Wow... resist the urges, man...

On the Batman tip, though, I forgot to mention how impressed I was by the score/soundtrack of The Dark Knight. Fuck me, whoever did that is a talented man or woman.

We re-watched Terminator and T2 for the millionth time the other night and I still can't get over how Arnie is the governator of California... :lol:

lol--indeed...

I watched Plenty last night, just out of sheer boredom. I liked it. Everyone is very english in it though. Except the Germans.

I think it's amazing that you elected the being who is going to bring the end of the world, as a governer. Respect! I am so jealous :( I wish our Prime Minister was Arnie, life would be great and I would never have a bad day again.

Iggy we can live in hope that one day our very own action hero jason startham becomes prime minster or at least mayor of london haha

I watched new zeland film last night called eagle v shark. it's reminded me a lot of napoleon dynamite in terms of characters and comedy. Worth a watch if you enjoyed that.

haha - Arnie is not a horrible governor, he actually turned out better than I thought he would. During his campaign he was going door to door (which is a common political tactic) trying to get people to vote for him. Imagine that iggy - Arnold comes to your door and tells you he needs your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. Then tells you to go vote for him or it"s asta la vista baby. :lol: Don"t know if it is relevant to you across the pond but Arnold ran as a conservative, but I do believe his wife - who is a Kennedy - keeps him in check when it comes to getting overly conservative.

California has lots of problems and we are in serious debt. Arnold walked into a quagmire when he came into office but he managed to turn things around back when the economy was better off. Lately, Arnie has come under fire because in an effort to cut costs, he cut a lot of government workers' pay to minimum wage which is terrible considering you can't live in the slum of slums off $6.75 an hour.

OMG if Arnie came to my door I'd lose it! He'd call me a girly man :( People assumed he was a simpleton because of his huge muscles and lack of dialogue in films but he actually is a very intelligent man. He sees what he wants and achieves it, a millionaire by 23 <3

Just back from reluctantly watching Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I hated the first film but I think I'm now a Del Torro fanboy because I actually enjoyed it. Maybe not so much for the writing, or acting but the creatures Del Torro created. They were just incredible!

The first 15 minutes of Tropic Thunder was the funniest shit I ever experienced in a movie theater! I almost died while laughing!

just seen Dogma (at last!) and it was great !

"BEHOLD THE METATRON !"

Saw Wanted - found it very average - the eye candy was decent at times, but the plot sucked ass.

Saw Alpha Dog also finally last night. It had been lying me with for an year.

Fantastic film considering the plot's based on a real story. Very well made - keeps you glued every moment - though the end's kinda expected since the premise of the film's a real life happening.

I really dug everyone's acting - Emile Hirsche was really good - I recently liked him in Into The Wild also. Justin Timberlake puts in really fine and refreshing performance - no duds there at all I felt personally.

Definitely your above average film. I'd personally put it under my fantastic category!

So what else of the new stock is worth watching?

Yep!Wanted was good on some aspects!

Saw Tropic Thunder though for the 2nd time!

Dark Knight just hit 500 Mill!

Look forward to 'Spirit'!

Fargo

Fargo was great!

I love the Coen Bros.

I want to see Tropic Thunder, I heard it had some really funny parts. Robert Downey Jr. FTW!!

Before I went on my vacation, I saw the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon that was put out in theaters as an introduction to the upcoming television series. It was pretty good, not fantastic which probably has to do with being the mom of a 10 year old child who forced me to watch all Star Wars movies 10 million times... Anyway, the animation was slick and stylish and the story of the Clone Wars will fill in the cinematic gaps. Overall I found the Clone Wars theater release better than Star Wars Phantom Anus and Attack of the Clowns.

Millers Crossing by the Coen Brothers is pretty excellent.

I watched Aeon Flux the other day. I'd heard some negative stuff about it so I never bothered with it but it's a bloody good film. Beautiful imagery and a solid story. I've downloaded the cartoons on which the film was based because I hear that they're amazing.

Yep! Flux was some good animation when it was on 'Liquid Television' on MTV! I have them on DVD, but I passed on the movie!

I rewatched Blade Runner (Final Cut) last night. I certainly enjoyed it a lot better the 2nd time round.

Whirly, I know this is your favorite movie, or at least one of them. So I must ask, what is the significance of it always raining in the movie? Is that something explained in the book (which I never read)? Or is it just something they use to set the mood?

Earlier today I was in search of some good Sci-Fi movies I have not seen, and I came across this anime movie titled 'Paprika'. I previewed it and it looks pretty amazing (and I'm not even into anime). I think I'm gonna give it a try.

Hmmm. That's a good observation. From a purely cinematic pov, the significance could be how Ridley Scott envisioned the future more than anything else. The consistant rainfall being an affect of global warming (even though the buzz term at the time the film was made was "greenhouse effect"). There's a million theories and detailed thesis about Blade Runner and it's running themes floating around the net. Most of which are convoluted. Given all the symbolism in the film, whether intended or coincidental - it's hard not to read these theories without getting pulled into their convoluted webs.

The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (that Blade Runner is based on) doesn't take place in Los Angeles and rain isn't really mentioned in the book - but then again I don't remember much of it since I read it well over 15 years ago.

But back to the rain. To me it is actually a significant theme in that it's a constant throughout the film, down to the very end part where Roy is talking with Deckard going on about how moments are lost in time like tears in the rain. Not only does it set this paradoid film noir mood, it's also a part of a running stream of prevailant biblical themes that are present in Blade Runner. For instance, the rain washing over Roy during that fateful conversation at the end when Roy redeems himself, the rain washes over him almost as though he's sort of being baptized in a sense. Come to think of it, the city itself is like one massive character. And the rain acts in this almost feigned attempt to baptize a crumbling and dilapidated cityscape and otherwise numb and overcrowded inhabitants caught up in what seems to be a future with very little humanity or hope.

There's really so much symbolism (a lot of which is biblical) and detail in Blade Runner that keeps unfolding with each viewing. I've seen the film countless times since it first came out, and each time I notice something new, or find something symbolic. The film sort of flopped when in was released. It was more of a cult hit than anything. Some people find this film boring or pretensious but I think it's such a beautiful, epic film on so many levels. It's withstood the test of time beautifully - thematically and cinematically - too.

@ iggy and inchem: Aeon Flux (the cartoon) was the bomb! I remember Liquid Television on MTV. There were so many cool cutting edge things on that show!

Now thats an answer!

I can only recall one time in the movie where it wasn't raining, and thats when Deckard was at the Tyrell corp., giving Rachel the replicant test. I'm sure you can dissect that one too :P

But 3 things happened to me seeing it for the 2nd time.

1. I was a little more patient with the movie, and found the beauty of the movie outside of the cinematography . Paid off greatly.

2. I got past the presence of Daryl Hannah. I dont know why, but I just dont like her as an actress...

3. I got the hots for Rachel.

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Gonna watch the Dark Crystal tonight. I forgot what it is all about but I remember watching it as young kid and getting too scared to watch it :P... Should be fun