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I loved it. Finally watched it earlier this year and the runtime isn't as bad considering it's split into four vignettes.
With mention of David Mackenzie as possible future director of Bond, and having seen his excellent thrillers, 'Hell or High Water' and 'Starred Up' I thought I'd give this a watch. Rather enjoyable take on the story of Robert the Bruce, it shows Mackenzie can handle a large budget and big set pieces ( though I would dearly love to see a small scale Spy thriller for Bond 26!) He can tell a story, good with actors ( Chris Pine is miscast, but Florence Pugh is excellent!) and stage some exciting action ( love the final bloody, muddy battle scene!) Oh, and fans of Fukanagas one take camera shots, theres an excellent one in the opening scene here! Also, lo and behold, who is in the cast only Aaron Taylor Johnson, giving a rather manic performance here! Enjoyed this, its no 'Braveheart', but worth watching!
Black Adam a messy bad movie though i found it entertaining, as many have said it does feel like a film made in the 1990's.
Not much, really, but this Blu-ray disc sort of got in the way in some respects. Before the film starts, you are alerted that this is mostly a sensational (well, it was ok at least) new transfer from a relatively pristine copy, but to preserve the original length of the previous DVD, they inserted some scenes that are of lower quality. Be that as it may, but even if you choose English as language, you get extra scenes during the movie that are in Italian (with English subtitles, if you so choose). I suppose that the original English-language version (and probably also the German version...I didn't try) was considerably shorter than the Italian one and therefore was never dubbed. Ultimately I think it is ok to insert those formerly discarded scenes for the sake of completeness.
Still, this takes you out of the movie a few times (in spite of the fact that I decided to watch the film in English because Lee Van Cleef played the main role and, I suppose, was filmed speaking English). But overall, the Italian-language remnants amount to maybe five minutes of the entire movie, and the overall experience is quite excellent. So if you dig this thing up somewhere, I recommend it.
Oh yes, and the sound is rather atrocious for today's standards. It's ok that it's monaural, but it seems to come only out of the center speaker. They should have bothered to at least make it a bit more adaptive to a 5.1 (or 7.1) system.
I have a three-digit number of Morricone soundtrack CDs (138, says my Windows Explorer), but not this one. The cheapest CD version costs about 24 euros these days, and there are limits for what I'm ready to spend just for the sake of completeness.
Another good recommendation!
I hadn't seen this one in well over a decade, and it will be more than another decade before I watch it again. Any scene with Willie Scott in, was excruciating, she makes Mel in Doctor Who come off as quiet by comparison*. That's all she does is scream. And the kid sidekick is only mildly more tolerable. This is by far the worst of the 4 films.
*For those that aren't Doctor Who fans, this is Mel:
THE DRIVER (1978)
Bought this 4k upgrade, but it doesn't really add much to the bluray I had. ( Am waiting on a 4k of 'Streets of Fire', now thst would be something special!)
Never mind, still a cracking thriller, Hills second movie boasts a lean story/ script. A fastidious getaway driver (Ryan O'Neal) is doggedly pursued by a zealous detective ( Bruce Dern) who sets up a bank robbery to trap him! Known for its stunning nightime car chases, (Hill had learned a thing or three from working on 'Bullitt') its a terrific noir style thriller with great characters ( the gorgeous Isabelle Adjani is the femme fatale) its wonderfully shot, with a great score from Michael Small. Neat twist in the end too! This 4K has two interviews with Walter Hill, neither are as good as the one accompanying 'Extreme Prejudice'!
RED HEAT ( 1988)
From the sublime to the ridiculous. This action thriller has Arnie as a Russian cop who pursues a villain to Chicago and teams up with a cop (Jim Belushi) to bring him down! Hill is having fun here, with nice location work in Russia, and an outlandish final bus chase, some nice characters here (Gina Gershon in particular). Arnie is his usual self, Belushi is annoying,and James Horner riffs on his score for 'Gorky Park' Enjoyable
Fabulous documentary, and Ennio himself is wonderful, hearing him talking about his extensive work. There were some movies I forgot he had scored. So many. For those who only associate him with Spaghetti Westerns, this is a great insight into The .Maestro!
Very true! I started it a while ago, but my little one needed assistance so I paused it, I will be getting back to it soon, I hope.
-The Good Liar
-Mean Guns
-Tár
-Mr. Holmes
-Harper
-The Drowning Pool
-The Hustler
-The Color of Money
-Runaway Train
-8 Sean Connery films on the big screen, including 3 Bonds
Pretty much loved all these films.
Random thoughts: After Mean Guns, I'm looking forward to watching more Albert Pyun. The ending of The Drowning Pool was fantastic. Everything's great about Runaway Train, but especially Jon Voight.
Sorry you couldn’t connect with it. I thought it was a blast.
If you fancy some more Albert Pyun @mattjoes you could do worse than give The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) a watch.
A cheesy but great fun low budget fantasy flick. IMO hugely underrated with only a puzzling 5.4 on IMDB.
Given the buzz, I will be surprised if the film doesn't win the Oscar for best film and actress.
For me a great film is one I will come back to from time to time. This film, never. I've seen the SFX in other films to the point of boredom, the multi-verse, the alternate timelines, the martial arts, and the philosophy. I doubt it will stand the test of time, but then I am not of a generation that is impressed by such filmmaking. The best part of EEAAO was the last fifteen minutes, but even then the message wasn't new.
This was so much fun. Gothic horror all'italiana, with Rosalba Neri in superb form. She really is the highlight of this regretfully all too often forgotten but very atmospheric Frankenstein film, this time focusing on the baron’s daughter more than anything else..
Rewatching this gave me all of the feels again, it's such a beautiful film and proof that Gemma Arterton's talent was completely wasted in Quantum of Solace.
It was fine. But didn't have the depth that the long-form nature of the TV series afford it. Elba is always good and I would've loved to see him as 007 but what with Andy Serkis being a bit of a campy Bond villain in a bad wig and a chase in the London Underground it just made wish I was rewatching Skyfall.
Thank you for the recommendation, @LeonardPine.
Romantic comedy with tycoon Robert Young engaged to Ruth Hussey and his attempts to fit in with her hard working middle class family. Lana Turner is cute and bubbly as Ruth's younger sister.
Fun little movie and quite cheered me up. :D
As for me, I'm about to watch THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (for about the 50th time).
Good choice! Love Marilyn in that film. Ca't go wrong with Sterling Hayden as well.
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One of my favorite movies.
Ditto! Great entertainment