What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Howard the Duck · 02-07-2012, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I can't see the pic but I am guessing it's Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain? I have been wanting to see this for years along with El Topo. I have his only foray into Horror (even though it is much more than that) Santa Sangre and it is as near to art I have come across especially in the Horror genre.

I advise you to check out Santa Sangre if you get the chance.

haven't seen El Topo or Holy Mountain?

get right to it, both brilliant shit

Mrd00d · 02-07-2012, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I can't see the pic but I am guessing it's Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain? I have been wanting to see this for years along with El Topo. I have his only foray into Horror (even though it is much more than that) Santa Sangre and it is as near to art I have come across especially in the Horror genre.

I advise you to check out Santa Sangre if you get the chance.

Yup, and I watched it a third time and feel confident I get the message and understand the plot. The visuals are top notch. I do really like what he did there. Some of its uncomfortable to watch, and that's done on purpose.

Spoiler for Example::

So I just finished getting a copy of El Topo but haven't checked it out. A review on Holy Mountain stated to the effect of: While El Topo is dreamlike and unreal, Holy Mountain is supposed to be "all real" or some such. So I need to see El Topo to get a frame of reference.

Also, I'm gonna have to check out Santa Sangre, thanks for the rec.

Spoiler for About the scene towards the end of Holy Mt.:

Dr_Rez · 02-07-2012, 10:21 AM

A pretty cool movie. Not a war movie as you would think but has to do with the US military presence in Germany when East and West were beefing. Dont confuse with the 1997 film of the same name about a group of black soldiers in the civil war, because I did at first when looking for it online.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-07-2012, 05:57 PM

Watched the RUM DIARIES last night. Kind of slow moving, I didn't really enjoy it. There didn't seem to be any ending to it also. Throughout the movie his plight was to take down the evils that be and nothing really occured.

jackhammer · 02-07-2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

haven't seen El Topo or Holy Mountain?

get right to it, both brilliant shit

I think it's good to have films still in my to watch pile, hopefully it means I can keep finding good films. There is a boxset with all his classic films in that has been on my to buy list for about 5 years. One day...one day.

Guybrush · 02-08-2012, 09:54 AM

I'm putting some of the Jodorowsky titles mentioned here on my to-do list

Some memorable movies I've seen lately are ..

Watchmen (2009)

I saw it in the cinemas of course, but this was the HD complete director's cut version including the side story about the black freighter. This was my third time watching it, although the first time I see this version, and I have to say I just love this film and thoroughly enjoyed myself watching it yet again. It's not 100% true to the comic, but I don't think it lets it down in a way which hurts the story. At well over 3 hours in length, I love the daring ambition and how it dares to take it's time in creating a well-spun story.

Brilliant!

Carrie (1976)

One of those films that have been on my to-do list forever and one of the few horror classics from the 70s that I had yet to see .. that I can think of anyways. I read the book when I was a teenager so the story was familiar. Still, I somehow thought the movie would feel cheap compared to the book, but it may actually be the other way round. I had a lot more sympathy for Carrie watching the movie than I did the book, although that could have something to do with age as well.

In the end, it's a well made film, exciting, spooky, engaging and entertaining from start to finish. Recommended to all who think they might like that sort of stuff.

Finally, I watched Brazil again because it's come out in HD, but unfortunately it was a shredded version with several scenes left out and so I wasn't too happy about that.

jackhammer · 02-08-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

I'm putting some of the Jodorowsky titles mentioned here on my to-do list

Carrie (1976)

One of those films that have been on my to-do list forever and one of the few horror classics from the 70s that I had yet to see .. that I can think of anyways. I read the book when I was a teenager so the story was familiar. Still, I somehow thought the movie would feel cheap compared to the book, but it may actually be the other way round. I had a lot more sympathy for Carrie watching the movie than I did the book, although that could have something to do with age as well.

In the end, it's a well made film, exciting, spooky, engaging and entertaining from start to finish. Recommended to all who think they might like that sort of stuff.

I just cannot get on with Carrie. I have watched the film twice and I find it horribly dated and Sissy Spacek (whom I admire as an actress) just annoys the frig out of me throughout.

Howard the Duck · 02-08-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Watchmen (2009)

I saw it in the cinemas of course, but this was the HD complete director's cut version including the side story about the black freighter. This was my third time watching it, although the first time I see this version, and I have to say I just love this film and thoroughly enjoyed myself watching it yet again. It's not 100% true to the comic, but I don't think it lets it down in a way which hurts the story. At well over 3 hours in length, I love the daring ambition and how it dares to take it's time in creating a well-spun story.

Brilliant!

meh - it's bollocks compared to the graphic novel - a literal reading of the comic just didn't do it for me, and this is compounded by the fact that the actors were mostly B-List or even C-List

the cartoon was alright, though - but i watched it after a night of non-sleep, so that added to the dread

Guybrush · 02-09-2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jackhammer

I just cannot get on with Carrie. I have watched the film twice and I find it horribly dated and Sissy Spacek (whom I admire as an actress) just annoys the frig out of me throughout.

Yes, I can imagine that would be a sort of breaking point or how you'd say it. You have to empathize with Carrie for the movie to be effective.

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

meh - it's bollocks compared to the graphic novel - a literal reading of the comic just didn't do it for me, and this is compounded by the fact that the actors were mostly B-List or even C-List

I happily disagree and thought the casting was great. You could say much the same thing about The Lord of the Rings. I like that people try to get actors right for the parts rather than actors who will simply draw a large audience to the cinemas.

Howard the Duck · 02-09-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I happily disagree and thought the casting was great. You could say much the same thing about The Lord of the Rings. I like that people try to get actors right for the parts rather than actors who will simply draw a large audience to the cinemas.

huh? wha? LOTR had people like Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood

most of the actors in Watchmen I don't even know, nor could i care to remember, besides the guy playing Rorscharch who also played the new Freddy Krueger (both roles which had the actor in masks most of the time, anyway)

02-07-2012, 10:21 AM	#11063 (permalink)
Dr_Rez Registered Jimmy Rustler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,360	A pretty cool movie. Not a war movie as you would think but has to do with the US military presence in Germany when East and West were beefing. Dont confuse with the 1997 film of the same name about a group of black soldiers in the civil war, because I did at first when looking for it online. __________________ Best chance of losing virginity is in prison crew Always Checks Credentials Crew nba > nfl crew Shave one of my legs to pretend its a girl in my bed crew

02-08-2012, 09:54 AM	#11066 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I'm putting some of the Jodorowsky titles mentioned here on my to-do list Some memorable movies I've seen lately are .. Watchmen (2009) I saw it in the cinemas of course, but this was the HD complete director's cut version including the side story about the black freighter. This was my third time watching it, although the first time I see this version, and I have to say I just love this film and thoroughly enjoyed myself watching it yet again. It's not 100% true to the comic, but I don't think it lets it down in a way which hurts the story. At well over 3 hours in length, I love the daring ambition and how it dares to take it's time in creating a well-spun story. Brilliant! Carrie (1976) One of those films that have been on my to-do list forever and one of the few horror classics from the 70s that I had yet to see .. that I can think of anyways. I read the book when I was a teenager so the story was familiar. Still, I somehow thought the movie would feel cheap compared to the book, but it may actually be the other way round. I had a lot more sympathy for Carrie watching the movie than I did the book, although that could have something to do with age as well. In the end, it's a well made film, exciting, spooky, engaging and entertaining from start to finish. Recommended to all who think they might like that sort of stuff. Finally, I watched Brazil again because it's come out in HD, but unfortunately it was a shredded version with several scenes left out and so I wasn't too happy about that. __________________ Something Completely Different

02-07-2012, 05:57 PM	#11064 (permalink)
FRED HALE SR. Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 3,752	Watched the RUM DIARIES last night. Kind of slow moving, I didn't really enjoy it. There didn't seem to be any ending to it also. Throughout the movie his plight was to take down the evils that be and nothing really occured.