no, it's evil :) Actually, Jude Law's character was quite cool and Haley Joel was pretty good too but it felt just like Minority Report, mesmerising for about 30 mins and then downhill from there.

The Shining I liked even though it was too arty for its own good. The Ring was enjoyable but WTF was up witht eh little kid. he seems like one of the rejected auditioners from the Sixth sense or somehting. 

saw these finally.

Eraserhead was very David Lynch, albeit raw David Lynch. I dont think it's a great film but you can see Lych's techniques before they were refined. Worth watching.

Blue Velvet must be his most accessible and 'normal' film barring some of the scenes with Frank in it (notably the Baby wants to fuck scene). Not bad but I didnt find it particularly interesting, probably because the characters seemed too inconsistent. Still, worth a watch.

Also saw Platoon recently, classy stuff. The little details made it stand out unlike say Black Hawk Down, which was a glorified war movie. 

I saw Eraserhead recently myself. It makes recent David Lynch movies look down right coherent. I think a better director would be able to make movies equally weird while keeping the movie logical within itself. I didn't really like the cinema verite angle either.

Platoon is over-rated. I thought Black Hawk Down was pretty good, especially the music. I'm not particularly drawn to either glorification or condemnation of war. Apocalypse Now is one of my favorite movies, although Mull Metal Jacket is good too. 

perhaps you would like blue velvet then, it's a fairly standard movie that's got weird touches too.

Actually, if you can get over the glorification in black hawk down, the actual cinematography + camerawork is pretty stunning IMHO, and the tactical touch is a bit different too. Still to see Full Metal Jacket, maybe after exams. 

I'll give blue velvet a look then, thanks. 

Oceans 11
Chicago

my two enthralling movies of the moment 

if you're looking for a "weird" kind of movie, filled with symbolic imagery etc, then get the excellent 8 1/2. Federico Fellini, the director, is marvelously talented, and the cinematography is full and beautiful. It's a black and white movie, subbed from Italian, but that should not stop you.

Lynch is a hack compared to Fellini. While I stand by what I said about the end of Mulholland Drive being the best part, to be honest that isn't saying a whole lot. 

A long time ago an action movie was mentioned on PennyArcade which I think had some sort of relation to Minority Report. I've just decided now that I want to see that movie. Anyone know which one that is? 

I doubt it but maybe it's Blade Runner since thery are both based on Phillip K Dick's short stories. But it's definatley not an action movie. 

Not even close. It's something far more obscure than that. 

 

though it reminds me that it was a very enjoyable movie :) 

yet another Philip K. Dick short story.
"We can remember it for you wholesale" 

There was a Gary Sinise flick called "Imposter" it is based on a P.K.D. short. I found it to be a bit bland but interesting none the less.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0160399

There is also "Screamers" wich I did enjoy quite a bit, though the special FX are not all that impressive.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0114367 

... Not P.K.D. related but interesting as well is the movie Equilibrium. It is more or less a mix or 1984, Fahrenheit451 and The Matrix and yet has its own stylings and unique feel. I saw this one inb the morning a week or so ago and then went out to the theater to catch The Matrix:Reloaded that afternoon... I enjoyed Equilibrium a whole lot more.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0238380 

thats why i mentioned it 

That has to be it. I could kiss you. But I won't.

Thanks everyone for the help. 

sucked. 

I saw Blue Velvet and Crocadile Dundee in the theaters the same week. Dundee was actually fun, but possibly caused me to to consider Blue Velvet to be High Art. Good, anyway.

If I had to pick two favorite movies:
The Dark Crystal
Brazil (although there may be more than one version? .. anyway not one person in the theater moved until the end of the credits) 

just saw ed wood, the animatrix and The Limey. All pretty good, ed wood's lsightly too long but a very good film regardless, the animatrix is overall very good with 'The flight of the osiris' and 'matriculated' being the two favorites personally.

The limey was surprisingly good, considering the standard plotline. The direction however, is top notch and very stylish. And it's short, which is always gppd. 

Equilibrium sucked.

Yeah, it did, but it was still good. 

if by good - you mean sucked, then yes, I agree. 

is probably what he means. 

heh with time off to study for exams, I thought I'd do something constructive.

anyway, saw Ghost World, Insomnia, North by Northwest, Road to Perdition & the royal tenenbaums.

Ghost world is very good, nothing fresh but quite funny and well made. Steve Buscemi's character is a real hoot.

Hats off to Chris Nolan on his remake of Insomnia, apart from the weaker hollywood ending, I actually prefer this version somewhat. It's a lot more stylish, and although Pacino isnt as good as Skarsgard (though it's his best work in years, probably since Heat), the ensemble does better work IMHO. If only they'd kept the ending, it would have been a classic even if it's a remake.

North by Northwest is entertaining, no doubt about it but I dont think it's a top 100 movie as it is so often listed as. The plot is stupid, some of the dialogue between grant and eva marie saint is particularly cringeworthy and IMHO grnat hams it up a fair bit. Still worth a watch as Hitchcock pulls his strings nicely and makes a pretty good movie out of it.

Royal Tenenbaums is adored by many people but I dont like it, in fact I turned it off after about an hour. It's just not funny and there's not much else to like about it.

Road to Perdition was disappointing, probably because I was expecting way too much. I remember a thread about it on Qmap where it was being priased greatly which built my hopes up along with quite a few positive reviews I'd read. It's downright disappointing though, weak story, hanks was miscast (he doesnt do a bad job by any means but a better suited actor could have made more of it) and the overdosing of sentimentality was hard to take.

But, two things made me watch the entire movie and still like it enought o get the DVD. Firstly, it is hands down the most beautifully crafted visual film I've seen in a while. Every shot is very particular (especially with light and shadow usage), the graphic novel feel is perfectly recreated and the scene in the rain at the end with water dripping off the trenchcoats is fucking awesome. Secondly, jude law was good again but like his turn in AI, the film could have done with more of him.

Next up - deer hunter, chinatown, birthday girl and The Ring. 

Yah nitin, Road to Perdition was very disappointing. The atmosphere of the movie was quite ok but it was so damn predictable...

Hmm, WATCH MORE ASIAN MOVIES!