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[Obiwanshinobi]

Metabarons are drawn by Juan Gimenez. Nothing wrong with the art of Incal (quite the opposite), but Metabarons have more compelling story for my money.

[spoot]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil - I enjoyed it quite a bit actually. It reminded me of a mix of Three's Company and a horror movie.

[Leandro]

Oldboy

Inglorious Basterds


Both were great, I cant believe I missed IB when it came out

[drauch]

I've had many chances to see Jodorowsky, and while at one point in my life I was extremely interested, I can't really say I still feel as inclined to give him a chance. I dunno, I think I'm fine with the amount of early artsy-weird films I've seen through the years.

But you DID see the Kenneth Anger films released by Fantomas (on three DVDs), right?

I did not! Kinda the same thing though with Jodorowsky, though. I dunno, I just don't dig arthouse anymore.

[CMoon]

Sometimes I dig art house, but the novelty of weird for weird's sake is gone. The films I really like, even if they are often more intellectual, still speak to me emotionally. Lynch still works for me (sometimes) because I think he ultimately still wants to tell some sort of story. Art house though can sometimes just feel like a chore.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Finally checked out Hostel III as it was available at a local Redbox location. It's seems that it was rather released directly to video with a 2011 copyright date (rather than waiting for the proper big screen release with the first two previous Hostel flick releases).

Yep, the Elite Hunters Club (EHC) is out in full force catering to their clientele. This time around, the action is in Las Vegas of all places. This third outing of the Hostel franchise doesn't hold as well as it's first two predecessors but still has the usual gore moments with the victims. The ending does have a nice twist to it.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[GaijinPunch]

Super 8
Glad I watched it... won't watch it again though. Interesting story about me trying to see this in the theater but failing. Maybe one day I will share it with you.

[CHI]

watched...
2009 Avatar (i missed this in the cinemas)
2000 A Fighters Blue (love the story in this)
1986 From Beyond (wasn't as good as i remembered)
1988 Brain Damage (its better then i remembered, love the spaghett meatballs scene... lol... and the guy from basket case makes an appearance near the end)

[Skykid]

Lensman

Beautiful looking 80's SF anime from Kawajiri that unfortunately doesn't quite hold your attention throughout. Perhaps the best hover bike chase ever is overshadowed by an unremarkable ending.

Can't help but think it would be improved greatly if I could find it in subtitles.

[Aguraki]

just watched "the thing" 2011.
does the chick survive at the end or does she become the dog?
what ya think?

[Leandro]

I Saw the Devil (Akmareul boatda)

Cold Fish (Tsumetai nettaigyo)

Great movies

[GaijinPunch]

just watched "the thing" 2011.
does the chick survive at the end or does she become the dog?
what ya think?

I think there's now no reason for me to watch it (even though there wasn't much before).

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The 2011 The Thing prequel does tell of the events that lead up to the opening of the 1982 remake. As for the lead character, her whereabouts & what happens next aren't revealed. It's clearly shown that the Husky dog fleeing the Norwiegian campbase towards the conclusion of the film is the same dog that appears at the beginning of the film & isn't the main female character (but is the alien creature itself trying to look for more humans to prey upon/absorb/assimilate).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Aguraki]

It's clearly shown that the Husky dog fleeing the Norwiegian campbase towards the conclusion of the film is the same dog that appears at the beginning of the film & isn't the main female character (but is the alien creature itself trying to look for more humans to prey upon/absorb/assimilate).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

yes I got the dog but I thought it was possible he was the girl previously.

I think there's now no reason for me to watch it (even though there wasn't much before).

I hate when people do this too I'm sorry though people in this thread already mentionned the end was the beginning of the 1982 movie.
Is there a spoiler function on this forum?
Something that wouls be great to add

[xbl0x180]

Normally, I am against all sorts of censorship and moderator intervention, but in this instance I would like for a moderator to delete the movie spoiler posts

[ED-057]

Chocolate. Ass-kicking done right.

[Acid King]

Persepolis. I never read the comic, but I really enjoyed the movie. Nice animation and good storytelling.

[JBC]

Alien
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunshine

My top 3 Sci-fi of all time. Too bad Sunshine is so under appreciated. It's very classy for recent sci-fi and the few creative liberties taken with physics are only a stretch for those who lack imagination.

[Skykid]

Alien
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunshine

My top 3 Sci-fi of all time. Too bad Sunshine is so under appreciated. It's very classy for recent sci-fi and the few creative liberties taken with physics are only a stretch for those who lack imagination.

Great list, and totally agree with Sunshine. Best SF flick in years alongside Moon.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Sunshine got a very limited run stateside...it was up & running for only one or two weeks tops at my local theater + the fact that no other theater-chain carried it except for the just the one theater chain in the Central Valley of CA. When it was released on DVD & Blu-Ray formats, I snagged them both -- the surprising thing was each Sunshine DVD & BR copy that I found lying around was the very last copy at my local Costco store. The sound output is quite impressive if running on a 5.1 surround sound setup via Toslink/digital optical cable. The really low frequencies surely give your bass speaker a real workout, indeed, when watching Sunshine.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[blackoak]

I thought Sunshine started out promising, but the plot quickly (and suddenly) devolved into a cheap thriller. Moon, on a not dissimilar note, becomes another navel-gazing identity fest that's about 50 years too late to be intriguing, I'd say. I didn't think it was particularly bad, but a rather slight film. Its sad to acknowledge that its mediocre aspirations stand out against the sea of sci-fi-costumed action and fx films of the last 20 years.

Now Alien and 2001, I heartily concur. Its difficult for me to name another sci-fi film that even approaches those two... Solaris is good, but more of a mystical Tarkovsky rumination. Stanislaw Lem's criticism about the genre of science fiction literature is even more true in film (and never more so today), sadly. And in the climate of film production today, its hard to imagine anything grand being produced that isn't weighted down with the 10,000 anti-intellectual assumptions of hollywood and profit-bearing production in general. More "Moon"s seems to be the best we can hope for.

[xbl0x180]

Moon reminded me a little bit of "The Clone Returns Home" from a year before

[CHI]

on the plane watched:

Contagion 2011
Cowboys & Aliens 2011
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2011 (only watched the first half due to the plane was landing, will be looking forward to the second when i'm heading back)

[Leandro]

Requiem for a Dream ... Horrifying movie, since I do drugs

[JBC]

Requiem for a Dream ... Horrifying movie, since I do drugs

Ooh, do drugs and watch Jacob's Ladder

[PC Engine Fan X!]

A lot of extra detailing went into making the demonic creature shown in Jacob's Ladder (that wasn't shown in the film) that screws with one of the female characters during inside a club & she really enjoys it.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Leandro]

I will definetely watch this one, I like Tim Robins and it looks disturbing!

Just watched Melancholia... Hated the Kirsten Dunst character, but I guess that was the point

[xbl0x180]

Yeah, my collection is getting pretty overwhelming. I won't list how much crap I have, but sometimes I look at it as a crowning achievement and other times an impossible void to fill.

I always discourage others from collecting. There's nothing good I can list from it. The silver lining might be that if others stopped collecting videos altogether, I may be able to get that Ilsa box set for cheep

Sometimes I dig art house, but the novelty of weird for weird's sake is gone. The films I really like, even if they are often more intellectual, still speak to me emotionally. Lynch still works for me (sometimes) because I think he ultimately still wants to tell some sort of story. Art house though can sometimes just feel like a chore.

I view Ken Anger short films the way I see music videos. I don't see it as high art or anything deep and abstract to think about. Hell, I'd consider David Lynch and David Cronenberg more of a chore since their movies go way out there for 2 hours, whereas a Ken Anger film is 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes at the most. I just dig the look and the style.

I think video art can be long-winded and look really crappy, but the only reason I don't collect those is because a lot of them are not commercially available (only Wegman and Viola seem to be commercialised)

[drauch]

I discourage people to collect solely for my own benefit. I don't want people getting their hands on (insert item) instead of me! Collecting is my life, really. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Estebang]

I discourage people to collect solely for my own benefit. I don't want people getting their hands on (insert item) instead of me! Collecting is my life, really. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Wrong thread.