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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Exit Through the Gift Shop was AWESOME! Man, what a perfect follow after watching Style Wars. Some of those street artists are legendary and i had no idea that somewhere out there was this crazy guy who was documenting the whole thing. What an insane story though huh? From documentarian to street artist to commercial success. Crazy! Utterly awesome though. 9/10
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I know, i know, i know!! Definitely a 9!

Some don't approve of Banksy setting up an exhibition to showcase his work, commercialising street art in the process though. I actually started to hate that crazy guy towards the end, he became a complete sell out! Maybe it was Banksy's plan all along to ridicule today's art world, but i don't believe this movie is his elaborate hoax. I absolutely admired every artist and their work, except that crazy guy, he's no artist.

Anyway, need to watch it again, it really is awesome!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I was thinking long and hard about that, trying in my own mind to define what is and isn't art and if what they had done constitutes 'selling out'. It's a hard one to pin down. The nature of what they do is so transient it's hard to blame them for wanting to sell pieces that can be collected and stored in a pristine state. Or maybe it should be transient and ephemeral? And isn't it the audience that decides if something has value and artistic merit? People have passed off the work of a Chimpanzee as something done by an artist before. Doesn't that make it art if someone was willing to spend money on it, or if they imbued some merit and value upon it by wanting to buy it?

MBW's work is derivative sure, but it was a stroke of genius to do what he did. People were falling over themselves to buy his work so maybe that makes it good art? It succeeded in what it set out to do. I can't really blame him for cashing in, although i do appreciate more those who prefer to remain in the shadows. In some ways i think everyone who appeared in the documentary had sold out in some way, gave in to their egotism by wanting to be seen on video doing their thing.

I'm a bit conflicted. On the one hand i thought it was awesome to see Banksy in the documentary, and by the sounds of it the thing would never have been made without him, but at the same time a part of me wishes he was still a mystery man doing his work on the street in the dead of night.

There was so much cool stuff we haven't mentioned like the cash in his studio. A million quid of counterfeit money with Princess Diana on it. Mental! :eek:
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I remember seeing MBW splashing paint on some pictures, calling it his art and selling it, so that put me off. Iirc, his ideas were just as random and unoriginal as the movie he put together from all his tapes, fortunately he had help from other capable guys around him to prevent his art from being the disaster his video compilation was.

Anyway, i doubt the documentary was intended to put Guetta on the pedestal or tell his success story, i feel Banksy used him to make a movie that would educate folks and trigger discussions such as these. :eek:

Wasn't Invader the guy who never showed his face, besides Banksy? What a cool breed of artists they are!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Reminds me of an article i read on Cracked about the Toynbee tiles. Again it's probably just one guys obsession, operating for decades in secrecy. I can't remember but there may have been a reference to this in Exit Through The Giftshop too.

Speaking of mysteries.. have you solved the pop quiz above yet?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
That's interesting.

Not yet, i mean.. i've failed at it.

That is Ralph Fiennes, it looks familiar but it's probably from a movie that i've not seen yet. I'm unable to trace the title back to it's movie too. :( Have i not told you guys i have a crappy memory? :p

Shut eye time for me. See ya later!
[Off-topic] veeman:
I am not trolling 24/7 ? :mad:

Well, ok maybe I am. ?
[Off-topic] the_helix:
Watched The Untouchables. Seriously good stuff! :good: Loved all the major characters, mainly Kevin Costner & Sean Connery. 8/10. I particularly liked what Costner tells the judge behind the closed doors.

And before I forget, Costner & De Niro again are in my 'honourable mention' lists of heroes & villains respectively.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Rofl! :good:

I love The Untouchables. It's a great movie. De Nero could also get a villain credit for his cameo at the end of Angel Heart. If you haven't seen that, i would recommend it.

Just discovered this:

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles Gotta give that a watch!

Here's a new one. Lone Survivor tells the real life story of a special forces operation in Afghanistan that went wrong. Made by the actor/director Peter Berg, the action when it starts is visceral, tense and gripping. I really enjoyed it! 7/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
12 Years A Slave - This movie is going to clean up at every awards ceremony between now and the Academy Awards. Best Movie, Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actor ( Michael Fassbender), a couple of possible Best Supporting Actress, Best Score (Hans Zimmer), Best Screenplay... the lot. Remember those names because you'll be hearing them often!

It's a truly remarkable movie. Brutal and difficult to watch at times, but compelling despite it's depiction of incredible inhumanity. If i had any criticism at all it might be the lack of character development. We don't learn much about the slavers beyond their sadism but is an unflinching and uncompromising look at their cruelty. The superb acting along with the exceptional cinematography and score ensure that this movie will go down in history as a masterpiece! 10/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
2014 Movie Preview...

...Courtesy Of Yahoo.

I think i'm most excited about Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Can't wait to see that!

"Nolan turns his attention from Gotham City to outer space with this sci-fi film about mankind taking more than just one small step in our continuing exploration of the cosmos. The film's trailer promises something grand and majestic as McConaughey plays a self-described pioneer who takes space travel to the next level; Nolan is definitely swinging for the fences here, looking to create something worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Considering the fact that he's Christopher Nolan, he just might pull it off."
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Black Book - 8/10

Paul Verhoeven film about the Nazi occupied Netherlands during WWII. Starring Carice van Houten as a Jewish singer working for the Dutch resistance. It was bugging me for a while before i finally realised where i had seen her before:

In other news, Community is back on! No Chevy Chase of course but Jonathan Banks, (Mike in Breaking Bad), appeared in episode 2. Hopefully it's a re-occurring role! Loving what i've seen so far.

Dallas Buyers Club - An unrecognisable Matthew McConaughey continues his run of good form as Ron Woodroof, a dying man who helps AIDS patients like himself get access to the medication they need. It's a magnificent performance by McConaughey and co-star, Jared Leto. 8/10
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Wow! A 10!

Watched all these so far:

Red 2 - 6.5/10 It's a Red after all, liked it.

The Place Beyond the Pines - 8/10 Liked it. Totally not what i expected.

End of Watch (Jake wanted to be made a detective in this one) - 8/10 Enjoyed it immensely, but not a fan of its ending.

Prisoners (He's a detective in this one :p) - 8/10 Sensational performance by both Hugh Jackman and Jake G. Thought about shuffling my votes, but it'll change again once i see '12 Years A Slave' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street', so holding back for now.

Layer Cake - 8/10 Trippy crime caper!

Unbeatable - 8/10 A very pleasant and likable movie. :)

The World's End - 6.85/10 It was a bit like watching 'This Is The End' for me, but better. At one point i thought Pegg was doing a Jack Sparrow. The ending didn't bother me much, was a fun movie.

Watched Little Miss Sunshine (7/10) a few days back, so it was nice to see Paul Dano again in Prisoners. Btw, Ruby Sparks is a little different, but original movie. I remember skipping some parts because it wasn't really my type of movie. I'd still give it a 7/10 tho.

And Dano is there in 12 Years A Slave too! Didn't know that. Nice.

That's three (including October Sky) Jake G. movies i've seen this week, so it's only fitting that i watch Donnie Darko tomorrow (or soon).
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Look forward to hearing what you think of Donnie Darko. Hopefully you'll be able to explain the plot to me!

12 Years A Slave is as good as it gets. I wanted to see something else from Steve McQueen so i just watched Shame from 2011. Starring Michael Fassbender it's a classy bit of film making. A slow but fascinating character piece. 7/10

Also watched Prometheus again. Finally understand what's going on although it wasn't just me that had been a little confused by it, judging from the discussions on the Film Junk podcast. I still think that some of the characters' strange behaviour is nothing more than bad writing and some of the dialogue is awful. Also some of the early scenes are almost exactly copied from Alien. I guess Ridley Scott couldn't help himself!
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
Gravity was okay. Give it 7.

What I thought was weird was there were about 8-10 minutes of credit at the end of the movie.

And there were only two people in the movie. If you want to stretch it out, there were actually 3 people if the you count the voice of the guy coming over the radio from ground control. LOL
[Off-topic] baptiste28:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is, for me, the best movie of 2013. I wait the next with impatience.
[Off-topic] hooligan007:
For me The lone survivor is the best movie in 2013...
[Off-topic] sWireless:
I can also co-sign the previous comment that 12 Years A Slave is a masterful film. But the downside is its also incredibly sad and some parts are hard to watch.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles - Fascinating look into the mystery. 8/10
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
The devil wears Prada.

My god it's been so long I saw such amazing acting. By Meryl and Anne (or is it Anna). Also nice to see an actor from a series I loved, Entourage.

The story was great, but really acting was the highlight..!! :thumbup:

10/10?

SGS2. Still Going Strong!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Fighter - David O. Russell directs this awesome boxing biopic, starring Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams. 9/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
About Time - Charming and funny British comedy Directed by Richard Curtis. Gifted with the ability to travel back in time, Tim Lake, (Domhnall Gleeson), discovers that changing the past can be a complicated business. 8/10
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Nasty little Hobbitses.

Just when I wad expecting an epic dragon battle, Hobbit : an unexpected journey comes to an unexpected end..

3hrs swooshed by and I didn't bat an eye. Marvellous stuff!

Oh and do I envy Bilbo for carrying that smooth Elvish blade..
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Man, you haven't seen that before? It's an amazing movie, i liked it too. Gotta admire Bale. The transformation should've been easy for him after what he achieved in The Machinist.

Watched Donnie Darko, i'd say it definitely deserves a 9/10. It was Director's Cut that i watched but since i've never seen the theatrical version i wouldn't know the difference between them. I thought i was keeping up pretty well with what was unraveling and then it happened. Double-U Tee Aitch! It is impossible to grasp everything in the first viewing. But dayum! Maggie Gyllenhaall was hawt! I've only seen a couple of her movies (mostly recent), so she looked great in this.

Also watched Savages - 5/10
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
I cannot believe I thought Oblivion was "Just another alien invasion movie".

Loved the concept and had no idea what was happening till the end. The ending was totally fitting too. Loved it.

I just wished Vica was Julia and vice versa, she was far more prettier :p

10/10

SGS2. Still Going Strong!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Pretty much straight into the interesting stuff too which is something i liked. None of the ponderous BS of the first film. Did you think the Elf vs Ork scenes got a little repetitive toward the end though?

I was thinking about Bale's transformations when i was watching Dallas Buyers Club. Not Machinist level but Matthew McConaughey looked painfully thin.

Glad you liked Donnie Darko. I keep going back to it but i'll be damned if i can understand the time travel stuff!

Just watched Enough Said. It's a kinda funny, romantic drama and was the last movie that James Gandolfini starred in before his death last year. He put in a great performance so it's an apt swansong, especially as he plays completely out of character for him. I found the movie touching. 8/10
[Off-topic] the_helix:
Rachael McAdams! Gotta Watch it!

I watched X-Men: First Class yesterday. I felt it is the best one in the franchise. I particularly liked Michael Fassbender's performance. 8/10
[Off-topic] Dirk:
She was really good in About Time!

I'm not an X-Men fan, but i've seen Fassbender in three different movies this weekend! 12 Years A Slave, Shame and Prometheus. He really gets around!

Hit So Hard - Documentary about Hole drummer Patty Schemel. I love women in Rock and saw Hole live when they were touring Celebrity Skin, so i was in rapturous coniptions watching this! The documentary is ostensibly about her struggle with drink and drug addictions, but there's a lot of interesting stuff here. I had no idea she gave up working at Microsoft to play drums for Hole! There's a lot of footage of Kurt & Courtney too as well as the other Hole band members. I really enjoyed it! 9/10
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
HUGE SPOILER, HERE AS WELL :p

I'll agree. Tet had like a thousand more Jacks, so risking it all even though it did doubt Jack as he entered wasn't exactly clever!

But as you said, killing him and then continuing the monotonous regime to suck Earth & then move on would've made for a very very sore ending!

I think the end was perfect! Though honestly I had forgotten all about 52 by then and was wondering why would 49 leave her all alone instead of leaving her with the survivors!

Michael with the ever so lovely McAvoy. They were the perfect team!

I just might watch some bullet turning this weekend, again!

Though, opposing the IMDb ratings, X-Men The Last Stand had the best story IMO, in the franchise.

Also I have no hope for X-Men Days of Future Past. It just seems like milking the cash cow! Hopefully I'm wrong.

Hahaha Ikr. It was still almost 3 hours without trying to set a huge background story with additional characters!

Also, you mean Dwarves vs Orcs right? If so, I really don't think it was repetitive. They just faced twice, once when the elf archers came and then in the end.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I meant Elf. It seemed like Legolas was in a fight scene every five minutes.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Are you talking about Hobbit : an unexpected journey as well.

The story about Azog the defiler, Smaug the dragon and Thorin son of Thrain?

And obviously Bilbo Baggins.

I don't think I even saw Legolas.. :confused:

SGS2. Still Going Strong!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Man, my apologies. I should have paid closer attention to your post:

Forget everything i said until you've seen Desolation Of Smaug! :p
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I've not come across a definitive documentary of Nirvana and Kurt yet, but if you're a fan of the band, Nirvana Unplugged (Wiki; IMDb) is a must watch . His voice and his piercing blue eyes always give me the chills. I guess you've already seen/listened to it?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I don't think i ever sat down and watched the entire set but i saw bits and pieces at the time. There were a lot of bands i liked doing MTV Unplugged in the early days and i even owned a couple of MTV Unplugged greatest hit type videos on VHS. Do you remember much of MTV around the early-to-mid Nineties? It was awesome! Non-stop rock music all day, every day. I loved it!

The only Nirvana songs i ever really liked are the singles, which i love of course, and with Hole there's a few from Live Through This and most of Celebrity Skin i love too. I feel a bit bad liking Celebrity Skin now though as it was the end of Patty's era as the drummer for the band, and the beginning of the worst part of her drug addiction. She spiraled out of control after that and ended up on the street.

Also, Melissa Auf der Maur, Kristen Pfaff, Courtney Love, and Patty Schemel were all at one time sexy rock goddesses of the highest order in my eyes, but then i like that kinda thing! ;)

Edit: Just been having a look to see what you've posted in the 'What Are You Listening To' Thread. We've got Heart Shaped Box, Comfortably Numb, Stairway To Heaven, R.E.M...! It seems your good taste extends to music as it does to movies. Outstanding stuff roofers me old mate. :good:

If you can track this down you might like it. Part of the Classic Albums series, the making of Nevermind. There's a list of all the episodes from the series HERE. I've tried to watch as many of those as i can as i find them fascinating, but there's still a few i haven't seen.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
:D

Stahp going through my old posts. :p My taste in music is a little too monotonous actually. Need to diversify.

I'll hunt for it! Thanks!

Just noticed Kristen Pfaff died at the age of 27 too!

It definitely is! All the more interested in Hole now too.

That is sad. :( In a way similar to Jim Morrison's death (bathtub).
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Well i hope Hit So Hard is on your list now. There's a ton of old Kurt & Courtney footage and of course they talk about Kristen's death at length too. The tragedy was made worse from the fact that she had just come back from rehab, had packed up her place to move for a fresh, clean, start (all her belongings were in the u-haul van ready to go), and on that very last night she decided to get high again. She was found dead in the bathtub. It's really sad.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
My god, my ultra slow brain just realized Bilbo Baggins = Dr. John Watson!

I am truly a fan now!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I was going to mention that. You know Benedict Cumberbatch is the voice of Smaug in Desolation, right? So you have both Holmes and Watson in that movie!

I take it you're a Sherlock fan then?
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Huge!

Though I'm yet to see the 2nd movie.

Also I love the show more than the movie, but I love how RDJ uses his deduction skills in fighting as well, whereas Cumberbatch gets his ass kicked.

And Smaug talks? That was unexpected!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Sorry, i didn't realise that would be a spoiler! I actually thought it to be one of the weirder things in any of the Tolkien movies.

Have you been watching the new series of Sherlock? I was watching episode 2 when it was on last night and to be honest i'm still not a big fan. I find it a little ponderous and far too British. Unlike you i prefer the Guy Richie movies!
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
Ah it's not important enough to be a spoiler.

And you mean season 3? If so, the 2nd episode will air soon, have seen the first one though and that was really not as impressive as the earlier 2 seasons.

Also, I can never imagine watching Cumberbatch play Sherlock without subs! I like the (hard to comprehend) British accent though.

And talking of Guy Ritchie, Sherlock Holmes was great (pretty sure SH: GoS is too), but for me his crown jewel will always be Snatch!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Haven't seen Quarantine, but i've seen REC and REC 2 which are the originals in spanish. The third one will get released in march. Quarantine 1 and 2 is nearly identical to the originals, so you don't need to watch them if you can't handle spanish (even with subtitles).

If you've only seen Paranormal Activity, you'll have to watch the other two :p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
My favourite horror will always be The Omen.

Damn that kid was creepy!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Of course, The Omen. How could i forget you Damien!
[Off-topic] antijesse:
Kubrick's finest...

Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

"Mein Führer! I can walk!"

Watch it.
[Off-topic] Youngunn2008:
Shawshank.... ftw.

The Shining, Misery, Amadeus, Inception all my favs.
[Off-topic] antijesse:
Zihuatanejo..
[Off-topic] Dirk:
There was another one i used to love starring Richard Burton, called The Medusa Touch.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
My future brother in law is called Damien. Apparently his parents didn't know about the film...

Have you seen Rosemary's Baby?

My goodness it's a creepy film!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I don't think i ever have! Roman Polanski no less too. Something for the weekend, as it were.

Thanks.
[Off-topic] Cappugino:
i love thrillers like the purpur rivers. or so and stuff like oceans11
[Off-topic] Archer:
I saw it years ago but need to revisit it. It was on a few nights ago but I only saw a bit of it. It was the impregnation scene I saw and it was half dark, half lol.
[Off-topic] nishanty13:
Just saw "Wanted(2008)" .

Quite good action movie.

Sent from an unknown device.
[Off-topic] fboaventura:
I liked it too. Found it to be a very entertaining movie. And as far as Vegas be the key, I don't agree with you.

In my opinion the key of the movie is the hangover, the loss of memory and all they need to go through to find out what they did.

Cheers!
[Off-topic] Archer:
They're doing a 3rd (and apparently final) Hangover film, but it's not gonna be a "oh what did we do last night" storyline next time. I'm curious to see where they're gonna go with it.

Anyway, time to go watch Chronicle. Looking forward to this :)
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
I want to see them during the night, not after!
[Off-topic] OmegaRED^:
If you never saw Event Horizon...

You have never met the devil.

I still vote it as best horror film ever.

Many games have taken scene's and idea's from it..

System shock 2, Dead space and Dead Space2.

Doom 3 pays homage by re-creating one of the detailed rooms from the film and quite a few other inspirations taken from Event horizon.

In every geek's list of must watch classics.. hides Event Horizon.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Event Horizon is very good, i agree. Sam Neil was better in that than Jurassic Park tbh!

Not the best Horror ever though. That accolade goes to the original Alien film.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Event Horizon struck me as Hellraiser in space, although the actual Hellraiser in space (Bloodline) was pretty good, if a bit low budget.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
The Shining??

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
People, i'm going on a quest to find the scariest movie ever made, and i need your help!

Horror movies that i watched in 2011: (So don't bother suggesting these)

- 11-11-11 (2011)

- A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

- Apollo 18 (2011)

- Bride of Chucky (1998)

- Carny (2009)

- Devil (2010)

- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

- Event Horizon (1997)

- Grave Encounters (2011)

- Halloween (1978)

- I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

- Insidious (2010)

- It (1990)

- Jeepers Creepers (2001)

- Nosferatu (1922)

- Paranormal Activity (1-3)

- Ringu (1998)

- Saw (1-4)

- Shrooms (2007)

- Splice (2009)

- Teeth (2007)

- The Blair Witch Project (1999)

- The Descent (1-2)

- The Exorcist (1973)

- The Fly (1986)

- The Host (2006)

- The Innkeepers (2011)

- The Langoliers (1995)

- The Last Exorcism (2010)

- The Mist (2007)

- The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

- The Omen (1976)

- The Ring (2002)

- The Shining (1980)

- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

- The Thing (2011)

- The Thing (1982)

- The Tunnel Movie (2011)

- Triangle (2009)

- [Rec] (1-2)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Yeah, Snatch is amazing. Love that movie! :good:
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
The dogs chasing the rabbit is possibly one of the best filmed chases ever.

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[Off-topic] Zephyr!:
How's the sixth sense?
[Off-topic] jRi0T68:
It's good, but if you know the plot, it kinda ruins half the fun.

Excreted from my Nexus 5

[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying
[Off-topic] ElEspecialista:
Can I vote partially or change votes later in the Favourite Movies 2013 Sheet? :fingers-crossed:

Or Must have I seen any movies of the list?