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What I've Been Watching: The Catch-All Film Thread
April 22nd, 2021, 20:52
Originally Posted by CarnifexYep - there's that lad Malcolm McDowell again, and this time teamed up with Kubrick. Now you're cooking with gas!
Last night I watched a film I've seen probably a dozen times or so in my lifetime: A Clockwork Orange. I put it in the category of one of those few films that either equals or perhaps surpasses the fine book, a masterpiece today as it was decades ago. Also it served as a palate cleanser to clear out the memory of a terrible film I'd seen a few days ago, It.
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Бажаю успіху
April 22nd, 2021, 21:00
I think I've seen most of Kubrick's films, and I like them all, but somehow I keep missing watching A Clockwork Orange. I think it's been on my list for 15 years or so, and I still haven't seen it. One of these days …
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April 22nd, 2021, 23:15
I won't be repeating old surebets and 6 days passed so you probably watched at least one of my previous suggestions.
Time for some new ones.
Bloody Hell - a rare fish, lowbudget horror that is not stupid and plays with the destiny vs coincidence setup. You'll be following a story about one guy who went loco, a girl that cannot be free until she meets him and a family who believes family is above everyrithing, even morals and ethics, even humanity. Add to it a dose of dark humor and it's a mustwatch.
Three Kims - three martial arts trainers, each of different style, all named Kim, set their eyes on a beautiful girl and are trying to… well… seduce her. A sort of. There will be fights, there will be comedy. A nostalgic movie that deliberately feels like HK classics is not as good as those old ones, but is not worse either. A treat for martial arts movies fans.
The soul - one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen, starts as whodunnit, switches to drama (the protagonist has cancer in terminal phase), shifts to scifi and finalizes as a thriller full of twists and turns. Before the thriller part sadly it's very slow, but the thought provoking ideas of this story and hidden critic on chinese censorship makes it a tasty meal for any scifi fan.
Time for some new ones.
Bloody Hell - a rare fish, lowbudget horror that is not stupid and plays with the destiny vs coincidence setup. You'll be following a story about one guy who went loco, a girl that cannot be free until she meets him and a family who believes family is above everyrithing, even morals and ethics, even humanity. Add to it a dose of dark humor and it's a mustwatch.
Three Kims - three martial arts trainers, each of different style, all named Kim, set their eyes on a beautiful girl and are trying to… well… seduce her. A sort of. There will be fights, there will be comedy. A nostalgic movie that deliberately feels like HK classics is not as good as those old ones, but is not worse either. A treat for martial arts movies fans.
The soul - one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen, starts as whodunnit, switches to drama (the protagonist has cancer in terminal phase), shifts to scifi and finalizes as a thriller full of twists and turns. Before the thriller part sadly it's very slow, but the thought provoking ideas of this story and hidden critic on chinese censorship makes it a tasty meal for any scifi fan.
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April 23rd, 2021, 06:52
Originally Posted by joxer…Michael Ironside has *really* put on some weight!
Nobody (2021) - a grinding reality where every week feels the same, similar to your own life, suddenly shifts into a sheer madness for the protagonist here. Of course there is a twist on how and why, there will be action and blood while bodies will pile up. A mustwatch pic proof there is still hope for Hollywood.
Laughing Gnome
April 23rd, 2021, 12:39
I like the first half of Clockwork Orange but the second half loses all its fun. 
I'd really love to see the proper Kubrick cut of Eyes Wide Shut. Apparently Kubrick demanded he must have control over the final cut but then he mysteriously had a heart-attack and an edited version was released with over 20 minutes of footage missing.
As with Clockwork, It's the first half of EWS that's the most fun then it sort of drags on for an hour too long. I wonder how the missing footage might change that.
I'd really love to see the proper Kubrick cut of Eyes Wide Shut. Apparently Kubrick demanded he must have control over the final cut but then he mysteriously had a heart-attack and an edited version was released with over 20 minutes of footage missing.
As with Clockwork, It's the first half of EWS that's the most fun then it sort of drags on for an hour too long. I wonder how the missing footage might change that.
SasqWatch
May 3rd, 2021, 19:18
I also saw Nobody. I found it pretty average. And aside from the fight in the bus, which was cool and intense, I found the rest of the action pretty boring. Odenkirk was decent, but he's way too latented an actor for that kind of role.
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May 3rd, 2021, 21:37
The bus scene IMO was the weakest one if you ask me, but the reason me not caring about it is I've recently watched a few titles with bus/tram/train brawls.
An example: Master (2021):
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To add salt to the wound, to some, I cannot wait to see Cliff Walkers.
Finally someone dared to make something that feels like one of the best murder scenes in film history: Hitchcock's oven scene.
This time it happens on a train.
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Not enough days passed from my last suggestions so won't be recommending something today. Maybe next weekend.
An example: Master (2021):
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To add salt to the wound, to some, I cannot wait to see Cliff Walkers.
Finally someone dared to make something that feels like one of the best murder scenes in film history: Hitchcock's oven scene.
This time it happens on a train.
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Not enough days passed from my last suggestions so won't be recommending something today. Maybe next weekend.
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May 5th, 2021, 07:37
Originally Posted by danutz_plusplusJust finished watching that. I thought it was pretty good until the final 15-20 minutes when it went full-on John Wick. Prior to that, it surprised me in a positve way.
I also saw Nobody. I found it pretty average. And aside from the fight in the bus, which was cool and intense, I found the rest of the action pretty boring. Odenkirk was decent, but he's way too latented an actor for that kind of role.
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May 5th, 2021, 09:08
Originally Posted by JDR13It's not bad, by any stretch. Technically it's good, but I had issues with caring for the main character since he was basically unbeatable. That's why I liked the bus scene, since he actually took some significant damage in that one.
Just finished watching that. I thought it was pretty good until the final 15-20 minutes when it went full-on John Wick. Prior to that, it surprised me in a positve way.
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Reason: Added spoiler tags
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May 5th, 2021, 12:17
Edited your post. Please use the spoiler tags.
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May 5th, 2021, 12:41
Originally Posted by MyrthosOh, sorry. I guess I thought that for this type of movie plot details aren't exactly important. I mean you can't really be spoiled for John Wich with plot details, right? Since it's all just an excuse for gunfights. But fair point about it still being a spoiler.
Edited your post. Please use the spoiler tags.
SasqWatch
May 5th, 2021, 17:38
I got talked into watching the most recent Terminator flick, the Dark Fate one. I don't even know where to begin with this, for like the first hour you cannot even fathom what's going on, there's hardly any actual dialogue at all between the featured actors. In the end I'd call it a below average flick, and not one I'd ever re-watch. Gone indeed are the glory days of the first two terminator films, which are quite fine.
SasqWatch
May 5th, 2021, 21:02
Originally Posted by danutz_plusplusI think you did misunderstand somewhat.
It's not bad, by any stretch. Technically it's good, but I had issues with caring for the main character since he was basically unbeatable. That's why I liked the bus scene, since he actually took some significant damage in that one.
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May 5th, 2021, 21:40
Originally Posted by JDR13Might seem a bit weird to have a debate on this simple of a movie plot, but I'll go along a little more.
I think you did misunderstand somewhat.
Spoiler – ….
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May 5th, 2021, 21:48
Originally Posted by JDR13It's from movie to movie honestly.
I'm not sure how you're able to enjoy any movies to be honest.
Some movies, for some reason, I nitpick, others I tend to be able to suspend my disbelief. It's all a factor of many things. How I feel in that moment, how the movie grabs me, etc. For some reason I didn't get the connection between the situation with the two thieves and what later on happened on the bus. So that made me dive deeper than I maybe should have.
SasqWatch
May 5th, 2021, 21:55
Originally Posted by danutz_plusplusI do that myself sometimes until I accept that it's not meant to be analyzed in the same way as real life.
Some movies, for some reason, I nitpick, others I tend to be able to suspend my disbelief. It's all a factor of many things. How I feel in that moment, how the movie grabs me, etc. For some reason I didn't get the connection between the situation with the two thieves and what later on happened on the bus. So that made me dive deeper than I maybe should have.
Fwiw though, I think a lot of what he did was connected to his past. He alluded to pretending to be someone else for a long time.. as if his real self had been bottled up. The way I see it, the thieves were a catalyst.
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May 5th, 2021, 22:02
Originally Posted by JDR13Yeah, could very well be he was a sociopath all along, and not meant to be empathized with.
I do that myself sometimes until I accept that it's not meant to be analyzed in the same way as real life.
Fwiw though, I think a lot of what he did was connected to his past. He alluded to pretending to be someone else for a long time.. as if his real self had been bottled up. The way I see it, the thieves were a catalyst.
SasqWatch
May 5th, 2021, 22:12
Originally Posted by danutz_plusplusHmm…not quite what I meant (I don't think he was a sociopath), but I don't want to derail the thread any further. PM me if you want me to clarify.
Yeah, could very well be he was a sociopath all along, and not meant to be empathized with.
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