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Oh I've got one, the new Hulu release, Palm Springs, it's just fantastic. Funny, very charming, a little racy (in the best possible way), Samberg is great, super chemistry with Cristin Milioti, the superb J.K. Simmons. I love the concept, it's like Groundhog Day (but with plenty of turns and changes to that core plot mechanism), or as Samberg's character says in the movie, "It's one of those infinite time loop situations you might have heard about ..." 
It apparently broke all sorts of records, it's 92% on RT, several podcasts I listen to are agreeing it's fantastic.
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Oh, hahaha, I was thinking flying things
It apparently broke all sorts of records, it's 92% on RT, several podcasts I listen to are agreeing it's fantastic.
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Ack, A Few Good Men. I’ll fix.
Oh, hahaha, I was thinking flying things
Been a real long time since I last saw this (guessing early 90s)
I’ll be honest, I’m a total sucker for anything created by David Lynch, and Eraserhead as as Lynchonion as they get.
I must be deranged because I understand the story being told - a tale of an unhappy man stuck in a literal nightmare of his own making where killing the one thing he should hold most dear is what sets him free.
Given the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Lynch during the making of this movie (including working during the day to raise money to film) and leaning on folk like Sissy Spacek for funding, I feel this is an amazing achievement.
And, for me, the extremely limited budget for the SFX actually by and large worked in his favor, allowing scenes such as the man on the planet to take on a whole new vibe.
I’ll not claim it was enjoyable, because one does not watch Eraserhead to be entertained. It was however most...experiencable... (sic).
I’ll be honest, I’m a total sucker for anything created by David Lynch, and Eraserhead as as Lynchonion as they get.
I must be deranged because I understand the story being told - a tale of an unhappy man stuck in a literal nightmare of his own making where killing the one thing he should hold most dear is what sets him free.
Given the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Lynch during the making of this movie (including working during the day to raise money to film) and leaning on folk like Sissy Spacek for funding, I feel this is an amazing achievement.
And, for me, the extremely limited budget for the SFX actually by and large worked in his favor, allowing scenes such as the man on the planet to take on a whole new vibe.
I’ll not claim it was enjoyable, because one does not watch Eraserhead to be entertained. It was however most...experiencable... (sic).
Love this part of your post, it's so incredibly right on.
The Train (1964)- 89% RTAS. Enjoyable WWII story, although a lot of people die, based loosely on real events of attempts of Germany to take French works of Art back to Germany as they evacuate Paris. Burt Lancaster is a strong lead, has a precence, he did his own stunts, but no French accent? 😔
Inglorious Basterds(2009)
So many memorable scenes in this movie. This is one of them.....
"...one hundred 'natzee' scalps..... and i want my scalps" - Aldo the Apache
So many memorable scenes in this movie. This is one of them.....
"...one hundred 'natzee' scalps..... and i want my scalps" - Aldo the Apache
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The opening sequence where Landa visits the LaPadite farm is really a masterclass in writing, directing and acting. Waltz is really on the top of his game, as was good old QT when he penned the scene. Not that many scenes come to mind that build the tension quite like that one.
Absolutely. Unforgettable scene. I didnt want to "spoil" it by posting it here, out of context of the movie.
The only other time i "felt" the same build-up in tension was that scene in Sicario(2015) (You know which scene i'm talking about).
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Ha, that exact scene would have been my second example of gloriously built tension as well, had I actually bothered to write it in the post.
Just terrific scenes the both of them.
Watched this Many times over (Huge fan of Fassbender in this one). As much as Quinton Tarantino has a sick-twisted mind, I love his film style. My two top films from him is ‘Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained‘.
Paul W.S. Anderson: Event Horizon (1997)
A spaceship that's been missing resurfaces, and a rescue team is dispatched to find out what happened, and where exactly the ship has been for the past seven years.
Funny thing, a few days ago I thought that it would be fun to see this one again, since it's been a while and I remember liking the movie quite a bit. Well, lo and behold I get on Netflix looking for something to watch and there it is. Added today, no less. Nice.
Quite possibly one of my favorite sci-fi movies. The cast is good, the story is good and the special effects still look pretty good. I'm a bit bummed that the NC-17 version doesn't exist, but then again the movie packs quite a punch as it is when it comes to the imagery so no harm no foul there. One thing I'll apparently never be prepared for is the choice to put Funky S**t by The Prodigy over the end credits. Nothing against the song of band, it's just a bit jarring.
A spaceship that's been missing resurfaces, and a rescue team is dispatched to find out what happened, and where exactly the ship has been for the past seven years.
Funny thing, a few days ago I thought that it would be fun to see this one again, since it's been a while and I remember liking the movie quite a bit. Well, lo and behold I get on Netflix looking for something to watch and there it is. Added today, no less. Nice.
Quite possibly one of my favorite sci-fi movies. The cast is good, the story is good and the special effects still look pretty good. I'm a bit bummed that the NC-17 version doesn't exist, but then again the movie packs quite a punch as it is when it comes to the imagery so no harm no foul there. One thing I'll apparently never be prepared for is the choice to put Funky S**t by The Prodigy over the end credits. Nothing against the song of band, it's just a bit jarring.
Aliens(1986)
Was craving some sci-fi horror, and this one hit the spot. Second time(ever) watching Aliens. I liked it a lot more than the first time. I was taken aback by the great 'practical' special effects (as opposed to the green-screened-CG we see these days). Perhaps coincidentally, there are a few connections with the Terminator franchise.
Which sci-fi horror movies are at the top of your list?
Was craving some sci-fi horror, and this one hit the spot. Second time(ever) watching Aliens. I liked it a lot more than the first time. I was taken aback by the great 'practical' special effects (as opposed to the green-screened-CG we see these days). Perhaps coincidentally, there are a few connections with the Terminator franchise.
Which sci-fi horror movies are at the top of your list?
I'd definitely call Event Horizon Sci-Fi/Horror (terrific fun too), with Aliens leaning more towards "regular" Sci-Fi, though clearly there's _horrific_ elements, I'd almost call it Action Sci-Fi[?] Like Live. Die. Repeat., has some alien/violence, but I wouldn't call it horror, for me, the thing that clearly makes it horror is introducing supernatural and/or classic elements of horror (even if they're all science based).
That's the fun thing about Sci-Fi in general, there's so many sub-genres: action, horror, "hard", cyberpunk, time travel, etc., and usually some mix of more than one!
That's the fun thing about Sci-Fi in general, there's so many sub-genres: action, horror, "hard", cyberpunk, time travel, etc., and usually some mix of more than one!
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Yeah, I'd agree with Event Horizon being a bit more horror in terms of the themes the movie explores, wrapped in a sci-fi package, but then again the Alien franchise could be described as something akin to the survival horror genre, that has distinct sci-fi elements to it.
I'm finding myself closer and closer to eschewing genre descriptions from my vocabulary altogether, the more you think about it the more genres will you be able to attribute to any film. And by you I mean me, not you.
I'm finding myself closer and closer to eschewing genre descriptions from my vocabulary altogether, the more you think about it the more genres will you be able to attribute to any film. And by you I mean me, not you.
So true. I was having a conversation on a movie site, about Sci-Fi, some various recommendations were being made, and a guy was trying to get a better understanding for him/wife/kids of various films (like his wife doesn't like super gory, nothing too scary for the kids), so it was basically pointing out all the genre elements, and it came down to so many films had cross so many, I recall I described one after recommending it and explaining the general plot, "Well, it's got some intense moments, it's kind of traditional sci-fi-, it's got some family drama, it has slow quiet moments, there are aliens, there's some action, umm, can't say more without spoiling it, not gory, really young kids might get freaked out, the plot might confuse some ..."
I saw Event Horizon on the big screen, a shocker in the day 😎 Great SciFi/Horror film, very much a firm favourite...
Sorry, be rude not too
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Now I'm kind of intrigued what this movie was! Unless revealing it at this point spoils too much.
Heck yeah!!
I am for the "fear of fatherhood" theory
As Mel Brooks told Lynch after watching the movie to decide if he (Lynch) was going to be the director for Elephant Man, "You are a madman. I love you".
Vertigo (1958)- 93% RTAS. Another outstanding Hitchcock film that in the midst of a plot to murder involves a private investigator suffering from vertigo who is hired to follow a college’s troubled wife who believes she is reincarnated, and watch after her, and the sexual obsession when the sex could not be seen on the silver screen.
If you’ve not noticed, Hitchcock had a thing for platinum blonds.
An observation about Vertigo, I came down with it about 5 years ago, but it has since subsided and it never effected me the way it is portrayed in this film as fear of heights so much as dizziness. It’s possible as I’ve not researched it, but there could be different forms of vertigo, but this movie may have been more accurately called Acrophobia.
The animation sequences were unique at the time.
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If you’ve not noticed, Hitchcock had a thing for platinum blonds.
An observation about Vertigo, I came down with it about 5 years ago, but it has since subsided and it never effected me the way it is portrayed in this film as fear of heights so much as dizziness. It’s possible as I’ve not researched it, but there could be different forms of vertigo, but this movie may have been more accurately called Acrophobia.
The animation sequences were unique at the time.
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo Possibly The First Movie To Use Computer Animation
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo Possibly The First Movie To Use Computer Animation
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‘Vertigo’ Tops ‘Citizen Kane’ in Poll of Greatest Films of All Time
The BFI's Sight & Sound magazine survey puts Hitchcock's psychological drama at the top of the charts in the once-a-decade international critics’ film poll, published since 1962.
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Hahaha, this sounds like a good forum game
There were two sort of descriptions, one was the plot outline (but very vague), and the second was what I posted above, kind of the "What kind of genre elements are present". The plot description I'm sure you'd get in a heartbeat (certainly if I listed the stars)
How about this ...
"Abbot and Costello"
Genius. I've gone to the mat for this as possibly the best Hitchcock film of all time, though I am always open to juggling that top spot with North by Northwest, Rear Window and Notorious - while I love both The Birds, and Psycho, I feel they're more popularized vs. being the better movies (particularly the latter).
re: Psycho, the Bates Motel series is _fantastic_. Sure, we kind of know where it winds up, but the journey is well worth it
As movies they are both outstanding. As psychological thrillers I’d claim these are close for pure thrilling intrigue, but would give Psycho the edge. Vertigo is fantastic because the psychological profile the viewer sees is a part of journey to a surprising ending. While Psycho is disturbing because even though it’s another psychological profile with a surprise, in this latter case, it is real murderous insanity.Hahaha, this sounds like a good forum game
There were two sort of descriptions, one was the plot outline (but very vague), and the second was what I posted above, kind of the "What kind of genre elements are present". The plot description I'm sure you'd get in a heartbeat (certainly if I listed the stars)
How about this ...
"Abbot and Costello"
Genius. I've gone to the mat for this as possibly the best Hitchcock film of all time, though I am always open to juggling that top spot with North by Northwest, Rear Window and Notorious - while I love both The Birds, and Psycho, I feel they're more popularized vs. being the better movies (particularly the latter).
re: Psycho, the Bates Motel series is _fantastic_. Sure, we kind of know where it winds up, but the journey is well worth it
If I have a critique for Vertigo, it’s that imo the director lets the cat out of the bag prematurely, see spoiler.
I wish it had not been revealed so soon after the death that she, Judy Barton was an accomplice in the plot, not that I could come up with a better way to accomplish that.