Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: The best BBC introduction to a movie that I've ever heard was "Fancy a swim?" Guess what movie started? Oh, er...TITANIC? 3 minutes ago, John said: “Where’d you get that scar from... eatin’ pineapple?” "What happens in the future? Do we become jerks, or something?". Matt C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Anyone else used to fantasize about the hanging scene from Back to the Future III? I would tie socks around my neck while watching it and pretend I was being hanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,082 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Back in the day, though ... man alive. Die Hard used to play on TV with 'melon farmer' being the phrase at the end of 'Yippee-ki-ay!', and that was after 9:00 at night 😲. You see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 13 hours ago, Richard said: Oh, er...TITANIC? Jaws, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,316 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 11 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: You see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps? 'Man alive' ... oh. very good 😄 . Spiders, then cannibalism ... you'd have been forgiven for thinking at one point that Frank Marshall was deliberately seeking out projects with repellent subject matter to direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Laura I love Gene Tierney in a film noir, but this was a bit disappointing in its second half - as if all the mystique of the first half suddenly vanished. Still, it starts off with everyone reminiscing of a dead girl named Laura whose past is conveyed through flashback - David Lynch and Fincher see this movie? Some Twin Peaks and Gone Girl in there. Exodus: Gods and Kings I didn't mind this! Lacks the schlocky entertainment value of the Heston movie, but still compelling when you're wondering how a modern film approaches this Biblical yarn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,316 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The Last Of The Mohicans - don't think I'd seen this since its theatrical release. Daniel Day-Lewis maybe should've played the dashing romantic hero more often, it rather suits him. A sweepingly enjoyable historical adventure. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I like that Madeleine Stowe actually looks flushed and blushes during her love scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Days of Thunder One of those movies that I'd seen on video shelves and on posters for years but never felt motivated enough to watch it until now. Just one of those Tom Cruise vehicles existing only to further elevate his emerging movie star deity status. The movie itself is okay, with some exciting track stunts. Almost felt like another movie he did The Color of Money, only instead of being a billiard prodigy, he's just so damn amazing at car racing. The dramatic element is dull as motor oil, but one plot turn suddenly makes a certain Simpsons episode finally make sense to me. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Whoa dude this was like so excellent. And JWfanners need to be excellent to each other! This was fun pulp. Loved it. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Anyone else prefer this one to the original? People seem to hate it but I liked it more! The stakes seemed higher, it had some surreal moments thrown in to like make it even weirder dude. They don't make schlock as exciting as this anymore. Try explaining the plot to someone who just walked in on you watching it - you'll laugh barrels just hearing yourself saying it. John and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I believe the general consensus is indeed that Bogus Journey is the better film than Excellent Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 It’s darker and more disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The Grim Reaper was totally cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 You're not death. You're just a kid in a suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The suit came with the body I took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Multiply it by infinity and take it to the depths of forever and you will still have barely a glimpse of what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 ....EXCELLENT ADVENTURE is good, but ...BOGUS JOURNEY craps all over it, from a great height. Best lines: "I totally possessed my dad", "We were totally lied to by our album covers", and "We're fully-programmed to do it". "Yeah; we wanna do it, too". Ok, so the characters are one step away from being full-on stoners, and one could be mistaken for thinking it's all a bit Cheech and Chong lite, but the film is so full of innocence, and hope, and happiness (as is the original) that it's hard not to get caught-up in it. I, for one, can't wait to see what they do next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Yeah, because sequels to 80's/90's nostalgia movies made decades later rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 ...THE FORCE AWAKENS not withstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Wayne's World I remember seeing this years ago but I wasn't really all that into it. My older brother dug it a lot though. One of those rare Paramount movies with the Paramount fanfare over the logo. Wayne's World 2 I was mostly bored by this. A few funny gags here and there, but it had no momentum. Rather like the limp AVGN movie. Still, Tia Carrere and Kim Basinger are absolute 10s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,316 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Dumb-but-harmlessly-so 'metalheads' were a bit of a thing in the late 80s/early 90s, what with Bill and Ted and Wayne's World. Then there were Beavis and Butthead, who were possibly not as harmless ... ahuh-huh-huh huh-huh-huh huh-huh-huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 A sphincter says "what?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Sweeping Strings said: Dumb-but-harmlessly-so 'metalheads' were a bit of a thing in the late 80s/early 90s, what with Bill and Ted and Wayne's World. Then there were Beavis and Butthead, who were possibly not as harmless ... ahuh-huh-huh huh-huh-huh huh-huh-huh. I like how they all talk like the Ninja Turtles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,316 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Donnie Darko (Director's Cut) While watching, I kept thinking "Don't do what Donny Don't does" - an apt connection to a film that feels like a raft of Simpsons satirical ideas rolled into over two hours about how suburbia sucks, only this time more dark and disturbing. Hollywood seems to revel in attacking the mundane monotony of the suburbs - no doubt because much of showbiz is made up of people who escaped the sprawl and fled for the artsy fartsy coast. As for the title character, aside from a few exceptions, he might be the only sane one in the movie despite his hallucinations - "irony" a core theme at work? Oh and the Lynch inspiration is everywhere here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I never wanted to watch the DC of DD because of the bad reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I've never seen the theatrical. The DC was on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2019 Sixteen Candles (1984) There is a lot to like in Hughes' directorial debut, and some not to like that much. He taps into something vital in the opening sequences, but as the movie goes on I feel he begins to exaggerate for questionable comic effect, and several characters become walking punchlines. Molly Ringwald's Samantha does not face this problem. She remains grounded. There is something rather like an artist and his muse in the sometimes painterly way Hughes frames and sets Ringwald. Anthony Michael Hall is adorable as the geek, until he kinda isn't. The love interest, Jake, is a couple of shades too bland maybe. Overall, Hughes gets sidetracked what with unflattering racial humor, gratuitous nudity, and drunken sex of dubious consent (and a subsequent character transformation that I'm not buying). Some strong redeeming moments, though, in genuine and funny family scenes and in the kind of witty send-up of the obsession with the trappings of getting married, without giving much thought to being married. 3/4 Pretty In Pink (1986) Hughes does not direct, but it is hard not to consider this his film anyway. Deutch does a solid, if unexciting job in the director's chair, but you get the sense that he is primarily serving Hughes's vision here, and the script is indeed rather intelligent. Ringwald is fantastic as Andie, and her scenes with Harry Dean Stanton, who plays her character's father, are excellent. Blane is, again, a couple of shades too bland. Jon Cryer's Duckie is, by turns, annoying and endearing. (Matthew Broderick would have been even better) The movie only really stumbles near the end. Hughes wanted Duckie to end up with Andie, and filmed the ending that way. But, the way it turned out, he had perfectly set up the situation where Blane was the better choice and Duckie would have to mature as a character and finally face the friend zone and, in turn, adulthood. So, test audiences were unhappy, desiring instead for the issues between Andie and Blane to be resolved. The ending was changed, but some shots were not changed, thereby going against the grain. And Duckie's character arc was left hanging. You simply don't have one character get twirled in the arms of another only to pry them apart 90 seconds later. Anyway, still a pretty good movie. 3.5/4 Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987) People generally consider this one a remake of Pretty In Pink. Similarities are there, but its like comparing Great Expectations to David Copperfield. And, like the former, Some Kind Of Wonderful is the deeper work. It also has a completely different feel. Deutch directs again, but this time with more confidence and, I sense, a little more freedom. Scenes and characters are shot with a certain edge, and special attention is given to the characters' eyes. The editing is crisp, and there are a few especially fluid passages. The cinematography here is rather solid, too. The soundtrack also has its charms. But the script is where the movie really shines. Hughes inserts autobiographical elements here, and gets rather cynical. This is one of his most fully fleshed out screenplays, as the dialogue is witty, yet natural, the story is well thought out and structured, and the characters are engaging and fully realized. They don't start out perfect, and they don't end perfect, but they grow. Their romantic plot points are not as much the focus as their inner journeys. The lead, Keith, is not a simple one for the audience to root for. He has glaring flaws that he chooses to ignore. His pursuit of Amanda, who has glaring weaknesses of her own, is in essence, selfish. Mary Stuart Masterson is magnificent as Keith's best friend Watts. She tries to be the voice of streetwise reason, but can't help her own feelings for Keith, which, in helping Keith win Amanda, she seems to try to kill off. This is not so much a teen film as a film about facing adulthood. While it might not have the timeless vitality of The Breakfast Club, it has a life and a sure purpose all its own. There are a couple of odd bits of rather half-hearted humor thrown in, and one glaring script mistake, but overall, this is an underappreciated classic. 4/4 Planes, Trains, And Automobiles (1987) Such a funny and charming and profound movie. Like in Some Kind Of Wonderful, Hughes seems to be venting some personal frustrations here. Neal (Steve Martin) is caught up with his rather frustrating work, and needs to get home to his wife and kids, but there are things in the way which must be faced and shed. It rather prefigures Hughes's own eventual exodus from Hollywood. But this movie really is peak Hughes. Martin and Candy are fantastic as characters who find themselves and each other on a journey. Such a simple well worn premise, but Hughes injects so much life into it that the movie becomes a prime example. Cheesy as it may sound, I'm in awe at the depth that this seemingly simple, even silly, movie has. Most outsiders are actually, in their own way, insiders. Hughes really spoke for and to those in the wild. He was the genuine article. 4/4 Fancyarcher, Chen G. and John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,308 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 San Andreas. It's one of those movies that give you ample time to predict the dramatic dialogue, but I still quite enjoyed it, especially the final twist. A No Ollie Cut would be very welcome, however, and some moments were too fast-paced. The score was good as well, clearly inspired by today's action writing techniques, but melodic and engaging at the same time. Ironically, te parachute scene's music reminded me of Man of Steel, only this piece did tell me the characters were flying and the quieter moments were well worth waiting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, SteveMc said: Planes, Trains, And Automobiles (1987) Such a funny and charming and profound movie. Like in Some Kind Of Wonderful, Hughes seems to be venting some personal frustrations here. Neal (Steve Martin) is caught up with his rather frustrating work, and needs to get home to his wife and kids, but there are things in the way which must be faced and shed. It rather prefigures Hughes's own eventual exodus from Hollywood. But this movie really is peak Hughes. Martin and Candy are fantastic as characters who find themselves and each other on a journey. Such a simple well worn premise, but Hughes injects so much life into it that the movie becomes a prime example. Cheesy as it may sound, I'm in awe at the depth that this seemingly simple, even silly, movie has. Most outsiders are actually, in their own way, insiders. Hughes really spoke for and to those in the wild. He was the genuine article. 4/4 Planes, Trains & Automobiles is such a perfect comedy, and one of my favorite flicks. Heartwarming, funny, and yet most of all doesn't forget to make the audience feel for its character (John Candy was Oscar worthy IMO, I miss that guy). I enjoy some of his other films, but this is no doubt Hughes' finest film as a director. Not to mention, it's pretty much the only great thanksgiving film I can think of. SteveMc and Koray Savas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Misery I kept thinking while watching this that Kathy Bates is JWfan and James Caan is John Williams, and the forum keeps him locked up, forcing him to keep writing music or else "I'll kill us both!" But man oh man she was the scariest woman ever - strong as a friggin ox too. The Help Did this movie feature the highest proportion of sexy redheads ever? I mean that Jessica Chastain must have the most phwoar body in Hollywood in the 2010s. Good vignette type movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, dougie said: Misery Probably my favorite Stephen King movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 You and @JoeinAR agree again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, Stefancos said: You and @JoeinAR agree again! No my favorite is Carrie. But i do love Misery. Love Shawshank, Green Mile, Christine, The Dead Zone, It chapter 1, The Mist and several others to a lesser degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 My favourite is The Langoliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I like the SALEM'S LOT TV show; the one with James Mason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,308 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Single white female. After 20 minutes I wanted to turn it off because I thought they were rushing Hedra's character development, but then I suddenly found myself enjoying it, so I kept watching. Wish I hadn't. Jennifer Jason Leigh was amazing, but she was stuck in the wrong movie. It all fell apart and became totally ridiculous. There are serious time issues (Graham couldn't possibly still be alive) and the final scene was absolutely dreadful. The score was interesting, however: the way Howard Shore goes from minor to major worked so well and the music partly persuaded me to keep watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Racist movie! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Y'all have been watching some bad movies lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I like the bit where she's masturbating because she's evil. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Exciting! The only bit I thought was unlikely (yeah yeah) was when they catch out that other dude's 1990s vernacular. Did people speak much differently back then to what they do now? And Karen Gillen, perfect 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Great legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Great everything. Fuck! I didn't recognise her without all that blue makeup. What else has she been in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Doctor Who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Ohhh right! I have her seasons on blu-ray, but I haven't watched them yet. And I remember she was in The Circle, where she towered over Hermione. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 2:22 Avoid. But looking at Teresa Palmer, you'd think she was a genetic hybrid of Kristen Stewart, Emma Watson, Ashley Greene, and maybe a few others. Eagle Eye Fairly standard surveillance tech thriller. Rosario Dawson looks like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in this, just from her hairstyle and dress sense. Imagine how a movie like this would be done today with our currently even more potent communications tech. The Eagle Eye AI would be threatening its subjects with their dick pics or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 The redhead was the worst assistant on Dr. Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,316 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Becoming Bond - for the most part, this docudrama about how George Lazenby blagged his way into playing 007 is an absolute hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Shutter Island I liked this. It was dark and disturbing. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 The Ghost Writer Poor Obi-Wan gets thrown into a political underworld of conspiracy that was more than he bargained for in the beginning. If you like Chinatown or The Ninth Gate, you'll nod at all the Polanski parallels from those movies harkening back to Hitchcock. Exciting movie! The BFG I'd put this off for ages because I was afraid it'd be the "Boring Fucking Giant". Well it certainly threatens to be, that is until the schlocky third act that was nothing short of hilarious! They even chucked in an ID4 line when the Queen tells "Nancy" over the phone "then wake him!" It could have gone that extra mile in schlock value if the giants attacked London, but Spielberg held back. We'll probably have to wait for The Lost Giants: The BFG if we wanna see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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