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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    Zombi (1979)......4/6

    I-dont-think-Ive-seen-a-zombiefilm-before (okay,HorrorExpress.....kinda)
    This-was-actually-decent&good-sfx
    its-gory-but-I-expected-much-worse

    Recommended.

    Check out Dawn Of The Dead, 1978. I think it's the best zombie film ever made. Epic in its scope, gruesome in its explicit content, and intelligent in its messages, Romero's classic stands out as a true highlight in the genre.

    As soon as you've finished this one, check out Night Of The Living Dead, 1968 (also by George Romero).

    Great suggestions. Personally I love Day of the Dead and the Night of the Living Dead remake too.

    However, I would probably consider Lucio Fulci's Zombi as my favourite. Its emphasis on voodoo, its wacky Fabio Frizzi score, and Richard Johnson, I love it :p
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,296
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1980)
    A couple of days early for what is becoming an annual watch of John Mackenzies gritty gangland thriller. Bob Hoskins gives a barnstorming performance as Harold Shand ( that final scene is a knockout!), the gangster who wants to conquer the property market , with a deal involving the American mafia, finds his whole empire crumble around him in one fateful Easter weekend! Every time I watch this, I always have Francis Monkmans catchy theme in my head for days after! Splendid movie!

    Good call @Mathis1

    I'm hoping i too get around to watching it again this weekend. One of my favourite British films.

    That scene on the boat when Harold confronts Jeff is utterly gripping!
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited April 16 Posts: 8,120
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1980)
    A couple of days early for what is becoming an annual watch of John Mackenzies gritty gangland thriller. Bob Hoskins gives a barnstorming performance as Harold Shand ( that final scene is a knockout!), the gangster who wants to conquer the property market , with a deal involving the American mafia, finds his whole empire crumble around him in one fateful Easter weekend! Every time I watch this, I always have Francis Monkmans catchy theme in my head for days after! Splendid movie!

    Good call @Mathis1

    I'm hoping i too get around to watching it again this weekend. One of my favourite British films.

    That scene on the boat when Harold confronts Jeff is utterly gripping!

    Agreed, and the violence that erupts was quite a shock, the first time I saw it! Casualty wasn't going to help Jeff there!! 😁
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,296
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY (1980)
    A couple of days early for what is becoming an annual watch of John Mackenzies gritty gangland thriller. Bob Hoskins gives a barnstorming performance as Harold Shand ( that final scene is a knockout!), the gangster who wants to conquer the property market , with a deal involving the American mafia, finds his whole empire crumble around him in one fateful Easter weekend! Every time I watch this, I always have Francis Monkmans catchy theme in my head for days after! Splendid movie!

    Good call @Mathis1

    I'm hoping i too get around to watching it again this weekend. One of my favourite British films.

    That scene on the boat when Harold confronts Jeff is utterly gripping!

    Agreed, and the violence that erupts was quite a shock, the first time I saw it! Casualty wasn't going to help Jeff there!! 😁

    Definitely not :))

    That scene was heavily cut when i first saw it on TV. It was only years later that i saw the full jugular glassing :D

    It's one of those rare movies you really wish were a lot longer
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited April 16 Posts: 25,818
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    The Lion In Winter first time watch in 4K. A microcosm of power, life and family. This film is extraordinary and I don't think I have seen many films on this level before, Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn give two of the greatest ever screen acting performances

    Katharine Hepburn says one of the coldest lines of dialogue in cinema.

    This movie is way ahead of it's time for 1968, the script is exceptional.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,963
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
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    The Lion In Winter first time watch in 4K. A microcosm of power, life and family. This film is extraordinary and I don't think I have seen many films on this level before, Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn give two of the greatest ever screen acting performances

    Katharine Hepburn says one of the coldest lines of dialogue in cinema.

    This movie is way ahead of it's time for 1968, the script is exceptional.

    Don't forget two pre-fame acting debuts: Sir Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton! There's nothing to suggest that they would become the big names that they are.

    Bee Movie (2007). Seen this one for the first time since it came out. It was unique. The comedy was high hits and low blows throughout the whole movie. Jerry Seinfeld is really a mixed bag, in terms of his comedy. Well cast, but it lacked sweetness (pun intended) or cuteness of other animated movies. Check out this video about the making of it!

  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
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    The Lion In Winter first time watch in 4K. A microcosm of power, life and family. This film is extraordinary and I don't think I have seen many films on this level before, Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn give two of the greatest ever screen acting performances

    Katharine Hepburn says one of the coldest lines of dialogue in cinema.

    This movie is way ahead of it's time for 1968, the script is exceptional.

    Some of the best dialogue ever put to screen, imo.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,945
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
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    The Lion In Winter first time watch in 4K. A microcosm of power, life and family. This film is extraordinary and I don't think I have seen many films on this level before, Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn give two of the greatest ever screen acting performances

    Katharine Hepburn says one of the coldest lines of dialogue in cinema.

    This movie is way ahead of it's time for 1968, the script is exceptional.

    ... and it's a Christmas movie!

    Well, what shall we hang... the holly, or each other? =))

    As everyone was already noted, the script and the performances are great - as is the John Barry score. It's also a ton of FUN.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited April 17 Posts: 25,818
    Hopkins was great he was definitely channeling Richard Burton in some scenes.

    Dalton had a commanding presence in his screen debut acting against the powerhouse O'Toole, Dalton was definitely too young to play Bond back then IMO.

    I have several pieces of music from The Lion In Winter soundtrack, I have loved JB's theme for decades though only just watched the film.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    And now for something completely different: The FIRST movie I watched...after a hiatus of ten months. This is due to the fact that our home cinema is in the lower level (or basement) of our house, and we kept our young dog (now one year old) from strolling down the stairs (by installing a gate) to keep that part a reservation for our cats. And he would raise hell as a puppy when nobody was near him. But tonight we finally gave it a try, and it worked: He just kept sleeping at the top of the stairs, and we were able to watch a movie without him complaining about our absence.

    We chose one of my favourite movies of all times, the one that I (still) have seen the most times at a cinema (as a child), and umpteen times on all kinds of physical media: Disney's 1967 THE JUNGLE BOOK. For me, still a perfect kind of entertainment.

    The next will be Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST - at the request of my sister-in-law who is here for Easter, but it is also my favourite Hitchcock film. I intend to return to watching Bond movies on a regular basis after that.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,439
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    And now for something completely different: The FIRST movie I watched...after a hiatus of ten months. This is due to the fact that our home cinema is in the lower level (or basement) of our house, and we kept our young dog (now one year old) from strolling down the stairs (by installing a gate) to keep that part a reservation for our cats. And he would raise hell as a puppy when nobody was near him. But tonight we finally gave it a try, and it worked: He just kept sleeping at the top of the stairs, and we were able to watch a movie without him complaining about our absence.

    We chose one of my favourite movies of all times, the one that I (still) have seen the most times at a cinema (as a child), and umpteen times on all kinds of physical media: Disney's 1967 THE JUNGLE BOOK. For me, still a perfect kind of entertainment.

    The next will be Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST - at the request of my sister-in-law who is here for Easter, but it is also my favourite Hitchcock film. I intend to return to watching Bond movies on a regular basis after that.

    Very nice, @j_w_pepper! I love JB too :)

    My latest watch:

    SALEM'S LOT (1979)

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    I wanted to check this one out for some time, though I was suprised it was a miniseries. A long sit at almost 3 hrs, but very atmospheric and with excellent turns by David Soul, James Mason, Julie Cobb, Ed Flanders and Kenneth McMillan to name a few. Enjoyed it.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    And now for something completely different: The FIRST movie I watched...after a hiatus of ten months. This is due to the fact that our home cinema is in the lower level (or basement) of our house, and we kept our young dog (now one year old) from strolling down the stairs (by installing a gate) to keep that part a reservation for our cats. And he would raise hell as a puppy when nobody was near him. But tonight we finally gave it a try, and it worked: He just kept sleeping at the top of the stairs, and we were able to watch a movie without him complaining about our absence.

    We chose one of my favourite movies of all times, the one that I (still) have seen the most times at a cinema (as a child), and umpteen times on all kinds of physical media: Disney's 1967 THE JUNGLE BOOK. For me, still a perfect kind of entertainment.

    The next will be Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST - at the request of my sister-in-law who is here for Easter, but it is also my favourite Hitchcock film. I intend to return to watching Bond movies on a regular basis after that.

    Very nice, @j_w_pepper! I love JB too :)

    My latest watch:

    SALEM'S LOT (1979)

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    I wanted to check this one out for some time, though I was suprised it was a miniseries. A long sit at almost 3 hrs, but very atmospheric and with excellent turns by David Soul, James Mason, Julie Cobb, Ed Flanders and Kenneth McMillan to name a few. Enjoyed it.
    I remember watching it originally on telly, around 1980 I think. It was in two parts, and remember it being really scary. I actually haven't watched it since. Must give it another look. If I recall I was impressed by David Soul, who up to then I only associated with 'Starsky and Hutch'!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I will be honest: I haven't liked a single one of the Salem Lots. Watched all four. Most are too long, boring and/or not the least bit scary. The Hooper one is the least "bad" for me.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited April 20 Posts: 8,120
    THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974)
    Always thought this was overlooked in Clint Eastwoods canon of films. Essentially a buddy road movie where he plays a veteran bank robber ( nicknamed Thunderbolt) who teams up with free spirited youth named Lightfoot ( Jeff Bridges, marvellous!) to carry out a bank job on a seemingly impregnable vault with the aid of his old comrades! Things of course don't go to plan! Eastwood and Bridges play off each other wonderfully well, with some nice comedic scenes, and it has brief, but well executed action( some of it quite violent!)! Nice songs, too on the soundtrack by Paul Williams! Written and directed by Michael Cimino no less ( though it's rumoured, Clint handled a lot of it himself!) It also has one of the saddest endings to a movie ever! Well worth a look if you haven't seen it!
    I was going to upgrade my dvd of this, but it's wide-screen vistas look great, and it's pretty sharp for a dvd, so I will stick with this copy!
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,488
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974)
    Always thought this was overlooked in Clint Eastwoods canon of films. Essentially a buddy road movie where he plays a veteran bank robber ( nicknamed Thunderbolt) who teams up with free spirited youth named Lightfoot ( Jeff Bridges, marvellous!) to carry out a bank job on a seemingly impregnable vault with the aid of his old comrades! Things of course don't go to plan! Eastwood and Bridges play off each other wonderfully well, with some nice comedic scenes, and it has brief, but well executed action( some of it quite violent!)! Nice songs, too on the soundtrack by Paul Williams! Written and directed by Michael Cimino no less ( though it's rumoured, Clint handled a lot of it himself!) It also has one of the saddest endings to a movie ever! Well worth a look if you haven't seen it!
    I was going to upgrade my dvd of this, but it's wide-screen vistas look great, and it's pretty sharp for a dvd, so I will stick with this copy!

    I agree 100% this and Eastwood’s “ A Perfect World “ are two under appreciated gems.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    THE IRON GIANT (1999)
    Brad Birds charming animated movie based on the famous Ted Hughes book. Set in the 50's during the whole bomb paranoia, it tells the tale of a youngster called Hogarth, who befriends the metal giant of the title, a gentle inquisitive robot, who really has been designed to be a killing machine, and tries to hide him from the authorities, mainly an over zealous agent! Bird co-wrote as well as directed, and the retro style animation is wonderful! A flop on release, undeservedly so ( it apparently was down to poor marketing!) it's a very entertaining film! I haven't heard much from Bird lately ( he helmed the only watchable Mission Impossible movie!) Wonder what he is up to now?
  • GerardGerard
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    Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah : Giant Monsters All-Out Attack : Why they didn't add Baragon in the title, I'll never know. Still, this is probably the longest title in the whole Godzilla franchise. And here, Godzilla is far from the goofy character he was in the Showa era, being more faithful to his roots, and even beating one on one other monsters he had to team-up to defeat in former movies. Great fights, better CGI (at least compared to the two preceding movies, good characters, and even a bit of dark humor added to the mix (one doens't know if we have to be horrified or to laugh at the fate of the poor girl in the hospital). Now, on to Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, and I will have seen them all.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited 10:54am Posts: 7,439
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE IRON GIANT (1999)
    Brad Birds charming animated movie based on the famous Ted Hughes book. Set in the 50's during the whole bomb paranoia, it tells the tale of a youngster called Hogarth, who befriends the metal giant of the title, a gentle inquisitive robot, who really has been designed to be a killing machine, and tries to hide him from the authorities, mainly an over zealous agent! Bird co-wrote as well as directed, and the retro style animation is wonderful! A flop on release, undeservedly so ( it apparently was down to poor marketing!) it's a very entertaining film! I haven't heard much from Bird lately ( he helmed the only watchable Mission Impossible movie!) Wonder what he is up to now?

    Definitely one I need to check, has been on my watchlist for a long time. Thanks for reminding me ;)

    As for myself:

    LISA FRANKENSTEIN (2024)

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    An adorable mélange of comedy, horror and romance, mixing 80's and gothic esthetics to become a wildly of-its-own kind of movie. Sometimes very funny, sometimes utterly gruesome, and at all times unapologetically outrageous and therefore quite entertaining. Includes also many affectionate references for the cinephiles amongst us, from the Universal Monster movies to Romero's Day of the Dead, to silent French sci-fi classic Voyage dans la lune, and probably quite a few other ones I did not pick up on. Might as well mention the great music throughout as well.

    Certainly not for everyone, but, speaking just for myself, I rather enjoyed it.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,606
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE IRON GIANT (1999)
    Brad Birds charming animated movie based on the famous Ted Hughes book. Set in the 50's during the whole bomb paranoia, it tells the tale of a youngster called Hogarth, who befriends the metal giant of the title, a gentle inquisitive robot, who really has been designed to be a killing machine, and tries to hide him from the authorities, mainly an over zealous agent! Bird co-wrote as well as directed, and the retro style animation is wonderful! A flop on release, undeservedly so ( it apparently was down to poor marketing!) it's a very entertaining film! I haven't heard much from Bird lately ( he helmed the only watchable Mission Impossible movie!) Wonder what he is up to now?

    Definitely one I need to check, has been on my watchlist for a long time. Thanks for reminding me ;)

    As for myself:

    LISA FRANKENSTEIN (2024)

    GFWQy_qbkAE4v0i?format=jpg&name=large

    An adorable mélange of comedy, horror and romance, mixing 80's and gothic esthetics to become a wildly of-its-own kind of movie. Sometimes very funny, sometimes utterly gruesome, and at all times unapologetically outrageous and therefore quite entertaining. Includes also many affectionate references for the cinephiles amongst us, from the Universal Monster movies to Romero's Day of the Dead, to silent French sci-fi classic Voyage dans la lune, and probably quite a few other ones I did not pick up on. Might as well mention the great music throughout as well.

    Certainly not for everyone, but, speaking just for myself, I rather enjoyed it.

    So did I. It had a sense of humor similar to Jennifer's Body.
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