Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Not Yet Watched But Already Loved: U/M/S Movie Recommendations
In the days before Netflix, even before Cosmo, back when I had to go to the video store to rent a movie. I remember working my way through the horror section, comedies, midnight movies, staff picks. I remember taking the free posters from the video store and decorating my room with them... 'Total Recall' was a highlight. I remember the first time I wanted to see a movie slightly more obscure than what my local video store would shelve and driving to Point Pleasant, signing up for membership at a video store there just to get my hands on 'Pink Flamingos'. I remember the dork from another video store that always parked his corvette diagonally across the spaces in the parking lot and would give the most impassioned moronic reviews of movies, such as the one where 'these robots pop out of the ground and cut this dude's fucking leg off!'
Nowadays, in this post-netflix world, I've got a queue overflowing with movies I may never get to. I've gotten to the point where I've had to email the site administrators several times to make sure I still have room to add movies. Now, as I close in on their maximum of 500 movies, I reflect forward to some of the movies I expect to love, but have not yet seen, that may very well remain ignored in my queue's constant evolution.
This week I will review a five movies from my Netflix queue that I have not yet seen, but expect to love:
Le Circle Rouge
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, who also directed "Bob le Flambeur" which I loved -- and was later remade by Neil Jordan as "The Good Thief", which I bought previously-viewed from Blockbuster but never watched. It's a French gangster flick from the 70's. Ultra-cool and stylish with a very modern element to it.
Z
Intense Greek political mystery/thriller from the late 60's. I'm expecting at least as many twists and turns as the aforementioned letter itself. Also, "Z" is my second-favorite letter.
Hukkle
Experimental Hungarian film tracking the Butterfly Effect chain of events sparked by a hiccup.
Good Guys Wear Black
I want to see this based solely on the cover. A close-up of Chuck Norris' face with mirrored sunglasses. On one of the lenses you see Chuck Norris doing a flying front kick into the front windshield of an oncoming car. On the other lens, you see him moments later, having kicked through the windshield, his foot planted into the driver's face.
Zinda
If you haven't seen 'Oldboy', the Korean movie directed by Park Chan Wook, see it. If you have, it's time to see the uncredited Bollywood copycat version "Zinda". Yes, expect a musical number or two. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, who has previously directed Bollywood ripoff versions of "Reservoir Dogs"/"Kaante" and "U-Turn"/"Musafir".
For other Bollywood movie versions of Hollywood movies, check out www.bollycat.com
Nowadays, in this post-netflix world, I've got a queue overflowing with movies I may never get to. I've gotten to the point where I've had to email the site administrators several times to make sure I still have room to add movies. Now, as I close in on their maximum of 500 movies, I reflect forward to some of the movies I expect to love, but have not yet seen, that may very well remain ignored in my queue's constant evolution.
This week I will review a five movies from my Netflix queue that I have not yet seen, but expect to love:
Le Circle Rouge
Written and Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, who also directed "Bob le Flambeur" which I loved -- and was later remade by Neil Jordan as "The Good Thief", which I bought previously-viewed from Blockbuster but never watched. It's a French gangster flick from the 70's. Ultra-cool and stylish with a very modern element to it.
Z
Intense Greek political mystery/thriller from the late 60's. I'm expecting at least as many twists and turns as the aforementioned letter itself. Also, "Z" is my second-favorite letter.
Hukkle
Experimental Hungarian film tracking the Butterfly Effect chain of events sparked by a hiccup.
Good Guys Wear BlackI want to see this based solely on the cover. A close-up of Chuck Norris' face with mirrored sunglasses. On one of the lenses you see Chuck Norris doing a flying front kick into the front windshield of an oncoming car. On the other lens, you see him moments later, having kicked through the windshield, his foot planted into the driver's face.
Zinda
If you haven't seen 'Oldboy', the Korean movie directed by Park Chan Wook, see it. If you have, it's time to see the uncredited Bollywood copycat version "Zinda". Yes, expect a musical number or two. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, who has previously directed Bollywood ripoff versions of "Reservoir Dogs"/"Kaante" and "U-Turn"/"Musafir".
For other Bollywood movie versions of Hollywood movies, check out www.bollycat.com
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Everything is just too damn easy to come by these days. Its getting harder and harder to get excited, let alone obsessed, about anything. Those are some good queue overlflow highlights though.
Some Aguavodka additions:
Ping Pong
Matrix meets Ping Pong in Japan. The trailer (featuring rad JPop band Supercar) makes it look amazing. Currently unnavailable on netflix I found it five blocks away from work in a Korean/Japanese Video store. I'm holding out from buying it so that I have something left to live for.
Kings of the Sun
From 1963 by J. Lee Thompson(Cape Fear, Guns of Navarrone). Yul Brynner and George Chakiris play pseudo-Aztec chieftains and run around in leopard skins. I remember seeing this as a child and being unable to explain its existence. Generally unavailable.
Night of the Lepus
From 1972, starring Star Trek's DeForrest Kelley and Janet Leigh, oh yeah, and giant mutant carnivorous rabbits. This one has been moving up in my queue for quite some time.
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Some Aguavodka additions:
Ping Pong
Matrix meets Ping Pong in Japan. The trailer (featuring rad JPop band Supercar) makes it look amazing. Currently unnavailable on netflix I found it five blocks away from work in a Korean/Japanese Video store. I'm holding out from buying it so that I have something left to live for.
Kings of the Sun
From 1963 by J. Lee Thompson(Cape Fear, Guns of Navarrone). Yul Brynner and George Chakiris play pseudo-Aztec chieftains and run around in leopard skins. I remember seeing this as a child and being unable to explain its existence. Generally unavailable.
Night of the Lepus
From 1972, starring Star Trek's DeForrest Kelley and Janet Leigh, oh yeah, and giant mutant carnivorous rabbits. This one has been moving up in my queue for quite some time.
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