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Teague wrote:

IT FUNCTIONS JUST FUCKING FINE, FAGGOT SOCIALIST

TELL THAT TO YOUR PEEN, CAPITALIST PIG!

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In Australia we have Medicare, I don't know how a first world country functions without robust public health services.  sad

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Only a few things spring to mind.

  • Optimise the site for Google; a search for "film commentary podcast" doesn't seem to list DiF (Zarban's site is on page 3).

  • Update the blog to include film related news / opinion (maybe see if Mike wants to link in his blog content?). It keeps the site content fresh and drives repeat visits.

  • Ditch the frames, they don't work so well on mobile devices.

  • Guest interviews - audio or transcripts.

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Blade runner. In preparation for the sequel.

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I saw Red. *sighs*

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IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT YOU! YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT "US"

*bawls*

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Fuck that, it's brilliant and should be mandatory for anyone who loves film. It blew my mind as a youngster and I've never looked at movies in the same way since.

/showingmyage

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Holy crap guys, what the hell is going on with the water in LA? Hope you're recovering well Teague, wishing you well from the other side of the planet.

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DAVE are looking at offering an online programme towards the end of the year.

http://www.daveschool.com/index.php/about/faq

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Sucker Punch had no interest in depth; methinks Mr. Snyder was geeking out and making a tribute to the things he loves in cinema.

Yes, the fantasy sequences should have had a through line and been shorter, the voice overs should have been scrapped, young Freddie Mercury should have been presented differently, and the film should have ended with the hammer blow.

And *still* I heart what this film is trying to do. I love the producers for getting it made, and while they won't make a huge return on the investment it will certainly make it's money back. It grossed $90 million worldwide from the box office, the DVD, rental, broadcast will pick up the rest.

The result is have this wonderful, terrible film replete with thigh-high stockings, short skits and swords. It's carved a special place in my collection for sheer fucking audacity.

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I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make with Suckerpunch is to watch is as if it's a western film. It's not; it's pure Asian cinema. And I can see how that's kind of a problem, all things considered.

<edit> Maggot1300 and I were talking about Pan's Labyrinth last night and have a similar opinion on that as well (although, that's not Korean Cinema with hot white girls). </edit>

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I'm not sure if there's already a thread on this, a search didn't turn up anything obvious.

Watched this for the first time tonight on Blurry and while this is by no means a perfectly put together film, and I can see why it didn't do well at the box office, kinda loved it.

Before launching into a discussion here, is this going to be covered by an episode in the near future?

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See, now I'm going to have to watch this damn thing  hmm

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Eddie wrote:

Like, she takes nude photos of herself in the bath covered only by her Dalek, nerd.

Please, continue.

trwned

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Maggot1300 wrote:

i'm sure there was a dif agreed moratorium on boogaloo esq puns...

                    FIXED (V.O.)

Those damn liberals and their moratoriums.

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Dorkman wrote:

Check out his appearance on "This Week In Horror," where the lead actor corroborates this while Nguyen is sitting three feet away. I haven't even watched it all the way through yet, but in the first ten minutes, take a drink every time Nguyen says Hitchcock.*

*Just kidding, don't; you'll die.

Oh, oh gods.

Unrelated Teague-interesting factoid:
These DVDs are quite popular in Viet ex-pat families, and screamingly camp (despite being fabulous in Vietnam being quite taboo).
http://thuyngashop.com/dvd/paris-by-night-dvd/

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Electric Birdaloo.

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Well that stings like echidna fucking; I have views on Inception and would have loved to be in the live chat.

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Doctor Submarine wrote:

I think it's just about time for an Iron Man 2 commentary. Maybe pair that with Last Airbender.

A double bill of two awful films is nobodies idea of a good way to spend the weekend. Now a Coen brothers marathon? That I may take a day off work to watch, provided we all sing Man of Constant Sorrow when watching OBWAT.

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You had me at the canned laughter.

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: orly :
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jezebel/2010/10/spockorly.gif

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Given 10 magic wishes, my biopic wouldn't be made by Disney that's for damn sure. Sasha Grey would also feature quite frequently.

On the subject of decent sci-fi, has anyone read Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks?

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Gentlemen, well done. Once of your best critical commentaries in a long time.

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Holy crap.

I caught this at Melbourne International Film Festival last night, and it's now firmly embedded as one of my favourite works by Takashi Miike.  Slow to build, wonderfully shot, and with a slight hint of Miike's signature fascination with the macabre; this is a truly brilliant rendition of the classic Japanese Samurai film.