Andy Dufresne
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Wages of Fear is like two movies. The first half is really slow and goes on too long.
But it's terrific when they actually start driving the trucks.
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But it's terrific when they actually start driving the trucks.
belljr
Footballguy
PlayaHata
Footballguy
Was planning to see Where the Crawdads Sing yesterday, but it was sold out so we ended up seeing Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris instead. I had seen the trailer and it didn't seem like my cup of (English) tea, but I actually ended up liking it quite a bit.
And
Alba Baptista, Oh là là. I looked her up after the movie and apparently she's dating Chris Evans.
And
Alba Baptista, Oh là là. I looked her up after the movie and apparently she's dating Chris Evans.
Eephus
Footballguy
William Friedkin's 1977 remake Sorcerer is pretty good. There's the same high tension set pieces in the jungle and the ever-present tone of existential dread. I liked the prologue in Sorcerer that shows how the four main characters found themselves in this godforsaken place. The excellent Tangerine Dream soundtrack was revolutionary for its time.
Sorcerer was Friedkin's Apocalypse Now or Heaven's Gate. It was a passion project made when he was red hot after The French Connection and The Exorcist. The location work put the production way over budget and it tanked in a summer 1977 release when audiences wanted to see Star Wars again instead of four grimy truck drivers moving explosives.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
One of my favorite Roy Scheider films
Absolutely love William Friedkin as well
Absolutely love William Friedkin as well
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
Epics...
20. The Color Purple ('85) 154 mins: This was a tough watch at many parts as the world Celie lives in is so cruel. Until the final third, it's just one bad thing after another. Spielberg, the source material and especially the cast all kept the movie in just the right zone where it didn't feel nearly as bleak as it could have. There was always a spirit of humanity with it that kept me engaged. Crazy that adjusted for inflation this made $390 million. That's more than The Batman made domestically. The movie business was so different in 1985.
21. Ran ('85) 160 mins: I just saw this for the first time about 8 months ago. Watching it again was no issue. This just absolutely rules. Best Kurosawa movie ever? It's really cool to see an old master getting to play with some more modern tools and techniques. Especially when he's still able to work at peak level.
20. The Color Purple ('85) 154 mins: This was a tough watch at many parts as the world Celie lives in is so cruel. Until the final third, it's just one bad thing after another. Spielberg, the source material and especially the cast all kept the movie in just the right zone where it didn't feel nearly as bleak as it could have. There was always a spirit of humanity with it that kept me engaged. Crazy that adjusted for inflation this made $390 million. That's more than The Batman made domestically. The movie business was so different in 1985.
21. Ran ('85) 160 mins: I just saw this for the first time about 8 months ago. Watching it again was no issue. This just absolutely rules. Best Kurosawa movie ever? It's really cool to see an old master getting to play with some more modern tools and techniques. Especially when he's still able to work at peak level.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Mrs. Doubtfire
This movie is a great example of why rewatches are important, or at least very interesting to me. Most of the duration of this movie I was thinking about what a terrible husband and irresponsible parent this nut is. I don't quite think that is what they were going for with this one though.
This movie is a great example of why rewatches are important, or at least very interesting to me. Most of the duration of this movie I was thinking about what a terrible husband and irresponsible parent this nut is. I don't quite think that is what they were going for with this one though.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Clouds of Sils Maria
Not the type of movie I'd normally watch but waking up at 1:00 AM I guess results in choices more languid.
I was never bored but it left me dissatisfied. I don't think it said as much as it intended to...or could have.
Being of Swiss descent, however, it sure made me want to visit.
Not the type of movie I'd normally watch but waking up at 1:00 AM I guess results in choices more languid.
I was never bored but it left me dissatisfied. I don't think it said as much as it intended to...or could have.
Being of Swiss descent, however, it sure made me want to visit.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Wife tested positive for COVID Monday so I began living in the basement. I have it now so I will probably just stay down here and continue to alternate between movies and naps. We are both fine, she's got a cough and congestion. I just feel real low energy and have a little chill. No fevers or anything so hopefully it stays mild. Anyway, back to the epics.
22. The Irishman ('19) 209 mins: This was a polarizing movie. A lot of people found it overly long, boring, too much like past movies, had issues with the CGI and even complaints that there wasn't enough Anna Pacquin. I agree the CGI is questionable and while it might make DeNiro look younger, it can't make him move like a younger man. The characters and dialogue make up for it though. Certainly not a flawless movie, but it's a fitting end to the Scorsese-DeNiro-Pesci exploration of 20th century American gangsters.
23. Celine and Julie Go Boating ('74) 193 mins: The length of an epic but it's a long way from Lawrence of Arabia. More of a subtle French New Wave take on Alice in Wonderland. The 2 best friends seem to switch roles at times, take psychotropic candy, discover a haunted house, perform magic shows, etc. It has a very casual approach but also there is a mystery told slowly with little interjections throughout the movie until it becomes the main focus. I can certainly say it is one of a kind epic quirky comedy. I didn't love it but it might be funnier and more enjoyable on a 2nd watch. So much of the first watch, I was just trying to figure out what was going on and what the movie was saying.
22. The Irishman ('19) 209 mins: This was a polarizing movie. A lot of people found it overly long, boring, too much like past movies, had issues with the CGI and even complaints that there wasn't enough Anna Pacquin. I agree the CGI is questionable and while it might make DeNiro look younger, it can't make him move like a younger man. The characters and dialogue make up for it though. Certainly not a flawless movie, but it's a fitting end to the Scorsese-DeNiro-Pesci exploration of 20th century American gangsters.
23. Celine and Julie Go Boating ('74) 193 mins: The length of an epic but it's a long way from Lawrence of Arabia. More of a subtle French New Wave take on Alice in Wonderland. The 2 best friends seem to switch roles at times, take psychotropic candy, discover a haunted house, perform magic shows, etc. It has a very casual approach but also there is a mystery told slowly with little interjections throughout the movie until it becomes the main focus. I can certainly say it is one of a kind epic quirky comedy. I didn't love it but it might be funnier and more enjoyable on a 2nd watch. So much of the first watch, I was just trying to figure out what was going on and what the movie was saying.
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whoknew
Footballguy
The Harder They Fall - Didn't see any reviews of this in a quick search. I just watched it. Its pretty absurd and you have to put aside realism - but its quite fun. A very good western for those who are into those.
belljr
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Louis Malle's 1975 film Black Moon would be a good companion for this. It's a dark Alice in Wonderland tale set in a near future that's reminiscent of Children of Men. It's been decades since I've seen it but some of its imagery has stuck with me.
Eephus
Footballguy
We saw a matinee of Nope followed by The Gray Man after dinner. The contrast between the two couldn't have been greater. Nope was really original and imaginative with great suspense in part because of the connection built between the characters and the audience.
The Gray Man was just a bunch of action sequences strung together by a monumentally stupid plot. Everything in it has been done before and better in other movies. My daughter called the ending about 20 minutes into the film. Chris Evans hamming it up as the villain was the best thing about it. The Russo's filmmaking style made me tired with even the most unimportant expository dialog scenes shot with swooping cameras and kinetic editing.
The Gray Man was just a bunch of action sequences strung together by a monumentally stupid plot. Everything in it has been done before and better in other movies. My daughter called the ending about 20 minutes into the film. Chris Evans hamming it up as the villain was the best thing about it. The Russo's filmmaking style made me tired with even the most unimportant expository dialog scenes shot with swooping cameras and kinetic editing.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Thanks for the recommendation. I've really liked the few Malle films I've seen so Black Moon will definitely hit my watchlist.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Nice, I am going to check that out today. I watched The Card Counter last night and enjoyed that. Paul Schrader seems to make the same movie over and over. It's always an emotionally damaged loner who has taken psychological refuge in their career veers towards violence. Taxi driver, priest and now a gambler. The support cast of The Card Counter is weak but Oscar Isaac is awesome in the lead.
leftcoastguy7
Footballguy
Caught this yesterday and thought it was great. If you like Nick Cage, don't know how you wouldn't like this.
Plus the script was pretty creative. Don't remember ever seeing anything like it. Much better than the same old stuff Hollywood usually cranks out.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yep, really fun and Pedro Pascal is awesome. Not an easy job to have to go toe to toe with Cage in this kind of fun popcorn comedy action film that is totally centered around Cage. Pascal is every bit as fun and charming as Cage here. Fun stuff.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Back the Epics
24. Gone with the Wind ('39) 233 mins: Old fashion, terrible racial politics even for the time of it's release and it likely did a world of damage to the Nation's attitudes towards the Old South and the Confederacy. Still I find it a gorgeous, fascinating film and one of the best reflections of that golden era of Hollywood. For good and a lot of bad, this movie is in the DNA of America. I find it fully engrossing, especially the first half. In the last couple years, places like TCM and HBO Max have added context to airings of the movie. This has greatly displeased many fans of the movie, TCM, etc. I won't delve into the psychology behind why someone might not want to hear context about the film and the era it depicts but I think it is important to add that these conversations are as old as the film itself. GWTW was faced with a lot of protests from the NAACP and Black owned newspapers on it's release. It was always a controversial film. Even onn set there was controversy. The bathrooms on set were segregated. When some of the Black actors told Clark Gable about, Gable went to the director and said "Take the signs down or you don't have a Rhett Butler". For the film's premier in Atlanta, the Black actors weren't allowed to sit at the screening or attend the social events. This was too much for even Gable to fix unfortunately.
It's such an interesting movie to look at with context. It whitewashed slavery creating this idea that slave and slave owner served some kind of mutualistic relationship. On the other hand, Hattie McDaniel was the first Black person to win a competitive Oscar. Something that wouldn't happen again for 24 years. Though it also didn't catapult he career like it does for most. She remained trapped in small roles as a maid. Gone with the Wind is also a distinctly female centered epic film. Something that in relatively modern movies we rarely ever see.
25. The Big Country ('58) 165 mins: Dueling philosophies more than dueling guns. This definitely feels like a left wing allegory for the Cold War. That along with Peck (who I always find a little stiff) makes this a little creaky in spots. The supporting cast, landscape and score inject enough life to make it worth the 2.5 run time though. Not quite a true classic of the genre, but probably a tier or 2 below. It reminds me a lot of Giant in just how much of a melodrama it really is. Fear not though Western fans, there are guns and a body count in The Big Country.
24. Gone with the Wind ('39) 233 mins: Old fashion, terrible racial politics even for the time of it's release and it likely did a world of damage to the Nation's attitudes towards the Old South and the Confederacy. Still I find it a gorgeous, fascinating film and one of the best reflections of that golden era of Hollywood. For good and a lot of bad, this movie is in the DNA of America. I find it fully engrossing, especially the first half. In the last couple years, places like TCM and HBO Max have added context to airings of the movie. This has greatly displeased many fans of the movie, TCM, etc. I won't delve into the psychology behind why someone might not want to hear context about the film and the era it depicts but I think it is important to add that these conversations are as old as the film itself. GWTW was faced with a lot of protests from the NAACP and Black owned newspapers on it's release. It was always a controversial film. Even onn set there was controversy. The bathrooms on set were segregated. When some of the Black actors told Clark Gable about, Gable went to the director and said "Take the signs down or you don't have a Rhett Butler". For the film's premier in Atlanta, the Black actors weren't allowed to sit at the screening or attend the social events. This was too much for even Gable to fix unfortunately.
It's such an interesting movie to look at with context. It whitewashed slavery creating this idea that slave and slave owner served some kind of mutualistic relationship. On the other hand, Hattie McDaniel was the first Black person to win a competitive Oscar. Something that wouldn't happen again for 24 years. Though it also didn't catapult he career like it does for most. She remained trapped in small roles as a maid. Gone with the Wind is also a distinctly female centered epic film. Something that in relatively modern movies we rarely ever see.
25. The Big Country ('58) 165 mins: Dueling philosophies more than dueling guns. This definitely feels like a left wing allegory for the Cold War. That along with Peck (who I always find a little stiff) makes this a little creaky in spots. The supporting cast, landscape and score inject enough life to make it worth the 2.5 run time though. Not quite a true classic of the genre, but probably a tier or 2 below. It reminds me a lot of Giant in just how much of a melodrama it really is. Fear not though Western fans, there are guns and a body count in The Big Country.
Eephus
Footballguy
I watched Schrader's directorial debut Blue Collar a few months back for the first time since the 70s and thought it was excellent. The evocative gritty Detroit feel permeates every scene. There were enough moments of comedy to lift what would have been an extremely depressing watch.
He's an interesting guy who always seems to coax fine performances from his actors. A lot's been made about his upbringing in a strict religious family and how that's shaped his attitudes toward art, sex and violence. His dark visions aren't very commercial but he's still managed to have a long career writing and directing very personal projects.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Another one to add to my watchlist, thanks. I saw American Gigolo is on HBO Max. Is that worth a watch?
Eephus
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Love Blue Collar. I gave it some love when KP and 80s were doing the movies by year rankings, but I think I was about alone on it (assuming many just had not seen). Holds up great.
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
The Mount Rushmore of Classic Movies: Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Vertigo and Breakin’. lol. And they have a Richard Hell Smithereens movie next.
I think they are doing a history of rock in the movies theme this July.
Eephus
Footballguy
TCM is showing Pink Floyd's The Wall movie tonight at 10:30 PDT (~3 1/2 hours from now). It's not available elsewhere on streaming so it's something to record if it strikes your fancy.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I've laughed a few times in the last year when I log on to HBO and go to the TCM hub and see what they are featuring.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Was scrolling through their comedies this past weekend. Kind of weird seeing stuff like the Judge Reinhold vehicle, “Head Office” next to some Chaplin, Lloyd, etc.
krista4
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
And I was just thinking about 1 hour ago what wikkid's favorite movies were and maybe suggesting a double feature in the Irish Wake thread of a couple of them.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I have also had it physically in the house at least 5 times in the last few years too.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Until @KarmaPolice completes this mission we need to rick roll him in every response, just a friendly reminder.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Do I need to live stream to verify that I watched these 3 movies finally?
krista4
Footballguy
And I was just thinking about 1 hour ago what wikkid's favorite movies were and maybe suggesting a double feature in the Irish Wake thread of a couple of them.
Love this idea!
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Spiderman: No Way Home
. I feel like I am going to be a rare case of not liking this one.
. I feel like I am going to be a rare case of not liking this one.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I stand with @KarmaPolice!Spiderman: No Way Home
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
whoknew
Footballguy
The Long Goodbye - Watched this last night. It was pretty entertaining. I enjoy pulpy noir detective stories. And I enjoyed Elliot Gould's take on Philip Marlowe. Which surprised me a little. But then again, I mostly only know Gould from his late career acting jobs. Anyway, good movie.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Just saw it in my queue and thought the same thing. Pretty sure that's why it was in there too.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Why is Robo Cop so awesome?
