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Love is a dog from Hell
~ Charles Bukowski
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Neo-existentialist Cartesian Zen taoistic philosophical puzzle:
- If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it... What colour is the tree?
[After some thousands of possible colours...]
- All colours?
- Exactly! Now what has this experience taught you?
- That philosophy isn't worth my time.
- I'm very impressed! It takes most people years to reach this point.
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" "You know," says the man in the light grey suit, when his drink
arrives, "the finest line of poetry ever uttered in the history of this
whole damn country was said by Canada Bill Jones in 1853, in Baton
Rouge, while he was being robbed blind in a crooked game of Faro.
George Devol, who was, like Canada Bill, not a man who was averse to
fleecing the odd sucker, drew Bill aside and asked him if he couldn’t
see that the game was crooked. And Canada Bill sighed, and shrugged his
shoulders, and said ‘I know. But it’s the only game in town.’ And he
went back to the game." "
~Neil Gaiman, American Gods
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Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says "But, doctor...I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. Fade to black.
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I said: "Kiss me, you're beautiful -
these are truly the last days..."
Imagine?
Occupation: Illicit son of God (myös rakkauden ammattilainen)
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My Vinyl Collection
(154 items)Music list by Ruisperkele Published 12 years, 3 months ago
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Anno Cinema 2013
(158 items)Movie list by Ruisperkele Published 11 years, 3 months ago
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My Film Library
(2282 items)Movie list by Ruisperkele Published 12 years, 10 months ago
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Best Christmas Movies Tapio Should Watch
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Film Journal 2018
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Kappale kauneinta Suomea
Film Journal 2017
Watched in 2017
Erethon (10 movies items)"Hyi vittu nyt hei jätkät... Tää on jotain viidennen asteen masokismia. Tykkäätte ilmeisesti mm. paskoa housuunne samalla kun joku potkii teitä munille?"
Petition - Remove the Points System (5 movies items)"hear, hear. I gladly sign this one. I support."
My Brilliant and Witty 2013 Movie Diary (203 movies items)"I haven't seen Branagh's Hamlet personally, but I have heard only good things about it thus far... Shakespeare has some great source material in my opinion and well, I don't really understand what yo"
My Brilliant and Witty 2013 Movie Diary (203 movies items)"James Dean shows more character on his three starring roles than Brando showed on his whole career. Brando in most of his roles feels unreal and exaggerated whereas Jimmy is as real as can be. And th"
Underwhelming Cinema (22 movies items)"Inception has some saving graces in my opinion. Mostly due the fact that it's a very well done action flick with a slight heist twist in it - yet it's a way too long for such purpose - and as such I w"
Pile of dung (20 movies items)"And that one role makes him an actor then? Sure. My point surely wasn't that. My point was that comparing him to Jimmy Dean is idiotic for he will be remembered for that one role, while Dean's whole b"
The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 person items)"@blankend As far as I know Kubrick had a final cut on all of his films, except Killer's Kiss and by some degree Lolita. On Lolita I think there was some cuts made due the protests from catholic churc"
Own but have never seen.. Please Help! (45 movies items)"Thumbs up: - Shock Corridor (Sam Fuller) Simply one of the best american films of the decade. And watching any Fuller-film is like putting money in the bank. - The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese) Pro"
Non-Disney, Non-Pixar, Non-Ghibli Animated Films (192 movies items)"One of the best lists on this site, by far. Suggest that you check some east european and soviet/russian animation as well. And I think you would enjoy Laloux's works: Forbidden Planet, Time Masters"
Oscars 2013:Winners (15 movies items)"^ Hathaway was good, granted. Les Miz was also one of the better films in Best Picture Category, better than Argo with a landslide for example."
Oscars 2013:Winners (15 movies items)"These games went pretty completely fubar as expected, but what the heck. Giving Tarantino Oscar for Django's script is pretty much the most fucked up, shit faced insane and utterly ridiculous selecti"
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Holy Actors Whom I Love And Worship (19 person items)"Best scene Al Pacino ever did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s81gWFanDO0 I love to read these lists of yours, and your commentary of why these gentlemen are the finest of the craft. Even though I do"
They Shoot Pictures Don't They? (2013) (1000 movies items)"Good that somebody bothers to update this. Mine is still from 2011 I think."
Listal's 100 Must See Unknown* Films! (64 movies items)"Les Misérables (Raymond Bernard - 1934) Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman - 1984) House of Bamboo (Samuel Fuller - 1955) Edvard Munch (Peter Watkins - 1974) Humanity and Paper Balloons (Sadao Yamanaka -"
Scum of the Earth: The Most Hated People Ever (13 person items)"Interesting list. Somewhat interesting discussion. History as such isn't objective and what comes to good ol' Vlad he probably was one sick fuck, but then again we are judging him according the morali"
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Had Jimmy lived longer, he probably would have succumbed to a similar fate; of being a washed up fatty who worked only for the cash. Besides the fact that Marlon and Jim were both attractive looking dudes who were method actors and played moody and unstable characters, they both had their own singular styles, though sometimes it's easy to claim that Jim tried to emulate Marlon.
I can name tons of instances where Marlon's acting was genuine and honest: the scene with Steiger in On The Waterfront, the "hey Stella" charade in Streetcar, the scene with Mary Murphy in the forest in the Wild One, the monologue in Last Tango, the "look how they massacred my boy" part in The Godfather, "the horror" in Apocalypse Now, and a ton of others, but now I'm on a rant so I'll just stop.
I love both Jimmy and Marlon, but I can understand if Jim appeals to you more than Marlon because he's more of an enigmatic figure, what with the early death and all, who played 3 perfect roles and expressed his angst in a very convincing sort of way.
I think the final scene in Giant was way over the top, though it was amusing to see Rock get bashed for having a change of heart, and it put a smile on my face even though I did find it to be a little too hard to swallow. Memorable and 100 percent All-American, but not very logical. I think my fave Jimmy movie is definitely Rebel Without A Cause because it's his defining role and made him into a legend. But he did reveal even more amazing chops in Giant, and was just starting to expand his acting style and slip into his persona.
And lastly, I'm just getting started on Errol's immense Flynnography. It's some of the best entertainment I've ever seen in my life, the guy's like a magnetic god on screen. His movies can even make a rainy day seem like a walk in the park, and I'm stoked to watch even more of his movies. Also, I apologize (though I'm not even really sorry) about how long this comment is. It looks like I'm raping your comments page or something, so just try and ignore my long lectures and next time avoid getting me started on subjects I love to talk about.
Thanks for the great commentary behind your suggestions! I've been meaning to introduce myself to Fuller for some time now. When I came across a used criterion copy of Shock Corridor I figured that would be as good a way to start as any.
Usually I base how I judge a historical figure's actions on their motive. I find that to be really important. If they had to kill some people for a greater good or just cause, then they can be forgiven. But if they did it for fun or for an illogical and ridiculous reason, it's wrong and immoral. But even that is subjective, so it's all very confusing. I don't really believe in concepts of good or evil anyways, I think most humans are combinations of both. And hey, I'm pessimistic and pragmatistic myself! Thinking about stuff analytically is very important.
I don't think it's the killing alone that makes him a bad person, as many other historical figures have killed large numbers of people throughout the course of time too. It's the way in which Vlad did it that makes it more sick than the rest, and the graphic tales of impaling and gruesome forms of torture. The method in which he had the murders done plays for good shock value. And I suppose Truman was somewhat of a scum himself, but lots of people look up to the guy and he's not exactly hated, in fact he's often praised. Also, he didn't have the atomic bombings done for sadistic pleasure. There was a reason, however ridiculous it was. But yeah, I do agree that killing itself doesn't particularly make someone evil and it's all open to discussion and interpretation.
Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2013)
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