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The Beast Must Die (1972)
Did anyone guess correctly who was the werewolf during the 'werewolf break'?
The Beast Must Die (1972)
Did anyone guess correctly who was the werewolf during the 'werewolf break'?
Back to the Future at Universal Studios's CityWalk Theatre. I was so excited to find this was playing. I was just barely old enough to see this in theatres, but my mother's womb kept getting in the way, and I probably didn't have eyes yet, so I wanted to actually get to see the movie in theatres. Sadly, I couldn't get anyone interested to drive an hour to Orlando to see it with me, so I went alone last night. Here's my assessment (as quoted from facebook):
Got off work at VS early and headed to tonight's showing of Back to the Future at Universal. Geez, you'd think the company that owns BTTF would have access to a 35mm print and not just pop in the Blu-ray, which, honestly, didn't look that great on a screen that size. And the colors were far too dark. And the sound was pumped up so high that, for the first time, I actually agreed with Hewy Lewis when he told Marty, "I'm afraid you're just too darn loud." But all that aside, it was still an awesome experience. It was a whole new, extremely exciting time experiencing it with a pumped up audience. And even the guy who felt compelled to say all the funny lines before the characters said them and then laugh uproariously when the characters regurgitated them back to him in a way added to the charm. And, hey, tickets were only $5, and I didn't even have to pay to park. Definitely worth it.
There is no lingerie in space…
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
^I was going to ask if you were in Hollywood or Florida, but the $5 ticket right off the bat tells me not Hollywood :P
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
Thirst (2009) stylish South Korean erotic vampire soap, containing some real *Gasp did they really just do that!* moments.
It's carried by the performances mostly as in the hands of lesser actors it would just play out as several episodes of Being Human spliced together.
Four smacks with a recorder.
Murder by Death (1976) - 7/10
Limitless (2009). A fun semi-thriller movie about smart pills with some interesting, if occasionally annoying, camera tricks. I fully enjoyed it, though if I were in a more analytical mood I probably would not have. Somewhat conventional.
Recommended. 3/4 balls
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
Mighty Joe Young (1943)
Inland Empire - 7/10 - the best and worst of David Lynch. Mysterious, brooding, and atmospheric, but largely aimless and disjointed. Lynch himself has said there wasn't a script and that he wrote scenes just a day or two before they were filmed. But overall the film seems to be more of an encapsulation of his filmmaking process.
“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”
Dressed to Kill (1980). I wish I hadn't (although there were some fantastic parts, like the museum scene).
Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side
“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition
Raiders Of The Lost Ark IMAX
Awesome !
The Quest (1996). Kind of like Bloodsport meets Mortal Kombat with a bit of Charles Dickins or something thrown in. Not a particularly great movie but I have always had a soft spot for it. Haven't seen it since the 1990s. It was as good and as bad as I remembered it being. Not a huge Van Damme fan but this is one of his better films in my opinion.
zombie84 said:
The Quest (1996). Kind of like Bloodsport meets Mortal Kombat with a bit of Charles Dickins or something thrown in. Not a particularly great movie but I have always had a soft spot for it. Haven't seen it since the 1990s. It was as good and as bad as I remembered it being. Not a huge Van Damme fan but this is one of his better films in my opinion.
As a huge JCVD fan I love that movie (in a way that you love movies which aren't very good but you watched as a kid).
You forgot the most important detail - it has Roger Moore!
“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”
A View to a Kill
As part of my ongoing Bond LD crusade, this gets back to the original presentation and looks quite good for LD. Sound is brilliant and far better than anything on the DVDs. As for the film, I know it's flaws but am not as quick to write it off as most. It's a lower-key film for sure, Moore has gotten too old-but this gives the film its best theme-that of Bond being tired, rundown, fed-up and this is what the score continually underlines throughout the film. Stacey Sutton is perhaps the worst or blandest female character in the series, with Zorin being one of the most fantastically interesting villains ever. As with the great Bond villains you simply want him to succeed in order to see what he'll do next, while absolutely fascinated. As I have said many times, Christopher Walken is a genius. I always enjoy the Moore-Macnee banter in the chateau, and overall if you're not too critical this is really a just very sleepy swan song for Moore.
Want a demo for Dolby Surround? Crank the title sequence. Who needs neighbors anyway?
3 balls out of 4.
The Living Daylights
For my money, the best modern-era Bond film, and the last great Bond film period. Stunning that the fourth time around John Glen pulls the rabbit out of the hat with a complete 180 in the style in which he had done FYEO, Octopussy and AVTAK. Barry's final 007 score is one of the great film scores, the cinematography is top notch, the tone ambitiously straddles not only film 007 and Fleming but also fully incorporates both into the Cold War reality of 1987. It is this quality that truly makes the film, especially for big Bond enthusiasts because this all feasibly could actually happen with Dalton seeming to believe 100% that it is. Of course, Dalton is magnificent in the film. There's enough of Dick Maibaum in the script to make everything tick properly (unlike LTK which was mostly penned by Exec. Producer Michael G. Wilson) and of course there's actual espionage going on. Bond must actually think and use his brain to decipher the villain's scheme and maneuver around the ever closing grasp of political machinations.
I love this film.
The LD is stunning, with brilliant picture and perfectly clear sound that exposed things even I had never heard.
4 balls out of 4. One of the 10 best Bond films ever made, and truly underrated.
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
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Last "good" movies in a movie theatre:
Double Feature of "The Blob" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still" at BlobFest.
Last "ehh" movie in a theatre:
Total Recall (remake)
DREDD 3D (2012)
Went out and saw this tonight. It was a lot of fun. Now I'm sad that it's doing so poorly at the box office. I really want to see another.
It's doing well enough in the UK.
I think Dredd will return.
I dunno, they had a production budget of 50 million and so far they've only made around 19 worldwide.
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Finally started back on my Bond marathon. This was pretty action packed. It's been a while since I last watched some Bond and I remembered the Moore films being a bit on the slow side though Lazenby's Bond probably still lingers large in the back of my head. I couldn't stay awake during that one. Anyway, there was plenty of action but it felt a little bit like a rehash for some of it. More skiing and bobsledding. Overall I enjoyed it.
I do not recommend Looper. Suffers from a split, whether it came from the production side or the script side, it doesn't help. First half is a time travel movie then the second half the budget disappeared and it's a family drama set in a farm house. Where the drama is a different sci-fi cliche, but completely undeveloped. There must have been a committee running this show.
Dredd 3D - fun movie, does what it wants to do well
It's funny how movies like this can be so effective when they shed all the unnecessary exposition and over-explanation you'd find in something like a Michael Bay movie.
“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”
So things have gotten in the way, and I haven't posted my last movies seen in well over a month now. So if you could just bear with my list, I'll try to keep things brief.
The Bourne Identity (2002) 8/10 - A superbly done action film, with some great character moments, too.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) 8.5/10 - A step up in every way from the first.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 9/10 - The culmination of everything that's good in the Bourne trilogy - it's all here in its best form. And it has such a great ending, that I decided not to see The Bourne Legacy (even though that was the reason I re-watched the the films) because I didn't want the trilogy to be ruined.
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) 9/10 - A solid Mifune film. Complete, too, which is surprising as it's one of three.
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) 8.5/10 - Not quite as good as the first. Not as big of a scope.
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) 8/10 - I was a little disappointed here, as a really expected a better conclusion. The final showdown was exceptional, but I expected more than that. I would say that these final two films are not really necessary.
Hard Eight (1996) 8.5/10 - The last PTA film I needed to see. A damn good picture, with a simple, but engrossing, little story.
Almost Famous (2000) 8.5/10 - Funny, dramatic, intriguing, entertaining, all that stuff. Also a little overrated. I liked it, though.
Drunken Angel (1948) 9/10 - Early Kurosawa piece. Not my favorite, but still, as with all of his movies, extremely well told.
Harlan County, USA (1976) 9.5/10 - A really depressing documentary. Probably one of the best I've seen, though.
The Darjeerling Limited (2007) 8.5/10 - Underrated Wes Anderson flick. Hilarious, and, at times, almost moving.
The Expendables 2 (2012) 7/10 - The best type of ridiculous, cheesy action. Me and my friends were laughing throughout.
Cape Fear (1962) 9/10 - A great suspense film with an exceptional score by Bernard Herman.
Tokyo Story (1953) 10/10 - An extraordinary film with a great, half heartbreaking/half heartwarming story. Scratch that. Mostly heartwarming.
The Seventh Seal (1957) 10/10 - An absolutely incredible film. It's perfect. An instant favorite of mine.
The Hidden Fortress (1958) 9.5/10 - A different type of Kurosawa film - an adventure, and probably one of the best films I've seen in the genre.
Romeo and Juliet (1968) 8/10 - A good, if rather straightforward adaptation. Still the only good R and J film, though.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 10/10 - In IMAX. Yeah, it was incredible. Certainly solidifies its place as my third favorite film of all time.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 8.5/10 - I think my opinion of this film improves each time I see it. This time, it felt like another classic. It's very different from the others, but I feel that if they made more Indy films than they had, the majority of them would have been like this - smaller. Still one of the greatest adventure films.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 9.5/10 - I love this movie so much. It's not as tight as Raiders, and it doesn't have the same grit, but boy is it great. There's just so much to enjoy.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 7.5/10 - Yes, I'm one of the few people that like this movie. The color and CGI is annoying, but honestly a non-problem. The real issue is that the film feels unfocused - a side affect of all the themes and mythologies they're playing with (Cortez/City of Gold/crystal skulls/Soviets/McCarthyism/greasers/50s nostalgia/aliens/nuclear weapons/getting older/familial relationships). The climax is also too big (take not of the size of the other three), and the amount of sidekicks in the third act takes the spotlight off Indy in a bad way. When all is said and done, though, it's still an entirely enjoyable adventure film.
Wild Strawberries (1957) 9/10 - Not as good as The Seventh Seal, but still great, non-the-less.
The Master (2012) 9.5/10 - A masterfully crafted film. Saw it last night. Absolutely stunning performances. It's detached though, which is causing people to dislike it. I don't mind. It's coldness was on purpose. In the end, though (and I don't mean once it was over, I literally mean the third act), I think it becomes too distant for it's own good. Still, highly recommended. My number two so far this year.
DominicCobb said:
I decided not to see The Bourne Legacy (even though that was the reason I re-watched the the films) because I didn't want the trilogy to be ruined.
See it, it ruins nothing. I can almost guarantee you'll dig it.
Snow White (1937)
Man, it's been so long I'd forgotten how great Disney's films are. Simply wonderful.
Tobar said:
DominicCobb said:
I decided not to see The Bourne Legacy (even though that was the reason I re-watched the the films) because I didn't want the trilogy to be ruined.
See it, it ruins nothing. I can almost guarantee you'll dig it.
Cool, thanks for the recommendation. Though I'd like to point out that the other reason I didn't see it was I didn't have the time while it was still in theaters. But it'll be at the top of my Netflix queue when it comes out.
Within the Woods (1978) - 5/10
DominicCobb said:
Tobar said:
DominicCobb said:
I decided not to see The Bourne Legacy (even though that was the reason I re-watched the the films) because I didn't want the trilogy to be ruined.
See it, it ruins nothing. I can almost guarantee you'll dig it.
Cool, thanks for the recommendation. Though I'd like to point out that the other reason I didn't see it was I didn't have the time while it was still in theaters. But it'll be at the top of my Netflix queue when it comes out.
I'd hate for you to have to see a 7/10 flick. Can't blame you for your hesitance ;)
The Blind Dead Series
Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1971)
Return Of The Evil Dead (1973)
The Ghost Galleon (1974)
Night Of The Seagulls (1975)