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Originally posted by SlipperyJack!:
ooh lah-dee-dah

Just one of those 'can I really be bothered?' type films . . .

Dude, totally watch it. I didn't think it was my favorite Wes Anderson film by any means, but I liked it nonetheless.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
I hadn’t seen this in years but could remember some iconic moments – the parachute, Jaws, the underwater car – however those are the only good things in it. The rest is rubbish.

Escape from New York (1981)
I can see how this might have cult/camp appeal but it did nothing for me.

This Is It.....oh MJ why did you Profopol....those rehearsal footages reveal that he could still hack those forthcoming 50 shows!

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Originally posted by Lady Jesus:

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Originally posted by SlipperyJack!:
Does anyone reckon The Darjeeling Limited is worth watching? Been on my bedroom floor for the past week, and gotta give it back tomorrow ...

I'd say don't bother, Jack...your time can be better spent doing just about anything else.

there was interesting tidbits about this movie in wes anderson's interview in the new yorker. i guess he let the actors do their own make-up and wardrobe. and also, when they were filming off the train they didn't close streets down- they just filmed. interesting.

Carrie. I loved how the really scary parts were all in the last 15 minutes of this movie. Awesome! Stephen King's first novel, and the first to be turned into a movie as well. John Travolta's film debut, too. Just a little movie trivia for ya.

Trafic (1971).

Very enjoyable, although not as good as Mon oncle or Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot . I think I liked it better than Playtime, but I'd like to see that one again.

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Originally posted by Benjamin Spider:
Trafic (1971).

Very enjoyable, although not as good as Mon oncle or Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot . I think I liked it better than Playtime, but I'd like to see that one again.

Just put this on my queue the other day, but have no idea what it is, really. There is very little dialogue, right?

Actually, there's more dialogue that I'd expected but a lot of it is muddled in confusion between so many people on the screen. It doesn't hinder the film though, usually the most dialogue comes during the scenes inside the auto factory and the auto show. It adds a certain dynamic to the film overall, being muddled the way it is.

Have you not seen any of the Hulot films, brad? If you haven't I'd start with Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot. They don't really go in any chronological order however, so it doesn't really matter.

I have not seen any.

My Halloween fest was a bust because I fell asleep. Did manage Night of the Living Dead and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, though.

Ratatouille

Just a phenomenal film. One of my top ten of the decade, for sure.

Bowling for Columbine.

(500) Days Of Summer. It was an alright film. Zooey is really hot, as usual. Not much of a story, though.

Bollocks! Just did some long chat on The Darjeeling Limited and Dead Snow, but lost it all cuz I used the word NAtZI . . .

Bahahahaha

Hard to describe a film with NAtZI zombies without using the forbidden word . . .

Natzi zombies in a Wes Anderson film?!

Did they wear hipster rags?

Gwah i wish!

Nah all you got in the Wes Anderson film were the usual moaning kooky privileged people with family problems.

The Natzi zombies were in a Norweigan horror/comedy called Dead Snow - some good bonkers gore in a Sam Raimi type stylee (one bloke got his dick bitten off ) . . .

Seven

The amount of copycats and directors ripping off this style has sort of negated the effect of this movie but it was still pretty entertaining for the most part.

Batman Begins

The editing is even more of a muddled mess than I remembered, and it isn't half as good as The Dark Knight, but it's still excellent.

The Steel Helmet

Goddamn this is a good movie. There's just no doubt about it, Samuel Fuller was a great director. This is the first film about the Korean War (the war was still going on), and it's absolutely stunning. Low budget, but you can very rarely tell (except towards the very end of the film where stock footage and smoke machines are all that are used to indicate a battle). At the core of the film are a set of great characters put into great scenes. My favorite, aside from Sgt. Zack, is the Japanese soldier.

A movie that pissed off both the left and the right when it was released, it hasn't aged a bit. See it and be amazed.