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[mimikeke]

I wionder how many boxes of Lego this anti-capitalist propaganda movie will sell? 

Welp, my friend went out after the movie and bought a few sets, so I'm guessing, a ton   The movie sets are pretty cheap, maybe like $15-20 USD.  Normally Lego sets are crazy expensive but I guess Lego churned out a ton for movie tie-ins and got a factory discount 

[radiator]

I heard the other day that Lego is unbelievably still a privately-owned family business.

[Dark Jimbo]

I wionder how many boxes of Lego this anti-capitalist propaganda movie will sell? 

Think you're confusing capitalism and commerce, there.

[Dandontdare]

the only thing that may put me off this movie is if they use the Americanism and keep referring to LEGOS - say it ain't so!

[radiator]

They pronounce it 'lay-gos' as well.

[Spaceghost]

the only thing that may put me off this movie is if they use the Americanism and keep referring to LEGOS - say it ain't so!

I can't think of an instance where the word Lego (or Legos) is spoken aloud in the entire film oddly enough.

[ThryllSeekyr]

The Human Centipede
Got this for a mate's birthday as a joke because A) said friend has this look of disgust she'll do without realising when watching films like this so even if I'm not enjoying the film, I can make a point of glancing at her every now and again to amuse myself and B) said friend is studying to become a nurse and the sleeve-notes said this film is 100% medically accurate.
But anyway, we watched this the other day. There was a brief moment near the start were I started to think "Ah, this is going to be a dark comedy of sorts; a joke that this is the next logical step for the whole 'torture porn' genre... two girls and one guy stripped down and forced to live mouth-to-anus as the villain of the piece further dehumanises them etc". Then I just got the impression that the bloke behind this was making no such statement and he just thought this would be a really good film (the sleeve notes also revealed to me that this film was inspired by a conversation on suitable punishments for child molesters, I later noticed). I ended up pretty bored regardless, though I will admit I did chuckle when [spoiler]the bloke forced to be the lead in this centipede looks back over his shoulder and, fighting back tears, announces how sorry he is that he really needs to shit and can hold it back no longer[/spoiler].
I've heard the sequel is about somebody who has watched this film and is sexually aroused by it but it's safe to say I'll be giving it a miss. And I also think the sequel should have been The Human Millipede if they wanted to up the stakes for those who enjoyed the first so talk about a missed opportunity.

I sometimes I forced to live mouth to anus without actually being mouth to anus. It's kind of like Mouth to Anus Wifi......

[JamesC]

The Human Centipede
Got this for a mate's birthday as a joke because A) said friend has this look of disgust she'll do without realising when watching films like this so even if I'm not enjoying the film, I can make a point of glancing at her every now and again to amuse myself and B) said friend is studying to become a nurse and the sleeve-notes said this film is 100% medically accurate.
But anyway, we watched this the other day. There was a brief moment near the start were I started to think "Ah, this is going to be a dark comedy of sorts; a joke that this is the next logical step for the whole 'torture porn' genre... two girls and one guy stripped down and forced to live mouth-to-anus as the villain of the piece further dehumanises them etc". Then I just got the impression that the bloke behind this was making no such statement and he just thought this would be a really good film (the sleeve notes also revealed to me that this film was inspired by a conversation on suitable punishments for child molesters, I later noticed). I ended up pretty bored regardless, though I will admit I did chuckle when [spoiler]the bloke forced to be the lead in this centipede looks back over his shoulder and, fighting back tears, announces how sorry he is that he really needs to shit and can hold it back no longer[/spoiler].
I've heard the sequel is about somebody who has watched this film and is sexually aroused by it but it's safe to say I'll be giving it a miss. And I also think the sequel should have been The Human Millipede if they wanted to up the stakes for those who enjoyed the first so talk about a missed opportunity.

I sometimes I forced to live mouth to anus without actually being mouth to anus. It's kind of like Mouth to Anus Wifi......

I don't understand this and I doubt I ever will!

[TordelBack]

I sometimes I forced to live mouth to anus without actually being mouth to anus. It's kind of like Mouth to Anus Wifi......

Say what you will, that's gotta improve our Google ranking.

[Recrewt]

Man of Steel

At the weekend I saw MoS for the second time (first was in the cinema).  I know this got mixed reviews on here but originally I did not think it too bad so was interested to see how it would hold up on a repeat viewing. 

Henry Cavill certainly looks like Superman to me - the guy must have spent about two years in the gym and looks like a bodybuilder.  In terms of his acting though, I am still not sure - clearly the film wanted to go down the troubled origin story route but this means our Henry spends a lot of the film looking glum and not saying much.  This also ties into one of the big things that the movie got wrong - he doesn't really convey that he cares about humans and that is something that Christopher Reeve did very well. 

Good post!

I look kindly on the movie, seeingas it provided something I'd been curious to ee for some time - a Superman movie with a harder edge and less nicey-nicey shot all the way through it. I've found myself watching it several times, as family usually want to see it when they visit.

I don't think it's a bad movie at all. There's some too-close-to-corny-for-comfort dialogue, and a few scenes defy any kind of logic, but otherwise I think it's pretty neat.

Completely agree with your  analysis of Cavill as Superman, though. I think he's pretty good in the role, but something about his performance doesn't quite convince.

(And, I'll admit, I've re-watched the movie a couple of time for Antje Traue alone. Hurr!)

Thanks HdE.  I have only seen Mr Cavill in a couple of other movies and he is starting to appear a little wooden.  It's not just his fault though, I mean in the whole final act they never had Superman save anyone - he was just busy arguing or fighting with Zod.  If the Spiderman movies can figure this out why can't the people behind Man of Steel?

Still, I do enjoy this movie. 

[Spaceghost]

I sometimes I forced to live mouth to anus without actually being mouth to anus. It's kind of like Mouth to Anus Wifi......

Say what you will, that's gotta improve our Google ranking.

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*this is me doing a Facebook 'like'.

[Dark Jimbo]

Blade Runner. Nice to finally see what the fuss is about. By jingo does the plot take its time about going anywhere, but this seems to be because the film is utterly in love with the world it has created for itself and is quite content simply to drink in the atmosphere for a while. That's entirely forgiveable, because the down-at-heel, faded-neon aesthetic is so good. You can readily see how it inspired the next 20 years of sci-fi cinema.

A less forgiveable flaw is the relative lack of screen time for Rutger Hauer - he's such a charismatic villian, and has such prescence in the latter scenes of the film, that it's criminal he enters the fray so late in the day. A clearer sense of who exactly Deckard(?) is up against would have given the narrative a much stronger impetus, I think. On a simliar note, it isn't until very late in the day (when they finally kill their maker) that we get any sense of exactly why these replicants are bad news. Up until that point Rick seems to be hunting them simply for lack of anything better to do. I suspect I wasn't paying close enough attention, as I didn't quite understand the ending either. What was the origami all about?

[ZenArcade]

Dark Jimbo, the oragami unichorn harks back to the dream sequence in the extended version; if the Olomos knew what Dekkard was dreaming (by Giving him the oragami unichorn pursuant to Dekkards earlier dream); then it follows Dekkards dreams are implanted ergo he himself is a replicant. Hope this makes sense. Z

[Dark Jimbo]

Aaaaaaaahhhhh.... Yes, I'd completely forgotten that weird unicorn dream. Ta!

[von Boom]

Blade Runner. Nice to finally see what the fuss is about. By jingo does the plot take its time about going anywhere, but this seems to be because the film is utterly in love with the world it has created for itself and is quite content simply to drink in the atmosphere for a while. That's entirely forgiveable, because the down-at-heel, faded-neon aesthetic is so good. You can readily see how it inspired the next 20 years of sci-fi cinema.

A less forgiveable flaw is the relative lack of screen time for Rutger Hauer - he's such a charismatic villian, and has such prescence in the latter scenes of the film, that it's criminal he enters the fray so late in the day. A clearer sense of who exactly Deckard(?) is up against would have given the narrative a much stronger impetus, I think. On a simliar note, it isn't until very late in the day (when they finally kill their maker) that we get any sense of exactly why these replicants are bad news. Up until that point Rick seems to be hunting them simply for lack of anything better to do. I suspect I wasn't paying close enough attention, as I didn't quite understand the ending either. What was the origami all about?

It is a great film, but slow compared to the popcorn filler that seems to count as science fiction these days.

The whole reason to hunt replicants is that it is simply illegal for them to be on Earth. Not that they have to be dangerous at all. In fact it's rather a major plot hole when you consider the fact that one of the reasons to leave Earth for the colonies is that you have your very own replicant to do your bidding. If they're fine on the colonies what makes Earth so friggin' special considering they're doing everything they can to empty the place.

And you're not wrong about Hauer, but when you consider the source material his character really wasn't all that involved until the very end either.