I watched Top Cat: The Movie with my son yesterday. Apparently Top Cat is very popular in Mexico and the movie is a Mexican production, so Netflix defaults the language to Spanish. I couldn't figure out how to switch to the English dub on my blu-ray Netflix app, but managed to get it going on my computer. The movie itself had a strong 1984/Big Brother theme to it which seemed very dark for loveable ol' Top Cat.
― Ornate Coleman (Moodles), Monday, 18 November 2013 14:36 (ten years ago) link
uh, best described as Black Widow w/ Theresa Russell, kidz
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
yes she is in it as well
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:57 (ten years ago) link
http://static.squarespace.com/static/5044882284ae39da43a7fbe3/t/519f71bde4b0f9960036dde0/1369403838149/say-anything.jpg
― c21m50nh3x460n, Tuesday, 19 November 2013 04:53 (ten years ago) link
Russian Ark is up, which I've not seen since the theatres and I've been looking forward to revisiting.
Also, some more MST3K including I Accuse My Parents and another Gamera
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 20 November 2013 19:08 (ten years ago) link
"Are you happy, in your work?"
<3 <3 <3
― midnight outdoor nude frolic up north goes south (Eric H.), Wednesday, 20 November 2013 19:57 (ten years ago) link
Gimme the Loot is super charming and for such a meandering story, it's really well paced
― rob, Saturday, 23 November 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
thumbs up for What Maizie Knew and Frances Ha
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Saturday, 23 November 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
So A Hijacking is or is not available? Or is it available in Canada?
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 23 November 2013 17:20 (ten years ago) link
What Maizie Knew is quite good, but source material is amazing too and wholely recommended.
In The House is up, and so begins my annual hemming and hawing over whether I give Ozon another chance.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Monday, 25 November 2013 22:25 (ten years ago) link
Watched that last night and enjoyed it though it's pretty fluffy.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Monday, 25 November 2013 22:46 (ten years ago) link
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and 2012 made me laugh a lot.
― i too went to college (silby), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 03:46 (ten years ago) link
King of New York is on netflix.
I recently watched maybe 1/3 - 1/2 of Black Snake Moan, which was alright, but I got tired.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 03:53 (ten years ago) link
I liked crystal fairy too
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 03:59 (ten years ago) link
If you liked Crystal Fairy, consider checking out Magic Magic - they filmed it while waiting to film Crystal Fairy, has the same director and some of the same actors (including Michael Cera), also takes place in Chile, but instead of being a quirky dramedy, it's a terrifying psychological horror movie. I really enjoyed both movies.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link
Interesting. I thought the brothers were great, considering they're amateurs. I saw the director was listed as a castmember as well but couldn't remember where he was in the movie?
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 15:42 (ten years ago) link
"Coffy!"
"Targets!"
"Lair of the White Worm!"
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
love love love lair of the white worm
targets is kinda garbage imo
also theres the wenders movie 'hammett'
but mostly i dont have time for any of those cuz im addicted to the la complex
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
Targets is SOOO good! You crazy.
Lair of the White Worm is a lot of fun.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
i watched Starlet. it is terrible.
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
next time I can't sleep I'm going to watch CONVOY. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Convoy_film_poster.jpgi had forgotten how weird ali macgraw's hair is in this movie.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:46 (ten years ago) link
omg i loled when i looked up at the poster and saw her poodle perm topknot
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
it must've looked good for about a week and a half in 1978
― tylerw, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 16:49 (ten years ago) link
Post Tenebras Lux is up if you wanna do that
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
lair of the white worm! yes!
i should check out the crystal fairy
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
fuck ozon
― cozen, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
this is v watchable - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_LA_Complex
s2 <<< s1 i think - largely bcuz the blonde dancer leaves and theres an ep w/ a rapper named "infinite jest"
― johnny crunch, Monday, 9 December 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link
saw a little bit of that on the air just for Jewel Staite, it seemed like typical light fluffy soap stuff
― Nhex, Monday, 9 December 2013 14:54 (ten years ago) link
British detective shows I have seen recently (I am not a britisher):The Fall- really good, strangely movingHidden- generates tension but too convoluted, and ultimately dumbLuther- corny but engaging due to Elba.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 9 December 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
in that bbc mystery vein, Wallander (w/ kenneth branagh) is good, though sort of hilariously glum. beautiful swedish scenery.
― tylerw, Monday, 9 December 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
or just watch Wallander. (and The Bridge)
― koogs, Monday, 9 December 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
(ie the original swedish Wallander)
Am I going to want to see both?
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 9 December 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
so the swedish wallander is better? is it all the same story lines or...?
― tylerw, Monday, 9 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
there's some overlap, yes. the Lassgard below is more a series of films and sticks close to the same books as the Branagh. the Henriksson is more of a weekly tv series and more based on the character than the actual books (none of which i've read) but is v watchable (series 2 heartbreaking because of what happened to the actor playing his daughter). the branagh suffers from having people dressed in swedish uniform but speaking in english accents and it just seems odd at times.
Branagh (English):SidetrackedFirewallOne Step BehindFaceless KillersThe Man Who SmiledFifth WomanAn Event In AutumnDogs Of RigaBefore The Frost+ more to come according to imdb
Krister Henriksson:2 x 13 stories
Rolf Lassgård:Faceless Murderer (1995)Hounds Of Riga (1995)White Lioness (1996)Sidetracked (2001)5th Woman (2002)Man Who Smiled (2003)Firewall (2006) Pyramiden (2007)
― koogs, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 11:06 (ten years ago) link
The Swedish ones are frequently wonderful and really benefit from the talent of Ola Rapace and Johanna Sällström in the secondary roles. But yes, the Sällström back story makes series two almost unbearably poignant at times.
I have never made it more than about half way through any of the Branagh ones. They aren't bad, per se, but feel odd and a bit redundant.
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 11:17 (ten years ago) link
I've enjoyed all the Jack Taylor eps immensely. Each one has at least one instance of hilariously cornball dialogue, but mostly the tone, pace are great. And Iain Glen is so damn likable.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:07 (ten years ago) link
that's the guy from the game of thrones series, right? (and probably a billion other things). Need to check that one out. These BBC mystery things are definitely good in that my wife and I both enjoy them. the branagh suffers from having people dressed in swedish uniform but speaking in english accents and it just seems odd at times.yeah this is always weird -- obviously a decision they made to only use british actors, but it is a little bizarre to have these amazing swedish landscapes and not a swedish accent to be heard.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
and when someone is reading an email or a newspaper it's in Swedish!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:19 (ten years ago) link
my taste in bbc is pretty old ladyish, i'm really into foyle's war right now haha
― napgenius (goole), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
What Foyle's I've seen is good. I also liked The Bletchley Circle, so maybe I'm an old lady too.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:52 (ten years ago) link
Foyle's gets progressively worse, but there are plenty of entertaining episodes in the first few seasons. It is fairly old lady-ish, but it makes me feel like I'm watching something with my long-gone grandmother. She would've loved it.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
Foyle's War is great, though I couldn't really get into the most recent season. I consider "old-ladyish" to mostly be a good thing though.
― ruth rendell writing as (askance johnson), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
i'm mostly just gently pleased that a person named 'honeysuckle weeks' exists
― napgenius (goole), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:23 (ten years ago) link
"honeysuckle weeks" is the best name
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:24 (ten years ago) link
oh man it really is. and she's almost as adorable as her name.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:26 (ten years ago) link
we've watched a lot of inspector lynley too, though mainly that one is unintentionally hilarious. lynley has to be one of the lamest "heroes" of any TV show.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:29 (ten years ago) link
jesus christ i had no idea about Johanna Sällström. or about what happened to her in thailand. just totally awful.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link
what is really odd is this: a film about a swedish policeman, played by original wallander, whose fictional wife and daughter died in the tsunami.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/041011four.html
― koogs, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link