What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 89

capnhowdy · 08-31-2011, 11:55 AM

Jonah Hex: Awesome
Tracker: Great move with lots of twists and a very surprising ending

infinite monkey · 08-31-2011, 11:58 AM

I got 5 movies for 18 bucks at Odd Lots, plus some at other various places.

Rewatched:
The Outsiders (what a cast!)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (stellar, breathtaking, consummate acting!)

Watched for first time:

Friday the 13th (the original...so cheesy...but it came with an 80s CD! And tell me the chick who survived wasn't, like, Justin Bieber's mom. She looked just like him.)

Sundae · 08-31-2011, 12:32 PM

Watching The League of Gentlemen are Behind You for the millionth time.
Today has been good, but full of devastating little disappointments, where things I've tried to do right have been nulled.

So I need some comfort.

Sherlock is coming back early next year of course; I'm sure you all know that by now.
And this Saturday (3rd September) is Mark Gatiss's Doctor Who episode. Which features Daniel Mays, as well as creepy dolls and scary things living in cupboards.

So I can wait for a while until I see the man himself back on screen as Mycroft.

DanaC · 08-31-2011, 05:29 PM

Ohhh. I am so excited. Love Daniel Mays. I actually sat through every terrible episode of Outcasts just to see him :p

I still haven't watched the LoG dvds. I've started the concert like 4 times now. It's like there's a secret switch in my DvD player that detects the LoG disc and automatically notifies the rest of the world that this would be a good time to phone or turn up at my house.

Sundae · 09-01-2011, 04:53 AM

For a second I confused Outcasts with Misfits and thought, "Oh Noes, why did she think it was terrible?" Then my brain caught up with my eyes.

I still haven't sent you Blood On Satan's Claw!
Have to get onto that.
It might not have the same secret switch.

DanaC · 09-01-2011, 08:00 AM

Oh I hope it doesn't.

My TV used to put out a signal every time Being Human started ;p

Yeah, no, Misfits was fucking awesome.

Outcasts was such a disaster. Fucking ridiculous. The BBC wanted a 'crossover' serious sci-fi drama that could bring in a mainstream audience. So, they chose writers who'd never written fucking sci-fi.

Pico and ME · 09-06-2011, 05:35 PM

Wrecked with Adrian Brody

He makes this movie happen. Ive become quite a fan of his.

wolf · 09-06-2011, 06:49 PM

Searching for Bobby Fischer
rewatch for me, first time for my friend.

Tales that Witness Madness
I love those old anthology movies that have four vaguely tied together stories.

The Last Airbender
Why did no one warn me that it was so awful ... I really like M. Night Shamaylan when he's doing his own stuff.

Archangel
British miniseries starring Daniel Craig set in Russia. Communist intrigue.

A Film Unfinished
Documentary about some propaganda footage of the Warsaw Ghetto, found in archives, was a rough cut, no narration, but the shooting was mentioned in a number of documents and diaries, which are read over the footage.

Countdown to Zero
Documentary about the nuclear arms race, especially other countries joining the nuclear club and potential for terrorism.

Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade
The original short

Alice in Wonderland
the new one, with Johnny Depp. Cool, but not that cool.

And I actually got out to a theater ... saw The Debt. Very good.

Gravdigr · 09-07-2011, 06:17 PM

"Wrecked". I really liked this movie.

***Possible Spoiler Alert***
If you watch this flick, please tell me if the dog was real.

Pico and ME · 09-07-2011, 06:37 PM

Hard to say, Grav. I went away thinking it was the dog from his childhood.

infinite monkey · 09-12-2011, 01:33 PM

Frost/Nixon--wonderful!

Winter's Bone--not the riveting thriller it promised to be.

Pico and ME · 09-12-2011, 02:18 PM

Winter's Bone is not a classic Hollywood thriller- its an indi-film's telling of a tense, naturalistic thriller-type story.

I really like it, I was totally immersed in its story - a realistic slice of life in the Ozarks. A bleak look at hillbilly/redneck/gangster/family philosophy. Not only are outsiders considered suspicious, but so are the people inside their own clan - and they are treated just as harshly when they step out of line.

Also, it helped to see two of Deadwood's actors in the movie. I really like Deadwood. I also really like Justified, as well, which uses deadwood actors too, and is a bit like this movie - just more thriller-like.

infinite monkey · 09-12-2011, 02:35 PM

I'm all about Indie films, and am pretty verbal in my distaste for mainstream.

I just didn't find it riveting.

infinite monkey · 10-02-2011, 05:32 PM

Last night I watched Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Then I watched The Darjeeling Limited.

I was so happy to see Patricia Clarkson in VCB. She is another of our underrated actors. I've loved her in every single thing she's been in. (Pieces of April comes to mind...but she's been in numerous independent film, and played Ruth's sister in Six Feet Under.) And how fucking beautiful are Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johannsen? I hate them.

I got 3 movies at Odd Lots today, 3 bucks apiece. I'm going to watch Lars and the Real Girl, Saw II, and Fast Food Nation.

Odd Lots rulez.

infinite monkey · 10-02-2011, 06:02 PM

Oh, and my dad is the coolest. I asked if he could make me a DVD shelf thingy. I gave him no dimensions or even ideas and mom said he fretted about it. I didn't want to make him fret, I just know he loves to make things for us and I love having stuff he's made...and I've long wanted a nice DVD shelf.

I saw it today. It's beautiful. He still wants to stain it and asked me if I liked the shiny gloss and I do.

It made me so happy.

I still have my bookshelves he made me when I was a little girl. This was back before he had his really nice shop, so I think about him working all the time but still finding time to make something for his book-loving daughter.

08-31-2011, 11:55 AM	#1321
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Jonah Hex: Awesome Tracker: Great move with lots of twists and a very surprising ending __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-31-2011, 12:32 PM	#1323
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Watching The League of Gentlemen are Behind You for the millionth time. Today has been good, but full of devastating little disappointments, where things I've tried to do right have been nulled. So I need some comfort. Sherlock is coming back early next year of course; I'm sure you all know that by now. And this Saturday (3rd September) is Mark Gatiss's Doctor Who episode. Which features Daniel Mays, as well as creepy dolls and scary things living in cupboards. So I can wait for a while until I see the man himself back on screen as Mycroft. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-01-2011, 04:53 AM	#1325
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	For a second I confused Outcasts with Misfits and thought, "Oh Noes, why did she think it was terrible?" Then my brain caught up with my eyes. I still haven't sent you Blood On Satan's Claw! Have to get onto that. It might not have the same secret switch. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-06-2011, 05:35 PM	#1327
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Wrecked with Adrian Brody He makes this movie happen. Ive become quite a fan of his. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

09-06-2011, 06:49 PM	#1328
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Searching for Bobby Fischer rewatch for me, first time for my friend. Tales that Witness Madness I love those old anthology movies that have four vaguely tied together stories. The Last Airbender Why did no one warn me that it was so awful ... I really like M. Night Shamaylan when he's doing his own stuff. Archangel British miniseries starring Daniel Craig set in Russia. Communist intrigue. A Film Unfinished Documentary about some propaganda footage of the Warsaw Ghetto, found in archives, was a rough cut, no narration, but the shooting was mentioned in a number of documents and diaries, which are read over the footage. Countdown to Zero Documentary about the nuclear arms race, especially other countries joining the nuclear club and potential for terrorism. Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade The original short Alice in Wonderland the new one, with Johnny Depp. Cool, but not that cool. And I actually got out to a theater ... saw The Debt. Very good. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-31-2011, 11:58 AM	#1322
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I got 5 movies for 18 bucks at Odd Lots, plus some at other various places. Rewatched: The Outsiders (what a cast!) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (stellar, breathtaking, consummate acting!) Watched for first time: Friday the 13th (the original...so cheesy...but it came with an 80s CD! And tell me the chick who survived wasn't, like, Justin Bieber's mom. She looked just like him.)

09-07-2011, 06:17 PM	#1329
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Wrecked". I really liked this movie. *Possible Spoiler Alert* If you watch this flick, please tell me if the dog was real. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-07-2011, 06:37 PM	#1330
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Hard to say, Grav. I went away thinking it was the dog from his childhood. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

09-12-2011, 01:33 PM	#1331
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Frost/Nixon--wonderful! Winter's Bone--not the riveting thriller it promised to be.

09-12-2011, 02:18 PM	#1332
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Winter's Bone is not a classic Hollywood thriller- its an indi-film's telling of a tense, naturalistic thriller-type story. I really like it, I was totally immersed in its story - a realistic slice of life in the Ozarks. A bleak look at hillbilly/redneck/gangster/family philosophy. Not only are outsiders considered suspicious, but so are the people inside their own clan - and they are treated just as harshly when they step out of line. Also, it helped to see two of Deadwood's actors in the movie. I really like Deadwood. I also really like Justified, as well, which uses deadwood actors too, and is a bit like this movie - just more thriller-like. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi Last edited by Pico and ME; 09-12-2011 at 02:29 PM.

09-12-2011, 02:35 PM	#1333
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'm all about Indie films, and am pretty verbal in my distaste for mainstream. I just didn't find it riveting.

10-02-2011, 05:32 PM	#1334
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Last night I watched Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Then I watched The Darjeeling Limited. I was so happy to see Patricia Clarkson in VCB. She is another of our underrated actors. I've loved her in every single thing she's been in. (Pieces of April comes to mind...but she's been in numerous independent film, and played Ruth's sister in Six Feet Under.) And how fucking beautiful are Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johannsen? I hate them. I got 3 movies at Odd Lots today, 3 bucks apiece. I'm going to watch Lars and the Real Girl, Saw II, and Fast Food Nation. Odd Lots rulez.

10-02-2011, 06:02 PM	#1335
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh, and my dad is the coolest. I asked if he could make me a DVD shelf thingy. I gave him no dimensions or even ideas and mom said he fretted about it. I didn't want to make him fret, I just know he loves to make things for us and I love having stuff he's made...and I've long wanted a nice DVD shelf. I saw it today. It's beautiful. He still wants to stain it and asked me if I liked the shiny gloss and I do. It made me so happy. I still have my bookshelves he made me when I was a little girl. This was back before he had his really nice shop, so I think about him working all the time but still finding time to make something for his book-loving daughter.

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