Earthnut Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Laurent, your eye makes me shiver. Where did you find something so eerie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodimusBen Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) That is an awesome avatar. I once saw a forum where someone had a gif of the eye-cutting sequence from Un Chien Andalou. Wasn't there someone who used to post here who had the "demon face" flashes from The Exorcist put together in sequence? Edited March 9, 2009 by RodimusBen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Laurent. Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I don't know if that's what you are talking about, but Benocles has one of the craziest avatar on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthnut Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Please, what is "Un Chien Andalou?" You lost me on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodimusBen Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I don't know if that's what you are talking about, but Benocles has one of the craziest avatar on the board. Yep, that's the one. I found his member profile. That moving image is a composite of all of the frames that were subliminally inserted in The Exorcist during some of the most intense and frightening sequences. Please, what is "Un Chien Andalou?" You lost me on that one. It's a surrealist art film by Salvador Dali. In one of the first sequences of the film a woman faces the camera while a man takes a barber's shaving razor and slices her eye open horizontally. Of course, in actuality it uses a quick cut to a close-up of the same being done to a dead goat's eye, but the mind is fooled into thinking that the woman's eye is being cut. Keep in mind that this was in the very early experimental stages of film and surrealism. To say that Un Chien Andalou is a trippy film is an understatement-- not just that first shocking sequence but the whole thing. If you do a google search for the film you will fin a million images of the scene in question. It's pretty infamous among film nerds. Edited March 10, 2009 by RodimusBen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthnut Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sorry, but I think I will pass on viewing "Un Chien Andalou." I'm pretty sure I won't enjoy it. Thanks for all the information, and I have no doubts someone else will check it out. Dali does have some bizarre art. As egly and horrible as Benocles' avatar is, Laurent's eye creeps me out more. Help, it keeps following me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim McLean Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 It's a surrealist art film by Salvador Dali. In one of the first sequences of the film a woman faces the camera while a man takes a barber's shaving razor and slices her eye open horizontally. Of course, in actuality it uses a quick cut to a close-up of the same being done to a dead goat's eye, but the mind is fooled into thinking that the woman's eye is being cut. Keep in mind that this was in the very early experimental stages of film and surrealism. To say that Un Chien Andalou is a trippy film is an understatement-- not just that first shocking sequence but the whole thing. If you do a google search for the film you will fin a million images of the scene in question. It's pretty infamous among film nerds. And of course, the inspiration behind a central link in the Pixies song "debaser": "got me a movie i want you to know slicing up eyeballs i want you to know girlie so groovy i want you to know don't know about you but i am un chien andalusia wanna grow up to be be a debaser" ... which was written by Black Francais who later changed his name to.. Frank Black. Ah, full circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthnut Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Okay, you talked me into it. I will go check it out since you brought up my man, Frank Black's name. Saw a picture of Lance and his wife yesterday, oh my, she is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Am I? Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hmmm, thing that looks like Gollum or The All Seeing Eye. I dunno, they both are pretty scary looking, but I think my vote will also to Laredo's eye. Welcome, Frank of the Millennium, one who has seen the EYE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthnut Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 It appears that the "eye" has won. Creeeeeeeeeeepy, and still following me everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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