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| David wrote: | Sadly, I think the dogs will probably be treated more humanely than actual asylum seekers would be.
But Johnny Depp should be deported just for acting in terrible films. |
Edward scissor hands is a classic, and cmon now, no one knows if he's really drunk as jack sparrow, he's magnificent as him.
Oh and how many of his movies have you actually seen?
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David
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| think positive wrote: | | David wrote: | Sadly, I think the dogs will probably be treated more humanely than actual asylum seekers would be.
But Johnny Depp should be deported just for acting in terrible films. |
Edward scissor hands is a classic, and cmon now, no one knows if he's really drunk as jack sparrow, he's magnificent as him.
Oh and how many of his movies have you actually seen? |
9, in total.
I also liked Edward Scissorhands, and he's also very good in Ed Wood (a lovely homage to the eponymous Z-grade '50s moviemaker) and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man. But all three of those films were over 20 years ago now. For the love of all that is sacred, he and Tim Burton need to announce a joint retirement.
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| David wrote: | | think positive wrote: | | David wrote: | Sadly, I think the dogs will probably be treated more humanely than actual asylum seekers would be.
But Johnny Depp should be deported just for acting in terrible films. |
Edward scissor hands is a classic, and cmon now, no one knows if he's really drunk as jack sparrow, he's magnificent as him.
Oh and how many of his movies have you actually seen? |
9, in total.
I also liked Edward Scissorhands, and he's also very good in Ed Wood (a lovely homage to the eponymous Z-grade '50s moviemaker) and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man. But all three of those films were over 20 years ago now. For the love of all that is sacred, he and Tim Burton need to announce a joint retirement. |
And Spielberg, Arnie etc, and we can all just die of boredom watching the shit you recommend!
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David
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You could die of boredom, but it's more likely that you'd discover some incredible art and get a new perspective on what movies can be once removed from the tired formulas of the Hollywood Studio System – and even, dare I say it, be entertained.
You never know until you try it. I've seen plenty of Hollywood films; how many non-Hollywood films have you seen?
(BTW, Arnie has retired! He's just doing another John Farnham comeback tour at the moment.  )
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| David wrote: | You could die of boredom, but it's more likely that you'd discover some incredible art and get a new perspective on what movies can be once removed from the tired formulas of the Hollywood Studio System.
You never know until you try it. I've seen plenty of Hollywood films; how many non-Hollywood films have you seen?
(BTW, Arnie has retired! He's just doing another John Farnham comeback tour at the moment. ) |
I've seen tons of those foreign and arthouse films and while there are certainly many brilliant and entertaining non Hollywood films there are far too many unentertaining wank pieces designed solely for auto fellatio among critics and self appointed film 'buffs' who are far too intelligent to watch those movies that the plebs flock to.
I suggest broadening your horizons with some Die Hard, Ironman, Terminator 1 & 2 this weekend and forget the gay french cowboys trekking through Greenland films for a couple of days  |
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| David wrote: | You could die of boredom, but it's more likely that you'd discover some incredible art and get a new perspective on what movies can be once removed from the tired formulas of the Hollywood Studio System – and even, dare I say it, be entertained.
You never know until you try it. I've seen plenty of Hollywood films; how many non-Hollywood films have you seen?
(BTW, Arnie has retired! He's just doing another John Farnham comeback tour at the moment. ) |
Do European pornos count?
Must say some of your "art house" movies come in handy, yaknow when there's no sleeping tablets or scotch to be had!
As for Arnie retiring
ILL BE BACK!
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| Wokko wrote: | | David wrote: | You could die of boredom, but it's more likely that you'd discover some incredible art and get a new perspective on what movies can be once removed from the tired formulas of the Hollywood Studio System.
You never know until you try it. I've seen plenty of Hollywood films; how many non-Hollywood films have you seen?
(BTW, Arnie has retired! He's just doing another John Farnham comeback tour at the moment. ) |
I've seen tons of those foreign and arthouse films and while there are certainly many brilliant and entertaining non Hollywood films there are far too many unentertaining wank pieces designed solely for auto fellatio among critics and self appointed film 'buffs' who are far too intelligent to watch those movies that the plebs flock to.
I suggest broadening your horizons with some Die Hard, Ironman, Terminator 1 & 2 this weekend and forget the gay french cowboys trekking through Greenland films for a couple of days |
Hehe, you peeking at my movie collection! (Ps love the art critic description, classic)
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| Wokko wrote: | | I've seen tons of those foreign and arthouse films and while there are certainly many brilliant and entertaining non Hollywood films... |
Well, perhaps you can swing TP a few recommendations. I doubt she'll listen to me! 
(By the way, I would never call myself a "film buff". I prefer the term "cinephile". )
P.S. "gay French cowboys trekking through Greenland"?
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| David wrote: | | Wokko wrote: | | I've seen tons of those foreign and arthouse films and while there are certainly many brilliant and entertaining non Hollywood films... |
Well, perhaps you can swing TP a few recommendations. I doubt she'll listen to me!
(By the way, I would never call myself a "film buff". I prefer the term "cinephile". )
P.S. "gay French cowboys trekking through Greenland"? |
Hmm, yeah what was that gay gang bang one called again?
I do like some old classics, like rear window and, des boat, and, um, err, yeah that's it's!
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| think positive wrote: | | Hmm, yeah what was that gay gang bang one called again? |
You may need to be more specific.
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| David wrote: | | think positive wrote: | | Hmm, yeah what was that gay gang bang one called again? |
You may need to be more specific. |
Had a weird name, it's on the tip of my tongue (which might make be puke!) it was in a magazine about 100 films you should fall asleep to, ok, watch, before you die! Days of sodomy? Sodom?
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Had a weird name it's on the tip of his or her tongue which might make be puke was in a magazine about 100 films you should fall asleep to ok watch you die? Very interesting. |
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David
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Oh my God, that one? Noooo, you don't want to see that.
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Dave The Man 
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I just like a Good Movie
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David
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Me too, Dave. And I think that's all that matters: people should watch things that they think they will enjoy. But it's always good to push our boundaries sometimes, whether it be me watching Terminator 2 or TP watching some foreign 'arthouse' film that isn't Salo or the 1000 Days of Sodom, which I do not recommend to anybody.
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