Did anyone check out Bellflower? Coolest indie flick to come out in years, that and the director built cameras to shoot it
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Did anyone check out Bellflower? Coolest indie flick to come out in years, that and the director built cameras to shoot it
Shit, woops, sorry guys.
Hey all, my names Corey and just moved from WI to SC for a film program and am either anxious (panic attack anxious not excited anxious), depressed (confused and lonely depressed not The Cure depressed) or scared (future scared not frightened scared that someones going to kill me...but there is that guy at the gas station...) at any given point in the day. Worked in factories for the better part of a decade and felt like a sucker. I don't even like movies as much as I did growing up, but really want to make one, always have. Injuries: collar bone, jaw, ankle, cheekbone, concussions...not detailed because I seldom go to the hospital, mixed bag of skateboarding, fights, alcoholism and unknown (ps, i get punched, so the 'fights' mention isn't trying to sound tough).
Heard of WAYDM/DIF/FIYH/POA (pick one already) just searching for commentaries, heard one and loved it, the guys don't make you hate em' and are smart enough to listen to the whole time. Also hinged from listening to How Did This Get Made?, another great podcast.
FUN FACT: Smoked a bong with Mark Ruffalo's sister.
Evil Dead 1 and 2 excepted, I really can't stand what I've seen of Sam Raimi's work. Army of Darkness is exemplary of everything I hate about his sensibilities.
I can still get into AoD, but I know what you mean. Never liked it as much as other cohorts, really just the marketable climax of Ash. However, I do give him much credit for not attempting to remake the original Evil Dead again! Although now that I type it, fuck, that would be an awesome trilogy made of the same movie. Just to throw Raimi a bone or two, Darkman and A Simple Plan are truly great movies, director not withstanding entirely.
As far as least favorites go for tara n. tino, each new movie he makes goes to the top of the list, always disappoints and then gets applauded to no end, I know he's got his detractors and I never want to be one, but here I am. I'll see everyone of his movies, bad tara is better than most. And if I had to list them, from worst to best (and worst meaning felt no inspiration, seldom humor (oh how his humor gets obnoxious, he might as well tickle my ear with his dick while the fucking movie is playing), and the worst feeling to feel after a flick...the "meh") Deathproof, tie for Django Unchained and Inglorious Bastards, Kill William Vol. 1, Kill William Vol. 2, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, and Duh Fiction...now, his writing credits that I wished he had directed would have been in between JB and Pulp Fiction, and who knows, but From Dusk Til Dawn and True Romance (also his explanation of the audiences' perspective as the story unfolds on the commentary for TR really made me respect the guy a whole hell of a lot more). JB is still a great little flick, but it's where I have a problem with tara, the constant fall back or full endorsement of doing the "style homages" as Byshop said. Pulp Fiction was based on old noir conundrums and characters, and whether you know that or not it is immensely enjoyable, JB on the other hand, doesn't have the script to back it up. It's tara in deathproof territory doing whatever he wants, and he's that good that even when he misses it hits many marks.
Parents, Randy Quaid movie from the eighties. I watched this one at a very young age and never went back because it was so unsettling and confusing to me at the time, but I think it's a horror comedy. Ugh...weird.
The original Toolbox Murders is good retro slasher trash, my friends and I would laugh our ass off during the bath tub scene.
Caught the french flick Inside recently, really solid gore effects and horrible baby cgi.
Deadgirl is a really solid alt-horror movie, great fx, solid soundtrack and ultimately a pretty sweet story. Different.
P.s. There is penetration to an oozing wound.
Others that probably have been seen by all, but worth checking out in case you missed em': Slither, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Return of the Living Dead, Drag Me To Hell, and two franchise documentaries that are better than almost all entries in the series; Never Sleep Again: Nightmare on Elm Street doc and Crystal Lake Memories: Friday the 13th doc, both excellent.
Big Trouble In Little China. Also, if that flick had a different title, it's poster art tag line still could have read: "Big trouble...little china."
Definitely on board with a Kaufman flick, anyone catch Human Nature? I found that to be his weakest effort, although I was pretty high when I watched it. Synechdoche New York is one I haven't watched since theaters but it was positively challenging and I think with another viewing could have a lot of gaps filled in from the first time. Also, Kaufman said that was his version of a horror film, keeping that in mind when I first watched it and looking back it makes a whole lotta' sense in getting older as a form of horror. Also, that reminded me of Spielberg's segment from the Twilight Zone movie with the nursing home and how it felt so out of place among the other stories told. I know they were all based on original episodes but that one just took me out of the movie entirely. And I still love Aykroyd and Brooks' book ends...shit, whose on board for the guys doing Twilight Zone: The Movie?
It's not a jab when I say this, but it is terribly hard watching this flick without falling asleep. I like subtle films to some degree, here though, when I rewatch it, I'm never really looking forward to anything. It's momentum-less in regards to the audience. Is this a movie where you're not supposed to care what's going on or what's going to happen? It's like Alexander Payne made a Tarantino movie. Great moments, looks fantastic, I love when directors can blend old and new unabashedly, not with the actors but the times. Shooting with such grace in the modern world seldom happens, it's usually regressed to hand held 'realism' where you can't shoot a generic mall scene wonderfully, eliminating the class of people who frequent it. Many merits to it, and I've tried and tried, but I still have trouble getting on board with this one.
The 'Burbs was childhood darling for me, I hear it's not very good, but would love an excuse to revisit it!
The tonal discussions they have with some films made this come to mind, where it's a great satire and consistent throughout with it's tone. Plus, the cast is fully on board, nobody misses their mark.
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