The Revenge Trilogy is easily one of the most intense foreign series I've ever seen. Oldboy fucked me up for days. I found it way more disturbing than Irreversible or I Stand Alone.
post by shitcunt at Dec 17,2013 11:33am
Hm. When I watched, it was subtitled. They could have put the dubbed versions up though.
I hope not.
post by shitcunt at Dec 17,2013 11:34am
Tim, yes, Oldboy is fucked!!
Right up there with Funny Games and Visitor Q
I highly recommend the Australian movie "The Horseman" streaming on Netflix. Low budget, badass, and super violent. Kind of like a... low budget Taxi Driver in a way.
Funny Games was tough for me because in the original (not the one that the director himself remade), that dog they killed was actually killed in the movie. Did it for "artistic purposes"- that didn't sit right with me, but whatever. definitely fucked up. Have you seen Martyrs? that was another "wtf movie"
Dread, Mike, and Rand- Lillyhammer is definitely kind of corny but it still cracks me up. I enjoy it. Also really enjoyed "Troll Hunter". I take it you've probably all seen it but it's one of the coolest fantasy movies I have ever seen in my life. I could watch it over and over.
post by shitcunt at Dec 17,2013 11:37am
Didn't know they actually killed the dog.
It doesn't bother me so much (not an animal lover), but it's definitely not really cool to kill anything for reasons other self-defense or sustenance.
Yes, Martyrs was fucking twisted!!
post by shitcunt at Dec 17,2013 11:39am
I love all the ridiculous "over-the-top" horror stuff.
High Tension
A Serbian Film
Human Centipede (1 was good, 2 was amazing)
having seen Centipede 2 yet. High Tension was cool, A Serbian was good- none of it really really shocked me though. I get more shocked by rape scenes than crazy gore these days now that I have a family and shit. speaking of rape/child molesters, Hard Candy was fucking great. I couldn't move an inch during it.
post by shitcunt at Dec 17,2013 11:47am
I loved Hard Candy!
It was a bonus that the little girl in the movie was Mr. Lahey's daughter in Trailer Park Boys.
Those movies don't shock me either. It takes a lot for a movie to have any sort of real effect on me. I just enjoy watching/reading about the darker things in life, and being thankful that none of it happens to me, haha.
I dig low budget stuff, August Underground was actually my first step into ultra-gory/extreme horror. Mordum is definitely the best of the trilogy.
Rape stuff doesn't really bug me too much, but there are a few rape scenes that made me feel terrible (I joke about fapping to Irreversible, but really, it made me nauseous).
Child molesting and incestual rape bugs me. I can usually get through it though. I actually had to fast forward the scene in Bastard Out Of Carolina where the creepy stepdad violated Christina Ricci.
This stuffed peppers shit is really lame. How is that even insulting and why do you think every troll is that dude? Can you even comprehend that other people might hate you besides him?
I have the MPD Psycho miniseries that he directed but haven't got round to watching it...the comics were awesome, though.
post by shitcunt at Dec 18,2013 9:57am
Sukiyaki Western Django was ridiculous (in a good way)
Haven't seen MPD Psycho yet. It's on my Netflix dvd queue.
I saw 3 extremes once a few years back. Pretty cool anthology. Takashi Miike, Fruit Chan and Chan-Wook Park are probably the 3 best filmmakers in Asia.
As much as I dig Miike and Park, I actually think "Dumplings" was the best part of that flick. Gotta check out the full version (it's on Netflix).
haven't seen the full dumplings yet either. did any of you guys see A Tale Of Two Sisters? kind of a cool ?Korean? movie. I tried to watch it with my wife, but she guessed the twist within 5 minutes of it starting and I got pissed and picked something else to watch.
post by shitcunt at Dec 18,2013 11:15am
Haven't checked that one out yet. It's on my list.
Looks pretty cool.
RE: Dog killing. A lot of people don't realize Milo & Otis was shot in Japan. And the scene where Milo goes off the waterfall was done by chucking as many orange cats as they needed to off a cliff until they got a take they liked. Do not support.
The Last Circus
Flight
Maniac
Fargo
V/H/S 2
Extreme Cheapskates (show)
Jackie Brown (I could watch over and over again)
Ip Man 1 and 2
Oldboy
Four Rooms
Downfall
I Spit on Your Grave
Black Sunday
There Will Be Blood
The Stuff
Beyond The Black Rainbow
Unchain- how did V/H/S 2 match up to the first one? I really enjoyed the first one.
I watched it once, drunk. But I remember it being good. I dig the first one a bit more, but there was one piece/story that was better than anything from the first one.
Definitely check it out.
post by shitcunt at Dec 19,2013 10:18am
Re: Unchain The Wolves' selections.
The Last Circus - been meaning to check that one out. I'm a huge Álex de la Iglesia fan. Day of the Beast was fucking incredible.
Maniac - original or remake? I love the original. I'm being stubborn about the remake. I like Elijah Wood as a comedic actor. But as a serial killer? I'm not buyin.
Fargo - best dark comedy ever.
Downfall - It's really weird to see a movie that (sort of) humanizes Hitler
I Spit on Your Grave - Such a good flick. Another one I'll never sit through the remake of.
The Stuff - haven't seen this in years. Should watch again
Lilyhammer is ok, kind of corny. I feel Steven Van Zandt tries too hard acting so cliche.
That's kind of the point, though. It's supposed to be tongue-in-cheek as opposed to the Sopranos which is supposed to be more serious and dramatic.
Yes, I am fully aware of that but it just seems overdone and not funny at least not anymore..the first season was better.
I like the first season better too, but the scene in Season 2 when he's doing the joe pesci goodfellas act might be the funniest thing that's ever happened on that show.
Maniac - original or remake? I love the original. I'm being stubborn about the remake. I like Elijah Wood as a comedic actor. But as a serial killer? I'm not buyin.
I thought the remake was really good but it's a very different movie, Elijah's creepy and the whole thing is properly nasty and mean-spirited
What the fuck was so good about V/H/S? That movie was so poorly thrown together.. It was like I was watching some kids final project for his college film class.
post by I NEED STUFFED PEPPERS at Dec 19,2013 11:39am
aril- i just like anthology movies. i know it wasn't anything special, but i found it to be fun to watch because the minute it lost my attention, a new chapter started.
Lilyhammer is ok, kind of corny. I feel Steven Van Zandt tries too hard acting so cliche.
That's kind of the point, though. It's supposed to be tongue-in-cheek as opposed to the Sopranos which is supposed to be more serious and dramatic.
Yes, I am fully aware of that but it just seems overdone and not funny at least not anymore..the first season was better.
I like the first season better too, but the scene in Season 2 when he's doing the joe pesci goodfellas act might be the funniest thing that's ever happened on that show.
Ehh didnt like his impression of marlon brando, that was too much and cliche
Yeah, just the remake is on there. Fuck, I wish the original was streaming. I really need to buy the original but I enjoyed the remake. Good gore and they pay homage to the original Maniac in one scene when Elijah Woods character is holding a women's scalp and he looks at his reflection in a car door mirror and its the original cover of Maniac. Its shit like that that really makes me happy. If you going to do a remake... FINNEEEEEE but throw cool shit like that in there to make the fans smile.
not gonna lie. i know everyone else dug the maniac remake for the most part, but i wasn't too psyched over it. it was definitely good for a remake, i just cant put my finger on why it didn't impress me a whole lot :/
post by shitcunt at Dec 20,2013 11:14am
Hm. I don't know. I really am bothered by remakes, and can't picture Elijah Wood making a good psycho killer.
But maybe I should suck it up and give it a chance.
Aril, are you not into low budget flicks? Or just not V/H/S/?
Just curious. I thought the wraparound was a bit weak. But there were some cool ideas in the short films in between.
