Posted by TexasChic on August 17, 2008, at 23:21:47
In reply to Re: Movies - has anyone seen... » TexasChic, posted by nfc on August 16, 2008, at 4:59:44
> I like movies like that but feel sorry and awful when humans brutalize another.
I do too, but I find it different when its fiction and when I know its based on real life. I like nothing better than a good ol' horror movie. The scarier and gorier the better. They are usually so removed from real life that I can just enjoy a good scare and know nobody actually got hurt.
I also like the violent movies like "Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill" because, once again, I know nobody is actually getting hurt, and they're just cool to watch. I can see how either of these kinds of movies could aggravate some people's anxiety (even though they also know they aren't real), but for some reason it actually takes my mind off mine.
> so I don't watch too much violent stuff and go for slapstick comedy types like superbad, knocked up, more recently forgetting sarah marshall. i wanna see that pineapple express movie too. stuff that pokes fun at the drama of life, relationships, day to day stuff. chk those out if u wanna laugh, and relive youthful mischief.I like comedies too, but I have to be in the right mood. Sometimes if I'm upset, a comedy is just not enough to engage me. I do want to see "Superbad" and "Knocked Up" though!
The movies like "Blood Diamond" you know are based on truth and the atrocities that go on in this world. They make me cry, but they are still good and worth watching, if only to keep yourself informed of what actually goes on in the world. I just have to watch myself though because I seem to relive these movies over and over in my head, kind of an obsessive type thing I guess, and then I get depressed.
Now "Apocalypto" was based more on myth than fact, but it still got to me because you couldn't help but think these things MIGHT have happened. Something about the horrors they portrayed were just too real. But over all it is just a really good action movie and that's what I love about it. That poor guy just goes from one unbelievable insane encounter to the next, with no chance to even catch his breath, and the thing that keeps him going is he knows if he doesn't make it his pregnant wife and small son will die. I really highly recommend it but warn that it has some very realistic gory parts.
Tonight I'm going to watch "No Country for Old Men". I love the Coen brothers (Directors of some of my favorites, some of which are comedies: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Raising Arizona", "Blood Simple", "The Man Who Wasn't There", "Fargo", "The Big Lebowski"). I believe this one is of their violent ones though.
-T
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