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[Ilov80s]

After a vacation in Quebec City, I'm back to the Epic Film Fest. 

9. The Right Stuff ('83) 193 mins:  Big leap forward in time here, from Jesus to Chuck Yeager. This was my first viewing, it's been on my watchlist for 20+ years. It didn't disappoint, managing to balance the drama and the sense of adventure. Carefully done as well since it would have been too easy for this to go overly flag waiving and sentimental.  In retrospect, it was perfect casting as well. No major stars to distract but prominent enough that we feel these men are familiar to us. Quite a collection of the "All American" look of 40s-60s. 

10. Les Miserables ('12) 158 mins: Not too many musicals qualify as epics so this was an easy choice to add some variety to the "festival". I had actually never seen any version of Les Mis. It was disappointing. The songs and production quality were fine but I just found myself bored with most of it. Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen stole the movie for me. I loved their energy but almost everything else here felt like cardboard. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

4K of The Bridge on the River Kwai was on sale at Best Buy when we were there the other day, so I picked that up.  Still have never seen it.  

 

[Ilov80s]

I am surprised at this, actually - even just enjoying the technical aspects of the movie.     Did you like The Witch and The Lighthouse?  

It looked great and Eggers certainly has a look. I liked The Witch, thought it was creepy as hell. The Lighthouse was weird. Not sure if I liked it, but it was certainly weird. Eggers aesthetic doesn't seem to totally work for me. 

 

[Ilov80s]

4K of The Bridge on the River Kwai was on sale at Best Buy when we were there the other day, so I picked that up.  Still have never seen it.  

I would say it's a masterpiece but it almost goes without saying with David Lean. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

It looked great and Eggers certainly has a look. I liked The Witch, thought it was creepy as hell. The Lighthouse was weird. Not sure if I liked it, but it was certainly weird. Eggers aesthetic doesn't seem to totally work for me. 

Gotcha.  

Plot and movie aside, I am always fascinated by directors like him who are anal about the details, research, and doing things practically.  I think this was better than The Lighthouse, but not as great of a movie as The VVitch.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Gotcha.  

Plot and movie aside, I am always fascinated by directors like him who are anal about the details, research, and doing things practically.  I think this was better than The Lighthouse, but not as great of a movie as The VVitch.  

Interesting. There was a lot of CGI in the movie, too much for me. Not quite RRR level but pretty heavy. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Interesting. There was a lot of CGI in the movie, too much for me. Not quite RRR level but pretty heavy. 

Maybe I need to read more about the making of.   My understanding is he is akin to Nolan in his want to do everything practical.   Ie - listening to interviews about him talking about the choreography needed for the long take on the raid of the first village.  Then combine that with his working with Viking historians so the look, language, and rituals are as real as can be, and I am fascinated.   I fully admit that was 80% of my draw with the movie vs. my love the plot or anything.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Maybe I need to read more about the making of.   My understanding is he is akin to Nolan in his want to do everything practical.   Ie - listening to interviews about him talking about the choreography needed for the long take on the raid of the first village.  Then combine that with his working with Viking historians so the look, language, and rituals are as real as can be, and I am fascinated.   I fully admit that was 80% of my draw with the movie vs. my love the plot or anything.  

It looks great and he is really talented. There was some really impressive stuff there for sure. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Maybe I am just a terrible judge of this stuff too.   I thought Fury Road looked fake and GCI the first time I watched it, and was surprised how much was practical.  Maybe this is more CGI and I think it's all practical?    

 

[Ilov80s]

Maybe I am just a terrible judge of this stuff too.   I thought Fury Road looked fake and GCI the first time I watched it, and was surprised how much was practical.  Maybe this is more CGI and I think it's all practical?    

Fury Road did have a lot of CGI too though- you weren't wrong. Lots of color adjusting too for sure. Everything has more CGI than we usually think. Some directors like Fincher or the guy who made Maverick are able to seamlessly blend them in. I think the reason Marvel movies and similar look so bad is that literally everything is CGI on a green screen. Better made movies like The Northman will use real locations and practical fx as much as possible to ground it. Or at least that's my perception. 

 

[Eephus]

I enjoyed RRR so I gave commercial Indian movies another shot with Major, a 2022 Indian theatrical release about a hero of the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008. 

It's ostensibly a biopic of a real soldier who died in the hotel but the film opts for a heavily romanticized style that elevates the hero to superhuman stature.  There are some decent action sequences but you have to make it through 45 minutes of backstory first.  No singing, no dancing, not much CGI, too much nationalist propaganda. 

I probably should have bailed on Major early but I was intrigued by its visual style and the way the dialog switched seamlessly between Telugu and English.  I stuck it out to see how over the top they'd go with Sandeep's death (spoiler- very).

 

[krista4]

@Ilov80s, given the Indian movies discussion and your epic-watching, I highly recommend Lagaan if you haven’t seen it.

 

[Don Quixote]

After a vacation in Quebec City, I'm back to the Epic Film Fest. 

9. The Right Stuff ('83) 193 mins:  Big leap forward in time here, from Jesus to Chuck Yeager. This was my first viewing, it's been on my watchlist for 20+ years. It didn't disappoint, managing to balance the drama and the sense of adventure. Carefully done as well since it would have been too easy for this to go overly flag waiving and sentimental.  In retrospect, it was perfect casting as well. No major stars to distract but prominent enough that we feel these men are familiar to us. Quite a collection of the "All American" look of 40s-60s. 

10. Les Miserables ('12) 158 mins: Not too many musicals qualify as epics so this was an easy choice to add some variety to the "festival". I had actually never seen any version of Les Mis. It was disappointing. The songs and production quality were fine but I just found myself bored with most of it. Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen stole the movie for me. I loved their energy but almost everything else here felt like cardboard. 

I was watching The Right Stuff on HBO Max, but was only partway through and I guess it expired from there as could not find it earlier today. Will have to watch the rest.

I thought Les Mis was disappointing. Love the book; love the stage show. Movie was just a miss for me. Russell Crowe was miscast, and cinematography was pretty weak.

 

[Ilov80s]

I was watching The Right Stuff on HBO Max, but was only partway through and I guess it expired from there as could not find it earlier today. Will have to watch the rest.

Yeah I watched it June 30 because it came up on as a movie leaving HBO at the end of the month. It's worth catching back up with. 

I thought Les Mis was disappointing. Love the book; love the stage show. Movie was just a miss for me. Russell Crowe was miscast, and cinematography was pretty weak.

I agree Crowe was rough. It just didn't work at all for me. No heart. 

 

[krista4]

I was watching The Right Stuff on HBO Max, but was only partway through and I guess it expired from there as could not find it earlier today. Will have to watch the rest.

I thought Les Mis was disappointing. Love the book; love the stage show. Movie was just a miss for me. Russell Crowe was miscast, and cinematography was pretty weak.

Agree 100% on everything you said about Les Mis.  Have seen it a few times on stage and adored it.  Crowe was a big problem for sure.

 

[Ilov80s]

Epics...

11. Richard III ('55) 155 mins: I've now seen all three of Olivier's Shakespearean movies and this is absolutely my favorite. I love how he made Richard III truly feel bigger than a play. It takes on a scale similar to what Kurosawa would do with his adaptations. The performances are great and it all builds to a huge pitched battle. Olivier went all out on this one. And he's just so fun as the evil, plotting Richard III. This is the most surprising discovery so far. 

12. The Northman ('22) 137 mins: I talked about this earlier today. Disappointed. It had a distinct vision,  that vision just didn't work for me. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Not getting to talk movies with Wikkid any more is a real bummer. Damn, he was the best. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I watched Thief recently. God was James Caan great in that. I also recommend The Gambler if you ever come across it. It's basically Uncut Gems in 1974. Bad ### flick. RIP Jimmy. 

 

[Gr00vus]

Epics...

11. Richard III ('55) 155 mins: I've now seen all three of Olivier's Shakespearean movies and this is absolutely my favorite. I love how he made Richard III truly feel bigger than a play. It takes on a scale similar to what Kurosawa would do with his adaptations. The performances are great and it all builds to a huge pitched battle. Olivier went all out on this one. And he's just so fun as the evil, plotting Richard III. This is the most surprising discovery so far. 

Richard III was really good, but the battle scene really doesn't hold up given all that's come since. I can't decide if I like this one or his Hamlet better.

 

[Ilov80s]

Richard III was really good, but the battle scene really doesn't hold up given all that's come since. I can't decide if I like this one or his Hamlet better.

I liked the battle. Of course it has been passed up in scale and violence by things like Braveheart, GoT but I was impressed with the scale of it. 

 

[Gr00vus]

I liked the battle. Of course it has been passed up in scale and violence by things like Braveheart, GoT but I was impressed with the scale of it. 

Agreed, for its time, it was ambitious.

 

[Ilov80s]

Epics...

13. The English Patient ('96) 162 mins: I've seen this a few times and continue to have the now somewhat contrarian opinion that this is a great movie. Elaine Benes was wrong, J. Peterman was right. I know it seemed uncool and outdated next to movies like Reservoir Dogs, Seven and Jurassic Park but I truly miss this kind of big budget maturely themed story. 

14. Malcolm X ('92) 202 mins: Absolute masterwork from Spike, Denzel, Ernest Dickerson and the rest of Spike's team. Of all the accomplishments, the greatest might be Spike Lee figuring out how to get $35 million to make this movie the way he wanted to make it. One of the movies all Americans should see with an open mind. There are so many great visuals and the early Harlem concert/dance party is the most fun scene I've come across in my little epic film fest so far. 

 

[scorchy]

My wife is out of town for a week, my teenager is gone for the summer, and what am I doing with my nights but flipping channels and stopping on whatever movie catches my eye. 

First up tonight was Beautiful Girls.  Man did I love this movie in 1996 - maybe it was being from a small town and going home to visit every Xmas myself.  Maybe it was Michael Rappaport.  It may have even been Natalie Portman's as the uber-wise 13-year old neighbor.  But man, it has not aged well, especially the Natalie Portman/Timothy Hutton part.  I think I even realized it back in 1996, but now the creepiness kind-of overwhelms things.  And Rappaport actually couldn't be any worse of an actor.  I think I was most offended by the meathead Matt Dillon character wearing a Husker Du shirt - maybe the most unrealistic thing in the whole movie.  Still, don't regret the rewatch just for nostalgia alone.

Next up is Waiting..., likely the most realistic movie that's ever been made about working in a crappy restaurant.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

My wife is out of town for a week, my teenager is gone for the summer, and what am I doing with my nights but flipping channels and stopping on whatever movie catches my eye. 

First up tonight was Beautiful Girls.  Man did I love this movie in 1996 - maybe it was being from a small town and going home to visit every Xmas myself.  Maybe it was Michael Rappaport.  It may have even been Natalie Portman's as the uber-wise 13-year old neighbor.  But man, it has not aged well, especially the Natalie Portman/Timothy Hutton part.  I think I even realized it back in 1996, but now the creepiness kind-of overwhelms things.  And Rappaport actually couldn't be any worse of an actor.  I think I was most offended by the meathead Matt Dillon character wearing a Husker Du shirt - maybe the most unrealistic thing in the whole movie.  Still, don't regret the rewatch just for nostalgia alone.

Next up is Waiting..., likely the most realistic movie that's ever been made about working in a crappy restaurant.  

I never got the love for Beautiful Girls.  Seems to be a movie that men bring up more than women as well, for whatever reason.  

Waiting is a Ryan Reynolds classic. 

 

[scorchy]

I never got the love for Beautiful Girls.  Seems to be a movie that men bring up more than women as well, for whatever reason.  

Waiting is a Ryan Reynolds classic. 

Definitely a dude movie.

Luis Guzman steals every seen in Waiting...

 

[Mr. Mojo]

14. Malcolm X ('92) 202 mins: Absolute masterwork from Spike, Denzel, Ernest Dickerson and the rest of Spike's team. Of all the accomplishments, the greatest might be Spike Lee figuring out how to get $35 million to make this movie the way he wanted to make it. One of the movies all Americans should see with an open mind. There are so many great visuals and the early Harlem concert/dance party is the most fun scene I've come across in my little epic film fest so far. 

I watched this for the first time about 6 months ago and thought it was inconsistent and certainly not the masterpiece it is made out to be. The first half was the weakest part, with an opening that seemed like an odd music video and way too much time spent in the jail period. However, the second half was riveting and excellent overall with Denzel giving a great performance. 

As a whole, I think that BlacKKKlansman was actually a better film.

 

[baymen]

Definitely a dude movie.

Luis Guzman steals every seen in Waiting...

Guzman's "The Goat!" scene at the end was oscar worthy.

 

[krista4]

Epics...

13. The English Patient ('96) 162 mins: I've seen this a few times and continue to have the now somewhat contrarian opinion that this is a great movie. Elaine Benes was wrong, J. Peterman was right. I know it seemed uncool and outdated next to movies like Reservoir Dogs, Seven and Jurassic Park but I truly miss this kind of big budget maturely themed story. 

14. Malcolm X ('92) 202 mins: Absolute masterwork from Spike, Denzel, Ernest Dickerson and the rest of Spike's team. Of all the accomplishments, the greatest might be Spike Lee figuring out how to get $35 million to make this movie the way he wanted to make it. One of the movies all Americans should see with an open mind. There are so many great visuals and the early Harlem concert/dance party is the most fun scene I've come across in my little epic film fest so far. 

Agree on both of these.  Have never understood why The English Patient started getting so much scorn.

My wife is out of town for a week, my teenager is gone for the summer, and what am I doing with my nights but flipping channels and stopping on whatever movie catches my eye. 

First up tonight was Beautiful Girls.  Man did I love this movie in 1996 - maybe it was being from a small town and going home to visit every Xmas myself.  Maybe it was Michael Rappaport.  It may have even been Natalie Portman's as the uber-wise 13-year old neighbor.  But man, it has not aged well, especially the Natalie Portman/Timothy Hutton part.  I think I even realized it back in 1996, but now the creepiness kind-of overwhelms things.  And Rappaport actually couldn't be any worse of an actor.  I think I was most offended by the meathead Matt Dillon character wearing a Husker Du shirt - maybe the most unrealistic thing in the whole movie.  Still, don't regret the rewatch just for nostalgia alone.

Next up is Waiting..., likely the most realistic movie that's ever been made about working in a crappy restaurant.  

Never understood why people were so into Beautiful Girls, unless they were creeps, too.

 

[jamny]

Tonight's continuation of my Epic Summer Film Festival (had to take yesterday off for another epic, the Pistons draft):

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. It's a big one folks. See you next month. 

In working on wikkid's compilation, I came upon a comment he made about LoA in the Great Works Draft, so figured I'd share since I remembered you mentioning it recently.

It's a great film, but watching Lawrence of Arabia always reminds me how gay David Lean went for O'Toole in the course of its filming. not only is there a halo around Pete's head thru most of the movie but if you'll look at Julie Christie in Lean's next picture, she is soooo cast/made to look like O'Toole that it's really creepy.

 

[scorchy]

Never understood why people were so into Beautiful Girls, unless they were creeps, too.

Hey now...  I may have been a creep at times, but I was never creepy. 

 

[krista4]

Hey now...  I may have been a creep at times, but I was never creepy. 

  My comment came out wrong.  You were a youngster then.  I meant older guys or something.  But really I meant it just never seemed like a good movie to me.

 

[Eephus]

Watched Last Night in Soho.  It's an Edgar Wright film and is a return to horror after Baby Driver. 

We enjoyed the highly stylized depiction of Soho in the 60s and present day.  It was nice to see Terence Stamp and Diana Rigg (in her last role) get parts worthy of their talents.  It's a fine looking film with some impressive technical shots using mirrors and dual images.  I loved the soundtrack and how it tied into the story.

I thought the movie sagged a little in the second half, weighed down by the supernatural elements that increasingly dominated the action. The plot relied on the heroine to constantly bumble into things so she could escape them.  Unlike Wright's earlier films like Hot Fuzz, Soho didn't use comedy to wink at the audience.  It's all played pretty serious even though it's as ridiculous as Shaun of the Dead.

 

[Moonlight]

Epics...

13. The English Patient ('96) 162 mins: I've seen this a few times and continue to have the now somewhat contrarian opinion that this is a great movie. Elaine Benes was wrong, J. Peterman was right. I know it seemed uncool and outdated next to movies like Reservoir Dogs, Seven and Jurassic Park but I truly miss this kind of big budget maturely themed story. 

14. Malcolm X ('92) 202 mins: Absolute masterwork from Spike, Denzel, Ernest Dickerson and the rest of Spike's team. Of all the accomplishments, the greatest might be Spike Lee figuring out how to get $35 million to make this movie the way he wanted to make it. One of the movies all Americans should see with an open mind. There are so many great visuals and the early Harlem concert/dance party is the most fun scene I've come across in my little epic film fest so far. 

Saw the English Patient once and that was enough for me. But to each his own. Not a fan of Seven and thought RD was mediocre but enjoyed the opening scene. Did enjoy JP was simply fun.

Other epics to consider Sand Pebbles (3h 16m), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) (2h 50m), Doctor Zhivago (3h 17m) and Alamo (1960 ) (3h 22m). Some things that used to define an "epic" were an  overture and intermission in addition to a long running time.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

It looked great and Eggers certainly has a look. I liked The Witch, thought it was creepy as hell. The Lighthouse was weird. Not sure if I liked it, but it was certainly weird. Eggers aesthetic doesn't seem to totally work for me. 

Yer fond of me lobster, ain't ye?

 

[Ilov80s]

Saw the English Patient once and that was enough for me. But to each his own. Not a fan of Seven and thought RD was mediocre but enjoyed the opening scene. Did enjoy JP was simply fun.

Other epics to consider Sand Pebbles (3h 16m), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) (2h 50m), Doctor Zhivago (3h 17m) and Alamo (1960 ) (3h 22m). Some things that used to define an "epic" were an  overture and intermission in addition to a long running time.

I also am not a fan of RD. English Patient has scale and romance and sacrifice. I’m here for all that. 
 

As your suggestions, they are much appreciated. Part of why I’m choosing the movies that I am is I own them or they are available to stream. Other than that, it’s pretty random. Some are ones I’ve seen before so I know I can kind of check in and out as I do some minor chores, skim through my phone every once and awhile. That helps since these movies are quite long.
 

Of the ones you’ve listed, I love Dr. Zhivago (English Patient always struck me as a little Zhivago and a little Lawrence of Arabia) but I already watched a David Lean epic. I’m not double dipping on directors. I didn’t care for The Sand Pebbles. The ending shootout escape was good but I was really bored through the first 90%. I want to see Far From… but I also have this idea I will read the book first. I probably won’t ever get around to it though. Also I am intrigued that it was directed by the guy who would make Midnight Cowboy a year later. Talk about a total 180. The Alamo has me very intrigued.  I hadn’t realized John Wayne ever directed a movie. 

 

[Andy Dufresne]

From Here To Eternity

I suppose back in the day when the subjects were touchier this would have been interesting. Not so much today.

The base story isn't much different from Cool Hand Luke, which is a much better movie.

 

[bcat01]

Hustle - Adam Sandler - Netflix

I enjoyed it .... lacked a little something but was enjoyable

This was a good movie.  My wife liked it and she could not name any of the NBA players in the movie except Shaq.

 

[belljr]

This was a good movie.  My wife liked it and she could not name any of the NBA players in the movie except Shaq.

I couldn't either

well the old guys I knew

 

[Eephus]

From Here To Eternity

I suppose back in the day when the subjects were touchier this would have been interesting. Not so much today.

The base story isn't much different from Cool Hand Luke, which is a much better movie.

From Here to Eternity has long since lost the potential to shock audiences. You have to remember it was made twelve years after Pearl Harbor during the most conservative period in cinema history.  The filmmakers had to strip a lot of more controversial material from James Jones' novel.

I agree it is quite dated and melodramatic but the performances and the beautiful black and white cinematography still hold up for me.

 

[Gr00vus]

Watched Thief (Tubi streaming service) as I hadn't seen it before, and for unfortunate reasons, it was brought to my attention. Definitely is the kernel of Mann's approach to crime movies / shows from that point forward, though I think it didn't quite hold my interest as much as some of his later work. It was pretty raw, overly sparse, even for Mann, the plot was a bit thin and simplistic, and he lingered a bit too long on several scenes that really didn't have a lot going on. Some of the dialog was a bit clunky, juxtaposed against some really good one liners and exchanges.  It was just more of a character study of Frank than anything else. A thing that makes the film interesting is the attention to detail in the work of, and the exploration of the creativity needed by, safe crackers. Some of those scenes may have lasted a bit too long, but they did convey the determination and focus on minutia required to pull of these kinds of heists.

James Caan was James Caan, as he was in just about all roles I've ever seen him in. He, the casting departments, or both were great at choosing roles for him which made that work, and this movie is no exception. His seething, criminal element machismo grinds everyone and everything in his path to oblivion. The tragedy here is subtle but ever present - from the start you know there's only one path for this guy, all his hopes and dreams will never come to fruition, and the movie plays that out effectively for the most part.

Interesting cast choices in this one, some people nail their roles, some come off as amateurish. It was a little hard to buy Jim Belushi as a crime engineer, but he did o.k. Some of the guys playing policemen didn't seem like they had much in the way of acting chops. Tuesday Weld did a great job in a tricky role - in other hands that character could have come off as comically ridiculous and implausible. She gave that character realism, and in subtle ways like seemingly innocuous touches or caresses during scenes where she wasn't the focus of attention. Robert Prosky turns in his typical satisfactory unsavory bad guy turn. Willie Nelson did really well with his small role, when I saw him in the opening credits I was skeptical, but he pulled it off. Dennis Farina and William Peterson have bit roles - blink and you'll miss them. Finally, it was a pleasant surprise to see John Paul Chen in a bit role as a waiter in a Chinese food restaurant (of course). I always enjoy scenes with him. A final bit of Trivia, Tuesday Weld and John Paul Chen would be part of a cast together again in Falling Down (another movie I really like) though they had no scenes together in that.

ETA: How could I forget to mention - the soundtrack. It worked in very small amounts, unfortunately the soundtrack is present way too often and way too long. I never became a fan of Tangerine Dream, and this soundtrack didn't do much to move me in that direction. I like the exploration of setting mood/tone solely through late 70's / early 80's synthesizers, but it became annoying after a while. That style of soundtrack would improve over the course of the decade, but I think it seems to have died out since for the most part, and probably with good reason. The closing song was pretty bad as well.

Still a must see I think, though it's not as refined as some of Mann's later work.

 

[nightmare]

I got one hour in to the new THOR movie and bailed.

I watched all of the new Jurassic Park movie and didn't think it was worth posting a review.

Bad writing, zero chemistry between Thor and Jane, bad pace, and lousy soundtrack.

IMAX does not save this one. Go at your own risk. I don't care how it ends. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I got one hour in to the new THOR movie and bailed.

I watched all of the new Jurassic Park movie and didn't think it was worth posting a review.

Bad writing, zero chemistry between Thor and Jane, bad pace, and lousy soundtrack.

IMAX does not save this one. Go at your own risk. I don't care how it ends. 

I am wondering we are going to see some fatigue in these franchises anytime soon. Or is the built in audience just so high that they will always make money?

From Here to Eternity has long since lost the potential to shock audiences. You have to remember it was made twelve years after Pearl Harbor during the most conservative period in cinema history.  The filmmakers had to strip a lot of more controversial material from James Jones' novel.

I agree it is quite dated and melodramatic but the performances and the beautiful black and white cinematography still hold up for me.

Yes, the book is still shocking even for today. Like you said, the move had to water it down substantially. That said, I am not sure if there is a movie of it's era with a better ensemble performance. Clift, Lancaster, Sinatra, Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden. An incredible group of actors all delivering fantastic performances. I find it to still be a very powerful movie. Cool Hand Luke and Paul Newman are great but he lifted a lot from Clift. 

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I am wondering we are going to see some fatigue in these franchises anytime soon. Or is the built in audience just so high that they will always make money?

Yes, the book is still shocking even for today. Like you said, the move had to water it down substantially. That said, I am not sure if there is a movie of it's era with a better ensemble performance. Clift, Lancaster, Sinatra, Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden. An incredible group of actors all delivering fantastic performances. I find it to still be a very powerful movie. Cool Hand Luke and Paul Newman are great but he lifted a lot from Clift. 

Definitely true. Newman's performance was nearly a note for note impression of Clift.

 

[nightmare]

I am wondering we are going to see some fatigue in these franchises anytime soon. Or is the built in audience just so high that they will always make money?

Yes, the book is still shocking even for today. Like you said, the move had to water it down substantially. That said, I am not sure if there is a movie of it's era with a better ensemble performance. Clift, Lancaster, Sinatra, Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden. An incredible group of actors all delivering fantastic performances. I find it to still be a very powerful movie. Cool Hand Luke and Paul Newman are great but he lifted a lot from Clift. 

I do not know about fatigue. I watched eight of the Fast and Furious's, The Jurassic Worlds,

and all of the Star Wars movies. Good writing makes a good movie. Some are saved by effects.

 

[whoknew]

The Philadelphia Story - I had never seen it before so watched it tonight. Monster cast who are all on top of their games. Its very funny and charming and just a really fun romp. Highly recommend if you've not seen it.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

I got one hour in to the new THOR movie and bailed.

I watched all of the new Jurassic Park movie and didn't think it was worth posting a review.

Bad writing, zero chemistry between Thor and Jane, bad pace, and lousy soundtrack.

IMAX does not save this one. Go at your own risk. I don't care how it ends. 

i think at some point they don’t care about people over 40 liking a movie and concentrate on the younger generations. My sons (25,20) and nephew (11) all loved it. The world is passing us 40 and over people by, it’s just what happens. I remember seeing return of the jedi with my dad and him saying that was the worst movie he’d ever seen, not sure he’s been back to a theater since, i was 8.

 

[nightmare]

i think at some point they don’t care about people over 40 liking a movie and concentrate on the younger generations. My sons (25,20) and nephew (11) all loved it. The world is passing us 40 and over people by, it’s just what happens. I remember seeing return of the jedi with my dad and him saying that was the worst movie he’d ever seen, not sure he’s been back to a theater since, i was 8.

Too true. I didn't post in the Marvel thread because I didn't want to be the grumpy old man(58).

We grew up on the Star Wars stuff and rewatching Rogue One might make that one the best in the 

series just from a script stand point. It didn't have any kid stuff in it. Marvel is trying to hook the younger

viewer. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

I do not know about fatigue. I watched eight of the Fast and Furious's, The Jurassic Worlds,

and all of the Star Wars movies. Good writing makes a good movie. Some are saved by effects.

All the movies you listed are bad at both though! 

 

 

[El Floppo]

We saw Deep Water last night.

So you don't have to.

 

[KarmaPolice]

We saw Deep Water last night.

So you don't have to.

One of the pods I listen to pimp it a bit (I am sure a bit tongue in cheek), but haven't gotten the courage to watch it yet