03-06-2021, 04:13 PM
After a while of not watching anything I recently watched the movie Iron Man Tetsuo from 1989. I really loved it 
The editing and special effects were very inspirational, though at times i did feel like i was watching power rangers. The soundtrack was also perfect for the movie and ive been listening to it a ton since i watched it. The story of what the director and crew went through to get this movie completed is also very inspirational to anyone whos even slightly interested in diy filmmaking. Its also just over an hour so its very to the point and does not overstay its welcome for a second.
Paris is Burning was also really great. Its a documentary from the late 80s covering the gay/drag queen scene of new york. I really like it compared to other documentaries because its sole focus is on the subjects, we dont cut away to any outside 'scholars' waxing poetic about whatever, its solely the perspective of the subjects. Its also very visually interesting and has some great music in it. It makes you feel like youre there hanging out with these people. Overall it has a very inspiring theme of survival but there are some sad aspects to it.
I recommend going into both these movies blind (and all movies for that matter)
I also watched Downtown 81, a movie from 1980/81 starring Jean Michel Basquiat and with cameo appearances from many other no-wave, new wave, punk artists etc. I was excited to watch this movie because of the setting it captures, but i was pretty disappointed. Some of the performances honestly reminded me of The Room, and this isnt helped by the fact that literally the entire film is dubbed over in post. There are a diverse handful of music performances which are all pretty good, but I wasnt impressed especially just after seeing these other 2 amazing movies.
I hope I get you to watch some things youve been wanting to or have never even known about. Basically, tldr, post your thoughts/recommendations on some things youve seen recently
The editing and special effects were very inspirational, though at times i did feel like i was watching power rangers. The soundtrack was also perfect for the movie and ive been listening to it a ton since i watched it. The story of what the director and crew went through to get this movie completed is also very inspirational to anyone whos even slightly interested in diy filmmaking. Its also just over an hour so its very to the point and does not overstay its welcome for a second.
Paris is Burning was also really great. Its a documentary from the late 80s covering the gay/drag queen scene of new york. I really like it compared to other documentaries because its sole focus is on the subjects, we dont cut away to any outside 'scholars' waxing poetic about whatever, its solely the perspective of the subjects. Its also very visually interesting and has some great music in it. It makes you feel like youre there hanging out with these people. Overall it has a very inspiring theme of survival but there are some sad aspects to it.
I recommend going into both these movies blind (and all movies for that matter)
I also watched Downtown 81, a movie from 1980/81 starring Jean Michel Basquiat and with cameo appearances from many other no-wave, new wave, punk artists etc. I was excited to watch this movie because of the setting it captures, but i was pretty disappointed. Some of the performances honestly reminded me of The Room, and this isnt helped by the fact that literally the entire film is dubbed over in post. There are a diverse handful of music performances which are all pretty good, but I wasnt impressed especially just after seeing these other 2 amazing movies.
I hope I get you to watch some things youve been wanting to or have never even known about. Basically, tldr, post your thoughts/recommendations on some things youve seen recently