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I liked Koyaanisqatsi but thought Powwaqatsi was patronizing. I got a distinct "those mud-soaked open-pit gold miners are more noble than you are" vibe, and more propaganda for the sustainable pastoral life. Fine, if you eliminate about 75% of the world's population. I'll start with the director, Godfrey Reggio.
Inferno, sequel to Suspiria. I waited over 20 years to see them. I really loved the Keith Emerson soundtracks, and between those and the hype from friends I expected a pair of amazing movies. Suspiria was ok, but didn't live up to the hype. It's a school run by witches, the least they could do was magically fuck a few people up like Willow did that nerd, but most of the killings look like the work of enterprising mortals.
As for Inferno, I did like the use of color, but...
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The Mother of Darkness was plain old DEATH!!?? All that trouble just to kill a few extra people? He gets us all in the end; what's his hurry? And he doesn't have enough to do already?? Let's see, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Gulf War One (Iran-Iraq) just starting, probably one of those Indian/Pakistan religious riots like the one after Indira Gandhi got killed, and an extra few thousand get killed. Plus the usual death, war, famine and car wrecks. I was less than impressed.
Re-tooled Warner Bros and Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Animaniacs, kid versions of all the characters. Jetsons with Tiffany as the voice of Judy. I hate them with the strength of ten tigers, for strip-mining my fond memories.
Things I thought would suck but didn't:
all vegetables except corn, peas and Brussels sprouts.
psychiatry
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