alanschu Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 @Greasy The "OMG Kim is in trouble" stuff slowly starts to decline. Though there was still a part in third season I think. I imagine she was under contract so they had to find a way to keep her in the show without being boring. On the plus side it is some nice eye candy! Her role declines in later seasons, which means less "OMG Kim is in trouble!" scenes.
Pidesco Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) Over the past few days I've been catching up on my movie watching, including some old favourites of mine. So here's a big list, most of which, though not all, I recommend: Sleuth Os Imortais Paycheck Troy Prime Sunset Boulevard Small Time Crooks Match Point Sweet And Lowdown Sweet Smell of Success The Odd Couple Paths Of Glory Shichinin No Samurai Un Homme et Une Femme Left Handed Gun Inherit The Wind Ladri Di Biciclette Volver Edited September 22, 2006 by Pidesco "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
metadigital Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 "You talkin' to me?" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> DeNiro improvised that entire scene. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Dark_Raven Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 The Untouchables. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
astr0creep Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 The Untouchables. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's my favorite "Mafia" movie. I like it even more than Godfathers and Goodfellas. Because(I think) it's one of those rare movies, along with Road to Perdition, that doesn't glorify the Mafia. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Musopticon? Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 It's also crap. Crap writing, crap acting and tacked-on humour. Sure, it doesn't glorify the mob, but that doesn't really help it's inherent bad qualities. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Baley Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 These past few weeks - I'm sure I'm missing plenty, I'm sure there's no chronological order to speak of - a list (mainly because I'm too much of slothful piglet to bother writing a quick - and so easily discarded - phrase): (Bolded=Watch, Italicized=Avoid, Normal=Whatever) Pulp Fiction Salinui chueok (Memories of Murder) Insomnia 2001 True Romance C'est arriv
Oerwinde Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 just finished going through the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy again. Every time I watch those movies I just want to fast forward through the Frodo/Sam parts to get to the good parts with Aragorn. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Blarghagh Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 The Shining Just as scary as I remember.
astr0creep Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Fearless It was magnificent! Jet Li's best movie and imho one of the top ten best films of 2006. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Pidesco Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Which Insomnia is that Baley? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Baley Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Have you ever seen Fist of Legend, Twin Warriors or the perfectly awful Lord of the Wu Tang? Fearless was, basically, a gigantic, easily-digestible cliche wrapped in hokum foil - melodramatic nationalism, cheap sentimentality, predictable plot, overt seriousness. Good flick though - the fight scenes were indeed magnificent (the best he's done in years) and the blind chick was hot. T'was just that, when he wasn't grappling at someone's balls, I was either snoring or barfing, depending on my mood. God, I sound like a real nerd, I'm sorry, Astro, I really am. Here's a vid of the bar skirmish with the bald Kung-Fu master guy, to make up for my earlier nerdish yelpings. And the cut Somluck Kamsing scene. God, I'd've watched a two and a half hour Fearless for Michelle Yeoh alone - I'm such a nerd. God, I'm so bored and nerdy and ugly and daft right now - sleep, I need sleep. Which Insomnia is that Baley? The Alaskan remake - the Nolan flick.
astr0creep Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 I'm sorry, Astro, I really am. No need to be sorry Baley. You watch a lot more movies than I do and from your many long listings I can tell your tastes are much more "refined" than mine. I enjoyed Fearless very much. I was aware of the clich http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Baley Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Dude, if you enjoyed Fearless, I can't but recommend (and I do this a lot) Fist of Legend. Apart from being a 99 minute joyride of almost constant kung-fuing - sorta like a porn flick, just replace sex with asskicking - it's an interesting take on Chinese-Japanese WW2 relations. Both sides are portrayed realistically: no villanizing, no glorying (at least on a national level). Billy Chow's one great bad guy, and, uh, just check out that review: it's better than whatever I could come up with in 10-15 wild minutes. PS: For what it's worth, it's up there in my top 10 of all time, alongside Welles, Bergman and Kitano. Anyway, I'm gonna watch a film tonight, and I've narrowed it down to: Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Jackie Brown and House of Fools (Dom Durakov). Any of you cats have any endorsements?
Diamond Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 (edited) Pi: Freaking awesome (w00t) (even despite some math flaws). Edited September 24, 2006 by Diamond
Pidesco Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Go for Jackie Brown. Some critics didn't like it, but I thought the story and the acting were pretty awesome. I am a Tarantino fanboy, though. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Baley Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 I've always considered it his best film - it's been a while since I last saw it, though: a year or two at the very least, maybe more. Yeah, I think it'll make for a decent sunday-night flick.
Dark_Raven Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 The BSG miniseries. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
LadyCrimson Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Desperation, TV movie based on S. King's novel. The first 1/3 was pretty cool and close to the book. Ron Perlman was great as the deranged Sheriff, good surreal camera angles. The rest of the movie dissolved into cheap 'scares' and a boring/squished ending. That first bit tho...gold...if you read the book, anyway. "tak!" “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
astr0creep Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The BSG miniseries. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Only... twelve... days... left... Aarrghh! http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Dark_Raven Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Yes, I am counting the days. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
kirottu Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Thank you for smoking. I was amused. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Musopticon? Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Silent Hill Without going too much into the freedoms it took in game canon, that stuff matters only to people who consider themselves fans, it's just a great game adaptation. As a horror movie however, it fell flat. I wasn't really disgusted, horrified or tense in any of the acts. More like a gory adventure movie, which in itself isn't bad. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Volourn Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Misery - Good movie; but I noticed something. Kathy Bates' acting here was overrated. She's way over the top. She has good moments; but meh. Caan should have been the award winner in this movie along with the old sherrif fellow. They did a marvelous job. The sherrif's wive was rather good to with minimal screen time. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
ElNino Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 just finished going through the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy again. Every time I watch those movies I just want to fast forward through the Frodo/Sam parts to get to the good parts with Aragorn. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh wow. I also just re-watched the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy from Thursday-Saturday. And I just want to fast forward through the Frodo/Sam parts to get to the good parts with Aragorn I absolutely agree. Not Aragorn in particular, just avoiding Sam/Frodo. Also just watched Thank you for smoking. It started out okay but died halfway through. And I re-watched Spiderman 1-2. The first was best. I fear for number 3. And I saw Dune for the first time... heh.
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