Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Endor's Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Little Shop of Horrors This was alright in that musical sort of way. Anyone else notice it's lit just like the Thriller video and a bunch of John Landis movies from that era? I looked it up and it was the same photography bloke. Neat, huh? Whatever happened to that cutie with the high voice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Serendipity This is a really weird movie. Aside from everything happening is about as likely as a winning lotto ticket, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with its message. I'd forgotten how babyfaced Kate B was. Silvestri was wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It is wish fulfillment. In real life things like that come close to happening, but seldom do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Ronin - a team of mercenaries are assembled in Paris to retrieve a case which contains something of interest to both the IRA and the Russian mob. An action-thriller lifted several notches by its stellar cast (De Niro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgard) and superb car chases. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeah, I really liked the car chases in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Not enough CGI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Sweeping Strings said: Ronin - a team of mercenaries are assembled in Paris to retrieve a case which contains something of interest to both the IRA and the Russian mob. An action-thriller lifted several notches by its stellar cast (De Niro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgard) and superb car chases. RONIN is a superb film and one of the best of the 90s. @Sweeping Strings, don't forget Jonathan Pryce, Natascha McElhone, and Michel Londsdale. It's such a multilayered film, covering loyalty, obedience, obligation, and loneliness. It fairly zings along, thanks to a smart script, assured direction, good performances all round, sweet cinematography, and crisp editing, courtesy of Tony Gibbs. It's been described as "An existentialist car chase movie, with the occasional fag break", and, for the best part, I wouldn't disagree. If you haven't seen it, do so! One question: what colour is the boathouse, at Hereford? Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,393 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I only remember the car chases, tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 The car chases are good, but everything that surrounds them is great, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, Edmilson said: I only remember the car chases, tbh Then you probably just haven't seen the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,393 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I actually did, but I always thought the movie was boring outside of the chases. Of course, I was young and silly, and probably was expecting a movie with more action and less talking, maybe rewatching it now as an adult I can appreciate it more. I was a very idiotic teen, actually, when I was like 15 or so, I watched Face/Off and thought it was a serious masterpiece of the action cinema! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Maybe he saw it, but didn't understand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Car chases! Slow, thoughtful dramatic scenes! Slickly directed suspense sequences! Figure skating! Of course, I love it! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Aren't car chases the equivalent of theme parks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeah, The French Connection sure does feel like a fairground attraction... Naïve Old Fart and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 That's a fantastic car chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 'Course it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 an old favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: It's Mark Kermode's dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: One question: what colour is the boathouse, at Hereford? 'How the fuck would I know?' Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Scorcese looks like Palpatine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,393 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 "This will be the end of Marvel's pathetic rebellion against the Cinema Empire!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 ...and about bloody time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Destination Wedding This was fucking hilarious! Maybe a bit overwritten and felt more like the writer's own rant instead of really being about two people dying to be somewhere else. Keanu and Winona in top form. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 What exactly IS Keanu and Winona in top form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Misanthropic and miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Some pensive rewatches: Saving Private Ryan (1998) Schindler's List (1993) And then these: The Mule (2018) About on the same level as Sully in that it could have been a better movie, but feels kind of flat at times. Nothing against either film, both of which I enjoyed just fine. Clint Eastwood is surprisingly low-key funny as an unsuspecting drug mule for a dangerous Mexican cartel. Not without its problems (some outdated racism and misogyny) but I'd put it behind American Sniper as far as Eastwood goes this decade. 4 / 5 Cold Pursuit (2019) Neeson goes psychotic as he kills, and kills, and, get this, KILLS to avenge his murdered son. Laura Dern was wasted. Pass! 2 / 5 Also: Mrs. Doubtfire Ace Ventura: Pet Detective The Making of West Side Story Bernstein was a delight to watch conduct his own work! Great archival compilation of the recording sessions of the DG album from the 80s. Can't believe he dropped a f-bomb after a poor take. One Hand, One Heart was like a rediscovery for me. Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 minute ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Not without its problems (some outdated racism and misogyny) Which was all rather self-aware and done ironically. Or is even that "problematic" now? Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Thekthithm said: Which was all rather self-aware and done ironically. Or is even that "problematic" now? Oh no, I know that. In fact, I had no difficulty with that, but other reviews I have read found it objectionable, which is pretty ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 A lot of reviewers lack the insight to recognise Eastwood's self-deprecation and portrayal of generational and cultural divides. Simply acknowledging it in a matter-of-fact sort of way doesn't make it racist or misogynistic, but dopey Millennials and GenZs hit the outrage trigger button anyway, because clicks or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Eastwood should get with the times and stop making excuses for the behaviour patterns of the greatest generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Thekthithm said: A lot of reviewers lack the insight to read into Eastwood's self-deprecation and portrayal of generational and cultural divides. Simply acknowledging it in a matter-of-fact sort of way doesn't make it racist or misogynistic, but dopey Millennials and GenZs hit the outrage trigger button anyway, because clicks or something. I wonder what they'd make of Gran Torino, in which a crabbily racist old coot literally changes his ways and after a nothing-left to-lose medical diagnosis sacrifices himself on behalf of his immigrant neighbours. Probably that its 'white saviour' trope is offensive, and the titular petrol car is bad for the environment maaaaaaaaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Bugsy Malone I don't get this movie. In some scenes, the cream pie projectiles were lethal and in others, they weren't. I remember my mum warning me off this movie when I was a kid because of how awful it was -- evidently she was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 What, in the name of Sam Hill, are you talking about, Jerry!? BUGSY MALONE is a British classic... ...set in Prohibition America Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 It was fukkn shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I haven't seen Bugsy Malone since I was a youngster but I remember being disappointed that they didn't shoot with guns but threw with pies instead. But I also vaguely seem to remember that, despite the pie throwing, the movie turned out to be better than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Doing some catching up..... Tucker: A Man and His Dream (1988) - 6/10 Weak but the cinematography and overrall direction make up for the thin as ice script. Would have been interesting to hear what Williams could have done with this, though the score as it's in the movie is 99% imitations of many styles of jazz. Shallow Grave (1994) - 7/10 It's... okay, I guess. I liked a lot how it started, the set-up, how macabre it wanted to be. But in the end, it didn't deliver. I get that the characters are assholes, but I don't think it ends up working in favour of the movie. Joker (2019) - 7/10 Phoenix elevates this very meh idea of a movie. Also, wasn't too fond of the Scorsese Frankenstein they were going for. Seven Samurai (1954) - 8/10 Not my favorite Kurosawa, but still very interesting. Quality stuff. Wakolda (2013) - 7/10 Beautiful cinematography and direction and some great performances but it ends up amounting to a big pile of... nothing. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - 7/10 I saw this was scored by Peter Gabriel and I thought I had to see it. The movie itself is okay, starts with a lot of promise but doesn't do much with it. The main girl is fantastic, though. Sadly, the score doesn't get much to do. Ambient/textural stuff, mostly, except for the Sky Blue song -which I don't find among Gabriel's best accomplishments, but it's okay. There's a fantastic remix that recently got released on an official Gabriel collection that I think would have been absolutely killer for the movie. Bird (1988) - 9/10 Now this was excellent. Might be, for me, the finest movie directed by Eastwood. At least from a directing level. I loved the noir style the movie was going for. Don't know much about Bird's life but I love his music. As far as biopics go, this is among the best for me. Unbreakable (2000) - 5/10 I thought this was supposed to be good?! It's garbage. ----- Later I'll do a catch up on TV shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: Unbreakable (2000) - 5/10 I thought this was supposed to be good?! It's garbage. 5 out of 10 is labelled garbage in your universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: 5 out of 10 is labelled garbage in your universe? Can’t imagine what he’d call 1-4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Anyone else hate those people who never give anything below a 9? Their ratings consist of 9.1 for truly terrible films, 9.5 for mediocre or unremarkable films or 9.8 or 9.9 for really good films? You see it a lot in video game reviews too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: Not my favorite Kurosawa Which is? 41 minutes ago, Thekthithm said: Anyone else hate those people who never give anything below a 9? Their ratings consist of 9.1 for truly terrible films, 9.5 for mediocre or unremarkable films or 9.8 or 9.9 for really good films? You see it a lot in video game reviews too. You read video game reviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 The Sega Mega Drive days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Back in the Half-Life era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Ah, the giants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 These fuckers were hard to kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Awesome graphics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 For 1998, they were great. I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 - All the characters look like they have stepped right out of a painting, which gives the film an authentic look & feel (also partly due to the true-to-the-period dialogue). - Yes, not every scene contains something spectacular, but that does not make the film particularly dull or slow. The dialogue is to the point and very focused. - The unique raw atmosphere that makes you happy to live in the 21st century. It is almost a survival movie. - It's not a nail-biting horror, you don't get really attached to the characters, you won't experience big emotions, but thanks to the aforementioned other characteristics, it's not a lifeless flatliner either. Even more, The VVitch will be haunting in your head longer than the average 'one of a dozen' Hollywood horror flick. - Anya Taylor-Joy makes a bigger impression here than in the films of Shyamalan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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