Jay 37,287 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Stefancos said: some movies age better than others I agree, its as simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 But it obviously still resonates with a lot of people, and their aggressively negative response to the remake has probably reinforced people's commitment to the first film like nothing else before it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I think some people have Ghostbusters confused with The Blues Brothers.That one's more cultish, Ghostbusters is more mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 The Blues Brothers > Ghostbusters Blues Brothers 2000 < dog poop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Sabrina (1995) I know. Everybody hates this one. Even John Williams took a jab at it before conducting the theme when he declared Audrey Hepburn was the only Sabrina. Well, whatever John. The only people who like this movie about wealthy white people doing ultimately worthless wealthy white people things are, well, JWFan people and Sydney Pollack fans. It really isn't that bad. I like the male leads a hell of a lot more than in the old version. Okay, the actress here is no Audrey Hepburn, but who the fuck is? At least Harrison Ford doesn't look like Sabrina's undead great grandfather like Bogart in the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 It's almost as bad as 'Titanic'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 He he he... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, publicist said: It's almost as bad as 'Titanic'. That good, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Sabrina ... Titanic ... 50 Shades Of Grey Does anybody see a pattern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 That our favourite movies are better than everything? Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I give you a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Great film! Nobody puts Baby in a corner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Never seen it to this day. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 7 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Sabrina ... Titanic ... 50 Shades Of Grey Does anybody see a pattern? Sexually frustrated hopeless romantic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Quintus said: Never seen it to this day. You should. You'll have... ...The time of your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Quintus said: Never seen it to this day. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Weird. I seem to remember seeing the film in the USA in 1987. But I was there in the summer, and the film opened in November 1987. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 It opened in the USA on Friday August 21st 1987 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/releaseinfo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yeah, but I have a memory watching it on TV in one of the motels. Maybe it was just a trailer of a making off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Her. Scarlett Johansson really is great. First half was very good, losing interest now though. Only ten minutes to go. Score is funcitonal at best, but Silvestri and Doyle could have done a WAY better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Great film, and a more traditional melodic score wouldn't have improved the film any Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 You might be right. It was indeed very engaging on an emotional level already, but I just love lush, romantic, orchestral scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 1 hour ago, bollemanneke said: Her. Scarlett Johansson really is great. First half was very good, losing interest now though. Only ten minutes to go. Score is funcitonal at best, but Silvestri and Doyle could have done a WAY better job. Those composers would have ruined the film, Silvestri especially (I cringe at the thought of the movie with a schmaltzy Forrest Gump 2.0 score). Doyle's a bit better but even he gets sappy as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Carter Burwell is the only other composer that had a chance at scoring that film anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Why shouldn't Her have a sappy score, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 It's old-fashioned and cloying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Yeah, I suppose it could have been worse, at least there weren't string ostinatos in D minor everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 An Ideal Husband. Quite enjoyable and as usual, Julianne Moore was fantastic. Delightful score too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Just saw Altman's 3 Women on the big screen for the first time. It's been a long time since a film left me so captivated and with so many questions afterwards; in that way it almost felt like Kubrick, where only watching it again it keeps on rewarding the viewer. Sissy Spacek was absolutely brilliant in this, I always thought she had a very limited range (despite working extremely well within that range) but here she showed so much more. What the hell happened to her? She seemed to be in everything in the 70's and 80's: Carrie, Costa Grava's Missing, Badlands... All great works. But anyways, anyone else seen it? I feel like there's so many different ways to interpret this film. Just the title alone is so simple yet so well chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I only saw 3 Women once on DVD but it's probably my favorite Altman. It's the closest thing to a mesmerizing dream-like atmosphere that Altman ever came. I need to watch it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 The Divergent Series: Allegiant It's hard to feel bad for a terrific group of actors (Naomi Watts, Shailene Woodley, Jeff Daniels) with a script this rote and trite. Florian Ballhaus' slick photography and Robert Schwentke's directing can only go so far when the overall product is rushed, boring, and lacking excitement. (Honestly, Daniels is almost literally dialing in his performance.) I feel bad for the book fans who feel hamstrung at the lack of closure, but this is the final nail in that 'let's split the final book into two movies' coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Never seen 3 Women, but I like Ozon's 8 Women (8 Femmes) a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Are the two films related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Who cares? You only need Little Women for movies about more than one woman anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 My movies with two women are usually under 30 minutes long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, Jay said: Never seen 3 Women,... 3 Women is a movie Nicholas Winding Refn can only dream of making one day. What I'm saying is, it's a weird movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 While searching the free movies in Xfinity last night, we happen across The Happening, which She tells me she's always wanted to see. Really? Okaaaaay, I oblige. Stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid movie. I don't know what annoyed me more, the idea that plants create a neurotoxin so specifically targeted to human activity and the wind to carry it at people, or the uninteresting overacting by all the characters that kept me from buying into the story. The music was decent but relentless. I slept through most of the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 M. Night Shyamalan is a misunderstood genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 So it seems we both watched films by directors who made one or two beloved iconic films, and then a bunch of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 John Wick. It was entertaining. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 The Amazing Spider-Man. Decided to give this ago after totally giving up on the terrible Toby Maguire movies. Now THIS one was good! No Spider-Man whispering in that torured voice Toby just can't seem to drop. Garfield is so much better. Uncle Ben is better, the villain is credible this time (no more stupid, childish hideous laughing)... And Horner's score is absolutely magical. Still wasn't moved sufficiently when Ben died, but my goodness, this is so much better than Elfman's perennial, comical, undramatic, annoymous, chaotic crap! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I don't know too much about Horner's score since I only listened to bits and pieces of it, but I couldn't make it through that film because of the guy playing Peter Parker and his bizarre way of speaking. It's like he was in the middle of eating a Three Musketeers bar while reading his lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 You're sure that wasn't Maguire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It was the one with the goofy hair and product placement Nikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I FINALLY saw Dr. Strange for the first time tonight. I will say that I really loved it. I don't think they could have chosen a better actor for Dr. Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch did a great job in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 17 hours ago, I Need About Tree Fiddy said: While searching the free movies in Xfinity last night, we happen across The Happening, which She tells me she's always wanted to see. Really? Okaaaaay, I oblige. Stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid movie. I don't know what annoyed me more, the idea that plants create a neurotoxin so specifically targeted to human activity and the wind to carry it at people, or the uninteresting overacting by all the characters that kept me from buying into the story. The music was decent but relentless. I slept through most of the middle. I had heard that the only reason to see it is to witness Wahlberg being comprehensively out-acted by plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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