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#1551 Re: Guns N' Roses » DJ Ashba Live Chat » 903 weeks ago
Jeez, I have a headache from trying to read that. It seemed less like a dj ashba chat and more like a chat between insane gnr fans. In true Nu Gnr fashion he avoided the few questions that had substance to them.
#1552 Re: The Sunset Strip » Favorite foreign films » 903 weeks ago
Another Korean film seen today: The Game (2008). It's a great film that stars Ryu from Mr. Vengeance. It's got some sci fi/ horror stuff but mostly its a psychological thriller. Solid dramatic acting from both the lead and the antagonist.
James, have you seen this film? I'm just curious since you seem to watch a lot of Asian films and our tastes appear to be similiar.
#1553 Re: The Sunset Strip » Thirst » 904 weeks ago
Oldboy remake, from what I hear, isn't going to be based on the movie but the original comic that didn't have the killer twist the Park's film had. Park inveneted a lot fo that for his film.
Yep you're correct on this. I also read somewhere that Park refused to sell the rights to the film for remake. So good for him. The rumor is that Spielberg and Will Smith are involved in the remake. Since I don't really care for Will Smith, I will safely avoid this. I suspect that this is going to be turned into a generic thriller.
Go watch Tale of Two Sisters, and then watch its remake The Uninvited.
I haven't seen this yet, but its high on the list. I will watch Battle Royale and Lady Vengeance next.
To Mister ID's point, I think foreign countries are less obsessed with the bottom line (profit) when making films so there is a bit more autonomy there. In America, you see the same hack writers and directors directing films when it is clear that they don't have much talent. In Asia, I think the horror/atmospheric drama/thriller is more ingrained in the culture and treated with respect and not held down by conventions or assumptions. I think that foreign films tend to be better character written stuff where modern American cinema is more action oriented--especially with the rise of CGI graphics where it seems directors are basing their stories on stunts and graphics and not characters.
On a last unrelated point, I really hope that Da-vinci code like films don't turn into the next big thing in Hollywood. Those films are glorified easter egg hunts with zero substance and all adrenaline.
#1554 Re: Guns N' Roses » Marc Canter Talks on MyGnR » 904 weeks ago
Axl keeps hemoraging bandmates - both from his old GNR and his new versions.
The public perception is that Axl is impossible to work with and slash not.
And that's why the general public takes Slash's side. Because if u only have the shallow facts to go on like that. It looks suspect.
In real life I think maybe everyone of us has no idea, and that both Axl and Slash are complex guys and probably both at fault. But you can see why people get the wrong idea about Axl. His PR is terrible. He really needs someone to fix his image in the media.
Agreed. But the fact that guys keep on leaving the band regardless of whether or not its Slash, Buckethead, Finck, Duff does reflect badly on Axl and adds to his negative image. Axl could just fix this by just releasing music in a timely fashion and showing up on time at the shows but he refuses to do this. It makes me think he doesn't care on some level about PR and would rather do things his way than conform. If he wants to improve his image he should just follow George Costanza and just do the opposite of what he usually does.
I think both guys are to blame in the original GNR split, but the CD fiasco has to be put at his feet. As buzzsaw mentioned, Slash had nothing to do with the missed shows or the long delay in the release of the album.
#1555 Re: The Sunset Strip » Thirst » 904 weeks ago
I was wondering whether or not you were going to post about this. The trailer looks great and Park from Sympathy for Mr. Vengance plays the lead character.
Why is it that Asian cinema seems to write and release better psychological drama/thriller/horror films than Americans?
#1556 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » "Cornell IS on Slash's new Record" - Josh Freese » 904 weeks ago
I'm kinda hoping he does a collaboration with Dave Mustaine that would be killer. Regardless, the rest of this album sounds great and I'll probably buy this whenever it comes out.
#1557 Re: Guns N' Roses » Marc Canter Talks on MyGnR » 904 weeks ago
My opinion. I think Axl took a psychological beating when Slash left. His best friend leaving him in the Lurch. He couldnt make a GnR record without him. The pressure was on Axl to deliver and Slash bailed when it got through. At least I think thats how Axl would see it. Being hyper-seneitive this probably left him "emotionally scarred" he preobably decided to cut Slash out. ((Note my use of words probably and possibly). Possibly he may harbour resentment towards Slash for that , he could ,maybe, never forgive Slash. Slash left hjim in his hour of need and the Media blasted Axl for it. Now Slash comes to him during his own personal hour of need. Axls prob thinking revenge. Leaves Slash in the Lurch and informs the Media so that he can see the shit Axl had to go through when Slash left him.
Thats what I get from it all anyway
I disagree with some of this. At the time Slash left in 1996 their relationship had pretty much fallen apart. The Michael Jackson and Slash collaboration in Give it to Me clearly irked Axl. They weren't best friends in 1996 and hadn't been for a long time.
I do agree that Axl is still pissed at Slash for blaming the GNR demise upon Axl's shoulders. It takes two to tango here and Slash was just a big a factor as Axl in the band splitting up. Axl gets most of the shit for breaking up the band while Slash (in Axl's eyes) is seen as a cool guy and all that other stuff. The rants in the chats last year was Axl way of venting off steam that had been buiding up for a long time.
monkeychow--I think Slash was removed because he was drunk and Axl probably knows how unpredictable that Slash can get while he is drunk.
#1558 Re: GN'R Downloads » Guns n roses at Download Festival 2006 (Full) » 904 weeks ago
Why is Disc 1 and Disc 3 PAL and only disc 2 NTSC?
#1559 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Television Madness Nomination Thread » 904 weeks ago
When is this starting?
#1560 Re: The Garden » Steve McNair Found Dead » 904 weeks ago
Do you really think, that I think, that Michael Jackson did all his stuff out of the goodness of his heart? 50% of his motive, if not more, was to appease his own ego. Same with McNair.
I'm not on a soap box, i'm just calling it like it is. Any man that cheats on his wife, is a fucking scumbag that deserves everything he gets, including death. That's just the way the wind blows sometimes when you play with fire. Sometimes you get burned for good. Just the way life goes. I don't care if he pulled kittens out of a tree on a daily basis, he cancelled it all out when he laid down in a bed of a woman, other than his wife.
So Warrick Dunn who I believe helps single parent families with the financing of new houses every year does it out of ego gratification, not because he wants to actually help these people avoid the problems of poverty similiar to what he suffered growing up? Or Derrick Brooks who takes school children to Africa every year? McNair and Farve assisting in the recovery of Mississipi post-Katrina did all that for pub and not because they actually live there and have placed down roots there or that they saw it was being neglected. Mississippi is annually noted as being the poorest state in the nation.
Regarding your second point, what if a marriage can't be saved? Assume that a couple has gone through every concievable channel--counseling, therapy, etc and they still can't get along? They don't want to get divorced because it would cause problems for their children--then what? Would you be so harsh in your condemnation? So one--or both--of the spouses cheat, not because they want to but because they seek love that they can't have in their marriage? Would that person still be a fucking scumbag?
I am not defending McNair on his vices. I just don't think he deserves some of the stuff that is being thrown his way. He isn't Pacman Jones or any of that ilk.
