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« Reply #80 on: October 03, 2003, 02:51:00 PM » |
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It has come to my attention that my roommate hasn't seen several incredible movies, such as Signs, TENG, and Donnie Darko. So we're going to pick a weekend where neither of us has a lor of work (of such a thing exists) and I'm going to go on a rent-fest.
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« Reply #81 on: October 04, 2003, 03:58:00 AM » |
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sounds fun. I hope it works out!
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« Reply #82 on: October 04, 2003, 09:00:23 AM » |
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I caught School of Rock last night. Very enjoyable movie.
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« Reply #83 on: October 04, 2003, 03:05:11 PM » |
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« Reply #84 on: October 04, 2003, 03:53:39 PM » |
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With Jack Black, I find that hard to believe....
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« Reply #85 on: October 04, 2003, 06:37:15 PM » |
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With Jack Black, I find that hard to believe.... That's what I said, too, but I looked the film up at Screenit.com and was shocked to see that sexual humor is almost nonexistant in the movie. :zoinks: |
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« Reply #86 on: October 05, 2003, 02:16:38 AM » |
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« Reply #87 on: October 05, 2003, 10:28:07 AM » |
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You guys who have time to watch movies are making me jealous  I noticed that Matchstick Men was in the local $2 theater that usually only shows indie flicks (and is the only theater in this town ;_;). I may go see it Tuesday if it's still there and if I'm caught up on my work. |
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tonight I watched Blue (in the Three Colors trilogy). I've heard that that's a masterpiece. Did you like it, Schil? |
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it's kinda hard for me to figure out whether I liked it or not. it has that foreign-film feel to it, which is interesting but makes it hard for me to figure out what I think of it. it supposedly has a mysterious element to it but I dunno. the ending doesn't feel conclusive to me or maybe I'm just not getting the subtlety. there are long periods without dialog, and the movie depends on the imagery and music. not necessarily a bad thing but it left me guessing about the significance of it all. and then the characters do and say things that I don't understand and I puzzle over that, too because nothing is really explained. maybe I am a baby and prefer to be sp oon-fed, I don't know! maybe if I knew what I should be watching for or noticing or what the point of the movie is I would enjoy it better. this is not to say that I didn't watch with interest because I did. and although my head hurt (unrelated to the movie) and I wanted to close my eyes, the desire to keep watching was greater. so that says something.
I normally don't go for foreign films but I had heard the trilogy is really great and then I noticed it has 2 actresses that I like, Juliette Binoche and Julie Delpy, so I thought I'd give it a try. I might not watch Blue again but I will probably watch White and Red eventually.
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I hate it when a movie (especially a good movie) gives me a headache. I usually take some Tylenol along with me to pop if it's bothering me too much. And we have already discussed a much greater nemesis who shall remain unnamed but which has attacked Josh, Mark, and I at various times and various movies...
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« Reply #91 on: October 05, 2003, 06:04:33 PM » |
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i watched blue this summer for the first time. i had white and red also, but just never got around to watching them...i need to eventually. i thought it was a really well-made film. like schilleriana, i was perplexed by some of it, but i trust that would make more sense on second viewing. i just remember being struck by how visually gorgeous it was and the music of course was amazing. in particular when she's swimming by herself in the pool and hears the theme....amazing.
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« Reply #92 on: October 05, 2003, 08:33:28 PM » |
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I read one review that said that a scene in Blue makes no sense unless you see White, and that Red ties them all together.
I was struck by the swimming pool scenes too, esp. when that one girl asked Julie if she's crying. the pool seemed to me to be a metaphor and camouflage for the tears she never cries--she is swimming in them, fighting them, making her way through them, not letting them drown her.
this afternoon I wanted to watch a less arty film and checked out...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. hehe. I am so weird but I find the movie highly amusing. "bossa nova!"
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« Reply #93 on: October 05, 2003, 10:08:11 PM » |
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Yay, I heard some guys saying that there's a new TMNT cartoon out. Mark and I grew up with the Turtles, cartoon, action figures, and all. I love those guys.
I saw the Spirited Away DVD at Wal-Mart yesterday, and I almost bought it. Man, that's a great movie.
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« Reply #94 on: October 05, 2003, 10:33:05 PM » |
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I just watched "Casablanca" with my wife. I really liked it...it was my first time through the whole thing. It certainly has the "established classic" thing going for it, and I can see that.
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« Reply #95 on: October 05, 2003, 11:02:52 PM » |
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I just saw Luther. I highly enjoyed it, and I thought it did a great job with the story. My only complaint would be that it went a litttle fast, so those of you who don't know the story may get lost if you don't pay very close attention. Check it out.
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« Reply #96 on: October 06, 2003, 07:01:20 AM » |
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Oh, good, I'm glad someone caught that one. I've been hoping that it's good.
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« Reply #97 on: October 06, 2003, 07:36:51 AM » |
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About old movies: any recommendations for a Katherine Hepburn film for me to get? I get new movies slowly, all while filling out the back catalog. It works well.
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katharine hepburn movies i highly recommend:
the philadelphia story
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« Reply #99 on: October 06, 2003, 10:54:42 AM » |
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Yay, I heard some guys saying that there's a new TMNT cartoon out. Mark and I grew up with the Turtles, cartoon, action figures, and all. I love those guys. I never saw the original TV show, but I used to love playing with the action figures with my friends. Btw, there's a TMNT game coming out for Xbox... cell-shaded... cooperative play... mmmmmmm. yummy. I just saw Luther. I highly enjoyed it, and I thought it did a great job with the story. My only complaint would be that it went a litttle fast, so those of you who don't know the story may get lost if you don't pay very close attention. Check it out. My parents went to that one and said that it was very good. I was at your house playing Xbox, though, Dv.  |
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« Reply #100 on: October 06, 2003, 01:00:39 PM » |
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I've been hoping Luther is a good movie. I'll have to catch that sometime.
(I used to watch the Turtles cartoon on Saturday morning and I used to have the Raphael action figure.)
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« Reply #101 on: October 06, 2003, 04:25:44 PM » |
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I'm going to be watching A Christmas Carol (sadly, not the one with Patrick Stewart) for a class tomorrow and writing a small response to it similar to the one I posted about Groundhog Day. I'll probably either post it or link it here for those who care.
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« Reply #102 on: October 06, 2003, 06:35:49 PM » |
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I just watched Donnie Darko (I picked it up for $10, so who could say no?)... very very interesting. Confusing, too.
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« Reply #103 on: October 06, 2003, 09:49:47 PM » |
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Yeah, it's confusing. If you want my advice, don't go to the site that tries to explain it. It gives an explanation, but it's kinda (IMO) crappy.
But I like the movie. A lot.
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Well I listened to the director's commentary, and he basically says that Donnie has been chosen by the unknown someones to bring this tangent universe into harmony with the "real" one, which makes no sense whatsoever. The "tangent universe" began when the engine comes crashing through the roof, right? But at the end of the movie, what does Donnie do? He apparently uses his "super powers" or whatever to tear the engine from his mother's plane, rewinding time and killing himself. But in the end, exactly the same thing would have happened had the "forces" not used the demonic rabbit to call Donnie outside.
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I don't think it's so much that as it is that he was being shown why he had to die. His death brought the universes (universi?) together, but the movie was about him being shown what would happen if the engine didn't kill him. IMO of course.
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« Reply #107 on: October 07, 2003, 12:39:34 PM » |
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I liked the movie for its undertones as well, but the whole time travel thing has got me wrapped in knots. I think the only logical explaination of this whole thing was that the "forces" were showing Donnie why he had to die. Maybe everyone gets their own tangent universe before they die, or something like that, and we just get to see Donnie's, because his is the coolest  But in which universe did Donnie ultimately die by mass destruction of plane engine? If it was the real one, then the tangent universe would have been created again, merely by the fact of the engine falling, no? Skraps |
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« Reply #109 on: October 07, 2003, 05:02:33 PM » |
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...hmmm. My original supposition holds true then: the tangent universe is a product of direct intervention by these mysterious forces. If they hadn't called Donnie out of bed, the original outcome would have been the same as the outcome at the very end of the tangent universe, because in the "real" universe, the plane engine still fell on Donnie, from his mothers plane in the future.
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« Reply #110 on: October 12, 2003, 10:55:33 PM » |
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the whole tangent universe idea totally boggles my poor brain.
a co-worker recommended and lent me Double Jeopardy and The General's Daughter, and I watched them over the weekend. before that I watched the director's cut of Amadeus.
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« Reply #111 on: October 12, 2003, 11:24:21 PM » |
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Like I said, don't try to analyze DD.
I've been meaning to see Amadeus forever, but no chances so far.
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« Reply #112 on: October 13, 2003, 07:28:39 AM » |
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« Reply #113 on: October 13, 2003, 12:13:49 PM » |
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the last movie I watched was the Sting: All this Time... dvd.
But that doesn't really count, does it? ..
But I watched Snatch the day before.
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« Reply #114 on: October 13, 2003, 03:50:12 PM » |
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This weekend, I saw "Tha Shawshank Redemption"(on DVD) and "Total Recall" on TV.
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« Reply #115 on: October 13, 2003, 08:08:24 PM » |
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Yay, good movie. An excellent example of a movie with questionable content but one that's still worth seeing. Could you compare the content to Donnie Darko? Because though I found the language to be pretty heavy, I thought the movie was still excellent. This could be the same thing with DD. |
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« Reply #118 on: October 13, 2003, 10:53:31 PM » |
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bethany, i you have watched three of my favorite movies. I love About A Boy, and A Mighty Wind and Best in Show are comedic masterpieces in my book(if you liked them, and have not already seen it, I recommend Waiting For Guffman by the same team).
Anyway, back on topic:
Finally done with midterms, so I headed over to Blockbuster after school in search of some movie relaxation materials.
I picked up "Holes," which I loved!
The traielrs for this looked bad to me, and I thought it was just another of Disney's "should have stayed on the Disney channel pieces of junk."
But then my older sister recommended it to me, and she would never go for something like that.
And then, I heard someone else compare it to the sacred The Goonies, so I had been dying to rent this.
I was not disappointed! I loved how the action went back and forth in time and all the stories wove together.
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Could you compare the content to Donnie Darko? Because though I found the language to be pretty heavy, I thought the movie was still excellent. This could be the same thing with DD. Hmm...I've seen DD like three times but SR only once, so my recollection of the latter may be a little fuzzy. But here goes: Donnie Darko has approximately the same level of profanity/vulgarity as SR, though perhaps the "f-bomb" pops up a little more. DD has much less violence, though it does have some. DD also has less of a positive moral element, since the morality of DD is more along the lines of Ayn Rand than the Bible. Both make no effort to portray life as something other than it really is, neither sugar-coats reality, and both contain surprisingly strong but cleverly subtle messages about grace, redemption, and second chances. Both nearly made me cry at the ending, though for slightly different reasons. I have a review of SR up on the Base, though it probably doesn't do the movie credit. I'm attempting a review/discussion of DD, though I want to put the effort into it that the film deserves, and I don't feel that I have the time right now. I hope that mini-rant helped in some way |
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