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Film What's the Last Film You Saw? v. Tell Us What You Thought!
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Shady's Fox
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Some kids movies are also fun for the ''adult'' mind. My fav kid movie ever gotta be Wall E, also post apocalyptic.
Hulksmashish
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I’m watching Black Sunday on Netflix!! Badass zombie series 
Shady's Fox
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I’m watching Black Sunday on Netflix!! Badass zombie series
abort shitflix, it's literally the Titanic metaphor. Hulu or Prime, both are a delight! watch Terrified, it's also on yt lol
i remember watch this shit first and those mf under the chair got me a lil bit further back ahaha
birdup.snaildown
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Space Sweepers (2021) does amazing things with 20 million dollars. If this was a US film it'd cost 100 million. Unfortunately, it has serious problems. I like a lot of South Korean films. Sometimes it's easier to like foreign films. I don't think Parasite would have won the Oscar if it was an identical film in English. I think people tend to be more forgiving of the acting when they don't know the language.
I'm used to plot holes / contrivances in Hollywood, but this flick takes the cake.
At one point Kot-nim (a little girl with magical powers) is falling to her death and Tiger Park (yes that is seriously the character's name) impossibly appears literally out of nowhere swinging on something (a wire?) and he catches her in mid air. Then, in a split second, they both appear back in the ship with no explanation.
The protagonist's back story is fucking mental. We discover that he was once a soldier who gunned down innocent women and children for money. Then - one day - after murdering a room full of people, he finds a baby and decides to raise the girl as his own. The child is deaf from the sound of the gunshot that killed her mother. They explain all of this in a brief flashback, then it's back to the film.
There's a slapstick scene where he stands on a bucket shortly afterwards.
I watched it till the end, but it took two attempts to get through it. I liked the robot - Bubs - and the insanely over-the-top villain. It's definitely a so-bad-it's-good sorta film.
The captain of the Victory Crew, Captain Jang, wears dark sunglasses in space. The film's attempt to make her cool is about as subtle as a uniformed narc at a rave.
This film has 64/100 on Metacritic because it's Korean.
I give it 3.5/10.
I'm used to plot holes / contrivances in Hollywood, but this flick takes the cake.
At one point Kot-nim (a little girl with magical powers) is falling to her death and Tiger Park (yes that is seriously the character's name) impossibly appears literally out of nowhere swinging on something (a wire?) and he catches her in mid air. Then, in a split second, they both appear back in the ship with no explanation.
The protagonist's back story is fucking mental. We discover that he was once a soldier who gunned down innocent women and children for money. Then - one day - after murdering a room full of people, he finds a baby and decides to raise the girl as his own. The child is deaf from the sound of the gunshot that killed her mother. They explain all of this in a brief flashback, then it's back to the film.
There's a slapstick scene where he stands on a bucket shortly afterwards.
I watched it till the end, but it took two attempts to get through it. I liked the robot - Bubs - and the insanely over-the-top villain. It's definitely a so-bad-it's-good sorta film.
The captain of the Victory Crew, Captain Jang, wears dark sunglasses in space. The film's attempt to make her cool is about as subtle as a uniformed narc at a rave.
This film has 64/100 on Metacritic because it's Korean.
I give it 3.5/10.
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Cool... care to share what you thought of it?
TheLoveBandit
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Fkn Classic. Need to go back and watch it again. That, and Stalag 17, as well as The Great Escape.
I can't say I loved it, but will admit I gave it a lot of leeway because as you note folks tend to do so with inferior films if they aren't American. Still, I laughed at some of the crap like the swinging you mention and other logic lapses. Loved Bubs as well, perhaps the best of the team. Def bad-but-good.
Burnt Offerings
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I like Verhoeven a lot too. I like his dark humor in films like Total Recall and Robocop
The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (2009) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - A Serbian film that's more disturbing than A Serbian Film. Except it's actually not disturbing at all, and neither is A Serbian Film. Aspiring director Marko is 30 years old and already a self-admitted failure. He is approached by a criminal (his activities backed up and covered by his bent copper brother) approaches him about making porn movies and he agrees. Here is assembles the "porno" gang, who we are introduced to individually (there is a lot of dialogue and a surprising amount of character development for this type of movies...the characters all feel "real") including a young, failed actress, a "junkie" couple, a gay couple, an overweight woman, a transvestite etc.
The buy a bus and tour Serbia performing niche pornography live, as a theatre group.
Most places chase them out of town with literal guns and pitchforks, but this doesn't deter our cast (why would it? Nobody listens to the village people anymore
) and eventually meet a man who wants them to make snuff films. A "marriage of real sex and real violence". He will provide willing "victims" (people who suicidal or terminally ill who agree to be murdered on film in exchange for a large sum of money being provided to their loved ones in return; most of this taking place in a war-torn and poverty-stricken Serbia).
As almost always, I'm stopping the plot description here. No point giving away everything.
What follows is hardcore, unsimulated sex (including straight, gay, graphic close-up penetration, rape, and bestiality), real animal-killing and said snuff scenes which obviously are (while somewhat real looking) not real.
4 stars instead of 5 because I really wanted to be disturbed by this (it's in I think Tier 4 of the Disturbing Movie Iceberg) or at least feel Something, but I didn't. Although I actually enjoyed it as a movie.
The buy a bus and tour Serbia performing niche pornography live, as a theatre group.
Most places chase them out of town with literal guns and pitchforks, but this doesn't deter our cast (why would it? Nobody listens to the village people anymore
) and eventually meet a man who wants them to make snuff films. A "marriage of real sex and real violence". He will provide willing "victims" (people who suicidal or terminally ill who agree to be murdered on film in exchange for a large sum of money being provided to their loved ones in return; most of this taking place in a war-torn and poverty-stricken Serbia).As almost always, I'm stopping the plot description here. No point giving away everything.
What follows is hardcore, unsimulated sex (including straight, gay, graphic close-up penetration, rape, and bestiality), real animal-killing and said snuff scenes which obviously are (while somewhat real looking) not real.
4 stars instead of 5 because I really wanted to be disturbed by this (it's in I think Tier 4 of the Disturbing Movie Iceberg) or at least feel Something, but I didn't. Although I actually enjoyed it as a movie.
I watched Wall E with my 3 year old niece lot long ago and enjoyed it, too. Also, post-apocalyptic in a very real way. Imagining a near-future where all humans are morbidly obese and spend all their lives watching RV (I think) is extremely easy to believe.
izo
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just started watching henry - portrait of a serial killer again. somehow i like 70-80 movies better than most of the stuff that comes out these days.
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Haha as I remember Henry: POASK originally received an X rating for “general mood” iirc (possibly paraphrasing but that was the gist of it, they gave it an X rating because of how much it made you want to take a shower after viewing lol)
It is a pretty dark creepy film. Great understated performance by Michael Rooker in that one.
If you want another good 80’s exploration of a demented psycho’s mind, lol, check out “Angst” (1983). It’s not as well known as Henry but it’s a fantastic one in the subgenre...the camerawork in particular is incredible for a low budget psycho movie. Acting, cinematography, everything is on point in “Angst”
It is a pretty dark creepy film. Great understated performance by Michael Rooker in that one.
If you want another good 80’s exploration of a demented psycho’s mind, lol, check out “Angst” (1983). It’s not as well known as Henry but it’s a fantastic one in the subgenre...the camerawork in particular is incredible for a low budget psycho movie. Acting, cinematography, everything is on point in “Angst”
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Cool... care to share what you thought of it?
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Well I love how his sister kicks f*CK outta them but it's a very sad scene ... I will analyse more and come back to u lol
I've seen the film more than once but I've been an alcoholic for quite some time and don't remember I'm the type to keep myself to myself when I'm on it an just watch film n that quite numb the now so find it hard to do anything thatbeven requires a tiny bit of deepness
Cool... care to share what you thought of it?
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Well I love how his sister kicks f*CK outta them but it's a very sad scene ... I will analyse more and come back to u lol
I've seen the film more than once but I've been an alcoholic for quite some time and don't remember I'm the type to keep myself to myself when I'm on it an just watch film n that quite numb the now so find it hard to do anything thatbeven requires a tiny bit of deepness
Damn, reading some of my own posts. I REALLY BADLY need to proof-read what I post lol. In my defence I have brain-damage and I'm also stoned 90% of the time xD.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) - 4 incompetant law enforcement officers - Very much a cross between the disturbing fake-snuff and found-footage genres. This movie is made up of interviews with police officers, criminal investigators, victims families etc and footage from the 2400 hours worth of home videos found in the home of the killer. If you listen to YouTube this movie is queen shit of disturbing movies. Meh. I felt nothing, but I'd put it somewhere in the middle of the Disturbing Movie Iceberg.
The character of Cheryl really makes this worth watching, though.
I have a question about this movie that has a big spoiler so I'm gonna put a spoiler warning here. **DO NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE (UNLESS YOU NEVER PLAN TO)**
So, "Cheryl's Interview" - what do you guys, think: an entirely broken person, or an almost entirely broken person who is a little wise? So while she's free (physically, anyway) we know that the guy is still out there and nobody has seen his face. I think she IS authentic when asking "what do you want me to say/feel?" in response to every question because for six years she has been TOLD what she feels and thinks and has been severely punished for being "wrong". She also knows he's out there and intends to come back for her. She SAYS he's coming back for her in a dreamy, Stockholm-Syndrome way...but let's say she's a little more there than we give her credit for. After her situation she would 100% believe he was gonna get her again. Even if he was dead, she'd still believe it because he's so in her head. So maybe she's pretending she believes he loves her and refuses to say anything else because she knows how badly she will be punished when he comes for her again if he thinks she is anything but the broken slave he made her into. Maybe she killed herself because she couldn't live with knowing she'd be his play-thing again. Maybe she declared her undying love for him in her suicide note just in case her suicide attempt failed or in case he would come after her family after her death.
We know she continued to torture herself while in hospital, but when we see this interview - "a few months later" - all the visible woulds - such as the lesions and lacerations on her face - have healed and we don't SEE any new ones. There is that infamous moment where she scratches her head and we see her hand is missing, but they purposely did not show her hands when she was rescued or in the hospital so we are left to question: did he do it to her, or did she do it to herself? My answer: 100% he did it. Her stump was competely healed. I've never cut off a part of myself but I used to self-mutilate and cut down to the bone in both arms and one thigh and severe, deep scarring stays a livid purple colour for a good couple of years before fading to white and "healing" somewhat.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) - 4 incompetant law enforcement officers - Very much a cross between the disturbing fake-snuff and found-footage genres. This movie is made up of interviews with police officers, criminal investigators, victims families etc and footage from the 2400 hours worth of home videos found in the home of the killer. If you listen to YouTube this movie is queen shit of disturbing movies. Meh. I felt nothing, but I'd put it somewhere in the middle of the Disturbing Movie Iceberg.
The character of Cheryl really makes this worth watching, though.
I have a question about this movie that has a big spoiler so I'm gonna put a spoiler warning here. **DO NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE (UNLESS YOU NEVER PLAN TO)**
So, "Cheryl's Interview" - what do you guys, think: an entirely broken person, or an almost entirely broken person who is a little wise? So while she's free (physically, anyway) we know that the guy is still out there and nobody has seen his face. I think she IS authentic when asking "what do you want me to say/feel?" in response to every question because for six years she has been TOLD what she feels and thinks and has been severely punished for being "wrong". She also knows he's out there and intends to come back for her. She SAYS he's coming back for her in a dreamy, Stockholm-Syndrome way...but let's say she's a little more there than we give her credit for. After her situation she would 100% believe he was gonna get her again. Even if he was dead, she'd still believe it because he's so in her head. So maybe she's pretending she believes he loves her and refuses to say anything else because she knows how badly she will be punished when he comes for her again if he thinks she is anything but the broken slave he made her into. Maybe she killed herself because she couldn't live with knowing she'd be his play-thing again. Maybe she declared her undying love for him in her suicide note just in case her suicide attempt failed or in case he would come after her family after her death.
We know she continued to torture herself while in hospital, but when we see this interview - "a few months later" - all the visible woulds - such as the lesions and lacerations on her face - have healed and we don't SEE any new ones. There is that infamous moment where she scratches her head and we see her hand is missing, but they purposely did not show her hands when she was rescued or in the hospital so we are left to question: did he do it to her, or did she do it to herself? My answer: 100% he did it. Her stump was competely healed. I've never cut off a part of myself but I used to self-mutilate and cut down to the bone in both arms and one thigh and severe, deep scarring stays a livid purple colour for a good couple of years before fading to white and "healing" somewhat.
hydroazuanacaine
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Prisoners (2013)
gyllenhaal and his character are good stuff. watched it because the scene of him grilling the mimic is posted on instagram so often. film's message is ok, but the plot stretches itself. and the dialogue is often corny.
i've seen people in real life that have that blinking tic.
Take Shelter
i like this michael shannon guy. he's great in the tom ford film.
gyllenhaal and his character are good stuff. watched it because the scene of him grilling the mimic is posted on instagram so often. film's message is ok, but the plot stretches itself. and the dialogue is often corny.
i've seen people in real life that have that blinking tic.
Take Shelter
i like this michael shannon guy. he's great in the tom ford film.
I’ve heard this from someone else. Might have to watch it.
Blade Runner is amazing.
Does not compute.
He absolutely was. I can’t believe he wrote the “Tears in Rain” monologue.
TheLoveBandit
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The Yinyang Master (2021) <Netflix>
So, I may have made a mistake in watching this, as I see there is The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020), though Netflix lists that as 2021 so I don't know really which came first. Anyway, I just watched teh one linked at the start of the post, so I'll talk to that. Viewing was done with really wide screen aspect, which I highly recommend as the visuals are perhaps the top feature of the film. I watched with English dubs (sue me, I wasn't up for the effort of native Chinese tonight) and English subs (to help verify the dubs). The story opens by explaining in ancient China Humans and Demons once lived together, until one Demon tried to rule all and was killed. Demons were then banished to a region while humans took the rest. At the time of the split, the super demon was killed but it's soul could not be vanquished so it collapsed into the Scale Stone, which was protected by the humans within a Bureau in charge of dealing with the demons and monsters. The opening sequence stunned me a bit with the incredible palate of colors, the CGI for the non-human characters (diverse, and feels about 98-99% great....just a little off at the edges, but VERY well conceived and executed), and of course the high-wire fighting sequences (not too much, not too little). This opening scene involves some guards delivering a treasure who are set upon by a group of demons in the woods, and the sequence introduces Qing Ming, who thru a few flashbacks is established as someone raised as one of the Bureau guards protecting the Scale Stone but was on duty the night it was nearly stolen. We find he has mixed blood of half demon, half human which he struggles to control; while he has the support of Chief (head of Bureau and former female friend). I'm spinning out a bit here, let me step back. Bottom line, the 2h does not drag (much), there is a constant filling of the screen with colors and images that harken back to ancient China and show a huge investment in creating an epic tale across a huge canvas. The storyline isn't predictable, and was in fact quite refreshing as we watch QingMing deal with his role between the worlds; and the climax forces him into a few unseen decision points and changes. But I also have to call back to the extremely large cast of human and monster characters, not many are major but they all have a part and do it rather well. Not a really deep film, though deeper than most fluff these days, especially if you'd like a bit more of the Chinese mystical belief set. Good fight and action scenes, really good characters, solid and interesting storyline. Very much recommended. If you aren't into these types of films, this won't change your mind. But if you are open to them, or perhaps enjoy them, this is one worth seeing, for sure. 8.5/10.
I'll see about watching the other soon and advise which should come first![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
So, I may have made a mistake in watching this, as I see there is The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020), though Netflix lists that as 2021 so I don't know really which came first. Anyway, I just watched teh one linked at the start of the post, so I'll talk to that. Viewing was done with really wide screen aspect, which I highly recommend as the visuals are perhaps the top feature of the film. I watched with English dubs (sue me, I wasn't up for the effort of native Chinese tonight) and English subs (to help verify the dubs). The story opens by explaining in ancient China Humans and Demons once lived together, until one Demon tried to rule all and was killed. Demons were then banished to a region while humans took the rest. At the time of the split, the super demon was killed but it's soul could not be vanquished so it collapsed into the Scale Stone, which was protected by the humans within a Bureau in charge of dealing with the demons and monsters. The opening sequence stunned me a bit with the incredible palate of colors, the CGI for the non-human characters (diverse, and feels about 98-99% great....just a little off at the edges, but VERY well conceived and executed), and of course the high-wire fighting sequences (not too much, not too little). This opening scene involves some guards delivering a treasure who are set upon by a group of demons in the woods, and the sequence introduces Qing Ming, who thru a few flashbacks is established as someone raised as one of the Bureau guards protecting the Scale Stone but was on duty the night it was nearly stolen. We find he has mixed blood of half demon, half human which he struggles to control; while he has the support of Chief (head of Bureau and former female friend). I'm spinning out a bit here, let me step back. Bottom line, the 2h does not drag (much), there is a constant filling of the screen with colors and images that harken back to ancient China and show a huge investment in creating an epic tale across a huge canvas. The storyline isn't predictable, and was in fact quite refreshing as we watch QingMing deal with his role between the worlds; and the climax forces him into a few unseen decision points and changes. But I also have to call back to the extremely large cast of human and monster characters, not many are major but they all have a part and do it rather well. Not a really deep film, though deeper than most fluff these days, especially if you'd like a bit more of the Chinese mystical belief set. Good fight and action scenes, really good characters, solid and interesting storyline. Very much recommended. If you aren't into these types of films, this won't change your mind. But if you are open to them, or perhaps enjoy them, this is one worth seeing, for sure. 8.5/10.
I'll see about watching the other soon and advise which should come first
birdup.snaildown
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hydroazuanacaine said:
Love that film.
cduggles said:
I used to like it (Blade Runner) more than I do now. I'm probably being too harsh. It's definitely a work of art, I just don't find it that entertaining. I feel the same way about 2001. Almost every individual scene in BR is perfect. Leon with the turtle lying on it's back in the sun. Sebastian and his little friends. The old Asian guy that makes eyeballs for synthetic animals... and obviously the whole Jesus thing with Roy Batty. But - I have to say - I've always hated when they zoom in on that photo.
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I can get where you're coming from with this. 2001 is in my top favorite films, but for being only 2hr long, it sure does drag... I just like to watch it mostly when I'm peaking on LSD and want to question creation lol. Some of my favorite films of all time are hard to re-watch over and over i.e. Apocalypse Now: Redux.
