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[kaicooper]

i said it already..look again..Savage streets
i tried to search but didnt find her

[wgogh]

It is Linnea Quigley in fact

[kaicooper]

this's Linnea Quigley from the movie
not her ..she has small tiny boobs lol



i think the sexy chick is Debra Blee..finally

[wgogh]

this's Linnea Quigley from the movie
not her ..she has small tiny boobs lol

i think the sexy chick is Debra Blee..finally

Ah, my mistake. I should had noticed the boobs...

[kaicooper]

we both Wrong ...i found her now

Suzee Slater

[kaicooper]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in similar to:

They Live 1988
Falling Down
American Beauty
Eyes wide Shut
Fight Club

[wgogh]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in similar to:

They Live 1988
Falling Down
American Beauty
Eyes wide Shut
Fight Club

The Trial
Film by Orson Welles, based on one of my favorite novels, The Trial by Kafka. Shows our society in a surrealistic way, and since you listed Eyes Wide Shut and Fight Club, I guess youre ok with that. Here the story of the geatkeeper, from the intro of the movie.

"Before the law sits a gatekeeper. To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law. But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment. The man thinks about it and then asks if he will be allowed to come in later on. “It is possible,” says the gatekeeper, “but not now.” At the moment the gate to the law stands open, as always, and the gatekeeper walks to the side, so the man bends over in order to see through the gate into the inside. When the gatekeeper notices that, he laughs and says: “If it tempts you so much, try it in spite of my prohibition. But take note: I am powerful. And I am only the most lowly gatekeeper. But from room to room stand gatekeepers, each more powerful than the other. I can’t endure even one glimpse of the third.” The man from the country has not expected such difficulties: the law should always be accessible for everyone, he thinks, but as he now looks more closely at the gatekeeper in his fur coat, at his large pointed nose and his long, thin, black Tartar’s beard, he decides that it would be better to wait until he gets permission to go inside. The gatekeeper gives him a stool and allows him to sit down at the side in front of the gate. There he sits for days and years. He makes many attempts to be let in, and he wears the gatekeeper out with his requests. The gatekeeper often interrogates him briefly, questioning him about his homeland and many other things, but they are indifferent questions, the kind great men put, and at the end he always tells him once more that he cannot let him inside yet. The man, who has equipped himself with many things for his journey, spends everything, no matter how valuable, to win over the gatekeeper. The latter takes it all but, as he does so, says, “I am taking this only so that you do not think you have failed to do anything.” During the many years the man observes the gatekeeper almost continuously. He forgets the other gatekeepers, and this one seems to him the only obstacle for entry into the law. He curses the unlucky circumstance, in the first years thoughtlessly and out loud, later, as he grows old, he still mumbles to himself. He becomes childish and, since in the long years studying the gatekeeper he has come to know the fleas in his fur collar, he even asks the fleas to help him persuade the gatekeeper. Finally his eyesight grows weak, and he does not know whether things are really darker around him or whether his eyes are merely deceiving him. But he recognizes now in the darkness an illumination which breaks inextinguishably out of the gateway to the law. Now he no longer has much time to live. Before his death he gathers in his head all his experiences of the entire time up into one question which he has not yet put to the gatekeeper. He waves to him, since he can no longer lift up his stiffening body.
The gatekeeper has to bend way down to him, for the great difference has changed things to the disadvantage of the man. “What do you still want to know, then?” asks the gatekeeper. “You are insatiable.” “Everyone strives after the law,” says the man, “so how is that in these many years no one except me has requested entry?” The gatekeeper sees that the man is already dying and, in order to reach his diminishing sense of hearing, he shouts at him, “Here no one else can gain entry, since this entrance was assigned only to you. I’m going now to close it."

[BIL]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in similar to:

They Live 1988
Falling Down
American Beauty
Eyes wide Shut
Fight Club

The film adaptation of Glengarry Glenn Ross is sublimely ugly, incendiarily sweary, and just a brutally good bad time in general. You'll fall in love with profanity all over again. David Mamet's own Edmond is deliberately more surreal, but still packs an authentically nasty punch. Can't go wrong with Fargo either - first-rate blackly farcical Cohen Brothers.

[emphatic]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in similar to:

They Live 1988
Falling Down
American Beauty
Eyes wide Shut
Fight Club

The Election

[boagman]

"Ghostbusters" (2016)

...or, at least as much of it as I could stand to take in. It says something when four pretty darned talented ladies of comedy can't pull this atrocity out of the dumpster fire that it's created. It just commits the unforgivable sin of comedy by being patently *not funny*. It's the material, really, more than anything else. The "comedy" here is just sort of painful and insulting. It feels like the kind of material that the scribes who didn't last very long on "Seinfeld" were fired for submitting.

Steve Higgins of "The Tonight Show" was the only thing that even made me partially smile, and he's only there *briefly*. There's just nothing to be done when the script is this poor. I have to at least partially fault the stars, not because they don't put forth the effort, but because they're responsible for what they sign up for, and they knew about this script going in. It didn't work on paper any better than it did on screen, but they wanted their shot at the Big Bucks. In return, they hurt themselves.

It's just sorry is what it is.

[rapoon]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in similar to:

They Live 1988
Falling Down
American Beauty
Eyes wide Shut
Fight Club

Taxi Driver
Happiness
Sicario
Metro Manila

Can you be more specific other than 'ugly society'?

[Satan]

'71
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2614684/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[GaijinPunch]

Gonin

Not bad, but not amazing. Having 99% of my exposure to Beat Takeshi be his goofy appearances on Japanese TV, it's harder for me to see him as a gritty killer.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Extended Fan Edit:

Having seen this many times, it was cool to see some deleted material spliced in. (It was my first time seeing the deleted scenes). I will file this as a watch-oncer, as ultimately I think it hurts the pace of the film. Probably why the scenes were deleted in the first place.

[Stevens]

Having 99% of my exposure to Beat Takeshi be his goofy appearances on Japanese TV, it's harder for me to see him as a gritty killer.

Imma' just leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mxc

[GaijinPunch]

make it stop...

[Skykid]

could u guys plz list me movies about ugly society we live in

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom.

One for the whole family.

[GaijinPunch]

One for the whole family.

Surely you mean hole family.

[Satan]

The Founder - Keaton was great, but I hate cuntish business practices.

[neorichieb1971]

Confucius

Wife wanted to watch it. I'd give it a 6/10.

[kaicooper]

Body Double 1984

Vertigo meets Rear Window in 80's and had a baby(Body Double)
what a trippy ride..i still donno whats going on and what
to believe ..but great Underrated movie..u guys got the ending?

8/10

[Skykid]

Written and produced by Stephen Chow and Directed by Tsui Hark, I took a leap of faith for this sequel:

Journey to the West II: The Demon's Strike Back




And it wasn't bad. Obviously not as good as something Stephen Chow has directed himself (the original, for example) and elements of the overall production were slightly off the mark in terms of casting and pace. I have it on good faith that the plot developments are indeed part of the original story, bar a few liberties, it just seems absolutely insane because of Chow's general style and take on it.

This time the demons from the first film and the monk - all replaced by new actors - are on their journey to India and end up slapsticking the hell out of everything by way of firing the OTT cylinders constantly and ending up in enormous battles. But there are some genuinely funny moments, the characters are at the very least, characters, and surprisingly - and considering it's under par compared to Hollywood tech - some of the CGI is quite beautiful. I found myself puzzled by this and scratching my head as to why I found the CG sequences intriguing (as generally I find it a turn off) and I think it came down to a few factors: the composition was often very artistic, like a painting, the movement was all animeesque, and they gave a lot of opportunity for the imagery to breathe. That is to say, it wasn't meant to be realistic in the slightest, and refrained from quick cutting all the time. Instead there was a lot of free flowing motion and opportunity to hang on some of the more majestic shots. It was fairly impressive at times.

Counter to that, the movie actually has some beautiful hand built sets in there too, and the ladies are simply eye-popping.

As sequels go, it's not bad on the whole. Chow's influence is certainly there and it holds fairly true to the original movie, it's just more manic and loaded with set-pieces. If you liked the first one, and really like Chow anything, I'd recommend it.

It's getting a UK release apparently. One word of advice, stay for the post credits scene - it's one of the best parts of the movie for Chow aficionados.

[emphatic]

^^Cool, will definitely check that out.

[rapoon]

Body Double 1984

Vertigo meets Rear Window in 80's and had a baby(Body Double)
what a trippy ride..i still donno whats going on and what
to believe ..but great Underrated movie..u guys got the ending?

8/10

My old man took me to see this when I was a kid. It's a good movie. little fyi, the home is the Chemosphere. Designed by John Lautner who detested LA and celebrity culture. He ironically went on to design the most famous homes in LA, used in a plethora of movies.

Rewatched 25th Hour. One of spike lees best flicks. ed norton and philip seymour hoffman are excellent.

[Vexorg]

Journey to the West II: The Demon's Strike Back

Is this related to the Monkey King films? Based on your description this sounds very similar (those films are very CGI-heavy and frequently over-the-top to the point of cheesiness.) As far as I know those ones are on Netflix, at least they were last time I checked.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: ***1/2
For something that's basically a kids movie from the Eighties, this holds up surprisingly well when I watched it again many years after the last time I saw it. The rather thin plot basically serves as an excuse for a series of mundane everyday situations turned into perilous action scenes, but there's some pretty nice practical effects work to make up for it, and it features Rick Moranis in his prime as the lead (the Wikipedia article suggests that the lead role was offered to Chevy Chase and John Candy before it went to Rick Moranis, but to be honest I don't think either of them would have been a good fit.)

Naturally, as is standard practice for anything Disney makes that is remotely successful, they milked it for all it was worth and made 2 sequels, a TV show and a 3d movie attraction at the Disney parks out of it. I'm sure we'll get a mediocre CGI-heavy reboot at some point when someone runs out of original ideas.

[Skykid]

Is this related to the Monkey King films?

Yes, it's Journey to the West. But it's Stephen Chow's take on it, which means it's markedly different from the regular. It's not that full CG bullshit that Hong Kong shat out its ass with Donnie Yen if that's what you're wondering. That stuff is garbage.

[Ixmucane2]

The LEGO Batman Movie

The best Batman film ever by a wide margin, almost on par with the two really good superhero films of the last decade despite being based on an old franchise.
I liked the general design and animation of The LEGO Movie slightly better, but the script is amazing.

Making Batman a caricature of himself, surrounding him with even better characters, and telling his story as very fast-paced comedy with a lot of dialogue are the main strategies that allow for a far deeper, broader and paradoxically more serious treatment of Batman's issues than all the angst and violence of Nolan's trilogy and the shallow stylishness of the previous films put together.

Action scenes are very good, featuring (as can be expected) the best bat-vehicles ever, and a lot of curiously shmup-like air combat; the worlds of DC comics and LEGO toys are combined respectfully, but cleverly and incessantly parodying both.

[Mischief Maker]

The LEGO Batman Movie

The best Batman film ever by a wide margin, almost on par with the two really good superhero films of the last decade despite being based on an old franchise.
I liked the general design and animation of The LEGO Movie slightly better, but the script is amazing.

Making Batman a caricature of himself, surrounding him with even better characters, and telling his story as very fast-paced comedy with a lot of dialogue are the main strategies that allow for a far deeper, broader and paradoxically more serious treatment of Batman's issues than all the angst and violence of Nolan's trilogy and the shallow stylishness of the previous films put together.

Action scenes are very good, featuring (as can be expected) the best bat-vehicles ever, and a lot of curiously shmup-like air combat; the worlds of DC comics and LEGO toys are combined respectfully, but cleverly and incessantly parodying both.

What's weird to me is that kids this generation are growing up on movies and characters that are aimed more at their parents. You describe this fantastic satirical deconstruction of Batman, and I'm sure it is, but kids are starting out with just the satire and no exposure to the original story it's riffing on. It's like growing up on Animaniacs without seeing the original Looney Tunes.

I dunno, I think it has the side effect of teaching kids to be insufferable assholes who miss the point. You watch an old episode of Star Trek with them and they're missing the story entirely because they're looking for styrofoam rocks, predicting the death of red shirts, and waiting for Kirk to fuck a green woman. Then they grow up to write for Hollywood and create Abramsverse Trek. Then the next generation is a copy of a copy. And so on...

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

You describe this fantastic satirical deconstruction of Batman, and I'm sure it is, but kids are starting out with just the satire and no exposure to the original story it's riffing on. It's like growing up on Animaniacs without seeing the original Looney Tunes.

So it's like starting out with 60s batman? Which I bet most people on this forum did.

[Mischief Maker]

You describe this fantastic satirical deconstruction of Batman, and I'm sure it is, but kids are starting out with just the satire and no exposure to the original story it's riffing on. It's like growing up on Animaniacs without seeing the original Looney Tunes.

So it's like starting out with 60s batman? Which I bet most people on this forum did.

Touche!

[Zen]

What's weird to me is that kids this generation are growing up on movies and characters that are aimed more at their parents. You describe this fantastic satirical deconstruction of Batman, and I'm sure it is, but kids are starting out with just the satire and no exposure to the original story it's riffing on. It's like growing up on Animaniacs without seeing the original Looney Tunes.

I dunno, I think it has the side effect of teaching kids to be insufferable assholes who miss the point. You watch an old episode of Star Trek with them and they're missing the story entirely because they're looking for styrofoam rocks, predicting the death of red shirts, and waiting for Kirk to fuck a green woman. Then they grow up to write for Hollywood and create Abramsverse Trek. Then the next generation is a copy of a copy. And so on...

This generation unwittingly viewing past media through the lens of satire, is as you point out, surreal.
An interesting dynamic to be sure but in a wider sense this filtered view of entertainment media is certainly not new nor limited to this generation. How many of us were infuriated by OCD meltdown inducing bullshit like Jack the Ripper meets Dracula!
Dumbing down entertainment (I'm not referring to the above reviewed The LEGO Batman Movie here) was and is the bread and butter of T.V and popular music.
Brings to mind Glen A. Larson;
"Despite his success, much criticism has been aimed at Larson for his perceived general lack of originality arising from the fact that many of his television series are seen as small screen "knock-offs" of feature films. The noted sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison once referred to him as "Glen Larceny" for the notorious similarities between Larson's shows and cinema blockbusters,[5][6] for example, Alias Smith and Jones was taken from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; McCloud from Coogan's Bluff; Battlestar Galactica from Star Wars; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century from the comic strip; B. J. and the Bear from Every Which Way but Loose; Automan from Tron and The Fall Guy from Hooper."

Point being, how much of popular culture is a bizarre series of Chinese whispers?