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Post by loverofbeers on Sept 24, 2011 9:36:56 GMT -5
Alright. What was the last movie you watched for the very first time? Do you recommend it? I watched "The Fog of War" three nights ago. It was a documentary/sit-down interview with Robert Strange McNamara who served as the Secretary of Defense for two presidents during a pivotal decade in America, the Sixties. He also helped plan bombing operations during World War II. Eye opening stuff. McNamara talked about the firebombing of major Japanese cities and what their equivelant American target would be, New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, etc. Chilling that he viewed his role and that of infamous General Curtis Lemay as possibly being that of war criminals and that they discussed that possibility during World War II (as well as the atomic-bombing of population centers). He reached a level of understanding that his (our) responses in war were not proportional, a warning lost on most so-called "leaders" caught up in wars. The documentary won an Academy Award in I believe 2003. Seek it out, a must watch film. Director: Errol Morris Stars:Robert McNamara Attachments:
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Post by Killer Rob on Oct 2, 2011 23:23:19 GMT -5
hmmm... last movie I watched for the first time? Let me think...to be honest, I can't recall off the top of my head. Sat. night I watched 'Dahmer vs Gacy', but that was the 2nd time I'd seen it. I can say that I liked it almost as much as I did the 1st time, and it was made in a way that was "new to me" in the fact that I've never really seen a dark comedy made like that before. Some really hilarious stuff in that movie. Some really funny/gross stuff too. In fact, there are some stoners/squares I know that I'd love to recommend the movie to, but some of the over-the-top homo stuff in the movie makes it hard for me to recommend as it might be too much for some people. If you can get past that, then watching the character Ringo talk to God makes it all the worthwhile.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 3, 2011 23:51:07 GMT -5
Documentaries are all I can watch right now. I don't have to look at the ol' teevee.
Just watched The People Vs. George Lucas. So I'm confused. I read on the interwebs that George Lucas died (Wulf said it, bad that's good enough for me). I also read he died in 1982 (I might have started that rumor, but it is good enough for me). One fan on this documentary claimed that George died in 1989 (and that is good enough for me as the truth).
But all these other fans seem so hurt and betrayed.
So is this the work of a doppleganger, or is George that young idealistic nerf herder from Modesto, California that grew twisted and evil, and became not just Darth Vader, but a corporate Palpatine sitting in his throne room in a Death Star build by slave labor by the Star Wars generation?
Fun documentary that sticks it to the old hack and catches him repeatedly in lies.
I'm confused.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 4, 2011 0:29:47 GMT -5
From Wikiapedia, the Gary Kurtz entry.
Gary Kurtz (born July 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer whose list of credits include American Graffiti, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. He later produced The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz after departing from the Star Wars series. Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited him with Star Wars star Mark Hamill.
Kurtz and Lucas first collaborated on the 1973 film American Graffiti, which became a huge box office hit. Kurtz then became producer of Star Wars, released in 1977, and its sequel, The Empire Strikes Back released in 1980. Many of the more mystical and spiritual elements of Star Wars were influenced by Kurtz, who had extensively studied comparative religion. Kurtz was a Quaker at the time and is currently Buddhist.
Kurtz has claimed that he and George Lucas clashed over how to progress the Star Wars series. Kurtz recalled after Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, Lucas became convinced that audiences no longer cared about the story; they were simply there for thrills and entertainment, and he began to deviate from the original planned plotlines for Return of the Jedi, at which point Kurtz quit the series. Kurtz has also claimed that Lucas changed the emphasis from storytelling to one that prioritized toy merchandising.[1] Kurtz has expressed his dissatisfaction with Return of the Jedi and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.[2] Kurtz was particularly displeased with Lucas' decisions in Return of the Jedi to resurrect the Death Star and to change the plot outline from one that ended on a "bittersweet and poignant" note to one having a "euphoric ending where everyone was happy".[1] Other sources[who?] have suggested that Kurtz was removed from the franchise by Lucas after he had allowed production on The Empire Strikes Back to run seriously over-schedule and over-budget.
Mr. Kurtz accepted the Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo Award for Star Wars at IguanaCon in 1978.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Nov 5, 2011 0:32:29 GMT -5
I watched Sympathy for the Underdog a Japanese Yakuza film by the same guy who did Battle Royale. I'd half recommend it because parts of it are well acted and realistic (the end is very good) and it has a good soundtrack ,but parts are really hokey.
Honestly I think alot of old Yakuza films should/could be remade because they have good elements ,but were held back by studios that cared solely for profit and some hoky elements.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 5, 2011 15:20:41 GMT -5
Fell asleep while watching it last night, just watched the end, completely missed the middle, but will be watching the whole thing today.
Rasslin' documentary. Shawn vs. Bret. The best WWE dvd since The Rise and Fall of ECW.
I'll keep it 99% positive. Here is the 1%. I still hate VKM, but his post-stroke phonecall to Bret, melts my grudge-holding heart, as it should. Class move on VKM's part.
One bit of footage, well my favorite part was what was going on in the background of a cafeteria interview scene. Show and Horny sharing a table eating. They fucking hang out and eat together! That is too surreal!
The most heart-touching. Bret describing the bag of rocks he carried around and the personal losses that led him to release that bag.
And his looking in the mirror the day after his stroke, and thinking about Shawn losing his smile, and what those words meant at that moment to Bret. Wow. And all this is said as J.R. is sitting interviewing them. It was a comment, "losing my smile", that as a long-time rasslin' fan, made me immediately feel for all three and how all three had lost their smiles. And the poor interviewer hasn't "smiled" in over a dozen years. When I lost my smile, for thirteen days, the first time I saw my face, I thought of J.R. and thanked him for giving me all the information I needed to start my fight.
Those words in this interview really made me think, but all good. This is a must watch, and I recommend it to non-rasslin' fans too.
The incredibly fake world of wrestling is so much more real than the real world.... at times. Cheers!
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Nov 12, 2011 20:12:25 GMT -5
The Mechanic remake I loved the original with Charles Bronson so I was a little leery about watching this one ,but I actually thought it was better than the original except for the ending I reccomend anyone check it out.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 16, 2011 14:13:07 GMT -5
Watched the new Harold and Kumar 3-d movie.
It was only the second 3-D movie I have watched on the big screen in my life. I didn't like 3-D in 1984 or whenever Jaws 3 came out and I don't like it now. It's annoying and just a gimmick to cover up a weaker sequel. Or rather, the weakest sequel. Also, believe it or not, it was only the second Christmas movie I have ever seen.
That said, I did enjoy the movie. It was meant for fans of the first two.
I guess Kumar lost faith in Obama also, no? Good for his fans. Too bad he was written out of House, a good show.
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Post by loverofbeers on Nov 25, 2011 17:42:06 GMT -5
Two nights ago I watched The Lost World from 1925. The Jurassaic Park of Old School.
I am really enjoying silent films. They have more intentional humor and slapstick than you would think. And I love me some claymation. Good stuff, good times.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Dec 4, 2011 4:39:54 GMT -5
Watched Limiless which I thought was a really good movie all around. I've always found the idea of a drug that could increase or allow you to use your full mental potential intriguing.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Dec 13, 2011 15:55:27 GMT -5
I watched Bullit which stars Steve McQueen it's a good movie with a really good chase scene. I think McQueen sometmes suffers the same reputation that Sylvester Stallone and Charles Bronson get that their people who can't really act because there in all these action movies ,but I've found this to be quite untrue.
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Post by loverofbeers on Dec 14, 2011 0:28:28 GMT -5
Bullit is a great movie and that's a classic of a car chase. Check out The Great Escape if you havn't seen it yet. Good stuff!
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Post by luditesupreme on Dec 14, 2011 3:26:18 GMT -5
saw the first x-files movie on t.v. the other day loved the series never bothered with the movie . it wasn't bad . mulder vs. the illuminati of course mulder wins sort of, is everyone aware gillian anderson bussied herself a few years ago by conducting the score for the silent film hexxan
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Dec 15, 2011 13:52:17 GMT -5
Watched Munich which is a long ,but good movie about the Israeli retaliation for the attacks at the Munich Olympics. It's very realistic, well acted, and violent. However, despite the length it go's by rather quickly.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Dec 28, 2011 20:45:12 GMT -5
Watched Papillon which I thought was a good movie it's pretty cool that Steve McQueen did that awesome jump. I dig it when actors do as much of their own stunts as possible.
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