I think if you see the movie first and then read the book it won't be good. That's my biggest concern. I had the same with Choke, the movie was the exact same so the book wasn't that interesting. It's probably better to read the book first and then watch the movie.

The Trip - BRAWL 2012

I like more dark and/or banal kind of books. Especially Charles Bukowski, he's my favourite writer.

The Trip - BRAWL 2012

Like TCOTY?

Eyes without a Face
It was a great film. I really loved the cinematography in some of the scenes. Great directing, and the ending was quite good.

Blood of the Beast
I feel this is a really good documentary. The execution and style of it was quite interesting, also the editing. There was some pretty graphic stuff, but yeah, it was done really well.

Further untruths will not be tolerated.

So I got around to watching Gojira (1954) today. I really liked it. It had a reasonable amount of depth to the plot and the actors were competent (I wasn't a huge fan of the leading woman's acting, but it didn't ruin the film or anything). The effects were actually pretty cool; I don't really feel like they were as campy as some people make them out to be. Looking at a far less ambitious American film, Creature from the Black Lagoon (also made in 1954), I feel like Godzilla beat it soundly in the visual department, and likely in every other aspect too, if I'm being honest. I've never watched the American version, although I probably will someday just for sake of comparison. That may have allowed me to be a little more open to the seriousness of the film. The Japanese version was certainly an engaging drama though, definitely worth a watch.

IMO Fight Club is really overrated. When I saw it, it was honestly nothing great like alot of people make it out to be.

True.

Anyway, I recently watched The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and The King's Speech. Both were very good.

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I loved Fight Club as both a book and a movie. I saw the movie first and was startled a little by how similar the book was. Then again, the movie shifted the themes and changed the ending, and in my opinion improved the story overall.

Considering how minimalistic the book was, it was no surprise that some scenes were actually expanded upon, such as the conversations between Marla and the protagonist over who got what support groups when. The movie also wisely chose to cut out the mechanic character, who sort of came out of nowhere late in the book.

Some of the things in the book also became more hilarious when on-screen. Edward Norton beating himself up in front of his boss may well be one of my favorite scenes of all time.

Made in Britain

Tim Roth's first big role came in the form of a swastika-tattooed skinhead in a British TV movie in 1982. It may have been a straightforward, no-frills affair, but I really enjoyed it. Tim Roth seethes with sneering unrest, angry at the world and everyone in it, as he slowly but surely uses up all of his 'second chances.'

My favorite part didn't involve him leering, screaming, or otherwise acting out, however, but simply pausing and staring into a store window at an idealized British living room, complete with a mannequin family of four. It represents a phony ideal, and immediately afterwards he screams and charges off cursing, but one wonders if, perhaps for a moment, he didn't rue the self-destructive path he'd set upon.

Tangled
Wonderful film, much better than I was expecting.

CJ7
This is a foreign film from China. It was hilarious.

-JK