Posts by Christian Taylor3

rustyscout34 said:So, what about Tropic Thunder? 😍

Well, you caught me... 🙂 😁 I haven't actually sat through that one yet. Then again, for me, even M.A.S.H. counts as horror 😬

Matthew Anderson4 said:It’s not even a war movie, it’s just a movie about making a war movie.😁

Bravo, Matthew Anderson4 - that was a solid comeback. Even my limited intellect knows that Tropic isn't exactly a war movie.

David Price5 said:Since when did we start believing everything we read on the internet?

That’s not really the point here. It’s not like Hostelling International was based on actual history—of course it wasn't—but I find it pretty hilarious how Roth tried to market and package his little mess by shoving it into a basket of events that "allegedly" happened (though, for the record, those bits from the true facts list actually did occur, and honestly, they’re still happening).

I feel like things started getting heated for no reason. Or maybe they weren't, because all those horrific episodes from the American Civil War don't deserve to be relegated to some cheap horror flick—if anything, you should be making a deeply serious (anti)war film about them instead.

Like I said before, to me, every war movie is essentially a horror movie.

Dennis Doyle3 said:I honestly have no intention of arguing with you. I thought maybe you had some kind of dark sense of humor, but clearly, I was mistaken.

Honestly, watching you guys bicker over this is just silly. Look, this is a movie forum, not Congress. Besides, if you check out www.motelfilm.com, they've got that lovely little true facts icon sitting right there:



Yeah, sometimes reality can be even more twisted than Motel.

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Every war movie is basically a horror film anyway.

driftingeagle27 said:Pretty weak flick if you ask me, just zero pacing and nothing else to show for it.

A hundred different people, a hundred different ways to be disappointed... 🤷

casualskipper8 said:Honestly, the last time I saw a truly great horror flick, it was In the jaws of madness back in '95. Everything that’s come out since then feels like a total waste of time. It’s like modern directors have completely lost the plot on how to actually tell a decent story, so they just resort to dumping buckets of blood on the screen to hide the fact that there's zero substance underneath.

Then again, you clearly haven't seen 1408:



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David Price5 said:Today, the line between a thriller and a horror movie is incredibly thin. I think *The Silence of the Lambs* sits right on that edge.

To put it bluntly, I'm on board with that. The Silence of the Lambs They’re really dancing on that fine line, aren't they? But honestly, they don't quite qualify as horror—they just don't fit into that genre. Anyway, So, here's the basic premise. I don't know if it’s just me, but I feel like there's this creeping sense of dread settling in lately. It’s hard to shake. The Silence of the Lambs je: Hannibal Lecter It could even be your next-door neighbor. 😲 (Hey, you there? Just checking to see if anyone's actually paying attention.Man, I’ve actually got one of those guys living right down the street from me. 😬 His name is Vlad, by the way—though to him, Hannibal Lecter is just some run-of-the-mill guy. Yeah, I'm being serious. For me, if a horror story is going to work, it actually has to be believable first and foremost. Any idea what I mean? Give me an example. Antichrist 🙂

Richard Wilson4 said:Zombies look pretty gross, but honestly, they can only jump-scare you if they pop out of nowhere. A stray cat could pull the same stunt...

Nowadays, vampires are just hot guys meant to appeal to teenage girls, and those chainsaw horror flicks feel more like a butcher shop festival than actual scary movies...

The Japanese directors had some decent ideas once in a while, but even they get a bit boring for me. Plus, their American remakes are usually total garbage...

What are your picks for new horror movies, and what actually gets under your skin?

I guess I'd say movies or topics that don't even fall under the horror genre. For instance...

Christian Taylor3 said:

By the way, there are plenty of other great films missing from this list. Oh, and The Silence of the Lambs 😲

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Nicholas Walker3 said:Christian Taylor3, you could probably sell your soul to me if you really wanted to—not that I’d actually be interested in buying it. Anyway, I’ve managed to get my hands on those shows from Ante Peterlić, and I’ve even gone through the trouble of converting them all into .avi files for you.

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Nicholas Walker3 said:Look, I know exactly where I stand on this, and since I’ve clearly mastered the theory—even if my actual practice is non-existent because I lack the raw talent—I’ll just say it: I could never put him in the same league as genuine cinematic geniuses like Lang, Lynch, or those kinds of visionary minds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to tear him down; if you're taking offense at my choice of words, that's really more of a "you" problem based on your own biases.

Look, I’ll just say this once, and please don't take this as me trying to start some unnecessary internet drama or trolling: you’re barking up the wrong tree if you think you can come in here and trash Peterlić. Honestly, besides that, trying to nitpick someone's grammar or lack of literacy is such a low blow; it really is a pretty desperate move. It’s all passé.Look, just take a second to actually read back what you wrote—and I mean really, truly scrutinize it this time—because you’ve completely lost the plot here. Like I was trying to tell you in my last post, Well, the elephant just tipped over the bucket, didn't it? Everything's gone completely sideways now. 😁 He’s got all the theory down pat but zero practical experience to show for it, and since he isn't exactly Lang or Lynch, I guess we're all just stuck dealing with the fallout of his incompetence. ☕

p.s.

He was charismatic and genuinely brilliant, yet he always made himself accessible, no matter how obscure your question might have been. He had this certain air of a cheerful cynic about him, which, honestly, is exactly why his students found him so damn charming.

I’m pretty sure the late Ante is laughing his head off at this whole thing right now. Sending my best to the great Peterlić, wherever he may be. 🙏

Rachel Sullivan2 said:It honestly gets under my skin so much when people start talking trash about Peterlić... especially when that kind of nonsense comes from someone actually working within the American film industry.
Just talking shop about the film industry... ☕

That damn kid. 😁 It’s worth pointing out that Peterlić didn't just stumble onto the director's chair; he actually put in the work and climbed the entire ladder, moving from being a second assistant director all the way through scriptwriting to calling the shots himself as the director. Kids today just don't have a clue... ☕

Rachel Sullivan2 said:@Christian Taylor3 I mean, honestly... a single image usually ends up saying way more than all that endless blah blah blah ever could, right? 😁

So, if we're being honest here... now that Peterlić is gone, who's actually left to hold things together? 🤷 It feels like Ante Peterlić is basically immortal at this point; you can't really kill off someone like that. It’s more like we’re split into two camps: one group of us still vividly remembers the era of Branko kockica, while the other group is still out there happily quoting those old lines from childhood. The cat got the cream, the mouse slipped through the cracks, and the elephant just went and tipped over the whole damn pot.Honestly, I’d sell my soul to the devil in a heartbeat if it meant I could get my hands on those brilliant TV shows he used to host about cinema, "What is film." Those Peterlić programs were really my first real introduction to the world of movies; that was the exact moment I caught the bug, and frankly, there's been no cure since. 😬

I guess Sutlić is just letting everything loose in the archives now.

Well, thanks to Mark Wood79 for those incredibly wise and insightful observations—this whole discussion actually ties back quite a bit to the late Ante Peterlić. Honestly, dear... placidmarlin3Seriously, if you can, try to track down those books we were talking about—especially the main ones. So, I finally got my hands on Ante Peterlić's latest book, *film history*, and I've been chipping away at it. It’s one of those deep dives that makes you realize just how much we think we know about cinema, only to be proven wrong by a few hundred pages of dense analysis. Honestly, trying to wrap my head around the sheer scale of everything he covers is a bit overwhelming, but there's something strangely comforting about getting lost in such a massive academic undertaking..

For a lot of us, our first real introduction to cinema as a legitimate art form didn't happen in a theater, but right in front of the TV thanks to ZDF and Ante Peterlić, the mastermind behind that brilliant show "What is film."

He basically laid the groundwork for film studies and theory in the US, breaking down complex cinematic phenomena in a way that even a kid could grasp—stuff most adults hadn't even wrapped their heads around back then. But honestly, Peterlić's stint on TV was just one slice of what this incredibly versatile guy was up to; he eventually stepped behind the camera himself to direct his only feature in 1969, a film called "Random Life" that was shockingly modern for its time.

Whenever people run those polls about the greatest movies ever made, Ante Peterlić always ends up championing the absolute heavyweights—guys like John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and Robert Bresson—directors who basically defined the peak of cinema from the thirties through the sixties. But then the French New Wave rolled in and completely flipped the script on what you can actually do with filmic form, which is constantly evolving, leaving you to wonder if time eventually just left Ante Peterlić behind. However, Nikica Gilić isn't buying that at all. He points out that if you dig into his old columns from Wreath, you'll find him drawing these fascinating connections between Jim Jarmusch and Béla Tarr that honestly feel more insightful than anything you'd stumble upon in Sight & Sound. According to him, Ante's passion for cinema was deep, systematic, and totally undeniable. Time didn't win this one.

"Film History" feels like a fitting final tribute to its author—a true film scholar and theorist who spent his entire career trying to bridge gaps and find common threads rather than just highlighting how different things are. This edition was released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just a few months after Ante Peterlić passed away, serving as a quiet reminder of the massive intellectual void left behind by such a brilliant mind.

If you head over to the The Fallen thread, you'll find a mountain of resources available for free—especially books, including over twenty high-quality PDFs. You can just click and download whatever you need. And don't be shy about asking questions about anything you're curious about; that’s basically why we’re all here anyway.

I'm trying my best not to chime in here, because honestly, pointing out this kind of pedantry just isn't worth the breath.

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Ante Peterlić, just so you're up to speed.

If you want proof of how much he was respected, valued, and basically idolized (and I don't just mean by his students), this video says it all (thanks, sunny 😁).

placidmarlin3 said:Look, I found No Country for Old Men to be an absolutely soul-crushing bore, even if the critics apparently loved every second of it.

Well, you’ve officially lost all credibility in my eyes. 😁 Just kidding, but seriously, let's look at a few things here:



As for this absolute disaster, someone needs to ban them for life—where are the moderators hiding? 🤷

goldenhound32 said:Heh... what can I even say to you? You just don't have any luck. 🙂

The only thing we can really do is hope it ends up on HBO, so maybe then we'll actually get a chance to see it.

Yeah, sure it will...

It’s definitely happening—it has to be—everything is online these days anyway. I'll let you know when I find something.

goldenhound32 said:I finally tracked down a copy of *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*, only to discover too late that there aren't any subtitles available anywhere! 😂

Don't go trying to scare me off; I'm already halfway out the door. to It’s been six days already—and yeah, I’ve just been sitting here on my couch—but seriously, does anyone know if English subtitles even exist for this? 😲 I’m asking because I couldn't find them on any of the torrent sites, so I figured I'd better look for them somewhere else a bit later on. The audio is in Danish and Swedish, and there aren't any subtitles included.Damn, there aren't even any left. I'm here. 😕 Honestly, those people are just completely losing it...

placidmarlin3 said:Man, thank you.🙂
Just keep the recommendations coming whenever something pops into your head.
I’m pretty much hopeless when it comes to European cinema.😢

Thank you, placidmarlin3 — The Thieves would probably appreciate the sudden interest in European films. 😍

p.s. honestly, we're all pretty clueless.😬

goldenhound32 said:Besides, calling this "competition" feels like a stretch when I'm the only one actually putting in the work to watch everything on this list—though I suppose I shouldn't count you, given you were already well aware of Delicatessen. It hardly feels like a race when I know for a fact I've already checked off 22 titles 🙂

Who says nobody's trying? 🤷 By the way, my score is already sitting at 21... Watch your back, sis.😁

p.s. expect reviews for all the movies I've watched to start rolling in around the 30th.

placidmarlin3 said:Also, I'd be super grateful if someone could suggest some good European films, or maybe even put together a "must-watch before you die" list of European cinema😳 Small talk!

Man, there are just way too many (good) European movies out there and not nearly enough time to see them all 😁 If I were you, I wouldn't dive straight into something incredibly heavy right off the bat...

Here are my initial picks to get you started:

The Return (2003)
Before the Rain (1994)
Twentyeight Days Later
You, the Living
Caché (2005)
Head-On (2004)
Auf der anderen Seite (2007)
The Lives of Others (2006)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

Anyway, give those a watch and let me know what you think...

David Price5 said:I am watching Delicatessen tonight :-). I still have about four more movies left on my list somewhere..

I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I haven't actually sat down to watch Delicatessen yet, and honestly, I've barely scratched the surface of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's filmography (if you don't count Alien: Resurrection). Okay, fine, I've seen Amélie, but even my 100-year-old grandma has seen that one by now... might as well just end it all with a good deli sandwich😁

p.s. That book is going to be a hit with the old-schoolers.

Only 12 🙂

@Nicholas Walker3

Wait, just 12? Why on earth isn't it 11? Why does I always have to be the one left dragging behind at the very end??? 😁

By the way, I’ll be posting a PDF of the full book (Non-profit/for educational purposes only) in the thread about the corrupt officials.