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Qpalzm
  
 
| #1 posted April 16, 2005 at 8:02pm (EST)
edited August 6, 2006 at 9:44am (EST) |
This weekend so far
Tokyo Godfathers
http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/28...
I enjoyed it very much. It follows 3 strangely different homeless people in tokyo as they find an abandoned baby. There were laugh out loud moments, mostly from "uncle bag" a homless crossdressing homosexual. And there were also obligatory touching moments.
Memories
http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/27...
This is Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo's work. There are 3 separate episodes each standing along.
The first episode "Magnetic Rose" was probably my favorite. It rings true to 1980's sci-fi space anime.
The Triplets of Belleville
http://www.sonyclassics.com/triplets/#
ok... what.. the ... hell.. was... this? It was fun to watch. There is hardly any dialog at all. The plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Here let me explain: Grandma buys pudgy grandson a dog, he's bored with dog, buys him a tricycle, she then trains him vigourously to compete in the tour de france. Then during the race he's kidnapped by the french mafia. The mafia uses him in a betting ring to see who can peddle the furthest while looking at a projector. Oh and then there are these old triplets, that do 1920's style dancing and jigs who help the grandma get her son back... yeah...
In Pipe:
Sanjuro: Criterion Edition and Waking Life
| -~The Quiddity~- Video. Music. Books. Imports. Japan. Home of the Quirky.. oh and new home of HALO 2 |
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pneumatic
 
| | #81 posted May 12, 2005 at 2:09pm (EST) |
311 wrote:
> I get to rent and watch Gideon's Trumpet for my law class.
> It's sure to suck. A marijuana pre-party is in order.
that movie does suck
 "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
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ndrake
 
| | #82 posted May 13, 2005 at 9:23pm (EST) |
Just finished Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind. Totally kicked major ass. If you haven't seen it, do so. |
Qpalzm
| | #83 posted May 13, 2005 at 10:00pm (EST) |
On my list.
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Lupercus
| #84 posted May 21, 2005 at 8:19pm (EST)
edited May 21, 2005 at 8:21pm (EST) |
Yojimbo and Sanjuro. I prefer the one where Mifune wanders into the village where two crime families are fighting each other. I have both of these movies, I should be able to say which one it is, though I only bought them recently.
I, too, have been on a Kurosawa hunt. Do you mean to say Hollywood Video, Qpalzm? The HV here is Loaded with foreign/Criterion movies.
Stray Dog -- Kurosawa. Criterion. I think this might one of his firsts, if not the. It's about a rookie detective who loses his gun to a pickpocket. The search for his gun leads him into a greater quest. The slices of life, dialogue, acting, cinematography are all excellent.
Mamma Roma -- Pier Paolo Pasolini. Criterion. A prostitute from Rome returns to southern Italy or Sicily to find her son. She brings him back to Rome to try and make him a better boy. Very much a slice of Italian life. I'm pretty sure it's part of the neo-realizm style in Italy. The acting, dialogue and cinematography are great.
The others I've rented and haven't seen yet:
Ikiru -- Kurosawa. Criterion.
The Tin Drum -- can't remember the director. Criterion.
Qpalzm
Akira. I have the regular version (non-special edition) of this on DVD. It was the first I'm I'd watched it with subtitles. It's a Much different movie. There is so much more information that was left out. It's great. HOWEVER, the new English dubbing sucks, in my opinion. I kept my old Akira English dubbing tape. My friends and I agree it's the best dubbing we've seen. Come on now, the voice who plays Leonardo in Ninja Turtles is Kenayda in Akira. Along with every other memorable voice. The sinister scruffled baby voice from that man in the hover pod is Classic! "You can't run away.... I came to get you." I love that.
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Qpalzm
| #85 posted May 21, 2005 at 8:47pm (EST)
edited May 21, 2005 at 8:49pm (EST) |
Yeah. Akira has had a couple of different translations and dubs over the years.
All the new Akira DVDs have a re-translated subtitle track.
Both dubs are ho-hum, IMO. Then again, I generally don't like dubs.
Edit: well hollywood video had a couple. Mine had Sanjuro, and The Sea is watching. There is a specialty anime rental store about 20 minutes away from me. I'm sure they have japanese cinema.
I dunno.. http://www.animationsworld.com/pages/1/index.htm
The website doesn't say much.
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ndrake
| | #86 posted May 23, 2005 at 1:20pm (EST) |
Watched Donnie Darko again. Forgot how good it is. I'm not afraid anymore!
Q, thanks for the GUM nomination. |
Qpalzm
| | #87 posted May 23, 2005 at 1:59pm (EST) |
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CoachMcGuirk
 
| | #88 posted May 25, 2005 at 4:03am (EST) |
Just watched Sin City (on SVCD). Pretty damn cool; but I must see this again whenever it comes out on DVD to really give a good response to it. But I must say this: high action, high killing, and damn, Brittany Murphy, Devon Aoki, and Jessica Alba. Just.... damn.
Need More Plastic
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Qpalzm
| | #89 posted May 25, 2005 at 7:07am (EST) |
I've yet to see sin city. I'll check it out when it gets a DVD release
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pneumatic
| | #90 posted May 25, 2005 at 11:00am (EST) |
Qpalzm wrote:
> I've yet to see sin city. I'll check it out when it gets
> a DVD release
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Jheri Curl! the black version of the mullet..
the song. |
Qpalzm
| | #91 posted May 25, 2005 at 11:04am (EST) |
Started watching Season 4 of futurama last night.
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CoachMcGuirk
| | #92 posted May 25, 2005 at 7:57pm (EST) |
Yeah; that kind of movie needs the best quality one can get; black + white + cam = not the best experience. But they did do a good job.
Need More Plastic
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Felty
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| | #93 posted May 30, 2005 at 5:16am (EST) |
I saw Sin City recently too, it was awesome.
Triumph of the Spirit was great, Williem Dafoe was good. If you liked Schindler's List you would like this one.
The Doors, I watched that again today for the first time in about two years. Still great.
Designed by OuTrAgE |
TerminasluT
| | #94 posted May 30, 2005 at 11:23am (EST) |
Saw Star wars episode 3 at one of my pals this weekend, its Ok.
Decent at best... not really a big Star wars fan but I still knew step by step what was gonna appen... no surprises there.
AKA SoulSuccubus/SegaSlut
Underground and Unknown game Zone SHMUPS Shooting Sektor |
Qpalzm
| | #95 posted May 30, 2005 at 11:51am (EST) |
Someone ruined episode 3 for me!
They told me Anikan becomes Darth Vader..
This was worse than when the ending of Titantic was ruined for me...
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TerminasluT
| | #96 posted May 30, 2005 at 11:59am (EST) |
AKA SoulSuccubus/SegaSlut
Underground and Unknown game Zone SHMUPS Shooting Sektor |
Qpalzm
| | #97 posted May 31, 2005 at 8:16am (EST) |
I'm still waiting to watch The Sea is Watching Every time I pop it in I get distracted by something.
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CoachMcGuirk
| | #98 posted June 4, 2005 at 1:35am (EST) |
Watched Spun again while everyone was hitting the Gandalf pipe. One tuy had never seen the movie while baked, so it kept blowing his mind.
Need More Plastic
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Felty
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| | #99 posted June 4, 2005 at 5:12pm (EST) |
If you ever plan to trade that let me know.
Designed by OuTrAgE |
Qpalzm
| | #100 posted June 4, 2005 at 11:35pm (EST) |
Dopeman, didn't I trade you Spun?
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Felty
BTRs
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| | #101 posted June 5, 2005 at 2:03am (EST) |
You did, but it was not the unrated version. If you have the unrated version I would gladly trade for it again.
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HungryWolf
| | #102 posted June 5, 2005 at 2:25am (EST) |
Just saw The Longest Yard today. Great stuff.
Created by ME! |
Felty
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| | #103 posted June 5, 2005 at 8:59pm (EST) |
I am going to try to get to the theaters to watch that, I'm not a huge Adam Sandler fan but the movie looks pretty funny.
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HungryWolf
| | #104 posted June 5, 2005 at 9:27pm (EST) |
I love Adam Sandler. Although his latest movies were, meh, compared to his classics such as Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, this one was very good.
Created by ME! |
CoachMcGuirk
| | #105 posted June 6, 2005 at 10:13am (EST) |
The_Dopeman wrote:
> If you ever plan to trade that let me know.
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I picked it up at my local Best Buy ($14.99). I probably won't be trading it for a while.
Need More Plastic
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TerminasluT
| | #106 posted June 6, 2005 at 2:59pm (EST) |
Seed of Chucky - damn that sucked, we stopped it half way this was so bad and not even funny... it was more about Chucky's son who looks like a " if they matted version of Michael Jackson with E.T."
AKA SoulSuccubus/SegaSlut
Underground and Unknown game Zone SHMUPS Shooting Sektor |
Qpalzm
| | #107 posted June 6, 2005 at 3:05pm (EST) |
I had a morbid curiousity regarding that movie. Thank you for steering me clear.
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Qpalzm
| | #108 posted July 5, 2005 at 12:35pm (EST) |
Watched The Simpsons Tree House of Horror this week.
Tonight, I think I'll start watching the show Dead Like Me on dvd.
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HungryWolf
| | #109 posted July 5, 2005 at 1:01pm (EST) |
I saw War of the Worlds. It sucked. Steven Speilberg sucks.
Created by ME! |
Potter
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| | #110 posted July 5, 2005 at 2:47pm (EST) |
I watched Lost in Translation again. I love it.
MATTHEW ELLIOT |
Qpalzm
| | #111 posted July 5, 2005 at 3:06pm (EST) |
I think I'll watch that again soon. Last time I watched I was with my ex girlfriend (she was my ex at the time has been for almost 3 years) Kinda made for uncomfortable moments.
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TerminasluT
| | #112 posted July 5, 2005 at 3:13pm (EST) |
I saw Batman begins this weekend, not really bad, nothing really exciting about it... just plain average...
My girlfriend saw War of the Worlds and told me it was crap... full of incoherence.
AKA SoulSuccubus/SegaSlut
Underground and Unknown game Zone SHMUPS Shooting Sektor |
lordkaosu
 
| | #113 posted July 5, 2005 at 4:29pm (EST) |
I enjoyed Batman Begins. We saw Sin City at the dollar theater this weekend, that was just plain excellent.
Click to set up Live games with fellow GTZers! |
Felty
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| | #114 posted July 5, 2005 at 4:55pm (EST) |
I have not heard anyone talk crap about Sin City. It is hands down the most enjoyable movie of the year.
I watched Band of Brothers, The Usual Suspects, Mean Streets, and Old School this week. All are great. I got Chappelle Show season one in a week or so ago, I am gonna try and watch that next week.
Sigs are for jerks! |
lordkaosu
| | #115 posted July 5, 2005 at 5:01pm (EST) |
I've never seen the Usual Suspects, I was told I'd like it tho.
I wish I would've seen Sin City earlier, I need to stay up on trailors. I never saw a trailor for it until recently, then thought it looks pretty damn good. I wasn't disappointed.
Click to set up Live games with fellow GTZers! |
311
(frozen)
| | #116 posted July 5, 2005 at 6:19pm (EST) |
Just about done with 24 Season 1. That's pretty much all I've watched lately. And some of the The Ali G show. So hilarious, I have to imagine not a lot of people even give it a chance. |
Qpalzm
| | #117 posted July 5, 2005 at 6:24pm (EST) |
I've been meaning to check out the Ali G show. If it's anything like Mr. Show I'll dig it.
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311
(frozen)
| | #118 posted July 5, 2005 at 6:27pm (EST) |
Mr. Show is great too.
Ali G is mostly improv, and the stuff he comes up with on the spot is hilarious. |
311
(frozen)
| | #119 posted July 5, 2005 at 6:29pm (EST) |
I haven't paid much attention to this thread before, but Waking Life was simply awesome. A great movie to pre-party with a nice bowl of marijuana. |
Qpalzm
| | #120 posted July 5, 2005 at 6:40pm (EST) |
Qpalzm wrote:
> sdfsdfsdfsd wrote:
>> So it's an anime?
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> No its not. It's live action that has been handpainted over. It's
> a very unique style. Here are some screens.
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Quoted just for the hell of it.
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