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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    RAISING ARIZONA (1987), one of my all-time favorite films. I was just showing clips of it my classes yesterday and today.

    After that I'd go FARGO (1996), then BARTON THINK (1991). The rest don't come close.

    Raising Arizona is their best film definitely, but I'd also say Millers Crossing is up there with their best work.

    By the way, 'Barton Think'???
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Fixed. Thanks.

    I haven't seen MILLER'S CROSSING since the one time in the theatre, I thought is was just alright at the time. Actually, I hardly remember it, I need to see it again.

    I think Millers Crossing needs a couple of viewings to get its labyrinth of a plot!

    Just love the film, and the score by Carter Burwell is just gorgeous!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    SCARS OF DRACULA (1970)
    Sir Christopher Lee's 5th outing as the Count in the Hammer Film series gives him far more screen time and dialogue than previous entries. He also looks a bit more pallid and pasty- which would be remedied by the next film.
    This entry takes a lot of flack for it's simple plot :horny young man fleeing from the police for shagging the burgomaster's daughter ends up at Dracula's castle and slaughtered. His brother and girlfriend go looking for him. In addition, some of the sets and effects aren't as lavish as previous entries.
    Hammer was in a transitional period during the early seventies and were trying to up the ante with more violence (the Count stabbing his mistress, and brandishing his servant's back with a burning sword), and nudity.
    That being said, it still has a lot going for it. The performances are top notch. Patrick Troughton is excellent as The Count's servant Klove, Christopher Matthews plays the young stud as if he were a college age Bond, and actually reminds me a bit of George Lazenby. Michael Ripper is always great in an Innkeeper role, and of course Lee never lets us down. The pacing and direction by Roy Ward Baker is solid, and the film works as an unpretentious monster movie. Also, with OHMSS alumni Anouska Hempel and Jenny Hanley, how can you go wrong? Just ignore the crease in the sky, and the big phony rubber bat and enjoy!

    That is one of the better ones. The only one I didn't like, was The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    I recorded Scars of Dracula last night...i have 3 Sir Christopher Lee Dracula's banked on my SKY Q box now...
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    edited September 2016 Posts: 12,519
    Thought Blood Simple (1984) was a pretty solid film. It actually arrives in Criterion Collection format on the 20th, so I can pick it up then. I'll have to keep the Coen brothers in mind. No Country For Old Men (2007) is one I've been meaning to check out.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited September 2016 Posts: 16,222
    @MajorDSmythe, yeah Legend of The 7 Golden Vampires took a long time for me to warm to. I appreciate it more now. Appalling Halloween make-up on John Forbes-Robertson wearing a Chris Lee Dracula costume.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,222
    barryt007 wrote: »
    I recorded Scars of Dracula last night...i have 3 Sir Christopher Lee Dracula's banked on my SKY Q box now...
    Nice! I'd like to see more of the Lee Draculas released on Blu-ray. I'm still waiting for the restored 1958 Dracula to come out in the US.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    They are getting harder to track each year ,i agree @ToTheRight ...

    Just watched 'Captain America,Civil War......in a word :AWESOME !!!!!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    Thought Blood Simple (1984) was a pretty solid film. It actually arrives in Criterion Collection format on the 20th, so I can pick it up then. I'll have to keep the Coen brothers in mind. No Country For Old Men (2007) is one I've been meaning to check out.

    No Country For Old Men is a great film. Definitely the best of their later films.

    Javier Bardem is just chilling as the lunatic hitman, Anton Chigurh.

    If only Silva had had the kind of menace that Bardem exudes in this film.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    SCARS OF DRACULA (1970)
    Sir Christopher Lee's 5th outing as the Count in the Hammer Film series gives him far more screen time and dialogue than previous entries. He also looks a bit more pallid and pasty- which would be remedied by the next film.
    This entry takes a lot of flack for it's simple plot :horny young man fleeing from the police for shagging the burgomaster's daughter ends up at Dracula's castle and slaughtered. His brother and girlfriend go looking for him. In addition, some of the sets and effects aren't as lavish as previous entries.
    Hammer was in a transitional period during the early seventies and were trying to up the ante with more violence (the Count stabbing his mistress, and brandishing his servant's back with a burning sword), and nudity.
    That being said, it still has a lot going for it. The performances are top notch. Patrick Troughton is excellent as The Count's servant Klove, Christopher Matthews plays the young stud as if he were a college age Bond, and actually reminds me a bit of George Lazenby. Michael Ripper is always great in an Innkeeper role, and of course Lee never lets us down. The pacing and direction by Roy Ward Baker is solid, and the film works as an unpretentious monster movie. Also, with OHMSS alumni Anouska Hempel and Jenny Hanley, how can you go wrong? Just ignore the crease in the sky, and the big phony rubber bat and enjoy!

    That is one of the better ones. The only one I didn't like, was The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires.
    That's a guilty pleasure of mine from the Kung Fu craze.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Insidious 2 A very random film and quite insane, found it entertaining despite it being so erratic.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    Got that recorded as well haha...
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Pimpernel Smith (1941)
    Leslie Howard directs and stars in this WWII reinvention of The Scarlett Pimpernel (which Howard has also played), as Horatio Smith, a professor of Archaeology who secretly rescues POWS from the Nazis. I have now seen this film a number of times, and it has gone one to become one of my favourite films.

    The following monologue, I find deeply inspiring, especially from his line "May a dead man say a few words to you, General, for your enlightenment?" onwards...
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,222
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Pimpernel Smith (1941)
    Leslie Howard directs and stars in this WWII reinvention of The Scarlett Pimpernel (which Howard has also played), as Horatio Smith, a professor of Archaeology who secretly rescues POWS from the Nazis. I have now seen this film a number of times, and it has gone one to become one of my favourite films.

    The following monologue, I find deeply inspiring, especially from his line "May a dead man say a few words to you, General, for your enlightenment?" onwards...

    That looks like a great film! I'll have to keep my eyes open for that one.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited September 2016 Posts: 13,999
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Pimpernel Smith (1941)
    Leslie Howard directs and stars in this WWII reinvention of The Scarlett Pimpernel (which Howard has also played), as Horatio Smith, a professor of Archaeology who secretly rescues POWS from the Nazis. I have now seen this film a number of times, and it has gone one to become one of my favourite films.

    The following monologue, I find deeply inspiring, especially from his line "May a dead man say a few words to you, General, for your enlightenment?" onwards...

    That looks like a great film! I'll have to keep my eyes open for that one.

    It might be available on youtube, to my knowledge, it hasn't had a dvd release (not a major one). I managed to save it to my Sky+ box, when it was on one time, then record it to DVD.


    EDIT
    Turns out that there is an all region DVD, but it doesn't look to have been a big release.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Pimpernel Smith (1941)
    Leslie Howard directs and stars in this WWII reinvention of The Scarlett Pimpernel (which Howard has also played), as Horatio Smith, a professor of Archaeology who secretly rescues POWS from the Nazis. I have now seen this film a number of times, and it has gone one to become one of my favourite films.

    The following monologue, I find deeply inspiring, especially from his line "May a dead man say a few words to you, General, for your enlightenment?" onwards...
    I was having a recent development of interest towards The Scarlett Pimpernel, and I have to say, hearing about this version made me interested in it even more. I'll have to check this out!
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
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  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Zodiac (2007). Very good. I actually preferred this to Fincher's Seven.
  • Risico007Risico007
    edited September 2016 Posts: 9,856
    The light between the oceans

    Two things.
    1. The story is ok but not super amazing
    2. Fassbender should be the next 007 to keep my interest through 2 hours of an over dramatic film yeah the man should be Bond

    Also I need advice the light between oceans was my wife's choice and Monday I get to choose so mi6 Jason Bourne or sucide squad?
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    No Country For Old Men (2007). I liked it. Bardem was crucial to the enjoyment though.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    The light between the oceans

    Two things.
    1. The story is ok but not super amazing
    2. Fassbender should be the next 007 to keep my interest through 2 hours of an over dramatic film yeah the man should be Bond

    Also I need advice the light between oceans was my wife's choice and Monday I get to choose so mi6 Jason Bourne or sucide squad?

    Bourne is a bore. SS is at least fun.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @FoxRox, Zodiac is better than Se7en? You amaze me, sir. On sheer tension alone, I'd very much prefer Se7en over Zodiac. Zodiac is a very good film, don't get me wrong. But Se7en has an energy that Zodiac lacks in my opinion.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    Also I need advice the light between oceans was my wife's choice and Monday I get to choose so mi6 Jason Bourne or sucide squad?
    I enjoyed both. Jason Bourne is very familiar though, and a tad nostalgic for fans. So if that's what you want, this is the film to see but don't expect anything new.

    SS is fresh, zany in places and quite gripping as well. The finale lets it down but it's not half as bad as the critics make out imho. It definitely has a Ghostbusters (the original) feel at the end. I think you'll enjoy this one as long as you're not too invested in the comic interpretations and back stories.

    You can't go wrong with either imho but SS is the more dynamic experience.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited September 2016 Posts: 4,077
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @FoxRox, Zodiac is better than Se7en? You amaze me, sir. On sheer tension alone, I'd very much prefer Se7en over Zodiac. Zodiac is a very good film, don't get me wrong. But Se7en has an energy that Zodiac lacks in my opinion.

    Can't believe anyone would pick Zodiac over Se7en!

    Zodiac is a good film. Great acting and directing. But it doesn't add up to much apart from the obsessions surrounding the case. Its one of those films I probably just watch once. And coming from Fincher its all a bit ordinary.

    Se7en is a bloody masterpiece!

    It's one of those I can watch again and again and always spot something new.

    I remember seeing it at the cinema and feeling my stomach tighten as they headed into the desert, just knowing something nasty was coming!

    I've never seen an audience emerge from a cinema so shellshocked!

    Along with Fight Club Fincher's best film.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    edited September 2016 Posts: 4,043
    I'm sorry I'm in the Zodiac camp on this one.

    Se7en is my 2nd favourite Fincher but Zodiac for me is his ultimate masterpiece and I think he's very much of the opinion himself this was his greatest challenge to date.

    Se7en granted is for me the greatest serial killer film but Zodiac is much more than that and the acting and staging is a staggering achievement.

    Se7en is a masterpiece as well and I saw it on original release and remember the Spacey reveal being extraordinary, you just wouldn't get away with such a thing today.

    Se7en is one of those films when you are dumbstruck leaving the cinema it's so sobering, I love Somerset's Hemmingway quote before Hearts Filthy Lesson kicks in.

    Zodiac though is more food for thought, all involved are on top of their game and Fincher's commitment to the task is more than admirable. If I have one niggle, it's that SOTL moment with Charles Fleischer, it feels like it's from a different film.

    It's a bit hokey and the broad day light killing is far more chilling in comparrison.

    Also I don't think Zodiac is supposed to have the Energy that Se7en possesses, it's not that type of film and that is what made it a flop at the BO, people went in expecting Se7en and got this epic exhausting investigative 3 hour film, I loved it and I saw it on the big screen.

    It's worth catching the commentary on Zodiac with James Elroy, he loves this film and rightly so, a Fincher Elroy collaboration would be heaven.

    Fincher originally envisaged The Black Dahlia as 3 hour B/W epic and Elroy himself has mourned that it never passed considering the garbage that De Palma made of one of his best novels.

    Fincher Ranking

    1. Zodiac
    2. Se7en
    3. Social Network
    4. Fight Club
    5. GWTDT
    6. The Game
    7. Alien 3 (The Assembley Cut)
    8. Gone Girl
    9. Panic Room
    10. Benji Button

    BB is the only one I didn't see at the cimema.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I'm in the Zodiac camp over Se7en too, I must say. Love both films, but Zodiac expertly transmits the feeling of intense fear the Bay area was in the grip of for over a decade, and much more on top of that. Fincher's knack for creating atmosphere and bleak, haunting visuals comes through, as does his use of sound to fill the scenes with more silence than score, ramping up the intensity and unease. He also plays up the mythic nature of serial killers and the effects they have on their frightened populaces perfectly, as he cast a new actor for each scene the Zodiac appeared in to further transmit the horrifying idea that the killer could be anyone.

    Every time I watch Zodiac I'm 10X more on edge than I ever am with Se7en, and I think that's to do with not only the mastery of the film itself but also in realizing that everything Fincher is depicting is based on real happenings, which I had spent many hours studying myself out of the interest of a bloody mystery that was fated never to be solved. Zodiac is scary not because of gore or violence. It's a memorable celluloid haunt because it represents horrors gone unpunished, and shows how the Zodiac killer was cemented and preserved as one of our age's most malicious modern myths, whose acts still strike terror in hearts today.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Well said everyone. They're both two very different films, but Zodiac was the one that personally engaged me more. Part of it was because it was based on a real story. Everything about the film felt masterfully done. Not to say Seven is bad; this is just my preference.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Seven was one of the main inspirations for the tv show Millennium. The other was Silence of the Lambs.

    FINDING DORY

    The octopus is awesome.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Fincher is definitely one of the top modern filmmaking talents, a close parallel to some of the old masters if we've got one.

    I love listening to him speak on film, because he's so wise to it all, where it's film stock and lenses or camera technique. His Chinatown commentary with the screenwriter Robert Towne, for example, shows just how much Fincher is a student of film. He dismantles every scene's camera work for two hours, discussing where the actors are and what they're doing in close or wide shots in the scene to tell his own story about what Polanski was trying to do with each frame he directed.

    Here it is, for other Fincher fans that would like to listen to him discuss one of the greatest American films of all time:

  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Cool. Chinatown is one of the best films ever.
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