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[Nebraska]

this film is like the 2nd part of this; basically recycling the same sets and (most) of the same actors. a very tawdry take on the dracula story with lots of low brow horrorerotica liberties taken. 

[Silent Member]

lol yeah, I've forced myself to watch both of those. Intolerable z-grade softporn "horror" that only functions as mind numbing sleep medicine imo. Baby Jess wept.

 

Oh wow, I see these are held in high regard by critics. Must be something wrong with me. 

Edited October 12, 2020 by Silent Member

[TRiP]

Innerspace
bit of gem! it doesn't quite know what film it wants to be - sci-fi/action adventure/comedy/family/romance - but it doesn't really matter as it all seemlessly blends into non stop fun. Think I saw this when i was a child and it scared the hell out of me, can see why now - some scary body horror ideas here.

Ponyo
Great stuff - hadn't seen before, nice and trippy animation

Beyond the Mat
Think i may have seen this when it first came out back in the day, was a great watch then but in heinsight probably even more powerful today. It couldn't of been more in the right place at the right time in being allowed so much backstage access. Probaby the best wrestling documentary ever and I couldn't recommed it more to anyone who may not be a fan, such a facinating world filled with so many crazy characters and a true slice of late 90's life which we'll never see the likes of again

Frozen
Also a bit of a fun gem, very simple but effective and escolates nicely. 3 people stuck on a chairlift up a mountain.

[Taupe Beats]

2 minutes ago, TRiP said:

Beyond the Mat
Think i may have seen this when it first came out back in the day, was a great watch then but in heinsight probably even more powerful today. It couldn't of been more in the right place at the right time in being allowed so much backstage access. Probaby the best wrestling documentary ever and I couldn't recommed it more to anyone who may not be a fan, such a facinating world filled with so many crazy characters and a true slice of late 90's life which we'll never see the likes of again

The "Something to Wrestle" podcast has a great episode about this documentary with some funny background.

Also, I recommend "Wrestling With Shadows". That's another great documentary (and it's got classic Stu Hart footage, what's not to love?).

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The Mole

New documentary about a mole who infiltrates North Korea. Amazing!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54464581

[Nebraska]

On 10/12/2020 at 4:28 AM, Silent Member said:

Oh wow, I see these are held in high regard by critics. Must be something wrong with me. 

correct. personally i think they have an artsy appeal both in terms of script and visuals- certainly elevating them somewhere in the joe sarno pantheon of erotic goodness

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eg. the fact that all 3 sisters in blood for dracula have a different european accent

dallesandro's character's indifference to both situations (in frankeinstein he's an unmoved automaton, in dracula, he's a seducing, though uncaring lothario)

udo kier's maniacal stubbornness and ribald sensibilities

the simplistic sets also highlight the great economy in narrative i.e. they got 2 films out of the same location set almost entirely indoors with the same crew

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by Nebraska

[cruising for burgers]

Beautiful to look at, haunting atmosphere but not much going on... Maybe there is but I'm not good at deciphering allegories... Anyway I think it's good enough to enjoy the visuals and soundtrack as you sink into the sofa... The right companion to watch back to back with Gretel and Hansel... 

 

Edited October 25, 2020 by Tim_J

[Silent Member]

I'll give it a shot!

[Taupe Beats]

@Nebraska Have you seen Tsai Ming-liang's "The Wayward Cloud"? Think you'd appreciate it. (Very much suggest not googling and going in as uninformed as possible)

[Rubin Farr]

The Director’s Cut of Videodrome is finally available to stream online:

https://www.criterionchannel.com/videodrome

[cruising for burgers]

Politics aside this was a pretty cool movie... 

[Nebraska]

obscure 80s horrorotica; starts off as a parody of michael jackson's thriller, then goes into x-rated rocky horror territory but with a storyline more inline with the hammer horror films.

surprisingly good


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[cruising for burgers]

Same director... Dazzling! 

 

 

[cruising for burgers]

please don't watch the trailer or read anything about it or else it will spoil most of the fun...

[Rubin Farr]

[TRiP]

The God of Cookery
So fun, Stephen Chow/10 - the man can't do wrong
 

 

[cruising for burgers]

 

Edited October 25, 2020 by Tim_J

[Nebraska]

i enjoyed this- even though i thought it was a little on the longer side and a little too on the nose at times

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the most surprising thing for me was the daughter. i thought she'd only last a little while but she's takes center stage (especially the dance sequence in macon. wow)

 

[Rubin Farr]

6 hours ago, Nebraska said:

i enjoyed this- even though i thought it was a little on the longer side and a little too on the nose at times

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the most surprising thing for me was the daughter. i thought she'd only last a little while but she's takes center stage (especially the dance sequence in macon. wow)

 

The two QAnons had to be actors.

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10 hours ago, Rubin Farr said:

The two QAnons had to be actors.

"Sacha Baron Cohen spent five whole days with pro-conservatives Jerry Holleman and Jim Russell without breaking character as Borat."

I was actually really surprised by this movie. It was a whole lot better than the tralier had let me to believe

[chenGOD]

I enjoyed the shit out of the new Borat movie. Some serious scenes of discomfort. Much laughter.

[IDEM]

On 10/23/2020 at 5:47 PM, Nebraska said:

i enjoyed this- even though i thought it was a little on the longer side and a little too on the nose at times

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the most surprising thing for me was the daughter. i thought she'd only last a little while but she's takes center stage (especially the dance sequence in macon. wow)

 

I dunno, I felt pretty let down by this. The Tutar scenes didn't do anything for me. I'd hoped for more WTF conversations with alt-right people, conspiracy theorists and religious nutjobs, but I guess it's getting harder for him not to be recognized.

Edit: lol, my best friend texted me as I wrote this, saying, "I'm 30 min in, quite a few laughs, but the problem are the blatantly scripted gags with the daughter" ...

Edited October 24, 2020 by IDEM

[Silent Member]

It was pretty mediocre, a handful of decent lols, but I guess that's fine.

[Nebraska]

On 10/21/2020 at 6:08 PM, Tim_J said:

please don't watch the trailer or read anything about it or else it will spoil most of the fun...

watched this last night. as you suggested, i decided not to read anything about it or watch any trailers beforehand (or after). 

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thought overall it looked great but lacked anything to warrant the visuals. basically, it looked better than what i felt i got. i also don't think the film "worked" by having all the boys be played by girls. it was a little distracting. immediately the film began my wife and i were like "why is that girl hitting her head on the rock?"

as for borat: 

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thought some of the gags worked and others didn't, but tutar was my favorite part. 

 

[Nebraska]

wow, this was amazing. hadn't seen it in a while and had forgotten what a perfectly playful piece of work it is. also- amazingly 
delicious" cast of stepford wives (but i guess that was the whole point)