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#191 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2023 Tour Dates » 141 weeks ago
I just looked up some of the seats available. The only show that had decent ticket sales was the Boston one and the STL show. The rest of them, especially the ones in the Southeast had wide open spaces.
Some of these are embarrassing in terms of how many seats are available. Nothing but big spatches of blue.
#192 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 141 weeks ago
Misery - I think I said this a couple years ago when I watched it....this really has a Lifetime movie vibe with hindsight. It's ok but I don't think it holds up very well. I doubt I watch this ever again.
Saw this a while ago and never got the big deal. A nice enough film but nowhere near the classic its touted as.
The Net - So glad I watched this...hadn't watched it since 1995-96. I love these dated movies showing the internet of the 1990s. Kinda ahead of its time actually...she gets food delivered through it and of course all her data gets stolen and the plot revolves around that.
My only complaint is the same as with The Pelican Brief....if they'd just leave her alone, shed probably never find out the extent of what she had stumbled upon. Putting a target on her just highlights the problem. Just grab the disc and leave her alone.
True. Of the two "tech" films that came out (Hackers being the other one) back then. I find the Net the more watchable one. Probably because Bullock pulls off the damsel in distress/hero in peril stuff pretty well. The tech is dated as hell but I don't hold that against it.
The Hunger. I had a real fun time rewatching this. Probably the only time Cahterine Denueve will be the star/first billed on a US film. It's kind arty but not to the point where you can't watch it. Great eclectic soundtrack. Bowie actually isn't in the film that much but he does a great job. This film pulls off the gothic (old school kind) and 80s feel at the same time. The ending is still kind of weird to me even though I've seen this film a number of times.
#193 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 141 weeks ago
The passage of time and how its perception changes is a mind blowing and frightening aspect of aging.
Yep. And related to this some memories from childhood remain crystal clear and you can remember them in full detail while if you asked me what I had for lunch last week, I couldn't tell you.
I don't know if I've said this but the leaks saga for CD might be more interesting than the music itself. Cheers to those who remember details from these things from 20-25 years ago.
#194 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 141 weeks ago
Time passed by so much slower in those days. I can blink and two years will have passed by....but it was forever back then.
Yep. I enjoyed and looked forward to Summer where you could just kind of kick back and relax and watch a bunch of MTV. Now? I can't wait for Summer to be over because it's so hot. It's weird because people "our age" we all complain about how Summer sucks now. Time...was just different then. It's hard to explain but I'm sure most will understand. It'll never be the same again and given what I have been told about this current generation, the future may not be better.
Sorry for going off there.
Duff and Slash are content with this setup so, whatever Team Brazil screwup happened (like removing the article) doesn't matter. They are in it for the touring revenue as long as that keeps rolling in, they will put up with a lot of crap. Those two guys have families now to support and it's a business decision for both of them.
#195 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 141 weeks ago
One more thing....
It blows me away he never attempted going solo. The potential to do something was clearly there.
He got way too caught up in the GNR thing post 95, hooked up with a wacky group of people, and the years and his career just started slipping away.
That's the damndest thing. He won or had the name post 95 and did shit with it. It didn't matter that Slash/Duff/Izzy weren't there. The name (in the mid-late 90s) still meant something and had some cache in the music world. Even if he released CD at some point at worst in 2000, he could have still did the reunion and fetched money. The name gets you interest from casuals at least and who knows where it might have led. Van Halen, Motley Crue and others released records w/out iconic members in the 90s and did fine afterwards.
They were only relevant in pop culture for maybe 3 years. Incredible if you think about it. Metallica has been way more relevant in pop culture and has been for decades. GNR got lucky as they were lighting in a bottle and came around at the right time.
#196 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 142 weeks ago
It's a damn shame about the new Indy film. Guess I'll catch it when it hits the streamers.
Dead or Alive: more Miike. This one is in his prime. A lot of stuff gets tossed in and I love the wacky/out of bounds/non confomrist images that would make most who don't watch his films (which is 99% of the public) squeamish. This one goes back to his usual yakuza vs cops fare. I found the theme of the outsider pretty well established. One thing I've noticed about his films in general. I have a tendency to just drift in the middle of his films sometimes where I kind of have to get re-amped. It happens with almost every film with the exception of maybe Audition. Anyway, I can overlook this as there are these sequences that are just wonderfully shot and great. I'll take the strikeout in exchange for the multiple HR's.
King of New York. Rewatched this one and have no idea why this one isn't thought of more highly or mentioned among great 90s crime films. You've got Christopher Walken as the lead. Lawrence Fisburne having fun as a bad guy. Pre breakout roles from both Wesley Snipes and David Caruso. Plus there's a small cameo by Steve Buschemi. Also you have NYC in neon lit/pre cleanup glory (it's not as grimy as the 70s-80s but it's not sanitized either). I think the story is pretty good. Takes convention and twists it a little. I mean he actually wants to do a good thing in the film and not just regain his criminal empire. I liked the fact that the main cop hunting the Walken character wasn't some loud brash cop, but some old guy who was introspective and pragmatic.
Night Moves; another under the radar one. this one is a 70s conspiracy mystery type. I was struck by how close to the Jake Gitties Nicholson character that the main character Harry Moseby was. There's a lot of stuff to unpack in this movie from psychological stuff to the plot points. Great 70s soundtrack. This one is another great Hackman performance. James Woods and Melanie Griffith in very early roles here.
since it's close to July 4th, I may watch a Clint Eastwood film. Maybe Tightrope.
#197 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 142 weeks ago
The Parallex View - I had really high hopes for this... although I can't stand Warren Beatty.
It was ok. The story is a bit clunky... really drags there in the middle. Has a great ending though.
Surprising this never got a remake.
The beginning is pretty fun too. But yeah, beginning and the end are great. I always get lost in the middle (seen it like 2-3 times). It's definitely behind Marathon Man, and 3 days of the condor in terms of 70s conspiracy thrillers. Maybe even Capricorn One, although I haven't seen that one in a while. I've always found Beatty very overrated. I prefer Shampoo over this one. It's probably the only Beatty film I really like.
Did a mini Miike fest this week:
Shield of Straw--this one had the best premise. Scumbag pedophile killer has a bounty (2 bil yen) put on him by a rich guy and the cops have to bring him in (shades of Midnight Run). And it starts off well for the first 40 mins or so. You got people trying to kill this guy for the money from all angles. It slows down and we get focused on the main character including the killer. This is where it just bores me . It gets predictable and the actor playing the killer really doesn't make me care about the character. Honestly, I just wanted them to kill him because he was annoying. A misfire here by Miike but not unwatchable. He should have just went gonzo with it instead of getting all predictable.
Lesson of Evil; seen this one once before and was curious about rewatching it. First off, the guy playing the villan is great. You notice acting differences immediatley. He's evil and fucked up but there is a charisma and you care what happens to him more or less. I think the plot is the weak point, they would have been better off streamlining it. I ended up dozing off for a few mins because it took pretty long to get to the best part of the film--the ending. I admit, when I first saw the ending sequence I thought it was overkill. Now, I see it as brilliant filmaking by Miike. There's one Matrix inspired sequence that is very cool. And another one that takes advantage of hand held
camera shots. Oh, this will never be remade in the USA because of...well if you watch it you'll understand. This one was good
First Love--this one was probably my favorite. It's a story about love buried in with Miike's usual violence and yakuza wackiness. And I have no problem with that. It's very heavy on black comedy, so you can't really take the violent bits all that seriously. This takes place mostly at night so there are a lot of Tokyo here which I appreciated. USA directors don't know how to make cities anymore but thankfully that doesn't extended to foreign directors. Oh I focused on another character and found her a lot more interesting this time I watched. I think Miike probably hit his creative peak in the late 90s-early 2000s. But this one was just as enjoyable. And really, I liked the softer/character non chaos moments just as much.
#198 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 142 weeks ago
This is ridiculous...obscene even.
Abortions are awesome?!?
I check both politics and conservative Reddit subs for political news from time to time. Some guy on conservative was automatically banned from a sub for being on the conservative sub. Such bannings are supposed to be against Reddit policy but of course they do it anyways.
Here is his ban message....
https://preview.redd.it/ra3wuzd8bf8b1.j … d1395beb97
That is pathetic and insane on multiple levels.
Is this satire? Cause that's what I thought when I first read this. If not, holy shit. I lean left, and even I find some of these things batshit insane. I also had no idea about many of those references in that message.
#199 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 143 weeks ago
No.
They have nothing interesting in their discography like a Achtung Baby/Zooropa/Zoo TV concept or The Wall/Dark Side of the Moon that could be mind blowing in such an environment.
They have a few albums filled with random songs....and 99.9% of their artwork consists of boring skulls/skeletons.
Who wants to pay $600-$1200 to hear Jungle while 3 skeletons dance on a giant screen?
There's really no interest (to me anyway) outside of one show or two in a regular venue. The lack of content where they could rotate albums or do anything creative hurts them big time.
If we don't get something in 4-6 weeks, we're probably not getting it.
They're probably waiting to see if US tickets start selling with no promo. If they do, they'll shit can the release.
Our only hope for new songs is empty stadiums.
If there is anything that categorizes this "era" of GNR, it's that they value touring revenue above everything. They see the writing on the wall. I'll be optimistic here and say they release something to get more asses into those stadiums.
#200 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 143 weeks ago
I need to watch Sea of Love soon. Only thing I remember about it is Pacino and Goodman are cops.
I watched it a few years ago. The only thing I remembered is that the image had this annoying washed out look.
Titane--man was this a let down relative to my expectations. I liked the director's previous film, Raw. So, I was kind of amped for this one and it starts out well. Chaos abound for like the first 30 mins or so. Then it turns into some sort of family drama. And one main plotline is never really resolved. Kind of goes off the rails for me to the point where I dozed off twice. It looks great but is an ultimately empty film.
