I haven't read through all the comments but has anyone mentioned that this film is (very) loosely based on the Xenophon's "Anabasis"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wi…

The weird comic book stuff was added much later in the Directors Cut (and roundly loathed). That said, your questions still apply to the original as well. But I'd argue that it is great filmmaking - it takes skill to make something so ridiculous work. It was a high-wire act, and I think Hill acquitted himself with…

All true, but it's still fun entertainment. That's all I want from a Bond film.

Yeah, the opening scene illustrates the inspired/dumb paradigm perfectly. "Let's do this jaw-dropping stunt and end it with…, I don't know…Jaws flapping his arms like a bird and landing in a circus tent." But kids love that scene (I know mine did) and that's what Cubby Broccoli was aiming for. He hit his mark, but…

I'd defend it too. Dumb as a bag of hammers but it's a hell of a lot of fun. Probably the last opulent looking film in the franchise. They spent a bundle on it and it shows. Ken Adam's set design is great (last Bond film he worked on), beautiful location photography, and even better looking women (love the white…

Especially the trailer. So you're the guy who took my usual alias! Now that I think if it, Brooks is great in Taxi Driver too.

Real Life is his best, by a wide margin. Actually the trailer for Real Life might be the best thing he ever did. https://www.youtube.com/wat…
I really like Brooks and always hope for the best with his films but most are underwhelming.

The first Bombay album (Bombay the Hard Way) by Dan the Automator with a few assists from Shadow is outstanding. Bombay 2 has a few good tracks but nowhere near the quality of the 1st.

Cut Chemist is great and his solo output, while sporadic, is far more consistent than Shadow's. He also seems like a more pleasant individual. Not sure he's the "best" of the turntablists - in terms of sheer skill that's probably Qbert - but I listen to Cut Chemist far more often than Qbert. Depends what sort of…

I wasn't aware there was a Brainfreeze 1 & 2. I have the original (at least, I think it's the original). Is Brainfreeze 2 the mix they released many years after the original or is it something else?

Most of these are probably obvious but here you go: Lemon Jelly (also Fred Deakin's various side projects), Boards of Canada, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Quantic, Bonobo, Tosca, Thievery Corporation (up to about The Mirror Conspiracy - diminishing returns after that), I Monster, The "DJ Kicks" series of mixes, the…

Agreed. If they want to be stay out of it - and that's fine - just say nothing. Maybe they should prevent their albums from being sold in Turkey as their mere presence is sure to offend the natives.

It's not - they are under no obligation whatsoever. But they did issue a statement and it was utterly toothless; I think that's worse than saying nothing. If their goal was to show support for their fans in Turkey - who are facing real threats to life and limb (can't think of a quick King of Limbs line)- they failed. …

You are no doubt correct and I honestly don't know what they should have said. I'd love for them to address the elephant in the room but I get not everyone wants to deal with that shit. It's not their fault. But they way they describe violence like it's some sort or airborne disease goes to such pains to offend no…

Nice that they responded, but could they been any more bland and platitudinous? Can't wait until that day when violence is a thing of the past! Now that's insipid.

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

Maybe, but they've damn near got the market cornered on violence against infidels. I'd rather be yelled at than shot at.

Fair point, but who owns the negatives? If it's Jerry alone (which, upon reflection, seems unlikely) he should control if and when it is seen. Again, as much as I would watch this the moment it was available, I hate to see people sniping from the sidelines, relasing bits here and there clearly against the wishes of…

As much as I'd like to see this, I actually sympathize with Jerry here and think his wishes should be respected. He's on record saying the film is awful, takes full responsibility for its awfulness, and is deeply embarrassed about it. If he were throwing other people under the bus (or "into the gas chambers", if…

Wolfgoreshow has been doing much better than this (with Deen and other infomercials) for years. His "The Baby Bullet" is a thing of beauty: https://www.youtube.com/wat…