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NOTE to NON-MEMBERS: Confused about what the fuck's going on in here? See the following threads:
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/could-a-sherdog-movie-watching-club-work.3237221/
This week @europe1 has this shit on lockdown! I think many of us have been curious to see what he'd come up with and now the wait is over.
Director: Mario Bava
Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda
Premise: After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Originally I was planning on doing a theme of all Italian movies. However, due to the widespread anti-italian sentiment and racism on Sherdog I suppose I shouldn't force people to vote for 5 movies that they don't want to see. Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires is the only film that survived these purges. It's an 60's sci-fi horror that was both deeply traditional and deeply inventive for its time (mostly on the visual level, Mario Bava was an artistic genius after all). The movie was a major influence on Ridley Scott's Alien and Nicolas Winding Refn Valhalla Rising (though personally I don't see the similarities with Valhalla Rising). And since Valhalla Rising just so happened to have won the first pool... I'm pretty much obliged to feature this as one of my nominations.
Mad Max (1979)
Director: George Miller
Stars: Mel Gibson and some Kiwi fucks
Premise: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Surprisingly few people seem to have seen the original Mad Max - and with the popularity of Fury Road raging all about, why not take the opportunity to fix that problem? I've always found it underappreciated even by folks who have watched it. Everyone praises the action and car stunts (rightfully so) but I think there is a lot more going on in it. It's interesting that, even though it was his first film, George Miller still knew exactly what kind of themes and characters he wanted to go for, and eagle-eyed viewers with a great intimacy for Fury Road or Roadwarrior may notice these similarities.
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders
Premise: In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a Christ-like character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
Why @europe1 Picked It: I wanted to cram in something comedic on this list. Originally I was thinking about Blazzing Saddles, but decided that it was too well-known. Then I was leaning towards Death Race 2000, but having another car-movie alongside Mad Max might be overdoing it. The Holy Mountain I both find crazily hilarious and has a very distinct surrealist, artistic streak to it as well Anyways, The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky is just marvelous and bizzare. The best summarization of Alejandro I can think of is that he is to film what Genki Sudo is to MMA. If that sentence doesn't win your vote, then you're a filthy philistine and I hate you for it!
(NOTE: This trailer is probably NSFW.)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm
Premise: After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Whenever you're faced with the issue of recommending something obscure but relatively accessible and fascinating, David Cronenberg filmography is usually what pops up in your mind first. I was thinking about anything from Videdrome to The Brood to Crash (more cars), but then I realized that I hadn't actually watched Naked Lunch! It's about a bug-exterminator that due to long-term exposure of his insecticide begins hallucinating that people he meet are actually secret agents or aliens. I don't really need to write anything more since it is a Cronenberg flick so you already know if you're going to vote for it or not.
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Director: Nicholas Ray
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy
Premise: A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts...
Why @europe1 Picked It: Okay, there needs to be at least one American film on this list. Originally I was going to pick King of New York by Abel Ferrara (becuse Abel Ferrara is probably the grimmest person that has ever lived). But then Huntermania stepped in and was all like "pick something I'd like blablabla", which made me think about how Huntermania is always talking about movies that reflect you on a personal, emotional level. So that's what I'm going for! Something personal and emotional - one of my favorite films of all time (happy now motherfucker!?). Plus it's a movie from the year 1950. In the previous pools the oldest movie featured has been from freaking 1984. Someone has to break the age gap around here so I guess it'll be me. That said, I'm picking this with the explicit agreement that at least one of you bastards will nominate King of New York in the future, okay!?
Adjusted for non-members votes here's our final tally:
Planet of the Vampires: 3
Mad Max: 9
The Holy Mountain: 5
Naked Lunch: 5
In a Lonely Place: 6
And there you have it, folks. This week we'll be watching George Miller's 1979 post-apocalyptic classic Mad Max. The discussion thread, as always, will go up on Wednesday.
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/could-a-sherdog-movie-watching-club-work.3237221/
The discussion thread for this movie will go up on Wednesday the 25th!
Bros, we've made it to our week 4 vote! That means we've been going strong for about a month now, and for that I think we deserve to pat ourselves on the back. I appreciate you guys sticking with this and making our movie club a reality through your participation.
This week @europe1 has this shit on lockdown! I think many of us have been curious to see what he'd come up with and now the wait is over.
Here Are Our Candidates!
Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Director: Mario Bava
Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda
Premise: After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Originally I was planning on doing a theme of all Italian movies. However, due to the widespread anti-italian sentiment and racism on Sherdog I suppose I shouldn't force people to vote for 5 movies that they don't want to see. Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires is the only film that survived these purges. It's an 60's sci-fi horror that was both deeply traditional and deeply inventive for its time (mostly on the visual level, Mario Bava was an artistic genius after all). The movie was a major influence on Ridley Scott's Alien and Nicolas Winding Refn Valhalla Rising (though personally I don't see the similarities with Valhalla Rising). And since Valhalla Rising just so happened to have won the first pool... I'm pretty much obliged to feature this as one of my nominations.
Mad Max (1979)
Director: George Miller
Stars: Mel Gibson and some Kiwi fucks
Premise: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Surprisingly few people seem to have seen the original Mad Max - and with the popularity of Fury Road raging all about, why not take the opportunity to fix that problem? I've always found it underappreciated even by folks who have watched it. Everyone praises the action and car stunts (rightfully so) but I think there is a lot more going on in it. It's interesting that, even though it was his first film, George Miller still knew exactly what kind of themes and characters he wanted to go for, and eagle-eyed viewers with a great intimacy for Fury Road or Roadwarrior may notice these similarities.
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders
Premise: In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a Christ-like character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
Why @europe1 Picked It: I wanted to cram in something comedic on this list. Originally I was thinking about Blazzing Saddles, but decided that it was too well-known. Then I was leaning towards Death Race 2000, but having another car-movie alongside Mad Max might be overdoing it. The Holy Mountain I both find crazily hilarious and has a very distinct surrealist, artistic streak to it as well Anyways, The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky is just marvelous and bizzare. The best summarization of Alejandro I can think of is that he is to film what Genki Sudo is to MMA. If that sentence doesn't win your vote, then you're a filthy philistine and I hate you for it!
(NOTE: This trailer is probably NSFW.)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm
Premise: After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Why @europe1 Picked It: Whenever you're faced with the issue of recommending something obscure but relatively accessible and fascinating, David Cronenberg filmography is usually what pops up in your mind first. I was thinking about anything from Videdrome to The Brood to Crash (more cars), but then I realized that I hadn't actually watched Naked Lunch! It's about a bug-exterminator that due to long-term exposure of his insecticide begins hallucinating that people he meet are actually secret agents or aliens. I don't really need to write anything more since it is a Cronenberg flick so you already know if you're going to vote for it or not.
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Director: Nicholas Ray
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy
Premise: A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts...
Why @europe1 Picked It: Okay, there needs to be at least one American film on this list. Originally I was going to pick King of New York by Abel Ferrara (becuse Abel Ferrara is probably the grimmest person that has ever lived). But then Huntermania stepped in and was all like "pick something I'd like blablabla", which made me think about how Huntermania is always talking about movies that reflect you on a personal, emotional level. So that's what I'm going for! Something personal and emotional - one of my favorite films of all time (happy now motherfucker!?). Plus it's a movie from the year 1950. In the previous pools the oldest movie featured has been from freaking 1984. Someone has to break the age gap around here so I guess it'll be me. That said, I'm picking this with the explicit agreement that at least one of you bastards will nominate King of New York in the future, okay!?
Update: We have a winner!
Adjusted for non-members votes here's our final tally:
Planet of the Vampires: 3
Mad Max: 9
The Holy Mountain: 5
Naked Lunch: 5
In a Lonely Place: 6
And there you have it, folks. This week we'll be watching George Miller's 1979 post-apocalyptic classic Mad Max. The discussion thread, as always, will go up on Wednesday.
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