Academy Awards 2004

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:16 am

atoga wrote:Hilarious picture; I've only seen it like twelve times already. Oh well, only serves to drive home the point, you pathetic little sexually repressed cunt.

ow that hurt my feelings. well not really, i know you dont mean it cutie.

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:48 am

atoga wrote:As for the stuff about the Kill Bill violence: it's hardly designed for film students with plastic glasses to fawn over. It's made with people who have watched a lot of Kung Fu and gory B-movies in mind. Like I said, no-bullshit. Kill Bill may be full of references, but they're all meant to be taken at face value. All it is is over-the-top goodness, and if you don't like that kind of thing you probably suck (heaven forbid you don't like Texas Chainsaw Massacre?) but don't complain about it as if you're missing something or as if Kill Bill has ulterior motives.

I like Gory B movies (love Dead Alive) but I'm not much for Kung Fu. The choreography in Kill Bill didn't blow me away, I thought it was kind of meh. Everything felt very drawn out, very boring. The cinematography didn't help things with constant close ups of eyes, feet, hands, wide shot, rinse, repeat. For every friggen enemy. Almost as annoying as ROTK's false stops at the end.

here's a link to the kb2 trailer..

http://darkhorizons.com/trailers.php

should be right up top.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:53 am

Oh yeah, one more thing, about Pirates, I was so skeptical about that movie that I only recently saw it on DVD, but I was completely surprised at how good it was. The acting was excellent across the board (Geoffry Rush is amazing) but back on topic, Depps character was really fun to watch, because he played him so well.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:00 pm

Killzig, are you talking about Dead or Alive, by Takashi Miike? If so, is it as good as his other movies? Audition (Odishon) was excellent, altho a bit slow, and Ichii the Killer was crazy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:31 pm

No, he's talking about Peter Jackson's Dead Alive.

Killzig wrote:I like Gory B movies (love Dead Alive) but I'm not much for Kung Fu. The choreography in Kill Bill didn't blow me away, I thought it was kind of meh. Everything felt very drawn out, very boring.

Yikes. Even the House of Blue Leaves fight? Dude, if that wasn't the best fight scene I've ever seen in my life, I don't know what. The choreography was amazing.

To each his own, I guess.

Mandalorian wrote:since i wouldnt want to raise the maturity level i leave you with this:
please blow me subhuman. hang yourself in the closet in which you were born and still reside.

a) You couldn't if you tried.
b) I wouldn't blow you if you were the last guy on Earth and I needed crack money.

Oh, and shut up.

Mandalorian wrote:movies that dont take themselves seriously are garbage before they even get made.

What more needs to be said, really? No wonder he loves Breathtaking Battles And Pretentious Speechifying 101, aka Lord of the Rings.

Core Puzzle · Post by **Core Puzzle** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:33 pm

I'm mighty sure Killzig is talking about Dead Alive, as in the Peter Jackson movie Dead Alive aka Braindead.

s4ur0n27, you talk about Ichi the Killer as if you might have enjoyed it. WTF? The trailer was more than enough to turn me away. I don't have a problem with gore and stuff, but nipple-slicing and whatever else they had going for them is way over the top for me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:34 pm

And you talk about Ichi the Killer as if you might have enjoyed it. WTF? The trailer was more than enough to turn me away. I don't have a problem with gore and stuff, but nipple-slicing and whatever else they had going for them is way over the top for me.

I still want to see it. Nothing shocks me anymore when it comes to movies - hopefully Ichi will change that. Plus, I've heard nothing but raves coming from his corner, so it can't be all that bad. Audition is in the mail.

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:45 pm

house of blue leaves? was that the one at the end with lucy lui, hentai ball and chain girl, and the 1000 bumbling samurai in suits? yeah, that fucking sucked too.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:14 pm

Core Puzzle wrote: s4ur0n27, you talk about Ichi the Killer as if you might have enjoyed it. WTF? The trailer was more than enough to turn me away. I don't have a problem with gore and stuff, but nipple-slicing and whatever else they had going for them is way over the top for me.

Ichi the Killer kicks ass. The special effects are very well done and it has a good story, try and see it.

Braindead (Dead Alive) is pretty good too.

Audition I thought was a bit slow. It seemed good but they always show asian movies on at about 2 in the morning on sundays and I need too go too school and junk. The movie didn't seem anything too special but was alright. Didn't see the end because I got bored.

The fight in the house of blue leaves was good. I thought it should have been in colour but whatever. I'm not sure if it'd be the best fight ever as I haven't seen enough movies. It was good still. I think it could be a little annoying how it had taken all the stuff from other movies and used it in that, a little like how matrix was for anime mebbe.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:11 am

Megatron wrote: Didn't see the end because I got bored.

The end makes the whole movie, that torture scene is just _INCREDIBLE_.
***ssszing, ssszing*** no more feet !

And yes I enjoyed Ichii the Killer

Braindead was crazy good too

I love that fight between the baby and the guy in the park.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:48 pm

Spoilerz, s4ur0n27. Spoilerz suck.

Anyway, Entertainment Weekly's Oscar issue came out this week. Still rooting for Mystic River. Still haven't seen it.

I also want to see Monster, because Charlize Theron is apparently amazing in it. Of course, she's always been a great actress, but this one sounds mind-blowing.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:56 pm

Well, no suprises last night. I think it would have been terribly funny if Master and Commander or Seabiscuit went and took the gold.

Fucking Lord of the Rings. WHATEVER, Academy.

Overall, this yearÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s ceremony kinda threw me off. For one, everyone looked good ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ there were no fashion disasters like in previous years. For another, Billy Crystal didnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t grate. And even though it was 3 Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â½ hours long, it wasnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t as ass-numbing as last yearÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s. The Jack Black/Will Ferrell song was hilarious, too. And FUNNY! Gasp!

The pre-show dorks have got to go, though. TheyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢re always so much perkier and excited than any of the actual celebrities there, like itÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s the goddamned lunar landing instead of a navel-gazing marathon. Shut up, pre-show dorks.

(I know, resurrecting old topics is verboten. Feel the wrath of my not caring.)

Slave_Master · Post by **Slave_Master** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:59 pm

Subhuman wrote:Well, no suprises last night. I think it would have been terribly funny if Master and Commander or Seabiscuit went and took the gold.

Fucking Lord of the Rings. WHATEVER, Academy.

It's same academy that gave Titanic a dozen awards. Very hard to take them seriously.

Myrrdin · Post by **Myrrdin** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:16 pm

Yeah... And they made best foreign film some cheesemongering winesmelling one. C'mon! How can they *not* let a film called "Evil" win? And it's Swedish!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:41 pm

Hey, hey. That "winesmelling one" was Canadian! Biznatch! We'll take over the film industry with our genteel French dramas! Just you wait and see!

But I'm confused. Why wasn't City of God nominated? Did Brazil not submit it as their official entry or something?

Phias · Post by **Phias** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:58 pm

City of God was nominated for best editing, but lost to, of course LOTR:ROTK.

I honestly have no idea why anyone pays attention to any awards shows. If you truly like and respect a film of any kind, that movie getting an award or getting nothing shouldn't change your opinion.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:58 pm

Needless to say, I was quite pissed at ROTK's cleanup, and was forced to punch a number of people who were gloating about it today in my face.

I feel sorry for Master & Commander and Lost In Translation.