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Old 07-25-2010, 03:51 AM
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The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
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Old 07-25-2010, 05:43 AM
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Old 07-25-2010, 07:46 AM
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country- I had seen and loved II-IV and, while this one was more of a political thriller, it was still very good and had plenty of action. And I'll swear up and down that this ice prison planet Kirk and Bones are sent to looked exactly like Hoth from Star Wars
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Old 07-25-2010, 10:51 AM
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The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
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Haha. I loved it...but hey Gilliam is one my fav directors. Have you seen Tideland?

Just watched Surveillance directed by Jennifer Lynch. The apple does not fall far from the tree (David Lynch). Creepy and weird.
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Old 07-25-2010, 07:57 PM
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Haha. I loved it...but hey Gilliam is one my fav directors. Have you seen Tideland?
I haven't seen Tideland. I'll have to check in to that.
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Old 07-26-2010, 02:05 AM
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The Fourth Kind: WTF did i just watch?? the hell...
2012: entertaining...I love how when the earth was falling apart it sounded like they were being chased by a dinosaur lol
Zombieland: I love this movie...and it made me want a twinkie. I got one
The Blindside: my favorite line is when she tells the "gangster" dude that she is a member of the NRA and that she's always packing...I sat through the whole movie and atleast 20 times I said "I love this woman..."
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: I absolutely love this movie...the musicbox scene at the birthday party (or whatever it was) is my all time favorite and will always be until the day I die
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Old 07-26-2010, 03:15 AM
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Two nights ago, watched Little Children, with Kate Winslet (love her), based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta. Enjoyed the book when I read it a few years ago, and the film was a fair adaptation.

Just got done watching Savage Grace, with Julianne Moore (love her, too), about the murder of Barbara Baekeland by her son, Antony. I found this OnDemand, and remembered hearing about it when it was screened at Cannes. I have something of a fascination with true crime books and films, so was pleased to see it OnDemand. Disturbing movie based on an even more disturbing story - Baekeland was an unhinged wealthy socialite that allegedly began an affair with her son in order to "cure him" of his homosexuality. Her son was also mentally unstable, allegedly suffering from schizophrenia, and I guess the whole thing with dear old mom pushed him over the edge, because he stabbed and killed her. Moore was brilliant in it, as usual - she is SO good at playing unhinged types (see also Magnolia - she absolutely breaks my heart in that movie).
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Old 07-26-2010, 11:38 PM
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I'm watching this in a few minutes. Is it going to scare me???
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Old 08-19-2010, 04:39 AM
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For anyone with Charter for cable (and maybe other providers), the Sundance Channel is running a boatload of ASIA EXTREME flicks on OnDemand right now, with quite a few Korean films and yay - a couple of my boy Takashi Miike's films, Ichi the Killer and One Missed Call.

So I just got done re-watching One Missed Call since I haven't seen it in a while. Has anyone else seen this movie?

Ichi's man with the Glasgow Smile is awesome, but I think One Missed Call is underrated. It often gets bad reviews that I don't think it truly deserves. Yes, it's very commercial, and yes, it's obvious that Miike had to do some catering to the producers, but I think a lot of it flies right over the heads of people that aren't really familiar with Miike's special brand of awesome. Because despite all of that, the film still definitely has Miike's personal stamp alllllll over it, making what might otherwise be a standard j-horror "grudge" flick (you know the ones - the creepy long-haired angry dead chick things getting revenge on the living after their horrible deaths) into a subtle commentary on the alienation of youth, child abuse, and the media's voracious appetite for the pain of others at any cost. There's also a lot of interesting commentary playing with the idea that we are so extremely reliant on modern communication technology now that it might be taking over our lives or ruining them. I bet Stevie would agree.

I'm just sayin.

So if you have OnDemand and it's running the Sundance ASIA EXTREME stuff, definitely give some of them a go, particularly the Miike offerings. Cos he's da man.
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Old 08-19-2010, 02:57 PM
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For anyone with Charter for cable (and maybe other providers), the Sundance Channel is running a boatload of ASIA EXTREME flicks on OnDemand right now, with quite a few Korean films and yay - a couple of my boy Takashi Miike's films, Ichi the Killer and One Missed Call.

So I just got done re-watching One Missed Call since I haven't seen it in a while. Has anyone else seen this movie?

Ichi's man with the Glasgow Smile is awesome, but I think One Missed Call is underrated. It often gets bad reviews that I don't think it truly deserves. Yes, it's very commercial, and yes, it's obvious that Miike had to do some catering to the producers, but I think a lot of it flies right over the heads of people that aren't really familiar with Miike's special brand of awesome. Because despite all of that, the film still definitely has Miike's personal stamp alllllll over it, making what might otherwise be a standard j-horror "grudge" flick (you know the ones - the creepy long-haired angry dead chick things getting revenge on the living after their horrible deaths) into a subtle commentary on the alienation of youth, child abuse, and the media's voracious appetite for the pain of others at any cost. There's also a lot of interesting commentary playing with the idea that we are so extremely reliant on modern communication technology now that it might be taking over our lives or ruining them. I bet Stevie would agree.

I'm just sayin.

So if you have OnDemand and it's running the Sundance ASIA EXTREME stuff, definitely give some of them a go, particularly the Miike offerings. Cos he's da man.

Sundance has had that for a while I guess lol
I absolutely love Miike
One Missed Call = AWESOME...
he also did an episode of Masters of Horror called Imprint. It got banned in the US because of this torture scene. It was... O.O

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I'm watching this in a few minutes. Is it going to scare me???
How incredibly late I am...lol
Some parts might be a little freaky, but it's not that scary.
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Old 08-19-2010, 03:07 PM
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The Fourth Kind: WTF did i just watch?? the hell...
2012: entertaining...I love how when the earth was falling apart it sounded like they were being chased by a dinosaur lol
Zombieland: I love this movie...and it made me want a twinkie. I got one
The Blindside: my favorite line is when she tells the "gangster" dude that she is a member of the NRA and that she's always packing...I sat through the whole movie and atleast 20 times I said "I love this woman..."
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: I absolutely love this movie...the musicbox scene at the birthday party (or whatever it was) is my all time favorite and will always be until the day I die

i adore this movie too, i have my entire life~ my hubby found me a copy on dvd & i watch it more than i'd like to admit~ the candyman/bad guy still freaks me out to this day~
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Old 08-19-2010, 03:31 PM
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I saw Eat Pray Love in the theatres over the weekend. I am not sure what compelled me to see this, considering I am not a Julia Roberts fan and haven't read the book. (See the film affirmed my decision). Barf. What a waste of two hours. Julia is the same as always, and even did her patented "crying Julia voice" FIVE minutes into the film.

On the plus side, Richard Jenkins gave a nice performance in a limited role. "Dreams" is featured on the soundtrack, and the placement of "Harvest Moon" was genius.

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Old 08-19-2010, 03:59 PM
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Sundance has had that for a while I guess lol
I absolutely love Miike
One Missed Call = AWESOME...
he also dead an episode of Masters of Horror called Imprint. It got banned in the US because of this torture scene. It was... O.O
It only just showed up on my OnDemand here a couple of weeks ago. But yeah, Miike is awesome. Whenever I introduce him to someone unfamiliar with his work, I always start with Imprint - I think it's the one that manages to showcase why he is so damn brilliant while still remaining accessible enough to someone unfamiliar with his work.

I'm pretty sure the fetuses had a hell of a lot more to do with Showtime banning Imprint than the torture scene did, though.

Oh, and Yumi's mom in One Missed Call is Miss Blue Hair's mom in Imprint - I like when Miike uses actors repeatedly. Because I am a nerd.
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Old 08-19-2010, 04:13 PM
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I'll watch anything with Morgan Freeman in it. And, if there ever was a role that suits Morgan Freeman, Nelson Mandela is IT!

Matt Damon's pretty good in it, as well.


Looking forward to the new Coen Bros remake of True Grit with Jeff Bridges playing Rooster Cogburn...."The Dude" plays "The Duke".
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Date Night - Tina Fey & (what's his name from The Office)
Dinner with Schmucks - (what's his name from The Office)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Charles Bronson as "Harmonica" with Jason Robards and Henry Fonda...I love that movie. I caught it on cable (again). I think it's my favorite western.
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