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For some reason, the heist sequence in the first one just drags on and it took me a few watchings to actually figure out how they did it. Not bashing it by any means. Perhaps I just enjoyed watching 13 more and how events unfolded.
...After suffering through Return of Sabata with Lee Van Cleef.
I had never seen this original version before today. I have seen the remake a couple of times and enjoyed it on every occasion.
The premise is basically the same. Thomas Crown is a millionaire who also dabbles in theft. A man who likes living on the edge, he does it mainly because he can. For kicks. Vicki Anderson is a crack insurance investigator who commits to finding the culprit. The two have an electric attraction to one another, and a complex and ultimately unsustainable relationship ensues.
This film is a little different from the remake, but in my view, better. The main reason for my opinion is McQueen and Dunaway. They are absolutely great, and have superb chemistry. McQueen's version of Crown is more of a bastard than Brosnan's. Harder edged. More of a rascal. He's also supremely and naturally cool, as only McQueen can be.
Dunaway is absolutely gorgeous in this film, and an excellent actress too I realize. Icily sophisticated and razor sharp, she is very credible as insurance investigator Vicki Anderson. Much better than Rene Russo's over-emotional character in the remake. I now know why Dunaway was so famous in her prime.
Notables include the famous chess game between Crown and Anderson - truly electric and very suggestive. Magnificent work by director Norman Jewison and the two leads.
Also the final scene is excellent and far better than the remake - no need for contrived happy endings here.
The film has an 'arty' flair to it, with split screens and impressive photography / cinematography.
I loved the score by Michel Legrand (yes, he of Never Say Never Again fame).
However I did not like the Oscar winning sap song "Windmills of Your Mind" which also plays during some of the film. This sort of mush reminded me uncomfortably of our own piece of cheese, "Writing's on the Wall".
Overall I enjoyed this film primarily because of McQueen and Dunaway. They are electric and true stars.
I think Ocean's eleven is the best one, but 13 is definitely better then 12.
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Well were the first ten any good? ;)
It only starred George Clooney as a one man mission.
Watched this new animated Disney film with my niece. It was surprisingly good.
IMO, After The Sunset is like my last excellent Brosnan Bond movie.
The Dark Knight Rises The Imax sequences still are jaw dropping, dare I say I enjoy this more than The Dark Knight.
A few weeks ago I decided to check out films by Charlie Hunnam. I don't know much about this chap and some members here have advocated him as a successor to DC as James Bond, so I thought I should at least check out a few of his films. I did a quick scan on Amazon, and this little known 2011 film came up, also starring Terence Howard and Liv Tyler (always good on the eyes in particular). Why not, I thought?
So, how did it go? In short, I really enjoyed this film. Think Phone Booth but without a happy ending. It's got a sub-story about religiousity vs atheism woven smartly into the main narrative. Do you have faith? Do you have the conviction to die for your beliefs? What about for love?
Very good performances by all concerned, and a very interesting drama/thriller. I can imagine this didn't go down all that well with some, because biblical recommendations for adultery come into play.
PS: Hunnam is a good actor and quite charismatic no doubt, but this fella is not James Bond. Hiddle blows him away.
Jesus Christ though...Del Toro is terrifying. Angelic in LTK by comparison.
Of course you can.
I like Rises much more, it has Anne Hathaway in it in a catsuit :-j
TDK is a bit overrated, in fact I like Batman Begins and TDKR better.
Batman Begins clearly is the best imo as well. In fact, Batman Begins is in my Top 10 of best movies ever.
Even worse than Matrix Revolutions?
For me as a Batman comics fan, BB is the one I favour most. However, the better movie is definately TDK. How the plot moves, how it is structured, how the established character from the previous movie gets to fight the main character of this one, how clever all the key players in this game of chess seem to be, ... the TDK script excels at a cerebral level like few other films do.
Along with Superman: The Movie, BB and TDK may be my favourite superhero films ever. And that comes from an X-Men fan!
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I haven't seen Genisys yet. I'm afraid it will further ruin the franchise for me.
T3 was already a big step down.
There have been too many franchises already been damaged or ruined for me like
Die Hard, Star Wars, Aliens or Planet Of The Apes.
Some have taken quite a hit like Spider-Man for instance.
I'm getting careful nowadays what to watch and what not.
Maybe you can tell me, if Genisys is any better than T3 and that other one I really try to forget...
You're a tough one to please I see? Haha. I enjoy the series, the first 2 in particular. The series then slides downwards
@BondJasonBond006 - 3 was poor and, for me, this one is better, however, I have no doubt that others will think differently.