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So true, I watched the Arrow bluray, international version.
Brilliant indeed, although I've forgotten many of the details since watching it for the only time about five years ago or so. But at any rate (and I do not question its justification) it is a propaganda piece and must be taken as such. Walter Slezak's father Leo Slezak, a famous singer, was somehow convicted by the Nazis to pay 100,000 German (Reich) marks because his son Walter played that role.
Yeah it is propaganda for the Allied cause, but does that lessen its impact? Compared to Hitchcock’s other “wartime” films like Foreign Correspondent, or Saboteur, Lifeboat stands heads and shoulders above both of them. And it’s certainly better than the likes of Marnie, Torn Curtain, and Topaz.
IMO Fincher's best film. He doesn't put a foot wrong in this brilliantly bleak thriller.
Love the chemistry between Pitt and Freeman. And of course a wonderful turn from Spacey.
No matter how many times I see it, the ending is still devastating. Really special score from Howard Shore too.
Amazing neo noir thriller. I love every frame.
I saw this in the cinemas back in '95 and although I liked it well enough, didn't appreciate it nearly as much as I do now.
Great movie.
Hard movie to watch. I actually don't think I've seen it since that very first time some years after its release. But yes, while I enjoy other films of Fincher's more, this probably is his masterpiece.
Tenet I love Nolan's films as much as anyone. The acting and editing in this film is shockingly bad and the plot collapses on itself. Total misfire.
Edited: I will certainly give it another watch or two to see if I change my opinion.
Lucky enough to live in an area where cinemas are open and one that has an IMAX screen.
If there was ever a need for a film that demands the biggest screen and the best, loudest audio, this is it. A fantastic film front start to end, highly enjoyable.
That's exactly how I felt but yes, I'd love to see it once more to see if things change now that my expectations are in check. It's easily his worst film for me, though, after that first viewing.
There is no doubting that Nolan's ability to frame a shot and brilliant technical skill is still on show, though it feels like he is neglecting other aspects of film making.
I understood what was happening I just did not care by the end of the film, the deterministic nature of the film contributed toward that admittedly. John David Washington performance was odd, his body language during the fight scenes was awkward and I don't think he was
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: each year I like this film less but this time around there was a particular bitterness I found throughout the film.. Like literally no one wants to be there and Clark Griswald is forcing people to stay together.. the bonus subplot is fine enough though the film doesn't follow through on Checkoff's Santa Claus beard (introducing the beard on the first act but not following through on the third) the acting is ok but I watch the film and wonder what the appeal is..
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: so many discuss whether Die Hard is a Christmas film or not but for me the actual debate is whether Lazenby's one time as Bond is Christmas or not.. well in my household it is and I watch it with my wife once a year around this time. I still say the film would flow better with Bond's wedding ending the film and Tracy's death beginning Diamonds are forever (turning that film into a Death wish styled revenge film before death wish ever came out) as even with the change in actors Connery in a revenge driven films as 007 would not only be amazing but would require some serious acting from him. The other main issue I have for the film is bond being dubbed for a portion of the film. Though overall a fantastic film I will admit it's slightly flawed these days.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Talk about awash rinse and repeat sequel, but god is this fun. for those who think I don't get physical comedy (based on my review of Christmas vacation) well I laughed hard with the first and second home alone and that is pretty much nothing BUT physical comedy. yet its done really well. Over all next year I will be pushing my wife toward Home Alone 1 and 2 rather then National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Films in 2020
1. Casino Royale
2. From Russia with love
3. Batman Begins
4. On her majesties Secret Service
5. Jaws 2
6. Macgyver lost treasure of Atlantis
7. It’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown
8. When Harry meet sally
9. Woodstock the movie
10. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
11. Planes trains and automobiles
12. Ronin
13. Fast times at ridgemont high
14. Valley Girl
15. Goldeneye
16. Batman Returns
17. A Charlie Brown thanksgiving
18. The breakfast club
19. Rolling stone Gimmie Shelter
20. Octopussy
21. Home alone
22. The temptations
23. Home Alone 2 Lost in New York
24. Stand by me
25. The Art of war
26. The Prophecy
27. Jaws 3
28. No direction Home
29. Rise of skywalker
30. Casino Royale 1954
31. Nosferato
32. Pearl Harbor
33. Little women
34. National lampoon's Christm,as Vacation
35. Journey greatest hits live
36. The Grateful Dead movie
Bond films
1. Casino Royale 2006
2. From Russia with love
3. Goldeneye
4. Octopussy
5. Casino Royale 1954
Jaws films
1. Jaws 2
2. Jaws 3
Charlie Brown Films
1. It’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown
2. A Charlie Brown thanksgiving
John Hughes Films
1. Planes trains and automobiles
2. The breakfast club
3. Home Alone
4. Home Alone 2
5. National lampoon's Christmas vacation
Batman Films
3. Batman Begins
4. Batman Returns
The reason I continue to give Nolan a pass against my better judgement is because this is sort of his 'thing'. Memento, Inception, Interstellar and The Presite are all films that you "kinda" get the first time and then go back to because the puzzle is too intricate to be solved in its entirety the first time, and because you are intrigued and you simply want to learn more.
Tenet may very well be the first of his films that a great many audience members will just refuse to work for. I bet this will become an expensive "cult" film. He's asking a lot and I can't blame people for not indulging him. As I said, I will give him a pass this time too, but I must admit that I'm not half as enthusiastic this time as I was when I had first seen The Prestige and Inception.
I got all the lets say interconnections during the film,
Dyanne Thorne's passing earlier this year reminded me of this film. I had explored it as a curiosity many years before and have since come to regard it as one of the better examples of the "shocksploitation" genre. My interest in these barely watchable and usually offensive films, preferably from the '70s, has allowed me to build a small but substantial collection of films and books belonging to or dealing with the genre. And every once in a while I return to some of the "classics" as a reminder of exactly how well-deserved their often self-inflated reputation is.
The Ilsa trilogy -- or is it a quadrilogy? -- exists in that curious little spot where torture horror and pornography intersect. The unholy matrimony between two extremes -- one of pain, one of pleasure -- is set in a Nazi concentration camp, albeit one that looks like a happy-campers gathering compared to the real thing, at least on the outside. Inside, however, cruel experiments involving naked young girls take place while camp commander Ilsa has a good time with a male prisoner chosen as her private man-dish. So there's sex, sadism and swastica's, just because.
If you have little money, no story and only untalented actors to work with, you have to sell the goods hard and loud. Expect full-frontal nudity, endless lashings and other torments as well as Dyanne Thorne's deliciously exaggerated line-delivery, all packed as something that was begging for controversy from day 1. This film isn't good nor funny, and definitely not "so bad it's actually good", but seeing it 45 years later, one cannot but wonder how modern sensitivities and prudishness would respond to this. In a sense, though, it has lost some of its brutality, not because we have grown used to stronger stuff, but because the production details of this film are so well-documented, and because the film has turned up in so many dissertations and has been subjected to so many analyses, that -- fortunately? -- it has lost much of its effect.
Unless you're like me, interested in the sewer pits of the horror genre, I'd say don't bother, don't watch this, don't worry about it. If your stomach and good humour can take it, however, sure, give it a try. I'll probably be checking out the sequels next.
Just listening to a Tenet review and break down I missed more than I realised, also I bought the film from Amazon Prime Video Digital Copy 1080p and none of it has the IMAX scenes. Apparently 75% of the film is shot in IMAX so I will order the 4K disk.
I really enjoy this William Friedkin thriller. It's an unconventional action film with no real hero as such. Special agent Richard Chance (William Peterson) is a difficult character to warm to. He is volatile and reckless in his pursuit of Willem Dafoe's criminal counterfeiter.
Some great set pieces in this including an incredible car chase culminating in our cops driving the wrong way down a busy freeway!
One moment in the film has always puzzled me. Willem Dafoe's girlfriend finishes her dance performance walks over to him and they kiss. It's shot from behind her and it's so obviously a man, then it cuts to other side and the character is female. I'm assuming Friedkin wants the viewer to think he's kissing a man and then realise it's actually a woman. But the cut is so awkward it looks ridiculous, and the first shot from behind definitely isn't Debra Feuer!
That small gripe aside this is a cracking 80's thriller. Great music also from Wang Chung! 😁
Great movie I bought the Arrow presentation of the film on Bluray several years ago taken from a 4K master.
My annual watch of this fabulous WW2 thriller.
Its freezing out, and i have a hot whiskey in my hand, what better film to watch.
Never tire of this. Great cast, Burton and Eastwood (and a shoutout for Ferdy Mayne as a Nazi Colonel, love his voice, he also stars in one of my other favourite yuletide films 'Dance of the Vampires'!) , terrific action set pieces, great location setting, and that famous stuntwork on the cable car! Add in Ron Goodwins music, and this is always a joy to watch! "Broadsword calling Danny Boy?"
@Mathis1, one of my favorites there, about as epic and exciting as it gets.
That's the version I've got. Looks amazing!
It was more money than I would usually pay but I had to have it! 😁
Just looking at my Arrow Bluray now, I forgot it was double disk. Arrow really do fantastic sets, great booklets and the extra's are top notch and I like the reversable cover option. I currently have 9 Arrow Bluray...
The Wild Geese
Who Dares Wins
Remo
Donnie Darko
To Live and Die in L. A.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland)
Lifeforce
The Andromeda Strain
Sisters
This new cut is a significant improvement over a film I already love. It's shorter since eliminates unnecessary narrative baggage, with some great new expanded scenes adding more weights to the characters (especially the bittersweet and brief reconciliation with Kay in Sicily) and the big themes that carry the film are clearer. The death of Michael is not a physical death, it's the fallout of him as a human being destroyed by a sense of helplessness, despair and fatalistic resignation. Feels more like a requiem for the Corleone dynasty than an actual sequel compared to Part III, as the new title makes clear. A masterpiece, obviously.
Nearly 30 years ago I had an uncle who called me from his local bar and asked :
:......and I quote verbatim..........
"Did James Bond EVER make a movie called TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.?"
My initial instinct was to correct him that Bond is a fictional spy and not a movie director. But I resisted and replied.
"No, TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. is not a Bond movie."
"What is it, then?"
".......a crime thriller with Willem Defoe, directed by William Friedkin who did THE EXORCIST."
"Is it like a Bond movie?"
"...uh....no, not really".
"Are you sure?"
"I'm pretty damned sure."
"Okay, thanks!!!!!"
He hung up and proceeded to win a bet. Someone at the bar bet him this was a Bond film.
To this day I still haven't received my share of the winnings.
Spoilers
I do remember the late Barry Norman on his Film programme misnaming Friedkins movie "To Live and Let Die in L.A."
LOL! That's classic!
Great story 😄
Good old Barry! 😄