TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 ooh, I just got The Fall on blu ray. I haven't seen it before and am quite excited now. Might watch it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Fright Night was pretty good. Especially when the movie gets all badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Movies like The Fall make me wish I had a Hi Def TV. My laptop even has the damn blu ray player. Actually we're getting one for our house at uni, may hi-jack my parents Lovefilm account every once in a while and get them to send me shiny blu rays. As for the last good movie I saw, I just watched Raising Arizona. Despite my mum's scathing criticism ('What a crap film') I enjoyed it. The Coen's at their oddest, the film drags on a little at times but it's well shot and at times hilarious, despite the fact I was the only person in the room enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I saw Antichrist. It seems pretty misogynistic, but I still really enjoyed it. I'm not sure if that makes me the biggest freak on the face of the earth or not. I also really enjoyed the performances. There's a sort of intense brooding happening between the two characters, and when events transpire, they happen with such gusto that it almost detracts from the horrifying nature of the actions. Also, while it's really easy to call it misogynistic, I think there's also a way to look at it that places the blame solely on the other character. It's a movie that really makes you retrace the events that took place and come to your own conclusion (though the ending really makes it seem like somebody working on that film wasn't too happy with a female in his life). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Well I enjoyed it too, so at the least you're only the joint-biggest freak. The movie is so well shot, and the acting so good, that the gratuity of it becomes acceptable - although still disturbing and uncomfortable, which is the point. I suppose you could ask the question, is it more disturbing to watch a film like Saw for pleasure and for laughs or to make a film with intentionally disturbing imagery that clearly has something to say (even if I still haven't worked out what exactly)? As for the misogyny, the film is clearly aware of it's misogynistic elements - she writes a thesis on misogyny and gendercide - so I don't think it's as simple as saying the film is misogynistic just because it explores the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Well I enjoyed it too, so at the least you're only the joint-biggest freak. The movie is so well shot, and the acting so good, that the gratuity of it becomes acceptable - although still disturbing and uncomfortable, which is the point. I suppose you could ask the question, is it more disturbing to watch a film like Saw for pleasure and for laughs or to make a film with intentionally disturbing imagery that clearly has something to say (even if I still haven't worked out what exactly)? As for the misogyny, the film is clearly aware of it's misogynistic elements - she writes a thesis on misogyny and gendercide - so I don't think it's as simple as saying the film is misogynistic just because it explores the subject. Oh, yeah, forgot about the thesis. Hey, do you know what happened to Eden, the tie-in game that was supposed to release on Steam and XBLA? Did it get canned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) Apparently the developer went under so yeh. That would have been one weird game. Edited August 28, 2011 by Mr W Phallus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I bet the resulting product would've been interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I've just got an image in my head of a Warioware-esque version of the climactic scissors scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Just got back from Fright Night and HOLY CRAP IT WAS SO AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I told you! This summer ended on a high note for movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hell yeah it did! Up high, bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I just saw Thor(Which I liked) and I need one of you nerds to tell me what that thing inside the case was in the after credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/05/07/thor-cosmic-cube-post-credits-scene/ Really did not like Loki in that film. I've never read the comics but I thought he was supposed to a silver-tongued charmer (as even the film suggests), not a shifty-looking brat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 He played Loki fairly well. I don't think you really grasped what was going on a lot of the time with the character. Basically everything is a ruse and he's always doing everything for some future reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Oh, wow, really? I had no idea... He just seemed too obviously shady and devoid of charm, whereas I expected him to be a bit more outgoing and boisterous. Although, I guess Thor already had that covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Hot Fuzz I will say though, it didn't get amazing until the last half hour, and this movie is two hours in duration. However, I can fully understand developing a story first, and thus having it fall apart because of the ridiculous motives of the N.W.A. There were funny bits through those three quarters of the film, but it's a film you have to endure a bit before you begin to really bust a gut. Now Shaun of the Dead, that was pretty much hilarious throughout its entirety. Again, it sets up a bit of a bland story, but once the zombies enter it never stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) I never felt Hot Fuzz was uneven in its laughs or something you need to endure. It just gets more action-packed and ridiculous towards the end, with a lot of joke pay-offs that the earlier stuff set up. But I guess that's down to each person. I actually find it hard to believe that someone thinks the last half hour of Shaun of the Dead is as hilarious as the rest due to the massive shift in tone. Edited September 2, 2011 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) The running gag for most of the beginning is that Sgt. Angel is super serious, though the very beginning was pretty good for laughs. It's when he gets to Sandford I felt it was a bit uneven. Arresting the kids, good. Going about his serious schedule, eh. Of course, I'm talking about comedy here and Hot Fuzz actually has a good narrative for the first half. Its the type of "this is real police work" going on. That does make the last segment the more funny with how it contradicts itself though. As for Shaun of the Dead, going on a zombie killing rampage to the song "Don't Stop Me Now" from Queen was both awesome and hilarious, even when that douche got his intestines ripped out. Then you have the epilogue, but I won't go into detail in case it's a "spoiler." Alright! The epilogue where the zombies are on game shows, talk shows, and so forth. Even Zack Frost's character, while probably a bit morbid, was Shaun's zombie pal in his shed. Now of course there was the bit with Shaun's mum, but it is a zombie film too. Someone of deep love and/or importance has to die. Edited September 2, 2011 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Yeah, but besides the 'serious' element I'm talking about things like "Hag!", the swan, the Point Break moment, etc. In the same way, you could argue that Shaun of the Dead's own narrative elements (except now toward the end) are what mars its humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Yeah, but besides the 'serious' element I'm talking about things like "Hag!", the swan, the Point Break moment, etc. In the same way, you could argue that Shaun of the Dead's own narrative elements (except now toward the end) are what mars its humour. Technically, the Point Break moment was in the last half hour. The swan, well the description part was funny, but it didn't make me laugh again until it caused the bad guys to crash, and the rest as well. The "hag" bit is a good example of a "heh" moment that then becomes hilarious in the last half hour. I think a good joke during the film was the Romeo and Juliet audience reaction, especially Sgt. Angel's face. It's still a really good movie, hence why I put it here, just I think Shaun of the Dead is the better film. I'd watch it again, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Technically, the Point Break moment was in the last half hour. The swan, well the description part was funny, but it didn't make me laugh again until it caused the bad guys to crash, and the rest as well. Yes, but they're set up in the earlier bit. EDIT: I should probably add that I watched Brick last night. I'd seen it before, years ago, but it is a fantastic film. Edited September 3, 2011 by Hot Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Event Horizon Dead Space certainly owes a lot to this film. Nothing more to say then... "Where we're going, we won't be needing eyes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Finally, someone else that liked Event Horizon! I have an Event Horizon wallpaper at the moment, in fact. I enjoyed that movie thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm sure I've mentioned my younger selfs "love" for Event Horizon somewhere on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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