OT: Movies that I may not have seen the deep meaning in.....

gtvlusso

Just having some thoughts over lunch about movies:

My plan is to watch "Hot Tub Time Machine" on Thursday night while my wife is out and the rest of the house sleeps....

However, I have quite a collection of films, a few of them are considered cult classics and apparently have deeper meanings:

Vanishing Point

There is an awful lot said about Vanishing Point and some theories on deeper meanings, but to be honest with you, it seems to be about some bloke on amphetamines in a souped up car driving fast until he crashes....Did I miss the point?

Heavy Metal:

8 Animations in one story with the story revolving around a glowing ball of evil. Wasn't it all a bit juvenile and about a load of stoned animators drawing pictures of huge breasted fantasy girls in battle?

Is there anything you have seen where the deeper meaning is probably a load of cobblers? And the film does exactly what it says on the tin?

Kieran_Burns

Two Girls One Cup?

gtvlusso

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Two Girls One Cup?

You'll go blind man!!!!!

Kieran_Burns

Yeah - I should add:

FOR GODS SAKE DON'T WATCH THAT FILM!!!!

(if you want a laugh watch the responses....)

kelsen

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Two Girls One Cup?

Quick synopsis?

Kieran_Burns

kelsen wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Two Girls One Cup?

Quick synopsis?

Ummm...

Okay then
Errrr
Wha...
Why is she...?
In a c....?????
HUH?
She's... she's...
No Way NO WAY F****** WAY
ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH
You B*****d!!! Why did you EVER suggest this film!!!!


I think that suffices.

Missing out the mind wipe afterwards... which you need.

dhope

kelsen wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Two Girls One Cup?

Quick synopsis?

It's a tragic tale of forbidden love, often compared to Romeo, Juliet and 1 cup.

EKE_38BPM

dhope wrote:

kelsen wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Two Girls One Cup?

Quick synopsis?

It's a tragic tale of forbidden love, often compared to Romeo, Juliet and 1 cup.

Not as forbidden as DDD's version, 2 Guys 1 Cup!!

cee

How about Pulp Fiction and the whole Shiny briefcase and Marsellus plaster on the back of the neck....

If you are looking for hidden meaning....you could say that marsellus had his soul removed (through the back of the neck as per some ancient religious beliefs) and it was that which was the shiny contents of the briefcase....this leads nicely into travolta and his pal being angels....that and the breifcase combination being 666....

Of course...the same briefcase and combination holds the diamonds in Reservoir Dogs...it could just be a clever device to encourage plot....that isn't really there..

As for the plaster on marselluses neck..the actor (Ving Rhames) does acutally have a scar on his neck which he didn't want seen in all the overshoulder shots...

So....if you want there to be a hidden meaining, you will find it....otherwise...enjoy the movie.

attica

cee wrote:

How about Pulp Fiction and the whole Shiny briefcase and Marsellus plaster on the back of the neck....

If you are looking for hidden meaning....you could say that marsellus had his soul removed (through the back of the neck as per some ancient religious beliefs) and it was that which was the shiny contents of the briefcase....this leads nicely into travolta and his pal being angels....that and the breifcase combination being 666....

Of course...the same briefcase and combination holds the diamonds in Reservoir Dogs...it could just be a clever device to encourage plot....that isn't really there..

As for the plaster on marselluses neck..the actor (Ving Rhames) does acutally have a scar on his neck which he didn't want seen in all the overshoulder shots...

So....if you want there to be a hidden meaining, you will find it....otherwise...enjoy the movie.

I think the shiny stuff was also a tribute to Repo Man, incidentally the director Alex Cox prefers the TV edit of Repo Man for the comedy swearing.

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

sketchley

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine recently and it is worth every penny. Well I laughed anyway. Although not as much as Anchorman which I also watched recently.

Wife is out tonight so HD sound system can get cranked up, might watch Batman Begins followed by the Dark Knight, on blueray, in the dark, really loud with a bottle of Peroni. Might play black ops instead.

.....

rjsterry

Sketchley wrote:

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine recently and it is worth every penny. Well I laughed anyway. Although not as much as Anchorman which I also watched recently.

Wife is out tonight so HD sound system can get cranked up, might watch Batman Begins followed by the Dark Knight, on blueray, in the dark, really loud with a bottle of Peroni. Might play black ops instead.

.....

Bzzzzt.

attica

rjsterry wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine recently and it is worth every penny. Well I laughed anyway. Although not as much as Anchorman which I also watched recently.

Wife is out tonight so HD sound system can get cranked up, might watch Batman Begins followed by the Dark Knight, on blueray, in the dark, really loud with a bottle of Peroni. Might play black ops instead.

.....

Bzzzzt.

Leffe FTW

Jay dubbleU

Ice Age - Diego's dichotomy and Scrat's eternal quest

bunter

Attica wrote:

cee wrote:

How about Pulp Fiction and the whole Shiny briefcase and Marsellus plaster on the back of the neck....

If you are looking for hidden meaning....you could say that marsellus had his soul removed (through the back of the neck as per some ancient religious beliefs) and it was that which was the shiny contents of the briefcase....this leads nicely into travolta and his pal being angels....that and the breifcase combination being 666....

Of course...the same briefcase and combination holds the diamonds in Reservoir Dogs...it could just be a clever device to encourage plot....that isn't really there..

As for the plaster on marselluses neck..the actor (Ving Rhames) does acutally have a scar on his neck which he didn't want seen in all the overshoulder shots...

So....if you want there to be a hidden meaining, you will find it....otherwise...enjoy the movie.

I think the shiny stuff was also a tribute to Repo Man, incidentally the director Alex Cox prefers the TV edit of Repo Man for the comedy swearing.

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

The case in Repo Man was reference to the case in Kiss Me Deadly, one of the most amazing noir films you are ever likely see.

V5ade

Attica wrote:

I think the shiny stuff was also a tribute to Repo Man, incidentally the director Alex Cox prefers the TV edit of Repo Man for the comedy swearing.

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

I now need to see that movie

I've got a meeting tomorrow with a 'difficult' chap. I'm now decided that I going to have to get that line in at some point

attica

bunter wrote:

The case in Repo Man was reference to the case in Kiss Me Deadly, one of the most amazing noir films you are ever likely see.

I kind of knew that, just couldn't remember the name of the film. Duly added to my Lovefilm List, cheers Bunter

rolf_f

EKE_38BPM wrote:

Not as forbidden as DDD's version, 2 Guys 1 Cup!!

But why is it that the idea of 2 Guys 1 Cup can actually seem even worse?! I mean, 2 Girls one cup is surely as 'aaaaaaaargggghhh, aaarrrrrrrrrghhhhhhh, aaaarrrrrghhhhhhhh, damit, noooooo - why did I watch this?' as it could possibly be. It is almost sick to think that it is somehow less pffmmfppffffllllfbbbeeeuuurggh because two 2 girls did it.

redrobbo

From Paris with Love. Obviously a deeply thought provoking and subtle move with hidden meanings and undercurrents and not just John Travolta shooting the crap out of everything and everyone, mostly the Chinese.

Agent57

Attica wrote:

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

I used to know a guy called Phil Martin, who produced something called The Melon Farmers Hit List, which was a weekly list of all the films that had been censored in the UK that week (on TV, IIRC). I think he started it on uk.tv.media.misc, but it was also a column in Home Cinema Choice or something like that as well. True story.

jzed

Sketchley wrote:

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine recently and it is worth every penny. Well I laughed anyway. Although not as much as Anchorman which I also watched recently.

Wife is out tonight so HD sound system can get cranked up, might watch Batman Begins followed by the Dark Knight, on blueray, in the dark, really loud with a bottle of Peroni. Might play black ops instead.

.....

Whats wrong with you sketchley :roll: missus out = no nagging about turning up late after having taking a detour on the way home.....so.....make more detours - I ended up somewhere near you this evening. Boy are there lots of lights down your way.

attica

Agent57 wrote:

Attica wrote:

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

I used to know a guy called Phil Martin, who produced something called The Melon Farmers Hit List, which was a weekly list of all the films that had been censored in the UK that week (on TV, IIRC). I think he started it on uk.tv.media.misc, but it was also a column in Home Cinema Choice or something like that as well. True story.

Hijacking the thread a touch, sorry.
The other memorable overdub for me is Die Hard

"Yippe Kayey Kimosabe"

greg66_tri_v2.0

Attica wrote:

Agent57 wrote:

Attica wrote:

"Flip you Melon Farmer"

I used to know a guy called Phil Martin, who produced something called The Melon Farmers Hit List, which was a weekly list of all the films that had been censored in the UK that week (on TV, IIRC). I think he started it on uk.tv.media.misc, but it was also a column in Home Cinema Choice or something like that as well. True story.

Hijacking the thread a touch, sorry.
The other memorable overdub for me is Die Hard

"Yippe Kayey Kimosabe"

Midnight Run.

Overdub produced "muddyfunster".

Cos that's plainly abusive.

mtb-idle

Repo Man, great film remember watching that when Emilio Estevez was still vaguely cool (probably just before he was in Stake Out and Stake Out II).

Seems like your normal low budget film which is quite funny until the briefcase sci-fi scene in the car boot and it's like 'whoah! what is this all about?'

mtb-idle

and quite enjoyed watching Repo Men with Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker last week too...

mtb-idle

But for cult films that I didnt quite get how about Barbarella?

Although I quite enjoyed Jane Fonda in it though.

And of course the many references to DuranDuran

sketchley

JZed wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine recently and it is worth every penny. Well I laughed anyway. Although not as much as Anchorman which I also watched recently.

Wife is out tonight so HD sound system can get cranked up, might watch Batman Begins followed by the Dark Knight, on blueray, in the dark, really loud with a bottle of Peroni. Might play black ops instead.

.....

Whats wrong with you sketchley :roll: missus out = no nagging about turning up late after having taking a detour on the way home.....so.....make more detours - I ended up somewhere near you this evening. Boy are there lots of lights down your way.

Detours happen often even if the wife is not going out. My 13.2 mile commute home has been 20.7, 19.2 and 15.7 this week so far. Last night's detour put me in Evans Wimbledon riding shiny carbon round the shop (big store that one).