Movies, Movies, Movies!

That's a much more interesting pitch than what I heard: "It's a movie about some linguists."

 

How does Marty pay for his 1955 coffee in Back to the Future?

 

Got a real 1950s America bug at the moment. I've watched Back to the Future about four times in the last two weeks, American Graffiti about three times, and just finished a brilliant three-part documentary on BBC Four called Rock 'n' Roll America.

I dig it the most, daddio!

Or something like that.

 

If you are yet to watch Logan, go watch. Now!

 

God yes. That movie was absolutely brilliant.

 

Here's a list of movies I saw recently:

1: Antichrist
2: Melancholia
3: Nymphomaniac
4: Caligula
5: Coraline
6: Boogie Nights
7: Heathers
8: Amelie
9: Reservoir Dogs
10: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
11: It Follows
12: Beauty And The Beast

Amelie and O Brother were rewatches, since they're in my top 50. Beauty And The Beast was a great live-action. I recommend it! I personally loved Heathers and Nymphomaniac, but Heathers especially I recommend. Lars von Trier's depression trilogy (Antichrist, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac) was a good trilogy. Oh, screw it, I recommend all the movies I saw. They all were good.

 

It really makes you wish it didn't have to be the last one.

 

Anyone seen Ghost in the Shell? Pretty good actually. Especially the graphics and design. Cast also good. Pretty impressive action too, they made it dramatic while keeping it to more realistic swiftness. And the story had some clever elements.

 

You must have been in the debate room, we had a talk about it in...random thoughts maybe? about a week ago. I liked it, for the most part.

 

ALL of Rawlinson End, Viv Stanshall, on Youtube for first time:

 

Death Race 2050 is campy and over the top.
You have to see just how ridiculous the reboot
of the classic Death Race 2000.
It is kinda amazing for all the wrong reasons.

 

I watched Arrival recently and thought it was great.

 

The Chris Hemsworth promotional video for Infinity War has killed me! Seems like he has a bit of a thing for comedy actually.

 

YESS!!!! Yes yes yes yes.

That director, Denis Villenueve, is in talks to do the new DUNE movie.

 

It does look good. We've been meaning to watch itm

 

I highly recommend the short story ("Story of Your Life") by Ted Chiang, that Arrival is based on. Chiang is the most intelligent and original sci-fi writer I've come across in decades.

 

The Messenger (a term I associate more with the prophet Muhammed) is on! I love this movie for its ambiguities.

 

Watched a rerun of Soylent Green. Everyone knows the story, but who remembered women were furniture that stayed with the living quarters when the resident died?

 

Can anyone explain what it is about the way Kubrick frames his shots, that makes them so instantly recognisable as his?

Take these two shots for instance. They're framed pretty much like any director may frame them - nothing overly complex or clever - and yet they absolutely scream Kubrick! What is it?

 

Went and saw The Mummy last night.

Nothing. Redeeming. At. All.

Zero zilch zip nada.

With any luck that'll kill the whole idea of a "Dark Universe", so maybe that's a positive.

 

At least in the bottom image, the way the lines on the floor converge towards a vanishing point in the background--I feel like that's a classic Kubrick thing. Compare to some of the hallway shots in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.

 

Barry Lyndon, greatest film in history.

 

i am big fan movies

 

Just finished Batman and Harley Quinn. Pretty fun for an animated movie.
Though Assault on Arkham is still my fave.