Stuff you don't get. - Page 6

Meister · 06-27-2010, 02:10 AM

More stuff we don't get, less idle chatter!

A Zarkin' Frood · 06-27-2010, 03:29 AM

I don't get drugs. I mean, why are all the cool drugs illegal and the ones that make you smell and vomit all over the place are embraced by society. Worse, they're not even acknowledged as drugs by most people. If you wanna ban shit, at least ban it completely. Or don't at all.

I don't get religious fundamentalists either. I'm having trouble understanding your regular devoted believer, but at least they are rather peaceful.

The phenomenon football in Germany. Why am I the only person EVER to be unaffected by it? Well, not totally unaffected, I'll have to deal with the yelling drunks and honkers on the street right now, because it's world cup, but usually you can just walk/drive past them.

Professor Smarmiarty · 06-27-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilEarl

I don't remember, it was the version with the monkey-people, 4 appearances of a giant slab that made high pitched noises at noon and 2 hours of no dialogue (hell, couldn't even afford background music the whole time). And it was old.

I've got a movie recommondation for you. Go watch Wavelength- you'll love it. It's totally got background music the whole time! In fact it should have more background music than any other film ever made.

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Originally Posted by POS Industries

I felt that the first act of Full Metal Jacket was pretty great, but as far as Kubrick movies the only one I could ever stand to sit through was Dr. Strangelove and even that was mainly because Peter Sellers was a fucking god.

Kubrick had an amazing eye for cinematography but I always felt he was painfully awful when it came to things like pacing and editing, which are the actual cornerstones of good direction. Stretching an hour-and-a-half script to three hours is not a good thing, I'm sorry.

Firstly Dr Strangelove is hilarious.
As for Kubricks length, sometimes it works some times it doesn't. FMJ really was 2 movies that kind of jarred with each other but Apocalypse Now worked as a very slow descent into the jungle as it were.
2001 had a lot of unnessecary scenes.
So I guess I pretty much agree, his cinematography is great though.

Things I don't get: golf. Seriously fuck golf.

Kim · 06-27-2010, 05:59 AM

It wasn't just that 2001 had a lot of unneccessary scenes. Some scenes were just painfully slow. Your time would be better spent cooking dinner than watching them. The book is better. I'm not sure if the book is necessarily good, because I read it before I was a pretentious fuckwad, but it's definitely better.

I've heard good things about Clockwork Orange, though.

I don't get beards. Why does all this hair gotta be growin' on my face? It makes me look like a homeless person.

Meister · 06-27-2010, 06:23 AM

Clockwork Orange has tons of visual style but it turns any message the book had right around, not least because it's based on the US edition that omits the entire last chapter. After the movie came out Anthony Burgess actually wrote a stage version where, at the end, a man resembling Stanley Kubrick enters, plays a few bars of "Singing in the rain" on the trumpet and is kicked off stage.

e: used to really like it in an I'm sixteen and this is edgy way but the other day I rewatched it and got about 2/3 in before having to say "okay, this is actually pretty bad" and turning it off. Malcolm McDowell's pretty good in it though.

Professor Smarmiarty · 06-27-2010, 06:55 AM

Clockwork Orange is pretty good but would be better with the original ending. As it is it really is just a visual spectacle without really going beyond that.

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 06-27-2010, 07:15 AM

I don't get my face.

I mean, what? Now I'm nineteen all of a sudden you've got all sorts of oils and crap that you've gotta spew out and let congeal all over you?
And it's not even like you asked permission to do this, face. You just started doing it all on your own without my consent or any forewarning some years ago and here I keep hoping you'll wise up and freaking stop it but you never do.

My face is a jerk.

Lumenskir · 06-27-2010, 07:57 AM

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As for Kubricks length, sometimes it works some times it doesn't. FMJ really was 2 movies that kind of jarred with each other but Apocalypse Now worked as a very slow descent into the jungle as it were.

Kubrick didn't direct Apocalypse Now; you don't get to offer opinions on movies ever again.

Amake · 06-27-2010, 08:08 AM

I think more than two of us have confused Coppola and Kubrick, their names are a little similar and Apocalypse Now is paced like an average Kubrick movie. If we replace the narration with Willard staring into space and the sex and drugs with everyone staring into space it could have been made by Kubrick. :O

Meanwhile, I don't get why people don't get things. It was all clear to me last night but not now.

Nikose Tyris · 06-27-2010, 08:09 AM

I don't get protesters.

I can understand the need to stand up and voice your opinion when you don't feel like being heard.

I don't see how that relates to flipping cars and setting shit on fire in the name of Gay Rights.

I am ashamed of the people I know that protested and got involved in that crap.

06-27-2010, 03:29 AM	#52
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,395	I don't get drugs. I mean, why are all the cool drugs illegal and the ones that make you smell and vomit all over the place are embraced by society. Worse, they're not even acknowledged as drugs by most people. If you wanna ban shit, at least ban it completely. Or don't at all. I don't get religious fundamentalists either. I'm having trouble understanding your regular devoted believer, but at least they are rather peaceful. The phenomenon football in Germany. Why am I the only person EVER to be unaffected by it? Well, not totally unaffected, I'll have to deal with the yelling drunks and honkers on the street right now, because it's world cup, but usually you can just walk/drive past them. __________________ >:( C-:

06-27-2010, 05:59 AM	#54
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	It wasn't just that 2001 had a lot of unneccessary scenes. Some scenes were just painfully slow. Your time would be better spent cooking dinner than watching them. The book is better. I'm not sure if the book is necessarily good, because I read it before I was a pretentious fuckwad, but it's definitely better. I've heard good things about Clockwork Orange, though. I don't get beards. Why does all this hair gotta be growin' on my face? It makes me look like a homeless person. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

06-27-2010, 08:08 AM	#59
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	I think more than two of us have confused Coppola and Kubrick, their names are a little similar and Apocalypse Now is paced like an average Kubrick movie. If we replace the narration with Willard staring into space and the sex and drugs with everyone staring into space it could have been made by Kubrick. :O Meanwhile, I don't get why people don't get things. It was all clear to me last night but not now. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

06-27-2010, 02:10 AM	#51
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	More stuff we don't get, less idle chatter!

06-27-2010, 06:23 AM	#55
Meister Pure joy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 10,689	Clockwork Orange has tons of visual style but it turns any message the book had right around, not least because it's based on the US edition that omits the entire last chapter. After the movie came out Anthony Burgess actually wrote a stage version where, at the end, a man resembling Stanley Kubrick enters, plays a few bars of "Singing in the rain" on the trumpet and is kicked off stage. e: used to really like it in an I'm sixteen and this is edgy way but the other day I rewatched it and got about 2/3 in before having to say "okay, this is actually pretty bad" and turning it off. Malcolm McDowell's pretty good in it though.

06-27-2010, 06:55 AM	#56
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Clockwork Orange is pretty good but would be better with the original ending. As it is it really is just a visual spectacle without really going beyond that.