Thanks for the list Roman. I've seen most of those though. The Nicholson Shining was so above and beyond the crappy made for tv version I saw when I was younger that it wasn't even funny. The part with the manuscript, when just how long he's been going crazy is revealed was a great scene. I haven't seen Repulsion or Videodrome yet so they'll go on my list. Also thanks for mentioning Jacob's Ladder, I'd almost forgotten about that one.

I realized it is not even funny how many horror movies I've seen. My band was pure horror punk themed when we started, so we'd buy or rent dvd's in bulk, hangout and watch them.

With the horror vs terror thing, I've always thought that the implied/promised/threat of violence was more powerful then just splashing the first three rows in the theater with blood. The actual application of violence/gore sort of numbs a person to it. It is not good when a medium is actively inoculating its audience against itself.

That said, I still enjoy a Fulci film now and then.

tom greens comedy makes me really really sad

Tbh I really don't understand the backlash that Speed Racer got, I saw the movie twice and I loved it both times. I loved the really amped up style, the childishness of the whole thing fused with the whole "mature" story. Real fun ride.

I can't beleive you left out Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula from your list, Roman. That movie is a total mindfuck.

The kid with the monkey was just too childish for me

you mean like the kid he's based on in the first place????

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That's one fine ass 


oh, Mozart and the Whale.

The incredible hulk, what an awful, pointless movie

Which one? The Ed Norton one was better then the Eric Bana one, but they seem more interested in dropping a lot of setups for future sequels then in actually creating a good initial product.

I've interrupted my horror movie binge with episodes of MillenniuM. I remember about a third of the episodes so far from when it was running on tv, and I now have the main titles track embedded in my brain. I'd like to see them wrap it up with a new movie, but I'm not holding my breath.

I can't beleive you left out Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula from your list, Roman. That movie is a total mindfuck.

too much keanu

I left out a lot of stuff but if we're going to bring up vampire movies check out Werner Herzog's Nosferatu.  also check out the original nosferatu but I can't make a personal recommendation because I haven't seen it yet oops

i watched the hurt locker a few nights ago and It was pretty good I thought although it took me a bit to actually really get into the movie but its really good at building suspense and I really enjoyed it overall. 

primer

i was really surprised by this movie. a friend lent it to me, and i went into it not really expecting much, but i was extremely impressed with the movie this shane carruth guy pulled together with a $7,000 budget. i wouldn't call it an important film, but it's certainly an inventive one that will require some thinking after viewing. it ends up being science fiction, but along the kubrick lines, not your typical hollywood science fiction bullshit. i'd say more, but it's the sort of film that you don't want to go into knowing too much.

a plus is that it's really the sort of movie that i think most people could sit down with and enjoy. it's bright without being too pretentious, gritty and real without really trying to be hip and stylish. it strikes a good balance of a lot of things, probably due to the fact that the film was actually made by one person

i don't really know an awful lot about shane carruth, but i hope he does more things. he's got talent and some brains, and the drive to work alone. as long as he doesn't get gobbled up by the hollywood machine(and his lack of any other projects since is an indication that he doesn't really have an interest in that) he's really got the potential to be the leading american filmmaker going further into the 21st century, if only due to there being a staggering lack of any other proper candidates.


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also if you are an aspiring filmmaker, this is a film you must watch. it's a reminder of what you can do with the proper drive and preparation even if you don't really have any resources available to you whatsoever. it's actually making me reconsider the stance i had on film, which was NEVER MAKE A MOVIE EVER TOO MUCH HASSLE.

in the loop.

if you haven't seen it, go watch it. it is the best comedy film i have seen in a long time. seriously.