Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol. Good fun. 3 balls. Saw it after dinner on NYE with friends specifically to get out of the hot hot heat but it was quite enjoyable.
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greenpenguino said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Taxi Driver
Don't judge when I say that this was the first time I ever saw this film.
Well you are, like, 5 years old or something. Yo can't have seen every film eva. lol nooob. rofl wtf.
Also, nice stolen avatar dude. You wish you had found it first!
King Kong. Someone remind me to talk more in depth about it later.
Which Kong are we talking about here, '33, '76 or '05?
1933. The good one.
Ah, excellent choice.
Thanks, I try. ;)
I have a nostalgic love of '76. Not sure I've even seen '33.
'05 was awful. Way too much CG action. Snooze.
Hard Candy (2005)
Disturbing but very interesting. 7/10.
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Ziggy Stardust said:
1933. The good one.
I love the original, but I think that the '05 version is the best. The characters and story are more developed. And don't think I can't appreciate old movies, because I can. Turner Classic Movies is actually one of the only TV channels I watch. I love old movies, and I love the '33 version. But the '05 version is better.
And the '76 version is one of the worst movies ever made.
TV's Frink said:
Not sure I've even seen '33.
DominicCobb said:
I love the original, but I think that the '05 version is the best.
Ziggy Stardust said:
greenpenguino said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Taxi Driver
Don't judge when I say that this was the first time I ever saw this film.
Well you are, like, 5 years old or something. Yo can't have seen every film eva. lol nooob. rofl wtf.
Also, nice stolen avatar dude. You wish you had found it first!
Come at me bro!
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Taxi Driver.............Seeing all these ordinary people who obviously weren't extras walking down the street wearing these old clothes really give the film a really retro feel, and upon the first few minutes of initial viewing, you can tell what decade this was filmed in.
I don't nit-pick you guys too often, but if I may; Taxi Driver was filmed in 1975, released in 1976. It's not retro - it's original. The Indiana Jones films, Super 8, Catch Me If You Can, Apollo 13, etc - those have a retro feel.
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I work with a girl who always comments about how our house has a cool retro feel. Our house is a Mid-Century Modern, built in the late 1950s. While we have made some updates to the electrical, plumbing, appliances, doors, windows, tile, etc - we have been very careful to stay true to the style of the 50s and use specialty companies (fixtures and doors) or custom builders (cabinets and tile).
We do a great deal of research and Photoshopping before we add or replace something. Our house doesn't feel like a house from the 50s - it is a house from the 50s.
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Taxi Driver is really timeless. It's easy to see what decade it was filmed in, but really the story works for any decade. And the score, lighting, and cinematography are all reminiscent of '40s noir films, so I don't think you could even say it has a '70s feel to it.
It was the Gritty New York you always hear about, the one we all still have in our heads when we think of NY, the one that felt like a living organism filled with grime. Now it's sparkly.
Just like Marty's films today. He needs that inspiration back, but without the coke.
And no, I've never actually been to NY. ;)
Never Say Never Again
How bad can a movie be? How many times can you wince, groan, look away and ask WHY!?! AND why have I seen this crap over 10 times? Ugh.
Connery is great. As always. He sparkles. He shines. If you dropped everything else it's a good Bond performance because Connery gets his wish to play the character differently. It's an older Bond.
The villain is brilliantly played but allowed to do nothing and serves no real purpose other than to advance the plot. So this negates the great performance.
The score is awful 1983 lounge music. There is a great little 20 sec. motif that is repeated several times, but of course like everything else in this movie is never developed.
Rowan Atkinson is needlessly thrown in.
Felix Leiter is here, but serves no purpose.
The Fatima Blush character provides the only real zest to the film and after she goes all energy is lost. This is just like Fiona Volpe's demise but in Fatima's case, her sheer over the top factor and annoying delivery become grating and you can't wait for her to be offed. And she just seems so unrealistic that there is no real danger to Bond. Miles away from Fiona's cold and intelligent dispatching of her prey. Even the one-note Helga Brandt plays better today.
WHAT? YOU CAST MAX VON SYDOW AS BLOFELD ONLY TO HAVE HIM DO NOTHING?!?
The Q scene is funny, but short.
M is a complete irritating buffoon. Played by The Jackal. Ugh.
The title song is beyond awful.
The action is lame.
The look is all wrong, but the cinematography is great. They chose Douglas Slocombe so there's always this feeling of Indiana Jones throughout.
The sound leaves much to be desired.
The changes made to be more contemporary are severely dated, leaving this 1983 film more heavily dated than the 1965 original!
KIM BASINGER IS ATROCIOUS!
None of this is Kersh's fault. Or the screenwriters. It was a rushed production full of troubles, one that should have never started principal photography before nailing down that script or deciding just what they wanted to do.
It's a mess because Jack Schwartzman went ahead without a stable foundation.
I finally figured out what would have made this a great movie:
Sean Connery as James Bond 007 in Longitude 78 West.
Directed by Sidney Lumet.
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I JUST FINISHED WATCHING REAL STEEL. I'LL HAVE TO WATCH IT AGAIN WITH MY SON. I THINK THAT IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT FATHER-SON VIEWING.
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captainsolo said:
It was the Gritty New York you always hear about, the one we all still have in our heads when we think of NY, the one that felt like a living organism filled with grime. Now it's sparkly.
Just like Marty's films today. He needs that inspiration back, but without the coke.
And no, I've never actually been to NY. ;)
Never Say Never Again
How bad can a movie be? How many times can you wince, groan, look away and ask WHY!?! AND why have I seen this crap over 10 times? Ugh.
Connery is great. As always. He sparkles. He shines. If you dropped everything else it's a good Bond performance because Connery gets his wish to play the character differently. It's an older Bond.
The villain is brilliantly played but allowed to do nothing and serves no real purpose other than to advance the plot. So this negates the great performance.
The score is awful 1983 lounge music. There is a great little 20 sec. motif that is repeated several times, but of course like everything else in this movie is never developed.
Rowan Atkinson is needlessly thrown in.
Felix Leiter is here, but serves no purpose.
The Fatima Blush character provides the only real zest to the film and after she goes all energy is lost. This is just like Fiona Volpe's demise but in Fatima's case, her sheer over the top factor and annoying delivery become grating and you can't wait for her to be offed. And she just seems so unrealistic that there is no real danger to Bond. Miles away from Fiona's cold and intelligent dispatching of her prey. Even the one-note Helga Brandt plays better today.
WHAT? YOU CAST MAX VON SYDOW AS BLOFELD ONLY TO HAVE HIM DO NOTHING?!?
The Q scene is funny, but short.
M is a complete irritating buffoon. Played by The Jackal. Ugh.
The title song is beyond awful.
The action is lame.
The look is all wrong, but the cinematography is great. They chose Douglas Slocombe so there's always this feeling of Indiana Jones throughout.
The sound leaves much to be desired.
The changes made to be more contemporary are severely dated, leaving this 1983 film more heavily dated than the 1965 original!
KIM BASINGER IS ATROCIOUS!
None of this is Kersh's fault. Or the screenwriters. It was a rushed production full of troubles, one that should have never started principal photography before nailing down that script or deciding just what they wanted to do.
It's a mess because Jack Schwartzman went ahead without a stable foundation.
I finally figured out what would have made this a great movie:
Sean Connery as James Bond 007 in Longitude 78 West.
Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Wasn't there a fan edit that made NSNA more like an official Bond film?
Where were you in '77?
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Metropolis 10/10
Duck Soup 10/10
The Grapes of Wrath 10/10
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Was watching an interview with John Lasseter this morning and he mentioned a few films that I figured I ought to check out. The Defiant Ones was one of them. I'm pretty sure I saw this movie years ago but it's only the vaguest recollection. So I just got done watching it "again" and it is a great film!
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Randomly ran across a mention of this film on twitter a while back and decided to check it out. I went into it only knowing the title and the star (Andy Griffith) and it was not what I was expecting at all! He plays completely against type and what a great performance it is! A terrific film.
I watched Megamind the other night. I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It begs comparison to another supervillain turned good in the film Despicable Me, which I also liked. I have a hard time deciding which I prefer. They are both very charming and humorous stories.
Saw Hugo (2010) (three cogs) while on my seasonal break.
This is my second of the current wave of 3D films and the first to have been actually shot that way.
Charming film in many ways but I was not won over by the 3D experience this time.
I could have just as easily enjoyed the 2D version and spared myself the added expense.
Perhaps it was my position to the screen not being optimal.
If this is a factor pricing the seats in accordance to the effect (much like real theatre) really should be brought in.
Caught the trailer for TPM3D which looked even worse than the DVD and hardly three dimensional.
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
The Artist was a fantastic film, definitely one of my favorites of the year. So naturally after learning that the director and the main stars had teamed up previously in a french parody of James Bond I had to check it out. This film was hilarious! What's also great is that it seems like little to nothing was lost in translation. Just a great film all around and I hear its sequel is supposed to be even better. Definitely be checking that out soon as well.