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For some reason, no one has mentioned Breakfast At Tiffany's. It's from 61, stars Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard and looks amazing in HD. Hell the only reason I watched it in the first place is because I had heard it looked great. But it also jumped up into my top ten movies ever, maybe even five, fighting it out with Yojimbo, Dead Alive, and some others. Audrey Hepburn does an amazing job playing an aloof but seriously disturbed and troubled young woman who isn't quite sure what she wants except for what the media tells her. She bounces off Peppard wonderfully with his dry and sraight act that's willing to get a bit wet. The story itself is pretty good, as I found myself going from hating Audrey to hating Paul and back and forth again until I realized I loved both of them. Few movies are able to pluck at my emotions like this one does. If you like good movies, I recommend this whole heartedly.
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Mu Zeta posted:This kind of ruined it for me Not gonna lie, I have no defense for that. I think I had actually kind of pushed that out of my head, it's such a stain on an otherwise great movie. My only defense, or really the movies only defense, is that was kind of par for the course back then. Get a white actor looking for work, give em buck teeth and tell em to run with it. I'm not saying it's ok, it's incredibly offensive. But it was a different time back then. Other than that guy, it's a great movie.
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Nov 29, 2011 18:04
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weekly font posted:This and the last ten minutes or so killed the movie for me. But prior to that I was really enjoying it. Like I said, I have no defense for it. Those parts are really offensive, but it's otherwise a fantastic movie.
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Nov 29, 2011 21:39
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So all this racism, it's led me to Stir Crazy. Pryor and Wilder are partners in terrible crime and go through the punishments together. God damned are there few comedy duos that work as well as they do.
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Nov 30, 2011 09:23
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foodfight posted:I just came in to recommend Slugs. This was directed by the same guy who made one of my favorite slashers of all time, Pieces. While its nowhere near as great Pieces its still an incredibly gory, goofy movie about... SLUGS. One of the major themes of the movie seems to be about how bad alcohol is because it seems like everytime someone decides to drink, bad stuff happens (slugs eat them). I saw this movie when I was a kid, and for years, years I was terrified to eat a salad that had lettuce in it. Romaine was ok.
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Dec 1, 2011 17:48
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Discount Viscount posted:Just a heads-up reminder that the deal with Starz expires next week. You have just over a week to watch any of the Starz Play stuff. There's also the usual batch of films expiring on March 1st. I wish I could edit my queue from the game systems since this information shows up on them earlier. If you haven't, everyone should watch the first season of Spartacus. The first two episodes, admittedly, are amazingly bad. You'll be going "Wow, sure am glad I listened to that loser Leper Residue about what to watch." The third episode is average, and ok. Then it starts getting really good in the fourth episode. From there, it's just better and better. I would say I rank the show up there with Deadwood and Carnivale, but for different reasons. Lots of violence, nudity (men and women) and spectacular dialogue. There's a certain subtle level of cheesiness that runs through the show (which it's aware of), and it positively saves it and excels it to the next level. The first blu ray I bought I love it so much. And Andy Whitfield is just so dreamy. There was a man who loved his craft.
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Feb 22, 2012 07:52
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Bash Ironfist posted:I want to smack who ever suggested Candyman The first half of the movie is about white people being afraid of black people because ghetto black people is scary, ya'll! I just want to state yes. Yes. A while back I got dog piled for suggesting Breakfast At Tiffany's. Yes, there was some racism in the film, but it wasn't an underlying theme. Where as Candyman was entirely about white people being afraid of black people, sometimes to the point where it was ridiculous. If it wasn't for white people being afraid of black people, the movie would have made no sense. There is nothing scary about the movie if you've ever been into a city major. Not the downtown touristy area, but the actual city. Because everything was so unbelievable. And the vengeance trilogy was great, and I have no idea about a dubbed version, that would be horrible.
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Apr 25, 2012 06:15
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WickedIcon posted:Subliminal racism is honestly a pretty interesting theme for a horror movie, and Candyman handles it about as competently as a movie can be reasonably expected to. You're right, subliminal racism can be a great storyteller. Candyman was not subliminal, and just pretty much blatant. The movie was pretty much "Blacks suck and make our lives suck so they should die" Hell, the White Woman eventually won in the end. Why? Who knows, cause the Candyman let it happen, that's why. (Oh wait, it's cause the black man want's some of that sweet sweet white woman and so do we!")
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Apr 25, 2012 06:57
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A HUNGRY MOUTH posted:Black Books is great, and you should watch it. Dylan Moran is funny as hell, and the first series was co-written by Graham Linehan, of The IT Crowd fame. I'm going to go watch some right now. I tried getting into Black Books about a year or so ago, and just couldn't get through the first episode. They rely on the laugh track really really hard, and it was pretty much unwatchable. A few months ago I did the same thing, and still found it unbearable. Then after a week I decided to watch the second episode and proceeded to marathon through all of it. Such a great series. All three of the main characters are fantastic in it and they ease up on the laugh track a lot, though it is still there. Now if I can just bring myself to do the same thing with Father Ted.
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May 2, 2012 06:48
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mod sassinator posted:A ton of new flicks added today, like: Are these all in hd? Cause if so, hells loving yes. I've been waiting for Groundhogs day. Iron Giant is a must see and the rest are just icing.
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May 3, 2012 18:20
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Just watched Drive because of this thread (been out of commission a few days due to Diablo 3). And holy poo poo is it amazing. Screw the haters. The Cinematography is superb and the soundtrack is nothing short of amazing. The writing is what it is, but I loved it. I'm probably going to watch it a few more times once I get a hold of the blu ray to see the commentary and what not. Will admit, not at all what I expected, but happier with that.
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May 23, 2012 05:59
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Junkie Disease posted:Man a lady vanishes is weird. It's almost an ensemble comedy for 20 minutes. I really don't know how to feel about A Lady Vanishes. I liked what they were doing, I just didn't like how they did it. There were so many times where I was just "Oh my god don't believe that guy! Really! You believed that guy!" After it was all said and done, I didn't really feel any one way or the other about it. That said, if it was the first of it's kind, it's influence can be seen in a lot of movies and I have to respect it for that. Junkie Disease posted:Careful with The Chaser, it's great and your not gonna feel great when it's over. Its in my Grave of the fireflys bin of movies that are excellent and I wish I could forget scenes from. This is the entire point of the Chaser. I have to admit, I love movies that enthrall you, but when all is said and done you're just sad afterwards. The "Requiem for A Dream" movies if you will. It's rare a movie can play with your emotions so easily, yet not feel so cheap, like say Pay it Forward. Leper Residue fucked around with this message at 08:57 on May 23, 2012 |
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May 23, 2012 08:54
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Shanty posted:I don't think I've ever seen a South Korean movie that this doesn't apply to. You ever see My Sassy Girl? There's nothing negative in the movie. All smiles all the way!
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May 23, 2012 09:24
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The Leck posted:It's been quite a while since I've seen it, but I just saw Princess show up on streaming. It's a Danish animated film about a man who begins taking care of his 5 year old niece and goes in search of revenge for those responsible for his sister's death. His sister was a famous porn star, so this takes him through the seedy underworld while he realizes how living around these people has affected his niece. The animation is punctuated with live action home movies of the characters. The "Feel Good" tag on Netflix is wildly inaccurate - I felt like I had been punched in the gut after watching it. Do not do what it seems a number of people on Netflix did and assume "Princess? Animated? Obviously for a 9 year old!" Jesus this is a hosed up movie. The first bath scene was horrifying. Really enjoyed it though. Surprised it didn't show up in the Revenge category Netflix has for me. Question about the ending though who is that visiting the graves? Just some guy?
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Jun 2, 2012 04:49
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I love Dr. Who cause it's just so much fun most of the time. Which means when it's serious/scary, it seems really really scary. The Water of Mars has a particularly terrifying moment in it, but without watching the series it won't really mean anything. And somehow each doctor seems to be more charming than the one before. Which is astounding cause he starts off charming as all hell. Edit: Mainly the show seems to find this perfect balance of serious and tongue in cheek/wacky. Leper Residue fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Jun 4, 2012 |
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Jun 4, 2012 06:16
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mod sassinator posted:Some good older films added to instant today: If I've never seen Apocalypse Now, which version should I watch?
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Jun 4, 2012 08:10
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Hewlett posted:Having just watched Princess at the recommendation of this thread (and finding it both horrifying and haunting in a great way), I can answer this guy's question: That's what I was thinking, but I figured after all the movie just put you through, it wouldn't be that much of a dick. It was.
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Jun 7, 2012 00:19
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I'm watching Green Wing right now, and it's one of the funniest shows I've seen, up there with Arrested Development. I don't know how Scrubs managed to get 8 loving seasons, and this only got two. Even Black Books didn't get me laughing this much each episode.
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Jun 13, 2012 06:30
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To divert from the Rubber talk, KUDOS to all the Boy Wonder recommendations. I kept seeing it on the Popular On Netflix and just passed over it (terrible terrible box art). Glad I finally watched it cause of you guys.
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Jun 18, 2012 06:19
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Holy Dread! posted:This movie is making me angry. I just watched the girl have a baby, then crush pills and snort them in the room with the newborn. Then she's all distraught when the hospital keeps the baby to observe it. WTF. Are there really people like this??? I live in a very very white trash area, and yes. People like this exist. I've pushed this dvd on a lot of customers, and they all thought it was kind of funny, really really sad, and for all the wrong reasons. In fact, one of the reason The Whites is so great is because it hits so close to home.
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Jul 3, 2012 06:42
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Irish Taxi Driver posted:Just watched a whole bunch of Wilfred. Its pretty funny so far. I had a serious bout of insomnia about two weeks ago and marathoned the entire first season in one night. loving loved it. Is there more, are we getting it eventually? Talk about blue balls.
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Sep 12, 2012 07:48
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Drunk Tomato posted:Well, I don't mean to be all pedantic and stuff but we don't really know for sure that the time machine worked and they didn't just... set off a mini nuke thing that disintegrated them. Just watched Safety Not Guaranteed last night, and I'm pretty sure that you're supposed to gather that they did in fact go back in time, since it stated he had already done so before. Which would also explain why his ex is still alive.
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Feb 18, 2013 01:56
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mod sassinator posted:Holy poo poo, Miami Connection is absolutely hilarious. Well worth a watch--preferably not while sober. I watched it stone sober, and it was amazing. Towards the middle I kind of drifted back and forth between it and the internet, but the craziness of the beginning and end more than makes up for it. Keyser S0ze posted:I know you goons said this a year ago, but "Warrior" is not some tweaker MMA fart fest with some horrible speed metal soundtrack but is a darn entertaining and well crafted film. Yeah, I have to admit that movie got it's hooks into me in ways I didn't expect. It made me think of Rocky but I didn't know who to root for, which made the ending all the more intense.
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Jun 17, 2013 05:47
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axleblaze posted:The only thing that really bothers me in Warrior (and this might seem silly), is that Brendan's wife shows up to support him. She's really right in the movie at pretty much every point and when she gives him that speech before he leaves it really feels like him doing this is hurting her but that's just kind of forgotten because he's winning so all that subtext and all that emotional stuff just gets thrown out the window so she can support him. It just felt like they took a shortcut there. Seriously, this almost ruined the movie for me. It does so many things right, and then that. It really really pissed me off, the movie goes from presenting the characters as in a relationship to 'Whatever who cares he is winning!" bullshit. I think I would have liked it more if she had just stayed with the students or something. Luckily, the rest of the movie mostly made up for that.
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Jun 19, 2013 08:00
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Hell, some episodes directly contradict others plot or canon wise. The only constants are he's a loser who's a comedian, divorced, and has two girls.
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Season 1 of Supernatural is mediocre most of the time, with a few cool episodes thrown in. After 2 it starts balancing this fine line of being a serious show while not being so full of itself, that's not to say it never is. It reminds me of Dr. Who. Straddling that line between drama and fun, where if it goes too far into either territory it suffers for it (unless the trickster is involved, then it's awesome). Of course I have no life, so I just binged through it, plus I could watch it at work.
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Nov 3, 2013 18:01
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GonSmithe posted:Any time Warrior comes up I basically have to tell everyone they should watch it. It's one of the best sports movies out there because of Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Hardy. It hits some of the same old notes of these types of movies, but it hits them HARD, and I defy you to not tear up (or at least get close) during one of Nolte's most important scenes. I'd say the movie doesn't actually do anything original. Everything it's done has been done in a whole mess of other movies, and it just mashes them into this one movie. This one gut wrenching, nail biting, tear jerking movie that does all those things really really well. Also holy poo poo Tom Hardy is a huge.
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Nov 4, 2013 06:48
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Wolfsheim posted:I probably already poo poo on it back when it was new enough to warrant it's own thread, but Monsters is a hot mess. Everyone's anecdote is about how impressive the production was due to its nonexistent budget, but take it on its own merits and you're left with something very much like every other lovely independent horror movie on Netflix; lovely actors, bad plotting, and some hackneyed loving message at the end about whoa, who are the real monsters, guys? God I hate that movie. It's so boring. It had the potential to do almost anything, and what they did was give two pretty people a greyhound ride. I've watched the movie maybe three times, and I could not tell you one detail about the monsters. I just kept hoping I was missing something, but I really don't think there's anything to miss. And Hara Kiri is amazing.
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Nov 13, 2013 10:38
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I've been watching a bunch of subtitled movies lately, is there any way to turn off that bar that pops up when you pause? Or to make it disappear faster, if I'm watching at work I have to pause a lot and I keep missing lines.
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Dec 1, 2013 02:36
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Watching The Brady Bunch movie due to all the recommendations it got, and it's funnier than it has any right to be. Jennifer Elise Cox should have gotten an award for her performance as Jan, she just nailed it.
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Magnus Gallant posted:The Station Agent is a good movie, you guys should check it out. I just watched this the other night. It's not amazing or anything, but the characters are all so loveable that I couldn't help but love it. porkchop_express posted:this. dinklage is the man. And you know, this.
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Apr 8, 2014 05:56
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Anne Whateley posted:Can't believe nobody has posted yet that a ton of non-current HBO shows are coming to Amazon Prime on May 21. You will find me at home rewatching Rome. Oh poo poo yeah, I've been wanting to rewatch Rome, and actually being able to watch Boardwalk Empire will be nice. I've been looking for a reason to get prime, and I think I might actually take the plunge. How does Prime handle access from multiple devices at the same time? I'll want to share with my roommates.
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Apr 24, 2014 05:54
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precision posted:Counterpoint: Watch Butter. I was extremely pleasantly surprised by it. What didn't you like about it? Yeah, I loved Butter. I thought it was awesome and hilarious at times. I mean, it's a bunch of people being really really serious about butter sculpting. How is that not funny?
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May 16, 2014 07:11
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Febreeze posted:From a page back but it really, really is. This all makes so much more sense now. I was wondering why he was shoehorned into every damned episode. But yeah, the show was pretty good. I was amazed at all the movie references, especially when they did loving Memento in a football setting. And they pulled all subtly about their dislike of the NCAA by season 3. And I have to agree with Dango Bango, Thad Castle really is the best. The show became much more enjoyable once it became Thads crazy adventures.
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So I was really bored at work and it keeps popping up with it as a recommendation so I finally gave Rapture-Palooza a viewing. I actually really enjoyed it. It's just so dumb and stupidly optimistic and blase in the face of the apocalypse. I just couldn't help but laugh at a lot of it it's just so absurb.
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Jun 15, 2014 00:07
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I just rewatched the Kill Bills recently and thought they were just as killer as ever Edit: No, nothing was supposed to go here what the hell. Chrome being stupid.
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Jun 16, 2014 06:42
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And I first saw them right after they came out in like '03 and '04 respectively.
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Devil Wears Wings posted:Death Note is seriously intense - like, Breaking Bad levels of intense - and manages to avoid most anime cliches to boot. I'm glad that it's finally streaming. No, no it isn't. Why is Death Note even being spoken in the same sentence as Breaking Bad? Death Note is terrible, cliche, and as others have already pointed out, poorly written. Nothing like Breaking Bad in any way shape or form. The show is terrible, with terrible characters, lovely plots, obvious 'yeah I guess I saw that coming' episodes and just bleh. BLEH!
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Jummy posted:Wilfred: Season Three was put up today. It's not a weird rear end anime, but it is a weird rear end show about a guy who talks to a dog. Highly recommended. loving sweet, I know what's on my to watch list next. Loved the first two seasons, it's just like Breaking Bad, but with an ex-lawyer and his Australian dog man.
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Jun 18, 2014 03:56
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Technetium posted:It's different enough to maybe give it a watch but it's also the same enough that it's pretty pointless if you've seen the original. Having watched it I would've preferred just watching the original again I think. This is a pretty apt description. It really has no reason to exist, it just doesn't add enough to the table to be worth it. I think if you haven't seen the original it'd be worth a watch, but the original is a better watch even if you've seen it before.
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ghetto wormhole posted:I watched this because I remembered reading this post and I'd just like to say thanks a lot rear end in a top hat. Eh, I mean different strokes for different folks, but I still think the whole scene where it's raining blood and the guy is just "Seriously? Blood? What is the point of this, it's just making a mess everywhere dammit!" is hilarious.
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