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The Guns of Navarone - The best war adventure movie ever in my humble opinion with a cast that is amazing and based upon a brilliant book that was put to film in a grand style. (Numbers 1 & 2 are both Alistair Maclean stories, namely were eagles dare).
Curse that TV show Star Trek for making me think of this world as ONE community!!!
And I still feel a bit shallow having to make these distinctions.
But hey, we can't save everyone without doing economic damage to our own families, right?
Pompeii (2014) - ok I guess, until the last 10-15 minutes when the CGI really went overboard, poorly. Keifer Sutherland was hamming it up as and evil senator but didn't seem to suit him, in my opinion.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) - inferior sequel but still enjoyable nonetheless.
We did 'The Machete Order' (which is Episodes 4, 5, 2, 3 & 6).
As I type this, we are due for Episode VI tomorrow (I typically skip Episode I altogether)
IV & V were like visiting an old friend- TFA felt like a true sequel to them. I really don't have too much to say about IV & V that hasn't been said. Just plain wonderful films!
Then came Episode II.....
The last time I watched Episode II was about five years ago, and my girlfriend hasn't seen it since it was in the theater! I remember it being pretty boring- and that sure still holds true, and the acting.... my god the acting is atrocious. The whole 'falling in love' between Anakin & Padme felt like I was watching two awkward kids in a middle school play.
Episode III, supposedly the 'best' of the prequels, is a bit easier to sit through. The acting hasn't improved but at least it ends in a spectacle, and sets us up nicely for Episode IV.
There were many, many times watching II & III that I literally face-palmed because of the acting.
"No, no, no, YOU will die!"
Me & my friend still quote this gem:
While the Anakin vs Obi-Wan fight is impressive, IMO that one should have been the least fancy and 'flippy' out of all the fights. Anakin should have been an enraged powerhouse and Kenobi should have been on the defensive, not wanting to fight his friend.
....Seriously?
And about that-- there was very little in these two movies to indicate that they were really 'friends'. The way Kenobi described him in IV, I pictured a brotherhood similar to Luke & Han.
Still, III is the better one, no doubt... but only because it doesn't SUCK as much as I & II! Not what I'd call a victory...
You know, George Lucas has re-released the Original Trilogy with countless 'upgrades'- it's a shame because it's the Prequel Trilogy that needs help.
Fortunately Youtube has a few options....
If you want to watch the Prequel trilogy, I'd suggest you look here:
The appropriately titled 'Anti-Cheese Edition'.
Among the edits are non-racist Viceroy accents, ZERO poop jokes and childish Battle Droid dialog, and best of all, Jar Jar no longer speaks English and has subtitles. The genius there is that now the editor could create whatever dialog he wants! Jar Jar is now actually a helpful character and not an annoying pain in the ass! All the annoying 'yippee!!'s from Anakin, and all references to Midi Chlorians are also removed
Each movie is 1080p so dig in- these prequels aren't quite so bad.
Now that we have a new year, I've been making a list of all of the movies I watch (from this year or any year) in full in 2016, and I hope to see at least 365+ by December 31st. Whether it's a re-watch or a first time viewing, I'm adding them up to see if I can accomplish my goal.
I've only seen North by Northwest and Rear Window so far, but I plan on seeing more soon.
Watched It Could Happen to You (1994) and Ghostbusters (1984) most recently - good comedies.
I got Vertigo on blu-ray for Christmas, my favourite Hitchcock film, just waiting for the right time to enjoy this amazing film again.
It had potential- it also starred Daryl Hannah- but unfortunately it was a cheaply made TV movie and it showed.
It was a clever way to include Reeve I suppose but it doesn't hold a candle to the original.
The man who knew too much - James Stewart & Doris Day in an excellent spy story by the masterful hand of Hitchcock.
It sure was; I'll be buying Blu-Ray/DVD as soon as it comes out. Not quite Top 10, but I think it would rank fairly highly in Spielberg's filmography. Top 15 probably for me.
Agree. Much prefer the original TMWKTM.
BTW, it infuriates me that Hitch never got an Academy Award for any of his movies, except for "Rebecca" (deserved, IMHO). But in those days, thrillers were what Sci-Fi/Fantasy are now : a genre thought inferior by critics (except in France).
it's ok not bad not amazing just ok it borrows a little to heavidly from the original trilogy and I fear we may be on that path with Empire Strikes Back I mean Episode 8. we shall see.
Tightrope - A Eastwood directed thriller starring a certain Clint Eastwood, I love the mans thrillers which are less b/w in their subject en execution than so many movie thrillers. This is a quite dark one in which his daughter plays an excellent part.
Visually amazing, breath-taking in fact. The movie is a brutal depiction of man against the wild. Loved it. I won't bore you with the plot as most of you are well informed and already know it's a story about revenge after a brutal bear attack and the murder of Di Caprio's son. This movie is up there with Sicario as the best movie I've seen in the past few months. Two thumbs up.