Film

[Circlepit]

I watched 20 mins of a film called Braven. Utter stutter.
Then I tried a thing call Old Guard. Sweet Jesus what a crock of shit. Even Charlize Theron's moody blues couldn't save this.
So many new films so much shit.

[Pedrito]

The Old Guard was drivel. Literally sick of the Charlize Theron, I'll kick any dudes ass persona. It was great in Mad Max, but get over yourself missus. Crap.

[Scáthach]

Ooh, Devilman, haven't seen that in years. Ya could crack on with Urotsukidoji legend of the Overfiend too. Definitely not one for the kids! 

Bought that on DVD a while back, hated it. I think the second one's on the disc too, couldn't be arsed with it.

Yeah I can see it's not for everyone. But I love it for its full on extremity, and I'm a sucker for that 80s painted animation style. Last time I watched it I was tripping balls. Now, who's up for some young ladies getting simultaneously fucked and torn to shreds by demon tentacles. Nobody? Just me then? I'll get me coat.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

We did a Godfather movie each weekend the last three weeks, meaning we finished with Part III on Sunday. The casting of Sofia Coppola was a flat-out mistake, and more generally the whole film looks like it is set in 1989, the year it was filmed, rather than 1979, when it's supposed to be set. Brigitte Fonda's character, for example, looks more like a taster of 90s women than anything matching with the late 70s. That might seem like nit-picking, but one of the things that really gets you absorbed in, especially, Part II, is just how authentic the visual coloring and aesthetic feels for the age it's set in. Sure, Part III lacks in other areas too, but overall it's not bad as a film. It's just absolutely not a work of art the way Parts I and II are.

[ochoill]

Ooh, Devilman, haven't seen that in years. Ya could crack on with Urotsukidoji legend of the Overfiend too. Definitely not one for the kids! 

Lol fuckin legend of the overfiend, what a completely ridiculous film.  haven't watched it in years but the last time I did, I cracked in two buckets of soapbar in a row first and went cross eyed about 5 minutes in, some experience.

I've never seen it, but I'm in the mood for a bit of Anime so I'll check it out. Cheers

Watch Neon Genesis Evangelion

Actually I blasted through a heap of Anime there lately.  For films, it was nothing unusual but ones that are always good and hit the spot well - Ghost In The Shell, Akira, Perfect Blue, Paprika, Detonator Orgun.  Series wise I've done Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Tokyo Ghoul, NGE, and Death Note (bar a few of the last episodes, nearly finished it) lately and enjoyed them all one way or another but I never know what other series to pick up with Anime as it can be very hit or miss.  Got a season into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and can't actually tell if I like it or not but I'll probably tip away at it.  Wouldn't mind some more recs in the vein of any of those above (films especially) if anyone has any.

[Carnage]

I recommend the first Golgo 13 (The Professional) and Ninja Scrolls if you're looking for some anime to watch.

[Pedrito]

We did a Godfather movie each weekend the last three weeks, meaning we finished with Part III on Sunday. The casting of Sofia Coppola was a flat-out mistake, and more generally the whole film looks like it is set in 1989, the year it was filmed, rather than 1979, when it's supposed to be set. Brigitte Fonda's character, for example, looks more like a taster of 90s women than anything matching with the late 70s. That might seem like nit-picking, but one of the things that really gets you absorbed in, especially, Part II, is just how authentic the visual coloring and aesthetic feels for the age it's set in. Sure, Part III lacks in other areas too, but overall it's not bad as a film. It's just absolutely not a work of art the way Parts I and II are.

Yep that was always the argument. I still love 3. That ending. Amazing. But, yep, it couldn't match 2 of the greatest films that have ever been shot. I'd give it the pass though. It does enough for me and completes the trilogy in a not completely disastrous way thankfully.

[Cailleach]

Les Miserables
Birds of Passage
The Devil Pays

Black Shepherd Carnage and Caomhain, considering their recent discussion, should watch Les Miserable, and discuss their thoughts about it afterwards. It's a good movie. You could say it's an updated version of La Haine.

Birds of Passage is worth watching too.

[Caomhaoin]

I thought Le Haine was great, although I had just been learning French for a while when I saw it and was horrified to realise I understand almost zero of the dialogue!

Might have a look at Les Miserables so

[StoutAndAle]

We did a Godfather movie each weekend the last three weeks, meaning we finished with Part III on Sunday. The casting of Sofia Coppola was a flat-out mistake, and more generally the whole film looks like it is set in 1989, the year it was filmed, rather than 1979, when it's supposed to be set. Brigitte Fonda's character, for example, looks more like a taster of 90s women than anything matching with the late 70s. That might seem like nit-picking, but one of the things that really gets you absorbed in, especially, Part II, is just how authentic the visual coloring and aesthetic feels for the age it's set in. Sure, Part III lacks in other areas too, but overall it's not bad as a film. It's just absolutely not a work of art the way Parts I and II are.

There are several things wrong with "The Godfather Part III" thing that, if rectified, could certainly elevate it from 50% to an 80% decent film. From horse's ass to horse's head if you will.

1. Sofia Coppola - as mentioned by BSC - a terrible choice but, to be fair to Francis Ford Coppola, the first choice Winona Ryder pulled out of the film at the very last minute leaving him no real options in terms of a decent replacement.
2. Talia Shire - "Can somebody please Hail Mary" - fuck off, Talia.
3. Andy Garcia on a horse
4. George Hamilton taking over as consigliere from Robert Duvall (because Coppola/Paramount wouldn't increase his fee to be in line with Pacino - he wanted a third of what Pacino was getting) this causes two issues - killing off Tom Hagen and re-writing & having George fucking Hamilton in it - a man so wooden he's literally the colour of mahogany.
5. The scene on the opera stairs - it's like a piss poor Marx Bros. scene.

All that said Part III is still better than a lot of mob/gangster flicks from the last 15 years.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I think Winona Ryder would have been great for the role either. A Lolita fatale is what was needed, a Christina Ricci type, had she not been 4 or so at the time.  Re George Hamilton, that's part of a broader problem which is simply the lack of continuity of characters; there's just too many new characters for us to try to care about by the time we're resigned to almost none of the characters who could have been there *not* being there.


Les Misérables I've been planning to watch for a while. Very famous here in France, of course, in small part due to how that flaccid snake Macron expressed himself when he saw it, to, y'know, try and get in with "les jeunes culturels" ; he said something along the lines of it having opened his eyes to what life must be like in the urban "cités" (high-rise project housing developments, basically) and that it demanded urgent attention. Of course, he didn't do anything about it, it was just a way to appeal to the kind of young voter who follows the Cannes film festival, not to win support from the young people who actually live in those places. Still, led to some funny commentary online about how, if he was receptive to cinema over actual debate, then he needed to be shown the entire Ken Loach back catalogue asap and maybe he'd abandon all his neo-liberal politics 

[astfgyl]

I thought La Haine was a decent flick when I saw it back in the day. How does it hold up?

I've never seen The Godfather either. Seems like something I need to get off my chest.

[Pedrito]

Never saw the Godfather? What in the name of...!

Me and my buddies were mad into La Haine back when we were teenagers. It was a real cutting edge type film at the time. Great movie, dunno how it would hold up nowadays but great in its day.

[blessed1]

Never seen any of the godfather movies myself.
Must get on that now I've 6 weeks to spare.

[blessed1]

I did watch a decent enough Mexican horror recently called Belzebuth.