The son of "What the hell are YOU staring at?"
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Re: The son of "What the hell are YOU staring at?"
Watched Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, and I found interesting the attempt at mixing humor and adventure- the physical humor wouldn't amuse anyone over the age of 6, and for a while I thought the whole thing was rather disappointingly silly. But in the midst of that there are two or three moments of touching profundity that made it worthwhile.
Also watched Kagemusha, a big feudal epic. Really wish I could have seen this on the big screen- it's visually fantastic and beautifully shot. Pacing is unusual and slow but it works. Low criminal is used as an impostor for a dying-then-dead leader, and for a while things go well but he gets cocky and fucks things up. On first glance one of the main themes seems to be warning against hubris but I'm struggling to ignore the flip side, "know your place, peasant!" or "see, this is what happens when low-borns start to think they can do things" which is not exactly a noble theme for a movie, unless you're the worst sort of conservative. But I'm assuming as a gringo I might not grasp where the line is between the personal and the political in a foreign movie.
Also kinda makes me want to see a 1500s era battle between Japan and, say, England or France.
Also watched Kagemusha, a big feudal epic. Really wish I could have seen this on the big screen- it's visually fantastic and beautifully shot. Pacing is unusual and slow but it works. Low criminal is used as an impostor for a dying-then-dead leader, and for a while things go well but he gets cocky and fucks things up. On first glance one of the main themes seems to be warning against hubris but I'm struggling to ignore the flip side, "know your place, peasant!" or "see, this is what happens when low-borns start to think they can do things" which is not exactly a noble theme for a movie, unless you're the worst sort of conservative. But I'm assuming as a gringo I might not grasp where the line is between the personal and the political in a foreign movie.
Also kinda makes me want to see a 1500s era battle between Japan and, say, England or France.
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Re: The son of "What the hell are YOU staring at?"
Watched all of the Devilman:Crybaby series. It's not really all that bad considering some of the things I read about it. It has lots of nudity and some short sex scenes but it's not anywhere near some of the crazier anime stuff out there. The violence is graphic but again not much more so a lot of anime out there. The animation is done in an interesting style which helps separate it from more typical anime styles and gives it its own flare. The story is kind of meh and it's of the "everyone loses" variety popular in a lot of Japanese melodrama. So don't watch it if you like happy endings.
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Yeah, Hidden Fortress wasn't his greatest work, but it's fun.dead_elvis wrote: ↑24 Jan 2018, 13:34Watched Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, and I found interesting the attempt at mixing humor and adventure- the physical humor wouldn't amuse anyone over the age of 6, and for a while I thought the whole thing was rather disappointingly silly. But in the midst of that there are two or three moments of touching profundity that made it worthwhile.
Also watched Kagemusha, a big feudal epic. Really wish I could have seen this on the big screen- it's visually fantastic and beautifully shot. Pacing is unusual and slow but it works. Low criminal is used as an impostor for a dying-then-dead leader, and for a while things go well but he gets cocky and fucks things up. On first glance one of the main themes seems to be warning against hubris but I'm struggling to ignore the flip side, "know your place, peasant!" or "see, this is what happens when low-borns start to think they can do things" which is not exactly a noble theme for a movie, unless you're the worst sort of conservative. But I'm assuming as a gringo I might not grasp where the line is between the personal and the political in a foreign movie.
Also kinda makes me want to see a 1500s era battle between Japan and, say, England or France.
Was that mix of comic and action really all that revolutionary, though? People keep saying that R2DP0 was a ripoff of the two guys in there, but wise fools have been a thing for a while, right?
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Drive is pretty good. Definitely not a balls to the wall action movie, though there are some superb car chases.
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Re: The son of "What the hell are YOU staring at?"
The Shape of Water is excellent.
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Logan is good. Strangely, it's not really a superhero movie.
Edit to add: even db might appreciate it.
Edit to add: even db might appreciate it.
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It's an adult superhero movie. For my money, the best superhero movie to date with maybe the possible exception of the second Dark Knight movie.the innominate one wrote: ↑29 Jan 2018, 10:16Logan is good. Strangely, it's not really a superhero movie.
Edit to add: even db might appreciate it.
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It's a down note, unlike Avengers. They win, but at a cost. Similar to The Emperor Strokes Blacks.
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Wonder Woman was boring. I don't think the problem was with the acting.
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the innominate one wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 01:01It's a down note, unlike Avengers. They win, but at a cost. Similar to The Emperor Strokes Blacks.

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Is something wrong?
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Is that not the title of the sequel to Star Whores: A New Grope?
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Now we know who used to rent videos from the store's back room.
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Hey! I worked at a video rental store. I didn't have to rent them, I could borrow videos for free.
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I thought the guys that got stroked had a pretty happy ending.the innominate one wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 01:01It's a down note, unlike Avengers. They win, but at a cost. Similar to The Emperor Strokes Blacks.
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Yeah, he won. But there was a cost. He had to pay Princess Lay-me's fee.
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If I've learned nothing else from porn, it's that there's always a cashless way to pay.the innominate one wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 14:44Yeah, he won. But there was a cost. He had to pay Princess Lay-me's fee.
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Which takes some of the sting out of being a pizza delivery guy with a college degree.Sandy wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 15:42If I've learned nothing else from porn, it's that there's always a cashless way to pay.the innominate one wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 14:44Yeah, he won. But there was a cost. He had to pay Princess Lay-me's fee.
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Actual LOL.Sandy wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 15:42If I've learned nothing else from porn, it's that there's always a cashless way to pay.the innominate one wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 14:44Yeah, he won. But there was a cost. He had to pay Princess Lay-me's fee.
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Re: The son of "What the hell are YOU staring at?"
He fixes the cable?
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You lose points for not having thought of making that reference yourself.
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