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  • ThrasosThrasos
    edited July 2016 Posts: 1,469
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
    Easily in my top 5 favorite films of all time. I pop it in at least twice a year. Today I watched the regular theatrical version as opposed to the 1945 pre-release edition. Howard Hawks directing Bogie, Bacall, and Elisha Cook Jr- how can you go wrong?
    Classic noir at it's best, although I've heard arguments that it's not really a film noir. Studio bound sets, Warner Bros mystery as opposed to something like Out of The Past which makes extensive use of locations. One can debate either way, still The Big Sleep remains my favorite Humphrey Bogart film.

    Though I prefer OUT OF THE PAST, I think both films are among the greats, as are both studio styles. When the pre-release edition of THE BIG SLEEP was first restored (I'm guessing around 18 years ago) I went to see a screening of both versions back to back at UCLA, pristine.

    OUT OF THE PAST is another favorite of mine. I probably watch it 3 times a year at least. Love Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas here. I saw a screening of the pre release BIG SLEEP around 1997 as well. It had a documentary afterwards. Very cool!
    Another big Bogart fan here...I have Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Casablanca...have to replace To Have and Have Not (it started skipping). I find Maltese Falcon is probably my favorite film noir, but I love Big Sleep for its story and dialogue; though I have both versions, I can't bring myself to watch the '46 version, despite the flashy revisions, because I like the "fuller" story details in the 1945 original cut. Bogie was great chewing on dialogue, like "What do you care who cleaned out the back of Geiger's store?" I've got Out of the Past too--time to watch it again. I also recommend Murder My Sweet, and This Gun For Hire isn't too bad either (with lovely Veronica Lake, a pre-Music Man Robert Preston, and great character actor Laird Cregar).
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Hitman: Agent 47 and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

    Both decent action movies, but nothing I'd scramble to rewatch a second time. Not a bad way to spend an evening but there are better movies to watch.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited July 2016 Posts: 15,423
    I might watch Shadow Recruit sometime again, but Agent 47, after the first 20 minutes, was unwatchable.

    OK, I'm being a little too harsh. 47 is an average-to-good action movie. But, it's an awful, and I do mean, very awful Hitman movie.

    Hitman isn't Matrix.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    I agree that they're both ok as action movies, but I wouldn't rush to
    watch them again.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    I do know what I plan on watching again very soon. The 70's classic. Death Race 2000! ;)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,145
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

    If I understand things well, I shall now have to throw up more cash for that 'prequel' trilogy of Hobbit Beast films. :) And also, aren't we supposed to start campaigning for Radcliffe to return to the role of Potter? ;-)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    FOCUS (2015):

    Fun film. Purely made for entertainment.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    Batman: Year One. (2011) animated movie.
    Really enjoyed this, as from the discussions on the Batman thread, I'm looking at
    Some of these older animated films.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Don t let Brady fool you. I AM LEGEND is crap.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    Haven't seen the special cut version of I an legend, but I much prefer
    The Omega Man.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Don t let Brady fool you. I AM LEGEND is crap.

    I agree, i found it mediocre.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited July 2016 Posts: 16,134
    Thrasos wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
    Easily in my top 5 favorite films of all time. I pop it in at least twice a year. Today I watched the regular theatrical version as opposed to the 1945 pre-release edition. Howard Hawks directing Bogie, Bacall, and Elisha Cook Jr- how can you go wrong?
    Classic noir at it's best, although I've heard arguments that it's not really a film noir. Studio bound sets, Warner Bros mystery as opposed to something like Out of The Past which makes extensive use of locations. One can debate either way, still The Big Sleep remains my favorite Humphrey Bogart film.

    Though I prefer OUT OF THE PAST, I think both films are among the greats, as are both studio styles. When the pre-release edition of THE BIG SLEEP was first restored (I'm guessing around 18 years ago) I went to see a screening of both versions back to back at UCLA, pristine.

    OUT OF THE PAST is another favorite of mine. I probably watch it 3 times a year at least. Love Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas here. I saw a screening of the pre release BIG SLEEP around 1997 as well. It had a documentary afterwards. Very cool!
    Another big Bogart fan here...I have Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Casablanca...have to replace To Have and Have Not (it started skipping). I find Maltese Falcon is probably my favorite film noir, but I love Big Sleep for its story and dialogue; though I have both versions, I can't bring myself to watch the '46 version, despite the flashy revisions, because I like the "fuller" story details in the 1945 original cut. Bogie was great chewing on dialogue, like "What do you care who cleaned out the back of Geiger's store?" I've got Out of the Past too--time to watch it again. I also recommend Murder My Sweet, and This Gun For Hire isn't too bad either (with lovely Veronica Lake, a pre-Music Man Robert Preston, and great character actor Laird Cregar).

    The Maltese Falcon is a favorite of mine as well. Murder My Sweet is great with Dick Powell. That reminds me I need to replace my copy of This Gun For Hire. I moved recently and several movies ended up left behind.
    I also love some of the lesser known noirs like RAW DEAL (1948) with Dennis O'keefe, Claire Trevor and Raymond Burr. That one is pure gritty noir in tone and look.
    ON DANGEROUS GROUND with Robert Ryan and Ida lupino is great. Ryan is a burnt out cop that is sent out to the snow covered mountains to track a killer. Great performance by Ryan. Then ROAD HOUSE (1948) with Ida Lupino, Richard Widmark and Cornel Wilde. Love triangle with Widmark going crazy. Excellent!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,956
    Murdock wrote: »
    Hitman: Agent 47 and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

    Both decent action movies, but nothing I'd scramble to rewatch a second time. Not a bad way to spend an evening but there are better movies to watch.

    You're a better man than I am, I couldn't make it past the first ten minutes of 'Agent 47.'
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    Hitman: Agent 47 and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

    Both decent action movies, but nothing I'd scramble to rewatch a second time. Not a bad way to spend an evening but there are better movies to watch.

    You're a better man than I am, I couldn't make it past the first ten minutes of 'Agent 47.'
    And people thought the one with Oliphant was bad...
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,712
    I've seen 'Agent 47' from start to finish. I can't describe I single moment from it, as my mind seems to have blocked all memories. I'm sure it's safe to say a lot of shit gets blown up.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Yes. Just for the sake of it. It was The Matrix starring Agent 47.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,712
    Similarly, I have no recollection of 'Transporter Refueled'. I hope if they make a 5th one, they fire all responsible and bring back Jason Statham as Frank Martin.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    The Transporter Refueled was actually quite good. They ignored the thematics of the television series that developed into more convincing ground, and brought back all that was Statham's gig. The character feels very much like Statham's portrayal of Frank Martin, only a little bit younger than the one we've seen in the first film. The actions, however, are recycled from 2 and 3, but the story, all in all, was somewhat interesting.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,712
    @ClarkDevlin for once we differ on an action film. ;)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Happens once in a while, mate. ;)

    But, like you, I am hopelessly in the wait for Luc Besson to drag Statham back into the game. Frank Martin is his template and vice versa.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    So far I've avoided The Transporter: Refuelled, but I might give it a go tonight.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,712
    I would pay good money for Statham to make a 5th Transporter and a 3rd Crank.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    The Stath is a top bloke ^:)^
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Crank is somewhat getting out of hand. For a reason, it just didn't win me over. But, yeah, Transporter 5 should have Jason Statham driving around in his Audi and kicking some arse while holding the steering wheel in one hand, and a girl on the passenger seat waiting for him. ;)
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited July 2016 Posts: 15,712
    @ClarkDevlin would you settle for another Statham lead heist movie, like the awesome 'Bank Job' from 2008?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Seen it more than I could count! :D
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited July 2016 Posts: 6,432
    DVD-Blu-ray-box-set-2016-1024x702.jpg

    Just bought this new box set, its a improvement on the other BD boxset. Just watched the The Philosophers Stone and the coloring and picture sharpness appeared much better. This film stand up very well think its under rated has some great sequences.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

    If I understand things well, I shall now have to throw up more cash for that 'prequel' trilogy of Hobbit Beast films. :) And also, aren't we supposed to start campaigning for Radcliffe to return to the role of Potter? ;-)

    @DarthDimi, if you're referring to the Beasts movie when talking about Dan, the film series is set some 70 years before Harry's birth, so we won't see head or tail of him.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,383
    I've been having a bit of a trip down memory lane with the Harry Potter lately. Not watched these in years. Remember those distant days when there was a new HP film out each year and it seemed like Potter fever would never end? Ahh.

    Anyway, I think episode 2 is my favourite. Either that or episode 4. I never liked episode 3 very much, I didn't like the time travel elements. Harry and the gang seemed trapped between childhood and the teenage years in that one. I think the series really started to go down hill after episode 5. I just remember them getting darker and darker. By episode 7 part 1 you could barely make out who was onscreen, it was so dark. I don't think I ever even saw part 2. After dobby choked it I couldn't carry on. I never read the last book either, so I have no idea how the story ends. Is Snape behind it or something? :))
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited July 2016 Posts: 8,383
    By the way, did anyone else think it was strange just how similar LOTR and HP were at the time? Both film series started in 2001 with a cave troll in the first entries of both series. The second entries in both series introduced a small gimp like character designed for comic relief who inadvertantly gives the hero key information. And don't tell me those hooded guys on horses don't look like dementors. That Rowling woman should have kept better track of things...

    Oh, and they both have a giant spider as a main character in the second entries!
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