Serious Movie Discussion

[HH]

Originally Posted by Jonathan92

Funny Games is teh most annoying horror movie ever made, but then again I've only seen the ''english'' one.

How is the German one?

Very distressing and sick.
I have to check out the US version.

[HH]

Originally Posted by edco76

I have just seen the German (Austrian?) one but I am told it was a scene for scene re-shoot by the same people. Just different language and actors.

Thanks for the info. I'm not watching it then.

[edco76]

Originally Posted by HH

Thanks for the info. I'm not watching it then.

Yeah everyone I know that saw both preferred the original. German just sounds crueler.

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by flemmy

i've seen Funny Games and I've seen Vacancy. I haven't seen the Strangers, tho i kinda want to. Judging by trailers and such (for the strangers), I can almost guarantee that Funny Games will be more comparable to the Strangers than Vacancy.

That's what I was getting, too. I think the isolation aspect is what one can draw a correlation to between The Strangers and Vacancy rather than its plot points.

Originally Posted by flemmy

Vacancy is like a bunch of successful horror ideas jumbled into one, and it just didn't show anyone anything new. It was like the Bates Motel + Deliverance locals + Last House on the Left-style snuff films...all of which paling in comparison to its predecessors. In the end, its just a Hollywood horror that most have come to resent.

All I know is that the trailer was very intriguing and I'm still holding out that it can entertain me

Originally Posted by flemmy

Funny Games is a family being tormented by random crazy people.

I'd love to say more, but i think you should just watch it. And when you watch it, don't think about whether or not it's good cinema, but rather whether or not its succeeding in making you feel completely awful for certain characters. I believe it'll start airing on Cinemax rather soon, so you won't have to wait long, unless you dont have that channel.

I don't have Cinemax, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't watch it on there because of pan-and-scan.

If I can find it at my library, though, I'll definitely pick it up.

Originally Posted by flemmy

i've suggested my share, to no avail. I suggested Funny Games probably two months ago when i first saw it. Has anyone watched Once since i suggested it? Andromeda Strain? The Baxter? like i said, i'm mostly just growing tired of the thread. i have been posting in it since like, page 175, after all.

I want to see The Baxter after your mentioning it recently along with Wet Hot American Summer, which I've seen and liked and wasn't aware that the same guys made The Baxter.

Once doesn't appeal to me, though, so it's not a priority, and I thought The Andromeda Strain was a TV show

Originally Posted by flemmy

there was a lot more to hear and say for me 400 pages ago

I don't think I've ever come across thread burnout before

Originally Posted by HH

This is a "kinda" horror movie I truly recommend to anyone: Spoorloos (1988)

The ending is AWESOME.

Definitely a bad ass ending.

[HH]

I had my prejudices about The Day The Earth Stood Still but it wasn't all that bad.
The best oldie scifi flick I've seen so far.

The robot had me cracking up a bit but it was 50's, no shame in that.

[edco76]

I have Dial M for Murder. If I don't pass out after WEC I will watch it tonight.

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by HH

I had my prejudices about The Day The Earth Stood Still but it wasn't all that bad.
The best oldie scifi flick I've seen so far.

The robot had me cracking up a bit but it was 50's, no shame in that.

Does that include Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

Originally Posted by edco76

I have Dial M for Murder. If I don't pass out after WEC I will watch it tonight.

That's a very "stagey" film when it comes to dialogue and setting, but its shot and lit brilliantly and that gives it a much more cinematic feel than I think it would've had if someone else other than Hitchcock would've directed it.

I really love that film. So engaging and so well-executed by the Master of Suspense and a great score from Dimitri Tiomkin, who, IMO, is one of the best composers from the classic era.

[HH]

No. I have seen only the one with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman (The Invasion), and it was absolutely a TERRIBLE movie.

Have to get the original.

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by HH

No. I have seen only the one with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman (The Invasion), and it was absolutely a TERRIBLE movie.

Have to get that original.

For me, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is #1 and The Day The Earth Stood Still is #2.

The Blob is #3, but that's just because it's Steve McQueen and it's fun

[HH]

Lolita is next.
Kubrick's of course.