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[Knarik]

I am going to watch Flash Forward. They say it is interesting.

[David]

i've been watching it, its pretty interesting.. i didn't really get the kangaroo thing in the first episode though, that was random..

[[deleted user]]

I watched Rudo Y Cursi the other day. I loved it, though I love Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna no matter what.

I might get some horror flicks now that we're in the thick of October.

[Knarik]

Kangaroo was interesting and a little strange. (:

[Leslie]

Stephen wrote: "Thank you Leslie, I have no flu of any variety."

Hi,
I'm glad you don't have the flu, Stephen. Hope you feel better!

[Sarah]

Saw Whip It last night. Pretty cute. Not as good as real derby.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Saw Whip It last night. Pretty cute. Not as good as real derby."

Yeah, but what IS?

[Félix]

We watched Good Night and Good Luck the other night. I was a bit disappointed.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I think I know what you mean, Larry. I would have liked more context.

[Félix]

The acting was very good. I thought it was anyway. I don't know, it just seemed as though the next thing I knew it was over. Maybe you're right, Jackie. Maybe it lacked context.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

You were already supposed to know about Senator McCarthy and all that, but I would have liked a refresher about it, Larry.

[Félix]

Yup. It wasn't very educational in that way. I couldn't get over how much everybody smoked! Gag me!

[Bianca]

i loved pineapple express, it was hilarious! hellboy was entertaining too

[Sarah]

I liked Hellboy a lot - and liked the sequel even more.

[[deleted user]]

They were both entertaining, enough to be rewatched, but not sure I could call either good.

[RandomAnthony]

I liked both...but I probably wouldn't pay the ten bucks to see them in a theater. But then again I don't often drop the ten bucks for the theater. I'm a "worth a rental" person.

[[deleted user]]

How about this. If I come across it for free on TV I may watch them, but I wouldn't pay to rent or purchase them.

[[deleted user]]

That's all true Bun.

[Sarah]

Well said, Bun. The Hellboy movies fall into the good category for me because of:
respectful treatment of an excellent comic
entertainment value
great special effects (especially the second)
decent directing & acting
resonant themes
For me, Hellboy II was Pan's Labyrinth without the unwatchable parts. It had the wonder and the imagination and even some of the poignancy, but none of the gore.
I watched both, and bought both when they came up on deep sale at Blockbuster.

[Sally, la reina]

Wow. I would never ever have thought to even consider something called Hellboy, but that comparison intrigues me...

[RandomAnthony]

The same director did Hellboy II and Pan's Labyrinth, Sally...or did someone already say that? I'm too lazy to scroll up.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Hellboy was great. Yes, similar creature effects in those movies, and Pan's Labyrinth, which I never, ever want to watch again. Guillermo Del Toro, right?

[Sarah]

Sally - Hellboy is a great comic. It delves into myths and legends and folklore, and has a really distinctive visual style.
Del Toro did a really nice job adapting it for the screen. There's a little less mythology and a little more action, but he nailed the humor and the wonder. And Ron Perlman makes a fabulous Hellboy. As I said, I liked the second movie slightly more, but I think you might need the first for context if you haven't read the books.

[Sally, la reina]

!!! awesome !!!

[[deleted user]]

In case anyone wasn't aware, Guillermo Del Toro is helming the film adaptation of The Hobbit, which is also being produced by Peter Jackson.

Another great Del Toro flick is The Devil's Backbone. It's quite similar to Pan's Labyrinth - they both use the Spanish Civil War as a background to the story - and much creepier.

[Sarah]

Creepier???????
NOT going on my list.

[Sally, la reina]

I just heard about The Devil's Backbone yesterday. Adding it (and Hellboy, of course) to my netflix queue NOW.

[Jaimie]

I loved both Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone. Pan's Labyrinth always makes me cry at the end.

[[deleted user]]

No, no...creepy is good!

Pan's Labyrinth was a far better realized film than The Devil's Backbone, but, if you ask me, I prefer the latter to the former.

[Jaimie]

I can't say I like either more than the other. I always feel like whatever one I'm watching is my favorite.

Gus, have you seen the Orphanage? Del Toro produced it and it's a beautifully done ghost story.

[RandomAnthony]

I really liked Pan's Labyrinth, too.

I just watched the The Story of Anvil, a documentary on a Canadian heavy metal band that never quite "made it" after a promising start. The film is really about friends sticking with each other through very difficult stretches and questioning their own worth and whether or not continuing in a failing dream is worthwhile after thirty years. I don't know, maybe it's because I grew up in a neighborhood filled with these types of guys and my brother is a struggling musician, but I found the film very, very moving.

[Jonathan]

RandomAnthony wrote: "I really liked Pan's Labyrinth, too.

I just wanted to put in another vote for Pan's Labyrinth. I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but was completely swept away.

[Leslie]

I love Pan's Labyrinth--one of my favorite movies ever.

Just got my computer back--again. UGH!! these computer issues are getting old.

Hi everybody!

[Félix]

Hi, Leslie! Glad you're back.

We just watched About Schmidt. I enjoyed it a lot. It was strange to see the scenes on the streets and surrounding areas of Omaha. To see him walking through the airport terminal where I have spent so much time was especially odd. Nicholson was superb in this role, I felt.

The director of this film, Alexander Payne, lives here in Omaha, actually. I've been told that he considered buying one of the fancy penthouses in my condo building, but backed out when the developers wouldn't make some changes he wanted. Instead he bought at the Paxton Hotel condo development up the street. Recently he shot another film in the downtown Omaha area.

Anyway, Schmidt was pretty good. Definitely a dark comedy, much like Sideways, one of Payne's other hits.

[Knarik]

I just watched "The Abduction club". Was a light, easy, happy and romantic movie. Liked it.

[Her]

based on a recommendation, there's this film I've been looking for: "soy Cuba"

just wondering, has anyone watched it, was that good? It's a 1964 production

[Félix]

I have not.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to TC Her, thanks for joining.

[Leslie]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Creepier???????
NOT going on my list. "

I watched The Devil's Backbone because Guillermo Del Torro said it was a companion piece to Pan's Labyrinth and I loved Pan's Labyrinth, and it was way scarier and creepier and the ending--UGH!!! Both movies are very gory, but there was something special about Pan's Labyrinth--the magic, the hope, that wasn't there in The Devil's Backbone.

[Leslie]

Hi Larry,
Thanks, it's good to be back. :)

[[deleted user]]

RA, I recently watched Anvil!: The Story of Anvil as well. It felt so Spinal Tap-ish at times, especially during that ill-planned European tour, but you had to give it up to Robb and Lips for hanging in there and following their dreams, no matter how hard and heartbreaking those dreams may be.

The film is eligible for a Best Documentary Oscar. How cool would that be if it not only was nominated, but if it won, too?

[Jaimie]

Leslie wrote:I watched The Devil's Backbone because Guillermo Del Torro said it was a companion piece to Pan's Labyrinth and I loved Pan's Labyrinth..."

I found the magic in The Devil's Backbone too. Very gory? I wouldn't consider either of them very gorey. There are the two scenes in Pan's Labyrinth and I can't say there were any truely gorey scenes in The Devil's Backbone. But it could be that I'm jaded. I'm a horror movie fan and I've seen much worse.

[Jaimie]

Gus wrote: "RA, I recently watched Anvil!: The Story of Anvil as well. It felt so Spinal Tap-ish at times, especially during that ill-planned European tour, but you had to give it up to Robb and Lips for hangi..."

Me and the hub watched that last weekend. It was interesting. I felt bad for the guys. I just don't see me holding out hope for so long. It would be cool if they got an Oscar but those Academy people are too uptight I would be suprised.

[Sarah]

Jaimie wrote: "I found the magic in The Devil's Backbone too. Very gory? I wouldn't consider either of them very gorey. There are the two scenes in Pan's Labyrinth and I can't say there were any truely gorey scenes in The Devil's Backbone. But it could be that I'm jaded. I'm a horror movie fan and I've seen much worse."

As a non-horror fan, I can tell you that Pan's Labyrinth was gory. The "real" scenes were particularly gory in contrast with the magic, but even the magic felt grimy and foreboding. Her fantasy life wasn't any less oppressive than her real life.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Yeah, the monster holding his eyes? Creeped the HELL out of me.

[RandomAnthony]

Jaimie wrote: "Gus wrote: "RA, I recently watched Anvil!: The Story of Anvil as well. It felt so Spinal Tap-ish at times, especially during that ill-planned European tour, but you had to give it up to Robb and L..."

Yeah, Gus and Jamie, I loved that movie, too...I'd love to hear the acceptance speech if the stars and filmmakers won...

[Leslie]

Jaimie wrote: "Leslie wrote:I watched The Devil's Backbone because Guillermo Del Torro said it was a companion piece to Pan's Labyrinth and I loved Pan's Labyrinth..."

I found the magic in The Devil's Backbone..."

I don't watch horror movies and had a hard time with the gore in both movies. I covered my eyes on all the gory scenes, but I watched the magic scenes, which I found very scary--Pan's Labyrinth, I'm talking about.
Both movies had sadists, both movies had death, gore, supernatural, both kept me off balance, but The Devil's Backbone was too hopeless, too horrible, too awful,the ending was so depressing.
I think a lot of it does have to do with what else we watch, what our reference points are. I don't watch scary stuff, those were two exceptions I made and they did bother me, but I loved Pan's Labyrinth in spite of scariness and gore, The Devil's Backbone was way too much for me.

[Jaimie]

Sarah & Leslie: I'm really intrigued by your takes on those movies. I'm a horror fan but I don't think I'm jaded to gore. I certainly thought those movies were nothing compared to the likes of Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan. To each their own but now I really want to watch both movies again, keeping your opinions in mind. When I do, I'll let you know my thoughts. :-)

[Leslie]

When there's a movie I really want to see, but it has some isolated, gorey scenes, I watch the movie and cover my eyes when the blood starts flying--maybe it's childish, but it's what I do. And the movie has to be something special for me to watch it in spite of those scenes, they usually keep me away.
I haven't seen Saving Private Ryan--I've heard that the opening scene is extremely graphic--which is better than romanticizing war, like in John Wayne era. Braveheart was one I wanted to see and I did cover my eyes on some parts. The Devil's Backbone is the closest I've come to a horror movie, and I don't plan on getting any closer! I really didn't enjoy watching it, but I became so intrigued with what Guillermo Del Torro said in the director's commentary of Pan's Labyrinth, that I decided to try. And then I couldn't stop--like watching a house burn down or staring at a car wreck.
I would love to hear your thoughts after you watch those two movies again. This whole conversation is making me want to watch Pan's Labyrinth--and the good thing is that the more times I watch it the better I know which parts to close my eyes during. :)

[Jaimie]

Well, good for you for trying horror. They're not for everyone. My husband won't even watch them! LOL! I've had people tell me they've never seen a horror movie and never will. But I'd suggest some old ones from the 30's-50's. I don't like a lot of new horror movies. They're all about the gore and no story. The old ones are more "classy" for lack of a better word and leave more to the imagination. Some of them, although rated R, would barely be PG-13 by today's standards.