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THE CAINE MUTINY
Bogart in one of his later, and if I may say so more complicated roles, is not the only attractive element in this wonderful movie. José Ferrer, father of the late Miguel, makes a memorable appearance too. Towards the end of the movie he gives a speech that I keep going back to in my mind. Such a powerful performance!
Are you referring to Bogart or to Ferrer?
I've been on a bit of a batman kick lately so I decided to watch the four original films. I had positive experiences with all four of them. Batman is my favorite of the original films. It's cinematic Batman in his earliest and purist form. It does have a few flaws but the cast performances help to make me overlook the flaws. I don't mind that Joker was the man who killed Bruce Wayne's parents instead of Joe Chill. I'm not really a reader of the comics so that's something I can easily overlook. For me the film's biggest flaw is it focuses a bit too much on the Alexander Knox character and the bureaucrats running Gotham city. I get that they want to keep Batman mysterious but I think the films should focus more on Batman and less on the supporting characters. It is a solid film and it do enjoy it a lot.
Batman Returnshas always been hit and miss for me in the past but I really enjoyed it this time around. Yes it does have some rather silly moments that make me roll my eyes but those moments weren't as bad as the silly moments I have problems with in the film coming next. Michael Keaton gives his best performance as Bruce Wayne and Batman here. He's still my favorite live action Batman actor. I also enjoy the rest of the cast as well. The Penguin's plot is rather stupid but I thought it was fun to watch anyway.
We now come to my least favorite film of the original four Batman Forever. It is a shame that Keaton didn't return to the role but I understand why he didn't want to. That being said I do like Val Kilmer as Batman and Bruce Wayne. He follows what Keaton did with the role. While many might disagree I do like the visual style to the Joel Schumacher Batman films. They remind me of the Animated Series with that Art Deco look though amped up to 11. Though I noticed while watching Batman and Batman Returns that Tim Burton even had the large statues of humans and such so it does feel like a natural progression to those films though I think the statues did get a bit out of control in the next film. I think the cast of this film is much weaker. Tommy Lee Jones had potential to be a great Harvey Dent/Two-Face but he's sadly reduced to being a Joker clone. And Jim Carrey, I like him but I find him to be the worst part of the film. His performance was just bad all around. I rolled my eyes most of the time he was on screen. I'd enjoy this film more if Riddler was removed from it.
Lastly we come to Batman & Robin.This one used to be my least favorite for a while but It's gotten a little better with each viewing. It's much more tolerable than Batman Forever but not by much. Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne is a bit hit and miss for me. His best scenes are with Michael Gough as Alfred. Other than that, He's pretty much monotone throughout. I really enjoy Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. He's the only actor who is having the most fun in the film. (As much as a departure for the character he is.) Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy is almost as bad as Jim Carrey's Riddler. I'd enjoy the film more without Poison Ivy in the film. One thing I really enjoy out of both of Joel Schumacher's films is the scores by composer Elliot Goldenthal. Like Danny Elfman's scores for the Burton Batman films, they really elevate the material and give the films some much needed suspense in my book. Something I feel the Nolan films lacked.
It was a fun night revisiting the original films. I'll be looking at the Nolan Trilogy again soon and see if that will be any better in my eyes as I'm not it's biggest fan. Until next time.
Dinosaurs, cowboys AND aliens?
And aliens? get real man, how far fetched would that be?
Not the best Marvel movie, but very entertaining. Interesting that both Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston have been mentioned as possible 007 contenders, while Anthony Hopkins was offered the part of 006.
If anything, Hopkins should have been M.
Nice action scenes, flimsy plot, nice-sounding but not always adequate soundtrack. Not bad, but meh, I've seen better Eurospy flicks.
The next one I'm going to see is That Man In Istambul. I think my grandfather may had worked on it: he used to be a prop man (that year, he was in Chimes At Midnight).
It's already made $876million WW, 395m domestically!
Jet Li kicks ass.
@001, he does, doesn't he? Have you seen HERO? My favourite Jet Li film.
I watched that only a couple of hours ago!
Hell of a movie. Especially the fight between Li and Cyrill Rafaelli. Back then it was like the clash of titans!
Hero is supposed the bomb. I look forward to watching it one day. :)
Have you seen Unleashed (2005) ?
Cheers @DarthDimi - thought I was going to get slaughtered for that comment!
As for Jet Li I've got Fearless and Fist of Legend (remake of Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury), and I did enjoy Hero.