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[Kilgore Trout]

L'argent - man, that one kid had a serious unibrow

A Colt is My Passport - man, that guy's cheeks are still there.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I don't even watch movies I've already seen and liked on planes. I once watched a movie I previously liked on a plane and could never bring myself to watch it again. Fucking engine noise and shitty screens be damned.

 

[UrbanRats]

I don't even watch movies I've already seen and liked on planes. I once watched a movie I previously liked on a plane and could never bring myself to watch it again. Fucking engine noise and shitty screens be damned.

Some people watch films on their phones.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I once watched a movie on an ipod lol. (still liked it).

 

[NewFresh]

I recommend watching nothing on planes. I've never enjoyed anything on a plane.

Recently I watched The Secret World Of Arrietty on a plane. Granted, I had the entire row to myself and good headphones, but it wasn't a bad experience.

Now watching movies being played on a plane is a whole other story. Same trip played this beautiful mastery of the film and art.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Recently I watched The Secret World Of Arrietty on a plane. Granted, I had the entire row to myself, but it wasn't a bad experience.

Now watching movies being played on a plane is a whole other story. Same trip played this beautiful mastery of the film and art.

No hotlinking!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I once watched a movie on an ipod lol. (still liked it).

Knew a guy who saw Laurence of Arabia on iPod

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Knew a guy who saw Laurence of Arabia on iPod

lol, so wrong.

The one I saw was The Hurt Locker. I only did it once though. Clearly not the best way to see a movie.

 

[NewFresh]

No hotlinking!

It's late, cut me a break!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

lol, so wrong.

The one I saw was The Hurt Locker. I only did it once though. Clearly not the best way to see a movie.

That reminds me of that iPod commercial

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

That reminds me of that iPod commercial

So fucking awesome and true!

 

[swoon]

Maybe because "it was good" is neither an interesting thing to read nor to discuss?

I mean, all of your posts responding to other people read to me like you trying to impose your particular view of film/s and scoffing at others who don't get with the program - but I dunno, it is perfectly possible I'm reading you wrong, and you aren't just forwarding your own "thesis" over everyone else's and that you just have a problem with hyperbole or florid prose or something.

well i'm not a relativist, if thats what you are asking. i don't really have a thesis beyond, yes hyperbole is bad. which i know is such a elitist position to hold.

I just always watch the shittiest looking movies on planes. I think my last two were Couples Retreat and The Iron Lady, eek.

yea i knocked out a couple of icm box office films on the films last month, though i went almost a month without a watching a movie so i desperate for whatever.

the planes i was on had nice 10 inch screens though ice age 4 was still cropped, and the 16x9 option just stretched the 4:3 frame which is a bizarre option to have.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

That reminds me of that iPod commercial

Holy fuck that is gold.

 

[UrbanRats]

That reminds me of that iPod commercial

I admit i was fishing for that.

 

[Robot 492]

completely different subject: saw you watched and liked Perks of Being a Wallflower on letterboxd. to put it bluntly: what did you like about it. it's the kind of movie that I normally like at least on a really basic level but I came away disliking nearly every aspect. maybe I should watch it not on a plane.

I walked away from it feeling euphoric and I kind of feel that way thinking about it now, though I truthfully don't even disagree with most of your criticisms (though I'm obviously not as negative on it...), however I do think the film somehow manages to transcend whatever missteps it takes (namely some trite high school cliches) and mostly it is sincere and affective filmmaking.

 

[Amagon]

Saw the original Death Race 2000 the other night and it was so bad. Do people seriously like this movie to warrant as a "cult classic"?

 

[Count Dookkake]

It's hilarious, so yes.

 

[Amagon]

It's hilarious, so yes.

Where was the funny besides Stallone's shitastic acting?

 

[Count Dookkake]

The premise, the characters, the vehicle designs, the details of the society/media, etc.

 

[Aggrotek]

Just popped in Tetsuo: The Iron Man.... oh god what have I done.

 

[Amagon]

The premise, the characters, the vehicle designs, the details of the society/media, etc.

Ehh, I wasn't feeling any of it at all. I do like my dystopia car movies i.e. Mad Max but Death Race didn't move boner. Not even by a inch. And I thought the car designs were complete shit as well.

Just popped in Tetsuo: The Iron Man.... oh god what have I done.

May I recommend you, Full Metal Yakuza for your pleasurable viewing.

 

[Aggrotek]

Ehh, I wasn't feeling any of it at all. I do like my dystopia car movies i.e. Mad Max but Death Race didn't move boner. Not even by a inch. And I thought the car designs were complete shit as well.

May I recommend you, Full Metal Yakuza for your pleasurable viewing.

Fucking 4 minutes in and this is already brutal. Shit.

 

[FnordChan]

Saw the original Death Race 2000 the other night and it was so bad. Do people seriously like this movie to warrant as a "cult classic"?

Things I like about Death Race 2000

It has awesome vehicular mayhem, which is something I particularly appreciate after playing a lot of Car Wars in my squandered youth.

The vehicle designs are wonderfully ludicrous.

So is the entire totalitarian society, which thankfully has the good taste to use a bloody transcontinental road race for it's circuses.

David Carradine completely rules as Frankenstein.

Two words: Mr. President.

I love the "a dear friend of mine" running gag.

You have to appreciate a film with a point scoring system for killing pedestrians.

You also have to appreciate a film where killing pedestrians is always used as a vehicle (as it were) for extremely black comedy.

Since this is an R-rated film from the 70s, everyone is willing to get naked. Hello, Mary Woronov!

I like the romantic scene in Frankenstein's deluxe suite (which looks like a set decorated basketball court) where the "love theme from Death Race 2000" plays. Alas, there was never a Death Race 2000 soundtrack release.

Matilda the Hun screaming "Blitzkreig!" is a thing of pure joy.

The Real Don Steele's second greatest film appearance next to Rock 'N Roll High School.

The finale features one of the most awesomely terrible puns ever committed to film.

Finally, Death Race 2000 was directed by Paul Bartel, who completely rules. So there.

FnordChan 2000

 

[Count Dookkake]

That's a solid post.

 

[Amagon]

Really appreciate it laying out why you guys like Death Race but it just didn't jive for me.

Oh well.

:/

 

[TheKaeptain]

May I recommend you, Full Metal Yakuza for your pleasurable viewing.

That's one of the Miike films I must watch soon. I also need to see Big Bang Love, Juvenile A.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

What did Count just get banned for?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

dat perma

 

[Amagon]

RIP Count

 

[AlternativeUlster]

What for? That seems strange unless Count killed Evilore in real life.

 

[Nappuccino]

dat perma

This had better be a joke.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

It looks he might have goofed in that traffic pet peeves thread. That's all I got from the post history. I hope he returns!

I watched Return of the Secaucus Seven tonight (I'll skip on Chungking Express and get to bed). It's a very enjoyable romp through New England high-school memories, though I couldn't tell if Sayles wanted the audience to view each character's conversation more from a distance than up close and intimate. He alternated between different shots inconsistently, amidst other issues. I'll give it a *** out of *****.

Letterboxd review if you're curious!

 

[Draconian]

It looks he might have goofed in that traffic pet peeves thread. That's all I got from the post history. I hope he returns!

That doesn't seem like the kind of post someone would get banned for.

 

[Aggrotek]

That doesn't seem like the kind of post someone would get banned for.

My thoughts. He was just voicing his opinion on the topic.

 

[brianjones]

he got banned by a nice guy

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

That doesn't seem like the kind of post someone would get banned for.

I'd agree, but I'm too lazy to search through his history and figure out what happened. So I don't know.

 

[Discotheque]

he got banned by a nice guy

lol first they simp our women, then they let cars out onto the road....now they're banning our posters.

Life of Pi

- for a 2 hour film this bored the fuck out of me. Felt like 4 hours. Nice spiritual message I guess but it didn't translate well to film at all for me. Probably works better as a novel. Main performance was weak too. I guess I liked the spacey visuals though.

 

[Avixph]

Love (2011):This movie was beautiful in every way.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Rip Dookkake, hope you're back man.

Just saw Haxän again, still awesome. Of course it's not perfect and has lots of outdated stuff, but it's just so entertaining. The movie's a silent visual treat, the coin scene is wonderful.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Before I forget: I watched Blazing Saddles for the first time. Whoa that's a cool ending. Mongo likes beans.

 

[jon bones]

dat perma

don't you dare

 

[AlternativeUlster]

Just talked to Count. His ban is only until the 20th and it is from this thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=506960&page=3

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

ok cool.

Does anybody know why some avatars disappear during a ban and others don't? I used to think that when they were removed it was because it was a perma, but when I requested to be banned, mine went away, so I have no idea. Is it just random?

 

[UrbanRats]

dat perma

No way.

Also, dat Angel's Egg.
Surely i liked it more than GitS:Innocence, as i tend to prefer wordless movies to wordier ones, especially if they're Oshii's ramblings .
Though i didn't just tollerate this one, i thought it was genuinely good as far as aesthetics go (both visuals and sounds) and i didn't felt beaten over the head by its themes, infact they left a lot of breathing room in every sense, narratively, visually, soundtrack-wise and so on, i think they did a pretty good use of emptyness, contructing the frames, building the pacing, arranging the soundtrack.
I would almost call it a (deliberately) stretched short, rather than a feature film.
It also felt very cohesive and coherent, something i had a problem with, in the second GitS movie (or even the first one, for that matter).

Does anybody know why some avatars disappear during a ban and others don't? I used to think that when they were removed it was because it was a perma, but when I requested to be banned, mine went away, so I have no idea. Is it just random?

I think Mumei once said it was simply a glitch that happens sometimes, when banning.

 

[Aggrotek]

Ok. Just finished Tetsuo: The Ironman.

Even while thinking of what I was going to write here, the first thought that comes to my head is "What in the motherfucking hell did I just watch?". There is more going on in my head though, I am forcing myself to get past that question.

I am going to give this movie a solid 3 1/2 stars out of 5.

Star 1: The overall sound experience in this is goddamn amazing. Soundtrack is so perfect and the little effects used are stellar and really make this an encounter you will not soon forget.

Star 2: The effects are very well done for the production level.

Star 3: The cinematography is extremely unique and gritty.

1/2 Star: The balls to make a film like this.


All in all, I will absolutely never, in my life, ever, watch this again. Definitely worth experiencing once.

 

[Aggrotek]

I'm assuming that that's out of a 3.5 star scale.

Out of 5. Sorry forgot that part. ;p

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Can you people recommend me books about filmmaking, film history, or written by directors that might be interesting. I'd like some reading material and have no idea what to get (I'm really ignorant on this), I'd really appreciate it.

I'm interested in one by Tarkovsky called Sculpting in Time.

I think Mumei once said it was simply a glitch that happens sometimes, when banning.

I thought it was strange, thanks.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Can you people recommend me books about filmmaking, film history, or written by directors that might be interesting. I'd like some reading material and have no idea what to get (I'm really ignorant on this), I'd really appreciate it.

I'm interested in one by Tarkovsky called Sculpting in Time.

Read it.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

I bought My First Movie by Stephen Lowenstein, an excellent collection of directors talking about the stuff they went through when making their feature debuts. It's more technical than academic, but I like reading from the source and, hey, it was cheap and I found it locally.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Read it.

Thanks! Love Truffaut. I see he has other stuff too, cool.

I haven't really read anything worthwhile in the field and would like to start.

I bought My First Movie by Stephen Lowenstein, an excellent collection of directors talking about the stuff they went through when making their feature debuts. It's more technical than academic, but I like reading from the source and, hey, it was cheap and I found it locally.

Sounds interesting.