Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: We should make a JW Monopoly, with film series instead of streets. I own a SW Monopoly (1997 Edition)! But it's not as fun as my ROTJ Sarlaac's Pit game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,053 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Bespin said: I own a SW Monopoly (1997 Edition)! But it's not as fun as my ROTJ Sarlaac's Pit game! Show us the Monopoly! 34 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Well, you can have the ST, which would take up the brown streets, the PT, which would be the red streets It would be a bad neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Show us the Monopoly! It's in a box, but it's this version. I never played with it. Honestly who wants to play a Star Wars Monopoly game? The answer: none of my friends! Naïve Old Fart and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,053 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Weird that they didn't change the four corner pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 That was exactly what I though when rewatching the board. The latest version of the game still respect the iconography of the four corners. CAN'T TOUCH THIS! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Its a good thing I'm not lactose intolerant, because otherwise I would have been killed by the cheesiness that fills every single frame (EVERY. SINGLE.FRAME) of this movie. But its a very specific type of cheesy. Its "90s action movie" cheesy. Its like director Kevin Reynolds had a checklist: * Cheesy performances (Morgan Freeman playing an "Arab", Alan Rickman playing a "villain") - check. * Cheesy soundtrack - check. * Cheesy costumes - check. * Cheesy action sequences (90s slo-mo, 90s stunts, 90s getting-ready montages) - check. The cheesy Sean Connery cameo came like a cherry (made of cheese!) ontop of it all. I loved every minute of it! What a hoot! *** out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,681 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Got bored this evening and thought I'd start using my Disney+ again, so I picked Frozen. Pretty good - standard Disney fare, but nothing very special really. I rather liked For The First Time In Forever, and Let It Go is a perfectly nice song, although I'm not sure it has that much going for it aside from the moderately memorable chorus. Beck's score was rather good, particularly in the later action sequences - one from which to pick a few selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The wife. Nothing special, but much better than I thought it was going to be. I did think it took too long before we started getting into the deep stuff and Jonathan Pryce always plays the same character, or maybe it’s just the voice. I could also have done without the final scene on the plane and didn’t like how they suddenly broke up an argument because they got a grandchild, but the story was great. The score is really good, the best one for piano and strings I’ve heard so far. Why did it take a year for this film to be released publicly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Pacific Heights - nice yuppie couple Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffith rent an apartment to Michael Keaton, only for him to turn out to be the tenant from hell. Enjoyable entry (of which there were many in the late 80s to early 90s) in the 'home invasion/enemy within' thriller sub-genre. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Agreed, Sweep. It's a decent, if predictable, story, directed, competently by John Schlesinger. It goes without saying that it's nowhere up to the standard of MIDNIGHT COWBOY or SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I like that he couldn't resist giving himself a little Hitchcock-esque cameo (the hotel elevator bit). Keaton is great ... that certain 'dark edge' he has is used to good effect in it. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Pacific Heights - nice yuppie couple Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffith rent an apartment to Michael Keaton, only for him to turn out to be the tenant from hell. Enjoyable entry (of which there were many in the late 80s to early 90s) in the 'home invasion/enemy within' thriller sub-genre. Love this one. Don't understand why it scores so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, AC1 said: Love this one. Don't understand why it scores so low. Pedestrian script, nondescript performances, obvious villain, predictable ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It goes without saying that it's nowhere up to the standard of MIDNIGHT COWBOY or SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY. Midnight Cowboy, that's the movie with this silly old Republican actor who can't stop making a fool of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Pedestrian script, nondescript performances, obvious villain, predictable ending. I dunno, Richard, the whole process of a tenant taking ownership of your house is the stuff that nightmares are made of. At least to me it is. I already watched it three times and it worked every time. 14 minutes ago, Bespin said: Midnight Cowboy, that's the movie with this silly old Republican actor who can't stop making a fool of him? Yep! It sounds like Jon Voight wears that jacket in real life too, right? That being said, it's one of my favorite movies. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hey! I'm walking, here! I'm walking, here! @AC1 You're right, Alex. Despite its flaws, PACIFIC HEIGHTS taps into something a lot of people can identify with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Hey! I'm walking, here! I'm walking, here! An iconic scene and it wasn't in the script. Dustin Hoffman was having a real burst of anger. Thank god that Schlesinger kept it in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Pedestrian script, nondescript performances, obvious villain, predictable ending. What about Zimmer’s score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,053 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I'm sure Richard loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,426 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 #Alive An young Korean man is in his apartment in Seoul when a virus starts transforming citizens into flesh-eating and extremely violent zombies. Stranded in his apartment, with resources diminishing by the day, he must find a way to survive. Pretty interesting premise, specially for these Covidian times. The movie has its shortcomings but overall is a decent zombie flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I though Korean men have little... well. Thanks to the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 11 hours ago, AC1 said: An iconic scene and it wasn't in the script. Dustin Hoffman was having a real burst of anger. Thank god that Schlesinger kept it in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Good fun but the finale (killing the Omega) is the most boring part. I hear they want to make a sequel. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 They make Part 2s to movies a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,339 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I love that movie. Yes the third act is absolutely the weakest, but still overall the film is well worth watching I hope the sequel never happens, it's a perfect standalone story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 16 hours ago, Bespin said: I though Korean men have little... well. Thanks to the internet. Asian porn girls are incredibly gorgeous and impossibly shapely, but I can't bear to watch their stuff due to the horrible little peckers on the blokes. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Aren't they pixelated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 They say it's for censorship but I reckon it's for flattery! bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Obfuscation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 19 hours ago, Edmilson said: #Alive An young Korean man is in his apartment in Seoul when a virus starts transforming citizens into flesh-eating and extremely violent zombies. Stranded in his apartment, with resources diminishing by the day, he must find a way to survive. Pretty interesting premise, specially gor these Covidian times. The movie has its shortcomings but overall is a decent zombie flick. That sounds like a cross between ATTACK THE BLOCK and SLITHER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 9 hours ago, publicist said: Aren't they pixelated? Jaoanese porn is weird You can show a teenager being tied up and gang raped as long as you don't show genitalia - the tip of the penis or the clitoris/lips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Asa Akira is my favourite Asian porn babe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Akira Kurosawa is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Sounds hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Alien (1979) Part of the joy of watching a great movie is watching someone who really knows what they're doing at work. Sir Ridley Scott has the patience of a saint in waiting for the scares, quietly building-up to them. You can't replace that kind of confidence, the confidence to be slow, to be unspectacular, to wait for the big moment. Its basically the director using the pacing to tell you "This is IMPORTANT and therefore we're going to take our time with this shot... and then this shot... and then this one..." Then, when it comes, its all the more spectacular or - in this case - terrifying. Superb. ****1/2 out of ***** Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Not 5/5 stars?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 @Brundlefly, @Chen G. is perfectly entitled to his opinion, although I would give ALIEN nothing less than 5/5. To see it at the Odeon Leicester Sq. on its opening weekend, September, 1979, and in 70mm/6-track Dolby Stereo, was, and remains, the most terrifying film-going experience of my life. As for the pacing: I'm sure that Terry Rawlings had a lot to do, with that. A remarkable job, considering it was his first film editing gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 My post was obviously a joke, although 5/5 would be my personal rating as well. Wow, it must have been a terrific experience to watch Alien on its original release at the cinema, but that was 18 years before I was born, so there was no chance for me. And yes, the editing is remarkable. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Ah, the quarterly Alien discussion. Blade Runner stuff to follow. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Quintus said: Blade Runner stuff to follow. Not if I can help it. Don't particularly care for Blade Runner. Alien just popped-up on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, Quintus said: Ah, the quarterly Alien discussion. Blade Runner stuff to follow. Wrong. Just cut to BLACK RAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Dark Side of the Rainbow So I pressed play on Pink Floyd's DSOTM album at the precise moment of the MGM lion's third roar, and... holy shit, the sync points actually work! Especially the trippy moodiness against the house spinning in the tornado, the exact synchronisation of Money starting at the moment the film becomes colour, and the 40-odd minute mark where the heart beat kicks in to close off the album... and Dorothy is listening for Tin Man's heartbeat! This is all too much to be a coincidence to me. Despite the band's denial, I'm convinced they used Wizard of Oz as a template for their album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Brundlefly said: Wow, it must have been a terrific experience to watch Alien on its original release at the cinema, but that was 18 years before I was born, so there was no chance for me. I saw Star Wars in Ciné Rubens and at the time it was the best movie I ever saw. A few months later I saw 2001: ASO (sold to me as "The movie that inspired Star Wars") in Ciné Rubens but I was disappointed, it really wasn't all that Star Warsy. Two years later I saw Alien in Ciné Rubens and it immediately became the best movie I ever saw. Three years later I went to see Blade Runner in Ciné Rubens, but to be honest, I left the theatre not knowing what to think of it. Three days I went back to Ciné Rubens to see it again, and even though it was the same movie, it was a whole different experience. In fact, it then became the best movie I ever saw. We're decades later and all the aforementioned movies are still in my top 10 of best sci-fi movies. 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Just cut to BLACK RAIN. That was the moment I realised Ridley Scott wasn't a god after all. Brundlefly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Is STAR WARS sci-fi, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It's a political dystopian science fiction movie about an autocrat who uses advanced big corp technology to oppress all the planets of the galaxy. To defeat this autocrat, someone must learn to connect to an energy field (nature) that surrounds all living beings. Do I need to say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Sure, it's a sci-fi-esque setting for the obviously fantasy main stuff! Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Told ya Blade Runner would be along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: @Brundlefly, @Chen G. is perfectly entitled to his opinion, although I would give ALIEN nothing less than 5/5. To see it at the Odeon Leicester Sq. on its opening weekend, September, 1979, and in 70mm/6-track Dolby Stereo, was, and remains, the most terrifying film-going experience of my life. As for the pacing: I'm sure that Terry Rawlings had a lot to do, with that. A remarkable job, considering it was his first film editing gig. I saw it opening week also. I was with a film school friend, and we spent most of the time pointing out all the ' steals' ( IT, THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE et.al.)😉 BUT. very memorable experience#!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 4 hours ago, AC1 said: It's a political dystopian science fiction movie about an autocrat who uses advanced big corp technology to oppress all the planets of the galaxy. To defeat this autocrat, someone must learn to connect to an energy field (nature) that surrounds all living beings. Do I need to say more? Its a film where a troglodyte peasant joins a gilded tin-man, a dwarf, a pirate, a wizard and a bigfoot on the quest to rescue the princess from the fortress of the evil sorcerer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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