damosuzuki said:

I don't know if you are a man or a woman, but speaking from the perspective of a woman, Breaking the Waves and the themes explored in Dancer in the Dark (from what I know of it without having seen it) are from a woman's perspective and are simply devastating. The degradation and humiliation of Emily Watsons character (as she tries to ride her bike while the town children scream WHORE while she falls and blinks back her tears) is something that perhaps a man cannot empathize with? I know that my male friend that saw it with me was similarly unmoved.

I haven't watched Grave of the Fireflies yet because I know I'll cry my eyes out, and Hachiko the dog movie you mentioned

Young Adult (2011) - a depressed author decides to visit her small hometown in an attempt to steal her highschool sweetheart away from his wife and newborn baby. 4/5

I knew I'd enjoy this the minute I learned it was Charlize playing a ruthless mental case. she was perfect. if you enjoyed Rachel Getting Married you'd enjoy this.

Deadcake said:

damosuzuki said:

I get terribly confused whenever I hear about people having these massive emotional reactions to Breaking the Waves & Dancer in the Dark. I like Breaking the Waves, and would probably have liked Dancer in the Dark if I didn’t personally find Bjork irritating (that’s a personal bias & nothing else), but I thought both movies were very mannered and the female characters were rather unrealistic, and I never felt any sort of emotional connection or heartstring tug at any point. And I’m not dead inside or a psychopath or anything. I couldn’t watch Graveyard of the Fireflies because I found it too painful. I watched a silly movie about a dog starring Richard Gere (someone I usually take pains to avoid) and I cried like a little girl at the end. But nothing in a von Trier movie has come close to moving me (I’m avoiding the obvious antichrist joke here). There’s some emotional piece that everyone else seems to get that completely eludes me & that really mystifies me. I certainly don’t doubt the reaction of other people. I just don’t get it.

I don't know if you are a man or a woman, but speaking from the perspective of a woman, Breaking the Waves and the themes explored in Dancer in the Dark (from what I know of it without having seen it) are from a woman's perspective and are simply devastating. The degradation and humiliation of Emily Watsons character (as she tries to ride her bike while the town children scream WHORE while she falls and blinks back her tears) is something that perhaps a man cannot empathize with? I know that my male friend that saw it with me was similarly unmoved. I haven't watched Grave of the Fireflies yet because I know I'll cry my eyes out, and Hachiko the dog movie you mentioned

And even if you don't love a movie or deeply connect with the characters, how fun is it to see people getting berated and beaten and raped and executed?

I was watching Superman (the last one) with my gf and she could hardly stand to see him get beaten after they gave him that kryptonite. Superman.

NDRU said:

No, no fun at all

Deadcake said:

damosuzuki said:

I get terribly confused whenever I hear about people having these massive emotional reactions to Breaking the Waves & Dancer in the Dark. I like Breaking the Waves, and would probably have liked Dancer in the Dark if I didn’t personally find Bjork irritating (that’s a personal bias & nothing else), but I thought both movies were very mannered and the female characters were rather unrealistic, and I never felt any sort of emotional connection or heartstring tug at any point. And I’m not dead inside or a psychopath or anything. I couldn’t watch Graveyard of the Fireflies because I found it too painful. I watched a silly movie about a dog starring Richard Gere (someone I usually take pains to avoid) and I cried like a little girl at the end. But nothing in a von Trier movie has come close to moving me (I’m avoiding the obvious antichrist joke here). There’s some emotional piece that everyone else seems to get that completely eludes me & that really mystifies me. I certainly don’t doubt the reaction of other people. I just don’t get it.

I don't know if you are a man or a woman, but speaking from the perspective of a woman, Breaking the Waves and the themes explored in Dancer in the Dark (from what I know of it without having seen it) are from a woman's perspective and are simply devastating. The degradation and humiliation of Emily Watsons character (as she tries to ride her bike while the town children scream WHORE while she falls and blinks back her tears) is something that perhaps a man cannot empathize with? I know that my male friend that saw it with me was similarly unmoved. I haven't watched Grave of the Fireflies yet because I know I'll cry my eyes out, and Hachiko the dog movie you mentioned

I am a man, and what you’ve said makes a lot of sense. That said, I still think it’s the unreality of the way the character in Breaking the Waves was drawn that left me sort of non-plussed more than differences in perception due to gender. I can and have had responses to other movies where similar things were portrayed, just not these ones. At least Sexton said he didn’t get all messy either – so hopefully that means I’m not a complete emotional cripple.

That that Hachiko movie wrecked me. Grave of the Fireflies, well it’s just far too sad for me to get through. I tried a few times, and just couldn’t make it.

damosuzuki said:

Fair enough I agree those characters were odd people, a terrible mismatch. I have a friend who was like her though, diagnosed later with clinical depression and possibly also delusional. She cannot live independently. In the film it was a gross oversight on somebody's part that once she was married she'd be somebody else's problem, but not a guy who spent weeks away from home at a time. It reminds me a bit of Melancholia too, how the wedding is by no means a happily ever after, the failed passing to the hapless groom of the family's unspoken burden.

I'm not sure what movies make sextonseven cry, we will have to ask him

Rundskop / Bullhead (2011) - A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader. Dense, dark and sad, the ending was inevitable. 1/2

Deadcake said:

I'm not sure what movies make sextonseven cry, we will have to ask him

Lucía y el sexo

sextonseven said:

I missed first 15 mins of that. I'm guessing all the sad stuff happened at the start?

Deadcake said:

I missed first 15 mins of that. I'm guessing all the sad stuff happened at the start?

Dancer in the Dark 4/5
I'm not a fan of Björk so I take a point off for all the musical numbers.
I didn't cry until the very last scene amazingly enough!

In the Land of Blood & Honey (2011) - A Muslim woman's relationship with a Serb soldier grows suspicious as the Bosnian war takes over and she becomes a hostage in his camp. 3/5

despite the script shortcomings, I thought it was overall a very decent directorial debut from Angelina. you can clearly see her efforts. I'm sure it's even better in its native language version.

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Night On Earth. I loved it. 5/5.

free2bfreeda said:

I watched it today. It was good. 4/5.

Inception.

I wasn't kind the first time I watched it because of all the twists. But rather than just on what they did, this time, I focused on how it was accomplished. I love smarts.

4.5/5.

I watched two movies this weekend!

Ghost Ship - supposed to be horror but it's more a fantasy flick!

Bottle Shock - fantastic movie about wine, highly suggest!

OzlemUcucu said:

I watched two movies this weekend!

Really nice move, with a great twist for oenophiles at the end.

last movie I watched was anitchrist

it was pretty good

although he gets mutilated in it in the end, willem dafoe has a nice body and cock

namepeace said:

Yes, I liked that one too.

The Apartment (1960) - A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. 1/2

sextonseven said:

The Apartment (1960) - A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. 1/2

Great movie, I have this in my collection. I watched this last night:

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*** out of five stars

The Director, Tarsem Singh, is known for his visual style (The Cell, The Fall) so he didn't disappoint in that, but the story was a bit lacking. His next movie is the Snow White reboot Mirror, Mirror which I'm not too optimistic about after seeing the previews.

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runphilrun said:

Great movie, I have this in my collection. I watched this last night:

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*** out of five stars

The Director, Tarsem Singh, is known for his visual style (The Cell, The Fall) so he didn't disappoint in that, but the story was a bit lacking. His next movie is the Snow White reboot Mirror, Mirror which I'm not too optimistic about after seeing the previews.

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I want to watch the Immortals next. Read lots of negative reviews, but you are saying it's good. I'll check it out.

I began (but did not finish) two movies last night

Atlas Shrugged--there is no good way to make this book into a movie, but I just had to watch. If you don't know what it's about, I wouldn't really bother

Hot Wet American Summer--like Meatballs combined with Airplane. Good cast. Started getting a little stupid toward the end, but I liked it and it made me nostalgic.

BUtterfield 8 (1960) - The romantic life of a fashionable Manhattan beauty who's part model, part call-girl--and all man-trap. Trashy melodrama. 1/2

runphilrun said:

sextonseven said:

The Apartment (1960) - A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. 1/2

Great movie, I have this in my collection.

I was watching season one of Mad Men and one episode referenced the film so I thought it was a good time to pull it off the shelf and watch it. It looks fantastic on blu-ray.

Coincidentally, BUtterfield 8 was referenced in the first episode of Mad Men season two which I had totally forgotten when I watched both the movie and episode back to back this weekend.

(The Skin I Live In)

2/5 Very weird story, the plot really was an interesting idea, unfortunately I ended up fast forwarding through most of it so I could get to the meaty parts of the actual story.

4/5 a very cute story.

4/5 very sweet charming story of two 4th grade teachers in New York, one Orthodox Jew, the other Muslim, bonding over entering into arranged marriages.

The Help- 5/5 Just beautiful.

The Thing- 2/5

Silent House/La Casa Muda- A for effort but meh...3/5 (only for the concept/camera work and acting efforts)

The Skin I Live In- 4 out of 5 - Not my favorite Almodovar but he can practically do no wrong in my eyes. I still loved it.

sextonseven said:

The Apartment (1960) - A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. 1/2

This is one of my favorite movies of all time

You should add it to your Christmas movie list!

Cuddles said:

last movie I watched was anitchrist

it was pretty good

although he gets mutilated in it in the end, willem dafoe has a nice body and cock

I still have nightmares about the body mutilation in that film!

Crude, cliche, silly, predictable, and pretty funny in places.

3.5 out of 5