MarsKid: Watching Films

MarsKid 09.29.16	Feel free to rec stuff. Yay good films.
Drifter 09.29.16	The Pianist is my favorite movie so... that. It won Adrien Brody an Oscar for best actor and was the youngest (and still is) to ever do so
Typhoon24 09.29.16	all are good check out sympathy for mr vengeance
MarsKid 09.29.16	That one sounds intense. I'll keep both of those on my radar. If you couldn't tell I don't mind any wacky sort of films or movies that have an odd/interesting twist to them.
ScuroFantasma 09.29.16	Just saw Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels last night. Great movie.
Trebor. 09.29.16	Synecdoche is like my third favorite movie
theacademy 09.29.16	most of these are movies, not films u idiot
MarsKid 09.29.16	@academy pls leave @tres I'll keep that in mind, thanks. @Treb it's my absolute favorite, it's criminally underrated.
theacademy 09.29.16	recs: inception resident evil 2,4,5,6 the texas chainsaw massacre 3D
theacademy 09.29.16	skip resident evil 3, its rubbish
porcupinetheater 09.29.16	Yo mah Dude, give Brand Upon the Brain! a shot And Cul-de-Sac, that's a pretty wild one too, Donald Pleasance being a goofball and shit
MarsKid 09.29.16	I was probably gonna be watching There Will Be Blood next actually. Either that or a comedy. I like to balance out what I watch.
Typhoon24 09.29.16	re sympathy for mr vengeance, it is the quirkiest yet realest brutal korean movie ever (lol) realer than oldboy and i saw the devil and whatnot
theacademy 09.29.16	resident evil 1 is a toss up
MarsKid 09.29.16	I don't think I've seen a Korean film before.
Polyethylene 09.29.16	Unbreakable is amazing
Shadowmire 09.29.16	yea watch mr vengeance, oldboy and lady vengeance
MarsKid 09.29.16	It's very underrated and not really well known. Probably one of the better superhero movies out there.
zaruyache 09.29.16	did you ever watch Adaptation? It's sort-of linked to Being John Malkovich which makes it even better.
MarsKid 09.29.16	I have yet to see it, but it's definitely at the top of my list.
porcupinetheater 09.29.16	Korean film has been incredible in the 21st Century. Kim Ki-Duk and Lee Chang-Dong don't get as much mention as Park, Kim Ji-Woon, or Bong Joon-Ho, but I think they're probably the best of the lot. 3-Iron and Poetry are magnificent
MarsKid 09.29.16	I'll keep those in mind, thanks.
theacademy 09.29.16	they are films, not movies
MarsKid 09.29.16	I didn't plan on watching them, thought you'd feel better about it.
theacademy 09.29.16	you seem like a very simple boy
MarsKid 09.29.16	And you're much better I presume.
theacademy 09.29.16	get back at me when u graduate high school homie inception will blow ur mind and then after that watch the deprarted
MarsKid 09.29.16	Mmkay
Polyethylene 09.29.16	damn acad your taste in movies is as bad as your taste in music
theacademy 09.29.16	films*
MarsKid 09.29.16	it really doesn't fucking matter*
porcupinetheater 09.29.16	Major motion picture event*
theacademy 09.29.16	lol try taking a cinema class when u get to college
Rik VII 09.29.16	"Korean film has been incredible in the 21st Century." YES probably the best movie nation during the 00s. a lot of amazing films in such a short time.
MarsKid 09.29.16	Even if I did I think you'd still be condescending. @RikRoach got any good recs I could look at?
theacademy 09.29.16	did u guys see sully yet
Rik VII 09.29.16	"@RikRoach got any good recs I could look at?" People mentioned Oldboy (2003), check that one out. It's a force of nature and one of the most crushing movies of all time. Then again, you seem to have liked Snowpiercer, which is a movie by a Korean director, Bong Joon-ho. Check out Memories of Murder by him, that one is pure candy regarding cinematography.
smaugman 09.29.16	needs more movies pre 2000
MarsKid 09.29.16	I've seen older movies, trying to catch up on more recent ones.
porcupinetheater 09.29.16	needs more Czech New Wave but then so do you and I and everyone else on planet Earth because there is never enough
MarsKid 09.29.16	Never even heard of that to be honest.
TheSpaceMan 09.29.16	anyone ever seen Pi? saw that one recently, really good for a low budget movie. trippy concept even if the acting was poor in places
Rik VII 09.29.16	Wasn't impressed by Pi. I watched it because I liked most of Aronofsky's movies, but it felt like it was attempting a disturbing and mind-blowing atmosphere like Eraserhead and the likes without ever being really convincing at it. It's cool and special and stuff, but it just screams "isn't this fucked up?" until it starts getting annoying.
TheSpaceMan 09.29.16	disagree i thought it was one of his better movies once you give it the benefit of being his first. not a be-all-end-all movie or anything but impressive imo but opinions
Rik VII 09.29.16	I do agree that it's quite an impressive debut, but that doesn't make it a better film in itself. Also, there are much more impressive debuts imo, e.g. Following (by Nolan) and the aforementioned Eraserhead (by Lynch).
TheSpaceMan 09.29.16	both of those are fantastic yea idk I'd say pi's just as good maybe a bit weaker but not by much I was just in the right mood goin in perhaps, i was high as fuck and the movie was recommended to me cause I started playing Go and a friend said she found the game through the movie
TheSpaceMan 09.29.16	youre right though, being a debut isnt a true excuse critique wise but idk its noobiness helped elevate it more if that makes any sense, there are a ton of faults with it but it almost helps the novelty
MarsKid 09.30.16	Just finished watching Amélie with some friends. It was really enjoyable and had a nice quirkiness to it.
rapideyemovement 09.30.16	Mulholland Drive.
Shadowmire 09.30.16	agreed
MarsKid 09.30.16	Seconded, it's high on my list.
TheSpaceMan 09.30.16	yup
Typhoon24 09.30.16	mulholland drive tickled me the wrong way at parts. must be why i ended up liking it
AmericanFlagAsh 09.30.16	8 is so good
adr 09.30.16	most overrated Charlie Kaufman movie actually
MarsKid 09.30.16	Jim Carey is great in dramatic roles. That and The Truman Show are good enough evidence to that.
Rik VII 09.30.16	Eternal Sunshine is the best Kaufman by far, and it isn't even a Kaufman, it's a Gondry for the most part.
MarsKid 09.30.16	Best Kaufman is Synecdoche tho.
Rik VII 09.30.16	Synecdoche is cool but kinda incoherent.
MarsKid 09.30.16	It's got a lot of different interpretations to it. The basic narrative itself is pretty straightforward but the possible meanings underneath can be a bit messy. I personally love it and all the separate paths.
Mad. 09.30.16	9 is the best film of all time
Rik VII 09.30.16	Yeah, I get what it aims at, but it didn't really work for me. It's got that feeling that it just doesn't know where it wants to go. I get that it's what Kaufman was aiming for because the protagonist himself doesn't know where to go either, but it made the whole movie very tedious to watch. You know, Eternal Sunshine really made me feel melancholic and thoughtful, and I always thought that it's what Synecdoche was aiming at, but not really succeeding in the same way, at least regarding myself. I also always thought the characters in Eternal Sunshine are way more lively. Also, Gondry is just a more talented director than Jonze and Kaufman (nothing against those two, but Gondry is just really, really good).
MarsKid 09.30.16	Damn right fam @Mad
MarsKid 09.30.16	It's meant to seem disorderly at parts as Caden's crisis becomes increasingly out of control. He tries very hard to make sense of his existence and what to do, to the point where the struggle consumes him, and real life is blurred.
Rik VII 09.30.16	yeah, like I said, I got that, but still On a totally different note: have you seen Pan's Labyrinth?
MarsKid 09.30.16	I haven't, I definitely need to though.
Rik VII 09.30.16	Okay, good to know it's already on your list :)
MarsKid 09.30.16	I've got plenty on my radar before I get around to other recommendations. That one is something I've been meaning to see for a while, many people have directed me to it.
Mad. 10.01.16	Watch Magnolia if you haven't already
MarsKid 10.01.16	I need to at some point, gotta get through all those PTA films.
theacademy 10.01.16	very few of these r actually films. most are dogshit movies
MarsKid 10.01.16	Surprisingly, you must have shit taste.
theacademy 10.01.16	i bet u have never seen resident evil: extinction or underworld: evolution
theacademy 10.01.16	u simpleton
MarsKid 10.01.16	i haven't. Has really good ratings though!
Mad. 10.01.16	Can't go wrong with PTA. Magnolia is my fave film. The Master is also incredible Make sure you don't read anything about it before you watch tho
MarsKid 10.01.16	I stay spoiler free generally.
theacademy 10.02.16	what did u think of sully you silly little idiot
theacademy 10.02.16	i am the captain now
MarsKid 10.02.16	Okay.
theacademy 10.02.16	so it was worth the price of admission?
theacademy 10.02.16	it looks like a fake controversy... its like, tonally, as if landing the plane safely and saving all those people was a fucking tragedy instead of an act of heroism
MarsKid 10.02.16	Haven't been able to see it yet. There's only one theater by my college and they only have ~4 rooms I think, none of them showing it.
theacademy 10.02.16	what the hell
MarsKid 10.02.16	It's an old-time one so it doesn't have much room. They play a lot of older films/have events for 'college classics' or whatever.
theacademy 10.04.16	u see it yet? i maybe might see it tomoro
parksungjoon 02.29.20	broke: watching films woke: listening to soundtracks for films you've never seen and will never see bespoke: making your own soundtracks for films you've never seen and will never see based on what you read about them on reddit