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[Freewheelin']

I have Blood Merdian somewhere, but NCFOM is fantastic. I think the film is a great adaptation too.

 

[GorillaJu]

It's often described the definitive 'anti-western' novel, but I think that undersells it completely. It's generally about a teenager who travels with a gang of scalp hunters in the 1850's, but you really need to just read it. It contains the most beautiful imagery, and has one of the most compelling antagonists in modern literature.

It's my second favourite novel.

What's your favorite? Think mine is The Remains of the Day. Or maybe On the Road.

I think NCFOM the book is mediocre. The movie is ace though.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

What's your favorite? Think mine is The Remains of the Day. Or maybe On the Road.

I think NCFOM the book is mediocre. The movie is ace though.

That's Jack Kerouac bro

 

[Salazar]

What's your favorite? Think mine is The Remains of the Day. Or maybe On the Road.

Lucky Jim.

Or Lake Wobegon Days.

 

[deGod]

It's often described the definitive 'anti-western' novel, but I think that undersells it completely. It's generally about a teenager who travels with a gang of scalp hunters in the 1850's, but you really need to just read it. It contains the most beautiful imagery, and has one of the most compelling antagonists in modern literature.

It's my second favourite novel.

I'd say your favourite is 50 shades of grey

 

[Jack cw]

but yeah, its a shame lewandowski didnt come this year

Wouldnt have done much of a difference. I like Mandzukic and he is probably the better football player anyway and he is pretty important under Guardiola. Müller could play a false 9 if needed. Letting Gustavo leave is the problem.

 

[Mastadon]

What's your favorite? Think mine is The Remains of the Day. Or maybe On the Road.

I think NCFOM the book is mediocre. The movie is ace though.

The Brothers Karamazov without question. I get so much out of every re-read.

 

[Blablurn]

lol, square enix stops selling FF14 because TOO MANY play it

 

[GorillaJu]

That's Jack Kerouac bro

And the Remains of the Day is Ishiguro Kazuo. I meant favorite novel, not favorite McCarthy novel.

 

[Marcovaldo]

No Country For Old Men is great so far, rad the first 50 pages last night. Don't understand why McCarthy refuses to use spech marks, the books gain nothing for it, and it makes them unnecessarily difficult to read with a proper flow

heh you should read jr by william gaddis

 

[Mastadon]

And the Remains of the Day is Ishiguro Kazuo. I meant favorite novel, not favorite McCarthy novel.

I haven't read anything by Kazuo before. Never Let Me Go is supposed to be good as well, right? Will check out both.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

And the Remains of the Day is Ishiguro Kazuo. I meant favorite novel, not favorite McCarthy novel.

I see

Is The Road worth watching? Loved the book (well, as much as you can 'enjoy' it)

 

[subtles]

The Brothers Karamazov without question. I get so much out of every re-read.

Always wanted to read it but i was told one edition (the one I couldn't find as luck would have it) was the superior translation I should read.

 

[Mastadon]

I see

Is The Road worth watching? Loved the book (well, as much as you can 'enjoy' it)

God yes the film is amazing.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

God yes the film is amazing.

Is it faithful?

 

[Carbonox]

Never read The Road but I really enjoyed the film.

 

[Milchmonster]

 

[Mastadon]

Is it faithful?

There are a couple of scenes which I consider integral to the book that aren't in the film for whatever reason, but by and large it's pretty faithful.

 

[Yen]

Never read The Road but I really enjoyed the film.

Probably the most depressing book I've ever read. Unremittingly bleak.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

 

[Mastadon]

Always wanted to read it but i was told one edition (the one I couldn't find as luck would have it) was the superior translation I should read.

Yeah if you can't get the Pevear + Volokhonsky translation, I wouldn't bother. I've read a few different versions and the difference is pretty huge.

 

[GorillaJu]

I haven't read anything by Kazuo before. Never Let Me Go is supposed to be good as well, right? Will check out both.

Sorry I reversed the names out of habit. It should be Kazuo Ishiguro as he's English and not Japanese (except by ancestry).

Never Let Me Go is beautiful. I didn't find it as touching as The Remains of the Day, but both books are good. They're different enough and written very differently that you could read both and not feel overwhelmed by the writing style, unlike reading two McCarthy or Murakami books in succession.

 

[Yen]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

Sharlto Copley from D9 did a good AMA a couple of weeks ago. Going to see Elysium tonight. D9 was fantastic.

 

[Yurt]

 

[Jack cw]

What a nice pink shirt..

 

[Carbonox]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

The Road and District 9 are the only ones of those that I've seen. Both quality films. Got Argo and need to watch it at some point.

 

[GorillaJu]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

That's like a who's who list of top movies from a 25 year old man's Facebook. If this was 10 years ago it'd have 12 Monkeys, Se7en and the Usual Suspects. The only one of those I haven't seen is the Jesse James one. Django and the Town are the best of those, IMO. District 9 and Looper are hit and miss. They're all good but you should see Django ASAP!

 

[=GabrielKnight=]

I ... I don't know what to say. I will need some time to recover from this.

How do you feel about Inter?

I hate Mazzarri, plus the only italian player sunday was Ranocchia. This is not good

 

[The_Hitcher89]

.

 

[dc89]

WHOOOOO!

“I’ll be out for a little while but not too long,” said Kompany. “I may miss the internationals but I hope to be back after that.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2013/August/Kompany-targeting-quick-return

 

[Wilbur]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town 9/10
The Assassination of Jesse James 10/10
Argo 8/10
District 9 8/10
Django 10/10
Looper 5/10
Memento 9/10
The Road haven't seen

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

there u go

 

[subtles]

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

These are all solid picks but the cinematography of The Assassination of Jesse James is beautiful. I'd watch it again for some of the lens-'work' alone.

 

[DominoKid]

a pink fitted? Cam'ron you are not.

 

[dc89]

Jack edit that now. NOW.

Don't quote it guys. Always makes me sad when people quote stuff that's likely to get someone banned. Feels so bad when it happens to you.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

what



there u go

Looper was really well received at first, but after the first week or so it started getting a bit of a battering on Gaf

Bit like Inception

 

[Oxx]

I didn't really like The Road The Movie.

 

[Carbonox]

Looper was really well received at first, but after the first week or so it started getting a bit of a battering on Gaf

Bit like Inception

That's cos those who liked it said all they needed to say on films like these before the vocal minority shat up threads with their incessant trolling and whining, knowing they'd have free reign of said threads.

Personally, Inception is a great film and enjoyable even after repeated viewings.

 

[FootballFan]

Wont ronaldo just find bale annoying and creepy?....

Someone tell bale he isn't ronaldo.

 

[Wilbur]

Looper was really well received at first, but after the first week or so it started getting a bit of a battering on Gaf

Bit like Inception

I really like the first half of Looper but really dislike the second half.

And Inception I loved the first time round, but every time I see it since it gets a bit worse. So much exposition. Hallway fight is still fucking baller though

 

[The_Hitcher89]

That's cos those who liked it said all they needed to say on films like these before the vocal minority shat up threads with their incessant trolling and whining, knowing they'd have free reign of said threads.

Personally, Inception is a great film and enjoyable even after repeated viewings.

Sounds like Heavy Rain to me

I really like Inception as well, TDKR is the only Nolan film that's disappointed me. Can't wait for Interstellar, even though John Lithgow gets on my nerves (through no fault of his own)

 

[subtles]

Wont ronaldo just find bale annoying and creepy?....

Someone tell bale he isn't ronaldo.

He thinks he's the most marketable player in the world.

 

[Eanan]

another quality twitter account

 

[Garjon]

Looper was really well received at first, but after the first week or so it started getting a bit of a battering on Gaf

Bit like Inception

Looper is good as long as you don't think about it, same with all time-travel films to be honest.

 

[Yurt]

Why are you guys quoting him?

-

Fuck you guys, now I have all these to try and watch


The Town
The Assassination of Jesse James
Argo
District 9
Django
Looper
Memento
The Road

Hope a couple of them at least are on Netflix

Classic:
Memento

Good movies:
D9
The Town
Django
Looper's first half
Jesse James (It's VERY boring though)

Bad movies:
Looper's 2nd half.

I don't know about The Road.

 

[subtles]

Looper is good as long as you don't think about it, same with all time-travel films to be honest.

One day they'll crack it, one day.

Nolan should be allowed to do more original films. I loved his pre-Batman work, not many have seen Following but I remember that one fondly.

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

One day they'll crack it, one day.

They did. It's called Time Cop.

 

[Yurt]

Looper is good as long as you don't think about it, same with all time-travel films to be honest.

The time travel stuff was fine actually.

 

[Yen]

Looper is good as long as you don't think about it, same with all time-travel films to be honest.

something something Primer

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Good time travel films:

Back to the Future
12 Monkeys
Los Cronocrímenes
Primer
Muppet's Christmas Carol
Bill and Ted
Army of Darkness

 

[FootballFan]

Yeah its been a blur