Movies - Page 51

jimbobhickville · June 10th, 2005, 01:26 PM

Finally saw Kill Bill 1 & 2. Thought the explanation at the end was pretty weak, and what was with the annoying beeps to bleep out her name? Like we care when it's finally revealed. Anyway, overall not bad, bonus points for combining kung-fu flicks with westerns with 70s exploitation flicks with pulp, but sometimes it felt like he was trying too hard to combine genres.

Kinsey - interesting, but over the top. I'm sure a lot of what he did was helpful, but man his methods were totally over-the-top and self-indulgent. He was pretty messed up.

NAD is still special. · June 20th, 2005, 11:46 PM

Time Bandits

Good stupid fun.

J. · June 21st, 2005, 12:30 AM

The wife wanted me to watch Ladder 49, so we watched it on iControl or whatever. It was pretty good, and I liked the way they told the story through flashbacks. It was more realistic than Backdraft, I thought. I like Joaquin Phoenix (other than that horrid role in Gladiator) and hope he gets good roles in the future.

lurch70 · June 21st, 2005, 01:08 AM

Ladder 49 was indeed pretty good ... I still cannot believe that the lead actress is Jacinda from MTV's Real World London ... holy crap did that chick change for the better.

J. · June 21st, 2005, 01:24 AM

I don't watch MTV, so I had no idea who she was. She did a good job, I thought.

And even though Travolta had a small role here, he was neat to watch as the no-nonsense Fire Captain.

lurch70 · June 21st, 2005, 05:48 PM

FANNY & ALEXANDER ... brilliant. haven't seen any later day Bergman movies, but will need to remedy that.

someone on the net wrote that this movie is "like watching a masterpiece of literature" and I could not agree more. over 3 hours but it flows so beautifully and is so brutally raw.

NAD is still special. · June 24th, 2005, 12:49 AM

Paris, Texas

Pretty nifty, and great score by Ry Cooder, reminded me of Deadman. Although I always chuckle that every movie with a scene in the Mohave Desert has to show the dinos in Cabazon.

IOfTheStorm · June 24th, 2005, 02:54 AM

Paris, Texas is amazing
I watched Sideways (see s/t thread) and Blade Trinity which was a big load of crap with some funny moments.

NAD is still special. · June 24th, 2005, 03:07 AM

Oh yeah, Land of Plenty isn't available for rental on DVD yet, but it's saved in my Netflix save thingy. Or something.

IOfTheStorm · June 24th, 2005, 03:10 AM

The director of "Land Of Plenty" (Wim Wenders) is the one of "Paris, Texas" in case you didnt know. I find it strange that it isnt out on dvd..i've seen it more lots of months ago.

lurch70 · June 24th, 2005, 10:16 AM

Paris, Texas needs a nice big TV set ... preferably widescreen.
one of the most amazing movies visually.

June 10th, 2005, 01:26 PM	#1251 (permalink)
jimbobhickville Tyrant in Distress Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pleasant Grove, UT, USA Posts: 3,992	Finally saw Kill Bill 1 & 2. Thought the explanation at the end was pretty weak, and what was with the annoying beeps to bleep out her name? Like we care when it's finally revealed. Anyway, overall not bad, bonus points for combining kung-fu flicks with westerns with 70s exploitation flicks with pulp, but sometimes it felt like he was trying too hard to combine genres. Kinsey - interesting, but over the top. I'm sure a lot of what he did was helpful, but man his methods were totally over-the-top and self-indulgent. He was pretty messed up. __________________ Librarius Metallicus Founder/Programmer Site: http://www.librariusmetallicus.com Forum: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/f...hp?forumid=161 Want to help out (we could use a few more)? Apply here:http://www.librariusmetallicus.com/UserApplication/add

June 21st, 2005, 12:30 AM	#1253 (permalink)
J. Anti-Funderground Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Woodlands Posts: 21,341	The wife wanted me to watch Ladder 49, so we watched it on iControl or whatever. It was pretty good, and I liked the way they told the story through flashbacks. It was more realistic than Backdraft, I thought. I like Joaquin Phoenix (other than that horrid role in Gladiator) and hope he gets good roles in the future. __________________

June 21st, 2005, 01:24 AM	#1255 (permalink)
J. Anti-Funderground Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Woodlands Posts: 21,341	I don't watch MTV, so I had no idea who she was. She did a good job, I thought. And even though Travolta had a small role here, he was neat to watch as the no-nonsense Fire Captain. __________________

June 21st, 2005, 05:48 PM	#1256 (permalink)
lurch70 an RC irregular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 15,169	FANNY & ALEXANDER ... brilliant. haven't seen any later day Bergman movies, but will need to remedy that. someone on the net wrote that this movie is "like watching a masterpiece of literature" and I could not agree more. over 3 hours but it flows so beautifully and is so brutally raw. Last edited by lurch70 : June 24th, 2005 at 10:15 AM.

June 24th, 2005, 02:54 AM	#1258 (permalink)
IOfTheStorm Gogol Bordello Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 5,809	Paris, Texas is amazing I watched Sideways (see s/t thread) and Blade Trinity which was a big load of crap with some funny moments. __________________ YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. YOU ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL OR UNIQUE SNOWFLAKE. YOU'RE THE SAME DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER AS EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU ARE THE ALL-SINGING, ALL-DANCING CRAP OF THE WORLD. HIPPIE METAL OR NO METAL AT ALL

June 21st, 2005, 01:08 AM	#1254 (permalink)
lurch70 an RC irregular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 15,169	Ladder 49 was indeed pretty good ... I still cannot believe that the lead actress is Jacinda from MTV's Real World London ... holy crap did that chick change for the better.

June 24th, 2005, 03:10 AM	#1260 (permalink)
IOfTheStorm Gogol Bordello Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 5,809	The director of "Land Of Plenty" (Wim Wenders) is the one of "Paris, Texas" in case you didnt know. I find it strange that it isnt out on dvd..i've seen it more lots of months ago. __________________ YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. YOU ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL OR UNIQUE SNOWFLAKE. YOU'RE THE SAME DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER AS EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU ARE THE ALL-SINGING, ALL-DANCING CRAP OF THE WORLD. HIPPIE METAL OR NO METAL AT ALL

June 24th, 2005, 10:16 AM	#1261 (permalink)
lurch70 an RC irregular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 15,169	Paris, Texas needs a nice big TV set ... preferably widescreen. one of the most amazing movies visually.