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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 10:38:17 GMT -6
trash talking Scanners is a bannable offense and im not even kidding this time what is wrong with you 2
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Post by krentist on Feb 18, 2021 10:41:32 GMT -6
I have Scanners at 16 on my list. Its good though. More or less all of his movies are.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 10:48:37 GMT -6
not even remotely convinced by this trailer that the new movie will be better than the 90s one but it'll be a good reason to get drunk either way
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Feb 18, 2021 11:04:52 GMT -6
trash talking Scanners is a bannable offense and im not even kidding this time what is wrong with you 2 the only thing i dislike about scanners - which tends to be the thing i dislike about most DC movies - is that i think the acting is pretty much universally stiff and unengaging. scanners is definitely the worst offender to me.
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Post by rango420 on Feb 18, 2021 11:07:27 GMT -6
trash talking Scanners is a bannable offense and im not even kidding this time what is wrong with you 2 I said its "good" but its def the worst or 2nd worst actual Cronenberg movie which says more about him as a director than it as a movie. a Bunch of stuff he did better and less meanderingly in other movies.
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Post by thebosma on Feb 18, 2021 11:23:27 GMT -6
I haven’t seen all of them and I haven’t seen Maps to the Stars since it was in theaters but I have to imagine that’s the worst one
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Post by rango420 on Feb 18, 2021 11:24:08 GMT -6
I haven’t seen all of them and I haven’t seen Maps to the Stars since it was in theaters but I have to imagine that’s the worst one truly awful take
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Post by thebosma on Feb 18, 2021 11:25:44 GMT -6
I haven’t seen all of them and I haven’t seen Maps to the Stars since it was in theaters but I have to imagine that’s the worst one truly awful take Maybe it’s worth a re-evaluation now!
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Post by teekoh on Feb 18, 2021 11:30:20 GMT -6
I do not think I have seen anything by Cronenberg.
Nor have I seen the Mortal Kombat movie from the '90s.
I don't watch many movies.
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Post by thebosma on Feb 18, 2021 11:41:34 GMT -6
You should watch Videodrome. It’s incredible. Not sure anything can top the experience of accidentally coming across it unedited on some cable channel late one night as a teen
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Post by zircona1 on Feb 18, 2021 11:41:58 GMT -6
i will rank cronenbergs ive seen because this is the lollaboard 1. videodrome 2. the brood 3. crash 4. shivers 5. the fly 6. scanners 7. naked lunch You should see A History of Violence if you haven't. It's one of his best.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 11:48:13 GMT -6
I hated Crash. DISLIKE.
History of Violence was rad af.
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Post by teekoh on Feb 18, 2021 12:14:59 GMT -6
Ah, I lied. I have seen A History of Violence. It was rad, although watching it with my dad was a bit of an awkward watch IIRC.
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Post by andrewvb on Feb 18, 2021 12:21:34 GMT -6
trash talking Scanners is a bannable offense and im not even kidding this time what is wrong with you 2 yeah some really weird takes in this thread. scanners is good, obviously not one of the two worst cronenberg movies (just completed a nearly-full watch/rewatch of the filmography). the fly and naked lunch are two of the best so a little perplexed by their ranking on chvrch's list but cronenberg is a perplexing director. i also would prob recommend checking out existenz next which is great. my favorite little-seen cronenberg is m. butterfly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 13:12:11 GMT -6
Hereditary helmer Ari Aster looks to be heading back to the home that helped launch his career. Deadline is hearing that A24 is set to finance and produce his new film Disappointment Blvd., with Joaquin Phoenix on board to star.
Rumors had been swirling at the end of last year that Phoenix was considering this as his follow-up to his Oscar-winning performance in Joker, but insiders say at the time it was still only a discussion and nothing concrete. Once Phoenix officially committed to the project, the package was put together and taken out to buyers. While there was plenty of interest from other suitors, A24 always seemed in pole position after producing Aster’s previous hits Hereditary and Midsommar.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Feb 18, 2021 13:23:52 GMT -6
trash talking Scanners is a bannable offense and im not even kidding this time what is wrong with you 2 yeah some really weird takes in this thread. scanners is good, obviously not one of the two worst cronenberg movies (just completed a nearly-full watch/rewatch of the filmography). the fly and naked lunch are two of the best so a little perplexed by their ranking on chvrch's list but cronenberg is a perplexing director. i also would prob recommend checking out existenz next which is great. my favorite little-seen cronenberg is m. butterfly. i think naked lunch is the only film of his i've seen that i straight up don't like; i dont mean to insinuate that just because they are toward the bottom, i think the fly and scanners are bad cronenberg movies. compared to the ones above it on the list, scanners just has a dated feel to it that the body horror rarely cuts through. i have just yet to find "my" cronenberg movie, i feel like. he is a perplexing director indeed which is what keeps me coming back.
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Post by nanatod on Feb 18, 2021 15:02:55 GMT -6
have seen only around half a dozen cronenberg movies back in the day, and the only two I distinctly really remember are history of violence which is okay, and rabid which I liked at the time, but think it might not hold up today.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 16:33:17 GMT -6
We need a Viggo Mortensen Appreciation Thread. I really liked him in that (Ed Harris, too!) and I also liked Eastern Promises.
I get why film purists would appreciate his earlier films more. They're pretty raw and out there. I need a revisit on some for sure.
Oh, I love Cronenberg's acting roles, too. He's a goof. He's on Star Trek Discovery!
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Post by goodson on Feb 18, 2021 16:46:17 GMT -6
dead ringers existenz videodrome crash the brood the fly naked lunch maps to the stars eastern promises scanners a history of violence the dead zone cosmopolis a dangerous method
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Post by munkivelli on Feb 18, 2021 17:55:33 GMT -6
We need a Viggo Mortensen Appreciation Thread. I really liked him in that (Ed Harris, too!) and I also liked Eastern Promises. I get why film purists would appreciate his earlier films more. They're pretty raw and out there. I need a revisit on some for sure. Oh, I love Cronenberg's acting roles, too. He's a goof. He's on Star Trek Discovery! watched his directorial debut recently and really didn't care for it
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 18:03:34 GMT -6
I forget what that even was. I guess I don't appreciate him enough.
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Post by munkivelli on Feb 18, 2021 18:36:53 GMT -6
I forget what that even was. I guess I don't appreciate him enough.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 21:42:47 GMT -6
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Feb 19, 2021 8:31:54 GMT -6
this was worth putting on as opposed to sitting there trying to decide what to watch for another half hour, but it was mostly resistible.
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Post by Timbo on Feb 19, 2021 9:23:33 GMT -6
No love for Cronenbergs contribution to Jason X is appalling.
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Post by rango420 on Feb 19, 2021 9:25:54 GMT -6
Jason X the first movie that should've been a Quibi
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Post by zircona1 on Feb 19, 2021 9:40:50 GMT -6
He also played an electrician in the movie Last Night, which is a Canadian indie film from the late 90's about the end of the world. It's like the anti-Armageddon. Sandra Oh is in it too.
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Post by fiveiron83321 on Feb 19, 2021 15:57:30 GMT -6
not even remotely convinced by this trailer that the new movie will be better than the 90s one but it'll be a good reason to get drunk either wayi'm here for it. and not having to go to a theater probably to see it is even better
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Post by clouddead on Feb 19, 2021 16:24:48 GMT -6
I hope it’s 2 hours of Sub Zero stabbing that dude, freezing the blood, and then stabbing the dude with the frozen blood.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2021 23:20:31 GMT -6
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