Because The Last Days of Disco is coming up on my Netflix queue in a couple weeks, I watched Metropolitan, which I didn't like as much as Barcelona. The latter was about two guys in another country who had to deal with being foreigners. The former is about rich, white people who are not happy with being rich, white people. Even though Stillman is clearly mocking them a lot, it was hard to really like them as characters. But it was still a good movie, and it had its fair share of laugh-out-loud moments. Tom's explanation for why he didn't read novels, just good literary criticism, killed me.
Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.
'Origin'
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Polter-Cow - Jan 13, 2011 9:20:40 pm PST #12767 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 14, 2011 5:37:51 am PST #12768 of 30000
"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
In my opinion The Last Days of Disco is far and away the best of the three. Of course, even a movie that didn't have Kate Beckinsale, Mackenzie Astin, Jennifer Beals, Matt Keslar, and Robert Sean Leonard probably would have been enjoyable for the soundtrack alone.
beekaytee - Jan 14, 2011 6:33:05 am PST #12769 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I love Sunshine and find the director's commentary to be one of the very best, plus, they have a very interesting commentary with an actual physicist. The fact that I saw it in the theatre with a science writer may have opened my mind to it more in the beginning, but subsequent viewings have been just as enjoyable. Big physics holes? Yep. But I love it anyway, crazy ending and all.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2011 6:44:40 am PST #12770 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd have problems with the crazy ending anyway (they had to turn it into a monster movie?), but my biggest problem was I couldn't figure out what the hell was happening for the most part. Maybe it was intended to simulate the experience of those involved, but it mostly just aggravated me. For whatever reason, I didn't have problems with similar stylistic effects in 28 Days Later.
beekaytee - Jan 14, 2011 7:05:28 am PST #12771 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I recall going to an existential place with the 'monster' aspect and just riding with it.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2011 7:15:32 am PST #12772 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I guess I was hoping they'd go in a more outre (e.g. 2001) direction and Boyle & co. went with the more convential/commercial ending, but then tried to turn it into an outre ending anyway with the style.
Granted, it's arguable that 2001 turns into a monster movie for part of the second half (with Hal as the monster).
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2011 8:05:42 am PST #12773 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love the rhythm and visuals of the start of Sunshine. I may only ever watch the first 2/3 again.
Also, Chris Evans.
Cracked being a party pooper:
Daisy Jane - Jan 14, 2011 8:09:55 am PST #12774 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Might as well put this in here. 20 greatest movies Hollywood never made [link]
#5 pisses me off the mostest.
Amy - Jan 14, 2011 8:20:26 am PST #12775 of 30000
Because books.
Interesting list, DJ. Isn't an adaptation of On the Road coming out soon, though?
Daisy Jane - Jan 14, 2011 8:24:49 am PST #12776 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I think I heard that, and there's mention of it in the comments. Mostly I'm pissed at GP for The Secret History and whoever for Confederacy of Dunces.
No lie, every once in a while I will get a real bug up my skirt about TSH and will go in search of news, and when it once again turns out it's not being made I am annoyed.