What Emmanuelle Movie Did You Just Watch?

[Matt]

Dark Horse Comics did some sequels to 'Aliens' (this was Pre 'Alien 3') that were pretty good. Why FOX didn't use those to at least 'inspire' their sequels is beyond me.

[BillyG]

Lords of Dogtown. Seen it once before, and liked it, watching it a second time makes the performances stand out a bit more. Really good movie. And Ledger is totally channeling Val Kilmer.

[Timothy225]

Dark Horse Comics did some sequels to 'Aliens' (this was Pre 'Alien 3') that were pretty good. Why FOX didn't use those to at least 'inspire' their sequels is beyond me.

THIS.

[V]

Jeunet was so out of his depth on that film, he should have used a sonar.

I'm not knocking him, he's a superior filmmaker. Amelie, Delicatessen, and City Of Lost Children are some of my favorite films...

But the script he had to work with... gah!

A swimming pool full of Simoniz could not polish that turd.

[Matt]

It does have its moments, though. Even though NOBODY could hold their breath that long, the underwater sequence is pretty exciting. Also, the scene where Ripley finds all of the prior clones is well done. The rest is unfocused, tonally wrong garbage.

Side note: the over-the-head basketball shot was REAL. The behind-the-scenes footage on the filming of that sequence is more entertaining than the film itself.

[Timothy225]

Side note: the over-the-head basketball shot was REAL. The behind-the-scenes footage on the filming of that sequence is more entertaining than the film itself.

Saw that, and that shot she made was AMAZING.

[Matt]

Nothin' but net...swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish.

I can't blame Sigourney for fighting for NO CGI TOUCH-UPS on that shot. That was a once in a lifetime happening, and I'd want it, unaltered, in the final film as well.

[Timothy225]

Damn straight - it was a pure moment, and any visual trickery would ruin it.

[Captain Russ]

She is AMAZING.

Yeah. She is.

[Captain Russ]

I just went to see Mike Leigh's latest, Another Year. So beautifully observed. Someone should just knight Jim Broadbent already, cos he's probably the best living British actor of his generation. You guys stateside might not get to see this film til next year, but if its playing at an arts cinema near you, definitely check it out. Its a film of small moments, but the final section (Winter - the film is broken up by season chapter marks) is incredibly, quietly moving.

Expect to see a lot of noms for this over the next few months, if not at the Oscars, certainly the BAFTAs. Especially for Lesley Manville, who has the "big" character of the film, even if she's not the centre.

Leigh. Broadbent. My angloballs are on fire.

Also: saw a little of the documentary on Cropsey last night. Staten Island seems to have had it's own private Ohio back in the day...

(apologies to Lord and Lady Greybush)

[Bobby Bear]

Jeunet was so out of his depth on that film, he should have used a sonar.

Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

[Ed Hocken]

Apocalypse Now: Redux on instant view.

I'll FINALLY be able to watch this movie without trouble.

[Martin]

Skyline.

DON'T EVER!

[Ed Hocken]

Wow, this French Plantation scene while beautiful really SLOWS the movie down.

[Bobby Bear]

Re-Animator and Punisher: War Zone again last night and this morning, respectively. They're part of the filmic branch of "Just Keeps Getting Better", like Winona Ryder and the practical effects in The Thing.