88 posted:It's very well shot, doesn't overly rely on quick takes, and if you can view it in 3D, I think it's one of the most artistically realized uses of 3D I've seen. Yes, there were some making-of trailers you could probably find on youtube that show the insane camera rigs they used. Its like the only movie that really needs to be seen in imax 3d. The director even said his intent was to turn ultra-violence into art.
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The best part about Dredd is that it doesn't spend more than a few minutes telling you about the setting upfront, since you learn about that stuff throughout the movie. Just go to a comic book store and find the first in whatever collected series of Judge Dredd comic books they have. If it seems cool, you'll probably like the movie. If you liked Starship Troopers and RoboCop, it's like those but more violent and bleak.
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Mar 13, 2015 18:06
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Jonny Angel posted:I'm still really apprehensive about watching Dredd since the leaked script I read was revolting as gently caress. Someone say nice things about its aesthetic so I can work up the courage to watch it. What was so revolting?
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PriorMarcus posted:What was so revolting? IIRC, it read as being incredibly mysogynistic with regards to anything involving Mama, and her death scene in particular reads as if the writer was getting off on it . Like, the script has a strong vibe of being written by a guy with some seriously hosed-up views towards women in general, and who is doing a really, really bad job of repressing said issues. For what it's worth though, I went in with pretty much the same apprehensions and didn't have a problem with the film itself.
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A MIRACLE posted:I guess I'll give it another shot Definitely not trying to judge, this is all obviously personal taste but I just can't imagine an action movie fan watching this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI-V0rrlZBo and not finishing the movie. As soon as I saw that poo poo I knew I was in love.
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Chichevache posted:Sonatine is one of the most beautifully shot movies I have ever seen. Dark, funny, heartwarming. Violent. People have been recommending it for years in these threads and I should have listened to them earlier. Easily in my top 20 of all time, maybe top 10. Man after spending the usual 30 minutes on Netflix trying to figure out what movie to watch I had decided between Sonatine and Infernal Affairs. I went with Infernal Affairs. Really wish I had chose the other. Especially since the night before I watched New World so it felt like I was watching the same movie over again, except I liked all the characters in New World better.
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It Just Got Worse posted:For what it's worth though, I went in with pretty much the same apprehensions and didn't have a problem with the film itself. Huh, I'd never heard that about the script before. I can see how a lot of the film, under a different director or when written with a misogynistic voice could be pretty revolting.
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It Just Got Worse posted:IIRC, it read as being incredibly mysogynistic with regards to anything involving Mama, and her death scene in particular reads as if the writer was getting off on it . Like, the script has a strong vibe of being written by a guy with some seriously hosed-up views towards women in general, and who is doing a really, really bad job of repressing said issues. For what it's worth though, I went in with pretty much the same apprehensions and didn't have a problem with the film itself. Mama is an interesting, disturbing, and genuinely sympathetic villain in a lot of ways, probably thanks to Lena Headey pretty much always playing that type of role really well. It could be that if they had a different actress it would've come across as much more misogynistic. In a similar vein does the original script have Judge Anderson turning the tables on Wood Harris when he fantasizes about hurting her? Because that owns and definitely lifts the movie above misogynistic right when you think it's going to go there.
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The Raid is one of the best all out action films I've ever seen. Dredd is one of the best sci fi action films I've ever seen. I love both films for different reasons.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions! [quote="Raskolnikov2089"post="442678830"] Immortals. It's basically gay porn though. [/quote] Especially this one.  I'm pretty sure you were just being cheeky but I love me some male eye candy. Looks like I've got quite a list.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Its actually good though. If you're into movies with stunning(even aside from the men) visuals I think you'll like it.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Thanks everyone for the suggestions! No mention of Isle of the Dead or The Guns of Navarrone, either.
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Here's a weird one: What's good on Netflix that doesn't actually have to be watched? I just had a minor eye procedure and I'd like to be able to set the iPad beside my bed and listen to something with my eyes closed. I've already burned through my backlog of podcasts and an audiobook, I'm not picky at the moment.
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