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@Lancaster, I haven't seen the Goldbergs episode of that, but I did see the Breakfast Club parody episode and loved that. Most comedies these days are just a slog, but that one is very clever and genuinely funny with a great premise.
Fast Five is my second favorite of the franchise while Fast and Furious 6 is in my bottom three. It's been awhile since I watched Tokyo Drift and Fast and Furious 6 but from what I can remember my ranking goes like this...
The Fast and the Furious
Fast Five
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast and Furious 6
Fast and Furious
Furious 7
Miss Sloane (2016)
This was my first watch of this Jessica Chastain starring political drama since its release in the theatre late last year. I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed it now, mainly because of Chastain, who is a force of nature in this film. Determined, unrelenting, sarcastic and uncompromising, Elizabeth Sloane is a Washington lobbyist who has a reputation for being the best at what she does. If you want an issue swung your way, she's your most potent weapon to influence the power brokers & politicians. However, her commitment to her career is taking a toll on her health. Can she continue at this torrid pace, or will her chosen profession and her ambition be her downfall? Does she have a moral compass, or is she so obsessed with winning that she doesn't care who she hurts in the pursuit of her goals? These are some of the questions that the film poses. It fell under the radar during its cinematic run, perhaps because it was released in a bitter political year and because its politics were unpalatable. Nevertheless, the plot is secondary here. This film is in essence a character study and at its heart is Chastain's fiery performance, which ranks among her best imho. She is in nearly every frame of the film, and is absolutely mesmerizing to watch, owning every scene. Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, John Lithgow & Sam Waterston also star and give great secondary performances. The film has a bit of a Sorkin'esque aspect to it, so if you liked the tv show Newsroom or The West Wing, both of which have that fast 'back and forth' political dialogue, then you'll enjoy this.
I've never seen this level of destruction (outside of disaster films) in one single film. The action here is just phenomenal - particularly the New York sequence and the Iceland climax, which I'd probably rank as 2 of the most incredible action sequences in recent years. The Dwayne Johnson/Jason Statham dynamic was better than expected, the amount of insults and one liners they throw at each other is hilarious. And there is a 2nd similar duo between Tyrese Gibson and Scott Eastwood. The prison fight was absolutely badass, and a particular short apparition of an well-known actress, present only in 2 scenes in the film, but she totally owned the screen. 'Fast Five' is still my favorite in the franchise, but 'Fate of the Furious' is a very close 2nd. Statham and Dwayne Johnson were basically super heroes in this film. I just love it! Charlize Theron was a God in this film, what a beautiful woman, and she was proper chilling as the villain!
Does anyone know if there's an existing thread for posting lists of favourite films in general, some members on this thread have good tastes and I'd be interested in seeing everyone's top 10s etc.
Here are a few threads to get you started:
https://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/17326/who-are-your-favorite-film-directors
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/13973/your-favorite-movie-from-each-year-youve-been-alive/p1
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/2433/favourite-non-bond-movies/p1
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/1266/your-favorite-films/p1
Richard Gere plays a billionaire who completely messes up his life. A bit boring at first, but it picks itself up.
Recommended viewing.
Agreed. The duel on horseback with 'front-loading rifles' is fantastic.
Stanley Kramer's 1955 directorial debut film is definitely worth multiple viewings. Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Lon Chaney Jr., Olivia de Havilland, ... we're talking big names here. George Antheil's effective score is hard to forget. The story keeps me hooked time and again, and makes me wonder how things will eventually play out. And for some reason I find Gloria Grahame exceptionally attractive in this film. Mitchum has a tough character to sell, but he manages to convey a lot of nuance. We don't like him and yet we do. Only a fine actor can achieve that.
Magnificent film!
The final battle serves as a satisfying conclusion to the film and, as you say, isn't a carnival of pyrotechnics on XTC. Instead, the moment when
has given me more thrills than all the climax fuss in the average Marvel film. And when Laura
tears well up in my eyes. Also, again, the music: such restraint! No smashing guitars or heavy, bombastic orchestration every five minutes, but sober, ambient music instead. Yet when action kicks in, suddenly we get some of Beltrami's most effective--simple, but effective--compositions yet.
Truly, one of the most amazing superhero films ever. One day I'm sure we will reflect on the past decades of superhero films and say
- there's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE
- there's THE DARK KNIGHT
- there's LOGAN.
BATMAN BEGINS
This is such a great Batman movie, with perhaps the best rogues gallery of them all: Ra s Al Ghul, Scarecrow, Falcone. The cast is superb, Zimmer doesn t drone it up like he does in the last one, so many great shots throughout. And I am one of the few who adore Katie Holmes as well.
But I do get a bit bored during the last twenty minutes or so, during the "climax". This isn t just a problem in superhero films, it is the same with Bond.
My favorite Batman film—my favorite superhero film actually—and my favorite film of the 21st century.
As you say, excellent villains (Neeson, Murphy, Wilkinson), gorgeous cinematography and music (I think James Newton Howard provided a wonderful balance for Zimmer here), and I adore Holmes in this as well. It's a perfectly paced origin story. Bale proves perhaps the best live-action Bruce Wayne (if not quite the best Batman). And that teasing ending with the Joker card—simply the best.
DD's April 15 2017 *Five Random Strange Creature* Marathon
PART I
PRIMAL
A group of youngsters goes hiking in the Australian jungle. They explore local nature and pre-martial sex in a tent. Sounds like every other one of "those" films, right? Especially since killer ants and leaches in contaminated water turn people into flesh eating creeps. Yeah, we saw CABIN FEVER all right. Nothing special. But you know what, the film is only about 80 minutes long (not counting end titles) and the final 10 minutes give me what I want out of a good creature feature: Lovecraftian horror. Totally unexpected and weird as hell and not nearly enough to fully redeem the rest of the film, but nevertheless quite enjoyable.
Not bad for breakfast. Not a bad start.
PRIMAL: 6,5/10
I see loads of people complaining about the "make believe" aspect of this franchise but isn't that what entertainment is about? Anyway, I'm not here to dwell on that, but to say I thoroughly enjoyed the film from start to finish and most certainly was not bored. A popcorn flick. Jason Statham, like always, ends up being my favourite thing in it, and he wasn't even the main protagonist (far from it).
I also see a promising newcomer in Scott Eastwood, Clint Eastwood's reincarnation via descendancy. He reminded me of his old man in his Rawhide days a lot and I for one am glad he's made it into the ensemble cast without being a background noise.
Doctor Strange:
My first time watching this superhero movie about the sorcerer and I can say I'm surprised to find it very enjoyable. You can say Marvel's movies are... toning it down a bit... "irrelevant" (those who hate "make believe")... but they are building up a top notch franchise with this MCU series, and not for a moment, with an installment (other than Iron Man 3, critically being a failure on behalf of the fans) in their chronicles have they released a disappointment. Watching this film makes you feel how high of a quality has it been oozing.
And Benedict Cumberbatch is a brilliant actor. Forget his Sherlock and watch him here, you might see what others can't about him. A potential James Bond actor. In some places even he reminded me of Sean Connery for a brief moment I could say he can stand in for a double from afar.
PART II
THE RUINS
We move from Australia to Mexico. Another group of walking meat-bags arrives at an old Aztec pyramid and is unexpectedly forced to remain there lest some nervous locals shoot them on the spot. Surprised by this weird turn of events yet persuaded by a convincing example already set, the group flees to the top of the construction. Once there, our youngsters encounter a strange phenomenon: flesh eating plants will not give them an easy time. A Lovecraftian element? Certainly. Ominous, mysterious lifeforms in an old ruin. H.P. would have been proud.
Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, and Joe Anderson star in this pretty gory and enjoyable little film.
THE RUINS: 7/10
PRIMAL: 6,5/10
I'm with you there @bondjames
The Dark Knight Rises is my favourite of the three.
I adore Benedict, but I very much have to agree. Much like I don't want Hardy because I'd rather see him really explore himself in the Mad Max role (if we really can't have Mel), I want Benedict to continue being Sherlock for decades to come. He was meant for that role, and Bond is small beans in comparison to what he could do with that character.