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It's a horrible, ugly, unimaginative film with not an original bone in its body.
And i write that as a Stallone fan.
Awesome, I didn't know there was any correlation between the two. I recall hearing of Wraiths once Ridley signed on to direct it a while back; hopefully he gets to it sooner rather than later, as he's not getting any younger.
Isn't it kind of a remake of Eastwood's The Gauntlet?
Think I read somewhere that Brigitte Nielsen gave birth to a baby recently. Might have been a different 80's actress, though.
https://people.com/babies/brigitte-nielsen-welcomes-fifth-child-at-54-daughter-frida/
RE: Cobra - I saw it a few years back for the first time and was quite unimpressed. It reminded me of a poor man's Terminator without any of the benefits of that flick. I'm a big Sly fan though.
55. As I said, impressive.
Bridgette was a hugely bad influence on him & his movies.
I especially felt bad for Brian Thompson- he took this role very seriously and came to Stallone for some advice on 'where this guy's coming from' and was brushed aside and simply told because he's a bad guy. Furthermore, during the climax when he gave his big monologue as the Night Slasher (presumably speaking to Cobra), Stallone wasn't even there! He was off watching football or making out with Bridgette! :))
I'm glad Stallone had mellowed out since, but you have to remember, this was during the height of Rocky & Rambo-- the dude was on fire.
That's why Cobra sits comfortably in the guilty pleasure category for me!
I'm a Stallone fan as well, and enjoy COBRA for what it is when I'm in the mood for it. I kind of have to have a nostalgia for that time in cinema history and my childhood to appreciate it. ROCKY I can enjoy anytime.
Yes, that's quite impressive. Can't understand why she'd want to have a baby at that age, though.
Then, Ant Man and the Wasp, which is a really fun movie. The cast is top-notch, the jokes are great (once again, Michael Peña steals the show), the action scenes are great, in short, one of the best movies I've seen this year. And the first post credit scene packs a strong punch (there was a reaction in the theater that mirrored what we all were thinking : "Oh Crap !").
I didn't know where else to put it, but it is with great sadness that I hear that exactly 42 years to the day after his near fatal accident depicted in Rush, three-times world champion Niki Lauda is in critical condition after an emergency lung transplant. The other lead character of the film, 1976 world champion James Hunt, has passed away age 45 in 1993, from a sudden heart attack only a couple of days after commentating his final Formula 1 race on the BBC.
I totally agree on READY PLAYER ONE.
I can recommend the documentary 'SPIELBERG' (> 2 hours). It's an honest, open and informative documentary about Spielberg and featuring the man himself. I'm a huge Spielberg fan and always will be.
I'll look out for the documentary cheers, I bought the film as a digital download though extremely cheap so I will also buy the Bluray for the extra content, Spielberg is always fascinating to listen too. Spielbergs input on the Forbidden Planet Bluray was excellent reflecting on the Sci Fi genre.
I remember reading your reviews on another great director, I am sure you appreciated the quest for the second key, that scene was fantastically recreated at the
While waiting for Babak Anvari's second feature film, filmed in New Orleans earlier this year and set to be released next year, I thought I should see his first, especially since I had heard good things about it. An intelligent horror movie (as opposed to silly and over the top, which is more common), about a mother and a daughter haunted by evil in 1980s Tehran. A very promising debut film. Can recommend to people who find the premise interesting and can handle subtitles (unless you're fluent in Persian, of course).
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)
Pretty good, but this story probably worked better as a book than a movie. (I haven't read it, but the structure suggests that.) I haven't seen the apparently inferior English language version, and have no interest in it either, either.
The Hoax (2006)
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Made in Dagenham (2010)
Die Fälscher - The Counterfeiters (2007)
The War Machine (2017)
Hodejegerne - Headhunters (2011)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
After March, as usual, there hasn't been much interesting new stuff to go see in theatre, this was a rare exception. Didn't care about the humans, but the dogs were great. Entertaining.
The Invitation (2015)
A promising concept, but this was so bad.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Another re-watch. Still good.
Child 44 (2015)
Watched for Tom Hardy. Not great, but better than I expected from what I had heard.
The Whistleblower (2010)
Watched for Rachel Weisz. She was good, and so were almost all actors. This is unfortunately a true story (about human trade), though somewhat mellowed for the screen (still horrendous). Even the text at the end was... just gawd. Not for people looking for lighthearted escapism.
Disobedience (2017)
A theatre visit. An interesting and very well made story about a tight, conservative community (Jewish in this case), and what happens when somebody does not conform. The main trio - Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola - were all excellent, as were the supporting characters.
Das Leben der Anderen - The Lives of Others (2006)
This was very good. About Stasi monitoring people in East Berlin. Got the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, among other awards - well deserved, I'm sure.
The Man with the Iron Heart (AKA HHhH, AKA Killing Heydrich) (2017)
360 (2011)
Kon-Tiki (2012)
Water for Elephants (2011)
Money Monster (2016)
All The King's Men (2006)
I watched a bunch of movies by Aki Kaurismäki. I had seen some, but it was about time to make a more extensive effort (which will be continued). So far:
Rikos ja rangaistus - Crime and Punishment (1983)
Calamari Union (1985)
Varjoja paratiisissa - Shadows In Paradise (1986)
Ariel (1988)
Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö - The Match Factory Girl (1990)
I Hired A Contract Killer (1990)
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
Juha (1999)
Le Havre (2011)
And I watched some Stanley Kubrick:
Fear and Desire (1953)
The Killing (1956)
Paths Of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
I rarely like these huge 60s epics, and this is no exception.
Lolita (1962)
This is stylish and good and well acted, but nowhere near as creepy as it should be. It was made in the 60s, so that obviously has a lot to do with that. Nevertheless, the title character here looks like a young woman - regardless if the actress was 14 or 15. Lolita is supposed to be a kid (I think she's 12 in the book), so the main thing in the story gets watered down a lot when the girl looks (and acts) like she could be old enough for the relationship instead of being an abused child. Still a good movie.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Very, very stylish, and a fascinating watch, always. Not really dated (rare for old sci-fi) and still looks fabulous. By far the most interesting character here is not human. (By design, of course.) The humans are boring, but for once that doesn't ruin a movie.
Barry Lyndon (1975)
First time watching, and probably the last - I can't imagine I want to spend another 3 hours for this.
And... lots more...
Later.
That doesn t premiere here for another two or three weeks, but I aim to see it. The first was excellent.
Having never seen the Hobbit films before, I was a bit disappointed with these. I thought Jackson could do no wrong, as his Lord of the Rings films were all extremely impressive, but these just don't live up to those in any respect. The story seems overcrowded with tangents and subplots, and the CGI is even more evident than in the origin trilogy. The one part which pulled me through my viewing was the love triangle between the two elf and the dwarf. Aidan Turner is better than I thought at playing vulnerable, and also much more warm, endearing presence here than he is called to play in his previous roles. It was a refreshing treat whenever they recalled back to this storyline as the film does throughout. Bravo, Mister Jackson, Bravo!