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wellcharge · 12.27.2009, 10:11 AM

ebert and roper review of freddy got fingered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxGOwjxxNbE

my favorite is them saying tom green should be flipping burgers, maybe, but coming from guys who have had a decades long career doing film reviews that are usually only 3 sentences long it seems ridiculous.

atsonicpark · 12.27.2009, 10:12 AM

yeah funny stuff

looking glass spectacle · 12.28.2009, 12:35 AM

almost the best movie ever. my only disappointment was the lack of cocaine use.

wellcharge · 12.28.2009, 09:05 AM

no way in hell he'll ever compare to basil rathbone, but i still want to see it

atsonicpark · 12.28.2009, 10:23 AM

frame-up - 10/10

Rob Instigator · 12.28.2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by wellcharge

ebert and roper review of freddy got fingered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxGOwjxxNbE

my favorite is them saying tom green should be flipping burgers, maybe, but coming from guys who have had a decades long career doing film reviews that are usually only 3 sentences long it seems ridiculous.

Siskel & Ebert did reviews for the Chicago Tribune and the Sun Times, full, lengthy, pithy reviews, well written, for three decades.

go read.

Rob Instigator · 12.28.2009, 10:36 AM

I fucking hate tom green and cannot wait until he dies.

noisereductions · 12.28.2009, 10:52 AM

Rob's in a bad mood. But I won't fall for it.

watched BECAUSE I SAID SO last night. I like that Mandy Adams.

looking glass spectacle · 12.28.2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by wellcharge

no way in hell he'll ever compare to basil rathbone, but i still want to see it

bah, rathbone poppycock. this holmes' violin playing jumps with a gypsy beat that is in stark contrast to the former's sterile intellectualism. although the syringe never appeared on screen, downey's portrayal of holmes as a strung out, quivering bundle of neuroses has landed closer to the mark even as it overcorrects for rathbone's shortcomings. oh, and the fisticuffs! i can't remember rathbone ever engaging in fisticuffs.

at any rate, guy ritchie's serlock holmes has suceeded in renewing my interest in a series of books i have not read since junior high school.

atsonicpark · 12.28.2009, 11:22 AM

Guy Ritchie still has a career? Wild, will have to check this out.

http://img.hottopic.com/is/image/HotTopic/170010_hi?wid=700&fmt=jpeg&qlt=85,0&op_sharpen=1&r esMode=bicub&op_usm=0.0,0.0,0,0&iccEmbed=0

wellcharge · 12.28.2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by looking glass spectacle

bah, rathbone poppycock. this holmes' violin playing jumps with a gypsy beat that is in stark contrast to the former's sterile intellectualism. although the syringe never appeared on screen, downey's portrayal of holmes as a strung out, quivering bundle of neuroses has landed closer to the mark even as it overcorrects for rathbone's shortcomings. oh, and the fisticuffs! i can't remember rathbone ever engaging in fisticuffs.

at any rate, guy ritchie's serlock holmes has suceeded in renewing my interest in a series of books i have not read since junior high school.

so a heavy-handed director with no sense of subtlety has made a film where a guy acts like he's on drugs and hits people,brilliant

it'll probably be sort of good, but likely not in the top 10,000 holmes films

Savage Clone · 12.28.2009, 11:50 AM

Inglourious Basterds (thoroughly enjoyed, aside from too-modern music being used)

Make Them Die Slowly (OK, it's an Italian cannibal movie. About what I expected)

Rob Instigator · 12.28.2009, 01:45 PM

savage is back!

inglorious is excellent. great flick.

basil rathbone was asskickin for the 40's! ha!

Keeping It Simple · 12.28.2009, 01:50 PM

The best Holmes, in my opinion, was Jeremy Brett.

atsonicpark · 12.28.2009, 01:54 PM

Inglorious is a bit of a mess, taking a while to find its voice, but its nearly always an enjoyable mess, despite some weird, uncomfortable inconsistencies in tone-shifting for the first 30 minutes or so. Defintiely Tarantino's best movie since his City on Fire remake. Inspired direction, a SOMEWHAT mature narrative, and some weird little touches (the guitar riff introducing one of the Basterds, for example) kept this movie feeling alive and fun, even with the extremely grim tone. By the way, the star of this movie isn't Brad Pitt, it's Christoph Waltz, who hopefully will win plenty of awards for this role. He's just amazing. On the other hand, Eli Roth looks so out of place in this that it's ridiculous. He took me out of every scene where he had to speak. He was so bad. Wow... Anyway, it's nice how Tarantino casts "big" actors and he doesn't even devote screen time to them for some of the chapters. Also, it's interesting how about 80% of the dialogue is subtitled... it seems like Tarantino actually somewhat respects the intelligence of his audience (and this was his most successful movie, at the same time -- maybe there is hope for mainsteam cinema? Hah...). Also, one conversation that goes on for a good 30 minutes was an example of just amazing writing. In fact, he often stretches some of the dialogue well past the breaking point, and it's beautiful. Also, the music, either by Morricone or by the best Morricone imitator in history (too lazy to look it up currently), is mindblowing. So, yeah, this definitely exceeded my expectations.

Rob Instigator · 12.28.2009, 01:59 PM

Tarantino just keeps kicking out the jams.

atsonicpark · 12.28.2009, 02:06 PM

Yeah, except Death Proof is horrible.

I'm not a Tarantino hater, just never saw the big deal. He mixes DePalma, Godard, and Scorsesce into a lightly entertaining bowl. All of his best shots and sequences are stolen. Still, his films are enjoyable for the most part, which is all that really matters.. and they're even ocasionally daring, which is respectful. Most importantly, he brought Sonatine, Chunking Express, and The BEyond to America.

noisereductions · 12.28.2009, 02:36 PM

I always feel the need to defend DEATH PROOF. But I guess it doesn't matter. I love it. So whatever. I guess I just connected with what he was trying to do.

noisereductions · 12.28.2009, 02:37 PM

ps, I felt like pretty much every scene in BASTERDS was the best scene in the movie. Amazing.

Derek · 12.28.2009, 03:00 PM

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Most importantly, he brought Sonatine, Chunking Express, and The BEyond to America.

Really? My respect for him has went up.

12.27.2009, 10:11 AM	#9001
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	ebert and roper review of freddy got fingered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxGOwjxxNbE my favorite is them saying tom green should be flipping burgers, maybe, but coming from guys who have had a decades long career doing film reviews that are usually only 3 sentences long it seems ridiculous.
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12.27.2009, 10:12 AM	#9002
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah funny stuff __________________
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12.28.2009, 12:35 AM	#9003
looking glass spectacle 100% Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 591	almost the best movie ever. my only disappointment was the lack of cocaine use. __________________
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12.28.2009, 09:05 AM	#9004
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	no way in hell he'll ever compare to basil rathbone, but i still want to see it
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12.28.2009, 10:23 AM	#9005
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	frame-up - 10/10 __________________
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12.28.2009, 10:36 AM	#9007
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	I fucking hate tom green and cannot wait until he dies. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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12.28.2009, 10:52 AM	#9008
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Rob's in a bad mood. But I won't fall for it. watched BECAUSE I SAID SO last night. I like that Mandy Adams. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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12.28.2009, 11:22 AM	#9010
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Guy Ritchie still has a career? Wild, will have to check this out. http://img.hottopic.com/is/image/HotTopic/170010_hi?wid=700&fmt=jpeg&qlt=85,0&op_sharpen=1&r esMode=bicub&op_usm=0.0,0.0,0,0&iccEmbed=0 __________________
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12.28.2009, 11:50 AM	#9012
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,289	Inglourious Basterds (thoroughly enjoyed, aside from too-modern music being used) Make Them Die Slowly (OK, it's an Italian cannibal movie. About what I expected)
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12.28.2009, 01:45 PM	#9013
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	savage is back! inglorious is excellent. great flick. basil rathbone was asskickin for the 40's! ha! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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12.28.2009, 01:50 PM	#9014
Keeping It Simple invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,721	The best Holmes, in my opinion, was Jeremy Brett.
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12.28.2009, 01:54 PM	#9015
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Inglorious is a bit of a mess, taking a while to find its voice, but its nearly always an enjoyable mess, despite some weird, uncomfortable inconsistencies in tone-shifting for the first 30 minutes or so. Defintiely Tarantino's best movie since his City on Fire remake. Inspired direction, a SOMEWHAT mature narrative, and some weird little touches (the guitar riff introducing one of the Basterds, for example) kept this movie feeling alive and fun, even with the extremely grim tone. By the way, the star of this movie isn't Brad Pitt, it's Christoph Waltz, who hopefully will win plenty of awards for this role. He's just amazing. On the other hand, Eli Roth looks so out of place in this that it's ridiculous. He took me out of every scene where he had to speak. He was so bad. Wow... Anyway, it's nice how Tarantino casts "big" actors and he doesn't even devote screen time to them for some of the chapters. Also, it's interesting how about 80% of the dialogue is subtitled... it seems like Tarantino actually somewhat respects the intelligence of his audience (and this was his most successful movie, at the same time -- maybe there is hope for mainsteam cinema? Hah...). Also, one conversation that goes on for a good 30 minutes was an example of just amazing writing. In fact, he often stretches some of the dialogue well past the breaking point, and it's beautiful. Also, the music, either by Morricone or by the best Morricone imitator in history (too lazy to look it up currently), is mindblowing. So, yeah, this definitely exceeded my expectations. __________________
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12.28.2009, 01:59 PM	#9016
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	Tarantino just keeps kicking out the jams. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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12.28.2009, 02:06 PM	#9017
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Yeah, except Death Proof is horrible. I'm not a Tarantino hater, just never saw the big deal. He mixes DePalma, Godard, and Scorsesce into a lightly entertaining bowl. All of his best shots and sequences are stolen. Still, his films are enjoyable for the most part, which is all that really matters.. and they're even ocasionally daring, which is respectful. Most importantly, he brought Sonatine, Chunking Express, and The BEyond to America. __________________
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12.28.2009, 02:36 PM	#9018
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I always feel the need to defend DEATH PROOF. But I guess it doesn't matter. I love it. So whatever. I guess I just connected with what he was trying to do. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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12.28.2009, 02:37 PM	#9019
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	ps, I felt like pretty much every scene in BASTERDS was the best scene in the movie. Amazing. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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