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Speak American, Pancho.How bout you sit on a movie reel and press fast forward, Scoresezi'jdoggydogg said:Enjoy season 1 while it lasts. Seasons 2 and 3 are disappointing.'KarmaPolice said:Eastbound & Down:
Finally got around to watching the first 3 episodes of Season 1 last night. Just brilliantly offensive. Don't know what took me so long to get around to this one, but I am sure that I will get through the first couple seasons in short order.
Sadly, after thinking about it, I can only think of two movies that I appreciated or thought was a good to great movie but I doubt I would watch again:IrreversibleFor me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
The list of TV shows I haven't seen is huge (still haven't gotten around to The Wire). We didn't have any TV for a couple years, and now we still don't have any sort of cable/satellite. Usually don't even start watching something on Dvd until it is a few seasons into the show. My DM was talking about Eastbound with somebody else last week, so I thought I'd take a stab at it since it has so few episodes in a season.WTF did you wait so long for? Its not that hard to just name your kid Shrek and move on with life'KarmaPolice said:Eastbound & Down:
Finally got around to watching the first 3 episodes of Season 1 last night. Just brilliantly offensive. Don't know what took me so long to get around to this one, but I am sure that I will get through the first couple seasons in short order.
Is this a common theme for posters in this thread? Seems weird to me for people who love movies so much. Curious what the reason is.Not sure if I go out of my way to turn on many films I have previously seen, even more so for films with a 3:15 run time. It is more of a situation of whether or not I will sit through them again if I come across them on cable. In that regard I will say that if Schindler's List is on I am likely not turning it off in favor of Goodfellas, Fight Club or Donnie Darko (which isn't even remotely in the same universe as the others). It is a powerful and enthralling film that has incredible rewatchability.So you're telling me that whenever you're unsure of what DVD you want to watch some night in the casa de Chaka, a common dilemma is deciding between Goodfellas, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, and Schindler's List???I would be very surprised.For me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
If given the choice typically I opt for something I have not seen. Does that really seem odd?Is this a common theme for posters in this thread? Seems weird to me for people who love movies so much. Curious what the reason is.Not sure if I go out of my way to turn on many films I have previously seen, even more so for films with a 3:15 run time. It is more of a situation of whether or not I will sit through them again if I come across them on cable. In that regard I will say that if Schindler's List is on I am likely not turning it off in favor of Goodfellas, Fight Club or Donnie Darko (which isn't even remotely in the same universe as the others). It is a powerful and enthralling film that has incredible rewatchability.So you're telling me that whenever you're unsure of what DVD you want to watch some night in the casa de Chaka, a common dilemma is deciding between Goodfellas, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, and Schindler's List???I would be very surprised.For me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
Some movies are simply too painful for me to watch again. ExamplesSadly, after thinking about it, I can only think of two movies that I appreciated or thought was a good to great movie but I doubt I would watch again:IrreversibleFor me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
Dear Zachary
Other movies that would make people's lists I have seen multiple times - Requiem for a Dream, etc.. I guess I never understood not watching a movie that you thought was good another time - I usually get something different out of repeat viewings. I would say Shame is no different - I misspoke when I stated I wouldn't watch it again, I was probably more trying to relay the bleakness of the movie so people are warned.
I am sure it's been done, but I would love to see a thread about this topic to see what other people wouldn't rewatch. What was it about There Will Be Blood that you wouldn't watch again?
ownfall
I own about 60 movies. I can't imagine a time where I won't want to re-watch almost all of them several times. As I mentioned in a previous post, though, sometimes a movie's too painful to see twice.
But you might miss out on a Paul Klee or a Gustav Klimt.
One of the Top 10 movies i want everyone to see (my Irish grandmother got knocked up and hid in Liverpool til me ma was 1yo expressely cuz the nuns were allowed to put you away for life for that), but i dont want to see it again.Some movies are simply too painful for me to watch again. ExamplesSadly, after thinking about it, I can only think of two movies that I appreciated or thought was a good to great movie but I doubt I would watch again:IrreversibleFor me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
Dear Zachary
Other movies that would make people's lists I have seen multiple times - Requiem for a Dream, etc.. I guess I never understood not watching a movie that you thought was good another time - I usually get something different out of repeat viewings. I would say Shame is no different - I misspoke when I stated I wouldn't watch it again, I was probably more trying to relay the bleakness of the movie so people are warned.
I am sure it's been done, but I would love to see a thread about this topic to see what other people wouldn't rewatch. What was it about There Will Be Blood that you wouldn't watch again?
Children of Beslan
The Magdalene Sisters
An amazing movie, for sure. Here's a subject I knew practically nothing about. I love it when a film can teach me something. When I saw Sinéad O'Connor tear up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live a few years ago, I didn't get it at all. "Why is she so angry?" Turns out that O'Connor spent time in a Magdalene Asylum as a teenager. It all made sense after I watched that movie.One of the Top 10 movies i want everyone to see (my Irish grandmother got knocked up and hid in Liverpool til me ma was 1yo expressely cuz the nuns were allowed to put you away for life for that), but i dont want to see it again.Some movies are simply too painful for me to watch again. ExamplesSadly, after thinking about it, I can only think of two movies that I appreciated or thought was a good to great movie but I doubt I would watch again:IrreversibleFor me the epitome of this is There Will Be Blood, although there are probably others. Thought it was excellent but no interest whatsoever to watch it again, despite the tour de force performance. Ive never seen Schindler's List and wouldn't be surprised if I feel the same way about that one.Just watched this one over the weekend, and while I thought it was a very good movie, it is probably going to be placed in the rare category (for me anyway) of a movie that I thought was good but probably won't watch again. I think the filmmaker maybe did a too good of a job placing you in with these people and putting you there for Fassbender's shame and anger.I walked out of this one in the theater, after about 20 min.I'm not saying it was bad or good.Ive heard the first 10 minutes is pretty much all meathose, so Im guessing he was referring to that but maybe not.This is in my queue, should I refrain? I generally don't like feel-baddies but I like the actorsJust watched "Shame." Um, whoa.
:(
I'm saying I couldn't handle it.
Also definitely not for those who were hating Drive for the lack of dialogue.
Dear Zachary
Other movies that would make people's lists I have seen multiple times - Requiem for a Dream, etc.. I guess I never understood not watching a movie that you thought was good another time - I usually get something different out of repeat viewings. I would say Shame is no different - I misspoke when I stated I wouldn't watch it again, I was probably more trying to relay the bleakness of the movie so people are warned.
I am sure it's been done, but I would love to see a thread about this topic to see what other people wouldn't rewatch. What was it about There Will Be Blood that you wouldn't watch again?
Children of Beslan
The Magdalene Sisters
I think the only reason I watch so many movies is to find ones I like enough to watch them again and again.
True dat.
I don't disagree, there are plenty of films I don't watch or have no desire to watch but how do you know if something is a DaVinci or a Pollack (or dogs playing poker) based upon seeing less than 5% of the content out of context?
I've probably had less than 5 repeat viewings of a film I've already seen in the past 5 years. If I had to guess, probably 2 or 3. Who has time to re-watch a movie when there are so many other great movies out there you haven't seen before? I've got a list of probably over 200 films that look interesting to me based on either a trailer, recommendation, or plot synopsis; and I'd much rather experience a new movie that looks interesting than re-watch something where I know every turn and plot twist that lays ahead of me. Maybe as I age and my memory dissipates I'll start returning to some films, but at this point I have no desire to.
Make sure you watch The Sword and The Sorcerer. Outstanding cheese.'TexanFan02 said:
Freaking beautiful, isn't it?'Andy Dufresne said:
I used to be obsessed with these movies. So much so, that I read Joe Bob Brigg's hilarious movie column every week. My letter to Joe Bob is still archived on the Net:
Only avail at the movie (unless there are leftovers). Remind me when tix go on sale and I may be able to score one for u. Probably wont be cheap- my mondo Dawn of the Dead was quite pricey. June 8 – E.T. (co-hosted by Slashfilm, tickets on sale May 25)'Andy Dufresne said:
Fantastic post.'hooter311 said:
I guess Id say first and foremost its real long, but also that while the storyline was interesting, its not something I would find entertaining a 2nd time around. I think Id get bored quickly watching this one again.
Oh I was just saying that for my namesake schtick. Its only been around a few years and has more of a cult like following that it being a real big show, not surprised you just started watching it. I havent started season 3 yet but a friend said it was horrible.You really need to get around to The Wire thoughThe list of TV shows I haven't seen is huge (still haven't gotten around to The Wire). We didn't have any TV for a couple years, and now we still don't have any sort of cable/satellite. Usually don't even start watching something on Dvd until it is a few seasons into the show. My DM was talking about Eastbound with somebody else last week, so I thought I'd take a stab at it since it has so few episodes in a season.WTF did you wait so long for? Its not that hard to just name your kid Shrek and move on with lifeEastbound & Down:
Finally got around to watching the first 3 episodes of Season 1 last night. Just brilliantly offensive. Don't know what took me so long to get around to this one, but I am sure that I will get through the first couple seasons in short order.
That exchange about the girl's name had me going. The line that caught be off guard and probably got the biggest laugh from me was when he asked his buddy if he just gave Robocop a BJ.
This is wise reasoning that never really crossed my mind but makes sense. Ive havent bought many movies the last few years but when I see one I love I want to own it.'hooter311 said:
Really? I thought Peter Mullan was good but after that calling anyone good besides maybe Emily Watson or the girl's grandpa would be a stretch, and the majority of the rest of the acting I thought was horse ####. The story was all over the place and didnt let the viewer connect with anything but the horse (which may have been the best actor actually).'Copeman said:
Just out of curiosity, how much was it?Only avail at the movie (unless there are leftovers). Remind me when tix go on sale and I may be able to score one for u. Probably wont be cheap- my mondo Dawn of the Dead was quite pricey. June 8 – E.T. (co-hosted by Slashfilm, tickets on sale May 25)'Andy Dufresne said:
Since The Wire is better than most films, it should sit atop your Netflix queues above the miscellaneous mediocre films that often inhabit queues.
I thought all of the actors were fine. I do agree about the story somewhat though.
You could only get it if you signed up for the mystery event. It cost like $300 or so, but included the original, a variant and a bus trip to an old mall where a bunch of zombies attacked us when we ran from the bus to the mall to see the screening. Took about 5-6 hours and I was not in a very good mood. I had no idea the whole thing was such a production. I just wanted the posters. I showed up to the theater, and they sent me to a parking lot where it took two hours to get loaded on the buses (I think there were 8!!11) then half an hour to the mall and half an hour for all the buses to unload. By the time the movie started I was done. If I had had any idea what I was signing up for, I doubt I would have signed up. I am old and crabby.Just out of curiosity, how much was it?Only avail at the movie (unless there are leftovers). Remind me when tix go on sale and I may be able to score one for u. Probably wont be cheap- my mondo Dawn of the Dead was quite pricey. June 8 – E.T. (co-hosted by Slashfilm, tickets on sale May 25)'Andy Dufresne said:
You could only get it if you signed up for the mystery event. It cost like $300 or so, but included the original, a variant and a bus trip to an old mall where a bunch of zombies attacked us when we ran from the bus to the mall to see the screening. Took about 5-6 hours and I was not in a very good mood. I had no idea the whole thing was such a production. I just wanted the posters. I showed up to the theater, and they sent me to a parking lot where it took two hours to get loaded on the buses (I think there were 8!!11) then half an hour to the mall and half an hour for all the buses to unload. By the time the movie started I was done. If I had had any idea what I was signing up for, I doubt I would have signed up. I am old and crabby.Just out of curiosity, how much was it?Only avail at the movie (unless there are leftovers). Remind me when tix go on sale and I may be able to score one for u. Probably wont be cheap- my mondo Dawn of the Dead was quite pricey. June 8 – E.T. (co-hosted by Slashfilm, tickets on sale May 25)'Andy Dufresne said:
that's a lot of work just to buy some ####ing posters.
I guess maybe it depends on how many movies you consume in a week, or maybe just something else entirely. I get what you guys are saying, and it's not as though I am watching the same 40 movies over and over. I would say I average 5-6 movies a week. Most of the time it's something I have not seen, but I would say that 10-15% of the time I am watching something I have seen before. Mostly because I find that I get more out of a movie on repeat viewings, but also it could be something I just haven't seen in a long time and want a refresher. It interests me to revisit movies that I remember really liking to see if they hold up. I am quite different than I was 10 years ago, and I find it interesting to view things over with a different eye. Some movies grow on me over time and repeat viewings (There Will Be Blood, American Psycho) and some that would probably have been at the top of my lists 10 years ago have lost something for me now (Saving Private Ryan, Almost Famous). Long story short, if I rank something as being one of the best movies of the year or decade, I would bet I have watched it a minimum of 3 times - usually once with a commentary if there is one. I have been pathetic enough to watch a movie that blew me away 3 times in one weekend. So I guess it does not compute when people say they will rarely watch something again. If I love a movie, I will rewatch it regardless of what type of movie it is.
I only have amazing movies in my queue.
This is how I have been trying to play it too. I was getting too silly with the movie collection of crap that was embarrassing to look at on the shelf. Tried to trim it down to ones I can honestly say would be some of my 50-100 favorite movies or be the best of year or something like that, and movies that had a bunch of features that I would be interested in going through. No more buying Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure - even if it is ONLY $4!!
Touche.I only have amazing movies in my queue.
The name of the movie is War Horse so it seems to have hit the mark.
Are you defending War Horse?
Never seen it. Just pointing out that in a movie named War Horse you should probably expect the horse to shine.Are you defending War Horse?
YES!! Absolutely necessary.It loses focus from time to time but as a whole it might be my favorite show ever.
Personally I can't believe he got nominated for an Oscar for that performance. It was ok but I like a comment from someone on his acting in that movie: "it ain't acting if you're snacking".'Todem said:
After Suckbiscuit, I decided I was done with horse movies. Suckritariat? No thanks. War Hoary? Nope.'Chaka said:Never seen it. Just pointing out that in a movie named War Horse you should probably expect the horse to shine.'jdoggydogg said:Are you defending War Horse?'Chaka said:
