EvaUnit02 on 27/7/2009 at 11:08
Quote Posted by ZymeAddict
Sorry, but watching some crazy lady cut up her own cooch with a pair of scissors is not my idea of a good time, no matter how "thought provoking" it might be.
Fuck yeah, let's write off a film that we haven't even seen. You're on a roll today with that, buddy. You should (
http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116985&page=2) get together with catbarf and high five.
Matthew on 27/7/2009 at 11:42
He must work for the Daily Mail or the Free Presbyterian Church.
Also gg Daily Mail for giving away the ending.
SubJeff on 27/7/2009 at 13:52
Serves you right for reading it tbh and well you know it, sadly. Did you really hope to glean anything from reading that rag? apart from a peek into the SD mind?
Radio 4 err, declined to review it. They just said something to the effect of "others have reviewed it and you can read those reviews and we errr yeah the next item is.." It was a weird gloss-over. I might write in. :mad:
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Fragony on 27/7/2009 at 14:02
Quote Posted by henke
The Kingdom does have a softer edge though, and a lot of (black) humor. The first season is highly recomended, especiually for anyone who liked the first season of Twin Peaks. Just like Twin Peaks it goes straight downhill in season 2.
That second season is confusing to me, never been able to find it, I think they released in one piece here, how does it end?
the_grip on 27/7/2009 at 14:31
Quote Posted by henke
How can you not remember it?
I just watched the trailer, and the flick came back to me somewhat. I remember that it was uncomfortable, but I don't remember it particularly being memorable.
I *do* remember
Breaking the Waves. That movie stuck with me for a few days... very hard to put out of your mind, and it did leave me feeling much more empty. I have not seen
The Idiots to complete the trilogy.
Matthew on 27/7/2009 at 14:32
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Serves you right for reading it tbh and well you know it, sadly. Did you really hope to glean anything from reading that rag? apart from a peek into the SD mind?
I was actually just trying to find a link to the polemical articles they've been running, but when I was skimming the one I found online I found myself reading the denouement before I realised what I was doing. :(
SubJeff on 27/7/2009 at 15:43
I :( 4 u.
In more ways than one.
Fragony on 27/7/2009 at 15:47
Quote Posted by the_grip
I just watched the trailer, and the flick came back to me somewhat. I remember that it was uncomfortable, but I don't remember it particularly being memorable.
I *do* remember
Breaking the Waves. That movie stuck with me for a few days... very hard to put out of your mind, and it did leave me feeling much more empty. I have not seen
The Idiots to complete the trilogy.
Dogville and Dancer in the Dark didn't make me feel uncomfortable at all, DitD tried to hard and in Dogville I was just admiring the style. The Idiots did make me feel uncomfortable, movie is nasty. I don't know the exact term but shame by proxy should suffice, when you are embaressed because of other people's actions.
Another one, lesser known: 'Epidemic', if you had any doubts about von Trier being an arrogant prick, here is the proof, he actually made a movie about how good his script is. It's also part of a trilogy,
forgot the other titles gotcha, Element of crime, and Europa, but they aren't very good.
Another tip on scandinavian cinema, Fanny and Alexander, my second favorite movie, get the directors cut.
ZymeAddict on 27/7/2009 at 20:05
Any film that has to resort to being the film equivalent of a shock site is just asking to be written off.
Besides, I've now seen this Mark Kermode review, and it confirms what I suspected: Von Trier is just being a dick by trying to create artificial controversy surrounding the film (which he's obviously succeeded in doing).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBH6jDvg_bk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBH6jDvg_bk
Muzman on 28/7/2009 at 01:23
You're reading him wrong. Von Trier is doubtless a snarky prankster, but he's also a very good filmmaker when he wants to be. It does sound like this time he wants to be, even if he's always outwardly a prankster.
It's about time we had a good art film controversy. Recently it's just been all "real sex" (something Von Trier is partly to blame for), but mostly people just decided it was gross, explitative and above all dull. This seems to have proper soul damaging horror attached to it, whipping up all sorts of righteousness. I can't recall something like that since The Baby of Macon.
