Atomik Circus.....I think I have seen it all now!!
08-16-05, 01:33 AM
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Atomik Circus.....I think I have seen it all now!!
Official site:
http://www.atomikcircus.net/
DVDcourtesy of Nicheflix:
I just finished watching Atomik Circus and decided that I must share what I saw. I am not going to use any spoiler tags because quite frankly ONLY if you see this film you will know what I am talking about. There is NO way in HELL I could spoil it for you. Trust me!!
So, here's the latest from the Poiraud brothers (Thierry and Didier) where we have a singing toothless dog, a gay cop (who dies very quickly), a fugitive, the wonderful Vanessa Paradis, violent head-chopping aliens, alternative ultra-avant-garde punk rock, and more blood and flying chopped-off heads than you could imagine. Try putting all of this together and you might get a very tiny idea of what Atomik Circus is all about. This film is as violent as Haute Tension yet it is as funny as...well, the closest I could compare it with is the Evil Dead series. Just when you think you have seen the most bizarre scene the Poiraud brothers can come up with...BANG... another violent/ridiculous scene...and....there is another head over in the ditch.
Bizarre, Bizarre film...it feels like someone got very high (and for a long time did not come back from the trip) and directed this extravaganza.
My head is still spinning! Phew!
Ciao,
Pro-B
Please note that the TF1 version is not English friendly yet the Thai version is. Could be found here:
http://www.thainetcity.com/Merchant2...gory_Code=dveu
Or, rented from Nicheflix. In fact, I will attempt to review the Thai disc for DVDTALK ASAP.
http://www.atomikcircus.net/
DVDcourtesy of Nicheflix:
I just finished watching Atomik Circus and decided that I must share what I saw. I am not going to use any spoiler tags because quite frankly ONLY if you see this film you will know what I am talking about. There is NO way in HELL I could spoil it for you. Trust me!!
So, here's the latest from the Poiraud brothers (Thierry and Didier) where we have a singing toothless dog, a gay cop (who dies very quickly), a fugitive, the wonderful Vanessa Paradis, violent head-chopping aliens, alternative ultra-avant-garde punk rock, and more blood and flying chopped-off heads than you could imagine. Try putting all of this together and you might get a very tiny idea of what Atomik Circus is all about. This film is as violent as Haute Tension yet it is as funny as...well, the closest I could compare it with is the Evil Dead series. Just when you think you have seen the most bizarre scene the Poiraud brothers can come up with...BANG... another violent/ridiculous scene...and....there is another head over in the ditch.
Bizarre, Bizarre film...it feels like someone got very high (and for a long time did not come back from the trip) and directed this extravaganza.
My head is still spinning! Phew!
Ciao,
Pro-B
Please note that the TF1 version is not English friendly yet the Thai version is. Could be found here:
http://www.thainetcity.com/Merchant2...gory_Code=dveu
Or, rented from Nicheflix. In fact, I will attempt to review the Thai disc for DVDTALK ASAP.
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08-16-05, 01:55 AM
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A shame about the absence of English subs, or else i'd be all over this (especially for $13!):
http://www5.cd-wow.us/detail_results...subcat=region2
http://www5.cd-wow.us/detail_results...subcat=region2
08-16-05, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by DrGerbil
A shame about the absence of English subs, or else i'd be all over this (especially for $13!):
http://www5.cd-wow.us/detail_results...subcat=region2
http://www5.cd-wow.us/detail_results...subcat=region2
Dr.Gerbil:
The Thai disc is only 3.99$...and it is English friendly (in fact, excellent English subs!!). Please see the link above. How could you go wrong with such a price. The transfer is not as good as the TF1 version (judging by what French reviewers have posted) but it is not extremely poor either. It is well-worth the 4.00$. Until someone come up with with a R2 English friendly version (or R1...some time).
As I mentioned above, I will run a review for DVDTALK for the Thai disc in about 48 hours.
This film is a KEEPER!!!!
Ciao,
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08-16-05, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
Dr.Gerbil:
The Thai disc is only 3.99$...and it is English friendly (in fact, excellent English subs!!). Please see the link above. How could you go wrong with such a price. The transfer is not as good as the TF1 version (judging by what French reviewers have posted) but it is not extremely poor either. It is well-worth the 4.00$. Until someone come up with with a R2 English friendly version (or R1...some time).
As I mentioned above, I will run a review for DVDTALK for the Thai disc in about 48 hours.
This film is a KEEPER!!!!
Ciao,
Pro-B
The Thai disc is only 3.99$...and it is English friendly (in fact, excellent English subs!!). Please see the link above. How could you go wrong with such a price. The transfer is not as good as the TF1 version (judging by what French reviewers have posted) but it is not extremely poor either. It is well-worth the 4.00$. Until someone come up with with a R2 English friendly version (or R1...some time).
As I mentioned above, I will run a review for DVDTALK for the Thai disc in about 48 hours.
This film is a KEEPER!!!!
Ciao,
Pro-B
08-16-05, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DrGerbil
$4 SHIPPED? I'm on this like Joan Rivers on a Red Carpet.
I don't know what the shipping is (how bad could it be though when the price is so low) but the Thai price is 3.99$. And before anyone asks....NO, this is not a bootleg.
http://www.thainetcity.com/Merchant2...gory_Code=dveu
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08-16-05, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
I don't know what the shipping is (how bad could it be though when the prices if so low) but the Thai price is 3.99$. And before anyone asks....NO, this is not a bootleg.
http://www.thainetcity.com/Merchant2...gory_Code=dveu
Pro-B
http://www.thainetcity.com/Merchant2...gory_Code=dveu
Pro-B
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08-16-05, 05:36 AM
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Also available over at ethaicd for $7.50 shipped.
http://ethaicd.com/list.php?keyword=...imageField.y=0
I've ordered from them once before (Ong-Bak), and had excellent service. Received my dvds in less than a week.
http://ethaicd.com/list.php?keyword=...imageField.y=0
I've ordered from them once before (Ong-Bak), and had excellent service. Received my dvds in less than a week.
08-16-05, 07:32 AM
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Well, for price and Pro-B's recommendation, I just put the order in, $7.50 shipped...Hell, even if I dont like it, Ive paid less to go see bad movies in the theatres. Thanks for the heads up
08-16-05, 11:09 AM
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My review for DVDTALK should be up shortly (I sent it this morning)....if Geoff approves it! The Thai DVD is 16/9 I can confirm that and not shabby at all yet...I assume, as I have not seen it but only read reviews about the TF1 disc, a notch or two below the French disc. For what is worth though whoever did the subs did an excellent job!! Superb!!
I would be interested in reading some comments from people that see it. This film just knocked me off completely (if for no other reason at least for the fact that it teams up some mainstream actors in such an extremely violent film). Funny!
Ciao,
Pro-B
I would be interested in reading some comments from people that see it. This film just knocked me off completely (if for no other reason at least for the fact that it teams up some mainstream actors in such an extremely violent film). Funny!
Ciao,
Pro-B
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08-16-05, 12:50 PM
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I shop at Ethai all the time - generally a disc or two a week - and they're excellent. Service is great and the shop owner is very English friendly. They actually added Atomik Circus after I nagged them about stocking it ... if you're buying individual discs Ethai tends to be the cheapest since they have their shipping costs included, but for bulk orders thaicdexpress.com may save you a bit ...
08-16-05, 02:54 PM
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Geoff has kindly approved my tiny review so here it is...
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=17215
Ciao,
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http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=17215
Ciao,
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08-16-05, 07:29 PM
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So...what else should I order besides Atomik Circus?
So far I have that and District 13 (Banlieue 13) in my cart. Speaking of District 13, does anyone see it at ThaNetCity? I can only find it at eThaiCD.
So far I have that and District 13 (Banlieue 13) in my cart. Speaking of District 13, does anyone see it at ThaNetCity? I can only find it at eThaiCD.
08-16-05, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by twitch
I shop at Ethai all the time - generally a disc or two a week - and they're excellent. Service is great and the shop owner is very English friendly. They actually added Atomik Circus after I nagged them about stocking it ... if you're buying individual discs Ethai tends to be the cheapest since they have their shipping costs included, but for bulk orders thaicdexpress.com may save you a bit ...
08-16-05, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by splattii
If I recall correctly the main character is Mickey's friend from Snatch right?
It is Jason Flemyng from Layer Cake (Crazy Larry), Snatch, and Bruiser I think. You know what is really strange though...he speaks some pretty good French, except when he uses derogatory remarks.
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08-17-05, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by flashburn
So...what else should I order besides Atomik Circus?
So far I have that and District 13 (Banlieue 13) in my cart. Speaking of District 13, does anyone see it at ThaNetCity? I can only find it at eThaiCD.
So far I have that and District 13 (Banlieue 13) in my cart. Speaking of District 13, does anyone see it at ThaNetCity? I can only find it at eThaiCD.
A few reviews: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/052...,65385,20.html; http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Stor...429582,00.html
There is a sort of film - a rare sort - that has you leaving the cinema in a light-headed daze, pointing back at the exit and asking the person you're with: "What just happened in there?" Such a one is this beautiful and strange Thai movie from director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, whose last film Blissfully Yours, about a Burmese immigrant and his Thai girlfriend was a little more conventional. Certainly it couldn't prepare us for the demi-fantasy mescaline headtrip that is Tropical Malady. Just thinking about it now makes me want to burst out laughing at its sheer audacity, its eccentricity, its unashamed aspiration to poetry and its nimble evasion of anything so commonplace as an explanation. * * * * * I thought then, and think now, that it's the most daring movie around: a film that deserves to be thronged with open-minded cinema-lovers on the lookout for something that doesn't just shuffle the same old dog-eared pack of cliches.