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Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Risselada — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:46:39 GMT

leeroy711:

Smooth_J:

Withnail and I features pill abuse and the famous "Camberwell Carrot."

He He. I really like Withnail & I. It was a complete blind buy for me but it seems to get a bit funnier every time I watch it.

This one is even more quotable for me than Brain Candy.

"If I medicined you you'd think a brain tumor was a birthday present"

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Risselada — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:41:53 GMT

mercurial:

Risselada:

The best comedy about drugs (Other than maybe Fear and Loathing)? Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.

"I just heard about this new drug that makes you happy. I just want to say: **** HAPPY!"

HAHA, I love Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy! I can't believe I left this out. My VHS copy is packed away in a box of others that I haven't watched in a while - I definitely need to break it out and watch it again.

Insanely quotable and just plain stupid fun.

"You know the drug is made from monkey c*m!"

"Have there been any side effects?" "Ummm . . . " "As long as there aren't any flipper babies!" "There have been a few flipper babies."

"I'm in the placebo group aren't I!"

I'll stop before I make everyone hate me.

"We beat penicillin!"

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

unclefestering — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:12:41 GMT

mercurial:

I have actually grown to love Less Than Zero. I first saw it right after I read the book and hated it for the fact that it made a PG-13 version of almost X rated material, but something about it (probably the melodramatic soap opera-like acting and cheesy dialogue) has endeared it to my lexicon of films.

And since I've pretty much become a Bret Easton Ellis freak with reading all of his books, I'm dying to see The Informers. That's just a bat-shit crazy book and perfect for a Magnolia-like film packed full of crazy characters and stories.

I have to keep the movie versions of Ellis' works seperate from their novel origins. The one that is closest to the source material is American Psycho and even that is tamed down from the book. I remember there was a lot of coke snorting in the book, but barely remember any in the movie.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

mercurial — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:17:33 GMT

unclefestering:

If we're gonna talk about coke, then you have to look at Robert Downey Jr., essentially playing himself in Less Than Zero.

Brent Easton Ellis always loves his characters to be using and abusing. I think that they did everything in Rules of Attraction.

I have actually grown to love Less Than Zero. I first saw it right after I read the book and hated it for the fact that it made a PG-13 version of almost X rated material, but something about it (probably the melodramatic soap opera-like acting and cheesy dialogue) has endeared it to my lexicon of films.

And since I've pretty much become a Bret Easton Ellis freak with reading all of his books, I'm dying to see The Informers. That's just a bat-shit crazy book and perfect for a Magnolia-like film packed full of crazy characters and stories.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Dr_Gor — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:21:30 GMT

pippin06:

And Gor, I've read the LOTR books lotsa times - I think you *might* just be reading into the whole pipe weed thing. Just a smidge. After all, hobbits clearly have addictive personalities, so a little tobacco probably goes a long way... :-)

Yes, Pippin (or should I say Peregrin Took), I too have read the LOTR books many times. In the appendix of the deluxe version I have Tolkien talks about the pipe weed and he states that it was PROBABLY some form of tobacco. Yet in the movie version Saruman says to Gandalf "I think your love of the halfling's weed has clouded your mind." ... hmmm... I think Peter Jackson may have had the same thoughts as me on this subject. Either way it is certainly open to interpretation.

< GOR >

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Dr_Gor — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:53:39 GMT

Risselada:

Has anyone seen Altered States? I'm really interested in seeing this one.

Yeah, Rizzo. That was a pretty cool and forgotten little gem. Scientist William Hurt is experimenting with a sensory deprivation chamber to try and discover the inner workings of the human mind and "man's role in the universe". When he combines this with some mind altering drugs he discovers in South America it turns him into an ape! I couldn't help but draw a parallel between this one and Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams in which our boys are selling pot out of the back of an ice cream truck that is so powerful that anybody who smokes it turns into a lizard! Yeah, you read that right. Altered States ends with a mind trip sequence that is reminiscent of 2001 A Space Odyssey . This was an interesting blend of sci-fi and horror that I first saw on the big screen while I was under the effects of some mind altering drugs myself! Deffinately worth watching!

< GOR >

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

SkyPilot — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:32:34 GMT

mercurial:

Insanely quotable and just plain stupid fun

"Have there been any side effects?" "Ummm . . . " "As long as there aren't any flipper babies!" "There have been a few flipper babies.

I'll stop before I make everyone hate me.

No please, go on! I'm enjoying it. I've seen Brain Candy twice and I've forgotten everything about it twice.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

leeroy711 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:28:44 GMT

Smooth_J:

Withnail and I features pill abuse and the famous "Camberwell Carrot."

He He. I really like Withnail & I. It was a complete blind buy for me but it seems to get a bit funnier every time I watch it.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Smooth_J — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:39:13 GMT

Throw in about about half of the music biopics ever made (that's a generalization).

And of course, you can't forget some of the brilliantly stupid Whitest Kids U Know skits...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah7ApyeyneY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6XYWcqRGE

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

mercurial — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:47:10 GMT

Risselada:

The best comedy about drugs (Other than maybe Fear and Loathing)? Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.

"I just heard about this new drug that makes you happy. I just want to say: **** HAPPY!"

HAHA, I love Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy! I can't believe I left this out. My VHS copy is packed away in a box of others that I haven't watched in a while - I definitely need to break it out and watch it again.

Insanely quotable and just plain stupid fun.

"You know the drug is made from monkey c*m!"

"Have there been any side effects?" "Ummm . . . " "As long as there aren't any flipper babies!" "There have been a few flipper babies."

"I'm in the placebo group aren't I!"

I'll stop before I make everyone hate me.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Smooth_J — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:24:31 GMT

Dead Man features an Indian tripping on peyote and envisioning Johnny Depp as a skeleton. That was a pretty good one.

There are so many...you have the Reagan inspired coke habits of Boogie Nights, and Soderbergh's aptly named drug Trafficking drama. Dead Ringers involves a good amount of pill consumption and heroin use, but used to make a very creepy, disturbing atmosphere.

A Scanner Darkly is a pretty psychadelic, futuristic look into drugs, but also pretty boring and only fitfully interesting. The Basketball Diaries is another "heroin is bad don't ever do it!" drama, and pretty effective. Withnail and I features pill abuse and the famous "Camberwell Carrot."

Kubrick's movies often seem drug-induced, such as 2001, but it should be noted that in the book A Clockwork Orange the milk they drink is a drug substance of some sort (don't remember if that was implied in the movie, I didn't think so though).

There are so many that can be included, but would really only fit partially... to be honest, most of the movies I put fit only partially. I love this topic, drug movies are the most fun to talk about.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

leeroy711 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:21:04 GMT

A couple I liked that deserve mentions are Jesus' Son - Two great performances in this one by Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton.

The Salton Sea - This one wasn't great, but it had a really good ending and some good laughs throughout.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

pippin06 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:08 GMT

pippin06:

I just watched Half Nelson, which was very serious, but featured lots of cocaine use. Though most of the films listed so far in this convo have been sort of those psychidelic movies that attempt to visualize the drug-induced experience, there are some notable movies just about doing drugs - Trainspotting comes readily to mind. Just say no to heroin, kids.

And Gor, I've read the LOTR books lotsa times - I think you *might* just be reading into the whole pipe weed thing. Just a smidge. After all, hobbits clearly have addictive personalities, so a little tobacco probably goes a long way... :-)

Oh wait - Trainspotting was mentioned in the first post. Oh well. Also read your discussion threads more carefully, kids.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

pippin06 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:19:02 GMT

I just watched Half Nelson, which was very serious, but featured lots of cocaine use. Though most of the films listed so far in this convo have been sort of those psychidelic movies that attempt to visualize the drug-induced experience, there are some notable movies just about doing drugs - Trainspotting comes readily to mind. Just say no to heroin, kids.

And Gor, I've read the LOTR books lotsa times - I think you *might* just be reading into the whole pipe weed thing. Just a smidge. After all, hobbits clearly have addictive personalities, so a little tobacco probably goes a long way... :-)

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Risselada — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:28:53 GMT

The best comedy about drugs (Other than maybe Fear and Loathing)? Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.

"I just heard about this new drug that makes you happy. I just want to say: **** HAPPY!"

The guy's in Party Monster sure did a rediculous amount of drugs it sounds like, although I wasn't too interested in them.

Has anyone seen Altered States? I'm really interested in seeing this one.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

SkyPilot — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:05 GMT

chrismorrell:

Can i put a shout in for "24 hour party people"

I liked this movie a lot, but I wonder if that's because I liked the music (Joy Division, The Happy Mondays, New Order). Steve Coogan is really funny in it too.

I agree with the person who said Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is both clever and lowbrow. I found the sequel to be less clever, less inspired.

I think Dig! is a really entertaining documentary, although it gets creepy as Anton Newcombe sinks into a heavy heroin addiction. I'm glad Anton survived that period, but it didnt' seem to improve his character.

From Hell features some pretty creepy, surreal scenes as Johnny Depp's character hallucinates on opium. (The trips give him insight into Jack the Ripper.) From Hell is far from perfect, but it sure creates an atmosphere of stoned, bloody, despairing London.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

unclefestering — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:59:01 GMT

If we're gonna talk about coke, then you have to look at Robert Downey Jr., essentially playing himself in Less Than Zero.

I don't think I saw anybody bring up Dennis Hopper and his tanks of nitrous oxide in Blue Velvet.

Although I don't remember any body doing drugs in Brick, it all revolved around heroin.

Brent Easton Ellis always loves his characters to be using and abusing. I think that they did everything in Rules of Attraction.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

rjsprague — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:31:09 GMT

How dare you all forget to mention Half Baked. I'm also not sure if I saw Blow in there anywhere. Another film that I recall was the story of The Doors.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

chrismorrell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:36:51 GMT

Can i put a shout in for "24 hour party people" Steve Coogan,as the mercurial Anthony Wilson who presided over the Manchester music scene and heavily influenced the national one from the late seventies ,through the eighties.. He definitely ascribed to the Bill Hicks view of drug-taking,which i did also,at the time

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Dr_Gor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:01:49 GMT

OOH! One more! Idle Hands ... Please forgive me if I am a little slow with these... I'm on drugs...

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

The_American_Dream — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:59:32 GMT

I have to lay it down though that the ultimate drug in movies is marijuana as shown in "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle"; no matter how off the reservation Hunter Thompson gets, he never rode a cheetah. And neither did Lee in "Naked Lunch", another great in the drugged-up film making line, although more philosophical and less comedic; (I'm reading the book now). But, "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" is a great work of cinema in my opinion because of its clever yet totally in the gutter mentality along with the epic journey of it all; key to the more comedic side of drugs. Similar to "Pineapple Express" this year which I loved as a classic in the stoner movie vein. "The Big Lebowski" gets to that too but the plot of that movie is not really driven by the drugs. It is important to note that the point of those few movies is the comedy and not in the end the drugs.

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Dr_Gor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:57:16 GMT

OOH! One More! The Lord Of The Rings trilogy ... just what do you think that "pipe-weed" that everyone keeps smoking is? (this is explained a little more thoroughly in the books) ...

Re:Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

Dr_Gor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:51:24 GMT

Up In Smoke , Nice Dreams and every other movie ever made by Cheech and Chong.

Easy Rider and Vanishing Point (!) ... yes, it really IS a 'drug' movie!

Pulp Fiction ... probably my favorite of the modern drug movies...

< GOR >

Weekly Theme for September 29: Gimme Some Drugs Man!

mercurial — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:30:15 GMT

Upon viewing Requiem for a Dream before entering my freshman year of college, I found myself a strict adherent to the law and only indulged in those drugs (nicotine, caffeine and alcohol) deemed legal by the government. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

This week we shall discuss those films depicting drugs (legal and not so much) which will of course spiral into a violent argument about the legalization of said drugs.

Other films that have helped me stay away from chasing the dragon and toking the ganga are:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Trainspotting

Traffic

The Rules of Attraction

The Walll

28 Days

On the other hand, there have been those films that make it seem like so much fun that you find yourself asking, "I'm strong, I won't get addicted if I try it just once . . . right?"

So relax, turn on some Marley, break out the black lights and reminisce about those addicting drug flicks.