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Eephus said:
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.
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I see Tampopo I give a like
 
Watched A Complete Unknown last night
I thought no way this can be worse than I’m Not There…not so sure. Maybe equally terrible?

It’s really well acted and shot but man was it boring. Fell as with maybe 20 minutes left
 
I finally got time to watch Brave New World , it was ok 5/10. I would probably give it a worse rating if I would've paid for it at a movie theater
I also watched Mikey 17. Not a huge Patterson fan so had low expectations. same thoughts and feeling as Brave New World for this movie as well
5/10
 
Aftersun - not sure how this one ended up on my list. A young girl remembers her time with her dad during a vacation on a Turkish resort. Very little in the way of hijinks
 
Gisaengchung, It's kind of neat in a way but I just don't really think it's that good.

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

is the little blurb from IMDB but I don't think that's super accuate. It's a crime thriller. Very Ugetsuish but the ending doesn't have the same impact.
 
Watched Michael Clayton (Prime) for the 3rd or 4th time.
I get mesmerized every time Tom Wilkinson is on the screen. His performance is so stellar.
And I think it was the first movie I thought George Clooney actually appeared to be a decent actor.
Really well made movie. Good storyline. Extremely satisfying ending.
I'm sure I'll watch it again in another 2 years.
 
On The Rocks said:
Watched Michael Clayton (Prime) for the 3rd or 4th time.
I get mesmerized every time Tom Wilkinson is on the screen. His performance is so stellar.
And I think it was the first movie I thought
George
Clooney actually appeared to be a decent actor.
Really well made movie. Good storyline. Extremely satisfying ending.
I'm sure I'll watch it again in another 2 years.
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Yes! I know Javier Barden was great in No Country but I think I like Wilkinson more for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar that year. I actually just spoke about Clayton a bit here.
 
I thought The Creator was fine. It's Avatar with robots. It seems all the reviews are the same-they praise the visuals and trash the plot which I think is fine. I might have made some different creative choices but I don't think it's mind numbingly dumb or anything. I watched it on Tubi the other night since it was in the "leaving soon" section and the internet says it's also on this ITV so if you haven't watched it and you want to you should probably go watch while it's still free and I would say it is worth a watch.
 
BLOCKED_PUNT said:
I thought The Creator was fine. It's Avatar with robots. It seems all the reviews are the same-they praise the visuals and trash the plot which I think is fine. I might have made some different creative choices but I don't think it's mind numbingly dumb or anything. I watched it on Tubi the other night since it was in the "leaving soon" section and the internet says it's also on this ITV so if you haven't watched it and you want to you should probably go watch while it's still free and I would say it is worth a watch.
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I liked it more than I expected - Rebel Moon is what I expected.
 
It's been decades since I've seen Live at Pompeii. I remember it being a pretty conventional 70s rock concert movie except for the lack of an audience. There are some trippy visuals that would be cool in IMAX or on psychedelics. David Gilmour's teeth projected on a 50' tall screen might be too intense for some.
 
FarFromHome said:
El Floppo said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
El Floppo said:
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Going to see the limited showing of the recent 4K restoration of "Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII" tonight at the IMAX. Can't wait. Only playing in select theaters tonight and Sunday AFAIK.
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which era/version of PF is this (when was the show?)
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1972
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Oh boy... Prime pink floyd
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Absolutely love me some Pink Floyd. This would be marvelous
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Was fantastic. Just bought the double vinyl being released next week.

I had forgotten how prominent of a role Nick Mason played in the film. I may be biased as he is in my top 5 rock drummers of all time. I love his style and had the thrill of a lifetime for a Floyd fan in meeting him in 2022 at a meet and greet in Royal Oak, MI when he was touring with his band "Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets".

In the film, he is on screen probably 80% of the time. I think that may have been a subtle reminder by the Director of just how big a role he played in the band, however inconspicuous he could be at times. A perfect fit for the band, and the individual who contributed in a large way to elevate David and Roger to levels they may not have achieved at the time without him. Richard Wright is just so phenomenal on the Hammond and Farfisa Compact Duo as well.

This just got me even more primed to see Brit Floyd at the Fox in Detroit at the end of May during their "Wish You Were Here 50th" concert trek.
 
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