comment by Bill Nick: pop star (U23088)
posted about 2 hours ago
it needs to be there on merit, but I'd like to include a film from 60s London.
I'm currently looking at:
The Ipcress File
Repulsion
Blow-Up

Are these the best candidates? Just watching Ipcress File for the first time and it seems decent. I don't really thik Repulsion's quite good enough, and although Blow-Up is great for showcasing the swinging 60s, I'm not sure it's good enough either (although I'll recheck it).
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Ipcress File for the First time?!!?

That film is a very good film, had no idea where it was going, then you get the reveal and the twist… but the way the movie is shot, it’s bloody awesome.
Had to be inspired by Orsen Wells…

A MATS Club discussion:

A.I. was the whole reason for the strikes in Hollywood last year. It’s a highly controversial topic as it is nothing more than a tool but potentially a tool that could not only cause a lot of jobs in the industry that require artistic sense and ability to disappear but also just make things feel even MORE empty.

In the end A.I. images only borrow from things humans have made. Basically ripping off many artists and just making a stew of their influential work.

It feels a bit back stabby to me now that Late Night with the Devil has been released with some (very tiny amount) A.I. imagery. It wasn’t revealed by them initially either but admitted to once online users pointed out certain things from the screenings and trailers. It was always going to trickle in slowly. However, I can’t get behind supporting this with my money. And it tears me up knowing the actors, writers and likely the majority of the crew had no idea nor choice in the matter but the indie studios have to know that it will ultimately hurt their bottom line.

Major studios won’t give a fck.

Where do you guys fall on this topic? It’s inevitable so why fight it? Or do you feel gross about it like I do?

Think it should be fought personally. I dunno a practical answer though cos people are always gonna exploit it and it'll become less obvious as time goes on, I imagine.

I have lots of friends in the industry though and not only does it affect them massively, the knock on effect into other industries as they try to find work can really be brutal.

Honestly AI is dumb, you still need to put in a tonne of work to get stuff out.....seriously go play Wordle with it fro example.

Yes it will get better, but ultimately Hollywood is generally killing itself without AI. Bad writers are the current bane of the industry

Lack of creativity has been a problem long before AI

I don't see the issue as being lack of creativity. At least not when it comes to AI

comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about an hour ago
I don't see the issue as being lack of creativity. At least not when it comes to AI
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Yeh its not in relation to AI mate, just Hollywood in general. Nothing new, recycling the same sheet, pointless sequels

And the "new stuff" lacks anything remotely like a coherent storyline

comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about an hour ago
I don't see the issue as being lack of creativity. At least not when it comes to AI
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Yeh its not in relation to AI mate, just Hollywood in general. Nothing new, recycling the same sheet, pointless sequels
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Does this mean I am allowed back on the star wars thread?

comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about an hour ago
I don't see the issue as being lack of creativity. At least not when it comes to AI
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Yeh its not in relation to AI mate, just Hollywood in general. Nothing new, recycling the same sheet, pointless sequels
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Does this mean I am allowed back on the star wars thread?
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Get ya butt over there - not sure why I blocked ya bro, probably being grumpy, my bad

I was being a bit of a diick so fairly understable

comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted about 4 hours ago
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Simon West (U1830)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted about an hour ago
I don't see the issue as being lack of creativity. At least not when it comes to AI
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Yeh its not in relation to AI mate, just Hollywood in general. Nothing new, recycling the same sheet, pointless sequels
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Does this mean I am allowed back on the star wars thread?
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Get ya butt over there - not sure why I blocked ya bro, probably being grumpy, my bad
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I'll allow this. But his behaviour should be monitored.

I can't stand watching a single other movie at the moment, plus I want to write a paper about something non movie related, so I will finish the 21st century off another time.

But for now, here are my personal top 100 contenders from the 20th century (USA unless stated):

Easy Street (1917)
Sherlock Jr (1924)
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) Germany
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1927) France
Napoleon (Acts 1 and 4) (1927) France
Pandora’s Box (1929) Germany
Blackmail (1929) UK
M (1931) Germany
Scarface (1932)
Port of Shadows (1938) France
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Day of Wrath (1943) Denmark
Rome, Open City (1945) Italy
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Out of the Past (1947)
Key Largo (1948)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Limelight (1952)
Journey to Italy (1954) Italy
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
The Cranes are Flying (1957) USSR
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) UK
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Music Room (1958) India
Touch of Evil (1958)
Psycho (1960)
Last Year at Marienbad (1961) France
Lola (1961) France
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) UK
Le Mepris (1963) France
The Leopard (1963) Italy
High and Low (1963) Japan
Soy Cuba (1964) Russia
Onibaba (1964) Japan
For a Few Dollars More (1965) Italy
The Sound of Music (1965)
Closely Watched Trains (1966) Czechoslovakia
Blow-up (1966) UK/Italy
The Graduate (1967)
Point Blank (1967)
In The Heat of the Night (1967)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Colour of Pomegranates (1969) Armenia
KES (1969) UK
Walkabout (1971) UK/Australia
McCabe and Mrs Miller (1971)
Cabaret (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Don't Look Now (1973) UK
Mean Streets (1973)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974) Germany
Chinatown (1974)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Passenger (1975) Italy/Spain
Jaws (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Alien (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Blade Runner: the Director’s Cut (1982/1992)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Entre Nous (1983) France
Paris, Texas (1984)
Homecoming (1984) Hong Kong
Rain Man (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Withnail & I (1987) UK
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Days of Being Wild (1990) Hong Kong
The Commitments (1991) Ireland
The Player (1992)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Remains of the day (1993) UK
Vive L'Amour (1994) Taiwan
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Il Postino (1996) Italy
Voices Through Time (1996) Italy
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

There's not many bad films in there.

Just binged the 3 Body Problem. Very good, plenty of actors you’ll all recognise, and they’ve done a pretty good job of sticking to the original story.

Mulholland Drive (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000) Hong Kong
Sexy Beast (2000) UK
Donnie Darko: the director's cut (2001)
Distant/Uzak (2002) Turkiye
No Country for Old Men (2007)
There Will be Blood (2008)
Wall-E (2008) Japan/US
Inglorious bast*rds (2009)
Crazy Heart (2009)

up to 100 now, and still got 15 to review, so a few are going to get cut most likely.

Watched Top Gum Maverick again last night....class...utter class

Looking forward to MI Dead Reckoning Pt-2

It's a year or so away though

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 minute ago
Watched Top Gun Maverick again last night....class...utter class
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Grate movie

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 minute ago
Watched Top Gum Maverick again last night....class...utter class
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I should probably getting around to watching the 2nd half of it

comment by Taki Minamino (U20650)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 1 minute ago
Watched Top Gum Maverick again last night....class...utter class
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I should probably getting around to watching the 2nd half of it
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its the 2nd half that makes it a great movie, up to then its pretty meh.

Whole film is quality. Not just the action, but the drama and the characters too. Good humour and pure entertainment.

comment by Pun Atreides (U21588)
posted 6 minutes ago
Whole film is quality. Not just the action, but the drama and the characters too. Good humour and pure entertainment.
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I just thought the first half was nothing special at all.

Jennifer Connelly just seemed out of place, most of the first half was just an echo of the first film.

from when the intensity of doing the run in under 3 mins @ top gun kicks in its awesome. The last third of the film was superb, the jet pawrn and dogfighting is truly amazing.

Seems pretty meh tbh, old guy comes in and shows the cockey younguns how its done