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Makes me want to be a wizard! Lol! Great fun!
Wish we had gotten a few more Tony Scott/QT collaborations. Their respective styles complimented each other well.
Took my son to see this, second watch for him. He thinks it is the best DC movie since Nolan. I don t agree with that, but it was shown in the biggest theatre and it was packed.
On her majesties secret service
If Bond 25 can be half as good as this strong amazing film I think we will be in for a real treat. I love Lazenby here and Savalas is still the best Blofield period.
Batman Gotham by Gaslight: I love this movie this may be the best Batman movie love the music love the action this is darker then expected
Films I have seen in 2018 (I don't think I am splitting up bond and non bond this year as I don't know how many I am actually gonna see)
1. Batman Begins
2. Casino Royale
3. The A-team
4. Die hard
5. Batman Gotham by Gaslight
6. Die Hard with a Vengeance
7. From Russia with Love
8. Mission impossible fallout
9. The final girls
10. Charlie Brown Christmas/Christmas Time is here Again
11. On her majesties secret service
12. Clue
13. Bohemian Rhapsody
14. A simple favor
15. Aquaman
16. Almost Famous
17. The Saint
18. Live Free or Die hard
19. Die Hard 2
20. Taken 2
21. Halloween
22. Taken 3
23. The Shadow
24. Batman Under The Red Hood
25. Batman Gotham Knight
26. A Christmas story
27. The Meg
28. Big trouble little China
29. Halloween 2
30. Taken
31. Ferris buller's day off
32. Valley girl
33. Nonstop
34. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
35. Unknown
36. Classic Artists presents Yes
37. Stand By Me
38. Before Sunrise
39. Star Wars Episode 1 Phantom Menace
40. A walk among the Tombstones
41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
42. Arthur
43. Goonies
44. 9012live
45. Before Midnight
46. Revenge of the nerds
47. Grease
48. Before Sunset
49. Christmas Vacation
50. Porky’s
51. A Good Day to Die Hard
52. Porky's 2
Before series
1. Before Sunrise
2. Before Midnight
3. Before Sunset
Stephen King movies
1. Stand By Me
Halloween series
1. Halloween
2. Halloween 2
Corey Feldman movies
1. Stand by me
2. Teenage mutant ninja turtles
3. Goonies
Die Hard Franchise
1. Die hard
2. Die Hard with a Vengeance
3. Live Free or Die Hard
4. Die Hard 2
5. A Good Day to Die Hard
Taken Series
1. Taken 2
2. Taken 3 (I put this second because at least there is somewhat of a twist and its not the same formula.)
3. Taken
Liam Neeson (sort of) retrospective series
1. Batman Begins
2. The A-team
3. Taken 2
4. Taken 3
4. Taken
5. Non Stop
6. Unknown
7. Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
8. A walk among the tombstones
Batman/Dc films ( as I can guarantee I will see more then just Batman Begins this year)
1. Batman Begins
2. Batman Gotham by Gaslight
3. Aquaman
4. Batman Under the red hood
5. Batman Gotham Knight
6. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Films in 2018
1. Batman Gotham by Gaslight
2. Mission Impossible Fallout
3. Bohemian rhapsody
4. A simple favor
5. Aquaman
6. The Meg
@Thunderfinger what's your thoughts on it. My wife and I were gonna see it for our anniversary today but couldn't due to time
It had been a good 10-20 years since I last saw this, and while I already knew it was fun, I somehow forgot just how fantastic and magical it was. It's so enjoyable, laid back, ridiculously quotable and is expertly crafted in a lot of ways.
I've owned these on DVD for years now, but I recently got them on Blu-ray. Gotta say, I saw very little in the way of additional details or even much better quality picture, but my eyes have never seen the same thing as others when it comes to picture quality and the like.
Still enjoyed rewatching them, though.
There are many scenes in INGLORIOUS BASTERDS that are immaculately written. They are stunning. However, the film is a collection of stories, even more so than PULP FICTION possibly, and that might be narratively unfulfilling for some. However, Waltz isn't the only great thing about it imo. Pitt is also great in it, and Fassbender is very smooth in his portion of the film. I like it a lot, and rarely tire of watching it. It's probably the most fun of Tarantino's films. It has a cracking soundtrack, too.
DJANGO UNCHAINED, on the other hand, is pretty tough to get through. I love Leo in it, but I find the rest pretty unappealing.
THE HATEFUL EIGHT put me to sleep. By the time everyone started killing each other I'd stopped caring.
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
First time rewatching this in a few years.
Awh man. If not for a borderline comatose middle act, this would have been one of the best vampire flicks of all time.
As a fan of the graphic novel and its subsequent sequels and tangents, I was surprised that the film managed to actually streamline the story effectively without losing any of the core conflicts.
Unfortunately, the film decides to jam most if not all of those core conflicts into the middle 40 minutes. Even that in itself wouldn't be a bad thing - it certainly isn't rare in the horror genre - but unfortunately the middle section of the film takes place predominantly in attic spaces, bare hallways and various other unexciting locations. The claustrophobia is initially effective but has the side-effect of slowing the pacing down massively.
It's a damn shame, too. This film has a hell of a lot going for it and even as is, it's an effective enough chiller. The opening third sets the scene wonderfully, highlighting the isolation and effectively setting the stage for the slaughter that's to come. The vampires? Christ, they are terrifying. The casting call for this must have been something else. In the midst of a time where vampires ran the risk of being poster boys in YA adaptations, director David Slade takes his monsters to the other end of the spectrum. They are immeasurably evil; they have their own language, a nasty, deep, Eastern European sounding one that compliments their trench coat attire. They're animalistic but intelligent; hungry and brutal but happy to toy with their prey on occasion. Their gaunt, ugly, pale, blood-splattered faces provide the perfect visual representation of the film's core theme - the inevitability of death and people's willingness to accept it as a relentless force. Many characters are dealing with regular death-related issues, such as cancer and the aftermath of a drunk driving accident. The film doesn't rub this theme in your face, but it's always there.
Carried over from the novel, the film's haunting visuals also represent that same theme. The blood soaked streets of Barrow provide a relief in the film's glum, snow-kissed Winter palette. For the characters who cower in the corners of that same unbearable Winter, death would not only seem inevitable, but it too would be a relief.
30 DAYS OF NIGHT is a solid Friday night feast; however with its attention to detail and atmosphere, as well as its wonderful opening and final act, it's a shame that it stalls so heavily in the middle. A necessary evil perhaps, but like its antagonists, evil nonetheless.
I remember seeing Reservoir Dogs for the first time at the London Film Festival. I came out absolutely buzzing. I knew this guy was something special and i was already excited for his next project that he'd spoke about on stage, (Pulp Fiction)
Over the years, yes, he has repeated himself and for me has indulged in 'cinematic masturbation' with some of his films. But he's still for me one of the best things to happen to cinema in the last 25 years.
And i think his last film The Hateful Eight proves he still has it in spades.
Really looking forward to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
It was nice to see a story that I recognized from reading the comics as a kid, and there are lots of great scenes in it. But intersprinkled with some cringe. Not one of the top films, but worth a watch.
I loved RD, PF and at one time JB.
The others to come after these have varied greatly to the point I started to like them less and less. He seems to have a fetish for the N-word and in TH8, I gave up twenty minutes in (and I'm a huge Kurt Russell fan). Tarantino had made such despicable, hateful characters (hence the title), with absolutely zero charm, it wasn't worth for me to continue slogging through it.
He's got a great cast for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood that will likely have me plonk down money to see it in the cinema (the first time I have done so since IB, and only the second time since Kill Bill Vol 1).
Shame you gave up on The Hateful Eight as it's a cracking film and almost worth seeing just for Samuel Jackson's monologue when he puts all the clues together he's been collecting.
I can sort of understand as the first 20 or so minutes in the stagecoach do start to get wearisome after a while. But stick with it and its a rewarding watch.
I must admit it took me two viewings to really appreciate it. Same with Inglorious Basterds
For what it's worth, I'm with you on this one @peter
I've sat through it twice and it's an incredibly tedious and lifeless film. I tried very hard the second time watching it (first viewing was in theaters) and it just never really worked. A great cast as per the norm with QT, but it just wasn't enough.
Thanks @peter I hope you do!
Glad you've enjoyed some of my posts!
Solid direction- I had a constant feeling of dread throughout and my wife actually screamed a few times towards the end!
It's on Amazon Prime right now- if you like scary movies, watch this one
I liked it a lot, very enjoyable. Great cast, a lot of fun. Nicole Kidman, awesome. And different enough from the rest of the superhero fare. Plus Ελληνικά (Greek).
For Bond fans there's:
- Freefall without a parachute. MR, QOS
- Cliff dive. Mildly improved. DAD
- Footchase across Sicilian rooftops [and this location is especially beautifully handled]. QOS
- Footchase across rooftops antenna gag. TLD
Before Sunrise (2004)
Before Midnight (2013)
Finally got around to watching this trilogy. I had only seen the first one before, ages ago, and didn't remember all that much about it, but I hadn't been impressed enough to bother with the other two, but now I needed to watch them all, and found that contrary to how it often is with trilogies, here, in my opinion, the movies and stories got more interesting with each new installment.
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Touch of Evil (1958)
The Stranger (1946)
The Trial (1962)
Othello (1951)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Immortal Story (1968)
Macbeth (1948)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Watched some Orson Welles movies. Of these I especially enjoyed Touch of Evil, The Trial, and of course Citizen Kane. I had seen Touch of Evil and Citizen Kane before, but not The Trial, but what a fascinating movie that is. All three had plenty of stuff that was just a pleasure to watch, at times I was just smiling at the fabulous film making. - On the other hand, there was also The Stranger, which was just... bad. I don't know how someone starts out with a movie like Citizen Kane, and then makes something like that, but there it is...
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Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria (1977)
I don't go see horror in theater much, and if I hadn't loved Luca Guadagnino's previous movie to bits (that's an understatement, actually, and doesn't even come close to adequately expressing my thoughts on it), I wouldn't have gone to see his Suspiria. Which would have been a pity, because it was a mesmerizing cinema experience. It's amazing that those two movies were shot within less than 11 months. They are so different in feel, and style, and look, and content.
The crew was largely the same. Of them the one of most interest to me was the DP, Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, and what he'd do this time. Last time around he managed to make exceptionally bad weather look like gorgeous all natural sunshine. There sure was no need to create sunshine for this movie, but again such great work, again perfectly suited for the movie, enhancing the atmosphere.
Also again superbly fitting and enhancing the atmosphere was the music, this time an all original score by Thom Yorke - loved it. Locations, production design, costumes great. The choreography, mmm.
And a great cast (again) - special mention for Dakota Johnson who was an excellent lead here, and has been in two of my 2018 faves (the other being Bad Times at the El Royale)... and I'm very much looking forward to Wounds... I mean even more now that I've found that I really like her, too. (Babak Anvari and Armie Hammer already had me interested.) More horror for me to watch. And Tilda Swinton (playing 3 characters... once even in the same scene). Asking Argento's Suspiria's lead Jessica Harper to take part was also a nice touch from Luca.
I will absolutely go and see any movie Luca makes, but I was apprehensive about this - because I don't want to get nightmares. Luckily I didn't, phew. Again he has given me a movie that requires additional research - reading, interview watching, analysis, and lots of thinking. (And I'm still processing the previous one, only been at it for a year...) I hope I manage to see this in theatre again. If not, I may just have to settle on getting the blu-ray.
I hadn't seen Dario Argento's Suspiria before, and only watched it out of curiosity, because of Luca's movie, and I also chose to watch it after, not before. I liked the colours and some of the sets, but on the whole, well... Far less intriguing, dodgy effects, some pretty dodgy acting, not much attention given to dancing or making it seem like the dancers even could dance all that much... etc. Not sure I'll want to re-watch this one.
All in all, very different movies - in style, and even story-wise, with very different approaches by the film makers. Personally I liked the new one more than I had dared to hope, and the old one less than I had hoped.
Agree on The Stranger. Weak film.
My first film of 2019 Ant Man and Wasp! Never seen it before and I really enjoyed it. Not quite as good as the first but very well done. The whole cast shines. Would have liked to have seen a better villain but since I am not an Ant Man fan not sure who they had to choose from.
Probably for the first time since 2010 or something. Almost forgot how much I love that movie. A true modern classic.
My first film of 2019 btw.
Yet another twisted, macabre masterpiece by Lars Von Trier, albeit one that's a bit too in-your-face with the psychological and philosophical aspects that he likes to wax poetic about throughout the runtime. You know the subject matter you're getting when you watch one of his movies, and this one is just as extreme and vile as all the others, all compacted by a stunning performance from Matt Dillon.
Bad Times at the El Royale
A fiery thriller that I found more intriguing at the beginning, when mystery was abound. It's got a great cast of characters, all with a nice little backstory that doesn't overstay its welcome for each, but I must say the running time overall is a bit bloated and could've used a good 15-20 minutes of trimming. I avoided pretty much everything from this movie except one single trailer viewing, which certainly helped, but I do wish the mysteries included were a bit more varied and unique and not so predictable or been-there-done-that. Still, I enjoyed this one, a proper thriller indeed.