/int/ - certified time wasters

>>22811
>By "old" I meant black and white movies or even movies without sound.
Ok, so silent films I don't have THAT much experience. I have the bluray box from the FW Murnau Stiftung with all those german classics, from Caligari to Münchhausen (Münchhausen is a color talkie though). I personally didn't find Caligari all that great; it has a very cool set design, but it's not one of my favorites.
Nosferatu is great, Der Golem is pretty fun, Metropolis is a masterpiece, but I still haven't watched Frau im Mond. Fun fact: That film invented the rocket countdown.

The Wizard of Oz does not satisfy your stipulations, despite being from that time.
Hitchcock made films in black and white, including the "original" Man who knew too much from the 30s.
Early Audrey Hepburn films are in black and white, like Roman Holidays.

>>22812
I can only imagine. I watched it at over 30 or something and it really made an impression.

>>22813
Thanks again. I'm also planning to watch Kubrick's earlier movies like Spartacus or Lolita.

>>22812
Who in their right mind thinks metropolis is adequate for 5 year olds to watch?

>>22858
>Who in their right mind?
State supported culture programs.
On the other hand, it’s one of the only non animated films I remember from that time period with one Buster Keaton. I’m quite grateful of having watched it at that age…

>>22862
Now I'm wondering what else was shown at that "child-friendly" screening

>>22866
Not only was it child friendly, it was a child only screening, on the biggest movie theater in town. About 3-4 volunteers were staying near the gates armed with a flashlight to help kids who had to piss or those who started crying. I sadly don’t remember how much kids cried during metropolis, but it’s not impossible I took a break myself in the middle of it.
Metropolis was the most radical selection. One film that stuck with me was a stop motion movie about 1001 nights type Arabic stories, but I couldn’t remember the name.

>>22867
Funny you posted the picture you posted, that was exactly the shot that stayed with me the most upon watching it for the first time.

>>22872
For me that’s the two scenes before and after this shot the factory and the sacrifice

>>22873
Yes, that's what I meant

>Frau im Mond
Just watched this. What a great film.
It's a science fiction film from 1929, but incredibly visionary and right-out clairvoyant regarding rocketry (like how the rocket is transported to the launchpad, it's basically already exactly how they have been doing it ever since irl) - though that's not quite a surprise, as Hermann Oberth (yes, the one with the Oberth effect) himself was a scientific advisor. Granted, the "moon atmosphere" thing was a bit silly considering how realistic the depiction of rocketry was, but that's ok.
It's an adventure film about a journey to the moon, after all. Just wanted to geek out a bit about space stuff.
Beyond that, what else do we have? A spy film, a bit of a melodrama with a love triangle and some humoristic scenes, like the nervous Helius on the telephone or the stark-raving mad professor on the moon. Oh, and without looking anything up, try to find out which actor or actress used to be in Nosferatu.

The runtime is almost three hours, and the rocket doesn't launch until like halfway through, but it's one of those films that don't feel as long (unlike others that feel way longer than they are, like Thirst).
Can absolutely recommend if you are even just remotely interested in rockets and silent films.

>>22867
>One film that stuck with me was a stop motion movie about 1001 nights type Arabic stories, but I couldn’t remember the name.

Was it animated? If so, it was probably "Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed" by Lotte Reiniger.

>>22978
Ignore me, you already said "Stop Motion". Though to be more precise it's layer animation using paper cutouts. Lotte Reiniger did these herself too.

Goodfellas Director's Cut released

>Top Gun
Aviation porn. I just love the F-14, I don't care if it's not as good as other planes.
Fun fact: The sex scene was a reshoot because the test audience complained. Then again, without it, the film would have been way too homosex.
Also, if you have seen Hot Shots, but not this one, you should really watch it, it makes the parody even better.
Also also, it's really funny to see how uncomfortable Tom Cruise used to be showing his teeth, as you can rarely see him smile with an open mouth.

>Harold & Maude
For some reason a typical girl favorite, up there with Audrey Hepburn flicks and Harry Potter. No idea why. It's fine for its black humor and funny ideas, but from a non-hippie's perspective, Maude's way of life seems rather inconsiderate.
Fun fact: The sex scene was not filmed because the producers objected.

>>23213
>I just love the F-14
Who doesn't, it's the gentlemens choice of aerial jousting after all.

If it weren't stashed somewhere in my mothers basement, I'd post a shot of the elementary school drawing I made of our dream jobs with me piloting a USAF F-14... naive me, thinking I could ever fly for the USAF back then ;_;
Wish they would also have Hot Shots on Prime though.

>>23214
Being a pilot has actually been one of the two professional I had as a kid... bad eyes forced me to choose the other.

>>23215
Forklift operator?

>Invincible
I strongly disliked nearly everything about this series. It's reddit proleslop.
Haven't read the original comics though.

>>23213
>Top Gun
I saw it 3 years ago. I laughed so much at the extreme homoerotic tension I couldn't breathe. I guess the planes were cool too

>>23222
>uses terms like "reddit proleslop"
>constantly thinks about homosexuals
Ernst, ich...

>>23223
I live with my time

>>23232
So you're saying you're, as the kids today say, an NPC?
Vanilla Ice doesn't dig.

>>23237
>Hating on Rob van Winkle
Dude, not cool.

Just saw some trailers, and the new Superman looks like a better comedy than the new Naked Gun (although I will admit I chuckled at Liam Neeson in a skirt)

Superman REBOOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFU8U4UVUBs

Naked Gun REBOOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8-N8IIq_8I

The worst thing is that Liam Neeson actually can be funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvVFvqd3lqA

I have no intention to watch any of that, but I figured the average /int/ audience might be inclined to watch reddit proleslop.

>>23274
I'm sucking up any Nielson and/or Neeson slop when it's free on Prime.
Also the OJ father sob joge had me giggling.

>>23222
The director is gay and Top Gun is basically a gay movie. Most people don't realise that. Even the actors didn't know.

>>23314
The director also didn't know that he was gay.

>>23317
Those are the worst kinds!

Memoir of a Snail: sad and kind Australian cartoon about psychological defenses, LGBT rights, religious fanaticism, exploitation of child labour.
(I liked it)

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron: it's about American Freedom, and how American people, horses and eagles appreciate it among STUNNING NATURE OF OUR LAND. Unusual and extremely good visuals, especially for 2002. Made by real professionals, very high IQ, FANTASTIC PATRIOTS.
(lovely children cartoon)

Easy Rider: yyyyeeeeeaaahhh ROOOOCCCCKKK. Democracy is in danger! While we ride bikes, take drugs and have careless sex, hippies are dying from hunger, human rights activists drink themselves to death, and racist rednecks are trying to restore slavery! What has happened to our America? Let's defend democracy together.
(fine movie, better watch a bit drunk)

Breakfast at Tiffany's: maybe I'm too bigoted, but I failed to take love story of gigolo and escort model seriously. Watched it rather as a comedy.
(It's OK)

>>23702
>Watched it rather as a comedy.
It IS a comedy, fool! I don't even know if Blake Edwards ever did sonething else.
The book does not have a happy end, btw.

>>23754
If it's supposed to be a comedy, why doesn't it even have laughter track?

History boys (2006)
This film about schoolboys preparing for applying to Oxford, it enlightens us about pedagogical benefits of pedophilia. That was quite bold, I didn't expect that. Never thought that such movies are possible.
While this may seem "barbarous" and unacceptable to us, we shouldn't fall into anglophobia. It's important to respect and try to understand other peoples' traditions.
In general, the film was fun, insightful and interesting.
8/10

Radioactive Dreams (1985)
Yeaahh rockk, women and a good fight in American wasteland.
Enough to say that the movie inspired "Fallout" games, it's really close to them. Cool soundtrack.
9/10

Getting Any? (1995)
Comedy about incel trying to get laid and making up absurd plans for sake of it.
8/10

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Bright and funny. Slice of the era with war on drugs, decline of hippy subculture, Nixon derangement syndrome. Stunning soundtrack.
10/10

>The Phoenician Scheme
New Wes Anderson flick. I liked it more than Asteroid City, mainly because it had an actual story, barely any meta shit and less Scarlett Johansson (not that I don't enjoy looking at her, but every single of her "serious" performances has been very tedious).
It's about some weapons/business dealer who has pissed of basically every government in the world and has also survived a bunch of assassination attempts and now thinks about his legacy, the eponymous "Phoenician Scheme". For that he summons his daughter from the covenant she was put in years ago. Shenanigans ensue.
What can I say? If you like second best Anderson's films you'll probably also like this, if you don't, don't bother.

>The Boat That Rocked
German title "Radio Rock Revolution". A british comedy-ish from 2009 (never heard of it, but it could have been shown in the same cinemas as Wes Anderson or french films). It's about pirate radio in the UK in the 60s.
It's mainly nostalgia bait for boomers who think that every single rock and pop song from the 60s and 70s is a masterpiece and that something like Mighty Quinn is peak lyrical genius.
Anyway, it was generally fun, though it dragged on for a bit too long, or rather suffered from scenes dragging; something I have noticed with british comedy films in general. Their timing is always a bit off, and the humor usually comes from the funny characters - the funniest of which was certainly the humorless minister played by Kenneth Branagh who most certainly fashioned his performance after Michael Palin's performances portraying these kind of men in Flying Circus.
Apart from that it was also about an 18 year old boy who gets sent there by his slut mother and apparently his dad was one of the DJs on the boat, but that's a piece of plot that doesn't really go anywhere and is pretty much resolved incidentally.
The soundtrack is good and it has a bunch of funny scenes, I can recommend watching it once if you enjoy old rock and pop music.

>>24448
> Seht mich an ich bin so kluk ich schaue langweilige kackfilme die keiner kennt
ja so kriegstw leah-lisa bestimmt ins Bett du hässliger kleinpimmel

Geh lieber pumpen mongo(Hopeless...)

The Apprentice, 2024
Since I'm a poorly informed euro-zoomer. I knew next to nothing about Donald before he ran for office in 2016. I agree with >>21771, the movie seems tame compared to what I heard from Trump and would earn a truly revolutionary tone if it decided to show more of the spectrum of the american rulling class for the power starved degenerates they are.

La grande bellezza, 2010
Beautiful pictures, creative, funny, poetic and accessible. That's quite an achievement considering it's a movie about a bored Roman socialite in his mid 60s. The party scenes are particularly cool. It's the first Paolo Sorrentino's movie I watch and I definetly want to see the others.

Reminds me of 2017 when I went to the Fringe Festival and every other one-person-play was something about Trump.
Eventually when one guy gave me his flyer I said something like "Really, YET ANOTHER Trump play? How original." and something about low-hanging fruits, to which he got a bit butthurt and told me that his is better, promised.
Then again, I am glad the the Trump hysteria isn't as bad as it was after 2016 when all the talentless and unfunny journos and comedians didn't talk about anything else anymore. It's probably the war. Thank you Poutine.
Sage for slightly off-topic.

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>>24473
>La grande bellezza
>Swiss likes it

Of course he does! It's made for coming of age people

>>24478
Shit it’s true… I didn’t even notice the movie was also targeted at my age bracket

>>24482
Not sure if it is your age bracket but it heavily reminded me of a novel a guy would enjoy reading in his early or mid twenties.

I have the urge to rewatch The Godfather.
At this rate it might even overtake Jurassic Park as my most watched film.

After i worked my way trough the David Cronenberg filmography a few month ago, i'm about to go on a Terry Gilliam bender.

I re-watched Brazil after i haven't seen it in 15 years or so and watched The Fisher King for the first time.
I skipped 12 Monkeys because i've probably seen it 5 times already. One of my favorite Science-Fiction movies. Next on the list is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

I really liked The Fisher King. I enjoyed the seemless transitioning from comedy to drama every few minutes.
The movie starts with a Radio Dj at work (Jeff Bridges) who talks badly about the rich to his audience but, as it turns out, is one of them himself.
He later learns, that one of his tirades made someone rampage and shoot a few people and he falls into depression and alcoholism.

By Chance he meets a homeless guy (Robin Williams) who, as it turns out, lost his mind and became homeless after the guy mentioned earlier shot his wife and Radio DJ man wants to help him to make it all good again, which involves finding a girlfriend and the holy grail for the homeless guy.

There's also this scene which i adore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73s-opueLk

And of course there's Michael Jeter (also known as the guy with the mouse in The Green Mile):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmfGLfWqlzA

And some very typically Terry Gilliam looking scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqQoXaD8kgQ&t=85s


The ending kinda sucked which sucks, but you can see Robin Williams peepee if you're into that.

>>24615
Cronenberg is cool, what did you watch? I've only watched "Videodrome" and "Naked lunch", but liked both really a lot.

>>24617
Not that Ernst, but I just recently rewatched The Fly, which is pretty good and certainly hits different between being a gorehound teenager and an adult who has had close relatives be sick.
Scanners is fun, eXistenz is delightfully absurd, A History of Violence (based on a comic by the guy who drew all the Cannibal Corpse covers) I frankly can't properly remember anymore, but I think I liked it. It's certainly different.
Haven't seen more, I think.

Currently watching "Ghosts" (GB).

There are actually three different versions - the original bong show, the burger adaptation and now they actually made a kraut one.
GF started watching the american one, which was, besides the current year bullshit, pretty funny, and I have a thing for Rose McIver.
Now we are watching the british version that came first.
It's actually pretty interesting how different the shows are in the way they are shot and the storylines: The original is actually set up in an actual horror movie way, which gives it a parodistic vibe, compared to the american version that is more, let's say, "conventional", in the vein of a regular ensemble sitcom. What you notice though is the higher budget. Some effects in the british version (like when the guy is climbing onto the roof to do something) are laughably bad. However, the jokes that hit hit way better than the american version that always plays it safe (or safe-horny, or safe-edgy, or....).
What I also noticed, or rather realized, was the GB episode where they wake up hungover as fuck after getting right smashed the night before. I don't think they will ever do something like that in the US version.

I haven't seen any episode of the german version yet, and while the ghost cast sounds promising, the ad banner really killed every kind of desire I had - I don't know what it is with german camerawork, and I absolutely despise the typical Netflix look and feel, but something about the way german tv shows are shot is highly unappealing, especially if it's something that *could* be at least remotely atmospheric, even if just in trace amounts. It's ok for Lindenstraße oder Gute Zeiten schlechte Zeiten I guess, but not for something like this. Also, why the FUCK did they also call it "GHOSTS"? It's Germany here. I know, a show (or rather miniseries) called "Geister" already exists, but they could use a subtitle if they wanted, hell, even something silly like "Die total verspukte Erbvilla" would be better. I bet it was again the marketing scum who can't speak proper german anymore's fault.

So far I would say the original show is my favorite, solely on account of laughing louder and because I prefer roit gov'na tohhk to listening to americans (plus, the main girl is a qt3.14 who reminds me of a young Margot Kidder). Also, as usual, the GB show has like 6 episodes per series whereas the american one has liek 20 or so per season, and while so far the quality up to S4 has not been noticeably dropping, I am always suspicions of shows going on for so long. At least it doesn't have a laugh track.

Unrelated to the actual shows I noticed something for me funny: We are watching it not on an official streaming, and the episodes are lifted directly from the BBC, so at the end of each episode there is actually an announcer announcing the next show on BBC1 and whatever comes on on BBC2. I didn't think that was still a thing in the UK.

>>24617
Naked Lunch was great and of course The Fly.
Those are my two favorites.

Shivers was interesting, i understand if someone doesn't like it but i did. It's about a parasite that jumps from human to human like a STD and turns them into zombie like creatures but they don't eat people, they rape them. Worth a watch.

The Brood: Probably as "normal" as a Cronenberg horror movie can be. Could've been just as well been a Steven King adaption but i liked it alot.

The Dead Zone: An actual Stephen King adaption. Here Christopher Walken can see the future after having an accident.
Both The Dead Zone and the movie Scanners, also from Cronenberg, were made fun of in the same South Park episode. Would recommend.

Videodrome: Great movie, probably my Cronenberg #3 right after Naked Lunch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8BUXKcp8zE Highly recommended

>>24627
I also watched most others, but those are the ones i would recommend the most.

>>24627
Wait, Dead Zone is also by Cronenberg? Shiiet, I've seen that too. Drags on a bit, but it's a nice little flick.