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Even though I was already aware of Christie, that still didn't prepare me for how absolutely chilling Attenborough was in this film. Christie was very much someone you would pass in the street, and not look twice at. And then there is the gross mishandling of the case by the police, leading to one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history.
Very good film, there was a really good TV drama of the story too, with a chilling central performance from Tim Roth!
My annual watch ( on a very cold evening yesterday...added to the atmosphere 😀) of Brian G. Huttons stellar WW2 action blockbuster! This is a movie I would have loved to have seen originally in the Cinema! It's a firm favourite of mine. Great story ( with a nice twist!) fabulous alpine setting ( and I'm not talking about Ingrid Pitt 😉) terrific cast, Burton and Eastwood ( and Michael Hordern, one of my top character actors!) though Mary Ure, brought on board at the recommendation of Burton, is weak and wooden, spectacular action and stunts, the final 40 mins is just breathlessly exciting, all wrapped up with a rousing Ron Goodwin score! Love it!
Just finished it. Absolutely fascinating, yet a bit hormonally simplistic. A very mixed bag- excellent female nudity, but no guys? The message of the film seems to be a lack of honesty (with others & one's self) causes trouble, but would truth be any better? There were really great moments, but I feel like it was a lesser effort in his total portfolio. But OMG the sublime female nudity! If I were a straight woman or a gay man I might not have had as positive a reaction to this film....
Well, yes. Plenty of nudity. There's that. I'm honestly glad you call the film a lesser effort in Kubrick's portfolio. Gives me hope that if and when you revisit the film someday, you'll discover things that may have escaped your notice. Or not. (It is not generally considered one of Kubrick's best.)
It is a unique cinematic experience. Also, remember A LOT of Stanley Kubrick movies require a second viewing or more to truly appreciate them. I wish that Jennifer Jason Leigh was able to finish her part. Overall, I wish that Kubrick would have lived long enough to see it released. He deserved that at least.
With a day to think about it after seeing it, I'm beginning to see how masterful the film was in its intimate dissection of what makes relationships teeter on the edge, and how fragile our ideas on how to live life are. When Bill told his wife he was gone because his friend was feeling ill, that was a moment when Bill fucked up. Trivial lies are still lies, and they begin the cracks that can turn into fissures. Yeah, this was very different than I expected though honestly I really don't know WHAT I expected. It was like floating in the middle of a nightmare in spots. I just had a thought this moment as I'm typing.... this movie has some small similarities to a movie from 1980- American Gigalo... hmmmm....
Love this one too!
By nature disaster films are full of improbabilities, and by nature they are also rather predictable.
Putting all scepticism aside though, this one had fairly relatable characters. Some of them even likeable. The effects were fine, and it was honestly rather tense too. Furthermore, it's rather refreshing that this time disaster for once didn't single out US-based locations or characters. Just for the sake of variety, of course.
For all its genre-bound shortcomings, this one managed to get me engaged more than its peers.
I quite agree! I've always watched 'Where Eagles Dare' at this time of year! And it's usually shown by some TV channel over Christmas, but not this year apparently! 'The Heroes of Telemark' is also a good one!
Equal parts action thriller and disaster movie. While the Britanic is at sea in the North Atlantic, the owner of the Shipping Line receives a phone call from someone calling themselves "Juggernaut". "Juggernaut" has planted 7 bombs around the ship, and will detonate them if there is any attempt to move them. "Juggernaut" demands £500,000 in exchange for details of how to defuse them or he will detonate them. A team of bomb disposal experts, and a detachment of SBS operatives parachute in to defuse the bombs.
Great movie! Sterling cast, Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Clifton James, Anthony Hopkins, but it's stolen by Roy Kinnear as the hapless entertainments officer. Well directed by Richard Lester,( The Musketeers movies) , always enjoy this one!
Had the unfortunate title in the U.S. of 'Terror on the Brittanica'!
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55 years old this film continues to astonish me, it is the pinnacle of film making and one of the greatest and most important films ever made.
Yes, it is. I recommend the novelization as well. I couldn't put it down.
One of the first science fiction novels I read, I recently gave all my Arthur C. Clarke novels to charity I had 2001, 2010, 2061 and 3001 from this particular series.
I needed a clear out, I will buy them on Kindle at some point.
My favorite film of all-time and I rarely pass up a chance to see it on the big screen. Since we do have a Non-Bond "Comments while you watch" thread, perhaps someday we should do a group watch.
I will definitely get involved, technically it is unbelievable. Kubrick worked with Nasa and was responsible for the set designs. Ken Adam passed on the project for understandsble reasons but Kubrick clearly channeled Ken Adam in this masterpiece.
Woah! That would be epic! First movie I saw in the cinema, my primary school teacher, Mr Dillon, brought my class, it was obviously a re-release, ( I would have been only 3 yrs old when first released!) Me and my pals spent most of the screening running around the place, but I vividly remember the floating pen scene!
I am always mesmerised by the pen scene, in the 4K restoration I am trying to figure out how they did it so well. The answer when it's Kubrick is the highest level being meticulous.
PS: The "pen scene" - IIRC, Kubrick used (then) newly developed "invisible tape" attached to a pane of glass. The glass was then moved to give the free-fall effect. In fact, if you look very closely as the actress (Heather Downham) pull it slightly in order to put it into Dr. Floyd's pocket.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/stanley-kubrick-pen-float-2001-a-space-odyssey/
Simple genius thinking. This is what I want- how can we do it?
Wow what an incredible experience, before 2001 I would rate Forbidden Planet as one of the greatest achievements in the genre (one of my all time favourites).
When decades later you are in awe of visual effects Harryhausen being a great example, the film has done its job. CGI not done well is soulless.
Empire was great because of adverticy and trying to solve problems
I am eagerly awaiting a 4K of Forbidden Planet some day soon. My Blu ray is okay, but... OTOH my Blu ray of War Of The Worlds is all I could ask for. Back then, you had to try hard. CGI means you don't any more. Good (and usually expensive) CGI is great; bad (and 'soul-less') CGI is easy & cheap.