Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, AC1 said: What happened to 'subjectivity'? Where APOCALYPSE NOW is concerned, subjectivity heads out the nearest window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: The final cut took out the Brando scenes!😵😡😠. But it also took out the PLAYMATE scene, which didn't really belong except for the nude babes. I would have shortened the plantation scene to also cut out the sex scene. REDUX is the one. Brando makes the film! The thing is that Kurtz must be a relatively fleeting presence: too much and you’ll puncture the illusion. The thing I would have kept from the final cut is the laugh the lads on the boat share when Kilgore comes looking for them: it’s an important moment that the theatrical doesn’t really have. I would also trim the piece where Willard goes off to look for a commanding officer near the bridge, which was already too long in the theatrical. But all of this is trivial. What matters is what the movie made me feel at the end. Whether we necessarily got there by the most efficient road? Doesn’t really matter. 3 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: I've never considered GODFATHERS to be great. Especially the first one which glorified the mob- even FFC admits that. I don’t like the sequels to The Godfather, and I have my (relatively minor) issues with the original, too. Apocalypse Now was something COMPLETELY different; and to my mind, much, much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 APOCALYPSE is a classic in all versions! I was at the premiere! Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I dunno, I might have to revisit this one. I saw it as a teenager and wasn't all that thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 minute ago, The Big Man said: I dunno, I might have to revisit this one. I saw it as a teenager and wasn't all that thrilled. Maybe it cuz we lost that war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Loozer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Elf - 'tis the season. An amiable, sweetly-natured festive comedy ... and there's nothing wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 hours ago, The Big Man said: I dunno, I might have to revisit this one. I saw it as a teenager and wasn't all that thrilled. I think sometimes its the circumstances under which you watch a film that make the experience. Whatever it was, I felt like I was going insane; which, in a film all about insanity, is what you want. But I can see how it won't necessarily grab everyone quite like that. When I watched it a second time (I always watch film twice before discussing them), it was still superb, but the whole hypnotic quality of it was diminished. Still, fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 hours ago, bruce marshall said: Maybe it cuz we lost that war. And they weren't really aliens (as in extraterrestrials). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Elf - 'tis the season. An amiable, sweetly-natured festive comedy ... and there's nothing wrong with that. An instant classic. Watched this one the other day too. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 8 hours ago, The Big Man said: Loozer! Youze guys were in it also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The Living Daylights - a top-notch Bond adventure for the series' 25th anniversary. It frustrates that circumstances prevented Dalton from doing at least 2 more than he did. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Exactly, Sweep. It's a top-5 Bond, for me. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Great music too! Naïve Old Fart and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I didn't mention the score, because, frankly, it goes without saying It's easily a top-3 Bond score, and it's, also, my #1 favourite Barry score. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 While not great crime cinema, it's very watchable and not boring. Better than the average Liam Neeson movie. And it's with Jaime Lannister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 it's Complicated It's so bad, I can't even bring myself to form any thoughts, about it. Give me a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 EYE OF VICHY Vivre Petain!? Non!😠 9 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I didn't mention the score, because, frankly, it goes without saying It's easily a top-3 Bond score, and it's, also, my #1 favourite Barry score. My program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 A new Christmas Classic! Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Looks like teenage Trumpf!😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Down the hall and to the left bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Credit carrrrd? Youuuu gottt ittt Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Run along, Cedric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Peter Jackson’s King Kong. It’s actually a pretty good film for a St Stephen’s Day morning. As it is I’d call it a good film. Shave 30 minutes off it and there’s a very good film in there. At one point you just seem to be jumping from one random monster encounter to another and I feel you could trim some of that. I think I’ll watch the extended edition with Jackson’s commentary at some point. Don’t think I’d just watch the extended edition on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Zzzzz Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Film ended to be good the moment they set foot on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It was shit. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It made for a decent theme park ride though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Isn't the movie lacking some kind of focus or directorial control? Everything feels so messy and chaotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It's worse than Inchon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, AC1 said: Film ended to be good the moment they set foot on the island. I think the problems really set in during the dinosaur stampede. That’s where it just feels like PJ got carried away in the toy box. I think the performances are great and the emotion is great. Visually I think it looks very good for a 15 year old film. It just gets a bit OTT with the monsters and goes on too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,398 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I don't care about the movie, but JNH's score is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,338 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Memento. Wow. What an amazing movie. I understood nearly everything, but am definitely going to re-watch it at some point. Guy Pearce was pretty good, didn’t recognise him at all. Carrie-Anne Moss was fantastic, need to watch her in more. David Julyan’s score is predictable: some of the cues are functional, others are downright annoying and everything could have been a lot better had Hans Zimmer, or anyone else, scored it. Well, except Lorne Balfe. Why did such a gifted director work with such a useless composer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 That’s a bit harsh. Nolan and Julyan were (are?) friends, he scored everything Nolan did until Batman Begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Love Actually. I'd never actually seen it before. I always quite surprised myself by not minding Four Weddings and Notting Hill, and so I expected more of the same with this. I mean, it has Hugh Grant and a whole cast of reliable British caricatures on the box, so I thought I knew exactly what to expect with this. But it was honestly one of the worst movies I can ever remember watching. Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Dances With Wolves A bit workman-like in some of the direction - and I could do without 90% of the voiceover - but nice landscape photography, a nice portrayal of friendship between Dunbar and the Indians, and a FANTASTIC Buffalo hunt sequence. I like it. ***1/2 out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It seems The Terminal is an holiday movie. It plays on TV. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Not quite a film ..... ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. BBC Radio play Toby Stephens as 007 Radio drama is probably my favorite medium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Bespin said: It seems The Terminal is an holiday movie. It plays on TV. It's a nice movie for when your feeling sick and can't do anything else but lie down on the couch. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Quintus said: Love Actually. I'd never actually seen it before. I always quite surprised myself by not minding Four Weddings and Notting Hill, and so I expected more of the same with this. I mean, it has Hugh Grant and a whole cast of reliable British caricatures on the box, so I thought I knew exactly what to expect with this. But it was honestly one of the worst movies I can ever remember watching. Jesus. Yea, this was playing here recently as well and I was similarly cringing. It has not aged well at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It's become one of those movies that the internet loves for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just like Titanic ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,338 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Koray Savas said: That’s a bit harsh. Nolan and Julyan were (are?) friends, he scored everything Nolan did until Batman Begins. Doesn't make the music any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Annual OHMSS festive rewatch ... still great. As with Dalton, more Lazenby would've been good. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, bollemanneke said: Doesn't make the music any better. Julyan is a fine composer. Nevertheless, your question was why did Nolan work with him, and there’s your answer. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 18 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Carrie-Anne Moss was fantastic, need to watch her in more. She's great but got stuck with the same problem almost every actress eventually faces, a lack of good roles for middle aged woman. She kinda disappeared like so many other talents bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 They could always make another Matrix... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Like that'll ever happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,823 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 7 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Annual OHMSS festive rewatch ... still great. As with Dalton, more Lazenby would've been good. I have never seen this Bond film. Is it set around Christmas? Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It's set around Christmas, and New Year. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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