Groucho’s Movie Challenge: Week 2
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Groucho’s Movie Challenge: Week 2
What is Groucho’s Movie Challenge? Its mission is simple: let us all, as a forum, work to seek out films that might otherwise slip our radar. Each week, anybody who wants to participate will see a film within the guidelines, and return back to the forum to report on the film they saw. It’s easy, it’s fun, and everybody can participate. It’s not a trivia contest…it’s not a game…it’s merely a way we can all be exposed to new avenues of film appreciation…or at the very least see a good flick or two.
Week 2: Foreign Film Week
This week’s challenge isn’t quite as daring as it might have been a few weeks ago, but I’m goint to proceed anyway. Between now and next Monday (3/22), watch a film that is filmed in a language you don’t understand. For example, if you don’t understand Spanish you could watch Amores Perros. Likewise, if you don’t understand English you could choose Herbie Goes Bananas.
Some other rules:
1. It must be a film you have never seen before.
2. It must be sub-titled, no dubbed or silent films.
3. In order to keep this thread from becoming 50 reviews of The Passion of the Christ, I’m going to exclude it from the mix. Sorry!
Watch your film whenever you have the time, and come back here to report…whether your experience was positive or negative.
Missed a previous version of the Movie Challenge? It’s never to late to play:
Week 1: Old Movie Week
Week 2: Foreign Film Week
This week’s challenge isn’t quite as daring as it might have been a few weeks ago, but I’m goint to proceed anyway. Between now and next Monday (3/22), watch a film that is filmed in a language you don’t understand. For example, if you don’t understand Spanish you could watch Amores Perros. Likewise, if you don’t understand English you could choose Herbie Goes Bananas.
Some other rules:
1. It must be a film you have never seen before.
2. It must be sub-titled, no dubbed or silent films.
3. In order to keep this thread from becoming 50 reviews of The Passion of the Christ, I’m going to exclude it from the mix. Sorry!
Watch your film whenever you have the time, and come back here to report…whether your experience was positive or negative.
Missed a previous version of the Movie Challenge? It’s never to late to play:
Week 1: Old Movie Week
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I've got a bunch of Chabrol movies I've never seen, so I'll probably go with one of them.
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Once again I have an unwatched DVD in my collection that fits the theme, so this week I will be watching my new Criterion DVD of Le Corbeau.
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hmm, (pulls out Volcano High from video collection ' must view' pile)
other possiblities
- Beau Travail
- Fanny and Alexander (5 hour cut)
- Blind Shaft (E Street Cinema)
other possiblities
- Beau Travail
- Fanny and Alexander (5 hour cut)
- Blind Shaft (E Street Cinema)
Last edited by Giles; 03-15-04 at 10:47 AM.
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Originally posted by Giles
hmm, (pulls out Volcano High from video collection ' must view' pile)
hmm, (pulls out Volcano High from video collection ' must view' pile)
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Originally posted by deadlax
mine will either be chunking express or in the mood for love. have not yet decided, will take recommendations.
mine will either be chunking express or in the mood for love. have not yet decided, will take recommendations.
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Originally posted by Scot1458
Give you give us something difficult? Both of these challenges have been way to easy.
Give you give us something difficult? Both of these challenges have been way to easy.
I also want to try to keep the challenges to the point that people don't have to work just to find a qualifying title. "Armenian Films from the 1930's...GO!"
I've got a few ideas brewing for future weeks, but I'm open to any and all suggestions.
#13
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Originally posted by Groucho
While many of us regularly watch foreign and classic films, many of us also avoid such movies like the plague. I'm also trying to start off with some "slowballs" to get things rolling.
I also want to try to keep the challenges to the point that people don't have to work just to find a qualifying title. "Armenian Films from the 1930's...GO!"
I've got a few ideas brewing for future weeks, but I'm open to any and all suggestions.
While many of us regularly watch foreign and classic films, many of us also avoid such movies like the plague. I'm also trying to start off with some "slowballs" to get things rolling.
I also want to try to keep the challenges to the point that people don't have to work just to find a qualifying title. "Armenian Films from the 1930's...GO!"
I've got a few ideas brewing for future weeks, but I'm open to any and all suggestions.
Film Noir (real noir, not The Usual Suspects or Chinatown)
Silent Films (everybody can dig Phantom of the Opera)
Special Historic Films (like The Jazz Singer, Birth of a Nation)
a Horror or Sci-Fi movie without CGI
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Another suggestion: great pairings (Abbot and Costello, Bogart and Bacall, even something like Herzog and Kinski)
Meanwhile, this week's challenge is a perfect excuse to watch some Bunuel films I picked up recently.
Meanwhile, this week's challenge is a perfect excuse to watch some Bunuel films I picked up recently.
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This will be a good warm up for next weeks challenge: watching a foreign language film with NO subtitles. (hmmm, actually I've had to do that before).
Note to deadlax: Chungking Express first.
Note to deadlax: Chungking Express first.
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki
Why no dubbing?
Why no dubbing?
oh and a suggestion. pick a movie that you were not allowed to see when you were younger.
#20
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki
So does Star Wars count since much of it is not in English?
So does Star Wars count since much of it is not in English?
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Well, I recently watched 4 of the Kinski/Herzog films from the box set. I've seen Fitz and Nofs. before, but never Aquire nor the other two.
Aquire was pure genius. I loved it. The other two were horrible.
Aquire was pure genius. I loved it. The other two were horrible.