Movies general, for cinephiles and film buffs and anyone else who dabbles in moving pictures.
get that bull off the tv! i brought a couple of DVDs over.
I have returned from watching the classic duology of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Stalker. Psuedonymously is a prophet. The titular Stalker perfectly embodies Charlie Bucket when describing his introduction to The Zone, with Porcupine serving as his Willy Wonka. It was a magical place where wishes come true that this mysterious figure allowed him to experience. But Willy Wonka is gone now, and all the Stalker can do is hopelessly try to revive that feeling by sharing it with others. In a lot of ways, this movie seems to be a direct refutation to the final line of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: "Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted... He lived happily ever after". But what if, like the writer, you don't know what you want? What if you can't help but fear for what could happen if people getting everything they want was a possibility, like the professor? Or what if, like Charlie, like the Stalker, you do get everything you want? Then what do you live for? Maybe Charlie would have been better off in the bitter happiness of staying with his family than by taking up the dull life of Willy Wonka. I will never be able to talk about Stalker with anyone else because I will never be able to see it as anything other than a follow up to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
I saw Weapons last weekend, and I really liked it. I wish people would shut up in the theater nowadays but otherwise the film was very gripping. I also got to watch Napoleon Dynamite with some friends who hadn't seen it before recently which is always a fun one for me to come back to. I think it has effected my vocabulary the most out of any movie, my family and I would quote it on practically a daily basis.
Re: Stalker and Willy Wonka
I am rather intrigued by this comparison, as it reminds me of the "Snowpiercer is a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" theory I've seen before. I'll consider queuing all three sometime soon for the ideal What The Fuck Is This Movie Line Up experience.
recently I watched Portrait of Hell, the 1969 film adaptation of Hell Screen. It was alright, the subtitles had some weird issue that kept a line on screen for like 10 minutes after it was said. Which was weird. I don't really have anything else to say about it to be honest.
BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY about Mothra Vs. Godzilla. It's kinda funny how the debut for each of Godzilla's "allies" he fights them. (you cant make me forget about how bad godzilla raids again was it was so bad).
the Showa era Godzilla movies are really good. I love how Godzilla went from this ultimate horror to hero of the children within like...what...a few movies?
I really like Godzilla.
DC: hey check this out.
