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Panzeh posted:There's a good classic Rutger Hauer film Flesh+Blood which was verhoeven and european as gently caress. Yes, Flesh + Blood is a fantastic 80s adventure film and one of my favorite movies out there.
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peter weller told a story once about how paul verhoven would physically fight him on set, just because he's paul verhoeven and not necessarily in a good mood
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I saw Peter Weller speak before a screening of Robocop where he said "Before you ask, it was 55 pounds." The moderator blurted out "AROUND?" which got a chuckle out of me but clearly confused the hell out of Weller.
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In the original movie Robocop never overcomes his programming and instead needs permission to blow the real bad guy away. Also when he discovers his humanity he becomes more violent and starts killing creeps instead of arresting them. It rules.
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TF2 HAT MINING RIG posted:In the original movie Robocop never overcomes his programming and instead needs permission to blow the real bad guy away. This guy gets it.
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"one man's fascism is another man's patriotism" -current day hollywood idiot trying to justify a remake of Starship Troopers. i wish i were making that quote up
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I watched Starship Troopers and Robocop again back to back the other day. I remember I watched them 15 years ago or so last time and they seemed like an outdated vision of the future, kind of like Lawnmower Man. But when I watch them today suddenly they seem to have been totally on the nose.
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Shibawanko posted:I watched Starship Troopers and Robocop again back to back the other day. I remember I watched them 15 years ago or so last time and they seemed like an outdated vision of the future, kind of like Lawnmower Man. But when I watch them today suddenly they seem to have been totally on the nose. Starship Troopers had the bad fortune to be released in '97. If it came out in 2004, critics would be falling over themselves to slob its knob and compare it to the US reaction to 9/11 and subsequent pretext invasion of Iraq.
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Arc Light posted:Starship Troopers had the bad fortune to be released in '97. If it came out in 2004, critics would be falling over themselves to slob its knob and compare it to the US reaction to 9/11 and subsequent pretext invasion of Iraq. The fact that it came out beforehand makes it so much better. It is so prescient because all it did was look at America and hold up a mirror before anything bad happened.
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The guy who directed Robocop 2 did a good job of emulating Verhoven despite some script problems, imo.
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Why was Robocop that weird shade of blue in Robocop 2?? I saw that movie when I was way too young to see it, and it scared the gently caress out of me because the kid in the movie dies.
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PinkoBastard posted:I saw that movie when I was way too young to see it, and it scared the gently caress out of me because the kid in the movie dies. That kid was a drug dealer, drug user, and kills people.
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Tenzarin posted:That kid was a drug dealer, drug user, and kills people. I didn't say he was a good kid. It was still pretty intense to see a child's death in a movie at that point in my life
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Lurdiak posted:The guy who directed Robocop 2 did a good job of emulating Verhoven despite some script problems, imo. Irvin Kershner, iirc it was the last movie he directed. The thing that bugged me about robocop 2 was how he tries to reconnect with his family/his humanity but they don't go anywhere with it.
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I saw Robocop when I was 11 and it fuckin ruled
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Shbobdb posted:The fact that it came out beforehand makes it so much better. It is so prescient because all it did was look at America and hold up a mirror before anything bad happened. Well, I mean...Vietnam...
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Mechafunkzilla posted:Well, I mean...Vietnam... In 1997?
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I love and totally get Robocop and Starship Troopers more than anything, really like Total Recall, but I don't know quite what to make of showgirls.
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Showgirls is good. It just that the special effects don't matter as much since it is set in the "present".
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could someone plz explain how/why Showgirls is good?
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Delthalaz posted:could someone plz explain how/why Showgirls is good? go go go go ROSCOE! posted:If you want to witness overacting at its finest, look no further than Elizabeth Berkley's performance in Showgirls.
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get that OUT of my face posted:"one man's fascism is another man's patriotism" -current day hollywood idiot trying to justify a remake of Starship Troopers. i wish i were making that quote up Trump gonna lead us against the bugs
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Delthalaz posted:could someone plz explain how/why Showgirls is good? It's a movie that embraces the things American tastemakers are too stuck up to appreciate (hamburgers, movie boobs) and is scathing in it's rebuke to the things they perpetuate (the lie of The American Dream). It's intense and sincere to the point that people read it as camp, but it's so much more.
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Starship Troopers deserves the praise it gets now as satire, but I kind of don't actually like watching it. I think it's because there is nobody to root for except the bugs, and they are still gross and terrifying. Total Recall is probably my favorite. It's kind of a perfect 1980s Arnold hard-R rated action movie, but with just a little bit more going on to keep it interesting.
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Delthalaz posted:could someone plz explain how/why Showgirls is good? You tune in for the tiddies but stay for a pretty good flick. It had pretty interesting rivalry elements ala Black Swan, but instead of grimdark style of 2000s they are presented in the campy 90s style. Also lots of nudity so if you get bored of the movie you can just watch the rest of it with your dick out.
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sean10mm posted:Starship Troopers deserves the praise it gets now as satire, but I kind of don't actually like watching it. I think it's because there is nobody to root for except the bugs, and they are still gross and terrifying. Why would you root for the bugs?
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Tenzarin posted:Why would you root for the bugs? I was half jokong, but the humans are Literally Nazis who likely started the war on a false pretext.
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sean10mm posted:I was half jokong, but the humans are Literally Nazis who likely started the war on a false pretext. 
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sean10mm posted:I was half jokong, but the humans are Literally Nazis who likely started the war on a false pretext. Those poor Mormon missionaries got used as sacrificial pawns.
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Noticed Showgirls is streamable on Showtime. Trip report: I cannot stress how bad the acting is, but I love titties. What is it about movie boobs that are so much better than internet boobs?
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elle is really loving good and people should watch it
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Delthalaz posted:could someone plz explain how/why Showgirls is good? It's an extremely cynical take on the "a star is born" trope, and such a vicious takedown of Vegas culture that it inverts itself and works as a send-up of sorts. Some of the acting is atrocious, but a couple of actors are in on the joke, namely Kyle Maclachlan and Gina Gershon. The other actors are horrible to an extent that I fully believe in the theory that Verhoeven casts that way on purpose. Robert Davi puts all his heart into his portrayal of a disgusting man who he tries to play as noble. The "erotic" Vegas productions are amazing, particularly the naked cavemen dancing in front of a volcanic backdrop one. Gina Gershon is incredibly hot in a movie otherwise devoid of real eroticism. Elizabeth Berkeley's seduction of Kyle Maclaclan is a legendary disaster. It's a must-see. I found Robocop on blu-ray at Goodwill for $5 yesterday, it's the first blu-ray I ever bought.
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Filthy Hans posted:Robert Davi puts all his heart into his portrayal of a disgusting man who he tries to play as noble. Motherfucker's face is actually smoothing out with age:  And Starship Troopers is a kinda funny sci fi movie, settle down everyone.
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HP Hovercraft posted:not a single mention of Black Book? what the hell, watch Black Book nerds! it's a great war movie and it's Verhoeven as gently caress. plus it's on Netflix streaming right now! There is something wrong with the encode or my apple tv. The movie stutters constantly. After 10 minutes I turned it off. mrlego fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jan 14, 2017 |
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Total Recall has my two favourite Arnie puns in: "See you at the party, Richter!" and "You think this is the real quaid? It is!" I love, love, love Total Recall. And Robocop. And Starship Troopers.
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VideoGames posted:Total Recall has my two favourite Arnie puns in: Those aren't anywhere close to being puns.
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Pneub posted:Those aren't anywhere close to being puns. Correct, the best pun in the movie is "SCREW YOUUUUU"
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