What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

cardboard adolescent · 12-19-2007, 04:06 PM

^^ I finally watched Mind Game and it was brilliant. I'll probably check this out as well.

I think the last movie I watched was Down By Law, but I didn't finish it. Right before that I tried to watch Timecode, which has four shots on the screen simultaneously (24 style) at all times and all four are continuous shots. It boosts the audio of whichever is most important. It wasn't too hard to follow, surprisingly, but my friends weren't really putting up with it so we had to turn it off. What I saw was decent, however.

jackhammer · 12-19-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I don't see anything good in films that dumb you down. There are plenty of good action flicks out there, this one caters to the homophobic/misogynistic hillbillies with an IQ bellow room temperature...

This is a spoof/homage. How the hell can you take a film seriously that opens with Quiet Riots BANG YOUR HEAD, headbanging to ACHY BREAKY HEART and getting a kick out of CPR? Even the beginning of the film is completely self referential. It's a black comedy of the highest order and not an action film per se.

So I am now a homophobic hillbilly because I appreciate the film for what it is? What's wrong with dumb stupid films? The sheer amount of films that emotionally drain me, means I need a complete switch off film wise.

Films are divided into two categories-Steaks and Hamburgers. I always nearly prefer a steak. It looks good, takes time to cook and digest, makes me feel emotionally content and is expensive. However, I sometimes need a quick hunger fix. Something frivolous and empty but it will still fill a gap until better quality ingredients come along. This is how I approach my film viewing.

adidasss · 12-20-2007, 01:59 AM

Whatever floats your boat man. :\

adidasss · 12-20-2007, 04:41 PM

Excellent.

One of the most original films I've seen this year, a modern interpretation/homage to silent films. Beautifully shot. Just brilliant.

jackhammer · 12-22-2007, 01:56 PM

PARADISE LOST.

A group of nubile/dumb kids go on a trip to brazil, get abducted and have nasty things happen to them. Bag of bollocks.

Sparky · 12-22-2007, 02:09 PM

saw i am legend.

first hour was fun

2nd hour was stupid as ****

adidasss · 12-22-2007, 02:23 PM

Yah, I saw that last night...too similar to 28 days later...which is better...obviously.

jackhammer · 12-22-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by matious

saw i am legend.

first hour was fun

2nd hour was stupid as ****

I so want this film to be good. The novel is brilliant but I have heard that it does'nt come close. I may give it a chance sometime.

Sparky · 12-22-2007, 02:34 PM

me too, but like adidass said, this is like 28 days later...just stupider.

What are the chances of will smith being a army general AND a medical doctor...

the dog was the best actor in the film :>

adidasss · 12-22-2007, 02:34 PM

I've read that of all the film versions (apparently there are more than one), this one strays from the novel the most....:\

12-20-2007, 01:59 AM	#393 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Whatever floats your boat man. :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

12-20-2007, 04:41 PM	#394 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Excellent. One of the most original films I've seen this year, a modern interpretation/homage to silent films. Beautifully shot. Just brilliant. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

12-22-2007, 01:56 PM	#395 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	PARADISE LOST. A group of nubile/dumb kids go on a trip to brazil, get abducted and have nasty things happen to them. Bag of bollocks. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-22-2007, 02:23 PM	#397 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yah, I saw that last night...too similar to 28 days later...which is better...obviously. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

12-22-2007, 02:34 PM	#400 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I've read that of all the film versions (apparently there are more than one), this one strays from the novel the most....:\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

12-19-2007, 04:06 PM	#391 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	^^ I finally watched Mind Game and it was brilliant. I'll probably check this out as well. I think the last movie I watched was Down By Law, but I didn't finish it. Right before that I tried to watch Timecode, which has four shots on the screen simultaneously (24 style) at all times and all four are continuous shots. It boosts the audio of whichever is most important. It wasn't too hard to follow, surprisingly, but my friends weren't really putting up with it so we had to turn it off. What I saw was decent, however.

12-22-2007, 02:09 PM	#396 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	saw i am legend. first hour was fun 2nd hour was stupid as ****

12-22-2007, 02:34 PM	#399 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	me too, but like adidass said, this is like 28 days later...just stupider. What are the chances of will smith being a army general AND a medical doctor... the dog was the best actor in the film :>