Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 24/07/2022 at 11:36 AM, Sweeping Strings said: Also noteworthy for being Edward G Robinson's final film. Indeed. His character's death scene is all the most poignant, because of it. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,128 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 24/07/2022 at 6:36 AM, Sweeping Strings said: Soylent Green - my first time watching this slice of dystopian 70s sci-fi (although I already knew about the shocking discovery the lead character makes), in which overpopulation coupled with pollution/climate change has led to mass food shortages. The authorities claim that they are making the titular foodstuff from plankton in order to tackle the problem, but whilst investigating the murder of a figure involved in its production Charlton Heston's copper becomes suspicious and starts 'digging'. Set in this very year, it's interesting to note how they weren't too far wide of the mark about some things. Also noteworthy for being Edward G Robinson's final film. I watched it for the first time recently. I was surprised at how much it haunted me afterwards. It's not as clever as Planet of the Apes or as fun as Omega Man, but it somehow sticks with you, and not for the "shock" ending everybody knows. 20 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Indeed. His character's death scene is all the most poignant, because of it. Oh God, that scene is tough to watch. It's such a sad, sad movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 There is some Soylent Green in Blade Runner, both Film Noir detective stories set in the future, and of course some visual references as well ... Naïve Old Fart and Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Wow. I had not noticed that. Good call, Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 There's also a reference in that Simpsons episode where Homer forbids Bart from seeing the Itchy and Scratchy movie as a punishment ... in a scene set in the future, they finally go to see it together. It's one of the food options at the cinema concession stand, prompting Homer to characteristically react 'Mmm ... Soylent Green'. Between this, Planet Of The Apes and The Omega Man he clearly had a penchant for 'end of civilisation' cautionary tales, which kinda makes his five-term run as the chairman of the NRA a bit weird (or maybe that's just me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Last time I watched it, I found it slightly amusing that I don't consider the big shocking reveal all that shocking after all. Or rather, what I find shocking about it is the surprise (to the characters), not the actual reality of what Soylent Green is (in the end, a nifty recycling idea - that how it's handled may reduce the lifespans of people is of course a different issue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Last time I watched it, I found it slightly amusing that I don't consider the big shocking reveal all that shocking after all. The shocking reveal in Blade Runner shouldn't be so surprising either. That being said, I was 12 or something when I first watch Soylent Green on TV, and the ending did shock me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Sure, when I first saw it some 20+ years ago, the surprising shock ending worked just fine as far as I recall. And it's not a bad film aside from that, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: There's also a reference in that Simpsons episode where Homer forbids Bart from seeing the Itchy and Scratchy movie as a punishment ... in a scene set in the future, they finally go to see it together. It's one of the food options at the cinema concession stand, prompting Homer to characteristically react 'Mmm ... Soylent Green'. Between this, Planet Of The Apes and The Omega Man he clearly had a penchant for 'end of civilisation' cautionary tales, which kinda makes his five-term run as the chairman of the NRA a bit weird (or maybe that's just me). I think it was more a matter of taking the best roles offered. Science fiction films were not considered prestigiuos in that era. So, producers wanted a " name" to raise the profile. Heston was not the huge, leading man star he had been in the Fifties- sixties. He was transitioning into more of a character actor Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 2 hours ago, AC1 said: The shocking reveal in Blade Runner shouldn't be so surprising either. What shocking reveal? bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,128 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Tentacles I wanted a Jaws Rip-Off. What I got was an overlong Italian mess that somehow shoehorned big name actors into a production that had no money left over for, well, any tentacles. I remember watching it at a very young age, but I must've only seen one of the attack scenes, because my memory of it was better. Henry Fonda literally phoned it in... seriously, I think his character was on the phone in every scene. Shelley Winters almost gave it a little life, but then they cut to Bo Hopkins begging his Killer Whales to take out the Octopus. Alright, that scene did make me cackle. Think I'll watch Orca next. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 From the man who brought you PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING I've not seen this in a long time. I remember it as being dumb fun. At least ORCA attempted to take itself seriously. If you want a JAWS rip-off, @Andy, try PIRANHA, or its aforementioned sequel, which has the added advantage of naked scuba-diving Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,128 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I love Piranha. I have to see the sequel still. I have tons of Jaws Ripoffs on the shelf, it's just a matter of getting to them, and often times sitting through them. Many of their biggest offense is they are boring, except for The Last Shark aka Great White, which has no official release because Universal successfully sued them because of its blatant rip of Jaws. I do have the Blu of Cruel Jaws aka Jaws 5, which recycles footage from the Last Shark, and blatantly steals some footage from Jaws and Jaws 2. It's a ripoff of a ripoff, and pretty fun if you like bad movies. But oh God I don't think I could sit through Deep Blood again. Monster Shark is pretty dull too. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Deep Blue Sea is a good bet for sharkin' funtimes. For 'gator funtimes, Lake Placid and Crawl are both pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 17 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: What shocking reveal? That all this time they were on a alien spaceship. Oh no, wait, that's ... Spoiler Dark City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Unless you watch the theatrical cut… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 8,482 Posted July 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2022 Summer-from-the-past movies marathon STARTED. - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - Cocoon (1985) - Predator (1987) - Capricorn One (1978) rough cut, Andy and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I watched the Jones fallow up trilogy. I must say I was surprised how much I enjoyed Kingdom. It held up better than I thought. Sadly Least Crusade's story just misses it for me. I will do Raiders this week, Loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Temple of Doom is very funny because Capshaw is screaming from the begining to the end! Naïve Old Fart and Andy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 She was the ultimate scream queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 23 hours ago, JoeinAR said: She was the ultimate scream queen. The Ultimate Scream Queen? This title belongs to Jamie Lee Curtis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 hours ago, JoeinAR said: She was the ultimate scream queen. The biggest trouble with her, is the noise. Tom, Andy and JoeinAR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Bespin said: The Scream Queen? This title belongs to Jamie Lee Curtis. Or Jinx Monsoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,128 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 My favorite movie always changes. But right now, it is Temple of Doom. It's my happy place. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,658 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 10 hours ago, JoeinAR said: I watched the Jones fallow up trilogy. I must say I was surprised how much I enjoyed Kingdom. It held up better than I thought. Sadly Least Crusade's story just misses it for me. I will do Raiders this week, Loud. I like Ike. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Andy said: But right now, it is Temple of Doom. It's my happy place. Because it features a Goonie, right? So guys are so predictable! bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 The Mule - Clint Eastwood directed and stars in this unlikely-but-based-on-true-events tale of an elderly horticulturalist who, after his business is ruined by the internet, drifts into drug-smuggling for a Mexican cartel. Eastwood brings a great deal of grizzled charm to the lead character and there's a solid supporting cast including Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest and Laurence Fishburne. Naïve Old Fart and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I should check that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 You should, Bruce; it's a good film, with a surprising, and unsentimental, ending. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Reserved from my library! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2022 Temple of Doom is awesome not because of a Goonie but because of Harrison Ford's terrific acting and the most wonderful and insane JW score with the best Indy Endtitles ever, unless next years film were to somehow surpass it. Bespin, Andy, Edmilson and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tallguy 3,389 Posted July 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2022 Infinity War and Endgame. It was an accident! Someone put IW on for background noise while we were doing housework. We weren't really even going to be paying attention! I think I knew I was in trouble when the hairs on Peter's arm stand up and my whole brain went "YAY!" I thought these films had kind of settled down a bit in my consciousness. They were terrific but we've seen them so many times. Next thing I know it's past the time we wanted to go to bed for our plans today. We'll go to bed after this part. No that part. How about? "Assemble!" Ohhhhh we're in it for the rest of the ride. ("On your left." Kills me every time. Except the first time because I didn't hear it.) It's been three years but that finale still makes me cheer, makes me cry, makes my heart beat faster. And I thought after Tony dies (spoilers) I thought we'd be done. Nope, gotta watch the funeral (bless you, Silverstri). Even the epilogue with Steve and Sam. And then It's Been a Long, Long Time and Main on End. (Bless you, Silvestri.) I know it's a giant dumb popcorn movie. But it plays me like a fiddle and I love it. Andy, JNHFan2000, Naïve Old Fart and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Tallguy said: And then It's Been a Long, Long Time and Main on End. (Bless you, Silvestri.) I know it's a giant dumb popcorn movie. But it plays me like a fiddle and I love it. I enjoyed this movie. It's a pop-corn movie, but it will always have a second life because of its great score by Silvestri! JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Tallguy said: I know it's a giant dumb popcorn movie. But it plays me like a fiddle and I love it. I don't think it's dumb. It's one of the most clever scripts of the last few years. Tackling that many characters and giving 3 of them a worthy end is incredible. Plus adding to that it has to wrap up a storyline that was teased 7 years before and doing it as well as here in my mind is incredible. Add to that the amazing performances, cinematography, visuals, and VFX it's a fantastic film. And this won't be the case for many. But for me Silvestri's score to Endgame is my favourite of his. It is absolutely incredible!! Stark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Its nice to see people enjoy a popular movie that is also a huge critical success. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,389 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said: I don't think it's dumb. It's one of the most clever scripts of the last few years. Fair play. Even as I wrote that I thought "This is one of the smartest 'dumb' movies ever made." Both movies are separate, distinct, and they run like a Swiss watch. It's amazing how much setup and payoff goes on over the run time of both of them. AND paying off moments from, what, 20 other movies? That many characters and pretty much all of them get to actually shine? For a long time I called The Avengers "The Impossible Movie" because The Big Team-up Movie had been the impossible dream for so long. IW/EG are impossible not in that they happened at all but that they don't collapse under their own casts and complexity. But they don't collapse they soar. Edmilson and JNHFan2000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Indeed. It'll be very interesting to see if they can do it again with the Avengers films in 2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JoeinAR said: Its nice to see people enjoy a popular movie that is also a huge critical success. That's JWFAN in summer vacation mode. IT WILL NOT LAST. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Well, not literally the last film I watched but I'm gonna watch this tonight. Chinatown (1974) I had watched it several years ago, and I didn't like it at all. I found it very slow and boring. But since it's so highly regarded I thought to give it a 2nd chance. What do the rest of the people here think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 @filmmusic, it's meant to be slow. It takes its time to unfold. Stick with it. The score, the arid cinematography, the script the direction, and the performances, are all first class. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It's mostly memorable for its ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Well, just finished it. Ok, I had no problem with the pacing but still I cannot see why it's very highly regarded. I loved the music score though. And I couldn't understand some parts of it, basically the real estate side of things. Maybe if I watched it with Greek subtitles... (I watch my movies with English subtitles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It’s a standard noir. Not the best but certainly not the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 8 hours ago, filmmusic said: Well, not literally the last film I watched but I'm gonna watch this tonight. Chinatown (1974) I had watched it several years ago, and I didn't like it at all. I found it very slow and boring. But since it's so highly regarded I thought to give it a 2nd chance. What do the rest of the people here think of it? Slow and boring, with Jack Nicholson and a hell of a good jazzy score by Goldmsith, yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Am I the only one here who actually loves Chinatown? Polanski's second best movie, behind Rosemary's Baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I thought Rosemary’s Baby was really bad the one time I saw it. Tess is my favorite of the Polanski films I’ve seen. bruce marshall and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Edmilson said: Am I the only one here who actually loves Chinatown? Polanski's second best movie, behind Rosemary's Baby. No, I love it too. Then again, I'm a sucker for anything L.A. Noir. That includes: Chinatown Mulholland Falls L.A. Confidential Blade Runner (Hey, it takes place in Los Angeles, okay?!) Sunset Boulevard ... Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I really enjoy this movie and the James Newton Howard score is top notch! Haven't seen the Ulysses cut which runs at 171 minutes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 14 hours ago, Edmilson said: Am I the only one here who actually loves Chinatown? Polanski's second best movie, behind Rosemary's Baby. The Pianist is his best film, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 The only interesting aspect of Polanski's life is sadly the night of the murder and he was not even there... I probably would have liked to see his first movies at the time of their original release, I would perhaps have appreciated the context of the time. Unfortunately, all his movies are outrageously dated. Well, this pedophile is outdated too... He's still not dead? bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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