Guest alex Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Started watching that myself but after six months of getting up through the night to feed a baby there was no chance of me staying up to see it through. Despite the brilliance of Brando and Duvall I still prefer Platoon. And I can't really get away with Full Metal Jacket at all. It starts off well and Vincent D'Nofrio and R Lee Emry are superb. But after the training section finishes it seemed to lack direction for me. But then I find that with nearly all of Kubirck's films. 45899[/snapback] I can't really get away with Charlie Sheen in Platoon tbh. Decent film though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I've never seen Full Metal Jacket. I dont think I could watch it now either cos of all the Medina references on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Aye, I'd put it right up there myself an all. Just one of those ones that had somehow passed me by all these years. Could have used Molly Ringwald cameo though if I'm being hyper-critical. 45896[/snapback] The documentary about the making of it - 'Hearts of Darkness' (the film is losely based on 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad) is also worth a watch. The amount of problems they encountered were ridiculous. Harvey Keitel was originally cast in Martin Sheen's role. After replacing Keitel, Martin Sheen had a heart attack. The film also went over budget and timescales massively (it was all filmed on location in S.E. Asia). The studio started pulling out and Coppola had to pour loads of his own money into it. Brando only turned up at the very end of filming and most of his scenes are in semi-darkness because he was so overweight. It all works beautifully in the end though. 45898[/snapback] Martin Sheen's him out of the West Wing isn't it?! Some dickhead in my office told me it was Emilio Estevez in Apocalypse Now (hence the Molly Ringwald reference). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I've never seen Full Metal Jacket. I dont think I could watch it now either cos of all the Medina references on here. 45902[/snapback] Problem is, once you know the urban conflict bits were filmed in Docklands, you keep thinking it looks like, er, Docklands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Aye, I'd put it right up there myself an all. Just one of those ones that had somehow passed me by all these years. Could have used Molly Ringwald cameo though if I'm being hyper-critical. 45896[/snapback] The documentary about the making of it - 'Hearts of Darkness' (the film is losely based on 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad) is also worth a watch. The amount of problems they encountered were ridiculous. Harvey Keitel was originally cast in Martin Sheen's role. After replacing Keitel, Martin Sheen had a heart attack. The film also went over budget and timescales massively (it was all filmed on location in S.E. Asia). The studio started pulling out and Coppola had to pour loads of his own money into it. Brando only turned up at the very end of filming and most of his scenes are in semi-darkness because he was so overweight. It all works beautifully in the end though. 45898[/snapback] Martin Sheen's him out of the West Wing isn't it?! Some dickhead in my office told me it was Emilio Estevez in Apocalypse Now (hence the Molly Ringwald reference). 45904[/snapback] Aye, that's the fella. Emilio is his son though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I'm gonna fuckin shut up here. Great film anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I haven't seen Full Metal Jacket either. In fact, I haven't seen any Kubrick apart from AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I haven't seen Full Metal Jacket either. In fact, I haven't seen any Kubrick apart from AI. 45959[/snapback] Dear god! What you meant to say there was "I haven't seen Full Metal Jacket either. In fact, I haven't seen any Kubrick" There is NO apart involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Believe me, I wish I hadn't seen it! But didn't he start directing it before he died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Believe me, I wish I hadn't seen it! But didn't he start directing it before he died? 45962[/snapback] He was trying to get it going for years but he never got round to it, Spielberg's definately the one who crashed that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I actually preferred AI to most of Kubrick's flicks. I've seen Spartacus, The Killing, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Part (far too much) of Barry Lyndon and the only ones I would care to watch again are the first two. I wouldn't mind seeing Paths Of Glory and I have Dr Stragelove to watch when I get a minute but other then that I couldn't care less about him. I might watch Eyes Wide Shut for soft core porn purposes mind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I actually preferred AI to most of Kubrick's flicks.I've seen Spartacus, The Killing, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Part (far too much) of Barry Lyndon and the only ones I would care to watch again are the first two. I wouldn't mind seeing Paths Of Glory and I have Dr Stragelove to watch when I get a minute but other then that I couldn't care less about him. I might watch Eyes Wide Shut for soft core porn purposes mind you 46001[/snapback] Spartacus shouldn't be includedas a Kubrick film, it was done as a favor to Kirk Douglas. He had no passion for it at all. I presume when you said 'most', it's 2001 and The Shining we can agree are better than AI - infinitely so. I don't mind AI but it's ending was almost as unbearable as Return of the King. Like someone else said, the last hour of Full Metal Jacket isn't as good as the first, but only because the first hour is supoib. "Get the FUCK! OFF! MY! Obstacle!" Clockwork Orange is shit like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Believe me, I wish I hadn't seen it! But didn't he start directing it before he died? 45962[/snapback] He was trying to get it going for years but he never got round to it, Spielberg's definately the one who crashed that car. 45963[/snapback] Just remembered: I've seen Dr Strangelove, so actually I have seen a Kubrick film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou 0 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I just watched whatever the hell it's called.... the something something of a something mind or something.... y'know... jim carey... kate winslet.... elijah wood.... kirsten dunst..... really really random story line, no idea what the hell's going on most of the time..... I liked it I seemed to understand it more than my friends did.... I think the randomness of it appealed to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 20 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. 46050[/snapback] Sorry, I'm just compelled to be a pedantic arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou 0 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That's the one I'd never heard of it before, and am damned if I can remember what the hell it's called.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That's the one I'd never heard of it before, and am damned if I can remember what the hell it's called.... 46057[/snapback] Charlie Kaufman is the best writer of original films in the last decade. Probably because he's the only writer of original films in the last decade. The rest of it's all remakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Goldmember. I have it on VHS and I've got so used to watching DVD's as of late the quality came as quite a shock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 That's the one I'd never heard of it before, and am damned if I can remember what the hell it's called.... 46057[/snapback] Charlie Kaufman is the best writer of original films in the last decade. Probably because he's the only writer of original films in the last decade. The rest of it's all remakes. 46059[/snapback] To be honest, I quite like films where you have no idea what the hell is going on, and you just have to sit back and watch and hope the writer knew what he was doing.... and then suddenly (sometimes) it clicks and you realise what the writer's up to. It's probably a little like having a convo with me ("wtf is she talking about...... i'll just wait and see if it ends up making sense...." and then sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it just about does.) I also liked the idea of hiding in your own memories. I've had a bit of a habit of living in memories sometimes... so, just, yeh..... sleep time now for lou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4893 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Watched Mulholland Drive.... What the hell was that about !?!?!?! Typical David Lynch movie. Similar to Lost Highway. Brain fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 That's the one I'd never heard of it before, and am damned if I can remember what the hell it's called.... 46057[/snapback] Charlie Kaufman is the best writer of original films in the last decade. Probably because he's the only writer of original films in the last decade. The rest of it's all remakes. 46059[/snapback] To be honest, I quite like films where you have no idea what the hell is going on, and you just have to sit back and watch and hope the writer knew what he was doing.... and then suddenly (sometimes) it clicks and you realise what the writer's up to. It's probably a little like having a convo with me ("wtf is she talking about...... i'll just wait and see if it ends up making sense...." and then sometimes it doesn't, sometimes it just about does.) I also liked the idea of hiding in your own memories. I've had a bit of a habit of living in memories sometimes... so, just, yeh..... sleep time now for lou. 46120[/snapback] Well if you've not seen them get Aaptation and Being John Malkovich. They're similarly screwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 East is East, i thought it was canny like! Also Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - quality film i reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson 0 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Agreed about the David Lynch films, Mr. McGroin - Lost highway is friggin mental! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Oliver Twist Thomas Paine said "It is but seldom that our first thoughts are truly correct" but having just got back from Roman Polanski's version of Oliver Twist, I'm inclined to say I like it more than the 1948 David Lean classic. I might change my mind on that in time but it is a brilliant film. Ben Kingsley is fucking brilliant! His fagin is more wretched and more likeable than the colossus that was Alec Guiness. He's a legend as far as I'm concerned, I mean this follows Gandhi, Don Logan (Sexy Beast), Itzhak Stern (schindlers List) and Ron Jenkins (Coronation Street). Nancy's death had the kids in tears and Sykes' mugging had them shitting their pants (personally I thought Robert Newton was scarier but, then, I was only 8 when I saw him so he would've been). The best indicator of quality was the shitty little teenagers behind me. Before the film started I had to have a word about my seat not being a surfboard. They still continued to chat on annoyingly loudly but it got less and less and we never heard a peep after 20 minutes. If you're going to take the kids to something, make it this rather than Shark Boy and Lava Girl, they won't be dissappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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