The last film you´ve seen and your thoughts about it

Hey, I know we've got a few Aussies here. I was wondering if you guys had the same trailers with Indiana Jones as I did. One of the trailers I saw was for a Nicole Kidman movie called "Australia." Looks pretty good. Do you guys know anything about it?

Oh. I almost forgot...actually, I did forget, which is why I have to edit this post...

Another trailer with Indiana was for Frank Miller's "Spirit". From what I saw in the preview, it is very Sin City-like. Should be fabulous.

Last night, one of our local theaters was showing Pulp Fiction on their midnight show. The place was packed.

I forgot how cool that movie was and it was especially fun to see it on the big screen with a large and enthusiastic audience.

DrPaul wrote:Hey, I know we've got a few Aussies here. I was wondering if you guys had the same trailers with Indiana Jones as I did. One of the trailers I saw was for a Nicole Kidman movie called "Australia." Looks pretty good. Do you guys know anything about it?

Yeah, I did not see the trailer, but it was before Indy in a few other sessions that my friends saw. Looks good. Set just before World War II, and follows two folks who need to protect a property from takeover, all during the Japanese bombing/attempted invasion of Darwin.

-Cub. =o)

Watching "Inland empire" by David Lynch right now (First hour out of three). VERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! disturbing +insane, outstanding direction/ optics but I guess that makes it another good part of the Lynch DVD collection.
Really cool until now , even though the booklet of the DVD ruined one of my illusions. Lynch said even he himself doesen´t really know what´s actually the sense behind the film, that´s tough, because now it´s hard to come up with something myself ,knowing not even the director knows whats going on. Oh and Peter Lucas aka the real Von Glower from Gabriel Knight2 - The best within is really scary in this film, great actor.
I think i´ll put in the "Lost highway" DVd somewhen in the next days, haven´t seen the film in years even though I think its awesome . I just have to wait and seeI if I´ll be ready for another David Lynch film so soon, when I´m done with Inland empire tonight. No matter how disturbing Blue Velvet,Lost Highway and Mullholand Drive were, this one reaches a new level of complete insanity and I hope I ´m not a case for therapy after being done with it.

Speaking of David Lynch films, have you guys ever watched Eraserhead?

I ask this because I've tried to watch it about three times, but I cannot get through it. I literally start feeling sick and can't watch anymore. That movie just creeps me out more than anything I've ever seen.

On the other hand, I just love Blue Velvet. My favorite of all Lynch films with The Elephant Man a close second. Both are kind of tame by Lynch standards, but what's good about them is that the bizzarness doesn't get in the way and overpower the film like many others, IMO.

DrPaul wrote:Speaking of David Lynch films, have you guys ever watched Eraserhead?

I ask this because I've tried to watch it about three times, but I cannot get through it. I literally start feeling sick and can't watch anymore. That movie just creeps me out more than anything I've ever seen.

I managed to watch through it, but vowed never to see it again. You're right, it some messed up $#it, but a must see all the same.

Same as a Clockwork Orange, the category of films I would watch once because you have to see them, but care never to bother watching them again.

Recently bought The Dark Crystal (the Jim Henson classic)... I saw it as a kid when I was about 6 and in all honesty it was okay then (freaky but I could watch it, many times), but now it just scares the crap out of me! It is really screwed up, but amazing at the same time. Anyone else seen it?

-Cub. =o)

Never heard of it, but I've seen some messed up stuff, so I guess I'll have to make it a point to see this "Eraserhead"...



Edited - Instead of a New Post, since no one has posted since I did, I just figured I'd edit this one...

Porky's and Porky's II, both Classic movies, they were on earlier tonight and I watched them while I did some paper work... They are always funny...

Right now I have the Fly on... I've found through talking to people about this movie that you either Like it or Hate it, there is no in between... Though there are always new point of views to be heard...

I bought the first two Pirates on DVD the other day (already have the 3rd one) and watched them yesterday. Great movies. It has been a while since I've seen them, so a lot of things I didn't fully understand were explained. Very entertaining. Depp was simply magnificent in all three.

DrPaul wrote:Speaking of David Lynch films, have you guys ever watched Eraserhead?

I ask this because I've tried to watch it about three times, but I cannot get through it. I literally start feeling sick and can't watch anymore. That movie just creeps me out more than anything I've ever seen.

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That´s exactly the feeling I had watching Inland empire last night. Didn´t finish it until now, my head just got a little too messed up at some point. Somewhere I read Inland empire is the most disturbing film Lynch has done since Eraserhead- wouldn´t be a surprise. Even Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive aren´t nearly as disturbing as Inland empire ( And that says it all )
I have seen something about Eraserhead in some documentary about film as an artform.
So I can imagine what you are talking about, it looked way too disturbing to discribe, another thing it has in common with Inland empire.

Jim the old guy wrote:I bought the first two Pirates on DVD the other day (already have the 3rd one) and watched them yesterday. Great movies. It has been a while since I've seen them, so a lot of things I didn't fully understand were explained. Very entertaining. Depp was simply magnificent in all three.

Yeah I love those movies as well... I got all 3 on DVD too... Saw the 2nd and 3rd one at the theater...
According to rumors, and I don't know how good the sources, but there is suppose to be like 5 or 7 books/movies total... If anyone knows better, please correct me...

Same as a Clockwork Orange, the category of films I would watch once because you have to see them, but care never to bother watching them again.

This surprises me - coming from a film student.

Maybe it's just that the times are different now than they were then (1971.) For a long time, each new Kubrick film set a new standard that would forever change the face of film making. It's impossible to overstate how influential Kubrick was. A Clockwork Orange was no different, and perhaps the last of Kubrick's truly influential films.

I've seen and studied it so many times, I can't count them. Upwards of 30.

I know it's disturbing, but it is so beautiful, entertaining and thought-provoking it's hard for me to see it in a similar category as Eraserhead.

Don't take this as a criticism. I respect your tastes, but could you please help me to understand what it is about A Clockwork Orange that affects you so? Also, did you ever read the novel my Anthony Burgess?

DrPaul wrote:

Same as a Clockwork Orange, the category of films I would watch once because you have to see them, but care never to bother watching them again.

This surprises me - coming from a film student.

Maybe it's just that the times are different now than they were then (1971.) For a long time, each new Kubrick film set a new standard that would forever change the face of film making. It's impossible to overstate how influential Kubrick was. A Clockwork Orange was no different, and perhaps the last of Kubrick's truly influential films.

I've seen and studied it so many times, I can't count them. Upwards of 30.

I know it's disturbing, but it is so beautiful, entertaining and thought-provoking it's hard for me to see it in a similar category as Eraserhead.

Don't take this as a criticism. I respect your tastes, but could you please help me to understand what it is about A Clockwork Orange that affects you so? Also, did you ever read the novel my Anthony Burgess?

Don't get me wrong Doc. I enjoyed the film, as I have with most of Kubrick's works. As you said, they have to be seen if you want to fully understand the influences behind modern cinema.

But ACO did nothing for me on its own. I can appreciate it's influence on the industry, and if someone came and asked me "what are some of the most influential films of all time" I would probably throw it's name into the barrel. But as a film on its own, I found it pretty boring. I was not disturbed, and I found a lot of it very unique in terms of the perspective we were given, but as a whole I was not ready to throw it back into the player for round two any time soon. But of course that's no discredit to the film. It just did not float my boat.

I am sure some of my all time favorites (which I have seen over 30 times) probably would not float your boat either. But we both know that there is a difference between personal taste, and the acknowledgment of cinematic innovation.

No offense taken of course. I fully understood your point. To summarise, I appreciated the film's position as an influential work and agree for the most part... but for me as an individual, its not one of my favs.

-Cub. =o)

Just watched the movie they did about the 2000 Election called "Recount"... Not too bad... I'm a Leary fan, so I had to watch... It was an HBO Film, so if you don't get HBO, I'm not sure how you'll see it or when it will be put on a DVD... It wasn't bad though... Spacey did a decent job and I'm not usually that big of a fan of his...
All in all, it was pretty good with it being a Documentary of the Florida Election...

Another thing about Clockwork Orange and why we may both see it differently.

If you accept the notion that Kubrick's films had profound affects on films that followed, I saw A Clockwork Orange way back (1971) when it first came out. So it hadn't yet had any influence on future films and to my eyes it was absolutely unique and new. Did you know that it was rated X when it first came out? It was very avant-garde and shocking at the time.

But if you saw it for the first time 20 or 30 years later, after its influence has been felt in many other films, you wouldn't see it in quite the same way. That probably has something to do with why it is so near and dear to me.