Roth posted:

Put me down for Phantom of the Paradise

starbarry clock posted:

listening to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqnNlsgcUQ as i write up what i thought about phantom of the paradise

i liked it, i thought it was very creative and had a lot of great effects

the plot was simultaneously simple yet interwoven with some twists and turns that kept things interesting

winslow was a cool character, i liked how he could hulk out as part of a defining character trait, just rage incarnate, it made him more than just a victim, there were times i felt bad for the villain having winslow on his rear end

the villain, swan, is also cool, all i know his actor from outside of this is dexters lab, there was a musical episode where he taught dexter to mix his passion for science with the creativity of music

but here he plays the shadiest son of a bitch music executive ive ever seen, a real bastard, and it was neat to see his range compared to his good guy outing in dexters lab

here are some spoilers of stuff i liked

i really liked the scene where swan has winslow hooked up to his voice box and the recording studio, it was fun seeing swan mix winslow's voice back into existence and i liked how modulated it sounded

i also loved a lot of shots of winslow, the way his eye peeps out of the mask set up some really emotional scenes and it was interesting how much he could emote with that hunk of junk on his head covering up most of his face

the gay singer guy, beef, was also a more comedic highlight, for what was sort of set up on the amazon video page as a comedy, id say beef had the scenes that made me laugh the hardest, there was otherwise just some sensible chuckles at most

but this comedy is mostly played pretty straight for how outlandish and stylized it is

if there was one thing i didnt like it was how many loving hard cuts there were in the finale, it was dizzying how the editing was, i get it was going for a certain level of energy but the constant hard cuts all over the place was making me go crosseyed

kickass thanks for suggesting roth

STONE COLD 64 posted:

i made a mistake and watched Phantom of the Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dus7hHb0Je8&t=62s

Jenny Agutter posted:

wawtched The Thing (1982) for maybe the dozenth time, its absolutely a triumph of filmmaking. the talent involved in this film was immense and everyone was firing on all cylnders. love it, two thumbs up, twelve bags of popcorn etc. etc.

Jenny Agutter posted:

STONE COLD 64 posted:

I almost watched phantom of the park again

elf help book posted:

good thread, good picks