Films that aren't shit but you could never watch again.

[smmudge]

Totally understand about Irreversible, but why wouldnt you watch Cache again? The part where the moroccan guy kills himself on camera?

Who the fuck was the stalker?? The son?? That's always bugged me.

Yup that's pretty much why, even though I kind of saw it coming moments before I still found it pretty horrendous.

Also I don't think the stalker was anyone, or rather it was rhetorical if you see what I mean..

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Look at you two. Just look at yourselves.

 

[Madusa]

Yup that's pretty much why, even though I kind of saw it coming moments before I still found it pretty horrendous.

Also I don't think the stalker was anyone, or rather it was rhetorical if you see what I mean..

what do you mean the stalker wasnt anyone??

 

[8ball]

It was a rhetorical stalker.

Ah.

I see.

 

[Madusa]

It was a rhetorical stalker.

Ah.

I see.

what does that even mean?! Who was taping them and drawing all those letters and shit??

And who put the camera in Majid's house??

 

[8ball]

what does that even mean?! Who was taping them and drawing all those letters and shit??

And standing over her bed, wielding a hammer?

Hang on, think I've got me threads mixed up . .

<goes back to check . . >

 

[ajk]

what does that even mean?! Who was taping them and drawing all those letters and shit??

And who put the camera in Majid's house??

You, of course.

 

[Madusa]

You, of course.

It was your gran

 

[mrs quoad]

It's generally the depressing ones, eh. Another one: Blind Shaft.

I can't help but wonder if that's a disability blaxploitation flick?

 

[ajk]

It was your gran

You're my gran.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I can't help but wonder if that's a disability blaxploitation flick?

Nah, it's a brilliant but extremely grim look at corruption in the mining industry in the PRC.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351299/

I knew someone would make a joke along those lines though

 

[Santino]

i don't think there is, really. It's not complicated, unless you have a very narrow idea of what "art" is. If art is allowed to be, say, harrowing, then it's not complicated to have great art you wish to experience only once

One of the things you are saying when you say a work of art is good is that, all things being equal, you recommend experiencing it. Therefore there is a tension in saying that 'I recommend you do X' and simultaneously saying 'I do not wish to do X'.

It gets more pronounced when you want to talk about art being 'great', which nearly always implies that you believe something is worth repeated viewing/listening/reading. Could you honestly call something great and a) have only seen it once, and/or b) not wish to see it again?

 

[Madusa]

I can't help but wonder if that's a disability blaxploitation flick?

or a cock with no meatus.

 

[Madusa]

You're my gran.

I'm your mum and your dad.

 

[Santino]

Also, revive that game thing you did where people had to make essay titles from random subjects, because I have this idea about the nature of beards in popular sci fi (usually used to signify the male characters loss of control)

I will, but you can't bring along pre-arranged jokes. The whole point was using what you got given by another poster.

I hope your mum had a good Mum's Day.

 

[DotCommunist]

I will, but you can't bring along pre-arranged jokes. The whole point was using what you got given by another poster.

I hope your mum had a good Mum's Day.

She did, aided by the fact that I didn't highlight how you have internet boned her.

 

[Santino]

She did, aided by the fact that I didn't highlight how you have internet boned her.

You are a good sport.

Just like...

Nah, forget it.

 

[Madusa]

You guys are soo immature!

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Bandit Queen, for reasons mentioned in relation to other films above.

 

[zoooo]

Maybe I will try Happiness again then. I do love Solondz films, and enjoy rewatching the rest of 'em.

I don't fancy watching The War Zone again though, with Ray Winstone. As well made and significant as it may well be.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Bandit Queen, for reasons mentioned in relation to other films above.

Ooh yes, great film but definitely wouldn't watch it again.

You know the real life Bandit Queen disliked it.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

You know the real life Bandit Queen disliked it.

No, but if you sing it, I'll try and pick up the tune.

 

[Santino]

You guys are soo immature!

Your mum is so immature!

 

[smmudge]

what do you mean the stalker wasnt anyone??

Well like I reckon Haneke didn't write it with any specific person in mind doing the stalking. The significant part was that he was being stalked, not who the stalker was. Something like that!

 

[Madusa]

Your mum is so immature!

Your dad is so premature

 

[Madusa]

Well like I reckon Haneke didn't write it with any specific person in mind doing the stalking. The significant part was that he was being stalked, not who the stalker was. Something like that!

That's a horrid explanation! How could there be no stalker??

 

[starfish]

King Kong (the original), watched the remake (pile of shite) a couple of years ago but stopped about 20 minutes before the ending.

 

[Scarlette]

Requiem for a Dream: made me utterly miserable.

 

[El Jefe]

what do you mean the stalker wasnt anyone??

Haneke felt that if you spent the movie wondering who the "stalker" was, you'd missed the point of the movie

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Similar to "it's not really the point who killed Laura Palmer".