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[saintfool]

watched "mother night" last night. nick nolte stars in an adaptation of the vonnegut novel. i've always been a fan of nolte's work. even though i'm not a fan of vonnegut, i liked this well enough.

also watched "trainspotting" for the first time in many years. such fun!

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watchmen: Pretty freaking good. I have never read the book or comics so I was going in blind and was pleasantly surprised. Probably the best comic/superhero movie besides The Dark Knight. I didn't even notice that it was almost 3 hours long. 4.5/5

I think comic book movies usually suck. So Watchmen was better than most.

 

[belljr]

I watched "Raising Arizona" last night... and I've gotta say, I was a little disappointed. The movie had its moments (mainly every time John Goodman screamed like a maniac), but overall, I just didn't think it was all that great. After back-to-back letdowns by the formerly invincible brothers Coen, I think I'm going to take a bit of a break and check out "3:10 to Yuma" next.

That one, along with Lebowski, are two of the biggest "I liked it much more the 2nd time" movies of all time.

Evelle: These blow up into funny shapes and all?Grocer: Well no... unless round is funny.

Everybody freeze. Everybody down on the ground.Well, which is it, young feller? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if'n I freeze, I can't rightly drop. And if'n I drop, I'm a-gonna be in motion. You see...

 

[Adebisi]

North by Northwest: Great movie. Classic Hitchcock. I would guess that a lot of Cary Grant's wisecrack lines were probably funnier back when this movie first came out, but even if they don't quite hold up today, they certainly don't take anything away from the movie. Would definitely recommend.

3:10 to Yuma: I liked this movie a lot. Others have said that the ending was kind of goofy, but I don't think it was so bad, except for maybe what happens at the very end of the movie, like in the last 3 or 4 seconds before the credits.

It was also the first time I've seen Christian Bale play the role of a relatively weak, vulnerable character. He pulls it off nicely.

 

[Adebisi]

Hey, I've got Jackie Brown downloading right now. I'm sure some of you have seen this movie - how did you like it?

 

[saintfool]

North by Northwest: Great movie. Classic Hitchcock. I would guess that a lot of Cary Grant's wisecrack lines were probably funnier back when this movie first came out, but even if they don't quite hold up today, they certainly don't take anything away from the movie. Would definitely recommend.

this is one of my favorite "classic" films. it's very much a product of the time and succeeds very well on those terms. it's one of hitchcock's lighter, easier films in many ways. of grant's later period films, i think only the under-rated "charade" grades out higher but that's largely on the strength of the supporting cast.

 

[hooter311]

North by Northwest: Great movie. Classic Hitchcock. I would guess that a lot of Cary Grant's wisecrack lines were probably funnier back when this movie first came out, but even if they don't quite hold up today, they certainly don't take anything away from the movie. Would definitely recommend.

this is one of my favorite "classic" films. it's very much a product of the time and succeeds very well on those terms. it's one of hitchcock's lighter, easier films in many ways. of grant's later period films, i think only the under-rated "charade" grades out higher but that's largely on the strength of the supporting cast.

North by Northwest is probably my favorite Pre-Godfather film.

 

[Adebisi]

North by Northwest: Great movie. Classic Hitchcock. I would guess that a lot of Cary Grant's wisecrack lines were probably funnier back when this movie first came out, but even if they don't quite hold up today, they certainly don't take anything away from the movie. Would definitely recommend.

this is one of my favorite "classic" films. it's very much a product of the time and succeeds very well on those terms. it's one of hitchcock's lighter, easier films in many ways. of grant's later period films, i think only the under-rated "charade" grades out higher but that's largely on the strength of the supporting cast.

Are you a big Hitchcock fan? I've been downloading a bunch of his stuff, kind of going back and forth between his movies and the Coen brothers movies. So far, I've banged out "North by Northwest," "Vertigo" (one of the best movies ever, IMO), "Dial M for Murder" (another classic), " and "Rear Window" (a good movie for sure, but perhaps a bit overrated). I've got pretty much all of his more well-known flicks in my queue... 14 of them, I think, plus as many of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" as I can find.Which are your favorites?

 

[saintfool]

Are you a big Hitchcock fan? I've been downloading a bunch of his stuff, kind of going back and forth between his movies and the Coen brothers movies. So far, I've banged out "North by Northwest," "Vertigo" (one of the best movies ever, IMO), "Dial M for Murder" (another classic), " and "Rear Window" (a good movie for sure, but perhaps a bit overrated). I've got pretty much all of his more well-known flicks in my queue... 14 of them, I think, plus as many of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" as I can find.Which are your favorites?

i think "rear window" is maybe his best thriller. 'vertigo" always leaves me a little cold. many of his films are a little too "talky" for my taste and they just lose momentum. "dial m" is like that for me. some of his strongest work, imo, can be found in "the 39 steps", "Rebecca", "strangers on a train", "psycho", "the lady vanishes" and even "suspicion". there is a lot of the hitch canon that i find almost boring. the man had all the talent in the world and made some films that were just too easy. he let himself off the hook as much as the audience.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hey, I've got Jackie Brown downloading right now. I'm sure some of you have seen this movie - how did you like it?

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

 

[jdoggydogg]

North by Northwest: Great movie. Classic Hitchcock. I would guess that a lot of Cary Grant's wisecrack lines were probably funnier back when this movie first came out, but even if they don't quite hold up today, they certainly don't take anything away from the movie. Would definitely recommend.

this is one of my favorite "classic" films. it's very much a product of the time and succeeds very well on those terms. it's one of hitchcock's lighter, easier films in many ways. of grant's later period films, i think only the under-rated "charade" grades out higher but that's largely on the strength of the supporting cast.

Are you a big Hitchcock fan? I've been downloading a bunch of his stuff, kind of going back and forth between his movies and the Coen brothers movies. So far, I've banged out "North by Northwest," "Vertigo" (one of the best movies ever, IMO), "Dial M for Murder" (another classic), " and "Rear Window" (a good movie for sure, but perhaps a bit overrated). I've got pretty much all of his more well-known flicks in my queue... 14 of them, I think, plus as many of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" as I can find.Which are your favorites?

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

 

[Adebisi]

Are you a big Hitchcock fan? I've been downloading a bunch of his stuff, kind of going back and forth between his movies and the Coen brothers movies. So far, I've banged out "North by Northwest," "Vertigo" (one of the best movies ever, IMO), "Dial M for Murder" (another classic), " and "Rear Window" (a good movie for sure, but perhaps a bit overrated). I've got pretty much all of his more well-known flicks in my queue... 14 of them, I think, plus as many of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" as I can find.Which are your favorites?

i think "rear window" is maybe his best thriller. 'vertigo" always leaves me a little cold. many of his films are a little too "talky" for my taste and they just lose momentum. "dial m" is like that for me. some of his strongest work, imo, can be found in "the 39 steps", "Rebecca", "strangers on a train", "psycho", "the lady vanishes" and even "suspicion". there is a lot of the hitch canon that i find almost boring. the man had all the talent in the world and made some films that were just too easy. he let himself off the hook as much as the audience.

Good information here and interesting take - thanks.

 

[Adebisi]

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

Thanks

 

[saintfool]

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

one of my favorite actors is joseph cotten but even he can't salvage this. "shadow of a doubt" isn't sinister enough. consequently, the teen heroine comes off as a weaker nancy drew clone. it fails on many, many levels for me.ETA - in this vein of filmmaking, i cannot recommend "the third man" strongly enough.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

one of my favorite actors is joseph cotten but even he can't salvage this. "shadow of a doubt" isn't sinister enough. consequently, the teen heroine comes off as a weaker nancy drew clone. it fails on many, many levels for me.ETA - in this vein of filmmaking, i cannot recommend "the third man" strongly enough.

Yeah, Shadow is pretty mellow. I liked it, though. The Third Man is outstanding. A very underrated classic crime thriller is The Lady in the Lake. All shot from the detective's point of view. Gimmicky, but a cool movie.

 

[hooter311]

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

Thanks

Have you seen Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave? It's arguably his best work and in the same league as Blood Simple and the Hitchcock greats. He manages to fit a little more dark comedy in it than some of the others, while keeping the tension high. Love the ending.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

Shadow of a Doubt is a subtle Hitchcock thriller. I like and recommend it.

Thanks

Have you seen Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave? It's arguably his best work and in the same league as Blood Simple and the Hitchcock greats. He manages to fit a little more dark comedy in it than some of the others, while keeping the tension high. Love the ending.

Solid movie

 

[hooter311]

Hey, I've got Jackie Brown downloading right now. I'm sure some of you have seen this movie - how did you like it?

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

My take is that fans of film enjoy Jackie Brown, fans of movies loathe it. I think it would have been appreciated more if people knew that it was DeNiro's last real effort at some terrific acting.

 

[Osaurus]

I happened to DVR Hellboy II - Golden Army Bugaloo and finally got around to it. Wow....this was an awful movie IMO. I kept wondering why the heck most of the characters looked like they fell out of Pan's Labyrinth not knowing until the end that Del Toro directed this trainwreck. Stay away from this movie.

On a more positive note, I recently watched a movie called Last Stop for Paul, which I found to be pretty funny overall. Nice to see a well-written and directed independent film like this in the spotlight. Worth watching.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hey, I've got Jackie Brown downloading right now. I'm sure some of you have seen this movie - how did you like it?

I'm a huge fan of that movie. Great work by Jackson, Grier and Forester. And its one of the last great roles for DeNiro.

My take is that fans of film enjoy Jackie Brown, fans of movies loathe it. I think it would have been appreciated more if people knew that it was DeNiro's last real effort at some terrific acting.

DeNiro is outstanding in the movie. I also think that some Tarantino fans don't like the movie because it's much more subtle and less flashy than all his other films. But I think it's Tarantino's best character movie, and I think it's a preview into what will be more mature work as Tarantino's career develops.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I happened to DVR Hellboy II - Golden Army Bugaloo and finally got around to it. Wow....this was an awful movie IMO. I kept wondering why the heck most of the characters looked like they fell out of Pan's Labyrinth not knowing until the end that Del Toro directed this trainwreck. Stay away from this movie.

Hellboy was awful. So I was surprised to see HBII get good reviews. No way will I see that movie.

 

[Adebisi]

Thanks, fellas. Downloading "The Third Man" and "Shallow Grave" right now.

I'm not familiar with Danny Boyle at all. I see he did "Slumdog Millionaire," which I've already downloaded and just haven't watched yet, and "Trainspotting," which I tried to watch about 10 years ago, but couldn't get through it because I was watching it with a big group of friends who talked all the way through it. Looking forward to checking "Shallow Grave" out though, and maybe revisiting some of Boyle's other stuff if I like this one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Thanks, fellas. Downloading "The Third Man" and "Shallow Grave" right now.I'm not familiar with Danny Boyle at all. I see he did "Slumdog Millionaire," which I've already downloaded and just haven't watched yet, and "Trainspotting," which I tried to watch about 10 years ago, but couldn't get through it because I was watching it with a big group of friends who talked all the way through it. Looking forward to checking "Shallow Grave" out though, and maybe revisiting some of Boyle's other stuff if I like this one.

You should definitely watch Trainspotting again.

 

[saintfool]

Thanks, fellas. Downloading "The Third Man" and "Shallow Grave" right now.I'm not familiar with Danny Boyle at all. I see he did "Slumdog Millionaire," which I've already downloaded and just haven't watched yet, and "Trainspotting," which I tried to watch about 10 years ago, but couldn't get through it because I was watching it with a big group of friends who talked all the way through it. Looking forward to checking "Shallow Grave" out though, and maybe revisiting some of Boyle's other stuff if I like this one.

You should definitely watch Trainspotting again.

"trainspotting" isn't perfect but it is fun. watching it last night on IFC for the first time in ages, i forgot how good it is. everyone is so young in it!boyle's work is really hit or miss for me. he's such a versatile director that he can make the odd clunker while trying to satisfy his own curiosity as a director. "a life less ordinary", "sunshine" and "the beach" are all sort of tragically flawed but work on some levels nonetheless. "millions" is no less sweet, genial and simple a film than "slumdog" is. "28 days later" is more like "shallow grave".

 

[jdoggydogg]

Thanks, fellas. Downloading "The Third Man" and "Shallow Grave" right now.I'm not familiar with Danny Boyle at all. I see he did "Slumdog Millionaire," which I've already downloaded and just haven't watched yet, and "Trainspotting," which I tried to watch about 10 years ago, but couldn't get through it because I was watching it with a big group of friends who talked all the way through it. Looking forward to checking "Shallow Grave" out though, and maybe revisiting some of Boyle's other stuff if I like this one.

You should definitely watch Trainspotting again.

"trainspotting" isn't perfect but it is fun. watching it last night on IFC for the first time in ages, i forgot how good it is. everyone is so young in it!boyle's work is really hit or miss for me. he's such a versatile director that he can make the odd clunker while trying to satisfy his own curiosity as a director. "a life less ordinary", "sunshine" and "the beach" are all sort of tragically flawed but work on some levels nonetheless. "millions" is no less sweet, genial and simple a film than "slumdog" is. "28 days later" is more like "shallow grave".

I think 28 Days Later was outstanding.

 

[saintfool]

I think 28 Days Later was outstanding.

it is almost ridiculously effective as a film. the only other director that i can think of off the top of my head who dabbles like boyle is spielberg. both are shameless, crowdpleaser types as directors. both are really good at it too.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I think 28 Days Later was outstanding.

it is almost ridiculously effective as a film. the only other director that i can think of off the top of my head who dabbles like boyle is spielberg. both are shameless, crowdpleaser types as directors. both are really good at it too.

Well said. Though Munich really breaks from Spielberg's normal pandering.

 

[saintfool]

watched "the year of living dangerously" last night. great roles for young, attractive actors mel gibson and sigourney weaver in jakarta. directed by the sure-handed and capable peter weir of "truman show", "gallipoli", "fearless", and "picnic at hanging rock" fame. film puts gibson and weaver romantically together in the political upheaval of 1960's indonesia. it's a good, kind of sexy film. sigourney maybe never looked any better than she does in this film. some curious casting - character actor linda hunt, first and foremost - kind of takes you out of the film slightly but that's a minor complaint. weir is such an under-rated director based on his body of work. lots of directors could get lost in a story like this - post colonial politics, romantic - but weir keeps it all together. it's not message heavy like "the killing fields" nor an exotic trifle like "indochine" but kind of reminiscent of a graham greene in tenor.

 

[Socrates11]

watched "the year of living dangerously" last night. great roles for young, attractive actors mel gibson and sigourney weaver in jakarta. directed by the sure-handed and capable peter weir of "truman show", "gallipoli", "fearless", and "picnic at hanging rock" fame. film puts gibson and weaver romantically together in the political upheaval of 1960's indonesia. it's a good, kind of sexy film. sigourney maybe never looked any better than she does in this film. some curious casting - character actor linda hunt, first and foremost - kind of takes you out of the film slightly but that's a minor complaint. weir is such an under-rated director based on his body of work. lots of directors could get lost in a story like this - post colonial politics, romantic - but weir keeps it all together. it's not message heavy like "the killing fields" nor an exotic trifle like "indochine" but kind of reminiscent of a graham greene in tenor.

Let me introduce you to Sigourney in Galaxy Quest

 

[belljr]

I had no idea the FUn with **** and Jane was a remake of a 1977 film.

I watched some of the original last night Jane Fonda was Jane and George Segal as ****.

Ed McMahon played the CEO.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "the year of living dangerously" last night. great roles for young, attractive actors mel gibson and sigourney weaver in jakarta. directed by the sure-handed and capable peter weir of "truman show", "gallipoli", "fearless", and "picnic at hanging rock" fame. film puts gibson and weaver romantically together in the political upheaval of 1960's indonesia. it's a good, kind of sexy film. sigourney maybe never looked any better than she does in this film. some curious casting - character actor linda hunt, first and foremost - kind of takes you out of the film slightly but that's a minor complaint. weir is such an under-rated director based on his body of work. lots of directors could get lost in a story like this - post colonial politics, romantic - but weir keeps it all together. it's not message heavy like "the killing fields" nor an exotic trifle like "indochine" but kind of reminiscent of a graham greene in tenor.

I liked the movie, though I haven't seen it in 20 years. The Hunt casting is pretty weird.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "the year of living dangerously" last night. great roles for young, attractive actors mel gibson and sigourney weaver in jakarta. directed by the sure-handed and capable peter weir of "truman show", "gallipoli", "fearless", and "picnic at hanging rock" fame. film puts gibson and weaver romantically together in the political upheaval of 1960's indonesia. it's a good, kind of sexy film. sigourney maybe never looked any better than she does in this film. some curious casting - character actor linda hunt, first and foremost - kind of takes you out of the film slightly but that's a minor complaint. weir is such an under-rated director based on his body of work. lots of directors could get lost in a story like this - post colonial politics, romantic - but weir keeps it all together. it's not message heavy like "the killing fields" nor an exotic trifle like "indochine" but kind of reminiscent of a graham greene in tenor.

Let me introduce you to Sigourney in Galaxy Quest

You're both forgetting Working Girl.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Started it's own thread, but I wanted to make sure those of you with Netflix checked out Kung Faux. Have been streaming it to my Blu-Ray player the past couple of days, and it is hilarious. Takes old school kung fu movies, has hip hop stars redo the dialogue, and chops it up into 30 minute programs. Hilariously funny. Also check youtube. Language NSFW.

 

[hooter311]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

 

[hooter311]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

Love King of New York as well, I could never get enough of these type of movies. New Jack City is another one of my favorites and Kiss of Death has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it was released, loved Cage as Little Junior Brown, particularly in the scene involving a boom box, a raincoat, and Michael Rapaport.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Eagle Eye - As long as you're willing to suspend your reality check @ the door, then it's a solid popcorn movie. It's worth a rental, but nothing more. 2.5/5

 

[saintfool]

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

that's a tour de force by walken. he just makes it look so easy. i can watch pretty much anything with walken in it, quite frankly. i was watching "balls of fury" the other night and enjoying it because walken seems to be enjoying himself so much.

 

[jdoggydogg]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

Love King of New York as well, I could never get enough of these type of movies. New Jack City is another one of my favorites and Kiss of Death has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it was released, loved Cage as Little Junior Brown, particularly in the scene involving a boom box, a raincoat, and Michael Rapaport.

Kiss of Death was fun. As long as we're discussing underrated thrillers, The Long Kiss Goodnight is cool.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

that's a tour de force by walken. he just makes it look so easy. i can watch pretty much anything with walken in it, quite frankly. i was watching "balls of fury" the other night and enjoying it because walken seems to be enjoying himself so much.

Walken is the best. His scene with Dennis Hopper in True Romance could be my favorite scene in movie history.

 

[hooter311]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

Love King of New York as well, I could never get enough of these type of movies. New Jack City is another one of my favorites and Kiss of Death has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it was released, loved Cage as Little Junior Brown, particularly in the scene involving a boom box, a raincoat, and Michael Rapaport.

Kiss of Death was fun. As long as we're discussing underrated thrillers, The Long Kiss Goodnight is cool.

Enjoyed Long Kiss Goodnight immensely as well.In case anyone else is interested in 90's crime thrillers:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107286/

Judgment Night is spectacular as well. Has one of the first collaborations of metal/rap for the soundtrack and a couple of the tracks are spectacular.

Estevez, Dorff, Piven, and Cuba Gooding Jr as yuppies squaring off against Denis Leary as a Chicago crime lord and his minions Peter Greene and Everlast.

Casting is something I would have came up with in a wet dream, and its awesome watching people run in fear from Denis Leary.

No Escape is another 90's release with Ray Liotta that I could never get enough of.

 

[saintfool]

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

that's a tour de force by walken. he just makes it look so easy. i can watch pretty much anything with walken in it, quite frankly. i was watching "balls of fury" the other night and enjoying it because walken seems to be enjoying himself so much.

Walken is the best. His scene with Dennis Hopper in True Romance could be my favorite scene in movie history.

i know "true romance" is near and dear to many FBGs hearts and that scene in particular is treated with considerable reverence. i do not. this film - "King of New York" - is.

 

[jdoggydogg]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

Love King of New York as well, I could never get enough of these type of movies. New Jack City is another one of my favorites and Kiss of Death has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it was released, loved Cage as Little Junior Brown, particularly in the scene involving a boom box, a raincoat, and Michael Rapaport.

Kiss of Death was fun. As long as we're discussing underrated thrillers, The Long Kiss Goodnight is cool.

Enjoyed Long Kiss Goodnight immensely as well.In case anyone else is interested in 90's crime thrillers:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107286/

Judgment Night is spectacular as well. Has one of the first collaborations of metal/rap for the soundtrack and a couple of the tracks are spectacular.

Estevez, Dorff, Piven, and Cuba Gooding Jr as yuppies squaring off against Denis Leary as a Chicago crime lord and his minions Peter Greene and Everlast.

Casting is something I would have came up with in a wet dream, and its awesome watching people run in fear from Denis Leary.

No Escape is another 90's release with Ray Liotta that I could never get enough of.

Judgment Night and No Escape were both fun movies. More underrated 90s thrillers:

The Last Seduction

After Dark, My Sweet

A Simple Plan

Red Rock West

Copycat

The Inside Man

The Player

Croupier

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Cliffhanger

Bound

 

[jdoggydogg]

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

that's a tour de force by walken. he just makes it look so easy. i can watch pretty much anything with walken in it, quite frankly. i was watching "balls of fury" the other night and enjoying it because walken seems to be enjoying himself so much.

Walken is the best. His scene with Dennis Hopper in True Romance could be my favorite scene in movie history.

i know "true romance" is near and dear to many FBGs hearts and that scene in particular is treated with considerable reverence. i do not. this film - "King of New York" - is.

You're banished from my clubhouse

 

[TexanFan02]

State of Grace

Am I the only person on the planet that hadn't even heard of this movie before? Knockout performances from both Sean Penn and Gary Oldman, could't say enough good things about either of them. John C Reilly and Ed Harris are great as well. Penn's performance was better than a lot of the stuff he has won awards for. Plot is similar to the Departed, and I think I may have enjoyed this a tad bit more. Story does it's share holes (Are the only cops in town undercover? because there are about 15 on screen murders and no mention of any police investigations), but the acting more than makes up for it. Should be talked about more as one of the great crime dramas of the 90's, just a rung below Goodfellas and Miller's Crossing, hard to believe they were all released in 1990 along with Godfather 3, which may explain why this one got lost in the shuffle. Will definitely be adding it to my dvd collection.

4.5/5

Not a bad movie. Another underrated crime thriller is The King of New York with Christopher Walken.

Love King of New York as well, I could never get enough of these type of movies. New Jack City is another one of my favorites and Kiss of Death has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it was released, loved Cage as Little Junior Brown, particularly in the scene involving a boom box, a raincoat, and Michael Rapaport.

Kiss of Death was fun. As long as we're discussing underrated thrillers, The Long Kiss Goodnight is cool.

Enjoyed Long Kiss Goodnight immensely as well.In case anyone else is interested in 90's crime thrillers:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107286/

Judgment Night is spectacular as well. Has one of the first collaborations of metal/rap for the soundtrack and a couple of the tracks are spectacular.

Estevez, Dorff, Piven, and Cuba Gooding Jr as yuppies squaring off against Denis Leary as a Chicago crime lord and his minions Peter Greene and Everlast.

Casting is something I would have came up with in a wet dream, and its awesome watching people run in fear from Denis Leary.

No Escape is another 90's release with Ray Liotta that I could never get enough of.

Wait, are you me?

 

[saintfool]

You're banished from my clubhouse

this is what i am picturing for some reason

 

[jdoggydogg]

You're banished from my clubhouse

this is what i am picturing for some reason

Yeah. And Robert Goulet performs there.

 

[identikit]

watched "the year of living dangerously" last night. great roles for young, attractive actors mel gibson and sigourney weaver in jakarta. directed by the sure-handed and capable peter weir of "truman show", "gallipoli", "fearless", and "picnic at hanging rock" fame. film puts gibson and weaver romantically together in the political upheaval of 1960's indonesia. it's a good, kind of sexy film. sigourney maybe never looked any better than she does in this film. some curious casting - character actor linda hunt, first and foremost - kind of takes you out of the film slightly but that's a minor complaint. weir is such an under-rated director based on his body of work. lots of directors could get lost in a story like this - post colonial politics, romantic - but weir keeps it all together. it's not message heavy like "the killing fields" nor an exotic trifle like "indochine" but kind of reminiscent of a graham greene in tenor.

I liked the movie, though I haven't seen it in 20 years. The Hunt casting is pretty weird.

Just weird enough to win him/her an Oscar....

 

[Major]

After reading the last few posts and seeing all the Walken fans, you gotta see Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead. Great gangster flick that's not your typical gangster film. Lots of good characters and underrated.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114660/

 

[Adebisi]

Watched a couple of old ones today... Lifeboat and The Most Dangerous Game. I would not recommend either.