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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 2, 2020 20:14:05 GMT
Just finished watching an excellent Korean film, Doohe-ya (2014) about a young policewoman who has been transferred to a small seaside village from Seoul for some unexplained form of misconduct. There she encounters a strange little girl who is being beaten by her grandmother and stepfather. Really enjoyed this one. The two central performances are right out of the top drawer. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Prime subscribers (in the UK at least.)
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 2, 2020 20:32:17 GMT
This 3 1/2 months of Covid is starting to get to me.
I've rewatched my favorites a zillion times over - i.e. Night of the Living Dead, Jaws, The Shining, Blair Witch - have rewatched my guilty pleasures a zillion times over - even rewatched some bombs I never enjoyed in the first place ....
Anybody have any horror recs?
Preferably some slow burns with no gore that creep you out - i.e. along the lines of Lake Mungo
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Post by WullieFort on Jul 2, 2020 20:38:55 GMT
An Egyptian movie from 1963 that's suddenly appeared on Netflix, called SALADIN, that's loosely based on the Third Crusade that saw Saladin and Richard the Lionheart clash. I say loosely based when I mean VERY LOOSELY BASED. That's not a criticism, it's what it is. It is not a historical documentary, it's a tribute to Egypt's great medieval hero. The story includes characters and incidents that were never mentioned in any of the many books that I read on the Crusades and if you can pretend that you never heard of the Crusades you'll find that this is a terrific and enjoyable movie, full of drama, passion and betrayal and at least as good as the Oscar winner of that year LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. IMO. All the actors are Egyptian including Richard and his fellow Crusaders and some scenes look distinctly dated but the performances are terrific. It's not an anti-Christian propaganda movie. It tries (and succeeds) in showing Saladin was not only a great general but a noble and compassionate man. Well worth a look.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 2, 2020 22:37:14 GMT
Just finished watching an excellent Korean film, Doohe-ya (2014) about a young policewoman who has been transferred to a small seaside village from Seoul for some unexplained form of misconduct. There she encounters a strange little girl who is being beaten by her grandmother and stepfather. Really enjoyed this one. The two central performances are right out of the top drawer. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Prime subscribers (in the UK at least.) I watch my fair share of Korean movies and then some, but I hadn't heard of this one. I see it stars Bae Doo-Na, the only Korean actress I know by name. I will see if I can locate it (don't have Amazon Prime and am not planning on getting it).
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 2, 2020 22:40:23 GMT
An Egyptian movie from 1963 that's suddenly appeared on Netflix, called SALADIN, that's loosely based on the Third Crusade that saw Saladin and Richard the Lionheart clash. I say loosely based when I mean VERY LOOSELY BASED. That's not a criticism, it's what it is. It is not a historical documentary, it's a tribute to Egypt's great medieval hero. The story includes characters and incidents that were never mentioned in any of the many books that I read on the Crusades and if you can pretend that you never heard of the Crusades you'll find that this is a terrific and enjoyable movie, full of drama, passion and betrayal and at least as good as the Oscar winner of that year LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. IMO. All the actors are Egyptian including Richard and his fellow Crusaders and some scenes look distinctly dated but the performances are terrific. It's not an anti-Christian propaganda movie. It tries (and succeeds) in showing Saladin was not only a great general but a noble and compassionate man. Well worth a look. I put it on my Netflix list, but I am not sure I will ever have the willpower to sit through an Egyptian movie that lasts three hours and fourteen minutes!
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 2, 2020 22:42:04 GMT
Just finished watching an excellent Korean film, Doohe-ya (2014) about a young policewoman who has been transferred to a small seaside village from Seoul for some unexplained form of misconduct. There she encounters a strange little girl who is being beaten by her grandmother and stepfather. Really enjoyed this one. The two central performances are right out of the top drawer. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Prime subscribers (in the UK at least.) I watch my fair share of Korean movies and then some, but I hadn't heard of this one. I see it stars Bae Doo-Na, the only Korean actress I know by name. I will see if I can locate it (don't have Amazon Prime and am not planning on getting it). I don't watch much Asian cinema at all, but I enjoyed this one. Having said that, I'm watching a Chinese film as I type, Kaili Blues. Hasn't really got going yet. I think the main character is about to go on a road-trip though, so that should be good. I had stuck on Jupiter Ascending after I watched Doohe-ya and by coincidence, Bae Doo-Na was in that too. I gave up on it though. Bag of shite tbh. Mila Kunis is useless and so is that other twat with the fat face.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 2, 2020 22:54:13 GMT
I watched over the last couple of days the six one-hour episodes of the French mini-series "Dérapages" ("Inhuman Resources") on Netflix. Former footballer turned actor Eric Cantona stars as a middle-aged man who has been out of work for years, surviving on small jobs well below his former position, and who gets his first interview for a real job in years - but all is not what it seems!
It was OK, an interesting premise and some clever twists, but by no means a Must-Watch.
I then started today on the 1980 mini-series "Shogun", based on the James Clavell book, which I just finished reading. Pretty good so far, but of course the book has much more detail than even a nine-hour mini-series can cover.
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Post by WullieFort on Jul 3, 2020 6:23:54 GMT
An Egyptian movie from 1963 that's suddenly appeared on Netflix, called SALADIN, that's loosely based on the Third Crusade that saw Saladin and Richard the Lionheart clash. I say loosely based when I mean VERY LOOSELY BASED. That's not a criticism, it's what it is. It is not a historical documentary, it's a tribute to Egypt's great medieval hero. The story includes characters and incidents that were never mentioned in any of the many books that I read on the Crusades and if you can pretend that you never heard of the Crusades you'll find that this is a terrific and enjoyable movie, full of drama, passion and betrayal and at least as good as the Oscar winner of that year LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. IMO. All the actors are Egyptian including Richard and his fellow Crusaders and some scenes look distinctly dated but the performances are terrific. It's not an anti-Christian propaganda movie. It tries (and succeeds) in showing Saladin was not only a great general but a noble and compassionate man. Well worth a look. I put it on my Netflix list, but I am not sure I will ever have the willpower to sit through an Egyptian movie that lasts three hours and fourteen minutes! Do what I did, Jep. Watch it in stages. There are parts where you can switch off and later continue without too much "where was" head-scratching
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 3, 2020 11:39:51 GMT
Last night I watched the 1971 Australian classic “Walkabout”. I’ve known about it and I’ve owned the Criterion blu-ray for years, but I had never watched it before. Not sure what to think about it, frankly. There’s clearly more to it than what’s on the surface, but I am afraid whatever the director Nicolas Roeg was trying to say went right over my head.
*** edit ***
A thought occurred to me while thinking about “Walkabout” a little more this morning: at least now I know where Terrence Malick got inspiration from for his style of making movies!
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 3, 2020 16:20:11 GMT
The Shining
What the hell - I'm literally out of ideas at this point anyway.
Why not watch an old favorite classic I can watch a zillion times and never get tired of.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 3, 2020 16:37:29 GMT
I started Haunting of Hill House last night. Pretty good, the first episode in particular. I'll give it a go, 2 episodes a night can make for some fun nighttime viewing.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 3, 2020 16:43:11 GMT
I started Haunting of Hill House last night. Pretty good, the first episode in particular. I'll give it a go, 2 episodes a night can make for some fun nighttime viewing. I started that a couple of weeks back myself - will need to revisit it - watched the first episode but will need to rewatch as I pretty much just had it on in the background while doing other things - remember zilch about it - if memory serves - it had a decent rating which is why I started it.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 3, 2020 17:23:43 GMT
I started Haunting of Hill House last night. Pretty good, the first episode in particular. I'll give it a go, 2 episodes a night can make for some fun nighttime viewing. I started that a couple of weeks back myself - will need to revisit it - watched the first episode but will need to rewatch as I pretty much just had it on in the background while doing other things - remember zilch about it - if memory serves - it had a decent rating which is why I started it.
I haven't checked its ratings, but a friend recommended it, one whose opinion I trust. The first ep was definitely superior. I tend to be wary of horror series; it's difficult to maintain a level of suspense over a full season, especially when you start learning about what's really going on, or they start to show whatever the threat is up close and personnel. This is what happened to the Outsider. Starting off incredible, then once the mythos started to come into full view and we saw the antagonist in its true form, it fell completely flat. So far so good though.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jul 4, 2020 0:33:52 GMT
Rawhide (1951) - taut little Western starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward. No relation to the Clint Eastwood TV show of the 1960s.
Very enjoyable film. Standout was Jack Elam as a psychotic henchman in one of his first major roles. He’s an absolute blast and would later state that the character he played in this film was the meanest he’d ever had to be.
Quentin Tarantino used the plot of the film as the starting point for The Hateful Eight screenplay. Needless to say the earlier movie shites all over that turgid, self-indulgent mess.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 4, 2020 10:31:09 GMT
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Post by WullieFort on Jul 4, 2020 10:58:53 GMT
A 2019 movie called The Goldfinch about a real painting of that name and its travels and travails. It's rated 6.2 but deserves a higher rank. 7 something. Directed by an unknown (John Crowley) and with a cast of unknowns, plus Nicole Kidman whose character is on the periphery of the story. Her presence no doubt, an attempt to attract an audience. It is well-acted and photographed and addictive, once you get past the first few minutes (Sky Cinema)
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 4, 2020 11:22:09 GMT
King Kong (1933) - free On Demand ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/s8tffwvq1/cheers.gif)
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 4, 2020 12:10:35 GMT
Rawhide (1951) - taut little Western starring Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward. No relation to the Clint Eastwood TV show of the 1960s. Very enjoyable film. Standout was Jack Elam as a psychotic henchman in one of his first major roles. He’s an absolute blast and would later state that the character he played in this film was the meanest he’d ever had to be. Quentin Tarantino used the plot of the film as the starting point for The Hateful Eight screenplay. Needless to say the earlier movie shites all over that turgid, self-indulgent mess. I own that one on DVD, as part of a three-film “Fox Western Classics” collection (the other two being “The Gunfighter” and “Garden of Evil”). I haven’t seen any of them yet, but I just might watch it some time soon - it’s been a while since I’ve seen a good western.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 4, 2020 12:13:19 GMT
King Kong (1933) - free On Demand ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/s8tffwvq1/cheers.gif) Great movie. I watched it a few years ago, maybe around the time the Peter Jackson version of King Kong came out, and I remember being really impressed by how well it held up.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 4, 2020 12:16:07 GMT
King Kong (1933) - free On Demand ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/s8tffwvq1/cheers.gif) Great movie. I watched it a few years ago, maybe around the time the Peter Jackson version of King Kong came out, and I remember being really impressed by how well it held up. Do you think maybe it's a little politically incorrect the way they depicted the natives?
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