Motion Pictures (that anuse me)

Post by **dng** » Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:51 pm

Excellent

Post by **dng** » Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:52 pm

I have never heard of cipher and it sounds great

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:55 am

dng wrote: Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:55 pm Tonight's Hitchcock film was rope, which was like a sort of proto episode of Hannibal or something. It was good I liked it

It's a pseudo 'all dun in one take' movie, isn't it? That's all I know about Rope, thanks to Mark Kermode.

Post by **dng** » Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:15 am

That was also all I knew about it.

Post by **vom** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:11 pm

Another film article from me! This time I wrote about A Matter of Life and Death which was daunting, because it's perfect

https://www.the-solute.com/year-of-the- ... and-death/

Post by **dng** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:21 pm

Hooray

Post by **dng** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:22 pm

I've still never watched this for some reason despite everyone (you, hugh) telling me that i should

Post by **vom** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:24 pm

I've watched it twice in the last week, thank you for maintaining the balance of the universe

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:49 pm

That's a jolly good review, Vom!

And after reading it, I've just discovered that I've forgotten at least half of the films plot!

Post by **vom** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:01 pm

Cheers!

Post by **Chortle Hound** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:28 pm

vom wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:11 pm Another film article from me! This time I wrote about A Matter of Life and Death which was daunting, because it's perfect

https://www.the-solute.com/year-of-the- ... and-death/

You bossed it.

Post by **vom** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:55 pm

Post by **The Robotic Anomaly** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:10 pm

Are you wondering if the new matrix film is shit

Oh well I'll tell you anyway

Yes it is, beyond your expectations

Post by **richschnauzer** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:11 pm

how many dogs eggs out of ten?

Post by **The Robotic Anomaly** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:55 pm

It doesn't deserve a score

It's like a group of children in business suits brainstormed a sequel and nobody told them no

Post by **richschnauzer** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 3:35 pm

tbf, that's every Matrix film after the first one.

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 7:55 pm

The Robotic Anomaly wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:55 pm It doesn't deserve a score

It's like a group of children in business suits brainstormed a sequel and nobody told them no

It sounds like my kinda movie!

Gravid · Post by **Gravid** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:58 pm

I’ve heard wildly conflicting things. To the extent I think I have to see it now.

Gravid · Post by **Gravid** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:00 am

Anyway I watched Tangerine yesterday, which might be my new favourite Christmas film. It’s one of those ones from a few years ago that was all shot on mobile phones but don’t let that put you off.

Post by **dng** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:51 pm

I watched Arthur Christmas, which is written by Peter Baynham for some reason

Post by **dng** » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:53 pm

Anyway, despite the entire premise of the film being that Arthur Christmas sounds a bit like Father Christmas, Father Christmas isn’t called Father Christmas at any point at all, ever, because Americans cannot comprehend Santa Claus having more than one name. So the films main joke doesn’t work at all, due to Arthur Christmas actually being called Arthur Claus

An Unicorn · Post by **An Unicorn** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:51 am

Best joke

An Unicorn · Post by **An Unicorn** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:56 am

There ain't no Sanity Clause on the evening stage

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:52 am

I thought the Arthur Christmas animated film was a spin off of the Arthur cartoon series.

It isn't.

Now I understand.

Post by **dng** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:15 am

John Wick 3 - I quite liked the first john wick film, but I found this surprisingly tedious.

I haven't seen the second one

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:43 am

The first film should be called John Wick, the second, John Wick Wick, and the third, John Wick Wick Wick.

It's my system, and I'm sticking with it!

Post by **dng** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:51 am

I would have named them John Wick, John Xick, John Yick, John Zick

An Unicorn · Post by **An Unicorn** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:13 am

I go with reverse Gobliiins!: John Wick, John Wiick, John Wiiick

Post by **vom** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 10:31 am

I liked the John Wick sequels. All the weird hitman world stuff is endlessly amusing to me, paying for absolutely everything with a single gold coin and all that shit

Post by **dng** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:18 pm

I just thought whereas the plot of the first one was good (Keanu must kill every man in the world that killed his dog), the plot of this one (Keanu must kill every man in the world that didn't kill his dog) was much less good.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:43 am

John Wick to John o'Groats

Brillent!

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 8:55 pm

I vatched The Mans In The I RON Mask (1998 versh) yester
day.

I *think* its the first film I've ever watched with Leonardo DiCaprio in it.

It was good solid fayre! 7 Dicaprios out of DixCaprios.

Post by **dng** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:03 pm

Surely you've seen critters 3 (or whichever critters film leonardo dicaprio was in)

Post by **dng** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:04 pm

i have never seen critters 4 (or whichever critters film leonardo dicaprio was in)

Post by **dng** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:06 pm

also apparently he's in this film that i remember watching once back when i was 15 or whatever

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(1992_film)

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:45 am

dng wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:03 pm Surely you've seen critters 3 (or whichever critters film leonardo dicaprio was in)

I've seen the first Critters movie (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in time), and that is all!

I can only apologise for this, as it isn't the n3ta way!

Post by **dng** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:48 am

i was joking, homfrus. I'm pretty sure no one has seen critters 3

Post by **dng** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:48 am

except for vom

Post by **vom** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:38 am

it's good

here's my review

Post by **dng** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:35 am

hooray

Post by **blombluss** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:22 am

dng wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:48 am i was joking, homfrus. I'm pretty sure no one has seen critters 3

NO JOKES!

Post by **blombluss** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:22 am

Both humour and humor are banned.

Post by **dng** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:41 am

I got a 3 month subscription to mubi for a pound (I don't know if this is a general ofer or just because they wanted me to re-subscribe) and so today ii have been watching some films (mostly short films)

censor - recent horror film about 80s video nasties thats sort of like videodrome via berberian sound studio. this was good i liked it.

the bones - excecllent stop motion creepiness that pretends its the first ever stop motion film but isn't, obviously - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5RXOOXLwus

junior - short film about a school girl going through puberty/metamorphosis, directed by the woman that directed raw ands also starring the woman who was in raw. pretty good

babfilm (beanfilm) - 70s hungarian stopmotion film made from beans thats also on youtube. good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydbJCyIbIw

i like life a lot - anothe rhungarian 70s animation. in this one school kids anaimate and narrate stories from their life. genuinely incredible and i loved it (I can't find this on youtube unfortunately)

horse in the house - a third amazing 70s hungarian animation (also not on youtube, and there seems to be loads of other things with the same name, but it is this: https://mubi.com/films/horse-in-the-house )

shangri-la - a filipino woman in early 1900s america dreams of being allowed to spend time with the white american man she loves who she can't marry due to racism. then there's five minutes of her wearing clothes by miu miu because it turns out its an advert for miu miu, bafflingly. anyway, the bits which weren't an advert were good

also a few others i've forgotten now probably

Post by **dng** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:43 am

also i watched that six part doctor who series from last month or whenever, and it was absolute shit in almost every possible way and even in several genuinely impossible ways

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:28 am

Dear God,

Can I make stopmotion animation films in 1970s Iron Curtain Hungary, plz? And I'll need dng with me, also.

Ta.

Post by **vom** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:40 am

I saw those Hungarian animations on there and thought "I should check those out!" but then forgot about them, thank you I will try again

Also the best short film I've seen on Mubi is "STUMP THE GUESSER!" I think, it's wonderful

Post by **richschnauzer** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:20 am

dng wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:43 am also i watched that six part doctor who series from last month or whenever, and it was absolute shit in almost every possible way and even in several genuinely impossible ways

Hooray, that justifies my decision to never watch it even more

Post by **dng** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:05 pm

you made a good choice

Post by **dng** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:15 pm

vom wrote: Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:40 am I saw those Hungarian animations on there and thought "I should check those out!" but then forgot about them, thank you I will try again

Also the best short film I've seen on Mubi is "STUMP THE GUESSER!" I think, it's wonderful

i just watched this and it was wonderful

Post by **dng** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:15 pm

now i'm going to watch some more hungarian cartoons from the 70s