"Seven Psychopaths" for me.prfsnl_gmr wrote:I have not yet seen "The Master", but you perfectly described my thoughts on "There Will Be Blood".Luke wrote:I'm still lost as if THE MASTER had a message or not.dsheinem wrote:
The Master (2012) – Paul Thomas Anderson has probably become my second favorite active director (behind the Coens) and this film is an artful and mesmerizing effort that pulls Oscar-worthy performances from its cast and leaves you wondering “what the fuck did I just watch?” in one of the best ways possible.
It's been well over a month, if not months since I watched it but I remember when the credits rolled thinking "Um....That was...something".
What was the last movie you've seen?
Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
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Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
I believe I privately screened THE MASTER in August. It was compelling, beautiful, graphic, sexual, spiritual, mesmerizing, and confusing. Just as THERE WILL BE BLOOD your eyes will be glued to the screen, but once all is said and done you will be "wowed" but will long for some sort of explanation that you will never receive and said explanation may not even amount to anything.prfsnl_gmr wrote: I have not yet seen "The Master", but you perfectly described my thoughts on "There Will Be Blood".
It's a work of art. Not my favorite movie of the year by a stretch, but it is a work of art.
Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
Rock of Ages.
I don't really know what to say about this one. I love the soundtrack, there was some ok/good humor, the acting was mostly terrible. I guess it is a fun movie if you REALLY don't take it too seriously. Even if I wanted to I couldn't hate on it too bad simply because of all the memories and nostalgia it brought me.
I could see how someone might have some serious issues with it if they don't love the music behind it though.
I don't really know what to say about this one. I love the soundtrack, there was some ok/good humor, the acting was mostly terrible. I guess it is a fun movie if you REALLY don't take it too seriously. Even if I wanted to I couldn't hate on it too bad simply because of all the memories and nostalgia it brought me.
I could see how someone might have some serious issues with it if they don't love the music behind it though.
Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
Riki-oh
AKA, The Story of Ricky
AKA, Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky
As I’ve mentioned before, when it comes to TCM’s Underground programming, I like to go in blind and not have a clue what to expect. All I usually know going in beforehand is that the movie they’re showing is on some level considered a cult classic.
This, however, is the once instance where I had somewhat of an idea of what I was getting into before the film started. And by saying “somewhat of an idea”, I mean that I was aware that it was a martial arts movie and not some sort of documentary as the name could lead you to believe. Needless to say, “martial arts movie” doesn’t quite cover what I was in store for. What I was expecting was regular exchange of punches and some severe starring matches. What I got was that, a huge pile of fist ground meat and more. It was terrific.
The summary of The Story of Ricky is really quite simple: In the far distant future of 2001 (*snort*), prisons are now privatized, no longer subject to even the most basic of government regulation. The prison (seemingly assembled from the “High School Gym Décor” catalogue) is governed by not only the violent and sadistic warden and assistant warden (claw hand and all), but also by the “Gang of Four”, ruthless and twisted inmates that oversee the four separate wings of the prison along with their roving gangs.
But their greatest crime was their taste in fashion.
Also, he is inexplicably a woman, but that’s beside the point.
Enter Ricky, a quiet young man just recently incarcerated after having killed somebody. Ricky takes one look at all the tyranny around him, decides he and the other inmates shouldn’t put up with that sh*$, and goes to town.
The most artful shot of the whole film.
Don’t say I never give you art house fans anything.
During the course of the movie we also learn how Ricky came to be so strong, why he was incarcerated, and the sad and tragic circumstances regarding his girlfriend.
She suffered the horrible affliction of being turned into a mannequin and awkwardly tossed off a building.
It’s really a scene you should witness for yourself. Play it a few times. It’s worth it.
Did you get all that? Good. Now forget about it, because it’s totally pointless. The post-apocalyptic prison and savior inmate plot is just an excuse to string together a series of increasing violent, gore-filled, bloodstained, death matches between Ricky and anyone who does him or one of the ‘innocent’ other inmates wrong.
Martial arts films are violent by nature, but Riki-oh takes everything to it’s most extreme and goriest conclusion. Spikes are driven through flesh,
He then yanks it out with a comical ‘squeeeeeeak’.
people commit seppuku and try to strangle their opponent with their intestines,
You've got a lot of guts, Oscar
heads are hit so hard that their eyes literally pop out,
skulls are treated like Gallagher treats watermelons,
In short, it’s the most violent martial arts movie I’ve ever seen, though the violence isn’t treated to seriously. If you couldn’t tell by that convenient gif up there, all of the most violent of violent acts are simulated with clay, prosthetics, and a butt-load of red paint. Faces and body parts aren’t even molded to even remotely resemble whatever said body part is currently being cut, pierced, maimed or punched off. They're like life-sized, bleeding, sculpted forms of Gumby, who are constantly getting squished to a bloody pulp.
It’s still violent as hell, sure, but it adds another layer to a pervasive comical nature of a film that doesn’t take itself too seriously with it's violence, but does take itself seriously with the rest of the plot. Ricky in particular encapsulates this. At times he’s calm and stoic: playing his flute, helping fellow inmates, teaching another how to whistle with a leaf. Then the scriptwriter seems to say f&*$ it, and has Ricky leap through a steel door. Subtly and realism aren’t really ideas this film was going for in these cases. Something that’s no more evident than when witnessing their giant, clay ogre.
The f*&%....
Even the crappy early 90’s CGI manages to add to the film, miraculously managing to blend into the movie’s campy vibe, rather than take away from it.
This scene is never explained.
Riki-oh, or The Story of Ricky is based on the Japanese manga, Riki-oh by Masahiko Takajo and Saruwatari Tetsuya. It was also graced with two OVA adaptations. Neither of those versions have seen an official English release, so you’ll either have to track them down, or stick with the movie.
If you’re wondering if the movie is anywhere as violent as it’s predecessors, then a simple Google search should assure you that it is.
Spoilered for safety's sake
Ultimately, Riki-oh is a prison movie that basks in its awesomely unrealistic, over-the-top violence. It’s campy, cheesy, and so ridiculous in its depictions of martial arts violence that I’m not sure what to make of it. Is it supposed to be funny (I mean, without the English dub track)? Is it supposed to somehow be taken seriously? I’m not quite sure. All I know is that people get their body parts punched off. A lot.
And it’s fantastic.
Yes, yes he is.
AKA, The Story of Ricky
AKA, Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky
As I’ve mentioned before, when it comes to TCM’s Underground programming, I like to go in blind and not have a clue what to expect. All I usually know going in beforehand is that the movie they’re showing is on some level considered a cult classic.
This, however, is the once instance where I had somewhat of an idea of what I was getting into before the film started. And by saying “somewhat of an idea”, I mean that I was aware that it was a martial arts movie and not some sort of documentary as the name could lead you to believe. Needless to say, “martial arts movie” doesn’t quite cover what I was in store for. What I was expecting was regular exchange of punches and some severe starring matches. What I got was that, a huge pile of fist ground meat and more. It was terrific.
The summary of The Story of Ricky is really quite simple: In the far distant future of 2001 (*snort*), prisons are now privatized, no longer subject to even the most basic of government regulation. The prison (seemingly assembled from the “High School Gym Décor” catalogue) is governed by not only the violent and sadistic warden and assistant warden (claw hand and all), but also by the “Gang of Four”, ruthless and twisted inmates that oversee the four separate wings of the prison along with their roving gangs.
But their greatest crime was their taste in fashion.
Also, he is inexplicably a woman, but that’s beside the point.
Enter Ricky, a quiet young man just recently incarcerated after having killed somebody. Ricky takes one look at all the tyranny around him, decides he and the other inmates shouldn’t put up with that sh*$, and goes to town.
The most artful shot of the whole film.
Don’t say I never give you art house fans anything.
During the course of the movie we also learn how Ricky came to be so strong, why he was incarcerated, and the sad and tragic circumstances regarding his girlfriend.
She suffered the horrible affliction of being turned into a mannequin and awkwardly tossed off a building.
It’s really a scene you should witness for yourself. Play it a few times. It’s worth it.
Did you get all that? Good. Now forget about it, because it’s totally pointless. The post-apocalyptic prison and savior inmate plot is just an excuse to string together a series of increasing violent, gore-filled, bloodstained, death matches between Ricky and anyone who does him or one of the ‘innocent’ other inmates wrong.
Martial arts films are violent by nature, but Riki-oh takes everything to it’s most extreme and goriest conclusion. Spikes are driven through flesh,
He then yanks it out with a comical ‘squeeeeeeak’.
people commit seppuku and try to strangle their opponent with their intestines,
You've got a lot of guts, Oscar
heads are hit so hard that their eyes literally pop out,
skulls are treated like Gallagher treats watermelons,
In short, it’s the most violent martial arts movie I’ve ever seen, though the violence isn’t treated to seriously. If you couldn’t tell by that convenient gif up there, all of the most violent of violent acts are simulated with clay, prosthetics, and a butt-load of red paint. Faces and body parts aren’t even molded to even remotely resemble whatever said body part is currently being cut, pierced, maimed or punched off. They're like life-sized, bleeding, sculpted forms of Gumby, who are constantly getting squished to a bloody pulp.
It’s still violent as hell, sure, but it adds another layer to a pervasive comical nature of a film that doesn’t take itself too seriously with it's violence, but does take itself seriously with the rest of the plot. Ricky in particular encapsulates this. At times he’s calm and stoic: playing his flute, helping fellow inmates, teaching another how to whistle with a leaf. Then the scriptwriter seems to say f&*$ it, and has Ricky leap through a steel door. Subtly and realism aren’t really ideas this film was going for in these cases. Something that’s no more evident than when witnessing their giant, clay ogre.
The f*&%....
Even the crappy early 90’s CGI manages to add to the film, miraculously managing to blend into the movie’s campy vibe, rather than take away from it.
This scene is never explained.
Riki-oh, or The Story of Ricky is based on the Japanese manga, Riki-oh by Masahiko Takajo and Saruwatari Tetsuya. It was also graced with two OVA adaptations. Neither of those versions have seen an official English release, so you’ll either have to track them down, or stick with the movie.
If you’re wondering if the movie is anywhere as violent as it’s predecessors, then a simple Google search should assure you that it is.
Spoilered for safety's sake
And it’s fantastic.
Yes, yes he is.
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Riki-Oh is sooooo much fun. My roommates and I must have watched it 100 times during my first year of college. (Also, last time I checked, it is available for streaming on Netflix...I may have to watch it again this weekend.)
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never heard of it, but looks awesome. "Gang of Four" haha. Also, Michi, I love that you spoilered a drawing but not an eyeball popping out gif hahaha.
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noiseredux wrote:never heard of it, but looks awesome. "Gang of Four" haha. Also, Michi, I love that you spoilered a drawing but not an eyeball popping out gif hahaha.
I thought about that, but that eyeball thing looks so fake that I thought it looked more humorous than offensive.Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
I agree. I quite liked Argo. I'll admit, I'm not fond of a lot of the acting work that Affleck does, but here he was very good.dsheinem wrote:Argo (2012) – This is one of those rare films which I would happily recommend to just about anyone. If it weren’t based on a true story, I’d probably be inclined to think that there’s just too many ridiculous notions at play here – but the fact that there’s history behind this means that the script was created in such a way as to have an almost-documentary feel to it, and it all works beautifully. I can’t think of any instance where I’ve enjoyed Affleck more as a director OR an actor, and his work here is expertly understated on both counts. Perfectly paced to create raw suspense, compellingly shot, and well-acted by a mostly veteran ensemble cast – this is one that shouldn’t be missed.
Grade: 4.5/5
One thing I wasn't fond of was the suspense towards the end. I mean, I knew what was going to happen, but to me it just seemed like they overdid it a little.
This month is going to be a good movie month for me too. This weekend I'm seeing Wreck it Ralph, next weekend the family is going to see Skyfall, and the week after that Lincoln. Haven't planned any further than that, but definitely a few good movie weeks ahead.
Re: What was the last movie you've seen?
Not a movie but i just watched the trailer for World War Z
http://io9.com/5959041/new-world-war-z- ... th-zombies
Dear lord.
It looks like they screwed this one up royally. Why even bother calling this World War Z. Might as well be another 28 days later movie.
http://io9.com/5959041/new-world-war-z- ... th-zombies
Dear lord.
It looks like they screwed this one up royally. Why even bother calling this World War Z. Might as well be another 28 days later movie.
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KillerJuan77
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Riki-Oh is THE shit. And by the way... Sonny Chiba's The Street Fighter is extremely violent as well.prfsnl_gmr wrote:Riki-Oh is sooooo much fun. My roommates and I must have watched it 100 times during my first year of college. (Also, last time I checked, it is available for streaming on Netflix...I may have to watch it again this weekend.)
