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Originally posted by paulandrews Gamer is one of those underrated gems that will get proper recognition later. Kinda like Speed Racer.

Please fuck off.

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Originally posted by paulandrews (I understand any of this won't change anyone's mind, but it is a good read.)

please set this as your signature

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Originally posted by paulandrews Gamer can be hard to watch for a conservative viewer, especially for its frenetically shot action which is very true to the FPS game aesthetics (death is reduced to a mere frag). So far, action movies usually highlighted its most dramatic moments via slow motion, thus giving the audience the opportunity to elevate these scenes to a cult status. Gamer is a big fuck-off to all this, and takes an innovative approach. The ideas it presents are interesting, too. Here's a great analysis of it. (I understand any of this won't change anyone's mind, but it is a good read.)

No, it won't change anyone's mind becuase they are epically shit films. I'd prefer to watch avatar in black and white 2d (so the one reason to see it is voided) than subject myself to those films again (in fairness both got ejected before they got anywhere. Micheal C hall was THE ONLY slightly decent thing about Gamer and even he was shit in it.

put the pipe down, and go play out doors for a while. Might give you some better perspective.

This is just...WOW. One of the best films/documentaries I have ever seen. The cinematography is unbelievable.

Compare it to Planet Earth.

The trailer shots I saw looked like they were taken directly from Planet Earth, and I never got the difference between the two.

Imagine the whole series condensed into an hour and a half (the scenes are taken from the series). I know, that sounds like crap but it really isn't. The premise of the film is to follow animals throughout the course of a year and how the seasons affect them and in this, lies the main difference: it tells a story.

If you love the series, you'll definitely love this.

Anyone know any sites where you can enter movie titles you like and it will generate recommendations based on them? There are several for music, so I figured there must be at least a couple for flicks too.

I'm interested in using it to find more British movies, as they seem to be great at capturing that bleak feeling I get from winter (Red Road, Dead Man's Shoes, London to Brixton, etc).

There is a continuation to Planet Earth, it's called Life, and there is even more of the unbelievable cinematography

Watch Battle Royale or Tokyo Gore Police if you are into wierd ass Japanese Gore Horrors

Been watching a lot of oldies lately. They seem more like simple stories to enjoy rather than movies you get sucked into. Nice change of pace. Highlights:

Casablanca
Yojimbo
Citizen Kane

So pretty much any "greatest films of all time" list is dependable for the most part, except stuff by Alfred Hitchcock. I seriously don't get the hype about his movies.

have you watched 'Vertigo'? That movie is just fuckin' ace. 'Vertigo' was well ahead of it's time.

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Originally posted by couch-potato Been watching a lot of oldies lately. They seem more like simple stories to enjoy rather than movies you get sucked into. Nice change of pace. Highlights: Casablanca

YES! i love watching oldies. they're so simple and full of charisma.. less visual effects and hollywood shit.. i wish i had someone to enjoy them with..

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Originally posted by LeopoldStotch have you watched 'Vertigo'? That movie is just fuckin' ace. 'Vertigo' was well ahead of it's time.

will watch.

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Originally posted by couch-potato Been watching a lot of oldies lately. They seem more like simple stories to enjoy rather than movies you get sucked into. Nice change of pace. Highlights: Casablanca Yojimbo Citizen Kane So pretty much any "greatest films of all time" list is dependable for the most part, except stuff by Alfred Hitchcock. I seriously don't get the hype about his movies.

+1 on your selection there. Check out the third man by Orson Wells as well.

As for Hitchock, have to say you're missing out. North by northwest is truly brilliant filmaking.

Casablanca was ace. I liked it even more because I adore the PC game Grim Fandango, and those two have several parallels.

I really recommend 12 Angry Men, that film is pure class.

I still have to watch Citizen Kane and Gone With The Wind.

Sa the road last night and its definately a 9 on 10. I would have given it 10 but I wanted more history on how it all happend.

I really liked The Road too. Viggo is the man. I think they intentionally left the cause of the apocalypse out to leave it up to the viewer to think about. My thing was, if if they're going to focus twice on characters that have had their thumbs removed, they need to give a bit of an explanation.

So I just watched The Sword of Doom & my mind is fucking blown. It features the same stars as Yojimbo (Tatsuya Nakadai & Toshiro Mifune) but swaps the roles, without actually swapping the roles at all. The film follows the villain (Nakadai, he's the bad guy in Yojimbo as well), & it is bat shit insane.

It's more than just a samurai gore flick, it's seriously fucked. The ending is such a goddamned twist you don't even realize it's a twist until the credits are rolling & you have time to comprehend what the fuck just happened.

This frame is all you need to know about the movie:

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Originally posted by couch-potato So I just watched The Sword of Doom & my mind is fucking blown. It features the same stars as Yojimbo (Tatsuya Nakadai & Toshiro Mifune) but swaps the roles, without actually swapping the roles at all. The film follows the villain (Nakadai, he's the bad guy in Yojimbo as well), & it is bat shit insane. It's more than just a samurai gore flick, it's seriously fucked. The ending is such a goddamned twist you don't even realize it's a twist until the credits are rolling & you have time to comprehend what the fuck just happened. This frame is all you need to know about the movie:

this looks like something i would love...gonna have to try to watch it

I went to IMDB for reviews & analysis & this sums up the movie quite well without spoiling much, as most reviews do:

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Imagine your favorite action movie, then take out all the cheesy one-liners ("Asta la vista, baby!"), the irritating sidekick, the love interest, the techno-porn, and the off-handed moralistic ending. Then add a Commando-league body count, incredible swordplay, and great photography, and you've got Sword of Doom. This is a wrenching, visceral drama about an antagonist armed not with a stolen nuclear device, but with the best sword-fighting skills in Japan and a psychopath's indifference to human life. Unlike other more recent movies that try to portray the same raw, killing-machine kind of character, Sword of Doom does not resort to grimy photography or an adolescent delight in visual assault. Instead you get pure, distilled, ultra-kinetic fighting suffused with a thrilling coldness.

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Anyone know any sites where you can enter movie titles you like and it will generate recommendations based on them? There are several for music, so I figured there must be at least a couple for flicks too. I'm interested in using it to find more British movies, as they seem to be great at capturing that bleak feeling I get from winter (Red Road, Dead Man's Shoes, London to Brixton, etc).

Check this shit out then....gritty as hell and apparently getting serious critical acclaim.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Check this shit out then....gritty as hell and apparently getting serious critical acclaim.

That looks fucking BRUTAL.

*reads thread*

Moon only mentioned once. I'm highly disappointed. Where's pkc.

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter *reads thread* Moon only mentioned once. I'm highly disappointed. Where's pkc.

sorry. that got mentioned a couple of pages back (if you're in 40 posts/page mode. if not, then many pages before).

excellent movie. i need to pick up a copy somday.

Watched Ip Man today.

Good shit

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