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  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    Posts: 2,107
    Coming to America
    Metro
    The Godfather part II
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited December 2016 Posts: 6,432
    A New Hope The opening feels different after Rogue One as much as I love Empire this is the film that changed cinema forever. It's simplistic in Its execution though it unknowingly changed cinema forever. Star Wars Is one of the most important films ever made, alas the quality is not often replicated.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Birdleson wrote: »
    At the close of every year for over two decades I have put together a Top Ten list of films released that year. Some years it is hard to come up with ten, but I've never had a year like this. I have only have two films that I feel are even somewhat worthy of making such a list, and they aren't all that great. I have a friend who is a film critic, so he gets the complimentary screeners that go out to all voters for the various awards. Every December he brings me a box of almost every major release from the year. I have watched some, I have of a lot more to go, but so far...blah. It's also a record low for my visits to cinemas this year. I went to five movies, but they were the usual superhero and action pap that friends drag you too. They ranged from bad to mediocre. I'm hearing goo things about MOONLIGHT, ELLE and a few others, so I'm hoping that they make the cut. I have quite a stack still to get to.

    @Birdleson if you haven't yet, I recommend checking out La La Land (2016).
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I plan on it.

    I really hope you'll enjoy it. I loved it; really felt like a new classic IMO. Magical.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Just checked out Starman (1984). Enjoyed it very much; a nice, underrated John Carpenter film.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    I suppose the reviews were alright; maybe underrated isn't the right word. Just not as well-known as it should be. I really enjoyed it. I haven't seen a lot of Carpenter films, but my favorites are Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982), and Starman (1984). I really have to see Escape From New York (1981) sometime.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited December 2016 Posts: 28,694
    Halloween is one of my all-time favorites. The "Citizen Kane" of horror, if you will, with Carpenter expertly creating a monster on screen the proper way, by gradually leading up to the climax. Nowadays we see the killer or monster in the first frames and the mystery is instantly lost. Carpenter played with showing Michael only in far away shots, masked by objects, in POV or moving in and out of shadows for brief seconds before the final section of the movie, creating some of the most haunting images I've ever seen on screen. Little scares me, but Halloween still delivers on making me feel uneasy, no matter how many times I watch it.

    And that score...
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
    Posts: 1,817
    The main thing that holds Halloween back for me is the plot, or lack thereof. The film showed exceptional technique for a horror film, but I felt somehow that it was all technique.

    That said, the technique shown in the film is masterful. The stabbing of Judith, shown in a single POV from Michael in the opening sequence is brilliant, there is a great level of suspense set up by the score and the final minutes where The Shape gives chase to Laurie are among the most tense in cinema.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    IncompetentHenchman wrote: »
    The main thing that holds Halloween back for me is the plot, or lack thereof. The film showed exceptional technique for a horror film, but I felt somehow that it was all technique.

    That said, the technique shown in the film is masterful. The stabbing of Judith, shown in a single POV from Michael in the opening sequence is brilliant, there is a great level of suspense set up by the score and the final minutes where The Shape gives chase to Laurie are among the most tense in cinema.

    I can see how Halloween can be confusing for those not as familiar with the series if they were seeing it for the first time.

    But in some ways the foggy plot and the masking of Michaels motivations can also be a strength, because without proper context he feels like a crazy force of nature going after these kids just because he can. What we find out in the sequel only makes it all more interesting, before the franchise gets taken out of Carpenter's hands and gets plain silly.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    For me, both Halloween (1978) and The Thing (1982) are masterpieces of horror. Both are in my Top 5 Horror Films, because they both create an intense sense of dread for the whole run times.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    FoxRox wrote: »
    For me, both Halloween (1978) and The Thing (1982) are masterpieces of horror. Both are in my Top 5 Horror Films, because they both create an intense sense of dread for the whole run times.

    I have a strong love for "The Fog"as well.

  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited December 2016 Posts: 1,009
    Dr. Mabuse vs Scotland Yard (1963): Average German krimi film.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited December 2016 Posts: 13,978
    To Catch A Thief (1959)
    As a mere mortal, I have to doff my Panama to Cary Grant rocking a dinner jacket like no one else. Not just that dinner jacket, but his suits and even his casual wear. He is continuously immaculate (and not just in this film). As stylish capers go, To Catch A Thief gives Ocean's Eleven (1960) strong competition*. Did I mention how immaculate Cary Grant is in this film?

    *That's a double bill I will think of trying.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Cary's talent makes it tough to take him for Granted. :-\"

    I'll just see myself out...
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Birdleson wrote: »
    We almost had him as Bond. But he would only commit to one film.

    Yep. But we got Sean for 6, so I consider it a fortunate outcome.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Such a shame, that. He could have been the ultimate Bond. British born, hugely popular in the US, how could he possibly fail. And that's not taking into account his impeccable style and charm.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    To Catch A Thief is one of my all time favorite films that rank above the Bond films.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited December 2016 Posts: 23,883
    Mine too. It's a top 5 entry for me and I've just put it in the blu ray player as I type this.

    Every New Year's Eve I will either watch at least one Bond film or To Catch A Thief or North By Northwest. This year it's the Grant/Kelly vehicle's turn. It's been about 5 years so I'm really looking forward to it.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    Jack Reacher: Never go back, a disappointing cliché filled thriller.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,715
    @chrisisall I don't know if you've realized, but we are now closer to the year 'Children of Men' is set in (2027) than the year the film came out in (2006).
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    @chrisisall I don't know if you've realized, but we are now closer to the year 'Children of Men' is set in (2027) than the year the film came out in (2006).

    :-O
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    To Catch A Thief (1955)

    Perfection. Pure perfection. From start to finish. A top 5 film for me. I have the remastered blu ray and it is as crisp as it gets. It's difficult to take one's eyes off Grace Kelly's ethereal beauty (she's absolutely mesmerizing in every scene and a great actress. Her half annoyed, half relieved reaction after she's forced to do a hard brake in her blue Sunbeam Alpine to avoid hitting an old lady is superb). Cary Grant is a legend. I agree with @MajorDSmythe - no one rocks a dinner jacket like him, and that includes any of the Bond actors. What a classy gent he is, and completely unflappable. He even makes walking around with his hands in his pockets look sophisticated. A perfect mix of Sean Connery and Roger Moore to me. There is so much Bond in this film. It's in the locations, in the car chase (Kelly speeding with Grant in the car is so reminiscent of Paluzzi doing the same to Connery in TB and Grant's day cravat was emulated by Broz in GE in essentially the same location), in the Sunbeam, in the casino, in the scene in the water between Kelly, Grant and Brigitte Auber (which evokes TB also), in the suggestive dialogue, in the old Citroens giving chase, in the prowling on the roof in a black outfit (TB again). The Bondian elements are in nearly every scene actually.

    I just love this film. If anyone here hasn't seen it, you are truly missing out on something very special.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    As far as Grant goes, TCAT is definitely good, but both North By Northwest & Charade are better IMO.
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited January 2017 Posts: 1,009
    Birdleson wrote: »
    The earlier Mabuse films are far superior. I hope that wasn't your only experience with them. That would be a bad start.

    I've seen all of them, from the 1922 original (twice) to this one, without leaving any one of them out (I checked IMDb: yep, I can comfirm I've seen all the Mabuse films until 1963). And I agree: It's the worst of the bunch. However, I find it pretty enjoyable in its own way. I like krimis in general.

    I'm following a huge database of fantastic and suspense films and investigating the history of sci-fi, horror, thrillers and suspense. I started in 2012 and I already covered the range from 1901 to 1963.
  • FocasFocas
    edited January 2017 Posts: 12
    Last night I rented Mad Money starring Katie Holmes, Diane Kaeton, Queen Latifeh. I thpught it would have a more focus on business but it wasn't it was just wretched pus.
  • FocasFocas
    edited January 2017 Posts: 12
    Do you think its fair they charge $8 for a new rental which is over 8 years old
  • FocasFocas
    Posts: 12
    Are you asking me? Or no?
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited January 2017 Posts: 8,205
    Key Largo (1948)

    On every level, what a great movie.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040506/?ref_=nv_sr_4
  • FocasFocas
    Posts: 12
    Birdleson wrote: »
    No.
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I think I'll like @Focus. I can tell.

    Well it looked like you were asking me @Birdlesen so enough with the sarcastic comments. If you want my views on Haxan I am able t provide yes I have seen the film.
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