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watched this for the first time in an age yesterday, brilliant

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith
 
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Synopsis: Robert Crumb is known for his disturbing, yet compelling, underground cartoons: his most famous works made countercultural icons out of Mr. Natural ("Keep on Truckin'...") and Fritz the Cat. Terry Zwigoff delves into the odd world of the cartoonist in his documentary film Crumb, and the picture that emerges is not always pretty--at moments, it's almost repellent--but it's a fascinating glimpse into a very strange mind. Interviewing immediate family--Crumb has one suicidal brother, one semi-psychopathic brother, two sisters who declined to be interviewed, and a tyrannical mother--Crumb begins to look a bit saner. Given his surroundings, it's remarkable that he has survived so well. His hostilities toward women may turn some viewers off, but his wife, Aline, seems to be a grounding point, and she provides a solid counterbalance to the man. No one shies away from discussing incredibly intimate things (namely, sex!), which explains much of R. Crumb's cartoons. This documentary can definitely be considered a masterpiece for the cult crowd, and as for the rest of us, it's sure to make us feel a little better about our own lives!.

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I dug this out of my collection last night and gave it a watch. It's a really excellent, honest film. I enjoy it every time.
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How odd. Very nearly watched that again myself yesterday but changed me mind and watched summat else instead. Near miss. Seen it before though and it's a good 'un. Got a coupla other docu's about him - there's one particularly good one that's worth tracking down. Can't remember what it's called but sure it's the BBC Arena one. Arena made some damn fine docus. But no films.

EDIT: Also a damn fine docu, Rushes. I <3 Daniel Johnston :)
 
Been watching a lot of films lately. When I go through GBL binges I tend to just sit around watching movies all the time...

Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans is pretty good, has an ambiguous ending. Nic Cage back to his better ways. Frailty is another fairly good film but nothing special, I saw one of the main twists coming a mile off. Probably the only film I've ever seen Matthew Mcconaughey put in a good performance too. Dawn of the Dead remake - pretty mixed views on that. I quite like the whole fast zombie thing, when there's a lot of tension and chasing. But I can't remember ever really being remotely scared or surprised at what was happening. Watched Kick-Ass the other day. not sure what to say about it really. Traditionally what I consider to be humour is witty, understated type comedy seen in TV shows like Alan Partridge, Peep Show and The Office. This rarely seems to appear in comedy on the big screen, with humour always being very obvious. It has to appeal to the mass market I guess. Anyway Kick-Ass has the whole crude Superbad style of humour that's become synonymous with hollywood comedy. If you don't really expect much out of it you might love it. I doubt I'll ever watch it again. All these comedies often seem to involve the same actors and Judd Apatow seems to regularly have a hand in them, which is odd because he made the show Freaks and Geeks which was hilarious. It's not to say that simple humour isn't funny. A lot of the jokes in the TV show South Park for example are obvious and basic but they're still clever. Very rarely is any comedy in mainstream movies clever.

Shutter's Island is another I saw recently. The story is quite surreal but I like that and it's very spooky and mysterious.
 
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She's an absolute beauty.

It's about a man that may be paedophile and Ellen Page (girl from Juno) beats him up about it.
It has one particularly gruesome scene!

Or you can always just watch Star Wars!
 
^I like Ellen Page a lot, but I hated her in that film. I liked the role reversal concept, but it just didn't do it for me for some reason. :\

My initial instinct was to sympathise with the girl, but when the 'twist' became apparent, I didn't really feel anything towards either of the characters. It's just a bit meh.

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How odd. Very nearly watched that again myself yesterday but changed me mind and watched summat else instead. Near miss. Seen it before though and it's a good 'un. Got a coupla other docu's about him - there's one particularly good one that's worth tracking down. Can't remember what it's called but sure it's the BBC Arena one. Arena made some damn fine docus. But no films.
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I hadn't seen it in years, just fancied revisiting it again to see if it still inspired me. I remember watching it for the first time on channel 4 or summink, and the next day I went out and got a brand new sketch book and some pens. I think this was also about the time I started doing drugs, and loads of drug related, nonsensical comic strips ensued. :D

edit for x89 - if you like Ellen Page, An American Crime is a better watch imo.

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Quite liked Hard Candy myself.

Have a film here I'm really looking forward to watching: The Road with Vigo Mortennsen
 
The Pianist.

Adrien Brody got an oscar for it and well deserved to. Awesome film.
 
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Quite liked Hard Candy myself.

Have a film here I'm really looking forward to watching: The Road with Vigo Mortennsen
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The Road is rather good, the book is outstanding i've just started reading it recently. Very grim.

Shambles - I saw Daniel Johnston a few weeks ago in London. Poor guy was a bit worse for wear but it was a good gig none the less, great just to be right up front and see him.
 
I've seen it aye, wouldn't say excellent but I enjoyed it. You'll probably figure out half way through what's going on or have an inclination at least. People I saw it with, one didn't understand the other hated it so mixed reviews.
 
I can't think of any shit movies that DiCaprio has done since Titanic, or even below average ones. There's a massive stigma about him, I suspect thanks largely to Titanic, but he's actually a really good actor.

Gangs of New York is fucking brilliant (also Scorsese, which is why I really want to watch Shutter Island). As are Blood Diamond, Body Of Lies, The Departed and Catch Me If You Can. I gave Revolutionary Road a miss because it doesn't appeal and I can't shake my perception of it as a chick flick, despite my girlfriend fervently trying to convince me that it's not.
 
I think he's a great actor, and it's only cuz he was lumped into that Hollywood hunk category by young adoring female fans that he gets a bad rep. But he had the sense to take some time out after Leomania (i.e after Titanic) and he's managed to regain a lot of cred since then.

He was doing some amazing work before Titanic too. Films such as This Boys Life, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, The Basketball Diaries, and Marvin's Room were all very good.
 
Aye DiCaprio isn't too bad like he just sometimes choses some poncy chick flicks which discredits him a bit. ]

He's ace in Gangs of New York and The Departed for example but then maybe Scorcese knows how to get the best out of him.

Someone mentioned The Pianist too, top film. *thumbs up*
 
I haven't watched it but might later. Are you saying it's boring or just that you expect me to find it boring?
 
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