What movies are you watching?

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Strat wrote:
turned2black wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 68946.html
Yeah, I expected them to take liberties with the story. Anyone seeking a real taste of mountaineering should really watch one of several great documentaries or a "docudrama" like "Touching the Void".

I actually think they didn't take enough liberties with the story. A lot of the tension gets broken because they tried to follow the timeline of events too closely AND tried to focus on too many characters. And to be honest, I didn't find the cinematography any better than National Geographic's "Everest" series.

Touching the Void was so excellent. Saw that in theaters years ago and I just couldn't believe the events that happened and the tension between those two still to this day. Amazing story. one of the films that brought my fascination and love of the mountains to the point of needing to live in them.
I watch it before every ultra.
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Best In Show

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Simple Torture wrote:Best In Show

"Excuse me if this off the subject a little bit, but just take a guess at how much I can bench press. Come on, what do you think? Take a guess."
that's one of my favorite movie lines
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manglehorn.

Man what a let down. Worst David Gordon Green movie by far.
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VinylGuy wrote:manglehorn.

Man what a let down. Worst David Gordon Green movie by far.
I'd say this is probably the best I've seen by him.
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Dev wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:manglehorn.

Man what a let down. Worst David Gordon Green movie by far.
I'd say this is probably the best I've seen by him.
Have you seen George Washington?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Dev wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:manglehorn.

Man what a let down. Worst David Gordon Green movie by far.
I'd say this is probably the best I've seen by him.
Have you seen George Washington?
nope
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Dev wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Dev wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:manglehorn.

Man what a let down. Worst David Gordon Green movie by far.
I'd say this is probably the best I've seen by him.
Have you seen George Washington?
nope
Oh man I love George Washington
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man of steel...i really enjoyed the first half, then got bored quickly and stopped paying attention :?
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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The only thing I've seen by David Gordon Green is Prince Avalanche with I really didn't care for. But if George Washington is anything like Gummo you can fucking keep it. Goddamn that movie. God. Damn. It.

I do adore Beasts of the Southern Wild, though.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:The only thing I've seen by David Gordon Green is Prince Avalanche with I really didn't care for. But if George Washington is anything like Gummo you can fucking keep it. Goddamn that movie. God. Damn. It.

I do adore Beasts of the Southern Wild, though.
It's only like Gummo in that you're constantly wondering things like "Where are the parents?" and "I hope they all have tetanus shots." This film has a real story, and it's good. But it's definitely a gritty slice o' life type flick.
:haha: :haha: :haha:

Alright, fine. I'll check it out.
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It's really not like Gummo outside of being about poor people in the South. Gummo is disgusting and abrasive. GW is beautiful and pensive. I'd compare it more to Terrence Malick.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's really not like Gummo outside of being about poor people in the South. Gummo is disgusting and abrasive. GW is beautiful and pensive. I'd compare it more to Terrence Malick.
:luv:

Looking at it online, I think I'd really like to check it out.
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I'm a big fan of Prince Avalanche.
Please consider voting for me
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The Argonaut wrote:I'm a big fan of Prince Avalanche.
was paul rudd better in this or role models?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:I'm a big fan of Prince Avalanche.
was paul rudd better in this or role models?
he's great in everything.
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The Argonaut wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:I'm a big fan of Prince Avalanche.
was paul rudd better in this or role models?
he's great in everything.
correct
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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