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Souzuk · « **Reply #3255 on:** July 24, 2008, 12:13:07 PM »

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Quote from: Souzuk
@Tac: i sent you a PM a while ago and you answered it with, ask me later i have no time atm.
Do you have time now ?
Right now I'm helping someone else with something, so I don't got time now either, sorry.

no problem mate. Thanks for answering

Turtle Dick · « **Reply #3256 on:** July 24, 2008, 12:42:54 PM »

Haha good excuse Tac, I should start saying that one too

Godfather · « **Reply #3257 on:** July 24, 2008, 01:20:57 PM »

Got a minute TD?

Turtle Dick · « **Reply #3258 on:** July 24, 2008, 01:22:04 PM »

Right now I'm helping someone else with something, so I don't got time now either, sorry.

Godfather · « **Reply #3259 on:** July 24, 2008, 01:26:27 PM »

I've never asked you before. :'(

kr3mlin · « **Reply #3260 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:33:33 PM »

Quote from: Dannye

To any/all of you, what movies would you describe as being "must see", and why?

Dark Knight - A great entertaining film. One of the best comic book adaptations kicking around (alongside Sin City and History of Violence)

Death at a Funeral - I have yet to find a person who has disliked this movie

The Day The Earth Stood Still - Classic science fiction and really ambiguous in its politics at a time when everything was political / ideological (I wrote an essay about it last semester hehe)

Blade Runner - I am a sucker for dystopian films and trenchcoats. I have also recently been reading alot of Phillip K. Dick so this snuck in

Metropolis - This is just epic and one of the best films I have ever seen

Pi - From the director of Requiem for a Dream but better

Early Scorsese films - His early streets of NY stuff was amazing

Any Stanley Kubrick films - He is just too perfect

Brazil - A horrifying dystopian film that also has some great sly comedy

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Great cast, great source material and great soundtrack

Las Yeux Sans Vesage - Left Bank filmmaking at its best, and utterly surreal throughout

Ladri Di Biciclette - Best example of Vittoria De Sica's work and Italian Neorealism

Ring of Fire (Documentary) - 3 hour long documentary about abortion that is in depth and at times scary but never judgemental

Ãƒâ‚¬ bout de souffle - You have to watch at least one Goddard film, and this is my favourite

Any George A. Romero films - zombies with political commentary, nuff said

Heat - best shootout ever and looks amazing

Hot Fuzz - hilarious take on cop and murder films

Videodrome - A bit more of a perverted choice but I love the psychoanalytic readings you can apply to this film. Utterly bizarre

Pan's Labyrinth - This is just an amazing fairy tale, horrifying and beautiful. Guillermo Del Toro is one of the best directors kicking around at the moment. You can watch this
film and have little doubt as to why he got the job to direct The Hobbit

No Country For Old Men: It is just superb. The pacing, composition and script were just perfect and a great return to form for the Cohen's. What is really great is how this film might be talking about the current social world that the United States finds itself in. I also love how it can build suspence without a musical soundtrack, something that is often used as a crutch by alot of directors

There Will Be Blood: I thought this film was robbed for best picture, only just, by No Country. Again it provides a strong US centred comment on the violent world that exists surrounding such 'precious' commodities. It also has one of the single most electrifying sole performances I have ever seen on a film screen

And I could probably add more but for the sake of brevity I will leave it there

Dannye · « **Reply #3261 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:47:42 PM »

Cheers Kr3m, I'll look into them. Most of its new to me, out of them I've only seen Dark Night, Death At A Funeral, Fear And Loathing, Hot Fuzz and Heat (hired that one just recently in fact - good 'ol $1 weekly deals).

kr3mlin · « **Reply #3262 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:50:10 PM »

Let me know your thoughts on them

VenomX · « **Reply #3263 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:51:35 PM »

Just wondering Kr3m, what did you think of Pi? I've got it on order at the moment, a friend mentioned it to me and as I'm interested in all that stuff decided to buy it .

Juan · « **Reply #3264 on:** July 24, 2008, 08:46:18 PM »

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To all of TMS.What is the longest time you have spent on one stunt??

3 years.

kr3mlin · « **Reply #3265 on:** July 24, 2008, 09:31:04 PM »

Quote from: VenomX

Just wondering Kr3m, what did you think of Pi? I've got it on order at the moment, a friend mentioned it to me and as I'm interested in all that stuff decided to buy it .

I find Pi really interesting as it deals with meaning of life stuff as well as links between mathematics and spiritual themes related to the Old Testament. The editing style like Requiem for a Dream has Aronofsky's trademark (at least in his earlier work) repetitive sequences as well as some interesting soundtrack choices. It can be a hard watch at times but is very compelling and gets better with each viewing. I enjoy how the mental state and eventual obsession of Max Cohen is vividly reflected in the editing style. The reason I like this film better than Requiem for a Dream is that is as visceral but thematically is alot more complicated. You can read some interesting conclusions about the film. Requiem has similar ideas but these are often drowned out by the overriding message regarding drugs and addiction in our society

Kingjad · « **Reply #3266 on:** July 24, 2008, 09:33:26 PM »

Wow, kr3m's intelligent posts make me want to intervene for the 95% of idiots on the forum (of which I'm part of).

I fell asleep in the back of a van tonight for about 40 minutes. Used a bale of newspapers as a pillow. I then stayed up until 4am painting the hallway, and now I'm watching 'Top Gear'.

kr3mlin · « **Reply #3267 on:** July 25, 2008, 12:23:22 AM »

Quote from: Kingjad

I fell asleep in the back of a van tonight for about 40 minutes. Used a bale of newspapers as a pillow. I then stayed up until 4am painting the hallway, and now I'm watching 'Top Gear'.

My long search for a definition of the word "Random" is over.

ofthemountain · « **Reply #3268 on:** July 25, 2008, 03:37:26 AM »

Kingjad: What are your favourite Top Gear moments?

Kingjad · « **Reply #3269 on:** July 25, 2008, 03:51:56 AM »

Too hard to choose, really, one of my favourite races was the one where they had to get to London City airport by various different methods (with the car ironically coming last - and a blooody pedal bike beating a powerboat and public transport), and their little excursion in America was also rather epic. Clarkson driving that tiny car through the BBC building was bonkers as well and also when he drove the 'Atom' - that car was unbelievable.

Season 11 is currently airing on Sundays of course, recently they raced across Japan as Hammond and May took the bullet train while Clarkson had a rather fast car. I couldn't believe Clarkson won it, although Hammond and May fecked it up for themselves by losing each other...on a train

Last episode of the series this Sunday apparently, I'm well gutted.