The DVD Shelf Experiment.

MoFo Whisperer

11-23-14

I've thought of doing this for the last couple of years as a way of getting myself to watch more films. Though I'd planned to watch one a day. Good luck with it, TUS. I'm looking forward to seeing the results.

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TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

11-24-14

8 Mile - #3

Matt: Eminem does a great job here even if he is somewhat playing himself. I was interested to see what other films Eminem might have pursued, but am left with nothing of importance. His willingness to show weakness is interesting here and the rap battles are always fun.

Michelle: It's pretty much what I expected from a movie about Eminem.

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Suspect's Reviews

TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

11-24-14

8 MM - #4

Matt: A dark film shot in the same style as Seven, yet without the master behind the camera. A hard to watch subject matter might scare some people away, but this crime mystery flick is underrated. Nic Cage carries the film and Gandolfini always played bad guys with class. He was so good in those roles, watching this film makes me miss him again.

Michelle: What with all the boobs? Every film we've watched has had boobs in it. I can't take Nic Cage seriously, he's too monotone.

*For the record, 8 Mile has no boobs

Iroquois

Welcome to the human race...

11-24-14

I've seen a lot of criticism aimed at Nic Cage, but "too monotone" is a new one.

I mean, look at this.

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TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

11-25-14

You and me both....

donniedarko

Survivor 3 Champ

11-25-14

Interesting idea, look forward to reading through these.

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Yeah, there's no body mutilation in it

Wolfsbane

BANNED

11-25-14

8mm was written by the same screenwriter as Seven, so the similarities are there. It's a tad too long and I feel that Schumacher had an opportunity to include Cage's own daughter a bit more into the world of "possibilities" that Cage entered. Someone else's daughter was caught up in this, there was some more emotional play there that could have been explored.

10 to Midnight is cheap garbage and poorly made at that.

8 Mile is goofy fun from a director who could do better.

2 Days in the Valley is a terrible mess of a film that tries WAY too hard to be hip and cool, it comes off as desperate.

cricket

Msg

Registered User

11-25-14

8 Mile and 8 MM are both pretty decent movies.

Captain Spaulding

Defending Champ

11-26-14

Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect

If there is a movie I specifically don't want HER to watch (I Spit On Your Grave, Cannibal Holocaust, etc) then we will skip it as well.

There's nothing like gang rape and cannibalism to bring a couple closer.

Cool idea for a thread, TUS. I'm envious of your DVD collection.

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Miss Vicky

MoFo's Resident Bitch

11-26-14

Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect

8 MM - #4

Not the best quality film overall, but I think 8mm is a really entertaining flick if you let yourself get into it and not be put off by the subject. It also has some solid performances.

Also:

Michelle: What with all the boobs? Every film we've watched has had boobs in it.

Why do you have something against boobs? I like boobs.

Also a movie that is centered around porn would just seem... how do I put this... off?... without boobs.

I can't take Nic Cage seriously, he's too monotone.

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TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

11-26-14

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect

8 MM - #4

Michelle: What with all the boobs? Every film we've watched has had boobs in it.

Why do you have something against boobs? I like boobs.

Also a movie that is centered around porn would just seem... how do I put this... off?... without boobs

Orgazmo.

Miss Vicky

MoFo's Resident Bitch

11-26-14

Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect

Orgazmo.

Haven't seen it.

But still, I would be very disappointed in a movie about porn if it lacked nudity.

Iroquois

Welcome to the human race...

11-26-14

Orgazmo is a pretty disappointing movie in general, though.

The Sci-Fi Slob

BANNED

11-27-14

Originally Posted by cricket

8 Mile and 8 MM are both pretty decent movies.

The Gunslinger45

You talking to me?

11-27-14

Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Haven't seen it.

But still, I would be very disappointed in a movie about porn if it lacked nudity.

I love Trey Parker and Matt Stone but that was not a very good movie. Interesting subject matter though.

Also 8mm is awesome.

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Plan B

How's Annie?

11-28-14

Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect

So...as I posted in the picture thread, the wife and I recently put up some new shelfs in our new home, then put our dvds in it.

She came up with the ambitious idea of watching EVERY SINGLE one of them, from first - to last.

Not once a day, but whenever we decide to have a movie night, we would go from #'s, to the A's, then the B's....till we hit...what is it, Zoolander?

Anyhoo...I figure I'd document which movies we watched and a quick little reaction. This isn't something that will be huge, just a quick update here and there. I figure it's be interesting, at least to me.

Be prepared, the wife's reactions will be most likely a sentence or two, since that is all I can usually get out of here after watching a movie.

Also, we won't actually watch EVERY movie. If we've both seen a movie and don't particularly want to watch it, we'll most likely skip it. If there is a movie I specifically don't want HER to watch (I Spit On Your Grave, Cannibal Holocaust, etc) then we will skip it as well. I will post which ones we skip though, just for reference.

Shall we?

I freaking love you.

TheUsualSuspect

28 days...6 hours...42 minutes...12 seconds

12-06-14

28 Weeks Later - #5

Matt: A lot better on the second viewing. I still think I prefer this one to the original, even if the original is shot better and says more. I love the score, one of the best aspects of the film. Imogen Poots was very attractive in this and she did a good job in the role as well.

Michelle: Hey, THAT guy is in this (Jeremy Renner). Hey, THAT girl is in this, the Bridesmaids girl (Rose Byrne). Hey, Rumpelstiltskin is in this (Robert Carlyle). Hey, Idris Elba is in this!!! This is a big cast. It felt like every other zombie film.

Iroquois