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I think it might be my favorite of his.
If you think that's good try to watch the other two films in the series
They are Salting the Battlefield and Turks and Cacious not in that order though .
After seeing Jurassic Park the other day I continued with The Lost World.
The sequel was as exciting for me as the first one back then. As Malcolm, which is one the best movie characters ever written, takes the lead, I will put The Lost World on top of my Jurassic Ranking. And you can never go wrong with Julianne Moore anyway.
The Bourne Trilogy + Legacy.
The first one is a fine, original action/thriller movie and surely one of the greats of its genre.
The second one is more, more, more of everything and very enjoyable, but the hefty editing is too much and while I realise it influenced the genre for years, it just was wrong. And it ages horribly as well. Shaky camera where you sometimes don't even recognise what's going on? Action sequences edited every second, that make QOS look like slow motion hurts the movie quite a bit.
The third one, sadly is, where it gets downhill and fast. The story becomes hilarious and unbelievable to the point of parody.
While I adore Julia Stiles and her Nicky Parsons it is just too much that she happens to be in the exact place where Bourne has to go. And there is more such crap.
Still, the movie is (re-)watchable fine. Turn off your brain and it is ok.
I liked Legacy way better than the third Bourne movie. Jeremy Renner is perfect and I'm so glad to see that his career really took off after The Hurt Locker.
I'll watch Jason Bourne as soon as it is available. I have not much hope it'll be any good but who knows.
I've been looking forward to this bio-film for some time. It lived up to expectations and is an interesting thriller about the whistleblower who leaked information from the NSA in 2013, thereby exposing the shameful global surveillance program and wide ranging Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance that involved Telcos and tech companies.
Oliver Stone brings his trademark style to the film, and it's certainly a slick production. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is quite watchable as the titular character, & Shailene Woodley is impressive as his on-again, off-again girlfriend. The film also includes excellent supporting turns by Nicholas Cage, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Timothy Olyphant and Zachary Quinto.
The pacing is good, the cinematography is excellent and the film delivers its message very well. I realize that the MSM, MIC & US government won't be too pleased with this production, but in my opinion, 'f' them. This story had to be told and I hope the film is a success for everyone concerned.
While I wish it was a bit more of a noir than it is, it is quite serviceable and features Liam doing a fine job as a struggling detective. There's some truly chilling moments in this movie, and it doesn't hold back in showing the darkness of the world being portrayed. Everyone has their own weights they're trying to keep propped on their shoulders, from Neeson's private eye to his allies and enemies. A special shout out to Bond alum David Harbour (Gregg Beam), who shines in this film as quite the nasty fellow.
I would not mind seeing a sequel or two lined up for this film, as I feel it has much more to explore with what's still left on the table between its characters.
It is almost criminal how charismatic and badass Denzel Washington here. And in this film he delivers one of his best performances. From the very first second to the very last second, Denzel is the very definition of charismatic, and he showcases a very specific set of skills as he takes down the Russian mafia. Once shit gets real, I almost feel sorry for the bad guys because I know they are about to be brutally wiped from existence by Denzel. The restaurant fight, the scene in the money warehouse, the harbor explosion and the climax in the store warehouse are absolutely fantastic, and Denzel just delivers a big amount of utterly badass kills. I love the musical track during the final climax, it fits Denzel's quest for vengeance perfectly. Bring on the sequel coming next year.
I kinda liked it and hope we get some more, but Blocks' Scudder might be somewhat too much for the average US psyche as he is a former drunk, divorced, living with a prostitute/former prostitute, etc.
That said this movie is a really well written and filmed story, Neesson does it credit.
I decided to watch the Criterion Blu ray of this Stanley Donen classic, starring screen legends Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The film also features supporting turns by James Coburn, Walther Matthau, George Kennedy & Ned Glass.
Essentially a romance thriller, the story revolves around Regina Lambert (played by Hepburn), who while holidaying in France, is informed that her husband has just died under mysterious circumstances. The CIA also inform her that he had multiple aliases and had stolen money from them which was supposed to have been used in a WW2 operation. 3 accomplices (Coburn, Kennedy and Glass's characters) and a mysterious 4th man known as Dyle were involved in the initial theft as well, but were all apparently double crossed by Lambert. The film focuses on the three men's attempts to recover the money, which they believe Regina either has or knows about. She meets Grant's character while in France, but he is not all he seems to be.
The film boasts a memorable score by Henry Mancini, outstanding visuals and excellent chemistry/repartee between leads Grant and Hepburn. Grant (59 at the time this film was made) is his trademark Mr. suave, and shows why he is one of the all time great screen legends. Hepburn is perfect as the confused and slightly neurotic widow.
For Bond fans, there is a suspenseful rooftop fight between Grant and Kennedy that is reminiscent of later Bond films, and particularly the train encounter in LALD.
Highly recommended.
Glad you like Charade so much. I do too.
Stanley Donen is definitely one of the reasons why I regard the 50s and 60s as the two best decades in movies.
Arabesque
Indiscreet
The Pajama Game
Funny Face
are additional favourites of mine, but I really love almost all of his movies.
I love CHARADE, I love Cary Grant and I simply adore, as is well known on this forum, the graceful Audrey Hepburn. Kennedy is perhaps my only obstacle since I really don't like the man. Nothing I can put my fingers on; that man always gives me the creeps. Especially in CHARACE, he comes off as "filthy" to me. Other than that, the film is one of my favourite Hepburn films. The Mancini score is a delight to listen to.
Doesn't sound too big a departure from the classic troubled detectives that rule noir, so if my fellow country people can't handle that, they best stay away from the best noirs out there while at it. Those kinds of stories are always the most interesting for me, as they depict things as they truly are; in a word, "complicated."
@DaltonCraig007, should I watch "The Equalizer" next? Does it have any noir elements in it?
I had such a good time with it that I'm presently trying to seek out a blu ray copy of Arabesque, Dornen's later thriller starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren.
BondJasonBond006, I've not seen Indiscreet, The Pajama Game or Funny Face, so I've got a lot to look forward to.
Huh. Well Taxi Driver, After Hours, The King of Comedy, Cape Fear, and The Aviator are my personal favorites - the first two listed being two of my favorite movies period. Also enjoyed Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Shutter Island, Hugo. Raging Bull of course is very good, but not one I'm likely to revisit anytime soon; one of the heaviest, hardest-hitting films I've seen.