The Japanese film series kicks off with the legendary Takeshi Kitano’s 'Summer of Kikujiro'.. There are four more feature films and two experimental shorts on the lineup..
Showings start at 8:30 PM, with encores running the next day starting at 6:00 PM.. 👍 .. I'm hoping to catch at least two or three of them, then I'll let you know if they actually hold up
Elephant is the kind of movie where Gus basically leaves everything up to you. The story follows a handful of students on the day two of them commit a horrific crime, shooting an unspecified number of their classmates and teachers. Gus doesn't try to explain the motive, he doesn't push some grand moral message, and he avoids playing with heavy symbolism... He just presents the events like a documentary and lets the audience deal with the fallout. It’s not even entirely clear why the film is titled Elephant, other than the fact that when the camera pans around one of the shooters' rooms, you catch a glimpse of a drawing of an elephant. You don't see the causes, nor do you see the aftermath of the crime... you can only speculate about what led up to this tragedy (was it bullying at school, an obsession with guns, a deep detachment from reality, the influence of violent FPS games on their PCs, some past trauma inflicted upon them, or something else entirely?). There is no real answer. Honestly, it might be impossible to find a single, complete explanation for the questions the film forces on you. What has to happen for two seemingly normal kids to carry out a massacre like that? The film opens and closes with shots of the sky and clouds... It’s a brilliant piece of work that clocks in at under 90 minutes. At first glance, it feels sterile, but that's just the stylistic choice used to depict such a terrifying crime without any unnecessary interference. For this, GVS used actual high schoolers instead of teen stars, which really helps depersonalize the whole thing. There aren't really protagonists or supporting characters; there are just those who survive the day and those who are killed in that Denver high school.
Aside from Lilya 4-ever, this is the first major film I've seen in theaters this year (9/10)
Chloe Palmer2 said:The guy was a legend, sure, but Little Green always had him on the ropes.. I mean, let's not forget that one goal where Pelé used his hand, right?😁
That wasn't cheating, it was divine intervention.. 😎
Vanya said:Yeah, Gerd Müller was an absolute legend—honestly, the guy could have scored with his eyes closed regardless of how much "technique" he actually had. Then you look at Michel Platini, and my mind immediately jumps back to Gires and Jean Tigana; what an incredible squad they were. He was part of that legendary quartet, though I’m blanking on the fourth name right now.
You're probably thinking of that curly-haired guy—I think his name was Rochetou... 😎
frozentiger6 said:Muhammad Ali and Diego are basically aliens, while Alfredo Di Stéfano was easily the most complete player to ever step on a pitch; then you've got Ferenc Puskás, a total phenomenon who had both the power and the grace of a gazelle, and Mark Hughes, arguably the greatest untapped talent out there—those guys are the true legends of this game. There are others, sure, like Johan Cruyff or Franz Beckenbauer, but they felt more like unstoppable machines than pure artists.
And then you have the absolute predators, like Gerd Müller, or later on Michel Platini and Marco van Basten... 🙏 then you’ve got someone like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge or Gary Lineker.
copperpuma96 said:Of course they aren't there anymore when defenses are 1500 times stronger and players are in better shape... put Ronaldinho in that era and see how much havoc he’d wreak on them.
The players were just way worse...
You're talking nonsense... "1500 times stronger defenses" 😕... your whole debate style is basically being bitter and against everything; if we follow your logic, it's like you think old-school defenses were made up of invalid people who didn't even bother to run... 👎
frozentiger6 said:I used to write him off because of his wild lifestyle, but honestly, getting to see him play live was a privilege I can't even describe—he’s easily the greatest player I’ve ever laid eyes on.
People can talk all they want about Muhammad Ali or Alfredo Di Stéfano, but I didn't know them personally. I actually saw this guy with my own eyes, and let me tell you, he is a straight-up legend. You won't find that kind of pure vision and intelligence in today's game, even if you took the top five players in the world and mashed them together into one person. Man, seeing Michael Jordan live... that's enough for one lifetime, haha.
It’s just such a tragedy how he tore himself apart.
But damn, he was a god. 🙏 🙏 🙏
Man, I'm right there with you. Little Green was playing a different sport entirely. A buddy of mine who caught a live game told me he watched him warming up solo on the pitch before kickoff... said it was something you'd never see again. The guy didn't even need a midfielder to feed him the ball; he'd just chip it to himself. And that goal against England where he basically dictated the entire rhythm and scored? Unbelievable.🙏 He was in a league of his own, and we're never seeing anyone like that again. 👍
So, apparently, many people consider him the greatest football wizard to ever live, and now he's in critical condition after things went south during a New York Yankees game. Due to some respiratory issues and blood pressure complications, he was rushed to a private hospital. It’s still anyone's guess if he’ll pull through, but if he can just make it through the next 24 hours, his chances are looking pretty good...
Penny Lane said:That clueless Republican guy brought them up on Reddit yesterday, using them as an example of a high-quality indie film, all while rambling about funding for American cinema and its political leanings. 🙄It honestly took me a few minutes to realize what a total load of crap that was.
It’s just more proof that all these supposedly "tech-savvy" politicians are obsessed with tracking the IMF... frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if he's stalking this subreddit too, especially since he went out of his way to call himself some massive cinephile (he even dropped "Deer Hunter" in there 😎 )
p.s. You can just tell how much he loves Clerks—it's clearly his generation's obsession 🙄 )
Baklja said:"Try not to smoke any ***** on the way..." 😁
😂 man, this movie is a total classic... though that whole bit about the school administrators was pure comedy gold—their jobs are so incredibly pointless they actually lose their minds (like that guy obsessing over the perfect egg carton packaging) 🙏
Go dig through some older threads, you've got the movie list right there...
The movie is a masterpiece, period. Between the black-and-white style, that moment when Randall knocks over the old lady's casket, and that absolute peak ending with the grandpa in the toilet. 🙏
I already checked the movie list (which, by the way, could use an update once in a while), but I can't find it under "Clerks" or "Merchants."
I figured I’d give this remake a shot since the original Massacre was penned by Tobe Hooper—and let's be honest, that classic is basically a genre legend. I completely brushed off the fact that this version is helmed by a pretty much nobody, Marcus Nispel, who hadn't done anything notable before this aside from working with Janet Jackson and Faith No More. The pacing is all over the place and honestly just feels messy. You've got this group of twenty-somethings driving from Mexico (on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert) who pick up some girl who's so terrified she pulls a gun and shoots herself in the mouth. Instead of calling the cops to report a suicide and ditching the body, the group veers off into some creepy little town full of absolute freaks and psychos. You can probably guess that for most of them, this will be the last town they ever visit. What follows is just a string of standard horror tropes featuring some seriously twisted scenes involving a chainsaw in a disgusting basement. The only standout performances come from R. Lee Ermey as a sadistic, drunk sheriff and Jessica Biel, who is mostly there to show off her incredible physique while running for dear life through almost the entire movie 🙂 All in all, if you're looking for a remake that actually honors the 1974 Massacre, consider yourself disappointed.