 Well...
#81 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/20 22:25:11
Hulk does punch a dog in the penis. But it's not worth the price of admission.
 Lol
#82 posted by nitin on 2003/06/21 01:09:39
fair enough pushplay.
I dont know how many of you collect dvd's but I've bought quite a few recently due to shops having sales from overstocking etc and was wondering if anyone had suggestions to add to my current list which is here : http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=nitin
I've tried to keep a reasonable balance between fun mainstream stuff and other more intelligent stuff. And yes, it's mainly hollywood stuff.
I almost certainly plan on including the following at some stage but what about anything else :
-exorcist
-adaptation
-big lebowski
-edward scissorhands
-full metal jacket
-midnight run
-the thing
-trainspotting
 Nitin
#83 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/21 02:34:33
Maybe...
Die Hard 3
Dark City
This Is Spinaltap
Wallstreet
Boiler Room
That's all I can think of. I have an easier time looking at a list of movies and saying which I like than comming up with title off the top of my head.
 Cheers Pushplay
#84 posted by nitin on 2003/06/21 03:15:32
I'll take a look at those, the only one I've seen is dark city which is quite good.
 Nitin
#85 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/21 04:14:47
You saw Die Hard 1 but not 3? You really missed out.
 /me Pushes Pushplay
#86 posted by biff_debris on 2003/06/21 18:38:13
Hay, I LIKED Hulk! It was a cool drama as well as the standard comic-book thrill-ride. And the ILM stuff was a lot better than most have made it out to be, too. I'd like to see a sequel, with Hulk taking on the Thing, or something cool like dat.
 /me Smashes Biff
#87 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/21 20:04:11
I think the problem with the movie is that you can't identify with the protagonist. Bruce is so quite and reserved that you don't get a good feel for who he is as a character, and the Hulk barely says Jack-all. When the Hulk is on screen you want to feel his rage and his energy, but it just doesn't come across. And you could walk in after the first 45 minutes of the movie and the movie will still make the same amount of sense. That much of a movie shouldn't be irrelevant.
 Well...
#88 posted by biff_debris on 2003/06/21 23:53:30
He's SUPPOSED to be like that -- all bottled up and repressed. That's part of the Magic Hulk Formula, after all. Besides, I think Eric Bana did a great job with what he'd been handed. And as for the Hulk, he does had some rage moments, but yah Ang Lee chose to show more of Bruce beneath the green skin, humanize him to a greater degree than had been done before. Altho, he does kick a great deal of mutant poodle and helicopter butt in the movie ;)
 No
#89 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/22 00:06:38
You can still delve into the mind of repressed characters. Usually involving metaphors. A couple of stuffed toys don't cut it.
 Grah
#90 posted by biff_debris on 2003/06/22 13:22:08
So then what, make more room for psychoanalyzing Banner and eliminating scenes of Hulk bashing and smashing -- not to mention Jennifer Connelly screentime? C'MON. Go watch Five Easy Pieces or something...
 Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch
#91 posted by R.P.G. on 2003/06/22 13:27:36
Somebody recommend me some dark movies! I've seen Dark City, The Crow, and Sleepy Hollow, and I'm set to watch Donnie Darko and The City of Lost Children pretty soon. Any recommendations for dark movies?
#92 posted by Kell on 2003/06/22 13:31:04
Dust Devil and Picnic At Hanging Rock - both have an emphasis on spooky atmosphere and beautiful cinematography. Though the term 'dark' can't be taken literally in either case; both have a supernatural element that is most prominent under the heat of a blazing sun.
 Biff
#93 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/22 17:13:14
I'm saying there wasn't enough Hulk smashing scenes.
 Push
#94 posted by biff_debris on 2003/06/22 21:22:12
Dag, then go finance a Hulk mini-series then. That way you can have all the psychological introspection and sweeping action scenes together. A movie's only got ninety minutes, unless Peter Jackson's involved ;)
 BTW, RPG
#95 posted by biff_debris on 2003/06/22 21:24:37
I had mentioned Gothic, Ghost Story and the original version of The Haunting as nice dark films - without them being too whacked-out, anyways. But my connec had begun to fuck up and it didn't work, but hay -- there you go =)
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#96 posted by R.P.G. on 2003/06/23 01:25:28
I had mentioned Gothic, Ghost Story and the original version of The Haunting as nice dark films - without them being too whacked-out, anyways.
Whacked-out is good. :D
 Biff
#97 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/23 05:23:54
A movie's only got ninety minutes
The Hulk was way over 90 minutes. Don't you agree that the first half hour at least needed to be a hella lot shorter?
 Rpg
#98 posted by nitin on 2003/06/23 06:39:18
movies with dark atmosphere I take it rather than just plain dark movies?
If so, try these out :
batman and batman returns if you havent seen them
blade II (though it's really a mindless popcorn flick)
blue velvet
ring or ringu
the game
 Darkness
#99 posted by R.P.G. on 2003/06/23 12:45:31
movies with dark atmosphere I take it rather than just plain dark movies?
Either one, really.
Thanks for the suggestions.
 Nitin
#100 posted by here on 2003/06/23 13:02:10
Donnie Darko !!!
I love this movie with the rabbit !!!
With the tehory of schtroumf :)
And the paper in ass :)))
 I Saw Ring
#101 posted by pushplay on 2003/06/23 19:16:58
Is it worth seeing ringu?
 Pushplay
#102 posted by nitin on 2003/06/23 20:52:20
different style, essentially same story. I prefer the visuals in the english version but the jap version is more creepy.
RPG,
well all of fincher's stuff then including panic room.
 Rpg
#103 posted by nitin on 2003/06/23 20:56:21
mulholland drive.
 Nitin/RPG
anything by david lynch is "dark", in some sense of the word.
Apart from "the straight story", which isnt dark at all, really. :o
#105 posted by . on 2003/06/24 03:57:57
Lost Highway?
Haven't seen it but been reading old NIN interviews about it..
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