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Zogo posted:new #227 Blood Simple - I've heard only good things. 6/23/16 Watch that one, it's completely awesome neo-noir intense good times. For the record I love Ford Fairlane too. Here's my list, all movies that have sat on the to-watch list for years at least: Adventures in Babysitting - I've heard this mentioned a lot for some reason, it's probably great. Excalibur - Just have never gotten around to seeing it, I hear it's kind of just people yelling, but I may dig it. Rounders - Heard good things, big Norton fan, also has Matt Damon. Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home - I think I've seen some of it on TV in my youth. I love Wrath of Khan naturally. Titan A.E. - Maybe what's shameful is the quantity of Matt Damon on this list. Midnight Run - Been meaning to watch that for at least ten years, DeNiro must be on here somewhere. Phantom Lady - It's a noir film, I like a lot of those. This just doesn't rise to the top of the to watch list it seems. Dressed to Kill - 80s DePalma, that could be good. Cat People - Has a helluva theme song by David Bowie as we know. Moulin Rouge - It gets brought up and recommended to me from time to time. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Jun 24, 2016 |
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Jurgan posted:Doug Walker described this as "a movie that seems really slow and tedious until you get to the end, and then you realize everything that happened was for a reason." So that interested me. Also, it's by David Lynch, who ranges from excellent (Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks Season One) to pretty good (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks Season Two). No, I've never seen Dune, why do you ask? For the record, you may love Lost Highway if you haven't seen that one. And don't forget Wild at Heart. I'm actually not a fan of The Straight Story, but I do love Lynch. And we can't blame Lynch for Twin Peaks season 2, since that's mostly not him, and the finale when he returned to the show rocks hard. I've gotta get on watching my pick so I can tell people what to watch!
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Jurgan posted:I haven't seen any of the movies you just mentioned. I didn't know that about Twin Peaks, but it doesn't surprise me. Basically, it felt like once they resolved "who killed Laura Palmer?" they didn't know what to do and had to make up a less interesting plot and villain out of nowhere. The last episode or two were better, but then it got canceled, although I think it's coming back soon? Hell yeah, I can't wait. It's gonna be next year apparently. Lynch directs the entire thing, so that'll be sweet. Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive) and Balthazar Getty (Lost Highway) are in it too. Laura Dern too. It's just missing Nic Cage...
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Basebf555 posted:Cronos - I love Del Toro and I love horror but for some reason I've never seen this. I recommend Cronos, I dig that one. Just watched Midnight Run, cool flick. It was surpisingly touching, maybe a bit John Hughesian at times even, I dug it. Well done buddy adventure antics, and the unorthodox camaraderie, plus a soundtrack of groovin' guitar. It has some grit and atmosphere to it, despite on paper being a pretty silly action comedy adventure. Gotta love DeNiro. Here's my list: Adventures in Babysitting - I've heard this mentioned a lot for some reason, it's probably great. Excalibur - Just have never gotten around to seeing it, I hear it's kind of just people yelling, but I may dig it. Rounders - Heard good things, big Norton fan, also has Matt Damon. Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home - I think I've seen some of it on TV in my youth. I love Wrath of Khan naturally. Titan A.E. - Maybe what's shameful is the quantity of Matt Damon on this list. Phantom Lady - It's a noir film, I like a lot of those. This just doesn't rise to the top of the to watch list it seems. Dressed to Kill - 80s DePalma, that could be good. Cat People - Has a helluva theme song by David Bowie as we know. Moulin Rouge - It gets brought up and recommended to me from time to time. River's Edge - Features Dennis Hopper, nuff said.
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Zogo posted:David Bowie plays the humanoid alien who's traveled from his dry, barren planet in search of water. He needs a lot of $$$ to get back to his planet so he hires a lawyer (and others) to patent a lot of his advanced inventions. I take it you didn't like the movie? I'm guessing it's your preference to not touch on whether you liked a movie or not in your reviews, and that's cool, just curious if you happened to like that one. I haven't watched my assigned Excalibur yet so I can't give a pick, but I did end up seeing another one on my list. River's Edge, really awesome movie. An offbeat masterpiece I'd say, I really liked it. Dennis Hopper always delivers, and this is probably my favorite Crispin Glover role. And Keanu is solid too. It feels like it's in the David Lynch wheelhouse, dealing with tragedy in a kind of darkly funny way, while also hitting hard at times too. Highly recommended. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Aug 10, 2016 |
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Zogo posted:I liked more than I disliked. I usually don't think about saying I loved or hated something unless I had a really strong initial reaction. And a lot of times thoughts on a film grow or diminish somewhat after a few weeks/months so I'm always cognizant of that. Only time can tell if certain characters, quotations, scenes will stick inside ones brain. Right on. I like more than 50% of what I watch I'd say, my most common imdb rating is 8 it says, I guess a lot of movies are up my alley. There are still plenty I don't like though, or would give just a 5 or 6 to etc. I'd say I generally only look to watch movies I think I'd potentially enjoy at this point, but that does include a wide variety. Wizchine posted:Get to watching Excalibur, sir. It's my favorite film version of the Arthurian legends by far. I hope you like it as much as I do. Will do!
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Chili posted:7. *NEW* Saturday Night Fever *NEW* - I'm keeping number 7 open for movies that my mom picks for me. Can't imagine liking this, but I'd be really happy to call her and tell her that my gut feeling was wrong. Check out Saturday Night Fever, I'm a fan of that fine film. And the soundtrack is insane. (Everybody needs to hear Night on Disco Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-5yiAUbg4) Speaking of badass movies with insanely good music, I just watched Excalibur! Hell of a movie, really epic stuff. Epic is putting it mildly, I've seen few movies that have quite this kind of epic feel. Another one is Arcadia of my Youth, an anime film from the year after Excalibur about a noble space pirate, which also had great classical/operatic music. Highly recommend that to everybody by the way! Back to Excalibur, wow. I love how it has this breezy pace to it, and with the great visuals and surreal feel it's pretty easy to get into it. And the use of O Fortuna is very cool, looking at this wikipedia page looks like this is the first movie that made use of it. The song is so epic it's almost always used comedically, and apparently was even used in Old Spice commercials in the 70s. It definitely works for this movie though, as a heavy metal fan I greatly enjoy that kind of grandiose unabashed epicness. So anyways, I really dig Arthur and Merlin's characterization in this. And while I did dig Zardoz from '74 so I know Boorman was already making crazy sci-fi/fantasy, I'm pretty sure Obi-Wan Kenobi had a huge influence on this portrayal of Merlin. Which is good by me, this Merlin is very cool. I love the sort of episodic first half of the movie, lots of quick time lapses of decades here and there, and it works. In general I dig a lot of the tackling of stuff like lust, ego, and stuff. And the way it handles the surreal elements in a dreamlike way really connected with me, as say a David Lynch fan (though Boorman was doing this kinda thing before that). All the lady in the lake stuff is just perfect. Now I'll say personally, the second half of the movie has some bits that I don't love quite as much, when we settle in for the dark main conflict. I'm still into it, it's just tough to top how magical I found the first half of the story. It works though, and is very effective, some of it hits really hard like when Merlin out of the blue says he won't ever see his old friend again. And the ending is well done. Epic movie, glad I finally saw it, highly recommended. Here's my list: Adventures in Babysitting - I've heard this mentioned a lot for some reason, it's probably great. Rounders - Heard good things, big Norton fan, also has Matt Damon. Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home - I think I've seen some of it on TV in my youth. I love Wrath of Khan naturally. Titan A.E. - Maybe what's shameful is the quantity of Matt Damon on this list. Phantom Lady - It's a noir film, I like a lot of those. This just doesn't rise to the top of the to watch list it seems. Dressed to Kill - 80s DePalma, that could be good. Cat People - Has a helluva theme song by David Bowie as we know. Moulin Rouge - It's been brought up and recommended to me before. High Noon - Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper, super duper. Honored in the hit Puttin' on the Ritz. Better Off Dead - An 80s Cusack comedy that I've seen lots of people dig, not sure if I'd dig it, but maybe! Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 14:47 on Aug 14, 2016 |
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Ramagamma posted:I really should watch shallow grave. I agree, it's awesome! (I'd officially recommend it to the previous poster but I've gotta watch Dressed to Kill first, soon folks. Video games.)
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Basebf555 posted:If you want to hate a movie, your best shot is Frankenstein. Deniro was not very well suited for the role in my opinion. I thought that movie was okay, you never know. I'm more of a Curse of Frankenstein guy though.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:4) Jubilee - gruel britannia Go for that one, sounds potentially interesting. I watched Dressed to Kill otherwise known as Dumb as poo poo. Good lord this movie sucks. I enjoy a lot of De Palma, Hitchcock, Giallo, slasher movies etc, seems up my alley. Just the movie had nothing new to offer, and is dated worse than most other movies in it's genre I'd say. So the movie is dull and either insults your intelligence or just doesn't really have an interesting direction to go. We know who did it and whatnot, it's all very obvious, the way they go about a by the numbers (only slower and lamer than usual) version of this story... yeah. Also it has a lot of 1980 talk on transexuals which is pretty rough, and I might have mentioned it's stupid. And it's stupid in a way where it aspires to be something more (when it's not), so it's not even entertaining like a schlockier giallo or suspense movie might be. Nancy Allen was good in it though. I do like the other De Palma thriller with her, Blow Out. That's from the next year, so I guess they tried again and got somewhere. Anyways, this movie is bad. Also I should mention the cop character is baffling, I've seen a lot of movie cops, this guy gets the cake for worst cop in movie history. Here's my list: Adventures in Babysitting - I've heard this mentioned a lot for some reason, it's probably great. Rounders - Heard good things, big Norton fan, also has Matt Damon. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - I think I've seen some of it on TV in my youth. I love Wrath of Khan naturally. Titan A.E. - Maybe what's shameful is the quantity of Matt Damon on this list. Cat People - Has a helluva theme song by David Bowie as we know. Moulin Rouge - It's been brought up and recommended to me before. High Noon - Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper, super duper. Honored in the hit Puttin' on the Ritz. Better Off Dead - An 80s Cusack comedy that I've seen lots of people dig, not sure if I'd dig it, but maybe! Touch of Evil - The "restored" version, I hear this is a pretty interesting noir flick. Withnail & I - I hear it's good, and that one guy in it is entertaining in Dom Hemingway and stuff. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Sep 24, 2016 |
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What are the odds, at least I'm not alone. (I'm re-watching Twin Peaks currently by the way!) If a dud keeps coming up in this topic we should put up warning signs or something. 
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Macarius Wrench posted:
This might be going off-thread-book here, not an official recommendation, but if you can dig foreign movies, please watch Infernal Affairs (2002) instead sometime. The Departed is a remake of it, and not nearly as good, bungling it up a bit to be honest. Infernal Affairs however is an instant classic. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:01 on May 4, 2017 |
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married but discreet posted:This list makes me want to finally get off my rear end and watch Schindler's List just so I get to suggest a movie. That list is like Russian Roulette, maybe with a huge cartoon pistol like that one in Roger Rabbit. Most chambers are just a treat, one of them is Gone With The Wind. Four hours that may kill your inner cinema enthusiast. Is it worth the risk? Ohhai posted:Apocalypse Now (1979) - Bruce Willis in an action role, literally all I know about this is the PS1 game. This may be a good joke, but in case it isn't, just saying that's not a Bruce Willis action movie. It would be great if there was a Bruce Willis action joint reminiscent of that game Apocalypse though. His first action movie was Die Hard (1988), he hadn't hit yet in 79. Ohhai posted:Blade Runner (1982) - Sci-Fi dystopia that I've heard people say won't hold up unless you judge it from the period it's made. It holds up great, me and plenty of others I'm sure first saw it in the 2000s. At least the director's cut or final cut versions. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:44 on May 4, 2017 |
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BeefSupreme posted:I have meant to do this for a while now. I liked the departed, but never got around to seeing Infernal Affairs. I remember there being like 3 of them, right? Do you have to watch all of them? Should you watch all of them? I may have to stick this in my list once I actually watch my movie. I'd recommend just the first one, it's a great movie on it's own. But part 2 is a decent movie you may enjoy if you feel like it, it's a prequel with younger actors. Part 3 is skippable I'd say.
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Zogo posted:"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Not a title I was expecting to see, but very welcome! Love that movie, one of my favs. For me that era of Godzilla has an informal trilogy of really good ones, the ones I'll rewatch over the years. Biollante, Mechagodzilla II, and Destoroyah. Those are three mighty fine films. No disrespect to the omitted ones, just those three speak to me (and my inner G). Zogo posted:#72 Moonstruck - I've seen that clip of Nicolas Cage being slapped dozens of times over the years but I don't know anything else about this. 8/7/21 I also need to see this, I say go for it! It's gotta be good. Also, since you mentioned Rodney Dangerfield, I gotta say his book It's Not Easy Bein' Me is really really good. Read that last year. Alrighty, I'll post a list of five from my mighty watch list: The Apartment - I hear it's great, my Mom is a fan of it, and it's on a googled list of David Lynch's top 10 movies. Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Duck You Sucker a.k.a. Fistful of Dynamite - keeping the Coburn going, and I love Leone and Morricone of course. The Fog - Carpenter, cool cast, 1980, everybody digs it. For all of these, not really sure why I haven't gotten around to them, I guess they just weren't the marquee titles of their area for me, with so many to choose from. And sometimes they just fall down the list with time and whatnot, even if they are must see.
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Not to veer off on a side topic direction, but it's tough to not chime in on the Stallone takes! I guess I just really love genre movies, including the kind of over-the-top action and horror schlock etc stuff. Part of why Tarantino is my spirit animal lately, his taste in this kind of cinema and talking so exuberantly about it really does it for me. Tarantino mentioned that Rocky 2 he actually likes even more than the first one. Personally I'd say Rocky 3 is probably my fav, and I consider it a true masterpiece in any measure. It's such a timeless terrific formula, and so influential. It really tickled me when I saw it used on The Dark Knight Rises. Batman is getting soft, he's watching video footage of Bane, Alfred is saying you can't take this guy, he'll hurt you. Exactly like in Rocky 3. My point, Rocky 3 is the new Shakespeare, or at least, it is to me. For the record, I'm not saying Rocky 3 is better than Rocky. I'm not crazy. Also, I love Judge Dredd, is my fav comic. The movie while of course bungling aspects of that !daptation, I still find it a very watchable and creative 90s action romp. Incredible score by Silvestri, plus Max von Sydow and Diane Lane classing up the joint. And I do get a kick out of Armand Assante and Joan Chen of course. I also love 3 or 4 out of 5 Rambo movies. Though First Blood is the best one. James Cameron wrote the second one at the same time he was writing Aliens. Some days he felt like working on Rambo, some he felt Aliens, both were work for hire gigs. Go figure. He sure was on fire. I do have a line though, part 5 is unspeakably lame. For more Stallone that did appall me, Get Carter remake (saw that in theaters). "You don't wanna know me." - you were correct, I should've listened to the trailer. He was great as King Shark recently in The Suicide Squad, he's still got it. BiggerBoat posted:gently caress. I just realized I can't talk poo poo in this thread until my lazy rear end finally gets around to watching Casablanca so please excuse me for running my stupid mouth about Sly Stallone. Right on, don't forget The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon if you haven't (for your consideration). Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Aug 27, 2021 |
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Zogo posted:James Bond versus Godzilla (43/64 completed): That sounds like a glorious endeavor. Is it on hold? For me, since High School many years ago, for some reason I just haven't seen Godzilla vs Hedorah (Smog Monster) yet. Just gotta watch that one and I've seen every Godzilla movie. Well, with an asterisk, I've only seen the MST3k version of Sea Monster and Megalon. Which maybe I could remedy, at least for Megalon. I can dig some asterisks for myself. On 007, I still have three or so that I need to see. For whatever reason I'm just gonna let Thunderball go, I once again watched maybe 2/3rds of it earlier this year, and just skipped though the rest. Maybe I'm a land lover. I remember renting the DVD from Hollywood Video 20+ years ago too, clearly the movie just isn't meant to be watched by me. You Only Live Twice was watchable enough though, saw that recently. I've got Octopussy and The Living Daylights left (I've seen the first half of that way back for some reason, even though I enjoyed it.) Also not counting the two unofficial ones etc.
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Right on, I gotta get on that. Terror of Mechagodzilla rocks for sure. Gotta love the Big G.
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Basebf555 posted:Reeve really was a perfect Clark/Superman though. He played both parts so well that you actually can almost buy that nobody would recognize him. I'll probably keep going in the series because I've only seen moments here and there so I really don't know the arch or where things go from this point. For sure! I'll say Superman 2 is pretty much the only really good sequel, and I prefer the theatrical cut for that one, didn't feel like they quite pulled it off with the Donner cut. Long story short, as kind of summerized on the wiki, it's a hodgepodge, not quite a completed movie in that version. The Lester version is pretty much a masterpiece I think. Superman 3 is worth a watch I think, but not really say part of a thing "going somewhere", it's got some solid Pryor. 4 is a movie.
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The Thing is one I really loved on the second viewing, years later. Not to say you gotta, but it went like that for me, maybe something to it. Apocalypse Now is another one, though that also is partially due to the theatrical cut being more up my alley I think. Also when it comes to slow pace and soaking it in, a lot of that is on my mood I think. Escape from NY is a movie I love, seen it many times, but the pace and vibe of it works for me differently at different times. By the way thread, I'm gonna watch The Apartment, I'm not gonna duck my duties here. It's gonna happen soon. Yes I just watched all of The Mandalorian this past week. For fun, here's a couple quick hits on things I had on my list in the past, that I watched more recently. Titan A.E. - not half bad! The early CGI aliens were a dud, but the adventure game-esque space romp had a lot of charm. The Fog - speaking of Carpenter, great movie! This was one of those October watches. So cool, and the cast is just top notch. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Feb 1, 2022 |
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Zogo posted:#95 The Green Ray - A somewhat newer Eric Rohmer film. 1/31/22 I added that to my list lately, looks cool! Alrighty I just watched The Apartment tonight. So drat good! What an incredible movie. I'm glad I finally came to my senses and watched this fine film, it is a timeless masterpiece. Billy Wilder is the king. So compelling, and disarming because of the humor and the mix of styles, just outrageously powerful filmmaking. Good freakin' stuff. I tell ya, it's movies like this that make you proud to be a film fan. And thanks for picking it! These made the list: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for many many years. Le Samourai - I've heard about this for over 20 years, since John Woo is a fan of it. Could be cool. It's a Wonderful Life - Enjoyed some Jimmy Stewart lately, and I've somehow never seen this film. His Girl Friday - It's got a cool title, and it somehow snuck onto this list. I guess it's pretty cool I hear. In a Lonely Place - Looks like it rules. Bogart. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - They say this movie rules. I say, I'm gonna watch it sometime. American Gigolo - kicking this list into a most Metal Gere. Richard Gere.
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Looks cool, Sam Jackson did mention it one time too. I watched American Gigolo. Loved it! I feel like I'm cooler just for watching it, it is so drat cool. Call Me is one of my fav songs and I'm a Giorgio Moroder fan, and I love that vibe of early 80s. As is a really nice trend I've found in recent times, I tend to like these ol' backlog movies way more than I thought I might. Really clever, gripping, moving, groovin' film. Another thing that comes to mind is a movie rules when you can just watch somebody walk around, and it's compelling and cool. Repo Man is one of my fav movies, and I kind of compare every dejected soulsearching walking to music scene to Emilio in that. And this movie has me watching a cool guy walking around, wondering what life is all about, looking really cool, and man, it was well done. Not sure quite how to articulate what I'm saying, but it was also a really well shot and edited movie. It feels like De Palma must have watched this, plus he worked with Giorgio a couple years later on Scarface. Sometimes you see people talk about aesthetic, vibe etc, and for me this is the stuff that is so cool you are just blown away. Plus the dialogue and performances were electric. Where has this movie been. I also watched It's a Wonderful Life recently, such a great movie. As is the theme, I just didn't expect to connect with and love this movie as much as I did. And it's different from how I'd imagined, which is always the case too. It's a really cool, sharp, just masterful story of a life movie. The only stuff I'd heard about via references is the wild Dickensian type of thing, and when that kicks in it's like a bonus, I'd already had a hell of a movie. And that stuff really rocked as well. Thumbs up. The list: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for many many years. Le Samourai - I've heard about this for over 20 years, since John Woo is a fan of it. Could be cool. His Girl Friday - It's got a cool title, and it somehow snuck onto this list. I guess it's pretty cool I hear. In a Lonely Place - Looks like it rules. Bogart. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - They say this movie rules. Title is pretty metal. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Feb 23, 2022 |
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Thanks! Cat People I was thinking of popping on soon, plus it has more Giorgio and David Bowie too. Been meaning to see that Breathless remake, and I love Body Double. Blow Out too. Just a cool vibe and era.
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Wizchine posted:Maybe Tony Scott's first feature film, The Hunger, is your thing? Very cool movie, for sure. Bowie too, extra coolness.
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smitster posted:Paris, Texas (neonoir) - This seems right up my alley and yet I’ve never brought myself to see this neonoir. That should be fixed. Harry Dean Stanton is always intense! Gotta love him. I watched His Girl Friday, good stuff. I see how it's infuential as hell on lots of stuff I dig, and that it was the most fast talking movie of its time is a lotta fun. That said, it did lose me a bit in the middle, nothing delighted me as much as the Grant/Russell scenes. The other characters happened to talk fast, but they didn't have that spark that delighted me personally, and I wasn't into the main killer guy plot. And in general I'm more tickled by comedy from later decades, compared to say noir or westerns etc where I can really dig a 40s one. I've seen a few of these 30s/40s screwball comedies, and it's I guess not one of the vibes I geek out for that much. I did especially love the style of satire and our amoral heroes here. Also Grant reminded me of Chow Yun-Fat's comedy stuff, which is a very good thing. Glad I checked it out. The list: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for many many years. Le Samourai - I've heard about this for over 20 years, since John Woo is a fan of it. Could be cool. In a Lonely Place - Looks like it rules. Bogart. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - They say this movie rules. Title is pretty metal. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff.
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And how crazy that Raymond Chandler even worked on the screenplay for that. He was involved in everything cool.
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I love The Fisher King too, Gilliam in his prime.Basebf555 posted:
Playing it Bogart. Chandler helps too. I watched Le Samourai. Pretty cool, overall the movie wasn't as much my thing as a whole. But I love the idea, the main character, and the first say 40 mins of the movie. I'm thinking ok this is more entertaining and smooth than I expected, really like this lonely hitman samurai tiger guy. Like the vibe. As is often the case though, the other stuff I found less engaging. Too many long scenes with the perfunctory characters like the cops. Some of the musical chairs-esque scenes of line-ups or subway engagements were just not that exciting. I dig the idea of the minimalism and lack of dialogue, but I would've liked more screen time focused squarely on our main guy. I dig the style, I care about Jef, the ending is well done, just as a total package it's not a keeper for me. But I appreciate its influence, and glad I checked it out. I'll say, not too articulated here, but I remember some stuff when I was reading up on French New Wave after I loved Breathless a couple years ago. The stuff about girls and guns in a story, the postmodern or whatever aspects etc. I guess that applies here. Not half bad, and Jef is memorable. The list: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for years. In a Lonely Place - Looks like it rules. Bogart. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - I hear it's cool. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff. Koyaanisqatsi - I am curious about this. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jul 15, 2022 |
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Some math for the hell of it, Pulp Fiction is 28 years old. I saw it around 98 or 99, so The Godfather was about that old at the time. And I dug that naturally. In general I feel like 80, 90s, 2000s stuff ages progressively smoother, and those decades will always have cool entertainment to me. But also being a film fan digging into vintage stuff is a more niche interest, as interests become more specialized with less big cultural touchstones. But I know the feeling for sure, when somebody at a party says they've never seen a Terminator etc, always wild.
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Jul 21, 2022 23:18
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Lot of factors for sure. I think it's more the different areas of interest than the passage of time, at least for stuff like this I've seen. And each area of interest becomes more niche. Not knowing the title of that Tarantino movie, even though it was huge, that's for sure a notable example. But still it seems most people have at least heard of Tarantino. So to me not knowing the titles of his movies or say a Coen brothers movie, it just suggests they're probably not into that area of movies/entertainment in general. To get the real info, we've gotta find out this person's top 20 movies. I hope Clue is on there, or Tim Curry in some form.
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Jul 21, 2022 23:33
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For me it was the Tuesday video store deals, four movies for 2 or 3 bucks. Pulp Fiction, Repo Man, you name it, good times. Sometimes me and a friend would swap tapes too, like he had Fright Night and I covered The Lost Boys. I'm not crying, you're crying. To quote Ben Stiller. Throw me in the trash to quote Danny Devito, when I was 23. Ay yi yi (Power Rangers). Also I did google to see if Mr. Hobbs was a made up title, and I've even seen a couple Jimmy Stewart flicks this year. I have brought shame upon the house of Jimmy for doubting.
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Jul 22, 2022 00:14
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Can you please pick a movie from my list for me to watch? Until somebody watches their pick and posts to select your next pick, you could always watch one anyway. And just post two reviews when the time comes. Piccolo picks the pepper.
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Jul 23, 2022 03:45
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So happy somebody picked Godzilla vs Destoroyah, one of my favs. And Lost Highway rules hard. Just for fun, a little Battleship Potemkin talk. Marc Maron recently name-dropped it when talking old films with Michael Mann (no response from Mann), just struck me as funny. My thought was, does Marc like that movie? Also I noticed how I rated it a 3/10, and on Letterboxd I'm the only person who's given it under a 7/10 of everybody else I follow. I saw it for a film class, so I did get context and all that, I just find that the movie sucks rear end in this century. And I feel like there's not enough roasting of really enshrined in the history movies like that. Was it a chore to watch? Surely lower than a 5/10 if so. But just a silly topic on my part, people rate stuff for all different reasons, even if it's not a movie they'd watch again or enjoyed much. And I know everyone has their own experience. It's just one of those movies where I'm a bit baffled by the high scores from fellow film fans.
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Jul 25, 2022 05:46
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Zogo posted:I thought it was easy to get through for its era. It was particularly violent for its time (not so now) and banned in many countries for a long time. A lot films from that time are going to come across as even more insipid and that's what it was being measured up against. It's firmly entrenched as one of the greatest of all-time so it'd take a long time to lose that reputation. Not too long ago some people started rating Vertigo higher than Citizen Kane and that was a big moment. I can dig that, makes sense. The academic historical aspect for me is info I enjoy, but I enjoy that separate from the movie. Not to say nobody can get into a 20s war propaganda movie, just surprised nobody else disliked it out of the sample pool. Unless there was a polite 7/10 that didn't really dig it, I have seen negative reviews on 7's at times. Fair enough though. I just love roasting movies I learned about in school apparently. Rebelling it up. Agreed Bride of Frankenstein rules, I love both of those. And Dracula, Wolfman too. Still meaning to see that Abbott & Costello movie too.
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Zogo posted:
I've been curious about that one too. And I just bumped Dreamscape up my list, a friend recommended that like 100 years ago. So I just watched In a Lonely Place - it rules! Bogart, holy moly. Gloria Grahame, Great Scott. So this is from 1950, but it feels more like it's from 2050. This movie is ahead of its time I think, and just one of the best movies I've seen. If pressed to pick one fav movie I go with Blue Velvet, and I am a noir fan, but sometimes I see a movie like this which just has that unique quality, pulls you in, nothing artifice or cliche about it. Reminds me that there are still just insanely good movies out there in every corner, and it's always a treat to find one so up my alley. This makes my previous top noir movies look like a kid's party clown. This movie says hey film noir, fun stuff, now watch how it's really done. Just having fun with trying to get across how impressed I am with this movie, but hot drat is it fresh. And not to say that this is the most dark or hard-hitting movie by comparison, I just mean the way it makes me care and also delighted to be in this world. And it still has that larger than life fun to its balance at the same time, with all that awesome dialogue. Paired with just insane suspense and investment. First it had the most insanely cool first 15 mins I've seen in a while. By 40 mins in I was thinking, this is the most insanely good beginning of a movie, but it can't keep this up. It'll take some turns, maybe some genre style stuff that I won't love, but just enjoy the journey. Well they showed me, good lord this movie is pure class. Love this movie. Thank you movie gods for bestowing this powerhouse upon us. The list: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Keeping the Lemmon and/or Matthau thing going, everybody says it rules. Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for years. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - I hear it's cool. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff. Koyaanisqatsi - I am curious about this. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - More HK, because it's cool. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Sep 3, 2022 |
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Basebf555 posted:Rebel Without a Cause: To be honest, James Dean is really just a name to me. I've never seen any of his work. Classic! Alrighty, I watched The Taking of Pelham One Two Three , good flick. I notice the influence it has on event crime movies like Die Hard 1 & 3, lots of movies with that kind of setup. And the humor is a nice touch, that kind of apathy and city pessimism with grim wit vibe, I dig it. Some of the humor fell a little flat for me occasionally, and I kinda thought some of the later bits of the story could've had a little gravitas or something to compliment that more. Really like the characters, Robert Shaw is great for sure too. And breaking the mold for the time a bit by having such cool kinda likable villains. Good movie, a smooth watch. That theme tune is sweet. Taking of Pelham One Two Three: it gets ya where you're going. The list: Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for years. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - I hear it's cool. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff. Koyaanisqatsi - I am curious about this. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - More HK, because it's cool. Watch Out, We’re Mad - Italy corner. This stars those Trinity comedy duo guys. They have a beat em up game. My thought is I'd like Italy, France, HK, and Japan on the list. So maybe I'll pop on a Kurosawa next time or something.
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Zogo posted:James Bond versus Godzilla (46/64 completed): I've always gotta support that venture. Been meaning to see Supercop again too, love Police Story. I saw Koyaanisqatsi, something different, enjoyed it. Though it was a bit tougher for me to sit down and watch than usual narrative stuff, or say docs with narration etc. Long story short, I got into it more in the second half. It really started going ham. And some cool perspective. In general, to further broaden my watching horizons, I've been interested in popping on more stuff that isn't as immediately enticing. Almost as a mindfulness thing, just like hey, why not watch some thingy for a couple hours, other stuff will keep. For example I've thought it'd be cool to get into that Cosmos series or something, but not sure if that'd grab me. But I'll try it sometime. And for cinema, some silent movies and stuff like that. The list: Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for years. Wonder Boys - It has Michael Douglas and a memorable poster, it's gotta be worth a watch. La Haine - I hear it's cool. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - More HK, because it's cool. Watch Out, We're Mad - Italy corner. This stars those Trinity comedy duo guys. They have a beat em up game. The Hidden Fortress - I'd like to check out more of Kurosawa's stuff.
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For sure, gonna get spooky. I'll say for me The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is my fav Wayne/Ford, a very smooth watch.
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Cool, welcome back! I've had some hiatuses like that myself. I notice neither of those lists have Repo Man (1984) or Castle of Cagliostro, so I'm gonna need to get a movement going on that.
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Gotta love Miyazaki. Castle of Cagliostro is my fav. Demons is good times for sure, love that metal period of 80s Italian horror flicks.
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Zogo posted:
Wes is the best. I watched Wonder Boys. Well, I watched half of it and then began posting this stuff with it still on, it didn't click with me. The tone, the humor especially didn't land. It seemed too pleased with itself, it would just linger and lean in on things and be like "eh? How about that, wacky yes?", also trying to be hip or in the moment and not succeeding. For example the shooting of the dog. It seemed like the movie wanted it to be a legendary shocking level of hilarity, and it just wouldn't stop. Even say 42 mins in, a long while after the incident, Michael's narration is talking about how he has this dead dog in the trunk like it's the most "oh no they didn't" thing. At 46 mins in he mentions the dead dog in the narration again. 49 mins in, Michael says to Tobe "Well... You did shoot the dean's dog" etc. Anyways, the movie wasn't funny. Or I guess for me it just didn't have the substance to back up the presentation of it, or something. Just didn't dig it much. Great cast, mediocre film. By the way, how's the protocol look for a did not finish on here? Lord help me, this is what they didn't warn us about. Movies gone bad. I feel like I'm on a different planet than this movie. Humor is simply a different thing there. A recent bit is Micheal Douglas I guess has a pale pink color to his robe, so now several characters are pointing it out like it's unusual. Tobe asked about it, now a cop is looking at it and Michael looks down at it, just really leaning into this moment. But what exactly is it? It's... humor? Is that what this is? I'm pretty close to retiring from both humor and movies 49 mins 29 seconds in. Has it really only been 29 more seconds? 51 mins in, Michael says "there's a few things I need to do today...", and I was sure we were going to here about the dead dog once again. At least he didn't say it, but it was suggested. They should really have just called the movie Dead Dog instead of Wonder Boys, honesty in advertising. Who are these Wonder Boys? Tobe (James) I suppose, but that's one dude. 52 mins in, Michael says "James story is the stuff of bad fiction". And he himself is in some bad fiction here, so, take that. I don't tend to do this sort of pause the movie and post thing, but I just gotta get through this. 54 mins in oh lord they're discussing the dead dog thing. This movie is my nightmare. They really hung their hat on that bit. How am I supposed to get into this material of Michael and Francis with this oh so nutty thing looming over it, I don't see how this movie functions. What a baffling decision, the next scene has Michael and Tobe discussing how the time wasn't right to confess to that thing. So this is it, the whole movie is about this. I kind of despise this movie. They're talking about how that thing is still in the trunk at 58 mins in, "Let's try not to think about that" he says. Hmm. I wonder how much of this is Chabon's fault, I've been meaning to read Kavalier & Clay. This movie is screenwritten by the writer of a bunch of Harry Potter movies, Steve Kloves. The director did L.A. Confidential, that was cool. They talk about that dead dogsituation thing again around 1 hr 4 mins in. I pretty much "did not finish" at this point, just gonna half pay attention to the second half while surfing the ol' internet. Not gonna mark this watched or anything, but, I will throw my hat in the ring for another movie. 1 hr 9 mins in, every sentence Michael says "James", talking at the restaurant. Why does he talk like this? Who writes like this? Harry Potter movie guy and Michael Chabon, that's who. And they should be ashamed of themselves. Looking into the book, that leans into the dead dog thing a lot too. So I'm tempted to give that copy of Kavalier & Clay to the used book store, I can't trust this maniac. So about 1 hr 19 mins into the film, seemed it was getting slightly better. Heart to hearts, classic cheesy movie stuff, and then they ahem put the dead dog from the trunk into Tobe's bed as a decoy when they go out. Now, I love Troma films, I enjoy nutty schlocky stuff, gross stuff, but I just don't understand what this movie is attempting here. It's like one of those ol' Family Guy gags that goes on too long, to make a 2005 reference, but it's the whole movie and it was never funny. The whimsical something or other ballad of a few cliche rambling movie dudes and their dead dog. There's a half hour left in this movie. Oh they're having the talk now, about the thing. Gonna be quite the payoff. No, no it isn't. Help me. 1 hr 32 mins in, I can't even comment on the unfunny lameness. There's a callback to a wacky James Brown looking (allegedly) guy from earlier, and some kooky music score to some car hijinks, there is 15 minutes left in this film. There was never a story or an interesting conversation or something funny in the runtime. It kind of acts like its a movie, it imitates style and beats from other movies, like a shambling monster. May God have mercy on our souls. There's the Marilyn Monroe jacket thing, that was a thing I guess. This is a movie that is out there, buy it or rent at vudu Amazon dot com. My apologies if you like the movie, I can't review a movie that fully baffled me without going off the deep end. The last 15 mins of the movie were watched, those are minutes of the film Wonder Boys. Michael Douglas says Wonder Boy.. Make of that what you will. I didn't dig it. It is always interesting and cool how wildly different everybody's take is on a movie. So keeping it legit, I won't count it as a watch on letterboxd, but good enough for this fine shameful thread, I'll try to watch more of the next one. The list: Hard Times - Looks like a better Bronson movie, and is said to be must see by Tarantino. Harold and Maude - Keeping some vibes and motifs going, a movie I've meant to see for years. La Haine - I hear it's cool. Trouble in Mind - keeping the 80s picks rolling. Gridlock'd - looks like a 90s gem. Duck Soup - keeping the comedy history thing going. Plus Nic Cage referenced Harpo recently, and he knows his stuff. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - More HK, because it's cool. Watch Out, We're Mad - Italy corner. This stars those Trinity comedy duo guys. They have a beat em up game. The Hidden Fortress - I'd like to check out more of Kurosawa's stuff. Companeros - some high quality Sergio spaghetti I hear.
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