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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @QsAssistant, I saw half of 'Man on a Ledge,' it wasn't too shabby. Film seems pretty obvious from start to finish, given they spoil a good chunk of the film in the trailer.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @QsAssistant, I saw half of 'Man on a Ledge,' it wasn't too shabby. Film seems pretty obvious from start to finish, given they spoil a good chunk of the film in the trailer.
    So it's shabby then. REALLY shabby?
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I really want to see 'Man on a Ledge', seems like good fun.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited June 2012 Posts: 40,976
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, absolutely.

    @DC007, give it a go, you may like it. My MacBook was acting up as I tried to watch it, got around halfway through, and just shut it off. I didn't care enough to finish it.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
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    Most recent viewing: JOHN CARTER (Lots of fun! - 8/10)

    Next up:
    RED SCORPION (1988) on Blu
  • 00130013
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    I finally saw Tinker, Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). I was waiting in order to read the book first.
    About the film, it's artistically very interesting, the performances are mixed (great John Hurt, Cumberbatch, and Colin Firth, but oby Jones as Percy not very good and Gary Oldman... I will say later).
    They loose a lot of time in long silent shots instead of explaining and giving more dialogue and that makes it confusing for non-expert audience and a little boring for the readers. And how they missed my favorite line of the book: "the last illusion of the ilussionless man..."?
    Regarding Gary Oldman, I don't know... sometimes it seems far too simple his acting. I've watched a little of Alec Guinness and he's extraordinary.
    Definitly I have to see it one more time to appreciate it more for what it is instead on focusing on what is not.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @0013, it most certainly is one of those artistic films that you either heavily appreciate or don't understand. I'll admit, the scenes and dialogue were lost on me at times, and the finale of the film had me slightly confused.
  • 00130013
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @0013, it most certainly is one of those artistic films that you either heavily appreciate or don't understand. I'll admit, the scenes and dialogue were lost on me at times, and the finale of the film had me slightly confused.

    In my opinion, they made it more confusing than it really is. But all my opinions are from someone who already read the book.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    After seeing the film, that's what deterred me from reading the book: I thought I would become lost within all of the characters and the intricate plot. I surmise the book isn't like that, then?
  • 00130013
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    The book is very complex but at the end all comes together because it has long dialogues, precisely what the movie lacks...
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Good, I may have to read it some time. I'll go a year, get into a book craze, read a great book, start another, and then stop - just like I'm doing now, unfortunately.
  • 00130013
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    It's worth it. Now that I finished all Fleming's, I'm reading Le Carré's.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I remember finding the 'Tinker, Tailor...' novel on my dad's desk when I was 8 or 9 years old... I tried to read it but the whole thing went way over my head.... now that I found the film very good, I have to read the novel in its entirety !
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, absolutely.

    @DC007, give it a go, you may like it. My MacBook was acting up as I tried to watch it, got around halfway through, and just shut it off. I didn't care enough to finish it.
    Did you find it online?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited June 2012 Posts: 13,978
    Lifeforce (1985)

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    And there was me thinking that Eve was the hottest Alien. This film has been sat in my DVD collection for a few weeks, so i'm glad I finally got around to watching it. Mathilda May is intoxicating to look at, it's impossible to take your eyes off her, but then who would want to.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, I did, HD streaming. There's a really nice site I use for TV and film, if you're interested.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, I did, HD streaming. There's a really nice site I use for TV and film, if you're interested.

    Sure. PM me.
  • WillardWhyteWillardWhyte Midnight Society #ProjectMoon
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    watched Superman and Superman II. Finally getting around to watching the Blu Ray films....watched the original and will watch the extended and Donner cut later.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Has anyone seen 'Identity', with John Cusack, Ray Liotta..... ? any good ?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @DC007, is that the one that takes place in a motel?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309698/

    I've often seen it referred to as Hitchcockian. I'm not an expert on Hitchcock so I can't really back that up, but I did think it was a good thriller.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Great cast - John Hawkes is always excellent in my book, especially 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' (highly recommended, by the way), but I don't recall what I thought about the film. It's been a few years, I'll have to add it to the list of thousands of films I want to get around to re-watching.
  • 001001
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    Red Eye (2005) 8/10
    I enjoyed this film and recommend this thriller.
    Rachel McAdams is great in this and looks very sexy.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    High and Low. 10/10.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    001 wrote:
    Red Eye (2005) 8/10
    I enjoyed this film and recommend this thriller.
    Rachel McAdams is great in this and looks very sexy.

    When doesn't she?!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited June 2012 Posts: 28,694
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    Damn. A powerful and moving piece, showing that just because you kill a few evil men, there will be scores left to fill their places. A film that resonates with our times in the Middle East, showing that killing and hate is just as malevolent and horrifying in its aftermath as it was in the 70s.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    @DC007, is that the one that takes place in a motel?

    Yes, that's the one.
    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309698/

    I've often seen it referred to as Hitchcockian. I'm not an expert on Hitchcock so I can't really back that up, but I did think it was a good thriller.

    Thanks. :)

  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    Lifeforce (1985)

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    And there was me thinking that Eve was the hottest Alien. This film has been sat in my DVD collection for a few weeks, so i'm glad I finally got around to watching it. Mathilda May is intoxicating to look at, it's impossible to take your eyes off her, but then who would want to.

    I LOVE this film. Hooper may be best known for TCM and Poltergeist (although we commonly treat the latter as a Spielberg film, and righteously so IMO) but I've seen this film multiple times, I listen to the score repeatedly and yes, try to defy Mathilda May's erotic beauty in this film. I dare you. I double dare you. Too bad LF was neglected by many people. It's a hidden treasure in Hooper's career. Great film, huge recommend for fans of the subtle alien invasion horror flicks. Thumbs up!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    <center>DD's David Fincher retrospective</center>

    <center><font size = 4>part 4</font></center>

    <center><font color = darkblue size = 6>FIGHT CLUB (1999)</font></center>

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    I'm probably going to upset a few people now but to be brutally honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Fight Club, despite my love for Fincher and his filmmaking. Fight Club is an intellectual ride on the train of madness, fueled by social commentary on more than one level, most prominently consumerism, and I should like that. I like films that play on a very cerebral level. I like films that search for the flaws in how our so-called civilized society is structured and ruled. But there’s something about Fight Club – and I can’t quite put my finger on it – that I find mildly disappointing. Let me be clear though. I find the music to be perfect. The acting is superb. The cinematography works on every level. It’s all there really. But the script, the set-up of the story, the big reveal at the end… all of those seem to be lacking in some way. Perhaps my expectations for a Fincher film have by this time simply grown too high. Again though, I can’t really point out what it is about Fight Club that seems to put me off a little bit, and that is going to be the major flaw in this post. I want to clarify why I don’t think the world of this film, yet I can’t. It’s a feeling, a mere feeling, that I have, that makes me not as enthusiastic as everyone else seems to be. So in spite of everything about it I find good, borderline perfect, there’s something elusive that makes me go: good, not great; yes, not wow. Forgive me. I do recommend this film because it remains a truly wonderful film, but it’s the ugly duckling in my entire Fincher fandom.

    <font color = red>Final score:</font> 7/10

    DD's David Fincher retrospective score card:
    Seven: 9,5/10
    The Game: 8/10
    Alien³: 7,5/10
    Fight Club: 7/10
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited June 2012 Posts: 40,976
    The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

    The film was a lot better than I had expected, and I really enjoyed McConaughey in this one. Tense film, great twists that left me guessing until the end, and a very satisfying ending. I do hope they move along with a sequel.

    If you have two hours and have Netflix Play Now, you can watch it for free.

    It also gives a small role to Shea Whigham, who is an excellent, underrated actor, in my opinion. Check out the under-the-radar horror/thriller 'Splinter,' starring him, Jill Wagner, and Paulo Costanzo.
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