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    The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey I’d highly recommend. Also, on a slightly lesser level - The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, and Spartacus.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey I’d highly recommend. Also, on a slightly lesser level - The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, and Spartacus.
    I forgot to say I have Spartacus on blu too but have never seen it.

    I've seen 2001. It was certainly good, but I have to admit that I found it a bit slow and cerebral. I think it would have been better if I'd seen it prior to Interstellar (which was of course more visceral and emotional), rather than the other way round.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    I haven't seen too many Kubrick films, but I watched Eyes Wide Shut for Cruise/Kidman and loved it. It's a very atmospheric film with a lot of subtexts, and showcases the underbelly of Manhattan (both wealthy and poor) very nicely.

    That opening seduction scene at the party is quite creepy in some respects, but also strangely dreamy and compelling. The now famous ritual scene (since homaged in other films, including a most notable one), is very well done too.

    Great film.

    Which really says a lot about the man, considering it was all shot in London due to Kubrick's crippling fear of flying.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey I’d highly recommend. Also, on a slightly lesser level - The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, and Spartacus.

    I didn t care much for A Clockwork Orange.

    Absolutely loved The Killing, Lolita and Spartacus.

    Agree abut the rest.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Really smart futuristic thriller that has a retro car dealer turned into a paraplegic and his wife murdered by a gang attack.
    Enter 'STEM' an experimental device inplanted in the body that restores his limbs to working order and so much more as it becomes a tool in finding his wife's killers and getting revenge.
    Cracking film with bone crunching fight scenes and an all too plausible future.
    Great twist and a really satisfying ending.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    I haven't seen too many Kubrick films, but I watched Eyes Wide Shut for Cruise/Kidman and loved it. It's a very atmospheric film with a lot of subtexts, and showcases the underbelly of Manhattan (both wealthy and poor) very nicely.

    That opening seduction scene at the party is quite creepy in some respects, but also strangely dreamy and compelling. The now famous ritual scene (since homaged in other films, including a most notable one), is very well done too.

    Great film.

    Which really says a lot about the man, considering it was all shot in London due to Kubrick's crippling fear of flying.
    That's a very good point which I completely forgot about. I think he did a fantastic job of capturing the atmosphere despite not filming there. Just discussing this film makes me want to watch it again, but I wish they'd release it in 4K. The blu ray is a bit 'soft'.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @bondjames, I was eager to purchase it after that viewing but noticed it had fairly poor marks for the blu-ray version. I'll hold out hope that it gets a 4K release eventually, alongside many other Kubrick favorites. I'd love for them to do one big 4K set, much like they did for blu-ray.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.

    It's a definite improvement over the previous blu-ray. I'd go ahead and get it if I were you. I'm way too impatient to wait for the inevitable 4K version. Hell, I might have to pop it in this evening, in fact.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.

    It's a definite improvement over the previous blu-ray. I'd go ahead and get it if I were you. I'm way too impatient to wait for the inevitable 4K version. Hell, I might have to pop it in this evening, in fact.
    Thanks. I will get it once I can find a reasonably priced copy. I'm longing to see it again myself.

    I've not seen huge improvements in 4K over a well mastered blu anyway, so I'd imagine any benefits in this case would be marginal.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.

    It's a definite improvement over the previous blu-ray. I'd go ahead and get it if I were you. I'm way too impatient to wait for the inevitable 4K version. Hell, I might have to pop it in this evening, in fact.

    Nothing like De Niro and Jean Reno repeating things over and over again.

    Gregor. He had the case made. The case. He had it made. He had to have it made. The case. Gregor.

    He didn't have time to have it made. He didn't have time to have the fake case made. The Russians made it. The Russians made it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.

    It's a definite improvement over the previous blu-ray. I'd go ahead and get it if I were you. I'm way too impatient to wait for the inevitable 4K version. Hell, I might have to pop it in this evening, in fact.

    Nothing like De Niro and Jean Reno repeating things over and over again.

    Gregor. He had the case made. The case. He had it made. He had to have it made. The case. Gregor.

    He didn't have time to have it made. He didn't have time to have the fake case made. The Russians made it. The Russians made it.

    ...but how? How?! How????
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Yes, it's not the best @Creasy47. Glad you didn't get it. I've had my copy for some time and have been on the lookout for a new release. I would definitely buy a boxset of Kubrick films. That way I could finally see them all.

    Another film that I think has been criminally underserved, perhaps because the director passed away as well, is Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The blu ray doesn't do the film justice.

    I still have to pick up the remastered blu ray of Ronin but am waiting to see if they put that on 4K.

    I actually caved and picked up that Arrow edition of Ronin a month or so back; couldn't help it, was itching for a rewatch and I figured a proper 4K might be a year or two off considering the blu-ray remaster in 4K is rather new.
    You have a point. How's the blu btw? Is it a significant upgrade on the original release? If so, I may just have to get it.

    It's a definite improvement over the previous blu-ray. I'd go ahead and get it if I were you. I'm way too impatient to wait for the inevitable 4K version. Hell, I might have to pop it in this evening, in fact.

    Nothing like De Niro and Jean Reno repeating things over and over again.

    Gregor. He had the case made. The case. He had it made. He had to have it made. The case. Gregor.

    He didn't have time to have it made. He didn't have time to have the fake case made. The Russians made it. The Russians made it.

    ...but how? How?! How????

    Walk away. Walk away. Walk away!

    And in Casino:
    Was I at that dinner? Was I at that dinner? Was I at that dinner? Was I at that dinner?!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Bad Day For The Cut

    Excellent little Irish thriller that perfectly showcases the never-ending loop of getting revenge - saw a trailer for it a long while back and it fell off my radar until I stumbled upon it on Netflix, really enjoyed the bleak hopefulness of it all.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey I’d highly recommend. Also, on a slightly lesser level - The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, and Spartacus.

    Paths Of Glory was amazing. In a way I'd say it's Kubrick's best. 2001 was his most cerebral, and Clockwork Orange was his angriest...
  • edited August 2018 Posts: 3,333
    Decided to go see The Meg. I knew it wasn’t going to be a great movie but nothing prepared me for just how hokey and terrible the dialogue would be. What is it with these modern amphibious facility movies set under the sea that requires such cheesy dialogue? First there was James Cameron's The Abyss, then there was Leviathan, followed by DeepStar Six and similarly Renny Harlin's watery Deep Blue Sea, all seeming to bring out the worst in cheesy dialogue. It must be a prerequisite. I should’ve trusted my gut and seen The Equaliser instead.

    In saying that, I’d still like to see the Director’s Cut of The Meg with all the gory deaths fully reinstated.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Yesterday I watched Mediterraneo, Academy Award Winner Best Foreign Film in 1991.

    Funny and charming little comedy about a group of Italian soldiers stuck on a Greek island during the second World War.

    Recommended.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Hereditary

    Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance.

    Glad i finally caught up with it.
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    Hereditary

    Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance.

    Glad i finally caught up with it.
    Yes, I’ve just watched an HD copy myself. Absolutely brilliant. A proper horror movie, and by that I mean satanic horror done well. Of course the clue to it all is in the title, but what I really liked about it (apart from the excellent acting, excellent photography and excellent music) was that it was unpredictable. The ending might require a bit of knowledge of the occult which is why I think it might be a bit too cerebral for today’s dumbed down masses to fully grasp. Toni Collette gives an Oscar worthy performance. In fact, there isn’t a bad performance in this entire movie from any of the cast. This is vastly superior to Jordan Peele‘s Get Out in every single category. This is great filmmaking of the highest calibre. 10 out of 10.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Hereditary

    Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance.

    Glad i finally caught up with it.

    Caught it the other night, probably Top 100 in the horror genre for me, absolutely mesmerized by it all. Can't wait to see it again, such a chilling, haunting film (and the fact that it's a directorial debut makes it even more impressive).
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    I know it's not technically a movie, but the new Jack Ryan series on Amazon prime is really good so far
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I know it's not technically a movie, but the new Jack Ryan series on Amazon prime is really good so far

    Just finished the premiere - a bit cliche but I really enjoyed it, particularly the finale.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Hereditary

    Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance.

    Glad i finally caught up with it.

    Caught it the other night, probably Top 100 in the horror genre for me, absolutely mesmerized by it all. Can't wait to see it again, such a chilling, haunting film (and the fact that it's a directorial debut makes it even more impressive).

    @bondsum @Creasy47

    Glad you liked it was much as i did. A proper adult horror film. Rare indeed.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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    A rather prolonged discussion of the merits of this film vis-à-vis For Your Eyes Only on another thread compelled me to take in a viewing yesterday. As I mentioned there, this is a film and series I came late to. As such and perhaps as a consequence, I’ve never seen what the big deal was with this lauded entry. Sure, it was entertaining enough upon first viewing, but I felt as though I’d seen better. I hoped that last night would change my impressions. Sadly, while there has been some improvement, mainly in the context of appreciating it for when it was made, I’m still not entirely sold. I find it a bit slow and plodding to be honest. The best action sequence here is the truck chase near the end. Apart from that, at least from an action perspective, I think FYEO blows it out of the water.

    Where this film wins is with Harrison Ford. Unlike Roger Moore, who was probably past his sell by date as Bond in 1981, Harrison is (relatively) young, strong and full of energy. Like Moore, he has significant screen presence and charisma, and uses it to good effect here. His wry humour also helps to alleviate the tension from time to time. It also benefits from Spielberg’s assured direction. He balances the tension with the lighter moments beautifully and handles whatever action there is with aplomb. One can tell that a master is at work here, while Glen still seems to be getting his feet wet with the Bond outing. The tone is better balanced throughout as well, whereas the Bond film seems to be scattered.

    Watching it, I can see its influence in several Bond films from the 80’s, including OP, TLD, LTK & NSNA in particular. I have no doubt that it benefited at the time from having Spielberg and Lucas involved, and from Ford’s fame and brand power. I checked the box office figures and they were phenomenal. So it obviously was an immensely successful and game changing film. I just can’t seem to enjoy it as much as most, although it's certainly not bad.

    Oh, and Williams's score is amazing. It truly lifts the film.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Williams score is certainly better than Conti s .
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Williams score is certainly better than Conti s .
    Definitely, and it makes a huge difference. Magnificent score.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Williams score is certainly better than Conti s .
    Definitely, and it makes a huge difference. Magnificent score.

    His scores always are. Same as Morricone.
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