Movies (recently seen)

[End Master]

Yeah it was one of the better ones. I still liked Rocky 3 the best since Mr. T is pretty much the only antagonist that decisively beats the hell out of Rocky at least once. Not even Drago did that despite being a Russian steroid freak.

I saw the previews of Rambo 4 recently, it's probably more ridiculous looking than Rocky 6, but it should at least be good for lots 'o killin'.

[Vesnic]

Don't ever watch The Nightmare Before Christmas while in an altered state of consciousness. And by "don't ever", I mean of course that doing so is absolutely indispensable to your existence. "Wow" is what I uttered just before I died of frigid frightshock and my ghost floated upstairs to warn you, my friends, of this lethal combination...

This is Halloween! This is Halloween!

[Vesnic]

GUTE DEUTSCHE FILME

Here are two German-language movies that I've seen in the last week, both of which I would recommend:

The Ninth Day: about a Luxembourg priest interned in Dachau in 1942. He is suddenly put on "leave" from the concentration camp for a period of nine days. Dazed and traumatized from his experiences, he is quickly brought into the office of the Untersturmführer, where he is told that he must choose between signing a letter of cooperation with the Nazis on behalf of his Archdiocese or face his own destruction and possibly that of his fellow clergymen and family. The movie works on two levels: first, as a suspense thriller, with tension slowly mounting as each day passes and various elements complicate the priest's decision. Secondly, it is quite an eloquent look into faith and human weakness. The various moral points of the story are brought out subtly, and through its unassuming characters, cinematography and narrative style, the film never becomes preachy. It is also not excessively emotional, instead leaving the viewer with some challenging thoughts in their mind at its completion.

The Edukators: about three disenchanted young people in modern Germany who take a new approach to revolutionary activities, breaking into wealthy homes and leaving notes that say, "The Days of Plenty are Over" while leaving furniture and other possessions in disarray. When they are caught in the act by a rich man re-entering his home, they take him hostage and flee to a cabin in the woods. The rich man claims to have once been much like them, but explains how aging and the need for security made him slowly into the image of everything they detest. The movie offers a fresh look at the struggle between idealism and necessity. There is also a twist ending that makes the rather slow last half hour worthwhile. It mostly avoids the incredibly easy pitfall of completely exalting one side while vilifying the other.

[apotheosis]

I just finished Manos- The Hands of Fate

It is the worst movie ever made. There is no question about that. I wrote a review of it for IMDB, it went as follows:





I've seen the vast majority of the bottom 100 movies, as well as many other horrible flicks that were not on the list and I can honestly say that this is the worst. Horrendous production qualities, terrible repetitive dialouge, at times completely incoherent, and 90% of the film serving no purpose to the primary plot... it was really a labor to sit through. There were times I actually cried from the pain of watching it and others I considered hanging myself because I could not possibly bare the thought of living in a world where this film existed. I would have trouble forcing even my most hated enemy to watch this movie. It is really, really, really bad.

Did I mention they dubbed over the entire thing? Well, apparently the camera they used had no audio, so some of the worst dubbing I have ever heard was employed with a bland repetitive soundtrack commensurate with Chinese water torture.

Basically, if someone says "Hey, let's watch Manos, the Hands of Fate" think of it as them saying "Hey, let's go castrate ourselves with a piece of steel wool and some elbow grease."

[End Master]

My favorite thing to say about that movie (And others similar to it) is:

"You know how some movies are so bad, that they're good? Well this one is so bad, it's AWFUL!"

If I remember correctly that movie was made by a fertilizer salesman. I guess selling crap in all forms really was his area of expertise.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

I like the Little Mermaid.

[apotheosis]

She was pretty hot.

[End Master]

Isn't there some sort of hidden sex message in that movie? I know there was supposed to be one in Aladdin.

[donteatpoop]

Isn't there some sort of hidden sex message in that movie? I know there was supposed to be one in Aladdin.

On the cover of VHS/DVD packaging, the image shows Atlantis, and one of the pillars is an erect penis. Also, one of the statues had an erection at some point. I think they edited those out or somethign though.

[apotheosis]

Princess Jasmine may have been the hottest Disney character of all. I always wanted to see her get it on with Raja.

[donteatpoop]

Princess Jasmine may have been the hottest Disney character of all. I always wanted to see her get it on with Raja.

Nah, Belle is the hottest of all time. Not to say I wouldn't stick it to Jasmine, but Belle is the sexiest Disney bitch of all time. 3rd place goes to the chick from the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[Vesnic]

That would be Esmeralda.

And about the penis on the cover of The Little Mermaid. A disgruntled animator who knew he was about to be fired had one last laugh at Disney by drawing the castle penis. Or so the urban legend goes, anyway. I am the proud owner of the original VHS and still snicker whenever I open it up to watch The Little Mermaid, which is pretty frequently.

[donteatpoop]

I always assumed an animator was just bored and drew a penis on real quick for shits and giggles, but forgot to delete it before pushing it out. (heh, pushing it out)

[Dragavan]

I just finished Manos- The Hands of Fate

It is the worst movie ever made. There is no question about that.

Like the way it Laps itself too? Not even in a creative way, just loops around and starts all over again. Scared the crap out of me it was going to keep going too.

On the upside, it did make for one of the best episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ever.

Princess Jasmine may have been the hottest Disney character of all. I always wanted to see her get it on with Raja.

I've seen those pictures. You can find anything on the internet.

Although personally I always thought Ariel (in human form, no fish tail) was the hottest, closely followed by Belle and then Jasmine. All three would the best though... and I've seen those pictures too. heh

[donteatpoop]

Run Lola Run, anyone? Fantastic film; and a CYOA at its roots to boot.