Film marathons... who's interested?

Ichi the killer is also an amazing film.
I can see a bleak oriental cinema weekender just around the corner.

Lady Vengeance Trilogy
Ichi the Killer
Versus
Ring (1&2, zero was shit)
Battle Royal (1, 2 was shit)
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Visitor Q
Tokyo Zombie
Uzumaki
Perfect Blue
Tetsuo; The Iron Man
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Saibogujiman Kwenchana (I'm a cyborg but that's okay)

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i'd like to NOT do a Starwars one!
Amen Sista.

Ichi the killer is also an amazing film.
I can see a bleak oriental cinema weekender just around the corner.

Lady Vengeance Trilogy
Ichi the Killer
Versus
Ring (1&2, zero was shit)
Battle Royal (1, 2 was shit)
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Visitor Q
Tokyo Zombie
Uzumaki
Perfect Blue
Tetsuo; The Iron Man
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Saibogujiman Kwenchana (I'm a cyborg but that's okay)
That's about 30-35 hours of prime viewing right there.

That's about 30-35 hours of prime viewing right there.

yes yes yes yes
lets do it

we could all bring a sleeping bag and just rest our eyes in between films

i wouldn't be wanting to rest my eyes anywhere near object or the rest of you. god knows what would happen to my eyebrows or scrawled on my face!!

holy fucking shit. Visionaries!

My friends and I have had many an hour of fun in front of Visionaries.. One guy gets given the powers of a Mollusc for some reason!

the first series of Transformers is a laugh-riot too, along with the animated film and also G.I. Joe the movie..

i wouldn't be wanting to rest my eyes anywhere near object or the rest of you. god knows what would happen to my eyebrows or scrawled on my face!!
That won't be a problem as you will be refused entry to our house.

John Carpenter night!

The Thing
The Fog
They Live
Big trouble in little china
Assault On Precinct 13
Escape From New York

Or

A Rick Baker night. The greatest effects man ever! Take your pick: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/

That won't be a problem as you will be refused entry to our house.
as if em was ever going to let me back!

so I've read lots of the thread and gotten all excited. I especially like the ideas that are more theme based (horror, indy, world, porn) than all of one thing (rambo, police academy, etc..) but I'm def up for whatever, I love movie nights!!!
Tell Em she should get her dad's popcorn machine, if not I'll bring ours.

But now Scot you gotta pick a theme and a date, don't leave us hanging... (how about a 'cliffhangers' theme)

Not enough "T"s :]

I would have to say no to this as my attention span for films is roughly 1 hour 45 mins.
In fact running time is pretty much the main criteria for me when choosing a film, anyhting over 2 hours I have to watch in bits. I haven't been to the cinema since that Lord of The Rings, fucking thing traumatised me for life

Don't worry Mike. I also fall asleep about 15-20 minutes into any given film.
It's going to take a lot of effort for me to stay awake.

And Ichi The Killer is in the same vein, and a blast as well. Should be well appealing to you Object. :D

DAMN! livingsaleep, are you my psychic twin!!!!!!!!!!!

aside from the penchant for being a general fount of anorak-y bike information...

in between the awesomeness of old boy and battle royal, maybe we can sneak in some 2046, or in the mood for love for the laydees and to give people the chance for some shuteye.

one of the benefits of living in the third world is rampant piracy.

piracy = the great equaliser

i came across pirated films that werent even close to being available in any shops, i have a mahoosive collection of pirated films back home.

Maybe a Kevin Smith New Jersey marathon?

Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Dogma
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Clerks II (I haven't seen this one)

one of the benefits of living in the third world is rampant piracy.

piracy = the great equaliser

i came across pirated films that werent even close to being available in any shops, i have a mahoosive collection of pirated films back home.

livingasleep, I'm not sure if this is an in-joke, but I'm not a fan of piracy, as films cost money to make, and the film-makers have to take out bank loans for the production. My sympathies are with the film makers, because I love films.

Takeshi Kitano can have my money, as long as he keeps making films like Hana Bi, and Zatoichi. If I bought the pirated versions, he'd get none of it.

All I'm inferring is, that I really respect an artist's rights to full payment (initial and subsequent) for their work.

Maybe a Kevin Smith New Jersey marathon?

Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Dogma
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Clerks II (I haven't seen this one)
I mentioned this one to Scott and he looked at me blankly. Clearks will be the more difficult one to get hold of though.

livingasleep, I'm not sure if this is an in-joke, but I'm not a fan of piracy, as films cost money to make, and the film-makers have to take out bank loans for the production. My sympathies are with the film makers, because I love films.

Takeshi Kitano can have my money, as long as he keeps making films like Hana Bi, and Zatoichi. If I bought the pirated versions, he'd get none of it.

All I'm inferring is, that I really respect an artist's rights to full payment (initial and subsequent) for their work.

weee a debate on piracy!

I fully appreciate the fact that piracy takes away royalties from those that produce the content. And this is even more of an affront to the indie film makers rather than big Hollywood types. In the first world, where DVD costs are proportionate to salary, and pretty much anybody can buy a legal dvd to enjoy and any and all films are available for purchase.

My argument then is two-fold:

The disproportionate cost of legal films in third world countries
The availability of these films esp. non-hollywood blockbuster types

In a third world Asian country, wherer 10 quid is equivalent to a few day's salary (granted dvd's only cost half that) that just isnt a viable option. Add that to the fact that a huge amount of dvd's arent even available in those countries, unless you only want to watch the big budget films. I would not have been exposed to Wong Kar Wai, The Vengeance trilogy, Clerks, or the rest the indie film industry had to offer if not for piracy.

I do believe though that piracy is a manifestation that our society is being propped up by a false sense of value. I myself however, have made it a point to buy legal versions of the pirated films that I have enjoyed over the years.

I suggest none of the films watched, at what will be this brilliant night in, be pirated!

I suggest none of the films watched, at what will be this brilliant night in, be pirated!

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Good call. Anyway, I'm sure between all of us forumengers, we have original DVDs for all the choices.

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Good call. Anyway, I'm sure between all of us forumengers, we have original DVDs for all the choices.

boo! are you not gonna continue to hijack this thread and try to solve one of the worlds most persistent problems through meaningful debate, which will never be read by anyone else, thereby being of no use to anyone aside from allowing me to waste time at work?

Pirates cause global warming.

Pirates cause global warming.

Arrrr (see what i did there *wink wink) ye a disciple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Hail his noodly appendage!

I will bring a Swedish film (with subtitles), if anyone would like to see one. And no it will not be Ingmar Bergman (cause they are long and quite boring tbh).