Author Topic: Solo does the movies, PD farts in his general direction with his appalling taste (Read 53025 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #240 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:23:36 PM »

MARTY DENIED YET ANOTHER BEST PICTURE OSCAR LOLZ

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #241 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:24:16 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 24, 2007, 10:23:36 PM

MARTY DENIED YET ANOTHER BEST PICTURE OSCAR LOLZ

The odds are against you, dude. Let's just wait and see.

Cheebs · « **Reply #242 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:25:03 PM »

he is denied best DIRECTOR being a director and all.

And he isn't losing this year. Why are his 3 best friends Lucas, Spieberg, and Coppola presenting the award if they are just going to give it to that The Queen guy or something? They know he is winning and are making a big event out of it.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #243 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:30:18 PM »

Willco stays losin'

Cheebs · « **Reply #244 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:33:27 PM »

stop turning my posts into attacks against willco!

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #245 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:34:13 PM »

That avatar speaks for itself.

Cheebs · « **Reply #246 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:34:54 PM »

It's my sign of love.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #247 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:37:10 PM »

Shake is in desperate need of acceptance, I understand.

SUCK IT THE DEPARTED NO BEST PIC FOR U

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #248 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:38:13 PM »

Once again, I could give two shits about best picture. Marty's Best Director oscar is a lock.

When's the last time Raimi won a Best Director oscar, Willco? :santocry

Cheebs · « **Reply #249 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:39:01 PM »

I think Willco realizes it is best director everyone is talking about but is saying best picture to get you annoyed.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #250 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:39:13 PM »

Unlike Marty, Oscar gold has never been Raimi's goal. He's not desperate.

Cheebs · « **Reply #251 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:39:39 PM »

I love seeing my avatar right after yours.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #252 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:39:58 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on February 24, 2007, 10:39:01 PM

I think Willco realizes it is best director everyone is talking about but is saying best picture to get you annoyed.

I'm not annoyed, I'm embarrassed that Willco is stooping to such low level insults.

UR DIRECTOR IS NOT BETTER THAN MINE, STOOPID!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #253 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:40:01 PM »

Me too. Stupid Shake ruined the pattern, though.

Cheebs · « **Reply #254 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:40:54 PM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #255 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:41:36 PM »

Woohoo, let's keep this going.

Cheebs · « **Reply #256 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:43:30 PM »

someone give marty a eyebrow plucker one of these days

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #257 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:58:09 PM »

So he can see someone else's movie win Best Pic lol am i rite

Cheebs · « **Reply #258 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:58:35 PM »

if I ever met him the first thing I'd do is give his eyebrows a big rub. I gotta touch those things.

Ichirou · « **Reply #259 on:** February 25, 2007, 12:05:50 AM »

I'm still reeling from the shock that Solo only saw 15 movies last year. :'(

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #260 on:** February 25, 2007, 12:16:43 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on February 25, 2007, 12:05:50 AM

I'm still reeling from the shock that Solo only saw 15 movies last year. :'(

Solo let me down this year.

Solo · « **Reply #261 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:40:48 AM »

I watched about 300-400 films this year. Replays of great movies I love, first time viewings of other old movies, first time viewings of new movies on DVD, etc. The 15 applies to me getting my ass into the theatre. When 95% of shit that gets a wide release is awful, I dont feel the need to hit up the cinema.

To be honest, out of what I did see, only 4-5 were of the "can't miss" variety.

Ichirou · « **Reply #262 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:45:12 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 10:40:48 AM

I watched about 300-400 films this year. Replays of great movies I love, first time viewings of other old movies, first time viewings of new movies on DVD, etc. The 15 applies to me getting my ass into the theatre. When 95% of shit that gets a wide release is awful, I dont feel the need to hit up the cinema.

To be honest, out of what I did see, only 4-5 were of the "can't miss" variety.

When I was in college, I went to the movies 3 or 4 times a month. And when there was nothing playing in the mainstream theaters, I went to the local arthouse theater to see some obscure something-or-other. You've gotta get out more, Solo! For 2007, you must see at least 40 films in the theater!

Anyway, out of the films you saw last year, including stuff you re-watched, older movies, etc., what was your top 10?

Solo · « **Reply #263 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:08:36 AM »

There IS no arthouse theatre here, local or otherwise. Atlantic Canada is a shithole for getting quality cinema. Im not going to the theatres 40 times a year to see Ghost Rider and 300 and the like.

Ichirou · « **Reply #264 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:13:37 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 11:08:36 AM

There IS no arthouse theatre here, local or otherwise. Atlantic Canada is a shithole for getting quality cinema. Im not going to the theatres 40 times a year to see Ghost Rider and 300 and the like.

300 looks pretty cool, dude...

Anyway, what were your top ten of last year, overall? Counting old stuff as well as new?

Solo · « **Reply #265 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:15:27 AM »

What do you mean? Old stuff I saw for the first time in 2006? If you just mean old stuff period, then youlll just be asking for my top 10 alltime, lol.

Cheebs · « **Reply #266 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:18:16 AM »

I tend to go to theaters for the more "blockbuster" movies and things I really am dying to see. The drama's and the like that I end up loving the most I usually catch on dvd once word of mouth hits me.

Solo · « **Reply #267 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:19:02 AM »

Indeed. The rise of DVD and my theatre trips are inversely proportional.

Ichirou · « **Reply #268 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:22:31 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 11:15:27 AM

What do you mean? Old stuff I saw for the first time in 2006? If you just mean old stuff period, then youlll just be asking for my top 10 alltime, lol.

All stuff you saw in 2006 - old movies you saw for the first time, old movies you rewatched, new movies you saw in theaters. Just your top ten of movies seen in 2006, like the one I gave earlier in this thread.

Solo · « **Reply #269 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:38:54 AM »

Ok then.

15. Mean Streets (rewatch)
14. The Conversation (rewatch)
13. Serpico (rewatch)
12. The King Of Comedy (first time)
11. The Departed (first time)
10. Sword Of Doom (rewatch)
09. Le Samourai (rewatch)
08. Before Sunset (first time)
07. Children Of Men (first time)
06. M (rewatch)
05. The Third Man (rewatch)
04. The Godfather (rewatch)
02. Trois Coleurs: Rouge (first time)
01. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (rewatch)

Ichirou · « **Reply #270 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:45:00 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 11:38:54 AM

Ok then.

15. Mean Streets (rewatch)
14. The Conversation (rewatch)
13. Serpico (rewatch)
12. The King Of Comedy (first time)
11. The Departed (first time)
10. Sword Of Doom (rewatch)
09. Le Samourai (rewatch)
08. After Sunset (first time)
07. Children Of Men (first time)
06. M (rewatch)
05. The Third Man (rewatch)
04. The Godfather (rewatch)
02. Trois Coleurs: Rouge (first time)
01. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (rewatch)

Criterion Collection for the WIN. That's how I saw those bolded movies. I've seen everything on your list except The Departed (weep), Children of Men, Trois Coleurs, and After Sunset. I'm surprised a Brett Ratner film is in your top 15! You must really love Salma Hayek's boobies. I do, too.

Solo · « **Reply #271 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:48:34 AM »

Er no. I meant the Linklater movie. Oops! Before Sunset!

Solo · « **Reply #272 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:50:34 AM »

Im SO re-purchasing The Third Man in May, for probably no other reason than for the AWESOME cover art.

Ichirou · « **Reply #273 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:53:56 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 11:48:34 AM

Er no. I meant the Linklater movie. Oops! Before Sunset!

Oh, I saw the first one, Before Sunrise. I don't like Ethan Hawke, though, so I didn't see the second.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #274 on:** February 25, 2007, 01:21:50 PM »

Wha Lucas and Spielberg are Scorsese's friends?

Solo · « **Reply #275 on:** February 25, 2007, 02:18:49 PM »

Yes indeed. Strange match, I know, given that Lucas and Scorsese are leagues apart in their abilities.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #276 on:** February 25, 2007, 02:29:25 PM »

They all became big around the same time, and all were known as the "film school wave" along with John Milius and a few others.

Cheebs · « **Reply #277 on:** February 25, 2007, 04:36:26 PM »

Spielberg and Lucas are the most close of the 4 of course. Everytime one of them has a movie open they go on vacation together with no one else to celebrate. gay sex amirite

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #278 on:** February 25, 2007, 04:37:39 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on February 25, 2007, 04:36:26 PM

Spielberg and Lucas are the most close of the 4 of course. Everytime one of them has a movie open they go on vacation together with no one else to celebrate. gay sex amirite

I bet Speilberg foots the bill every damn time.

Cheebs · « **Reply #279 on:** February 25, 2007, 04:51:43 PM »

Quote from: The Dark Shake on February 25, 2007, 04:37:39 PM

Quote from: Cheebs on February 25, 2007, 04:36:26 PM
Spielberg and Lucas are the most close of the 4 of course. Everytime one of them has a movie open they go on vacation together with no one else to celebrate. gay sex amirite

I bet Speilberg foots the bill every damn time.

Lucas is faaaaaaar more richer than Steven. Star Wars was a gold mine.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #280 on:** February 25, 2007, 04:54:52 PM »

Yeah, but wouldn't you treat your friend if your film was getting released? I bet Lucas hasn't treated Speilberg but like three or four times over the course of their island getaways.

Cheebs · « **Reply #281 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:35:33 PM »

Quote from: The Dark Shake on February 25, 2007, 04:54:52 PM

Yeah, but wouldn't you treat your friend if your film was getting released? I bet Lucas hasn't treated Speilberg but like three or four times over the course of their island getaways.

A bit odd logic. I suspect they are rich enough to not really care anyhow.

I saw a awesome three person interview with coppola, lucas, and spielberg on 60 minutes a few years ago. Awesome stuff. Coppola and Spielberg keep trying to set up Lucas on dates and keep trying to find him someone. It was cute. You can tell its a real friendship.

Spielberg on the set of TPM was fantastic. He broke one of the model battle droids and felt inclined to fix it, of which he did horribly.

Solo · « **Reply #282 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:38:31 PM »

Brian De Palma is also a member of that "crew". Him and Scorsese went to a porno together once, lolz. I wonder if thats where the Taxi Driver/The Departed porn theatre scenes came from.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #283 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:41:56 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 05:38:31 PM

Brian De Palma is also a member of that "crew". Him and Scorsese went to a porno together once, lolz. I wonder if thats where the Taxi Driver/The Departed porn theatre scenes came from.

I believe they saw Deep Throat together. That's an.... odd relationship.

Cheebs · « **Reply #284 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:43:09 PM »

Apparently they come in and help out on eachothers films, most of the time un-credited which is kind of cool, such as Lucas taking over Jurassic Park(which led him to do the SE's

) when Spielberg had to run off to do 'List.

Both Spielberg and Coppola did a scene for Revenge of the Sith too. Didn't help much lol.

Solo · « **Reply #285 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:43:23 PM »

"Hey buddy! Wanna go see Debbie Does Dallas with me tonight?"

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #286 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:44:02 PM »

Which scenes are you talking about, Cheebsie?

Cheebs · « **Reply #287 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:45:43 PM »

Sofia Coppola is becoming "one of the boys" in that group it seems. Lucas apparently "helped" her on Lost in Translation and had the first screening of the movie at Lucas's house.

No clue on Coppola, Spielberg did the story board and directed the scene in the duel at the end when they were about to go off the lava waterfal or something.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #288 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:46:56 PM »

Wow, that's a hell of a lot to go uncredited for.

Two or three shots of them flying through the air? Who even needs to direct those, the way Lucas makes movies?

Cheebs · « **Reply #289 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:49:31 PM »

It's to let his buddies have official touch on the star wars movies before he closes out the series forever.

The Jurassic Park stuff with Lucas was because he was needed and I think he(as did her dad) helped out on LiT since she didn't have too much experience yet.

Lucas does the second unit directing on all of the indiana jones movie as well, I am unsure if he is credited though due his "problems" with the director guild.

Solo · « **Reply #290 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:56:20 PM »

I dont think George had anything to do with LiT. Im pretty sure Sophia just took her crew and went to Japan and shot, with Bill Murray only agreeing at the 11th hour.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #291 on:** February 25, 2007, 05:58:29 PM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 05:56:20 PM

I dont think George had anything to do with LiT. Im pretty sure Sophia just took her crew and went to Japan and shot, with Bill Murray only agreeing at the 11th hour.

Well in all actuality her father, Lucas and Kurosawa all had a hand in LiT -- their Santori Whiskey commercials are said to be the insipiration for the film.

Solo · « **Reply #292 on:** February 25, 2007, 06:42:59 PM »

Nah, the inspiration for the film is her marriage to Spike Jonze. Ana Faris' character is Cameron Diaz. Scarlett is Sophia.

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #293 on:** February 25, 2007, 06:45:53 PM »

The Bill Murray character is a psuedo-representation of her father.... which is pretty disturbing, given the above info.

Cheebs · « **Reply #294 on:** February 25, 2007, 07:47:19 PM »

The fact of the SNL cast members Dan Akyrod and (soon) Eddie Murphy will have won but Bill has not is insane. Bill will never win now regardless what he does, he has TRASHED the oscars since he lost saying comedy was 100x harder than what he has done in recent years and hates how oscars ignored comedies. $:-\$

Ichirou · « **Reply #295 on:** February 26, 2007, 02:15:21 AM »

Quote from: Solo on February 25, 2007, 05:38:31 PM

Brian De Palma is also a member of that "crew". Him and Scorsese went to a porno together once, lolz. I wonder if thats where the Taxi Driver/The Departed porn theatre scenes came from.

The Taxi Driver scenes, I doubt it. Paul Schrader wrote the script (he also wrote/directed the film Hardcore).

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #296 on:** February 26, 2007, 03:46:26 AM »

Little Miss Sunshine

I must say I didn't expect much from this movie. I'm rarely impressed by comedies, or comedic actors for that matter. But by the end of this movie I had laughed more times than I can remember laughing in awhile. While it's definitely not a great movie or deserving of a Best Picture nomination, I found it to be very good, and very entertaining.

The thing that really makes the movie work is the assortment of hilariously flawed characters. There isn't a stable person in the movie. Yet they all mesh together and really play off each other brilliantly. Much of the movie consists of these people driving around in a bus; this wouldn't work with boring characters, or boring actors, and the movie truly shines here (no pun intended).

The laughs are rather juvenile at times, yet always potent. And some of the funniest parts don't come from the dialogue: there are more than a couple scenes that are simply so ridiculous that it's impossible not to laugh. The climax of the movie - the Little Miss Sunshine competition - had me laughing so hard I couldn't believe it. So fucking random. In that sense it reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite. And like ND, the movie also suffered from a few extremely drab, boring parts that were placed between the more entertaining ones.

Yet overall I liked the movie; it's just a fun movie that is also able to tell a charming story without feeling generic or...sentimental.

8/10

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #297 on:** February 26, 2007, 01:24:14 PM »

Allan Arkin was the best thing about LMS.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #298 on:** February 27, 2007, 01:10:45 AM »

Just watched my new copy of Brazil; this was my second time seeing it, and I must say it's still as amazing as when I first saw it. While the beginning part of the movie is a bit slow, once the movie starts it never stops. Truly a magical movie.

9.5/10

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #299 on:** February 27, 2007, 08:00:35 AM »

Beginning = slow? If anything, Brazil races into the story at top speed, dude. There's hardly any exposition in those first twenty minutes.

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Author Topic: Solo does the movies, PD farts in his general direction with his appalling taste (Read 53025 times)