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Post by theravenking on Mar 19, 2023 11:00:22 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME FILM VIEWINGThe Last Run (1971, Richard Fleischer)
YoutubeThis feels like an American doing a Jean Pierre Melville crime film. George C. Scott stars as a former getaway driver from Chicago who has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France. This has great atmosphere, great driving sequences and sharp dialogue. Good film. 7/10The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger)I have seen parts of this before including the ending but I realised while watching just how much I hadn’t seen. This crime horror film is a bit of a slow burn and it’s focus is meandering until the third act. The acting is solid but what really stands out is the visual direction which is superb. 6/10Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth)Probably the directors best film and a much better remake than expected. However there are many differences from the original and it only compares in the most cursory of ways. 6/10Rustler’s Rhapsody (1985, Hugh Wilson)This western spoof has something compelling about it. It’s a real critique of the western formula and the first 25 minutes is really great. Then it meanders and becomes a bit of a chore before it picks up a little at the end. Definitely an odd bird of a film, worth checking out. 5.5/10The Jet Benny Show (1986, Roger Evans)
YoutubeSpeaking of odd films, her is a real odd one. This is a shoestring budget sci-fi film shoot on super 8 film that sees the lead character as an impersonation of talk show entertainer Jack Benny in a Star Wars spoof. Some of the effects are pretty ingenious and the acting is actually really good all around. The film as whole though is pretty bad. 4/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGNone this week. FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGThe Last of Us (2023, Season One)Based on a video game but with more depth than that sounds, this puts a new spin on the zombie genre. Good TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGThe Book of Boba Fett (2021, Season One)
Disney+The character can’t really carry a show, better as a side character. The last 3 episodes are good though as they shift focus to The Mandalorian. Solid TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: The Last Run BEST ACTOR: George C. Scott - The Last Run BEST ACTRESS: Polly Macintyre - The Jet Benny Show BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Harris Yukon - The Believers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Coleen Dewhurst - The Last Run BEST EDITING: Russell Lloyd - The Last Run BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sven Nyquist - The Last Run BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - The Last Run BEST SCRIPT: Alan Sharp - The Last Run BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Fleischer - The Last Run 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger) I like parts of this. Schlesinger was such an underrated director and this is a great-looking movie. It has a really menacing villain and I also found the final twist genuinely shocking. However the plot is a bit too convoluted, I could've done without the serial killer stuff, and some of the scary scenes feel a bit over-the-top (spiders!). 6.5/10 Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth) Weirdly I was just thinking of watching this, since it's one of the few Bruce Willis movies I haven't seen yet. (I'm excluding all the crappy DTV films he made in recent years.) |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 19, 2023 11:26:22 GMT
Death Wish - Yeah, it definitely could have been worse. 6/10 The Book of Boba Fett - Has its moments, but was just okay overall. 6/10 First Time Viewings: Dark City (1998, Alex Proyas) - 7.5/10The Thirteenth Floor (1999, Josef Rusnak) - 7/10Honor Among Lovers (1931, Dorothy Azner) - 7/10Flags of Our Fathers (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 8/10Deadfall (1993, Christopher Coppola) - 6.5/10Das Boot (1981, Wolfgang Peterson) - 8/10Troy (2004, Wolfgang Peterson) - 7.5/10Talk Radio (1988, Oliver Stone) - 7.5/10Repeat Viewings: Shutter Island (2010, Martin Scorsese) - 9.5/10I, Robot (2004, Alex Proyas) - 7.5/10On the Waterfront (1954, Elia Kazan) - 9.5/10A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Elia Kazan) - 9/10Zodiac (2007, David Fincher) - 9/10The Illusionist (2006, Neil Burger) - 7.5/10Movie Awards: BEST FILM: Shutter IslandBEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando - On the WaterfrontBEST ACTRESS: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named DesireBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rod Steiger - On the WaterfrontBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Eva Marie Saint - On the WaterfrontBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jost Vacano - Das BootBEST SCORE: Leonard Bernstein - On the WaterfrontBEST SCRIPT: Laeta Kalogridis - Shutter IslandBEST DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese - Shutter IslandDark City (1998, Alex Proyas) - Great atmosphere and set design, but when it came to the plot I felt it was a bit style over substance. - 6/10 The Thirteenth Floor (1999, Josef Rusnak) - I always had a soft spot for this one. I also find it to be a huge improvement over the book which I tried reading twice without much success. - 7/10 Flags of Our Fathers (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10 Das Boot (1981, Wolfgang Peterson) - 7/10 Troy (2004, Wolfgang Peterson) - I find that the director's cut, while otherwise superior to the thetarical version, has a terrible score. Not sure why they felt the need to change the music. - 7.5/10 Shutter Island (2010, Martin Scorsese) - It's expertly made, but the ending is such a letdown, that it almost ruins the movie for me. - 6/10 I, Robot (2004, Alex Proyas) - Haven't seent his since its theatrical release. I do recall that I didn't find the CGI particularly convincing. - 6/10 Zodiac (2007, David Fincher) - There's something distant about Zodiac. It feels more like an interesting documentary than a gripping feature film. - 6.5/10 The Illusionist (2006, Neil Burger) - 7/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 19, 2023 11:48:57 GMT
First Time Viewing
Blackaria (2010; Francois Gaillard, Christophe Robin) - Ultra-low-budget neo-giallo which generously homages everything from Argento to Fulci and even has a promising enough plot, but is so cheaply made and badly told, with the violence also going way overboard, that it ends up as an amateurish mess.
3.5/10
The Godfather Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola) - I know it's one of the greatest movies ever made, but while I enjoyed the flashbacks showing Vito Corleone, I did not find Michael to be a particularly engaging character and lost interest in his story relatively early on.
6/10
Puss in Boots (2011; Chris Miller) - Some lovely animation, but the plot is weak and the villain, Humpty Dumpty, fairly ridiculous.
6.5/10
TV
Merlin (1998) - Two-part TV movie about the legendary Athurian wizard (Sam Neill). This might've been perfectly respectable viewing for kids in the 90s, but today it feels rather silly with some awfully dated CGI effects and the family friendly tone destroys any sort of tension.
Repeat Viewing
Fracture (2007; Gregory Hoblit) - I really miss this type of conventional thriller which relies on character and plot rather than action or flashy visuals.
7.5/10
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 19, 2023 12:10:49 GMT
First Time Viewing
Blackaria (2010; Francois Gaillard, Christophe Robin) - Ultra-low-budget neo-giallo which generously homages everything from Argento to Fulci and even has a promising enough plot, but is so cheaply made and badly told, with the violence also going way overboard, that it ends up as an amateurish mess. 3.5/10
The Godfather Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola) - I know it's one of the greatest movies ever made, but while I enjoyed the flashbacks showing Vito Corleone, I did not find Michael to be a particularly engaging character and lost interest in his story relatively early on. 6/10
Puss in Boots (2011; Chris Miller) - Some lovely animation, but the plot is weak and the villain, Humpty Dumpty, fairly ridiculous. 6.5/10 TV
Merlin (1998) - Two-part TV movie about the legendary Athurian wizard (Sam Neill). This might've been perfectly respectabel viewing for kids in the 90s, but today it feels rather silly with some awfully dated CGI effects and the family friendly tone destroys any sort of tension. Repeat Viewing Fracture (2007; Gregory Hoblit) - I really miss this type of conventional thriller which relies on character and plot rather than action or flashy visuals. 7.5/10 The Godfather Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola) - one of only 4 films I’ve given 10/10 Fracture (2007; Gregory Hoblit) in Boots (2011; Chris Miller) - I found this pretty poor all round a weaker entry for the genre 4/10 |
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Post by James on Mar 19, 2023 12:41:04 GMT
Not watched any of yours.
First Time Viewings:
Dune (1984, David Lynch) – TV
7/10
Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – TV
8/10
My Cousin Vinny (1992, Jonathan Lynn) – Disney+
8/10
Repeat Viewings:
None
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Post by James on Mar 19, 2023 12:43:30 GMT
Death Wish - Yeah, it definitely could have been worse. 6/10 The Book of Boba Fett - Has its moments, but was just okay overall. 6/10 First Time Viewings: Dark City (1998, Alex Proyas) - 7.5/10The Thirteenth Floor (1999, Josef Rusnak) - 7/10Honor Among Lovers (1931, Dorothy Azner) - 7/10Flags of Our Fathers (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 7.5/10Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, Clint Eastwood) - 8/10Deadfall (1993, Christopher Coppola) - 6.5/10Das Boot (1981, Wolfgang Peterson) - 8/10Troy (2004, Wolfgang Peterson) - 7.5/10Talk Radio (1988, Oliver Stone) - 7.5/10Repeat Viewings: Shutter Island (2010, Martin Scorsese) - 9.5/10I, Robot (2004, Alex Proyas) - 7.5/10On the Waterfront (1954, Elia Kazan) - 9.5/10A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Elia Kazan) - 9/10Zodiac (2007, David Fincher) - 9/10The Illusionist (2006, Neil Burger) - 7.5/10Movie Awards: BEST FILM: Shutter IslandBEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando - On the WaterfrontBEST ACTRESS: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named DesireBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rod Steiger - On the WaterfrontBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Eva Marie Saint - On the WaterfrontBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jost Vacano - Das BootBEST SCORE: Leonard Bernstein - On the WaterfrontBEST SCRIPT: Laeta Kalogridis - Shutter IslandBEST DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese - Shutter IslandShutter Island - 7/10 I, Robot - 7/10 Zodiac - 8/10 |
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Post by politicidal on Mar 19, 2023 12:46:32 GMT
First Viewings:
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5.5/10
In My Country (2004) 6/10
Nope (2022) 7.5/10
Born Free (1966) 7/10
Black Adam (2022) 6/10
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 4/10
Repeat Viewings:
S.W.A.T (2003) 6/10
The Lost World (1960) 6.5/10
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Post by James on Mar 19, 2023 12:47:16 GMT
First Time Viewing
Blackaria (2010; Francois Gaillard, Christophe Robin) - Ultra-low-budget neo-giallo which generously homages everything from Argento to Fulci and even has a promising enough plot, but is so cheaply made and badly told, with the violence also going way overboard, that it ends up as an amateurish mess. 3.5/10
The Godfather Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola) - I know it's one of the greatest movies ever made, but while I enjoyed the flashbacks showing Vito Corleone, I did not find Michael to be a particularly engaging character and lost interest in his story relatively early on. 6/10
Puss in Boots (2011; Chris Miller) - Some lovely animation, but the plot is weak and the villain, Humpty Dumpty, fairly ridiculous. 6.5/10 TV
Merlin (1998) - Two-part TV movie about the legendary Athurian wizard (Sam Neill). This might've been perfectly respectabel viewing for kids in the 90s, but today it feels rather silly with some awfully dated CGI effects and the family friendly tone destroys any sort of tension. Repeat Viewing Fracture (2007; Gregory Hoblit) - I really miss this type of conventional thriller which relies on character and plot rather than action or flashy visuals. 7.5/10 The Godfather Part II - 8/10 Puss in Boots - 7.5/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 19, 2023 19:31:35 GMT
Not watched any of yours. First Time Viewings: Dune (1984, David Lynch) – TV 7/10Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – TV 8/10My Cousin Vinny (1992, Jonathan Lynn) – Disney+ 8/10Repeat Viewings: None Dune (1984, David Lynch) – TV 6/10 Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – TV 7.5/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 19, 2023 19:32:59 GMT
First Viewings: Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5.5/10 In My Country (2004) 6/10 Nope (2022) 7.5/10 Born Free (1966) 7/10 Black Adam (2022) 6/10 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 4/10 Repeat Viewings: S.W.A.T (2003) 6/10 The Lost World (1960) 6.5/10 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 8/10 S.W.A.T (2003) 6/10 |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 19, 2023 19:43:20 GMT
Not watched any of yours. First Time Viewings: Dune (1984, David Lynch) – TV 7/10Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – TV 8/10My Cousin Vinny (1992, Jonathan Lynn) – Disney+ 8/10Repeat Viewings: None Seen all of yours  Dune (1984, David Lynch) – 5.5 Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – 4.5 My Cousin Vinny (1992, Jonathan Lynn) – 6.5 |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 19, 2023 19:44:31 GMT
First Viewings: Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5.5/10 In My Country (2004) 6/10 Nope (2022) 7.5/10 Born Free (1966) 7/10 Black Adam (2022) 6/10 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 4/10 Repeat Viewings: S.W.A.T (2003) 6/10 The Lost World (1960) 6.5/10 Nope (2022) 3.5 Born Free (1966) 6.5 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 7/10 |
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Post by jcush on Mar 19, 2023 21:31:14 GMT
First Time Viewing
Blackaria (2010; Francois Gaillard, Christophe Robin) - Ultra-low-budget neo-giallo which generously homages everything from Argento to Fulci and even has a promising enough plot, but is so cheaply made and badly told, with the violence also going way overboard, that it ends up as an amateurish mess. 3.5/10
The Godfather Part II (1974; Francis Ford Coppola) - I know it's one of the greatest movies ever made, but while I enjoyed the flashbacks showing Vito Corleone, I did not find Michael to be a particularly engaging character and lost interest in his story relatively early on. 6/10
Puss in Boots (2011; Chris Miller) - Some lovely animation, but the plot is weak and the villain, Humpty Dumpty, fairly ridiculous. 6.5/10 TV
Merlin (1998) - Two-part TV movie about the legendary Athurian wizard (Sam Neill). This might've been perfectly respectabel viewing for kids in the 90s, but today it feels rather silly with some awfully dated CGI effects and the family friendly tone destroys any sort of tension. Repeat Viewing Fracture (2007; Gregory Hoblit) - I really miss this type of conventional thriller which relies on character and plot rather than action or flashy visuals. 7.5/10 The Godfather Part II - 10/10 Puss in Boots - Didn't care for it the first time, but actually enjoyed it when I recently rewatched it. 7/10 |
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Post by jcush on Mar 19, 2023 21:32:28 GMT
Not watched any of yours. First Time Viewings: Dune (1984, David Lynch) – TV 7/10Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) – TV 8/10My Cousin Vinny (1992, Jonathan Lynn) – Disney+ 8/10Repeat Viewings: None Dune (1984) - 4/10 Dune (2021) - 7.5/10 My Cousin Vinny - 8/10 |
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Post by jcush on Mar 19, 2023 21:33:49 GMT
First Viewings: Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5.5/10 In My Country (2004) 6/10 Nope (2022) 7.5/10 Born Free (1966) 7/10 Black Adam (2022) 6/10 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) 4/10 Repeat Viewings: S.W.A.T (2003) 6/10 The Lost World (1960) 6.5/10 Nope - 7.5/10 Glengarry Glen Ross - Great cast doing strong work. 8/10 |
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Post by william123 on Mar 20, 2023 1:40:31 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME FILM VIEWINGThe Last Run (1971, Richard Fleischer)
YoutubeThis feels like an American doing a Jean Pierre Melville crime film. George C. Scott stars as a former getaway driver from Chicago who has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France. This has great atmosphere, great driving sequences and sharp dialogue. Good film. 7/10The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger)I have seen parts of this before including the ending but I realised while watching just how much I hadn’t seen. This crime horror film is a bit of a slow burn and it’s focus is meandering until the third act. The acting is solid but what really stands out is the visual direction which is superb. 6/10Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth)Probably the directors best film and a much better remake than expected. However there are many differences from the original and it only compares in the most cursory of ways. 6/10Rustler’s Rhapsody (1985, Hugh Wilson)This western spoof has something compelling about it. It’s a real critique of the western formula and the first 25 minutes is really great. Then it meanders and becomes a bit of a chore before it picks up a little at the end. Definitely an odd bird of a film, worth checking out. 5.5/10The Jet Benny Show (1986, Roger Evans)
YoutubeSpeaking of odd films, her is a real odd one. This is a shoestring budget sci-fi film shoot on super 8 film that sees the lead character as an impersonation of talk show entertainer Jack Benny in a Star Wars spoof. Some of the effects are pretty ingenious and the acting is actually really good all around. The film as whole though is pretty bad. 4/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGNone this week. FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGThe Last of Us (2023, Season One)Based on a video game but with more depth than that sounds, this puts a new spin on the zombie genre. Good TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGThe Book of Boba Fett (2021, Season One)
Disney+The character can’t really carry a show, better as a side character. The last 3 episodes are good though as they shift focus to The Mandalorian. Solid TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: The Last Run BEST ACTOR: George C. Scott - The Last Run BEST ACTRESS: Polly Macintyre - The Jet Benny Show BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Harris Yukon - The Believers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Coleen Dewhurst - The Last Run BEST EDITING: Russell Lloyd - The Last Run BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sven Nyquist - The Last Run BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - The Last Run BEST SCRIPT: Alan Sharp - The Last Run BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Fleischer - The Last Run 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive Hi, Dark.  Yours: I only watched the beginning of The Last Run. I'm interested in checking out the whole thing. The Believers 6/10 I remember thinking it was so-so, but I watched it ages ago. Yours: Dead for a Dollar 8/10 It's Walter Hill's new movie, with Christoph Waltz and Willem DaFoe, it's a Western, it's about a bounty hunter who gets hired by a rich businessman to free his wife, who, according to him, has been kidnapped for ransom and brought to Mexico by a black soldier who deserted. He figures out soon though that she ran away of her own accord and they're actually lovers, and has to decide what to do. I like it, it's a good movie, IMO. I mean, it's pretty low budget and it shows, I really liked the classic/spaghetti western vibe though.  Also, the acting is really good, especially Christoph Waltz. He plays the bounty hunter, he really nails it, IMO. Beauty and the Beast (2014) 7/10 It's the version with Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. It's O.K., it's not great or anything, too much CGI, IMO, but some of it is not bad, it's creative. Plus, I like Lea Seydoux.  Starting Over 8/10 It's an Alan J. Pakula movie, with Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, about a man who gets dumped by his wife because she wants to focus on her music career, and he relocates to Boston, with the help of his brother. He meets a teacher there, they fall in love, but his ex wife gets back into his life. I liked it, it's really well acted, both Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh are good, plus there's Charles Durning in it, Wallace Shawn... The Con is On 3/10 It's a movie with Uma Thruman and Tim Roth, about a couple of con artists from London who go to L.A. to escape a crime boss who wants them dead and there they try to get their hands on a precious ring owned by the wife of a famous director. O.K., I didn't like it, it's really crap, I mean, it tries to be Tarantin-esque, but yeah, it's really lame. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 20, 2023 1:51:58 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME FILM VIEWINGThe Last Run (1971, Richard Fleischer)
YoutubeThis feels like an American doing a Jean Pierre Melville crime film. George C. Scott stars as a former getaway driver from Chicago who has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France. This has great atmosphere, great driving sequences and sharp dialogue. Good film. 7/10The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger)I have seen parts of this before including the ending but I realised while watching just how much I hadn’t seen. This crime horror film is a bit of a slow burn and it’s focus is meandering until the third act. The acting is solid but what really stands out is the visual direction which is superb. 6/10Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth)Probably the directors best film and a much better remake than expected. However there are many differences from the original and it only compares in the most cursory of ways. 6/10Rustler’s Rhapsody (1985, Hugh Wilson)This western spoof has something compelling about it. It’s a real critique of the western formula and the first 25 minutes is really great. Then it meanders and becomes a bit of a chore before it picks up a little at the end. Definitely an odd bird of a film, worth checking out. 5.5/10The Jet Benny Show (1986, Roger Evans)
YoutubeSpeaking of odd films, her is a real odd one. This is a shoestring budget sci-fi film shoot on super 8 film that sees the lead character as an impersonation of talk show entertainer Jack Benny in a Star Wars spoof. Some of the effects are pretty ingenious and the acting is actually really good all around. The film as whole though is pretty bad. 4/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGNone this week. FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGThe Last of Us (2023, Season One)Based on a video game but with more depth than that sounds, this puts a new spin on the zombie genre. Good TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGThe Book of Boba Fett (2021, Season One)
Disney+The character can’t really carry a show, better as a side character. The last 3 episodes are good though as they shift focus to The Mandalorian. Solid TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: The Last Run BEST ACTOR: George C. Scott - The Last Run BEST ACTRESS: Polly Macintyre - The Jet Benny Show BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Harris Yukon - The Believers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Coleen Dewhurst - The Last Run BEST EDITING: Russell Lloyd - The Last Run BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sven Nyquist - The Last Run BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - The Last Run BEST SCRIPT: Alan Sharp - The Last Run BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Fleischer - The Last Run 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive Hi, Dark. Yours: I only watched the beginning of The Last Run. I'm interested in checking out the whole thing. The Believers 6/10 I remember thinking it was so-so, but I watched it ages ago. Yours: Dead for a Dollar 8/10 It's Walter Hill's new movie, with Christoph Waltz and Willem DaFoe, it's a Western, it's about a bounty hunter who gets hired by a rich businessman to free his wife, who, according to him, has been kidnapped for ransom and brought to Mexico by a black soldier who deserted. He figures out soon though that she ran away of her own accord and they're actually lovers, and has to decide what to do. I like it, it's a good movie, IMO. I mean, it's pretty low budget and it shows, I really liked the classic/spaghetti western vibe though. Also, the acting is really good, especially Christoph Waltz. He plays the bounty hunter, he really nails it, IMO. Beauty and the Beast (2014) 7/10 It's the version with Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. It's O.K., it's not great or anything, too much CGI, IMO, but some of it is not bad, it's creative. Plus, I like Lea Seydoux. Starting Over 8/10 It's an Alan J. Pakula movie, with Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, about a man who gets dumped by his wife because she wants to focus on her music career, and he relocates to Boston, with the help of his brother. He meets a teacher there, they fall in love, but his ex wife gets back into his life. I liked it, it's really well acted, both Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh are good, plus there's Charles Durning in it, Wallace Shawn... The Con is On 3/10 It's a movie with Uma Thruman and Tim Roth, about a couple of con artists from London who go to L.A. to escape a crime boss who wants them dead and there they try to get their hands on a precious ring owned by the wife of a famous director. O.K., I didn't like it, it's really crap, I mean, it tries to be Tarantin-esque, but yeah, it's really lame. Hey Billy I started watching Dead for a a dollar but it felt so cheap and poorly put together I didn’t finish. Starting over sounds familiar but never heard of the con is on. |
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Post by william123 on Mar 20, 2023 2:10:12 GMT
Hi, Dark. Yours: I only watched the beginning of The Last Run. I'm interested in checking out the whole thing. The Believers 6/10 I remember thinking it was so-so, but I watched it ages ago. Yours: Dead for a Dollar 8/10 It's Walter Hill's new movie, with Christoph Waltz and Willem DaFoe, it's a Western, it's about a bounty hunter who gets hired by a rich businessman to free his wife, who, according to him, has been kidnapped for ransom and brought to Mexico by a black soldier who deserted. He figures out soon though that she ran away of her own accord and they're actually lovers, and has to decide what to do. I like it, it's a good movie, IMO. I mean, it's pretty low budget and it shows, I really liked the classic/spaghetti western vibe though. Also, the acting is really good, especially Christoph Waltz. He plays the bounty hunter, he really nails it, IMO. Beauty and the Beast (2014) 7/10 It's the version with Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. It's O.K., it's not great or anything, too much CGI, IMO, but some of it is not bad, it's creative. Plus, I like Lea Seydoux. Starting Over 8/10 It's an Alan J. Pakula movie, with Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, about a man who gets dumped by his wife because she wants to focus on her music career, and he relocates to Boston, with the help of his brother. He meets a teacher there, they fall in love, but his ex wife gets back into his life. I liked it, it's really well acted, both Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh are good, plus there's Charles Durning in it, Wallace Shawn... The Con is On 3/10 It's a movie with Uma Thruman and Tim Roth, about a couple of con artists from London who go to L.A. to escape a crime boss who wants them dead and there they try to get their hands on a precious ring owned by the wife of a famous director. O.K., I didn't like it, it's really crap, I mean, it tries to be Tarantin-esque, but yeah, it's really lame. Hey Billy I started watching Dead for a a dollar but it felt so cheap and poorly put together I didn’t finish. Starting over sounds familiar but never heard of the con is on. Well, I liked it, but yeah, the low budget feel remains. The Con is On has another title too, I think, The Brits are Coming. Anyway, you don't miss much by not hearing about it. O.K.., somehow there's no trailer for Starting Over on Youtube, only a fan-made one but... Yeah... |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 20, 2023 2:15:14 GMT
Hey Billy I started watching Dead for a a dollar but it felt so cheap and poorly put together I didn’t finish. Starting over sounds familiar but never heard of the con is on. Well, I liked it, but yeah, the low budget feel remains. The Con is On has another title too, I think, The Brits are Coming. Anyway, you don't miss much by not hearing about it. O.K.., somehow there's no trailer for Starting Over on Youtube, only a fan-made one but... Yeah... oh yeah I’ve not seen it but I remember that film being around on tv etc |
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Post by jcush on Mar 20, 2023 2:47:15 GMT
Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film. FIRST TIME FILM VIEWINGThe Last Run (1971, Richard Fleischer)
YoutubeThis feels like an American doing a Jean Pierre Melville crime film. George C. Scott stars as a former getaway driver from Chicago who has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job, to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France. This has great atmosphere, great driving sequences and sharp dialogue. Good film. 7/10The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger)I have seen parts of this before including the ending but I realised while watching just how much I hadn’t seen. This crime horror film is a bit of a slow burn and it’s focus is meandering until the third act. The acting is solid but what really stands out is the visual direction which is superb. 6/10Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth)Probably the directors best film and a much better remake than expected. However there are many differences from the original and it only compares in the most cursory of ways. 6/10Rustler’s Rhapsody (1985, Hugh Wilson)This western spoof has something compelling about it. It’s a real critique of the western formula and the first 25 minutes is really great. Then it meanders and becomes a bit of a chore before it picks up a little at the end. Definitely an odd bird of a film, worth checking out. 5.5/10The Jet Benny Show (1986, Roger Evans)
YoutubeSpeaking of odd films, her is a real odd one. This is a shoestring budget sci-fi film shoot on super 8 film that sees the lead character as an impersonation of talk show entertainer Jack Benny in a Star Wars spoof. Some of the effects are pretty ingenious and the acting is actually really good all around. The film as whole though is pretty bad. 4/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGNone this week. FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGThe Last of Us (2023, Season One)Based on a video game but with more depth than that sounds, this puts a new spin on the zombie genre. Good TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGThe Book of Boba Fett (2021, Season One)
Disney+The character can’t really carry a show, better as a side character. The last 3 episodes are good though as they shift focus to The Mandalorian. Solid TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: The Last Run BEST ACTOR: George C. Scott - The Last Run BEST ACTRESS: Polly Macintyre - The Jet Benny Show BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Harris Yukon - The Believers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Coleen Dewhurst - The Last Run BEST EDITING: Russell Lloyd - The Last Run BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sven Nyquist - The Last Run BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - The Last Run BEST SCRIPT: Alan Sharp - The Last Run BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Fleischer - The Last Run 10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible) 09/10 - An Excellent film 08/10 - A VERY Good film 07/10 - A Good film 06/10 - A Solid film 05/10 - An Average film 04/10 - Below Average film 03/10 - A mostly bad film 02/10 - A mostly terrible film 01/10 - Awful through and through 00/10 - Not only awful but offensive Hi, Dark. Yours: I only watched the beginning of The Last Run. I'm interested in checking out the whole thing. The Believers 6/10 I remember thinking it was so-so, but I watched it ages ago. Yours: Dead for a Dollar 8/10 It's Walter Hill's new movie, with Christoph Waltz and Willem DaFoe, it's a Western, it's about a bounty hunter who gets hired by a rich businessman to free his wife, who, according to him, has been kidnapped for ransom and brought to Mexico by a black soldier who deserted. He figures out soon though that she ran away of her own accord and they're actually lovers, and has to decide what to do. I like it, it's a good movie, IMO. I mean, it's pretty low budget and it shows, I really liked the classic/spaghetti western vibe though. Also, the acting is really good, especially Christoph Waltz. He plays the bounty hunter, he really nails it, IMO. Beauty and the Beast (2014) 7/10 It's the version with Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. It's O.K., it's not great or anything, too much CGI, IMO, but some of it is not bad, it's creative. Plus, I like Lea Seydoux. Starting Over 8/10 It's an Alan J. Pakula movie, with Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen, about a man who gets dumped by his wife because she wants to focus on her music career, and he relocates to Boston, with the help of his brother. He meets a teacher there, they fall in love, but his ex wife gets back into his life. I liked it, it's really well acted, both Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh are good, plus there's Charles Durning in it, Wallace Shawn... The Con is On 3/10 It's a movie with Uma Thruman and Tim Roth, about a couple of con artists from London who go to L.A. to escape a crime boss who wants them dead and there they try to get their hands on a precious ring owned by the wife of a famous director. O.K., I didn't like it, it's really crap, I mean, it tries to be Tarantin-esque, but yeah, it's really lame. None of yours this week. |
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