What DVD's are we Watching?

wolf · 11-05-2005, 11:58 PM

Not actually on DVD ... one on VHS, one OnDemand, and one on Encore.

Shrek (finally got around to it)
Shrek 2
Kill Bill Vol. 1

Cyclefrance · 11-06-2005, 08:39 AM

French film, think was shown at Cannes this year: Irreversible.

If I tell you too much about it, it will spoil its uniqueness. Just to say it is extremely violent, difficult to work out why what is happening is happening at first. This may sound obvious, but you need to stick with it to find out, however, because of the way it is presented you may not want to. The presentation takes over from the story in the end - it should leave you feeling, well, something - whether that is repulsion, admiration or something else, you won't leave it without having some form of emotion about what you have just seen.....

If you search the web you can find out more about the film - my view is that you will get more out of the film if you don't read up on it beforehand. All you need to know is that it is brutally violent, but that this is a necessary part of the story. See first - read about after.

wolf · 11-27-2005, 11:54 PM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The new one.

Johnny Depp has a kind of wierd Michael Jackson vibe going on throughout the movie, but it is definitely worth the watching.

Much closer to the book. The morality tale aspects are very, very clear.

There is a wee little Tim Burton-y touch which alters the storyline, but it works.

The Oompa-Loompas are quite disturbing. Beautifully done.

There's this effect too, with many of the characters' eyes and skin, that is just creepily perfect.

There are a couple of things that I assume are nods to the Original Film ... some of the things in the Chocolate Mixing Room, for example, are very like the world of Pure Imagination that Gene Wilder introduced us to.

I watched it with my friend's kids tonight, and am looking forward to seeing it again without family-style interruptions ("Can you put it on pause, I have to go to the bathroom." "Is that a real chocolate bar?" "Aunt Teeva!! Krysta sat on my bear. She squished it!!")

11-05-2005, 11:58 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not actually on DVD ... one on VHS, one OnDemand, and one on Encore. Shrek (finally got around to it) Shrek 2 Kill Bill Vol. 1 __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-06-2005, 08:39 AM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	French film, think was shown at Cannes this year: Irreversible. If I tell you too much about it, it will spoil its uniqueness. Just to say it is extremely violent, difficult to work out why what is happening is happening at first. This may sound obvious, but you need to stick with it to find out, however, because of the way it is presented you may not want to. The presentation takes over from the story in the end - it should leave you feeling, well, something - whether that is repulsion, admiration or something else, you won't leave it without having some form of emotion about what you have just seen..... If you search the web you can find out more about the film - my view is that you will get more out of the film if you don't read up on it beforehand. All you need to know is that it is brutally violent, but that this is a necessary part of the story. See first - read about after. __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 11-06-2005 at 08:46 AM.

11-27-2005, 11:54 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The new one. Johnny Depp has a kind of wierd Michael Jackson vibe going on throughout the movie, but it is definitely worth the watching. Much closer to the book. The morality tale aspects are very, very clear. There is a wee little Tim Burton-y touch which alters the storyline, but it works. The Oompa-Loompas are quite disturbing. Beautifully done. There's this effect too, with many of the characters' eyes and skin, that is just creepily perfect. There are a couple of things that I assume are nods to the Original Film ... some of the things in the Chocolate Mixing Room, for example, are very like the world of Pure Imagination that Gene Wilder introduced us to. I watched it with my friend's kids tonight, and am looking forward to seeing it again without family-style interruptions ("Can you put it on pause, I have to go to the bathroom." "Is that a real chocolate bar?" "Aunt Teeva!! Krysta sat on my bear. She squished it!!") __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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