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The Third M?n · Posted: 09.21.2003 4:38 pm Post subject: Last movie you bought?

On DVD, VHS or even BETA, I don't care. What's the last movie you purchased from Amazon.com, Blockbuster, HMV etc?

Danny Baldwin · Posted: 09.21.2003 4:58 pm Post subject:

The Two Towers
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beltmann · Posted: 09.21.2003 5:10 pm Post subject:

Tom Tykwer's Heaven, on DVD. Haven't watched it yet.

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The Third M?n · Posted: 09.21.2003 5:32 pm Post subject:

I just ordered Suspiria and L'Avventura, both on DVD. Has anyone seen them?

matt header · Posted: 09.21.2003 5:45 pm Post subject:

Suspiria is one of my favorite horror movies - nonsensical, but it's astonishing the way that Dario Argento makes horror glow, pulse, and pour out of the screen. That opening murder is really tough to take, also. (Too bad about the dubbing.)

The last one I bought was a Cut Chemist / DJ Shadow performance movie called "Freeze"; the last actual "movie" (it's been a while) would be "Punch-Drunk Love."

the night watchman · Posted: 09.21.2003 6:19 pm Post subject:

The Brood and The Howling SE.
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The Third M?n · Posted: 09.22.2003 8:32 pm Post subject:

the night watchman · Posted: 09.22.2003 8:58 pm Post subject:

Matt reported he's seen it, two or three posts up. I've seen it too, actually; I just missed your question.

Susperia, to me, is sort of like a cross between a Nancy Drew mystery and a giallo with witchcraft mixed in. I like it, but there is an awful lot of contrivence in the narrative. I know you're not supposed to ask questions like, "What is razor wire doing in a sunken room in a dance school?" when watching an Argento movie, but there are so many goofy moments like this it's distracting. I guess the problem is the mystery plot doesn't mix well with nonsensical bits, making the illogic stick out like a sore thumb. Personally, I like Inferno better, because Argento throws logic, character motivation, and plot completely out the window altogether, making making everything that happens, no matter how bizarre, easier to accept.
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The Third M?n · Posted: 09.22.2003 9:24 pm Post subject:

Are you basically saying that the lack of coherence and explanation may prove a bit frustrating for some viewers?

Michael Scrutchin · Posted: 09.22.2003 9:47 pm Post subject:

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The Third M?n · Posted: 09.22.2003 10:05 pm Post subject:

Cool, then. I'll make sure to post in what I thought of it once I see it. Anyone seen Tenebre? I'm thinking of buying that one, too.

the night watchman · Posted: 09.22.2003 10:11 pm Post subject:

Yeah, Tenebre's a pretty good giallo. Reminds me of De Palma's stuff, especially Sisters and Raising Cain.
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matt header · Posted: 09.22.2003 10:13 pm Post subject:

I watched "Tenebre" shortly after watching "Suspiria"; it can't compare. "Tenebre" does have a few virtuoso sequences and shots that are very Argento-style - one swooping tracking shot climbing over an entire building included - but even by Argento's standards it's nonsensical and silly. (I agree, night watchman, about the rampant illogic in "Suspiria," but it's even more frustrating in "Tenbre.") Most of all, it's not very scary (gory yes, scary no). I also have a problem with the gratuitous sex and nudity Argento throws in; for some reason I don't have a problem with the extreme gore, but seeing useless shots of lesbianism and promiscuous loud sex isn't quite what I had in mind. (I have to be watching Cinemax late at night to be in that sort of mood....)

matt header · Posted: 09.22.2003 10:14 pm Post subject:

Hmm...looks like we differ on this one, night watchman. I consider "Suspiria" extremely superior.