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People were queuing to see Star Wars and Smokey and the Bandit, timing is everything when releasing a film.
Smokey what?
Not a Burt fan? It's not my favourite Burt movie though Smokey and the Bandit did very well at the box office.
I love Shamus, Malone & Sharkey's Machine.
Burt made some great films, Deliverence is good and Gator and White Lightning
What's the one where he's got it in for an albino? early to mid 70s I think.
Just purchased it at Christmas. Looking forward to watching it this week. The original 'Wages of Fear' is superb but Sorcerer has been reappraised lately. Friedkin had two classics under his belt with The French Connection and The Exorcist. Hoping this is as good! Based on your review it should be!
I think that's a film called Stick 1985 it's a film I never watched. Edited: I did see it just looked it up, Charles Durning reminded me I had.
There are two fantastic set pieces which make the film worthwhile, you will know them when you see them.
This is the scene ;)
Not their best, but it has its moments of both humour and drama. I had a few laughs, and was even moved a couple times, so job done.
Not seen Wages of Fear I'll try and get hold of it, some aspects of the story have been tweaked in The Sorcerer Apparently.
I'll have a look on Amazon for 'Wages of Fear', you will have to post your opinion on the Sorcerer when you have watched it.
Yep, never seen that film. The scene I'm thinking of takes place outside a holding cell, think Burt is a cop and the albino maybe a crim or informant can't really remember, but defo not Stick. This is going to bug the sh*t out of me now. Movies4Men need to do a Burt season, hopefully catch it then.
Question: Is Stick worth watching?
Stick is a film cited as around the time Reynolds was in decline, I can't remember much aboutique it to be honest. I am due a rewatch of Reynolds best films myself
I am preparing myself for Avengers: Infinity War by watching all of the films leading up to it. I decided to watch a film a week and it seems that I will be done by the time May 4th rolls around. So lets start with:
Well, not exactly the first film in this cinematic universe, but apparent Netflix DVD did not have Iron Man on hand. If it goes this way, I probably won't be watching these films in order (I will watching Black Panther when it's released in February), but that's fine. Anyways, I saw this movie for the first time back when before The Avengers was released. I didn't care much about the character of Hulk and I felt the same way about this movie. Watching it for the second time, I liked it. I like how they had the origin story in the opening credits seeing that this was a 2nd actor playing Bruce Banner/Hulk, and they didn't have to waste time explaining how he became so. I wish the Amazing Spider-Man would have done this. It just jumps right in, where Bruce is now and what he is trying to achieve. I like the characters, the nods to the Incredible Hulk TV series (purple pants, Lou Ferrigno, etc.), and some of the action scenes especially the one in Brazil and at Culver University. Actually, I like the first 2/3 of the film then it becomes cliche and rushed - Bruce doesn't want to be the Hulk anymore (with good reason), but then Abomination causes havoc, and he needs to stop him; Blonski gets a taste of the super serum and wants more; they both fight and everyone sees Hulk differently; now Bruce is on the run again. Then there are questions like: What was Blonski trying to achieve from being Abomination? He didn't come off a one to destroy and cause mayham, How come Abomination was able to talk/think? How did Bruce know that he would transform back into the Hulk after it was taken out of him? How come crashing into the ground caused Bruce to turn into Hulk, I thought it was an angry thing (maybe self defense)? Why would he want to go back to Hulk when he tried so much to get rid of it? Also the Norton version of Hulk saying "Hulk Smash" didn't seem quite right, it almost like his Hulk wouldn't say things like that and they were just doing it for fan service. For some reason, I find it more believable coming from Ruffalo's Hulk. Speaking of which, I did like Norton's line about his Hulk being in a enclosed space (train underground) which is reminiscent to what Ruffalo's says in Avengers on the Helicarrier. Overall, it was an ok film.
Rankings:
1. The Incredible Hulk
My favourite of the trilogy by far. The long runtime just flies by.
Stick is based on an Elmore Leonard novel. The film definitely features an albino. Played by stuntman Dar Robinson no less.
Totally forgettable afterwards, but I was surprised by how fun it actually was.
I'll be glad to read your thoughts on the other films, @Artemis81. What surprises me is that you didn't start with Iron Man though.
Agree, really tense and good film. The ending ruined alot though.
With Tyrone Power as Zorro, scored by Alfred Newman. Ever since reading the books as a kid, Zorro was always one of my favourite variations on the Robin Hood myth. This is a great movie, possibly the best Zorro there is. Basil Rathbone is also excellent as the main adversary, the cruel capitan.