Klimtology
Footballguy
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
The Outsiders
All Great!
Rushmore
The Outsiders
All Great!
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rockaction
Footballguy
Hey Soda Pop, me and Pony Boy are going to meet up with Max and go over our lines for our meta-play about the Lawn Wranglers.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Is that part of your 75 year plan?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
O R you?
Klimtology
Footballguy
Klimtology
Footballguy
Herman Blume: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever dream I would have sons like these.
Klimtology
Footballguy
How great are the soundtracks for Bottle Rocket and Rushmore?
It doesn't get better than those two!!
It doesn't get better than those two!!
Klimtology
Footballguy
I'm thinkin' about watching Casino tonight.
landrys hat
Footballguy
I watched this twice this weekend. I thought Boyd Holbrook, Monica Barbaro and Edward Norton were awesome.
"Make some noise. Track some mud on the carpet".
Moonlight
Footballguy
Going to give a somewhat vague answer in that I saw it sometime back but remember being disappointed and wondering what the fuss was about.I ca get the argument for Shape of Water, Green Book and English Patient. I know those are both movies that are generally considered undeserving winners but Parasite is pretty much cemented in as one of the best winners of the last 25 years and an all time classic. I have to agree. So I am curious, what about Parasite did you dislike so much?Gump is a masterpiece compared to Parasite, Shape of Water. English Patient and though I liked it Green Book.
I thought it dull and unmemorable. Which has proven to be the case.
What I remember is some kind of party at the end and a death.
No desire to rewatch.
Moonlight
Footballguy
I enjoyed this as well mostly for the music. Didn’t think Norton was given much to do here in a bland role.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Interesting, I thought it had one of the most holy **** mid movie twists in a long time.Going to give a somewhat vague answer in that I saw it sometime back but remember being disappointed and wondering what the fuss was about.I ca get the argument for Shape of Water, Green Book and English Patient. I know those are both movies that are generally considered undeserving winners but Parasite is pretty much cemented in as one of the best winners of the last 25 years and an all time classic. I have to agree. So I am curious, what about Parasite did you dislike so much?Gump is a masterpiece compared to Parasite, Shape of Water. English Patient and though I liked it Green Book.
I thought it dull and unmemorable. Which has proven to be the case.
What I remember is some kind of party at the end and a death.
No desire to rewatch.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I love Casino. You are gonna have a fun time. I assume you’ve seen it before? Maybe been awhile?I'm thinkin' about watching Casino tonight.
rockaction
Footballguy
How great are the soundtracks for Bottle Rocket and Rushmore?
It doesn't get better than those two!!
Rushmore's soundtrack never left my compact disc changer in 1999. Good thing, too, because the changer was in the trunk of my car and had a six-CD cartridge.
That riff from "Making Time" by the band Creation is one of the finest I've ever heard in rock n' roll, and Wes Anderson introduced me to that song. Then you've got The Who, Faces, The Kinks, the Rolling Stones (though I don't think that song is on the soundtrack but it's in the movie), and John Lennon's "Oh Yoko," which would normally have me laughing and gag puking at the same time, but the movie is so sweet and perfect that the song fits. The smooth "Blinuet" by Zoot Sims and "Rue St. Vincent," maybe my favorite track on the record, are the non-rock n' roll changes of pace. Great stuff.
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snogger
Footballguy
Looking forward to part 2 in May.
Wife and I have watched part one 3 times and will rewatch in May to refresh and prepare.
Klimtology
Footballguy
It's been awhile. Great as always!I love Casino. You are gonna have a fun time. I assume you’ve seen it before? Maybe been awhile?I'm thinkin' about watching Casino tonight.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
The Florida Project
Not quite sure what I think of this one. it was good, but it was like watching a documentary
Kinda sad
Not quite sure what I think of this one. it was good, but it was like watching a documentary
Kinda sad
rockaction
Footballguy
I couldn’t get more than half of the way through it. Really sad. Like achingly. And I know it’s art and is supposed to move us or edify us by its existence, but I just felt like **** watching it because it was squalid and for a time in my life when I used bad stuff, I had a front row seat to that mother/kid/neglected reality. But there’s no cinema-created and written and contrived hotel managers in the real world and those kids are ****ed.
I shut it off eventually.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I disagree on the bolded idea. There are good people in the world and people do look out for others. He's not going to save those kids and pull them out of poverty but there are people who help where they can. He doesn't really do much other than just be sort of nice sometimes and show a little empathy. And I don't know if all the kids are ****ed in the movie but it is certainly a rough spot. I adore the movie because while it is sad, just because things are sad it doesn't mean they are hopeless or meaningless. Moonee is actually a very happy kid despite what we would consider a terrible upbringing. She also has one of my favorite lines in any movie. Upon seeing a tree that's growing sideways, sort of parralel to the ground instead of perpendicular, Moonee has this exchange with her friend
Moonee: You know why this is my favorite tree?
Jancey: Why?
Moonee: 'Cause it's tipped over, and it's still growing.
rockaction
Footballguy
We can disagree. Sure, there are some people, but in my experience with depravity, if you live that sort of life there far too often isn’t someone reasonable or adult to maybe watch for a second before things get out of hand. Most of the time, everybody is too ****ed up to be conscientious, altruistic, and responsible—and instead are either negligent (most of the time), reckless (the other parts of the time), or don’t have the time and resources (never mind the wherewithal) to be an effective caretaker/role model.
Now I’m aware of who I’m speaking with, but people that are caretakers and who look out for the innocents are few and far between. That’s rare rather than the norm.
Call it a disagreement over the level of trust in and the possibility of requests made of otherwise disinterested others on average.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Up until Anora, that has been Sean Baker's genral thing to use mostly non-actors. I think Dafoe is the only actor in that film. It's a modern take on Italian neorealism, with a little splash of Fellini's fantastical hence the bright colors and being set right outside the ultimate wordl of fantasy, Disneyland.
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
Perhaps, perhaps not. We will agree to disagree. Though the movie is tinged with a hint of fantasy no doubt, that is a little bit of the point of it imo. I know you didn't get to the ending but the ending certainly gives that away.
rockaction
Footballguy
Ah, yes. Endings and what they mean. Those little inconsequential things.
Heh. Probably should see the end before deriving a meaning from any work of art, especially a movie. That said, I didn’t really comment on its meaning, but rather its situation and the experience of watching it, which is also fair.
Then again, the totality of the movie can cause a reassessment of the experience, so maybe point taken. But damn was it ever squalid.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I would love to have someone to talk more about with the movie. Wikkid loved it but...RIP, you know. I think the ending is very interesting and can be read so many ways. Anyway, it's god tier movie making for me but of course tastes do vary and that's what makes the world go round. I do like sad things and squalid things.
You know, some people got no choice.
And they can never find a voice.
To talk with that they can even call their own.
So the first thing that they see.
That allows them the right to be.
Why they follow it.
You know, it's called bad luck.
beer 30
Footballguy
Dallas Buyers Club - never really had a desire to watch, didn't know much about it but a big McConaughey fan and was looking for something this weekend so gave a look. What a great movie, enjoyed it from beginning to end. I grew up during that period of time and had a sorta relative pass from AIDS so it was kind of relevant. He died at home in his mom & dads living room because while they knew what it was, nobody was talking about it and they didn't really have any kind of treatment plan for it at the time.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Go read the “the real Anthony fauci” by rfk . It is way worse than depicted. What Fauci and his crew did is criminal. They knew azt was too toxic for humans or any living thing but they still co signed it. Then they blocked the other drugs that had been shown to be effective so that they could make money off it.
Klimtology
Footballguy
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Saw Soderberg's latest Black Bag. It stars Michael Fassbinder and Cate Blanchette, with Pierce Brosnan and a bunch of others I don't know (all were good, especially the actress who played the psychiatrist). It's an espionage film about British Intelligence agents trying to determine who the traitor in their group is.
I thought the plot was a little weak (or at least, was not executed in the best way), but the performances are great and the dialogue is Soderberg. It also comes in at a crisp 90-ish minutes. I want to watch it again to solidify (or modify) my thoughts on it.
I thought the plot was a little weak (or at least, was not executed in the best way), but the performances are great and the dialogue is Soderberg. It also comes in at a crisp 90-ish minutes. I want to watch it again to solidify (or modify) my thoughts on it.
beer 30
Footballguy
It's on the pile. I've been grabbing an ungodly amount of books over the last few years with the intention to read them in my elder days (hint: I'm in my elder days).
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I would just make sure you also read/watch the extremely significant amount of things produced countering many of the claims of that book such as the idea vaccines aren’t tested for safety in clinical trials. I don’t want this to be a political thread, just saying anytime we encounter something making very bold claims we should probably also seek out a counterpoint to make an informed decision.
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Got halfway through it last night before going to bed. Not bad, but not good enough for me to stay up and finish it.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Wellll
I enjoyed the first half more than the second, but mileage may vary.Klimtology
Footballguy
Has anyone seen The Shack? It was recently recommended to me.
Klimtology
Footballguy
Klimtology
Footballguy
BlackCrowes
Footballguy
liked the first. haven't seen the second but heard mostly bad reviews
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Save yourself the time
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
Klimtology
Footballguy
That was bizzare.I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I really dig Wes Anderson but Tenenbaums doesn't work for me. Not sure why because a lot of people consider it his best but I don't care for it. Not sure why, it just leaves me questioning what people see in it.That was bizzare.I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
This is my reaction to every Wes movie besides RushmoreI really dig Wes Anderson but Tenenbaums doesn't work for me. Not sure why because a lot of people consider it his best but I don't care for it. Not sure why, it just leaves me questioning what people see in it.That was bizzare.I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
El Floppo
Footballguy
this is a great word.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
I’d probably rank themI really dig Wes Anderson but Tenenbaums doesn't work for me. Not sure why because a lot of people consider it his best but I don't care for it. Not sure why, it just leaves me questioning what people see in it.That was bizzare.I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
Tennenbaums
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
Life Aquatic
Moonrise Kingdom
Darjeeling
Mr Fox
Have not seen any others nor do I care to
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
That reads like a Jeopardy category of "Movies Andy Dufresne watches in hell".I’d probably rank themI really dig Wes Anderson but Tenenbaums doesn't work for me. Not sure why because a lot of people consider it his best but I don't care for it. Not sure why, it just leaves me questioning what people see in it.That was bizzare.I think it's gonna be The Royal Tenenbaums for tonight!
Can the boy tell time?
Tennenbaums
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
Life Aquatic
Moonrise Kingdom
Darjeeling
Mr Fox
Have not seen any others nor do I care to
Klimtology
Footballguy
I'm gonna watch this tonight!Has anyone seen The Shack? It was recently recommended to me.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
That sounds so familiar. Either I watched it and it wasn't memorable or I didn't watch it but remember looking it up. Critics apparently hated it though.
Eephus
Footballguy
Movies I watched in March
Scarecrow (1973 - J. Schatzberg)
French Connection II (1975 - J. Frankenheimer)
The Birdcage (1996 - M. Nichols)
Behind the Candelabra (2013 - S. Soderbergh)
Kafka (1991 - S. Soderbergh)
Bubble (2005 - S. Soderbergh)
Let Them All Talk (2020 - S. Soderbergh)
Anora (2024 - S. Baker)
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024 - B. Vietti)
End of the Road (1970 - A. Avakian)
Topper Returns (1941 - R. Del Ruth)
Logan Lucky (2017 - S. Soderbergh)
Black Bag (2025 - S. Soderbergh)
Going Highbrow (1935 - R. Florey)
Tampopo (1985 - J. Itami)
The Fifth Element (1997 - L. Besson)
Shin Godzilla (2016 - H. Anno & S. Higuchi)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988 - P. Kaufman)
Closely Watched Trains (1967 - J. Menzel)
Broken Rage (2024 - T. Kitano)
The Double Man (1967 - F. Schaffner)
Shin Ultraman (2022 - S. Higuchi & I. Todoroki)
22 movies this month. I started off with three films starring Gene Hackman. Scarecrow was a very 70s New Hollywood road movie with Hackman and Al Pacino as a couple of drifters. The acting was great but I was tired and wasn't in the right mood for a formless comedy/tragedy. French Connection II is an interesting sequel but not as good as the original. The movie has a gritty Euro realist feel but Popeye Doyle as a fish out of water in Marseilles could have used a plot. Hackman gave an excellent performance going through withdrawal after getting hooked on heroin by the bad guys. Hackman played the straight man in The Birdcage and mostly just had to react to Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. A fun movie for Hackman to have on his resume.
I next went ham on Steven Soderbergh films to get me in the mood to see Black Bag in the theater. It's available on digital this week and is pretty good. Unfortunately it didn't do well at the box office but at least Soderbergh's Presence was a hit earlier this year. Behind the Candelabra is a star vehicle for Michael Douglas playing Liberace. He and Matt Damon were good and Soderbergh knows how to shoot Las Vegas. Kafka was Soderbergh at his artsy fartsy-est with Jeremy Irons as a Kafkaesque protagonist in a pastiche of Kafka's stories and 19th century Prague. It had more in common with a David Lynch than Soderbergh's slick modern productions. Bubble is a great example of the director's versatility. It's a small town murder mystery shot on a tiny budget with amateur actors. There wasn't much to the story so Soderbergh wrapped it in a brisk 73 minutes. Let Them All Talk is the director's take on the old lady buddy comedy genre a la 80 For Brady or Book Club. He's always been good shooting opulent settings and does a nice job here on a luxury liner. The movie was fun fluff and Meryl Streep and Candice Bergen were good. Logan Lucky is another breezy entertainment about a robbery. The heist is ridiculous as are the characters but it's a lot of fun.
End of the Road has a Soderbergh connection as well. It's another quirky 70s film that bombed on initial release and was forgotten before Soderbergh sponsored a re-release in 2010. It's a very strange story with an even stranger visual style. There's a decent print on YouTube --the first ten minute are really something. Anora has been discussed at length here. I liked it. Watchmen Chapter II is the second of a two part animated version of the classic graphic novel. It's worth a watch if you're a fan of the comic although the animation and voice acting aren't top tier.
I watched a couple of mediocre golden age comedies w/ Mrs. Eephus. Topper Returns was a sequel to the charming ghost story Topper. Hollywood struggled with sequels 80 years ago because Topper Returns was inferior in every way. The plot was like something out of Scooby Doo. Going Highbrow was a silly B movie with a contrived plot that relied on mistaken identities--it had a few laughs though. My noodle ranking got me in the mood to watch Tampopo again. I'd forgotten how disjointed some of the bits were but I can't think of many movies that display a greater love for food.
I saw a trailer for The Fifth Element at the theater when we saw Black Bag and it piqued my curiosity. I saw it during its original release but not since. It's still (Chris Tucker voice) crazy as hell but watchable in all its ridiculousness. I wanted to see The Unbearable Lightness of Being after reading the book. The movie concentrates on only two of the characters; it covered the plot points without conveying the philosophical complexity of the characters. Closely Watched Trains is a Czech film that came from the same time and place where Unbearable Lightness took place. It's an offbeat little comedy that'll probably stay with me for a while. The Double Man was a dumb 60s spy movie without a lot going for it except for Yul Bryner's inimitable charisma.
Finally, ending on three odd recent movies from Japan. Broken Rage is from Yakuza auteur Takashi Kitaro. It tells the same assassin story twice, once straight and the second time for laughs. Neither treatment is great but it's a fun concept and doesn't overstay its welcome at only 67 minutes. Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman are two-thirds of a loosely coupled trilogy of kaiju movies. The Godzilla one was more about the Japanese government's response to the crisis than the monster itself. The Ultraman one threw in a love story and some monster metaphysics so it was the better of the two. Both had cool low budget effects that combined CGI, miniatures and actors in monster suits. But the best of trilogy is still Shin Kamen Rider which I watched last year.
Scarecrow (1973 - J. Schatzberg)
French Connection II (1975 - J. Frankenheimer)
The Birdcage (1996 - M. Nichols)
Behind the Candelabra (2013 - S. Soderbergh)
Kafka (1991 - S. Soderbergh)
Bubble (2005 - S. Soderbergh)
Let Them All Talk (2020 - S. Soderbergh)
Anora (2024 - S. Baker)
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024 - B. Vietti)
End of the Road (1970 - A. Avakian)
Topper Returns (1941 - R. Del Ruth)
Logan Lucky (2017 - S. Soderbergh)
Black Bag (2025 - S. Soderbergh)
Going Highbrow (1935 - R. Florey)
Tampopo (1985 - J. Itami)
The Fifth Element (1997 - L. Besson)
Shin Godzilla (2016 - H. Anno & S. Higuchi)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988 - P. Kaufman)
Closely Watched Trains (1967 - J. Menzel)
Broken Rage (2024 - T. Kitano)
The Double Man (1967 - F. Schaffner)
Shin Ultraman (2022 - S. Higuchi & I. Todoroki)
22 movies this month. I started off with three films starring Gene Hackman. Scarecrow was a very 70s New Hollywood road movie with Hackman and Al Pacino as a couple of drifters. The acting was great but I was tired and wasn't in the right mood for a formless comedy/tragedy. French Connection II is an interesting sequel but not as good as the original. The movie has a gritty Euro realist feel but Popeye Doyle as a fish out of water in Marseilles could have used a plot. Hackman gave an excellent performance going through withdrawal after getting hooked on heroin by the bad guys. Hackman played the straight man in The Birdcage and mostly just had to react to Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. A fun movie for Hackman to have on his resume.
I next went ham on Steven Soderbergh films to get me in the mood to see Black Bag in the theater. It's available on digital this week and is pretty good. Unfortunately it didn't do well at the box office but at least Soderbergh's Presence was a hit earlier this year. Behind the Candelabra is a star vehicle for Michael Douglas playing Liberace. He and Matt Damon were good and Soderbergh knows how to shoot Las Vegas. Kafka was Soderbergh at his artsy fartsy-est with Jeremy Irons as a Kafkaesque protagonist in a pastiche of Kafka's stories and 19th century Prague. It had more in common with a David Lynch than Soderbergh's slick modern productions. Bubble is a great example of the director's versatility. It's a small town murder mystery shot on a tiny budget with amateur actors. There wasn't much to the story so Soderbergh wrapped it in a brisk 73 minutes. Let Them All Talk is the director's take on the old lady buddy comedy genre a la 80 For Brady or Book Club. He's always been good shooting opulent settings and does a nice job here on a luxury liner. The movie was fun fluff and Meryl Streep and Candice Bergen were good. Logan Lucky is another breezy entertainment about a robbery. The heist is ridiculous as are the characters but it's a lot of fun.
End of the Road has a Soderbergh connection as well. It's another quirky 70s film that bombed on initial release and was forgotten before Soderbergh sponsored a re-release in 2010. It's a very strange story with an even stranger visual style. There's a decent print on YouTube --the first ten minute are really something. Anora has been discussed at length here. I liked it. Watchmen Chapter II is the second of a two part animated version of the classic graphic novel. It's worth a watch if you're a fan of the comic although the animation and voice acting aren't top tier.
I watched a couple of mediocre golden age comedies w/ Mrs. Eephus. Topper Returns was a sequel to the charming ghost story Topper. Hollywood struggled with sequels 80 years ago because Topper Returns was inferior in every way. The plot was like something out of Scooby Doo. Going Highbrow was a silly B movie with a contrived plot that relied on mistaken identities--it had a few laughs though. My noodle ranking got me in the mood to watch Tampopo again. I'd forgotten how disjointed some of the bits were but I can't think of many movies that display a greater love for food.
I saw a trailer for The Fifth Element at the theater when we saw Black Bag and it piqued my curiosity. I saw it during its original release but not since. It's still (Chris Tucker voice) crazy as hell but watchable in all its ridiculousness. I wanted to see The Unbearable Lightness of Being after reading the book. The movie concentrates on only two of the characters; it covered the plot points without conveying the philosophical complexity of the characters. Closely Watched Trains is a Czech film that came from the same time and place where Unbearable Lightness took place. It's an offbeat little comedy that'll probably stay with me for a while. The Double Man was a dumb 60s spy movie without a lot going for it except for Yul Bryner's inimitable charisma.
Finally, ending on three odd recent movies from Japan. Broken Rage is from Yakuza auteur Takashi Kitaro. It tells the same assassin story twice, once straight and the second time for laughs. Neither treatment is great but it's a fun concept and doesn't overstay its welcome at only 67 minutes. Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman are two-thirds of a loosely coupled trilogy of kaiju movies. The Godzilla one was more about the Japanese government's response to the crisis than the monster itself. The Ultraman one threw in a love story and some monster metaphysics so it was the better of the two. Both had cool low budget effects that combined CGI, miniatures and actors in monster suits. But the best of trilogy is still Shin Kamen Rider which I watched last year.
Finished it the other night. Felt it was decent to good. The 90-minute runtime helps.Wellll
