Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I started to get sick of LA and NY being the setting for most films and TV shows I was seeing. NYC is at least cooler and lends itself to a lot of entertainment, but I just think LA is the worst setting for things. I thought so even before I lived there. It just bugs me. A lot of films seem to be set there just because they can film down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 So Chinatown, The Big Lebowski, Sunset Boulevard, L.A. Confidential, Blade Runner, Mulholland Drive are set in the worst possible town? Maybe they would have been much better if they were set in Texas? That doesn't make any sense. No movie fan would say that. Film Noir is synomyous with L.A. Oh, it's E.T.& Elliot. Nevermind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Blade Runner? Zzzzzzz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Good for ASMR, not much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 You're my best and only friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 You mean... all this time we could have been friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 The Legend of Tarzan (2016) I...think I liked it. The world may be ending. If you have loved ones, now is the time to say goodbye to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 You're not my friend anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Caught the Fathom Events showing, original Japanese with English dub. Incredible on the big screen, appreciate it even more than I already did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Also the fathom events version of Nausicaa lol. I freaking love this movie. I watched it like 3 weeks ago, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see it in the theater again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 9 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Oh, it's E.T.& Elliot. Nevermind! That name no longer has any meaning! 6 hours ago, The Doctor said: The Legend of Tarzan (2016) I...think I liked it. The world may be ending. If you have loved ones, now is the time to say goodbye to them. GREYSTOKE is better. It has Glenn Close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 hours ago, The Doctor said: You're my best and only friend. I thought we were friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 13 hours ago, Alexcremers said: So Chinatown, The Big Lebowski, Sunset Boulevard, L.A. Confidential, Blade Runner, Mulholland Drive are set in the worst possible town? Maybe they would have been much better if they were set in Texas? That doesn't make any sense. No movie fan would say that. Film Noir is synomyous with L.A. Oh, it's E.T.& Elliot. Nevermind! Wherever 'U-Turn' i set is the worst possible town. And the Orca sinking with the shark in the water, naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 18 hours ago, Alexcremers said: So Chinatown, The Big Lebowski, Sunset Boulevard, L.A. Confidential, Blade Runner, Mulholland Drive are set in the worst possible town? Maybe they would have been much better if they were set in Texas? That doesn't make any sense. No movie fan would say that. Film Noir is synomyous with L.A. Oh, it's E.T.& Elliot. Nevermind! Have you ever been in LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Have you ever been in LA? The version of LA where most of the greatest Hollywood film noirs are set is one of the great cinematic settings. Double Indemnity! Kiss Me Deadly! So many others! The real LA is irrelevant. It's scary, but I'm with Cremers on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 13 hours ago, Hawmy said: Also the fathom events version of Nausicaa lol. I freaking love this movie. I watched it like 3 weeks ago, but I couldn't pass up the chance to see it in the theater again. I wish I could see those movies at the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: The version of LA where most of the greatest Hollywood film noirs are set is one of the great cinematic settings. Double Indemnity! Kiss Me Deadly! So many others! The real LA is irrelevant. It's scary, but I'm with Cremers on this. The movie version of LA is fake. Its Hollywood perpetuating the myth of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just now, Stefancos said: The movie version of LA is fake. Its Hollywood perpetuating the myth of themselves. Well...yeah. What's the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I just wonder how much films would be set in LA if the movie industry was set up elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Makes sense. You put thousands of storytellers in one city and give them millions of dollars, there's gonna be self-mythologizing. I love the fantasy version of LA. Just like I love the fantasy version of central Europe in Grand Budapest or the fantasy version of NYC in Woody Allen's films of the late-70s to late-80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 24 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Have you ever been in LA? No, I only know it as a backdrop for so many classic movies. I've been in New York though .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling is a great snarky portrayal of LA I saw recently. Actually, I loved that movie. It's ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Murder, She Said The first Miss Marple film, starring Margaret Rutherford, who's wonderful in the part. It's really quite a well-done film. Perfect for watching while lazing on the sofa getting over a cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 19 hours ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: You're not my friend anymore. Okay, I liked the first half and then I fell asleep because the second half was a lot of weird CGI animal scenes. At that point, it felt like a "live action" remake of the Disney movie. There. No we can be friends again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Quintus said: The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling is a great snarky portrayal of LA I saw recently. Actually, I loved that movie. It's ace! Really? I only saw the first half and then gave up. Seemed awfully labored wannabe cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 5 hours ago, Brónach said: I wish I could see those movies at the cinema. I wish you could too. It's pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, publicist said: Really? I only saw the first half and then gave up. Seemed awfully labored wannabe cool. I didn't get that vibe from it personally. I thought the two leads had good chemistry and I would like to see a follow up. Then again, I watched this with somebody else who also found it amusing, which goes a long way with comedy movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Malcolm X- Powerful stuff - 9.5 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Holds up well. Save for some negligible movie conventions it's a taut and perceptive thriller with a conscience. The best Spielberg of the 2000's for me. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Such a fucking waste of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Aaahhh... bring on the Spielberg hate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 No, Steef, it's a line in the film, from the sequence I always remember; when they kill the woman, with...er...bicycle pumps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 In Holland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Oh yes, the lady who lives on the boat. Quite a memorable death scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Yes, Holland. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Richard said: No, in a houseboat. The boat....which is in Holland. Stefan is correct. In Hoorn, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I never said that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Although I believe the Hoorn scene was actually filmed in Budapest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 A lot of it was filmed in Malta. That terrible digital matte painting of the Eiffel Tower... That dreadful pastiche of London... Michel Londsdale is superb, though. It's almost as if his role in RONIN turned upside down. Was the final pan heavy-handed? Answers on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 The BFG I really can't stress enough how much I didn't like this movie. If we want to get nitpicky, which is the JWFan way, the CGI for the giant was some of the worst shit I have ever seen. This movie was made in 2016 by Steven Spielberg and it looks like a stupid Nintendo character. With that out of the way, if I hadn't fallen asleep during this boring, boring film, it would have been the first time in history that I turned off a Steven Spielberg film. So that didn't happen, but it will go down as the only Steven Spielberg movie that I've never made it through. Congratulations, I guess. For me, more than anything, Spielberg making boring crappy movies for children makes me feel like the world has gone to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 You never not made it through 'Lincoln', 'Amistad' or 'Bridge of Spies'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I completed them all. Do I get a medal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 A gift set of the director's cut of 'Out of Africa' thrice the original length! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 29 minutes ago, The Doctor said: The BFG I really can't stress enough how much I didn't like this movie. If we want to get nitpicky, which is the JWFan way, the CGI for the giant was some of the worst shit I have ever seen. This movie was made in 2016 by Steven Spielberg and it looks like a stupid Nintendo character. With that out of the way, if I hadn't fallen asleep during this boring, boring film, it would have been the first time in history that I turned off a Steven Spielberg film. So that didn't happen, but it will go down as the only Steven Spielberg movie that I've never made it through. Congratulations, I guess. For me, more than anything, Spielberg making boring crappy movies for children makes me feel like the world has gone to shit. While I'm not quite so harsh, I agree it is a strangely very boring movie, possibly the director's most boring ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 And it's a children's movie! A total misfire. No wonder it failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Bright Star (2009) I don’t know how I let this pass me by, but I have seen it now and I’m all the richer for it. This is a beautiful, extraordinary, sensitive movie. Ben Whishaw is just so so good. Abbie Cornish too. Just wow. Wowie wow wow. Also in terms of music, the vocal rendition of the Adagio from Mozart’s Gran Partita in the film was gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Your Name Eh. It was pretty good, but there's something about most anime that I can't stomach. I think it's just that I really like the aesthetic of old anime. From a technical standpoint it was pretty good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Richard said: No, Steef, it's a line in the film ... Aren't you taking this too far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Sorry, Alex, am I taking what too far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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