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I've wanted to see this for a long time because of Hunt, but the Blu-Ray is now out of print. I keep hoping it will turn up somewhere because I hear the DVD isn't high-quality.
A decent western with some nice shots of monument valley included into the movie.
Mitchum is a great Marlowe, good adaption the dialogue is superb.
Somehow, I found Kristen Stewart a lot of fun in the film. :)
The three ladies kept me watching until the end, despite not thinking much of the film they were all likeable.
This “movie” is mostly concert footage with some back stage stuff to be honest I don’t hate the dead but I don’t love it either my wife Amanda loves the band so I put up with it for her and since she was depressed I put this on ... so I have to be bored for 2 hours and 12 minutes listening to stoners talk about music in order to make her happy a price I gladly pay
Films in 2020
1. Jaws 2
2. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
3. Ronin
4. Rolling stone gimmie shelter
5. Octopussy
6. The temptations
7. Stand by me
8. The Art of war
9. No direction Home
10. Rise of skywalker
11. Casino Royale 1954
12. Pearl Harbor
13. Little women
14. Journey greatest hits live
15. The Grateful Dead movie
Bond films
1. Octopussy
2. Casino Royale 1954
Still Spielberg delivers on this thoughtful and sympathetic movie that is kinda slow, or so my daughter has informed me. But she likes daddy's old shit.
THE AMAZING DR CLITTERHOUSE on TCM last night. Realized that although I had a copy of this, I hadn't actually watched it all the way through.
Day off today, so time to pop it in. A great Edward G Robinson/Bogie vehicle.
Agreed. Great film. Isn't it public domain?
Robinson is TCM’s star of the Month (May), so don’t forget, next Thursday’s (5/21) screenings of:
• Kid Galahad (1937, with Betty Davis and Humphrey Bogart). This will be actually be my first viewing, despite my long-time affection for Davis and Bogart.
• Double Indemnity (1944, with the great Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray). The by-play between Stanwyck and MacMurray during their first meeting is so perfect). “Straight down the line”, this one of my all-time favorite movies.
• The Stranger (1946, with Orson Welles).
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
• Illegal (1955). I might sit out “Confessions” so that I can nap and catch-up with this one.
I finally watched tonight THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER (1975). I put this off for ages in spite of owning the Blu-ray for years and remembering that it came out during my exchange year in the US (1974/75). But what a brilliant film! Greating flying footage, great credible characters, scenery and everything. I watched this alone since my wife had to work ("home office" and dealing with Covid-19 for her employer), but this is one movie I'll recommend to her for another viewing that I will take part in.
I recently bought this one on Blu-ray, had not seen it since I saw it in cinema upon it release. It is an excellent little Scifi / western movie and Connery is actually pretty convincing. Really love that movie.
Despite the really recommendable cast trying its best, this has to be one of the very worst films I have seen in a long time. Too many subplots are going nowhere, and only some of those actually leak into the main plot, and then in the most convoluted and dissatisfying ways possible. The main plot itself is a test of patience for the viewer and ultimately provides too little, way too late. What's even worse is that this film clearly longs to be a comedy but offers neither jokes nor funny situations. Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood and others do what they can, probably unaware of how individual scenes would end up in the final cut; they act because that's what they do for a living, but it's clear that even they can't keep the blood of this film flowing.
The film's biggest mistake is that it so badly wants to hit the two-hour mark while the script has, at best, ninety-minute potential (end credits included). Several scenes should have been cut and many others shortened; then, maybe, the somewhat enjoyable climax could have redeemed the complete lack of interest the film has in its own narrative flow and logic. Now, however, almost every moment in the film feels like a burden and Alex Wurman's upbeat score and all the rap music featured loud and heavy cannot convince even the happiest viewer that HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE is still going to get entertaining at some point.
As a buddy cop flick, this film fails on the magnitude of LETHAL WEAPON 4. Kevin Smith's COP OUT had Oscar potential compared to this one. HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE simply doesn't know what it wants to say, losing its chief murder investigation amidst the litter of one cop's real estate troubles and the other's acting ambitions. I.A., meanwhile, is breathing down their necks for some weird reasons and even their superficial love lives draw too much attention to them without ever paying off. There's no connective tissue for any of this, except Ford and Hartnett showing up in most if not all of the scenes. One wonders how it's possible that veteran filmmakers ended up doing such an amateur job.
All I can say is, stay the hell away from this film. These are two hours of your life you'll never get back.
2/10
Yeah, that was somewhat funny. It got a smirk out of me, a very cold smirk, though. And even then, my girlfriend looked at me like I had just swallowed a bug.
This is the kind of movie that gets me angry every time people call Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Spectre, The Rise Of Skywalker, ... "the worst" movie ever made. Compared to Hollywood Homicide, those films are examples of how to write great scripts and how to execute them to perfection.
I have seen much worse films than Hollywood Homicide, but those are usually made by unknowns with little experience, no money and only no-names in their cast and crew. I'm never angry at those movies. Those people try to make the best of what little they have to work with. But Hollywood Homicide was made on a 75 million (!) budget, had accomplished filmmakers, actors, musicians, ... in its pocket and was sold like the Summer blockbuster of '03. That is what gets me livid. First the director, then the editor, then the producers should have said no before releasing this movie. It's as if there was no quality control whatsoever. I hate to say this but I'm actually glad that money was lost on this film. It shows that not all hope is lost for audiences worldwide and it hopefully demonstrated to whoever had a final saying in this project that you cannot treat us like low-IQ cinema drones.
Have vivid memory of seeing this on the big screen in 1982! Ambassador cinema, it absolutely blew me away, with dazzling visuals and especially the sound! Its also meant to be the film that got Pixar founder John Lasseter excited about what could be done with computer technology!
Seeing it now, it still looks great on bluray, but not quite as stunning! Jeff Bridges is always worth watching, as the user who ends up in his own video game universe! The great David Warner is the bad guy, and the light cycle race still thrills! Didnt realise thst Moebius was one of the consultants on the movie! Good nostalgia vibes! Had it in my collection for a long while but mislaid my copy. Just got this new tape, glad to add it to my collection! Never bothered with the redux film!
Tonight: YOUNG AND INNOCENT (1937). A Hitchcock movie I hadn't seen so far (surprised there was one). And quite a joy to behold. A situation reappearing later repeatedly over the master's oeuvre: The protagonist falsely accused of a crime (The Wrong Man, North by Northwest etc.), but shown more as a light-hearted comedy. A real gem.
I am a fan I have it on Bluray, the effects still work for me as the concept is great. I have always wanted that amazing looking table/control panel in David Warners office.
Saw YEAR OF TGE DRAGON at the time of release. Great visuals, and strong violence! John Lone is indeed great, and i always liked Mickey Rourke, though its hard not to be distracted by that haircut!!
Cimino stages memorable set pieces and i love that main theme! I remember one critic ending a review with "Charlie Chan it aint!!"
Same here. It was a good time at the cinema.
Same here I would not mind buying it on bluray
Warren William stars as the Lone Wolf/ Michael lanyard a retired thief/cat-burglar who gets dragged into a messy affair by people who want to steal plans for some war material and want to leave the Lone Wolf to take the blame for it.
Then there is this lovely women played by Ida Lupino who wants Michael Lanyard to marry her and the opposition has a dame, played by Rita Hayworth, who is not so sure about the hero of this movie.
A wicked one hour movie that does belong with the Boston Blackie, Charlie Chan and their like. Enjoyable with some Hollywood royalty thrown in for good measure.
It was indeed! I loved the 80's. Particularly the early part. I was an avid cinema goer. Loved seeing the following on the big screen!
Raiders of the Lost Ark, An American Werewolf in London, Mad Max 2, Escape From New York, Time Bandits, Southern Comfort,
Blade Runner, The Thing, Who Dares Wins, First Blood, Tron, Scarface, Blue Thunder, Gorky Park.
The Terminator, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Amadeus, Blood Simple, Streets of Fire
Back to the Future, Witness, To Live and Die in L.A,
Brazil, Commando
Aliens, Blue Velvet, The Fly, Manhunter, Highlander, The Name of the Rose
Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Predator, Full Metal Jacket, The Untouchables, Raising Arizona Angel Heart
From 1981 up to 87
Great time in the cinema.
And of course Timothy Daltons 2 Bond movies!
Why don't you? I have it on Blu-ray.
Yep. Check on amazon.de for "Im Jahr des Drachen". It's the German issue, but there is the original soundtrack on it as well (or I wouldn't have bought it in the first place).