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  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    If.... (1968). Very bizarre film, very disturbing ending. I actually liked it a lot more than O Lucky Man (1973), which ended up being hit-and-miss for me.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @chrisisall
    People who complain about BvS, should really take a look at S3 and S4. Abysmal from start to finish. S3, a.k.a. The Richard Pryor Show, is an entire stairway down from S1 and the Donner cut of S2.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    On second and third watching of Batman v Superman, I loved it even more.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Superman 3 was pretty awful, but 4 was even worse. So painful.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
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    Deciding between Superman III & IV is like saying 'Hmm, would I rather put my left testicle or my right testicle in a vice?'

    How they managed to screw them up so badly after two GREAT movies I'll never know
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited May 2016 Posts: 6,432
    The Spy with my Face certainly not the best of the U.N.C.L.E. films, this one is a mish mash though still quite enjoyable. These films/shows were always about the time period, some of the mouth wide open moments are amusing.

    Followed by One Spy Too Many with the great Rip Torn, lots of fun this film has swagger. Batgirl gets naked, whatever would Commissioner Gordon think. Thou shalt watch this again this week.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited May 2016 Posts: 4,813
    I finally watched Ant-Man, as it's the only Marvel movie I haven't seen and I'm planning on going to Civil War tomorrow. I knew he was in it and didn't want to miss anything.

    I enjoyed it! There were some interesting feats they pulled off with that shrinking technology! I incorrectly assumed he could shrink and that was that (which was why it's taken so long to see the movie- wasn't terribly interested)
    There were a ton of neat visuals and gave me a nostalgic reminder to 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids'. The subatomic scenes were really cool too!

    One of the cooler parts was the beginning: set in 1989 and Michael Douglas was digitally de-aged so well, he looked like he walked right off the set of Black Rain! De-aging actors had a rough start (X-Men 3, I'm looking at you) but now they've got it down!
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    On reflection actually If.... is really sticking with me. Going to rewatch it sooner than later.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited May 2016 Posts: 12,466
    I'll add those to the list; generally I think we are on the same page with movie taste. Not 100%, but that'd be boring anyway.

    From McDowell, I'd say my favorite 3 are A Clockwork Orange, Time After Time, and If. Also enjoyed seeing him in Star Trek Generations and Teen Titans. I've seen him in a few other things I didn't care for as much, and unfortunately much of his filmography seems kind of meh. Personally I'm going to skip on Caligula; don't much enjoy extremely explicit films.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited May 2016 Posts: 45,489
    ARME RIDDERE (English title:Jackpot)

    Norwegian black comedy thriller from 2011, based on a book by Jo Nesbø.

    Miles and miles better than Headhunters. Funny and exciting from start to finish.
    And as a bonus partly shot in my childhood hometown.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited May 2016 Posts: 23,883
    Eraser (1996)

    Talk of 'girly men' on another thread over the weekend made me long for some 'old school' tough guy Arnie, and so I popped in this mid 90's actioner. I have always enjoyed this one. Costarring Vanessa Williams, James Caan & James Coburn, it has a few 'Bondian' moments.

    Arnie plays Witness Protection Program agent John Kruger. He is a man who 'erases' witness identities. Williams plays Lee Cullen, an employee of a large defence contractor (who is selling arms illicitly to foreign powers). She is a whistle blower (pre-Snowden) and Arnie's job is to save her from those attempting to put a stop to her plans.

    As mentioned - some Bondian moments, including Arnie doing his version of Moore's legendary MR pretitles fall from a plane, a great shootout at a local zoo, & some funny one liners. It's nowhere up to the standards of T, T2, True Lies or Total Recall, but if you want an Arnie fix, this could be it.

    Recommended
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    @bondjames, the first twenty minutes of True Lies was a Bond movie. :D
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    @bondjames, the first twenty minutes of True Lies was a Bond movie. :D
    Agreed @ClarkDevlin. It's a crime that thing is not on blu ray yet. I suspect is because some studio somewhere is worried due to the 'Islamic' bad guys in that film. I've been waiting and waiting - hopefully one day.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    bondjames wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    @bondjames, the first twenty minutes of True Lies was a Bond movie. :D
    Agreed @ClarkDevlin. It's a crime that thing is not on blu ray yet. I suspect is because some studio somewhere is worried due to the 'Islamic' bad guys in that film. I've been waiting and waiting - hopefully one day.
    Agreed. That would be one case... Or, as it's appreciated film, they are preparing deep bonus features for it.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Just saw Civil War, and I'll say with confidence that this is without a doubt Marvel's best outing, and certainly one of the best superhero films I've seen. If you haven't given this one a watch yet, I highly suggest that you do.
  • 001001
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    A fistful of dollars.
    Great film and music and more.........
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    001 wrote: »
    A fistful of dollars.
    Great film and music and more.........
    Yes. Very stylish. A magnificent film that set the path for the rest of the Spaghetti Westerns.
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A fistful of dollars.
    Great film and music and more.........
    Yes. Very stylish. A magnificent film that set the path for the rest of the Spaghetti Westerns.

    I don't think the film would be as good as it is without Clint. Probably would have failed.
    He's amazing in the film.

    I'm sure you think the same ?


  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    001 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A fistful of dollars.
    Great film and music and more.........
    Yes. Very stylish. A magnificent film that set the path for the rest of the Spaghetti Westerns.

    I don't think the film would be as good as it is without Clint. Probably would have failed.
    He's amazing in the film.

    I'm sure you think the same ?

    Definitely! But, if it wasn't for Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone, as well, the film wouldn't have fared well, either. The trio is the reason The Dollars Trilogy is critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

    It's a shame that Clint didn't do a fourth one, though.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @Birdleson, Bronson was the one in 'Once Upon a Time in the West', surely? ;)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Birdleson wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A fistful of dollars.
    Great film and music and more.........
    Yes. Very stylish. A magnificent film that set the path for the rest of the Spaghetti Westerns.

    I don't think the film would be as good as it is without Clint. Probably would have failed.
    He's amazing in the film.

    I'm sure you think the same ?

    Definitely! But, if it wasn't for Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone, as well, the film wouldn't have fared well, either. The trio is the reason The Dollars Trilogy is critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

    It's a shame that Clint didn't do a fourth one, though.

    I agree with that statement. And also about Eastwood doing a fourth. Whenever I watch Brosnan in ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, I find myself comparing it too Lazenby taking over for Connery in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.
    It was originally intended to be the fourth entry in "The Man With No Name" saga... or The Dollars Saga if you will. Leone flew a continent to offer Eastwood the role, again, but the latter brutally turned him down, claiming that Leone was impossible to work with who would treat the actors like slaves and even force them down to act while playing a Morricone-type Western music on the set.

    So, the character of The Man With No Name was replaced with Harmonica (who was named after the musical instrument he plays in the film). Bronson gives out a fascinating delivery. Ironically, Bronson turned down the role of The Man With No Name previously and recommended Eastwood in Fistful of Dollars. He also turned down the part for Colonel Douglas Mortimer that went to Lee Van Cleef eventually, claiming that both the scripts he read didn't make sense. Same with Once Upon A Time In The West. He said, despite not understanding much of it, he did it anyway.

    Years later, when Leone directed Robert De Niro in Once Upon A Time In America, he mocked Eastwood and praised De Niro's performance instead. We could say both the men hated each other, hence never collaborating in a project together, again.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Blue Thunder

    I bought this cause of Roy which now belongs to my favourites.
    I really only knew him as Captain Nathan Bridger.
    The two Jaws movies and this great early eighties movie are fabulous and those movies owe a lot to Scheider!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Scheider is also good in 2010.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Scheider is also good in 2010.

    2010? Don't get it.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    Posts: 4,813
    2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

    The sequel to 2001
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    The follow up to 2001, 2010-The Year We Make Contact, released in 1985.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    OMG really.
    Didn't even know that exists :-\"

    Will look it up once I'm home. If iTunes has it it's a done deal. I have to see more of him now. Was that also made by Kubrick?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Scheider is also good in 2010.

    I never seen that, but I like Scheider, so i'll add it to my 'to watch' list.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Speaking of Scheider, who here can recommend 'The Seven Ups'? Been staring at a borrowed DVD of it for a while now, need a proper recommendation so I can finally watch this. It has Scheider and classic car chases, can't see it being anything but awesome.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    *raises hand* The Seven-Ups is like The French Connection 1.5. If you liked The French Connection, you'll probably like The Seven-Ups. They share the same urban gritty feel, and as you said, there's the hugely underrated car chase.
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