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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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Eddie Teach

Iron Sky. Rather more anti-Americanism than necessary for a movie about Nazis on the moon.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Razgovory

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 17, 2015, 06:16:16 PM
Next thing I'll tell you I've never read any of Cicero's works.

You don't have to have read the Xenophon to know about the Anabasis.  It's one of the most famous military campaigns in history.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Eddie Teach

#28517
Tell you what, you go ask 100 people on the street what the Anabasis is and if 5 of them correctly* identify it, I'll read it.  :sleep:

*without googling it on their phones first
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Razgovory

Okay, but I'll the pick the street.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

frunk

An Honest Liar, a documentary on the Amazing Randi, magician/escape artist/debunker.  More entertaining than I expected.  I was surprised that they got interviews with Uri Geller and Peter Popoff, although I suppose they operate under the "no bad publicity" theory.

Duque de Bragança

Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2015, 04:42:53 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 17, 2015, 04:41:21 PM
Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2015, 11:18:42 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 16, 2015, 10:20:05 PM
The Warriors. Dumb, forgettable movie. If you've seen the taunt by Big Chin Sean Penn lookalike and the baseball/KISS crossover gang uniform, there's no need to see the rest.

The film's deranged larger-than-life depiction of 70s gang life is pretty damn fun, imho. It's my favorite Manhattan-set adaptation of a Greek classic.

Cyrus' speech at the beginning is also a highlight.

Which Greek classic do you mean?

The Anabasis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_(Xenophon)

The new cut has some comic transition scenes so you know it's the Anabasis in any case. A bit clumsy and altering the pace of the movie according to some critics.

celedhring

Quote from: Duque de Bragança on July 17, 2015, 11:55:54 PM
Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2015, 04:42:53 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 17, 2015, 04:41:21 PM
Quote from: celedhring on July 17, 2015, 11:18:42 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 16, 2015, 10:20:05 PM
The Warriors. Dumb, forgettable movie. If you've seen the taunt by Big Chin Sean Penn lookalike and the baseball/KISS crossover gang uniform, there's no need to see the rest.

The film's deranged larger-than-life depiction of 70s gang life is pretty damn fun, imho. It's my favorite Manhattan-set adaptation of a Greek classic.

Cyrus' speech at the beginning is also a highlight.

Which Greek classic do you mean?

The Anabasis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_(Xenophon)

The new cut has some comic transition scenes so you know it's the Anabasis in any case. A bit clumsy and altering the pace of the movie according to some critics.

Wasn't aware of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqmAHGPRaYU

Yeah, it looks pretty jarring.

lustindarkness

Hmm, I had no idea they fucked with that movie.
Grand Duke of Lurkdom

lustindarkness

I read a good novel version of the Anabasis, The Ten Thousand maybe?
Grand Duke of Lurkdom

Josquius

Punch Drunk Love- What is this? Such a discordant mess. Even the music hurts my head.
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Habbaku

Quote from: Tyr on July 18, 2015, 02:00:48 PM
Punch Drunk Love- What is this? Such a discordant mess. Even the music hurts my head.

:rolleyes:
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

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11B4V

Quote from: Habbaku on July 18, 2015, 03:25:00 PM
Quote from: Tyr on July 18, 2015, 02:00:48 PM
Punch Drunk Love- What is this? Such a discordant mess. Even the music hurts my head.

:rolleyes:

Damn dude (tyre) that is a good movie.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Eddie Teach

How good can it really be, with Adam Sandler in the lead? :contract:
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Ideologue

About an 8/10, maybe 9/10.  It's probably my favorite PTA movie, not that post-Punch Drunk that's saying awfully much.
Kinemalogue
Current reviews: The 'Burbs (9/10); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (9/10); John Wick: Chapter 2 (9/10); A Cure For Wellness (4/10)

celedhring

#28529
Inside Out - Great film, one of Pixar's best without a doubt. However, is this really a movie for children? The plot is completely built around abstract concepts, the themes are so adult... I guess that the characters and situations are so colorful that it might be enough for younger audiences, but this is definitely an adult movie that children may not find boring, rather than the other way around.

A question: [spoiler]why does Bing Bong apparently steal Riley's memories? It never gets explained, and he even tries to escape when he's first caught red-handed.[/spoiler]