Andy Dufresne
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Not really. By 2014 we were all pretty well aware that vilifying people because of their sexuality is stupid.
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KarmaPolice
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Gotcha - didn't know that part.Ilov80s said:
KarmaPolice
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It really wasn't front and center for the whole movie, but it was the main gut punch at the end of the movie.
ETA: for the rest of it, that plot was confined to a couple coversations and the flashback scenes of him in school with his friend.
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KarmaPolice
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
lol, yeah just never got one. With HBO, Prime, Netflix and TCM, there hasn't been a need. As for the movies I chose, not sure exactly how I ended up on the ones I did. I wanted variety and other than that it was kind of the first 10 that I came across that caught my eye.
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- The Philadelphia Story
- All About Eve
- My Darling Clementine
- McCabe and Ms. Miller
- Notorious
- Elevator to the Gallows
- Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- A Room with a View
- The Thin Red Line
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Interesting mix of movies!
I was just surprised because you seem like a bloke who would be all about digging into the bonus features and commentaries, so that's why the surprise was there. That is a huge thing that is missing as we go to everything streaming, and why I still cling to my blurays more than most and get a good % of my movies from the library.
I need to see what has come out on Criterion recently and hit up that sale for a few as well.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Got THIS when it was released. Still sealed. Limited to 3,000, I figured it would go way up in price over the years. $75.99 on Amazon now.
I paid $31.39
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Cinematographers' nite again on TCM. Most overrated Western of all time, McCabe & Mrs Miller, on in one hour @ 8EST followed by Klute, The Last Picture Show & The Wild Bunch
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Go look at what The Criterion Blu-ray version of The Third Man costs.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Wolf of Wall Street:
Been sloooooowly working on my project of seeing movies by major directors I haven't gotten around to, and I figure this one also fills the bill as I catch up on some movies from the decade. Absolutely a ####ed up movie about terrible people that I had a blast watching. The more I watch Leo on screen the more I think he has to be in the discussion for best actor in the last 10-20 years. The scenes where he takes the old 'ludes and goes to the country club and his initial sales pitches with the penny stocks were worth the price of admission. Scorsese does things that drive me crazy, but one of the many things he is great at doing is getting you to start to root for a horrible person a bit, but still present it in a way by the end of the movie that make you start questioning yourself. I got caught up a little in the fun of the access, but it's still horrible how many people got screwed for him to get there. I still wonder why Scorsese goes back to the voiceover well time and time again, but here it worked a little more for me, unlike in something like Goodfellas. I guess it was more for fun as he broke the 4th wall which is why I went along with it more?
Iron Man:
Yeah, I started watching Marvel movies on my Disney+ - I might as well get my money's worth, right? I still absolutely love RDJ in this movie and love the energy here. It hooks me right from the opening scene in the Humvee and the soldiers. It also has a good villain, which will always elevate a superhero movie for me. One of these days if I rewatch them all I will revist my Marvel rankings, but I would assume this would still land in my top 6 or so.
Been sloooooowly working on my project of seeing movies by major directors I haven't gotten around to, and I figure this one also fills the bill as I catch up on some movies from the decade. Absolutely a ####ed up movie about terrible people that I had a blast watching. The more I watch Leo on screen the more I think he has to be in the discussion for best actor in the last 10-20 years. The scenes where he takes the old 'ludes and goes to the country club and his initial sales pitches with the penny stocks were worth the price of admission. Scorsese does things that drive me crazy, but one of the many things he is great at doing is getting you to start to root for a horrible person a bit, but still present it in a way by the end of the movie that make you start questioning yourself. I got caught up a little in the fun of the access, but it's still horrible how many people got screwed for him to get there. I still wonder why Scorsese goes back to the voiceover well time and time again, but here it worked a little more for me, unlike in something like Goodfellas. I guess it was more for fun as he broke the 4th wall which is why I went along with it more?
Iron Man:
Yeah, I started watching Marvel movies on my Disney+ - I might as well get my money's worth, right? I still absolutely love RDJ in this movie and love the energy here. It hooks me right from the opening scene in the Humvee and the soldiers. It also has a good villain, which will always elevate a superhero movie for me. One of these days if I rewatch them all I will revist my Marvel rankings, but I would assume this would still land in my top 6 or so.
You forgot to mention the best part of Wolf of Wall Street.....hello Margot. Good Lord.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
As I think we are only allowed to talk about acting skills in here... she has a very good set of, um, vocal cords.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
I thought that Wolf was about an hour too long. It got too repetitious in the 2nd half.
The first Iron Man was easily one of the best comic book movies.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I could see that - the debauchery did get a bit repetitive, but I was still entertained enough by Leo to not notice the run time.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
And if they are ever strained, I do believe applying honey to them would be beneficial.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I am just not typically a collector type- more of a minimalist. So far, I really like the blu rays though. A Room with a View and My Darling Clementine both looked fantastic. Even better than I imagined. Skyfall looked good ofcourse, but it especially blew the roof off my house with the sound. My wife didn't appreciate that.KarmaPolice said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I get that. I assume you have a decent library system that would give you access to just about any bluray you want though, no?
I have always thought the bluray I get look and sound better, but like I said - that could possibly be my trash internet. Or it could be confirmation bias.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
In 2019, no matter how fast your internet connection, a Blu-ray will always look better than a stream. Always.KarmaPolice said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Thanks for confirming I'm not making that up. That makes me even more surprised that people are so willing to give up the physical media.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
4K cable boxes are not as popular, which is why TCM not as good. Internet buffering and resolution going to limit quality on streaming devices.
But, I guess I got mocked for once watching a movie on an iPad (egad!), so maybe I'm not one to weigh in here.
Socrates11
Footballguy
Yesterday was a lot better than I thought it would be. Enjoyed it a lot.
El Floppo
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
And they don't pool together different libraries? Seems weird that with the access to other stuff that you do, your library system would be lacking.
I rarely can't get a bluray through the library. They don't have all the Criterion on bluray, but last I checked I thought they had 400-500 Criterion blurays.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
They do, just usually don’t bother to request it. My DVR is full and there’s a million things on streaming so it hasn’t been necessary
KarmaPolice
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whoknew
Footballguy
Chinatown - Just watched it for the first time. I feel a little guilty because I don't watch Polanski movies. And not only did I watch this, but I liked it quite a bit. A moment of weakness, I reckon.
Anyway, I'm not saying anything new about it. It was terrific and I enjoyed it very much.
Anyway, I'm not saying anything new about it. It was terrific and I enjoyed it very much.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
The Descendants:
I watched this the other night and have been trying to wrap my head around how I felt about it for the last couple days. I think overall I wasn't really into it, but there were some scenes that really punched me in the gut as a father so it seemed to elevate my ranking because of that. Maybe I am still wrestling with how I feel since I can't seem to express my thoughts about it.
I watched this the other night and have been trying to wrap my head around how I felt about it for the last couple days. I think overall I wasn't really into it, but there were some scenes that really punched me in the gut as a father so it seemed to elevate my ranking because of that. Maybe I am still wrestling with how I feel since I can't seem to express my thoughts about it.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
It's a damn good movie and there were hundreds of people who helped make it great who aren't Polanski. That's how I look at it. No reason to wipe out the work of Robert Townes, John Huston or Faye Dunaway because Polanski is a rapist. Also as I have heard before, "we don't take art off the walls."
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
yeah, thinking "i gotta see more Polanski" is the worst possible reaction to Chinatown. diamond....dreck...dreck...ruby...dreck...interesting dreck...dreck...fire opal...dreck...
@whoknew's experience and comments reminds me of those youtube reaction vids of young black kids w Vitamin Water bottles listening to Aqualung or Joni Mitchell. some of those make me cry to see a kid's first experience of "Roundabout" blowing up everything they know bout stuff, but the trivialization of my classics in others pissed me off into stop watchin em
bigbottom
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Just watched Luce. 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, but regular viewers tend to either love it or hate it. It’s an admittedly imperfect movie, but I thought the broader themes were very thought-provoking, and it also worked more simply as an intense, slow burn thriller (not an action thriller though, so moderate your expectations accordingly). The acting performances were also really quite good. Movie description:
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
The Lion King (2019):
I disliked this movie on just about every level. Original is one of my favorite Disney movies, so I was really hesitant to watch this one, but it seemed to be universally praised, so I figured I would give it a go. On the plus side, if this is supposed to be the best of the Disney remakes, I know I don't need to bother with Aladdin, Beauty and Beast, Little Mermaid, or whatever else they are going to be bombarding us with...
I say that now, but I am sure the 4y.o. will talk me into watching some of these soon enough.
I disliked this movie on just about every level. Original is one of my favorite Disney movies, so I was really hesitant to watch this one, but it seemed to be universally praised, so I figured I would give it a go. On the plus side, if this is supposed to be the best of the Disney remakes, I know I don't need to bother with Aladdin, Beauty and Beast, Little Mermaid, or whatever else they are going to be bombarding us with...
I say that now, but I am sure the 4y.o. will talk me into watching some of these soon enough.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
an oddly modern flick. still can't say i care for it, much as i recognize thatwikkidpissah said:
The last Wednesday Showcase of Cinematographer's Month on TCM starts with a bang this week - Kieślowski's Blue (when i saw it listed as the 6am kickstarter, i was hoping we were going to get a triple-feature of the Three Colours films, but alas no) and probably the least-viewed of the MOVIES EVERYONE MUST SEE, Wings of Desire @ 8am, followed by Paris, Texas, Being There, Das Boot, Hong Kong classic In the Mood For Love (looking fwd to my first viewing of this), Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and 2001: A Space Odyssey wrapping it up @ 4am.
