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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #540 on: March 22, 2006, 08:13:51 PM »
Quote from: Kuyperama on March 22, 2006, 11:08:52 AM
Ok... I'm sure you've seen Frances?
I would also definitely add "Jude" to your list.  Holy cow, did I want to stick a fork in my eye after that one. ;)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116722/

I saw Frances but read the book first. Yeow.  Poor, poor woman.  Nirvana did a bit of a tribute to her in  Frances Farmer Will Have her Revenge on Seattle.  Is Jude the movie with Christopher Eccleston? That was pretty grim as well.

Some of Mike Leigh's films are rather difficult to watch. Meantim, with a very young Tim Roth, is notable in it's oppressiveness.

Watched Leigh's All or Nothing a couple of nights ago. Tonight, though, I'm digging into The Exorcism of Emily Rose I LOVE a good horror movie!!

Speaking of . . . anyone else waiting eagerly for Hostel this Friday??
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #541 on: March 22, 2006, 08:44:36 PM »
me me!!!  I cant wait to see Hostel, even though a friend saw it in SF before I left and said it wasn't all that great.  What does he know, hes not that into scary movies anyway!!! ::)
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #542 on: March 22, 2006, 08:49:31 PM »
Quote from: jennredd on March 22, 2006, 08:44:36 PM
me me!!!  I cant wait to see Hostel, even though a friend saw it in SF before I left and said it wasn't all that great.  What does he know, hes not that into scary movies anyway!!! ::)

Thought I might be the only one! ;D  A friend and I are going straight after work on Friday (then out for a few drinks!)
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #543 on: March 22, 2006, 08:53:00 PM »
oh man, Im jealous!!!  Have fun and let me know how it is!
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #544 on: March 22, 2006, 09:49:46 PM »
Quote from: twistedncynical on March 22, 2006, 08:13:51 PM
I saw Frances but read the book first. Yeow.  Poor, poor woman.  Nirvana did a bit of a tribute to her in  Frances Farmer Will Have her Revenge on Seattle.  Is Jude the movie with Christopher Eccleston? That was pretty grim as well.

Yeap!  And Ms Winslet.
Good acting; grim film.
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #545 on: March 22, 2006, 10:50:23 PM »
Quote from: twistedncynical on March 22, 2006, 08:49:31 PM
Thought I might be the only one! ;D  A friend and I are going straight after work on Friday (then out for a few drinks!)

yeah, yeah I wanna know if it's any good!!! have fun!
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #546 on: March 23, 2006, 08:51:25 AM »
Pedro Almodovar’s Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! -- which, interestingly enough, was one of the first two films to get the NC-17 rating (the other one being Henry & June)...oddly enough, the violence in the film is mild compared to many violent films that have been rated less severely and the sex scene...well here an online reviewer's spot-on assessment:

In retrospect, the film does not deserve the rating for a brief scene featuring a diving toy in a bathtub and a sex scene between the two stars. What must have twigged the censors was not necessarily the explicit nature of this scene but rather the energetic "enjoyment" of the characters in contraposition to the usual treatment in Hollywood films in which the participants barely move during langurous tracking shots.  (http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=909)

The sex scene is essentially a waist up affair -- no nether region shots or any of that, but it is an exuberant scene.

The film is also considered Antonio Banderas' "breakthrough" movie, taking him from a player in mostly foreign films on to his major Hollywood career.  Good interview on the DVD in 'Special Features' between Banderas and Almodovar.
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #547 on: March 23, 2006, 10:49:08 AM »
the last DVD we watched was Monty Pythons "Life of Brian" preceeded by "The Lion King"
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #548 on: March 23, 2006, 11:05:38 AM »
Carolyn, I saw Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! years ago and thought it a bit strange, the characters really quirky, but liked it.

Kuyperama--I love your Showdown at the Gates of Mordor!!!  LOLOL!!!

The last DVD we watched was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which we had missed seeing in the theatre.  Thought it was great!
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #549 on: March 23, 2006, 11:09:54 AM »
Quote from: tam2 on March 23, 2006, 11:05:38 AM
Carolyn, I saw Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! years ago and thought it a bit strange, the characters really quirky, but liked it. 

Yes, it's quirky!  We liked it. :)
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #550 on: March 23, 2006, 11:14:11 AM »
Quote from: tam2 on March 23, 2006, 11:05:38 AM
Kuyperama--I love your Showdown at the Gates of Mordor!!!  LOLOL!!!
Thanks ;)
I'm changing it as it's starting to annoy even me now though!
(an even funnier one I found that's too big for here:  http://waxy.org/random/images/weblog/mortor.gif)
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #551 on: March 23, 2006, 11:18:24 AM »
Quote from: Kuyperama on March 23, 2006, 11:14:11 AM
Thanks ;)
I'm changing it as it's starting to annoy even me now though!
(an even funnier one I found that's too big for here:  http://waxy.org/random/images/weblog/mortor.gif)

OMG, ROTFLOL!!!   [smiley=laugh4.gif]
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #552 on: March 23, 2006, 02:17:43 PM »
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #553 on: March 24, 2006, 07:42:57 AM »
Arrested Development - my friend just brought over seasons 1 and 2 DVDs!
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Re: What's the last DVD or video you watched?
« Reply #554 on: March 24, 2006, 02:28:12 PM »
Quote from: geetak on March 24, 2006, 07:42:57 AM
Arrested Development - my friend just brought over seasons 1 and 2 DVDs!

Best. Show. Ever.  I even got a little misty eyed at the end of the last episode.  Now I'm just holding out for the box set of all three seasons.
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