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    ALWAYS BE CLOSING!
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    Hard to put into words how much I love and respect this film. It's simply extraordinary in so many ways and the dialogue is used as an example in screenplay classes as the best of the best. Just a wonderful film.
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    Started my second watch of Dial M for Murder (1954) - a solid Hitchcock film. Not in my Top 5 Hitchcock films, or maybe even Top 10, but still pretty good.
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 12,466
    My Top 10 Hitchcock films would be something like:

    1. Psycho (1960)
    2. Vertigo (1958)
    3. Strangers on a Train (1951)
    4. Rebecca (1940)
    5. Rear Window (1954)
    6. Rope (1948)
    7. North by Northwest (1959)
    8. Notorious (1946)
    9. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    10. The Birds (1963)


    Dial M for Murder (1954) might be #11 or 12.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    I really enjoy Dial M for Murder. Ray Milland is just so watchable in that and Grace Kelly too. The pseudo remake entitled A Perfect Murder with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and a pre-LOTR Viggo Mortensen is also top notch and recommended.

    The Ides of March (2011)
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    I saw this political drama starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright & Evan Rachel Wood in the theatre when it came out. With a superb cast like that, I expected a lot. It was enjoyable enough, but ultimately a little unsatisfying. I felt somewhat the same way today. Clooney plays a Governor in the middle of a primary campaign battle. Gosling plays one of his political advisors (the naive, young one, who believes in his boss), as does Seymour Hoffman (the more jaded & cynical pro). Giamatti's character is Hoffman's opposite at the competition, and Rachel Wood plays an intern who has a fling with Gosling's character. Tomei and Wright are bit players here, playing an NYT reporter and Senator respectively. Directed by Clooney, the film exposes the underbelly of Washington political campaigning, lobbying and deal making during the pursuit of power. It's odious & unpleasant stuff for sure, but seems almost like sanitized child's play in comparison to what we see on House of Cards each week. Moreover, 2016's historic American election campaign was far more nasty in reality. Still, it's worth a watch, even if Seymour Hoffman, Giamatti, Tomei & Wright are somewhat wasted. 2000's The Contender & 2016's Miss Sloane are better films covering the same sort of thing imho.
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 6,432
    The Foreign Correspondent is my favouraite Hitchcock film, it's not his best technically though there is a charm to the film during a difficult period in history. The final speech in the film always resonates

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    Birdleson wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    My Top 10 Hitchcock films would be something like:

    1. Psycho (1960)
    2. Vertigo (1958)
    3. Strangers on a Train (1951)
    4. Rebecca (1940)
    5. Rear Window (1954)
    6. Rope (1948)
    7. North by Northwest (1959)
    8. Notorious (1946)
    9. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    10. The Birds (1963)


    Dial M for Murder (1954) might be #11 or 12.

    Okay, I'll try. I think i did this fairly recently.

    1. VERTIGO (1958)
    2. PSYCHO(1960)
    3. REAR WINDOW (1954)
    4. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934)
    5. THE BIRDS (1963)
    6. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
    7. REBECCA (1940)
    8. THE 39 STEPS (1935)
    9. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
    10. FRENZY (1972)

    Close:
    NOTORIOUS (1946)
    SPELLBOUND (1945)
    FORIEGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
    THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
    SABOTAGE (1936)
    THE LODGER (1927)

    THE WRONG MAN (1956)

    Good list; definitely some similarities to mine. Hitchcock is certainly in my Top 7 directors.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Why did Hitchcock remake The Man Who Knew Too Much? Was he not satisfied with the earlier version? I just ordered the remake from amazon earlier today and am looking forward to watching it for the first time.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Birdleson wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Why did Hitchcock remake The Man Who Knew Too Much? Was he not satisfied with the earlier version? I just ordered the remake from amazon earlier today and am looking forward to watching it for the first time.

    I do know Hitchcock became enamored with the Hollywood system, the first rate production available (his reliable team of All-Stars: Edith Head, Bernard Herman, Saul Bass and the like) and the Star Power that could be found there. He also never shied away form the American hokeyness of the time. He probably envisioned the film done big and done "right". Personally, I prefer the tighter, dirtier and all around darker of his British production (many of his early works were written by the great Charles Bennett, who would go on to pen the teleplay fro CASINO ROYALE (1954)).
    Thanks, that makes sense. I suppose he felt that he could better realize his initial vision with the firepower available to him later in his career. I'm looking forward to the watching the 1956 version when I get it, and if it goes well, I'll seek out the earlier one as well.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @bondjames, being interested in politics and the inner-working behind it, have you seen the 1972 Robert Redford film The Candidate?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/

    It's a real classic of the genre, a smart and sophisticated study of how we enter into enterprises hoping to accomplish one thing, but showing how that mission statement goes awry over time and a sense of self is lost. It examines politics with no-holds-barred, uncovering the nasty system of campaigning, giving windows into how political commercials are group tested and chosen, and how vile and nasty things can get when two opponents from opposing parties meet to do battle.

    I think it's right up your alley, and tells a smart story I think you'll really appreciate. A great film to watch in the aftermath of an election such as the last one where paradigms have shifted to lows we haven't seen in a while.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Thanks for the recommendation @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7.

    No, I haven't seen The Candidate and this is indeed the sort of thing I really enjoy. I've always believed that folks run for elected office (no matter where & what affiliation) with the best intentions, but the process and system inevitably corrupts & changes them. I've seen that photograph of Robert Redford many times, but didn't know it came from this film. I'll definitely try to pick up a copy, along with All The President's Men (which I've seen many years back & enjoyed).

    Much appreciated!
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - local Merlin cinema. Well that was better than The Farce Awakens, really enjoyed it, loved seeing Grand Moff Tarkin and Leia al a 1970s, and don't know why the fanboys are getting the pantyhose in a twist re scrolling text, didn't need and worked perfectly well without. And a battle at the end that wasn't a confusing mess. Gets the Thumbs Up from me - and a nice bonus, trailer to Wonder Woman (she's hot).
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 3,336
    bondjames wrote: »
    Why did Hitchcock remake The Man Who Knew Too Much? Was he not satisfied with the earlier version? I just ordered the remake from amazon earlier today and am looking forward to watching it for the first time.

    I was really underwhelmed by the original, but i don't care for the remake either so...

    And here is an answer to your question.

    "In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to fellow filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional".
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    bondjames wrote: »
    Why did Hitchcock remake The Man Who Knew Too Much? Was he not satisfied with the earlier version? I just ordered the remake from amazon earlier today and am looking forward to watching it for the first time.

    I was really underwhelmed by the original, but i don't care for the remake either so...

    And here is an answer to your question.

    "In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (1967), in response to fellow filmmaker François Truffaut's assertion that aspects of the remake were by far superior, Hitchcock replied "Let's say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional".
    Thanks! Now I'm really keen to watch both versions to see what he's implying.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited January 2017 Posts: 15,715
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    The Great Wall (2017)

    Thanks to this film, I learnt that Matt Damon single-handedly saved China (and thus the entire world) from an army of (CGI) monsters. But, it was still pretty fun. Matt Damon seemed bored out of his mind in the first 10/15 minutes, but as the film went on, he started to have more and more fun, and by the end of the film he was wise-cracking stuff left and right. Very cool soundtrack from Ramin Djiwadi, a splendid supporting cast (Andy Lau, Willem Dafoe, Pedro Pascal) and some pretty impressive battle scenes despite an overload of CGI (but still miles better than 'Independence Day: Resurgence'. This film really is a subpar war film, and filled with way too much CGI, but I liked the fact that the big battles started almost immediately, and didn't seem to stop until the last 5 minutes. Not really a movie to recommend, but if you enjoy a slightly older Matt Damon doing some pretty badass stuff, and you enjoy mindless war films with many battle scenes (and you don't mind CGI), this is a pretty fun way to spend 90 minutes.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Dead Mary (2007)
    It's always nice to see Dominique Swain, though I wish she'd get more high profile work. On occasion, throughout Dead Mary, I was reminded of the original Evil Dead. Group of friends go away to a remote lakeside cabin, invoke an angry demon, and once possessed, begin to turn on one another.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'

    Having not read the novel, unfortunately, I'll admit I was rather lost the first time I saw this upon release. But, the more I've watched in the years sense, the more I've picked up on who's who and what's going on, and it makes the film that much better. Even now, there are still little details I'm catching for the very first time. On a more technical end, every other category delivers, as well: the score, the dark cinematography, the script, etc. Highly recommended.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited January 2017 Posts: 24,173
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'll give you some of my favorites from both Bogart and Brando (Dean only made three films, if you don't count his television work and less than minor roles).

    Bogart:
    HIGH SIERRA One of the best. Do not miss this one.

    @Birdleson, I had the good fortune of seeing a double feature of HIGH SIERRA and THE LEFT HAND OF GOD a few years ago. I loved HS a tad more than I did TLHOG, but both were quite the fun. The only thing that ruined some of the experience for me is that two guys in front of me were verbally destroying both films during the show on account of them being "no Casablanca".

    I'm about to watch LONELYHEARTS based on your recommendation.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited January 2017 Posts: 28,694
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I'll give you some of my favorites from both Bogart and Brando (Dean only made three films, if you don't count his television work and less than minor roles).

    Bogart:
    HIGH SIERRA One of the best. Do not miss this one.

    @Birdleson, I had the good fortune of seeing a double feature of HIGH SIERRA and THE LEFT HAND OF GOD a few years ago. I loved HS a tad more than I did TLHOG, but both were quite the fun. The only thing that ruined some of the experience for me is that two guys in front of me were verbally destroying both films during the show on account of them being "no Casablanca".

    I'm about to watch LONELYHEARTS based on your recommendation.

    The audacity of people to complain while in a theater screening of 40s and 50s classics. I would kill to see any classic film, especially a Bogart, on the big screen. If it was Casablanca or Maltese Falcon showing, I'd have tears running down my face from the sheer glory of it all.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

    I've already seen Blade Runner in theatres and that was a bit of a tear jerker experience for me.

    I'd love to watch the following films in theatres some day:

    - 2001: A Space Odyssey (I'm hoping for a 2018 anniversary event)
    - Casablanca
    - The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (Das Cabinet des Doctor Caligari)
    - Sabrina (I would be crying rivers!)
    - Roman Holiday

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I used to play a lot of Bond films when I was in charge of playing movies in our college theater week-to-week, it was a blast. People hardly came out to the events, probably too busy getting stone drunk and not studying, so I was always lucky enough to pop in some old Connery Bond or some of my miscellaneous favorites and enjoy them in a theater with hardly anyone else around.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I used to play a lot of Bond films when I was in charge of playing movies in our college theater week-to-week, it was a blast. People hardly came out to the events, probably too busy getting stone drunk and not studying, so I was always lucky enough to pop in some old Connery Bond or some of my miscellaneous favorites and enjoy them in a theater with hardly anyone else around.

    @Creasy47, could we go back in time and swap lives for a bit?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I used to play a lot of Bond films when I was in charge of playing movies in our college theater week-to-week, it was a blast. People hardly came out to the events, probably too busy getting stone drunk and not studying, so I was always lucky enough to pop in some old Connery Bond or some of my miscellaneous favorites and enjoy them in a theater with hardly anyone else around.

    @Creasy47, could we go back in time and swap lives for a bit?

    Going to give me those insane artistic abilities of yours, in exchange for you watching some 60's Bond in theaters?

    I'm in, let's do it.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I used to play a lot of Bond films when I was in charge of playing movies in our college theater week-to-week, it was a blast. People hardly came out to the events, probably too busy getting stone drunk and not studying, so I was always lucky enough to pop in some old Connery Bond or some of my miscellaneous favorites and enjoy them in a theater with hardly anyone else around.

    @Creasy47, could we go back in time and swap lives for a bit?

    Going to give me those insane artistic abilities of yours, in exchange for you watching some 60's Bond in theaters?

    I'm in, let's do it.

    Good luck to you if this works out. As me you could try to reenact the Titanic scene where Jack draws Rose with a pretty gal you meet, something I lack the charm and social finesse to orchestrate. For the love of all that is holy, don't just sit in your room (my room?) and draw as I have done. Really get out there and trick some women into thinking you want to draw them nude only to study their anatomy for purely artistic purposes.

    It's going to look weird, however, when I start posting as @Creasy47 on the forums and you under my account. It'll be even more weird when I wake up in the middle of the night craving to watch Brosnan's Bond films and not knowing why, until I look in the mirror and realize who I now am. That would be a big responsibility.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited January 2017 Posts: 15,715
    @Creasy47 I was also in charge of such a thing in my school days for a while, If I remember well the first few films I selected were 'Layer Cake', 'Munich' and 'Lord of War'. My last 2 we're 'In Bruges' and 'Taken'.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Well, I clearly went to the wrong college.
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    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I was lucky around 20 years ago to see a Connery Bond marathon over a few weeks. Double features of of his 6 Eon films and it was very much a treat. Even though the print of TB was quite worn (missing the opening dots, several frames missing, etc) it was a great experience.
    Shortly after the release of SF, a local theatre that played old movies had a few Seans, OHMSS and a couple Rogers. Very old 35mm prints, but a blast to see. The screen and theatre itself was tiny, but a lot of fun. What's cool is seeing the old UA logos from the time of each films release.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    @DarthDimi, I am so totally with you. To see a Connery film on the big screen, especially DN, FRWL or TB, would get me super emotional, probably more than any other films. What an experience that would be.

    I was lucky around 20 years ago to see a Connery Bond marathon over a few weeks. Double features of of his 6 Eon films and it was very much a treat. Even though the print of TB was quite worn (missing the opening dots, several frames missing, etc) it was a great experience.
    Shortly after the release of SF, a local theatre that played old movies had a few Seans, OHMSS and a couple Rogers. Very old 35mm prints, but a blast to see. The screen and theatre itself was tiny, but a lot of fun. What's cool is seeing the old UA logos from the time of each films release.

    Thanks for bragging @ToTheRight. ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Creasy47 I was also in charge of such a thing in my school days for a while, If I remember well the first few films I selected were 'Layer Cake', 'Munich' and 'Lord of War'. My last 2 we're 'In Bruges' and 'Taken'.

    Some excellent choices there! Seems the group you were showing films for were much more receptive and engaged than my crowd. Only way I'd manage a turnout is if I was showing a shitty horror film that everyone wanted to scream and jump and laugh through the entirety of.
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