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Post by seahawksraawk00 on Feb 16, 2021 17:06:37 GMT
I recently watched Crimson Tide with Denzel and Gene Hackman. Great performances from the both of them and overall a great story too, even if it was a bit in the nose. Read into the story a bit, besides the obvious parallels to the Cuban Missile crisis, the internal conflict in the sub between Denzel and Hackman was based on Soviet sailor in one of the subs during the missile crisis who refused to launched a nuke at the United States. Highly recommend the film. Easily a 8/10!
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Post by politicidal on Feb 16, 2021 17:15:37 GMT
Two Miramax films that both happen to feature Colin Firth and both also got flack for winning Best Picture the respective year of their release. Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient. But I have to say they're both pretty good.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Feb 16, 2021 17:17:06 GMT
Not sure if I would say I just recently discovered them, as several had been lying around in my watchlist for a while, but I am glad I did finally see them, as they turned into some very pleasant surprises:  The Park Is Mine (1986) by Steven Hilliard Stern "Those sick sons-of-bitches! They're sending in the Viet Cong to get me. SHIT!" A burnt out Vietnam vet (Tommy Lee Jones), decides to pick up from where an old friend left off with his secret little "project". But in order to come through with the supportive message towards his fellow war buddies, and all those that have been left behind in society. He decides that the best way to get the attention of the people of New York City, is to shut down Central Park for a few days, and that is something which pretty soon becomes prime time news and also a big concern for the politicians, who is not gonna let one man, stand in their way and giving them any bad publicity.Now we're talking. This one had been on my radar for a while now, but did not get to see it, until last night. And thankfully, it turned out to be quite a ride. I really felt kind of "bad", for waiting this long until watching it. But this Dog Day Afternoon meets up with First Blood HBO made for TV drama-thriller, was really a very pleasant and entertaining watch. Tommy Lee Jones delivers a very good performance, and in other parts we get the lovely Helen Shaver as a nosy reporter, out for a scoop, Yaphet Kotto as the chief of a Police squad and yeah, I should probably realize early on, that when Tangerine Dream were involved, it usually is never a bad sign either. Their pulsating score, fits well in, even if a lot of it, sounds like it came straight from the Thief (1981) soundtrack. I like the fact that the film never turns into a bloody Rambo/Commando/Invasion U.S.A. or similar one man army action films, where the killcount goes completely berserk, as I think there is about 2-3 people that is killed, or dies here. So for those expecting a bloody massacre, this ain't it. And if it had turned out to end up like that, I doubt it would be as good. The other great news, beside that I have finally begun having a bit of a luck with my search through the enormous archive of free movies lying around on Youtube. Is that The Park Is Mine, is actually recently put out on Blu-ray, so that is pretty cool, as that is kind of a big bonus, as I really want to get my hands on a few of these films, not just have them as a file on my computer. All in all, a solid, well acted and made thriller, that should be a must see, for fans of Tommy Lee Jones, and I rate it with a solid: 8/10Another recently visited gem, that just happend to lie around for free, totally uncut on Youtube:  Secret Admirer (1985) by David Greenwalt I felt the need for something a bit sugarcoated and fun 80s romantic comedy last night, and wanted to try out something I had not seen yet, and happened to "stumble" upon this sweet, charming and very funny teen-comedy, which seems to go for a similar theme of the later Steve Martin romantic comedy Roxanne (1987), where I guess both are based heavily upon the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, but I thought both Secret Admirer and Roxanne managed to make great use of a far more updated version, even if they might go at times, a little too much for the cute and safe approach. Anyway, Thomas C. Howell plays a typical high school kid, who one days cleans out his locker, only to find out that someone have sent him a love letter, but the big question is who wrote it? Of course by then, things seems to go its natural course, as the one sweet letter, suddenly takes a life of its own, creating both a bit of chaos and confusion in the way. I really had a good time watching this film. Some great casting and performances and damn, Kelly Preston was sure fine, but yeah, Lori Loughlin were not "bad" either. The soundtrack by Jan Hammer matches so well with the film, by giving it a sweet and dreamy, feel good tone, right from the start. And I kind of want to check up on that one a bit further on. All in all, I feel this is one that I just have to try and hunt down a DVD or Blu-ray copy of, as I believe it is yet another one, that comes with the classic re-watchability factor, and I rate it with a: 7,5/10 |
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