Thought this would make an interesting thread..so here goes:
Night Moves (1975): An interesting mid 70's piece about a washed up former football star turned private eye. Existential to a point, so the plot isn't really the most important thing. Reminiscent of The Conversation. A great performance from Gene Hackman, who reunites with Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn. **** out of **** Highly recommended.
**** out of ****
I think it's OK to curse here, dude. My suggestion: "Fuck" out of "shit".
vote_for_palpatine said:
**** out of ****
I think it's OK to curse here, dude. My suggestion: "Fuck" out of "shit".
lol
vote_for_palpatine said:
**** out of ****
I think it's OK to curse here, dude. My suggestion: "Fuck" out of "shit".
Hahahaha!
On topic:
"Stop Making Sense": Only the best concert movie ever. I think it's hard to watch it and not be at least a little bit of a Talking Heads fan afterward.
6 out of 5
Stop Making Sense: Intro/ Psycho Killer
"Seven Samurai" (Shichinin no samurai)
It's taken a long long time for me to get around to watching Akira Kurosawa's most masterful works. I've started with this one. What a truly powerful film!
Plot: A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
Note: This film's plot was re-worked and Americanized in Hollywood, and became the basis for the classic western "The Magnificent Seven")
vote_for_palpatine said:
**** out of ****
I think it's OK to curse here, dude. My suggestion: "Fuck" out of "shit".
Nice! Loved it.
The Mist. I was pleasantly surprised, despite some dodgy CG. Really loved the ending. 3 balls out of 4 balls.
"Horror of Dracula"
Not the best Dracula film out there, not even the best starring Christopher Lee, but a pleasant diversion and leagues better than "Bram Stoker's Dracula."
"The Orphanage"
Well-made and entertaining, but it followed the by-now worn out plot of "Dead people point protagonist to decades-old injustice." 2 1/2 stars.
TheBoost said:
"Horror of Dracula"
Not the best Dracula film out there, not even the best starring Christopher Lee, but a pleasant diversion and leagues better than "Bram Stoker's Dracula."
Which Dracula film with Christopher Lee is better than Horror and what is the best one?
Fury-Fritz Lang's first American film about a regular joe nearly lynched by a mob. When everyone believes him dead he sets out for revenge...4 stars.
On the Waterfront-finally got to see this one and it really deserves its reputation. 4 stars.
"Count Dracula" with Christopher Lee directed by Jess Franco is probably the best in both regards. Dracula is genuinly frightening, but with a depth that isn't romantic but more historical. Lots of great language from the novel, and a tour de force performance from Lee.
The only thing stopping it from being the clear and undisputed best Dracula was the ridiculous overuse of the zoom lens. It's like a home movie in some spots.
That's just my opinion, and to be fair, there are two Dracula adaptaions I havent seen yet (Dernhelm Elliot and Jack Palance as the Count).
vote_for_palpatine said:
"The Orphanage"
Well-made and entertaining, but it followed the by-now worn out plot of "Dead people point protagonist to decades-old injustice." 2 1/2 stars.
Yeah, but that movie was FUCKED UP in some totally new ways. I mean damn... sad and messed up. Just recalling it makes me uncomfortable.
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Why did I wait so long to see this movie?! An all-around classic.
The men who stare at goats [i think that's right].
It was crap.
Johnny Ringo said:
The men who stare at goats [i think that's right].
It was crap.
Yes. Yes it was.
Saw Up in the Air yesterday. It was great.
How could it be crap with a title like that?
For me:
(500) Days of Summer as an adult.
Speed Racer as a kid (with the kids).
(500) had 2 scenes I really liked... and the rest of it was kind of meh. I was watching it while working on my laptop (and my wife organized her scrapbooking stuff) and so the disjointed storytelling kind of lost me at times. 2.5 or possibly 3 of 5 $&%@^!.
Speed Racer. I know people hate this movie... I can't help but love it.
xhonzi said:
Speed Racer. I know people hate this movie... I can't help but love it.
I agree, lord help me. I Netflixed it and had such a fun time watching it that I will probably get it on Blu at some point.
"Nate and Hayes"
an early 90's swashbuckler. Most amazing was that TOMMY LEE JONES was the dashing sexy leading man.
No human has every written that sentence before.
Superman 4
It's shit!
;)
No shit!
We know that.
Just saying...last film I've seen was Superman 4...was just on now....
it's shit....really, really shit
I saw This is It! last night. I was looking forward to enjoying it. At 1hr51min, it felt like 3hr51min.
Full Metal Jacket. Such a great movie.
"I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them."
"'Freedom'? You'd better flush out your head, new guy. This isn't about freedom; this is a slaughter. If I'm gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is 'poontang'."
vote_for_palpatine said:
**** out of ****
I think it's OK to curse here, dude. My suggestion: "Fuck" out of "shit".
Personally, I'd go with "Shit" out of "fuck".
That's funny, I thought he was censoring something out of his post the first time I read over it myself.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
'nuff said.
Inglorious Bastards. Much better than I expected.
(ok, ok, last movie seen was actually Avatar, but there's plenty of threads for that)