The Movies, Music, and Games thread

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:22 pm

TEH IRONY

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:24 pm

Ha ha h.. Oh wait, that's not funnah.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:25 pm

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:10 am

You guys see Chinatown the movie, with Jack Nicholson? It ROCKS.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:30 pm

Yeah, that's a fantastic movie. Nicholson is great in it. Probably the best modern interpretation of the whole noir genre, and also a fantastic mystery.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:16 am

Hey atoga, have you seen the Big Sleep? (either the 40's version or the 60's). I know that's the movie that the Big Lebowski (best movie ever) is based off of, so I've been thinkin about seeing it. I assume you're a fan of Film Noir.

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:25 am

Favourite band: Therion pretty much, but I like Skinny Puppy equally as much.
Favourite track/song (not necessarily by the same band): currently either 'An Arrow From The Sun' or 'Wings of the Hydra' or 'Fight Fire With Fire' all by Therion
Favourite film: Mad Max 2
Favourite game:Fallout of course, but I <3 the Total War games (all of them), Pirates/Sea Dogs/Tortuga, Dungeon Keeper series, Europa Universalis 2, Arcanum, Gothic 2, Avernum and GeneForge series and probably a few others

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:52 pm

Franz_Schubert wrote:Hey atoga, have you seen the Big Sleep? (either the 40's version or the 60's). I know that's the movie that the Big Lebowski (best movie ever) is based off of, so I've been thinkin about seeing it. I assume you're a fan of Film Noir.

I've seen the original Big Sleep with Humphrey, and it's one of the best examples of film noir out there (next to Maltese Falcon). I'd suggest you see it. I'm not especially a fan of film noir, and I haven't most of the more cultish titles, but I do like the genre a great deal.

Goggles · Post by **Goggles** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:22 am

I'm actually writing (or supposed to be writing) a paper on Chinatown right at this very moment!
I can't say I dig The Bogart characters in movies like Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep. He's not very dimensional compared to neo-noir characters like JJ Gittes, Rick Deckard, and Lenny Shelby.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:11 am

I'll agree with you there. Bogart's only merit is his jaded coolness.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:18 am

Nicholson's character in China Town is totally dimensional. I love it! Speaking of old-school-type characters, have any of you seen Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke? That movie pwns bigtime.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:26 pm

Nope...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:42 am

Wow - I was totally "meh" about both Chinatown and The Big Sleep. I don't see anything particularly "dimensional" about Nicholson's character, either. He showed up, got his nose broken, slapped Faye Dunaway, solved a case, looked bored throughout. The Big Sleep was plain incomprehensible - I stopped paying attention to the plot about half an hour in.

If you want REALLY good noir, check out Gun Crazy, Double Indemnity, or The Asphalt Jungle.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:56 am

You might have ADD, I suggest you check it out with your physician or get the hell stoned off a random drug, so we don't suffer from your mad taste disease or something.

I mean, shut up?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:31 am

most annoying username ever wrote:You might have ADD, I suggest you check it out with your physician or get the hell stoned off a random drug, so we don't suffer from your mad taste disease or something.

Speak for yourself. Clearly you weren't patient enough to read the rest of my post, where I mentioned other film noir movies that I really liked. Christ on a stick.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:20 pm

I think he was referring to the part where you said you lost interest after only 30 minutes.

Anyone seen irreversible?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:04 pm

megaton you're sexy

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:07 pm

Megatron wrote:I think he was referring to the part where you said you lost interest after only 30 minutes.

Anyone seen irreversible?

no, it seems to suck...
rape porn but no porn.
why'd anyone wanna watch that.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 6:08 pm

because it's a decent revenge movie?

M92FS · Post by **M92FS** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:41 pm

Favourite track/song : The One You Love : Glenn Frey
Favourite film: Battle Royale , Pulp Fiction , Old Boy , Expect the Unexpected
Favourite game: FOT , Resident Evil series.