Schilkeman 1,387 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 After re-viewing all three cuts of Apocalypse Now, I conclude that Coppola had it right in 2000. Redux is the best, and most in line with the rhythm of the end of the film, which feels abrupt in the other two cuts. I also watched Dune 2, finally. I did not care for it even more than I did not care for Dune 1. Kind of a disjointed mess to me. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,032 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 58 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Which Bond film is that from, @Tallguy? On Her Majesty's Secret Service. When Bond asks M to go after Tracy. Bernard Lee was SO good. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, Schilkeman said: After re-viewing all three cuts of Apocalypse Now, I conclude that Coppola had it right in 2000. Redux is the best, and most in line with the rhythm of the end of the film, which feels abrupt in the other two cuts. I saw APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX at the cinema, and I loved it. I've seen it many times since, on DVD, and I still love it. It's my go-to version. Schilkeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,183 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I've seen it many times since, on DVD, and I still love it. It's my go-to version. Let me know when you've progressed to VHS. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (sigh) I'm tired of saying it. Jurassic Shark and Davis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. Hooper 4,195 Posted January 30 Popular Post Share Posted January 30 Jurassic Shark, Sweeping Strings, Groovygoth666 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,183 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Since it's written so differently I can only assume it means the opposite of idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Neil Gaiman isn’t too fancy these days. Still, this is the film that introduced me to a young and talented up-and-comer film composer named Ilan Eshkeri. Years later I would have the pleasure of interviewing him. Jurassic Shark and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,183 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 minutes ago, Davis said: Neil Gaiman isn’t too fancy these days. Still, this is the film that introduced me to a young and talented up-and-comer film composer named Ilan Eshkeri. Years later I would have the pleasure of interviewing him. Which scores would you recommend to check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Well, obviously STARDUST, but I also enjoyed The Young Victoria, Ghost of Tsushima, Johnny English Reborn or The White Crow among others. He is a versatile composer, started out as the assistant of Michael Kamen, worked with him on BAND OF BROTHERS etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,387 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 23/01/2025 at 4:07 AM, Davis said: It’s actually quite good. Pacino is great in it and the whole Vatican subplot is very good. It’s a worthy conclusion to the Corleone-saga. I agree wholeheartedly. I've come to the conclusion that there is spectrum between plot films and character films, and that if a film series switches part-way, such as with Star Wars or The Godfather, or even the Matrix, it tends to lose the audience. The first two Godfathers are definitely plot films. They're more John Grisham than Stephen King. Part III is a character film. Its plot kind of doesn't matter. It's about Michael coming to terms with his sins, very Catholic, very Italian, very Italian-American, and one of the best final acts in cinema. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,183 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 But which version is best - the original or the re-edited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,747 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Rambo 3 - Stallone's cartoonishly indestructible one-man army takes on the Russkies down Afghanistan way (with the help of the Mujahideen) to rescue his mentor Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna). Ah, Cold War-era action movies ... simpler times. Daftly entertaining enough once the bullets 'n' bombs mayhem begins in earnest (takes about half the runtime for that to start, though). The most expensive movie ever made at the time, so it must've been a disappointment when it took more than a hundred million less at the box-office than its predecessor. filmmusic and Davis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 20 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: But which version is best - the original or the re-edited? The original GODFATHER PT. III is best. If it was the other way around, and this "Coda" was released in 1990, and the original version, a couple of years ago, everyone would be hailing the original version as a masterpiece. Neither version can hold a candle to I or II, but it's really not bad. The beginning should have been re-edited, though. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Davis said: Neil Gaiman isn’t too fancy these days. Still, this is the film that introduced me to a young and talented up-and-comer film composer named Ilan Eshkeri. Years later I would have the pleasure of interviewing him. Ah, one of the very few films I couldn't finish. I think I have seen half an hour or something.. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 At it's best, it's charming and delightful. At its worst, it's smug, knowing, and ingratiating. You pays yer money, and you takes year choice. The biggest problem with the the film, is that it wants to be THE PRINCESS BRIDE, but it hasn't got a snowball's chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 47 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Ah, one of the very few films I couldn't finish. I think I have seen half an hour or something.. Then you missed De Niro’s dance. It’s the best scene of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,300 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Dark and disturbing films like this will make you look like a more sophisticated filmgoer and pad out your Letterboxd account. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 David Clennon? You gotta be fucking kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,712 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 10 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: At it's best, it's charming and delightful. At its worst, it's smug, knowing, and ingratiating. You pays yer money, and you takes year choice. The biggest problem with the the film, is that it wants to be THE PRINCESS BRIDE, but it hasn't got a snowball's chance. I love Stardust. I saw The Princess Bride once, and absolutely didn't like it. 10 hours ago, Davis said: Then you missed De Niro’s dance. It’s the best scene of the movie. No. Claire Danes talking to a mouse is: Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,183 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I wanted to like this score, but it was just a tad too generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,712 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 37 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I wanted to like this score, but it was just a tad too generic. I used to love it, but at least one third of it is extremely derivative, and another third quite generic. It's enjoyable, but you've got to switch your brain off for much of it. Davis and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: It's enjoyable, but you've got to switch your brain off for much of it. Just like with the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,712 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Warning: Spoilers in this video for those who haven't seen Once Upon a Time in the West! I re-watched this tonight - actually, only the second half, because I started watching it last year and my Blu-ray got stuck around the middle. I finally downloaded a full Blu rip (I'm not going to re-buy a product that self destructs when it isn't suppose to) and finished my rewatch. This entire climactic sequence is just masterful throughout. Most other films could only hope to be half as good as just these 9 minutes. That unbeatably badass e-guitar entrance at 0:08. The static closeup of Bronson's face with rotating background at 1:22, from Fonda's POV as he circles him. How the score first carries the scene, only to die down at 2:40 and be replaced by almost complete silence for half a minute. That Monolith-like (same year, incidentally) zoom into Bronson's face at the end of that bit. How the out of focus shot first set up half the film before is finally resolved from Bronson's POV, leading to an even more extreme zoom right into his eyes (Spielberg must have loved this one). How the main mystery of the film (who is Harmonica and what's his business with Frank?) is resolved in a long, long sequence just via visuals and music (just 5 words halfway into it, and they don't really contribution to the revelation). That incredible one minute shot at 6:45. How Morricone's score started out with diegetic harmonica bits at the start of the film, which turned into a leitmotif used in the underscore, now returns to its diegetic origin as it's revealed to be a key point in the narrative. Tom Guernsey and Glóin the Dark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,714 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Well, look what's on cable. It's a bomb if I ever saw one, The Flash. Remember when Batman returns in harsh bright lighting in the middle of a desert fighting aliens for no good reason and is bloodied, falling to his knees to die in a scene of complete impotence with a shitty piano rendition of the theme? Yep, the score sucks too. Isn't this what everyone wanted from a followup to Tim Burton's Batman? What? What's wrong with this? And here's Supergirl being impaled over and over again. This is a surefire hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,772 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 The Flush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,544 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I enjoyed it but the vortex thingy was unbelievably bad CGI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Naïve Old Fart and LSH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Davis said: Oh, my goodness! This is a superb piece of work. Brilliantly scripted and acted, and absolutely chilling in its portrayal of how the Final Solution was planning. Most of the cast might as well be deciding what wine to order at a restaurant, rather than plotting the annihilation of an entire race. It's all so matter-of-fact. A must-see. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 48 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Oh, my goodness! This is a superb piece of work. Brilliantly scripted and acted, and absolutely chilling in its portrayal of how the Final Solution was planning. Most of the cast might as well be deciding what wine to order at a restaurant, rather than plotting the annihilation of an entire race. It's all so matter-of-fact. A must-see. Why I don't see a composer at imdb? It hasn't got a music score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 @Naïve Old Fart Please tell him why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I'm not quite sure what you mean, @Davis, but according to Wiki, Dennis McCarthy wrote the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I'm not quite sure what you mean, @Davis, but according to Wiki, Dennis McCarthy wrote the score. Ah, so there is a score.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I'm not quite sure what you mean, @Davis, but according to Wiki, Dennis McCarthy wrote the score. I was referring to the strange fact that filmmusic was asking you, when I was the one who just saw the film. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,016 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Ah! Ok. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Davis said: I was referring to the strange fact that filmmusic was asking you, when I was the one who just saw the film. Ah, sorry, no reason. I just quoted the last post I read.. Davis and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,714 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Had a long Saturday at work and tossed on cable and look what's on This is the best movie ever made Lady Dimitrescu and filmmusic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Among the last adventure Hollywood films without heavy CGI! Enjoyable! Davis and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,218 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I just canceled my subscription to Netflix. I already canceled Disney+ and AppleTV. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,447 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 12 hours ago, Jamie Dutton said: Had a long Saturday at work and tossed on cable and look what's on This is the best movie ever made What is? The screenshots show two movies. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 5 hours ago, bespinGPT said: I just canceled my subscription to Netflix. I already canceled Disney+ and AppleTV. I was never subscribed to any streaming service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,634 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Day Of The Jackal. Fred Zinneman's taut, sinuwy procedural thriller stars Edward Fox as a charming, intelligent cypher of a man who becomes the centre of a man-hunt when an attempt on Charles De Gaulle's life is expected. Flies by even at 2 hours and 20 minutes. Fox exudes the kind of detached coolness that makes his character fascinating to watch. This may be the beginnings of a certain archetype of British villain? The rest of the cast does a fine job with mostly very little screen time. Michael Lonsdale especially as the vital cog in the vast investigative machine that tries to catch the Jackal. No scene or character feels superfluous or redundant in this clockwork thriller, which has a score by Georges Delerue, but only for the first few minutes of the film. **** Out of **** Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,714 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 11 hours ago, filmmusic said: What is? The screenshots show two movies. Yes, HBO showed all the movies in chronological order. I fell asleep during Batman Forever, which is also great. We had the best movies at one point. Everyone always argues their generation had the best shit, but I hate my generation and I'm also realistic about things. We had the best movies. We were born into a world that already had many of the greatest movies ever made and still had great movies being produced in our lifetime. That all ended sometime in the Dubya/Obama Administrations and Hollywood became an industry in decline. Anyway, we delivered the bomb. Could you make up a sonnet? A dirty limerick? filmmusic and Lady Dimitrescu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 1,103 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 36 minutes ago, Jamie Dutton said: Yes, HBO showed all the movies in chronological order. I fell asleep during Batman Forever, which is also great. We had the best movies at one point. Everyone always argues their generation had the best shit, but I hate my generation and I'm also realistic about things. We had the best movies. We were born into a world that already had many of the greatest movies ever made and still had great movies being produced in our lifetime. That all ended sometime in the Dubya/Obama Administrations and Hollywood became an industry in decline. Anyway, we delivered the bomb. Could you make up a sonnet? A dirty limerick? That's nice, so is Batman or Batman Returns the best movie ever made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,714 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Batman is forever the best movie ever made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 1,103 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Jamie Dutton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,300 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Batman & Robin is better. Tallguy and Jamie Dutton 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,714 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Hi, Freeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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