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  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Last night I watched The Godfather and The Godfather Part II back to back. Was originally going to watch all three in one sitting, which I haven’t done in nearly 20 years, but if I had, I would’ve wrapped up The Godfather Part III around 4 AM. Instead, I’ll watch later today. Been a long time since I last saw Part III. I’m a defender of it. Part II meanwhile, is one of my top 10 favorite films of all time.

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    Part III isn't a bad movie, it just wasn't the movie some wanted it to be. I need to watch the recut version, The Death of Michael Corleone.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    The ending of the original cut seems better to me. Flows much better, makes its point in a better way, and doesn't have that text that feels out of place.
  • Posts: 16,154
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    Watching WW84, and must say I quite like it. Expectations were a bit low, but I'm having fun with this one.
    If I am going to nitpick though, I'd have given Chris Pine a different haircut. Maybe more like Michael J Fox's hair in '84 or Scott Baio?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited June 2021 Posts: 24,173
    BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PT. 1

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    Now this is a movie I've been waiting for for a very long time! I'm a huge fan of Loeb and Sale's delicious follow-up to Miller's Batman: Year One and since WB Animation's exciting adaptation of that book as well as Miller's seminal The Dark Knight Returns, I wanted The Long Halloween to receive a similar treatment. My enthusiasm did cool down over the years, though, having seen and only half-liked WB Animation's more recent output. THE KILLING JOKE lost its essence when they tried to build a Batgirl-centered story around Moore's masterpiece, and even HUSH, though far from bad, failed to leave an impression. So I was naturally cautiously optimistic at best when THE LONG HALLOWEEN was announced as a two-parter.

    But this 90-minute first film did not disappoint at all! For starters, we've got some interesting voice actors involved, though none of the "greats", ergo no Hamill, Conroy or Barbeau, to name but a few. That said, Duhamel, Burke, Baker, Rivera and others do very well. Major props also to Michael Gatt, whose score, though lacking in cool motifs, helps to build a serious and at time scary mood. (I still wish Drake could've done the job, though, because he rocked with YEAR ONE and DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.) The animation is very good, with effective character designs, lovely colour palettes and a relatively high level of detail, even if this DC animated film still stays far below the impressive work of the likes of Makoto Shinkai and Tomotaka Shibayama. But then, it's clear to me now that WB is never going to invest in a quality that matches Japanimation.

    The story, though "based on characters created by" Loeb and Sale, stays fairly faithfully close to its source material and doesn't avoid some tenser and more brutally violent moments. As such, Batman's dramatic team-up with Gordon and Dent to find the Holliday Killer while Gotham's major mob families and Catwomen get in the way, remains intact. When the Joker drops by, things get really insane. Knowing the book, I wonder if I'm paying attention to the right suspect; after all, Pt. 2 might, for all we know, go for an alternative ending.

    Speaking of which, Pt. 2 is still over a month away. Yet for the first time in years, I've got another DC animated film to look forward to. And that feels great! Pt. 1 did not disappoint, not at all.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,216
    Glad to hear it @DarthDimi. I'm very excited for it, too. And I was happy to hear that they opted to do two parts rather than cramming it into an 80 minute film like they've done with some of the other adaptations recently.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,173
    Glad to hear it @DarthDimi. I'm very excited for it, too. And I was happy to hear that they opted to do two parts rather than cramming it into an 80 minute film like they've done with some of the other adaptations recently.

    Yes, indeed. I guess they realised that TLH cannot be told in an hour-and-a-half. Plus, twice the content, twice the money. ;-)
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    Posts: 7,854
    If they do the same here as they did with The Dark Knight Returns and The Death of Superman/Reign of the Supermen, there will be a combined release somewhere down the line, maybe with extra footage.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited June 2021 Posts: 7,112
    IL GATTOPARDO
    (aka The Leopard)

    Without a single shred of doubt one of the best films ever made.

    Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon co-star in a beautifully-shot, well-adapted, slow-paced, subtle and elegant period piece focusing on a changing society and the conflicting values of old vs. new, set in the era of Italian unification. Rather than taking positions of any kind, it merely observes the events and the thoughts of its protagonists, leaving audiences to draw their own conclusions.

    Recommended for anyone who loves cinema, or culture in general.
  • F9: The Fast Saga
    First time back to the theatre since late 2019, I wish it was for a better film! This one goes way too far, a self-parody and very meta at this point. You just have to laugh at the ridiculousness, but I was cringing most of the time!

    I'd say its the worst one, maybe a bit better than the last, Fate of the Furious. Guess we will see how this wraps up in the next one!

  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited June 2021 Posts: 2,526
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,173
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
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    Good one, @007InAction! I can imagine an alternative trailer showing a happy flick about an old drunk and his pet fish pulling pranks on local people. ;-)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
    Behind_the_scenes_of_classic_movies64.jpg

    Good one, @007InAction! I can imagine an alternative trailer showing a happy flick about an old drunk and his pet fish pulling pranks on local people. ;-)

    That is one friendly looking Murder Torpedo.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,092
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PT. 1

    batman-long-halloween-p1-box-art-header.jpg

    Now this is a movie I've been waiting for for a very long time! I'm a huge fan of Loeb and Sale's delicious follow-up to Miller's Batman: Year One and since WB Animation's exciting adaptation of that book as well as Miller's seminal The Dark Knight Returns, I wanted The Long Halloween to receive a similar treatment. My enthusiasm did cool down over the years, though, having seen and only half-liked WB Animation's more recent output. THE KILLING JOKE lost its essence when they tried to build a Batgirl-centered story around Moore's masterpiece, and even HUSH, though far from bad, failed to leave an impression. So I was naturally cautiously optimistic at best when THE LONG HALLOWEEN was announced as a two-parter.

    But this 90-minute first film did not disappoint at all! For starters, we've got some interesting voice actors involved, though none of the "greats", ergo no Hamill, Conroy or Barbeau, to name but a few. That said, Duhamel, Burke, Baker, Rivera and others do very well. Major props also to Michael Gatt, whose score, though lacking in cool motifs, helps to build a serious and at time scary mood. (I still wish Drake could've done the job, though, because he rocked with YEAR ONE and DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.) The animation is very good, with effective character designs, lovely colour palettes and a relatively high level of detail, even if this DC animated film still stays far below the impressive work of the likes of Makoto Shinkai and Tomotaka Shibayama. But then, it's clear to me now that WB is never going to invest in a quality that matches Japanimation.

    The story, though "based on characters created by" Loeb and Sale, stays fairly faithfully close to its source material and doesn't avoid some tenser and more brutally violent moments. As such, Batman's dramatic team-up with Gordon and Dent to find the Holliday Killer while Gotham's major mob families and Catwomen get in the way, remains intact. When the Joker drops by, things get really insane. Knowing the book, I wonder if I'm paying attention to the right suspect; after all, Pt. 2 might, for all we know, go for an alternative ending.

    Speaking of which, Pt. 2 is still over a month away. Yet for the first time in years, I've got another DC animated film to look forward to. And that feels great! Pt. 1 did not disappoint, not at all.

    Great to hear positive reviews, I did not realise it had been released I will be purchasing A.S.A.P.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
    Posts: 814
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    Why it took me so long, I don’t know.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
    Behind_the_scenes_of_classic_movies64.jpg

    Good one, @007InAction! I can imagine an alternative trailer showing a happy flick about an old drunk and his pet fish pulling pranks on local people. ;-)
    Haha, it could be like that movie Dragonheart. Quint and the shark travel from one beach community to another, the shark eats some people, and Quint goes to the locals and offers his services to hunt it down. Then Quint and the shark split the money.

    Shark voiced by Sean Connery, of course.
  • Posts: 2,917
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍

    Ends like Old Yeller.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 13,779
    More of a Vic-Blood tale hopefully. Happy ending, I mean.

    "A Boy and His Dog," Harlan Ellison, 1969.
    Asking me, asking me: do you know what love is?

    Sure I know.

    A boy loves his dog.
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,026
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    IL GATTOPARDO
    (aka The Leopard)

    Without a single shred of doubt one of the best films ever made.

    Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon co-star in a beautifully-shot, well-adapted, slow-paced, subtle and elegant period piece focusing on a changing society and the conflicting values of old vs. new, set in the era of Italian unification. Rather than taking positions of any kind, it merely observes the events and the thoughts of its protagonists, leaving audiences to draw their own conclusions.

    Recommended for anyone who loves cinema, or culture in general.

    Let me just applaud your opinion and join you in this, although there is so much more to be said about this brllliant movie.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,026
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    Why it took me so long, I don’t know.
    I don't either. Extraordinary movie, seen it several times, also as theater production.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited June 2021 Posts: 2,526
    mattjoes wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
    Behind_the_scenes_of_classic_movies64.jpg

    Good one, @007InAction! I can imagine an alternative trailer showing a happy flick about an old drunk and his pet fish pulling pranks on local people. ;-)
    Haha, it could be like that movie Dragonheart. Quint and the shark travel from one beach community to another, the shark eats some people, and Quint goes to the locals and offers his services to hunt it down. Then Quint and the shark split the money.

    Shark voiced by Sean Connery, of course.

    Excellent thinking mattjoes.
    They both catch another shark and hand it over to the locals for the bounty.
    But then the friendship turns sour and that's where the story becomes mysterious... 👍
    No spoilers please.......... 😁

    Bring on the awards season with cannes first on the list........... 👍
    Shark voiced by Sean Connery or Mel Blanc ...... 😁
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited June 2021 Posts: 2,526
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Jaws (1975)
    Good movie about a fisherman and his pet shark... 👍
    Behind_the_scenes_of_classic_movies64.jpg

    Good one, @007InAction! I can imagine an alternative trailer showing a happy flick about an old drunk and his pet fish pulling pranks on local people. ;-)

    And then a female comes into the frame DarthDimi and spoils the happiness, but who gets the (girl) in the end ????

    Or a good cop bad cop storyline might work with the filmgoers as well. 👍

    One thing is for certain, Box office Magic.......... 😁
  • Posts: 380
    10 Rillington Place(1971). A dark drama based on the true story of serial killer John Reginald Christie starring a very young John Hurt and an astonishing against type Richard Attenborough. It's been many years since I saw this movie, very rarely gets shown on TV, I'd forgotten how brilliant Attenborough is in this.
  • Posts: 7,653
    BACK TO THE CINEMA -
    of course you need to see a big dumb movie so it turned out to be GODZILLA VERSUS KONG and it did not fail to entertain, it is a movie best enjoyed on the big screen with a Dr Pepper and salty popcorn and people cheering on their favourite. For me I like the big Ape best myself.
    Great to visit the cinema again.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    Recently watched a great Documentary film on BritBox uk, Hollywood Bulldogs.
    About the rise of the British stunt performers from the 70's and 80s who
    dominated the profession. At one hour in there's a twenty minute section on the Bond films, and how much respect you got as a stunt performer for working on a Bond. It
    was considered an honour and a badge that you were in the top league of Stuntmen.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,112
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    IL GATTOPARDO
    (aka The Leopard)

    Without a single shred of doubt one of the best films ever made.

    Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon co-star in a beautifully-shot, well-adapted, slow-paced, subtle and elegant period piece focusing on a changing society and the conflicting values of old vs. new, set in the era of Italian unification. Rather than taking positions of any kind, it merely observes the events and the thoughts of its protagonists, leaving audiences to draw their own conclusions.

    Recommended for anyone who loves cinema, or culture in general.

    Let me just applaud your opinion and join you in this, although there is so much more to be said about this brllliant movie.

    Thanks!! :)

    If you like this one, I'm sure you'll also like Visconti's L' innocente (aka THE INNOCENT) with CR/QOS's Giancarlo Giannini in the lead.
  • Posts: 380
    The Predator. Oh dear, oh dear,oh dear. Hopefully this will lay this particular franchise to rest once and for all. How can Shane Black direct such great films when working on a lowish budget, but give him a studio film and he screws it up. This and Iron Man 3 are both awful.
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    Posts: 7,854
    cooperman2 wrote: »
    The Predator. Oh dear, oh dear,oh dear. Hopefully this will lay this particular franchise to rest once and for all. How can Shane Black direct such great films when working on a lowish budget, but give him a studio film and he screws it up. This and Iron Man 3 are both awful.

    At least Iron Man 3 has some redeeming qualities. The Predator was just non stop garbage.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,026
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    If you like this one, I'm sure you'll also like Visconti's L' innocente (aka THE INNOCENT) with CR/QOS's Giancarlo Giannini in the lead.
    I'll have to get a hold of that one at some time, but don't know it yet...like so many brilliant movies.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,026
    Tonight my wife decided to watch a documentary about the Coronavirus pandemic in Germany...which is really connected to her job. I felt I should watch something lighter in the meantime that she might not appreciate (or at least not feel connected to as I would). So I finally, after definitely more than 30 years, re-watched YELLOW SUBMARINE.

    No need to comment on the music, including the quasi-operatic score by George Martin, it's perfect. But what a brilliant work of pop-art as well, op-art, psychedelic or whatever you want to categorize it the movie is! Forget coherence and logic, enjoy the surprises, the Beatles references, of course the music, the colourful crazy animations and the late 1960s atmosphere. My Blu-ray is a relatively recent re-master without a scratch to be seen, and with perfect sound spread across the 7.1 system. I wonder why I hadn't watched it again earlier.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,841
    @j_w_pepper. I watched Yellow Submarine several weeks ago. Outside of Disney, I can’t think of a major animated film from this era that was so critically acclaimed (but I could be wrong). In fact, the art design by Heinz Edelmann was so representative of the pop-art of the late 1960s that people often attribute it to (the significantly more famous) Peter Max. The roto-scoping technique used to animate the “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” segment is just one highlight among many for me.

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    While it may have been interesting so see the final product, I’m glad that the proposed Robert Zemeckis re-make never made it pass the exploratory stage. Some test footage of the proposed remake recently appeared on line and I didn’t really like it. It looked like a 2000's ripoff of the 1960s. Yellow Submarine is perfect as is – a perfect artifact of 1968. (*)
    ** As are the Mcfarlane figurines of John, Paul, George and Ringo which line the top shelf of my bookcase.
    :))
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