Holy crap, it bored the bejeezus outta me. A bunch of bald people running around in white space trying to get away from The Man. I can see what Lucas was going for, but the tension didn't seem to communicate at all and the whole movie seemed really flat to me. Good thing Netflix also sent me a Wonderfalls disc, at least I know I like talking wax monkeys, sheesh.

I should have made this thread about Wonderfalls. Anyone dig that show? Anyone actually like THX1138? Anyone wanna bring me some pizza? Thanks.

I enjoyed the movie.


But I was in a vegged state at the time I saw it.


Did U like Brazil? Blade Runner?

AsianBoi777 said:

i liked brazil.

i REALLY liked blade runner. i like phillip k. dick stories - i haven't read oh so many of his books, but i liked the ones i read. i love the art direction in blade runner. i can't believe that movie didn't make a bigger splash.

Anxiety said:

I thought it was iconic.
It was one of those movies that help redefine a genre. Before Blad Runner the future normally seemed very ...well, futuristic. But Bladrunner shows us a world in which the real comforts are still only for the rich and large corporations.

AsianBoi777 said:

i think making it look like star wars or buck rogers would have defeated the whole purpose of the story - the film noir goes cyberpunk style was absolutely perfect.

Anxiety said:

U're talking all intellectual and cerebral again.

AsianBoi777 said:

oh, shut up. i am not. film noir = old humphrey bogart detective movies, or like sin city or l.a. confidential. cyberpunk is...well, you know what cyberpunk is.

Anxiety said:

AsianBoi777 said:

I found THX1138 to be very weird.

I seem to recall something demonic about it. I might be wrong, I saw it a long time ago around the time I was having a bit of a nervous breakdown.
True story.

Blade Runner is of course brilliant, but didn't have a Hollywood ending, so it didn't do that great.

Brazil I really liked. Terry Gilliam is something of a genius.

So this is basically a "weird, artsy movies thread" now, right?

Other weird/artsy movies I like: Pi, Donnie Darko, Mullholland Drive, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Secretary.

Anxiety said:

Try NOT knowing what it is...and catch it when you can't sleep like on ABC's late late late movie. It's interesting then.

superspaceboy said:

now THAT would have been perfect.

I haven't watched it in a while, but yeah, it was slow moving for me. Interesting, though. Not something that I'd run out and see right away, but it is a cult classic. What can ya say? Lucas was a rookie.

Dugen said:

i noticed that.

i don't think it was a completely lame movie. i liked some of his visual ideas, and i liked the premise of it. it was just clearly the work of a rookie screenwriter. his writing's never been strong, he's kinda infamous for that. i just had no idea exactly how flat and plodding this movie was gonna be.