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  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

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    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Atomic Blonde
    Finally got around to seeing this one and boy was it great. I want this to definitely become a franchise. Cant wait to get it on blu ray.
    8/10

    And don’t get me started on that action sequence in the stairwell....
    I agree. I really enjoyed this as well. Theron was great. Unfortunaltely it didn't do very well, so I'm not sure about a sequel at this point.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    bondjames wrote: »
    Atomic Blonde
    Finally got around to seeing this one and boy was it great. I want this to definitely become a franchise. Cant wait to get it on blu ray.
    8/10

    And don’t get me started on that action sequence in the stairwell....
    I agree. I really enjoyed this as well. Theron was great. Unfortunaltely it didn't do very well, so I'm not sure about a sequel at this point.
    There's a potential in James McAvoy getting a spinoff prequel due the author of the graphic novel releasing a comic book that predates The Coldest City (source material for Atomic Blonde) starring David Percival (McAvoy's character).
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited October 2017 Posts: 15,718
    @bondjames 'Atomic Blonde' made $95 million world wide on a $30 million budget. It'll be fine ;)

    In comparison: the first 'John Wick' did $88 million world wide on a $20 million budget.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    bondjames wrote: »
    Atomic Blonde
    Finally got around to seeing this one and boy was it great. I want this to definitely become a franchise. Cant wait to get it on blu ray.
    8/10

    And don’t get me started on that action sequence in the stairwell....
    I agree. I really enjoyed this as well. Theron was great. Unfortunaltely it didn't do very well, so I'm not sure about a sequel at this point.
    There's a potential in James McAvoy getting a spinoff prequel due the author of the graphic novel releasing a comic book that predates The Coldest City (source material for Atomic Blonde) starring David Percival (McAvoy's character).
    I'll definitely watch that! I really hope to see Lorraine Broughton on screen again, even if she's not the headliner. Great character.

    @DaltonCraig007 that's a reasonable return on investment. I had read somewhere that it had flopped, but apparently not. There's hope yet.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    I had this argument with a mate who voted Fight Club as the worst movie of all time....!
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    I had this argument with a mate who voted Fight Club as the worst movie of all time....!

    Ha ha! Yeah, because Fight Club is so crap! Some people…
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    Wind River

    Have enjoyed all of the films (Sicario, Hell Or High Water) written by Taylor Sheridan and this excellent thriller is no exception. He's also a talented director as he shows with the skill in which he handles the actors and action in this.

    Excellent cast in this and Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen have great chemistry together.

    Of the three films I've seen written by Sheridan I've always been impressed with his coda's. Look forward to his next project.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    @LeonardPine Sheridan's next project is Sicario 2: Soldado, coming out next June!

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    @LeonardPine Sheridan's next project is Sicario 2: Soldado, coming out next June!

    Awesome! Can't wait, @DaltonCraig007
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    I had this argument with a mate who voted Fight Club as the worst movie of all time....!

    Ha ha! Yeah, because Fight Club is so crap! Some people…

    Fight club is garbage
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited October 2017 Posts: 4,016
    @LeonardPine Sheridan's next project is Sicario 2: Soldado, coming out next June!

    Awesome! Can't wait, @DaltonCraig007
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    I had this argument with a mate who voted Fight Club as the worst movie of all time....!

    Ha ha! Yeah, because Fight Club is so crap! Some people…

    Fight club is garbage

    Blimey, are you my mate Wayne in disguise!

    Seriously, why do you think it's 'garbage' ?
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo
    Shit story and Shit acting = SHIT FILM

  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo
    Shit story and Shit acting = SHIT FILM

    What a marvellous critique! Mark Kermode eat your heart out!
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo
    Shit story and Shit acting = SHIT FILM

    What a marvellous critique! Mark Kermode eat your heart out!

    I don't get paid to critique movies on this site.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »
    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo

    terrible-content.jpg

    Really? I've not seen ABT, but have A Better Tomorrow 2 and had it on VHS for some years and absolutely loved it.
    Why, in your opinion, is ABT terrible?

    Everything about it is Rubbish. I've got the second one but won't watch it now.

    Everything? Story? Actors? Director? Cinematography? Script? Never heard of even a bad film having everything rubbish! Just not your genre of film? Nonplussed I have to say.

    A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Director: John Woo
    Shit story and Shit acting = SHIT FILM

    What a marvellous critique! Mark Kermode eat your heart out!

    :))
  • Posts: 3,336
    Hot Shots! (1991) and Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

    Silly movies which is to be expected from parody movies, but when the laughts isn't there. What is left?

    Lion (2016)

    Decent film. Although the first half was far superior to the latter.

    The Last Samurai (2003)

    Nice way to spend a couple of hours.

    The Two Faces of January (2014)

    A modern "film-noir" so to speak. Decent enough.

    Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

    Meh. Had some interesting bits, but it never went anywhere.

    Wonder Woman (2017)

    Finally a solid DCEU movie. Gal Gadot is a bit wooden, but likable nonetheless.
  • After missing it in the theater, I finally got to watch Spider-Man: Homecoming. I really enjoyed it! Michael Keaton did the impossible: he took a character I never gave a shit about and made him relatable and interesting! He wasn’t such a ‘bad’ guy like the movie villains usually are. I loved the mid credits scene too
    when he didn’t give up Peter’s identity
    Tom Holland was perfect as Spidey- that dude has a long successful career ahead of him if he stays out of trouble. Very talented young actor!
    Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
    LOVE the second one! Especially Lloyd Bridges and all his war injuries: ‘Here read this for me will you? My eyes are ceramic’
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    Posts: 1,812
    After missing it in the theater, I finally got to watch Spider-Man: Homecoming. I really enjoyed it! Michael Keaton did the impossible: he took a character I never gave a shit about and made him relatable and interesting! He wasn’t such a ‘bad’ guy like the movie villains usually are. I loved the mid credits scene too
    when he didn’t give up Peter’s identity
    Tom Holland was perfect as Spidey- that dude has a long successful career ahead of him if he stays out of trouble. Very talented young actor.

    The same goes for me too. I always thought the character was pretty lame and one of Spidey's lesser foes. But Homecoming made me like the character and he looked pretty cool too. I hope we see him in future Spidey/MCU films.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited October 2017 Posts: 17,801
    Just got back from The Foreigner. Martin Campbell's first theatrical feature since Green Lantern, and what a way to show he still has it. Tight little dead-serious character study.
    I did't know anything at all about this movie going it to it- good.
    I didn't expect Chan to be the force of nature that he is here. AND I didn't expect the twist that Brosnan was neck deep in it all. It was all slow cinematic onion-peeling. Chan and Brosnan both act up a storm here.
    Well done.
    I'll definitely be revisiting this one on Blu Ray. Very recommended.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    @chrisisall, I was almost torn throughout regarding:
    Whether or not Brosnan was as evil as the trailers and opening were painting him out to be. I had hoped that in the end we found out he genuinely didn't know it was going to occur the way it did and it was out of his hands, but alas, a last second twist shows it wasn't meant to be. I loved it, though, as I definitely didn't pick up on the fact that the bomber was the girl he was hooking up with until the final moments.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited October 2017 Posts: 17,801
    I know exactly how you feel.
  • Usually as Halloween approaches I watch the 1978 original or the remake.
    But since I have the really nice Blu-ray set I decided to watch them all, one or two each night over the past week.

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    I’ve said many times how I hated Rob Zombie’s H2, and by the time that one was next in line, I almost didn’t watch it at all. But something made me do it.

    Brace yourselves for this: it.... wasn’t that bad. I had only seen it once before, in 2009 and it just rubbed me the wrong way so much that I never revisited it. That ‘white horse’ bs is all anyone talked about and I think I built it up in my head over the years, but now that it’s fresh in my head, the stupid white horse isn’t in that much of the movie.
    I was really into the first few minutes in the hospital, and I dug Myers’ ‘urban legend’ status whenever he was talked about on the news— how they’d ask ‘do you think he’s still alive, do you think he’s out there somewhere’ and then it would cut to him looking like a homeless guy in the middle of the woods.

    Make no mistake, it’s not a great movie, but it’s not completely without its good parts. It was insanely raw & bloody, and took itself seriously, which is more than I can say for Resurrection.....

    So in years to come, when I watch Rob Zombie’s Halloween, I may just watch H2 along with it.

    If you’re like me and hated it, try it again. You might surprise yourself.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    American Made. Solid fun, without any drama to slow things down.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited October 2017 Posts: 8,400
    bondjames wrote: »
    The Foreigner (2017)
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    Just got back. I can safely say that this is one of the best action thrillers I've seen in quite some time. Martin Campbell still has the goods folks. The direction is tight, the tension is palpable, and the characters are real without being overwrought. Basically the tonal balance is just right and there's no peel back pretensions. The film has a bit of an old school flavour to it, which is apparent even in the trailers. It's a callback to the 90's, and recalls greats like Patriot Games. There's a similar IRA aspect running through this film as well.

    Jackie Chan gives an excellent performance as Quan, a Chinese restaurant owner who is searching for the killers of his daughter. Unbeknownst to the authorities, Quan has some special skills which he is forced to put to use (and which could give Bryan Mills of Taken fame a run for his money). Pierce Brosnan similarly delivers what I think is easily his best performance since The Ghost Writer as Liam Hennessy, a Northern Ireland politician who may provide a link to the killers. These are the kind of morally ambiguous characters which Brosnan plays best, and he nails it here yet again. One empathizes with his character even though he may have skeletons in his closet. Brosnan captures the complexities, increasing desperation and hidden ruthlessness beautifully. Cliff Martinez provides a lively score which matches the scenes and cinematographer David Tattersall (who did work on the Lucas prequels) captures London and Northern Ireland nicely.

    This is a great revenge thriller mixed with political drama, and demonstrates that Martin Campbell is still one of the better action directors around these days (in terms of being able to deliver an excellent product on a reasonable production budget of $35m). It's a simple effort, but quite effective - it's all in the execution. The film has already grossed $75m in China as of today according to Forbes (for comparisons, SP's total China gross is $83m) On the evidence of this outing, I'd be more than happy if he is invited back to resurrect the James Bond franchise for a third time.

    Great to hear. I hope gets his shot on Bond again. It's not too late, and he's never better than on Bond. There's no safer pair of hands. If he made this on 35 million, imagine what he could do with 150 million.
  • edited October 2017 Posts: 684
    The highlight of my last week's viewing—last six months' viewing, even—was THE APARTMENT (1960). A few viewings to confirm, and I could see this becoming an all time favorite. For me Billy Wilder has always been a screenwriter first, but his direction here is sublime, and by it he really pushes the film the extra mile. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine are an amazing pairing. The photography is so, so good. I'm lost in compliments towards this film. DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SOME LIKE IT HOT, SUNSET BOULEVARD — all fantastic, but none touches this one. I get sad when I consider the possibility that Hollywood will never again make a film this good.

    This week I also took in a few noirs that bordered on the surrealistic.

    First up was Welles's THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947). Beginning at night and ending at dawn, the film makes you feel as though you're stumbling through a dream. This is the most interesting role I've yet to see Rita Hayworth take on. Welles's Irish accent isn't too much a distraction. The funhouse scene is of course a triumph, but I think the trial is the film's highlight. CITIZEN KANE is a great film, but count me among those who think Welles subsequent work was far more interesting. Too bad the studios ruined much of it. Who wouldn't love to see the original two-and-a-half hour cut of this?

    The second dream-like noir was THE CHASE (1946), directed by Arthur Ripley. This one is more obscure, but for any noir fans I would recommend trying to track it down. Robert Cummings plays a guy who finds a wallet on the street. Going to the address listed on the ID, he discovers the owner is a gangster. From here, he meets the gangster's unhappy "dame" and, well you get the idea. Cummings's character is a WWII vet suffering from bizarre dreams, so we never quite get a firm foothold on what's real and what's not.

    I also continued with my Halloween-themed watching.

    I watched FRANKENSTEIN (1931) for the first time. The art direction on the film is fantastic. James Whale really manages to capture an atmosphere. The opening scene in the graveyard, for example, despite looking unreal on the face of it, incorporates that uncanniness and manages to come out the other end unsettling. A real classic that I'm glad to have finally got a chance to watch.

    Cronenberg's RABID (1977) was next. Basically a take on the zombie film. Marilyn Chambers plays a girl who, on the verge of death following a motorcycle accident, is operated on using an experimental new procedure—that afterwards has her craving for human blood. Everyone she bites becomes 'rabid' and they in turn start attacking others, etc. It's entertaining enough, but the plot feels contrived. There's not much of interest in the typical Cronenbergian way: it doesn't feel as 'whacked.'

    I also checked out the Argentinian filmmaker Eduardo de Gregorio's SURREAL ESTATE (1976). If anyone is familiar with the work of the writer Robert Aickman, it's very much in the same spirit. Some of David Lynch's work exists in this realm, but there's more to it. A cross between Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges, maybe. James would be the surface portion: an English writer shopping for a home in France happens upon a dilapidated estate, and is given a tour by a strange woman. And we go from there. Like James's work, the plot and grammar is quite refined but lurking underneath is something sinister. Slowly abandoning this classical mold, the film evolves into a Borgesian labyrinth, and as the writer's own story gets weirder, so too his currently in-progress novel. As he tinkers with the novel, the film seems to alter around him, as if the film and the novel are feeding off one another, creating a stranger and stranger feedback loop. It's trippy, but good and eerie.

    I gave PAN’S LABYRINTH (2006) a rewatch. As great as the first time I saw it about ten years ago. Although I need now to give DEVIL'S BACKBONE another watch. Having seen it more recently, I feel that I might prefer it.

    Aside from those I also watched:

    THE SCOUNDREL (1971) / Jean-Paul Rappeneau - Also known as SWASHBUCKLER. An entertaining romp. Wonderful colors. Shot by Claude Renoir several years before TSWLM. I know Deakins has become something of the standard against which all modern cinematography should be judged, but Renoir's work in this film is a good example of a excellence that doesn't scream excellence.

    SNOWPIERCER (2013) / Bong Joon-ho - Left a bad taste in my mouth for some reason I can't quite pin down. Bong Joon-ho's direction elevates it, certainly. Visually interesting to look at, and the action is well-conceptualized and staged, but beyond that, I didn't think much of it. The script taken by itself is horrible.

    THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) / Charlie Chaplin - I can see it as being very much a bridge film between MODERN TIMES and VERDOUX. I enjoyed it, as I have been enjoying all the Chaplin's of late. I thought the ghetto-set stuff was particularly wonderful, just the right notes of pathos and comedy, like all Chaplin's silents. The Hynkel material was more ambitious and satirical, and I think largely a success. That said, in terms of his post-MODERN TIMES work, I think I prefer LIMELIGHT most so far. It's been his least heavy-handed and his most complete effort as a director.
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    The Mummy
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    I finally got around to seeing this. I kept putting it off since I heard so many bad things. I have to say the negative reviews may have been this movie's saving grace for me. I went in expecting the worst but came out enjoying myself with it. I don't think it's the piece of crap it's made out to be but it's also not that great either. My main problem with it is that they tried to put too much humor in it. This "Dark Universe" should be more dark and creepy. I also think Tom Cruise shouldn't of been in it. It doesn't seem like a role he would take so it's surprising that he did. Either way I hope this "Dark Universe" pans out because it could be cool but we'll see.

    The Babadook
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    Honestly a pretty creepy movie. The kid in it was the worst part but once the movie dives into the Babadook plot you forget about how much you hate the kid. I didn't quite understand the ending though.
    Why did the Babadook go down into the basement after its defeat, why was the mother taking care of it, and why was she feeding it worms?
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,146
    The Mummy
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    I finally got around to seeing this. I kept putting it off since I heard so many bad things. I have to say the negative reviews may have been this movie's saving grace for me. I went in expecting the worst but came out enjoying myself with it. I don't think it's the piece of crap it's made out to be but it's also not that great either. My main problem with it is that they tried to put too much humor in it. This "Dark Universe" should be more dark and creepy. I also think Tom Cruise shouldn't of been in it. It doesn't seem like a role he would take so it's surprising that he did. Either way I hope this "Dark Universe" pans out because it could be cool but we'll see.

    I agree I thought The Mummy was ok I even bought it, I have to say the movie moved quite fast and it was entertaining I was never bored watching it.

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Judging by Dracula Untold, I have no interest in this universe.
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