Members vanlatte Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 Art doesn't give answers. Science does. Now that I think about it there seem to be a lot more movies that I don't "get" that I would rather watch than anything else. Give me a head scratcher any day, no matter how off the wall or ridiculous than a tired old cliche that I can figure out within the first five minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 Now that I think about it there seem to be a lot more movies that I don't "get" that I would rather watch than anything else. Give me a head scratcher any day, no matter how off the wall or ridiculous than a tired old cliche that I can figure out within the first five minutes. I mostly agree with this. I enjoy having to watch a movie multiple times to fully understand it. At the same time, a movie has to have some type of message/plot/point, and at least the fact that it has that message/plot/point needs to be apparent on the first viewing. It can't just be 2 hours of unconnected randomness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 Great movie! If anyone else here hasn't seen it they need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 I haven't seen it either... It's next in my Netflix queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 Art doesn't give answers. Science does. I thought Science just "asked questions", and Religion gave answers... You godless heathens need to get your clever bon mots straight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted April 22, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 22, 2009 I thought Science just "asked questions", and Religion gave answers... You godless heathens need to get your clever bon mots straight... I keel you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taustin Powers Posted April 22, 2009 Members Share Posted April 22, 2009 Now that I think about it there seem to be a lot more movies that I don't "get" that I would rather watch than anything else. Give me a head scratcher any day, no matter how off the wall or ridiculous than a tired old cliche that I can figure out within the first five minutes. I really enjoy David Lynch's movies. I don't expect to ever "get" every aspect of them, but I find something new everytime I watch them. I understand what Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive are about - but I believe that the actual plot isn't even the point of the movies. Still completely clueless about "Inland Empire"...but I've only seen it once so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AntiStuff Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Have any of you seen his second movie Southland Tales? I've only seen it once but I still haven't figured out if I loved it or hated it. The tone of the movie is sooooo weird..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm writing this thread on my body so I remember it the next time I go to Hollywood Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Have any of you seen his second movie Southland Tales? I've only seen it once but I still haven't figured out if I loved it or hated it. The tone of the movie is sooooo weird..... Is that based on the graphic novel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AntiStuff Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Is that based on the graphic novel? Yes, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted April 23, 2009 Members Share Posted April 23, 2009 Have any of you seen his second movie Southland Tales? I've only seen it once but I still haven't figured out if I loved it or hated it. The tone of the movie is sooooo weird..... Hated it. It tried so hard to be hip and cool and all that is a spraypainted "A" with a circle around it. It ended up just being trashy and tasteless. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hated it. It tried so hard to be hip and cool and all that is a spraypainted "A" with a circle around it. It ended up just being trashy and tasteless. YMMV. Now, I DVR'd it and have watched it twice since. I loved it. I didn't see that "all anarchy all the time" thing. I thought it was a neat possibility to spawn from the situation. If you ask me, the lingo and {censored} is very much accurate and in-line with the premise and generation. Haha. I've got the graphic novel here too. I'm gonna read it, see how it compares.' And if DD is on sometime, I'll give it another shot as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 I hated Donnie Darko. I mean i really really hated it. About 5 years ago a buddy of mine (who was absolutely gay for it) let me borrow it. I found it unbearable at best. Fast Forward to last year. I was flipping through On Demand and decided to give it another shot. I sat through the whole thing and ended up with the same conclusion. I honestly don't understand how Donnie Darko can receive so much praise and a movie like Dark City sits in the dollar bin at Wall-Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 It's pretty good. That link puts way, way too much into the movie from what I got out of it? I would like to check out the D.C. though. I've only seen the original version, but it's been a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 I hated Donnie Darko. I mean i really really hated it. About 5 years ago a buddy of mine (who was absolutely gay for it) let me borrow it. I found it unbearable at best. Fast Forward to last year. I was flipping through On Demand and decided to give it another shot. I sat through the whole thing and ended up with the same conclusion. I honestly don't understand how Donnie Darko can receive so much praise and a movie like Dark City sits in the dollar bin at Wall-Mart Wait... I can get Dark City for a dollar at walmart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 Wait...I can get Dark City for a dollar at walmart? No {censored}. Caught it in the theater and haven't seen it since. The sequel to DD is out today, S. Darko it's called. It's about his younger sister. I'll pick it up this weekend most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orph Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 Donnie Darko is possibly one of the most {censored}ed up movies in the past 20 years.... Ever seen Mulholland Drive ? I understood it first after I had read an in-depth analysis. And even then many points were quite fuzzy. But yeah, DD is a great film. I saw the Director's cut a couple of weeks ago (third of fourth time I've seen it), and I must say that it was A LOT less subtle than the original cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 DD2 went straight to DVD? I just read some reviews of it... sounds aweful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 DD2 went straight to DVD? I just read some reviews of it... sounds aweful. I haven't read reviews, they tend to not agree with what I like. That and sequels get panned on principle alone. Straight to DVD isn't a good sign though. I'll check it out soon and report back in then if someone doesn't beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted May 6, 2009 Members Share Posted May 6, 2009 S Darko was pretty crappy. Weird for the sake of weird... a bad copy of the feel of the original with below B-movie acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted May 6, 2009 Members Share Posted May 6, 2009 S Darko was pretty crappy. Weird for the sake of weird... a bad copy of the feel of the original with below B-movie acting. Cool, sounds like I'll like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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