Yeah, there's a cool moment during the flood sequence where Lang keeps cutting to a close-up of a drum being hit over and over again and a little drum beat enters into the score. That whole sequence was very Leone-esque in that it seemed to be edited to the music.

Haha, and here I am 3 years later looking this film up on the A.V. Club to make sure it actually exists.

Yeah, I actually closed my eyes during that scene, because I had heard how disturbing it was and really didn't want that image floating around in my head.

If they do, will it be it okay if I cry tears of guilt and frustration over ordering a hit on my ex-lover while I masturbate?

I think the man behind Winkies signifies that the viewer has entered a world where reality, nightmares, and subconscious desires all exist on the same plane.

Hooray! Conversations like these are one reason I'm glad that I got into film during the internet era. I doubt I would have even heard of Journey to Italy, much less appreciate it the way I do know, if it weren't sites like the A.V. Club and thoughtful commenters such as yourself.

Haha, I just watched Stalker, and now I really want to know if Tarkovsky had ever seen the Wizard of Oz.

I watched Stalker on the Artificial Eye release. For the most part, it looks really good. However, in order to get that copy you will need a region free player, if you live in America, or be willing to resort piracy.

Well here I am posting two years after this article was written. I just watched Stalker and I think the strikes you mentioned against the film are all definitely intentional. Like you said, there is never any real proof that the zone is magical or dangerous. This information is never shown and is only relayed by the…

It sucks that the character who has ended up being Finn's romantic interest is so flat. Especially when the show has done such a good job of establishing Princess Bubblegum and Marceline and subverting Finn's relation with the both of them.

I watched a few episodes of Bravest Warriors recently, and it honestly feels like watered down Adventure Time, which surprised me because it doesn't have the to follow censorship guidelines.

I completely agree with you. Adventure Time is at its best when it embraces pure silliness. I like the Ice King and Marceline stuff and the mythology episodes fine, but I would rate episodes like "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain" and "Death in Bloom" as my favorite because they sustain a Looney Tunes level of pure…

I had seen a few random episodes of Adventure Time before I started seriously watching the show, and nothing really grabbed me. I began plugging though the first season because so many people love the show. Again, it still didn't seem that interesting to me, until I watched memories of Boom Boom Mountain. That episode…

The scene where India moves from what I think is crying over someone's neck being snapped to masturbating to it had my jaw on the ground.

Yeah, the sound design is killer

Also, a great ending that manages to be both sad and happy.

Agreed, I watched the film for the first time a few months ago, and was a bit shocked when I found out it was released in the 80's.

I watched this movie knowing the central plot, guy jumps out of a movie to romance someone, and I don't know why, but the scene where Daniels leaves the movie really surprised me. I'm not sure if I expected the main plot to be part of a dream sequence or something, but I didn't expect that he would literally jump off…

I've been debating buying Marketa as part of the buy one get one free sale on B&N. I've been hesitant, because I don't really like to blind buy movies, but your favorable comparison to Valhalla Rising has convinced me.

Because, like me, you just watched From Dusk Till Dawn for the first time and was curious if the AV Club had ever reviewed it?