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  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    @DrGorner - They don't do car chases like that anymore. I would recommend watching all of The Seven Ups. After following in Hackman's wake throughout The French Connection, The Seven Ups is all Scheider. Well worth seeking out a copy.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Slight change of plan as I've watched I Don't Know How She Does it, a 2011 comedy with Sarah Jessica Parker and Pierce Brosnan. Judging from what I read about it, I was expecting an awful film, but I was pleasantly surprised. This was due in large part to Brozza, who was an utter legend in this. The bowling scene with him would make me rewatch the film again. Brosnan sure is aging very well, and his acting chops are getting better and better. I love him as Bond, but he's getting more and more legendary as gets older.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Marnie Great film, Sean Connery is still uber cool and confident in this, but the plot here is much more serious than his Bond adventures. This was the first time I've seen this film. Connery never ceases to amaze me.

    I'm going to continue now with a Connery war/prison film: 'The Hill' (which will also be a first watch for me).

    Marnie is a excellent film was underrated for some time, Connery gives a good performance in a complex role.One of my favourite Hitchcock movies. Recommend The Anderson Tapes, a good caper.

  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes :
    Great film, a little long, as with many films these days. I think they could have cut around 10 to 15 minutes of it and not lost any story. Only a minor gripe, in a great
    Action film.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Lunchbox. Not the movie mentioned in Seinfeld, the Indian one. I thought it was brilliant.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @MajorDSmythe, I'll be sure to add 'The Seven Ups' to my list, then, because the one thing deterring me from instantly jumping into 'The French Connection II' was a lack of Scheider, who was fantastic in the first.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    The Hobbit: the battle of the five armies - A fitting end to this trilogy that was a bit overlong but does fit with its sequel "Lord of the Rings". Amazing how Jackson created such a film out of the last few chapters of this book. And if you did not like it I would quote to you the words of Dwarf King Dain: "Would you kindly bugger off."
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Wonder Woman 2009 Animated movie. Found this on Amazon Prime no pun intended, DC continue to make consistently good animated films. Great animation good soundtrack and a excellent voice cast.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Just finished Love is All You Need, a 2012 danish romantic film. Again, I am amazed by Brosnan. The man simply showcases immense skills at being effortlessly cool, suave, and romantic of course. He is an utter legend. I don't know if Brosnan helps in the clothing department, but in this film and in 'I Don't Know...' that I saw earlier, he looks absolutely magnificient. He must be the best looking male actor above the age of 60. It's no wonder a very beautiful danish woman fell in love with him in the film. Also, the locations in the south of Italy were just breathtaking.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @DaltonCraig007, Brosnan was also phenomenal in 'A Long Way Down,' which also has an excellent supporting cast. You should check that out next, if you're on a Brosnan marathon involving his latest films!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2015 Posts: 15,718
    @Creasy47 I have the bluray of that one, and it is on my watchlist! I'll watch it very soon.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Westworld (1973)

    Finally came around to seeing this Michael Crichton written and directed movie. It's an entertaining film for sure, especially if you like 70s sci-fi, but I wouldn't call it brilliant. The first hour is quite frankly just dialogue and exposition and it grows a bit dull after a while. However, once Yul Brynner's frightening Gunslinger goes all terminator on us, I'm hooked. In the final act of the film we visit the best sets, get the best acting and experience the coolest moments. So it's definitely a film worth sitting through just to get to the climax.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Westworld (1973)

    Finally came around to seeing this Michael Crichton written and directed movie. It's an entertaining film for sure, especially if you like 70s sci-fi, but I wouldn't call it brilliant. The first hour is quite frankly just dialogue and exposition and it grows a bit dull after a while. However, once Yul Brynner's frightening Gunslinger goes all terminator on us, I'm hooked. In the final act of the film we visit the best sets, get the best acting and experience the coolest moments. So it's definitely a film worth sitting through just to get to the climax.
    Darth, I saw this film in the theatres as a 13 year old, and back then this was like how Terminator was received a mere 11 years later. Today it has MANY tame moments, but it wowed the bejezus out of us young'uns.
    Curious, you DID see the Blu Ray, correct-?

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I really wanted to watch 'Westworld' the other day, actually, but I think I may first wait for the new HBO miniseries they're doing.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I really wanted to watch 'Westworld' the other day, actually, but I think I may first wait for the new HBO miniseries they're doing.
    Meh. Westworld is Richard Benjamin & James Brolin & Yul Brenner & Fred Karlin's wonderful music. Otherwise it's just a transferable concept.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @chrisisall, so watching that version is a must instead of waiting for the miniseries, you'd say?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Actually, @chrisisall, I watched the DVD. ;-)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'Three Days of the Condor' (1975)

    First time viewing this one, as well, and what an excellent little spy film it was that is just as relevant today as it was back then. Great acting, tons of twists and guessing games in leading to a shocking finale. Plus, many eerie shots of the WTC, both on the inside and the outside. Excellent film, this one, yet another 70's classic.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited May 2015 Posts: 17,801
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @chrisisall, so watching that version is a must instead of waiting for the miniseries, you'd say?
    Pretty much, yeah. Richard Benjamin is a great everygeek. And Yul... just too cool.
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Actually, @chrisisall, I watched the DVD. ;-)
    DD, our American DVD of Westworld is simply awful. When I got the Blu Ray it was like I was back in the theatre 42 years ago. But then I've read that most European versions of our crappy DVD transfers are much better...

    http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/screenshot.php?movieid=43537&position=5

    Anyone recognize Nurse Chapel there on the left?
    :D
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2015 Posts: 15,718
    Just finished Salvation Boulevard, a 2011 dark/surreal comedy/satire. A highly entertaining movie, it was a blast to watch and I was on the edge of my seat for the whole film, I had no idea what would happen next for 90 minutes. Great cast too - Brosnan, Ciarin Hinds, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris. Brosnan showcase a masterclass acting performance, playing a totally crazy and unpredictable character. He can be cold, ruthless and calculating during a scene, and then all of a sudden he goes batshit insane, which was a treat to watch. Brosnan keeps surprising me, so I will definitely continue going through his filmography tomorrrow!
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    edited May 2015 Posts: 1,329
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    I can't believe it's taken me this long to watch this film. In awe of it, not many make me happy to be alive! genuinely feel grateful to have watched it and it's instantly one of my favourite movies ever! Blown away.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @chrisisall, I noticed Nurse Chapel all right. I also noticed how Brolin looks very much like Christian Bale today and it's particularly clear in that picture!
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    DCisared wrote: »
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    I can't believe it's taken me this long to watch this film. In awe of it, not many make me happy to be alive! genuinely feel grateful to have watched it and it's instantly one of my favourite movies ever! Blown away.

    Better late than never. 6+ months isn't that bad, really... there are several movies I've seen for instance in the past year or so with which I could have just wept, banged my head to the wall, and yelled with frustration for not having seen them years ago.

    Glad you liked it. I saw it on opening day and was just in awe and went back a couple of weeks later to see it again. So beautiful. And I love the score - I decided to buy the cd during the first time of seeing the movie... and the darned thing wasn't even out yet. Have it by now, obviously, and it's hypnotizing. I've been watching some stuff about the science involved and tried to get my head around it... I think I may have learned a leeetle bit.

  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    DCisared wrote: »
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    I can't believe it's taken me this long to watch this film. In awe of it, not many make me happy to be alive! genuinely feel grateful to have watched it and it's instantly one of my favourite movies ever! Blown away.

    Better late than never. 6+ months isn't that bad, really... there are several movies I've seen for instance in the past year or so with which I could have just wept, banged my head to the wall, and yelled with frustration for not having seen them years ago.

    Glad you liked it. I saw it on opening day and was just in awe and went back a couple of weeks later to see it again. So beautiful. And I love the score - I decided to buy the cd during the first time of seeing the movie... and the darned thing wasn't even out yet. Have it by now, obviously, and it's hypnotizing. I've been watching some stuff about the science involved and tried to get my head around it... I think I may have learned a leeetle bit.

    Same! I love the score aswell! Really adds that extra bit of magic and wonder and my God if I wasn't interested in Nolan directing Bond then I am now! Ive been watching interviews of him and I could listen to him for hours! That brain directing Daniel Craig's 007? Yes please!
    Thought the acting was brilliant bar maybe a below par Matt Damon. The science behind it all though mind boggling is fascinating and I'm a massive sucker for sentiment so I loved the relationship with cooper and Murph. I recently watched war horse for the first time and thought that was Spielberg at his best as well.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Just watched Non Stop Film was a lot of fun, ending was a bit daft though the film kept me trying to figure out who the killer was hiding amongst the none stop plot holes.
  • TuuliaTuulia
    edited May 2015 Posts: 2,081
    DCisared wrote: »
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    DCisared wrote: »
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    I can't believe it's taken me this long to watch this film. In awe of it, not many make me happy to be alive! genuinely feel grateful to have watched it and it's instantly one of my favourite movies ever! Blown away.

    Better late than never. 6+ months isn't that bad, really... there are several movies I've seen for instance in the past year or so with which I could have just wept, banged my head to the wall, and yelled with frustration for not having seen them years ago.

    Glad you liked it. I saw it on opening day and was just in awe and went back a couple of weeks later to see it again. So beautiful. And I love the score - I decided to buy the cd during the first time of seeing the movie... and the darned thing wasn't even out yet. Have it by now, obviously, and it's hypnotizing. I've been watching some stuff about the science involved and tried to get my head around it... I think I may have learned a leeetle bit.

    Same! I love the score aswell! Really adds that extra bit of magic and wonder and my God if I wasn't interested in Nolan directing Bond then I am now! Ive been watching interviews of him and I could listen to him for hours! That brain directing Daniel Craig's 007? Yes please!
    Thought the acting was brilliant bar maybe a below par Matt Damon. The science behind it all though mind boggling is fascinating and I'm a massive sucker for sentiment so I loved the relationship with cooper and Murph. I recently watched war horse for the first time and thought that was Spielberg at his best as well.

    Hmm, ok, I haven't seen War Horse. I'll add it to the very long list... I'm sort of struggling at the moment with the amount of movies, though. And movie related reading and soundtracks. If anyone had warned me about this last autumn when I sat down to watch a movie on tv, I might have ran for cover. Some days I blame Nolan, actually... ;)

    Anyway, since you mentioned "sentiment", "war", and "Spielberg" in close proximity... I automatically thought of a movie... may I suggest Zhang Yimou's The Flowers Of War if you haven't seen it. Some of it is... not pretty and quite harrowing, so a word of warning if that's not the kind of sentiment you're willing to deal with. (On the whole I think it's beautiful.) You'll also have to be willing to deal with subtitles - probably; I wouldn't know about your language skills. :)

    Yes, the acting in Interstellar was great. I'm sure it helps that I like many of those actors anyway. The girl who played Murph was awesome, too. There are far too few interviews with Nolan on YT for me - I could listen to him for hours, too. I'm already waiting for any news about what he's doing next.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @DaltonCraig007, have you seen The November Man yet? It's Brosnan playing a complex spy in the way he wanted to handle Bond in his era, cold and distant yet still holding on to some remnants of humanity. It's a great romp; intense drama, thrilling action, and Olga Kurylenko is brilliant alongside Pierce as an equally complex character. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet. I believe it's streaming on Netflix as well at the moment, if you subscribe to the service.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'Kingsman: The Secret Service'

    The movie really didn't grab my attention since the very first trailer, and why I settled on watching it, I'm not sure, but overall, I was pleasantly surprised. A good portion of the movie was just how I expected it to be, but for some reason, the latter half of the movie was balls-to-the-wall insane and I loved every minute of it. In the end, it was a very fun way to spend the last two hours.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    The house of flying daggers by Zhang Yimou, beautiful shot movie.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    KING CURLING (Kong Curling)

    Second time I see this Norwegian comedy. Hilarious.

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