dann Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I liked the Grindhouse experience as a *whole*. This seperate films with no fake trailers bullshit annoys me endlessly.It was okay but I have to say Robert Rodriguez has fallen a long way from the days of El Mariachi and Desperado. I'd rather take a course about maverick filmmaking from him than sit through another one of his movies. I'm also sick and tired of tarantino's love affair with 70's b-movies. I hope this was his last little indulgent love letter to that era. He also made Kurt Russell cry (!). That was unacceptable.Grindhouse was such bullshit. It was a conscious decision by the majors to discredit independent filmmakers. Sort of a "haha, look, everything these guys did was a joke". I've got to admit though, it worked. Suddenly there was more of an interest in so-called "B-movies", but for all the wrong reasons. I abhor Grindhouse and all it stands for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpecialist Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I liked the Grindhouse experience as a *whole*. This seperate films with no fake trailers bullshit annoys me endlessly.It was okay but I have to say Robert Rodriguez has fallen a long way from the days of El Mariachi and Desperado. I'd rather take a course about maverick filmmaking from him than sit through another one of his movies. I'm also sick and tired of tarantino's love affair with 70's b-movies. I hope this was his last little indulgent love letter to that era. He also made Kurt Russell cry (!). That was unacceptable.Grindhouse was such bullshit. It was a conscious decision by the majors to discredit independent filmmakers. Sort of a "haha, look, everything these guys did was a joke". I've got to admit though, it worked. Suddenly there was more of an interest in so-called "B-movies", but for all the wrong reasons. I abhor Grindhouse and all it stands for.I wholeheartedly agree with everything you just said. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 24: Redemption's a great film, sorry to those of you who think it doesn't count but I'd say it was a film anyways. great acting, great plot, Robert Carlyle's excellent and Kiefer Sutherland's never disappointed as Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I liked the Grindhouse experience as a *whole*. This seperate films with no fake trailers bullshit annoys me endlessly.It was okay but I have to say Robert Rodriguez has fallen a long way from the days of El Mariachi and Desperado. I'd rather take a course about maverick filmmaking from him than sit through another one of his movies. I'm also sick and tired of tarantino's love affair with 70's b-movies. I hope this was his last little indulgent love letter to that era. He also made Kurt Russell cry (!). That was unacceptable.Grindhouse was such bullshit. It was a conscious decision by the majors to discredit independent filmmakers. Sort of a "haha, look, everything these guys did was a joke". I've got to admit though, it worked. Suddenly there was more of an interest in so-called "B-movies", but for all the wrong reasons. I abhor Grindhouse and all it stands for.The recent Grindhouse or early Grindhouse?Recent I can understand.Early Grindhouse is something you need an aquired taste to appreciate. It's blood sweat and tears of Independt people trying to make it. Not all Make up Director's turned into George Romero or Tom Savini. It was probably the earliest showing of explotation in the states anyway I think Europe had it maybe during the late 60's. Grindhouse makes had worse budget and acess than Carpenter did with Halloween and unlike Curtis she wasn't handed a acting job since her mom was in Psycho. No Grindhouse=No movies like 8MM and Se7en. If you mean the new recent stuff than that's something entirely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GET OFF AXLS BACK Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 24: Redemption's a great film, sorry to those of you who think it doesn't count but I'd say it was a film anyways. great acting, great plot, Robert Carlyle's excellent and Kiefer Sutherland's never disappointed as Jack.I guess it is really a film, very very good and i can't wait for season 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 So there really is going to be a RZ Halloween with Rob writing and directing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Has anyone seen "100 Tears"? It's a French movie that is incredibly low budget and gory:http://www.wat.tv/video/100-tears-trailer-uzca_fu2z_.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) You weren't kidding about low budget.The girl who gets gutted inside's looked like giant beets.Why does he have a super sized Ax or meat clever? I'll look for it in a video store near me though Edited December 17, 2008 by Spuffy78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 We're watching Schindler's List in English class. So far it's a very good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GET OFF AXLS BACK Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Im watching De Javu and damn Val Kilmer put some beef on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpecialist Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) Im watching De Javu and damn Val Kilmer put some beef onIt's a decent movie though. Kilmer is the man....even if he looks like a side of beef now. Edited December 17, 2008 by TheSpecialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appetite4illusions Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Wonderland will always be my favorite Kilmer movie.Val once told Chuck Klosterman that because of his acting method, he can inhabit the minds of druggies like John Holmes and Jim Morrsion and understand addiction better then they ever could, despite the fact that he's never tried drugs. Such a zany personality that Kilmer is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickingthehabit Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Gus Van Sant's Milk was deeply moving. Extraordinary work from a very talented cast..-Kickingthehabit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) I liked the Grindhouse experience as a *whole*. This seperate films with no fake trailers bullshit annoys me endlessly.It was okay but I have to say Robert Rodriguez has fallen a long way from the days of El Mariachi and Desperado. I'd rather take a course about maverick filmmaking from him than sit through another one of his movies. I'm also sick and tired of tarantino's love affair with 70's b-movies. I hope this was his last little indulgent love letter to that era. He also made Kurt Russell cry (!). That was unacceptable.Grindhouse was such bullshit. It was a conscious decision by the majors to discredit independent filmmakers. Sort of a "haha, look, everything these guys did was a joke". I've got to admit though, it worked. Suddenly there was more of an interest in so-called "B-movies", but for all the wrong reasons. I abhor Grindhouse and all it stands for.The recent Grindhouse or early Grindhouse?Recent I can understand.Early Grindhouse is something you need an aquired taste to appreciate. It's blood sweat and tears of Independt people trying to make it. Not all Make up Director's turned into George Romero or Tom Savini. It was probably the earliest showing of explotation in the states anyway I think Europe had it maybe during the late 60's. Grindhouse makes had worse budget and acess than Carpenter did with Halloween and unlike Curtis she wasn't handed a acting job since her mom was in Psycho. No Grindhouse=No movies like 8MM and Se7en. If you mean the new recent stuff than that's something entirely different.Oh I know. I was talking about the new movie called Grindhouse. I was trained by Kaufman and Corman, I'm well aware of the groundbreaking filmmaking done for the double feature exploitation films.On a side note, Savini: Very talented guy, but the biggest jerk you could ever talk to. Edited December 18, 2008 by dann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 He's bi-polar. Like legit bi-polar. At one convention he signed my cop of his version of Night Of The Living Dead and threw it at me at another one a year later we talked for a good hour or so.It really depends.Robert Englund is probably the nicest guy at convention's and really just loves the fan's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I tried talking to him about Bloodwave, and he had no idea he had even done that movie, and he was so shitty to my wife she quit doing special effects. He's probably just bitter that Nicotero is the go to guy now a days, and rightfully so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I think he's bitter than there's a lot more CGI need than there is make up. Which is why I think he retired also. Thing he's more well known for the stuff he's done being a bit more popular not to mention him being a dick spreads like wildfire. I can't remember but there's this one flick where he plays a Vampire and he said he really regretted doing that. If your wife is good with the make up she shouldn't quit because Savini's a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusions Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 anyone seen big stan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Yeah I did. It was genius.Not as good as European Gigolo but it finds Rob Sneider in a meditative mood. Big Stan is right up there with Fred Claus.It was like Prison Vacation.Also, saw Black Book (wildly ennertaining), Eastern Promisies - brutal, Chuck Norris fans might be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 So there really is going to be a RZ Halloween with Rob writing and directing.Oh, joy! Slumdog Millionaire is impressive in many ways, but godamn, do you feel manipulated once the inital buzz has worn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 We're watching Schindler's List in English class. So far it's a very good movie. I always laughed when that asshole was standing on his balcony shooting people who weren't working. That's the best part of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) Yeah, that's real hilarious. Edited December 18, 2008 by Lithium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 We're watching Schindler's List in English class. So far it's a very good movie. I always laughed when that asshole was standing on his balcony shooting people who weren't working. That's the best part of the movie.You sick fuck!We watched in History as we were doing a unit on the Holocaust which was quite depressing...Watching the film cheered actually cheered us up as we didn't have to read shocking accounts of what happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownRock Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I want to watch Uncle Buck, i've never seen it in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I want to watch Uncle Buck, i've never seen it in years.I love that movie :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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