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    @bondjames, yeah, that kind of crap probably happens to a lot of actors when they are not big enough names. He was grateful Harron didn't dump him when the studio was hoping to get a name actor for the role. But moral support doesn't pay bills, and of course all the waiting might have been in vain if the studio had managed to get someone actually famous.

    I wouldn't say The Fighter is particularly serious. I suspect it would have been more serious had Aronofsky done it, but it's a David O. Russell movie, and feels like it. That movie's birthing process was also long and messy, and it could have been an entirely different movie, too, depending on the people involved. Actors (well, Wahlberg and Bale) casting the eventual director was interesting, too, and especially considering that director had not done any movies in years and his career and reputation were not in the best of shapes. Wahlberg knew him from having worked with him before and suggested him to Bale who met him and approved. - And then the movie ended up getting nominated for 7 Oscars, including for picture and director, and completely revived Russell's career. Funny how things can go. 3 acting nominations, too, winning the maximum amount of 2 (since Melissa Leo and Amy Adams were in the same category). Bale definitely deserved his Oscar, as did Leo. Personally I don't actually love the movie (and I prefer The Machinist - though there's no reason to compare the two, they're entirely different), but there's lots to like (great characters and acting especially) , and I'd still recommend it. Btw, Hoyte van Hoytema was The Fighter's cinematographer in case you're interested.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @DaltonCraig007, don't fret over me not liking 'The Conjuring'; it seems that I'm in a tiny minority with that statement, and when it comes to finding truly terrifying horror movies that scare me, I'm very critical, so it's tough to assuage me in that category.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @Creasy47 don't worry, my friend ;) But I do follow your movie opinions very often, as we agree on quite a lot.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I find most horror films these days all very similar. All demons and possessions,
    With someone turning In to Spiderman at some point , climbing up walls and
    Across the ceiling. ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Creasy47 don't worry, my friend ;) But I do follow your movie opinions very often, as we agree on quite a lot.

    Indeed we do. I'll be sure to check out the sequel at some point; trailers did nothing for me, so I'm hoping more of the scares are hidden in the finished product, as opposed to spoiling them all in the trailer. It's why I haven't bothered watching either trailer for 'Lights Out,' because it'll give away the scares in a big way.
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    Riddick.

    Reminded me of Pitch Black. Enjoyed it and thought the humour was good too!
  • edited June 2016 Posts: 2,081
    Closer (2004)
    A Mike Nichols drama with Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Clive Owen. Has good things, but was a bit disappointing as a whole. The relationships and several dialogues felt artificial to me and I couldn't really believe anyone actually having a relationship with anyone else, but it was still interesting to watch.

    The Savages (2007)
    An excellent drama with Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman as sister and brother, having to put their father in a nursing home (been there, done that - not fun I can tell you). Brilliantly acted, with lots going one story-wise, and neither depressing nor stupidly sentimental as one might expect from the subject matter. (Easily the best of this bunch.)

    Love Liza (2002)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman as a man going off the rails after his wife's suicide. Good.

    Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
    Ben Whishaw was very good here - sort of innocently creepy as a young man with a horrible life beginning from his birth, with an extremely developed sense of smell, and no regard or appreciation for anything else, not even human life - including his own. The movie on the whole is weird and unpleasant. Even slightly comedic a couple of times, but more often pretty disgusting, with plenty ugliness and dirt, both literal and non-literal. Everything beautiful (of which there is far less) gets killed. Some strange scenes that I'm not sure worked all that well - I mean, when you're taken out of the story and are just wondering "wtf is this?"... it may not have been entirely successful, but was sort of interesting. I must say that women in a movie having nothing to do but look pretty and get stripped naked and killed (or mostly the other way around in this case) is tiring, over-used, and disgusting.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    What a unique, funny film. I enjoyed it so very much. I loved the unique visual style and story. It was nice seeing so many great cameos and quite a few Bond alumni in it as well. I enjoyed it a lot.
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    Fritz Lang's "The Thousand Eyes of Doctor Mabuse". Great movie (although I prefer "the Testament of..."). Rather Bondian in some aspects (the "needle gun", the bad guy, and of course Gert Fröbe, this time as the good guy). And a good reason why the "revolving license plate" trick will never work in real life, unless it's used on a very common make and model of vehicles (which means not on an Aston Martin).
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Fritz Lang's "The Thousand Eyes of Doctor Mabuse". Great movie (although I prefer "the Testament of..."). Rather Bondian in some aspects (the "needle gun", the bad guy, and of course Gert Fröbe, this time as the good guy). And a good reason why the "revolving license plate" trick will never work in real life, unless it's used on a very common make and model of vehicles (which means not on an Aston Martin).

    Great films, all of 'em. Must re-watch at some stage. Have you seen Spione?
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Fritz Lang's "The Thousand Eyes of Doctor Mabuse". Great movie (although I prefer "the Testament of..."). Rather Bondian in some aspects (the "needle gun", the bad guy, and of course Gert Fröbe, this time as the good guy). And a good reason why the "revolving license plate" trick will never work in real life, unless it's used on a very common make and model of vehicles (which means not on an Aston Martin).

    I prefer that one too. I'd even have it in my top 30 of all time right now.
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    Great films, all of 'em. Must re-watch at some stage. Have you seen Spione?

    Yes indeed. I'm a big fan of early Fritz Lang, from Spione to Metropolis. Less so of his american work (although many of his movies are still magnificent, like Fury and Moonfleet, he had been formatted by the studio system).
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Also Die Nibelungen (epic) and M (thrilling).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
    Ben Whishaw was very good here - sort of innocently creepy as a young man with a horrible life beginning from his birth, with an extremely developed sense of smell, and no regard or appreciation for anything else, not even human life - including his own. The movie on the whole is weird and unpleasant. Even slightly comedic a couple of times, but more often pretty disgusting, with plenty ugliness and dirt, both literal and non-literal. Everything beautiful (of which there is far less) gets killed. Some strange scenes that I'm not sure worked all that well - I mean, when you're taken out of the story and are just wondering "wtf is this?"... it may not have been entirely successful, but was sort of interesting. I must say that women in a movie having nothing to do but look pretty and get stripped naked and killed (or mostly the other way around in this case) is tiring, over-used, and disgusting.

    Very disturbing film, yet very good on its own terms. Dustin Hoffman is fantastic in it. Alan Rickman, too.
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
    Ben Whishaw was very good here - sort of innocently creepy as a young man with a horrible life beginning from his birth, with an extremely developed sense of smell, and no regard or appreciation for anything else, not even human life - including his own. The movie on the whole is weird and unpleasant. Even slightly comedic a couple of times, but more often pretty disgusting, with plenty ugliness and dirt, both literal and non-literal. Everything beautiful (of which there is far less) gets killed. Some strange scenes that I'm not sure worked all that well - I mean, when you're taken out of the story and are just wondering "wtf is this?"... it may not have been entirely successful, but was sort of interesting. I must say that women in a movie having nothing to do but look pretty and get stripped naked and killed (or mostly the other way around in this case) is tiring, over-used, and disgusting.

    Very disturbing film, yet very good on its own terms. Dustin Hoffman is fantastic in it. Alan Rickman, too.

    They were good, they tend to be, but I wouldn't call them fantastic in this. I felt that especially Rickman didn't have enough to do, there might have been more time and substance given to his character considering its importance.

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    Schindler's List (1993) - my second viewing. Such a powerful film.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Finally came around watching The Revenant. Loved the cinematography with those widescreen landscape shots. Of course nothing more than a simple revenge story but one that takes you along very powerfully. Enjoyed it.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Masquerade (1988)

    I had recently purchased a Rob Lowe two-pack (including this film and Bad Influence) and decided to watch it a few nights back. It's a great little thriller with a bit of Hitchcockian undertones. Rob Lowe plays a yacht captain named Tim Whalen, who has recently moved to the upscale Hamptons in Long Island. He is sleeping around with his bosses wife, played by a young Kim Cattral, and also takes an interest in a young heiress Olivia Lawrence, played by Meg Tilly. A plan is hatched to inherit Lawrence's money by illicit means, and her jilted childhood friend (played by Doug Savant, who is now the neighbourhood cop) is also in the mix. Slow paced but interesting enough. Kept alive by a haunting score by none other than John Barry.
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    Blue Jasmine (2013)

    I decided to pop in this Woody Allen joint last night. Starring Cate Blanchett as Jasmine, a previously wealthy Manhattan (& Hamptons again) socialite who has recently had a nervous breakdown. The film opens with her moving to San Francisco to live with her sister Ginger (played by Sally Hawkins) and find a new life, after her husband (played by Alec Baldwin) has lost all their money. Ginger is distinctly working class, and is currently dating a mechanic called Chili (Bobby Cannavale). Needless to say, there is a strong culture clash between the upscale Jasmine & the simple Chili & Ginger. The film has numerous flashbacks to Jasmine's previous life, and her tragic recent past unfolds for us as the film progresses.

    It's a very interesting & quirky film, with superb performances by everyone concerned, but most notably by Cate Blanchett. She won the Oscar for her work here, and it's well deserved. She is mesmerizing to watch (I couldn't take my eyes off Jasmine as she tries to start her new life but continues to be burdened by the excesses of her past pretensions and of her desires). It's difficult to watch her continued humbling and eventual decline. I have read that this film draws from Blanche du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire. I've not seen that film, but I am impressed with this one.

    Highly recommended for Cate alone.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Thanks @Birdleson, I've not seen any of Kazan's work. I've not really seen much Woody Allen either (I think Midnight in Paris and Match Point are the other two I've watched). I'll seek them out shortly. Hopefully some have been remastered on blu ray.

    The Shallows (2016)

    I just got back from this film, which opened today. If you liked Jaws or Open Water then you'll love this. Minimal cast stars Blake Lively in a bikini, a few unnamed surfers, and a terrifying Great White. The plot is a bit 'shallow', but that's not the point - the point here is some thrills - and this film offers them up nicely, with very little obvious CGI, which I appreciated.

    The star of the show is Steven, an injured Seagull.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS is seriously funny.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Thanks @Birdleson, I've not seen any of Kazan's work. I've not really seen much Woody Allen either (I think Midnight in Paris and Match Point are the other two I've watched). I'll seek them out shortly. Hopefully some have been remastered on blu ray.


    Those are good Woody Allen films, but my favorites, which I highly recommend, are:

    ANNIE HALL, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS and CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (the best!).
    Great. Thanks. I've heard of them all and will definitely pick them up soon. I have Vicky Cristina Barcelona on blu ray but have never actually seen it. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen Whit Stillman's Barcelona (1994), I'd recommend it. I watched it only once when it came out in the theatre, and recall enjoying it. I've got to see more of his films too.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Blake Lively in a bikini
    I'm there.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Independence Day: Resurgence.
    Big on spectacle, and great fun but, somehow lacking in Something. I much
    Prefer the first movie.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Independence Day: Resurgence.
    Big on spectacle, and great fun but, somehow lacking in Something. I much
    Prefer the first movie.
    For me taking the events out of the realm of "reality" and moving into an alternate timeline, where the alien technology has ben retro engineered, didn't work for me. I much prefer the concept of mankind, as is, having to defeat the invasion.

  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Yes, I can agree :)
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
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    'Love and Mercy' - The film about Brian Wilson starring an excellent portrayal from Paul Dano as the young Beach Boy indulging his genius and losing his grip on reality while John Cusack plays the older Brian Wilson finding love but living under the control of the svengali Dr Eugene Landy played with some relish by Paul Giamatti. This was a surprisingly tender film and affectionately made. It was quite charming and Dano was especially good.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Let myself be lured into watching the original Independence Day. Loud, dumb and ignorant. I hated it.

    Later watched 2001: A Space Odyssey to save my day. It obviously did. Suddenly I remembered that sci-fi can be good too.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I must be one of those dummies, as I was so bored watching 2001. It may
    Be good for wanna be intellectuals to pontificate on, but give me a good
    Old laser battle any day ! :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I'll still go with Star Wars any day :D can't beat a few
    Phew, phew lasers.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Since when is a Roland Emmerich (sp) film not under those categories? I'm pretty sure him and Michael Bay are roommates.
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