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As a huge Trekkie this was a special occasion, have I seen this movie only once at the movie theatre.
It was riveting and spectacularly good. The parallels to Star Trek Wrath Of Khan are marvelous, especially how they play around with them.
The "death" scene with reversed roles of Spock and Jim may well be one of the most brilliant ideas ever!
As perfect as this movie is, the first movie in 2009 was even a tad better, probably the best remake (or reboot if you like) that was ever made in the history of movies.
To see Leonard Nimoy once again in STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS was such a treat and he truly has written Trek history, being in the very first original pilot episode of Star Trek (the only one of the later crew) and being in the last Star Trek movie that was made.
He was Spock from 1966-2013.
Should you ever consider watching it, @Tuulia, please pay a lot of attention to the plot and explain to me just what's going on in this film. Also, count how many times you thought McClane was genuinely funny.
I demand another DH film if only to apologise for this mess. But then someone please bail McTiernan out of Rollerball / Basic jail first because he's the only one who apparently can make a good DH film.
This franchise is dying pretty hard.
Sadly with how Bruce Willis has been lately I don't think we'd get another good Die hard with him...However how cool would an Al Powell focused Die Hard movie be?
They'd need a big budget to buy all those twinkies for him. ;)
There's plenty that's melancholy - a lot of the story, the weather, the cinematography, the sets... yet bubbling under there's humor, too. The life of Llewyn Davis is full of struggle, things keep going not as planned, but some other way. Yet, it's often quite funny, and it feels sort of tangible and believable. Good acting, and well done all with the music. Oscar Isaac in the leading role was enjoyable both as an actor and as a folk singer.
Another great piece of movie-making from the Coen brothers.
Nope, won't even consider. I saw the trailer and wasn't tempted even then. Never heard anything good about it, and then with your review and ranking... just...
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I didn't address it before, but I also recently watched A Clockwork Orange for the first time recently (believe it or not, The Shining was the only Kubrick film I've watched before). It's a film I appreciate at a distance, because while the themes are exceptionally interesting and the film itself is very thought-provoking, it was still difficult for me to sit through some of the content (you all know what I mean). A well-made movie, but hard to watch at times for me.
Off the Michael Mann films i've seen i rank em like this
1. Heat
2. The Insider
3. Collateral
4. Public Enemies
Im planning to see Manhunter and Thief pretty soon.
And one last thing do you guys recommend: The Last of the Mohicans ?
Prepare for some 80s power with Manhunter and Thief. ;-)
You should give Blackhat a try as well.
Mohicans is a difficult film for me. Great score, excellent performances and if you have seen M:I 2, you'll recognise the pure theft of a scene from Mohicans. Other than that, It's perhaps one of my least favourite Mann films along with Ali and The Keep. But I know it's a personal thing. Some folks are really into this whole Indians thing.
Natalie was - and continues to be - very pretty, of course.
And DDL was indeed very pretty in Mohicans, I kinda understand your cousin, Dimi. (Still didn't work for me, but hey...)
I was very questionable to The Last of the Mohicans before, i've heard some nice things about it, especially the soundtrack. But as you i really don't care for those kind of movies.
And blackhat i've almost only heard bad things about. The IMDb rating and Metascore isn't especially good either...
Starring:
Rock Hudson
Geraldine Chaplin
Liz Taylor
Tony Curtis
Kim Novak
Angela Lansbury
Edward Fox
The Mirror Crack'd
This may be the movie with the most stellar cast ever. Of course it's "only" an Agatha Christie movie, so it has quite the made for TV feel to it.
Nevertheless I really like those Agatha Christie movies and I re-watch them every now and then. This time in HD which was a special treat.
Fun fact for James Bond fans:
Charles Gray has a supporting role in this as the butler.
A very young Pierce Brosnan appears in one scene with Liz Taylor!
I then followed that with a really cool 1990's action film with Bruce Willis: The Last Boy Scout. I was told by several people to watch this film, and boy I was not disappointed. Fun story, badass Bruce Willis, hilarious one liners and epic action sequences. Another highly entertaining old school action flick I had a lot of fun watching for the first time!
The endless cruelty, intolerance and stupidity of man is depressing. This movie is set some 1600 years in the past, but frankly, people haven't changed that much. A good movie, but not fun to watch. At all. And the same stuff - more or less - keeps happening every day. Makes me sick.
Remember seeing this in the cinema - fell asleep at one point! Not the best AC adaptation.
Chinatown was absolutely brilliant, cracker of a story, Jack Nicholson on top of his game, a very lovely Faye Dunaway, and master directing from Polanski. I knew the film had to be good after all the things I read about it other the years, and it was just that, and much more! 10/10 from me.
Midnight Cowboy is a lot more serious, amazing acting from Hoffman and Jon Voight, and very well written story. A though watch, as both main characters have to deal with a lot of problems, but the film is stunning. An unusual but interesting look at New York. I didn't know John Barry worked on this film, and he delivered another stellar soundtrack of his.
Simple and short horror story but hits all the right notes. Tends to get spooky really fast and is beautifully shot by Tak Fujimoto. M. Night Shyamalan wrote the story, but don't let that keep you away from this.
'Little Big Man', a very original and unexpected take on the western genre. Great story, great acting (especially from Dustin Hoffman and the the old indian chief). All in all a lot of very cool scenes, and the film gives a sense of humanity to the whole western style. A heartwarming film, even if the subject is a serious one.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. What an awesome film! Great story and a very colourful and unique cast of characters, led by a totally mindblowing and hypnotic Jack Nicholson. I loved the film from start to finish. One of the best I've ever seen. Very powerful film, it's like I took a big uppercut in the face.
The French Connection. Another film that goes very high in my list of amazing films. A powerful story filmed with a gritty style, Schneider and Hackman give powerhouse performances. The car chase scene is among the best I've ever seen. I can't believe the film is over 40 years old, it's more modern and exciting than most crime films from today.
The French Connection is brilliant.
I checked it out because I've been hearing Dan Stevens as a potential future 007 on these boards.
Stevens was fine, I guess, but man was this movie a mess. It starts out as a barely passable thriller but entirely flies off the rails in the final act and ends up a laughable B-grade slasher. The 90% Rotten Tomatoes score leaves me without words. The acting from the supporting cast is mostly terrible, the inciting incidents lack any real punch and the disturbing violence ends up being cheap and exploitative as there's no good reason for any of it to happen. After looking into more of the film, some people are saying it is supposed to be a half-parody. I guess I'm just not seeing that?
I wasn't expecting Rear Window, but I am very disappointed with this one. 4/10
I watched it some days ago and I completely agree with you. I wonder what "half-parody" is... failed parody or an attempt to explain why a movie is crap? ;) I never look at RT scores or anything similar, and this movie's score is a good example why I won't bother in the future, either. I was surprised to learn afterwards that a lot of people actually thought this was any good. Geez. I can often see why people like movies I don't, or don't like movies I do, but... well, there are limits. :))
Many people also think The Last Of The Mohicans is a masterpiece.
[Just noticed I just went on babbling and sorta veered off topic somewhat, so the rest is that...]
People's tastes and reasons for liking any movie vary so much that relying on other people's views may stop you from seeing something you might love, or make watch something you think you'd like and you really won't.
Reading/hearing other people's views can be interesting and I often get good tips of stuff I may not even have heard about, or get interesting new perspectives and ideas about movies I've already seen - different opinions when well expressed can be very interesting even if I disagree. Besides, people can have opposing views about details or the whole movies and I find that fascinating in itself.
If I'm interested in seeing something I'll watch it anyway, and if I'm not interested, then no amount of praise or popularity will change that. I like knowing very little about a movie before watching it when possible. If, for instance, it's by a director whose other work I've liked, or has an actor I like (in in tiny role), that may be reason enough to watch, and then I won't bother with any descriptions (such as back covers of dvds/blu-rays) or reviews beforehand, and it can be wonderful to discover a movie like that, not having any idea what it's about or anything. No trailers, reviews, plot synopsis. Then one doesn't have preconceived ideas and expectations, it's pure exploration. I saw for instance The Machinist and Locke like that, and was floored by both and very grateful I didn't have a clue about them before seeing them.
Typically, I rarely look at reviews or ratings beforehand nowadays, but may look at them afterwards sometimes to see what others thought. :) (Similarly with actor/director interviews - I don't usually look them before seeing a movie, but afterwards if interested.)