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ilduclo · 03.21.2018, 08:45 AM

^^^ yeah, Gook was pretty good. Nice dynamics of an ugly incident story. Good characters, too. Well dimensioned, I especially liked the hip hop Korean brother character.

Regarding Blade Runner (which, by the way, I consider way way overrated) have you fans had a chance to see the tv show Altered Carbon? It really takes a lot of the BR schtik and runs with it. Some is terribly derivative, some seems fairly innovative. It is a gore fest, though...

noisereductions · 03.21.2018, 09:54 AM

I haven't seen Altered Carbon yet, but it looks like something I'd really enjoy.

I watched the first episode of PKD's Electric Dreams (which was actually like the 4th ep in the UK) though, and I thought it was very cool. It's an anthology thing - like how Black Mirror is where each ep is its own thing. This first ep had Terrance Howard and Anna Paquin, and played around w/ the Total Recall concept. Good stuff.

!@#$%! · 03.21.2018, 11:00 AM

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That is true. Id actually forgotten about that til you mentioned it. VGod knows why jhe thought that was a good idea.

i read some articles about the editing of the movie and apparently the weinsteins demanded cut upon cut. the story was supposed to be an hour longer. i’d like to believe it would have worked better that way, one of my complaints about this movie is that it appears overly compressed

and maybe that cut was a kind of shorthand to make up for something else, or maybe it was supposed to appear in some sort of context and couldn’t so they slapped it together that way.

now that the weinsteins are being sold for parts maybe scorsese can buy it back and reedit xD

evollove · 03.21.2018, 02:38 PM

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i rate it about as high as a 70s or 80s movie he did with dinero and maryl streep where they meet on the train and start fucking around on their spouses and it’s a sorta romcom. yeah you don’t remember the name either i bet or what happened.

No such movie exists. Prove me wrong.

Are you thinking of NEW YORK, NEW YORK? That was Liza Minnelli.

Rob Instigator · 03.21.2018, 02:40 PM

Falling in Love (1984) ??? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087233/

!@#$%! · 03.21.2018, 03:00 PM

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Falling in Love (1984) ??? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087233/

OH SHIT! SCORSESE WAS IN IT BUT DIDN’T DIRECT!

lol me

thank you yes

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No such movie exists. Prove me wrong.

Are you thinking of NEW YORK, NEW YORK? That was Liza Minnelli.

you’re right you’re right. in my addled mind things were different.

what can i say? memory is poetic and it creates facts

demonrail666 · 03.21.2018, 04:47 PM

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Jack Nicholson was fucking great on that film.

Honestly, his performance was the one thing I really didn't like in that film. It just felt like he was hamming it up, and was never anyone other than Jack Nicholson the entire time he was on screen. I know DDL hammed it up in GoNY but at least he did it with a certain virtuosity, and effectively carried that film singlehandedly. Whereas I just though JN was doing his trademark Mad Jack routine, which people seem to either love or hate.

evollove · 03.21.2018, 05:12 PM

Yeah, I remember watching ABOUT SCHMIDT and thinking, "Oh right. Jack's an actor."

It's sometimes hard to remember. In damn near everything else, he's always so...Jack.

Peterpuff · 03.22.2018, 09:44 AM

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I haven't seen Altered Carbon yet, but it looks like something I'd really enjoy.

It's good. You should check it out. I just posted more about it in the What TV are you watching (live, dvd, etc.)? thread.

h8kurdt · 03.22.2018, 01:32 PM

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Honestly, his performance was the one thing I really didn't like in that film. It just felt like he was hamming it up, and was never anyone other than Jack Nicholson the entire time he was on screen. I know DDL hammed it up in GoNY but at least he did it with a certain virtuosity, and effectively carried that film singlehandedly. Whereas I just though JN was doing his trademark Mad Jack routine, which people seem to either love or hate.

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

It's Jack Nicholson being Jack Nicholson. HOW can that be a bad thing?!

!@#$%! · 03.22.2018, 01:55 PM

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Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

lol no

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It's Jack Nicholson being Jack Nicholson. HOW can that be a bad thing?!

the answer was already here!

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Yeah, I remember watching ABOUT SCHMIDT and thinking, "Oh right. Jack's an actor."

It's sometimes hard to remember. In damn near everything else, he's always so...Jack.

about schmidt was great

Rob Instigator · 03.22.2018, 01:57 PM

my wife loves About Schmidt. after years of trying we finally watched it. I found it "meh." Didn't give a flying fuck about their bullshit problems.

!@#$%! · 03.22.2018, 02:01 PM

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my wife loves About Schmidt. after years of trying we finally watched it. I found it "meh." Didn't give a flying fuck about their bullshit problems.

lolwut?

who is the their you’re talking about here?

also, “problems” aside, it was hilarious!

Rob Instigator · 03.22.2018, 02:07 PM

the main characters. the road trip. the retirement. that shit plays hard to ancient academy of Motion Pictures voters. They love that bullshit.

!@#$%! · 03.22.2018, 02:19 PM

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the main characters. the road trip. the retirement. that shit plays hard to ancient academy of Motion Pictures voters. They love that bullshit.

did you... miss the satire?

ilduclo · 03.22.2018, 05:30 PM

Annhiialation...well, not exactly like the book, but a good effort. The art department obviously had a good time with it. A few of my thoughts on the first time thru (def will watch it again some time). Soundtrack good and bad. I didn't at ALL like the folk guitar and CSNY being included, but some of the Eno-esque atmospherics were OK. Too much standard military reactionary in it. When in doubt, add an AR15.... Not at the right times, per the book either. And a bit too much of the gore, too, not like the book there, either. But most of the acting was good, Natalie Portman is excellent, Issac OK and JJ Leigh was about right, too. Rodrigues, NO. Not a good fit.

Rob Instigator · 03.23.2018, 09:06 AM

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did you... miss the satire?

satire? All I saw was a boring fucking story about a loser and his fucking relationship problems. I hate those kinds of movies. I find them pointless suffering and not funny.

!@#$%! · 03.23.2018, 09:27 AM

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satire? All I saw was a boring fucking story about a loser and his fucking relationship problems. I hate those kinds of movies. I find them pointless suffering and not funny.

noooo! you were supposed to laugh! lololol

unless you sell water beds—then it’s serious business

the story wasn’t pointless. the characters were. the story was about the futility of the average american life, a critique of normality, the emptiness of suburban life, the ridiculousness of being an emotional incompetent, of following along what you’re expected to do,. etc. etc. “everything that you’ve done all your life is shit”. get a mouthful of ashes.

the movie had a philosophical point, which was a critique of middle class values and conformity. all done with great bitterness and irony. and yes, the point is made through characters and “relationships,” but “relationships” are not the point of the movie— this wasn’t a soap opera at all. this was a red hot poker up middle america’s ass.

anyway, not your kind of movie, i get it, but i just wanted to defend the movie from what i see as a mischaracterization.

as for the movie’s real weak points, i’d say maybe it looks down too much on its characters and fails to recognize the potential virtues of the culture it portrays, but then it would not be a satire, but something else.

tw2113 · 03.24.2018, 08:28 PM

Beerfest, yo.

demonrail666 · 03.25.2018, 11:14 AM

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Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

It's Jack Nicholson being Jack Nicholson. HOW can that be a bad thing?!

03.21.2018, 08:45 AM	#22341
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	^^^ yeah, Gook was pretty good. Nice dynamics of an ugly incident story. Good characters, too. Well dimensioned, I especially liked the hip hop Korean brother character. Regarding Blade Runner (which, by the way, I consider way way overrated) have you fans had a chance to see the tv show Altered Carbon? It really takes a lot of the BR schtik and runs with it. Some is terribly derivative, some seems fairly innovative. It is a gore fest, though...
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I haven't seen Altered Carbon yet, but it looks like something I'd really enjoy. I watched the first episode of PKD's Electric Dreams (which was actually like the 4th ep in the UK) though, and I thought it was very cool. It's an anthology thing - like how Black Mirror is where each ep is its own thing. This first ep had Terrance Howard and Anna Paquin, and played around w/ the Total Recall concept. Good stuff. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Yeah, I remember watching ABOUT SCHMIDT and thinking, "Oh right. Jack's an actor." It's sometimes hard to remember. In damn near everything else, he's always so...Jack.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	my wife loves About Schmidt. after years of trying we finally watched it. I found it "meh." Didn't give a flying fuck about their bullshit problems. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	the main characters. the road trip. the retirement. that shit plays hard to ancient academy of Motion Pictures voters. They love that bullshit. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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03.22.2018, 05:30 PM	#22356
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305	Annhiialation...well, not exactly like the book, but a good effort. The art department obviously had a good time with it. A few of my thoughts on the first time thru (def will watch it again some time). Soundtrack good and bad. I didn't at ALL like the folk guitar and CSNY being included, but some of the Eno-esque atmospherics were OK. Too much standard military reactionary in it. When in doubt, add an AR15.... Not at the right times, per the book either. And a bit too much of the gore, too, not like the book there, either. But most of the acting was good, Natalie Portman is excellent, Issac OK and JJ Leigh was about right, too. Rodrigues, NO. Not a good fit.
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03.24.2018, 08:28 PM	#22359
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Beerfest, yo. __________________ Shake shake
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