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snogger said:
With the nice long holiday weekends I was able to sit down and catch-up/watch a few movies.

Joy - with Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro

Normally a movie about a woman who invented the self wringing Mop wouldn't even come close to something I'd want to watch. But the cast was enough to peak my interest so my wife, daughter and I sat down to watch it.
Have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Kept my interest throughout as you watch her struggle through the "another woman with an idea :rolleyes: " mentality. Not to mention the messed up life... Mom who wants to do nothing but watch her soap opera, ex-husband living in the basement, Father who could go "MOP" at any time and a half-sister who was just looking for reasons to be a *itch towards her..
No plans to re-watch it ever again, but glad I did take the time .. 3.5 out of 5.

Nocturnal Animals - with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal

Not really sure what the heck it was I just watched, how I felt afterwards.. Basically you have 3 "time lines".. Amy Adams Present day, Amy Adams past and Amy Adams as a character in her Ex-Husbands book.. Had they spent more time "in the book" and away from her "real life" I'd probably had enjoyed it more.. As it was I really didn't care what happened to her in "real life"and I think that last part was the point..  2 out of 5.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Man, I feel this should have been right up my alley as it has most of what I look for in a movie( action, comedy, fun) and yet.. I have to give it a "incomplete" right now..
Maybe it was the mood I was in or something else but I found myself looking at my phone and drifting off while watching this. Just didn't grab my attention like I thought it would.. Will try to find time to re-watch it again in a week or two to see if it was just a mood I was in..

and with it being Christmas time there was no way I wouldn't watch Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase .. still holds up well after all these years 5 out of 5!!
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Fits right along with the discussion above about different views on movies.  I think it's safe to say that we are on the opposite side of things on about 90% of movies, and we have even joked about that in here.  Nocturnal Animals is one that I really want to see, so I wonder if it's more up my alley than yours.  So far one of the 10% we might agree on (if you opinion holds up on a second viewing) is GoG.  My son had it on the other day again, and it's one of the Marvel movies I really can't get interested in.  Not horrible, just not for me and I would put it towards the bottom of the Marvel movies if I was ranking them. 

 
finally sat down to watch Place Beyond the Pines. 

have to admit- I had no idea what it was about going in... and I enjoyed the flawed anti/hero Gossling story (even though I couldn't accept Eva Mendes as some down and out small-town broad). but then it turned into 100 years of solitude with cycles repeating and coda after coda and bradley cooper. interesting, I guess- and my viewing was flawed by starting at 11:30 one night, only finishing around 2am. but mostly I found myself wanting it to end.

 
El Floppo said:
finally sat down to watch Place Beyond the Pines. 

have to admit- I had no idea what it was about going in... and I enjoyed the flawed anti/hero Gossling story (even though I couldn't accept Eva Mendes as some down and out small-town broad). but then it turned into 100 years of solitude with cycles repeating and coda after coda and bradley cooper. interesting, I guess- and my viewing was flawed by starting at 11:30 one night, only finishing around 2am. but mostly I found myself wanting it to end.
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Unfortunately, I think overall this one suffers from the 1/3 act being the weakest and that's what you're left with (also would be a struggle at 1am).  I still think this is 2/3rds of an excellent movie. 

 
Don't Breathe:

I didn't know anything about this one going in besides seeing it on 'best of' lists.  Ended up overall really liking this one, although I wish they hadn't done one thing and gone in one plot direction.  Looked great, especially at the beginning I loved the way the camera was moving around and following them.   Also had at least 2 jump scares that got me, so that's always a plus.  Very tense and well done overall, and I can see why I did so well and was so popular.  I think Green Room did a similar thing slightly better earlier this year, but this was right there with it.  Well worth the watch.  7.5/10. 

I think it was mentioned here, but I would suggest anybody that hasn't seen it to start the movie, cover their eyes for a couple minutes, and open them when you hear breathing/noises.  IMO the movie would have been even more effective if the opening shot wasn't there. 

Suicide Squad:

Wow, did I dislike this movie a lot.   By the time I was force fed all the intros to the characters (I think some had 2-3 intros for ####s sake), and we were what felt like 50mins into the movie I was bored and mostly checked out, and then the horrible, ####ty looking bad guys (well, I guess damn near everybody is a bad guy here) have to be taken care of.  Just a horrible mess of a movie.  As grim and unenjoyable as BatmanVSUperman was, at least that one had a little more focus, and I sad to report that it was better than something this year.  3/10.  Should be a 2/10 but gets 1 point for Margot Robbie's ### and for reminding me that Will Smith still has some charisma. 

 
My Afternoon Lunch hour(s) was WELL spent watching Hell or High Water ..

Excellent movie from start to finish.. Loved the interaction between the brothers, the reasoning for the robberies and the interaction between the Texas Rangers..

I really can't recommend this movie enough  .. 4.5 out of 5 :thumbup:

 
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snogger said:
With the nice long holiday weekends I was able to sit down and catch-up/watch a few movies.

Joy - with Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro

Normally a movie about a woman who invented the self wringing Mop wouldn't even come close to something I'd want to watch. But the cast was enough to peak my interest so my wife, daughter and I sat down to watch it.
Have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Kept my interest throughout as you watch her struggle through the "another woman with an idea :rolleyes: " mentality. Not to mention the messed up life... Mom who wants to do nothing but watch her soap opera, ex-husband living in the basement, Father who could go "MOP" at any time and a half-sister who was just looking for reasons to be a *itch towards her..
No plans to re-watch it ever again, but glad I did take the time .. 3.5 out of 5.

Nocturnal Animals - with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal

Not really sure what the heck it was I just watched, how I felt afterwards.. Basically you have 3 "time lines".. Amy Adams Present day, Amy Adams past and Amy Adams as a character in her Ex-Husbands book.. Had they spent more time "in the book" and away from her "real life" I'd probably had enjoyed it more.. As it was I really didn't care what happened to her in "real life"and I think that last part was the point..  2 out of 5.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Man, I feel this should have been right up my alley as it has most of what I look for in a movie( action, comedy, fun) and yet.. I have to give it a "incomplete" right now..
Maybe it was the mood I was in or something else but I found myself looking at my phone and drifting off while watching this. Just didn't grab my attention like I thought it would.. Will try to find time to re-watch it again in a week or two to see if it was just a mood I was in..

and with it being Christmas time there was no way I wouldn't watch Christmas vacation with Chevy Chase .. still holds up well after all these years 5 out of 5!!
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Fits right along with the discussion above about different views on movies.  I think it's safe to say that we are on the opposite side of things on about 90% of movies, and we have even joked about that in here.  Nocturnal Animals is one that I really want to see, so I wonder if it's more up my alley than yours.  So far one of the 10% we might agree on (if you opinion holds up on a second viewing) is GoG.  My son had it on the other day again, and it's one of the Marvel movies I really can't get interested in.  Not horrible, just not for me and I would put it towards the bottom of the Marvel movies if I was ranking them. 
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I probably should have put an asterisk on that last ranking..  it is a 5 out of 5 Christmas movie for me as I watch it at least 2 times each Christmas season..

Then again, I'm on a mission to follow in Clark's footsteps and take out the neighborhood's Electricity as witnessed here from this part Christmas season ;)

 
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belljr said:
I too somehow enjoyed Joy.
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Slightly disappointed was I, but the pleasure of taking in a talented writer who truly seeks to knock you off your spot and the most incandescent actress since Audrey Hepburn being a person instead of cartoon still made it a superior experience.

 
snogger said:
My Afternoon Lunch hour(s) was WELL spent watching Hell or High Water ..

Excellent movie from start to finish.. Loved the interaction between the brothers, the reasoning for the robberies and the interaction between the Texas Rangers..

I really can't recommend this movie enough  .. 4.5 out of 5 :thumbup:
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Yes, yes, & yes!....Great movie.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Suicide Squad:

Wow, did I dislike this movie a lot.   By the time I was force fed all the intros to the characters (I think some had 2-3 intros for ####s sake), and we were what felt like 50mins into the movie I was bored and mostly checked out, and then the horrible, ####ty looking bad guys (well, I guess damn near everybody is a bad guy here) have to be taken care of.  Just a horrible mess of a movie.  As grim and unenjoyable as BatmanVSUperman was, at least that one had a little more focus, and I sad to report that it was better than something this year.  3/10.  Should be a 2/10 but gets 1 point for Margot Robbie's ### and for reminding me that Will Smith still has some charisma. 
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I netflixed this DVD over the weekend.  I found it very re-watchable .  There are some very cringeworthy spots, most of the scenes with the Joker, but I'm thinking back to Nicholson and Ledger, and they were both way over the top also.  Maybe because it contains mostly bad guys and good guys (?) that I am completely unfamiliar with helps?   That maybe helped me like the intros. I also love the soundtrack. 

I usually consider Will Smith the Sony Electronics of actors, I don't think he ever really knocked it out of the park for me, but he rarely wrecks a movie.  I actually thought he was good in this one, probably even carried it.

 
The Hollars

Pretty good cast, though Carlto's South African accent kept trying to bust out. Pretty good movie. The wife bawled from mid-movie to the end. Anna Kendrick was cute. Recommend.

 
I haven't checked this thread in a while, but thought it was cool some of you were trackng upcoming classics on TCM, a good idea, IMO.

Thur. 1/5 2:15 - 4:00 AM Orson Welles Othello (somewhat rare).

Citizen Kane and Magnificent Ambersons are on before, too, but wanted to highlight Othello. Welles did a great version of MacBeth (as did Roman Polanski, one of my favorite adaptations of this or any Shakespeare work, as well as Kurosawa below). Chimes of Midnight by Welles was recently added to the Criterion Collection, an interesting Shakespeare mash up.

Kurosawa did several adaptations of the bard. Throne of Blood is MacBeth brilliantly transposed into the Samurai film idiom, which Ran does for King Lear (IMO his last masterpiece, though Dreams was good and also recently added to CC).

Of course Olivier did some of the best classic adaptations (greatest British/Shakespearian actor of his generation/ever?). Hamlet was great, as were Henry V and Richard III (latter two in CC, not sure about former). Henry V was very innovative in transitioning from theatrical type staging for interior shots to the more filmic, expansive battle sequences.

I forgot TCM has some great film write ups (see Henry V and Throne of Blood below, along with CC essays):

Chimes at Midnight (CC), Welles

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4201-chimes-at-midnight-falstaff-roars

MacBeth (CC), Polanski

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3303-macbeth-something-wicked

Henry V (also CC essay below), Olivier

http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/111397|0/Henry-V.html

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/49-henry-v

Richard III (CC essays from '04 & '13), Olivier

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/316-richard-iii

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2745-richard-iii-red-blooded-richard

Hamlet (CC), Olivier

https://www.criterion.com/films/621-hamlet?q=autocomplete

Throne of Blood (TCM and CC - by Donald Richie '91 & Stephen Prince '14), Kurosawa

http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/33782|0/Throne-of-Blood.html

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/938-throne-of-blood

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/270-throne-of-blood-shakespeare-transposed

Ran (CC), Kurosawa

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/402-ran-apocalypse-song

 
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Have you seen the Hollow Crown - BBC serialization of the history plays - on PBS, Bob? Only saw Henry V (where i 1st noticed Tom Hiddleston as a damn fine Hal) of the first batch a few yrs ago but they just concluded the War of the Roses plays last wk (w BCucumberpatch moving closer to DD-L as our age's preeminent actor by playing Richard III as one of Spielberg's raptors) and it was quite excellent. It's how i wish they'd adapted LOTR - giving the many battles some scale without losing the wit & humanity. Of course, they'd have only made a billion instead of a squillon on that trilogy if they had.

 
Bob Magaw said:
Of course Olivier did some of the best classic adaptations (greatest British/Shakespearian actor of his generation/ever?). Hamlet was great, as were Henry V and Richard III (latter two in CC, not sure about former). Henry V was very innovative in transitioning from theatrical type staging to the more filmic, expansive battle sequences.
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If you haven't seen it, give Kenneth Branagh's "Henry V" a watch.  I think you'll dig it.

 
wikkidpissah said:
Have you seen the Hollow Crown - BBC serialization of the history plays - on PBS, Bob? Only saw Henry V (where i 1st noticed Tom Hiddleston as a damn fine Hal) of the first batch a few yrs ago but they just concluded the War of the Roses plays last wk (w BCucumberpatch moving closer to DD-L as our age's preeminent actor by playing Richard III as one of Spielberg's raptors) and it was quite excellent. It's how i wish they'd adapted LOTR - giving the many battles some scale without losing the wit & humanity. Of course, they'd have only made a billion instead of a squillon on that trilogy if they had.
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No, wikkidpissah. Wow, I appreciate the heads up and rec. I'm actually not a big Shakespeare buff literarily (a gap in my education - I may have just read Lear?), but like some of the film adaptations. I meant to mention being aware of Branagh as one of the preeminent theatrical, stage Shakespearian British actors of HIS generation, and Statorama reminded me (thanks for the other rec, too, piqued my interest, I'll try to check it out). Hiddleston is a good, underrated actor, and I'm a big Cumberbatch fan because of Sherlock, he has become a super star with the Doctor Strange role (and place he has secured in the rest of the Marvel Universe). Keep up the good work! :)

:hifive:  (w) :hifive:  (Stat) 

* Film is the 20th century's greatest art form, par excellance (sort of like a higher order, art of arts - think Porky's 5 :) ).

It involves directorial and editorial choices, acting, writing, photography, painting, music, costumes, set design, special FX, etc. Really nothing else like it. I guess virtual reality would be the next logical step/trend (Black Mirror has been interesting).         

 
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Statorama said:
If you haven't seen it, give Kenneth Branagh's "Henry V" a watch.  I think you'll dig it.
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The most important Shakespeare film in my history as a viewer because the naturalism of the staging and performances finally allowed me to get into the Bard as theater instead of literature. Branagh's late-20thC arc after this (including a delicious Iago in someone else's Othello) and McKellen's Richard III ended years of frustration with Shakespeare and sent me back to the Oliviers & Welles (and, ultimately, to stage performances) finally able to sit thru an entire piece without being dizzily bored.

ETA: The Welles Othello on TCM tonite is easily the best shot Shakespeare film ever but, with Iago's "House-of-Cards" asides removed, ultimately unsatisfying.

 
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wikkidpissah said:
The most important Shakespeare film in my history as a viewer because the naturalism of the staging and performances finally allowed me to get into the Bard as theater instead of literature. Branagh's late-20thC arc after this (including a delicious Iago in someone else's Othello) and McKellen's Richard III ended years of frustration with Shakespeare and sent me back to the Oliviers & Welles (and, ultimately, to stage performances) finally able to sit thru an entire piece without being dizzily bored.

ETA: The Welles Othello on TCM tonite is easily the best shot Shakespeare film ever but, with Iago's "House-of-Cards" asides removed, ultimately unsatisfying.




 
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it makes quick work of the text but it's a really fine film adaptation. i'm a big fan of this version (Pacino's is garbage) and was pretty much on board after the opening scene. i want to say that was my introduction to McKellen, too, and was kind of thrilled by his performance.

 
Re-watched MASH yesterday. It hasn't aged well IMO. Dialog stilted, direction all over the place and the shower scene with "Hot Lips" just seems mean. 

 
saintfool said:
it makes quick work of the text but it's a really fine film adaptation. i'm a big fan of this version (Pacino's is garbage) and was pretty much on board after the opening scene. i want to say that was my introduction to McKellen, too, and was kind of thrilled by his performance.
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McKellen's R3 actually did what Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet only pretended to do - it rocked.

 
badmojo1006 said:
Re-watched MASH yesterday. It hasn't aged well IMO. Dialog stilted, direction all over the place and the shower scene with "Hot Lips" just seems mean. 
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At the time, I really appreciated Altman's deconstructions of the war picture & western in MASH and McCabe & Mrs Miller, but i dont know if i can say i enjoyed them all that much.

 
wikkidpissah said:
At the time, I really appreciated Altman's deconstructions of the war picture & western in MASH and McCabe & Mrs Miller, but i dont know if i can say i enjoyed them all that much.
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Oh, I don't know. I liked "McCabe" but that might be because Julie Christie is tremendous in most everything. Total crush on her really. That said, "McCabe" works and accomplishes what Altman set out to do. "MASH" I didn't care for much at all. It's not his worst film but far from his best.

 
saintfool said:
Oh, I don't know. I liked "McCabe" but that might be because Julie Christie is tremendous in most everything. Total crush on her really. That said, "McCabe" works and accomplishes what Altman set out to do. "MASH" I didn't care for much at all. It's not his worst film but far from his best.
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I thought that McCabe was good, but nowhere near the hype it receives.

Julie Christie... :wub:

 
Wow. I recall "McCabe"  as one of the first movies I'd seen that showed b00bies. I don't remember a lot from my youth but I remember this movie (and Helen Mirren in Age of Consent :jawdrop: ) as two movies that helped make me the man I am today. :thumbup:

 
wikkidpissah said:
At the time, I really appreciated Altman's deconstructions of the war picture & western in MASH and McCabe & Mrs Miller, but i dont know if i can say i enjoyed them all that much.
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The Player my favorite Altman (noir?).

Does Catch-22 still hold up, haven't seen in a while (MASH war film connection and black comedy aspect reminded me)?

 
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falguy said:
Wow. I recall "McCabe"  as one of the first movies I'd seen that showed b00bies. I don't remember a lot from my youth but I remember this movie (and Helen Mirren in Age of Consent :jawdrop: ) as two movies that helped make me the man I am today. :thumbup:
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The wild west of cable back in the late 70s early 80s brought me here.  Shows like H.O.T.S. and Hardbodies were on every single night back then

...and speaking of Helen Mirren....Excalibur!

 
Bob Magaw said:
The Player my favorite Altman (noir?).

Does Catch-22 still hold up, haven't seen in a while (MASH war film connection and black comedy aspect reminded me)?
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The Long Goodbye is easily my favorite Altman, but he was 100% interesting even when i didnt find it entertaining.

Catch-22 is better now than it was then. My favorite book, the film was an enormous disappointment to me. I realize now that anything less than the greatest movie of all time would have been anticlimactic. My biggest problem then was how poorly drawn the minor characters were but now i know most of the Grodins & Balabans well enough to understand what they were trying to do. Worth it now if only for a revisit to Paula Prentiss's powerfully goofy sexiness. Good, not great, not bad.

 
Bob Magaw said:
Looking forward to it, haven't seen yet (or any Branagh).

I'd have to say Olvier's Henry V, and if it counts, Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.
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Olivier's Othello is my favorite of the Moors, but mostly because it has my favorite character actor, Frank Finlay, in my favorite of his and Shakespeare's roles, Iago.

 
Statorama said:
The wild west of cable back in the late 70s early 80s brought me here.  Shows like H.O.T.S. and Hardbodies were on every single night back then

...and speaking of Helen Mirren....Excalibur!
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Was just watching Excalibur around Christmas (paused around middle, easier to do when streaming from computer than with a DVD tying up player).

Boorman is an underrated director, IMO. Huge influence on Tarantino (obviously). Deliverance was shocking and pushed the envelope like Clockwork Orange (I think came out first, though was quickly pulled in England after every assault in the country began to be blamed on Kubrick).

I think Excalibur was shot around Boorman's property (Ireland/Scotland?), or maybe it was the very weird sci fi Zardoz. Kubrick-like taste in choice of classical music for score (Carmine Burina?).

Also liked Point Blank (much better than the inferior Gibson remake Payback). Lee Marvin was a force of nature. Might have had fewer lines than Ryan Gosling in The Driver.

 
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Anyone not like Nashville (1975)?

One of the few classics I haven't seen.  I can never pull the trigger.  I finally did and turned it off after 5 minutes because of the music.  Wasn't feeling it at that moment.

 
Daywalker said:
Anyone not like Nashville (1975)?

One of the few classics I haven't seen.  I can never pull the trigger.  I finally did and turned it off after 5 minutes because of the music.  Wasn't feeling it at that moment.
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Been a long time since i seen it. Liked it, respected the moviemaking (lots of wonderful offbeat performances, mostly from the female characters, that made him an actress favorite for years), but i'm in no rush to revisit it.

 
wikkidpissah said:
Olivier's Othello is my favorite of the Moors, but mostly because it has my favorite character actor, Frank Finlay, in my favorite of his and Shakespeare's roles, Iago.
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Big fan of his as well, mainly because he was in my favorite Three Musketeers incarnation. His performance in the Pianist was shockingly good. Have to check out this Othello version.

 
Bob Magaw said:
I think Excalibur was shot around Boorman's property (Ireland/Scotland?), or maybe it was the very weird sci fi Zardoz. Kubrick-like taste in choice of classical music for score (Carmine Burina?).
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He also cast a bunch of his children in Excalibur.

 
wikkidpissah said:
Olivier's Othello is my favorite of the Moors, but mostly because it has my favorite character actor, Frank Finlay, in my favorite of his and Shakespeare's roles, Iago.
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Moops!

 
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