list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Cell on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Cell/149039/default.aspx Title: The Cell
Year: 2000
Director: Tarsem Singh
Plot: In this science fiction thriller, child psychiatrist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) has developed a technique that allows her to travel through the minds of her patients. When Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), a multiple murderer who methodically drowns his victims and performs bizarre rituals with their bodies, falls into a coma, FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) asks Deane to enter the killer's psyche, in the hope of finding a missing girl whom Stargher has kidnapped; if she's not soon found, in all likelihood she'll die in his torture cell. However, once Deane enters the bizarre world of Stargher's mind, she finds getting out to be a very difficult matter. The Cell was the first feature from director Tarsem, who previously made award-winning commercials and music videos, including the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." The supporting cast includes Catherine Sutherland, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dylan Baker, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:00:50 GMTThe Cell2000Tarsem SinghIn this science fiction thriller, child psychiatrist Catherine Deane (<a href="/players/P___144649/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jennifer Lopez</a>) has developed a technique that allows her to travel through the minds of her patients. When Stargher (<a href="/players/P____16486/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Vincent D'Onofrio</a>), a multiple murderer who methodically drowns his victims and performs bizarre rituals with their bodies, falls into a coma, FBI agent Peter Novak (<a href="/players/P___225542/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Vince Vaughn</a>) asks Deane to enter the killer's psyche, in the hope of finding a missing girl whom Stargher has kidnapped; if she's not soon found, in all likelihood she'll die in his torture cell. However, once Deane enters the bizarre world of Stargher's mind, she finds getting out to be a very difficult matter. The Cell was the first feature from director Tarsem, who previously made award-winning commercials and music videos, including the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." The supporting cast includes Catherine Sutherland, <a href="/players/P____35350/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Marianne Jean-Baptiste</a>, <a href="/players/P_____3389/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dylan Baker</a>, and <a href="/players/P____72961/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Pruitt Taylor Vince</a>. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide63Tag Target (>10)40233http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t86879rte6f.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Cell/149039/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_weirdest_movies/190/38821/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 12/24/2008 2:16:08 PM
Body: [quote user="stacey042"] Seeing as though many people listed movies that are decades old, I could understand why they'd be weird since they're from a different time era. However, I have to admit that the bulk of the movies I watched are mostly from after the '80s... So my movies might pale in comparison to a lot of the movies given here since they're more recent... but I just have two that I would classify as really weird: The Cell (2000) This movie was odd and randomly creepy. Maybe the weirdness stemmed from the fact that the plot was based around the mind of a psychopath, so it was bound to be twisted and "psychotic." I was actually pretty disturbed after subjecting myself to such a dark imagination taking place in someone's mind... Afterward, I just remember being like, "What the hell was that all about?" and then feeling like I had somehow polluted my mind because that was the first dark, abnormal movie I ever watched at the time. [/quote] I just watched that the other night, and I couldn't shake it off for a while...some of the images in the killer's head are so grotesque that they're almost assaults on the viewer. It goes overboard in a few scenes, but I guess that was some of the movie's appeal. Tarsem's visual style also adds some bizarrity to the experience...he seems to constantly quote from surrealist art, with his focus on things like desert sands and warped perspectives. However, this seems to be most of the film's allure, making it an example of a movie that draws you in with weirdness instead of repelling you. I also watched Dark City a while ago...that was another weird one. I don't know if it's in league with some of the others mentioned on the list, but it is pretty strange.
]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:16:08 GMTSmooth_JTop 512/24/2008 2:16:08 PM[quote user="stacey042"] Seeing as though many people listed movies that are decades old, I could understand why they'd be weird since they're from a different time era. However, I have to admit that the bulk of the movies I watched are mostly from after the '80s... So my movies might pale in comparison to a lot of the movies given here since they're more recent... but I just have two that I would classify as really weird: The Cell (2000) This movie was odd and randomly creepy. Maybe the weirdness stemmed from the fact that the plot was based around the mind of a psychopath, so it was bound to be twisted and "psychotic." I was actually pretty disturbed after subjecting myself to such a dark imagination taking place in someone's mind... Afterward, I just remember being like, "What the hell was that all about?" and then feeling like I had somehow polluted my mind because that was the first dark, abnormal movie I ever watched at the time. [/quote] I just watched that the other night, and I couldn't shake it off for a while...some of the images in the killer's head are so grotesque that they're almost assaults on the viewer. It goes overboard in a few scenes, but I guess that was some of the movie's appeal. Tarsem's visual style also adds some bizarrity to the experience...he seems to constantly quote from surrealist art, with his focus on things like desert sands and warped perspectives. However, this seems to be most of the film's allure, making it an example of a movie that draws you in with weirdness instead of repelling you. I also watched Dark City a while ago...that was another weird one. I don't know if it's in league with some of the others mentioned on the list, but it is pretty strange. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_weirdest_movies/190/38802/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: stacey042
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Post Date: 12/24/2008 3:03:15 AM
Body: Seeing as though many people listed movies that are decades old, I could understand why they'd be weird since they're from a different time era. However, I have to admit that the bulk of the movies I watched are mostly from after the '80s... So my movies might pale in comparison to a lot of the movies given here since they're more recent... but I just have two that I would classify as really weird: The Cell (2000) This movie was odd and randomly creepy. Maybe the weirdness stemmed from the fact that the plot was based around the mind of a psychopath, so it was bound to be twisted and "psychotic." I was actually pretty disturbed after subjecting myself to such a dark imagination taking place in someone's mind... Afterward, I just remember being like, "What the hell was that all about?" and then feeling like I had somehow polluted my mind because that was the first dark, abnormal movie I ever watched at the time. Silent Hill (2006) Weird weird weird. Even more disturbing than just plain weird. It was gruesome, dark, graphic, sadistic, and it really held a perverted interest in gore. Awkward to sit through and watch certain scenes. I know this movie is based off a video game, but seriously it was weird. I didn't get it. I just thought there was too much dark interest in being gross and seeing people afraid, vulnerable and in pain...
]]>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:03:15 GMTstacey042Top 512/24/2008 3:03:15 AMSeeing as though many people listed movies that are decades old, I could understand why they'd be weird since they're from a different time era. However, I have to admit that the bulk of the movies I watched are mostly from after the '80s... So my movies might pale in comparison to a lot of the movies given here since they're more recent... but I just have two that I would classify as really weird: The Cell (2000) This movie was odd and randomly creepy. Maybe the weirdness stemmed from the fact that the plot was based around the mind of a psychopath, so it was bound to be twisted and "psychotic." I was actually pretty disturbed after subjecting myself to such a dark imagination taking place in someone's mind... Afterward, I just remember being like, "What the hell was that all about?" and then feeling like I had somehow polluted my mind because that was the first dark, abnormal movie I ever watched at the time. Silent Hill (2006) Weird weird weird. Even more disturbing than just plain weird. It was gruesome, dark, graphic, sadistic, and it really held a perverted interest in gore. Awkward to sit through and watch certain scenes. I know this movie is based off a video game, but seriously it was weird. I didn't get it. I just thought there was too much dark interest in being gross and seeing people afraid, vulnerable and in pain... http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/28/25681.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/28/2008 3:00:49 PM
Body: Call me crazy (again), but I really like Tarsem’s debut feature, The Cell. If I had any complaints, though, it would be that there wasn’t enough visual stimuli. I’m sure others would have preferred a better story instead, but I have a greater appreciation for those films that are primarily meant to be looked at, and not as much followed. Favorites include Terry Giliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Julie Taymor’s Titus and Zhang Yimou’s Hero, though I could probably go on and on. It’s an interesting affection coming from me, a guy occasionally inclined to criticize Hollywood’s spectacle-over-substance model of blockbustering. But I can’t help falling for a combination of beautiful cinematography and art direction. I shouldn’t, but I’ll even admit to enjoying What Dreams May Come – with my eyes wide open and my ears plugged shut, of course. The problem, though, with filmmakers like Tarsem and the rest is that eventually their painterly visions may dry up or become repetitive or obvious, or they’ll simply fail to reach enough of an audience that they cease to acquire enough funding to adequately present their style believably. I’ve already grown bored with Taymor and Zhang (Gilliam hopefully still has some surprises), and I’m thinking it won’t take long for me to tire of Tarsem, too. As gorgeous as his sophomore effort, The Fall, looks, it also seems a bit cheap, as if it had only the budget of one of his music videos (he directed R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and Deep Forest’s “Lullaby”). Yet perhaps it only feels like that to me now because I’m viewing the film as a short montage of shots. I’m willing to give any of these visionary filmmakers a chance until they disappoint me enough that I scream (figuratively, through criticism, that is — see any of my mentions of Taymor’s Across the Universe around the web). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:00:49 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/28/2008 3:00:49 PM Call me crazy (again), but I really like Tarsem’s debut feature, The Cell. If I had any complaints, though, it would be that there wasn’t enough visual stimuli. I’m sure others would have preferred a better story instead, but I have a greater appreciation for those films that are primarily meant to be looked at, and not as much followed. Favorites include Terry Giliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Julie Taymor’s Titus and Zhang Yimou’s Hero, though I could probably go on and on. It’s an interesting affection coming from me, a guy occasionally inclined to criticize Hollywood’s spectacle-over-substance model of blockbustering. But I can’t help falling for a combination of beautiful cinematography and art direction. I shouldn’t, but I’ll even admit to enjoying What Dreams May Come – with my eyes wide open and my ears plugged shut, of course. The problem, though, with filmmakers like Tarsem and the rest is that eventually their painterly visions may dry up or become repetitive or obvious, or they’ll simply fail to reach enough of an audience that they cease to acquire enough funding to adequately present their style believably. I’ve already grown bored with Taymor and Zhang (Gilliam hopefully still has some surprises), and I’m thinking it won’t take long for me to tire of Tarsem, too. As gorgeous as his sophomore effort, The Fall, looks, it also seems a bit cheap, as if it had only the budget of one of his music videos (he directed R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and Deep Forest’s “Lullaby”). Yet perhaps it only feels like that to me now because I’m viewing the film as a short montage of shots. I’m willing to give any of these visionary filmmakers a chance until they disappoint me enough that I scream (figuratively, through criticism, that is — see any of my mentions of Taymor’s Across the Universe around the web). (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Favorite_Horror_Movies/222/5908/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Phantasma-gore-ia
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 3/1/2007 8:09:39 PM
Body: I don't know about Dr. Gor's methods, but I had an advantage insofar as the listing for my website, namely all the titles it features. I then looked it over for the ones I liked and then the ones I thought stood out in some way, were notable among the others, set some sort of standard or contributed an iconic image to horror (Phantasm's brain-draining silver spheres anyone?).I would advise simply building a list of horror films you've seen, as many as you can get together, and slimming it down to ones that had something special, something you remember it particularly for.I chose, for one, The Cell because it's a 90+ minute stunning work of art, an aesthetic marvel of light, color and design and because the world of the psychopath is truly demented. Also it chops a horse into twelve slices like a biology exhibit, which is cool too. Hellraiser and Nightmare... stand alone and the others have unique claims, like I doubt there are many zombie flicks that take such a flippant view of the situation as Plaga Zombie, I and II.
]]>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:09:39 GMTPhantasma-gore-iaHORROR MOVIES 1013/1/2007 8:09:39 PMI don&#39;t know about Dr. Gor&#39;s methods, but I had an advantage insofar as the listing for my website, namely all the titles it features. I then looked it over for the ones I liked and then the ones I thought stood out in some way, were notable among the others, set some sort of standard or contributed an iconic image to horror (Phantasm&#39;s brain-draining silver spheres anyone?).I would advise simply building a list of horror films you&#39;ve seen, as many as you can get together, and slimming it down to ones that had something special, something you remember it particularly for.I chose, for one, The Cell because it&#39;s a 90+ minute stunning work of art, an aesthetic marvel of light, color and design and because the world of the psychopath is truly demented. Also it chops a horse into twelve slices like a biology exhibit, which is cool too. Hellraiser and Nightmare... stand alone and the others have unique claims, like I doubt there are many zombie flicks that take such a flippant view of the situation as Plaga Zombie, I and II. http://www.spout.com/blogs/phantasma-gore-ia/archive/2007/2/4/5251.aspx Post By: Phantasma-gore-ia
Post To: Phantasma-gore-ia Blog
Post Date: 2/4/2007 9:02:38 AM
Body: Once again, I'm in the minority. I thought this movie was incredible, beyond the evident manifest artistic display that it is but also the twisted and eminently psychotic world of a serial killer. I suspect the shocking scene of the horse being sectioned off into a dozen pulsing, breathing pieces was responsible for putting a lot of people off, but that's tough. If it didn't put you off, you might be interested in: http://www.bloodgutsandgore.com, a website solely concerned with such displays. The obligatory plug aside, this movie was a treat. ;)
]]>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:02:38 GMTPhantasma-gore-iaPhantasma-gore-ia Blog2/4/2007 9:02:38 AMOnce again, I&#39;m in the minority. I thought this movie was incredible, beyond the evident manifest artistic display that it is but also the twisted and eminently psychotic world of a serial killer. I suspect the shocking scene of the horse being sectioned off into a dozen pulsing, breathing pieces was responsible for putting a lot of people off, but that&#39;s tough. If it didn&#39;t put you off, you might be interested in: http://www.bloodgutsandgore.com, a website solely concerned with such displays. The obligatory plug aside, this movie was a treat. ;) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspxmurder
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