Thoughts From the Booth (Film Journal)

**Exo** · 05-19-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I envy your job! Looking forward to more entries.

Thank you sir. I assure you that I have it EASY. I got lucky enough to be in charge of a dying theater, meaning there is A LOT of downtime. I still have hard nights such as thursdays when a new crop of films has to be spliced up and an old batch needs to be spliced down. That, and I still have to deal with people, but I can't complain being in this business with the job I have. I enjoy it.

Finally got around to seeing the famous Battleship Potemkin. I enjoyed it for what it was, a propaganda film that still had its cinematic moments. For those of you who watched it, did you notice that the Odessa stair scene had a baby carriage falling down the stairs EXACTLY like The Untouchables? I guess De Palma was a fan of Potemkin because it can't be a coincidence. The Odessa stair scene was definitely the highlight of a film that will be watched by film students for years to come. I'll have to check out Alexander Nevsky sometime as it's supposed to be more of a plot driven film.

8/10

**Exo** · 05-19-2012, 09:51 PM

After a few serious movies I like to throw in a cheesy movie to kind of even the playing field. I downloaded a whole set of 80s and 90s cheese films and dive into it every couple of days.

"Horror" film from the late 80s about a bunch of kids that uncover a lair of mini demons in their backyard. This one is filled with dead animals, horrible dialogue, and numerous uses of the word "f a g" which kind of surprised me because it seemed to be geared towards kids who like scary movies. Stephen Dorff makes an early film appearance as the main kid caught up in the mess. It reminded me a lot of Earnest Scared Stupid which was a film I loved as a kid. It could have been much worse but it still wasn't a very good movie.

3/10

**Exo** · 05-20-2012, 11:32 AM

Yup. That's a real Anchorman 2 teaser trailer. I loved Anchorman so I hope this doesn't destroy the uniqueness of the first film. I'm just glad to see Champ back.

Phantom Limb · 05-20-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Exoskeletal

Yup. That's a real Anchorman 2 teaser trailer. I loved Anchorman so I hope this doesn't destroy the uniqueness of the first film. I'm just glad to see Champ back.

Oh my gawd, I ****ing love anchorman! This movie's gonna be amazing (hopefully).

05-19-2012, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	After a few serious movies I like to throw in a cheesy movie to kind of even the playing field. I downloaded a whole set of 80s and 90s cheese films and dive into it every couple of days. "Horror" film from the late 80s about a bunch of kids that uncover a lair of mini demons in their backyard. This one is filled with dead animals, horrible dialogue, and numerous uses of the word "f a g" which kind of surprised me because it seemed to be geared towards kids who like scary movies. Stephen Dorff makes an early film appearance as the main kid caught up in the mess. It reminded me a lot of Earnest Scared Stupid which was a film I loved as a kid. It could have been much worse but it still wasn't a very good movie. 3/10 __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

05-20-2012, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	Yup. That's a real Anchorman 2 teaser trailer. I loved Anchorman so I hope this doesn't destroy the uniqueness of the first film. I'm just glad to see Champ back. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE