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HoF7: Round 1

Aguirre, Wrath of God

31% (5)

Audition

25% (4)

Chloe in the Afternoon

6% (1)

Distant Voices, Still Lives (Davies, 1988)

0% (0)

Fanny and Alexander

0% (0)

Grave of the Fireflies

12% (2)

The Innocents

6% (1)

Last Night

0% (0)

New York, New York

6% (1)

Out of the Blue

0% (0)

Rififi

0% (0)

Sans Soleil

12% (2)

Total Votes : 16

(last vote on : 20/11/2009 12:13:44 PM)
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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:24:05 PM

Pigeon Army

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Have you watched Out of the Blue yet? You should.

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:26:27 PM

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Not that you're asking me, but I just have.

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:27:35 PM

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And I'm doing it this weekend.

Gimli, did you get that pm, btw?

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:28:50 PM

Deviation

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I'm watching Sans Soliel this weekend.

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Post #: 154

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:36:00 PM

Gimli The Dwarf

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quote:

ORIGINAL: rawlinson

Gimli, did you get that pm, btw?

I saw your post this morning, but haven't been able to access PMs today!

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Post #: 155

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:38:03 PM

rawlinson

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No probs, just let me know when you can?

What did you think of Out of the Blue, btw?

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:40:24 PM

Pigeon Army

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ORIGINAL: Gimli The Dwarf

Not that you're asking me, but I just have.

Is it better than The Da Vinci Code?

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:43:06 PM

FritzlFan

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I should hurry up and watch a few of these; I've seen none since they were announced.

Edit - I like my title.

< Message edited by FritzlFan -- 6/11/2009 10:44:32 PM >

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Post #: 158

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:44:53 PM

Gimli The Dwarf

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I liked it but

quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

In the process, Sarkies has crafted what may well be the greatest New Zealand film ever made

It isn't

EDIT: PA, I don't want to answer that

< Message edited by Gimli The Dwarf -- 6/11/2009 10:45:38 PM >

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Post #: 159

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:45:54 PM

Pigeon Army

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gimli The Dwarf

quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

In the process, Sarkies has crafted what may well be the greatest New Zealand film ever made

It isn't

I'm willing to budge a little for LotR.

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Post #: 160

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:58:18 PM

Deviation

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Two PMs PA.

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Post #: 161

RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 10:59:43 PM

Dantes Inferno

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

Have you watched Out of the Blue yet? You should.

It's next. Probably tomorrow instead of tonight, though. I could watch it now, but I'm a bit tired, and I'm sure you'd want me to concentrate properly so to fully appreciate it. Right?

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 6/11/2009 11:09:26 PM

Pigeon Army

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dantes Inferno

quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

Have you watched Out of the Blue yet? You should.

It's next. Probably tomorrow instead of tonight, though. I could watch it now, but I'm a bit tired, and I'm sure you'd want me to concentrate properly so to fully appreciate it. Right?

This is truth.

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Post #: 163

RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 5:09:53 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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PA, you meant Garry, not William!

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Can I be a suspect again? Please?

Much more better!

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Post #: 164

RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 12:41:32 PM

Pigeon Army

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I look like a bit of a dick now, don't I? You're right, Gimli. What a cockingly silly error.

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 12:56:05 PM

Dantes Inferno

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The schedule for me now is Out of the Blue tonight, and Distant Voices, Still Lives tomorrow (or alternatively, second billed tonight). I really look forward to both.

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 3:40:27 PM

Deviation

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Sans Soliel- 1/10. I understood cimpltetely, it was so simple, I have no idea what you guys are talking about, this film is easier to understand than Tarkovsky's Mirro...............oh ok who am I kidding here.........true opinion here, 9/10.

Ok, so from what I understood, was Marker playing with film theory here? There seems to be many allusions to time and space and the way some images are united to the other implies, creating an idea out of two contrasting or similar images edited together, sometimes also helped by the narration. Also, it seemed quite post-modernist in philosophy, with the focus on images and how they drive the world, and everything is changing, transitional (the scenes in Okinawa in particular, the jumping from Africa to Japan) but yet in some ways some of the images or symbols seen in this film will be remembered and also focusing on the importance of memory/ history/culture in the creation of our identity. This single instances have a life for themselves.

Now this is a gross simplification of the film and I currently feel like calling the Corpus Hypercobulus by Dali just colours put together but I am trying to show what I grasped from first viewing. I could be wrong though.

This might be one of the greatest films I've ever, one of those few truly great, it's not one I truly love (not becuase I didn't enjoy it, the opposite) but one I respect a lot and really works.

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Post #: 167

RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 4:26:48 PM

TheManWithNoShame

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Deviation

Sans Soliel- 1/10. I understood cimpltetely, it was so simple, I have no idea what you guys are talking about, this film is easier to understand than Tarkovsky's Mirro...............oh ok who am I kidding here.........true opinion here, 9/10.

Ok, so from what I understood, was Marker playing with film theory here? There seems to be many allusions to time and space and the way some images are united to the other implies, creating an idea out of two contrasting or similar images edited together, sometimes also helped by the narration. Also, it seemed quite post-modernist in philosophy, with the focus on images and how they drive the world, and everything is changing, transitional (the scenes in Okinawa in particular, the jumping from Africa to Japan) but yet in some ways some of the images or symbols seen in this film will be remembered and also focusing on the importance of memory/ history/culture in the creation of our identity. This single instances have a life for themselves.

Now this is a gross simplification of the film and I currently feel like calling the Corpus Hypercobulus by Dali just colours put together but I am trying to show what I grasped from first viewing. I could be wrong though.

This might be one of the greatest films I've ever, one of those few truly great, it's not one I truly love (not becuase I didn't enjoy it, the opposite) but one I respect a lot and really works.

I love you Devi!

I was really hoping Sans Soleil wouldn't be a washout with anyone seeing it for the first time. I think your interpretation is spot on, certainly very thoughtful, although I would hesitate to label any single one interpretation as definitive. If you're still thinking about it in a week then I'd recommend popping it into the DVD player again and see if your respect for it can't turn into love.

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Post #: 168

RE: Round Seven! At last - 7/11/2009 8:29:17 PM

Deviation

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I actually might do that but first I'll watch the other films, which means that I have to go my University's Audio Visual Library (ugh) and watch Chloe in the Afternoon. I still remember watching Badlands, Solaris and Psycho like that, my ass kept hurting after watching it and the screen was smaller than a dustbin and just as clear.

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Post #: 169

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 12:57:59 AM

Pigeon Army

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quote:

ORIGINAL: TheManWithNoShame

quote:

ORIGINAL: Deviation

Sans Soliel- 1/10. I understood cimpltetely, it was so simple, I have no idea what you guys are talking about, this film is easier to understand than Tarkovsky's Mirro...............oh ok who am I kidding here.........true opinion here, 9/10.

Ok, so from what I understood, was Marker playing with film theory here? There seems to be many allusions to time and space and the way some images are united to the other implies, creating an idea out of two contrasting or similar images edited together, sometimes also helped by the narration. Also, it seemed quite post-modernist in philosophy, with the focus on images and how they drive the world, and everything is changing, transitional (the scenes in Okinawa in particular, the jumping from Africa to Japan) but yet in some ways some of the images or symbols seen in this film will be remembered and also focusing on the importance of memory/ history/culture in the creation of our identity. This single instances have a life for themselves.

Now this is a gross simplification of the film and I currently feel like calling the Corpus Hypercobulus by Dali just colours put together but I am trying to show what I grasped from first viewing. I could be wrong though.

This might be one of the greatest films I've ever, one of those few truly great, it's not one I truly love (not becuase I didn't enjoy it, the opposite) but one I respect a lot and really works.

I love you Devi!

You didn't love me when I posted a great review of Sans Soleil in the Top 100 Films I've Watched thread.

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Post #: 170

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 12:59:53 AM

Deviation

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That is becuase you're a filthy swine.

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Post #: 171

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:01:47 AM

Pigeon Army

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That's not on.

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Post #: 172

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:03:01 AM

Deviation

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But it is young Weepingsam, it is.

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Post #: 173

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:06:01 AM

Pigeon Army

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We agreed to cut back on the sniping for these threads, Devi. Why you gotta go and break our truce like that?

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:07:14 AM

Deviation

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Ok I will. Sorry.

Can I post a picture of a snipe though?

SNIPE!!!!

< Message edited by Deviation -- 8/11/2009 1:12:14 AM >

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Post #: 175

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:18:39 AM

Piles

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Just seen "Last Night". Will do a proper mini-review at some stage but for now I think it's safe to say it won't be making my final six. It's an interesting concept but, after some decent set-up, it kind of fizzles out into nothingness. The performances are lacklustre and there's just not enough plot development to justify the one hundred minute runtime. 3/5.

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RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:21:22 AM

TheManWithNoShame

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

quote:

ORIGINAL: TheManWithNoShame

quote:

ORIGINAL: Deviation

Sans Soliel- 1/10. I understood cimpltetely, it was so simple, I have no idea what you guys are talking about, this film is easier to understand than Tarkovsky's Mirro...............oh ok who am I kidding here.........true opinion here, 9/10.

Ok, so from what I understood, was Marker playing with film theory here? There seems to be many allusions to time and space and the way some images are united to the other implies, creating an idea out of two contrasting or similar images edited together, sometimes also helped by the narration. Also, it seemed quite post-modernist in philosophy, with the focus on images and how they drive the world, and everything is changing, transitional (the scenes in Okinawa in particular, the jumping from Africa to Japan) but yet in some ways some of the images or symbols seen in this film will be remembered and also focusing on the importance of memory/ history/culture in the creation of our identity. This single instances have a life for themselves.

Now this is a gross simplification of the film and I currently feel like calling the Corpus Hypercobulus by Dali just colours put together but I am trying to show what I grasped from first viewing. I could be wrong though.

This might be one of the greatest films I've ever, one of those few truly great, it's not one I truly love (not becuase I didn't enjoy it, the opposite) but one I respect a lot and really works.

I love you Devi!

You didn't love me when I posted a great review of Sans Soleil in the Top 100 Films I've Watched thread.

Because points weren't at stake. Points = my love.

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Post #: 177

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 12:14:13 PM

Pigeon Army

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ORIGINAL: TheManWithNoShame

quote:

ORIGINAL: Pigeon Army

You didn't love me when I posted a great review of Sans Soleil in the Top 100 Films I've Watched thread.

Because points weren't at stake. Points = my love.

Shallow.

Anyway, watched Audition today. That one won't be troubling my number one spot, despite how downright disturbing those last twenty minutes were.

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Post #: 178

RE: Round Seven! At last - 8/11/2009 1:05:57 PM

Deviation

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More disturbing than Iron Man?

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