Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Prosecutor lady from Ghostbusters II was cute as a button in this. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,387 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. As a big fan of Once Upon a Time in the West, I'm sorry to say I didn't much care for it. I didn't find the story all that interesting, which makes its peripatetic structure more tiresome than compelling. The film has a rhythm problem, and I wish the acting was serving better characters. It's shot well enough, but even there, I found it underwhelming. It looks like it was made for about 12 cents, which is kind of the point, I suppose, but there is little of what I like to call over there-ness to the production design or camera work. This just looks empty and drab, which again, could work if the characters or plot were in any way interesting. I might give the other two in this "trilogy" a shot at some point, but I'm not in a hurry. I also recently revisited the X-Men trilogy, and stand by my assertion that 3 is much better than its reputation. Making my way slowly through my new Hitchcock box set, bought after I decided loving The Birds was not enough of an education on the filmmaker, I also viewed North By Northwest and Vertigo, which are fully deserving of the praise they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Very impressive fire scenes! I guess it was all practical effects, right? Those were the times! Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,167 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, Schilkeman said: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. As a big fan of Once Upon a Time in the West, I'm sorry to say I didn't much care for it. I didn't find the story all that interesting, which makes its peripatetic structure more tiresome than compelling. The film has a rhythm problem, and I wish the acting was serving better characters. Interesting! I prefer TGTBATU over OUATITW, partially because of the lighter tone, the awesome cat-and-mouse hunt, and the music, although both scores are great. I do think both films can be a tad too slow in places. 3 hours ago, Schilkeman said: Making my way slowly through my new Hitchcock box set, bought after I decided loving The Birds was not enough of an education on the filmmaker, I also viewed North By Northwest and Vertigo, which are fully deserving of the praise they get. NBNW is one of my absolute favourite films. Which box set did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,387 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 10 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Which box set did you get? This one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,167 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Nice. I have an earlier iteration of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 NbNW wasn't included in the Australian release of that set. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,167 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Probably WB Australia said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,711 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, Schilkeman said: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. As a big fan of Once Upon a Time in the West, I'm sorry to say I didn't much care for it. I didn't find the story all that interesting, which makes its peripatetic structure more tiresome than compelling. The film has a rhythm problem, and I wish the acting was serving better characters. I thought the graveyard scene was quite engaging though .... (but that's pretty much it) Schilkeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The Letterboxd people seem to eat up that pasta western shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,167 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 You of all people, Alex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,026 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 17 hours ago, filmmusic said: Nice Don Bluth animation film (I prefer An American Tail though) which is elevated much by the masterful Goldsmith score! Possibly the most beautiful animated film ever made. 6 hours ago, Schilkeman said: I also recently revisited the X-Men trilogy, and stand by my assertion that 3 is much better than its reputation. True. It's not the worst film ever made. It's still a terrible film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 6 hours ago, Schilkeman said: I also recently revisited the X-Men trilogy, and stand by my assertion that 3 is much better than its reputation. Couldn’t agree more. And Powell’s score is one of his very best. I would LOVE an expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I thought the movie was average, and I've forgotten the score. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,745 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Hard Target + Split Second - double-bill of 90s action nonsense I went for on Sat night - in the first, Van Dammealangadingdong sports possibly the worst hairstyle in human history as he helps Yancy Butler find out who murdered her father. Directed by John Woo, with enjoyably hammy bad-guy turns from Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henriksen. In the second Rutger Hauer and Neil Duncan track a heart-ripping killer monster across 2008 London, which is flooded due to global warming (this is inconsistently portrayed ... it's ankle-deep outside the police station, but any shots of the Thames show a normal water level). Co-starring stalwart Brit character actors like Alun Armstrong and Pete Postlethwaite and also Kim Cattrall, who gets her tits out in a shower scene. Which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 43 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: sports possibly the worst hairstyle in human history On the contrary, I found it extremely sexy! Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,542 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 57 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said: In the second Rutger Hauer and Neil Duncan track a heart-ripping killer monster across 2008 London, which is flooded due to global warming (this is inconsistently portrayed ... it's ankle-deep outside the police station, but any shots of the Thames show a normal water level). Co-starring stalwart Brit character actors like Alun Armstrong and Pete Postlethwaite and also Kim Cattrall, who gets her tits out in a shower scene. Which is nice. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hey I watched that one years ago. Good flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,167 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I didn't know Oldman was such a good composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 He's dead Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I wanted to ask, has anyone seen the animation film The Boy and the World (2013), and if yes, is it understandable by children in 4th grade? I saw a questionnaire about it and I gathered that it may not be quite.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,387 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 The Untouchables. I enjoyed it. I can't tell if De Palma's stagey artifice is deliberate, or just lackluster production design. He has a goofy way with crowds, and the blocking of extras, but he studies the best when it comes to camera work. Very cinematographic and readable, but in an interesting way. He builds tension well. I also enjoyed seeing Charles Martin Smith show up so soon after having just watched American Graffiti (which, unsurprisingly, gets my highest rating). Of the three De Palma films I've seen this might be the best, then MI, then Scarface, which I just couldn't get into. I'll check out his 70s stuff next. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,026 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Untouchables is the only De Palma film I can say that I love. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 The Extended Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,745 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 The Black Phone - granted there are some quite creepy moments in this horror thriller about a late 70s US neighbourhood terrorised by a child abductor/killer, but overall it didn't feel quite 'there' for me. The ending doesn't scream 'sequel' either, but there's one coming nonetheless so I guess this one was a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Davis said: The Extended Edition And? Did you like it? I prefer the TC myself, because of one scene in the DC. I don't remember the rest added scenes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I don't like the bit where the doggie died Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, filmmusic said: And? Did you like it? I prefer the TC myself, because of one scene in the DC. I don't remember the rest added scenes.. I loved it. To me Dances with Wolves is a perfect masterpiece. The more I can have from it the better. I’m absolutely biased about the films I love, this one is no exception. I don’t care about its possible flaws, this movie is special to me, it transports me into another world where a man who is brave and honest and pure at heart can find a strong and kind woman who loves him and follows him through all hardship, can find peace and true friends and can be completely free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I really love Batman & Robin, but I only gave it three stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I have guilty pleasure films too, but I consider every film I like good, otherwise I wouldn’t like them. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,453 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Where does the guilt come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,010 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 4 hours ago, Lady Dimitrescu said: I don't like the bit where the doggie died SPOILERS! Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,762 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Naïve Old Fart said: SPOILERS! For a movie that is 35 years old now? Don't tell me you also don't know who are Luke Skywalker's father and sister? Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Glóin the Dark said: Where does the guilt come in? Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Well, I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but a most interesting film by Hitchcock nonetheless.. Off to see Connor MacLeod now in the original film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,724 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 minute ago, filmmusic said: Off to see Connor MacLeod now in the original film! There can be only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,708 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 13 hours ago, Schilkeman said: The Untouchables. I enjoyed it. I can't tell if De Palma's stagey artifice is deliberate, or just lackluster production design. He has a goofy way with crowds, and the blocking of extras, but he studies the best when it comes to camera work. Very cinematographic and readable, but in an interesting way. He builds tension well. Parts of this are particularly Leonean. Makes me wish De Palma had made a Western at some point. For his best film from that era, try Carlito's Way. Schilkeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Midsommer of the early 80s. Worth it for James Woods essentially playing a version of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,010 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 20 hours ago, filmmusic said: Off to see Connor MacLeod now in the original film! How was it? Was it one of those 4K restorations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 55 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: How was it? Was it one of those 4K restorations? Yes. I have it in 4k. I slept in the first 15 minutes! I guess I was too tired. I'll try again to see it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,857 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 13/02/2025 at 6:06 PM, filmmusic said: Well, I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but a most interesting film by Hitchcock nonetheless.. Off to see Connor MacLeod now in the original film! Oh I like Frenzy. Feels trashier and messier type of Hitchcock. But that's what makes it good. I particularly like the more lived-in lower budget feel. Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,010 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 13/02/2025 at 6:06 PM, filmmusic said: Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Here's one for @Quintus. Similar themes to SOMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,711 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Quit watching that one rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,292 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I liked the feet lady in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,446 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 14/02/2025 at 4:16 PM, Naïve Old Fart said: How was it? Was it one of those 4K restorations? So, I have watched it now.. (sort of, since I dozed off in some bits! haha The film itself feels all over the place, without a plot with a purpose.. I don't know how to put it.. Although I don't love it, I still purchased the UHD. The 4k restoration is exceptional in its video quality. But as far as audio is concerned, I don't now, my ears were hurt! I watched it with the 5.1 mix (maybe I should have watched it with the stereo one) and often the dialogue was piercing to the ear.. By the way, the Queen song Who wants to live forever, should have been nominated for an Oscar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,387 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Highlander is the raddest movie ever made. There can be only one. There's your plot. It's about concept, and style, and flourish. The shot with the sunglasses, the lightning of the quickening, the glass breaking and the triumphant score. Is it good? I don't know. Who cares? It's amazing it ever got made. We're better off for it. I goddamn love that movie. filmmusic and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,745 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The Entity/Frankenhooker - others watch romcoms on Valentine's Day ... I went for a 'based on true events' spookshow in which Barbara Hershey's single mother is harassed by a rapey poltergeist and a cult comedy in which a dude decides to reassemble his girlfriend (after a terrible lawnmower accident, fortunately he keeps her head) from the body parts of exploded prostitutes (due to a form of crack that he invents that, erm, has fatal results far quicker than the 'standard' version). A wholesome pair of movies, fun for all the family. lol. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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