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nykvist_fan

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  1. You sound like Roger Ebert. :) Y'Know, The Dreamers went through something similar to this. The studio pigs released the uncut NC-17 DVD and a mutilated R-rated blockbuster version. But, I checked on Amazon.Com, and this is the only version available. That's plain unethical.
  2. Wow. I thought that Sopranos was 35mm all the way.
  3. My wife and I were sharing the newspaper in bed on thursday evening and we decided to watch this O'Reilly guy. This is a level of discourse not displayed by a respectable journalist. Of course, he is not a journalist. He is a commentator. Nevertheless, I think he drank the Kool-Aid. B) I like you, Pvt. Xuefei24p. You can come over to my house and F*** my sister.
  4. I wanted to refine my opinion on this film (and I had 6 hours by myself when my wife's parents blessedly kidnapped her) so I watched The Village again over the weekend. To my suprise, there were a great deal of soft shots, something I didn't vididly remember from the first screening. Overall, the second viewing did annoy me in a greater way than the first, but I went to admire the camera work, and, due to a nearly empty theatre, I took notes with a pen light. I would give the Cinematography an 8/10 I wouldn't know how one rates directions, but everyone remembered their lines so I give that a 10/10. The story (which I have read is the concern of a lawsuit over a twilight zone episode) I would give a 3/10. The concept still gets high marks.
  5. What an outstanding idea. A hundred thanks, Jonas.
  6. I also have written that bastardazation of a news site to demand they remove that foolish picture. Neal was extremely accomplished, and, quite frankly, i'd like to choke the schmuck who put that on the site. Thanks for letting us know, Xuefei
  7. A muzzle of some sort would be a great idea! Someone, please help ;)
  8. You animal. :P I paid $700 for one camera. I must start going to yard sales.
  9. Primarily, I use the EYEMO to shoot silent B-Roll. I'm working on a project now where the first 10 minutes is going to be scored with no dialouge, so it's kind of freeing to just pick up and shoot without worrying about getting the sound right, and it frees up an area that you normally wouldn't use due to noises. Great camera. If you don't mind my asking, how much are you paying for it? I wouldn't consider it a polite question, but I hate seeing people get ripped off.
  10. Damn shame. I think that pic is quite tasteless, as well.
  11. Jason, Who appointed you administrator? Your post doesn't even have a thesis to support. None of us are communists, so what is your problem? Your moral superiority sickens me. If you can't contribute something, don't drag the rest of us down to name calling and insults.
  12. If that's the case, this thread is meaningless. It was interesting, though.
  13. If religion does influence this and other political matters, then the United States is not only practicing theocratic policy, but also selective morality. In for a penny, in for a pound.
  14. I can't see any fallacies in your argument.
  15. If you beleive that, take a look at the "How to work a Lightmeter" board. They bollocked the hell out of that poor kid. He doesn't even post anymore.
  16. Matt is correct. We are trying to dance around it, but this is a political matter. Both the media and MPAA have blood on their hands. I still refuse the notion that it is Left v.s Right. It's more like moron v.s bigger moron. Regarding representation, I do agree that I.Q should be the most important factor.
  17. Off the topic, but I watched it at a midnight showing this morning, and it has to be Shyamalan's biggest misstep. His next film is going to bomb. Next Hitchcock? Nope. Back on the topic, I cannot construct a paradigm wherein a parent should be restricted from being with the kid when they watch the film. Instead of being over 17 to see an R film, they should be accompanied by someone over 25 to see an NC-17
  18. So the MPAA, who was not elected and does not serve at the pleasure of the president, is protecting those who find self-distruction to be recreation? Bruce.
  19. Eddie, have you been reading Nietzsche again?
  20. Indeed. Whipping out the politics of left v.s right is a distraction. Eddie, Ingmar and myself are socialists, but that is of little concern. We don't have a worldview, just touch and go.
  21. Cut it by hand, it's a hell of a lot cheaper. You can do it at home, as well.
  22. I agree in full. I never heard the end of the controversy about The Dreamers, and when I watched it, I thought: "it's just a boring film with some shots of some guys schmecke, and a vagina. What was I all worked up about?" The filmmaker has not harnessed sexuality and brought it as a part of the art, instead leaving us cold on our seats while mechanical humping fills the screen. But the MPAA doesn't care about context (unless its jesus; you know its true), and that is irresponsible. They say that x and y equal an automatic NC-17, and, therefore, have prevented any individualistic interpertation, save the appeals board, but cancer spreads quickly to all the limbs, so, alas, it is of no use.
  23. Is there a greater purpose to the MPAA? To protect the children? The same children who cannot speak english and purchase rap albums in the store at 12 years old? At this point, forget about NC-17. Not a 12 year old in the country gives a single damn about art. They want Jackass and Eminem. They will not be saved. Eddie: what's dead is dead. Forget about it.
  24. Compared to the FCC? Especially with Michael Powell in charge. They were talking about fining news programs some time back for "indecent content." A disease is spreading across our country. That is the logical extent of the dictatorship, not democracy.
  25. Film criticism, in theory and practice, is the work of the dilettante.
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