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Post by Travis on Jan 25, 2008 21:39:51 GMT -1
Or maybe your window is spazzed out or badly sized! The mighty words 'Leeds United' go onto the second line on my PC!
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Post by weallloveleeds on Jan 25, 2008 21:42:06 GMT -1
Yeah, I've got a widescreen laptop! ;D ...the screen quality is amazing, brilliant for watching filums on!
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Post by Travis on Jan 25, 2008 21:58:34 GMT -1
Yeah, I've got a widescreen laptop! ;D ...the screen quality is amazing, brilliant for watching filums on! That's what I'm using at the mo, though I'll stick with the old 40" LCD tv and 5.1 amp and speaker system for the films. Watched 'Switchblade Romance' on it tonight (back on topic!), my heart was still racing an hour later! ;D
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Post by weallloveleeds on Jan 25, 2008 22:02:39 GMT -1
I've only got the old shitty widescreen from downstairs in my room, so I use the laptop when I'm in my room or watch the main TV downstairs. Lol, never seen it. I'll let this thread go back on topic now!
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Post by ovechkin8 on Jan 26, 2008 8:16:45 GMT -1
Un coeur en hiver.
Featuring the star couple of French cinema of times past Daniel Auteil & Emmanuelle Beart a beautifully undertstated yet subtle depiction of a menage a trois between a violinist & two violin makers.
Infused by the exquisite music of Ravel each gesture is full of meaning almost Kabukiesque & the dialogue whilst spare is loaded with meaning.
An absolute joy to watch & accurate depicition of the complex web of human relationships.
9/10
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Post by Travis on Jan 27, 2008 14:55:32 GMT -1
Un coeur en hiver. Featuring the star couple of French cinema of times past Daniel Auteil & Emmanuelle Beart a beautifully undertstated yet subtle depiction of a menage a trois between a violinist & two violin makers. Infused by the exquisite music of Ravel each gesture is full of meaning almost Kabukiesque & the dialogue whilst spare is loaded with meaning. An absolute joy to watch & accurate depicition of the complex web of human relationships. 9/10 Sounds good mate, I've added it to my rental list.
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Post by Travis on Jan 27, 2008 15:01:28 GMT -1
And talking of French films that study relationships..... LE MEPRIS Jean-Luc Godard's meditation on the notion of contempt is possibly the most acclaimed of his films if not his most celebrated. Possibly best remembered for an iconic performance from Brigitte Bardot, this beautifully shot offers so much more. At the beginning we are introduced to Paul and Camille (Bardot), a young married couple, still very much in love with each other. Paul is a movie script writer, and prides himself on his artistic integrity, much to the admiration of his wife. However, when a big name producer by the name of Jeremy Prokosch enters the fray, Camille's feelings for her husband are destroyed. When Paul agrees to do a re-write for a film version of Homer's Odyssey to make it a more commercial proposition, merely for a bumper pay cheque, Camille is shaken. More significantly though, Paul asks Camille to take a ride with lecherous Prokosch down to his villa, just to humour the man; an act she finds utterly unforgivable. The remainder of the film deals with the breakdown of the marriage, as an irreconcilable Camille finds herself trying to come to terms with the hurt she feels, and Paul slowly grasping the source of her contempt. Very much a dialogue and location driven film, I found Le Mepris to be absolutely compelling. 9/10
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Post by Travis on Jan 27, 2008 15:05:51 GMT -1
SWITCHBLADE ROMANCEWhen 'Halloween' was released in 1978 to universal praise and more significantly, huge box-office success, a new sub-genre of horror was born; the slasher flick. Unfortunately, aside from odd rare exception (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream) the legacy of 'Halloween' has been an interminable stream of dire, cliched, rubbish. In fact it took 25 long years before another slasher film worthy of comparison was released, and it was French. Original entitled 'Haute Tension' - which translates to 'High Tension' - it is a mystery why distributors saw fit to change the name of the film as never has a title been so apt. 'Switchblade Romance' is a total adrenalin rush that leaves your heart racing long after the closing titles. Unsurprisingly the film shares a lot in common with 'Halloween', especially its reliance on a pulsating soundtrack to exacerbate the viewer's sense of unease. The fact that Muse's 'New Born' figures so prominently can't be merely coincidental, being that the song's intro bears so much similarity to the haunting 'Halloween' theme. Add a boiler suit clad killer, and a scene where the heroine hides inside a wardrobe and the homage is complete. 'Switchblade Romance' may be a little less sophisticated and a little more brutal than its predecessor, and it may almost undermined a little by the nonsensical twist, but nevertheless it is still the most nerve shredding horror film made since the 1970's. 9/10
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jan 27, 2008 21:08:46 GMT -1
On the subject of Spirited Away; I believe there's a new Miyazaki fan in my house; namely my 7yr-old nephew. Sure, he couldn't understand the Japanese, and couldn't read the subs quickly enough to keep up with everything that was going on. Did that stop him enjoying every moment of it? Of course not. Just ask uncle Barry to explain every five minutes, and he's well away! I may show him Princess Mononoke next, to see what he thinks of that - the dubbed version of that is good enough to make it worth watching in English ;D
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Post by Travis on Jan 27, 2008 21:37:44 GMT -1
On the subject of Spirited Away; I believe there's a new Miyazaki fan in my house; namely my 7yr-old nephew. Sure, he couldn't understand the Japanese, and couldn't read the subs quickly enough to keep up with everything that was going on. Did that stop him enjoying every moment of it? Of course not. Just ask uncle Barry to explain every five minutes, and he's well away! I may show him Princess Mononoke next, to see what he thinks of that - the dubbed version of that is good enough to make it worth watching in English ;D Bloody hell Neko, that's impressive. I was struggling to follow the story the first time I saw it! ;D I think the more ambitious Ghibli titles like Mononoke are easier to embrace when you've had a bit of a grounding in the Ghibli philosophy and culture. Maybe 'Kiki' might make for a good intermediate step, followed by Nausicaa, being that the latter can be considered pretty much a sister piece. To be fair, I thought the English dub of 'Spirited Away' was pretty impressive, the only one I can't abide was the one done for 'Grave Of The Fireflies', that was awful! BTW, I should be getting 'Tales From Earthsea' through the post tomorrow or Tuesday!
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Post by ovechkin8 on Jan 29, 2008 19:09:27 GMT -1
Trav is it a film based on the Ursula Le Guin quatrology ? Always thought they were worthy of a film treatment.
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 30, 2008 14:04:00 GMT -1
Started watching Life is Beautiful last night on Film 4. I don't think I was in the right mood to watch it because it annoyed me with the stupid slapstick male character.
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Post by Billy on Jan 30, 2008 16:28:44 GMT -1
On the subject of Spirited Away; I believe there's a new Miyazaki fan in my house; namely my 7yr-old nephew. Sure, he couldn't understand the Japanese, and couldn't read the subs quickly enough to keep up with everything that was going on. Did that stop him enjoying every moment of it? Of course not. Just ask uncle Barry to explain every five minutes, and he's well away! I may show him Princess Mononoke next, to see what he thinks of that - the dubbed version of that is good enough to make it worth watching in English ;D Was on over the weekend on BBC4 and I missed it
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jan 31, 2008 8:14:23 GMT -1
On the subject of Spirited Away; I believe there's a new Miyazaki fan in my house; namely my 7yr-old nephew. Sure, he couldn't understand the Japanese, and couldn't read the subs quickly enough to keep up with everything that was going on. Did that stop him enjoying every moment of it? Of course not. Just ask uncle Barry to explain every five minutes, and he's well away! I may show him Princess Mononoke next, to see what he thinks of that - the dubbed version of that is good enough to make it worth watching in English ;D Was on over the weekend on BBC4 and I missed it That was when we watched it ;D
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Post by Travis on Jan 31, 2008 14:09:23 GMT -1
Trav is it a film based on the Ursula Le Guin quatrology ? Always thought they were worthy of a film treatment. It is apparently. According to Wikipedia "The movie is loosely based on a combination of plots and characters from the third and fourth books of the Earthsea series, The Farthest Shore and Tehanu, by Ursula K. Le Guin."I'm yet to watch it yet, but will be doing so over the weekend when I'm back home. The general consensus is that the film isn't on a par with Studio Ghibli's standard bearing titles, though being that the Ghibli quality bar is so phenomenally high, that's not to say it'll be a bad film by any means.
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Post by Travis on Jan 31, 2008 14:12:28 GMT -1
Started watching Life is Beautiful last night on Film 4. I don't think I was in the right mood to watch it because it annoyed me with the stupid slapstick male character. You maybe right about not being in the right frame of mind to watch it Laura. It's the sort of movie which requires you to leave any notions of cynicism to one side, it's an irrepresively positive piece, so you must watch it when a feel good film is exactly what you want to see.
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 31, 2008 14:18:01 GMT -1
Watched "Choses Sécretes" last night, very late on Film Four! Knackered today but enjoyed film. Copious sexual scenes did not detract from what was in fairness a typically complex and devious plot - not sure why but it seems to be the fashion with French films!
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Post by Travis on Jan 31, 2008 14:43:13 GMT -1
Watched "Choses Sécretes" last night, very late on Film Four! Knackered today but enjoyed film. Copious sexual scenes did not detract from what was in fairness a typically complex and devious plot - not sure why but it seems to be the fashion with French films! Are you sure that the complex and devious plot didn't detract from the copius sexual scenes?
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 31, 2008 14:46:30 GMT -1
Watched "Choses Sécretes" last night, very late on Film Four! Knackered today but enjoyed film. Copious sexual scenes did not detract from what was in fairness a typically complex and devious plot - not sure why but it seems to be the fashion with French films! So do you only watch subtitiled soft porn Jules?
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 31, 2008 14:48:27 GMT -1
Are you sure that the complex and devious plot didn't detract from the copius sexual scenes? LOL! Have you seen it? It's good in both ways I thought!
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