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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995). Still fun. Despite the riddles, it was easier for me to follow, compared to the overcast and too many twists of Die Hard 2. Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber was just as great as his onscreen brother Hans. Samuel L. Jackson was fun. You can tell this was also a possible Lethal Weapon 4 script. I think it could have worked with the LW movies. But alas, I'm happy it turned out to be a Die Hard sequel. A worthwhile trilogy, and one to look at for action with generally good pacing. In some ways, I can see where Skyfall took some influences from.

    Die Hard WAV is my favourite film in the series, I must admit. I understand that some people are slightly disappointed with the story of the film, but it's got many fantastic moments and delicious performances from Jackson, Irons, Willis and more.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    In the Heat of the Night (1967). Excellent, classic film I just watched for the first time today. Engaging plot, great acting. A detail I particularly appreciated was not having Gillespie's character do a full 180 in his prejudiced attitude by the end. The disturbing, harsh portrayal of the racist, small-town setting felt realistic in the most unfortunate ways, and that definitely includes Gillespie, while grudgingly respecting Tibbs, still remaining a bit backwards, as it is so difficult and unlikely to break from one's environment that breeds, encourages, and enforces bigoted values from the cradle to the grave.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    In the Heat of the Night (1967). Excellent, classic film I just watched for the first time today. Engaging plot, great acting. A detail I particularly appreciated was not having Gillespie's character do a full 180 in his prejudiced attitude by the end. The disturbing, harsh portrayal of the racist, small-town setting felt realistic in the most unfortunate ways, and that definitely includes Gillespie, while grudgingly respecting Tibbs, still remaining a bit backwards, as it is so difficult and unlikely to break from one's environment that breeds, encourages, and enforces bigoted values from the cradle to the grave.

    Wow, first time to watch this classic!!
    Superb thriller, Poitier and Steiger are fantastic leads. Dripping with atmosphere and dread, really well crafted movie! Great theme song too!
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982)
    My abiding memory of seeing this in the cinema, was a very packed and kid noisy afternoon showing! An irate Father let out an unmerciful shout "SHUT UP!" which they did, for several seconds!! Needless to say, he and his family left! The crowd did quieten down when the lights went down. As for the film, which I have just watched on bluray, it was a fantasy epic from 'the Muppet Show' Crew, Jim Henson and Frank Oz helming, the old story of good triumphing over evil. You can't fault the production, impressive sets and the puppets are beautifully designed, the evil Skegsis ( who look like relatives of Gonzo the great) are quite scary for young children ( of the time!!) As are their enforcers , giant beetle like creatures , who made a memorable appearance on a Russell Harty show Special, bursting through a set and scaring the living bejesus out of some front row kids in the audience! The problem with the film is that it's a little boring, nothing of huge interest keeps your attention, save for the visuals! Their next foray into fantasy movies was 'Labyrinth' which improved on this by having real people in it too, namely the lovely Jennifer Connelly, and David Bowie playing a Goblin King!!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited February 17 Posts: 4,208
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982)
    My abiding memory of seeing this in the cinema, was a very packed and kid noisy afternoon showing! An irate Father let out an unmerciful shout "SHUT UP!" which they did, for several seconds!! Needless to say, he and his family left! The crowd did quieten down when the lights went down. As for the film, which I have just watched on bluray, it was a fantasy epic from 'the Muppet Show' Crew, Jim Henson and Frank Oz helming, the old story of good triumphing over evil. You can't fault the production, impressive sets and the puppets are beautifully designed, the evil Skegsis ( who look like relatives of Gonzo the great) are quite scary for young children ( of the time!!) As are their enforcers , giant beetle like creatures , who made a memorable appearance on a Russell Harty show Special, bursting through a set and scaring the living bejesus out of some front row kids in the audience! The problem with the film is that it's a little boring, nothing of huge interest keeps your attention, save for the visuals! Their next foray into fantasy movies was 'Labyrinth' which improved on this by having real people in it too, namely the lovely Jennifer Connelly, and David Bowie playing a Goblin King!!

    Ah, the joys of a packed Saturday afternoon cinema! I remember watching Star Trek The Motion Picture (Not a good film for those with no attention span) I remember a group of kids playing tag up and down the aisles..! :))

    I too saw The Dark Crystal at thankfully a quiet weekday showing. It looked great, but boy was it boring! I think the film was limited as to what it could do with puppets. I seem to remember they cheated a couple of times with the boy and girl Elf characters by using actual actors. Haven't seen it since then.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,789
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982)
    My abiding memory of seeing this in the cinema, was a very packed and kid noisy afternoon showing! An irate Father let out an unmerciful shout "SHUT UP!" which they did, for several seconds!! Needless to say, he and his family left! The crowd did quieten down when the lights went down. As for the film, which I have just watched on bluray, it was a fantasy epic from 'the Muppet Show' Crew, Jim Henson and Frank Oz helming, the old story of good triumphing over evil. You can't fault the production, impressive sets and the puppets are beautifully designed, the evil Skegsis ( who look like relatives of Gonzo the great) are quite scary for young children ( of the time!!) As are their enforcers , giant beetle like creatures , who made a memorable appearance on a Russell Harty show Special, bursting through a set and scaring the living bejesus out of some front row kids in the audience! The problem with the film is that it's a little boring, nothing of huge interest keeps your attention, save for the visuals! Their next foray into fantasy movies was 'Labyrinth' which improved on this by having real people in it too, namely the lovely Jennifer Connelly, and David Bowie playing a Goblin King!!

    Ah, the joys of a packed Saturday afternoon cinema! I remember watching Star Trek The Motion Picture (Not a good film for those with no attention span) I remember a group of kids playing tag up and down the aisles..! :))

    I too saw The Dark Crystal at thankfully a quiet weekday showing. It looked great, but boy was it boring! I think the film was limited as to what it could do with puppets. I seem to remember they cheated a couple of times with the boy and girl Elf characters by using actual actors. Haven't seen it since then.

    Yes, you're right there mate! Quite obvious human doubles doing stuff it was impossible to do with the puppets!
    Have to say when Bond ruled the Summer months , I always went on a Sunday afternoon!, When Brossas and Craig movies came in Winter months, I started going in Evenings!! No idea why!
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 6,070
    Captain America Brave New World

    All right, it isn't The Winter Soldier, but it was an entertaining movie, even if it relies too much on continuity (two characters we haven't seen for seventeen years make an appearance, including the main bad guy). But there were things I liked, and one thing that bugged me a little (nothing from the main plot, mind, just something related to my country). But all of that should be better discussed on the appropriate thread, I think).
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,900
    Given my aversion to watching last week’s SUPER BOWL (not a fan of either team and the game was on a network that I will not name), I decided to have a mini-marathon of four (4) films – with one film representing each of my fandoms. Needless to say, I had a great afternoon and evening … and lots of take-out and popcorn:

    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Bond, of course) – since Dalton had received a fair amount of social media love during a recent TCM broadcast of THE LION IN WINTER, I decided to start things off with a film that always manages to be in the lower portion of my top ten – but never rises further. Subjectively, its impact is diluted by having twin (“so-so”) villains rather than a single super bad-guy IMO. But, as always, with each viewing, I’m reminded of just how much of a breath of fresh air Dalton was back in the summer of 1987. If (or when) Bond #7 is cast, EON could certainly do worse than hire someone with the same earnest attributes that Dalton brought to the role. And of course there is Kara …
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    Film Noir: John Huston’s THE ASPHALT JUNGLE is perhaps the granddaddy of all heist movies. And while all of the performances are top-notch (Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, Louis Calhern, two-time 007 hood Marc Lawerence and in a small but critical role, Marilyn Monroe, for me Sam Jeffe’s “Doc” is the show stopper. His quote that “One way or another, we all work for our vice” pretty much sums of the movie’s perspective. A classic, that I really need to do a proper write-up on for the Film Noir thread, I just post this scene that always leaves me in stiches …


    The Beatles (yep) – given our recent postings about YELLOW SUBMARINE, I decided to go with that one. This is an absolute favorite of mind and has been since I first saw it back in the early 1970s. The animation style by Heinz Edelmann is superb, but note – unlike many modern films - he changes it up on occasion to keeps things fresh. For example, the “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” segment doesn’t look like anything else in the film but it is one that I can watch over and over again.
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    Godzilla (a must) – originally, I was going to pop 2001’s Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (GMK) into the old blu-ray player, but at the last minute I went with the much lighter tone of 1967’s KING KONG ESCAPES – which, while certainly not a “G” film was also Toho production. A totally bonkers plot – which was typical of everyone’s monster flicks by this time – it is still a ton of fun and we do get to see “Kissy” (Mie Hama) all dressed up to the nines as the villainess “Madame Piranha.” Apparently, she is supposed to be the representative of some foreign country (unnamed) that is financing Dr. Who’s plan to extract the deadly element “X” at the North Pole. And when a robot version of Kong fails to dig up the substance, he decides to kidnap the real thing! Note, although I only have the dubbed version, I have seen the sub-titled version – and it makes for a better but still comical experience.

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    I should do this again soon as the real world is so depressing at the moment.

  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Quite right @Dwayne. I catch myself doing the same thing. Awesome find on Mie Hama, btw :)
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited February 18 Posts: 7,789
    SCARFACE (1983)
    "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!"
    Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but remember an enthused co worker ( young chap!) raving about it, particularly the infamous chainsaw sequence! Scripted by Oliver Stone ( who De Palma had to get removed from set, as he was trying to influence the actors!) and with a strong cast, Pacino gobbling up the scenery with a frenzied performance, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia and Paul Shenar giving solid support! De Palma reels in his rather flashy camera set pieces for pretty much straightforward storytelling! He saves it all for the ludicrous, if exciting, bloody finale ("Say hello to my leetle friend!") , which his old mate Steven Spielberg gave a dig out with! To be honest, I prefer the other team up of Pacino and Director, 'Carlitos Way', more enjoyable for me, but even that hasn't got a scene of Al sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine ( actually baby laxative!!) with a huge blob of it on the end of his nose!!
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited February 18 Posts: 7,330
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    SCARFACE (1983)
    "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!"
    Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but remember an enthused co worker ( young chap!) raving about it, particularly the infamous chainsaw sequence! Scripted by Oliver Stone ( who De Palma had to get removed from set, as he was trying to influence the actors!) and with a strong cast, Pacino gobbling up the scenery with a frenzied performance, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia and Paul Shenar giving solid support! De Palma reels in his rather flashy camera set pieces for pretty much straightforward storytelling! He saves it all for the ludicrous, if exciting, bloody finale ("Say hello to my leetle friend!") , which his old mate Steven Spielberg gave a dig out with! To be honest, I prefer the other team up of Pacino and Director, 'Carlitos Way', more enjoyable for me, but even that hasn't got a scene of Al sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine ( actually baby laxative!!) with a huge blob of it on the end of his nose!!

    Excellent film, though I notice some wannabe tough guys read it the wrong way and see Montana as some sort of role model :))
    Much like Stone's Wall Street, where there are people who consider Gordon Gekko as some sort of hero... a shame.

    In any case, concerning Scarface I'd like to mention Giorgio Moroder's score, which I love.
    This one's in my top 5 De Palma's, it may crack the top 3 at some point, though top 2 will be difficult...
  • shimplyshocking007shimplyshocking007
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    A Few Good Men.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,789
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    SCARFACE (1983)
    "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!"
    Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but remember an enthused co worker ( young chap!) raving about it, particularly the infamous chainsaw sequence! Scripted by Oliver Stone ( who De Palma had to get removed from set, as he was trying to influence the actors!) and with a strong cast, Pacino gobbling up the scenery with a frenzied performance, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia and Paul Shenar giving solid support! De Palma reels in his rather flashy camera set pieces for pretty much straightforward storytelling! He saves it all for the ludicrous, if exciting, bloody finale ("Say hello to my leetle friend!") , which his old mate Steven Spielberg gave a dig out with! To be honest, I prefer the other team up of Pacino and Director, 'Carlitos Way', more enjoyable for me, but even that hasn't got a scene of Al sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine ( actually baby laxative!!) with a huge blob of it on the end of his nose!!

    Excellent film, though I notice some wannabe tough guys read it the wrong way and see Montana as some sort of role model :))
    Much like Stone's Wall Street, where there are people who consider Gordon Gekko as some sort of hero... a shame.

    In any case, concerning Scarface I'd like to mention Giorgio Moroder's score, which I love.
    This one's in my top 5 De Palma's, it may crack the top 3 at some point, though top 2 will be difficult...

    Yes, Moroders score is a highlight! There is a question I have you may be able to answer @GoldenGun . In the opening scene when Montana is being grilled by the police, the main guys voice is dubbed by the very distinguishable voice of Charles Durning! Any idea why?
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    SCARFACE (1983)
    "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!"
    Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but remember an enthused co worker ( young chap!) raving about it, particularly the infamous chainsaw sequence! Scripted by Oliver Stone ( who De Palma had to get removed from set, as he was trying to influence the actors!) and with a strong cast, Pacino gobbling up the scenery with a frenzied performance, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia and Paul Shenar giving solid support! De Palma reels in his rather flashy camera set pieces for pretty much straightforward storytelling! He saves it all for the ludicrous, if exciting, bloody finale ("Say hello to my leetle friend!") , which his old mate Steven Spielberg gave a dig out with! To be honest, I prefer the other team up of Pacino and Director, 'Carlitos Way', more enjoyable for me, but even that hasn't got a scene of Al sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine ( actually baby laxative!!) with a huge blob of it on the end of his nose!!

    Excellent film, though I notice some wannabe tough guys read it the wrong way and see Montana as some sort of role model :))
    Much like Stone's Wall Street, where there are people who consider Gordon Gekko as some sort of hero... a shame.

    In any case, concerning Scarface I'd like to mention Giorgio Moroder's score, which I love.
    This one's in my top 5 De Palma's, it may crack the top 3 at some point, though top 2 will be difficult...

    Yes, Moroders score is a highlight! There is a question I have you may be able to answer @GoldenGun . In the opening scene when Montana is being grilled by the police, the main guys voice is dubbed by the very distinguishable voice of Charles Durning! Any idea why?

    I honestly don't know, but I did a Google search on it and came across this:
    In the opening sequence with Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the immigration officers, Charles Durning's voice has clearly been used to overdub an actor playing one of the officers. Another of the officers is dubbed by Brian De Palma regular Dennis Franz. If you listen carefully, Al Pacino also had to overdub his own voice at three or four different points in the same scene.

    Which makes me guess that something may have gone wrong with the original audio perhaps...
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,789
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    SCARFACE (1983)
    "I'm Tony Montana,...from Cooba!"
    Brian De Palmas bloody remake of the notorious gangster, here a crazed drug smuggler, brought down by becoming addicted to his own product! I never caught this in cinema, but remember an enthused co worker ( young chap!) raving about it, particularly the infamous chainsaw sequence! Scripted by Oliver Stone ( who De Palma had to get removed from set, as he was trying to influence the actors!) and with a strong cast, Pacino gobbling up the scenery with a frenzied performance, Steven Bauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia and Paul Shenar giving solid support! De Palma reels in his rather flashy camera set pieces for pretty much straightforward storytelling! He saves it all for the ludicrous, if exciting, bloody finale ("Say hello to my leetle friend!") , which his old mate Steven Spielberg gave a dig out with! To be honest, I prefer the other team up of Pacino and Director, 'Carlitos Way', more enjoyable for me, but even that hasn't got a scene of Al sitting in front of a mountain of cocaine ( actually baby laxative!!) with a huge blob of it on the end of his nose!!

    Excellent film, though I notice some wannabe tough guys read it the wrong way and see Montana as some sort of role model :))
    Much like Stone's Wall Street, where there are people who consider Gordon Gekko as some sort of hero... a shame.

    In any case, concerning Scarface I'd like to mention Giorgio Moroder's score, which I love.
    This one's in my top 5 De Palma's, it may crack the top 3 at some point, though top 2 will be difficult...

    Yes, Moroders score is a highlight! There is a question I have you may be able to answer @GoldenGun . In the opening scene when Montana is being grilled by the police, the main guys voice is dubbed by the very distinguishable voice of Charles Durning! Any idea why?

    I honestly don't know, but I did a Google search on it and came across this:
    In the opening sequence with Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the immigration officers, Charles Durning's voice has clearly been used to overdub an actor playing one of the officers. Another of the officers is dubbed by Brian De Palma regular Dennis Franz. If you listen carefully, Al Pacino also had to overdub his own voice at three or four different points in the same scene.

    Which makes me guess that something may have gone wrong with the original audio perhaps...

    Ah, thanks for that! It is a bit disconcerting, as Durning has such a distinct voice, bit off putting!
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited 12:29am Posts: 4,812
    Live Free or Die Hard (2007). One of the best DH sequels. It foreshadows how tech can be easily hacked, and be used for personal world dominance in the most extreme cases. Timothy Olyphant as Thomas Gabriel is on par with the Gruber brothers as a great villain in general. Justin Long was used well, and didn't feel annoying. Great acting chemistry between John and Matt! Maggie Q had some great fight scenes, as well. Kevin Smith basically played himself. He wrote his own lines, he confirmed. Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lucy should have had a bigger part. One of the things that DH 4 does better than most similar stories is the older hero getting old and tired of everyone's BS. While McClane openly states he doesn't want to do the mission, he still does it. There's no grumpy old man who wants to be cut off from the world. So many comeback stories have overdone this cliche, and DH 4 avoids it. Extra points for that! So all in all, a fun ride like the first three. Now, I have to finish the DH series with the one everyone warned me about, A Good Day to Die Hard. If I don't finish the series at this point, it will bug me.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,579
    The Keep (1983). Well, this was certainly... an experience! Unfortunately, it's objectively a bad movie, primarily thanks to an exceptionally befuddling plot and underdeveloped characters. However, there are some aspects I really enjoyed, namely the Tangerine Dream music and the look of the movie. What it severely lacked in story and cohesion was made up for a bit with the stylistic points, at least. My understanding is that there was heavy studio interference and this was originally supposed to be a 2-3 hour movie that would have likely explained way more stuff, so it's a shame we did not get that version, but it was still an interesting film with some solid stuff going for it in spite of serious flaws. The best way I can describe it is a messy hybrid of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Fog (1980).
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,789
    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Keep (1983). Well, this was certainly... an experience! Unfortunately, it's objectively a bad movie, primarily thanks to an exceptionally befuddling plot and underdeveloped characters. However, there are some aspects I really enjoyed, namely the Tangerine Dream music and the look of the movie. What it severely lacked in story and cohesion was made up for a bit with the stylistic points, at least. My understanding is that there was heavy studio interference and this was originally supposed to be a 2-3 hour movie that would have likely explained way more stuff, so it's a shame we did not get that version, but it was still an interesting film with some solid stuff going for it in spite of serious flaws. The best way I can describe it is a messy hybrid of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Fog (1980).

    I tried to watch it once, and gave up on it! Director Michael Mann went on to greater things!
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,579
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Keep (1983). Well, this was certainly... an experience! Unfortunately, it's objectively a bad movie, primarily thanks to an exceptionally befuddling plot and underdeveloped characters. However, there are some aspects I really enjoyed, namely the Tangerine Dream music and the look of the movie. What it severely lacked in story and cohesion was made up for a bit with the stylistic points, at least. My understanding is that there was heavy studio interference and this was originally supposed to be a 2-3 hour movie that would have likely explained way more stuff, so it's a shame we did not get that version, but it was still an interesting film with some solid stuff going for it in spite of serious flaws. The best way I can describe it is a messy hybrid of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Fog (1980).

    I tried to watch it once, and gave up on it! Director Michael Mann went on to greater things!

    Yeah - when I watched his debut, Thief (1981), it instantly became one of my all-time favorite movies. The only other one I’ve seen besides that and The Keep was The Last of the Mohicans; I’m marathoning his filmography now and will report back eventually with a ranking + details probably.
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