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Hereditary
Didn’t care for it. Didn’t scare me much, didn’t make sense, seemed pretentious, seemed like a ripoff of rosemarys baby and killing of a sacred deer. Some good moments and a great overall feeling but the pieces were fundamentally missing
3/10
Great potential but rather a let down. As with many sc-fi movies, the ending was pretty poor.
I watched it over the New Year break and expected alot more. I didn't mind the ending as it was sorta like a poor man's M. Night esque ending. I would like to have seen
Fistful of Dollars
Hitch
For a Few Dollars More
Solo - A Star Wars Story (had to give this one a second chance)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
So, Minus 2 movies, my year started with Eastwood - Leone collaborations and with three of my all time favorite spaghetti westers. I like it. I like it A LOT!
This film was fantastic. Best performances of the year, excellent cinematography, excellent production design, music, costumes, make up, and above all, it had the best screen play of this year by a mile. If you like period pieces, satires, or good dramas, this is a must see
9/10
Good fun. Leslie Banks was quite terrific in the former, as was Thesiger in the latter.
Edit: the maid in Bride was alright comic relief at first, but grew annoying. The drunk guy in Game was a bit better. Plus
It did, @ClarkDevlin. Or the short story it was based on, anyway.
It also inspired the jungle chase in OP.
I never tire of Mann's first film as a director, and this one has no business being as great as it is, but it manages it with precision. It's a wonderful crime caper elevated by the neon-drenched, rain-soaked streets of Los Angeles and the unforgettable score by Tangerine Dream. In between this, Heat and Public Enemies, Mann knows what he's doing when it comes to a proper robbery sequence.
Manhunter and Heat will always be my favourites, but this was a pretty good movie.
David Fincher Ranking:
1. Seven
2. Alien 3
Love Thief
Brilliant crime thriller with all of Mann's traits that have appeared in all his movies since. James Caan is just superb in this. Also good is a young James Belushi.
Make it three fellas. James Caan was a legit bad ass.
I agree with you, sir... a lot of Mann's work here gets re-visited in his best work later on.
I recently rewatched THIEF for the first time in many years and it holds up very well. Very slick, very economical storytelling with a very cool Caan leading it all. An underappreciated entry in a fine filmography.
David Fincher Ranking:
1. Seven
2. The Game
3. Alien 3
@Fire_and_Ice_Returns
Isn't that the case with most Netflix movies these days? I remember Annihilation being suggested to me by two colleagues as twice Arrival and three times 2001. I watched the film that very same night. The next day, I told my two colleagues that they neither understood film in general nor Arrivial and 2001 in particular; that Annihilation is decent enough but hardly a revelatory experience for those of us who are trained in hard sci-fi; and that they should probably stick to Netflix movies since the likes of Arrival and 2001 are clearly above their intellectual capacities.
One of the greatest fantasy films ever made in my opinion. The best Star Wars film by a mile. A film that built on the first film but being a completely different kettle of fish.
The imagination on show here is just breathtaking. Those giant AT-AT walkers never fail to impress and that entire battle is incredibly well done. To go from that straight into the Asteroid chase is just genius. The film doesn't let you catch your breath until the Dagobah scenes.
Splitting the main characters up works well and the way Vader's plan all comes together at Cloud City is well plotted. The double climax of Leia, Chewie and Lando escaping Cloud City and Luke's battle with Vader is just intense. And that plot twist/reveal still sends a shiver down this viewers spine.
This is a more mature and intelligent Star Wars film and Lucas had the guts to move the story in a progressive direction instead of just repeating the formula of the first film. Something he tragically did with ROTJ. A film so full of bad ideas and silliness I can barely watch it anymore.
But then it just reinforces just how good Empire really is. A film I never tire of experiencing.
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Seven and The Game are outstanding films. I can never tire of them. I don't like Alien 3 though. I realize the film has its fans but I think it was a major come down from the first two. I agree with you that the first one is by far the best as well. It holds up really well even today.
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I didn't mind it personally, but agree that it is severely overhyped. Bullock is excellent in it and the actress who plays her daughter punched above her age. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.
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I agree. It's easily the best SW film for me too. You're right that it was a brave move to go in this direction, especially as a follow up to a phenomenon. I never thought about it that way. The public's expectations must have been off the charts for this and I'm sure many may have been disappointed at the time.
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Face/Off (1997)
I came across this mid 90's John Woo thriller on the telly and had a blast. It's been ages since I've seen it. Woo's trademark cheesiness is on display here, but so is his expertise in crafting the action sequences, which are excellent. The premise is ridiculous (face swapping to prevent a crime, hence the name) but somehow it all works, thanks to the incredible scene chewing skills of John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. You can't cast any better than these two if you want overacting combined with magnetic screen charisma, and they both deliver to the hilt. The film sort of feels Asian (Indian or Chinese) to me due to the melodrama that infiltrates it from time to time, but it's very entertaining nevertheless. I'd say it also has a bit of 80's flavour in it, despite being made a decade later. Finally, it also reminds me of the Bruckheimer/Bay films of that era. It's a case of a film being so bad that it's good.
It was his first official film role, too, I believe, and he really knocks it out of the park. He's completely evil and narcissistic in this one.
The showing for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was tonight, finally. I really loved it. I was 10 or 11 years old the last time I saw this film, so I didn't remember the entire of it, but I had the same sense of wonder and awe at the magic of Spielberg, despite a more adult understanding of the film as I am closing in on being 30 years old now. One thing that particularly hit me was John Williams' score, IMO one of his that I don't listen to a lot, and after tonight I should rectify this error of mine.
My local cinema has already offered me tickets for their next special showing, which will be a restored copy of Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). Its a film I've been meaning to watch for years, so I can't believe I'll be able to discover it on the big screen in a few weeks time.
Absolutely right. I love how Caan and him are kidding around in the bar after Prosky promises to help Caan with the child, as if they were the best of friends. And later in the film Prosky is delivering that sinister speech to Caan lying on the ground. Santa Claus and Satan rolled into one indeed.