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Post by twothousandonemark on May 29, 2018 1:00:25 GMT
B ...solid film, I simply didn't care about any of the characters.
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Post by politicidal on May 29, 2018 1:52:29 GMT
6/10. It's a strangely quirky yet simultaneously gritty encapsulation of New York in a nutshell.
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Post by bravomailer on May 29, 2018 3:03:34 GMT
7/10 – its feel for the time is tremendous but the time was rather annoying.
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Post by movielover on May 29, 2018 3:04:28 GMT
8/10
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Post by sjg on May 29, 2018 9:32:26 GMT
7/10
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Post by Vits on May 29, 2018 11:36:00 GMT
7/10
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Post by dirtypillows on May 31, 2018 3:47:23 GMT
B ...solid film, I simply didn't care about any of the characters. I give it a 9.5/10. I thought it was excellent, fascinating.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 2, 2018 2:21:36 GMT
7/10 – its feel for the time is tremendous but the time was rather annoying. Yeah, it's funny to see some 70's stuff when it was brand spanking new. For me, that era aged out quicker than perhaps any.
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Post by dirtypillows on Jun 3, 2018 8:10:01 GMT
I give it a 9.5/10. I thought it was excellent, fascinating. I don't feel with a film like this, it is absolutely necessary to care about the characters, but yes, they were still fascinating in their ordinariness. It was depicting a true incident and you knew Sonny wasn't a sociopathic career criminal, he was really just a sweet hothead, who didn't have much brains behind the operation— if you would pardon the pun, in regards to Leon .
The employees in the bank, predominantly ladies, were just regular people, who would have been paid s<>t wages, lived humdrum lives and in spite of the situation they were in, were suddenly thrown into something that was also adventurous for them. I loved the lady who was their supervisor. She was level-headed and responsible lady and deep down was concerned about the welfare of her staff. Apart from the edgy and nervous Sal, who did have the potential to be more dangerous, Sonny wouldn't have had it in him to harm any of them. It was a situation that was blown way out of proportion, but still had to be handled with caution.
Also Mr. Dirty, what a great year 1975 was for best picture nominees. Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon and Nashville, which is my least favorite of the bunch. I find it hard pressed to make a call, but I feel they got it right with OFOTCN. I don't feel with a film like this, it is absolutely necessary to care about the characters, but yes, they were still fascinating in their ordinariness. It was depicting a true incident and you knew Sonny wasn't a sociopathic career criminal, he was really just a sweet hothead, who didn't have much brains behind the operation—if you would pardon the pun, in regards to Leon . The employees in the bank, predominantly ladies, were just regular people, who would have been paid s<>t wages, lived humdrum lives and in spite of the situation they were in, were suddenly thrown into something that was also adventurous for them. I loved the lady who was their supervisor. She was level-headed and responsible lady and deep down was concerned about the welfare of her staff. Apart from the edgy and nervous Sal, who did have the potential to be more dangerous, Sonny wouldn't have had it in him to harm any of them. It was a situation that was blown way out of proportion, but still had to be handled with caution. Also Mr. Dirty, what a great year 1975 was for best picture nominees. Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Barry Lyndon and Nashville, which is my least favorite of the bunch. I find it hard pressed to make a call, but I feel they got it right with OFOTCN.
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I liked Sonny so much. He was a total screw-up, but he was sweet, like you said, and so well-intentioned. And Al Pacino was never cuter. I find him easy to empathize with. He wants to do the right thing for the people he cares about, and he's willing to go to extreme/ridiculous lengths to achieve his goal, but like you said, he's just not that bright. When the plans go awry almost immediately, you can feel his perspiration. The whole movie perspires. When all the people start closing in on him, you can see him starting to lose his grip. It's all in those big brown puppy eyes. I agree with you about OFOTCN being the best of the bunch. As far as "tension so thick you can cut it", few movies come near to the level of "Dog Day Afternoon". My god, it was like it just came fresh off the press. That's an appropriate word for the movie, I think, is "fresh". And it is as fresh today as I am sure it must have been in 1975. Not a boring moment. So much vitality. 1975 was, indeed, a great year for movies, Mr. Cheesy. The only one of the BP nominees I have not seen is "Barry Lyndon". It always just seemed like a boring movie, at least plot-wise, and I am not a fan of Ryan O'Neal. But the movie gets consistently great reviews, and I know you are a fan. I am probably a bit prejudiced against period pieces, which I believe this is. But, hey, guess what it's playing all this next week at the Music Box theater, so maybe I could go see it! Stanley Kubrick is hit or miss with me. Maybe I will be in for a pleasant surprise. It is probably a beautiful film. Too bad you can't just zap yourself over here for a few hours like Barbara Eden or Elizabeth Montgomery, and we could both go see it on the big screen together. Do you dislike "Nashville", Mr. Cheesy? Or is it just your least favorite of the nominees? (Or somewhere in between those two?) I love "Nashville", but of course it's really not even in the same ballpark as "3 Women". Because you know Millie and Pinky are never far from our hearts...
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Post by petrolino on Jun 3, 2018 10:34:11 GMT
10/10
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Post by Archelaus on Jun 4, 2018 16:58:01 GMT
10/10. The film has great performances from Al Pacino, John Cazale, and Charles Durning and brilliant direction from Sidney Lumet.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Dec 7, 2018 12:21:44 GMT
8/10
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 0:50:13 GMT
Great film, this is so far my favorite Al Pacino performance, with Chris Sarandon, John Cazale, and Charles Durning providing fine supporting performances, it is another 70s film set in gritty New York where I wonder how they ever survived that time and place, based on a true story, I think the outcome was inevitable though I couldn't help but root for them, they weren't bad people, and Sonny was a man being pushed/pulled in all directions, leading him to this day. 9/10
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Post by amyghost on May 27, 2020 0:58:34 GMT
This old lady rushed to the theater to see this when it was released. What a great film! And what a great time...grit, dirt, crime and all, NYC had soul back then, a far cry from the bland Disneyland Giuliani levelled it into.
Pacino was never hotter--in all respects--than in this film, and had it not been for Cuckoo's Nest he'd have carried off the Oscar hands down for his performance. And he had the supporting cast to back him up 110%. Easily one of the best films from a decade that produced many of the best films Hollywood would ever be associated with.
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Post by amyghost on May 27, 2020 12:28:37 GMT
This old lady rushed to the theater to see this when it was released. What a great film! And what a great time...grit, dirt, crime and all, NYC had soul back then, a far cry from the bland Disneyland Giuliani levelled it into. Pacino was never hotter--in all respects--than in this film, and had it not been for Cuckoo's Nest he'd have carried off the Oscar hands down for his performance. And he had the supporting cast to back him up 110%. Easily one of the best films from a decade that produced many of the best films Hollywood would ever be associated with. I'm sure those old bones are still as hot and sweet as Sonny was in Dog Day.
Pacino was a knockout here. If there was ever a year when a tie was deserved for best actor, it was 1975. LOL, these days they're stringy ol' ribs with Tabasco, if anything. But what a great compliment! I agree with you totally, Pacino excelled himself here, vying with himself playing Michael Corleone for acting fireworks to the max.
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Post by amyghost on May 28, 2020 12:15:29 GMT
LOL, these days they're stringy ol' ribs with Tabasco, if anything. But what a great compliment! I agree with you totally, Pacino excelled himself here, vying with himself playing Michael Corleone for acting fireworks to the max. Ribs and Tabasco, I'm sure any hot blooded straight male would still find em' tasty...
Corleone was 74', I was referring to Nicholson tying with him for Cuckoos.
LOL, got it. I only meant that Pacino equalled himself for his Godfather role in DDA. Nicholson was tough competition in '75. But, lordy--'74 and '75...do they not seem light years and ancient cultures ago?
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