A24 4,333 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 17 hours ago, Chen G. said: People who haven't seen Mirren's films from the 80s really don't know quite how beguiling she had been. Of course she's one of the actresses of her time, but damn! Excalibur! You're talking about Excalibur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I would remind you that watery tarts lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Sweeping Strings said: watery farts Wha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Those aren't good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Ford v Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I want the key to her Ferrari (coz aliens ate my Buick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Squirt... squirt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 16 hours ago, AC1 said: Excalibur! You're talking about Excalibur! Not exclusively. I've seen her in quite a few films from around this time. Always electrifying, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 The Empty Man. A creepy thriller about a made up urban legend, but also not your average run-of-the-mill teeny horror movie as it was probably very awkwardly marketed to be. Film is longer than I'd have preferred, but it turns out there's a whole mythology in there which the writer director takes great care in layering everything in, interwoven as it is with the central conspiracy of the main plot. It's all surprisingly quite epic, and curious as hell throughout. Performances are really strong, especially from the main chap playing the investigative ex cop, his slipping sanity and the impulsive reactive dialogue with it was really believable and well done. We all think and talk this way to ourselves when weird shit happens to us, and that detailing adds nice authenticity to the characterisation on show. It's all utter hokum, but that never stopped David Lynch's brand of bizarro sci-fi from tapping into our ungraspable fears, and it doesn't fail here either. I really liked this, there was something slightly Lovecraftian about it. Box office failure and later cult favourite written all over the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Bone Tomahawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Heh, that movie was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I relate to the crippled guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 The indians were creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Excuse me! The correct term is Indianx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 The Daniel Day Lewis knockoff character was far less irritating than Day Lewis himself. Long drag of a movie but decent. Really nails the feel of an arduous journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 48 Hrs OOoh boy, that was a rough one. A decent enough premise and cast, kind of shoddily executed. It really felt like they were re-writing it as they want, as its very uneven; Sometimes it seems like everything is firing on all cylinders and the movie has the great pacing and forward momentum to it, sometimes it was just slow and clunky and indulgent in just letting scenes go on like they hoped something good would eventually come out of it. It was amusing seeing Dexter's dad as the bad guy though. I guess the biggest problem is that it's just not funny enough. In generally I really like the action comedy genre, but you gotta balance both right. Beverly Hills Cop is just a way better variation of a lot of the ideas here. Maybe they got it right for the sequel? It's free on Amazon Prime Oh, and this movie is sooo early 80s, a great blend of the dying end of 70s fashion and very beginning of 80s fashion. Like, wtf is up with this cableknit sweater vest!? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Roooooxaaaannneee! You don't have to put on the red light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 It's kind of interesting that Murphy doesn't even show up until maybe 20 minutes in. The first 20 minutes is just a straight up serious cop movie. Once he shows up you kind of sit up in your chair and go aha, now things will get interesting.... and then it really only does in fits and spurts Beverly Hills Cop is better because Murphy isn't the only funny character; There's tons of great comedic work put in by the supporting cast throughout. Here it's like they interjected a comedian into an otherwise serious story bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 10:39 PM, AC1 said: Excalibur! You're talking about Excalibur! CALIGULA! On 4/14/2021 at 3:17 PM, Chen G. said: Not exclusively. I've seen her in quite a few films from around this time. Always electrifying, of course. AGE OF CONSENT ( check out those hairy legs!😳) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The Fate of the Furious The seventh entry was such a teenage wankmare, I was reluctant to watch this one, but it's actually a proper action film this time like 5 and 6. But does anyone else remember when these flicks were just little crime thrillers about street racing? Now Dom and co are stealing EMPs for spy agencies, stopping World War 3 and fighting Bond villains. And rumour has it 9 will be in space? Sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I was underwhelmed by the first one, and consequently never watched any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Yeah I've noticed these movies aren't popular on this forum. They're not JWfan movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 6 hours ago, The Big Man said: And rumour has it 9 will be in space? Sheesh The trailer for 9 is over in the Upcoming Films thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I've never seen a single Fast & Furious movie. The first few came out while I was in high school but they were clearly jock movies at the time, not aimed at us nerdy, academic types. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I've never seen a single Fast & Furious movie. The first few came out while I was in high school but they were clearly jock movies at the time, not aimed at us nerdy, academic types. See, back then, the target demographic was really narrow – the sorts you described. But ever since the fourth film, they've become these quasi-Mission: Impossible type adventures, obviously done to broaden the audience appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 We had a lot of fun watching Hobbes and Shaw. Crazy action set pieces broken up with Johnson & Statham ragging on each other in increasingly comedic ways, with Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart showing up a few times to bring in even more funny No idea if the main series is as comedic or not, but I'm guessing not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jay said: No idea if the main series is as comedic or not, but I'm guessing not Aside from moments in 5 onwards, it's fairly straight-faced. In fact, the first one is frustratingly so, which could have used a few corny one-liners to lighten the mood a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Lions for Lambs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 minute ago, The Big Man said: Lions for Lambs An interesting, if flawed, film. It was unashamedly Democratic, but I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The last car movie I watched was Smokey and the Bandit. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It was unashamedly Democratic For its time. The landscape has shifted dramatically since the film was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 They filmed part of the first Fast and Furious movie, or the second maybe, in the town I was living in at the time. Closed down one of the main streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Quintus said: The last car movie I watched was Smokey and the Bandit. It's probably the last best car movie. 1 hour ago, The Big Man said: For its time. The landscape has shifted dramatically since the film was made. Copy, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Smokey and the Bandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Downsizing. Pretty fun. I definitely liked the first half better and am not sure whether I like what happened next, but was sufficiently intrigued to keep watching, even though that Vietnamese girl was really annoying. I also had some trouble liking Christoph Waltz at first, but he turned out to be great, as usual. Rolfe Kent’s score is as good as ever too. I even heard some Mozart influence in the first cue, but that might be because I’m currently working my way through his works. Really liked the choral contributions and all the source music as well, but I am wondering how many times I’m going to have to hear ‘Heaven, I’m in heaven’ in all the other movies I’m hoping to watch in my lifetime, downsized or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A very strange movie, the poster, trailer and all marketing made you think it was all about the whole shrinking thing, but once that's all out of the way in the first 30-45 minutes it really goes in an unexpected direction bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 It's that time of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Put that away, we'll look like tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Coogan's Bluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 15 hours ago, Jay said: A very strange movie, the poster, trailer and all marketing made you think it was all about the whole shrinking thing, but once that's all out of the way in the first 30-45 minutes it really goes in an unexpected direction Hmm, I should check it out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Ever since Election I've found all Alexander Payne movies worth watching (though I haven't caught up with Nebraska yet). I really need to see Citizen Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 American Hustle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,368 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 American Hustle was again a movie that proved at least to me that Christian Bale is kind of overrated as an actor. Why should that guy play in comedies? He is not funny at all. Even though they spent (probably because of that) some effort in this film to make him look ridiculous. The last time before I felt that way was watching The Dark Knight where really everybody was steeling him the show. Even Val Kilmer had more charisma as Bruce Wayne. Bale was good as a kid in Empire of the Sun and everyone says that in The Machinist he was great. Might be. But I heaven't seen that one. He was very ok in Equilibrium where he was supposed to play a guy who is supposed to show no emotion at all. Apart from that he usually has a had for playing in good movies. So, I rather respect him for his taste in films than for his acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 The Machinist is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I think he's got good range. He was good in American Psycho and The Big Short Still need to see The Machinist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,368 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Added to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 The People Under The Stairs A Wes Craven horror film from the early 90s. The movie never really figured out its tone. Now I finally get the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror gag with Bart having a brother that lived in the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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