Cronenberg - Page 4

!@#$%! · 06.09.2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

how is the brood hard to find? i bet i can check amazon.com now and get it for a dollar.

good for you

get me one

wait it's $10.49

o well.

DVD? i saw it on vhs i think. anyway, good.

but yeah you can get anything on amazon these days but good luck finding the brood at yr local walmart.

!@#$%! · 06.09.2008, 01:09 PM

and well here's everything no?

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&sear...d%20Cronenberg

i'd start w/ rabid. just cos i like the chronological approach.

from that list i'd get the directors series also, the shorts collection, shivers, and i had never seen or heard of fast company, i'd check that out too. resurrection? ??

anyway good stuff all.

atsonicpark · 06.09.2008, 06:34 PM

I did find the Brood at walmart in the $4.50 bin about 2 years ago.

It's released by a major movie studio; it's not hard to find in the least.

terminal pharmacy · 06.09.2008, 06:45 PM

cronenberg and howard shore are doing an opera version of the fly

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 06.09.2008, 11:09 PM

Long Live The New Flesh

Derek · 06.29.2008, 04:08 PM

Okay bump time, must explain some of my ideas since I've seen a few more Cronenberg movies.

Rabid:
Awful acting, dull execution. I feel that I should like it, as it has everything in a movie that I like. I did really enjoy how it had more variety than Shivers (considering that movie is essentially only set in a hotel) and I also really enjoyed the real fucked up atmosphere of it. Marilyn Chambers' character is nuts, the way she feeds on these people with no real remorse or reconsideration. Definitely the worst Cronenberg I've seen but I wouldn't label it as bad.

Eastern Promises:
I, too, went into watching this thinking it'd be lame, but I was certainly surprised. No really interesting visuals, but the acting and the script were superb. My favourite scene was definitely the shower scene, oh and the superb plot twist, I would never have guessed it. I think I should watch it again and see if Cronenberg throws any subtle hints out that he's an undercover agent. Definitely the best newer Cronenberg I've seen (though I've admittedly not seen many newer works).

Crash:
His second best behind Videodrome on my list. The atmosphere displayed while they're racing up the highway is breathtaking. Howard Shore's soundtrack really does add to this, possibly my favourite film soundtrack. The way that these characters seem completely alien to the rest of the human race is interesting, in how the movie rejects any sort of relatable emotion. If you don't walk away from this movie feeling some unknown emotion that you can't explain then something is not right with you.

I'll write some thoughts up on some of his other movies later, not that any of you care haha.

Derek · 12.09.2008, 11:34 AM

Just saw A History of Violence. Fucking A+!

!@#$%! · 12.09.2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek

Just saw A History of Violence. Fucking A+!

i liked eastern promises more than HOV maybe, but anyway, awesome, huh? congrats.

oh i saw eastern promises in a theatre not a dvd thats a big difference.

rabid was great, cmon, for the money spent you realize you can make maybe 1000 rabids with the budget for shit like those jenifer aniston dog movies, right?

atsonicpark · 12.09.2008, 12:21 PM

I've seen the last 3 Cronenberg films in theaters.

1. Videodrome
2. Dead Zone
3. Crash
4. Dead Ringers
5. Shivers
6. Naked Lunch
7. History of Violence
8. Scanners
9. The Brood
10. The Fly
11. Rabid
12. M. Butterfly
13. Existenz
14. Eastern Promises
15. Spider
16. Fast Company

Long live the new flesh doc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_6-ooJA1hk

Derek · 12.09.2008, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i liked eastern promises more than HOV maybe, but anyway, awesome, huh? congrats.

oh i saw eastern promises in a theatre not a dvd thats a big difference.

rabid was great, cmon, for the money spent you realize you can make maybe 1000 rabids with the budget for shit like those jenifer aniston dog movies, right?

Well I'm not 18 yet, and all Cronenberg movies apart from Existenz and Spider are rated 18+ here, so I have difficulty seeing his movies in the theatre aha.

And I've actually been meaning to watch Rabid again. I think I just didn't like it because of the time and place that I watched it in.

atsonicpark · 12.09.2008, 12:39 PM

rabid kicks dick! Great film.

Derek · 12.09.2008, 12:40 PM

Hey, Existenz moved up A WHOLE TWO places in your ranking list! I love that film.

atsonicpark · 12.09.2008, 12:42 PM

Rice gun.

atsonicpark · 12.09.2008, 12:42 PM

And yeah my list changed a lot after going on a marathon Cronenberg session a while back, showing my friend all of his movies over the course of like 3 weeks.

Derek · 12.09.2008, 01:03 PM

Cronenberg movies I have not seen yet:
M. Butterfly
Spider
Fast Company

so i guess it's just the poopy ones i'm missing!

atsonicpark · 12.09.2008, 01:05 PM

Haha. Yeah, that's about right.

I am pretty sure that his super early shorts are on youtube.

Derek · 12.09.2008, 01:11 PM

yeah they are haha.

I don't OWN all of them though. I'd like to own his whole filmography actually.

deflinus · 12.09.2008, 05:33 PM

crash is fucking amazing. i can't describe that movie. it is insanely uncomfortable. and thats what makes it interesting.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 12.09.2008, 11:26 PM

I just watched the Brood last night with my friend. He watches horror all the time and almost had to leave at the birthing scene.

I'd say his movies fuck with your head more than anything.

Dead Ringers, Videodrome, and The Brood were good in that way
Scanners didn't fuck with my head so much as it was just a cool movie

The thing that really got me was in Dead Ringers where he has the instruments made

Derek · 12.10.2008, 11:32 AM

I watched The Brood last night also aha. Good shit.

06.09.2008, 01:09 PM	#62
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,574	and well here's everything no? http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&sear...d%20Cronenberg i'd start w/ rabid. just cos i like the chronological approach. from that list i'd get the directors series also, the shorts collection, shivers, and i had never seen or heard of fast company, i'd check that out too. resurrection? ?? anyway good stuff all.
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06.09.2008, 06:34 PM	#63
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I did find the Brood at walmart in the $4.50 bin about 2 years ago. It's released by a major movie studio; it's not hard to find in the least. __________________
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06.09.2008, 06:45 PM	#64
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	cronenberg and howard shore are doing an opera version of the fly
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06.09.2008, 11:09 PM	#65
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Long Live The New Flesh
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06.29.2008, 04:08 PM	#66
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Okay bump time, must explain some of my ideas since I've seen a few more Cronenberg movies. Rabid: Awful acting, dull execution. I feel that I should like it, as it has everything in a movie that I like. I did really enjoy how it had more variety than Shivers (considering that movie is essentially only set in a hotel) and I also really enjoyed the real fucked up atmosphere of it. Marilyn Chambers' character is nuts, the way she feeds on these people with no real remorse or reconsideration. Definitely the worst Cronenberg I've seen but I wouldn't label it as bad. Eastern Promises: I, too, went into watching this thinking it'd be lame, but I was certainly surprised. No really interesting visuals, but the acting and the script were superb. My favourite scene was definitely the shower scene, oh and the superb plot twist, I would never have guessed it. I think I should watch it again and see if Cronenberg throws any subtle hints out that he's an undercover agent. Definitely the best newer Cronenberg I've seen (though I've admittedly not seen many newer works). Crash: His second best behind Videodrome on my list. The atmosphere displayed while they're racing up the highway is breathtaking. Howard Shore's soundtrack really does add to this, possibly my favourite film soundtrack. The way that these characters seem completely alien to the rest of the human race is interesting, in how the movie rejects any sort of relatable emotion. If you don't walk away from this movie feeling some unknown emotion that you can't explain then something is not right with you. I'll write some thoughts up on some of his other movies later, not that any of you care haha.
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12.09.2008, 11:34 AM	#67
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Just saw A History of Violence. Fucking A+!
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12.09.2008, 12:21 PM	#69
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I've seen the last 3 Cronenberg films in theaters. 1. Videodrome 2. Dead Zone 3. Crash 4. Dead Ringers 5. Shivers 6. Naked Lunch 7. History of Violence 8. Scanners 9. The Brood 10. The Fly 11. Rabid 12. M. Butterfly 13. Existenz 14. Eastern Promises 15. Spider 16. Fast Company Long live the new flesh doc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_6-ooJA1hk __________________
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12.09.2008, 12:39 PM	#71
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	rabid kicks dick! Great film. __________________
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12.09.2008, 12:40 PM	#72
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Hey, Existenz moved up A WHOLE TWO places in your ranking list! I love that film.
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12.09.2008, 12:42 PM	#73
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Rice gun. __________________
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12.09.2008, 01:03 PM	#75
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Cronenberg movies I have not seen yet: M. Butterfly Spider Fast Company so i guess it's just the poopy ones i'm missing!
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12.09.2008, 01:05 PM	#76
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Haha. Yeah, that's about right. I am pretty sure that his super early shorts are on youtube. __________________
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12.09.2008, 01:11 PM	#77
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	yeah they are haha. I don't OWN all of them though. I'd like to own his whole filmography actually.
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12.09.2008, 05:33 PM	#78
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	crash is fucking amazing. i can't describe that movie. it is insanely uncomfortable. and thats what makes it interesting.
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12.09.2008, 11:26 PM	#79
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I just watched the Brood last night with my friend. He watches horror all the time and almost had to leave at the birthing scene. I'd say his movies fuck with your head more than anything. Dead Ringers, Videodrome, and The Brood were good in that way Scanners didn't fuck with my head so much as it was just a cool movie The thing that really got me was in Dead Ringers where he has the instruments made
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12.10.2008, 11:32 AM	#80
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I watched The Brood last night also aha. Good shit.
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