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An interesting, amusing, but not entirely entertaining science fiction film with elements of comedy that tells the story of the remaining Nazis having fled to the moon after their defeat in World War II, and have temporarily settled on it, building a large base. As they capture a US spaceman walking upon the moon, and fascinated by the advanced technology, they decide to steal some of the goods from Earth secretly, and deliver it to their own war machine in order to invade the world. It takes place in the future, 2018 to be precise, starring our very own Gotz Otto (Stamper) as the second-in-command of the Aryan Race (the Nazis) and later the Fuhrer. I have to say, for a film fully funded by a fanbase before it started existing, it's as good as any other Marvel film or superhero film we see in the mainstream media. For those who like science fiction and half a parody flicks, the film is recommended.
That's the key to it's lack of success IMO- no ADD film-making. Mann is old school, and you have to appreciate movies that take their time to tell the tale. (:|
Another note: Not a fan of digitally shot movies, but I get what Mann was going for here. I just checked out the DVD that came with my Blu Ray, and I like how it takes the 'edge' off the digital quality. That's how I will watch this movie next time.
Second watching and it was still amazing... =D>
And so I continue with my Indy-thon. After the somewhat underwhelming beginning with Raiders yesterday, I watched the sequel/prequel today - for only the second time. I was not impressed the last time around, feeling that the opening sequence in China was the highlight.
Impressions - This viewing went much better than the first time, and much better than Raiders did yesterday as well. I still think the opening sequence is the highlight, but this time I enjoyed the rest of it too, finding it intense and notably violent. After some research, I realize that this film was partly responsible for the advent of the PG13 rating.
Location work is excellent and the settings are vibrant & colourful. I remembered the small kid as being annoying as hell, and he certainly is, but much less so than before. I also remembered Kate Capshaw's Willie as just being a howling screamer, and she certainly is that, but again not as annoying as before. She is however proof positive, as with Eastwood's Sondra Locke, that directors and/or actors should not favour their wives/girlfriends when it comes to casting.
Anyways, I did have a better time with this than Raiders, for which I still can't understand what the big deal is about. I think it's because I prefer suspense to action adventure, and Temple of Doom is more intense & suspenseful, with the Thuggee cult rituals and torture.
Having said that, I still much prefer the Bond movies from that era any day of the week.
Next, onto The Last Crusade.
Great movie and fun to watch. One of Tarantino's finest films. Every performance was great. Especially Waltz. Did not disappoint.
Good review on Temple of Doom, @bondjames. I recall when I first saw this at the cinema my first response to that opening scene was: God, how I wished the Bond writers could come up with something as good as Bond swallowing poison and desperate for the antidote. Eventually we got to see it when there was a similar idea repeated in CR many years later.
On the subject of The Hateful 8, I enjoyed this movie but I felt Bone Tomahawk was a better western. I'm seriously looking forward to seeing what Ridley Scott does with S. Craig Zahler's Wraiths of the Broken Land. It could be this century's The Wild Bunch.
Rest assured, I have quite a few friends that also thought White of the Eye was a great movie back in the 80's.
I feel much better knowing White Of The Eye was seen by more people!
Enjoy your sabbatical. Sounds heavenly!
The dentist prairie wagon made me laugh out loud.
three quarters of the way through; I actually found it effective, and increased the suspense and tension as the stakes were raised.
I need to revisit that one. I saw it once it hit blu-ray with a friend and remember loving it, but I don't recall many details from it.
So I continued with my Indy-thon today with the last in the original trilogy, and the one I enjoyed the most when I last watched them.
I had a great time with it tonight as well. I think this is by the far the best of the original three, although I'm quite certain I'm completely in the minority in this regard. I was riveted from start to finish. Great pacing, superb cast, excellent performances, fantastic location work & cinematography.....what's not to like?
Moreover, this film stars many notable Bond alums. In addition to King Connery, we have the lovely Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, & Vernon Dobtcheff (Max Kalba from TSWLM).
The stunt work, jokes & action are first class. That boat chase is how you do it, and is so much better than the one in QoS 20 yrs later.
While watching this, I cast my mind to what it must have been like in 1989. Indy was giving us a classic like this while EON gave us LTK. Bond had become rougher edged in the 8 yrs since 1981 (when Raiders came out) while Indy had become slick and cool. I felt quite the opposite with Raiders a few nights back, when I felt FYEO, released in the same year, was much classier.
This was by far the top grossing film worldwide of 1989, a feat each of the original three Indy films accomplished in their respective year of release. It beat out the domestic monster of that year, Batman. Interestingly, in 2008, the tables were reversed, with TDK outgrossing Indy & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, mainly on the back of a stronger domestic gross for the Bat film.
Have watched REAR WINDOW and NORTH BY NORTHWEST so far, both absolute classics and thoroughly entertaining, the latter of which could be a Bond film (and I might go as far as to include it in my Bondathons).
Hitchcock ranking-
1) REAR WINDOW (1954)
2) NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
It's certainly the best of the 3 sequels from the superior original.
Trouble is it still feels like an inferior rerun of Raiders. The masterstroke of course was having Indy's father be Sean Connery. I can't see any other actor being able to fill that role. Connery is not only a great actor he has the legend aura about him and he is the best thing in the film.
I do love the genius opening sequence with River Phoenix, the Tank chase is very well done and Indy and his fathers farcical escape from the Nazi castle is great fun.
But the film falls short of being a classic for me.
Some of the editing is really shoddy and turning the character of Marcus into a buffoon for comedic effect was really annoying.
But as I said miles better than Temple of Doom and Crystal Skull.
I really enjoyed it.
It was certainly more fun than LTK
I highly enjoyed these films. Both of them almost equally, but despite the rich plot and elements of the second, I slightly prefer the first film over the second, and definitely would take Christopher Beck (1) over Alan Silvestri (2) as the composer, which changed the tone of the film significantly with the serious tunes (and I don't like it). I think the cast of both the entries in the franchise are magnificent. From Richard Dreyfuss to the outstanding Anthony Hopkins, the villains are that of satisfactory to the plots. And then... There's Helen Mirren. Good God! After all these years, she only gets better with age!
(also posted in Last Bond Movie You Watched thread)
I finished my Roy Scheider-athon.
Jaws
Jaws II
Blue Thunder
2010
and double feature FRENCH CONNECTION and THE SEVEN-UPS
I've never seen those before but I knew French Connection won several Academy Awards including best picture.
I enjoyed both movies as I really like Roy Scheider. I have never seen a movie of him until recently. He really did some great stuff.
I don't get what's so great about French Connection. It is a fine movie but it's also just an ordinary cop story.
The Seven-Ups I liked better as Roy takes the lead in that one. The car chase in the middle that lasts for 10 minutes must have been the blue-print for many to come including RONIN.
Now I wonder if there is more that is worth checking out with Roy Scheider.