Secret Ninja Movie Club (aka what have you watched lately)

[christophera]

i like that the bad ass general in the third matrix movie was named mifune

[wizeguy]

Anyone watch Westerns here?

Only western worth a damn, a direct influence on Red Dead Redemption and my all time favourite film bar none

nice one, will watch this tonight...

[64hz]

@capo ultra: only person i've heard that from, what you find shit about it?

I'm gonna sound like a tnuc here but the voice over really pissed me off because I don't believe you should have a voice over unless

A/ It serves the plot, ie the voiceover is the sound of someone in the world of the film, being interviewed

B/ You are Terrence Malick

Every time I heard the voiceover it reminded me that I am watching a trashy hollywood film (I know that it didn't aspire to be anything more than that but still)

I guess I just like to be immersed in the plot and not be reminded that I am watching a film

also Parson's thought it was great which is usually an indication of a bad film, going by his other recommendation which have been dire (I know Parsons, i just don't get it, I'm stuck in the matrix etc)

in some cases voiceovers are fine, because you have to remember that although you are watching a film, you are also involved with a story.

[cityzen]

i like that the bad ass general in the third matrix movie was named mifune

Really? I never noticed that, but then, I only saw it the once.

[christophera]

i can't watch the first one without making a day of it

[christophera]

get over the cheesiness of keanu in the future and just enjoy a bad ass story arc with tons of flying robots and gnostic allegory

[noam]

i love all 3 matrix films

would it be so wrong... if i watched the first matrix film now!?

maybe the 3rd... shit.

[christophera]

ANIMATRIX

[cityzen]

i can't watch the first one without making a day of it

Do you mean you have to watch all three, or you watch one, dress up like Neo and go and have a picnic in the park?

[noam]

watched Ghost in the Shell the other day

cant believe its taken me this long to watch it

surprisingly similar to the matrix (other way round i know)

fantastic film

and LOL @ cityzen

[capo ultra]

honestly, I'm not tryin to discredit Clint but Mifune is so fucking badass

I wholeheartedly second this!
If you haven't seen 'Red Beard' then his badassery is not fully apparent to you.

I have not, it must not be, this shall be rectified immediately, thanks

Mifune's cameo in Sword of Doom is unreal, just ultimate badassness

[cityzen]

Just so you know, 'Red Beard' is quite long and nowhere near as fast paced as Yojimbo etc. His badassery is very apparent in the scene that picture is from though.

@Noam: GITS is boss! Very similar to The Matrix, yes. I love all that Ship of Theseus/Triggers broom stuff. I'd recommend GITS 2. Do not watch it stoned though, one scene in particular will severely mind fuck you.
The soundtrack to both GITS films are amazing!

[christophera]

watch ghost in the shell 2 if you can. avoid the american dvd release which has dumbed down subtitles. it's worth the effort to find the good subs.

[noam]

yeh i actually might have downloaded that the other night and forgot i did... i should watch it now

[noam]

nah didnt dl

cant find a copy anywhere?!?! hook a brother up

[christophera]

i don't have it

[christophera]

the version i saw way back in the day had really detailed subtitles with footnotes that explained the literary references and double meanings that are completely left out in the american dvd version. it was an mkv files if that helps at all.

[noam]

literally cant find one copy anywhere

POOR

[christophera]

weird

[wormcode]

the version i saw way back in the day had really detailed subtitles with footnotes that explained the literary references and double meanings that are completely left out in the american dvd version. it was an mkv files if that helps at all.

Pretty sure it's these subtitles, I uploaded the ones I had: http://www.mediafire.com/?d0zv57bdjvzwc76
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Should work on any copy of GITS2.