@Zuljaras Ah so it came from a set, I've always been interested in the franchise but more-so the history and aesthetic than actually wanting to play them. I've seen the comics too but like the audio drama so much of the more obscure content is in Japanese. V Rising and Dead Cells has some Castlevania content too. Both games are great but a live action movie could go a long way if they did it right.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
@GirlVersusGame I was zonked out after the massage yesterday, so postponed Keeper till Wednesday. I saw both Longlegs and The Monkey on the big screen and thoroughly enjoyed them both, so hoping "Keeper" makes three
I've only seen The Blackcoat's Daughter of his films prior to "Longlegs", but I didn't love that one all that much. It was fine, but maybe a bit too slow/laid back. Will try to check out I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House and Gretel & Hansel at some point, for the sake of completion
Went to see Osgood Perkins' Keeper last night and it was a bit... weird, I guess. But it was my kind of weird, inching up to Lynchian weird, but not quite either. I can see that this will be polarising and that some may lose their patience with it, but I quite liked it. Stripped of all the movie's trappings, the story is a very familiar one, and the denouement leaves a little to be desired, but it's the presentation that is the star here. The cinematography, the camera movement, the soundtrack and the editing all work together to create both a disturbing and evocative experience with some truly stunning and some seriously creepy sequences. It has an uncanny knack of making everything, even the most mundane things, feel a bit "off" and that's what makes it compelling even in the "slower" bits.
Tatiana Maslany is once again excellent and continues to prove that she should be in everything.
I don't think this is my favourite movie of Perkins, but it is, in my opinion, his least mainstream and most interesting. As said, I quite liked it, but your mileage may vary.
I've booked my ticket to go and see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Can't wait. I haven't watched the movies since they hit DVD so it will be like watching a whole new movie. π
@FuriousMachine I might go and see that if it's still on, when my wife is at her christmas work night out. Then pick her up afterwards, see a movie and be nice and close to pick her up rather than go home and back out again. I love
Weird stuff, so I'm definitely curious and I enjoyed his other movies.
@MightyDemon82 Sounds like a good plan π It doesn't go full on Lynch weird, but it edges up to it at times, I felt. Hope you'll enjoy it if you decide to go.
I'm envious of "The Whole Bloody Affair"; was holding out hope they'd show it here as well, but no sign of it yet, unfortunately. At least I should be getting the steelbooks in December, so that will be some comfort.
The same director as The Crow and iRobot(Alex Proyas) It's one of those movies you can't really go into too much detail about or you do seriously risk spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen it. And it's also one of those movies that I returned to as an adult to really understand what was actually going on. Only this time I saw elements of games like Disco Elysium and L.A. Noire, along with a couple of other movies (that came out after Dark City) I really liked the concept and story, however if it did release today it would be fodder for crazies on TikTok. David S. Goyer had a hand in the script too. Maybe one of my favorite ever sci-fi movies, maybe. It has some really clever moments. There's a book too but it's a tie-in novel that doesn't differ all that much to the finished production.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
@GirlVersusGame I've said before, but it cannot be said enough: I freakin' love that movie. The cinematography and lighting is off the charts good! And it has some truly astonishing shots (the goldfish leaps to mind). The Arrow 4K release is a treasured part of my collection
For those of us (only me?) waiting for a 4K release of Kevin Smith's Dogma in UK/EU, good news: Vertigo Releasing's new premium physical label Visions Home Video will release a 4K special edition on February 2nd, with pre-orders going live in December. Yay
@GirlVersusGame Another fan of Dark City here. I remember seeing it when it first came out, and although I enjoyed it I have understood a bit more each time I've seen it. I think I managed to see it on 4K blu ray before my rental service canceled my account. @FuriousMachine You are in fot a treat, as is @Ravix when they get round it to experience those inky OLED blacks.
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@FuriousMachine My friend loved it too, I feel like it was on the list for a year or two, so much bad cheesy horror kept taking it's place. I don't know if it's my reading material but looking at the movie now it seems like the plot follows...
the idea that's been making the rounds in the UFO community that ET's are here for our souls. Which I personally think is ridiculous and since I'm almost at 1000 Ufology books in my collection (exciting I know lol) I can definitely say it's a very small percentage of the community who thinks that. It's mostly being spread by conspiracy theorists who don't bother to really research any source material, instead they reject the work done by people who did devote decades of their lives to the topic and substitute it with their own ideas and fears to make sense in patterns don't never existed to begin with. Disclosure has been very 50/50, on the one hand it's good that people are interested in something 'other' but the downside is that people are injecting their own agendas and fears into the community and into the field. It's become a real mess and there's no sign of the crazies moving out and on to something else. I knew an author called Nigel Kerner, he was convinced that soul stealing was what they were about and there was no convincing him otherwise. In the movie they seem to be either ETs using a physical host or interdimensionals (again using a physical host) they also mention studying what makes us human (the soul) on multiple occasions.
There were a number of preachers in the 70's and early 80's who claimed ETs were fallen angels and often cited their lack of a soul. I have to wonder if the writers stumbled upon some of those books and spun them into the finished movie. It's hard to unsee all of the similarities especially the parasitical nature of The Strangers. It's over twenty five years old now and still makes me wonder. Maybe I'll have to watch it with the commentary on.
When I did originally see the movie, in France I think. I know it wasn't in English, I didn't hit on any of the above because I hadn't read any of that material. Now years later it's clear they were going for that angle and it's kind of brave because it could have easily backfired on them. It's the kind of movie that worked so much better back then, now I think it would be ruined by preconceived notions and the kind of drama it might receive online. I do wish they'd do more with the original, maybe release another novel. Anything really, it would make a great graphic novel too.
There was an episode of Buffy that I'm sure borrowed from Dark City, I think they called them The Gentlemen. They looked very similar and went about their business in a similar manner. Then there's the fact that The Matrix dropped in 1999 and Dark City in 1998, there were quite a few Matrix moments. Even the parasites looked like those metal jelly fishes from The Matrix.
It's not a stretch to say that others have borrowed from Dark City and gotten away with it because the movie went largely unknown in some regions. That's mainly due to studio confidence. They weren't sure that sci-fi would still sell, The Matrix proved it could. It was a similar situation to Scream and the revitalization of horror. Now there's no shortage of either, I think it started with The Crow. It managed to blend both genres and make a lot of waves. It's probably one of my favorite movies of all time. Have you ever seen the interview with James O'Barr in what appears to be his basement?
It's featured on a number of DVD releases. It was the first graphic novel I read and it was largely down to that interview. He's definitely tortured, highly intelligent and deeply artistic.
@JohnnyShoulder It's definitely the kind of movie that ages well with your own notions and ideas of the plot. The only problem I had was un-seeing Jennifer Connelly as anyone but Marion Silver in Requiem for a Dream. I'm sure she does have other looks and styles based on whoever she is portraying but she's permanently cemented as that character for me. Which is probably a bad thing considering how dark it gets. I once attended a live Clint Mansell performance, to this day I can't think of anything that comes close to that show. Perhaps Blade Runner Live, but still nothing rivals Lux Aeterna live. It's one of the most haunting pieces of music I've ever heard, I swear you could hear a pin drop that night. It was complete silence. I've seen people get emotional at certain performances, opera etc, this was just nothing. It was like people went somewhere emotionally and mentally and when they did return to reality they were unable to project what they actually experienced. I can't explain it, stunned into silence maybe.
Chester performing Rolling in the Deep comes close too, no one was ready for that I don't even remember seeing it on the set-list. I only ever heard it in London, a few years later he was gone. I don't really like to talk about people in the business but he was one of the good ones without an ounce of an ego. For the longest time Hybrid Theory defined Linked Park for me, now it's that cover. I don't want to go off topic but there definitely were warning signs that went unchecked. I'm only bringing it up now because I know multiple people who did carry out the same thing and it was around the November/December months. It's a serious problem among young men, so if anyone does randomly see this (it's impossible to know who lurks, I lurked this site for years) know that there are other answers to the problem. It's cliche but there is light at the end of the tunnel, it's better not to end up as a statistic when you are worth much more than that.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
Deathstalker. A very good time if youβre in to this type of thing. Not my favourite Kostanski film overall but the production design is unsurprisingly off the chain.
βReason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.β -C.S. Lewis
Just watched Weapons yesterday before bed. I'm afraid I didn't think it was quite as good as it had been hyped up to be, but I still enjoyed it a lot. It definitely has its issues with some of the narrative not really leading anywhere worthwhile, but it's overall very well-produced and conistently engaging. I actually wasn't expecting it to have such comedic undertones (and then overtones with the finale) to it. I thought this was way more of a serious, psychological horror, more akin to something like The Orphanage if we're sticking with the kid theme. Great cast however, and a really entertaining villain who did live up to the hype. The ending is bound to stick with me as some top-tier cinema!
I'm going to hit you with one of my latest spots on the amazon browsing highway. I noticed Am Italy is selling box sets of Matrix 4k steels, something i'd not seen anywhere else really, so thought us gamers tend to have an affinity to the Matrix as is, and it might be one that you, or anyone else reading might want to grab.
I've not seen the Matrix films in ages, so I probably want to see them in 4k within the next year myself, I reckon. Apparently they are good transfers, too.
Anyway, this is what put them on my radar, and thought i'd share in case anyone is after this set
I think tonight i'll be sticking in The Northman, as I move on from the tales of Uhtred son of Uhtred, son of Uhtred, ad infinitum... (and friend of Finan), I feel that a bit of brutal viking cinema seems a good choice.
@Ravix So now I'm ~β¬100 poorer, thank you very much... I already own a pretty solid edition of the OG Matrix, but have sort of wanted the other ones as well and all of them in steel, you say? Well, there was simply no resisting that, now was there?
Oh well, that'll teach me to pause the movie I'm watching (Saw X) and checking in here on an otherwise fine Sunday evening.
(but, in all seriousness, thanks for the heads up on this one too )
@FuriousMachine I may also have gone for it, i cannot confirm nor deny it π But let's say, if I did, I may have convinced myself it might as well be this version if I want to check out the 4k's anyway (they are films well within the nostalgia range, now. Icons of their age) I always like to justify these things by saying "well the 4k's are Β£20 each anyway, so the rest is just a bonus" totally ignoring that buying 4k's when they are less than Β£20 is the usual practice. But honestly, it looks a good set, it is well within acceptable price per steel range, and I dig the 'fully tinned' editions you can get for some box sets. They make for good steel-bookends!
The most comforting thing about the spur of the moment buy though, is that if you look them up, the only other ones available for sale are about Β£200 second hand, which is mad. So that in itself means these are well under half price. The mental gymnastics involved in steelbook and 4k purchasing is all part of the fun, I say π
My wallet may not survive rhe strain this Christmas π
I also paused The Northman to get a drink and suddenly i'm on Amazon and the forum, and I don't know what modern life is anymore. Back to the Ulfhednar!
@Ravix Just wanted to add additional thanks for your PSA regarding The Matrix steelbooks, which I also took advantage of. I wonder if Amazon will notice the spike in traffic from PushSquare users?
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@GirlVersusGame some may argue that there isn't a fourth movie. I saw it once, I wasn't offended by it or anything, but I can't remember much about it, either. What the franchise needs is a legit game. There isn't much story left to be told through movies, but a modern game adaption would be fun. Imagine how many agent smiths they could pile on screen on new hardware, and how SSD transitions could aid with teleportation and flight, and moving between worlds!
@Werehog π I can imagine that. Maybe we should push for an affiliate link π§ I think most of the amazon italy steelbook custom already comes from the steelbook reddit, i'm not sure anyone in Italy even buys them, especially the way OOP or otherwise OOS items seem to just materialise on there. I've noticed they have a release date for Jackie Brown, too. But i'm hoping I can pre-order that from a UK store instead, because if they are getting stock, then maybe it is a sign of the next wave coming, as they had for Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction (and Furious' prized Kill Bill) recently.
I also picked up the original beetlejuice on there a while back, couldn't see it anywhere else but Amazon Italy had it for whatever reason π€·ββοΈ
Oh yeah, I might as well ask, what is your current steelbook collection like? there's a few on here that dabble, so I might as well be nosy and find out what you usually go for, your favourites you have, any you want, whether you are a displayer of the steel or a 'leave it sealed' collecter, all that stuff
@FuriousMachine Now the real game begins, we will have to see which of us recieve it undamaged, it is still Amazon, afterall π€π€π€
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