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| whiskeypriest |
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I got the following DVDs for Christmas. Any worth watching?
In Bruges
Wild Strawberries
Pan's Labyrinth
Michael Clayton |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:07 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: I got the following DVDs for Christmas. Any worth watching?
In Bruges
Wild Strawberries
Pan's Labyrinth
Michael Clayton
Only all four of them. Depending on your mood, you can either go from Scabrous Treat to Bergman Masterwork to Surrealist Masterwork to Superior Mainstreamer (the order in which you cited them), or mix it up.
My sole DVD present this year was both parts of Christine Edzard's Little Dorrit, resulting in much lost sleep since. One (or rather, two-in-one) of the handful of great films that cause me to forget it's a movie and want to go live amidst it. My dear, my dear. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:12 pm |
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| I'm pretty sure whiskey was joking. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:16 pm |
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| Ah, well, there it is. Another reminder for inla. Ha ha ha. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:42 pm |
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| "One Week" is the classic Buston Keaton short in which he and his wife are putting together a pre-fabricated house. It may be the one where he pioneered the side-of-a-house-falls-on-Buster gag that he later used in Steamboat Bill, Jr. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:11 pm |
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Syd wrote: "One Week" is the classic Buston Keaton short in which he and his wife are putting together a pre-fabricated house. It may be the one where he pioneered the side-of-a-house-falls-on-Buster gag that he later used in Steamboat Bill, Jr.
I want to say that's his first big solo hit, as well.
I love the end, where the one train misses the house and the other train then gets it. You'd never see that one coming!
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| lissa |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:57 pm |
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Pan's Labyrinth is a stunning film. I own it, and the soundtrack, and watching it over again is better than the first time. Brilliant. See The Orphanage too - it's a little scary (at least, for me - I'm not into scary films) but its storyline and plot follow del Toro's sense of suspenseful irony.
Can't comment on the others, though, not yet. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:39 pm |
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lissa wrote: Pan's Labyrinth is a stunning film. I own it, and the soundtrack, and watching it over again is better than the first time. Brilliant. See The Orphanage too - it's a little scary (at least, for me - I'm not into scary films) but its storyline and plot follow del Toro's sense of suspenseful irony.
Can't comment on the others, though, not yet.
I've seen all four and--though many might disagree--Pan's Labyrinth, as terrific as it is, is my least favorite of the lot. The other three are all among my favorite films, whereas PL is just one I admired enormously. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:48 pm |
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| I was watching Notorious for the first time in ages last night. I'll be damned if that isn't Cary Grant's best performance. His sullen self-righteous pain infests his playboy charm and rots him from the inside out. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:44 pm |
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lady wakasa wrote:
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Be happy, inla. You want me to send you a silent?
That's so sweet, am not unhappy, just tired. Should you uncover the missing 9 reels of Greed or any of the Norma Talmadge vehicles, do let me know. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:52 pm |
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marantzo wrote: I'm pretty sure whiskey was joking. |
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| lissa |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:27 pm |
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| I HAD seen Michael Clayton and it IS a phenomenal film! But it's hard to compare that with PL - apples and oranges. I loved each for its own appeal. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:28 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: marantzo wrote: I'm pretty sure whiskey was joking. Nope. Actually, I got Pan, Michael, and Bruges, along with two copies of Lawrence of Arabia and a second copy of Once. I turned the two spares into the Bergman. Get some spare time after the holidays. I know how I'm spending it.
Well, that's a mercy, anyhow. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:34 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: marantzo wrote: I'm pretty sure whiskey was joking. Nope. Actually, I got Pan, Michael, and Bruges, along with two copies of Lawrence of Arabia and a second copy of Once. I turned the two spares into the Bergman. Get some spare time after the holidays. I know how I'm spending it.
I wasn't thinking you were joking about what you got, but your question about them. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:10 am |
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Nancy wrote: mo_flixx wrote: I just finished David Lean's "Passage to India" and was overwhelmed. I'm trying to think of more things I can watch about the British in India besides "The Jewel in the Crown" and "Far Pavilions."
Any ideas? I've already seen a lot on this subject.
Well, I just watched The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, which was pretty good. And there's King of the Khyber Rifles with Tyrone Power, thought it departs from the book quite a bit. And, of course, there's Wee Willie Winkie. Although it's not about the British in India, if you haven't seen it, A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) from 1929 is awfully good, and not dated at all. It has beautiful scenery and exquisite costumes. I'll try to think of some more -- you've probably seen a bunch of these.
Oh, and I forgot Gunga Din.
Syd also suggested Kim, which I somehow managed to forget. |
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