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Post by marco266 on Sept 22, 2020 19:45:20 GMT
I finally saw THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. I really enjoyed Coppola's MARIE ANTOINETTE film. I won't waste my time on LOST IN TRANSLATION or her remake of THE BEGUILED, but VIRGIN SUICIDES looked interesting. And it was. Coppola should have used Kirsten Dunst in every film she directed. Seems Dunst is her muse.  |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 24, 2020 9:51:57 GMT
Hellraiser V: Inferno
The best Hellraiser sequel out there.
Underrated crime drama/mystery/horror.
People unfairly bash V, VI and VII - decent flicks for what they're worth - far superior to III, IV, VIII, IX, X - and yes II
Never got the over the top love for II - but to each their own.
Here's the definitive Hellraiser ranking folks -
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 25, 2020 14:14:28 GMT
I watched a classic Western yesterday: The Searchers (1956), directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Even though it’s widely regarded as one of the best movies in the genre, I had never watched it before. I didn’t like it. I haven’t watched a lot of John Wayne movies but from the ones that I have seen, I can’t understand how or why he became such a huge icon. The guy is terrible! He may have a good screen presence, but his delivery is very annoying. And John Ford is supposed to be this great director but if this movie and Fort Apache (which I watched earlier this year) are any indication, I can’t understand why, either.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2020 14:27:57 GMT
I watched a classic Western yesterday: The Searchers (1956), directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Even though it’s widely regarded as one of the best movies in the genre, I had never watched it before. I didn’t like it. I haven’t watched a lot of John Wayne movies but from the ones that I have seen, I can’t understand how or why he became such a huge icon. The guy is terrible! He may have a good screen presence, but his delivery is very annoying. And John Ford is supposed to be this great director but if this movie and Fort Apache (which I watched earlier this year) are any indication, I can’t understand why, either. To enjoy a Jonh Ford's movie with John Wayne, Stagecoach (1939). That is excellent movie. You will not find a better horse chase scene than in Stagecoach. I also didn't like The Searchers. John Wayne always played John Wayne and that's why I will never consider him a good actor although he was a great icon. John Wayne had some really good movies with Henry Fonda - The Grapes of Wrath (1940). It's excellent. My Darling Clementine and Young Mr. Lincoln are good. How Green Was My Valley without either Fonda or Wayne, was a very well made film. Will be completing Star Wars trilogy on Saturday.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 25, 2020 14:30:59 GMT
I watched a classic Western yesterday: The Searchers (1956), directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Even though it’s widely regarded as one of the best movies in the genre, I had never watched it before. I didn’t like it. I haven’t watched a lot of John Wayne movies but from the ones that I have seen, The guy is terrible! , but his delivery is very annoying. And John Ford is supposed to be this great director but if this movie and Fort Apache (which I watched earlier this year) are any indication, I can’t understand why, either. "I can’t understand how or why John Wayne became such a huge icon." You answered your own question: "He may have a good screen presence" And it wasn't just a "good" screen presence. It was iconic. As for THE SEARCHERS....hey, you didn't dig it. No big deal. Me? I think it truly is one of the best films ever made. The final scene when Wayne grabs Natalie Wood while Jeffrey Hunter is running and yelling is the stuff of movie legend. Magic. One of the greatest scenes in film history. The film is also above all others because of what we discover about Wayne and why he is searching for his niece. He ain't trying to save her! Well, he's trying to save her according to his own twisted racist way. By the way, you ever see Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER? If you have now you know what film influenced TAXI DRIVER. Scorsese wanted a remake of THE SEARCHERS. He did that in his own Scorsese way.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Sept 25, 2020 14:47:29 GMT
The other night, I watched What Keeps You Alive (2018), a little thriller from Canadian writer/director Colin Minahan that I had seem generating some buzz. Minahan is viewed as an up and comer and his previous efforts include Grave Encounters (which is better than most genre-fare), Extraterrestrial and It Stains the Sand Red. Part of the intrigue for this movie for me lies in its simplicity and its setting in the Canadian woods. A married couple visits one of their family's home in the woods when previously unnoticed sinister motives suddenly emerge. For the most part, this movie works well as a cat-and-mouse thriller featuring Hannah Emily Anderson and Brittany Allen as the married couple, both of whom turn in quality performances. Anderson, in particular, stands out and she's pretty strong throughout. SPOILERS BELOW: The third act, though, relies on one character doing something so inexplicably idiotic, and then doubling down on the decision by essentially sacrificing herself in order to get revenge on the other. The victim finally turns the tables and knocks out the aggressor and could have just....gotten away or even killed the perp, but instead she leaves her wife alive for no reason when she has the clear upper hand, escapes, but then turns back around for the sole sake of a "gotcha" moment, killing herself in the process. A twist for the sake of a twist. |
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2020 18:15:44 GMT
I watched a classic Western yesterday: The Searchers (1956), directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Even though it’s widely regarded as one of the best movies in the genre, I had never watched it before. I didn’t like it. I haven’t watched a lot of John Wayne movies but from the ones that I have seen, I can’t understand how or why he became such a huge icon. The guy is terrible! He may have a good screen presence, but his delivery is very annoying. And John Ford is supposed to be this great director but if this movie and Fort Apache (which I watched earlier this year) are any indication, I can’t understand why, either. To enjoy a Jonh Ford's movie with John Wayne, Stagecoach (1939). That is excellent movie. You will not find a better horse chase scene than in Stagecoach. I also didn't like The Searchers. John Wayne always played John Wayne and that's why I will never consider him a good actor although he was a great icon. John Wayne had some really good movies with Henry Fonda - The Grapes of Wrath (1940). It's excellent. My Darling Clementine and Young Mr. Lincoln are good. How Green Was My Valley without either Fonda or Wayne, was a very well made film. Will be completing Star Wars trilogy on Saturday. Having terrible memory issues lately. It's not Jonh but John. I missed to write SEE Stagecoach. Also, I wanted to write John Ford had some excellent movies with Henry Fonda. Not John Wayne. Almost every post I check has some meaningless sentences. I often repeat same words or forget words. Looks like I am getting old in my early 30s.  But anyway, my weekend starts now. Done with work.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 27, 2020 12:29:47 GMT
Halloween Season is here  A classic - Night of the Living Dead |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 27, 2020 14:12:00 GMT
Watching an episode of The Sopranos and there is a scene where Tony is in bed watching a black-and-white movie on TV. A man in the movie says “Do you know a man by the name of La Fong? Carl LaFong “. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Sept 27, 2020 14:30:51 GMT
Watching an episode of The Sopranos and there is a scene where Tony is in bed watching a black-and-white movie on TV. A man in the movie says “Do you know a man by the name of La Fong? Carl LaFong “. Yeah, good stuff. Are you familiar with where the character comes from (WC Field's film It's a Gift?) He actually never appears in the movie!
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 27, 2020 14:56:08 GMT
Watching an episode of The Sopranos and there is a scene where Tony is in bed watching a black-and-white movie on TV. A man in the movie says “Do you know a man by the name of La Fong? Carl LaFong “. Yeah, good stuff. Are you familiar with where the character comes from (WC Field's film It's a Gift?) He actually never appears in the movie! I wasn't until looking it up just now. I don't think I've ever seen a WC Field movie.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Sept 27, 2020 15:27:45 GMT
Yeah, good stuff. Are you familiar with where the character comes from (WC Field's film It's a Gift?) He actually never appears in the movie! I wasn't until looking it up just now. I don't think I've ever seen a WC Field movie. You're missing out, dude! Very funny man!
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 28, 2020 20:23:27 GMT
Going to be in Halloween mode for quite sometime The Witch Truly disturbing ending. At least for me. |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 29, 2020 21:46:14 GMT
The Wolf Man
What a great movie
Probably in my Top 10
Larry was such a pathetic loser though
Funny how they portrayed him as a college kid coming home and he looked like a 50 year old boozer - he was a stalker too
Great movie though
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 30, 2020 0:44:40 GMT
The Wolf Man What a great movie Probably in my Top 10 Larry was such a pathetic loser though Funny how they portrayed him as a college kid coming home and he looked like a 50 year old boozer - he was a stalker too Great movie though The classic one from the 30s or 40s ? (not sure that there is another version, but there might be). |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 30, 2020 0:56:38 GMT
As a last hurrah before movie theatres close again here (on Thursday for at least four weeks) I went to see "De Gaulle", which does for le Grand Charles what "The Darkest Hour" did for Churchill (meaning, it explores the crucial weeks where they had to step up and take on the challenge of leading their nations). Not bad, although I liked the Churchill one better.
One thing I didn't like though: the movie never tells the audience who ended up winning the war. I had to look up on Wikipedia to find out, and then it turned out that there were not one but TWO wars between France and Germany. Not sure which one was depicted in the movie, but I guess it doesn't matter, since *spoiler* Germany lost both of them.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 30, 2020 1:59:04 GMT
The Wolf Man What a great movie Probably in my Top 10 Larry was such a pathetic loser though Funny how they portrayed him as a college kid coming home and he looked like a 50 year old boozer - he was a stalker too Great movie though I hope you are talking about the Lon Chaney Jr. one...not the Benicio del Toro one.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 30, 2020 2:14:16 GMT
Going to be in Halloween mode for quite sometime I recently stumbled across a 1971 British horror film starring two greats of horror Donald Pleasance and Christopher Lee about creatures living below the London subway system. Title is DEATH LINE changed to RAW MEAT. Silly titles, but the film is a gem. Not just for that great 1970s creepy horror feel. The film offers more than that. There is a byplay between Pleasance and one of his detectives that is a marvel to behold. The interplay between the two is so natural and funny. I was watching the film and saying to myself, "This is so real. Not two actors reading lines. Why doesn't every film do it like this?" I swear it was extraordinary. Just watch the film for that. Probably find it on some cable on demand or streaming service. It really is a fantastic, one of a kind film. Short, too. Like 80 minutes. That's what a horror film should be.  Don't take my word for it, read the viewers reviews at IMDb (remember that place?). Reviews
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 30, 2020 21:08:54 GMT
The Wolf Man What a great movie Probably in my Top 10 Larry was such a pathetic loser though Funny how they portrayed him as a college kid coming home and he looked like a 50 year old boozer - he was a stalker too Great movie though I hope you are talking about the Lon Chaney Jr. one...not the Benicio del Toro one. Definitely the Lon Chaney Jr. one.
I have the boxsets of The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Dracula
There's some hidden gems on all of those - i.e. Son of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man vs. Frankenstein, House of Dracula, etc
Must see viewing on Halloween but probably watch them at least 3 more times throughout the year as well.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Sept 30, 2020 21:20:43 GMT
The Wolf Man What a great movie Probably in my Top 10 Larry was such a pathetic loser though Funny how they portrayed him as a college kid coming home and he looked like a 50 year old boozer - he was a stalker too Great movie though The classic one from the 30s or 40s ? (not sure that there is another version, but there might be). Yep.
One of the most iconic horror icons of All-Time
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