Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

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RyanWreck

Georgina Cates is pretty fucking hot in that movie as the psycho bitch who's Husband dies.

Levas

Watched God Bless America yesterday. Slightly over-the-top and so on, but the mistakes are forgivable. Good movie that left me in somewhat weird mood. Boyd Rice's - Music, martinis and misanthropy could be a soundtrack for this movie.

ConcreteMascara

Just watched Maniac Cop for the first time. It's always a pleasure to see cops get murdered, especially by another cop. Now going to watch Maniac.
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Ashley Choke

Completely spontaneously went to the movies today, its' been a while. Sheer luck there's a film festival in CPH at the moment so the theatres are showing more interesting things than the usual Hollywood garbage.

Went to see The Raid: Redemtion Seriously one of the best action movies I ever saw. Ultra violent John Woo styled shoot-outs combined with modern day bone breaking martial arts ala Tom Yum Goong. With a dark textured twist. Indonesia film seems very interesting at the moment Highly highly recommended for anyone into Asian Cinema. It's running again tomorrow, considering a second go.

bitewerksMTB

I've read good things about THE RAID: REDEMPTION but the movie I've seen trailers for over here, I thought was the remake- I think I read there is or there will be a remake. "Redemption" was added b/c there's more than one movie called THE RAID... I'll wait for the dvd.

Just ordered GHOSTKEEPER from Code Red DVD; a mid-80s Canadian horror film. I remember seeing the video in rentalshops but I do not believe I've seen it. I have CUT-THROATS NINE here but haven't watched it yet (same with OUTRAGE: THE WAY OF THE YAKUZA). What I have seen recently, I can't remember anything about...

Ashley Choke

It's this one http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/ Don't be fooled by the movie poster. As with 99% of modern films it's quite horrible. Not sure about a remake? US? But as far as I understood it's the first part of a trilogy, how on earth the director is gonna top this I really look forward to see. Like I said yesterday, highly recommended. People getting shot point black with assault rifles, stabbed in the throat and fire axed in the face, complete mayhem. Being heavily into martial arts myself you I kinda tend to have ambivalent feelings towards some of the modern day MA movies, but even if some of the stuff here is quite flashly and trad movie Kung Fu(Silat) the fights are really nice and proper violent

RyanWreck

I watched "Shame" tonight. It was above average, definitely. It's basically about a sex addict who, at first, seems to be able to function well in his addiction as his sister moves in with him and it shows him slowly unravel and begin to struggle with  his needs, and her with her own problems (although the movie never really divulges why she is so fucked up) but there is an obvious incest atmosphere going on between them. You have prostitutes, porno, incest, even a gay adult book store scene, big budget style filming with an artsy touch that is sometimes reminiscent of Kubrick in the way it is filmed and I can definitely see the resembles to Brando's sex obsessed character in the classic "Last Tango in Paris".

Quote from: bitewerksMTB on April 12, 2012, 12:12:44 AM
Watched part of GET CARTER with Michael Caine last night. Recorded it so will finish it soon.  Not sure if there's a dvd available; should check on that. Caine is cold & brutal. No nonsense hardboiled crime; no pretty boy, sunny California, hipster tight pants bullshit.

I saw this recommended on one of the streaming sites I visit often and thought I wouldn't like it because Stallone was in it and on top of that it is a remake. But after reading your critique I think I will check it out now.

bitewerksMTB

Yeah, stay away from the Stallone remake.

Just watched UHF. Always liked that movie. "You so STU-PID!"


FreakAnimalFinland

Two westerns:

3:10 TO YUMA, 2007 version. I have also the original b&w film, but perhaps for contemporary movie viewer this modern day version suits well? I kind of dislike most of "movie stars" in westerns, unless its Eastwood. The less familiar face, the better. This has Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, but they do good job. It's good traditional western. Outlaws, man hunt, revenge, savage indians, railroads being build in remote areas,.. anti-heroes doing what they can, but end is always bleak.

JOE KIDD . 1972 Eastwood starring in western. Can it go wrong? No. Just what was said above: It's good traditional western. Outlaws, man hunt, revenge, savage indians, railroads being build in remote areas,.. anti-heroes doing what they can, but end is always bleak.

From artier side total Kenneth Anger set:

SCORPIO RISING
1964 film with men with motorcycles. Leather, gayness, shining chrome of bikes. Psychedelic video works. Neat.

KUSTOM KAR KOMMANDOS
1965 very shot few minutes film, just about the same as above, but much less interesting.

INVOCATION OF MY DEMON BROTHER
1969 film with very nice electronic-noise soundtrack made by Mick Jagger! Psychedelia and male romantics

RABBITS MOON
1979 version, maybe among worst of his. Psychedelic, dance fueled, but not too interesting.

LUCIFER RISING
1981 film, perhaps his most well known one? Ajna Offensive just released very neat vinyl box set with soundtrack materials and extra stuff. Also this dvd version has restored stereo-sound unlike some old versions I believe? Also one should always remember check out great SOUNDS magazine interview with the man behind soundtrack. Manson references and all that left away, he still comes out as genius of electronic/experimental sounds.

THE MAN WE WANT TO HANG
2002 film, which is basically just a Crowley painting exhibition and soundtrack for it. Filmed in Crowley exhibition, taking good close-ups etc. Audio is ok, but I think perhaps if you once want to give it a try to "play with commentary" function, this might be it. Kenneth talking about Crowley and details of the paintings etc.

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bitewerksMTB

MEETING EVIL;  it's SO stu-pid!
CUT-THROATS NINE; terrible spaghetti western but it's very violent which is its only redeeming value
GHOSTKEEPER; early '80s horror that's not very good but interesting to see. has some things in common w/THE SHINING

Watching the new ELITE SQUAD film tonight...

influencing machine

just watched valerie and her week of wonders. fascinating surreal czech film from 1970 featuring some 13 year old female nudity. soundtrack is good and the imagery is really incredible. id highly recommend it to anyone who likes surreal film or eastern european film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_and_Her_Week_of_Wonders_(film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPyPEraG74c

i also just got the sergei paradjanov box set and i am looking forward to watching the two films included that i have not seen before.


mikko, is there a link to the bobby beausoleil interview that you referenced above?

tiny_tove

Hunger - Steve McQueen , perfection. One of the best movies I have seen in ages, immediately on my top list.
Shame - Not bad, but he seems to repeat many moments of the previous movie. The doom version of "Singing in the rain" is classic.
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RyanWreck

Quote from: tiny_tove on May 04, 2012, 09:27:23 AM
Shame - Not bad, but he seems to repeat many moments of the previous movie. The doom version of "Singing in the rain" is classic.

What "previous movie" are you speaking of? I hated his boss and his dumb sister. I wish they would have just had them fuck instead of making it awkward all the time making you wonder if they actually have fucked before. I know that was the purpose, but forget mystery I just wanted to know if he nailed her.

I am watching a 2005 documentary called Gay Sex In The 70's by Joseph Lovett. I'm not finished with it, maybe about 1/3 of the way through and already there has been some archival footage from gloryholes, dark rooms and bath house's which is pretty much what the movie is focused on; anonymous sex that eventually became almost obsolete with the emergence of AIDS in the 80's. Using old footage of these dives and discos, as well as interviewing the faggots who were there and letting them describe what went on in some of those joints before the queens became scared of infection. There is also a bit on the Stonewall Riots of 1969.

RyanWreck

Oh ok, I thought he was saying that Shame was a remake, or something similar like a sequel, of another movie. I don't remember a whole lot from Hunger other than some Irish guys going on a hunger strike while imprisoned. I'll have to watch it again to see how many moments from it are similar or, as tove said, "repeated" to those in Shame.