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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Glad you watched 1492, @DaltonCraig007. :-)

    Scott is a difficult case for me. His swords and sandals movies, like Gladiator, are good but somehow I fail to get really into them with the same passion I bring to his science fiction films. Now those are the ones I love, no adore, no obsess over! Alien and Blade Runner would have taken the number 1 and 2 spots in my all-time-favourites list were it not for Kubrick's 2001 moving both of them one spot down the list. Blade Runner in particular is a movie for which my love is no longer rational but purely emotional. From the opening cues of Vangelis' score to Hauer's monologue in the rain, I am stunned time and again. Scott can have that effect on me. Too bad Prometheus isn't quite up there in quality with these two in my opinion. A good film, no doubt about it, just not the 'perfect' movie that Alien for example is, at least IMO.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I love both his swords epics and his sci fi films, @DarthDimi. Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, and to a lesser extent Kingdom of Heaven are by far my favorite of his. The only movie of his in another style I love is American Gangster.
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    Justice League Flashpoint Paradox WOW! That was superb, one of the best animated movies I have ever seen. Any fan of this genre, this film is a must.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Justice League Flashpoint Paradox WOW! That was superb, one of the best animated movies I have ever seen. Any fan of this genre, this film is a must.
    Thanks F&E!
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    1492 Conquest of Paradise There it is @DarthDimi ;) The films was ok, nowhere near as good as Scott's other historical epics like Gladiator. I am a fan of Depardieu so I enjoyed him, and the soudtrack was amazing. Not sure if I'd want to rewatch this film, however.
    I posted a review of this a few pages back- I pretty much agree with what you said. Some parts were fantastic, while the movie as a whole was pretty slow moving. I'll likely not rewatch either. The soundtrack does save the day! I find myself listening to it on youtube often.

    It's a shame Depardieu doesn't do more work in the US. Seems he was pretty popular in the early 90's with 1492 and My Father the Hero, and Man in the Iron Mask (admittedly the only 3 movies I knew him from, before growing up checking out his other work)
    He does have a new one coming out soon though- 'Welcome to New York' which looks fun
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    @Master_Dahark if you like Depardieu, then check out one of his best early French films, Les Valseuses, a classic piece of 70s cinema.
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    I HAVE seen that!! It's on Netflix as Going Places-- I wrote a hell of a review for that one too, on these boards :))
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I haven't seen that many Depardieu films, but I always enjoy him. He's a larger than life personality that echoes some of the big stars from many years ago.
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    "Skyline"

    Started off quite promising, SFX were pretty interesting, BUT? Then it didn't really go anywhere and the whole lovey dovey thing went WAY too far over the top for me. It certainly did not end the way I thought it would either? Overall though I have to say it is not a film I would recommend to a friend.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Shivers Very good first film for Cronenberg, I assume this is his first film because I couldn't find the ones he did in 1969 and 1970. Looks quite low budget, but I like the 'close-quarters' setting in the big building. Story was quite interesting, a changr from other infection films I've seen.
    Rabid Better than Shivers, it's more epic in scope as it is set in the whole city. It also seems the budget has increased by quite a lot too.
    The Brood Good film, this time even the acting improved too (Oliver Reed is great), the story was cool and the final sequence was completly insane. The film felt just as gory as the Shivers (Rabid was not as shocking, IMO).
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Having recently picked up the awesome 1/6 Enterbay JCVD action figure (not based on any of his characters, but the likeness to modern Van Damme is bang on the money), I thought that it was time to carry on with my JCVD season that I started last year.

    Until Death (2007)
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    Timecop (1994)
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    The former was something a little different from Van-Damme, the latter a little more conventional, but still an enjoyable action/scifi. Both are among my favourite JCVD films.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Shivers Very good first film for Cronenberg, I assume this is his first film because I couldn't find the ones he did in 1969 and 1970. Looks quite low budget, but I like the 'close-quarters' setting in the big building. Story was quite interesting, a changr from other infection films I've seen.
    Rabid Better than Shivers, it's more epic in scope as it is set in the whole city. It also seems the budget has increased by quite a lot too.
    The Brood Good film, this time even the acting improved too (Oliver Reed is great), the story was cool and the final sequence was completly insane. The film felt just as gory as the Shivers (Rabid was not as shocking, IMO).

    Great stuff.

    Sorry that my 'reviews' are not very good, my thoughts are always confused and I never know what to say apart from the obvious. But I try to improve. :)
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Well, I didn't say crappy stuff.

    I didn't say you did, I just noticed in the quote in your post that they were quite short.

  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Shivers Very good first film for Cronenberg, I assume this is his first film because I couldn't find the ones he did in 1969 and 1970. Looks quite low budget, but I like the 'close-quarters' setting in the big building. Story was quite interesting, a changr from other infection films I've seen.
    Rabid Better than Shivers, it's more epic in scope as it is set in the whole city. It also seems the budget has increased by quite a lot too.
    The Brood Good film, this time even the acting improved too (Oliver Reed is great), the story was cool and the final sequence was completly insane. The film felt just as gory as the Shivers (Rabid was not as shocking, IMO).

    Love these early Cronenberg movies, actually saw The Brood in the cinema which was a treat, caught up with Shivers and Rabid when home video took off. Have these now on DVD (+ The Fly) and would love to get hold of a decent blu-ray of VideoDrome, which I've not seen since it's original release.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Yes, @Lancaster007, there is a great atmosphere in those films. There's a sense that the world is about to collapse at any moment.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Actually watched The Brood a few weeks ago, cracking film. And although Oliver Reed was by now more famous for his drinking than acting, I thought he gave a magnificent performance, as he did in the Musketeers films. The opening scene is awesome, and I think this was the first time I'd seen Reed swear in a film so that was a bit of a shock (we were easily shocked in the 70s/early 80s).
    Mmm, think I need to revisit The Fly, oh, and The Dead Zone!
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    @Lancaster007 I love The Fly (I assume you mean the 80's one?)
    I saw that movie waaaaay too young and it left a hell of an impact. I still love it today and happily watch it when it's on
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    edited March 2015 Posts: 1,874
    @Master_Dahark, yes the 80s version. But I do like the original. And that ending always puts a shiver up my spine! Felix Leiter is a FLY!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Prior to yesterday I had only seen Cronenberg's recent films (History of Violence and onwards), so it looks like I am in in for more epic films when I continue discovering his earlier films! :-bd
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    @DaltonCraig007, indeed you are!
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    Commando Loved this film back in the 80s when it first came out on video. Admittedly I probably should not have been watching it. ;) This film is the very definition of 80s action movies, not laughed or had as much fun watching a movie in some time. On Bluray its very good, picture looks far better than I was expecting, and happy to say it is the fully uncut version which I have not watched myself since vhs. 'Somewhere, Somehow, Someone...'.
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    "After Earth" starring Will and Jaden Smith.

    Relatively ok film, I liked the idea of everything on Earth has learned to attack and hunt/kill humans. I did not think their was any need for an over the top Alien to bolster the film. I thought they should have manipulated the life forms on Earth more to create more of a threat?

    "Elysium" Starring Matt Damon.

    Ok film and I thought the action was good, and it certainly didn't play out or end how I thought it would, which I was pleased by which I know sounds odd. My 2 gripes are the following for this film. 1: Their was no need for the over the top re-incarnated South African bounty hunter, especially after we thought we had seen the last of him. 2: Why did they not make more use of the Droids in the film which I thought were great?
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    Watching Batman Forever for the first time in years.

    Loved it as a child and, yes, it's very cartoonish. However it's got a "guilty pleasure" appeal to me. TLJ is a hoot as Two-Face as is Carrey ("the mem...ories"). Nicole Kidman is also a babe and seems to be having fun.

    ("Well I wish I could say my interest in you was...purely professional", now where have I heard a similar line like that before)

    Silly yes but (so far) more entertaining than Batman Returns.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Carrey was terrific, Jones not so much.
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    Carrey was terrific, Jones not so much.

    Jones is funny:

    "farewell forever to that...pointy-eared...night rat haha"
    "Nothing like a bad case of gas"
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Jones was insanely fun in Batman Forever. I usually like him as an actor but in this film he is immensely fun to watch.
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    A Good day to Die Hard R rated extended cut. This film is still poorly directed and has a almost invisible script. Though the R rated version I feel is marginally better, the tone is slightly more gritty and shock horror Bruce Willis shows emotion on a few occasions when having a expletive rant.
    Lucy is completely cut out of the film, the never ending car chase is more focused without the back and forth phone conversation between John and his daughter.
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    Carrey was terrific, Jones not so much.

    Michael Gough is also excellent as Alfred.

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    Belatedly, I jumped on the bus for freedom of speech by watching The Interview.
    Just as quickly I jumped off, or rather fell asleep a few times and finally turned it off
    without finishing it. Of the approximately forty minutes of what I saw of it, not only did I not laugh, I didn't even smile. A flaming sack of sh*t would have been more amusing than this film. The best moment was the adhesive strip on Franco's face, and that was no longer amusing because it had already been given away in the previews.

    It makes me wonder in NK actually saw the film before it became an international incident. I understand why they were insulted, but the larger insult is to Western audiences for whom it was intended.
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    "21 Jump Street" with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.

    OMG I don't think I have had that many belly laughs, laughed that much, and have tears in my eyes from laughing so much since the first American Pie movie! =))

    Loved it!! :-bd
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