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by Kalmarium » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:49 pm
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by Hollorous » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:04 am
Vochiavo wrote:La Dictadura Perfecta directed by Luis Estrada. It's a nice comedy about Mexican politics and corruption, but it's in Spanish.
by Olwe » Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:07 pm
by Hollorous » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:07 pm
Olwe wrote:Am I the only one here who reacted to Blade Runner with a resounding "meh"? I mean, it wasn't a complete waste of time, but it was slow enough that I fell asleep for some of the middle part. I guess maybe I was expecting a film with a title that badass, directed by the Alien guy and starring Indian Jones, to be more action-packed going in, but still... move it the fuck along already.
by L Ron Cupboard » Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:06 am
Hollorous wrote:L Ron Cupboard wrote:Re-watched Black Hawk Down. I have a difficult relationship with Ridley Scott films, he made my all time favourite film Blade Runner, but I tend to dislike most of the films he makes. Black Hawk Down seems like his second best work to me, though I still have problems with it. It is rather long but it carries it off because of the frenetic pace. The pace, combined with me having trouble distinguishing between the characters, makes it rather confusing. But somehow that makes it more immersive, and I assume a more realistic experience of what it would be like to experience combat.
I think it is probably one of the best war films of recent years, but I have a problem with how one sided it is. Perhaps now Ridley seems to spend his time rehashing his old works, he could make another film from the other sides point of view.
I despise 'Black Hawk Down' because it dehumanizes the Somalis to the degree that they may as well be zombies or regenerating thugs from a video game. Granted, that's a problem for many war movies (i.e. the faceless enemy), including many of the great ones, it just particularly bugs me here for reasons I can't quite verbalize. Also, there's little bits of "Hollywood History" propaganda strewn about that kinda rubs me the wrong way. I understand why the movie has its fans though. It is a well shot adrenaline rush of a movie and plenty of people have interpreted as an "anti-war" or neutral on war statement.
I'm told the book is worth a read though. It includes the Somali POV on the battle as well and generally depicts the events in a straight-forward, minimally biased way.
What's your feeling on the original Alien? For me, Alien and Blade Runner are Scott's undisputed masterpieces and everything he's done since hasn't really measured up for me.
by L Ron Cupboard » Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:08 am
Olwe wrote:Am I the only one here who reacted to Blade Runner with a resounding "meh"? I mean, it wasn't a complete waste of time, but it was slow enough that I fell asleep for some of the middle part. I guess maybe I was expecting a film with a title that badass, directed by the Alien guy and starring Indian Jones, to be more action-packed going in, but still... move it the fuck along already.
by Hollorous » Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:20 am
L Ron Cupboard wrote:Hollorous wrote:
I despise 'Black Hawk Down' because it dehumanizes the Somalis to the degree that they may as well be zombies or regenerating thugs from a video game. Granted, that's a problem for many war movies (i.e. the faceless enemy), including many of the great ones, it just particularly bugs me here for reasons I can't quite verbalize. Also, there's little bits of "Hollywood History" propaganda strewn about that kinda rubs me the wrong way. I understand why the movie has its fans though. It is a well shot adrenaline rush of a movie and plenty of people have interpreted as an "anti-war" or neutral on war statement.
I'm told the book is worth a read though. It includes the Somali POV on the battle as well and generally depicts the events in a straight-forward, minimally biased way.
What's your feeling on the original Alien? For me, Alien and Blade Runner are Scott's undisputed masterpieces and everything he's done since hasn't really measured up for me.
I agree the portrayal of the Somalis is pretty appalling, half expect them to have silent movie bad guy moustaches.
I've never really liked Alien, though I find it hard to pin down why. I liked Aliens more, though I don't think for Sci Fi Horror The Thing can be beaten.
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by Olwe » Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:29 pm
L Ron Cupboard wrote:Olwe wrote:Am I the only one here who reacted to Blade Runner with a resounding "meh"? I mean, it wasn't a complete waste of time, but it was slow enough that I fell asleep for some of the middle part. I guess maybe I was expecting a film with a title that badass, directed by the Alien guy and starring Indian Jones, to be more action-packed going in, but still... move it the fuck along already.
It's not an action film, it's a film about ideas.
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by Shove Piggy Shove » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:26 am
Tim Minchin wrote:I'm not pessimistic about the supernatural, but rather I'm optimistic about the natural
Jasper Fforde wrote:If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction - and ultimately, without a major resolution.
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