What did you watch today? v 10.0

Tell everyone what you watched, what you thought, and what's up next.

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Permalink Reply by Maubs on July 15, 2008 at 8:26am: Your first post made me laugh. Thought you were making a funny....

Permalink Reply by Ned_Ryerson on July 11, 2008 at 1:34pm: I finally watched Logan's Run a few months ago. I liked it, very funny/cheesy but still an interesting premise to keep me involved in the movie.

Permalink Reply by joeoftexas on July 10, 2008 at 1:27pm: I've been watching and enjoying Harry Partch: Enclosure 7

This is a great little DVD, which includes:

1) "The Dreamer That Remains", a 1977 documentary on the musical composer and inventor Harry Partch
(approx 25 minutes)

2) Commentary and recollections by the filmmaker of the above-mentioned documentary
(approx 20 minutes)

3) A slide show of Partch's different musical instruments and inventions,
featuring musical samples of each that are included on the DVD audio soundtrack
(approx 45 minutes)

4) A filmed performance of "Delusion Of The Fury", that was performed in 1969 at UCLA
(approx 70 minutes)

Here's a December 6, 2007 New York Times review of "Delusion Of The Fury":
Dreams (and Instruments) of a Visionary Tinkerer

5 stars
Check it out.

Permalink Reply by Big Daddy Cee on July 10, 2008 at 10:34pm: Just got through watching Masaki Kobayashi's,
Harakiri, great anti-establishment, samurai/ronin, revenge, drama. Filmed in black and white, but some really lush cinematography

Permalink Reply by Laur on July 11, 2008 at 5:43am: It was an 80’s bonanza at my house last night. We watched Kickin it Old Skool. I don’t even know how to defend this choice or the fact that we didn’t turn it off. It was like a bad car accident with break dancing and nonstop 80’s pop culture. Hard to turn away from. 2 stars

Also watched The Gate. I’m not sure how I missed this one. It’s good campy 80’s horror fun. And those little demons, despite the horrible effects, are scary!

Permalink Reply by spiderpig on July 11, 2008 at 6:22am: Heh, there's almost no defending Kickin it Old Skool, Laur! Although I gotta admit I rented it also - but in my defense my husband wanted to see it because he is was a Jamie Kennedy fan back when The Jamie Kennedy Experiment first started (heh especially "B-Rad"). The 80's references almost made it worth it though, but yeah it was bad.

And I also remember The Gate, I think I saw that one at the theatre when I was a kid. Definitely good campy fun. And that little Stephen Dorff was a cutie. He growed up good, too. :)

Permalink Reply by Laur on July 11, 2008 at 7:28am: I gotta say, the cockroach creepy crawler was pretty funny. I remember The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, B-rad indeed!

I was looking through Dorff’s other movies and I haven’t seen too many of them. I don’t mind that newer picture up there at all though.

Permalink Reply by Snorii on July 11, 2008 at 6:31am: I watched Sunshine last night and really enjoyed it. I could have done without the Hollywood part at the end, but the rest of the movie really sucked me in, and while the logic doesn't really work, I was pulled in by the idea.

I was going to watch The Captain's Paradise, but instead I received Ballykissangel Series 3 Disc 1. If it was season one, disc one, I probably would have watched it to see what it was like, but I didn't feel like jumping into the middle of an unknown series.

Up next, Death at a Funeral and hopefully, The Captain's Paradise.

Permalink Reply by spiderpig on July 11, 2008 at 7:45am: Yeah Sunshine had an identity crisis somewhere in the last half. First it was all "Look at me, I'm a tense sci-fi art film" then it it's all "nah, wait, I'm a gory monster flick". Whatever it was, I still liked it.

I think you'll like Death at a Funeral - if you like dark, British comedy that is. :)

Permalink Reply by Snorii on July 11, 2008 at 12:47pm: I enjoy pretty much every dark comedy I see. :)

Permalink Reply by runnr1 on July 12, 2008 at 5:16am: spartan. i q'd this because of a recommendation from a fellow member here (thanks, napier!). mamet's style is interesting. also, the plot was intriguing and developed nicely. the only take-away for me was that there was something 'off' about the acting. the dialogue was...choppy, and IMO not delivered well by kilmer or his supporting ensemble.

i have another mamet in my q - house of games. i look forward to seeing how this one compares.