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John Guillermin's 1966 WWI movie stands out as one of the very best IMO. Focusing on George Peppard's unemotional and remorselessly ambitious Lt. Bruno Stachel, THE BLUE MAX tells the story of Germany's final attempts at victory in the air in 1918 and of one pilot who will steamroll over every other pilot in the army and ignore every rule in the book, just to earn a meaningful medal: the Blue Max. General Count von Klugermann, played by James Mason, takes a liking to Stachel's courage, but so does the general's wife, played by a deliciously beautiful Ursula Andress.
War heroes typically were likeable, honourable, kind and warm men, until films like this one presented cold, heartless and ambiguous war tools as our lead protagonists. Reflecting the cruelties and insanity of the war, the character of Stachel is tough in battle yet very much unbalanced afterwards. He's our hero by default, yet we barely view him as a true hero. The final scene in the film, however, makes it quite clear that others too are prepared to act mercilessly, which only makes our moral judgement more confusing. And since we're observing things from Germany's point-of-view, confusion is a de facto element of this film.
With a talented cast, some marvellous aerial dog fights, spectacular ground battles and a more-than-adequate score by Jerry Goldsmith, THE BLUE MAX is an interesting and at times rather tense two-and-a-half hour war movie, which doesn't shy away from contradiction and moral challenges. Highly recommended.
I didnt even realise Newman did the score. It just makes his Bond contributions all the more aggravating. I want to give this another watch in the near future, particularly as JL re-endeared me to her as an actress.
I just finished this John Schlesinger directed thriller starring Dustin Hoffman as Thomas 'Babe' Levy, a Columbia University New York history Ph.D student & marathon runner. His brother Henry, played by Roy Scheider is a government agent who works undercover for a wealthy Nazi war criminal Dr. Christian Szell (played by the great Laurence Olivier, in a particularly chilling Oscar nominated turn). Szell becomes increasingly paranoid & fearful that the net is tightening & that diamonds that he stole from Jews during WW2 may be found & confiscated. So he makes plans to travel to NYC & get them from a safe deposit box where they are stored. Thomas inadvertently gets drawn into this complex web by older brother Henry, and is also potentially compromised by his girlfriend Elsa (Marthe Keller) who may not be everything that she seems. He is forced to go on the 'run', continually hunted by Szell and his men, who believe he is complicit in trying to take the diamonds.
This is a great 70's spine-chiller. It has a dark & suspenseful gritty tone throughout, a moody & eerie piano score by Michael Small, atmospheric cinematography by award winning Conrad Hall, & great performances by Olivier & Scheider. The latter in particular is superb as a Bond style American govt. operative who knows his wines & restaurants. He really looks the part in those suits and is in terrific shape for the film. Olivier is marvelous as the nasty & mistrustful Dr. & deserved his Oscar nomination. William Devane also has a supporting role as an oily double dealing govt. agent.
There are some very memorable scenes in this film, including an early and deadly road rage car chase through the streets of NYC, a famous dental torture, & a suspenseful sequence in Manhattan's Diamond District. I can see its influence in many films.
"Is it safe?"
I have never seen an x-men film
Holy sh*t. Stunning film.
Between GF and TB, Sean offered one of his finest performances ever, and I think that as an actor he didn't get close to this level until The Molly Maguires. Brilliant film by the often forgotten genius Sidney Lumet, full of amoral and inmoral characters played by excellent actors in their best moment, such as Harry Andrews, Ian Hendry and Ossie Davis (remember that sweet old man, "The Major", from Do The Right Thing), which dare to overshadow SIR MICHAEL REDGRAVE HIMSELF.
Not to mention the dramatic B/W photography by Oswald Morris. This looks like made by Pontecorvo or Costa-Gavras avant la lettre!
Great film.
Very good film indeed!
Having caught this at the Leeds Film Festival last November and being hugely impressed, pre ordering the Blu ray was no brainer.
Still stands up on the 2nd watch, exhilerating, heart pounding, emotional and utterly thrilling!
5/5
What do I say about this great film other then I love it.. sure Nicholas Cage overacts a ton but really that is the fi of the film... over all a brilliant film
1. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
2. Snake Eyes
3. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
4. Mission Impossible 3
5. The Firm
6. My week with Marilyn
7. Mission Impossible
8. Ghostbusters
9. When Harry meet Sally
10. Batman Mystery of Batwoman
11. Limitless
12. Batman Year one
13. Fifty shades darker
14. Mission Impossible 2
15. National Lampoon's Vacation
Brian de Palma films
1. Snake Eyes
2. Mission impossible
Mission Impossible franchise
1. Mission impossible Rogue Nation
2. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
3. Mission Impossible 3
4. Mission Impossible
5. Mission Impossible 2
Ranking of all films ( I did watch Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace this past weekend
1. Casino Royale
2. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
3. Quantum of Solace
4. Snake Eyes
5. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
6. Mission Impossible 3
7. The Firm
8. My week with Marilyn
9. Mission Impossible
10. Ghostbusters
11. When Harry meet Sally
12. Batman Mystery of Batwoman
13. Limitless
14. Batman Year one
15. Fifty shades darker
16. Mission Impossible 2
17. National Lampoon's Vacation
Patrick Stewart was great. His performance reminded me of the very last episode of Star Trek TNG, where Picard was an elderly man who was losing his mind.
So yeah, I'd recommend it but it's definitely not for the squeamish and/or young children.
Helluva of a martial arts marathon that sadly came to an end for now. Watching both Lee and Yen use their extreme knowledge of Wing Chun to put countless opponents down was a pleasure to watch. I've been vocal about this before and I'll say it again, it's no strange that Bruce Lee has never been topped by any martial artist by a very wide margin, be it Jet Li to come or Jackie Chan to kick arse and take names, or whoever that has been recognizable among the mainstream audience, but there is one person who truly comes close to the greatness of Lee, yet of course far, which is Donnie Yen. He just simply does it without trying. Effortless. Natural. His casting as Lee's teacher and grandmaster Ip Man (or Yip Man, regardless of how you call it) couldn't have been more accurate and convenient to do.
And I've got to say that I love Danny Chan in the role of a young and inexperienced Bruce Lee in Yen's third movie. Wish they had more screen time.
Went on Sunday as there aren t so many people attending then. Well, wrong!
It showed in the biggest theatre, and it was completely full. In fact, people kept pouring in during the first fifteen, twenty minutes of the film. Frankly, I find that highly offensive, and I don t get it, either. Is the popcorn worth missing so much of the movie, morons?
I guess this is one of those #event films. It also features the toughest little girl since Hit-Girl.
It s every bit as good as some have said here before. It goes through all the emotions in a powerful way. At the end, a couple of girls next to me were crying out loud, and I don t blame them. Being a man, I only cried on the inside, giving myself severe health problems.
Love this film for so many reasons. Very interesting to read abot all the poosible cast options and the plot of the original book. Stallone deserves full credit not only for his performance but for his rewrite and have the forsight to portray Rambo as the victim. As with all great leading men, you just cant imagine any other actor playing Rambo. The supporting case were superb but I was intrigued that Gene Hackman was once lined up of for the sheriff role which would have been great casting.
More wonderful 80s action to treasure and not a pixel insight.