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Clayton

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About Me

I’m a drummer, songwriter, poet, cinephile and employee of the Salt Lake Film Society. Follow my film blog at http://www.doctorgodbyblog.blogspot.com/ . One Sentence on each film I see. Also director reviews.

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This is now my second favorite Jeff Bridges role to The Dude.

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Samurai Panda Poetry

22May11

Also, Harold and Maude was brilliant. I loved it. Such a treat to watch.

Samurai Panda Poetry

22May11

Yes, Salo will ruminate with you for quite some time, and eventually, once the initial shock and awe of it all dissipates, it's meaning will become more clear. It helps to have all the essay's from the Criterion DVD booklet to rummage through, and there is the suggestion that Pasolini did it to emphasize the growing taste for violence in the cinema and show the general audience: "You'll watch this too, you sick bastards, won't you?" On that level, I think it's very effect. However, after a second viewing, I saw a lot more than that, especially with the ending, with the two young boys dancing a waltz together – here we see the effects of indoctrination, especially one into a violent system. Although Pasolini was trying to point a finger at Italy's society specifically, I think the message resonates world wide. That if we are not careful about who we place into power or who we put in charge of education of the youth, it would take but one generation to fuck everything up. Brilliant film. I'd heard about Uncle Boonmee some months ago but haven't seen the trailer yet. The title alone has me interested. After perusing Miike's profile, I confirmed that I have not seen any of his films, although I am familiar with a few of them (mostly Sukiyaki Western Django). There's some stuff there I'm interested in, especially after your 5 star review of 13 Assassins. It looks like he also just helmed a remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film, Harakiri. I doubt it will live up to the original, which is a masterpiece. Put it on your list if you haven't already.

Clayton Godby

23May11

13 Assassins is nothing like any other Miike I've seen. Which is good because most Miike films suck. I've been wanting to get to the original Harakiri for some time. Wasn't aware he'd done a remake.

Samurai Panda Poetry

29Mar11

How great was Double Indemnity? Love the hell outta that movie film.

Clayton Godby

3Apr11

Greater than I had expected. I love how Wilder's protagonists almost always narrate their stories. DI was a fairly clever way to make the voiceover an actual part of the story.

Samurai Panda Poetry

29Mar11

Enter The Void has been on my radar for a while, but I haven't gotten around to it. I've heard a lot about it, and your sentiment of it being 'new' is one I've heard from others. I don't want to watch the version available for instant watch on netflix because it's significantly shorter than the extended (and I think director intnded) cut available on the blu-ray. It's in my queue, but I don't think I'll be getting to it until later this year. As for shocking and trippy and the like, here's a few I left out - Salo, or The 120 Days Of Sodom (I'd be surprised if you hadn't heard of this one. It's probably the most disturbing film I've seen. It's incredibly difficult to watch, but, after the initial shock and horror subside, it's an incredibly rewarding study of the lower depths of human nature as well as consumerist attitudes towards violence and sexuality). Man Bites Dog; Videodrome; Straw Dogs; The Man Who Fell To Earth.