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[Queequeg]

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Bisexuals are scum. Like this is news. 

In the movie, it is pretty obvious that he is gay.  He never really went for either Gweneth Pawltrow or (inexplicably) Cate Blanchette. 

That said, the movie sucks, for other reasons, even though Philip Seymour Hoffman was insanely awesome.  Felt a lot like those "bourgeois" things that Hoffman was complaining about in Ripley's apartment .

Plein Soleil, a French 1960 adaptation, is a thousand times better. 

[BuddhaRhubarb]

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Bisexuals are scum. Like this is news. 

fuck you. :p :hugs:

[BuddhaRhubarb]

A Serious Man - Coen Bros 2009. solid Coen Bros entry. One of those movies I need to watch again, I think to really develop how i feel about it. Or at least have some good discussions about it with custys/other staff... part of me thought the whole thing was an exercise in awesomeness, part of me was bored/confused. Either way I've been thinking about it a lot, which is a good thing.

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Bronson 2009  Holy Fuck! is my review. Francis Bacon paintings filtered through Stanley Kubrick, gilded with Chuck Palahniuk-ese and Chuck Jones-esque moments... Actor Tom Hardy & his 19 c. Circus strongman mustachio bestride this movie like a colossal elephant in heat.

I'm developing a theory that all British gangster movies have serious homo-erotic tendencies.

I may watch this again tonight.

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[Sheilbh]

I'm developing a theory that all British movies have serious homo-erotic tendencies.

NO!

[Martinus]

A Serious Man - Coen Bros 2009. solid Coen Bros entry. One of those movies I need to watch again, I think to really develop how i feel about it. Or at least have some good discussions about it with custys/other staff... part of me thought the whole thing was an exercise in awesomeness, part of me was bored/confused. Either way I've been thinking about it a lot, which is a good thing.

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Bronson 2009  Holy Fuck! is my review. Francis Bacon paintings filtered through Stanley Kubrick, gilded with Chuck Palahniuk-ese and Chuck Jones-esque moments... Actor Tom Hardy & his 19 c. Circus strongman mustachio bestride this movie like a colossal elephant in heat.

I'm developing a theory that all British gangster movies have serious homo-erotic tendencies.

I may watch this again tonight.

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I agree. This is insane. Homoeroticism should have no place in a movie about Francis Bacon's art.

[Martinus]

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Bisexuals are scum. Like this is news. 

In the movie, it is pretty obvious that he is gay.  He never really went for either Gweneth Pawltrow or (inexplicably) Cate Blanchette. 

That said, the movie sucks, for other reasons, even though Philip Seymour Hoffman was insanely awesome.  Felt a lot like those "bourgeois" things that Hoffman was complaining about in Ripley's apartment .

Plein Soleil, a French 1960 adaptation, is a thousand times better.

I don't know. I enjoyed the movie, plot notwithstanding. It belonged to a category I greatly enjoy, that I have no better word to describe than "lifestyle" movies. Things like "Dangerous Liaisons", "Cabaret", "Age of Innocence", "Brideshead Revisited", "Dreamers" or "Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie".

[CountDeMoney]

Things like "Dangerous Liaisons",

Which was on PBS yesterday afternoon.  Malkovich is God.

[Martinus]

Things like "Dangerous Liaisons",

Which was on PBS yesterday afternoon.  Malkovich is God.

Yup. He is great next to Glenn Close in this film.

[Sheilbh]

I agree. This is insane. Homoeroticism should have no place in a movie about Francis Bacon's art.

It's not about Bacon or his art

I don't know. I enjoyed the movie, plot notwithstanding. It belonged to a category I greatly enjoy, that I have no better word to describe than "lifestyle" movies. Things like "Dangerous Liaisons", "Cabaret", "Age of Innocence", "Brideshead Revisited", "Dreamers" or "Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie".

What do you mean by lifestyle films?

[Martinus]

I guess in a sense you could call them "period" films, but I think they form a sub-category in that they immerse the viewer in rich images and sounds of the lifestyle they depict. Do you remember depiction of meals in "Age of Innocence" or "Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"? I mean stuff like this and more.

[Ed Anger]

Balls of Fury. Passable film. Walken makes it worthwhile.

[Capetan Mihali]

I guess in a sense you could call them "period" films, but I think they form a sub-category in that they immerse the viewer in rich images and sounds of the lifestyle they depict. Do you remember depiction of meals in "Age of Innocence" or "Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie"? I mean stuff like this and more.

Speaking of meals, I highly recommend a strange French dark comedy from the early 70's called La Grande Bouffe, which concerns a group of four representative French bourgeois gourmands who lock themselves in a chateau to eat themselves to death.

[Scipio]

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Bisexuals are scum. Like this is news. 

In the movie, it is pretty obvious that he is gay.  He never really went for either Gweneth Pawltrow or (inexplicably) Cate Blanchette. 

That said, the movie sucks, for other reasons, even though Philip Seymour Hoffman was insanely awesome.  Felt a lot like those "bourgeois" things that Hoffman was complaining about in Ripley's apartment .

Plein Soleil, a French 1960 adaptation, is a thousand times better.

Ripleys' Game with Malkovich as Ripley is far better than either.

[C.C.R.]

Balls of Fury. Passable film. Walken makes it worthwhile.

I liked it.  It was a quarter-notch better than I expected it to be going in, which made it OK.

Along similar lines I rented & watched Zombieland earlier this week, which was about two notches better than I expected it to be going in.  Good stuff...

[Agelastus]

Things like "Dangerous Liaisons",

Which was on PBS yesterday afternoon.  Malkovich is God.

I am experiencing rare moment of agreement with you; Dangerous Liaisons is a classic, and Malkovich makes almost any film worth a look.