Post by rudeboy on Jun 6, 2019 0:24:31 GMT
The Apartment - 8
My views
6
The Naked Kiss (1964) Stanley Fuller -- Is it awfully un-PC to say one found a room full of crippled children on crutches singing a mournful song incredibly creepy?
The Hurricane (1937) John Ford -- A truly spectacular last thirty minutes and some strong character actors in support more than compensate for insipid romantic leads.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Kevin Reynolds
Jacquot de Nantes (1991) Agnes Varda -- Varda's occasionally wonderful, somewhat overlong account of her husband Jacques Demy's childhood.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) Christopher McQuarrie
Ossessione (1943) Luchino Visconti -- gripping at times but I prefer The Postman Always Rings Twice, not to mention Visconti's later run of superb films.
King Solomon’s Mines (1937) Robert Stevenson -- Paul Robeson's wonderful rumbling voice seems out of place, but who's complaining.
4
Suzhou River (2000) Lou Ye
Lost and Found (1996) Lee Chi-Ngaio
Swiss Miss (1938) John G. Blystone -- Billed as a Laurel & Hardy film movie but, really, Stan and Ollie have supporting roles in a lame musical. The magic occasionally shines through in their comedy sequences... but those songs! Those romantic leads! Yuk.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) Philip Noyce -- Heartbreaking true story told in plodding fashion with wooden Kenneth Branagh, overuse of slow motion and dreary, new age Peter Gabriel score.
My views
6
The Naked Kiss (1964) Stanley Fuller -- Is it awfully un-PC to say one found a room full of crippled children on crutches singing a mournful song incredibly creepy?
The Hurricane (1937) John Ford -- A truly spectacular last thirty minutes and some strong character actors in support more than compensate for insipid romantic leads.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Kevin Reynolds
Jacquot de Nantes (1991) Agnes Varda -- Varda's occasionally wonderful, somewhat overlong account of her husband Jacques Demy's childhood.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) Christopher McQuarrie
Ossessione (1943) Luchino Visconti -- gripping at times but I prefer The Postman Always Rings Twice, not to mention Visconti's later run of superb films.
King Solomon’s Mines (1937) Robert Stevenson -- Paul Robeson's wonderful rumbling voice seems out of place, but who's complaining.
4
Suzhou River (2000) Lou Ye
Lost and Found (1996) Lee Chi-Ngaio
Swiss Miss (1938) John G. Blystone -- Billed as a Laurel & Hardy film movie but, really, Stan and Ollie have supporting roles in a lame musical. The magic occasionally shines through in their comedy sequences... but those songs! Those romantic leads! Yuk.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) Philip Noyce -- Heartbreaking true story told in plodding fashion with wooden Kenneth Branagh, overuse of slow motion and dreary, new age Peter Gabriel score.