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vonDread (Level 24)
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vonDread
I've officially lost all interest in this site. Thank you Bernstein Braum, or whatever the fuck your name is.
I've officially lost all interest in this site. Thank you Bernstein Braum, or whatever the fuck your name is.
11 months ago
It's too bad they couldn't budget for the raising of the chain, because that's what really makes Tyrion's plan to burn Stannis's fleet so effective. Other than that, I have to agree, this was the best episode so far.
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks this is the best movie in the franchise since the original. I just love how weird it is, full of these crazy characters and one-off bizarre, goofy comedic moments, most notably Call trying to drink with boxing gloves on. Probably my favorite scene in the entire series.
11 months, 3 weeks ago
vonDread
Yes yes, I'm behind in my classic movie reviews. Had to take a break for Saints Row: The Third.
Yes yes, I'm behind in my classic movie reviews. Had to take a break for Saints Row: The Third.
12 months ago
Way to stay incredibly dull CBS. I swear the last worthwhile and interesting show they aired was Twin Peaks.
12 months ago
vonDread
replied to the topic
How many movies have you seen in theaters this year?
on the General Discussion board.
So far only Chronicle, John Carter, and The Avengers. I would go see a lot more if I had access to a decent theater. My local one's only got 4 screens, next closest town that would have more is 3 hours away. I would have driven that to see Cabin in the Woods, but my car broke down in January.
1 year ago
@ashogo said:I love Shostakovich's String Quartet no. 8. Deeply sorrowful, full of such breathtakingly absolute despair and terror.Yes, he's just about my favorite classical (technically neo-classical?) composer of the 20th century, mostly for his influence on the music of the horror genre.I guess the closest thing on my list to that would be Rage Against the Machine, which is kind of rap-rock/metal. Do you ever listen to them?I respect them ...
1 year ago
Film is a storytelling medium. Music, while it can be, isn't necessarily. It's as simple as that.
1 year ago
@ashogo: I just can't agree with that. I'm not saying it isn't incredibly flawed. Or even a good movie. It's a failure, but such a spectacular and interesting one, that I just can't help but like it. Yes, Nick Nolte is terrible and Josh Lucas isn't much better, but everyone else did a perfectly sevicable job.I like the fact Lee went a bit nuts in the editing bay because at ...
1 year ago
80% metal: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Bathory, Windir, Amon Amarth, W.A.S.P., Blind Guardian, Destroyer 666, Ensiferum, Dissection, Stormwarrior, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Ancient Rites, Forefather, Enthroned, Immortal, Emperor, Sigh, Overkill, and countless others from every subgenre there is.10% classical, romantic, and original film scores: Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass, Dvorak, Holst, Penderecki, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Mozart, Clint Mansell, Danny Elfman, et al. Lots of horror movie scores.10% everything else: classic rock like ...
1 year ago
I suspected a lot of those themes you mentioned were at play each time I've watched the movie, but have never been able to articulate just what exactly I liked about it nearly as well as you have. Good show.
1 year ago
I don't listen to any of those. Not my thing. Nonetheless, I do have a great deal of respect for the talent of Miles Davis, Ray Charles, and The Clash.
1 year ago
I really think that one is unfairly maligned. I can think of hundreds of movies, and probably dozens of comic book movies, that are much much worse.
1 year ago
vonDread
edited their list
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies
and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 year ago
vonDread
reviewed
Out of the Past.
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #18: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #18: Out of the Past, in which Robert Mitchum embodies the archetypal noir protagonist, tilted fedora, battered trenchcoat, droopy cigarette, veiled threats and all. He’s matched note for note by Jane Greer as the archetypal femme fatale, a depiction I imagine countless subsequent writers and actors to have drawn inspiration from. The film as a whole ...
1 year ago
vonDread
edited their list
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies
and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 year ago
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #17: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #17: Laura, in which we see a slew of actors, Clifton Webb and a young Vincent Price included, unconvincingly vie for the affections of murder victim Gene Tierney. It wasn’t much of a secret that Webb was gay, and his somehow Oscar-nominated performance here does little to convince us otherwise. The argument could be made that ...
1 year ago
If the OP doesn't mind, I thought I'd tackle some of these being the gigantic comic geek I am.@Acura_Max said:1. Are The Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. the same organization?No, SHIELD is this massive paramilitary espionage organization and global peacekeeping force comprised of mostly non-powered human agents that answers to the UN. They interact with a lot of characters in the Marvel Universe, mostly in a supporting role. They most often appear ...
1 year ago
vonDread
edited their list
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies
and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 year ago
vonDread
reviewed
The Graduate.
52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #16: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #16: The Graduate, in which Mike Nichols and Co. do their best to convey a message about the ultimate uncertainty of life, and find only modest success until the film’s iconic final shot. This was Dustin Hoffman’s star-making role in Nichols’ most celebrated work, a massive box office success that’s now considered one of the all-time ...
1 year ago
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