It's Christmas... so I watched Batman Returns.

There are parts of that movie that they did really well, and parts that they did really awfully. The first two Batman movies still have a special place in my heart from growing up with them, and I still think they have more character than the latest two Batman movies.

Watched Hoodwinked. Surprisingly good. I love stories where there is a scene, often a crime scene, and it gets replayed through different point of views.
Any other films you could recommend that has that format? (Rashomon is an example. even just talking about the particular scene is good like 12 angry men)

Dude left cinimax on the TV loud enough for me to hear it and while I was trying to sleep I pretty much unwillingly absorbed the whole thing and it kept me awake. Something about softcore porn and another with stupid ass kids trying to make a porno.

And this is why I think I'm fucking crazy.

Watched THe Mad Masters (Les maitres Fous) a french film about some kind of subculture sect going on Niger. This is why I hate movies that you need context to appreciate. I mean it was a pretty good documentary I guess but the reason it was supposedly 'good' was that it caused some kind of controversy on its release and that kind of stuff. Which you would only know after you;ve watched the ovie and read wikipedia about it.

THen I watched Burmese Harp it's a japanese movie about effects of ww2 on the japanese pov on burma. It wasn't a war movie but a drama. The story is about transformation and stuff.

Just watched Harry Potter 1-7.2 with family in the new year. Was pretty cool.

Then I just watched Blade Runner and Dances with Wolves
I feel bad that i watched LAst Samurai before Dances cause the former is heavily inspired by the latter.
What I learned in the film. Buffalo = Tatanka

I like the setting of Blade Runner makes me think that Firefly might have been influenced by it because of the mandarin locality and the hi-tech urban atmosphere.

To be fair most sci-fi media made after Blade Runner was influence by Blade Runner.

Barberella.
It's totally camp, and enjoyable. The choice in actors and bizarre and many of them cannot really perform their roles well, allthough the film is utterly hillarious because of this. Some of them are treating it as an over the top pantomime comedy, some like a serious movie, and the clash of acting styles is so strong, it almost appears deliberate. The 60's lounge music creates a nice relaxing world, and some of the visuals (like the labyrinth for example) are really strong and surreal. Though the direction leaves much to be desired.

I thought it'd be a pretty sexist film, but to be honest it was a lot more about female sexuality than COR BLIMEY! CRACK ONE OFF AT HER TITS, which is what modern females in action films tend to be like. yeah there's a lot in it for the guys, Jane Fonda basically playing a 90 minute game of dressup and strip tease, and really really hot costumes, but she's always in control of it, and it doesn't seem to be used in a way to demean her or treat her like an object.

It's a true product of the 60's, an utterly camp yet totally sexual film, and one it doesn't make you feel like a mysogonist for enjoying.

@Belross: I didn't realize it made such an imapct. I guess the take on AI was pretty interesting. Also, just learned it was based on a book that I was planning on reading so yea it sucks that I have to watch the movie first.

Just watched Addam's Family Values. Never watched an episode of the cartoons but this movie is great. Wednesday is absolutely fantastic.

The Big Lebowski. I've been hearing about htis for years now and finally committed to watching it. Really awesome story and comedy. I hoped it did better on the 'detective' thing though but I guess it's ok to keep it all simple.

I remember watching the first GOdfather few years ago and was turned off since I expected some cool mafia action, would watch it again.

I watched 36th Chamber of Shaolin, which is pretty cool for its time. It features dfferent weapons and are really detailed on how they interact and doesn'tdepend much on cinematographic gimmicks. Chinese really are the masters wen it omes to martial arts films.

Also watched Apocalypse Now (Redux) whichI justlearned was filmed in our country. 3 hours but worth it though I kind of expected a better ending with lots of napalm and screaming tribesmen.

gonna watch 13 assassins (takashi miike). jeremy thomas is a cool guy for pushing these films in the west (served as a producer on loads of films including a couple of nagisa oshima films, the last emperor, takeshi kitano's brother)

really want to see hara-kiri when it comes out here too. takashi miike with music by ryuichi sakamoto *swoons* (another jeremy thomas-produced film - ryuichi sakamoto scored and acted in merry christmas mr lawrence (nagisa oshima) and the last emperor too (shared score with david byrne). and takeshi kitano was in merry christmas mr lawrence... *gasp*)

not out until late april *slams fist on table*

reatched 2000 Battle Royale. I was able to appreciate it more the 2nd time but ofcourse the suspense and all is d ead to me. i really like the concept and i hope other movies would do something like this.

another film with takeshi kitano. what is going on here...

Seems like I've ofund my next movie.

I watched Event Horizon last night. It could have been so much better but I just feel like the movie fell apart 3/4s of the way with the "big" reveal which I found to be stupid. It would have been far better if they left the movie more open-ended and up for speculation but as it is it just hits you over the head with the surprise and the movie just deteriorates severely afterwards.

Oh, and the night before that I watched the Life of David Gale, as I heard it got pretty bad reviews (Roger Ebert gave it no stars) but I still wanted to see it as I'm a big Kevin Spacey fan. I have no idea what people's complaints about the movie are. I really enjoyed it.

2001  a space odyssey ... what the fuck.