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#16
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
06 October, 2020, 06:30:05 PM
Peter Jackson's King Kong from 2005. A bit long, but I think in large it earned it. Really enjoyed the emphasis on the big ape caring for Naomi Watts' Ann. Not only for being a special effect with heart, but also Naomi's performance. Another thing I liked about the film was how -at times- ruthless it was. Kong throws people around right and left and Adrien Brody's Jack Driscoll accidently hits pedistrians during a car chase. Not the deepest movie I've seen, but a nice and big adventure film.

Also watched Disney's Fantasia from 1940. A really nice collage of amazingly arranged segments of colourful animation and classic music. Went in thinking it was all about Mickey and the wizard, but I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of it as well. Especially one of the last ones about witches and a demon. Has some absolutely amazing visuals. Cannot recommend it enough.
#17
Film & TV / Re: All-time classic films of recent years
04 October, 2020, 07:02:14 AM
Quite a couple. Outside those already mentioned in the thread. Just to mention a few from 2000 and onwards:
Crouching tiger hidden dragon
Spirited away
Sin City
Kill Bill 1-2
Oh brother where art thou
Oldboy
No country for old men
Django unchained
Drive
Inception
Blade runner 2049
Once upon a time in Hollywood

I think all these had an impact in one way or another. Got good reviews, people loved them, influenced how/what movies are made and made waves culturaly. For example Oh brother where art thou making bluegrass cool again.
#18
Megazine / Re: Meg 424 - Thirty Megnificent Years
27 September, 2020, 04:02:56 PM
Quote from: broodblik on 17 September, 2020, 04:40:33 AM
Another article on what the meg could have been:

https://neotextcorp.com/culture/the-megazine-that-never-was/?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_19_09_02_COPY_01)

I find the concept of "Bad Company" quite interesting

That Helltrekker page in colour. Wonder if it means a collection in colour is in the works?
#19
Books & Comics / Re: Limitations of comics
14 September, 2020, 05:18:07 PM
Quote from: kev67 on 13 September, 2020, 12:34:00 AM
Alright, how many deep comics/graphical novels are there?

Lots. Are you looking for anything in particular? Genre or such.
#20
Books & Comics / Re: New Comic Book Day Megathread
14 September, 2020, 12:59:21 PM
The question: death of vic sage #4 Liked some ideas and the art, but overall I found it to be quite shallow. But then ive only read a couple stories with him in it. 52, DKSA, Pax Americana. Idk, perhaps it reads better if youve read ONeils run on the character?
#21
Music / Re: What's everyone listening to...?
13 September, 2020, 07:05:58 PM
Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power, Iggy Pop's mix.

Search and destroy https://youtu.be/KjXgxbVXrrU

#22
Film & TV / Re: Current TV Boxset Addiction
13 September, 2020, 06:26:24 PM
Halfway through Lindelof's Watchmen. Must say, quite good thus far. I especially enjoy how nutty Veidt is. I also enjoy Angela's Sister Night, especially how intense her eyes are. Cool character. 
#23
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
12 September, 2020, 09:07:11 PM
Saw Showgirls tonight. Very entertaining (at least up to a certain scene towards the end). Every bit as campy and sleazy as I imagined it to be. And for all it's nudity it felt very un-erotic. It feels like the film trusts the viewer to be in on the joke. The tone reminded me alot of Starship Troopers, especially the way dehumanisation is glorified. Especially of it's "heroes".
#24
General / Re: The coolest image ever........
12 September, 2020, 09:06:35 AM
There are many, but I often come back to this one. For me there's a certain eerieness to everything about it. Everything from the words in the captions to how casual Dredd seems putting his boot on someone bleeding out on the steps with the statue of justice towering over the scene.

#25
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
11 September, 2020, 07:26:32 PM
Had a real shit day at work, and left early around lunch. Walked past a cinema, and there were still tickets left for TENET in IMAX. So I watched it for the third time. Not only did I understand 80% of the story this time, but it also had quite an effect on me. Both what I percieved as the message of Washington's The Protagonist but also the whole backwards thing. Went beyond being just a fun gimmick for me so to say. It also had an effect on me when waiting for the train on the opposite side of the platform  --because for a moment logic told me that trains moves backwards haha.

Another thing I noticed was how much I like the soundtrack to the film. Especially TRUCKS IN PLACE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaSiqlwkK7U
#26
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
06 September, 2020, 07:59:22 PM
Insomnia Missed out on this one. A nice little game of rugged cop v a murderer taking place in an ever sunny Alaska. It's summer and the sun never sets. Local cop Hillary Swank is getting help from Al Pacino's LA cop (think HEAT) solving a murder.  Robin Williams is a stand out as a writer who's trying to help Pacino's character. My favorite bit of the film was probably the wear the insomnia and stress has on Pacino's cop. Straight up a really good psychological thriller.
#27
Flipped through a copy of America at a book today. I must say. Damn fine stuff. Letter from a democrat and Revolution got a really nice paint job. Then followed by Revolution, America, Devil you know and Twillights last gleaming. While not hard cover I really liked it being over sized. Apocalypse War, Origins and what to come will be a treat.
#28
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
01 September, 2020, 08:08:14 PM
Quote from: Keef Monkey on 01 September, 2020, 04:13:02 PM
I do think on subsequent watches though that'll become easier, and that the puzzle aspect is part of the appeal. I just have to hold my hands up (slightly ashamed) and say that as someone who doesn't usually have a struggle following films that are supposedly painfully complicated, I did find this one confusing to watch. I did have to go to the loo midway through and am certain I missed the explanation of why exactly a particular element was incredibly important so that won't have helped.

I'm happy to hear people liking the puzzle aspect of the film. Figuring it out. Had alot of fun discussions at work about the ins and outs of it.

Watching it the second time it almost felt like I had "trained" my brain into better make sense of it changing between moving forward and backwards.
#29
Film & TV / Re: Last movie watched...
30 August, 2020, 02:33:06 PM
Second time watching TENET. Made much more sense this time around. Things like [spoiler]the bomb from the future, reversing everything[/spoiler] and such. The ending also resonated with me more as well. Still feels like I need to watch it a couple of more times hehe.
#30
Books & Comics / Re: Whats everyone reading?
30 August, 2020, 02:25:13 PM
Seven Soldiers by Grant Morrison, and a cadre of artist. Probably my 5th time reading it. Grows every time. Together with Allstar Superman it's probably my favorite read of Morrison. Reading the ending almost feels like being part of the final spell by Zatana. Only thing which doesn't resonate much with me is the Cyrus Gold thing. I get the gist of it, but I feel like I'm missing something from the story to figure out why it matters. [spoiler]The evil magic man Zor is made into Cyrus Gold, who is then lynched because stuff he's done to children.[/spoiler] Okay?