jga Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 ive got about 35 DVD's first up i have Krull classic for its time, it even has a young liam neeson its a shame the Glade was lost in the movie they could have done a sequel in fact they should do a remake for 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Dark City another great Sci Fi movie from the director of the first Crow movie with the lovely Jennifer Connelly very dark and gothic like if you ask me, and you probably arent, this was the Wachowski brothers basis for The Matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 DARK CITY I will be part of the rabid throngs of people lining up to catch a spectacle as huge as Reloaded and Revolution. Despite(and maybe because of) Matrix sky high hype right now, my thoughts drift back to this overlooked classic...but a little on Neo and gang first below... The Matrix just happened. With an uncanny midas touch, The Warchowski bros launched this(then unknown film) at the the right place, in the right time. With an execution commercial enough to bring in the box office moola and a philosophical subtext accessible enough for the general public to latch on to, the rest, as they say...is history. The philosophical under pinnings though, (of blue pills, red pills, the subreality of consciousness and all that mambo jambo etc), so successfully popularised by The Matrix, was infact neither originated by The Matrix nor as fully realised than in other more accomplished works. Which leads me to....drumroll..... As such, IMHO, the best execution on the concept of reality and perception was already explored in a much more unbelievably visual opus, one year earlier, the grossly overlooked, criminally under-rated, "Dark City". (One of My Top 10 All time Favourite Films) This scifi/ film noir hybrid was impactful both cinematically and ideologically. Most importantly, it rewarded my wildly abandoned reach for human imagination and thirst for ideas, by fulfilling as much promise a motion picture can ever hope to give. On top of that, my background as a "trekkie" scifi nerd meant I instinctively respond to films which challenge me both intellectually and spiritually. Dark City was thus a near religious, life cleansing experience for me. And any which way I look at it, this film soars to heights unseen since 2001: A Space Odyssey... But due to its messed up(or near-absent) marketing campaign(positioning the film to resemble a horror film for the teenage crowd), the film did not find its intended audience and flopped unceremoniously. Of course it found its audience but by then its was too late... That said, the thirst for something better than our run of the mill pop corn fare is still there, waiting to be quenched. And The Matrix filled that void. Too bad it wasn't this film. But in a ideal world, it would. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Donnie Darko i was lucky enough to hear about the hype of this movie via the undeground internet chatrooms and managed to see this while i was over in Australia the year it came out, watched it in a nice little art house theatre quite a few people i knew at the time completely missed seeing this at the movies bo for them and being completely blinded by whats shown to them on TV. they probably went and saw gladiator that year instead of Donnie Darko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Requiem For A Dream what is with me and cult movies this movie was crazy and a great follow up from PI for writer, director Darren Aronofsky very hipnotic and again the lovely Jennifer Connelly is in it, i think yu can see her muff in this movie and then theres the ass 2 ass scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Star Wars IV V VI what fool doesnt own this, the greatest Sci Fi story ever told with the baddest baddie in the history of bad guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 12 Monkeys i studied this movie in 5th form english, another cult classic great performances by bruce and brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 iRobot based on the sci fi writings of Isaac Asimov, the guy was a genius and had great imagination its a shame they had to put big names in the movie to sell it, so it loses some points with me on that front not quite cult enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dold Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 lookin down at my dvds i see.. red hot chili peppers - funky monks easy rider apocalypse now pink floyd - live in pompeii pink floyd - the dark side of the moon pulp fiction led zeppelin - led zeppelin rage against the machine - live at grand olympic auditorium queens of the stone age - over the years and through the woods sonic youth - the videos 1990 - 2002 red hot chili peppers - what hits!? jeff buckley - live in chicago donnie darko fear & loathing in las vegas red hot chili peppers - off the map fight club red hot chili peppers - live at slane castle primus - animals should not try to act like people tool - parabola/schism beastie boys - videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean my favourite movie of 2003, i went and saw this 3 separate times plus it had Keira Knightley in it, shes so attractive, now that ive mentioned her it brings up a memory. whilst on tour in CHCH, i was talking with kiljoy and the other paradigm members about who we thought were the hottest women chicks around, we mainly got the usual which i cant recall at this moment, but i do remember kiljoy saying Alyson Hannigan which i had to agree with, then me being all cult like said Keira Knightley, no one had any idea who the hell i was talking about, i said that she was in a movie called The Hole and that she was going to be in a movie called Bend it like Beckham. they still had no idea what i was on about. of course everyone knows who she is now and shes no longer at the top of my list. i should probably renew my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) 12 Monkeys i studied this movie in 5th form english, another cult classic great performances by bruce and brad whoa... so did I, I'd already seen the movie a few times... so watching it at english was a good excuse to get blazed at lunch time in preparation for the 45 minutes of goodness that was 5th period engrish. and... DVD collection = empty aside from burnt dvd's... tell ya what though, if I had the coin to throw at DVD's... I'd be pickin up the Hexstatic DVD - Master-View... it's pure phatness Apart from descent tunage and vids... it comes with 3d glasses and has a few 3d music vids, very cool. Edited April 4, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Peepshow Series One now this is Cult i P.I.M.P Blame i P.I.M.P Distinction Ale and i P.I.M.P PEEPSHOW if you havent seen it yet you obviously havent caught me at the right time nor have you seen my display pic in my msn] i even harrased Prime to get it a better Time Slot which they came up with thank god but i must say that watching it on TV is not the Same as watching the whole thing from begining to end on a DVD non stop Nato will Testify and soon so will Aphra quote: "the truth is i spose i like you, thats why i said the song "i like you" is that such a crime, should i be hounded to the ends of the earth just for liking you i like you and if you cant handle it you can just ..... you know ..... fuck off" The PIMP has spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Peepshow Series Two as above quote:Mark "theres probably much less to worry about with gay sex, i mean you know where you are with a cock" i think of Soba when i say that out aloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Quote: Mark "I hope she doesn't see my incredibly hugh balls" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 "well they have seen and rated my penis, now time to take advantage of the whole 60's vibe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 LORD OF THE RINGS FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING THE TWO TOWERS RETURN OF THE KING all Extended Version DVD's saw each of these movies atleast three times at the movies separately and then went and saw the whole Trilogy in one sitting from 1pm to about 11am pure Epicness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 South Park BIGGER LONGER UNCUT this movie is hilarious i probably shouldnt be letting my little brother and sister watch this, but its just so funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 PAYCHECK more Sci Fi madness, do you get the feeling most of my DVD collection is made up of Sci Fi movies Phillip K Dick inspired movie, another sci fi writer genius much like Isaac Asimov, but again like iRobot too many big names for it be a cult movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 12 Monkeys i studied this movie in 5th form english, another cult classic great performances by bruce and brad whoa... so did I, I'd already seen the movie a few times... so watching it at english was a good excuse to get blazed at lunch time in preparation for the 45 minutes of goodness that was 5th period engrish. we went to the movies to see this in high school, i was definately into this movie but there was also this girl who was sitting next to me who was kinda distractingly beautiful........ and i had ice in my mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 High Fidelity i could rlate to this movie very deeply great story absolutely love John Cusacks acting abilities, he could almost be the Hugh Grant of America thats how much class of an actor i see him as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 lookin down at my dvds i see.. red hot chili peppers - funky monks easy rider apocalypse now pink floyd - live in pompeii pink floyd - the dark side of the moon pulp fiction led zeppelin - led zeppelin rage against the machine - live at grand olympic auditorium queens of the stone age - over the years and through the woods sonic youth - the videos 1990 - 2002 red hot chili peppers - what hits!? jeff buckley - live in chicago donnie darko fear & loathing in las vegas red hot chili peppers - off the map fight club red hot chili peppers - live at slane castle primus - animals should not try to act like people tool - parabola/schism beastie boys - videos wicked man.. you got some good dvds.. some of which i own myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Bjork- Live at the royal oprea house Bjork- Volumen Bjork- Inside Bjork Pink Floyd- The wall Red hot chilli peppers-Funky monks Red hot chilli peppers-What hits? Family guy series 1 2 3 and few other dumb ones i got given the ring house of 1000 corpses lost in translation the man who knew too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 KUNG FU HUSTLE a friend had brought over his quality rip version, it made me laugh so hard i had to order it and order it i did, well before it came out over here i love subtitled movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jga Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 (edited) CASSHERN another cult movie based on the japanese comic book hero great story line and cool effects in the movie i think im the only person to ahve heard of this movie unless you wana prove me wrong was apparently the highest grossing film in japan or somethign along those lines Edited April 5, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 As a side note: can anyone guess why jga has over 500 posts? C'mon man, efficiency is key to a clean forum. You've just run up 2 pages by yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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