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Post by lil stormy on Jun 16, 2019 16:01:08 GMT -5
For me. Jarmusch never topped Down by Law.
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Post by bentenn on Jun 16, 2019 18:24:48 GMT -5
LOVING YOU (1995) dir. Johnnie To
Holy crap. A melodramatic movie thatβs laughable in places until you realize...shit this is really good. This one is randomly on Netflix. From the director who did Triad Election films, and Drug War a few years ago (which has one of the greatest shootouts). About a cop who gets shot on the head but survives then has to deal with his wife possibly leaving him. One of those you know has so much potential to be rediscovered as a hit either in theaters or on blu Ray. Johnnie To really made this as melodramatic as possible, and the 90s Hong Kong aesthetic helps up that factor, and the sappy American pop love songs do as well. Bookended by two great action sequences, I have to call this one a new must see if youβre at all into Hong Kong movies.
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Post by treebeard is a mook on Jun 17, 2019 0:22:53 GMT -5
The line about "dead hipsters from Cleveland" was the best part of the Dead Don't Die for me.
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Post by koreangirls on Jun 17, 2019 8:49:24 GMT -5
Saw Kubrick's Lolita (1962) yesterday. Thought it was excellent. He didn't really go all in with the perversion aspect, though, so it was basically just a pretty lighthearted blackish comedy. Like, at no point did I feel the gravity of this old dude being in love with a 12-year old girl. Which is kind of strange, but I've read that Kubrick couldn't really do what he wanted, so I guess the censorship might explain the lighter tone of this movie. I'll have to see the 1997 version to compare, too.
Also, I see a lot of people online complaining about how Nabokov's novel is better and that this movie didn't do it justice, but I gotta say I really don't get such criticism of movies that are (comic) book adaptations. Not just with this one, but in general. Like, why do people feel the need for the movie to follow the book exactly, and why can't they just judge it on its own merits? I get that it's sometimes hard to do that if you've read the book before seeing the movie and saying one is better than the other is still valid, but it seems to me a lot of movies then get undeservedly shit on because of this. It should be clear that if something is based on something, it just means it's based on it, not that everything is the same, just in visual form. And it should also be clear that some stuff could be changed not only due to the director's artistic vision, but that it might also have to be changed for the movie to work better or at all.
What are everyone's thoughts on this? I've seen a lot of similar complaints in regards to the live action version of Akira. That the story and the setting are gonna be different. But I don't know, I guess I kind of like that. If I want to see Akira as it is, I'll watch the anime, and if I want to get the original Lolita story, I'll read Nabokov's novel.
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Post by I Gave You Power on Jun 17, 2019 9:07:50 GMT -5
Sea of Love is on Amazon and for sure worth a watch. It's a really good, subtle Pacino role that also has John Goodman and Michael Rooker. It's late-80s NYC crime story but goes some real interesting places.
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theboobox
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Post by theboobox on Jun 17, 2019 9:10:24 GMT -5
Watched both versions of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Him and Her) the other day because McAvoy, Hader and Chastain are in this and are going to be in It 2. It's about a marriage that's taken a break after the couple experiences tragedy and the wife attempts suicide. From there you get their different perspectives of what led them to this and what happens after they split (Her has the wife moving back home and going back to school/Him has the husband struggle with his failing restaurant and strained father relationship) with them crossing paths a few times. What really sells it is the chemistry between James and Jessica plus the differences between their interactions in their respective movies. There's also a Them version which is both stories cut into one 2+ movie but i'd say skip it and watch both in a day. Her has the better acting imo but Him has a much more streamlined story so maybe that one first then the other. Overall, highly recommended and makes me stoked to see them all in It 2 (I know the two of them are in Dark Phoenix but that's a no from me dog)
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Post by Radiation on Jun 17, 2019 9:19:05 GMT -5
Saw Kubrick's Lolita (1962) yesterday. Thought it was excellent. He didn't really go all in with the perversion aspect, though, so it was basically just a pretty lighthearted blackish comedy. Like, at no point did I feel the gravity of this old dude being in love with a 12-year old girl. Which is kind of strange, but I've read that Kubrick couldn't really do what he wanted, so I guess the censorship might explain the lighter tone of this movie. I'll have to see the 1997 version to compare, too. Also, I see a lot of people online complaining about how Nabokov's novel is better and that this movie didn't do it justice, but I gotta say I really don't get such criticism of movies that are (comic) book adaptations. Not just with this one, but in general. Like, why do people feel the need for the movie to follow the book exactly, and why can't they just judge it on its own merits? I get that it's sometimes hard to do that if you've read the book before seeing the movie and saying one is better than the other is still valid, but it seems to me a lot of movies then get undeservedly shit on because of this. It should be clear that if something is based on something, it just means it's based on it, not that everything is the same, just in visual form. And it should also be clear that some stuff could be changed not only due to the director's artistic vision, but that it might also have to be changed for the movie to work better or at all. What are everyone's thoughts on this? I've seen a lot of similar complaints in regards to the live action version of Akira. That the story and the setting are gonna be different. But I don't know, I guess I kind of like that. If I want to see Akira as it is, I'll watch the anime, and if I want to get the original Lolita story, I'll read Nabokov's novel. I don't think it is a black and white experience but I think that as long as it's good, the source material or faithfulness to it doesn't really matter (in my apinion). If you've already experienced the source material it can be impossible to enjoy a different medium's adaptation without that in mind, however.
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bentenn
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Post by bentenn on Jun 17, 2019 9:50:11 GMT -5
Watched both versions of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Him and Her) the other day because McAvoy, Hader and Chastain are in this and are going to be in It 2. It's about a marriage that's taken a break after the couple experiences tragedy and the wife attempts suicide. From there you get their different perspectives of what led them to this and what happens after they split (Her has the wife moving back home and going back to school/Him has the husband struggle with his failing restaurant and strained father relationship) with them crossing paths a few times. What really sells it is the chemistry between James and Jessica plus the differences between their interactions in their respective movies. There's also a Them version which is both stories cut into one 2+ movie but i'd say skip it and watch both in a day. Her has the better acting imo but Him has a much more streamlined story so maybe that one first then the other. Overall, highly recommended and makes me stoked to see them all in It 2 (I know the two of them are in Dark Phoenix but that's a no from me dog) I saw the "Them" version in theaters and liked it fairly well.
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Post by theboobox on Jun 17, 2019 10:06:17 GMT -5
I've heard the Them version is good it's just that you get more with the standalone movies. I might check that out to complete all three when It 2 gets closer.
I also saw The Social Network again since it's been years since I first saw it. Not going to skim through the thread but I think that's one everyone agrees with being great. And rightfully so. The directing, music, sound editing, script and acting is of high caliber. When Eduardo realizes he's getting screwed over and flips out at Zuck...fuck yeah. Definitely a movie that still holds up and needs to be watched everytime Facebook does a shitty thing
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Jun 18, 2019 8:57:49 GMT -5
That exposΓ© on Max Landis and his abusive behavior is rough.
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Post by redstarohyeah on Jun 18, 2019 10:56:14 GMT -5
I enjoyed The Dead Don't Die. I think it took me a couple minutes to understand the tempo, but once I did it was a lot of fun. Tilda Swinton stole the fucking show. I love her.
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ryanakafvckyou
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Post by ryanakafvckyou on Jun 18, 2019 11:22:06 GMT -5
Yeah, that sucks. Luckily Max Landis is kind of a hack and there's not much in his writing credits to feel bad about liking.
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Post by theboobox on Jun 18, 2019 11:27:27 GMT -5
There's a great interview with Eddie Murphy around the time of Coming To America about how he nearly fucked up John Landis for being a horses ass. Guess the apple doesn't fall to far from the tree (except for the solid output Dad put out from that time)
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Post by ryanakafvckyou on Jun 18, 2019 11:44:48 GMT -5
Haha, Eddie Murphy is not the best dude either. All these assholes being assholes to other assholes for being assholes.
Max Landis is completely fucked, now, though. His new American Werewolf thing that was coming out is surely dead.
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Post by β Bob Loblaw β on Jun 18, 2019 13:27:30 GMT -5
Thank you, koreangirls for reminding me that Lolita is one of the few Kubrick films Iβve yet to see (very stoked to see another Sellers/Kubrick combo as well!). I just grabbed it and will be looking for it in the mail. I remember feeling reeeally uncomfortable when I saw the 1997 adaptation, sounds like this one took a little bit of a different approach.
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Post by lajoie on Jun 18, 2019 16:09:21 GMT -5
For me. Jarmusch never topped Down by Law. His best movie that I've seen so far, though Night on Earth is also great. Dead don't die was ok, it felt like he just made the movie up as he wen't along, but certainly not his best.
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Post by MMST3K on Jun 18, 2019 16:15:05 GMT -5
Haha, Eddie Murphy is not the best dude either. All these assholes being assholes to other assholes for being assholes. Max Landis is completely fucked, now, though. His new American Werewolf thing that was coming out is surely dead. This sucks I kinda liked max landis.
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Post by stephanie on Jun 18, 2019 16:30:34 GMT -5
I liked Max as a personality but his filmography is pretty bad.
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Post by mazzario on Jun 18, 2019 18:58:51 GMT -5
max landis fucking sucks.
but at least he hasn't killed anyone?
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Post by stephanie on Jun 18, 2019 19:20:29 GMT -5
max landis fucking sucks. but at least he hasn't killed anyone? That we know of.
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Jun 19, 2019 20:23:41 GMT -5
Have anyone heard about the movie Loqueesha? It just premiered on Amazon Prime a couple weeks ago. I can't believe someone greenlit this shit. It makes S. Craig Zahler look like a Democrat Socialist.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 20:26:09 GMT -5
Gimme a movie to watch. Hulu, Amazon, HBO.
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Post by ππΌπππ½πββπππβ on Jun 19, 2019 20:34:28 GMT -5
Repo Men on HBO
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 20:39:18 GMT -5
I've never seen Repo Man and was excited to see it...
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Post by ππΌπππ½πββπππβ on Jun 19, 2019 20:40:54 GMT -5
Oh shit you should definitely find a way to watch Repo Man instead. I didn't see it until a year or two ago and it became an instant favorite
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 20:45:27 GMT -5
I love Harry Dean and been putting it off. Can't find a good stream.
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Post by ππΌπππ½πββπππβ on Jun 19, 2019 20:51:28 GMT -5
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Post by mazzario on Jun 19, 2019 21:36:32 GMT -5
Gimme a movie to watch. Hulu, Amazon, HBO. Darkman is on Hulu
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Post by Frederik on Jun 19, 2019 21:48:03 GMT -5
Gimme a movie to watch. Hulu, Amazon, HBO. Good Time and the King of Comedy on Prime.
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Post by β Bob Loblaw β on Jun 19, 2019 22:56:18 GMT -5
Cold War on Prime
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