I was just replying to the assertion that he had never made a serious film. I love his films, with the exception of Death Proof and My Best Friend's Birthday. And Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino film btw, I don't get all of the hate for it.

On a side note, I do hate the extreme fanboyism associated with him (I am not referring to anyone here, btw). Every other self proclaimed film buff won't STFU about how great he is, and it irks me that they, for the most part, won' ever delve into anything other than the obvious canonized directors like Tarantino, Kubrick, Coppola, etc. Yes, Tarantino is great and all, but their is so much more out there that they will never get the chance to experience because of their blindness towards anything not handed to them on a silver platter by the AFI and other top 100 lists. I literally had people tell me "why bother watching anything that isn't popular, if it isn't popular it must not be good". I've heard so many variations of this over the years, and it sickens me. Expand your horizons, strive to know the non-canonized films! Film should not be confined to a few lists and a few directors, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of great directors, not just the dozens that everyone knows about. Sorry for the rant :)

"but then again, Scorsese can't do a good upbeat musical comedy."

Who says he couldn't? He's made at least one comedy, and he's made a decent enough musical, New York, New York. This is not an argument against Tarantino or anything, I just thought that I should point that out.

Yeah, I hate it when people focus too much on certain filmmakers without appreciating other talents, I'm always searching for other talented filmmakers, I just consider Tarantino one of the best, I wouldn't say I'm a fanboy though.

I'm not calling you a fanboy, I was just ranting.

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Was actually really good, but I still dont get what the big deal with the joker was.

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Charlie Kaufman is a genius.

^ Love this movie. I actually have to teach it to a year 12 media class next year.

It's not about being neccessarily shallow though. I like 300 and dumb ass Jean Claude Van Damme films but I would'nt class myself as shallow and a films asthetics and mise en scene do go a long way to make me appreciate a less than stellar film but it's not the primary factor. I am taking Speed Racer on both counts and unfortunately the lame story means that once you have seen the visuals a couple of times then it does'nt merit repeat viewings IMO.

Different strokes and all that though. I think films like The Fountain, Dark City and The Fountain work briliantly on both a script and asthetic level. As for the Wachowskis, I thought the whole Matrix trilogy was brilliant and Bound (their debut) is a great little noir thriller.

Horror equating trash is a lazy argument though. Watch 'Santa Sangre' for me and report back ;)

I think i am moving to Australia to teach...although I did teach Gladiator one year...but the discussions on it were not deep.

I'm not sure how well it'll hold up to repeat viewings and to be honest I don't want to find out, I had so much fun watching it the first time around. But again, you can't judge the story literally without taking into account that it was based on a cartoon. Hence its simplicity, the black and white morality, silly 60's humour, the heroism, and the predictably positive climax. But like I said, it's all tongue in cheek, and very obviously so, which is why any serious criticism of said elements misses the mark.

Apropos Santa Sangre, I watched about 30 minutes of The holy mountain and that was enough to put me off Jodorowsky's entire filmography. Not a fan of acid inspired films.

Santa Sangre is his most accessible film by far but still a great piece of cinema. Your loss though ;)

Since I'm a student teacher I don't get a say yet in what texts we get to teach... but luckily there are always really great ones on the curriculum! This year I did The Shawshank Redemption.

Cool...When I get my masters and can teach at Uni I can pretty much do what I want then...I have 2 more years of school to finish that...I have taken quite a break I am not sure if I am ready to dive back in but I feel it is now or never...Did they read the novella too? They are really pretty close.

I meant 2 more years...less actually.

Awesome! Good luck to you :) Nah we didn't do the novella as well. It was a media class so just film.

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Greatest Movie EVER!

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Serenity - Joss Whedon (2005)

I honestly can't think of a more entertaining and intelligent sci-fi flick, apart from Matrix. - 9/10

I loved Firefly and was very concerned that this film was going to be a let down. It was great that it was made as Firefly finished so abruptly but had it been poor it would have eally tarnished a fantastic series in my opinion. Luckily though the transition to the big screen didnt result in it losing what made the series so good. Great film.

I actually only saw a few snippets of the show before I saw Serenity a few years ago and didn't like it (a mix of western and sci/fi? What?) but I liked Serenity so much that I eventually gave it another go a few months ago and ended up loving it. But the film just takes it all to a new level.

I hope you watched the TV series. If not, do that. You won't be disappointed.

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This movie was better than I ever thought it would be.

I think I made it clear I did, and loved it. *unsure*

:shycouch: Should've read your post then, eh : P

I still vote the cancellation of Firefly one of TV's biggest tragedies. Fox: Ruining lives since the beginning of time.

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I've seen it before, and I've always loved it. Some people, like my boyfriend, don't think the film should've ever been made... I disagree. I think Scorcese does good in honouring the Hustler (which was also a wonderful, wonderful film for it's time... hell, for this time) in this 26-years-later sequel. The movies soundtrack is superb, the acting is spot on, and the ambience takes the cake.

The Hustler was a landmark film.

Color of Money is very good, but I felt it could have been better, I was expecting it to expand more on Fast Eddie's character and it really didn't unfortunately, Newman is still great though.

Tom Cruise is good, but his character just isn't as interesting, neither does the story come close to the first film.

Then again I haven't seen this film in a while.

The Hustler was fantastic. The story well developed, the acting excellent, the characters were spot on...

In Color, Eddie Felson was still Eddie Felson, I wasn't dissapointed with that aspect. Tom Cruise's character was entertaining, the scene in Chalky's where he takes the Balabooshka (sp?) stick and is knockin' Mozell (sp?) out in 9 ball to Werewolves of London is goddamn fantastic.

The story does lack a but, as compared to the Hustler... but still an interesting endeavour non the less. I felt it could've gone a little further than the ending took it, but the ending did put a smile on my face.

"And if I don't getchya then, I'll getchya next month in N'orleans."

"Yeah, what makes you so sure?"

He breaks like a sledgehammer. "I'm back."

I just watched a copy of Seven Pounds that my friend had.

You basically have no idea what is going on throughout the entire movie until the very last moments where the final pieces fall together. This, I thought, was very cool, but also a little frustrating. However, in the end I thought it was pretty awesome. Could have had a little more depth but definitely worth seeing. Will Smith is great.

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I love Color Of Money and whilst it's not as good as The Hustler, it is still a great piece of cinema with a great score. Must have seen this about 5 times now. Great choice.

I have a routine with The Color of Money. I watch it almost every night when I'm not looking forward to the day after when I wake up. It seems to put me in a "you can do anything" mood, as corny as that sounds. I think it's Paul Newman's character beginning to get it all back at the end.

I went and saw Valkyrie and it was enjoyable enough...I did more research on the actual 20 July plot and found it very interesting...I never learned of it at University...

note to Jackhammer...I saaw the State of Play trailer for the US version which is in DC of course and has Affleck as Stephen Collins...Russell Crowe as the journalist...and Rachel McAdams as his assistant...it looks pretty good although I know they had to cut a ton of stuff.

I may give it a watch sometime. at least with Crowe involved it will have a little gravitas.

It comes out April 17th in the US but it is done so it will surely leak.

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A beautiful film if ever there was one

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****ing immense film. Best I've seen in quite a while. Very touching.

great film, and true very touching....but what's with this poster? or I don't know, is it the dvd cover? it makes the film look like a rom-com...and that's not how the stars look in this movie...it's a pity, it doesn't give the film justice

Yeah that's the DVD cover. It's a decent film with good performances.

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Excellent on every level. One of the best music docs I have seen for a long while.

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The ascent - Larisa Shepitko (1976)

One of the most powerful films I've ever seen. Pure masterpiece. - 10/10

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Stalker - Andrei Tarkovsky (1979)

I've seen all but one of his films and with the exception of Ivan's childhood I can't say a single one has made a particular impact on me. This was no different. I can't rate it, it's just not my type of film...>.>

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very good film, maybe the best drama I've seen this year. it's one of those years which was capitalized by action-packed films, and in this case it wasn't that bad cause "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" were pretty good films. but this is a more down-to-earth film, a sad story but inspired by the life of every has-been out there. as for the star...don't even look for the other nominees, just give him his awards cause it you can't get any better than this. I don't wonna give anything up, cause I think most of you haven't seen it yet. I'd give it a 8/10, mostly because of the performance by it's star, but that doesn't mean it's not a good film as well.

Impa doesn't allow hotlinking, but I gather you were talking about The wrestler.

yeah...I can't believe how hard it is to find a poster of it online?!?!?

anw good movie, marvelous acting

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I just watched vol 1 and 2 back to back for the first time since vol 2 came out on DVD, made me remember how amazing they are.

So I have a question: which Kill Bill is better? (1 or 2) Personally, I think volume 2 is the better one.