Hollywood Sign could burn to the ground

[Tricky]

Im all for russian cinema taking over from hollywood,their output is far better most of the time!

[MinionZombie]

Im all for russian cinema taking over from hollywood,their output is far better most of the time! *wrinkles nose* Welllllll....hmmm.... All cinemas across the world have good stuff going for them, but also there's a lot of tosswank across the globe, or there's films trumpetted as being oh so awesome, but they're actually a bit shoved up their own arse (like "Night Watch", visually excellent, but just a load of up-it's-arse scripting IMHO). There's plenty of quality coming out of Hollywood, although it's greatly reduced in recent years...

[Kaos]

Nuff Said

[kortick]

this is bongs favorite thing he has been hoping that sign burns down since this fire started bong you should know they would let an orphanage full of kids burn before they let that sign go up

[Tricky]

*wrinkles nose* Welllllll....hmmm.... All cinemas across the world have good stuff going for them, but also there's a lot of tosswank across the globe, or there's films trumpetted as being oh so awesome, but they're actually a bit shoved up their own arse (like "Night Watch", visually excellent, but just a load of up-it's-arse scripting IMHO). There's plenty of quality coming out of Hollywood, although it's greatly reduced in recent years... This is what im talking about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XPLlW8c1iE Oh,and british cinema takes a large dump on hollywood,especially on gritty realism!

[Bongholio]

is it worth 12 years in jail taking down the us of a's fake Icons? Ask the REAL genious Cottrell who currently is rotting in the California penal system. Even Hawking and those other heavy dudes couldn't say a word on that guys behalf. Some guy holds the promise of changing everything we know (freaky autistic dude could invent wormholes you never know) like the work that Einstein copied off another theoritician PUT HIM IN THE HOLE http://www.laweekly.com/general/feat.../15782/?page=1 THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A PRISON (for you and me to live in)

[_liam_]

did you know...alice cooper paid for one of the letters in the hollywood sign to be redone... some other bods pay for the rest, i forget who.

[Danny]

Oh,and british cinema takes a large dump on hollywood,especially on gritty realism! yeaaah, see i have to differ with you there, films over here may seem more realistic but there just shot that way look at human traffic, trainspotting, or somethign like that and people just aint like that, granted im thinking more about human traffic but still the point stands, real looking doesnt allways mean real, and in human traffic the scripts a big givaway that it aint.

[Cody]

you would get 15 minutes of fame for burning the hollywood sign. speaking of fires the fires here in florida suck its smoky outside all the time

[MinionZombie]

*gritty realism five - snap* Not all British films are like Lock Stock or Human Traffic, those are the zanier Brit films. I think what you're trying to say, Tricky, is that even in a film like Shaun of the Dead there's a bit of grit thrown in - the scene with Shaun's mother dying, that really packs a punch. You'd never find an American zombie comedy with a scene filled with such genuine grief. Also, look at "The War Zone" (was on Film Four recently), it isn't shot "gritty" per-se, it's just got a cold colour palette and a detracted and unobtrusive camera style - it's the story that's gritty and real and it packs a hell of a kick in the balls. British films pack emotion and seriousness into absolutely anything possible (not all the time, but what I mean is that any Brit film is up for it, but they don't all use it), whereas the typical Hollywood film doesn't have that same depth and remains distinctly in movie world ... whereas British films are always much more grounded in reality, like a foot in reality and a foot in fiction. Part of that feeling will also be down to the fact that it's films from the country we live in (rather than imports), so that adds a whole layer of realism for us. Whereas with American imports, most of us have never been there, or only on holiday, it's a foreign land and everything is new (despite the fact we've seen so much of American stuff in movies and TV and music)... Basically, we recognise the little things in Brit films. We recognise the accents, we might even share the accents with the film itself. We recognise which side of the road they drive on, the cars, the products to buy, the look of the streets and the buildings...all those little things we recognise and have experienced first hand. That is part of the reason why Brit films are grittier and more realistic. And just because real life doesn't look like Human Traffic, perhaps that's what life feels like if you're a pill-head weed junky (I wouldn't personally know). Gotta dig deeper, Brit films are often mutli-layered and tend to have more complex social politics in play.

[Tricky]

Have you seen dead mans shoes?i watched it the other week and that is a really good typically gritty and realistic brit film,very real characters and dialogue!i'd recommend it to anyone,its quite shocking though.Shaun of the dead although semi comedy,still had that brit flick feel to it,as did 28 days later (i cannot funking wait to see 28 weeks,im hearing good reviews,even from critics who usually pan films like that) The war zone,i saw that a few years ago & it made me feel sick,its a good film & as you say MZ,very gritty,but also downright disturbing,especially the scenes in the old pill box Another thing with brit films is that they are still using very little CGI,if any!whether its down to the fact its expensive or what i dont know,but i prefer it that way

[MinionZombie]

Oh hell yeah, Dead Man's Shoes is a great film. Very good indeed. Some Brits films use CGI - like Shaun of the Dead in a couple of parts (e.g. when Pete gets nailed in the skull or the shop girl gets a pole through her guttiwats ) There was a smidge in 28 Days I think, very little, I really liked that, it was just about doing sh*t practically ... and the DV grit was lovely. *shudders* Ooooh ... the pill box ...