Movies for self-destruct

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:56 pm

Damn, my copy of Life Aquatic is loaned out.

What does that leave, Grizzly Man? Orca???! Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia? Shit! Is it finally time for Touch of Evil again!?

What movies do you self destruct to?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:13 pm

What do you mean by self-destruct?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:20 pm

After checking out "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" on IFC, it is an interesting movie made by Sam Peckiah (is that the correct last name spelling of it?). The other movie with Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs was considered a controversial movie when it first came out back in 1970 was directed by the same director as the former.

You might want to revisit the black and white indie flick of "Man Bites Dog" for some super crazy rampant shootings for the sheer thrill of it commited by a Dutch professional gunman with a indie camera team tagging along & filming everything that he does. The body count is unbelievable in it! So much death and destruction that it seems to parody itself in the process...

That Bill Murray film of "Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" is a plain crazy parody adventure -- be prepared to laugh your ass off with this one! I like the cool techo music being played during the shootout scene...fits perfectly for that particular "all hell breaks loose" setting. ^_~

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:39 am

Ditto on CIT's "What do you mean by self-destruct

"

Anyway, PCEngine Fan X! wrote;

You might want to revisit the black and white indie flick of "Man Bites Dog" for some super crazy rampant shootings for the sheer thrill of it commited by a Dutch professional gunman with a indie camera team tagging along & filming everything that he does. The body count is unbelievable in it! So much death and destruction that it seems to parody itself in the process...

Good film! Contains one of my favourite lines:- "I always like to start the month with a postman."

After checking out "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" on IFC, it is an interesting movie made by Sam Peckiah (is that the correct last name spelling of it?).

I've been on a Warren Oates film binge recently. Sam Peckinpah's 'Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia' is quite decent. I'm still looking to get another Warren Oates rarity: "Cockfighter" (and I'm not referring to GaijinPunch's thread

).

RGC · Post by **RGC** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:02 am

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sat May 17, 2008 12:04 pm

CIT wrote:What do you mean by self-destruct?

You are kidding, right? Where is your sense of self-loathing?

Regarding Life Aquatic--yeah, I was really in a mood to rewatch it. It is a comedy, but also rather brutal at the same time with muted emotions where the very worst things are happening to the main characters and they are basically just taking it. I like how they contrast this with absurd and surreal cartoon-ish images of nature.

Re: Man bites dog. Seen it, not one of my favorites. Sometimes it is very hard to find that 'type' of movie you are looking for. You often only know once you've seen it.

trivial · Post by **trivial** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:57 pm

The Wages of Fear. You are blow up. Available in a Criterion edition.

Guyana Tragedy, or Nightmare Alley. You drank the kool-aid.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:18 pm

Tetsuo the Iron Man!

Or perhaps.hmmm... Sex and Fury? Clockwork Orange? Golgo-13:The Professional? Richard Pryor:Live on the Sunset Strip?

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:21 pm

trivial wrote:You are blow up.

Now you are talking my language!!!

I just watched Chinatown again on the big screen (hadn't seen it since in high school). What an amazing downer vibe!

JUX.Jaggsen · Post by **JUX.Jaggsen** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:39 pm

Check out Hundstage.

EDIT: Cockfighter has an epic tagline for sure:

He came into town with his cock in hand, and what he did with it was illegal in 49 states.

trivial · Post by **trivial** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:09 pm

CMoon wrote:I just watched Chinatown again

I was supposed to write an essay on that, if I hadn't dropped out. Missed some opportunities to pun about suturing the phallic nose, to brownnose my sexy prof, no doubt with a Young Ones allusion or three. Nozin' aroun' and television's negative interpellative capability.

Dickie Anginson!

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat May 17, 2008 6:48 pm

Titus

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:10 pm

Requiem for a Dream

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:18 pm

Acid King wrote:Requiem for a Dream

That movie pisses me off

It's got a great soundtrack though

Also, "ASS TA ASS" is pretty much the funniest line in any movie, ever

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:21 pm

Acid King wrote:Requiem for a Dream

What an overrated, melodramatic waste of film. Great cinematography, soundtrack and hallucination scenes though.
Pi is still his best film.

Stefan_L · Post by **Stefan_L** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:06 pm

Songs from the second floor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW8J5LvzeZI

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:41 pm

Jan Švankmajer's Faust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_fm7oNUi4
Jacob's Ladder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kW6xuxtPU
Angel Heart (even though it self destructs at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp0LXxkx7yA

Emperor Fossil · Post by **Emperor Fossil** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:18 am

CMoon wrote:You are kidding, right? Where is your sense of self-loathing?

When I want to indulge in self-loathing, I don't watch movies. I just play some shmups and then compare my scores to the high scores on this board. 'Why you shit on me?' I cry, my face awash with tears. 'Whyyyyyyy!'

doodude · Post by **doodude** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:55 am

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:After checking out "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" on IFC, it is an interesting movie made by Sam Peckiah (is that the correct last name spelling of it?).

I believe its Sam Peckinpah.

I like "Memento". This guy totally comes apart, in reverse...

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:47 am

Nuke wrote:
Acid King wrote:Requiem for a Dream
What an overrated, melodramatic waste of film. Great cinematography, soundtrack and hallucination scenes though.
Pi is still his best film.

I disagree, though the portrayal of drug addiction is a bit over the top. Now the Fountain.... THERE'S an overrated, melodramatic waste of film.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sun May 18, 2008 12:53 pm

Acid King wrote:
Nuke wrote:
Acid King wrote:Requiem for a Dream
What an overrated, melodramatic waste of film. Great cinematography, soundtrack and hallucination scenes though.
Pi is still his best film.
I disagree, though the portrayal of drug addiction is a bit over the top. Now the Fountain.... THERE'S an overrated, melodramatic waste of film.

NO U

Ahem, sorry. I like all of Aranawfski's films, but they certainly do get better as they go on. I'm surprised by all the Fountain hate. I guess it does nessesitate at least one or two repeated viewings though.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:09 pm

Emperor Fossil wrote:
CMoon wrote:You are kidding, right? Where is your sense of self-loathing?
When I want to indulge in self-loathing, I don't watch movies. I just play some shmups and then compare my scores to the high scores on this board. 'Why you shit on me?' I cry, my face awash with tears. 'Whyyyyyyy!'

That doesn't work for me because I can't play shmups while I'm drunk.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:18 pm

Dead Ringers is a nice, cold piece of self-destruction.

Also, to varying degrees: Videodrome, Naked Lunch, and, hell, most other Cronenberg flicks.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:23 pm

Tetsuo: The Iron Man is always a heavy downer for me.

And dang Sam Peckinpah rules. I just discovered him a few years ago when a friend surprised me with Straw Dogs. Yikes!

charlie chong · Post by **charlie chong** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:01 pm

eraserhead
combat shock
happiness (is that right? it's not a happy film

)

theres also one icelandic film i seen in the cinema once about 5 years ago noel/noir or something like that. all about a teenager who lived in the middle of nowhere in iceland with his gran and alcoholic dad.. his life is so shit it makes you piss yorself

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:04 pm

charlie chong wrote:eraserhead
combat shock
happiness (is that right? it's not a happy film )

theres also one icelandic film i seen in the cinema once about 5 years ago noel/noir or something like that. all about a teenager who lived in the middle of nowhere in iceland with his gran and alcoholic dad.. his life is so shit it makes you piss yorself

Noi the Albino? That film is pure misery D:

charlie chong · Post by **charlie chong** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:11 pm

MX7 wrote:
charlie chong wrote:eraserhead
combat shock
happiness (is that right? it's not a happy film )

theres also one icelandic film i seen in the cinema once about 5 years ago noel/noir or something like that. all about a teenager who lived in the middle of nowhere in iceland with his gran and alcoholic dad.. his life is so shit it makes you piss yorself
Noi the Albino? That film is pure misery D:

yep thats the one.. amayzing i've been trying to find the name of that for years

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:07 pm

Gummo always leaves me feeling good about humanity.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:43 pm

charlie chong wrote:
MX7 wrote:
charlie chong wrote:eraserhead
combat shock
happiness (is that right? it's not a happy film )

theres also one icelandic film i seen in the cinema once about 5 years ago noel/noir or something like that. all about a teenager who lived in the middle of nowhere in iceland with his gran and alcoholic dad.. his life is so shit it makes you piss yorself
Noi the Albino? That film is pure misery D:
yep thats the one.. amayzing i've been trying to find the name of that for years

I really need to see it... Perhaps I'll rent it tomorrow or something.
If your interested in Icelandic cinema/misery films, I recommend Djöflaeyjan (Devil's Island) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116116/ and Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233651/ .
Both are based on books that have been translated, and are available on amazon.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:44 pm

suicide scene from royal tenenbaums on a loop.. good stuff.

shmups.system11.org

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