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Aug 11, 2013 - 1:05 PM
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mastadge
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Chris Ryan's Strike Back (2010)
Strike Back: Project Dawn (2011) -- Now this show's an interesting case. The first series aired in the UK. Based on Chris Ryan's novel and starring Richard Armitage, it was a fairly intense but lower-key series, almost more of a character study than a military action series, and worked mostly because Armitage is a good actor. But after that season, Armitage went off to film The Hobbit, co-star Andrew Lincoln moved on to The Walking Dead, and the series appeared to be over. But then HBO/Cinemax stepped in to co-produce with the British Sky1, and the series got picked up for a second season (or a first season as they're counting in the US) with new stars, and a more slick Hollywood action design and gratuitous sex. And, surprisingly, I didn't hate the second incarnation, either. Action movies have been pretty terrible these last few years, and this show picked up the slack. Pretty thoroughly enjoyable even when it's ridiculous.
Admission (2013) dir. Paul Weitz -- A pretty dull comedy. I general like both Fey and Rudd, but there was not much for me here.
Aftershock (2012) dir. Nicolás López -- Rubbish.
Would You Rather (2012) dir. David Guy Levy -- One of those horror movies that pretends to be about moral decisions, except it's too idiotic to take its premise seriously
The Conjuring (2013) dir. James Wan -- And, finally, a real horror movie, and one that actually works. After he made the original Saw, which was a decent thriller, he seemed to get stuck in a rut of bad horror movies, but now he's got two good ones in a row with this and Insidious, so I look forward to where he goes from here.
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Aug 11, 2013 - 6:23 PM
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DeputyRiley
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The Conjuring (2013) dir. James Wan -- And, finally, a real horror movie, and one that actually works. After he made the original Saw, which was a decent thriller, he seemed to get stuck in a rut of bad horror movies, but now he's got two good ones in a row with this and Insidious, so I look forward to where he goes from here.
Death Sentence was a pretty dark and disturbing thriller that was pretty good...but Dead Silence was one of the most boring movies I have ever seen with absolutely no scares, tension, or thrills. However...
Loved Saw and think Insidious is one of the scariest movies ever made. Can't wait to see The Conjuring, which I've heard nothing but good things about (and I mean nothing but good!) and even more excited to see Insidious 2.
Beyond that, very curious to see what Wan's got in store for Fast and Furious 7.
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Aug 12, 2013 - 5:22 AM
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mastadge
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Either go nude or don't take jobs that require nudity in them. 
What of cases where the contract doesn't involve nudity, but the filmmakers later decide they want to spice things up with a nude scene? What of cases where the filmmakers want a specific actor or actress for the part? Maybe there are cases where the actress did go nude, and the filmmakers decided (for instance) that her tits weren't perky enough and needed digital improvement?
 At least with an obvious body double, you're still seeing the body of an actual woman.
Who are you kidding? In show business, even when you see the body of an "actual woman", you're not seeing the body of an actual woman. You're seeing a body, more often than not, that has the advantage of the best personal trainers in the business, possibly cosmetic surgery, has been filmed under extremely flattering lighting, has most likely been caked with cosmetics or even prosthetics for the camera. What difference does one more layer of manipulation make?
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Aug 12, 2013 - 8:26 AM
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Solium
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Either go nude or don't take jobs that require nudity in them.
What of cases where the contract doesn't involve nudity, but the filmmakers later decide they want to spice things up with a nude scene? What of cases where the filmmakers want a specific actor or actress for the part? Maybe there are cases where the actress did go nude, and the filmmakers decided (for instance) that her tits weren't perky enough and needed digital improvement?
At least with an obvious body double, you're still seeing the body of an actual woman.
Who are you kidding? In show business, even when you see the body of an "actual woman", you're not seeing the body of an actual woman. You're seeing a body, more often than not, that has the advantage of the best personal trainers in the business, possibly cosmetic surgery, has been filmed under extremely flattering lighting, has most likely been caked with cosmetics or even prosthetics for the camera. What difference does one more layer of manipulation make?
Look I know Hollywood is "Make Believe", and actors and actresses are made up to look their best. But its still their face and their body. Digitally putting another women's breasts or nipples on an actress is just fracking stupid and weird. Film makers have totally forgotten that sometimes less is more. The whole digital revolution has gone to far anyway. Films were better when there were practical restrictions.
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Aug 13, 2013 - 11:19 PM
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Solium
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Galaxy Express 999 (Uncut DVD-Subtitled) 8-10
Classic anime with a stunning soundtrack and vibrant color. The score and sound effects take this film to a whole new level. It's an audio treat. The train is beautifully animated and is the star of the show. While the animation is a bit dated, it's visually creative, helped along by strong layout and story boarding. Sadly this retail version was copied from a BluRay edition, that was DNR'ed to death.
It's a bit silly at times, but I always loved this story, and it's cautionary tale of immortality. The script could have been a bit tighter however. It's repetitive at times, conflicting at other times, and plot devices just happen to fall into place. Coming a few years after Star Wars one can see it's influence. (Even if the source material is based on a long running manga series.)
Pretty Baby 5-10
Apparently this was very controversial when it was released. It deals with prostitution, and more directly child prostitution in the early 1900's America. If this film was controversial in 1978, it would probably set the world on fire if it was made today.
Frankly I was surprised by how inoffensive this film was. It is a story about a certain subject, at a certain time in American history. It neither plays as a morality tale, or sensationalizes the subject matter. It simply calls the shots as they were, in a fictional sense.
Personally I found the film deadly dull. The story went no where and there are really no "likeable" characters to root for, including Brooke's. The camera lingered on peoples faces for far to long, and I really can't stand the wardrobe and music from that time period. Ive never really followed Brooke Shields career. But I will say her performance was marvelous. Maybe even Oscar worthy. Ultimately her performance alone was not enough to save this rather plodding, aimless, shallow character driven film.
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