What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

**Yac** · 11-03-2017, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Just gonna assume that English plural conventions aren't appreciated in Poland?

Polish translators are a special bunch. They couldn't care less, as it seems. The best example of this is the movie Die Hard, which came out as "Szklana Pułapka", which translates to "The Glass trap". It made some sense in the 1st movie, but only then. This
But that particular can of worms deserves a separate thread. If you want some more idiocy and bizzarro crap, see this: Polish movie posters.
I don't think anyone would guess what the artist was smoking, but I think he should stop. This is the Alien poster as it was promoting the movie. Back then importing actual posters was virtually impossible, banned as "capitalist propaganda", so they came up with.. well, you be the judge

The Batlord · 11-03-2017, 03:19 AM

All of those are amazing. I like how C3PO with the bottomless, black pits for eyes somehow comes across as a Lovecraftian horror.

**Yac** · 11-03-2017, 04:11 AM

They span like 50 years and were made by various artists, so they're rather uneven.. Many acclaimed artists created these, often as a middle finger to the censor. Sometimes not. You can read up on it a bit, if you want.

Aloysius · 11-03-2017, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Yac

If you want some more idiocy and bizzarro crap, see this: Polish movie posters.

Wow many of these posters are pretty great, much better than what most of the films depicted deserve.

**Janszoon** · 11-03-2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

I watched Blade Runner after an argument with a friend that went something like this:

Friend: You should watch Blade Runner 2049.
Me: Okay, that's cool, but I haven't seen the first one yet.
Friend: Don't bother, you don't need to see it to understand the new one.
Me: Why, did you hate the first one or something?
Her: I couldn't get into it and turned it off. It was really slow and old looking.
Me: Some old movies are amazing, though. Like Back to the Future.
Her: I never even finished Back to the Future. I thought it was just bad costumes and incest.

And then I ended the conversation because I wished to remain friends, then semi-spitefully turned around and watched Blade Runner anyways (you can't tell me not to watch something YOU HAVEN'T SEEN), which was a stunningly-directed film. I mean, I already know I like Ridley Scott, but Blade Runner was next-level beautiful film.

I'm still sour about her trashing Back to the Future. I mean, I definitely lean modern when it comes to my interests in media*, but she trashed both films without even finishing them.

* **** you if you think there's something wrong with preferring to see how people refine and combine techniques to sucking the dicks of the people who invented them. Yeah, Rear Window was inventive and Hitchcock did a LOT with a single room, but the story was slow and the characters were annoying nosy little busybodies. I grew up in a different cultural time period, so there will be times I can't connect to the kinds of characters and stories that were culturally relevant 50 years ago. Doesn't mean my opinion has no value or relevance.

I saw Rear Window for the first time not that long ago and thought it was great. But I do agree with you about people trashing movies they didn't finish watching.

**Janszoon** · 11-03-2017, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Yac

If you want some more idiocy and bizzarro crap, see this: [URL="https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/45-amazing-vintage-polish-posters-of-classic-american-films?utm_term=.cyLjqEMdB#.fnVGZAv5P"]Polish movie posters.

Don't undersell them, old Polish movie posters are amazing. So many are really unique and creative. I used to have the Sunset Boulevard one as my avatar here.

The Batlord · 11-03-2017, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Don't undersell them, old Polish movie posters are amazing. So many are really unique and creative. I used to have the Sunset Boulevard one as my avatar here.

I saw that in the article and lol'd.

Paedantic Basterd · 11-03-2017, 07:36 PM

We watched the Mummy last night, just for ****s. This is one of those "it's so bad it's good" films. It's campy and it's cheesy, but it's also self-aware enough to get away with it. E.g., Brendan Fraser's response to literally every situation is to shoot a gun at it. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all. And honestly, the characters and the plot are sound, even if they are silly.

I feel like Hollywood has kind of forgotten how to make action-adventure comedies like the Mummy and Indiana Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean is the last one I can think of, and they're still making them but the franchise has gone on far too long. I guess Guardians of the Galaxy counts too). Hollywood lost its sense of humour and has produces dozens and dozens of flops as a result.

The Batlord · 11-04-2017, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

We watched the Mummy last night, just for ****s. This is one of those "it's so bad it's good" films. It's campy and it's cheesy, but it's also self-aware enough to get away with it. E.g., Brendan Fraser's response to literally every situation is to shoot a gun at it. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all. And honestly, the characters and the plot are sound, even if they are silly.

I feel like Hollywood has kind of forgotten how to make action-adventure comedies like the Mummy and Indiana Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean is the last one I can think of, and they're still making them but the franchise has gone on far too long. I guess Guardians of the Galaxy counts too). Hollywood lost its sense of humour and has produces dozens and dozens of flops as a result.

They also forgot how to make horrendously awful and fun disaster action movies. When was the last time any of them reached the heights of Independence Day and Armageddon? And that's a hell of coincidence, as I just watched The Mummy a few days ago. Evie has the best hair. Would marry.

Psy-Fi · 11-04-2017, 06:50 AM

[B]The Killers - (1946)

The Killers (1946) - Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien (720p)

Classic film noir featuring Burt Lancaster in his debut as a movie actor. Hit men, robbery, femme fatale, double-cross, an insurance investigator obsessed with discovering the truth behind a case. Told in a series of interviews and flashbacks, leading up to the final revelation.

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Yac Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a secret too. Posts: 1,363	They span like 50 years and were made by various artists, so they're rather uneven.. Many acclaimed artists created these, often as a middle finger to the censor. Sometimes not. You can read up on it a bit, if you want.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	We watched the Mummy last night, just for ****s. This is one of those "it's so bad it's good" films. It's campy and it's cheesy, but it's also self-aware enough to get away with it. E.g., Brendan Fraser's response to literally every situation is to shoot a gun at it. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all. And honestly, the characters and the plot are sound, even if they are silly. I feel like Hollywood has kind of forgotten how to make action-adventure comedies like the Mummy and Indiana Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean is the last one I can think of, and they're still making them but the franchise has gone on far too long. I guess Guardians of the Galaxy counts too). Hollywood lost its sense of humour and has produces dozens and dozens of flops as a result.