Movie/film thread: resurrected

Check him out in the movie Edmond. Amazing performance but very disturbing.

i thought i downloaded a cam of the latest Brad Pitt movie 'The curious case of Benjamin Button' I settled down to watch it last night only to see it was a bondage porno. took 3 days to arrive too. 
Ive heard that some think Brad Pitt is a coal mine in yorkshire, scantily leather clad people whipping each other in a dungeon scene wasnt what i expected tho'

I watched this "Burn After Reading". It was good, but not as funny I as expected it to be. Brad Pitt, however, just climbed way up the ladder of actors that I like. Not to mention George Clooney. That man is hilarious.

Ok, I have been out of the loop regarding movies lately. Can anyone recommend some good comedies to download and by good I mean comedies that are in the opposite spectrum of such brain-dead, vacuous village-idiot-productions as "American Pie" and such-like moronic stuff.

I watched this "Burn After Reading". It was good, but not as funny I as expected it to be. Brad Pitt, however, just climbed way up the ladder of actors that I like. Not to mention George Clooney. That man is hilarious.

I guess you never saw Fight Club or Snatch? Those two turned my opinions around about the guy.

Ok, I have been out of the loop regarding movies lately. Can anyone recommend some good comedies to download and by good I mean comedies that are in the opposite spectrum of such brain-dead, vacuous village-idiot-productions as "American Pie" and such-like moronic stuff.

EX Drummer. An acerbic, nihilistic, grim, pitch-black. nasty little comedy:

http://www.exdrummer.com/

On the lighter side, why not try the Japanese comedy, Fantastipo, which is an over-the-top parody of the Japanese pop music industry. Incredibly exaggerated and silly. If it's English you prefer, look for the series Look Around You, or a new favorite of mine: Little Britain. Both are head and shoulders above many of the comedies being produced for cinemas in the English speaking world. Parodies. One takes the piss out of science shows for classrooms, and the other is an absurdist piss take on anthropological documentaries on Blimey.

Ah, fellow fans of British comedy 
Spaced is absolutely great. So is Little Britain. If you have time, might I also recommend Black Books? The Jeeves and Wooster series with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry is not too shabby either.

Black Books is brilliant! 

Don't forget the British version (original) of 'The Office' if you haven't already seen it.

Spaghetti, if you like British TV comedy, check out The IT Crowd.  It recently finished its third series here in the UK and these days is easily my favourite show.

Thanks for the suggestions, Slim. When I return from holiday I'll hit the torrent sites and DVD shops and see what I turn up.
 

Spaced is a fun series, but it's become a bit overrated thanks to the hyperbole people like Quentin Tarantino have heaped on it. Great show, but not the best. Definitely worth checking out. I found DVDs of it in China.

I downloaded a series called Twisted Tales, which was a British piss take on horror anthology series, and I also enjoyed it.

Eric, look around for Little Britain U. S. A. on the internet. It would be the fourth series, but it goes beyond Blimey and Lucas and Williams/Willaims (he spells it one way but pronounces it the usual way) manage to keep the quality coming. I think it just finished airing on HBO in America.


Ricky Gervais' follow up to The Office, Extras is definitely worth checking out. It wrapped last year, but there were two good series and one holiday special that came from it and it's worth checking out.

I must admit I am one of those sad people who failed to like "The Office". It just failed to make me laugh.

Coupling is another good show. The British version, the American one sucked.

Eric, give Extras a shot. You might prefer it to The Office.

Deadwood is a great show but those of you that are bothered by foul language should steer clear.

The Wire is another great show with a lot of swearing. Some people believe that using swear words is unnecessary but take a look at this scene and try it imagine it with word 'darn' or 'rats'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbsnSVM1zM

Deadwood was pretty awesome. Brutal, too. If people are so small minded as to be turned off by the language then so be it. If being unable to see a forest for the trees is how they like their entertainment, then more power to them. The world is neither filled with rainbows or sanitized sunshine, and great art rarely plays it safe, polite and sanitary.

Dude, you just called my mother small minded.

Go fuck yourself. Is that forest clear enough for you?

gotta give 2thumbs and 2 toes up to HBO,.. they put out really good stuff and don't bend over backwards for censors and what not. Rome is another one that blew my mind but can't be recommended to everyone because of the raw nature of some of the content.

HAven't had a chance to see Deadwood yet but I'm really looking forward to it.

I must admit I am one of those sad people who failed to like "The Office". It just failed to make me laugh.

Coupling is another good show. The British version, the American one sucked.

dare i say we actually have similar tastes in humor/series??? 
same thing here, both UK and US versions of the office didn't do it for me. Couplings was a blast.

 HBO is awesome. Most of the best shows of the last decade (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Oz, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Wire) are HBO shows.