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Greetings chickens - I would be intrigued to know whether fans of JD/NO etc. enjoy similar celluloid tastes.
Just 1 entry please - 'your favourite film', in terms of depth, quality, enjoyment, sentiment, exhilaration etc. etc.
For me - Summer of '42 (an oddball classic)
I'm afraid I would have to submit 3 films, Apocolypse Now, Blade Runner and Star Wars.
The best film i've seen this year is that Amoros Perros.
Didn't Order use samples from Marlon Brando in Apocolypse Now? (By the way it seems weird writing the words 'apocolypse now' given recent events and I've deliberately not mentioned the title of the 12" from which I think the samples were on).
... I can imagine what that 12" is called. An instrumental perhaps?
Evidently, the film 'A.I.' is meant to be really strange. A pal of mine has seen it in Saudi (don't ask) and said that it wasn't brilliant, but that it was definately the strangest film he'd ever seen... and he's seen some strange films believe me.
Sounds good. Spielberg's a good bloke after all.
If your classing Star Wars as one of your top 3... you must feel that Episode 1 was nothing short of a mockery of the whole SW legend. Fat George would have been better off filming a small group of goldfish for 2 hours than releasing the tomato that was Episode 1. Actually, wasn't that what he did do? - Just what the hell was Jeff Jeff Binks meant to be?... a talking badger in dungarees?
"Once Upon A Time In America" - the most appaling book crafted into the ultimate celluloid epic. Completely overwhelms me every time I watch it - brilliant to view this one with a novice just to see their expression when the twist kicks in. Oh, and ACR sampled a few lines from it - "Dirty, dirty politicians" was defo used in one track.
Mr Disco, I think I know the Order track to which you're referring but surely that just sampled Caligula and 2001? Was there a Brando soundbite too?
When I first read your reply, I thought you had written 'Jeff, Jeff Banks (!)' Now that would have been interesting, we could have had a whole new costume range featuring the 'in' colours of the moment.
I was disppointed when I saw the Phanton Menace at the Pictures but I did rent it on video a few months back and its definately better second time round.
Al, you are probably right, but I remember reading somewhere about the AN samples, though my memory is not the best. The 'there is no question about it' sample and others which I could never make out at the end of the track, are these from 2001 then?
limiting to one just not fair. & feel that favourites change from day to day. this week i am mostly liking harvey (sorry no badgers, but there is an invisible rabbit), the godfather parts 1 & 2, jean de florette & manon des sources best films of recent years inc being john malkovich & l.a. confidential imho
Dave - Harvey is a masterpiece. James Stewart is a legend. It takes a great man to decide to act alongside an invisible rabbit in his prime of life, who'd have known how his career would have panned out if the producers had decided on an invisible badger? - They could have called the film 'Kenneth' instead of 'Harvey'... Kenneth is a better name surely.
Jeff Jeff Banks would have been a better choice for the lead in Episode Dirt. Can't agree that this was better 2nd time around... are you sure this isn't down to the fact that you were totally shocked when seeing it for the first time - and that shock had gone when the video was rented? - I've seen it a few times and it reminds me of a dead wasp. Can you imagine how bad Episode II will be? - I know I can't. Let's hope (and I know this isn't the case after reading the script which I have on file) they kill the giant buzzard in the first scene, preferably choppping his head off with a giant sword and shouting 'big fish wanker' at the same time.
Remember.. 'there's always a bigger fish'
Huntsy, I believe you're thinking of 'Once Upon A Time in The West'. OUATI America is actually a gangster film. And Jewish gangsters at that. Not a single cheroot in sight!
Originally posted by Mr Disco Al, you are probably right, but I remember reading somewhere about the AN samples, though my memory is not the best. The 'there is no question about it' sample and others which I could never make out at the end of the track, are these from 2001 then?
'My mind is broken etc' is HAL from 2001, I believe. The "I hate crows" - or whatever the line was - is taken from Caligula.
I think Flowered Up sampled Apocalypse Now though! Top group!
AJ - give me some credit.
Likening the content and quality of said Mafia flick to similarities in certain Spagetti pics. Was putting to you that your chosen Mafia flick was on a similar thread to the gunslinging movies starring the man with no name.
We don't need no stinking badges... bada-bing bada-bong! (and so on)
You dig?
The 'Monolith' is god. It is Omniscient and Omnipresent. The book is worth reading.
2010 is an underrated film - hire it if you haven't seen it.
If you want to check out something odd and you have 5 mins. - check out this guy...
huntsman - "there's always a bigger fish" is one of the film quotes on a quiz been sent that i can't get - what's it from?
surely the dark & moody empire is ranked higher than a new hope? when first saw them in the 70's was obviously blown away more by part iv than the sequels as it was new & one of the first films i saw that didnt have cartoon furry animals in.
but on reflection with the down ending, the sub plots more interesting, the twist better its a better film than the kurosawa inspired part iv.
'There's Always a Bigger Fish' - quote direct from Qui Gon Gin as craft is pursued and 'almost' eaten by several fishes, each bigger than the last. (Episode 1)
Sorry Hibbsy, couldn't understand anything else in your post.
Hope this helps fish face.
brilliant, it was right. erm, have some more... "did you see my cows out front?" & "Think about John Wayne, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold can't dance, he can hardly walk." seem up your street in terms of quotable quotes.
was refering to the empire strikes back being a better film that star wars episode:iv a new hope.
Well lads...I feel almost silly admitting this...but my favorite movie of all time is Strange Brew...I'm sure sebsy and Nic will be overjoyed to hear that...if anyone in Canada even knows about this horrble (but funny in a strange, almost demented sort of way!!!) movie.
Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.Both by Lars von Trier. Also Run Lola Run,Betty Blue,Gattica,Reservoir Dogs, Videodrome,Diva,Blue Velvet,The Elephant Man,Leon,, The Girl on the Bridge,....and many more whose titles escape me.
I have a great fondness for "Carlito's Way", "Jaws", "Waiting for Guffman/Spinal Tap/Best in Show" and "The Apartment"
For what it's worth, anyhow.
CTD
Obviously more than one there for me too - I'd have to go for Carlito's Way if pushed for one only.
Originally posted by Jeff White Well lads...I feel almost silly admitting this...but my favorite movie of all time is Strange Brew...I'm sure sebsy and Nic will be overjoyed to hear that...if anyone in Canada even knows about this horrble (but funny in a strange, almost demented sort of way!!!) movie.
Never heard of it!
You've never heard of Carlito's Way? You are missing out big time! It has Al Pacino (heard of him?) and Sean Penn (with spectacular hair) and is basically a latino gangster flick set in the late 70's (very disco-heavy soundtrack). Very heavily reccommended.
CTD
Originally posted by CandyTheDog You've never heard of Carlito's Way? You are missing out big time! It has Al Pacino (heard of him?) and Sean Penn (with spectacular hair) and is basically a latino gangster flick set in the late 70's (very disco-heavy soundtrack). Very heavily reccommended.CTD
Huh, no, I meant I have never heard of the movie Jeff was referring to.
I DO know about Carlito's Way but I haven't seen it. I guess i'll put that movie on the list next time I go rent one!
Seb.
Little Criminals - About two fucked up kids. It was my inspiration throughout early teenage years.
'Strange Brew' - yes, yes, yes - an early 80's number made popular via the earliest 'Video Hire Stores' that opened for the first time. If I'm not mistaken around the time that 'Betamax' was still in the English vocabulary.
Jeff, you must be quite fond of 'Animal House' (Belushi in general), 'Revenge of the Nerds', erm, 'Caddyshack' and so on? - is me right or is me wrong?
The video cover was your typical 'goofy pic. of 2 blokes sat in a bottle of beer' if memory serves me correct.
Good selection of movies kids... keep 'em coming. Nobody to back my theory on '2001' then?... and just where is Geoff Klumpy these days? - the Swan?
I've had trouble posting, didn't work...
And as I'm working as a journalist for a news website, I've had my hands full lately, as you might guess.
Thanks for asking, anyway, Huntsy...
As for your question : I'm totally unable to name 1 film, or 1 record, or 1 book... I have my favorites, few of them, but can't extract one out of them.
"It's nice to be back"
Originally posted by Huntsman ... Come on Geoffy, pick one... I dare you!
This is absurd. So I will pick one from who I think was the best ever :
"The Navigator" by Buster Keaton
always prefered the pair of glasses & a smile of harold lloyd to buster keaton meself. though both better than that chaplin chap.
I heard that Buster 'The Badger' Keaton, whilst filming his hit comedy films back in the 1870's, used to box with an upright camel during takes. The cast and crew would bet to see how long each camel could last against the might of The Buster. Cheers of 'go on Buster, break the camels back' could be heard several miles outside of Hollywood. Sometimes, if Buster was really riled and narked, he would belt the camel on the nose.
Sometimes, Buster would sit down in his chair, and just start crying.
I'd like to see Buster against a decent fox the bastard.
Originally posted by Huntsman I heard that Buster 'The Badger' Keaton, whilst filming his hit comedy films back in the 1870's, used to box with an upright camel during takes. The cast and crew would bet to see how long each camel could last against the might of The Buster. Cheers of 'go on Buster, break the camels back' could be heard several miles outside of Hollywood. Sometimes, if Buster was really riled and narked, he would belt the camel on the nose.Sometimes, Buster would sit down in his chair, and just start crying.I'd like to see Buster against a decent fox the bastard.
Sorry, Huntsy, but I seem to have a problem understanding badger jokes ? What the hell is a badger, anyway ?
And Buster Keaton was born in 1895...
Originally posted by dave hibell always prefered the pair of glasses & a smile of harold lloyd to buster keaton meself.though both better than that chaplin chap.
Well, I guess it's the matter of taste as to who was the funniest.
But, as a cinematographer, Keaton was way better.
... there not meant as jokes Geoff. I'll lay off the badgers, I think they've had a rough ride recently.
Originally posted by Huntsman ... there not meant as jokes Geoff. I'll lay off the badgers, I think they've had a rough ride recently.
That's weird, in Altavista's translator, they say that badger means "blaireau" in french. A small animal that has 2 other meanings :
mmmmm... it doesn't surprise me that a badger is likened to a small brush used to sprinkle the old chin with shaving foam... after all, it would be easy to mistake either in a rush. Upset to here that the word badger could be used in a derogatory manner.
Saying that, a friend of mine who is very keen on the game 'cricket' (also named after something like a small animal) uses the term 'Filthy Badger' to describe a person who is a bit shit.
If I imagine a badger in human form - I immediately think of someone with a fuzzy beard, who is a bit thick... so it all makes some kind of sense.
Now weasels... that's another matter entirely.
Hibbsy - not sure about your other quotes - got me puzzled on that one. The Empire Strikes Back is easily the far superior Lucas number topping even the legendary Star Wars. Return of the Jedi starring the dancing bears has to be the lowest moment in the series, well, until the soppy talking fish came on the scene.
I never realised, but evidently George Lucas was going to call Luke Skywalker John Beans?! - after a popular western food. Also, Han Solo was originally called 'Bat'.
Huntsy, the cavil that Buster Keaton was born in 1895 demonstrates a woeful lack of appreciation for your distinctive anecdotes. Obviously your rfefence to the 1870's was intended to let us know that the whole incident was slightly apocryphal.
Which one was The Empire Strike Back? Was that the one where Luke lost his hand and got a new one about five minutes later?
Yikes Huntsman...is there anything you DON'T know??? Strange Brew was indeed released in 1983...and it does have Bob and Doug McKenzie (RIck Moranis and Dave Thomas) on the cover with a couple of doughnuts and lots of beer bottles...wearing their touques...and Sebsy has never heard of it(but they are from SCTV)...not a big fan of the Nerds...but I though Caddyshack and Blues Brothers were classics...but they wouldn't make my list of faves...After Strange Brew...it's Tombstone, Forrest Gump, Slingblade, and all of the Star Wars bunch...
Jeff - I couldn't resist the temptation of showing you there were 2 people in the world who have lived through the 'Strange Brew/Animal House' era. Its a real shame Belushi topped himself when he did, we could have experienced films like 'There goes my beer' and 'Shitsville Tenessee, Population 4 beers' and so on.
Damn you Patrick! - there's no fooling you these days. I knew it was a mistake to place Buster Keaton near his own decade. Perhaps I should have wrote 1540... but then you would have detected immediately that the story was a bit, erm, apocryphal.
No comment on the 2001 issue? - my theory, that is. (help me Obi-Patsy, your my only hope)
Patty, 'The Empire which Strikes Back' IS indeed the Lucas classic which sees our hero Lee Skywalker lose his hand during a slight disagreement with his father Dark Bernard. Other highlights in this episode is the Tauntauns (small horses that can last ages in cold temperatures), Yoda (Kermit the Frog in change of uniform and sporting a pole), Lando Calrissian (basically, Apollo Creed in the wrong film), Cloud City (a city, not on earth, but in the clouds where some birds go), and the brilliant ending where a load of flies get through the ventilation system and end up in our heros mouths. The latter could have been in Star Wars, I forget now.
... Jeff - If I've got my psychic head screwed on tight, I would like to hazzard a guess that you have also come across the film...
'Soggy Bottom USA'
(another 80's classic)
Huntsy, on 2001, well, I'm afraid my view is Kubrick basically made boring movies. Lolita, for example, was unimaginably boring. And I was at one period of time a worshipful Nabokov fan. On Luke losing his hand, my objection was to the ease with which he got a new one. My memories of that movie are not vivid, but Star Wars for me does occupy a pretty special place. Up there with The Music Man.
Patty, if they can make the Millennium Falcon go light speed with the drop of a small handle in the cockpit, they can screw a new hand on Mark Hamill easy.
The most unlikely event in the Star Wars films for me was the fact that Greedo misses Han Solo at a distance of approximately 1 foot. He must have been boss-eyed. Personally, I can bullseye wamp rats in my T16 at home, and they're no bigger than that exhaust shaft (or whatever it was that the X-Wings sent their bullets down).
Stan the Man Kubrick only made a handful of decent films - so I'd have to agree with you - That said, 2001 is marvellous... and I would really like to here your view on just what that monolith was? (go on Patty, make an old man happy).
As for Eyes Wide Shut... was Kubo describing how people should view the film? - maybe he should have entitled the overlong piece of filth 'Eyes Now Shut' or 'Nicole Kidman was better in BMX Bandits'.
OK, Huntsy, if you insist, yes, that big black thing was probably meant as some kind of deity-like thingamajig. And that movie did admittedly have its good points, the ending not among them. As for Eyes Wide Shut, my favorite part is Alan Cumming as the hotel desk clerk.
Gee, Huntsy, I was just trying to satisfy you. What does it take? Tell me what you want me to say, and I'll try to say it.
I'm still trying to enter your mind P, only the deepest will do.
I now know you are about 33.
All I ask Pats, is that you be yourself. I am a fool to extract more than I should. My mind is going.
I'm always myself, Huntsy, every hour, every minute of the day or night, waking or sleeping, I'm never anybody else.
... never doubted it for a second. your a good man pat, and don't let anybody tell you different.
By the way, Huntsy, can you explain to me why one of our pals here is going under the name of a character from Kooby's last work?
... interesting P. I know nothing of the aformentioned Kubro influenced person. Care to expand?
Wasn't Nick Nightingale the name of the piano player who disappeared under distressing circumstances?
Originally posted by Huntsman ... Jeff - If I've got my psychic head screwed on tight, I would like to hazzard a guess that you have also come across the film...'Soggy Bottom USA'(another 80's classic)
Actually...that is one that I have never come across...but I will be on the diligent lookout for it now...could you post a brief synopsis of this classic???
... :D
