The film list went up only an hour or two ago, and man I find it impossible to use their website in any useful way.
If it's anything like last year, s1ocki's lying in a pile of screeners-- what's worth seeing? What isn't? Who's going to see so much genre film that their eyes fall out and start eating other people's eyes like little eye-zombies?!
― Will M., Thursday, 26 June 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
You guys need to come visit Portland in October for the HPL fest.
― kingfish, Thursday, 26 June 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
What's HPL fest again?
all I know I am gonna see so far is (REC).
― Will M., Thursday, 26 June 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/
― kingfish, Thursday, 26 June 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I'm hitting these movies...
Thursday, July 3, 2008, 9:45 PM - Sukiyaki Western Django Friday, July 4, 2008, 9:30 PM - (REC) Sunday, July 6, 2008, 7:15 PM - Second Skin Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:00 PM - What We Do Is Secret Monday, July 7, 2008, 3:00 PM - Timecrimes Monday, July 7, 2008, 5:30 PM - Before the Fall Monday, July 7, 2008, 7:45 PM - The Sparrow Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 9:30 PM - Let The Right One In Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:00 PM - The Objective Thursday, July 10, 2008, 7:45 PM - Adrift In Tokyo Friday, July 11, 2008, 10:00 PM – X-Cross Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:30 PM - All The Boys Love Mandy Lane Sunday, July 13, 2008, 12:30 PM - Robo Rock Sunday, July 13, 2008, 5:30 PM - Home Movie Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 8:00 PM - I Think We're Alone Now Saturday, July 19, 2008, 11:59 PM – Midnight Meat Train Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:20 PM - Alone
― Will M., Monday, 30 June 2008 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Ok I missed a couple movies due to sold out tickets and a couple more due to illness but re: the ones I've seen so far...
"REC" (should have square brackets) is fucking AMAZING, if you like scary movies watch it. WATCH IT SERIOUSLY. Pref. before you see any trailers for the American remke Quarantine (argh). Longest 90 minutes EVER and I mean that in the GOOD way.
Second Skin was kinda heartbreaking and kinda lovable as any good documentary of this variety should be but I dunno if it rises above that to be great. Amusing but not really awesome. Hey let's make fun of MMO nerds.
What We Do Is Secret is the best Germs biopic I've ever seen, but the only one. I don't think I much liked it. At all. Bleh.
Timecrimes was the least frustrating time rave movie I've ever seen and is constructed wonderfully and the main guy's progression from bumbling fool to awesomedude is completely believable. Recommend.
Before The Fall was a slasher and an apocalypse movie mixed into one. Cute kids but I would've rather they had focused on one of the two plots instead of having both.
The Sparrow had some great scenes. The rest was a little slow but it was the third movie I saw that day.
I MISSED "LET THE RIGHT ONE IN" ARGH. Also missed "The Objective" yesterday despite owning a ticket! :(
― Will M., Thursday, 10 July 2008 17:58 (fifteen years ago) link
S1OCKI PLS ADVISE WAHT IS GOOD
― Will M., Thursday, 10 July 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Let The Right One In was beautiful and amazing.
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 10 July 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i was afraid of that :( no news of a new screening i suppose?
― Will M., Thursday, 10 July 2008 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Didn't think a whole new thread was appropriate - any MTL peeps caught anything amazing this year?
My faves so far are "Marwencol" and "We Are What We Are," but besides the former nothing's really blown me away as of yet. Enjoyed "Alice Creed" and "The Revenant." Endured "A Serbian Film," barely. Catching "Re-Animator" for the first time w/ 700 screaming fans was pretty great. Beyond that, mostly duds and near-misses so far.
― Simon H., Sunday, 18 July 2010 08:39 (thirteen years ago) link
I loved loved loved Marwencol. Otherwise I've seen Gallants (super-slick first 20 mins and then pretty boring), Heartless (I heard people hype this as this year's Let The Right One In - it's decent but definitely not worth that level of praise), a serbian film (not my thing but I was kind of impressed), and my neighbor zombie (basically awful with a few good bits and inspiring because it looked pretty fucking good for a 24k budget). Still upcoming: rec2, fatso, the housemaid, the perfect host, and tucker and dale.
Either I picked poorly this year, though, or it really wasn't the best year. Bummed that I missed Lemmy, Sell Out, and one other I forget.
― Quantic Dream, So Hard To Beat (Will M.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
saw alice creed this morning, better than i thought it would be.
marwencol: great obvgallants: ok, but i got to have dinner with bruce leung after and he broke a plastic chopstick with the thin edge of a piece of paper :D :D :Dip man 2: pretty funkimchi battle: kind of nutsdeliver us from evil: good strawdogsian thriller thingthe devils with ken russell in attendance: EPIC
― al-goreda (s1ocki), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
that was the other one-- the devils. goddddddd. wanted to go but 10pm on a work night? I AM A BABY
(he said the day he planned to go to rec2 at 10 on a work night)
― Quantic Dream, So Hard To Beat (Will M.), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
This year so far, from best to worst - lots still to come obviously:
Attack the BlockA Lonely Place to DieUnderwater LoveKill Me PleaseClown: The MovieEl SolRare Exports: A Christmas TaleAnother Earth
― THIS IS SATIRE BTW (Simon H.), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link