Angelica Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Just finished watching The Life And Death of Peter SellersDunno if he has any fans on here, i'm sure more than a few people have seen Dr Strangelove and The Pink Panther but to me he's just one of the best actors of all time. His ability to slip in and out of all these different characters is just something truly amazing. What i didnt know until watching this movie was what a total bastard the man was. Tragic in many ways but...lots of unforgivable stuff, violent to the women in his life, massively cruel and insensitive to his children and, by his own admission, totally devoid of any real sort of personality. Just the ability to play all these characters and adopt them and because them. A serious genius but also, in many ways, a tragic figure.I love Sellers but I hate that film. Geoffrey Rush is hopelessly miscast as an attractive and funny performer, IMO. Eternal Sunshine is divinity, one of the most gorgeous films of recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) Just remembered in Gran Torino that Walt's barber had the same Victory or Death tattoo as Axl.I found a list of every Horror re-make they're doing.A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010),"Angel Heart" (2011),"Anguish" (2009),"Art of the Devil" (2010),"At the End of the Spectra" (2010),"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!" (2011),"Battle Royale" (2012),"The Birds" (2009),"The Brood" (2009),"The Burning" (2012),"Candyman" (2011),"Cat People" (2010),"The Changeling" (2011),"Child's Play" (2010),"Children of the Corn" (2009),"Communion" (2011),"The Crazies" (2010),"Cruising" (2011),"Creature from the Black Lagoon" (2012),"Dead Daughters" (2009),"Death Line" (2012),"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (2010),"Don't Look in the Basement!" (2009),"Don't Look Now" (2009),"Don't Look Up" (2009),"The Echo" (2009),"The Entity" (2010),"The Evil Dead" (2011),"Faces of Death" (2010),"Friday 13th" (2009)"Hell Night" (2011),"Halloween 2" (2010),"Happy Birthday to Me" (2012),"Hellraiser" (2010),"I Saw What You Did" (2012),"Humongous" (2012),"I Spit on Your Grave" (2011),"In the Playground" (2009),"I Walked with a Zombie" (2009),"Infection" (2009),"Isle of the Dead" (2009),"It's Alive" (2009),"The Last House on the Left" (2009),"Just Before Dawn" (2011),"Let the Right One In" (2009),"The Leopard Man" (2010),"Long Weekend" (2009),"Motel Hell" (2012),"Martin" (2010),"My Bloody Valentine 3-D" (2009),"Mother's Day" (2010),"Night of the Demons" (2009),"Night of the Living Dorks" (2011),"Piranha 3-D" (2009),"Plan 9" (2009),"Poltergeist" (2012),"Silent Night, Deadly Night" (2010),"Sorority Row" (2009),"The Stepfather" (2009),"The Seventh Victim" (2011),"Suspiria" (2010),"The Thing" (2012),"The Tingler" (2009),"The Uninvited" (2009),"Vargtimmen" (2010),"Versus" (2010),"The Witches" (2010),"The Wolf Man" (2009),"Yeux sans visage, Les" (2010),"Zero Dark Thirty" (2010)Expect Child's Play is a prequel and Evil Dead is more of a sequel. Edited January 19, 2009 by Spuffy78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Utah Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Gran Torino was routine Eastwood surrounded by some of the worst acting I've seen in my life (not helped by some truly awful dialogue). Honestly, I can see how the surface sentimentality might appeal to some, but imo this formula worked infinitely better in Million Dollar Baby. Even the career build-up to the poetic ending can't save the film when you consider everything that's appalling about it. I won't even get into it, I just wanna forget.I cannot understand the reverence held for this movie. The actor who played Thao was at times endearing, but mostly atrocious. His dialogue and stilted, hammy delivery missed the mark almost every time. Near the end, there's one scene where Eastwood's character locks him in the basement and he furiously bangs on the door, pleading to be released.. my god, I'm not sure how anyone on set got through it without laughing. It's entirely Clint's fault too, as he's notorious for printing the first take and moving on. He really should have worked more with the younger cast to give them the capacity to internalize the emotional undertone of particular lines within each scene, etc. I think the broad appeal lies more in this being Eastwood's most Dirty Harry-esque character in years..-KickingthehabitI agree with alot of what you're saying. I'm not sure how some of those asian "actors" got into this movie and how nobody noticed how amateurish they were. It was really off putting at times. Although, I still gotta say the movie works as a whole. Seriously flawed, but it slightly overcame that for me personally. Clint was awesome and I saw it in a packed theatre and the thing got big laughs and it seemed like a lot of people liked it from convos I heard walking out.Oh and that barbershop scene was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Midnight Meat Train was decent and The Poughkeepsie Tapes was just fuckin' weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just remembered in Gran Torino that Walt's barber had the same Victory or Death tattoo as Axl.I found a list of every Horror re-make they're doing."The Birds" (2009),"I Walked with a Zombie" (2009),"The Leopard Man" (2010),"Long Weekend" (2009)No...no...no...NO. No! Godamn it. I Walked with a Zombie isn't even really a horror movie and they're going to fuck The Leopard Man and Long Weekend up so bad. And most people have never seen the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 They're remaking A Nightmare On Elm Street? hooray for tolerance!s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaddisonmoore Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just remembered in Gran Torino that Walt's barber had the same Victory or Death tattoo as Axl.yeah i saw that too. about shit my pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 They're remaking A Nightmare On Elm Street? hooray for tolerance!s... Eh, I don't care. We'll see Robert do Freddy one more time in FVJ2.CGI would also be cool with the dream sequences. Either way it least Craven ended it properly with New Nightmare. Just remembered in Gran Torino that Walt's barber had the same Victory or Death tattoo as Axl.I found a list of every Horror re-make they're doing."The Birds" (2009),"I Walked with a Zombie" (2009),"The Leopard Man" (2010),"Long Weekend" (2009)No...no...no...NO. No! Godamn it. I Walked with a Zombie isn't even really a horror movie and they're going to fuck The Leopard Man and Long Weekend up so bad. And most people have never seen the originals.My main concern is Birds. Also do we really need a Surspria re-make? We got the English dub... I've seen all 4 you listed expect I walked with a zombie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch The Devil Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Anyone ever seen Kazaam, with Shaq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 My main concern is Birds. Also do we really need a Surspria re-make? We got the English dub... I've seen all 4 you listed expect I walked with a zombie.You've seen Long Weekend? I only saw it a few months ago when I went on an Australian genre movie binge after seeing the indescribably delightful Not Quite Hollywood. It's a documentary about Australian B-movies of the 70s and 80s. I spent weeks tracking things down - Turkey Shoot, Patrick, Harlequin, Mad Dog Morgan, Road Games..., all wonderful in their own cheap and peverse ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just got done watching Defiance. I really enjoyed it. I like learning about WWII things and this story was definitely interesting. I'd honestly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. I'll probably order it if I can't find it in the foreign section at Starstruck. I watched Slumber Party Massacre and watching Airplane now.Ironically a female and a feminist directed SPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. I'll probably order it if I can't find it in the foreign section at Starstruck. I watched Slumber Party Massacre and watching Airplane now.Ironically a female and a feminist directed SPM Aww...Airplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. I'll probably order it if I can't find it in the foreign section at Starstruck. I watched Slumber Party Massacre and watching Airplane now.Ironically a female and a feminist directed SPM Aww...Airplane! Awesome film!Watching Clerks atm Edited January 20, 2009 by Tottenham Hotspur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. I'll probably order it if I can't find it in the foreign section at Starstruck. I watched Slumber Party Massacre and watching Airplane now.Ironically a female and a feminist directed SPM Aww...Airplane! "Roger that""Huh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yup. I heard about it on a Horror forum and got a copy from Amazon when it came out on DVD in 05 I think. Hollywood doesn't care they're re-making a Japanese film called Oldboy. So help me if Speilberg and Smith go near that... I don't give a shit if they do re-makes it's who involved that pisses me off. My favorite Horror documentary is Going To Pieces.I loved Going To Pieces too, but I'd already seen 99% of the films covered. I cannot recommend Not Quite Hollywood highly enough, especially to a fellow gore aficianado. I'll probably order it if I can't find it in the foreign section at Starstruck. I watched Slumber Party Massacre and watching Airplane now.Ironically a female and a feminist directed SPM Aww...Airplane! "Roger that""Huh" "What kind of plane is it?""Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 "Because of my mistake, six men didn't return from that raid."" Seven. Lieutenant Zip died this morning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtylenny Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) *SPOILER* (like anyones gonna fuckin watch it )Rewatched Naked Lunch.From what i can gather, the movie seems to attempt to present the storyline of Naked Lunch as hallucinations of Burroughses from him time in Tangiers spent in the grip of heroin (and a host of other drugs) addiction and in search of "yage" whilst splicing parts of his life into it. An interesting movie i think. Doesnt quite do the book justice but i think thats an impossible endeavour anyway, the book is completely untransferable into a linear mainstream narrative but then the movie doesn't try to re-create the book on screen, its just a based on. Naked Lunch is probably my most favorite book of all time and where i dont think its possible to ever really make a movie of it, it just wouldnt/couldnt work, i quite like this movie...i find it quite entertained, not least because all that precedes is just my interpretation, theres switches in there that i can't account for. Like him killing his wife in the William Tell act again in the end like in the beggining.It might not even be that good of a movie actually, its just Naked Lunch is one of my top three favorite books....well, Soft Machine, Ticket That Exploded and Nova Express you could easily lump in there too, they seem married in some way...i think i just enjoy seeing it realised on screen. Edited January 21, 2009 by dirtylenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Picked upRepo! The Genetic Opera.Hard CandyThe BurningManiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch The Devil Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Anyone ever seen a film with Christian Slater called Pump up the Volume? Really good Gen X flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I enjoyed Rocka Rolla, innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpecialist Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Anyone ever seen a film with Christian Slater called Pump up the Volume? Really good Gen X flick.It's a classic. I know it's hard to imagine but during that time, Christian Slater was phenomenally popular with the youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameless_girl Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Obvious Mickey Rourke praise aside, Marisa Tomei has delighted me entirely in The Wrestler, as well as in War Inc. and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. If you ask me, both her looks and art keep improving with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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