Sexy Trains and Spooky Houses

[jchrisobrien]

Two of my more satisfying Netflix rentals were 2046 and Session 9.

2046 is about a  womanizing writer in Hong Kong.  He writes stories about a train that leaves for the year 2046, where people go to try to recapture their lost memories.  The authors real life experiences work their way into his fiction, and the movies follows several of his future and past interests and how they impact his life and writing.  The movie is well shot, and the incredibly beautiful Ziyi Zhang is in the film.  She's not jumping around or dueling with swords, but... well, I imagine a lot of you will enjoy this film.  It's sumptuous.

Session 9 is quite the creepy horror film, and it's set in the old mental hospital in Danvers (for all you New England folks)  A hazmant crew takes on the job of cleaning up the old mental hospital.  The crew is rife with tension and inner demons, ones that come out to play the longer they work in the hospital.  The atmosphere is amazing, and highly tense. The ending is either a nice bit of twist, or high predictable, depending on who you ask.  Either way, the ride itself is enjoyable and the movie is creepy in a way that most horror films today aren't.  Check it out.

Comments

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

My step-mother grew up in Danvers and knew some of the crew who shot Session 9, They had some interesting stories to tell about filming at Danvers State...

[cosmicserpent.livejournal.com]

The best part about Session 9 is getting to say "DO IT GORDON!" after you watch it.

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[sanguineempathy.livejournal.com]

How'd you get 2046 from Netflix when it has a release date of Aug 9th??

It, like the plethora of japanese thrillers before it , has also been optioned into an American Release. You can go to wildaboutmovies! and enter for tickets to the Boston Screening. At least that way if the American version sux you won't have paid for it :/

Session 9

[sanguineempathy.livejournal.com]

At first I was disappointed by Session 9 - that it wasn't a supernatural thriller, but more psychological.

Since going to met state - i've come to appreciate the direction they went in instead. Agreed, good movie.

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

saw seesion 9 with shauna a while back
in a theatre in SF

when the credits rolled - silence
when the lights came up - the entire audiance was silently staring at the screen.

all of us were seriously creeped out.

shauna and i agreed to never talk about it again...

the sound - of pulling the ice pick out....
*twitch*

[theamazingjb.livejournal.com]

When I was in high school,
I skipped a few day of school,
and would climb all through out the building "for fun."
It was seriously way creepy and empty.
And there would be rooms full or old patience records that had been abandoned too.

I think I am going dancing tonight at ?Avalon?.
Hiphop room and then techno room.

RANDOM PICK

[i-want-vlad.livejournal.com]

Look SILAS7, here is the thing. I am more awesome than you know
You're being Randomly attacked with my nonsensical words
i can write sentences shorter than the one before it
watch me as i do it, because i'm doing it right now
ever so gradually my sentences are getting smaller
man i'm lucky because those match up perfectly
that one was a little too short, relatively
it's probably gonna get harder real soon
smaller sentences are harder to adjust
i'm getting claustrophobic now...
i cheated with an ellipsis, haha
i cheated with non-words, haha
haha, i did it again cuz i can
i totally cheated i give up
actually i dont give up
i'll just slowly fade
instead of going out
like kurt cobain
with a shotgun
to his face
totally
rectum
get it
wreck
him
ha