Movie Debate #136: Brazil

[Reed Rothchild | 9,588]

2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

You should have picked Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I've actually seen that several times.

Some day.  This is Gilliam's biggest film, but that might be second

Also, you should watch this, skip your wrestling soap opera for a day

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

1 minute ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Some day.  This is Gilliam's biggest film, but that might be second

The fact that I've actually seen Fear and Loathing should make it first by default. 

[Gloves | 11,841]

8 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

You should have picked Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I've actually seen that several times.

He missed the mark, yet again. 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

1 minute ago, Gloves said:

He missed the mark, yet again. 

I do my best to hide my immense disappointment.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

9 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Also, you should watch this, skip your wrestling soap opera for a day

Between that and baseball it feels like I spend more time than I care to in front of the TV as it is. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,588]

2 minutes ago, Gloves said:

He missed the mark, yet again. 

Sure wish that Gloves movie debate line was on a schedule!  Then we could talk about Lifeforce and Troll.

...both of which I love

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

4 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Then we could talk about Lifeforce and Troll.

Never heard of them.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,588]

1 minute ago, Bearcat-Doug said:

Never heard of them.

Well exactly.  He has the fun weirdo movie series that I actually want to talk about.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

3 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Well exactly.  He has the fun weirdo movie series that I actually want to talk about.

That was why I was surprised that he hadn't seen this after I looked it up since it seems pretty weird.

[Tabonga | 2,344]

2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Sure wish that Gloves movie debate line was on a schedule!  Then we could talk about Lifeforce and Troll.

...both of which I love

Lest we forget there are also Troll 2, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Robot Monster and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn.

Edited August 26, 2023 by Tabonga

[Sumez | 2,995]

Here's three more reasons for @Gloves to watch Brazil

 

[Link | 2,734]

2 hours ago, Gloves said:

He missed the mark, yet again. 

Or maybe this provokes more discussion than the wider appeal works. Instead of everybody agreeing we range from "wth and who cares" to people who know it and love it and think its a 10.

[Brickman | 4,017]

5 hours ago, Sumez said:

The fact that it's the best movie ever made isn't compelling?

Dude, don’t even bother  Gloves just likes to troll these threads because he’s not a cinema guy. Some people love cinema and some don’t see the point.

I respect Reed for throwing movies like this into the mix. While the majority here seem to be mostly into mainstream stuff hopefully a few see some of these posts and check them out. 

[nrslam | 477]

3 hours ago, Gloves said:

I've heard of the last two of those, never seen any of them. Dunno what a Terry Gilliam is. 

He did the animations, and other stuff, for Monty Python, if that helps.

[Gloves | 11,841]

15 minutes ago, nrslam said:

He did the animations, and other stuff, for Monty Python, if that helps.

I only recently saw my first Monty Python movie. 

[Tabonga | 2,344]

7 minutes ago, Gloves said:

I only recently saw my first Monty Python movie. 

Do you miss Germany?

 

[Gloves | 11,841]

2 minutes ago, Tabonga said:

Do you miss Germany?

 

Ja. 

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

8/10. Great movie for film buffs and cinemaphiles, but I wouldn't recommend it to more casual watchers. It's a bit too caught up in its own chaos and probably too self aware for the average viewer. That being said, the opening scenes involving the raid are just as relevant now as they were in 1985. The rest of the movie can be very hit or miss and the plot doesn't always serve the themes, but the ending is still a stone cold classic.