SubJeff on 13/11/2019 at 23:31
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A Canticle for Liebowitz
Dammnit! I knew there was something I meant to spend my Audible credit on! Next month....
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after two other movies with basically the same hook in a different costume ... is village life and typical yokel villagers in England really that soulless and braindead lol? It seems the same kind of message, along with the necessity of drinking at the local pub to survive the horror of it all, in everything they make.
Shaun of the Dead isn't set in a village though. End of the World was what happens when you run with a good idea and go a little too far. It was a shame as it had some great stuff in it. Did you notice that each pub's name was appropriate to the events? I loved the Sisters of Mercy stuff. Apparently they spoke to Eldritch about it beforehand. It was a great touch, but I like them so ha ha no wonder I liked it.
demagogue on 14/11/2019 at 02:44
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Shaun of the Dead isn't set in a village though.
Village/suburbs, same point applies to both really. I mean ... zombies. The metaphor isn't really rocket science.
I was speaking in relative terms, compared to their other movies, but yeah it was still a fun movie on its own; and there were more than a few scenes that had me laughing or cheering it on.
henke on 17/11/2019 at 19:20
Just saw The Lighthouse, and, uh, I dunno, man! It looks great, but it was kinda boring! A few good scenes here and there, especially whenever the camera holds on Dafoe's face for extended takes it's good stuff, but Pattison doesn't really do much for me. Is this one of those films you need to be into subtext and stuff to enjoy? Cause that's not me. I feel it deserves a late-night rewatch with a couple stiff drinks though.
uncadonego on 19/11/2019 at 01:51
Hey did anyone like the episode of Black Mirror with Miley Cyrus? It's the only epp of this season I've had the chance to watch so far. I don't know if she's batshit crazy in real life the way the tabloids tell it, but she can act and sing for sure.
Renault on 19/11/2019 at 02:01
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Don't ever forget Primer though. Imagine it with a big budget, Pitt, Norton, Deniro, Theron. People would go in thinking one thing and come out thinking nothing at all. Also, Cronenberg directs. Oh man.
I thought a big part of what made Primer so believable and real was the low budget and the use of amateurs.
qolelis on 20/11/2019 at 22:50
I watched Polish movie Ida, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, about a novice in a catholic monastery preparing to become a nun. Liked it, great photo. My type of movie. Also got invited, by my brother, to the annual Stockholm film festival and watched Jojo Rabbit, well made in some areas, but, as the comedy it was supposed to be, it just didn't work for me. Part of the audience thought it was hilarious, though. The other movie I watched was Canción sin nombre (Song Without a Name), beautifully filmed, intriguing, slow. Won a price for best film, which I fully agree with.
SubJeff on 23/11/2019 at 07:46
Why would you see a sequel without seeing the original anyway?
Sulphur on 23/11/2019 at 12:04
Yeah, and you would have missed essential context both sequels build on. They're not really meant to be seen without knowing what happens in the originals, and I'm saying this as someone who back in the day did, in fact, watch both out of turn.
Harvester on 26/11/2019 at 12:47
icemann, if you want to watch a fun light-hearted movie that both you and your wife might like, I recommend Yesterday. It helps if you like The Beatles' music.
The basic premise is that due to a global blackout, everyone has forgotten about The Beatles and their music (they don't exist in the post-blackout world) except a fledgling singer-songwriter, who of course passes their songs off as his own (which IMO isn't even unethical in that particular situation) but isn't prepared for the amount of fame that comes with supposedly writing many of the world's greatest songs.
Harvester on 26/11/2019 at 12:57
Haha, yeah that's part of why that movie doesn't really interest me, because I never really cared for George Michael's music except for the odd song here or there, whereas I think the Beatles have made many awesome, timeless classics. I don't think anyone will hate the Beatles after watching Yesterday, not unless they hated them to begin with. ;)