I'm a bit inline with symb when it comes to anime VS Western animation, although we come from different places. I grew up with the latter, and while I still love/admire much of it, it never had the same affect on me as the best of anime. Now, I say the best of anime because I think if we're ...

As a recent viewer of the film and qualified commentator I strongly approve of this thesis. If what we're talking about is films that directly discuss philosophy then I might agree, but if what we're talking about is films dramatizing philosophical concepts then I would say it's amongst...

Blindly ignoring obvious flaws = autofail They can only be "obvious flaws" if Malick had really cared about those aspects and had attempted to create great characters or hold them together in a coherent storyline, which is something he hasn't cared about since Badlands, and barely eve...

.....guys, I thought this had been long established thing. :| Piloting Evangelion = directing anime is one of THE keys in understanding eva and it puts all of Shinji's bitching and moaning in his important job in perspective when one treats it as being humble anime director. I thought this was ...

There is kind of a thread that pertains to this subject. It's something I could never relate to, because once I bought the Platinum Edition of the series and EoE I was pretty much content. Since then I've only bought the two Rebuilds on blu-ray and haven't had the slightest inkling to g...

Allemann#460346 wrote:Mistakes or not, Xard is quite close to the correct understanding of Evangelion.

Again:

I think it's time this board unanimously declare Allemann the King of WTF Statements.

Ajami {2009: Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani; 120 min; Israel} --- 7.5/10 Very nice review, Jimbo. I agree with your observation on the balance between Lynch and Frosts writing, but I can't really say if it was really for the better. Fire Walk With Me is certainly bleak (easily enough to ha...

Eva is about as philosophical as Forrest Gump. Xard, stop saying stupid shit. Plzkthx. On the other hand, someone noted that 2001 originally got the same reaction. LOTS of films have gotten that reaction when they premiered and gone on to become classics. You can tell very little by immediate criti...

I've listened to Rubber Soul and Revolver all the way through each of the past few days. After The Magical Mystery Tour , they're my favorite Beatles albums. Best Beatles album depends on my mood, which versions I'm listening to, and which tubes I'm using on my amp. All of their alb...

In other words: go cut down those trees and take a new photo, you lazy bastard. :lol: No, I would've just preferred a more downward angle that emphasized the lines of the architecture. See below: Only if he was going for heavy-handed simplicity. I think the trunk and the overhanging limb help e...

symbv#460224 wrote:Yeah, Graz is the second largest city in Austria, right? (it is also the birthplace of conductor Karl Boehm)

Oh wow, that's awesome. I didn't know that... Amazing with all of the Boehm/Mozart pieces I have I never noticed it mentioned.

I'm rather surprised by the lack of support for this since this is one of the oldest and most widely accepted interpretations (granted, it hasn't been brought up in a long time, so it's fine to revisit it). I always thought it was quite clear that Anno's apprehension about ma...

The thing with Shinji is that I no longer can identify with him, which reduces the psychological bias, and I've grown to despise parts of his behaviour and character. But I still go back to the question: Are you despising his character as a person or as a fictional character? Gahhh, I don't...

I think it should be adressed in schools one day in the future, the same way that ppl make us read "Faust" today. (Fucking Goethe, that one had a talent, too - He doesn't actually arrange his words in a particularily artful way, but can still make you cry with his discription of a...

Xard#460187 wrote:Anything above C are as a rule disgusting blobs of fat, modest talent is the best

Yeah, uhhhh, no...

edit: Wow, Jimbo. I never thought I'd disagree with you to this degree. I thought Sheryl Lee was flawless in the film, possibly even surpassing Naomi Watts or Laura Dern in their roles. Might just be the fanboy in me. After I wrote that I actually wondered more to myself if the problem with her...

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me {1992; David Lynch; 135 min; US} --- 7.0/10

Might as well consider that my review for the series too...

I've seen all his films so far except Badlands , and it's safe to say that there's nothing too "deeep" in any of them other than this conveyance of embeddedness. Yeah, I'd agree with this. Malick's not a thematic/conceptual director, whatever his interest in philosophy...

I spit on your international sports. The Oklahoma City Thunder just beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a Game 7. FUCK YEAH! OKC AND DALLAS IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS! You couldn't have scripted a better game 7... KD with 39 points and Westbrook with a triple double combined with a shut-down int...

esselfortium#459504 wrote:Took this a couple weeks ago and touched up a bit in Photoshop today. I like stark and grungy scenes.

It would be better without the trees in the background.