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Sunset Blvd (dvd)
A Fistful of Dollars (blu ray)
and..
Grindhouse (blu ray)
£8 in HMV. I would not have come across it had I not been looking at the General Interest shelves.
I've always liked JGTH because it's so much different. Totally goes against the grain, and I've heard people don't like that and a few others because it doesn't follow the traditional formula. So many good parts throughout the movie, especially the opening.
What's also cool is that, in JGTH, Kane Hodder not only plays Jason, but we see him outside of the mask as a random security guard.
I agree 100%. Because it's so different to what went before (and what we've seen since), is exactly what I like about it.
It's funny, JGTH is generally considered one of the worst F13 films, yet the 7" figure of Jason from the film is quite rare. And when copies pop up on ebay, a bidding war ensues.
Hamilton -I nationens intresse (Hamilton - In the Interest of the Nation).
The first movie in a movie series with Sweden's superspy Carl Hamilton.
This film was freakin' awesome! The best of the 3 and arguably the best trilogy ever!
Didn't see the SF trailer but you know what? I didn't care! TDKR kicked all sorts of rear ends.
It's the first movie of three (the second is to be released later this year), about Carl Hamilton in the Swedish Military Intelligence, based upon the book by the same name, written by Jan Guillou. The book was written in 1988, but the film is set to present day, with a story involving a private military company.
I agree with some critics: The movie tries to be more a Bourne-type of film, but lands somewhere around 24, without really make an impression. I think it would done better as an TV-movie.
If you don't expect a new Jason Bourne, In the Interest of the Nation is worth the watch. You get the cold Northern European feel that Scandinavian films have, and an ok spy story.
Mikael Persbrandt, who plays Hamilton is a great actor. He has this cold, controlled persona, and can remind you a bit of Mads Mikkelsen in Casino Royale, while still being the hero. I'm not surprised if he ends up playing a Bond villain someday. Other cast members include David Dencik, who played Toby Esterhase in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Well, I find the first half of the film a bit like Bourne because of the cinematography, and the little use of dialouge. It changes (unfortunately) quite a bit after a while, but you see the inspiration.
If you like Scandinavian crime/thrillers, you might want to see Nobel's Last Will:
Not as good as the Millennium series, but in the same genre. Just like with Hamilton, this is the first of several films. I read somewhere that there are five more films with the Annika Bengtzon-character in production. Malin Crépin (Bengtzon) reminds me a bit of Izabella Scorupco (Natalya Simonova in Goldeneye), which is not a bad thing! :)
A second film comes later this year, and a third one is in production (from what I've read). Of course, there are several other Hamilton-films; here's a complete list:
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026877/
Other than this one, I've only seen the Hamilton-series with Peter Stormare, also quite entertaining, but a bit dated.
Forgot to mention: Mark Hamill is the vilain in Stormare's Hamilton. :)
Wow. That gives me 1,000% extra incentive to watch it. Now, if only I could somehow get my hands on a copy.
I don't know if In the Interest of the Nation has been released outside Scandinavia (yet), but the Stormare-film is probably available. You may have to search for "Commander Hamilton".
1970s all-star disaster epic co-written by Bond and Superman film vet Tom Mankiewicz.
As I best remember, I absolutely adore the 'mockumentary' portion of the film and thought a tad less of the 'real movie' - however, still a very good film. Gotta give it a re-watch, though! And hey, for $5, can you go wrong???
Watched em all in one go last night, to prepare for Legacy. Brilliant films, really well made, great story, some of the best fight sequences I've ever seen, and Damon pulls of the Bourne character really well.
Very good idea, I'd like to do the same, but I don't own any of them but 'The Bourne Identity,' and that's on DVD somewhere. What's your favorite fight scene in the series? Mine has to be Bourne and Desh.
The love the tough bleach blonde guy in the first one, in "Bourne's" apartment. It's just the one I always remember.
When I look at a magazine and a toaster, I see a way to make an Eggo waffle and unwind with advertisements and articles for fifteen minutes. Jason Bourne sees it as a way to level a house. I love it, and that scene.