The Wall by Alan Parker.
The scenes of the teacher’s humiliation of Pink and the subsequent cowing of the Teacher by his wife at the dinner table. Of course, the scene with all the masked children singing their way into the meat grinders was pretty cool.
I only walked out of one movie. The Da Vinci Code.
Pure awfulness. How did an eighty year-old man who was shot in the chest lift paintings, draw on the floor with invisible ink, take off all of his clothes and die in that prone position? This occurred in the first five minutes. Then it got even worse.
Frankly, I’m guessing that none of us know the pressure that some of those actors and filmmakers were under. For those of you who want to find out more about Hollywood Blacklisting of that period, there is a great book called “Naming Names.” I think it won a National Book Award or something. Reading it, you’ll be surprised at how many actors/directors you love named names and cooperated with HUAC.
The scariest movies for me are the ones that resemble the Greek tragedies of old. Even if they’re not considered “horror,” these stories are scarier than any demonic possession or slasher in the woods. “Medea”, the story of a wife/mother divorced by her husband for a younger woman and subsequently kills their children, is the scariest play ever. “Oedipus Rex”, a King who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother, ending the story by pulling out his eyes and exiling himself from Thebes.
In this respect, the scariest movies I’ve seen are:
Oldboy (Korean)
Seven (Fincher)
The Grifters
Last House on the Left
Plus, unrelated, a movie I’ve seen recently is as creepy in the conventional way as any I’ve ever seen. “Devil Doll” — AMAZING
Last movie you saw and rate it over 3 years ago
Out of the Past
9 / 10
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Best Films about or related to (primary) school over 3 years ago
Strictly speaking of grammar/primary school…
The Wall by Alan Parker.
The scenes of the teacher’s humiliation of Pink and the subsequent cowing of the Teacher by his wife at the dinner table. Of course, the scene with all the masked children singing their way into the meat grinders was pretty cool.
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What films have you walked out on and why ? over 3 years ago
I only walked out of one movie. The Da Vinci Code.
Pure awfulness. How did an eighty year-old man who was shot in the chest lift paintings, draw on the floor with invisible ink, take off all of his clothes and die in that prone position? This occurred in the first five minutes. Then it got even worse.
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ELIA KAZAN AND THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH HUNT over 3 years ago
Frankly, I’m guessing that none of us know the pressure that some of those actors and filmmakers were under. For those of you who want to find out more about Hollywood Blacklisting of that period, there is a great book called “Naming Names.” I think it won a National Book Award or something. Reading it, you’ll be surprised at how many actors/directors you love named names and cooperated with HUAC.
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The scariest or most disturbing film you have EVER seen. over 3 years ago
The scariest movies for me are the ones that resemble the Greek tragedies of old. Even if they’re not considered “horror,” these stories are scarier than any demonic possession or slasher in the woods. “Medea”, the story of a wife/mother divorced by her husband for a younger woman and subsequently kills their children, is the scariest play ever. “Oedipus Rex”, a King who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother, ending the story by pulling out his eyes and exiling himself from Thebes.
In this respect, the scariest movies I’ve seen are:
Oldboy (Korean)
Seven (Fincher)
The Grifters
Last House on the Left
Plus, unrelated, a movie I’ve seen recently is as creepy in the conventional way as any I’ve ever seen. “Devil Doll” — AMAZING
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Film quotes you love over 3 years ago
“The good news is: yes, I am a cop and I have to take you in. The bad news — I’m suspended and I don’t give a fuck!” — James Woods, COP.
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The Last Temptation of Christ over 3 years ago
I loved all of the New York accents of ancient Judea. Plus, Barbara Hershey writhing naked on her bed was pretty hot.
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what film or films may have made you into the fan/fanatic you are over 3 years ago
Barton Fink
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
The Wild Geese
How can you go wrong with Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris? You can’t.
8/10
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
The Wild Geese
How can you go wrong with Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris? You can’t.
8/10
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
uggh… With Honors was fucking awful.
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