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TV's Frink said:

SPOILER ALERT!

Catching up. The ratings are out of 4. Bold denotes classic status.

Night Moves (1975)

Brutally honest, painful and unforgettable slice of 70's pessimism. Hackman may have done his best work here. Masterful classic.

The Yakuza

My favorite Pollack picture; a tough, nasty and yet somehow poetic tale of old wounds brought to light in the modern Japan. A great picture shamelessly ripped off for BLACK RAIN.

Marathon Man****

Made by its tone and the performances. one of the essential 70's classics.

Sexy Beast**1/2

The Replacement Killers (Theatrical cut)***

Hollywood Homicide**

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Probably the best definition of cinematic style there is. The story is threadbare, the stars drive the picture and yet you don't forget any of it.

Dinner at Eight***1/2

Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)*1/2

RoninMasterpiece. Last great work of a master, last great DeNiro performance, car chases that are a dream, and a picture that never once insults your intelligence.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.**1/2

Libeled Lady****

Stage Door***1/2

A River Runs Through It**

The Parallax View****

Bringing Up Baby****

The Philadelphia Story****

To Be Or Not To Be****

La Femme Nikita***1/2

Big Trouble in Little China***

Leon (full International cut)***1/2

Unforgiven****

Superman

Finally saw this on the big screen via a private owned 35mm print. Flawed yes but a classic and rousing experience nonetheless. The expanded version was unnecessary and the print revealed the 35mm Dolby mix is indeed the flat mono-ish track from the DVD and BD. Color is closer to the new BD but without the teal hue pushes.

Great movie with a certain and definite look. Probably the definitive picture of its kind.

Superman II Donner Cut***1/2 +Theatrical***1/2

Watching these back to back reveals just how much they snipped and cut the picture as it was to ribbons. Neither quite works as the story was never fully finished but the theatrical is the more complete. The Donner cut has all the necessary meaty dramatic moments that should have been reinstated to the theatrical cut. A compromise edit is really what was and is called for and not the in places amateurish and empty feeling DC.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Mazes and Monsters (1982) -- D

 The Gorvil would like to have a word with you. ;)

SilverWook said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Mazes and Monsters (1982) -- D

 The Gorvil would like to have a word with you. ;)

 I think of "Mazes and Monsters" every time I see THIS

Limitless (2011)

Bradley Cooper makes a passable Paul Atreides.

Overall the film strikes me as "what if the Illuminiati went into the pharmaceutical industry."

Still, I very much appreciated the subtle Willow in-jokes in the climax.

7.4/10 eyes of Ibad.

Post removed (sadface).

Ryan McAvoy said:

Post removed (sadface).

Who directed that movie? And is (sadface) like your new rating system?

DuracellEnergizer said:

Phantasm (1979) – A-

Phantasm II (1988) – B-

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) – C+

Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) – C

You have to give the fourth one points for blending in unused footage from the original.

I am so looking forward to the fifth one! Hopefully finally coming out next year.
They’ve been yanking the trailer since it leaked, but I’ve seen it. 😃

Neglify said:

Ryan McAvoy said:

Post removed (sadface).

Who directed that movie? And is (sadface) like your new rating system?

Just a result of the new forum software’s tendency to randomly open on the first page, the last page, the newest post, or the last-but-one page. I replied to a post from 5 years ago by mistake (Sadface).

It would be a great title for a movie about somebody with ‘Seasonal affective disorder’.

DuracellEnergizer said:

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) – A+

Correct answer!

There is an alternate timeline where the studio doesn’t inexplicably bury the movie, it becomes a firm favourite for all the family delighting generations of children, it’s a giant box office success and Gilliam gets to direct Harry Potter.

“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” (2015)
It was what I expected, nothing special and nothing to do with what the T.V. show had established.

FanFiltration said:

nothing to do with what the T.V. show had established.

This is precisely why I liked it. It completely ignored remaking the TV show (a remake of which would have probably been awful.) It’s basically a fun Guy Richie Spy movie. If you changed the title and some minor references, it would be completely its own thing.

ElectricTriangle said:

If you changed the title and some minor references, it would be completely its own thing.

And would have probably gotten less flak since it wouldn’t be a failed attempt to be something it’s not…

ray_afraid said:

ElectricTriangle said:

If you changed the title and some minor references, it would be completely its own thing.

And would have probably gotten less flak since it wouldn’t be a failed attempt to be something it’s not…

I assume most studios would not give Guy Richie $75 million to make an original spy movie. But if it has an established franchise attached to it…

Horror films I watched in October:

Black Rock (2012) *** (out of 5)

The Bride of Chucky (1998) *** 1/2

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) **** 1/2

Carrie (1976) *** 1/2 (re-watch, theatrical showing)

Cemetery Man (1994) ***

Clownhouse (1989) * 1/2

The Crazies (1973) *** 1/2

Creep (2014) ****

Cronos (1993) *** 1/2

Dead Snow (2009) ****

Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) ****

The Final Girls (2015) ****

The Fly (1958) ***

The Gingerdead Man (2005) *

The Green Inferno (2013) ***

House (1986) *** 1/2

Insidious Chapter 3 (2015) ** 1/2

Knock Knock (2015) **

Let Me In (2010) ****

Lost After Dark (2014) * 1/2

Maniac (2012) **

The Monster Squad (1987) *** 1/2

Monsters (2010) ** 1/2

Nosferatu (1922) *****

The Omen (2006) ** 1/2

The Purge: Anarchy (2014) **

[REC] (2007) ****

Redneck Zombies (1989) * 1/2

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) * 1/2

Tales From the Crypt (1972) ***

Unfriended (2014) ***

The Watcher in the Woods (1980) ***

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) *** 1/2

Wolfcop (2014) **

Wyrmwood (2014) *** 1/2

And my Halloween films were the Evil Dead trilogy (all *****)

Blow Out (1981)
Absolutely superb film about a sound man (John Travolta) who records what appears to be an accident, however as the plot progresses we find out that it’s anything but. This is probably one of Travolta’s best performances since Saturday Night Fever.
4 out of 5 balls

Obvious Child (2014)
There’s a warmth, authenticity and genuineness to the characters in this film that feels very real. Obviously (badum tish) this movie isn’t for everyone, considering it deals with Abortion in a frank and honest way. It’s also very sharply written and very funny. I hope to see more from both this actress and the director in the future.
4 out of 5 balls

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
You probably couldn’t make something like this movie now, and certainly couldn’t have made it five years later, what with it’s strong anti-nationalist message. A great anti-war movie.
4 out of 5 balls

Safe in Hell (1931)
3 out of 5 balls

Night Nurse (1931)
Barbara Stanwyck (wistful sigh) is wonderful here. Clark Gable, known for playing somewhat heroic characters, here gives a rare performance as a complete bastard. Also there’s a fair amount of, totally necessary, scenes of the main characters undressing each other, in case you want to see that for some reason.
4 out of 5 balls

Baby Face (1933)
Extremely racey for it’s time, this film follows Barbara Stanwyck (wistful sigh) as a young woman who, after being exploited by her father for most of her life, turns the tables and starts exploiting men using her sexual prowess and sex appeal to get what she wants. Also a young John Wayne shows up, playing a complete pushover (yeah, I know!)
5 out of 5 balls

Gold Diggers of 1933
Simultaneously sexy, hilarious, and somewhat bleak, this film is absolutely wonderful. Aline MacMahon as Trixie is probably my favourite character in the movie, she has all the best lines (she actually reminds me a lot of an ex-girlfriend!)
5 out of 5 balls

42nd Street (1933)

Gold Diggers of 1935
No-where near as good as the 1933 film. It’s right at the start of the Breen Era of the hays code, and it shows. There’s none of the fun innuendo and sexiness of the last film. It’s not quite as fun.
2 out of 5 balls

The Brighton Strangler
Found out about this via the attaboy Clarence podcast (which is fantastic, I recommend you all to listen to it) while looking for more stuff on pre-code cinema. Don’t get me wrong, this movie is crap. But it’s that sort of charming, fun kind of crap. The acting is more wooden than a pine forest and you’d find better writing on a tin of soup (seriously, it has some of the most awful bits of exposition I’ve ever heard). It’s all very silly.
3 out of 5 canterburies