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[SquigPie]

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 18:49, said:

Pav:3d, on 1 Nov 2010, 19:09, said:

Chyros, on 22 Oct 2010, 21:43, said:

A Serbian Film - X/10 all X

I am going to need personal reassurance of a Serb that this not NOT the norm over there before I can ever look at a Serb in a normal way

The movie is about a porn star who gets into a an "art film" which is.. rather disturbing. The movie is excessively violent and sexually explicit and really quite sick even to a horror fan like me. To be frank, the movie is quite smart as well, though, and I have to in some way admire the director for the messages I afterwards found out were hidden in the movie - it's hard to rate the film because it is actually kind of well thought of in pretty much the worst way you can imagine. This review really mirrors Scott Weinberg's but I kind of agree with him. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone, but I'm damn sure I'd warn you not to take this movie lightly.

Holy shit you actually WATCHED it?
Thats rather hardcore of you

I've watched worse . I couldn't pass on it when I read the suggestion here .

Most disturbing stuff I've read/watched
American Psycho, (book)
Mai-chan's Daily Life, (manga)
Ichi the Killer (the manga)
Piranha 3D (I expected a standard splattermovie, instead I got one of the most disturbing massacre scenes in history)
Vengeance Trilogy (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance)
Man Bites Dog.
A True Man (short story I wrote for an assignment, I wanted to test how graphic I could get...My teacher didn't get halfway through )

Bring it!

Edited by SquigPie, 01 November 2010 - 20:28.

[CJ]

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 18:49, said:

Pav:3d, on 1 Nov 2010, 19:09, said:

Chyros, on 22 Oct 2010, 21:43, said:

A Serbian Film - X/10 all X

I am going to need personal reassurance of a Serb that this not NOT the norm over there before I can ever look at a Serb in a normal way

The movie is about a porn star who gets into a an "art film" which is.. rather disturbing. The movie is excessively violent and sexually explicit and really quite sick even to a horror fan like me. To be frank, the movie is quite smart as well, though, and I have to in some way admire the director for the messages I afterwards found out were hidden in the movie - it's hard to rate the film because it is actually kind of well thought of in pretty much the worst way you can imagine. This review really mirrors Scott Weinberg's but I kind of agree with him. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone, but I'm damn sure I'd warn you not to take this movie lightly.

Holy shit you actually WATCHED it?
Thats rather hardcore of you

I've watched worse . I couldn't pass on it when I read the suggestion here .

You picked my attention there, gonna try to download that movie :o

[SquigPie]

Whats this forums rules about pirating again ?

[CJ]

Downloading =/= Pirating.

[Chyros]

Dr. Bob, on 1 Nov 2010, 21:49, said:

Dare I even ask? What have you seen that's worse...? D:

Personally I found Audition worse, partly because it felt more evil. Another good contestant, though not exactly up to A Serbian Film, is Hostel and I've heard its sequel is competent as well (though I didn't watch that one).

SquigPie, on 1 Nov 2010, 22:23, said:

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 18:49, said:

Pav:3d, on 1 Nov 2010, 19:09, said:

Chyros, on 22 Oct 2010, 21:43, said:

A Serbian Film - X/10 all X

I am going to need personal reassurance of a Serb that this not NOT the norm over there before I can ever look at a Serb in a normal way

The movie is about a porn star who gets into a an "art film" which is.. rather disturbing. The movie is excessively violent and sexually explicit and really quite sick even to a horror fan like me. To be frank, the movie is quite smart as well, though, and I have to in some way admire the director for the messages I afterwards found out were hidden in the movie - it's hard to rate the film because it is actually kind of well thought of in pretty much the worst way you can imagine. This review really mirrors Scott Weinberg's but I kind of agree with him. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone, but I'm damn sure I'd warn you not to take this movie lightly.

Holy shit you actually WATCHED it?
Thats rather hardcore of you

I've watched worse . I couldn't pass on it when I read the suggestion here .

Most disturbing stuff I've read/watched
American Psycho, (book)
Mai-chan's Daily Life, (manga)
Ichi the Killer (the manga)
Piranha 3D (I expected a standard splattermovie, instead I got one of the most disturbing massacre scenes in history)
Vengeance Trilogy (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance)
Man Bites Dog.
A True Man (short story I wrote for an assignment, I wanted to test how graphic I could get...My teacher didn't get halfway through )

Bring it!

I'd tell you you should watch A Serbian Film before saying "bring it" to me, but I don't think I could live with myself if I recommended it to a minor .

CJ, on 1 Nov 2010, 22:42, said:

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 18:49, said:

Pav:3d, on 1 Nov 2010, 19:09, said:

Chyros, on 22 Oct 2010, 21:43, said:

A Serbian Film - X/10 all X

I am going to need personal reassurance of a Serb that this not NOT the norm over there before I can ever look at a Serb in a normal way

The movie is about a porn star who gets into a an "art film" which is.. rather disturbing. The movie is excessively violent and sexually explicit and really quite sick even to a horror fan like me. To be frank, the movie is quite smart as well, though, and I have to in some way admire the director for the messages I afterwards found out were hidden in the movie - it's hard to rate the film because it is actually kind of well thought of in pretty much the worst way you can imagine. This review really mirrors Scott Weinberg's but I kind of agree with him. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone, but I'm damn sure I'd warn you not to take this movie lightly.

Holy shit you actually WATCHED it?
Thats rather hardcore of you

I've watched worse . I couldn't pass on it when I read the suggestion here .

You picked my attention there, gonna try to download that movie :o

I didn't know you like horror movies .

[BeefJeRKy]

My friend keeps asking me to watch American Psycho. Apparently Bale pulls off quite the performance.

[SquigPie]

Read the book, it's worse.

He inserts a rat where....uuuhm, where rats aren't supposed to go, AND ALL IN LOVING DETAIL!

[Chyros]

Prof. Scope, on 3 Nov 2010, 2:28, said:

My friend keeps asking me to watch American Psycho. Apparently Bale pulls off quite the performance.

American Psycho - 8/10

Indeed, Bale pulls off quite the performance. Playing the most yuppie serial killer you'll ever see, this movie (and especially the book, which I also read, a bit) has vanity as a main theme alongside bloody murder. Bale manages to capture this avatar of vanity and charismatic death most impressively in a very natural way. I'm not going to spoil it further than that, but it's definitely worth the watch.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 21:59, said:

Dr. Bob, on 1 Nov 2010, 21:49, said:

Dare I even ask? What have you seen that's worse...? D:

Personally I found Audition worse, partly because it felt more evil. Another good contestant, though not exactly up to A Serbian Film, is Hostel and I've heard its sequel is competent as well (though I didn't watch that one).

Meh... I've seen hostel and its sequel, and apart from a couple of moments, it wasn't that bad... more comical than anything.

[Chyros]

Dr. Bob, on 3 Nov 2010, 23:07, said:

Chyros, on 1 Nov 2010, 21:59, said:

Dr. Bob, on 1 Nov 2010, 21:49, said:

Dare I even ask? What have you seen that's worse...? D:

Personally I found Audition worse, partly because it felt more evil. Another good contestant, though not exactly up to A Serbian Film, is Hostel and I've heard its sequel is competent as well (though I didn't watch that one).

Meh... I've seen hostel and its sequel, and apart from a couple of moments, it wasn't that bad... more comical than anything.

Yeah, it's not up to A Serbian Film, but it's quite bad at some points . I really do consider Audition to be worse though, that thing is a piece of real Japanese filth. Check out my review on that, a while ago.

[SquigPie]

I dunno, I usually prefer "tell don't show" movies, like the infamous "BITE THE CURB!" scene from American History X. Or the tongue cutting scene from Oldboy, because I find it more...well-done, when they convince you that you saw something, without actually doing it! I've seen a lot of peple complain about the thing being censored, upon second viewing because they where absolutely SURE, they saw it the first time. Anyone can throw a man mutilating himself, at you in graphic detail, but it takes a real master, to not do so and still horrify you.

Also: I will never figure out where to put commas in english...F*cking language, how does it work?

Edited by SquigPie, 04 November 2010 - 07:04.

[Chyros]

SquigPie, on 4 Nov 2010, 8:59, said:

I dunno, I usually prefer "tell don't show" movies, like the infamous "BITE THE CURB!" scene from American History X. Or the tongue cutting scene from Oldboy, because I find it more...well-done, when they convince you that you saw something, without actually doing it! I've seen a lot of peple complain about the thing being censored, upon second viewing because they where absolutely SURE, they saw it the first time. Anyone can throw a man mutilating himself, at you in graphic detail, but it takes a real master, to not do so and still horrify you.

Also: I will never figure out where to put commas in english...F*cking language, how does it work?

It works the same as in every other Western language . Except for "and", apparently.

Anyway, I'd say you need graphic detail at least partially though. The curb scene from Am His X was more of a "gosh" moment IMO.

Edited by Chyros, 04 November 2010 - 09:34.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

TBH, gruesome horrors and psychophysical ones are two very different kettles of fish, and comparing them is just pointless. They set out to achieve two very different results, and do so. I personally like both types (obviously, for different reasons).

[SquigPie]

Yeah, but Psychological horror isn't...aaargh, how do I put it?
Psychological is more about the tension and the athmosphere, whereas Gruesome Horror is more "Oh god I can't look at it!".
Oldboy uses gruesome horror (It's a revenge thriller, although it's a whole lot of genres mixed together), But the gruesome part lies more in the sounds and how the the camera captures the moment. It's hard to explain unless you've watched it yourself (which you should...seriously, drop everything you have and go watch it!). But I would classify it as gruesome horror.
In any case, I tend to prefer Psychological over Gruesome, for reasons already mentioned.

[Sgt. Rho]

Skyline - 2 of 10

I'll give it a 2 of 10, because the special effects are quite win. Everything else is Bullshit in its purest form, to say the least.

[Crazykenny]

V for Vendetta - 10 of 10

No matter how many watch it, it will always be a truly remarkable movie.

[Major Fuckup]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1
One major point about that movie should be watch the previous one and arrive before it starts to get this one. I was quite disappointed with this one the majority of the movie was spend watching them camp, sleep and being chased around a citadel by security guards that looked like the Gestapo in and amongst posters that look like Nazi propaganda.

It took to long to get into and what was gotten into was quite boring but i had some good laughs when it looked like Granger was getting raped by that witch and the scene with Voldamort grabbing the wand off Dumbledore, but it looks like he's feeling up his corpse.

Its a 2/10

Side note: As if Heathrow ATC wouldn't know that there is a wizard dogfight over England

[SquigPie]

Crazykenny, on 30 Nov 2010, 0:57, said:

V for Vendetta - 10 of 10

No matter how many watch it, it will always be a truly remarkable movie.

Hear that?

That's the sound of a thousand Alan Moore fans crying out in rage.

Actually, I agree with you, although the comic book is better (seriously, read it!) the film has many qualities, and is completely and utterly awesome. The book is more ambigious about the characters though, V is an anarchistic psychopath, and the government is cruel, but neccesary (sic*) to hold the nation together.

Edited by SquigPie, 06 December 2010 - 14:51.

[Libains]

Quickfire review time:

Harry Potter 7 Pt1:

7/10 - The acting was commendable, and the film itself was pretty well made, and held true to the book nicely, something which cannot always be said for the previous films. Sadly, the first half of the book is a little slow, and thus it feels like this is drawing the films out a little. With the slow pacing of this film, I could easily have sat and watched the second half of it in the same sitting. If the second one holds true to the books as well, and is as well-acted and directed as the first half, Warner Bros could be on to a winner with the second half.

Unstoppable:

8/10 - It's got Denzel Washington in it, thus this movie can't be too bad in my books. Happily, the rest of the cast comes together nicely to form a solid film. It's not perfect - the fact that the news channels get every bit of info in seconds of it happening is... unbelievable, for example. However, the plot is solid, the film keeps chugging (yes that is a terrible joke from me) along at reasonable pace, reaches a crescendo slightly, and then comes to a halt just in time for the credits. For a movie that is essentially one big chase, it keeps you well gripped. Worth a watch, I'd say.

[Alias]

Dark City (1998)
A mostly-Australian film noir/science fiction/thriller. A very mysterious world, you start off knowing just about nothing. The plot bears similarities to the Matrix (which was released a year later, and again mostly Australian), however the similarities are mostly thematical. The experience of watching it is a true pleasure (I am a lover of film noir, so that's no surprise) and it is absolutely stylistically brilliant. As Roger Ebert said, it is probably one of the most imaginative films of recent years.

Oh, and Shell Beach.

9/10
Recommended to anyone who likes: noir, sci-fi or thrillers (or all of them, like some of us ).
Recommended to anyone who likes: The Matrix, Bladerunner

If you are interested: do yourself a favour and get the director's cut by the way as it adds around 15 minutes to plot development and the theatrical cut completely spoils the plot at the start.

Edited by Alias, 09 December 2010 - 14:57.

[NergiZed]

The Girl that lept through time

9/10 - quite possibly the best movie about time travel I've ever seen. It's a fun little film that in the beginning you think is a kiddy film, but later you find out otherwise. It's about some girl that stubles upon a device that allows her to travel through time. She being some random Japanese girl from the suburbs just used it for pretty stupid things a bunch. Probably the best thing about this movie is that you have no idea what's gonna happen next. There is one instant in the movie where you WILL expect one thing, yet anothing completely different thing will happen out of left field and will blow your mind. It is a great movie and I pretty much recommend it to anyone and everyone. Don't known if it's released in English yet, but in my opinion it's better to watch it in the original language with subs anyhow. To anyone that's looking for something interesting and new to watch, The Girl that Lept Through Time is your answer, go google it and go download it.

[Hobbesy]

Tron: Legacy

9.5/10

"Woah."

[GuardianTempest]

Mongolian Death Worms- 6/10

I just don't know what to properly rate it with......I saw it in TV though.

Enemy at the Gate- 9/10

Win. I have a cd of that....

Edited by GuardianTempest, 18 December 2010 - 09:04.

[n5p29]

Tron:Legacy (in 3D)
9.4/10

agreed with Hobbes, "Woah". the animations are really good, a really nice effects remake of the old film.
and amazing music! I never feel electronic music amusing like this (because I'm prefer metals way above disco musics).

too bad I think it's too short, sometimes the scene is too fast when many things need to be explained there. and the 3D effect not really necessary to enjoy this movie.



Buried
8.5/10

actually a good one, but maybe because I still stunned with Tron, I don't find this movie that special.
however,

Spoiler

it's rare to see ones with bad endings lately.

that's a plus for this movie, such an unexpected turn of event.

[RaiDK]

Allow me to disagree!

Tron Legacy: 4/10.

I don't think I've ever been so bored in a single movie before. The original Tron wasn't big on story and neither was this one: Yet it spends so much time focusing on it. The logic of the grid and the digital world is made somewhat more generic and closer to our own, and thus a lot more plain. It's more of a reimagining of the grid and the Tron world than a direct sequel.

Oh, and Tron has like 2 minutes of airtime in his own movie. he also dies.

Spoiler

Soooo not sure what they're going to call the sequel they apparently want to make.

But wow, the soundtrack is absolutely incredible! The De-rezzed scene was easily the best despite the fact it took me a bit to work out that Zeus had betrayed them.

TL;DR: I refuse to believe that in the digital world:

1. Programs are able to invent themselves
2. Guns are able to jam
3. Jets' engines stall when they're flown at high altitude
4. Rocks wooden doors and even HUMAN food exist.

Visuals from the original Tron, the occasional HEY GUYS THIS LINE WAS FROM THE ORIGINAL, nothing else.

Maybe when the 3D craze has blown over we'll get a sequel with a competent script.

Edited by RaiDK, 27 December 2010 - 13:36.