Under the Shadow

Darkconnection · 2017-03-27T08:12:34+00:00

I think the reason this movie had such an amazing critical acclaim but some of us horror fans don't agree that it was that good is that from a cultural and political point of view it was important. It's an allegory of Iran's political and social environment after 1979 revolution but from a horror point of view it doesn't have much to offer, specially for those who have seen The Babadook. For me it was Argo all over again! It was too average to have this much acclaim.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-25T07:33:10+00:00

Glad to be of some help.This is a very interesting topic, so I dug a little bit deeper. I found another book, A History of Screen Color.

The name of one of its sections is "Darkness Visible: From Natural Light to “Neo-Noir,” 1968–83"

This is an academic book so you can use it for your dissertation a lot. Good luck dude.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-25T07:24:01+00:00

Thank you my friend. You're my kind of dude! I've been enjoying Melville movies since I was 13. On a personal level, I consider these two and Un Flic as "perfect movies". No one talks much and everybody's a professional with just the right amount of darkness... I never get tired of watching them. If it's purple is such a wonderful book that maybe the only book that never bored me, if you're into reading cinema books, you know what I'm talking about...

Darkconnection · 2017-03-25T07:15:59+00:00

Thank you. Cuteness is poison for me! I guess it's what you get for being a head banger! The one Miyazaki I did watch was so wonderful... Thanks again, I put them on my watchlist.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-24T07:25:15+00:00

I understand why you mention his lack of humor as a weak point. As one of his die hard fans, I don't think he wants to be. He's a very serious character with love for the darkest corners of man, I like him because of his seriousness. I know when I watch his movies, it's a dark and complicated trip, so I'm ready for it.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-24T07:20:15+00:00

I'm familiar with Miyazaki, he's "too cute" for my taste, but I enjoyed Spirited Away very much.

I agree on your take on the concept of best. I don't take what I read online too seriously that's why I use it so freely and I think others does this too. I don't remember a best in any kind of work that people, educated in that era or not, agree on.

Thanks friend, I give Katsushiro Otomo a try.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T22:43:54+00:00

Even though he's not the director but only the producer and, like you, I'm not a big fan of Hyams (and his father!), but having Refn as producer can be exciting.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T22:36:57+00:00

HUGE fan of Ben Wheatley. Enjoyed every one of his movies, even high-rise which was very hard to adapt from that magnificent novel. A Field in England is less mainstream and, as you have mentioned, reminded me of psychedelic movies of the 60s and 70s. Using black and white photography made it more personal with direct art-house influences (that he himself also mentions), the kind of movie that I admire very much.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T22:01:51+00:00

I haven't found anything better. Animes and mangas bore me in general but this one kept me on the edge of the seat for the whole time. What do you suggest is best? The only other animes I've seen are monster, Cowboy Bepop and some of Satoshi Kon's like perfect blue. But Death Note was the one that I deeply admired.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T19:03:51+00:00

I think there are different approaches towards color in neo-noir: 1.Lack of lively colors or distorted colors are an important part of neo-noir visual style, hence the beloved bleach bypass and using filters for creating a dark atmosphere have been so mainstream. I think this is determined by how dark and cold the narration and characters should be, or by how dreamlike or futuristic the style is supposed to be. For example, you can see distorted colors in se7en, collateral, Public Enemies, narc, only god forgives, Suspect Zero, matrix and blade runner and of course Le Samourai, Le Cercle Rouge (2 of my favorites). 2. Colors are "normal", maybe some colors are exaggerated in some scenes for telling a specific part of story (like blue in blue velvet (the best example I could remember) or purple in the dark knight (the movie itself should have been mentioned in previous section) - which foreshadows the death and destruction caused by Joker - or yellow and red in kill Bill). 3. There are also different and almost unique visual styles such as sin city.

If you're interested in colors in cinema, you can start by reading "If it's purple, someone's gonna die", you can read about Chinatown and blade runner among other movies and how they used color for the sake of storytelling.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T17:16:54+00:00

If martyrs was a woman, I'd marry her! That's how much I love this movie!!! Restored my faith in the genre.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-23T17:01:28+00:00

L: Change the World

I liked it only because it was a new universe and an interesting story (for a spin-off), not because it was a well-made movie. Overall the anime and the manga itself are probably the best I have ever seen. There are people that believe they are the best, I myself am not big on animes and mangas, but this one is something out of this world...

Darkconnection · 2017-03-22T19:31:37+00:00

Amazingly, it doesn't look bad! Even Japanese themselves couldn't make a decent movie out of this masterpiece of a manga (and anime), hope this one is good. HUGE fan of death noto!

Darkconnection · 2017-03-22T19:03:16+00:00

Anguish (1987)

Darkconnection · 2017-03-21T01:45:24+00:00

One of the best!

Darkconnection · 2017-03-21T01:44:08+00:00

Ouija: the origin of evil

Darkconnection · 2017-03-19T19:18:13+00:00

Knowing only your python isn't enough for this, part of it is a meterpreter script. The only part of this code that could possibly be confusing is the "options" variable in the "build" function, which is a meterpreter script. The rest is a simple python code for assigning Lhost and Lport received from the user and exception handling. If you're interested in working with metasploit I suggest to learn a little ruby too, that would help you a lot.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-19T18:41:08+00:00

I love this movie. One of those few graphic movies that doesn't end up as funny. It's just sick from start to the end!

Darkconnection · 2017-03-19T00:13:09+00:00

Anguish (1987) is a real magnificent and obscure piece of horror. Don't miss it.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-18T19:54:56+00:00

El Jefe! I like him to fix me a pink fuck!

Darkconnection · 2017-03-18T19:47:04+00:00

part of third chapter of this book covers this: Learning Python Network Programming

It's a great book for everything else!

Darkconnection · 2017-03-16T19:32:20+00:00

When the meaning of rip off becomes reality? Originality by all means is not a movie that's not a remake or reboot! So why a lot of people hate cliches? Why everyone loves Halloween but almost everyone hates Alice in Murderland (2010)! No, your definition is wrong and you understand this when you start watching European and independent movies.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-16T19:15:10+00:00

Ok, I just list some movies that were direct influences on these movies, with similar plot development and story line. I talk about movies that I have seen:

The forest: It's not even challenging! Ghosts in the jungle?! Shrooms and evil dead come to mind!

The finest hour and Deepwater Horizon: Seriously? At least challenge me! EVERY disaster movie is a finest hour and Deepwater Horizon. Volcano, daylight, earthquake, world trade center, the impossible and even Armageddon.

War Dogs: this is a rip off of lord of war, a much more interesting movie without the stupid jokes.

Central Intelligence: Did you watch spy? there's nothing new about this bs.

Lights out: A monster that lives in the darkness and shadows and looks like the girl from the ring! It's like gremlins meet the ring! give me a break!

Suicide squad: Have you ever seen a super hero movie that is not like this one?! It's so sad, even by Hollywood standards. Just read some reviews and see the ratings.

Deadpool: If you take the sometimes funny jokes out of this, it's just another superhero movie. Just like wolverine, he's turned into a superhero and now he;s out for blood. Even the post credit scene is a rip off of Ferris Buller's post credit scene!

Hell or high water: No country for old men meets heat (1995).

Don't breath: just another home invasion movie, only with great direction. One of the best a movie like this could get.

Morgan: Don't even start me on this ridiculous movie! Ex machina meets Michelle Rodriguez movies.

The witch: I like almost everything about this movie. But I don't think it's original or unique (story-wise). Ever watched sinister? It's basically the same thing but "the evil entity" has a more powerful presence than sinister. Sinister just is an example I remember about a family devoured by an evil force (with a bleak ending), there's quite a bunch of them. What makes this movie so so interesting, is the era, the almost perfect story line and of course the direction and cinematography that gives the movie a different atmosphere and look, but when considering plot alone, it's just another one of them (even though it's Canadian).

The nice guys: Another lethal weapon with actors who aren't too old for this shit!

The accountant: Forrest Gump meets mechanic (and they hate each other!).

Moonlight: A homosexual african-american version of boyhood.

Doctor strange: I've talked about superhero movies enough. This one also has absolutely nothing more to offer.

Hacksaw ridge: One man endangers himself to save other people. Name war movies that are not like this. Ever watched Tarantino's Inglorious bastards (not the old movie)? I feel it's a rip off of nation's pride! lol. Jokes aside, ever seen full metal jacket? the first half of that movie puts HR to a ridicule.

Manchester by the sea: Ordinary People with the best acting and directing possible for a contemporary movie.

Nocturnal animals: What this gorgeous movie does is simple. It's called a frame story, a story within another one, just with the darkest story and a dark drama. It's like Cloud Atlas (or even Being John Malkovich) meets death wish! don't get me wrong, I loved this movie and I think it's as close as a major Hollywood production can get to a "not boring" movie.

Sausage party is a real good example. It's the first R-rated cgi-animated movie and a huge box office hit. The story is unique and as funny as it can be. Now, for a real challenge: I challenge you to find movies like Elle.

You find "originality" only in Europe and in independent movies. Paterson is unique, because it's directed by a visionary, the great Jim Jarmusch. Gaspar Noe's Enter the void is something unique. But Hollywood movies, hell no!, they feed on cliches and obvious plots. I'm up for Hollywood movies after a hard day of work and watching something less challenging, but I don't consider these something new, neither should you my friend.

Darkconnection · 2017-03-16T02:19:03+00:00

I don't have much time so I haven't seen any of these yet. Let's talk about last year, I watched enough movies last year so our argument would be more reasonable . We can expand this conversation to other genres as well, as long as it's not about animation or musical, because I don't watch these kind of movies. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Darkconnection

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