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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    High-Rise (2016)

    Haven't read the JG Ballard novel which probably explains why I found this an incoherent mess.

    Bit disappointed as I've enjoyed Ben Wheatley's other films. Technically excellent though, with nice seventies production design and Tom Hiddleston would make an interesting 007....
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Tom Hiddleston would make an interesting 007....
    That's a good way to put it and I agree.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    bondjames wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Tom Hiddleston would make an interesting 007....
    That's a good way to put it and I agree.

    If they ever did a period Bond film he would be perfect.

    As a modern 007 i'll reserve judgement till he's done a Bond film.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    patb wrote: »
    I always put Death Wish alongside Dirty Harry. An interesting action movie that has depth (if you want it) re the role of the state and the individual re the handing out of justice etc etc.
    Its a great concept but, IMHO Bronson fails to deliver any depth and the movie comes over as a little flat (especially when compared to Dirty Harry), better casting, better director and it could have been an all time classic.
    I agree, @patb, Bronson, as much as I love him as one of my action hero idols, doesn't bring the required depth to the character. Normally, I prefer the non-emotional characters, but in this story, the protagonist is supposed to be shattered and devastated after the loss trying to smother the impact beneath him. It doesn't come off that way with Bronson.

    That said, I do love the film and also have always supposed to place it as a double bill with Dirty Harry. You know? Dynamite Entertainment keeps putting lots of licensed products in great efforts and make crossovers with them. So, I figured, why not do a Death Wish and Dirty Harry crossover comic book? I'd love to see Bronson in the same place as Eastwood.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Or, Dirty Harry is investigating the killing of the criminals Kersey is perpetrating. It'd be a story ripe with ethical and moral implications, as Dirty Harry chases after a man that isn't wholly bad or doing absolutely wrong things.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    Or, Dirty Harry is investigating the killing of the criminals Kersey is perpetrating. It'd be a story ripe with ethical and moral implications, as Dirty Harry chases after a man that isn't wholly bad or doing absolutely wrong things.
    Indeed, Brady! Well, the thing is, Harry did investigate vigilante problems in both Magnum Force and Sudden Impact. The latter fits the bill better, and I always said it could easily been rewritten with Charles Bronson's Paul Kersey being the vigilante in the story as Harry would go and solve the case.
  • patbpatb
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    It was done in Sudden Impact:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Impact
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    Or, Dirty Harry is investigating the killing of the criminals Kersey is perpetrating. It'd be a story ripe with ethical and moral implications, as Dirty Harry chases after a man that isn't wholly bad or doing absolutely wrong things.
    Indeed, Brady! Well, the thing is, Harry did investigate vigilante problems in both Magnum Force and Sudden Impact. The latter fits the bill better, and I always said it could easily been rewritten with Charles Bronson's Paul Kersey being the vigilante in the story as Harry would go and solve the case.

    Absolutely. Maybe one day!
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    I wanted to see Snowden, but don't trust the dramatization of it.

    The same, somewhat. Plus Citizenfour was like watching a thriller, and I can't imagine Oliver Stone could do better.

    Btw, I watched 2 Best Documentary Feature Oscar winners last year (the other being Inside Job which I saw twice... then bought for myself for further study), and realized I need to start paying more attention to films in that category. Some of them are clearly bloody brilliant.
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    High-Rise (2016)

    Haven't read the JG Ballard novel which probably explains why I found this an incoherent mess.

    Bit disappointed as I've enjoyed Ben Wheatley's other films. Technically excellent though, with nice seventies production design and Tom Hiddleston would make an interesting 007....

    No, it's not on you. A movie needs to work on its own.

    I think the only movie based on a JG Ballard novel that I've seen is Empire Of The Sun, which is wonderful, and not in any shape or form incoherent or a mess. And no, I haven't read that novel.

    I'll see High-Rise sooner or later, still interested, but I won't expect a lot after seeing several disappointed comments on it.

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »

    LeonardPine wrote: »
    High-Rise (2016)

    Haven't read the JG Ballard novel which probably explains why I found this an incoherent mess.

    Bit disappointed as I've enjoyed Ben Wheatley's other films. Technically excellent though, with nice seventies production design and Tom Hiddleston would make an interesting 007....

    No, it's not on you. A movie needs to work on its own.

    I think the only movie based on a JG Ballard novel that I've seen is Empire Of The Sun, which is wonderful, and not in any shape or form incoherent or a mess. And no, I haven't read that novel.

    I'll see High-Rise sooner or later, still interested, but I won't expect a lot after seeing several disappointed comments on it.

    I liked Cronenberg's Crash which was based on a Ballard book.

    Some novels just aren't meant for the screen.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Tuulia, I think I'll wait on Snowden and watch docs on him as you have, then I can watch the biopic knowing what is dramatized and what isn't much better than I would otherwise.
  • TuuliaTuulia
    edited October 2016 Posts: 2,081
    I was wondering if I've seen that, having seen lots of Cronenberg around that time, but I don't remember it at all, so maybe not.
    Some novels just aren't meant for the screen.

    This may be true. Or alternatively they need different screenwriters and directors that they have.
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @Tuulia, I think I'll wait on Snowden and watch docs on him as you have, then I can watch the biopic knowing what is dramatized and what isn't much better than I would otherwise.

    Sounds like a plan.

    I'm now trying to decide whether to go see the movie in theatre or not - gotta decide quick since it's there now, might be gone after this week. - Those who've seen it, comments on the actual movie, especially acting? Recommended viewing based on that?

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Tuulia wrote: »
    I was wondering if I've seen that, having seen lots of Cronenberg around that time, but I don't remember it at all, so maybe not.
    Some novels just aren't meant for the screen.

    This may be true. Or alternatively they need different screenwriters and directors that they have.



    Believe me, you'd remember if you'd seen Crash..…!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Death Wish (1974):

    I was busy reading the novel a week ago hence I cut my film marathons to short when I heard that Bruce Willis' Death Wish is already filming. And in honour of that, I thought of dedicating some time to the original book (which I admit having not read it before), followed by the Charles Bronson films. And no, Death Sentence (2007) with Kevin Bacon won't be part of it, since it only uses the title of the second novel but incorporates the basic morale and the plot of the first. And it's not essentially part of Paul Benjamin/Kersey's chronology.

    Now, with the first Death Wish down, I can say, the film is a massive improvement upon the novel and sits a lot better with me than the premise of the book does. My only problem with Bronson was that, at the very beginning of the film following the tragic occurrence of the chaotic embrace his wife and daughter faced, his performance didn't indicate me to see him moved and shattered by all of the things that happened. It was as if it was just another day like any regular day in his life. After his return from Tuscon, Arizona, however, the film's narrative comes to compliment Bronson's acting style more and leans towards his gritty on-screen characteristics better. From there and onward, it becomes excitingly watchable. I also love that Kersey was influenced by the wild west and his final interaction with Inspector Ochoa clearly stated he was living it, whereas in the novel it was absent.

    All in all, I loved the film just as I loved it the first time. Since I haven't noticed before, one of the street thugs who attacked Kersey's family happened to be Jeff Goldblum. I was surprised to see him there in a role like that since I know him to play the rather "sophisticated" and "heartwarming" characters later in his career.

    Looking forward to Death Wish II (1984).

    And can't wait to see Bruce Willis' version to come out.

    P.S. This scene... Gave me the goosebumps...

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    Another example of a fine film that should have been left alone, my advice is stop at the original and be happy and content.
    I've got to agree, too!
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Wishmaster (1997)
    In amongst all the franchises makign experimental films (Jason Goes To Hell, Hellraiser: Bloodlines, Haloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers etc...) and the 90's slasher reinvention (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban legend etc...), sits Wishmaster. My favourite horror film of the 1990's. But this is one time I wish it had been left as a standalone film, the sequels get progressively worse each time.

    The Haunting (1963)
    A fine cast and a heavy atmosphere. It's only a matter of time before this film is remade.

    Shocktober 2016
    Day 1: Edge Of Sanity (1989)
    Day 2: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
    Day 4: Night Of The Seagulls (1975)
    Day 4: Hatchet 2 (2010)
    Day 5: The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)
    Day 6: The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
    Day 7: Wilderness (2006)
    Day 8: The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll & Miss Osbourne (1981)
    Day 9: Wishmaster (1997)
    Day 10: The Haunting (1963)
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Tuulia, both @Thunderfinger and @bondjames have spoken favorably about Snowden. I don't know specific positives about it, though.
  • GerardGerard
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    The Haunting (1963)
    A fine cast and a heavy atmosphere. It's only a matter of time before this film is remade.

    Already done :

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_(1999_film)

    And yes, the original is a great movie, very Lewtonesque in its way of playing with supernatural events. Highly recommanded.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Unfortunately, I have seen the remake, but I prefer to think that it didn't happen.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
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    The Haunting (1963) is one of the scariest old horror movies i've seen.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Desperate Journey (1942)

    Errol Flynn along with Alan Hale Jr, Arthur Kennedy and Ronald Reagan are bomber pilots in WWII that get captured by Nazis and must escape Germany. Great chemistry among the lead actors, and an all round fun Errol Flynn war epic.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    The Exorcist (1973). I'm normally not a fan of possession films, but this one was undeniably a classic and had a good story. Really, in my opinion, the only possession film one needs.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    The stories of its troubled production only serve to heighten its legend, as well. A hell of a film, on celluloid and in stories in the history books.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Certainly an ideal viewing for this month. I think it holds up quite well; Karras is a very well-constructed character, and my favorite part about the film. Horror films made these days never leave this much impact.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    He was a lousy Blofeld. I guess a lot of that can be blamed on what they gave him to do.

    You're thinking of Merrin - Max von Sydow's character. And yes I agree; not a good Blofeld.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    There were newspaper stories in the 70s about people being possessed in the theater, others died of heart attacks. That s good PR.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
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    From the 'Last movie you bought' thread
    Master_Dahark wrote: »
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    X-Men Apocalypse, Steelbook Best Buy exclusive
    This was the very first X-Men movie that I did not see in theatres. However I was still meaning to see it, and was looking forward to today when it was released. I typically don't 'blind buy' but hopefully this will pay off.
    I heard it was decent.
    Finally got around to watching it. I enjoyed it a great deal, but it certainly wasn't perfect.

    (this gets a bit spoilery)

    Jennifer Lawrence is officially in her 'Sean Connery in YOLT' phase. I guess it could be argued that her character has been through a lot but I think it's more likely that Lawrence is done with the whole thing. It's painfully obvious that she was an up & coming actor in First Class, and has now moved onto better things, but 20th Century Fox wants to capitalize on her now. She wants less and less to do with X-Men, but they want more and more of her (Mystique is the team leader in this one? Come on!!)
    The final scene in the movie isn't so much a negative, as much as it just made me bloodthirsty for the next movie: all the X-Men in their most comic-accurate costumes to date, with a roster straight out of the awesome Jim Lee comic, about to fight in the Danger Room..... god the nostalgia made me jump out of my seat!! "WHY CAN'T I BE WATCHING THIS MOVIE"

    If they have that roster set in the 90's for the next movie, that could potentially be my favorite X-Men movie right there!!

    I loved the rest, other than what I mentioned. It's a great cap to the new trilogy! If you liked First Class & DOFP, you'll like this one too!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I love watching footage of people going to see The Exorcist on its opening weekend (close to Christmas, I believe). They were all so rattled and struck by what they had seen.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    I remember reading about it in the papers, such a hooha about it, that goes for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre too, and The News of The World had a big thing on the violence in Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid. Ah, great days…great films.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    You know what they say; you can't beat the classics! They stand the test of time and will continue to.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    That s why they are classics.
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