What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 19

wolf · 08-20-2006, 11:06 AM

V for Vendetta - I am SO glad I didn't buy this. What a way to make a perfectly good comic book suck ass. Baboon ass, to be precise. You know, the really red ones.

I also watched through a lot of things last weekend that I didn't get a chance to post about ...

Red Lion - eh. Forgot about the samurai movie cliche where everyone dies at the end. Sorry I just ruined it for you, but I saved you two hours of your life.
Brave New World (OnDemand, not DVD) - Must have been made for tv, stayed fairly close to the story line, but the acting was wooden
Hero - visually striking, but the story lost me in a couple of places. I think I fell asleep.
Kinsey - not as bad as I expected, but some of the less savory bits of his research methodology were glossed over.
Firewall - Don't waste your time. Formulaic badguys kidnap the bank computer security guy's wife and kids to force him to do something impossible.

Griff · 08-20-2006, 01:26 PM

Which "Hero" is that?

BigV · 08-21-2006, 10:53 AM

This Hero, I'm guessing. I loved it. Most definitely eye candy, and enough story to keep me awake. It's on my buy list.

Spexxvet · 08-21-2006, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I watched Shaolin Soccer. Twice.

A really fun movie, with excellent cinematography and fun special effects.

I love S.S. and Kung Fu Hustle

Spexxvet · 08-21-2006, 01:16 PM

On Demand - White Noise. So-So. The most notable thing is that Michael Keaton has turned into a weird, scary guy. Even in the scenes where he is supposed to be very sad or happy, he has a look on his face like he's a serial killer. I can't imagine him ever again in a comedic roll.

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-23-2006, 01:32 AM

Griff, go watch something. Something classic. :p

Ibby · 08-23-2006, 04:43 AM

Gilmore Girls season Three.

glatt · 08-23-2006, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

Gilmore Girls season Three.

Yuck.

Flint · 08-23-2006, 11:39 AM

Dude...you're supposed to post cool shit on here.

dar512 · 08-23-2006, 12:16 PM

Chronicles of Narnia - better than I expected. Faithful to the book and fairly well acted.

Ibby · 08-23-2006, 10:49 PM

I have a soft spot for Gilmore Girls, for a chick-flick/tv show its really well written, witty, and packed full of pop culture/music references. And not too overdramatic.

But last night, i got...

PINKY AND THE BRAIN
YES PINKY AND THE BRAIN
ONE IS A GENIOUS
THE OTHER'S INSANE!

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-23-2006, 11:35 PM

Now sing it to "Singin' In The Rain."

"Piiinky and the Brain/Yes, Piiinky and the Brain/One ooof them is a ge-nius/The o-ther's insane/They're la-b'ratory mice/Their geeenes have been spliced/They're dinky... they're Pinky and th' Brain!"

bluecuracao · 08-24-2006, 03:34 AM

Little Buddha. I was surprised--I knew that Chris Isaac was in it, and I knew that his kid was supposed to be a modern reincarnation of Siddhartha, but I had no idea that most of the movie was actually an overview of the tale of Siddhartha. Keanu Reeves was downright hot as the Enlightened One.

wolf · 08-31-2006, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

This Hero, I'm guessing. I loved it. Most definitely eye candy, and enough story to keep me awake. It's on my buy list.

That's the one.

Pangloss62 · 08-31-2006, 04:18 PM

One of Russ Meyer's best. Great music, and lots of great close-ups of...transistor radios and portable reel-to-reel tape players! I shit you not. His obsession for radios and hi-fi equipment was almost as great as his obession with women like Kathy Harris (see that Katherine Harris thread).

08-20-2006, 11:06 AM	#271
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	V for Vendetta - I am SO glad I didn't buy this. What a way to make a perfectly good comic book suck ass. Baboon ass, to be precise. You know, the really red ones. I also watched through a lot of things last weekend that I didn't get a chance to post about ... Red Lion - eh. Forgot about the samurai movie cliche where everyone dies at the end. Sorry I just ruined it for you, but I saved you two hours of your life. Brave New World (OnDemand, not DVD) - Must have been made for tv, stayed fairly close to the story line, but the acting was wooden Hero - visually striking, but the story lost me in a couple of places. I think I fell asleep. Kinsey - not as bad as I expected, but some of the less savory bits of his research methodology were glossed over. Firewall - Don't waste your time. Formulaic badguys kidnap the bank computer security guy's wife and kids to force him to do something impossible. __________________ 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

08-20-2006, 01:26 PM	#272
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Which "Hero" is that? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-21-2006, 10:53 AM	#273
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This Hero, I'm guessing. I loved it. Most definitely eye candy, and enough story to keep me awake. It's on my buy list. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-21-2006, 01:16 PM	#275
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	On Demand - White Noise. So-So. The most notable thing is that Michael Keaton has turned into a weird, scary guy. Even in the scenes where he is supposed to be very sad or happy, he has a look on his face like he's a serial killer. I can't imagine him ever again in a comedic roll. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-23-2006, 01:32 AM	#276
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Griff, go watch something. Something classic. :p __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-23-2006, 04:43 AM	#277
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Gilmore Girls season Three. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-23-2006, 11:39 AM	#279
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Dude...you're supposed to post cool shit on here. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-23-2006, 12:16 PM	#280
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Chronicles of Narnia - better than I expected. Faithful to the book and fairly well acted. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-23-2006, 10:49 PM	#281
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I have a soft spot for Gilmore Girls, for a chick-flick/tv show its really well written, witty, and packed full of pop culture/music references. And not too overdramatic. But last night, i got... PINKY AND THE BRAIN YES PINKY AND THE BRAIN ONE IS A GENIOUS THE OTHER'S INSANE! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-23-2006, 11:35 PM	#282
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Now sing it to "Singin' In The Rain." "Piiinky and the Brain/Yes, Piiinky and the Brain/One ooof them is a ge-nius/The o-ther's insane/They're la-b'ratory mice/Their geeenes have been spliced/They're dinky... they're Pinky and th' Brain!" __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-24-2006, 03:34 AM	#283
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Little Buddha. I was surprised--I knew that Chris Isaac was in it, and I knew that his kid was supposed to be a modern reincarnation of Siddhartha, but I had no idea that most of the movie was actually an overview of the tale of Siddhartha. Keanu Reeves was downright hot as the Enlightened One.

08-31-2006, 04:18 PM	#285
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	One of Russ Meyer's best. Great music, and lots of great close-ups of...transistor radios and portable reel-to-reel tape players! I shit you not. His obsession for radios and hi-fi equipment was almost as great as his obession with women like Kathy Harris (see that Katherine Harris thread). __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

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