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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'Live By Night'

    If I listened to movie critics, then pretty much anything Affleck worked on last year was shit, 'Ghostbusters' was a terrific comedy, and 'The Witch' was the best horror movie of 2016.

    That's exactly why I don't listen to critics. Great stuff, had a blast watching this - not sure how it compares to Lehane's novel, but I thought the movie was a lot of fun and unfairly torn apart with its reviews. Oh well.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I want to see it, just need to find the time. It is shown rather late every day.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I want to see it, just need to find the time. It is shown rather late every day.

    This random, wide-release influx of all these Oscar hopefuls/contenders makes them come and go from cinemas at such a fast pace. If you don't see some of these in the first few days, you miss your chance, unfortunately.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    That has happened several times to me. You should think the cinemas were able to shuffle the screening time around a bit.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    FIGHTING

    Decent way to pass the time, nothing more.
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @QsAssistant, how was the editing? It looked terrible in the clip I saw, but that could've been due to them cutting the footage so the clip run time didn't suffer. Was it bad/choppy/inconsistent?

    It was okay, I've seen worse. I only noticed it with the beginning action sequences. Either it got better toward the end or I just got used to it.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @QsAssistant, how was the editing? It looked terrible in the clip I saw, but that could've been due to them cutting the footage so the clip run time didn't suffer. Was it bad/choppy/inconsistent?

    It was okay, I've seen worse. I only noticed it with the beginning action sequences. Either it got better toward the end or I just got used to it.

    I've seen a good bit of reviews mention terrible, horribly chopped editing, which is a real shame, because that'll instantly kill a movie for me.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    55 Days at Peking (1963)
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    This was my first full viewing of this epic classic from the 60's. It's another one of these films which I watched a little bit of with my parents as as kid, but wasn't too impressed by at the time. Today's viewing went much better. Based on a book by Noel Gerson, the film tells the story of the Boxer Rebellion in China, which was an anti-Christian nationalist movement that wanted foreigners out of the country. Locals felt unfairly exploited commercially, and their frustration was exacerbated by droughts in the country. The film focuses on the multinational foreign powers, who are forced to defend their besieged compound from the hostile Boxer force for 55 days, until backup arrives. The key players are US Major Matt Lewis (Charlton Heston), British Embassy official Sir Arthur Robinson (David Niven), & Russian Baroness Natlie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner), who Lewis has a relationship with. Flora Robson stars as Chinese Qing Dynasty Empress Tzu-Hsi, who throws her weight behind the Boxers.

    This film has excellent sets, superb photography & large scale battle scenes. Heston, Gardner and Niven are all convincing in their roles, but the film has a bit of a disconnected feel. Perhaps the run time could have been shortened, which could have tightened things up. It's still worth a watch however, & gives context as to why China was somewhat isolated for many years, and why even today it's markets are tactically controlled
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    Unbreakable (2000). Love this movie.
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Unbreakable (2000). Love this movie.

    A great film. I prefer it to THE SIXTH SENSE. Aside from those two I haven't really cared for what I've seen of his work.

    In full agreement here. Though Signs was quite good until its infuriating ending, and The Village (again, ending aside) is perhaps a bit better than many give it credit for.
  • GBFGBF
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Unbreakable (2000). Love this movie.

    A great film. I prefer it to THE SIXTH SENSE. Aside from those two I haven't really cared for what I've seen of his work.

    In full agreement here. Though Signs was quite good until its infuriating ending, and The Village (again, ending aside) is perhaps a bit better than many give it credit for.

    I have also always thought that "The Village" was an interesting and suspensefull film. I loved the overall concept.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    55 Days at Peking (1963)

    Can you believe I've never seen it? I will though.
    I hope you like it. I've read that it's historically inaccurate and jingoistic, and as I said, it's a bit slow. However, there's no denying the epic nature of the production, even if it is a little disjointed and somewhat distant.
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    Donnie Darko

    I haven't watched this in over ten years, so I forgot a good deal of it. I really enjoyed it and here in a few months I'm going to get around to watching the Director's Cut.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I was disappointed with Donnie Darko. It looked like such a cool film, but I didn t care for it at all.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    The Neon Demon (2016)

    Well that was unusual! Very David Lynch in parts. Photography is amazing and it's beautifully shot.

    Not sure if its pretentious wank or a truly modern horror film.

    One scene that does stand out had me thinking "She's not going to do what I think she's going to....oh she has!" :-O
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @LeonardPine, that's another one I've been itching to see, I just haven't had the chance, unfortunately. I hear it's pretty twisted in a lot of scenes, looking forward to checking it out in the future.
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    Red Rock West (1993)

    Fun film, a tribute to old school "Film Noir".
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    John Carpenter's "The Thing" and The Thing (2011)
    I had a double feature seeing both of these films for the very first time. I enjoyed them both greatly.

    Ghostbuster 2016
    To my surprise this one wasn't so bad. I still find it to be unnecessary but compared to POS remakes like Robocop and Total Recall, I'll take this movie over those any day.

    Gone Girl.
    Pretty interesting thriller. Affleck and Pike were amazing.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Gone Girl was one of my favorites of 2014.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Murdock, glad you finally got to see (and enjoy) 'The Thing' (Carpenter's version). The prequel could've been so much better if they didn't splash all that CGI on top a few weeks before release - they had gone with full animatronics and practical effects until that point, then ruined it for some odd reason with the CG.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited February 2017 Posts: 16,351
    Thanks @Creasy47, Yeah the prequel's CGI was pretty weak at times but I'm glad it was a prequel instead of a remake which I thought it was going to be. Practical would have been much better for sure.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
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    I continue with my discovery of the classics, with this six Oscar nominated drama, based on a Pulitzer Price winning play by Tennessee Williams. It stars Paul Newman as Brick Pollitt, a washed up & depressed former sportscaster, Elizabeth Taylor as his wife Maggie (aka 'The Cat'), Burl Ives as Brick's father 'Big Daddy' Politt, Judith Anderson as Brick's mother 'Big Momma' Pollitt, Jack Carson as Brick's brother Gooper, & Madeleine Sherwood as Gooper's wife Mae.

    The film plays out on the 65th birthday of family patriach Big Daddy, which the wealthy family celebrates at his East Mississippi plantation. He is a strong willed, no nonsense & emotionally distant tycoon who has inoperable cancer, but he is unaware of it (only his sons Brick and Cooper initially know). Brick, a former college stud, is an alcoholic racked by guilt over the death of his best friend. He blames his wife Maggie for this (assuming she had an affair with him), and punishes her by withholding sex & emotional commitment. He also has a hollow relationship with Big Daddy, despite being his favourite son. Cooper and his scheming wife Mae have their eyes set on the family fortune after Big Daddy passes, and are hatching plans to take over as heads of the family. They have a brood of naughty brat children, unlike Brick & Maggie who remain barren, and hope this will help their chances. So the family is surrounded by lies and mistrust at the start. As the film unspools, revelations occur & difficult and very honest emotional encounters transpire. By the end of it all deep catharsis takes place for some of the main characters.

    This film is all about the acting performances, and they are truly wonderful. Newman is a standout as the tortured Brick, but so is Ives as Big Daddy. He's sensational as the strong family head confronted with his mortality. This is the first film I've seen Elizabeth Taylor in during her young prime, and I now realize why she is one of the greats. Her performance is superb here.

    I'm pretty sure the feuding Ewing family in Dallas was partially inspired by this film.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)

    I love Robert Brooks and I love this film. I show the "Skipper is dead, Maggie the Cat is alive!" scene to my classes every year.
    The dialogue is excellent and the performances are outstanding as well. I do enjoy films like this that are based on a play (like Dial M for Murder), because they tend to be talky and the actors get a chance to shine.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @bondjames, I think you'd really dig the version of Death of a Salesman with Dustin Hoffman in it. It's one of those special films, shot like a movie on stage sets. Great casts, amazing performances.

    Another one I think you'd enjoy if you like amazing choreography in music and dancing is 1962's The Music Man. One of the finest, best produced films I've seen.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. I've actually been meaning to watch Death of a Salesman & will pick up a copy soon. I haven't heard of The Music Man, but will pick that up as well. Thanks for recommending. Much appreciated.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @LeonardPine, that's another one I've been itching to see, I just haven't had the chance, unfortunately. I hear it's pretty twisted in a lot of scenes, looking forward to checking it out in the future.

    Worth a watch @Creasy47

    I got a The Shining vibe from the film but that might because some scenes are just reminiscent of Kubrick's style.

    The film has a very twisted scene at one point but then heads into even more weirdness and horror as it goes along.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Suicide Squad.
    Found it boring honestly. Been there done that. I liked some of the characters but it just didn't hold my attention. I just wanted it to end.

    Deadpool.
    I really enjoyed this one, pretty funny and action packed. A lot more fun that's for sure.
  • edited February 2017 Posts: 6,432
    Batman This film is awesome watching a Limited Steel book version appears to be the same as my other BD special edition, saying that the film stands up very well indeed. The steel book I bought is a thing of beauty, very impressed with the quality.

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    Picture looks very good on my TV...

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    Justice League Dark dark being the operative word, excellent animation one of the best New52 films.
    When Zatanna freezes Superman when he is about to destroy Batman, holy sh..

    Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam Another great DC animated movie, if the films matched the animated films we would have a pretty awesome DCU.
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    Split (2017). Liked it a lot; this is M. Night's true return to form.
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    BvS capping off a DC day, I think this film is insane though I love it for that reason. There is no single Marvel movie I watch as much as this Bat crazy film.

    ...Man of Steel next...
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