more meat and more history would certainly have been welcome but doing it at the expense of the stories of the women he was interviewing would've not necessarily have improved it for me. I'd love to see the film you wanted to see too but I didn't need this to be that.I was not a fan of the lean on me singalong, agreed.i could listen to darlene all day quite frankly but if i was gonna pick the lead in this i would've picked merry clayton which was A OK by me.
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 1 May 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
Star Trek a new generation
How did it take me so long to get into this??
― Dreamland, Thursday, 1 May 2014 20:14 (ten years ago) link
Merry Clayton was all charm, no smarm. Darlene, alas, was not.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 1 May 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
maybe this has already been discussed but i just watched the doc about levon helm and it was really good! i enjoyed all the musical parts as well as the life parts. the ENT visits were a little rough, but he was always fun to watch.
― funch dressing (La Lechera), Sunday, 4 May 2014 23:57 (ten years ago) link
Rutger Hauer's "The Future"
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 May 2014 00:31 (ten years ago) link
^^I imagine it's different from the Miranda July one.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 5 May 2014 00:44 (ten years ago) link
o/t but Miranda July's The Future was excellent
― it definitely wasn't designed to be a pants pocket player (stevie), Monday, 5 May 2014 08:22 (ten years ago) link
both underwhelming
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 May 2014 12:17 (ten years ago) link
I've never been so pleased by a cat's death, tempered only with the sadness that it wasn't depicted more explicitly.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Monday, 5 May 2014 12:42 (ten years ago) link
I do think Hamish Linklater is foxy but yeah cat v/o was a dealbreaker. MJ's mistake was adapting one of her goddamn "performances."
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 May 2014 13:12 (ten years ago) link
When July said in a Walker Q&A that she thought keeping the v/o despite everyone else's reservations (or downright objections) was a "punk moment" for her, I struggled not to raise my hand and have a Michelle Visage moment with her. "Oh, it's cute that you think that's what punk is, bitch."
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Monday, 5 May 2014 13:30 (ten years ago) link
Don Jon totally worthwhile.
― Peter Scholtes, Monday, 5 May 2014 13:40 (ten years ago) link
Honglei Sun was so good in Drug War. Does he have another stand-out performance anyone would recommend?
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 19:38 (ten years ago) link
The Trials Of Muhammad AliLike Someone In LoveStranger by the Lake
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
Loved July's "The Future".
― o. nate, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Rutger Hauer and his wife (Brigitte Nielsen) adopt a cat...
― That's So (Eazy), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:48 (ten years ago) link
stranger by the lake is great
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:49 (ten years ago) link
just re-watched jackie brown for the first time since i was a teenager. actually better than i remember!
― ian, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 18:04 (ten years ago) link
jackie brown is def incred. when i first saw it i think i was a little let down bc pulp fiction was such a ride, but over time i kinda recognized how classic JB is.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
yeah Jackie Brown has great rewatching legs (and Pam has awesome legs too which helps, lol)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:26 (ten years ago) link
Tarantino should spend the rest of his career making Elmore Leonard movies tbh.
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:28 (ten years ago) link
I rewatched kill Bill and it was nowhere near as good as I remembered. JB definitely holds up, though.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:30 (ten years ago) link
i really disliked both kill bill movies.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:28 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^^ OTM.
― ian, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:42 (ten years ago) link
xpost
between the two Kill Bills there's probably one solid 2-hour film that could be cobbled together
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:45 (ten years ago) link
maybe. kill bill hit the tipping point for me, where tarantino's vision was so bleak and mean that i didn't care anymore. jackie brown got close to this, too, but there was a love story between the central characters that kind of saved it for me.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 21:46 (ten years ago) link
I really liked the first Kill Bill but the second one was such a snooze.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 22:14 (ten years ago) link
love the kill bills, qts probably never doing anything better
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 15 May 2014 00:20 (ten years ago) link
inglourioys basterds my fave qt, but the kill bills & jackie brown run close second
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 15 May 2014 00:29 (ten years ago) link
didn't feel very involved in kill bills. liked inglorious well enough, but jackie brown, pulp fiction and reservoir dogs are unquestionably the top of the heap for me.
― ian, Thursday, 15 May 2014 01:00 (ten years ago) link
jb is far and away the best imo, i really need to watch it again
― gbx, Thursday, 15 May 2014 02:35 (ten years ago) link
I'm watching Condor. Apparently I hate myself.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 15 May 2014 02:43 (ten years ago) link
still thinking expanding KB into 2 films was a maje mistake, remember when it was gonna be 1?
― socki (s1ocki), Thursday, 15 May 2014 13:00 (ten years ago) link
I don't mind it as two. The first one is sort of a fun, indulgent, massively reference-packed lark (iirc), but the second one brings in some honest emotion and a little bit of breathing space, neither of which I think would be that effective without the first. They're also really well directed. I certainly like them both more than current rambling QT mode. Basterds was OK, but Django was a dud. JB prolly his best, but perhaps mostly because it wasn't as ubiquitous as his other stuff. Also, Elmore Leonard. Between this and esp. Out of Sight, and maybe Get Shorty, the guy had a great late '90s!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 May 2014 13:54 (ten years ago) link
I like Death Proof almost as much as JB.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 15 May 2014 14:20 (ten years ago) link
I like all the movies that Tarantino's directed quite a bit, but KB1 is probably my least favorite full length.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 15 May 2014 16:17 (ten years ago) link
Forgot all about Death Proof, had a lot to say/think about it at the time - the car chase that veers (literally) from '70s homage-ville to contemporary suburban road packed with mini vans was a nice touch - but I doubt I could ever sit through it again.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 May 2014 16:18 (ten years ago) link
Loved Kill Bill at the time. Put the first one on Netflix the other night and was pretty disappointed.
― how's life, Thursday, 15 May 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
yeah Kill Bill is just one of those movies that doesn't hold up for multiple viewings
Jackie Brown on the other hand seemingly gets better every time I watch it.
― silverfish, Thursday, 15 May 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
myq kaplan stand up special, v funny
let the fire burn doc, vv good
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 00:13 (ten years ago) link
watched let the fire burn on pbs last week, holy shit so good
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 02:11 (ten years ago) link
europa report was good, once you get past the stock characters and that terrible australian woman from the first season of in treatment.
― it definitely wasn't designed to be a pants pocket player (stevie), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 08:36 (ten years ago) link
The Source Family is good fun if you're into documentaries about creepy 1970's cults.
― Darin, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 15:17 (ten years ago) link
started Top of the Lake (jane campion tv series kinda twin peaksy). Two episodes in and liking it quite a bit.
― Khamma chameleon (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 15:40 (ten years ago) link
yeah i liked that one! holly hunter is kind of amazing in it.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 15:42 (ten years ago) link
we're watching that attenborough Life of Birds series now. Birds are amazing.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 15:43 (ten years ago) link
fucking birds, man! Tell me about it! I've been obsessed with noticing them and their doings since I was a little kid. They're probably the most intense animal life on earth in terms of being like symbols/aliens/robots/living art/super simple brutes all at once. Birds!
― Khamma chameleon (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 16:03 (ten years ago) link
yes!thoughts I had while watching:- birds really do not give a fuck!- are there any birds who are just not good at being birds? - birds are perfect!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 16:14 (ten years ago) link
See i prefer the mammals.
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
idk i have sometimes thought the killdeer was kind of an imbecile for building its nest right on the ground in the open. That's the only example I can think of rn though.
xpost to tyler question # 2
― Khamma chameleon (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 16:20 (ten years ago) link