General Discussion : Introduce Yourself

[TheDenizen]

heh, kinda yeah. Though I think pretty much any 2 guys with a bald head, beard and glasses will look somewhat similar

I've never heard of Cephalic Carnage before but I checked out a few vids on YouTube...grindcore isn't really my thing, but that guy is a beast of a drummer. Fast and brutally heavy but his style is very loose and jazzy at the same time. Pretty impressive to watch him play.

[ShogunRua]

So we have two guys who look like Lenin.

Not at all. Lenin never wore glasses, had a much thinner and different beard, and certainly wasn't a redhead!

That being said, it's a very neat look; with the red beard, shaved head, and that profile, Thomas looks like a marauding Viking warrior! And that's a terrific compliment for a man's looks if there ever was one!

[grimbol]

my names justin grimbol and i watch movies. so many movies. too many movies. netflix basically ruined my life.
i can enjoy anything from cronenberg to porkys to sappy sentimental weep fests like fried green tomatos. i also write books sometimes. my most recent just got published. its called the crud masters. its basically the outsiders but with tons of sex and giant monsters.

[TheDenizen]

i also write books sometimes. my most recent just got published. its called the crud masters. its basically the outsiders but with tons of sex and giant monsters.

I would totally read that. Welcome!

[grimbol]

thanks man. i look forward to rating a zillion movies. im going to be like siskel and ebert if they had melded into one giant, hideous (and snuggly) monster critic.

[edkrak]

Welcome grimbol! Looks that you like sex and monsters so don't forget to check my collection here: http://www.criticker.com/?fl&filter=e6917 for some inspiration.

[canadianor]

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My name is Adriano and despite the picture above, I am not from Detroit, but Brampton, Ontario, Canada -- about 35km from Toronto and 350km from Detroit. (Though the drive is totally worth it to watch the Wings.)

Movies weren't my first love. I was much more into video games (those days NES and SNES) and comic books. I discovered film while in high school and fell for them, so much so that I spent an obscene amount of cash to get an education in Film Production at the Toronto Film School.

It did me plenty of good as I'm employed at one of the biggest hospitals in Toronto as an IT technician, working with people who don't watch or care for films, or my costly education.

So I come here to Criticker. I'm new to the forums but have been on the site for a while. I enjoy keeping track of things. I'm into stats. Criticker fulfills that need. It helps me have a sense of accomplishment for watching films when I should be doing something more useful.

[Just1n]

Hi. My name is Justin and i'm from Cape Town, South Africa. I am 38 years young. I have loved films for as long as i can remember. My tastes have changed as time has gone by and these days i would not really waste my time watching a comedy or anything romantic unless there is loads of sex, nudity and extremely bad taste dick jokes.

I have become more interested in world cinema and also older films from 50's to 70's. I started subscribing to the UK magazine Sight and Sound to give me a better idea of what is available and am constantly surprised and delighted at the gems out there. Mostly South African television offers up mainstream USA films and i have become bored with what is on offer. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a big blockbuster - i think Inception is fantastic , but on the whole most blockbuster films is just a rehash of the same worn out theme that now gets takes to idiotic heights with the constant use of cgi. I also love documentaries from the conspiracy type like Zeigeist and Loose Change to biographies like Grizzly Man to the more arty fare like Bansky. Documentaries are fantastic.

Besides films i enjoy comic books and graphic novels. Favorite writes include Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison, Jodorowsky, Brian Wood, Jason Aaron, Jacques Tardi and others. With the advent of cgi it looks like comic books will be the last great stories made into films unless the story gets butchered by the powers that be and the adaption ends up like a pile of fresh turd....

TV is another thing i enjoy. Favorite shows include The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Deadwood and Oz. The quality of television has improved tremendously over the years and there is nothing quite like getting hold of a complete series and embarking on an allnighter of non stop viewing.

I currently work as a location manager in the local film industry. I specialise in tv commercials. My job includes getting permission to close off roads and to film in various locations. I am also the face of the production company when dealing with the public and need to handle any problems that may arise from filming in various sensitive areas. I also have to arrange parking space and catering and on site security and walkie talkie communications. The more well known directors i have worked with include Tarsem Singh, Tony Kaye and Craig Gillespie.
Some more recent commercials i have worked on include this Nissan Advert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E36_zr4brCA , BMW advert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSJP3--KNCA , Euro Millions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKCUrVz6RlE , Renault http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbV98cnBbLg

The craziest thing i did on a film set was when we filmed a Mountain Dew advert with Tarsem Singh in Namibia and we were in a protected sand dune area. The post production specialist left his notes unattended and it blew up these 250 metre high sand dunes and me been the location dude i had to climb the dunes to fetch them. I bitched and moaned and got put into a helicopter, then ridden to the top of the dune and while the chopped hovered just above the dunes i jumped out and collected the papers while waling down the dune. Just after this shoot we then went to the Dead Vlei , also in Namibia, to film some scenes for Tarsem's film The Fall. On a sequence where a warrior on horseback travels down a dune i was actually hiding behind that dune and queuing the warrior as to when he should walk into frame. (did not even get a credit for that fuck sake)

So i am hear at Criticker to get some ideas of what is good that is out there and to chat with like minded people.

[Neurogirl]

Hi guys, I'm Jen. I found this site when I was looking for a new way to keep track of the movies I've watched and now I'm slowly putting together my list. I'm 26 and I live in Michigan. Was hoping to also find new movies I'm interested in watching... It's hard for me these days to find new stuff that I like so I've been paying attention to what older movies have to offer lately.

My all-time favorite movie Is Harold & Maude.