MicShazam

No, haven't seen that one. I would have said "yet", but now, it's going to be a tough sell.

About Antichrist: Are you for real?
If so, have you ever written a review/elaborate opinion on Antichrist per chance?

Frownland

Watch Dancer you dork.

The ambiguity in the film is really well-handled. I'll have to watch it again to give you a coherent opinion on it. You need to watch some violent fetish porn to ready for yourself for this kind of film or something.

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MicShazam

Well, I do like that quite fetish porn-ish Japanese movie Tokyo Decadence, but that's mostly minus the violence part.

I'm really disappointed in both of the most internationally famous Danish directors, Von Trier and Winding Refn.

Frownland

Which of both have you seen?

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MicShazam

Von Trier: half of Melancholia (got ill halfway through the screening), Dogville, Both parts of Nymphomaniac (that one drained a lot of good will), Antichrist.
Winding Refn: Valhalla Rising, Drive, Only God Forgives.

Frownland

I feel like you should finish Melancholia, it's very interesting. Dancer in the Dark is still worth the watch too imo. Very different animal for von Trier, save for the absolute emotional devastation.

Well I do like all of those, but if you weren't into them then you should watch the Pusher trilogy. Really great action films that I feel are much more accessible than his later films. Make sure to not watch the American remake.

Oh **** and Bronson too. It has a more coherent plot than the 3 films that you've watched and is his best film by far. One of the best films ever made actually.

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MicShazam

Yeah ok, Melancholia will get another shot eventually. I did want to see what would happen with the comet and all that. Dancer in the Dark feels mostly inescapable because it's an earlier film by Trier and that he might have been better once than what I know from him. And I guess Björk is a plus. Same goes for the Pusher movies. Maybe Refn used to be less annoying. Is it possible both directors have settled into a bit of a comfort zone late in their careers?

I don't see many people mention Bronson. I keep forgetting it's even a Refn movie. The IMDB synopsis sounds trippy: "A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson."

EDIT: Oh and I mean to watch this one some day. It's partially Trier, but I'm sure you at least know about it: "De Fem Benspænd".

Chula Vista

P.S. Melancholia is a rogue planet.

The final 10 minutes are awesome in scope. Not very accurate scientifically, but still pretty mind-blowing.

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Frownland

I believe that Refn is intentionally trying to go down as an auteur. Having a distinct style is a big part of that. I think von Trier is a case of trying to mature while also challenging himself.

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