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jdoggydogg said:
FatUncleJerryBuss said:
On 12/6/2016 at 9:04 AM, jdoggydogg said:
I implore you to watch Westworld. It's 2016, and we're witnessing a media landscape where television is making a better product than most films. Westworld is a singular achievement. The time-shifting, elusive narrative is brilliant and cryptic. The writing and acting are phenomenal, and Anthony Hopkins might very well be the best actor in the world.
You know it was a movie in 1973 I believe.   Written by Michael Crichton.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/
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Pretty sure everyone knows that? But yes, I knew. Yul Brynner! 
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lol... thank link led me to some trivia..

The film takes place in 1983.

The western set for Westworld was used in Blazing Saddles (1974).

A day at the Delos resort costs $1000.

 
gutted out Batman vs Superman. or vice versa. for as long as it was, they still managed to make things happen that didn't make sense. nice combo of boring and non-nonsensical... a real winner.

 
El Floppo said:
gutted out Batman vs Superman. or vice versa. for as long as it was, they still managed to make things happen that didn't make sense. nice combo of boring and non-nonsensical... a real winner.
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Just watched this last night and felt the same way.  Besides just being a dark downer of a movie (that's saying a lot for Batman), it and everybody in the movie made 0 ####in' sense.  Put me in the camp who thought Eisenberg was laughably bad in this too.  His weird shtick stuck out like a sore thumb in this movie.  While I love the actor, I really disliked Irons as Alfred.  Usually you can count on that character for some warmth and laughs, but casting him killed that too.  Others that said this, but Civil War handled the themes so much better.  Just a dull, dark, unenjoyable movie that made little to no sense. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
:lol:

Just watched this last night and felt the same way.  Besides just being a dark downer of a movie (that's saying a lot for Batman), it and everybody in the movie made 0 ####in' sense.  Put me in the camp who thought Eisenberg was laughably bad in this too.  His weird shtick stuck out like a sore thumb in this movie.  While I love the actor, I really disliked Irons as Alfred.  Usually you can count on that character for some warmth and laughs, but casting him killed that too.  Others that said this, but Civil War handled the themes so much better.  Just a dull, dark, unenjoyable movie that made little to no sense. 




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I really like Irons as an actor. He elevates lesser films usually but is the type of actor who knows what is a good role for him. I can't see why he would bother playing Alfred. I mean, I know he's assured a good payday for the role but he's better than that. 

 
Manchester By The Sea

We saw this last night.  Here's a few comments:

It's long  2:17 and for a few stretches of the movie it's slow.  Although it's a somewhat depressing movie, there is some great humorous dialogue.  The two male lead actors are really great.  I love a movie where the environment of the movie (the town, the personality of the town etc) are a character in the movie.  I hate however when actors force bad accents into a movie, and one of my biggest pet peeves is bad New England accents and that is NOT an issue with this movie.  It's not an action movie.  It's not a feel good movie.  My wife isn't convinced she liked it.  I liked it a lot.  I wasn't convinced I loved it, but when I woke up this morning thinking about it, I realized I loved it,  and I think it's my favorite movie of the year.

 
In case you missed the thread dedicated to it, you guys really should see the documentary Gleason.

It's all about former NFL player Steve Gleason and his battle with ALS. It is incredible and sad. Several days after watching this I can't stop thinking about it. I had a similar feeling after watching Dear Zachary.

 
saintfool said:
I really like Irons as an actor. He elevates lesser films usually but is the type of actor who knows what is a good role for him. I can't see why he would bother playing Alfred. I mean, I know he's assured a good payday for the role but he's better than that. 
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as opposed to Michael Caine?

I thought Irons was fine and appropriate for the role... but wasn't given anything to work with.

 
saintfool said:
Caine is a warmer actor and Alfred suits him. Irons is anything but warm. Both guys can do this role in their sleep.
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agree on all counts. Irons definitely has a more sinister undercurrent in his presentation.

but my response was about Irons being "better than that"... as opposed to Caine.

either way- this movie was a bloated mess.

 
El Floppo said:
gutted out Batman vs Superman. or vice versa. for as long as it was, they still managed to make things happen that didn't make sense. nice combo of boring and non-nonsensical... a real winner.
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I kept hanging around hoping Adrian Grenier would show up as Aquaman.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Bad Day At Black Rock - 8/10

This is a really good movie from 1955 directed by John Sturges (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven).

Imagine "High Noon" directed by Tarantino. The tension is ever present and builds throughout the movie and leads to a surprisingly violent ending.

Spencer Tracy is great and Robert Ryan's villain is a bad dude. Also features Walter Brennan, Earnest Borgnine, and Lee Marvin. .
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Just announced that this will be out on Blu Ray on January 17th.

 
KarmaPolice said:
:lol:

Just watched this last night and felt the same way.  Besides just being a dark downer of a movie (that's saying a lot for Batman), it and everybody in the movie made 0 ####in' sense.  Put me in the camp who thought Eisenberg was laughably bad in this too.  His weird shtick stuck out like a sore thumb in this movie.  While I love the actor, I really disliked Irons as Alfred.  Usually you can count on that character for some warmth and laughs, but casting him killed that too.  Others that said this, but Civil War handled the themes so much better.  Just a dull, dark, unenjoyable movie that made little to no sense. 
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Eisenberg didn't bother me. He did his best with a dull script.

Sometimes it's the little details that can ruin or make a movie:

1) Wayne just walks into Luthor's server room to perform shenanigans. This is so lazy, I don't even know where to begin. We're to believe a supervillain doesn't have guards posted in front of his computer servers? Ridiculous. 

2) Batman is supposed to be the world's best detective, but he can't spend a day or two to see if these charges against Superman are bogus? Terrible.

I love Zach Snyder's visuals. There's really no one like him. But again and again, his movies are terrible at the script level. If Snyder could tame his ego and pair up with a good writer, his films could be great. Until then, we're going to continue to see amazing visuals with awful stories. 

 
jdoggydogg said:
Eisenberg didn't bother me. He did his best with a dull script.

Sometimes it's the little details that can ruin or make a movie:

1) Wayne just walks into Luthor's server room to perform shenanigans. This is so lazy, I don't even know where to begin. We're to believe a supervillain doesn't have guards posted in front of his computer servers? Ridiculous. 

2) Batman is supposed to be the world's best detective, but he can't spend a day or two to see if these charges against Superman are bogus? Terrible.

I love Zach Snyder's visuals. There's really no one like him. But again and again, his movies are terrible at the script level. If Snyder could tame his ego and pair up with a good writer, his films could be great. Until then, we're going to continue to see amazing visuals with awful stories. 
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IMO all that is secondary to the feeling I get that Snyder doesn't get and/or even like the main characters of the movie.  I get the impulse of wanting something different, but both of our heroes come off as non-thinking, punch first, borderline psychos.  They were both basically the same angry #######s.   Just made for a dour, ugly movie experience.  This coming from a guy who gravitates toward that type of movie. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
jdoggydogg said:
Eisenberg didn't bother me. He did his best with a dull script.

Sometimes it's the little details that can ruin or make a movie:

1) Wayne just walks into Luthor's server room to perform shenanigans. This is so lazy, I don't even know where to begin. We're to believe a supervillain doesn't have guards posted in front of his computer servers? Ridiculous. 

2) Batman is supposed to be the world's best detective, but he can't spend a day or two to see if these charges against Superman are bogus? Terrible.

I love Zach Snyder's visuals. There's really no one like him. But again and again, his movies are terrible at the script level. If Snyder could tame his ego and pair up with a good writer, his films could be great. Until then, we're going to continue to see amazing visuals with awful stories. 
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IMO all that is secondary to the feeling I get that Snyder doesn't get and/or even like the main characters of the movie.  I get the impulse of wanting something different, but both of our heroes come off as non-thinking, punch first, borderline psychos.  They were both basically the same angry #######s.   Just made for a dour, ugly movie experience.  This coming from a guy who gravitates toward that type of movie. 
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Yes. I find it fascinating that even the worst Marvel movies are still better than most DC movies. It's like Marvel has given the blueprints to DC free of charge, and DC still can't figure out this formula. The reason many Marvel movies are at least watchable is they rarely take themselves too seriously. Batman v. Superman is drearier than a funeral.

 
jdoggydogg said:
I am a fan of the reboots, and I'm not ashamed to say I'm pretty stoked to see the new film.
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Funny story, I might have told it before. When I was a kid (just looked it up, I was 10) and the Planet of the Apes TV series was cancelled, I went around with a petition in my school to get them to keep it on TV. I don't remember it going too well.

 
jamny said:
Funny story, I might have told it before. When I was a kid (just looked it up, I was 10) and the Planet of the Apes TV series was cancelled, I went around with a petition in my school to get them to keep it on TV. I don't remember it going too well.
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Awww that's cool.

 
jamny said:
I haven't been to a theater in many years but that would be worth it and I'm sure it would be a cool crowd. Let me know how it is.
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awesome film. highly recommend.  Tells the story of how the Japanese film industry influenced Hollywood and the lifelong friendship and collaboration of Mifune and Kurosawa.

 
Had one of those weird "is it a dream?" experiences which occur now & then when you fall asleep with the TV on. I was a daysleeper who used the TV as a whitenoise machine for so long its hard to sleep without it now. Woke up in the wee hours to a movie on TCM that was my oddest favorite as a child and one i'd only seen once as an adult. "On Borrowed Time" has Lionel Barrymore (Potter from It's A Wonderful Life) as an old man who traps Death up a tree when it comes for him so he wont have to leave his grandson an orphan. It's pretty strange anyway but it also has very singular dialogue from the play it was based on and it apparently had quite an effect on young wikkid. I never knew why i called busybodies "pizmeiers" or said that something "ain't worth snakes" and several other things it turns out came str8 from this flick. That recognition factor and the story of a boy & his cool ol gramps keepin Death at bay just had me bawlin like a babe @ 5am today. Can't think for snakes since.

 
wikkidpissah said:
Had one of those weird "is it a dream?" experiences which occur now & then when you fall asleep with the TV on. I was a daysleeper who used the TV as a whitenoise machine for so long its hard to sleep without it now. Woke up in the wee hours to a movie on TCM that was my oddest favorite as a child and one i'd only seen once as an adult. "On Borrowed Time" has Lionel Barrymore (Potter from It's A Wonderful Life) as an old man who traps Death up a tree when it comes for him so he wont have to leave his grandson an orphan. It's pretty strange anyway but it also has very singular dialogue from the play it was based on and it apparently had quite an effect on young wikkid. I never knew why i called busybodies "pizmeiers" or said that something "ain't worth snakes" and several other things it turns out came str8 from this flick. That recognition factor and the story of a boy & his cool ol gramps keepin Death at bay just had me bawlin like a babe @ 5am today. Can't think for snakes since.
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Just added to my watch list on Amazon

 
Lady Snowblood - 7/10

You can see how it influenced the Kill Bill movies and I'm sure at the time it was influential having a female lead, but viewed today it's just okay.

 
Ugetsu - 7.5/10

The first half was kind of tough to watch. And the score, though fitting for the mood, was grating to my western ears.

But when it finally gets around to delivering it's its message it does so with a big punch. The scene where the hero returns home to see his wife and child is one of the most bittersweet I've ever seen.

 
"Sicario" 

Pretty good flick. It certainly knows how to lean into the tension. Blunt is surprisingly good here. Del Toro is nails while Brolin is meh. It stumbles a bit with the plotting but it's really good if you don't think too hard about it.

 
saintfool said:
"Sicario" 

Pretty good flick. It certainly knows how to lean into the tension. Blunt is surprisingly good here. Del Toro is nails while Brolin is meh. It stumbles a bit with the plotting but it's really good if you don't think too hard about it.
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I thought it was great.

 
Sicario was dull except for the infiltration scene.

Blunt was good but her role was under-written.

 
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Andy Dufresne said:
Lady Snowblood - 7/10

You can see how it influenced the Kill Bill movies and I'm sure at the time it was influential having a female lead, but viewed today it's just okay.
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I think I said something similar in the Criterion thread, but the more I watch older movies the more I realize how few original ideas Tarantino has. 

 
Until fanboys started taking everything that leaked out of his butt as epic, Lucas was pretty upfront and matter-of-fact about his appropriations from the movie serials.

 
KarmaPolice said:
One of my favorites from last year.  Starting to be a big fan of that director.  Between this, Prisoners, and Arrival he has made some really good, interesting movies.  And next up is the Blade Runner movie...
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I thought the Blade Runner sequel was a terrible idea until I learned that Denis Villeneuve was directing.

 
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