I enjoy a [Star Wars film that isn’t edited by George] more than a [Star Wars film that is].
FTFM
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
I enjoy a fanedited revenge of the Sith more than the special edition of return of the Jedi. Absurd as that may seem to some of you.
Depends. How drastic is the edit and which Special Edition is it?
Hal9000 and any. I’m still working on my own edit of return of the Jedi at a snails pace.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 4/5
Still great.
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Theatrical, Widescreen VHS) - 2/5
Put it on for background noise. Probably won’t finish. One star for sound design, half a star for some of the ships and sets, half a star for Ric Olié.
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WarGames (1983) - 3/5
Absurd, but not stupid. Not sure if that description will make sense to anyone but myself, but it works for me. Loses half a star for the credit font choice.
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WarGames (1983) - 3/5
Absurd, but not stupid. Not sure if that description will make sense to anyone but myself, but it works for me.
You should know better than to underestimate me.
WarGames (1983) - 3/5
Absurd, but not stupid. Not sure if that description will make sense to anyone but myself, but it works for me. Loses half a star for the credit font choice.
Oh my, one of my teachers showed us this with our last few days of school. Pretty fun flick overall.
Computers were still a mysterious thing to most people in 1983, computer hacking even more so.
I would think most of the people who would have nitpicked the way hacking is done in the movie wouldn’t want to attract attention to themselves.
Where were you in '77?
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - 3.5/5
White Christmas (1954) - Did not finish. Got a little more than halfway through, but then decided to google “minstrel show” because I didn’t know what it was and… conveniently remembered something I had to go do right then immediately.
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Really? I only see bits and pieces of the movie every year.
Where are the angry calls to throw the movie into the vault and boycott Paramount if they ever sell it on video? 😉
Where were you in '77?
It was on Netflix so I put it on while browsing Christmassy content. I saw a chalkboard reading “Minstrel number” and decided to google it, young one that I am, and it painted the scene much differently. They avoid doing actual blackface makeup, but they wear black suits for the only time in the movie, and make reference to “those colorful folks.” Little things I probably wouldn’t have noticed otherwise.
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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence- One of the most fascinating films I’ve ever seen, a fusion of two filmmakers from totally opposite ends of the spectrum. One of Stanley Kubrick’s final projects, finished by Steven Spielberg, a widely divisive blend of the former’s iciness and the latter’s supposed sentimentalism. I’m not entirely sure what I think of it.
Like Kubrick’s 2001, it’s structured as a sort of four-act storyline. I’ve read quite a bit about it, and have confess that I still haven’t fully sorted out my own feelings about it, but I can’t deny it’s a fascinating piece of work.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
White Christmas (1954) - Did not finish. Got a little more than halfway through, but then decided to google “minstrel show” because I didn’t know what it was and… conveniently remembered something I had to go do right then immediately.
It turned ya on, eh? 😉
White Christmas (1954) - Did not finish. Got a little more than halfway through, but then decided to google “minstrel show” because I didn’t know what it was and… conveniently remembered something I had to go do right then immediately.
It turned ya on, eh? 😉
My taxes!
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WarGames (1983) - 3/5
Absurd, but not stupid. Not sure if that description will make sense to anyone but myself, but it works for me. Loses half a star for the credit font choice.
Pretty fun flick overall.
Agreed.
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White Christmas (1954) - Did not finish. Got a little more than halfway through, but then decided to google “minstrel show” because I didn’t know what it was and… conveniently remembered something I had to go do right then immediately.
Bring balance to the force. Watch Black Christmas next.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Jumanji and its sequel feel like the first two Alien movies in miniature: The first goes for a slower, darker, more scary experience, and the sequel goes action adventure.
It’s also surprisingly funny.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
Episode 9 Rewrite, The Starlight Project (Released!) and ANH Technicolor Project (Released!)
White Christmas lmao
Finally sprang for a Filmstruck account and have been taking full advantage. This weekend I’ve watched
Throne of Blood - 1957, dir. Akira Kurosawa
Viridiana - 1961, dir. Luis Buñuel
Rome: Open City - 1945, dir. Roberto Rosellini
Rodan - 1956, dir. Ishiro Honda
Laura - 1944, dir. Otto Preminger
Might fire up some more Kurosawa this afternoon, TLJ really put me in the mood for that stuff.
Finally sprang for a Filmstruck account and have been taking full advantage. This weekend I’ve watched
Throne of Blood - 1957, dir. Akira Kurosawa
Viridiana - 1961, dir. Luis Buñuel
Rome: Open City - 1945, dir. Roberto Rosellini
Rodan - 1956, dir. Ishiro Honda
Laura - 1944, dir. Otto PremingerMight fire up some more Kurosawa this afternoon, TLJ really put me in the mood for that stuff.
Laura is one of my favorites. Rome: Open City is great too.
Last one I watched was It’s a Wonderful Life, of course. Was with family, one of the younger ones asked if it was a Christmas movie, “like Die Hard”. They’re hopeless.
You could always show them the lost ending? 😉
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/snl-its-a-wonderful-life-lost-ending/81249131/
Where were you in '77?
Finally sprang for a Filmstruck account and have been taking full advantage. This weekend I’ve watched
Throne of Blood - 1957, dir. Akira Kurosawa
Viridiana - 1961, dir. Luis Buñuel
Rome: Open City - 1945, dir. Roberto Rosellini
Rodan - 1956, dir. Ishiro Honda
Laura - 1944, dir. Otto PremingerMight fire up some more Kurosawa this afternoon, TLJ really put me in the mood for that stuff.
Kurosawa was a genius and as everyone here knows, a big influence on Lucas. Throne of Blood is pretty good; visually gorgeous. Harold Bloom says it’s one of his favorite Shakespeare films, which is saying something. I got to see a 35mm presentation of Seven Samurai a few years ago; really a privilege. As far as Kurosawa Shakespeare movies go, I do actually prefer Ran to Throne of Blood though. Throne of Blood is powerful, but Ran is really one for the ages, and I don’t know if anyone has ever topped that battle scene.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
Finally sprang for a Filmstruck account and have been taking full advantage. This weekend I’ve watched
Throne of Blood - 1957, dir. Akira Kurosawa
Viridiana - 1961, dir. Luis Buñuel
Rome: Open City - 1945, dir. Roberto Rosellini
Rodan - 1956, dir. Ishiro Honda
Laura - 1944, dir. Otto PremingerMight fire up some more Kurosawa this afternoon, TLJ really put me in the mood for that stuff.
Laura is one of my favorites.
Same here!
Yeah, I saw Ran in college and was absolutely floored by it. I’ll have to revisit it sometime soon. Other than that and Throne of Blood, I’ve only seen The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo, so I’ve got some catching up to do.
One thing I’ll say about Throne of Blood is that the scenes with the ghost/spirit/witch/whatever you want to call it were genuinely terrifying. Just thinking about it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Absolutely delicious filmmaking.
Yeah, I saw Ran in college and was absolutely floored by it. I’ll have to revisit it sometime soon. Other than that and Throne of Blood, I’ve only seen The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo, so I’ve got some catching up to do.
One thing I’ll say about Throne of Blood is that the scenes with the ghost/spirit/witch/whatever you want to call it were genuinely terrifying. Just thinking about it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Absolutely delicious filmmaking.
Seven Samurai and Rashomon are obviously (and rightfully) must watches. If you liked Ran, you’ll probably like Kagemusha, and if you liked Yojimbo, you’ll definitely like Sanjuro.
I think the only other one of his I’ve seen besides is Drunken Angel, which is a solid early one. I’ve been meaning to watch more of his, but it’s hard when I don’t have Netflix discs anymore. FilmStruck has been looking mighty pretty…