| Welcome to the Super Champion Film Zone. We hope your visit is dope. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, creating a personal blog, feeding contents, filling the database, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
- Pages:
- 1
- 2
| Netherlands vs. USA | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 13 2017, 03:43 PM (1,921 Views) | |
| bure420 | Aug 13 2017, 03:43 PM Post #1 |
![]()
deadpan darling
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Netherlands: The Way South (Johan van der Keuken, 1981) [documentary] USA: The Mangler (Tobe Hooper, 1995) [horror] Vote for either xNetherlands or xUSA (italicization unnecessary). The deadline for voting is 12:00 AM CST on Sunday, August 27. If you need the link or password for the blog, please let me know. Final score: Netherlands 6, USA 3. Edited by bure420, Aug 27 2017, 07:41 AM.
|
![]() sad_satellites on letterboxd | ordinaryeternalmachinery on tumblr | |
![]() |
|
| rischka | Aug 13 2017, 04:32 PM Post #2 |
![]()
nazi trumps fuck off!!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
lol the mangler. yay i haven't seen any of these |
|
"covfefe" -- dj cheeto letterboxd + tumblr + twitter | |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 13 2017, 07:50 PM Post #3 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I might be another 12hrs off uploading The Mangler, so bear with me!! A brief note on the film: was really tossing up between this film and literally anything else, because this seems so widely misunderstood (and it certainly isn't 'tasteful' in any sense of the word) but ended up sticking to my guns as I know - and have never doubted - that The Mangler is, quite simply, one of the greatest films ever made. I assume most of us are familiar with Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but this is something even grander: Hooper making a career long metastatement on his post-Poltergeist struggles, a post-Vietnam statement on the Cold War, a pre-eminent film about the era of information as commerce. And it has the skin of a baroque industrial horror film, and one that constantly reveals itself as fake, at that! Robert Englund's performance grates on the nerves of many a viewer who watch with classical values in mind, but he belongs so entirely to the universe of The Mangler -- in many ways, the DNA it shares with Eisenstein's Strike is more important than the DNA it shares with any other horror film. Enjoy!
|
![]() |
|
| Mario Gaborovic | Aug 13 2017, 07:53 PM Post #4 |
|
g legs' wife's lover
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
The Way South was Netherland's entry in the first ICM world cup back in 2015. It was rather unsuccessful.
|
![]() |
|
| Mauries | Aug 16 2017, 01:13 AM Post #5 |
![]()
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Time for revenge! But seriously: I really think the people on this forum will like the film. |
| The Economy stinks, bees are dying, and movies are pretty much all sequels now | |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 16 2017, 05:22 AM Post #6 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Makes me more interested to see the results, considering the other film didn't go down well here last time and The Mangler is fairly widely - and wrongly - maligned! |
![]() |
|
| meg | Aug 16 2017, 05:39 AM Post #7 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
it wasn't here, and went up against two films at the time' I think it will do better here... |
![]() |
|
| mesnalty | Aug 17 2017, 11:17 PM Post #8 |
|
g legs' flame
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Props to Josiah for standing up for The Mangler, but I'm not convinced it's some sort of unheralded masterpiece (though I do think it's better than the critics say). Gotta go with the xNetherlands - it was a bit saggy at times but I admire the project a lot. |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 18 2017, 01:20 PM Post #9 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
mesnalty - if you get another 90mins this week, check out Larry Fessenden's "Wendigo" -- that would have been my quote unquote 'tasteful' pick for the genre round (i.e. a flick I think may have been more palatable for this site) but ended up opting to stick to my guns! No worries if you don't get the chance, but would be massively interested to hear what you think
|
![]() |
|
| wba | Aug 18 2017, 01:54 PM Post #10 |
|
The Merciless
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Nah, I'm also glad you're not "catering" to the taste, and kudos to sticking with the more "risky" selections. We are an eclectic bunch here, but nevertheless there are certain kinds of filmmaking that are much more appreciated on SCFZ than others. I also tried to stick to my (comparably) rather eclectic preferences when I participated in the cup once, and though I lost by some margin, and my films were sometimes disliked, it was an interesting and educational experience. Movie watching can always be about experiencing something new and widening one's horizons, cause no matter how open-minded we think we are, and how vast our movie interests are, there are always more things we (would) dislike in the world of cinema than things we can relate to (if we leave our comfort zones, that is). |
|
To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I'm concerned, I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence. letterboxd * tumblr * website | |
![]() |
|
| mesnalty | Aug 18 2017, 01:58 PM Post #11 |
|
g legs' flame
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Yeah, that's the great thing about these cups! I will check out Wendigo at some point though. |
![]() |
|
| Mauries | Aug 18 2017, 01:58 PM Post #12 |
![]()
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I'm still glad I saw 'Perfect' in that cup
|
| The Economy stinks, bees are dying, and movies are pretty much all sequels now | |
![]() |
|
| wba | Aug 18 2017, 02:10 PM Post #13 |
|
The Merciless
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Thanks! I thought it was a risky choice for SCFZ (but it would still make my Top 100 best films I've ever seen list)
Edited by wba, Aug 18 2017, 02:12 PM.
|
|
To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I'm concerned, I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence. letterboxd * tumblr * website | |
![]() |
|
| john ryan | Aug 20 2017, 03:14 PM Post #14 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
xNetherlands |
| My Letterboxd | |
![]() |
|
| meg | Aug 20 2017, 09:38 PM Post #15 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
xNetherlands |
![]() |
|
| James• | Aug 21 2017, 12:39 AM Post #16 |
![]()
the good shit repper
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
don't most* Tobe Hooper auteurists consider The Mangler one of his best films? edit: * well, maybe not "most" — "a fair number" lets say… (?) Edited by James•, Aug 21 2017, 12:43 AM.
|
| lttrbxd • tumblr • sound • sound (alt) | |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 21 2017, 05:02 AM Post #17 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I'd say most Hooper auteurists still consider Texas Chain Saw his best. I know that Redfern (ex-famous LBoxd user), Mike Thorn (film twitter elite) and myself all believe The Mangler is quite roundly Hooper's best. I imagine plenty of people like Poltergeist the most; and I'm aware there's a lot of love for Mortuary, Eaten Alive!, Spontaneous Combustion as well. I myself think he has about four films all of equal quality in the top tier of his work - they are (chronologically) Eggshells, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Mangler and of course his 2004 remake of Toolbox Murders. |
![]() |
|
| kanafani | Aug 21 2017, 11:32 AM Post #18 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
I watched the Mangler a while ago, and did not watch it again for this match. It was OK, sort of a mix of formal/thematic ambition and gleeful campy goofiness. I didn't feel it was entirely successful. I was often bored. I enjoyed The Way South. It's a decent, meandering leftist travelogue. My favorite bits were the interviews with the Moroccan immigrant in Paris, and the extended Cairo section. Call me biased. xNetherlands Edited by kanafani, Aug 21 2017, 11:39 AM.
|
| letterboxd | |
![]() |
|
| Mario Gaborovic | Aug 21 2017, 04:19 PM Post #19 |
|
g legs' wife's lover
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Unfortunately I didn't love The Mangler, even though I was ready to forgive its flaws beforehand. Alas, it feels like a mediocre Vincent Price film set in the 1990s. (why so many villains have their eyes gouged out, should I fear of it??) xNetherlands |
![]() |
|
| brian d | Aug 22 2017, 03:30 AM Post #20 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
the way south is the better film here, and tobe hooper is a terrible director from the three of his that i've seen. that said, i didn't really enjoy either one too much. i respect what the mangler is trying to do, at least in terms of its more obvious critiques, but it really goes off the rails and just can't stay interesting. and essay films really aren't my thing, so the way south didn't keep me very engaged either. i don't think i'd rewatch either one, but i appreciate the guts of showing the hooper film, so xusa it is. |
| I will talk breathlessly about Spanish and Portuguese cinema, João César Monteiro, Ritwik Ghatak, and Jacques Rivette, and hardly ever about anything else. | |
![]() |
|
| Mario Gaborovic | Aug 23 2017, 07:54 PM Post #21 |
|
g legs' wife's lover
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Four days left. Edited by Mario Gaborovic, Aug 23 2017, 07:55 PM.
|
![]() |
|
| DT. | Aug 23 2017, 10:07 PM Post #22 |
|
Let them eat Prozac
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
xUSA I get that The Way South was meant to be a sort of scattershot essay film, but beyond a few individual scenes, that type of narrative didn't really work for me. I loved the thick atmosphere of The Mangler, and how committed Ted Levine was to his role. It started off really dumb, but there turned out to be some real craftsmanship behind it. |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 24 2017, 05:50 AM Post #23 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Ted Levine's utter nonchalance in The Mangler is one of my favorite things (imagine how easy it would have been for /any/ of those actors to play as satire).... he is also, maybe not so coincidentally, the only thing I like about Silence of the Lambs (and I like most Demme films!) |
![]() |
|
| wba | Aug 25 2017, 03:34 AM Post #24 |
|
The Merciless
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Ted Levine was phenomenal in Silence of the Lambs! Need to see more of his performances! PS: http://w11.zetaboards.com/The_Auteurs/single/?p=10013491&t=10465722
|
|
To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I'm concerned, I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence. letterboxd * tumblr * website | |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 25 2017, 04:37 AM Post #25 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
i might get to some more Demme then rwatch it! I feel like maybe being more familiar with his work could help? I like Stop Making Sense, JT + The Tennessee Kids and Philadelphia. |
![]() |
|
| wba | Aug 25 2017, 04:56 AM Post #26 |
|
The Merciless
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Maybe. I myself am completely unfamiliar with Demme's work. The only other film of his I've seen is RAchel Getting Married some years ago (and I really didn't get the point of that one - e.g. what Demme was doing at all). So this week's rewatch of Silence of the Lambs actually seemed like my first encounter with Jonathan Demme, the director. I'm really keen to explore more of his work. (I always had him filed in the back of my porose head as some journeyman director, from whom I had seen a few films and there didn't seem to be much going on there. Well, after watching some 10.000 films, one can get kinda mixed-up sometimes, and confuse past experiences with current value judgments, which might have nothing at all to do with who you are now, and how you process art, compared to your past from decades ago. Time and memory are strange things indeed... I'm just watching a Kon ichikawa film about the past and such right now, so I may be drifting off a bit. ).
|
|
To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I'm concerned, I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence. letterboxd * tumblr * website | |
![]() |
|
| josiahmorgan11 | Aug 25 2017, 08:21 AM Post #27 |
|
g legs' sweetheart
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Always always always dig reading yr posts specifically, wba |
![]() |
|
| wba | Aug 25 2017, 08:56 AM Post #28 |
|
The Merciless
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Thanks.
|
|
To please the majority is the requirement of the Planet Cinema. As far as I'm concerned, I don't make a concession to viewers, these victims of life, who think that a film is made only for their enjoyment, and who know nothing about their own existence. letterboxd * tumblr * website | |
![]() |
|
| rischka | Aug 26 2017, 02:21 PM Post #29 |
![]()
nazi trumps fuck off!!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
xnetherlands -- agree it's kind of scattershot but the essay/leftist road film is more interesting to me. the mangler wasn't all bad though. i liked the weird gothic look![]() i'll still take carp's prince of darkness
Edited by rischka, Aug 26 2017, 03:09 PM.
|
|
"covfefe" -- dj cheeto letterboxd + tumblr + twitter | |
![]() |
|
| Lencho of the Apes | Aug 26 2017, 07:01 PM Post #30 |
![]()
Let's go do some crimes
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
xUSA |
| "The four cardinal points of the compass? In reality, there are only three: North and South." | |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · Round 3 - Genre Film · Next Topic » |
- Pages:
- 1
- 2





![]](http://z5.ifrm.com/static/1/pip_r.png)









).



7:07 PM Jul 11