Ah, *mild* self-loathing. Amateur. I've only seen a few foreign films that weren't Aussie or English, though. But there have been some...I guess I'm finally learning to cope with posting with people smarter than I am.
Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.
'Lessons'
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erikaj - Sep 15, 2006 10:59:34 am PDT #4277 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Kathy A - Sep 15, 2006 11:05:10 am PDT #4278 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've only seen a few foreign movies, and none of the French classics talked about upthread. I've been meaning to see The Bicycle Thief (Italian postwar movie), as well as 400 Blows, which I've heard is just gutwrenching. My favorite foreign movie has to be M, though--Peter Lorre is mesmerizing as the serial child killer.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Sep 15, 2006 11:12:12 am PDT #4279 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Ah, *mild* self-loathing. Amateur.
I can't even excel at that. I'm off to hang out at Aint It Cool.
I have seen, say, The 400 Blows and Band of Outsiders and stuff but my favourite Chabrol? Yeah, no.
Nutty - Sep 15, 2006 11:32:47 am PDT #4280 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"niquer" also means "to fuck". Interesting.
Okay, wait, so "baiser" is also "to fuck"? Because I remember hearing about that film Baise-moi, which when the title was translated into English came out as Rape Me. Not the most auspicious title, but at least something the Times could reprint.
megan walker - Sep 15, 2006 11:42:00 am PDT #4281 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Okay, wait, so "baiser" is also "to fuck"? Because I remember hearing about that film Baise-moi, which when the title was translated into English came out as Rape Me. Not the most auspicious title, but at least something the Times could reprint.
Yeah, Rape Me is so much better. @@
"Baiser" can mean to kiss or fuck. These days, usually the latter, so most people now use "embrasser" for kissing. I would say "baiser" is a bit less harsh than fuck. "Niquer" is cruder, and most often seen in the expression "Nique ta mère" (Fuck your mother), as in the rap group NTM.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 15, 2006 11:52:53 am PDT #4282 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My Netflix top 10 includes movies from France, Portugal, Great Britain, New Zealand, Canada, and Korea. And Dawson's Creek: Season 6.
Nutty - Sep 15, 2006 11:53:04 am PDT #4283 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
And how do you say "have adjectivally-florid, romance-novel-style sex"?
(You think I am not taking notes? Ha!)
§ ita § - Sep 15, 2006 12:09:01 pm PDT #4284 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My Netflix top 10's genres breakdown is:
- Foreign (2)
- Television (4) (3 Western and 1 SF)
- Classics (1)
- Anime & Animation (1) (and it's Anime)
- Horror (1)
- Action & Adventure (1)
That's reasonably representative of the 400+ discs in the queue, but it gets more TV-heavy the deeper you go.
Kathy A - Sep 15, 2006 12:14:59 pm PDT #4285 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I really should take some time and beef up my Netflix queue--it's down to 8 items total (the last four discs of Doctor Who, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Syriana, and two other movies I can't recall offhand).
megan walker - Sep 15, 2006 12:15:34 pm PDT #4286 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And how do you say "have adjectivally-florid, romance-novel-style sex"?
Seriously?