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Look at the knockers on her.

valinkrai said:

in Django Unchained it was hard to not understand anything.

Except for their whole ham-fisted plan.

CP3S said:

The Big Lebowski (2008)

It seems like at least once every other month I encounter someone start off a sentence with: "Remember that part in The Big Lebowski when..." and then I say, "Well, I've never actually seen it..." They they say, "WHAT? You've NEVER seen THE BIG LEBOWSKI!" Jaws end up all over the floor, I get chastised, the conversation dies, and I leave feeling like less of a man.

So, to combat this, I finally watched The Big Lebowski.

I was expecting something very different, something I wasn't really going to enjoy that much filled with the kind of broad humor I don't really get behind very easily. All the gifs and clips and quotes I've seen online have made me think this was some silly sort of comedy you'd expect to find playing on a loop at frat houses across America.

Turns out... Okay... Well, yeah, it is totally the sort of movie you'd expect to find playing on an endless loop in frat houses... But, it is also much more than that and nothing like I expected. I found it to be a fairly intelligent film, and quite a bit of good silly fun.

From now on I can just say, "Yeah, of course we remember that part!" and the conversation can continue. I feel like much has been accomplished this week.

There are two types of people in this world - people who liked TBL, and people I don't want to know.

Black Christmas (1974)

I really think this is a movie that's best watched late at night during the colder months, not in the middle of a sunny summer day - there's no other reason I can come up with for why I didn't like it as much as I did the first and last time I saw it.

Of course, a big reason I liked the movie the first time I watched it was due to my initial exposure to the killer's insane ravings and the emotional reactions they inspired; knowing what to expect may have diluted it for me this time around.

Prince of Darkness (1987)

Definately one of Carpenter's best made movies; there's only two things I'd change - I wouldn't have shown the Anti-God (that glimpse of a stereotypical red devil hand really tainted the mystique of the entity) and I probably would have dropped that bit about Jesus being an alien.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

This movie is - to put it bluntly - overindulgent, overlong, and overrated. Hell, I won't even stop there; this was even worse than Land of the Dead, and it has just as much reason to exist - namely, none.

DuracellEnergizer said:
Dawn of the Dead (1978)

This movie is - to put it bluntly - overindulgent, overlong, and overrated. Hell, I won't even stop there; this was even worse than Land of the Dead, and it has just as much reason to exist - namely, none.

You are undead to me.

RE: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Or, I don't know, maybe its reason to exist is that people who aren't you actually like it. In fact, a lot of people like it, its often cited as the best zombie movie of all time, and often even pops up in best films of all time lists. No reason to exist? It was a major pioneer in the zombie genre, just about every piece of zombie media intentionally references this film in some way. It is also a nifty commentary on consumer society.

It's hard to fathom someone saying such an iconic and important piece of cinematic history has no reason to exist. To say it has no reason to exist is to say it is irrelevant, and Dawn of the Dead is anything but irrelevant. Once its reached the status of having influenced so much, you can't say it has no reason to exist without either being laughed at or appearing like you are simply just trying to bait conversation.

Someone could hate Casablanca with all their heart, and that would be just fine, but if they were to say it was irrelevant and had no reason to exist, it would then become clear they are just talking without putting any real thought behind their words and it would be hard to take anything they say seriously from then on.

Opened a can of worms with Dawn of the Dead, i would have understood if you hadn't quoted the date of release, and maybe have got it mixed it up with the remake (did you?). But your getting mashed up with the sheer volume of films your viewing.

Bad Heather.

doubleKO said:

valinkrai said:

in Django Unchained it was hard to not understand anything.

Except for their whole ham-fisted plan.

As I indicated, I was talking about the dialogue itself.

Dawn of the Dead is the greatest zombie film of all time, no question.

I guess you could have done the whole film as a slide show of :

Society crumbles.

They found a shopping mall.

They secure it and marvel at all the things they have.

Without a social context they suffer the poverty of material wealth.

To steal their useless treasures their fortress is raided.

Only the dead win.

I personally feel you need to have the long duration to feel the monotony of a world with all that society graves but without society.

Even the pregnancy is rendered into a burden.

Nobody to celebrate it with, no future to plan for, just shop after shop full of free baby clothes and toys.

valinkrai said:

doubleKO said:

valinkrai said:

in Django Unchained it was hard to not understand anything.

Except for their whole ham-fisted plan.

As I indicated, I was talking about the dialogue itself.

It's Quentin Tarantino, your not supposed to understand anything unless you think bout it.

Although it does go in my turd pile along with Death Proof.

If you could only watch one zombie film in your life, it should be Dawn of the Dead (1978). It's the entire sub-genre in one film, and as Bingo said, the length/monotony is part of the experience.

If you had to watch two, it would be Dawn and Shaun.

You know what has no reason to exist? The word "overrated".

valinkrai said:

doubleKO said:

valinkrai said:

in Django Unchained it was hard to not understand anything.

Except for their whole ham-fisted plan.

As I indicated, I was talking about the dialogue itself.

Apologies for using your quote out of context; my comment was just intended as an addition, not a rebuttal.

Recently I saw the Rutles in concert so with their music still washing around in my head I watched All You Need Is Cash (1978) again.

Unlike This Is Spinal Tap (1984) (which is a perfect satirical balance of tunes and laughs) the film isn't as good as the music, indeed some of Eric Idle's delivery is painfully forced. 4 Teabags.

I also saw Norwegian Zombie Nazi Comedy Dead Snow (2009).

It's not the worst Norwegian Zombie Nazi Comedy I've seen this year but it could have been better.

3 snow balls.

12 stars?  How many balls is that?

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003)

If killing off Jim and the stupid idea that Jake Busey was the reincarnation of John Ryder hadn't destroyed all chances of this sequel turning out even halfway decent, then the retarded duel between the tanker truck and the plane at the end surely would have.

On the bright side, I did like Busey's performance.

High Plains Drifter (1973)

God, I love this movie. I don't know what it is - the cinematography, the performances, the score, the supernatural angle, all of the above - but everything just falls into place wonderfully and clicks like the Flash trying to fire an unloaded pistol.

Daughter of Horror (1957)

This film is a perfect example of just why I love B&W cinematography so much. The mood, the atmosphere - there's just so much you can do with B&W that can never be achieved through colour.

As an aside, I'd just like to say I wish I could see the original unnarrated version that was released in 1955 until the title Dementia. Unfortunately, the only version I could find available to watch online was this later version.

Un chein andalou (1929)

Incredibly amusing, but not the greatest mindfuck I've ever had.

Alien (1979)

As I've mentioned before elsewhere, I'm not really a fan of this movie; I found the characters bland and uninteresting, and the performances of the cast were just merely adequate to me.

In spite of that, I do think this film was excellently made on a technical level, and the universe this film initially presented was very interesting, held a lot of potential, and was ripe for further exploration/development (suffice it to say, I don't think any of the sequels/spinoffs I've seen fulfilled that potential).

Jaws 2 (1978)

Not a bad sequel, and it could have been just as good as the original. Unfortunately, the characterization and atmosphere of suspense was severely lacking, and far too often it felt like I was watching a slasher flick with a shark as the antagonist.

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Not a bad movie - Costner was good, William Hurt was better - but it lacked a little something that could have really put it up there. Also, I wasn't fond of Demi Moore in this film - her presence was distracting, and I think the role really should have been played by someone else (preferably someone who isn't an A-list movie starlet).

Day of the Dead (1985)

Much to my surprise, I actually liked this movie. IMO, this had everything Dawn of the Dead completely lacked - a good story, compelling characters, and decent looking zombies.

The only aspect I didn't like too much was the idea that the zombie epidemic had lead to the near-extinction of mankind; again, IMO, I think it's a little far-fetched that humans couldn't have learned how to adequately contain the zombies, and I find the scenario presented at the end of Night of the Living Dead far more plausible.

Zardoz (1974)

I expected this to be one of those silly "so-bad-they're-good" Star Wars/Mad Max knockoffs that proliferated the 80's, but I was surprised by how beautifully made this movie actually was. The homoerotic red undies aside, I think this is an incredibly deep, emotional movie that is unfairly mocked for no good reason and is criminally underrated.

Anyone who isn't able to understand and/or appreciate the nature of non-linear/surrealist/Dadaist/absurdist films probably will think I'm just pulling their leg here, but this is my honest-to-God opinion on the film.