Movie Talk (New Films, Old Films... doesn't matter) (68 Viewers)

[Dostoevsky]

have you seen "big blue" and "hate"?

Nope.

Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. Just because you don't like intellectual movies, doesn't mean you can't be an intellectual person. Some people are watching movies to get a kick and some to get stimulated on an intellectual level. It all depends on why you watch movies.

Anyway, what movies does your friend like?

Hehe, no worries.

Honestly, I have no clue. As far as I know she likes anything good (yeah even actions lol).

french movies are for the most part slow/cerebral/artistic

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good starting point http://www.topfrenchfilms.info/

Great, thanks for that.

 

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[JCK]

you strike me as someone who would be into pagnol, have you seen jean de florette?

No, I will look at it and see if it's something I'd watch.

Ok ok La gloire de mon pere. I will definitely watch Jean de Florette.

 

[Völler]

Anyway, Kate had some good recommendations. Also, you should try watching some Haneke movies (Kate mentioned Caché), so Amour seems obvious right now. Intouchables is another pretty new movie that everyone loves. Le scaphandre et le papillon and Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain are also must sees.

If you want to dig into intellectual stuff, then Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Robert Bresson and Jean Renoir are the way to go, but most people usually find those directors boring.

 

[Kate]

No, I will look at it and see if it's something I'd watch.

Ok ok La gloire de mon pere. I will definitely watch Jean de Florette.

Jean de Florette is very good

 

[JCK]

I am already downloading.

 

[Kate]

Anyway, Kate had some good recommendations. Also, you should try watching some Haneke movies (Kate mentioned Caché), so Amour seems obvious right now. Intouchables is another pretty new movie that everyone loves. Le scaphandre et le papillon and Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain are also must sees.

If you want to dig into intellectual stuff, then Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Robert Bresson and Jean Renoir are the way to go, but most people usually find those directors boring.

Thanks for reminding me I need to watch Amour and Les intouchables. Why have I not done this yet?

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And we're going to watch Django tonight....not my type of thing, but I'm willing to give it a try.

 

[Völler]

Thanks for reminding me I need to watch Amour and Les intouchables. Why have I not done this yet?

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And we're going to watch Django tonight....not my type of thing, but I'm willing to give it a try.

I haven't watched Amour either. I really don't want to download it, but it might be the only option for me if I want to see it anytime soon, since I don't understand French and I'm not in a country right now where I fully understand the subtitles.

Intouchables is a great film though. Very tough not to enjoy.

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And we're going to watch Django tonight....not my type of thing, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Django was better than expected to be honest. It wasn't the mess that Inglourios Basterds was, and Tarantino didn't waste a lot of time on unnecessary scenes. The acting was good and the characters were interesting. The plot wasn't exactly anything new, but it was interesting to see Tarantino's vision on the western genre. It wasn't perfect at all, and especially the ending was a bit forced, but overall it was an enjoyable experience.

 

[Kate]

Good to hear it. I don't really like violence, and worry it might be overly stylised, but we'll see

 

[Völler]

Good to hear it. I don't really like violence, and worry it might be overly stylised, but we'll see

Yeah, you'll be very disappointed then. Tarantino is Tarantino, and the violence is very graphic, and there are loads of it. If you don't like violence, this is the movie to avoid.

 

[Kate]

Yeah, you'll be very disappointed then. Tarantino is Tarantino, and the violence is very graphic, and there are loads of it. If you don't like violence, this is the movie to avoid.

Is it just guns, or is there something specific I should watch out for?

 

[IrishZebra]

Slavery-related horror is generally left to the imagination thankfully.

Some silly bitches get shot though.

 

[Kate]

Slavery-related horror is generally left to the imagination thankfully.

Some silly bitches get shot though.

Okay. Gun violence isn't that bothersome.

 

[Völler]

Is it just guns, or is there something specific I should watch out for?

No, it's much worse than that. It's a movie about slaves. Think about the worst possible thing a white racist could do to a black slave. Those things are in there. There are a lot of very physical stuff,

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especially a fight with two black slaves battling against each other with the bare hands to death is very violent.

Believe me, the girl in front of me did everything possible to look away.

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Slavery-related horror is generally left to the imagination thankfully.

Really? You think so?

 

[The Curr]

No, it's much worse than that. It's a movie about slaves. Think about the worst possible thing a white racist could do to a black slave. Those things are in there.

Unless I've forgotten something already, most of that is suggested rather than actually being shown.

 

[ALC]

Is it just guns, or is there something specific I should watch out for?

mostly just people being shot and squirting blood. there's a couple more disturbing ones but nothing too bad.

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foeller, don't spoil it.

 

[Völler]

mostly just people being shot and squirting blood. there's a couple more disturbing ones but nothing too bad.

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foeller, don't spoil it.

Sorry. It was borderline a spoiler, but since it wasn't really ruining anything plot related I thought it was ok.

 

[ALC]

i know, that wasnt' really a spoiler, just thought you might go more in depth

 

[Völler]

Unless I've forgotten something already, most of that is suggested rather than actually being shown.

Dude, you are literally seeing

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dogs eating a black slave alive

(spoiler is telling about a specific example of violence in the movie)

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Could you edit your post and put the spoiler in the quote of me?

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i know, that wasnt' really a spoiler, just thought you might go more in depth

No, I won't.

 

[ALC]

RUS is a dumbass.

 

[Völler]

RUS is a dumbass.

Sorry, he didn't. I didn't remember correctly.