What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Paedantic Basterd · 09-07-2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

.The film overall was quite enjoyable. I'm used to hearing about women in the media, whether it be incessant bullying from other girls or eating disorders and self esteem issues. It's almost as if men are going through the same thing, just a different way. I'm not keen to dissect its effectiveness, but rather just an interesting perspective on masculinity and the media. You can watch it in its entirety on Google Video.

I'd actually be quite interested in reading a book about this issue, if anybody knows of a good one.

hoof123 · 09-07-2011, 02:19 AM

Some fantastic suggestions in here, some films that I normally wouldn't have ever stumbled accross, but I'm very interested in anyway. Cheers guys.

DoctorSoft · 09-07-2011, 06:26 AM

I Loooove movies like this. Very quiet and slow moving, but also very emotional. 9/10

Disturbing and really sad. 8/10

bob. · 09-07-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Is Naked Lunch celebrated because it's so off the wall or is it because it's a film so original that it is cool to mention it in threads like this to garner interest? The answer is both. Anyone with a passing interest in movies should watch this at least once.

A valiant attempt at filming a virtually unfilmable novel.

i remember when this was released in theaters....i think i was 14 or 15 and i saw an add on tv which was simply Burroughs talking about how he never thought anybody would be willing to ruin their film making career by turning Naked Lunch into a film

it was released where i live on my birthday.....and my mom said to me "i'll pay for you to go see this movie if you read the book first".....i'll never forget sitting there reading the book and my mom (who had never read or even heard of Naked Lunch) coming up to me and asking me what was happening in the book!....i did not have the heart to tell what i was reading and what it was doing to my young brain......i think i just said...."i have no idea" which was true

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

be thankful Cronenberg didn't incorporate all the imagery from the book

indeed

jackhammer · 09-08-2011, 06:56 PM

There are many films deemed cult classics that I have never seen so I am trying to rectify that:

Superb use of music even though Rock N Roll isn't my thing and I can certainly see why it is loved by many. I couldn't quite get into the nostalgic value of the film coming from the U.K but I guess it's similar to the film Quadrophenia. Both are rites of passage movies, well directed and with great soundtracks but I can relate to the gang culture much more in Quadrophenia than The Wanderers. Decent film though even if it felt a little stylised to me.

I like B movies.I like Martial Arts movies. I can suspend my disbelief when a film is made from a video game but I thought this was an absolute crock.

A B movie trying to be something far more than that rarely works. The effects that the film relies on so much are patchy. The fight scenes are average and there seemed to be no plausible reason why one fighter was pitched against another.

If Goro is undefeated then surely he is the Mortal Kombat champion? and to be beaten by a sub par film actor/ martial artist on a cliff edge within a couple of minutes is pathetic in film terms.

I am sure there are many MK game fans out there to fill in some blanks but honestly. Even taking into account it's origins it was still awful.

The soundtrack is damn good though I Have to say

bob. · 09-10-2011, 11:33 AM

The Wanderers is seriously one of the most ignored movies ever.....

"You Don't Fuck With The Baldies!"

djchameleon · 09-12-2011, 08:55 AM

The Adjustment Bureau

I don't know but I think this movie got bad reviews when it came out. I loved it though. I want to read the short story The Adjustment Team now because of it. I had no idea it was going to be such a "chick flick" at least that's what it felt like. I did like the slight hint of science fiction that was added to it though. I guess technically it would be considered a romantic thriller.

My Soul To Take

I went into this movie with very low expectations and by the end of it, the twist kept flip flopping and I couldn't tell which way it was going to work out. There were three possibilities but it wasn't clear until the twist was revealed.
Wes Craven was behind it so I shouldn't have doubted it.

Howard the Duck · 09-12-2011, 09:12 AM

^^i'm only gonna watch The Adjustment Bureau purely cos it was a PKD short story

huge PKD fan here

Bulldog · 09-13-2011, 02:49 AM

My fitrst Johyn Waters film (zzzzzzap!). Not brilliant by any stretch, but great fun all the same, with the odd pretty hilarious scene here and there (like rounding up action movie fans to fight off an angry horde of family moviegoers). Packed with neat little in-jokes as well. All in all, about an hour and a half well-spent.

bob. · 09-13-2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

My fitrst Johyn Waters film (zzzzzzap!). Not brilliant by any stretch, but great fun all the same, with the odd pretty hilarious scene here and there (like rounding up action movie fans to fight off an angry horde of family moviegoers). Packed with neat little in-jokes as well. All in all, about an hour and a half well-spent.

John Waters is why i am proud beyond all reason to be born and raised in the great city of Balt-ee-more!

09-08-2011, 06:56 PM	#10545 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	There are many films deemed cult classics that I have never seen so I am trying to rectify that: Superb use of music even though Rock N Roll isn't my thing and I can certainly see why it is loved by many. I couldn't quite get into the nostalgic value of the film coming from the U.K but I guess it's similar to the film Quadrophenia. Both are rites of passage movies, well directed and with great soundtracks but I can relate to the gang culture much more in Quadrophenia than The Wanderers. Decent film though even if it felt a little stylised to me. I like B movies.I like Martial Arts movies. I can suspend my disbelief when a film is made from a video game but I thought this was an absolute crock. A B movie trying to be something far more than that rarely works. The effects that the film relies on so much are patchy. The fight scenes are average and there seemed to be no plausible reason why one fighter was pitched against another. If Goro is undefeated then surely he is the Mortal Kombat champion? and to be beaten by a sub par film actor/ martial artist on a cliff edge within a couple of minutes is pathetic in film terms. I am sure there are many MK game fans out there to fill in some blanks but honestly. Even taking into account it's origins it was still awful. The soundtrack is damn good though I Have to say __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-10-2011, 11:33 AM	#10546 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	The Wanderers is seriously one of the most ignored movies ever..... "You Don't Fuck With The Baldies!" __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

09-07-2011, 02:19 AM	#10542 (permalink)
hoof123 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 87	Some fantastic suggestions in here, some films that I normally wouldn't have ever stumbled accross, but I'm very interested in anyway. Cheers guys.

09-07-2011, 06:26 AM	#10543 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	I Loooove movies like this. Very quiet and slow moving, but also very emotional. 9/10 Disturbing and really sad. 8/10

09-13-2011, 02:49 AM	#10549 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	My fitrst Johyn Waters film (zzzzzzap!). Not brilliant by any stretch, but great fun all the same, with the odd pretty hilarious scene here and there (like rounding up action movie fans to fight off an angry horde of family moviegoers). Packed with neat little in-jokes as well. All in all, about an hour and a half well-spent.