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The final part of the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg trilogy. Much like the others, it's perfectly enjoyable fluff. Interestingly , as I'm sure some of you know, Pierce Brosnan has a cameo in it.
What with Timothy Dalton starring in the second part, Hot Fuzz there is some strong Bond connections with these films.
They really missed a trick, not having Sir Rog play Simon Pegg's stepdad in Shaun Of The Dead.
Edgar Wright could be a good choice for a bond film.
Its a good one, along with the Terminator films (1 and 2), Total Recall, Conan the Barbarian and Predator I revisit the film a lot.
I rewatched Total Recall for the umpteenth time a few weeks back, it holds up so well. That score is brilliant.
Another one of my favorites of his that I rarely see discussed is Raw Deal. Spent a pretty penny years back to get that one on blu-ray, I love it so much.
Raw deal was one of the first Arnie films I watched, I only have it on DVD currently. The 80's was the Golden era of Arnie films for me, as much as I like 90's films True Lies, The Last Action Hero and even Eraser was ok (I watched all three of those films at the cinema) pretty much every film after them has been below his earlier high standards.
Really enjoyed this one aswell
I was disappointed with 'Raw Deal', after a good run of action movies from Arnie! Though I should have expected the worst when i saw the Director, John Irvin, who one critic once wrote "couldnt direct an action scene if you put a gun to his head!"
What are the sequels called? The Karate Youth and The Karate Adult?
If you are into the hippy movement and haven’t seen it well I don’t know what to tell you it’s a great film and I love it
Films in 2020
1. Batman Begins
2. Jaws 2
3. Woodstock the movie
4. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
5. Ronin
6. The breakfast club
7. Rolling stone gimmie shelter
8. Octopussy
9. The temptations
10. Stand by me
11. The Art of war
12. No direction Home
13. Rise of skywalker
14. Casino Royale 1954
15. Pearl Harbor
16. Little women
17. Journey greatest hits live
18. The Grateful Dead movie
Bond films
1. Octopussy
2. Casino Royale 1954
Busby Berkeley's last hurrah. He was always slightly insane, but this time he has Carmen Miranda and Technicolor, and the results are bonkers. As usual with this sort of musical the plot is an afterthought. The musical sequences feature brilliant camerawork, with dazzling crane shots moving from the stage to dance sequences too big for any stage, (and vice versa). "Brazil," the opening song, exemplifies the collapsing of theatrical and screen space. "The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat" features Carmen Miranda in the world's largest chapeau and rows of showgirls doing things with bananas. The finale involves polka dots, a kaleidoscope, and disembodied heads. The use of color was psychedelic long before anyone knew what that meant. See it on Blu-Ray if you can; your eyes will have an orgasm.
Excellent film, but not a masterpiece like the Kubrick version from the 60s. The story is exactly the same, so I suppose both films must be true to the book?
After that went for an indistructable classic: THE GODFATHER. As a teenager I remember having trouble getting through it. But as an adult I'm hooked at the screen and in awe of its greatness. Spotted a gorgeous Alfa Romeo in the Sicily segment btw.
I'm reminded of that classic encounter in Blackadder series, when he meets Pitt the younger, who tells him he has a brother
"Who's that, Pitt the toddler?, Pitt the embryo?...Pitt the twinkle in the milkmans eye?"
I forgot I had this film, it was a painful experience.
Unless he had someone else supervise the action scenes, I thought they were pretty well managed and gritty enough in Raw Deal, from the opening assault to the closing quarry drive-by/club assault.
I think this was a pleasant surprise. The trailer made it look awful but I thought it did the Harley Quinn stories from the N52 and Rebirth justice.
The Karate Kid Part 2 and The Karate Kid Part 3.
The Good One and The Crap One, really.
I have not really followed Harley beyond BTAS, I bought Suicide Squad digital comics though not really got into them. I love DC and know all the characters, I did not think many of them were well realised, having not read Harley in New52 or watched the new animated show I realise the characters maybe accurate to those versions.
Russell Crowe is having a tough day. A woman honks at him during rush hour. Russell Crowe snaps and spends the next few hours making her life a living hell.
This was a a vey entertaining 90 minutes revenge flick. Crowe is electrifying as a man who has given up on life and won't put up with any more bullsh*t. The action scenes are very well staged. All the car chase sequences are full of practical stunts, which was a pleasure to see. And the moments when Crowe beats people up to a pulp were very brutal (he kills a man by smashing his face in with a coffee cup).
Special mention to the lead actress, Caren Pistorius, who really held her on alongside Crowe, giving a lot of emotional depth to her character.
All in all, Unhinged is a very fun way to spend 90 minutes watching Russell Crowe go ballistic.
The remake with Jackie Chan is the crap one in my opinion.
I don't even consider that one. As far as I'm concerned, the series ended with Part III and picked up again when Cobra Kai came out.
There's good stuff in the "China" one, apart from the fact that there's no karate in that film, of course. ;-) Unlike the rest of the world, I don't hate Jaden Smith; he brings the Smith charm to that film. The images of China are beautiful too. The Bieber / Smith family get-together during the end titles was arrogant and unnecessary, but other than that, I have no issues with this film. In fact, it's technically and narratively a lot better film than KK3 and TNKK. Ralph Macchio and his little bonsai tree is about the only thing KK3 has going for it, and that means a lot. Even Hilary Swank's debut film, while redundant, has a far more engaging story than KK3. But both pale in comparison to the far more accomplished remake. Jackie Chan is usually not my guy, but here at least I buy him as an actor.
I think they need to change the name to The Kung Fu Kid instead of The Karate Kid since that film has no Karate in that film.
I have no problem with that. As I noted myself, there's no karate in this film. But I have few complaints other than that.
You have impeccable taste, sir.
Your location reminds me of one particularly unsettling scene ;)
All silly jokes aside, it's a masterpiece both visually as well as thematically.
The fabulous camerawork, the funky electrorock music score, the gorgeous cinematography and use of colour (red objects vs. an overall toned-down colour pattern), Dario Argento at his most meta, commenting on his own work through the protagonist, and an intriguing mystery plot in true giallo fashion.
Also, maybe less important but definitely very handsome to look at: the Bauhaus architecture of the EUR district in Rome, the elegant outfits, the Lancia Montecarlo and the Alfa GTV6 (the one from OP!), and of course Ania Pieroni & other Italian beauties.
Shock art at its best!