Davis 3,144 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 20 hours ago, filmmusic said: Love them both equally I guess, although I'm not a sports fan! That’s great because Rocky isn’t a sports film. Btw. did you know that a film about the making of Rocky is in the works? The story of how Stallone could even make the movie is just as miraculous as ROCKY. I think it’ll be a great biopic. 14 hours ago, karelm said: Also noteworthy was this film was very beautifully shot by Vilmos Zsigmond who went on to shoot one of the most beautiful films ever, Close Encounters. Vilmos Zsigmond told me years ago that he was going to be the cinematographer of JAWS, but there was a scheduling conflict and he had to decline, but Spielberg asked him again to do CEotTK. Too bad Zsigmond forgot to thank Spielberg when he received the Academy Award, because had Spielberg not been offended, Zsigmond would’ve shot a lot more of his films. Funny how fate works. karelm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 3,099 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 11 hours ago, John Dutton said: I just taped that one on Turner Classic Movies Yeah, that's where I saw it. I also saw "Things to Come" (1935) by H.G. Wells on the same channel a few days earlier. Noteworthy because first film London Symphony Orchestra scored but the film is very timely once you get over the strange acting style (clearly all the cast has a theater background so seemed to be performing on stage. You get used to that and eventually start seeing it for what it was, a charming, imaginative, and ultimately timely film. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Fire! The untamed element, giver of warmth, destroyer of forests. The building is on fire! Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doo_liss 6,639 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 The floor is on fire. ( @Bellosh ) Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,503 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 The floorsh on fiyah She Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Annd thuh cheirrrr Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doo_liss 6,639 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Should haff mailed it to the mahrx brotharsh! Tallguy and Bellosh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,941 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 WHERE ARE THESE MISSING PAGES THIS MAP WE MUST HAVE THESE PAGES BACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,263 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Love these Rocky movies! Even this. The one I'm not very fond of is Rocky V. And I also don't remember Rocky Balboa as I've watched it once, and slept during the last fight.. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,641 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Warlock - Highlander-esque supernatural action adventure in which a 17th century warlock (Julian Sands) and his witch-hunter captor (Richard E Grant) are transported forward 300 years to 20th century America, where the warlock begins a search for an ancient book that will allow him to learn God's name and henceforth undo creation and the witch-hunter endeavours to stop him. Pretty fun in a fairly cheesy way (most of the effects aren't exactly ILM, lol). Also starring Lori Singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 The cellist lady from the On Our Own music video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,064 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 17 hours ago, filmmusic said: Love these Rocky movies! Even this. The one I'm not very fond of is Rocky V. And I also don't remember Rocky Balboa as I've watched it once, and slept during the last fight.. I II Rocky Balboa III IV Creed Creed II …..every other film ever made…. V filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 59 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: I II III IV V Rocky Balboa Fixed. The Train Station 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Rocky V plus Rocky II equals Rocky VII! Adrian's Revenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,064 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 20 minutes ago, Davis said: Fixed. The only V worse than Star Trek V is Rocky V. And it's close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Death Wish V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 38 minutes ago, The Train Station said: Rocky V plus Rocky II equals Rocky VII! Adrian's Revenge! Adrian is an amazing character. Stallone wrote her some of the best lines in the saga. In the first film when she has a fight with Paulie on Thanksgiving, the beach scene in III or the stairs scene in IV, she is fantastic in all those moments. But all of Talia Shire’s reactions during the fights are so genuine, she truly made Adrian come to life. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 It was nice seeing her again in Megalopolis. Probably the most expected face to show up. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,550 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 After 'John Carpenter's (hostile) The Thing' comes 'John Carpenter's (gentle) Starman'... It's 'E.T.' for adults, with Karen Allen as 'Elliott'. She and Jeff Bridges have good chemistry, which is necessary because the movie hinges on their interactions. Carpenter gets to show his tender side here—and while there's sentimentality, he exercises restraint, which I appreciated. If Spielberg had made it, it would've probably been much more syrupy. The movie has the typical Carpenter feel and look. I believe that he could be given 100 million to work with, and it would still look low-budget... Only he could make raising a fleet of army choppers look unimpressive. lol Oh, when watching the credits, I noticed that 3 special makeup effects legends—Dick Smith, Stan Winston, and Rick Baker—collaborated for the birth scene, which was cool. 7/10 filmmusic and Davis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 2 hours ago, The Train Station said: It was nice seeing her again in Megalopolis. Probably the most expected face to show up. I'm afraid to watch that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,550 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 49 minutes ago, Davis said: I'm afraid to watch that film. Tallguy and Davis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 That good, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,550 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 In time, it'll gain a cult following in the "so bad it's good" category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Will we still be alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,263 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 5 hours ago, Davis said: Fixed. Yeah, I think this is how I would rate them too. By the way, I remember I hated the digital look of the fight scenes in Rocky Balboa. If only they were printed on 35mm like the rest of the film... Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 4 hours ago, Davis said: I'm afraid to watch that film. It's good for a laugh. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,503 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 And invited transgendered species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,871 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 John Dutton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,064 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 1 hour ago, John Dutton said: And invited transgendered species Irving Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, dir.: Jim Jarmusch) 7/10 Groovygoth666 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,263 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Do you also spend too much time in trying to decide what to watch? I'm between Rocky V (to continue my Rocky marathon and try to finish my unwatched discs in my collection) or theatrical cut of Blade Runner. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davis 3,144 Posted November 16 Popular Post Share Posted November 16 Usually when I can’t decide between two films, I watch both. In this case I would watch ROCKY V and then BLADE RUNNER. Choosing a film for the night has been harder and harder for me the more films I have seen. Having too many options further complicates making a choice. Yesterday I went for something you can’t go wrong with: John Carpenter’s THE THING. filmmusic, Groovygoth666 and Mr. Hooper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,263 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 18 minutes ago, Davis said: Usually when I can’t decide between two films, I watch both. Both? I can barely make it through one. I don't know.. Lately (I mean last couple of years) I fall asleep watching any movie! Even favorite ones! Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,610 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Watched the original Godzilla earlier today fot the first time. Quite enjoyed it. It's a bit of a more sombre film than I expected. Karol Holko and Mr. Hooper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 24 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Lately (I mean last couple of years) I fall asleep watching any movie! Even favorite ones! Me too. If I watch one of my favorites, I fall asleep because I know it so well that I lose interest. If I watch something for the first time, even a classic, I fall asleep because I find it boring. And the worst thing is that by the time I get into bed, I wake up. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doo_liss 6,639 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 If I fall asleep to a something I love, it's not because I lose interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,610 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 To be honest, I thought it was just me. 😆 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Glóin the Dark 1,332 Posted November 16 Popular Post Share Posted November 16 Sometimes I even fall asleep in the middle of typing a Davis, Edmilson, Groovygoth666 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,364 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 1 minute ago, Glóin the Dark said: Sometimes I even fall asleep in the middle of typing "a". Fixed. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,263 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 3 hours ago, Davis said: Did you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,550 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 4 hours ago, filmmusic said: Lately (I mean last couple of years) I fall asleep watching any movie! Even favorite ones! 4 hours ago, Davis said: Me too. If I watch one of my favorites, I fall asleep because I know it so well that I lose interest. If I watch something for the first time, even a classic, I fall asleep because I find it boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,624 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Welcome to Christmas. That’s right, time to get into the holiday spirit. You know, it really doesn’t take a genius to figure out how they could improve on this formula. Make them 20 minutes longer and cut 10% of the sappy stuff and possibly exclude children. Seriously, I really think there’s potential in these, but my three requirements need to be taken into account. Also, I’m sick of watching these in mono and sick of the lovely scores always being unreleased. Also also, how will a town celebrate Christmas all year round? Time to ask ChatGPT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 41 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Did you like it? Loved it. Saw it in the theatre when it was released, and have seen it multiple times since. Read Lorenzo Carcaterra’s book as well. But I didn’t see it today, it was just a joke on the “sleeping” comments. I just saw Man with a Movie Camera (Человек с киноаппаратом, 1929, dir.: Dziga Vertov) 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,134 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Sleepers was a hard movie for me to watch. To see all those kids suffering through horrible abuse and torture in the hands of cruel adults was... tough. I don't think I could ever watch it again. To be fair, I only watched it because of John Williams. Davis and bollemanneke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,503 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 The movie where Kevin Bacon rapes the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,503 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Flicking through the channels tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,550 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 1 hour ago, John Dutton said: The movie where Kevin Bacon rapes the kids. You should write movie synopses for TV Guide. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,144 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 6 hours ago, John Dutton said: Flicking through the channels tonight That’s what I was talking about when I said too many options makes it hard to choose a film to watch these days. All five of these films are good, the top four are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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