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Mandark · « **Reply #3540 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:17:22 PM »

I used to debate evolution too, but that was like training wheels for the real pointless internet arguments to come.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3541 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:20:17 PM »

... Debating evolution is useless. You can't have a civil discussion with someone that thinks "The Flintstones" is based on actual events.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #3542 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:26:34 PM »

LA Confidential is a pretty good movie. I think you can stream it off Netflix now.

Mupepe · « **Reply #3543 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:27:15 PM »

Oh yeah, Showgirls is horrible. HORRIBLE. OH GOD

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3544 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:27:47 PM »

Quote from: T EXP on February 15, 2010, 05:26:34 PM

LA Confidential is a pretty good movie. I think you can stream it off Netflix now.

Just checked -- you can't.

You got me all excited to watch it again. Only saw it once years ago.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3545 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:29:22 PM »

I also checked to make sure, since CajoleJuice has a tendency to be drunk most of the time. But sure enough - he is right! Way to get our hopes up, jerk!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3546 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM

a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3547 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:39:22 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM

Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM
a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

Where'd you find it for $17.99, then?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3548 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:41:46 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 15, 2010, 05:39:22 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM
a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

Where'd you find it for $17.99, then?

zShop vendor on Amazon. The second-cheapest used copy is $45 now.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3549 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:42:13 PM »

fuuuuu

at least i have blu-ray copy of the third man

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3550 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:58:58 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:41:46 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 15, 2010, 05:39:22 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM
a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

Where'd you find it for $17.99, then?

zShop vendor on Amazon. The second-cheapest used copy is $45 now.

YOU BOUGHT IT! I WAS GOING TO PUT IN MY CART BUT IT WAS GONE!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3551 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:04:11 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 15, 2010, 05:58:58 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:41:46 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 15, 2010, 05:39:22 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM
a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

Where'd you find it for $17.99, then?

zShop vendor on Amazon. The second-cheapest used copy is $45 now.

YOU BOUGHT IT! I WAS GOING TO PUT IN MY CART BUT IT WAS GONE!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3552 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:07:08 PM »

Bildi · « **Reply #3553 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:11:30 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 14, 2010, 09:02:25 PM

Quote from: Ichirou on February 14, 2010, 08:46:22 PM
Miller's Crossing is the closest we'll get to a real film version of Red Harvest. It was pretty good, but I still think it's one of their weaker movies, due to the casting of Marcia Gay Harden as the female lead. She has zero chemistry with Gabriel Byrne.

I know a lot of people put Miller's Crossing really high on their Coen list, but I feel the same way. It had a lot of parts that were really good, but it just didn't click with me like some of the others did.

I thought Miller's Crossing was about a 4/5. Good entertaining movie but not amazing. I still have everything between Miller's Crossing to The Ladykillers to watch.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3554 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:25:35 PM »

The Ladykillers is their worst movie, although it's not completely irredeemable.

Barton Fink is pretty good, I thought it was a bit better than Miller's Crossing. Can't go wrong with John Goodman either.

The Hudsucker Proxy is a very silly movie, and not one of the Coen's best, but it's great fun with Bruce Campbell providing a brief cameo.

Fargo and The Big Lebowski, while very different, are both great movies.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is more silly fun and also features more John Goodman goodness.

The Man Who Wasn't There is a slow-moving pot-boiler with Billy Bob Thornton turning in a good performance.

Intolerable Cruelty is a minor Coen film with an average script, but one that's buoyed by George Clooney having a lot of fun in his role.

Ichirou · « **Reply #3555 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:29:28 PM »

Intolerable Cruelty was a lot of fun. One of my favorites of theirs. Love the breezy dialogue exchanges between Clooney and...well, everybody.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #3556 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:51:17 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 15, 2010, 05:58:58 PM

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:41:46 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on February 15, 2010, 05:39:22 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 15, 2010, 05:34:56 PM
Quote from: TEEEPO on February 15, 2010, 03:18:41 PM
a note to everyone, buy the criterion rip of this movie now. it is now oop and will be worth tons in the coming months.

Thanks, just bought the Blu-ray for $17.99. Amazon still has the DVD but is sold out of the Blu-ray completely.

Where'd you find it for $17.99, then?

zShop vendor on Amazon. The second-cheapest used copy is $45 now.

YOU BOUGHT IT! I WAS GOING TO PUT IN MY CART BUT IT WAS GONE!

buy it from the source

http://www.criterion.com/films/149

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3557 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:49:03 PM »

Just saw Sherlock Homes. Great and an awesome set up for the next one.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3558 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:50:35 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on February 15, 2010, 04:57:59 PM

It's because you make big, declarative statements about stuff without thinking it through first. Then if anyone ribs you for it, you interpret it as an attack on your intelligence and get super-defensive, and you wind up saying even more things that get you laughed at, and the cycle continues.

Look, it's obvious that you don't have a very strong, well-informed opinion of what is or isn't a melodrama when you have to look up the definition on Wikipedia. Which is perfectly fine. But if you do get caught talking about something you're not that familiar with, then the best thing to do is cop to it and move on in good humor, not fight an internet war of attrition over it.

I'm seriously trying to help you here. At some point you've gotta look at your post history and see the pattern, right?

I've made my case for why Titanic isn't a melodrama, and no one has really offered a compelling argument against it. Aside from what I've already written, the fact remains that melodramas don't sweep awards ceremonies and have their screenplays nominated for WGA Awards. Melodrama is drama that cheats to get its emotional effect. It's clear that I've spent far longer thinking about this than Ichirou has, who is content to sit back and offer lolz that I would dare to compare the theme of a film he dislikes to the theme of an Edgar Allen Poe story without once thinking about why I would do so or examining his own "rock solid" opinions to see if there's room for disagreement.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3559 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:52:37 PM »

Just because you don't agree with their argument doesn't mean it's not valid. It just means you have the ability to tune out stuff you don't want to hear.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3560 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:58:18 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on February 15, 2010, 08:52:37 PM

Just because you don't agree with their argument doesn't mean it's not valid. It just means you have the ability to tune out stuff you don't want to hear.

No one has actually made an argument though. BT kinda did when he talked about the band playing music as the ship went down, but that was as far as it went.

I would concede that the film has melodramatic moments, but I really don't feel that the whole thing is melodrama. The characters are a little too three-dimensional, the romance is a little too restrained for most of the film, and the social and philosophical commentary in the film is much more important than the romantic subplot.

That's what I got out of it, anyway, and why I liked it. I'm not the kind of person to watch something like that and say "omg, the love they shared was so profound, five out of five stars!"

Robo · « **Reply #3561 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:07:33 PM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on February 15, 2010, 08:58:18 PM

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on February 15, 2010, 08:52:37 PM
Just because you don't agree with their argument doesn't mean it's not valid. It just means you have the ability to tune out stuff you don't want to hear.

No one has actually made an argument though. BT kinda did when he talked about the band playing music as the ship went down, but that was as far as it went.

That part is historically accurate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic#Titanic.27s_band

Ichirou · « **Reply #3562 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:29:51 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on February 15, 2010, 08:52:37 PM

Just because you don't agree with their argument doesn't mean it's not valid. It just means you have the ability to tune out stuff you don't want to hear.

How can you have a discussion with a moron who grasps and flails for literary comparisons to give the feces he spews some type of legitimacy? "Hmmm...well, rich people die in Masque of the Red Death, and there's a party...IT REMINDS ME OF TITANIC!!!! OMG MY BRILLIANT INSIGHT I WILL SHARE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE!"

Why the fuck should I have to post to prove that something so obviously wrong has absolutely no validity, when it should be obvious to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence (though apparently not to the 160-plus IQ crowd)?

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3563 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:32:16 PM »

Nice, you troll my comparison while showing that you don't have the slightest grasp of why I made it.

You're a bigger idiot than I thought, Ichirou. The fact that you've seen some obscure films in your undoubtedly ample free time doesn't change that fact.

Ichirou · « **Reply #3564 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:35:01 PM »

Still hung up on the Miracle in Milan thing.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3565 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:39:36 PM »

If you think my Masque of the Red Death parallel is so ridiculous, you could, you know, explain why, instead of constantly starting from a position of presumed correctness and assuming that all of your opinions should be self-evident.

All you've done is demonstrate that you are unable to differentiate a thematic comparison from a comparison of quality. You've also shown that you're unable to provide real arguments for your critical opinions when someone calls you out on them.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3566 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:46:05 PM »

Triangle

A decent thriller, though too much like 2007's Timecrimes for me to be blown away by some of the things that it does. Also, there are some unexplained events in the movie that stick out like a sore thumb. Nevertheless, once it gets going, it can be quite captivating. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to see where the movie's going before the halfway mark, though the last few minutes did mix things up a bit. All in all, if you haven't seen Triangle or Timecrimes, see Timecrimes. It's the better of the two.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3567 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:08:33 AM »

Halo Legends

I liked it for the most part.
Origins I & II - were basically digital comics of the history of the Halo universe. Some good art, but nothing special. Decent as an intro
The Duel - Kinda neat. It's super cheap but the watercolor filter they use makes it look cool at parts. Has some nice bits.
Homecoming - lololol, Beetrain. Holy crap this was bad.
One Man Out - wtf, I did not expect TOEI of all studios to make a super awesome short. Great animation, freaking hilarious. Slapstick Halo is where it's at. It's worth watching the compilation just for this short.
Prototype - Bones turns Halo into Gasaraki mecha porn. Great art and some good animation, but the story execution is weak.
The Babysitter - Some bad art and by the books plot aside, it's alright. Has some style and solid execution.
The Package - ^^; STAR WARS x MACROSS mecha plane action. This is what Halo would be if it was a saturday morning CG cartoon. Pretty bad but entertaining.

Overall I thought it was a much stronger comp than the Batmanime or the terrible Dante's Inferno anime. Not quite as good as the Animatrix, but worth watching. I watched it in

language because the dub got on my nerves in Homecoming. Worth noting the subs are just closed captions to the dub and not actually subs that match/translate the Japanese track.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3568 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:10:04 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 01:08:33 AM

Worth noting the subs are just closed captions to the dub and not actually subs that match/translate the Japanese track.

AOD is going to go batshit insane over this.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3569 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:13:22 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on February 16, 2010, 01:10:04 AM

Quote from: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 01:08:33 AM
Worth noting the subs are just closed captions to the dub and not actually subs that match/translate the Japanese track.

AOD is going to go batshit insane over this.

DUBTITLES!

cool breeze · « **Reply #3570 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:13:50 AM »

I saw Halo Legends a bit ago. I thought everything except Prototype was awful. Prototype was just shallow entertainment and makes you wish you had a moment like that in a Halo game.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3571 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:17:29 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 16, 2010, 01:13:50 AM

I saw Halo Legends a bit ago. I thought everything except Prototype was awful. Prototype was just shallow entertainment and makes you wish you had a moment like that in a Halo game.

How could you hate One Man Out? I has KUNG FU and DINOSAURS

cool breeze · « **Reply #3572 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:20:59 AM »

I dunno. It was it didn't have the charm of being something Halo or as its own product.

Prototype was like, here is this beefy mech suit tearing shit up you fought against in 4+ games now--this would be awesome to play!

As someone who wasn't the biggest fan of the animatrix to begin with, these other ones have been getting worse. The Batman one was really awful and this Halo one topped it.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3573 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:21:06 AM »

Serious question (trolls need not apply):

Can a melodrama be the best overall film in any given year?

Mandark · « **Reply #3574 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:23:54 AM »

Just take it to the other thread, dude.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #3575 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:27:57 AM »

Mandark · « **Reply #3576 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:37:39 AM »

Planet B-Boy

Really fun documentary following breakdance teams from Korea, France, Japan, and the US as they prep and take part in the big international competition. The filmmakers don't try to hog the spotlight from the subjects, get a ton of entertaining footage, and show how much the competition and lifestyle matter to the people involved without forcing some pompous message about what it symbolizes.

It's a great, light watch and you can stream it on Netflix.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3577 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:04:08 AM »

I just watched Spartan. It was pretty mediocre for a Mamet flick, but - hey! - it had Mamet dialogue.

Mandark · « **Reply #3578 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:06:35 AM »

There's one reviewer for the Washington Post who reviews every Mamet movie by writing in fake-Mamet patter.

It's something that would probably seem a lot more clever as a blog post. Plus they'd be more likely to leave the swears in.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3579 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:09:00 AM »

He is like the most beloved unknown Hollywood director. Half of his films barely receive theatrical releases, and almost all of them are unknown to mainstream audiences.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3580 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:11:05 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on February 16, 2010, 02:04:08 AM

I just watched Spartan. It was pretty mediocre for a Mamet flick, but - hey! - it had Mamet dialogue.

I thought it was alright. No The Spanish Prisoner or Glengarry, but still a cut above most hollywood thrillers.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3581 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:14:56 AM »

It wasn't a thriller, but I enjoyed Redbelt.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3582 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:23:45 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on February 16, 2010, 02:14:56 AM

It wasn't a thriller, but I enjoyed Redbelt.

My fave Mamet is House of Games.

Ricky Jay

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #3583 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:31:59 AM »

Ricky Jay + Mamet = Instant success!

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3584 on:** February 16, 2010, 03:14:54 AM »

I liked Redbelt quite a bit.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3585 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:15:39 AM »

House of Games is real good, but I'll go with Glengarry anyday. The script is just sooooooo good. Great performances too. Heck, I'd say it's one of my top10 movies of all time.

Ichirou · « **Reply #3586 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:26:15 AM »

I'm a fan of Ronin, even if that was just a Mamet rewrite, not an original script of his.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3587 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:28:56 AM »

Ronin fucking rocks.

Green Shinobi · « **Reply #3588 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:35:02 AM »

Watching Ronin, I couldn't help but think that the norms of interaction between criminals as depicted in that film could never exist, because nothing would ever get done.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3589 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:36:02 AM »

What's the color of the boathouse at Hereford?

Eric P · « **Reply #3590 on:** February 16, 2010, 09:43:51 AM »

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3591 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:16:39 AM »

I'm shocked. Really.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3592 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:33:58 AM »

I'm not. Cohen has bad taste.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #3593 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:35:34 AM »

SARCASM

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3594 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:37:02 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 17, 2010, 02:33:58 AM

I'm not. Cohen has bad taste.

Coming from you, that doesn't mean much.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3595 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:44:28 AM »

SARCASM

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3596 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:53:32 AM »

SARCASM

Eric P · « **Reply #3597 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:03:24 PM »

possibly a staged promo shot

Eric P · « **Reply #3598 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:07:57 PM »

i would seriously like to put in some quality time with the entire series

i've never gone through and tried to watch it all, having only seen episodes here and there

Eric P · « **Reply #3599 on:** February 17, 2010, 12:13:02 PM »

yeah i need to buy it but i never have enough cash just hanging around to justify it

i still haven't managed to watch the complete Get Smart my GF got me from two Xmas's ago.

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