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  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Finally got around to starting Gone with the Wind (1939). Watched the first half; taking a break before seeing the second half later.

    Wasn't the end of that first act ("...will never go hungry again") magnificent? The sweeping camera movement, the building music, the lighting, her speech. To me that it is one of the greatest moments in cinema. And how it parallels an earlier shot where Vivian Leigh and Thomas Mitchell (aka Scarlett and her father) look over Tara in all it's glory. And you are in for a great treat if you've yet to watch the second half. Scarlett will have to "lie, cheat, steal and kill", just as she vowed.

    Good points there. So far it's pretty darn good. I look forward to the second half.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited April 2016 Posts: 17,789
    I just finished the first movie in my new Angela Mao Ying Collection, Broken Oath (1977). I had never seen it before as it came out after the Star Wars craze here, and I was no longer a solely dedicated Kung Fu movie nut, but WOW! This movie really rocks the insane martial arts cinema casbah! Not the insanity of say, Holy Weapon (1993) which was the pinnacle of Hong Kong martial insanity for me, but for old school-no wire stuff this was pretty crazy. A relatively decent revenge story, excellent photography, OTT Yuen Woo Ping choreography, and Angela making the most of her abilities.
    Plus some rapey nudity early on (not Angela). Not needed but hey- it was the 70's.
    English dub predictably sucked, Cantonese was okay, but Mandarin seemed the best to me.
    8/10 for this type of flick. Very re-visitable. \m/
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Finished Gone with the Wind (1939). I'm sure I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said about this film. Pretty great, epic classic.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Finished Gone with the Wind (1939). I'm sure I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said about this film. Pretty great, epic classic.
    I've had it on blu but haven't had the commitment to sit down and watch it since I bought it. I must get to it at some point, along with West Side Story (another classic that I recall being memorable in my youth but just haven't got round to).
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    edited April 2016 Posts: 3,336
    Watched a bunch of classic film noir lately.

    Leave Her To Heaven (1945)

    Very good, Gene Tierney beautiful as usual. This may also be her best performance ever.
    Also starring Jeanne Crain who played a very likeable character.

    I Confess (1953)

    Ok/good

    One of the lesser Hitchcock movies i've seen.

    Scarlett Street (1945)

    Good

    The Woman in the Window (1944)

    Good/very good

    Pretty cool ending, and i enjoyed it a bit more then Scarlett Street. Which is also starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. And both is directed by Fritz Lang.

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    Pretty good.

    Directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Same Cast and director as one of my favourite film noirs (Laura 1944)

    Niagara (1953)

    It was alright, Marilyn Monroe isn't exactly a talented actress... And that smiling guy (Max Showalter) really annoyed me troughout the film. And the climax was so-so...

    D.O.A (1950)

    Entertaining enough, but it didn't get me invested in the plot.

    Night and the City (1950)

    Very good, probably my favourite of all the once i watched here, really entertaining.
    Great performance by Richard Widmark and the ending was also brilliant. Well done!

    The Naked City (1948)

    Alright movie, nice to have seen it once.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    'Before Sunset'

    Nearly as excellent as its predecessor, but I enjoyed that one a good bit more. Still, this was terrific and I love that it worked in real time, was wondering why it seemed to have a much shortened running time, but I suppose it makes sense within the scope of the story. Looking forward to the third one!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited April 2016 Posts: 17,789
    When Tae Kwon Do Strikes(1973) from my new Angela Mao Ying Collection.
    Lots of fun to be had here, but the story is fairly standard stuff. Angela rocks hard, and her smile is great (she smiles more here than in Broken Oath) and for that alone I give it 6.5/10
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited April 2016 Posts: 23,883
    Turbulence (1997)

    Continuing on with my 90's revival, I picked up a copy of this 'maniac on a plane' thriller starring Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Hector Elizondo & Rachel Ticotin.

    It's a really intense actioner with a disturbing & unhinged performance by Liotta. I enjoyed it so much that I just purchased Turbulence 2 online, despite that one having even worse reviews.

    One of the best bits about this film is limited CGI. It's amazing to see that a relative 'B' film like this from the 90's seems more realistic in many ways than some major blockbusters these days, because of the current overreliance on garbage computer graphics.

    The 90's were a great decade for action/thrillers. Sadly, post-911 they just stopped making so many of these films, and that's quite disappointing.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    bondjames wrote: »
    Turbulence (1997)

    Continuing on with my 90's revival, I picked up a copy of this 'maniac on a plane' thriller starring Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Hector Elizondo & Rachel Ticotin.

    It's a really intense actioner with a disturbing & unhinged performance by Liotta. I enjoyed it so much that I just purchased Turbulence 2 online, despite that one having even worse reviews.

    One of the best bits about this film is limited CGI. It's amazing to see that a relative 'B' film like this from the 90's seems more realistic in many ways than some major blockbusters these days, because of the current overreliance on garbage computer graphics.

    The 90's were a great decade for action/thrillers. Sadly, post-911 they just stopped making so many of these films, and that's quite disappointing.
    Yeah, I'm with you on this. It's a better film now than when it was made.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Walk of shame - Elizabeth Banks is undoubtedly very attractive, though this film is a none event.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Started The French Connection (1971).
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    This movie is awesome. Hackman and Scheider are great together.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Crazysoul95 wrote: »
    Watched a bunch of classic film noir lately.

    Leave Her To Heaven (1945)

    Very good, Gene Tierney beautiful as usual. This may also be her best performance ever.
    Also starring Jeanne Crain who played a very likeable character.

    I Confess (1953)

    Ok/good

    One of the lesser Hitchcock movies i've seen.

    Scarlett Street (1945)

    Good

    The Woman in the Window (1944)

    Good/very good

    Pretty cool ending, and i enjoyed it a bit more then Scarlett Street. Which is also starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. And both is directed by Fritz Lang.

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    Pretty good.

    Directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Same Cast and director as one of my favourite film noirs (Laura 1944)

    Niagara (1953)

    It was alright, Marilyn Monroe isn't exactly a talented actress... And that smiling guy (Max Showalter) really annoyed me troughout the film. And the climax was so-so...

    D.O.A (1950)

    Entertaining enough, but it didn't get me invested in the plot.

    Night and the City (1950)

    Very good, probably my favourite of all the once i watched here, really entertaining.
    Great performance by Richard Widmark and the ending was also brilliant. Well done!

    The Naked City (1948)

    Alright movie, nice to have seen it once.

    I love, or at least like, all of those (aside from THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, which I haven't seen)! You're on quite a tear. Have you tried OUT OF THE PAST? One of my favorite film noirs.

    Yes and I love that one. Definetly in my top 10 noirs.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Oh man that was good. I still think A Clockwork Orange (1971) should have won best picture over it, but it was pretty darn good.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Started The French Connection (1971).

    Terrific film, this. Caught it for the first time less than a year ago and loved it.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    The French Connection is superb. Though Scheider trails in Hackman's wake, he did get his own French Connection in all but name with The Seven-Ups.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited April 2016 Posts: 40,968
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    The French Connection is superb. Though Scheider trails in Hackman's wake, he did get his own French Connection in all but name with The Seven-Ups.

    Still need to pop in the DVD of that and watch it finally. Scheider is also great as a Bondian type in 'Marathon Man.'
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    Superman: The Movie (1978). Makes me nostalgic. Very fun movie; this and the following Superman II are by far my favorite Superman films.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    It's pretty great. Dated obviously in effects, but I still love to watch it. It'd be fairly high (along with II) among my favorite comic-book films.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited April 2016 Posts: 6,432
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    Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous Soon as the music kicked in that was it, awesomeness ensued. The bluray is double sided cover and has a nice little booklet also, money well spent.

    Good documentary on action cinema on the disk called Remo, Rambo, Regan and the Reds

    p.s. I am having no luck with tech today.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Dear Lord. What is that, old man?
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited April 2016 Posts: 6,432
    I know thankfully deleted it all. X_X
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    I know thankfully deleted it all. X_X
    Happens to all of us, nothing to worry about. ;)
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    I know, its just was a never ending stream of code :-O
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    I know, its just was a never ending stream of code :-O
    Sometimes, Google Images can cause that problem when you borrow the link to an image, providing you with the wrong address. Some complicated computer algorithm or something.

    Anyways, I've seen Remo a couple of years ago. Hell of a film. One of Hamilton's best.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Think that's what happened, as the image input window is small did not notice.

    Cracking film, caught it when it was first released been some time since I watched it. Forgot Capt Sexy Janeway from Star Trek Voyager was in this, decent supporting cast. Looks pretty good on HD, good to see more and more classics make there way on to Bluray.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Really, I'm tempted to see it, again, right now. And Kate Mulgrew never fails to impress me, either.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited April 2016 Posts: 6,432
    When Kate Mulgrew was young she reminded me of Kathryn Hepburn though I am sure she played her in a biopic that I probably watched. Mrs Columbo certainly has character, watched Kate in a Bill Shatner Directed Star Trek documentary recently where Bill interviews all the Captains, Kate certainly appears to be a workaholic.

    I never knew there was a sequel called Remo Williams: The Prophecy (1988) alas with a cast change. Also A familiar name wrote Remo Williams, Christopher Wood.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited April 2016 Posts: 6,432
    Untouchables This is not the best film De Palma made though its still a dam good one, Connery owns the screen every time he is on it. Connery exuded a gravitas only a few actors have ever been capable of doing.

    Ness 'You got him?'

    Petri 'Yeah I got him'

    Carlitos Way I love this film, along with Scarface Pacinos best for me... Sorry Francis. This film is a Masterpiece.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,789
    fire_and_ice wrote: »
    51zI6khYXOL._AC_AA160_.jpg

    Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous Soon as the music kicked in that was it, awesomeness ensued. The bluray is double sided cover and has a nice little booklet also, money well spent.

    Good documentary on action cinema on the disk called Remo, Rambo, Regan and the Reds

    p.s. I am having no luck with tech today.

    No Blu Ray for us Yanks. Hell, no widescreen DVD even. GRRR ARGHH!!
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