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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on May 5, 2018 19:32:38 GMT
Cannon's Oscar season movie. A pretty good effort I thought. It has some quirks, like Eric Roberts over the top laments that he has no shoes, and some of the control room antics, but otherwise, an exploitation film with some eccentric existential contemplation.
Manny: That's bullshit. You're not gonna do nothin' like that. I'll tell you what you gonna do. You gonna get a job. That's what you gonna do. You're gonna get a little job. Some job a convict can get, like scraping off trays in a cafeteria. Or cleaning out toilets. And you're gonna hold onto that job like gold. Because it is gold. Let me tell you, Jack, that is gold. You listenin' to me? And when that man walks in at the end of the day. And he comes to see how you done, you ain't gonna look in his eyes. You gonna look at the floor. Because you don't want to see that fear in his eyes when you jump up & grab his face, and slam him to the floor, and make him scream & cry for his life. So you look right at the floor, Jack. Pay attention to what I'm sayin', motherfucker! And then he's gonna look around the room - see how you done. And he's gonna say "Oh, you missed a little spot over there. Jeez, you didn't get this one here. What about this little bitty spot?" And you're gonna suck all that pain inside you, and you're gonna clean that spot. And you're gonna clean that spot. Until you get that shiny clean. And on Friday, you pick up your paycheck. And if you could do that, if you could do that, you could be president of Chase Manhattan... corporations! If you could do that.
Buck: Not me, man! I wouldn't do that kind of shit. I'd rather be in fuckin' jail.
Manny: More's the pity, youngster. More's the pity.
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Post by ck100 on May 5, 2018 19:35:35 GMT
The Cannon Group released an Oscar-nominated movie? Really? Wow.
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on May 5, 2018 20:42:35 GMT
Superb blend of action, suspense, and thriller. One of the best films the Cannon Group put out. Jon Voight gave the performance of a lifetime, but Eric Roberts really hammed it up.
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Post by petrolino on May 5, 2018 21:42:40 GMT
Great movie from Andrei Konchalovsky.
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Post by wmcclain on May 5, 2018 23:58:04 GMT
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on May 6, 2018 0:00:38 GMT
Really liked this movie. Very intense.
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Post by politicidal on May 6, 2018 0:03:45 GMT
The Cannon Group released an Oscar-nominated movie? Really? Wow. Here and then, they displayed genuine ambition.
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Post by hi224 on May 6, 2018 1:10:38 GMT
Solid stuff.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on May 6, 2018 3:10:45 GMT
Superb blend of action, suspense, and thriller. One of the best films the Cannon Group put out. Jon Voight gave the performance of a lifetime, but Eric Roberts really hammed it up. I thought Voight and Roberts were both excellent within the context of the story. Perhaps both broad performances and a tad exaggerated with the characterizations, but they were still terrific nonetheless. I was very impressed by Roberts, as I had not seen him before, but he didn't stay on the radar for very long.
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Post by outrider127 on May 6, 2018 8:02:08 GMT
Cannon's Oscar season movie. A pretty good effort I thought. It has some quirks, like Eric Roberts over the top laments that he has no shoes, and some of the control room antics, but otherwise, an exploitation film with some eccentric existential contemplation. Manny: That's bullshit. You're not gonna do nothin' like that. I'll tell you what you gonna do. You gonna get a job. That's what you gonna do. You're gonna get a little job. Some job a convict can get, like scraping off trays in a cafeteria. Or cleaning out toilets. And you're gonna hold onto that job like gold. Because it is gold. Let me tell you, Jack, that is gold. You listenin' to me? And when that man walks in at the end of the day. And he comes to see how you done, you ain't gonna look in his eyes. You gonna look at the floor. Because you don't want to see that fear in his eyes when you jump up & grab his face, and slam him to the floor, and make him scream & cry for his life. So you look right at the floor, Jack. Pay attention to what I'm sayin', motherfucker! And then he's gonna look around the room - see how you done. And he's gonna say "Oh, you missed a little spot over there. Jeez, you didn't get this one here. What about this little bitty spot?" And you're gonna suck all that pain inside you, and you're gonna clean that spot. And you're gonna clean that spot. Until you get that shiny clean. And on Friday, you pick up your paycheck. And if you could do that, if you could do that, you could be president of Chase Manhattan... corporations! If you could do that. Buck: Not me, man! I wouldn't do that kind of shit. I'd rather be in fuckin' jail. Manny: More's the pity, youngster. More's the pity. So true about Eric Roberts whining about having no shoes--I thought Jon Voight was great but the movie is too grim overall, certainly watchable tho
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on May 6, 2018 8:03:36 GMT
Shooooes! Mannnneee! I need shoooooooes!!!
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