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Am I really the only one here who's seen Safe? Not that I think it belongs on that list since I've been wanting to see it again ever since.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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Jessica - Nov 04, 2007 9:54:57 am PST #2043 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Nov 04, 2007 10:12:48 am PST #2044 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I saw Safe. And yep, I'd like to see it again. Haven't gotten around to buying the DVD or anything....
It is bleak, but nowhere near as bleak as some of the others on that list.
Laga - Nov 04, 2007 10:26:03 am PST #2045 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
From the imdb trivia page, my favorite Dogville story:
Paul Bettany didn't want to play Tom Edison because they were shooting it in Sweden. Then his friend Stellan Skarsgaard said that Lars von Trier's shoots are so funny that "you'll miss something extraordinary if you turn the part down". After shooting half the movie Bettany asked Skarsgaard when the fun will start, which Skarsgaard replied: "I lied. I did it because he is amazing to work with, and you wouldn't be able to see that before you were actually here yourself. I wanted to give you a chance, and you wouldn't have shown up if I had been frank with you"
Polter-Cow - Nov 04, 2007 10:34:23 am PST #2046 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Haven't seen it, but does Million Dollar Baby really belong on that list?
I don't think so. But I didn't really like the movie anyway, so I wouldn't see it again regardless. I don't think it's Requiem-level painful or anything, though.
Dana - Nov 04, 2007 10:40:12 am PST #2047 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Grave of the Fireflies is the only movie on that list I've seen, and if I'd known what I was getting into, I wouldn't have watched it. I am totally okay with my low score.
Actually, I probably need my own list of "Movies that don't really deserve to be watched even once, but which I love anyway."
-t - Nov 04, 2007 10:42:25 am PST #2048 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can't watch Million Dollar Baby, but I could just barely watch the Simpsons that referenced it. Some injuries I just can't bear to see. Or visualize. Fingers and toes getting broken or cut off also fall under this.
Hayden - Nov 04, 2007 10:42:55 am PST #2049 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I skipped over that Safe was on that list. I liked it quite a bit and could see watching it again sometime.
tommyrot - Nov 04, 2007 10:43:21 am PST #2050 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think When The Wind Blows belongs on that list. I saw the first half of it. I forget why I stopped watching, but I could tell it was going to get very bleak and end very badly....
-t - Nov 04, 2007 10:49:53 am PST #2051 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I might only think that I would watch When the Wind Blows again because it's been a long time since I've seen it.
tommyrot - Nov 04, 2007 10:52:59 am PST #2052 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah. Yesterday I was thinking about the whole cold war "We could all die any second from a massive nuclear strike!" fear, and thinking how younger folk would have no idea what that's like. (Not that there's no risk of nuclear war now, but an all-out nuclear war seems much less likely.)
So anyway, now I wonder if that movie would strike the same chord in me....