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EADD Movie Recommendations Thread v.4...not for TV series and stuff Dan...

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the ring (the first remake) was pretty ok for an american remake.

and since we re on the subject, what about girl with a dragon tatoo for a remake? who needed that one? i mean the original was ok (though freaking long) but the remake was wholly unnecessary
 
kingme said:
the ring (the first remake) was pretty ok for an american remake.
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You know what, weirdly I was thinking the exact same thing as I wrote that post - it's up there as a decent remake (especially the bit on the boat), but I still reckon I prefer the original.
 
kingme said:
and since we re on the subject, what about girl with a dragon tatoo for a remake? who needed that one? i mean the original was ok (though freaking long) but the remake was wholly unnecessary
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They were just cashing in really... although I think I know what you mean now that I see the DVD has an English dub on it.
 
Right - had another sci-fi-drugs-athon - here are my results:

The Congress - "An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider." This starts with stuff about ai actors replacing real actors, but expands out to singularity-type future speculation (partly animated - nice trippy visuals) - i really enjoyed this

Safety Not Guaranteed - "Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel." Quite a conventional plot, quite 'indie', bit funny in places - Mostly about the characters and relationships but i sort of liked them by the end - not much actual time travel/paradoxes/headfucks, but i still wanted to watch to the end.

Sound of my Voice - "Two documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future." Quite good - normal-ish plot again, good characters and nice filming - bit culty; i liked it.

Branded - "Set in a dystopian future where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world." This was pretty intelligent in places about advertising/marketing and conspiracies - quite entertaining. It sort of goes wacky at a certain point (and undermines it's political points a tad), but i still wanted to watch to the end.

Antiviral - Brandon Cronenburg (but quite reminiscent of his dad) - fucked up story about a future where viruses of the rich and famous become a commodity, and also their cultured muscle cells (basically celeb-meat). I liked it (think someone may have mentioned it upthread).

Not sf, but: A Dangerous Method - "A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis." I really enjoyed this (i'd read about the relationship between the two but years ago) - mostly exploring the jung side of the story really, and his relationship with a patient. Well worth watching if interested in that sort of thing. (this is by david cronenberg, but don't expect any tentacles)
(caveat: i watched these films in a pretty 'agreeable' state, so my 'reviews' are probably generous.
 
Shambles said:
Watched some films of late. Most noteworthy was Spring Breakers. Bit late on that but fuck that's a good film. Korine

brings Harmony just a bit better than even usual <3
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Oh thank holy fuck for that!

I'd been waiting ages and ages to see it, finally watched it late last year and wasn't fucking disappointed. Pissed my pants at parts and wrote a gushing review in here somewhere. Cleverish, highly original and a beautiful fucked up mix of popular culture and commentary.

Soon as i'd watched it I went straight to dl the britney spears track too :eek:

AWESOME flick. Gets summat like 5.5 on imdb too. It definitely wouldnt make bluntsies 'to watch' list ;p

'ere ... ave some Spears ... Everytime ... <3



Vurtual said:
Antiviral - Brandon Cronenburg (but quite reminiscent of his dad) - fucked up story about a future where viruses of the rich and famous become a commodity, and also their cultured muscle cells (basically celeb-meat). I liked it (think someone may have mentioned it upthread).
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Well jel!

Been meaning to drag that out of 'storage' now for a while. Cronenberg is my master! .... I just hope Brandon does a better job than Jennifer Lynch did on her 'movie-making' attempts.
 
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Marmalade said:
...Been meaning to drag that out of 'storage' now for a while. Cronenberg is my master! .... I just hope Brandon does a better job than Jennifer Lynch did on her 'movie-making' attempts.
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I liked antiviral - reminiscient of videodrome in a way (though not quite as awesome), and queasily plausible. While 'A Dangerous Method' isn't obviously cronenberg (though it's got the bloke from history of violence as freud), that was good too (knightly did a pretty good mad i thought)

Talking about lynch, i recently got myself up to date with his stuff (mullholland drive/inland empire/lost highway) - away from his Blue Velvet/Twin Peaks stuff, and a tad more towards his original eraserhead/grandmother direction, which i preferred (especially inland empire). Also i found he actually did a full version of the bit with the rabbits from inland empire - this looks even more eraserhead-y, so i'll check it out next time i have a suitable headspace.

Rabbits

@bearlove - I got under the skin when i did my last sf burst (above), but ran out of time - i actually put it back in the list cos i thought it looked a bit dull (like a sexy alien shag-killing random men is a bit cliche), but i'm interested again now you said that.
 
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@bearlove - I got under the skin when i did my last sf burst (above), but ran out of time - i actually put it back in the list cos i thought it looked a bit dull (like a sexy alien shag-killing random men is a bit cliche), but i'm interested again now you said that.
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It's a strange one - Its slow paced, shot normally in the dark, not much dialogue and like you say seems very cliche. It's so creepy, some scenes just had us both feeling pretty uncomfortable and the way its shot with the music just gets into your head.
 
Bearlove said:
It's a strange one - Its slow paced, shot normally in the dark, not much dialogue and like you say seems very cliche. It's so creepy, some scenes just had us both feeling pretty uncomfortable and the way its shot with the music just gets into your head.
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Does definitely stay with you. The soundtrack is an awesome thing too. Would recommend seeing at the Cinema if you still can.
 
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Does definitely stay with you. The soundtrack is an awesome thing too. Would recommend seeing at the Cinema if you still can.
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Would love to see that on a big screen - maybe after a beer or two. Its long gone from cinema now (I think) as just came out on Blue Ray.
 
saw the trailer for under the skin. looks creepy and artsy. and i heard theres a bit of nudity from scarlett... though the reviews are a bit mixed...

logans run is an awesome film! especially the skimpy dresses them ladies of the future sport
 
kingme said:
saw the trailer for under the skin. looks creepy and artsy. and i heard theres a bit of nudity from scarlett... though the reviews are a bit mixed...

logans run is an awesome film! especially the skimpy dresses them ladies of the future sport
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Scarlett is gorgeous and her natural sexuality added so much to the film, this was deliberate ! Creepy / artsy - yes.
 
Bearlove said:
It's a strange one - Its slow paced, shot normally in the dark, not much dialogue and like you say seems very cliche. It's so creepy, some scenes just had us both feeling pretty uncomfortable and the way its shot with the music just gets into your head.
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I've been told that a lot of the dialogue is real, as in the other folk didn't know it was a movie. Just mad Scarlett Johanson stoating about Glasgow talking to cunts.

Is it actually set in Glasgow? I know it was filmed here, but is it meant to be somewhere else?
 
hmm scarlett as a nude alien in scotland being creepy sounds like fun on some dissasociative... :p

saw the traielr for exodus: gods and kings. thing looks huge somehow.
 
parttime crackhead said:
I've been told that a lot of the dialogue is real, as in the other folk didn't know it was a movie. Just mad Scarlett Johanson stoating about Glasgow talking to cunts.

Is it actually set in Glasgow? I know it was filmed here, but is it meant to be somewhere else?
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Its either set there or really cleverly edited - now that you mention it I could see where the breaks could appear, where Scarlett could be in another country but its so fn fluid / natural. If the director wanted you to think it was shot in Glasgow - it worked. (Yeah I could pick holes in it [but cant we do that with any movie]) its creepy, strange, gets you thinking, makes you feel uncomfortable about human nature without heavy CGI.
 
I've been watching Traffic amongst doing other things this afternoon. Been a while since I saw it last... really is a pretty epic film. (scale)

Question... I always assumed it was heroin she was smoking because of the apparent nodding & the foil etc. I did think it was curious as to why they dissolved it in water before smoking it though... there seem to be some people who think she is smoking freebase cocaine or meth on YouTube comments of certain scenes. She certainly asked if it was freebase but then again, it's freebase heroin which you smoke right?

Which is it? :? (I suspect my instincts all these years were right but...)
 
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