[McLovin]

"Lugnut dumb"

*sits back and savors that for a moment*

Bravo.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Saw a really good movie called ENEMY the other day. I guess its a social commentary on totalitarianism disguised as quirky film noir suspense. Kind of Lynchian. I liked it alot. And it was short too.

[A Demon Llama!]

Guys check out a movie called "Coherence." If you like science fiction, especially movies like Primer or Timecrimes you will probably enjoy this. Its obviously not as good as those two but definitely worth a watch.

[worry]

I watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Pretty awesome, maybe as good as the first one, maybe not quite. Its one problem is that exactly zero of the major twists were surprising, though a couple of the minor ones were solid.

Spoiler

Namely, Black Widow as the council-member and the "return" of Dr. Zola. Toby Jones is awesome.

I also thought the Falcon was surprisingly impressive. Not exceedingly well-written (less depth than even War Machine got), but seeing him in action is thrilling.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Yeah WINTER SOLDIER was a rollicking good time. Not too suer I give a fuck about Bucky tho.

Saw three really good movies over the weekend.

1. OCCULUS - was a great little horror movie. They'll ruin it with sequels but the pacing, the story, the climax, ending were all great, pretty decent acting from some unknowns and great tension. I recommend.

2. EDGE OF TOMORROW - Up until Tom cruise loses his ability to reset the day this movie was straight up badd fucking ass. No complaints re: Tom Cruise at all, and in ifact I likle the roles he takes that make him come off kind of douchey and he has to redeem himself. This was awesomely executed, but then the end came and while it didn't ruin the movie, and it wasn't bad in any way, I still thought it could have been done a bit better. by then though it didn't matter and I was hooked and reeled in. Great, great movie.

3. WILLOW CREEK - By far the cheapest of the three to make, this is a Bobcat Golthwaite directed found-footage horror movie of an amateur filmaker's trek with his girlfriend to find Bigfoot. Its very similar to The Blair Witch, but better and with an obvious wink to the audience. It was surprisingly tense, if not very surprising, but since it clocks in at just over an hour long, its not much of a time investment, so watch it, take it for what its worth and enjoy the subtlety. It's worth it.

[Gothos]

Spoilsport Stonny, on 18 September 2014 - 11:39 PM, said:

1. OCCULUS - was a great little horror movie. They'll ruin it with sequels but the pacing, the story, the climax, ending were all great, pretty decent acting from some unknowns and great tension. I recommend.

What kind of horror is this? Psychological, monster, zombie, ghost, demon?

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2. EDGE OF TOMORROW - Up until Tom cruise loses his ability to reset the day this movie was straight up badd fucking ass. No complaints re: Tom Cruise at all, and in ifact I likle the roles he takes that make him come off kind of douchey and he has to redeem himself. This was awesomely executed, but then the end came and while it didn't ruin the movie, and it wasn't bad in any way, I still thought it could have been done a bit better. by then though it didn't matter and I was hooked and reeled in. Great, great movie.

Does he have an excuse to sprint a lot on screen in this film?

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Gothos, on 19 September 2014 - 05:36 AM, said:

Spoilsport Stonny, on 18 September 2014 - 11:39 PM, said:

1. OCCULUS - was a great little horror movie. They'll ruin it with sequels but the pacing, the story, the climax, ending were all great, pretty decent acting from some unknowns and great tension. I recommend.

What kind of horror is this? Psychological, monster, zombie, ghost, demon?

Ghost, but done in an original way, with some obvious J-horror homages. Its pretty good considering the sorry state of the genre.

Gothos, on 19 September 2014 - 05:36 AM, said:

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2. EDGE OF TOMORROW - Up until Tom cruise loses his ability to reset the day this movie was straight up badd fucking ass. No complaints re: Tom Cruise at all, and in ifact I likle the roles he takes that make him come off kind of douchey and he has to redeem himself. This was awesomely executed, but then the end came and while it didn't ruin the movie, and it wasn't bad in any way, I still thought it could have been done a bit better. by then though it didn't matter and I was hooked and reeled in. Great, great movie.

Does he have an excuse to sprint a lot on screen in this film?

Yes. Many.

[Illuyankas]

Also he gets killed about a million times.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Illuyankas, on 19 September 2014 - 07:39 PM, said:

Also he gets killed about a million times.

^ Also notable.

[Gothos]

Spoilsport Stonny, on 19 September 2014 - 07:36 PM, said:

Ghost, but done in an original way, with some obvious J-horror homages. Its pretty good considering the sorry state of the genre.

good, my preferred type. will watch.

[Traveller]

Just watching Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind.

Love this film; every time I see it it I see it's influence (or coincidental similarity) with something I've read recently.

The 'seven days of fire' when humanity changed the world appears in both the Broken Empire and Abercrombies latest.

The charge of the Ohm at the end reminded me of the Vord - if not in appearance then maybe just the horizon-spanning multitude. This was made in the 80's and apart from the music, it's not dated badly at all.

Nice to see a decent strong female lead too, although Ghibli is pretty good at that on general.

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[polishgenius]

Traveller, on 19 September 2014 - 09:01 PM, said:

Just watching Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind.


Love this film; every time I see it it I see it's influence (or coincidental similarity) with something I've read recently.

It's gotta be said, when you think of 'most influential films', or indeed 'pieces of fiction', ever made, Nausicaa isn't the first that would spring to mind; but it is up there.

Dunno if the similarity with the things you mention is deliberate (well, the Vord almost certainly isn't, that's the Tyranids/Zerg), but apart from anything else it directly inspired Final Fantasy.

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[Traveller]

Yeah, I'm surprised at how many other books or movies and games for that matter I've seen that have used ideas from it, but never done it quite so well.

[QuickTidal]

NAUSICAA is literally amazing start to finish. PRINCESS MONONOKE holds my heart for fave all time Sutdio Ghibli flick, but NAUSICAA was the first one I ever saw and holds a truly special place in my heart.

[Grief]

Hmm, I've been meaning to get around to watching Nausicaa for ages, I'll move it up the list.

I think Laputa is my favourite of the ones I've seen, with Mononoke a close second.

[Silencer]

Dammit, you lot are going to have me on a Ghibli binge soon if you keep this up. XD

[Traveller]

Traveller, on 19 September 2014 - 09:01 PM, said:

Just watching Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind.


The 'seven days of fire' when humanity changed the world appears in both the Broken Empire and Abercrombies latest.

The charge of the Ohm at the end reminded me of the Vord - if not in appearance then maybe just the horizon-spanning multitude. This was made in the 80's and apart from the music, it's not dated badly at all.

Oh forgot to mention the whole Valley of the Wind/Caldearan valley defence aspect. Similar anyway.

I've recently picked up a few of the Ghibli films I've not yet seen. My daughter has been watching the more kiddie friendly ones, while I've got Grave of the Fireflies to see, which sounds pretty harrowing from what I've read.

I only recently got a blu ray copy of Porco Rosso - it just looks amazing, I love the way they manage to bring such a physical presence to things like water through 2d animation. The mud in the river spirit scene in Spirited Away is memorable too.

[QuickTidal]

Traveller, on 20 September 2014 - 07:11 AM, said:

I've recently picked up a few of the Ghibli films I've not yet seen. My daughter has been watching the more kiddie friendly ones, while I've got Grave of the Fireflies to see, which sounds pretty harrowing from what I've read.

I only recently got a blu ray copy of Porco Rosso - it just looks amazing, I love the way they manage to bring such a physical presence to things like water through 2d animation. The mud in the river spirit scene in Spirited Away is memorable too.

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES is absolutely brilliant and it will reduce you to an emotional wreck.

[Silencer]

QuickTidal, on 20 September 2014 - 12:00 PM, said:

Traveller, on 20 September 2014 - 07:11 AM, said:

I've recently picked up a few of the Ghibli films I've not yet seen. My daughter has been watching the more kiddie friendly ones, while I've got Grave of the Fireflies to see, which sounds pretty harrowing from what I've read.

I only recently got a blu ray copy of Porco Rosso - it just looks amazing, I love the way they manage to bring such a physical presence to things like water through 2d animation. The mud in the river spirit scene in Spirited Away is memorable too.

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES is absolutely brilliant and it will reduce you to an emotional wreck.

This. So, so much THIS.

[Traveller]

That's pretty much what most people I've spoken to about this have said. I'll check it out this weekend - if I'm feeling emotionally stable enough to handle it!

Has anyone seen any of the similar but non-Ghibli films like The Wolf Children, The Girl who Leapt Through Time, or Summer Wars? I was thinking of checking these out after some good write-ups.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 20 September 2014 - 12:50 PM