OT: 69th Obsequious Banter Thread: The Nicest Thread Of Them All...

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I’ll never understand you.

I know.

 

[Jtown]

Good Lord.

"The Man From Nowhere" - 2010 Korean gangster/revenge/rescue. It's like "The Professional," only a million times better. I am not joking. ****ing hell.

1. "It's a Wonderful Life"
2. "Rocky II"
3. "The Man From Nowhere"

Guaranteed tears. ****ing hell.

add gran torino to that list.

 

[BigToe]

add gran torino to that list.

Memento is better than all of those.

 

[Jtown]

Memento is better than all of those.

no one cried during memnto.

 

[BigToe]

no one cried during memnto.

Crying is for babies Jtown.

 

[Magua]

Crying is for babies Jtown.

Big toes don't cry.

They just sweat.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Toes don't cry. They just sweat.

"I would break down
On your feet
And beg forgiveness,
Scream for you
'Cause toes ... don't cry"

 

[Young Sandwich]

The last movie I remember crying during was Harry and the Hendersons. The floodgates opened when they booted Harry back into the woods. How you gonna do Harry like that?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

no one cried during memnto.

I did when I realized I was trapped in a theater with a terrible movie for 2 hours.

"The Man From Nowhere" - 2010 Korean gangster/revenge/rescue. It's like "The Professional," only a million times better. I am not joking. ****ing hell.

As the resident Asian expert, I have to ask you if it’s worth watching anything from Takashi Miike? The summary of my exposure has been exactly one preview I saw in a theater yesterday, so I have no knowledge base at all here.

I walked out of the movie with about 15 Minutes left, so I’m defaulting to everything related being crap, but I figured it was worth asking.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

As the resident Asian expert, I have to ask you if it’s worth watching anything from Takashi Miike? The summary of my exposure has been exactly one preview I saw in a theater yesterday, so I have no knowledge base at all here.

I walked out of the movie with about 15 Minutes left, so I’m defaulting to everything related being crap, but I figured it was worth asking.

The vast majority of his work that I have seen is completely gonzo - and I mean way, WAY out there. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I don't mind it when it turns out to be complete crap. I can't for the life of me imagine you enjoying most of it at all. You might like "13 Assassins," but I kind of doubt it. My favorite of his is probably "Sukiyaki Western Django," but you would passionately hate that.

Sion Sono is a similar weird genius, but he is far more accessible far more often (i.e. maybe like 20-30% of the time). I may be the only person I know who loved "Love Exposure" - a four-hour film about an up-skirt camera freelancer and weird religion and an abandoned bus with candles, but I found it romantic and fantastic. I kind of want you to watch "Why Don't You Play in Hell" just to see how angry and exasperated you can get

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I did when I realized I was trapped in a theater with a terrible movie for 2 hours.

The people who love "Memento" are generally the same people who will tell you that "Fight Club" is one of their top 5-10 movies of all time.

 

[Amorgus]

I still don't know why the hell he chose to end Dead or Alive the way he did. I can only guess schizophrenia.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I still don't know why the hell he chose to end Dead or Alive the way he did. I can only guess schizophrenia.

I haven't seen that in an eternity.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The vast majority of his work that I have seen is completely gonzo - and I mean way, WAY out there. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I don't mind it when it turns out to be complete crap. I can't for the life of me imagine you enjoying most of it at all. You might like "13 Assassins," but I kind of doubt it. My favorite of his is probably "Sukiyaki Western Django," but you would passionately hate that.

Sion Sono is a similar weird genius, but he is far more accessible far more often (i.e. maybe like 20-30% of the time). I may be the only person I know who loved "Love Exposure" - a four-hour film about an up-skirt camera freelancer and weird religion and an abandoned bus with candles, but I found it romantic and fantastic. I kind of want you to watch "Why Don't You Play in Hell" just to see how angry and exasperated you can get

Oh no, you’re completely wrong here. You’ve sold me entirely on trying all of it. I’d rather watch something that attempts to be different, even if it doesn’t come together.

I checked a snyopsis for “Why Don’t You Play in Hell” and saw this:

Despite the carnage, the most unfortunate fallout from this attack is when Muto's beloved daughter, Mitsuko, has her adorable toothpaste commercial taken off the air.

If I ever get old enough to not appreciate that, it’s time to go.

The people who love "Memento" are generally the same people who will tell you that "Fight Club" is one of their top 5-10 movies of all time.

I always knew I liked you.

 

[Striiker]

The saddest movies are Pixar movies.

 

[Starat327]

The saddest movies are Pixar movies.

Wait until your mother starts letting you watch grown up movies.

 

[Striiker]

Wait until your mother starts letting you watch grown up movies.

Wait until I put you in a 1-star retirement home.

 

[Lotusflower]

"13 Assassins,"

Great Film. Would Recommend.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Move along.