What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 17

wolf · 05-26-2006, 02:08 PM

Romper Stomper

Netflix is helping me chew my way through my "to see" list. Interesting movie, but I would have kicked the chick out flat on her ass ASAP.

I think Hostel should arrive in the mail today. I forget if someone else told me to see that, or if it was Netflix's Recommender's fault.

Happy Monkey · 05-26-2006, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

You're gonna LOVE it. The opening act of the opening disc of the opening season is Mahna Mahna! It sets the tone perfectly.

Hee! Also, apparently Joel Grey was somewhat famous even before he was on Buffy and Alias...

Happy Monkey · 05-30-2006, 04:23 PM

I dropped "Sky High" in my Peerflix queue when I saw that Bruce Campbell and two of the Kids in the Hall were in it. It was OK.

About the Muppets - Why was Scooter's hiring in episode 3 or 4, when he had already been hired as of episode one? There wasn't any indication that it was a flashback.

BigV · 05-30-2006, 05:32 PM

I'll double check...

wolf · 06-03-2006, 03:01 PM

Hostel turned out to be about the lamest possible horror/shocker movie that I have seen, and I have seen some serious stinkers over the years.

Other recent views:

Van Helsing (again)
The Night Stalker
The Night Strangler (as prep for watching the whole series)
C.S. Lewis - Beyond Narnia
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.

Griff · 06-06-2006, 07:40 AM

Time Bandits

BigV · 06-06-2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

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About the Muppets - Why was Scooter's hiring in episode 3 or 4, when he had already been hired as of episode one? There wasn't any indication that it was a flashback.

Answer:

The first three episodes were not in wide release. The first episode to be aired widely was the Rita Moreno episode. Scooter was not in that one, in a conscious effort to minimize the large number of characters being introduced at once. The next episode "introduces" Scooter to the audience, even though we who have watched the disc for the previous two hours already know his schtick.

You're wondering what kind of person knows this, I'm sure. The alternate lanuguage subtitle track is your friend.

Happy Monkey · 06-06-2006, 01:52 PM

I'm going to go back and watch it with trivia on, and I figured they'd probably explain that, but I was impatient. Thanks!

wolf · 06-06-2006, 01:56 PM

In Cold Blood (prompted by having seen Capote)

erno365 · 06-08-2006, 06:48 AM

Just watched "Crash" yesterday and when I saw this DVD, I think that the feeling was awed because it was something real and very deep... It's a melodramatic movie... I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and it really showed how we racially divided as a society... Before I watched the movie I actually have read a review about it and thought it was an educational documentary...

wolf · 06-08-2006, 12:02 PM

The Night Stalker TV Series. I've only made it through episodes 1&2 so far. Like much 70s television, it's far cheesier today than I thought it was when I was 12.

The police expend an awful lot of ammo trying to shoot down invincible monsters.

Flint · 06-08-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

it's far cheesier today than I thought it was when I was 12.

Recently watching a DVD of G-Force was downright traumatic - it was horrible!

wolf · 06-21-2006, 01:49 AM

Oldboy - Korean film that serves as proof that the US and Europe have not cornered the market in surreal movies. This one is awesome. Early scenes of the movie in which our progtagonist, Oh Dae Su, is spending some time on the drunken asshole bench at the police station, do not in any way prepare you for the oddness to come.

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003) - This is the most recent version of what apparently is a venerable character in Japanese Samurai Movies. I suspect the concept was "borrowed" for Rutger Hauer's Blind Fury. There are some amazingly well choreographed fight scenes (of the rewind and rewatch variety ... everything moves so fast you have to go back and see what actually happened). It has just the right blend of typical badguys in the village, humor, and intrigue. Oh, and watch out for the Geishas!

bluecuracao · 06-21-2006, 04:47 AM

Eight Below--I had fairly low expectations going in, just figured it would be a cute, cheezy dog movie, but it was pretty amazing! Not to mention a huge tear jerker. Supposed to take place in Antartica, but it was mostly filmed in Canada, with some filming in Greenland and a set. The dogs were beautiful, and great actors.

I had a Malamute as a child, so the movie brought back a lot of happy and sad memories for me.

lookout123 · 06-21-2006, 04:52 AM

recently purchased all ten seasons of FRIENDS on dvd. pretty fun really.

05-26-2006, 02:08 PM	#241
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Romper Stomper Netflix is helping me chew my way through my "to see" list. Interesting movie, but I would have kicked the chick out flat on her ass ASAP. I think Hostel should arrive in the mail today. I forget if someone else told me to see that, or if it was Netflix's Recommender's fault. __________________ 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

05-30-2006, 04:23 PM	#243
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I dropped "Sky High" in my Peerflix queue when I saw that Bruce Campbell and two of the Kids in the Hall were in it. It was OK. About the Muppets - Why was Scooter's hiring in episode 3 or 4, when he had already been hired as of episode one? There wasn't any indication that it was a flashback. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-30-2006, 05:32 PM	#244
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'll double check... __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-03-2006, 03:01 PM	#245
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Hostel turned out to be about the lamest possible horror/shocker movie that I have seen, and I have seen some serious stinkers over the years. Other recent views: Van Helsing (again) The Night Stalker The Night Strangler (as prep for watching the whole series) C.S. Lewis - Beyond Narnia South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. __________________ 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

06-06-2006, 07:40 AM	#246
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Time Bandits __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-06-2006, 01:52 PM	#248
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm going to go back and watch it with trivia on, and I figured they'd probably explain that, but I was impatient. Thanks! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-06-2006, 01:56 PM	#249
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	In Cold Blood (prompted by having seen Capote) __________________ 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

06-08-2006, 06:48 AM	#250
erno365 Dog O'Nine Tails Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20	Just watched "Crash" yesterday and when I saw this DVD, I think that the feeling was awed because it was something real and very deep... It's a melodramatic movie... I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and it really showed how we racially divided as a society... Before I watched the movie I actually have read a review about it and thought it was an educational documentary...

06-08-2006, 12:02 PM	#251
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Night Stalker TV Series. I've only made it through episodes 1&2 so far. Like much 70s television, it's far cheesier today than I thought it was when I was 12. The police expend an awful lot of ammo trying to shoot down invincible monsters. __________________ 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

06-21-2006, 01:49 AM	#253
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oldboy - Korean film that serves as proof that the US and Europe have not cornered the market in surreal movies. This one is awesome. Early scenes of the movie in which our progtagonist, Oh Dae Su, is spending some time on the drunken asshole bench at the police station, do not in any way prepare you for the oddness to come. Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003) - This is the most recent version of what apparently is a venerable character in Japanese Samurai Movies. I suspect the concept was "borrowed" for Rutger Hauer's Blind Fury. There are some amazingly well choreographed fight scenes (of the rewind and rewatch variety ... everything moves so fast you have to go back and see what actually happened). It has just the right blend of typical badguys in the village, humor, and intrigue. Oh, and watch out for the Geishas! __________________ 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

06-21-2006, 04:47 AM	#254
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Eight Below--I had fairly low expectations going in, just figured it would be a cute, cheezy dog movie, but it was pretty amazing! Not to mention a huge tear jerker. Supposed to take place in Antartica, but it was mostly filmed in Canada, with some filming in Greenland and a set. The dogs were beautiful, and great actors. I had a Malamute as a child, so the movie brought back a lot of happy and sad memories for me.

06-21-2006, 04:52 AM	#255
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	recently purchased all ten seasons of FRIENDS on dvd. pretty fun really. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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