Film/Video Discussion Thread - The Bear and Badger

LivDiv

nick_md wrote:

I was a film twat at uni thanks I know how to pronounce meesonsen.

FuckaFunk.

I got a first on a Philosophy of Film module I didnt sign up for.
I wrote 2000 words on Platoon and how Dafoe and Berenger's characters offer Sheen I split personality of a father figure through their appointed and adopted authority.

The stoner lecturer went wild.
Never saw him again. What a load of shit, I pulled it out my arse drunk on Grants whiskey.

nick_md

LivDiv wrote:

I pulled it out my arse drunk on Grants whiskey.

A Dadaist comment on the Vietnam war itself, you earned that first.

LivDiv

Haha.

LivDiv

Honestly I think he was just happy to hear something with a slight bit of thought.
Listening to others students was like pulling teeth.

We also snuck out the back of one of his lectures during a screening of Clooney Solaris. It was 80s movie slow mo runs when realised we were finally free.
Myself, a mate and a random guy we had never met before. The three of us got trashed in the union all day instead.

Tempy

Film students, bunch of wankers.

Armitage_Shankburn

My film education, such as it is, was in King Alfred's College library - now uni of Winchester..mostly film and theatre and production courses at the time
I was there with my law books revising for mods. Except I shirked Thomas's book on Roman Law and instead read about how Buffy is perpetuating racial stereotypes because 78% of vampires where black or ethnic, and watched VHS tapes in their booths. All of woody Allen's oeuvre, the third man, Citizen Kane, both seasons of Spaced, were consumed, and so much more. I was there for 12 hours a day while the film students were copping off in the grounds outside.

One time a bunch of suits toured the swanky library, built with new labour money, and I saw a dog there - Blunkett was being given a tour..he must have asked to speak to a student, and I was the only one at a row of 40 desks. So they brought him over to me. He asked me what I was studying, I said law, and the guy showing him around went blue in the face (they didn't offer law) and urged him on. It's a shame that as the story really would be improved if I got the chance to tell Blunkett the only student in this multi million pound library was an Oxford undergrad. I was actually embarrassed and evasive.

LivDiv

Nerd

LivDiv

Still its not like Blunkett was gonna get shit out of my animation course.
"Its like the stuff you cant see but we make it up. Have you ever had a cheese and bacon oatcake?"

Wookienopants

I was a film student at college. Was great fun, when I bothered going in. Most of the time I was hanging out with the theatre girls down the pub or at home (I lived 5 mins away from college so most afternoons were spent at my house)

Wookienopants

"shall we go back and study the film at my house girls? I have wine"

yourfavouriteuncle

Wookie the predator by the sounds.

Wookienopants

Not quite! Im a different man now thankfully

Moot_Geeza

My overriding memory of media studies (A-level) is the teacher venomously calling me a cunt for ruining the ending to Se7en forthelols. He asked if everyone had seen it, one kid said no, I said "ahaha [thing about the ending!]" or something, and I got ruined with two or three words. He was right too.

mistercrayon

My overriding memory of media studies was the teacher being more interested in her African charity.

nick_md

I did a good chunk of film studies at uni too btw, that's why I'm allowed to mock them, and just students in general tbh... stupid young people always trying to learn stuff.

GooberTheHat

Wookienopants wrote:

Not quite! Im a different man now thankfully

Nothing wrong with inviting a girl home to watch a film and drink wine.

bad_hair_day

Wookienopants wrote:

"shall we go back and study the film at my house girls? I have wine"

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

Wookie the predator by the sounds.

'Get to the chopper.'

Tempy

nick_md wrote:

I did a good chunk of film studies at uni too btw, that's why I'm allowed to mock them, and just students in general tbh... stupid young people always trying to learn stuff.

if you have a job now you aren’t allowed to bully us, those are the rules

nick_md

To redeem myself, this looks alright:

Dark Soldier

It is brilliant.

Moot_Geeza

Not as brilliant as a pen floating by itself.

Aaroncupboard

Recently got round to watching two films that have long been on my list to watch. First up:

Midsommar: I bloody loved this. So bloody weird and freaky. The moments of violence are incredible shocking and the whole scenario is very well played out. However, it wouldn’t work without Florence Pugh who is just absolutely incredible in the main role. Loved it.

Session 9: The definition of a slow burn but bloody hell does it build and build and build and has a cracking ending (the final line sent total shivers down my spine). The setting of the asylum is amazing and adds an absolute shit load of atmosphere to the film. Plus, Peter Mullen is absolutely outstanding in the film, as in head and shoulders above the rest of the cast. Really enjoyed this.

Dark Soldier

Two of the best horrors.

Moot_Geeza

Session 9 was great. Noticed it on Netflix the other day, should rewatch.

Nina

Possession is up at the drive-in in a little over a week. Looking forward to that.

Been to Psycho and The Birds yesterday, thanks for everyone who recommended those. They both were absolutely brilliant and looked amazing. There was a new screen and maybe projector and it was bigger and very clear.
Psycho made me incredible nervous.
The Birds was just horrible. So unsettling while not being so upfront scary as Psycho.

If anyone has a good video on the vfx in The Birds, would like to see that. Was still impressive I'm most shots.

They also had a little feature before Psycho, footage from around release. Hitchcock had made a cut out version of himself holding a big sign notifying the people that you won't be let in after start time, and they had some footage of a policemen standing next to it, to enforce it.
Tried to take a picture but my flash went off by accident and you can only see how dirty the Jeep screen is.

g.man

Glad you enjoyed them Nina. There's a making of on YouTube. Haven't watched it myself, but it's probably a good place to start...

ShabbyMcCrabby

Was it The Birds where Hitchcock was a proper C to the lead actress? A Kubrick style torture for "the art". I know there was a book or a movie about that but can't remember which movie it was for

jdanielp

Yeah, it was The Birds. I've seen that film (but I forget its name) but not The Birds.

nick_md

Dinostar77

Hes back...this will be interesting

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