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Post by jcush on Mar 26, 2023 9:52:04 GMT
Yours Night Must Fall (1937). The 1964 remake with Albert Finney is to be avoided at all cost. Roz Russell and Dame May Witty are marvelous. A true classic. Magic (1978). This is magical. A Must See. Mine Bomber’s Moon / Charles Fuhr (pseudonym for Edward Ludwig, Harold D. Schuster, and John Brahm) (1943). Filmed entirely on the 20th Century Fox lot, this World War II adventure just screams B-movie, yet is somehow oddly entertaining. Perhaps that is because it is a nostalgic romp through a survey of wartime movie tropes: The Bomber raid, the escape from a castle turned Nazi prison, avoiding the searchlights and soldiers, secret passages across water by fishing boat, and much, much more. Escape From Alcatraz / Don Siegel (1979). It is night. Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood), shackled, is being led onto a boat. He is transported to Alcatraz island where he is processed into the prison (a doctor with a tongue depressor saying “Open up” are the only words spoken during this 8-minute opening scene in darkness that ends when cell bars are clanged in Morris’ face and a guard says, “Welcome to Alcatraz.”) It is another 7-minutes before Eastwood speaks. After this bravura start, the movie has a lot to live up to but doesn’t quite make it. Also excellent is Patrick McGoohan as the warden and an early prominent role for Fred Ward as one of the three men that Frank Morris draws into his escape scheme. “Escape From Alcatraz” was the fifth and last collaboration of Don Siegel with Clint Eastwood and the third from last film that Siegel directed. John Wick: Chapter 2 / Chad Stahelski (2017). Rewatch leading up to Chapter 4. Again we find the retired master assassin for Russian mobsters (he’s not the Boogeyman, he’s who you send to kill the Boogeyman) being pulled back into the Life. Again we are in a fantasy underworld criminal society of violent people but who must obey certain rules and formalities. Ambitious crime family leader Santino D'Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) has just such a Marker from John Wick. He demands that Wick assassinate his (Santino’s) sister (Claudia Gerini, excellent in her scene with Wick) who has a seat at The High Table, the underworld rule-makers, which Santino wants. Against his will, Wick must carry out the task Once Upon A Time In…Hollywood / Quentin Tarantino (2019). I really didn’t want to see any more Tarantino, but caved on advice from friends on the Classic Film Board, and discovered that this is a wonderful film. Funny. Satiric (but not parody), and superbly acted. Set in 1969 Los Angeles, Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), star of an earlier ‘60s western TV series, has a career in serious decline. He and his best friend and stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt, Academy Award winner for the role), are working on finding a breakthrough. Among the stars and deal makers in Hollywood that they meet are: Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), husband Roman Polanski (Rafal Zawierucha), who live next door to Dalton, and members of the Manson family cult like Squeaky Fromme (Dakota Fanning). Tarantino indulges in some of his history bending carried over from “Inglourious Basterds.” Highly recommended. Star Trek: The Original Series “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” Season 1, Episode 7 (October 20, 1966) “Miri” Season 1, Episode 8 (October 27, 1966) Guests: Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard, John Megna “Dagger Of The Mind” Season 1, Episode 9 (November 3, 1966) Guests: James Gregory, Marrianna Hill. The first Vulcan Mind Meld. Star Trek: The Next Generation “The Best of Both Worlds Part II” Season 4, Episode 1 (September 22, 1990) “Family” Season 4, Episode 2 (September 29, 1990) “Brothers” Season 4, Episode 3 (October 6, 1990) “Suddenly Human” Season 4, Episode 4 (October 13, 1990) Star Trek: Enterprise – this is the 5th spin-off Star Trek series after The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager. It ran for 4 seasons. It is a prequel set 100 years before the events of The Original Series. “Broken Bow, Part 1” Season 1, Episode 1 (September 26, 2001) “Broken Bow, Part 2” Season 1, Episode 2 (September 26, 2001) “Fight Or Flight” Season 1, Episode 3 (October 3, 2001) “Strange New World” Season 1, Episode 4 (October 10, 2001) Escape from Alcatraz - Good prison movie. 7.5/10 John Wick: Chapter 2 - I'll probably rewatch them before watching the new one, but I thought this one (and the first) were just decent. 6.5/10 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Tarantino is probably my favorite filmmaker and I'm a big fan of all of his movies. This one is near the bottom for me, but I still love it. 9/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 26, 2023 11:51:03 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 VIEWINGNight Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe)This mystery drama takes place mostly in one house and is well made but drags in places and I expected a little more from the finale. 6/10
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023, Guy Ritchie)This action comedy film is a disaster. Some of the laziest writing and direction I have seen from known quantities in a while. So badly out together that it’s hard to get through. 2.5/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGMagic (1978, Richard Attenborough)
blu rayThis drama horror about an anxious performer ( Anthony Hopkins) and his ventriloquist dummy has great talent behind and in front of the camera. The first half does run a tad slow and some of the reactions of characters don’t ring quite true but the second half works so well that all is forgiven. 7.5/10FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGInside Man (2022, Mini-series)
NetflixThis 4 episode series is a strange bird. It has two connected stories playing out, one in England and one in the USA. the American portion has great well written characters and the English section is lazing written and frustrating. Average TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGMASH (1972, Season One)
Disney+One of the all time greats. A stellar first season, the only episode I didn’t like was the season finale. Great TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: Magic BEST ACTOR: Anthony Hopkins - Magic BEST ACTRESS: Rosalind Russell - Night Must Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burgess Meredith - Magic BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ann-Margret - Magic BEST EDITING: John Bloom - Magic BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ray June - Might Must Fall BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - Magic BEST SCRIPT: William Goldman - Magic BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Attenborough- Magic 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 Magic (1978, Richard Attenborough) I watched this for last year's horror challenge and didn't like it much.
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Post by theravenking on Mar 26, 2023 11:56:35 GMT
First Time Viewing
The Good Thief (2003; Neil Jordan) - Nick Nolte is phenomenal as a washed-up thief in this remake of a French classic. But I found the movie itself rather messy and hated the cheap-looking digital photography.
5/10
TV
Dark Skies (1996) - This X-Files type Alien invasion series was cancelled after only one season. Like so many other shows it had a decent pilot, but soon got bogged down with middling case-of-the-week episodes.
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Post by theravenking on Mar 26, 2023 11:58:39 GMT
First Viewings:Crocodile (2000) 3/10 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 7/10 Deathstalker (1983) 2/10 Pearl (2022) 8/10 Birthday Girl (2001) 6/10 Don't Worry Darling (2022) 4/10 Repeat Viewings:Knights of the Round Table (1953) 8/10 Rear Window (1954) 7/10 How the West was Won (1963) 9/10 Birthday Girl (2001) 6/10 Knights of the Round Table (1953) 6.5/10 Rear Window (1954) 7/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 26, 2023 12:02:51 GMT
Magic - Hopkins is fantastic. 8/10 First Time Viewings:
The Last Emperor (1987, Bernardo Bertolucci) - 7.5/10Big Brown Eyes (1936, Raoul Walsh) - 7/10Cobra (1996, George P. Cosmatos) - 6.5/10Woyzeck (1979, Werner Herzog) - 7.5/10Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10Jumper (2008, Doug Liman) - 5.5/10Flipped (2010, Rob Reiner) - 8/10Dating Amber (2020, David Freyne) - 7.5/10The Man from Snowy River (1982, George Miller) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:
Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner) - 7.5/10Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 3 (1985, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987, J. Lee Thompson) - 5.5/10Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994, Allan A. Goldstein) - 5.5/10Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) - 9/10Watchmen (2009, Zack Snyder) - 8/10Amores Perros (2000, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) - 7.5/10Movie Awards:
BEST FILM: Blade RunnerBEST ACTOR: Klaus Kinski - WoyzeckBEST ACTRESS: Joan Bennett - Big Brown EyesBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rutger Hauer - Blade RunnerBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sean Young - Blade RunnerBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jordan Cronenweth - Blade RunnerBEST SCORE: Vangelis - Blade RunnerBEST SCRIPT: Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples - Blade RunnerBEST DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott - Blade RunnerMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, Clint Eastwood) - For me this one of Eastwood's most underrated films. The plot may be nothing special, but it has a great setting and phenomenal atmosphere. -7.5/10 Jumper (2008, Doug Liman) - I'm in the minority since I really enjoyed this one. - 6.5/10 The Man from Snowy River (1982, George Miller) - Decent family movie elevated by a marvellous score. - 7/10 Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner) - 6.5/10 Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) - 7/10 Watchmen (2009, Zack Snyder) - Would have to rewatch this, but I on my first watch I felt, that it failed to recapture the magic of the source material. - 6/10 Amores Perros (2000, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) - Starts out fine, but became too much of a bloated soap opera for me after a while. -6/10 |
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Post by James on Mar 26, 2023 12:58:37 GMT
Magic - 7.5/10
First Time Viewings:
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) – DVD
6/10
The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) – TV
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Repeat Viewings:
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Post by James on Mar 26, 2023 13:00:47 GMT
Magic - Hopkins is fantastic. 8/10 First Time Viewings:
The Last Emperor (1987, Bernardo Bertolucci) - 7.5/10Big Brown Eyes (1936, Raoul Walsh) - 7/10Cobra (1996, George P. Cosmatos) - 6.5/10Woyzeck (1979, Werner Herzog) - 7.5/10Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10Jumper (2008, Doug Liman) - 5.5/10Flipped (2010, Rob Reiner) - 8/10Dating Amber (2020, David Freyne) - 7.5/10The Man from Snowy River (1982, George Miller) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:
Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner) - 7.5/10Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 3 (1985, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987, J. Lee Thompson) - 5.5/10Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994, Allan A. Goldstein) - 5.5/10Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) - 9/10Watchmen (2009, Zack Snyder) - 8/10Amores Perros (2000, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) - 7.5/10Movie Awards:
BEST FILM: Blade RunnerBEST ACTOR: Klaus Kinski - WoyzeckBEST ACTRESS: Joan Bennett - Big Brown EyesBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rutger Hauer - Blade RunnerBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sean Young - Blade RunnerBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jordan Cronenweth - Blade RunnerBEST SCORE: Vangelis - Blade RunnerBEST SCRIPT: Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples - Blade RunnerBEST DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott - Blade RunnerDeath Wish - Still need to watch the sequels but I did enjoy the first. 7.5/10 Blade Runner - 8/10 Watchmen - 8/10 |
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Post by theravenking on Mar 26, 2023 13:26:50 GMT
Magic - 7.5/10 First Time Viewings: Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) – DVD 6/10The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) – TV 8/10Repeat Viewings:None Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) – Most people seem to hate this, but I didn't think it was that bad. 6/10 The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) 8/10 |
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Post by James on Mar 26, 2023 13:40:02 GMT
First Time Viewing
The Good Thief (2003; Neil Jordan) - Nick Nolte is phenomenal as a washed-up thief in this remake of a French classic. But I found the movie itself rather messy and hated the cheap-looking digital photography. 5/10 TV Dark Skies (1996) - This X-Files type Alien invasion series was cancelled after only one season. Like so many other shows it had a decent pilot, but soon got bogged down with middling case-of-the-week episodes. 6.5/10 Not watched that film or short-lived TV series. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 26, 2023 15:54:09 GMT
First Time Viewing
The Good Thief (2003; Neil Jordan) - Nick Nolte is phenomenal as a washed-up thief in this remake of a French classic. But I found the movie itself rather messy and hated the cheap-looking digital photography. 5/10 TV Dark Skies (1996) - This X-Files type Alien invasion series was cancelled after only one season. Like so many other shows it had a decent pilot, but soon got bogged down with middling case-of-the-week episodes. 6.5/10 the hood thief - started watching cos I like the original but didn’t finish |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 26, 2023 15:55:11 GMT
Magic - 7.5/10 First Time Viewings: Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) – DVD 6/10The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) – TV 8/10Repeat Viewings:None Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) –not as bad as people say but not that good either 5/10 The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) – 8/10 |
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Post by jcush on Mar 26, 2023 18:51:26 GMT
First Time Viewing
The Good Thief (2003; Neil Jordan) - Nick Nolte is phenomenal as a washed-up thief in this remake of a French classic. But I found the movie itself rather messy and hated the cheap-looking digital photography. 5/10 TV Dark Skies (1996) - This X-Files type Alien invasion series was cancelled after only one season. Like so many other shows it had a decent pilot, but soon got bogged down with middling case-of-the-week episodes. 6.5/10 Haven't seen either of these. |
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Post by jcush on Mar 26, 2023 18:51:58 GMT
Magic - 7.5/10 First Time Viewings: Vampire in Brooklyn (1995, Wes Craven) – DVD 6/10The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis) – TV 8/10Repeat Viewings:None The Fugitive - 8/10 |
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Post by amoody408 on Mar 26, 2023 23:30:31 GMT
The Last Emperor - 8/10Blade Runner - 8/10
Watchmen - 8/10
Jumper - 6/10Several on my list from yours such as Magic, The Man from Snowy River, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , etc. Magic - Hopkins is fantastic. 8/10 First Time Viewings:
The Last Emperor (1987, Bernardo Bertolucci) - 7.5/10Big Brown Eyes (1936, Raoul Walsh) - 7/10Cobra (1996, George P. Cosmatos) - 6.5/10Woyzeck (1979, Werner Herzog) - 7.5/10Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, Clint Eastwood) - 7/10Jumper (2008, Doug Liman) - 5.5/10Flipped (2010, Rob Reiner) - 8/10Dating Amber (2020, David Freyne) - 7.5/10The Man from Snowy River (1982, George Miller) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:
Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner) - 7.5/10Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 3 (1985, Michael Winner) - 6/10Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987, J. Lee Thompson) - 5.5/10Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994, Allan A. Goldstein) - 5.5/10Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) - 9/10Watchmen (2009, Zack Snyder) - 8/10Amores Perros (2000, Alejandro G. Iñárritu) - 7.5/10Movie Awards:
BEST FILM: Blade RunnerBEST ACTOR: Klaus Kinski - WoyzeckBEST ACTRESS: Joan Bennett - Big Brown EyesBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Rutger Hauer - Blade RunnerBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sean Young - Blade RunnerBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jordan Cronenweth - Blade RunnerBEST SCORE: Vangelis - Blade RunnerBEST SCRIPT: Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples - Blade RunnerBEST DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott - Blade Runner |
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Post by william123 on Mar 27, 2023 0:41:18 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 VIEWINGNight Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe)This mystery drama takes place mostly in one house and is well made but drags in places and I expected a little more from the finale. 6/10
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023, Guy Ritchie)This action comedy film is a disaster. Some of the laziest writing and direction I have seen from known quantities in a while. So badly out together that it’s hard to get through. 2.5/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGMagic (1978, Richard Attenborough)
blu rayThis drama horror about an anxious performer ( Anthony Hopkins) and his ventriloquist dummy has great talent behind and in front of the camera. The first half does run a tad slow and some of the reactions of characters don’t ring quite true but the second half works so well that all is forgiven. 7.5/10FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGInside Man (2022, Mini-series)
NetflixThis 4 episode series is a strange bird. It has two connected stories playing out, one in England and one in the USA. the American portion has great well written characters and the English section is lazing written and frustrating. Average TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGMASH (1972, Season One)
Disney+One of the all time greats. A stellar first season, the only episode I didn’t like was the season finale. Great TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: Magic BEST ACTOR: Anthony Hopkins - Magic BEST ACTRESS: Rosalind Russell - Night Must Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burgess Meredith - Magic BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ann-Margret - Magic BEST EDITING: John Bloom - Magic BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ray June - Might Must Fall BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - Magic BEST SCRIPT: William Goldman - Magic BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Attenborough- Magic 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: Magic 8/10 Yeah, I watched it recently. I liked it, it gets pretty creepy, and the acting is great. Mine: Armageddon Time 8.5/10 It's James Gray movie, with Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, about a boy from a Jewish family in 1980, in Brooklyn, going to a public school, getting into trouble because he becomes best friends with a black kid who's always picked on by their teacher and considered basically a little thug. I loved it, I found it really powerful and human. The acting is fantastic. Jeremy Strong, who plays his father, is really great, I think it was snubbed at the Oscars. Anne Hathaway too. Slither 8/10 It's a movie from the 70s, with James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman. It's about a car thief just out of jail, who witnesses the murder of a friend of his from prison, and finds out that he was actually hiding a lot of money, stashed in a secret place, and he joins a couple who were friends with the dead guy and a kind of crazy girl he met on the street, to find it. I liked it, it's really fun, I liked its vibe. James Caan is cool. Loved Sally Kellerman, who plays the crazy girl, and Peter Boyle too. The Expendables 7.5/10 The first one, directed by Sylvester Stallone. I enjoyed it, it's fun, I think it holds up well enough.  Loved Dolph Lundgren in it. There's a fourth one that's supposed to come out, I think. |
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 27, 2023 1:56:01 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 VIEWINGNight Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe)This mystery drama takes place mostly in one house and is well made but drags in places and I expected a little more from the finale. 6/10
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023, Guy Ritchie)This action comedy film is a disaster. Some of the laziest writing and direction I have seen from known quantities in a while. So badly out together that it’s hard to get through. 2.5/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGMagic (1978, Richard Attenborough)
blu rayThis drama horror about an anxious performer ( Anthony Hopkins) and his ventriloquist dummy has great talent behind and in front of the camera. The first half does run a tad slow and some of the reactions of characters don’t ring quite true but the second half works so well that all is forgiven. 7.5/10FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGInside Man (2022, Mini-series)
NetflixThis 4 episode series is a strange bird. It has two connected stories playing out, one in England and one in the USA. the American portion has great well written characters and the English section is lazing written and frustrating. Average TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGMASH (1972, Season One)
Disney+One of the all time greats. A stellar first season, the only episode I didn’t like was the season finale. Great TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: Magic BEST ACTOR: Anthony Hopkins - Magic BEST ACTRESS: Rosalind Russell - Night Must Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burgess Meredith - Magic BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ann-Margret - Magic BEST EDITING: John Bloom - Magic BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ray June - Might Must Fall BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - Magic BEST SCRIPT: William Goldman - Magic BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Attenborough- Magic 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: Magic 8/10 Yeah, I watched it recently. I liked it, it gets pretty creepy, and the acting is great. Mine: Armageddon Time 8.5/10 It's James Gray movie, with Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, about a boy from a Jewish family in 1980, in Brooklyn, going to a public school, getting into trouble because he becomes best friends with a black kid who's always picked on by their teacher and considered basically a little thug. I loved it, I found it really powerful and human. The acting si fantastic. Jeremy Strong, who plays his father, is really great, I think it was snubbed at the Oscars. Anne Hathaway too. Slither 8/10 It's a movie from the 70s, with James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman. It's about a car thief just out of jail, who witnesses the murder of a friend of his from prison, and finds out that he was actually hiding a lot of money, stashed in a secret place, and he joins a couple who were friends with the dead guy and a kind of crazy girl he met on the street, to find it. I liked it, it's really fun, I likes its vibe. James Caan is cool. Loved Sally Kellerman, who plays the crazy girl, and Peter Boyle too. The Expendables 7.5/10 The first one, directed by Sylvester Stallone. I enjoyed it, it's fun, I think it holds up well enough. Loved Dolph Lundgren in it. There's a fourth one that's supposed to come out, I think. Hey Billy, Armageddon time - know very little about this one other than it’s not as well received generally as the directors usual work. Slither - you’ve piqued my interest in this one. Hadn’t heard of it but it sounds up my alley. the Expendables - I felt it was a wasted opportunity to capitalize on the cast they got. 5/10 |
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Post by jcush on Mar 27, 2023 2:31:33 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 VIEWINGNight Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe)This mystery drama takes place mostly in one house and is well made but drags in places and I expected a little more from the finale. 6/10
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023, Guy Ritchie)This action comedy film is a disaster. Some of the laziest writing and direction I have seen from known quantities in a while. So badly out together that it’s hard to get through. 2.5/10REPEAT FILM VIEWINGMagic (1978, Richard Attenborough)
blu rayThis drama horror about an anxious performer ( Anthony Hopkins) and his ventriloquist dummy has great talent behind and in front of the camera. The first half does run a tad slow and some of the reactions of characters don’t ring quite true but the second half works so well that all is forgiven. 7.5/10FIRST TIME TV VIEWINGInside Man (2022, Mini-series)
NetflixThis 4 episode series is a strange bird. It has two connected stories playing out, one in England and one in the USA. the American portion has great well written characters and the English section is lazing written and frustrating. Average TVREPEAT TV VIEWINGMASH (1972, Season One)
Disney+One of the all time greats. A stellar first season, the only episode I didn’t like was the season finale. Great TVWEEKLY FILM AWARDSBEST FILM: Magic BEST ACTOR: Anthony Hopkins - Magic BEST ACTRESS: Rosalind Russell - Night Must Fall BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burgess Meredith - Magic BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ann-Margret - Magic BEST EDITING: John Bloom - Magic BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ray June - Might Must Fall BEST SCORE: Jerry Goldsmith - Magic BEST SCRIPT: William Goldman - Magic BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Attenborough- Magic 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: Magic 8/10 Yeah, I watched it recently. I liked it, it gets pretty creepy, and the acting is great. Mine: Armageddon Time 8.5/10 It's James Gray movie, with Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, about a boy from a Jewish family in 1980, in Brooklyn, going to a public school, getting into trouble because he becomes best friends with a black kid who's always picked on by their teacher and considered basically a little thug. I loved it, I found it really powerful and human. The acting si fantastic. Jeremy Strong, who plays his father, is really great, I think it was snubbed at the Oscars. Anne Hathaway too. Slither 8/10 It's a movie from the 70s, with James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman. It's about a car thief just out of jail, who witnesses the murder of a friend of his from prison, and finds out that he was actually hiding a lot of money, stashed in a secret place, and he joins a couple who were friends with the dead guy and a kind of crazy girl he met on the street, to find it. I liked it, it's really fun, I likes its vibe. James Caan is cool. Loved Sally Kellerman, who plays the crazy girl, and Peter Boyle too. The Expendables 7.5/10 The first one, directed by Sylvester Stallone. I enjoyed it, it's fun, I think it holds up well enough. Loved Dolph Lundgren in it. There's a fourth one that's supposed to come out, I think. I didn't realize James Gray had a movie come out last year. The Expendables - Just watched these a couple weeks ago. 6/10 |
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Post by sjg on Mar 27, 2023 7:24:09 GMT
Hey Dark,
Yours, one each from the last two weeks:
Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth) 7/10
Night Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe) 5/10
Mine from the last two weeks:
1) Embrace of the Serpent 2015 (5/10)
2) The Illusionist 2010 (6/10)
3) A Man Called Ove 2015 (7/10)
4) Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction 2012 (6/10)
5) Elle 2016 (6/10)
6) Against the Sun 2014 (6/10)
7) Florence Foster Jenkins 2016 (4/10)
8) ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads 2019 (7/10)
9) Adele: 30 Greatest Moments 2022 (Not on IMDB)
10) Foxcatcher 2014 (6/10)
11) Blonde 2022 (3/10)
12) Jackass: The Movie 2002 (6/10)
13) Basically, Johnny Moped 2013 (6/10)
14) Bottom Mindless Violence 2004 (Not on IMDB)
15) Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger 1986 (4/10)
16) 20th Century Women 2016 (5/10)
17) Jackass 2.5 2007 (6/10)
18) All the Money in the World 2017 (6/10)
19) Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 (4/10)
20) The Big Sick 2017 (6/10)
21) Amanda Knox 2016 (7/10)
22) Mercury 13 2018 (6/10)
23) Keith Richards: Under the Influence 2015 (7/10)
24) Two Distant Strangers (Short) 2020 (4/10)
TV Series
1) The Apprentice (UK) Season 17 2023 (5/10)
2) Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror 2021 (7/10)
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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 27, 2023 8:55:18 GMT
Hey Dark, Yours, one each from the last two weeks: Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth) 7/10 Night Must Fall (1937, Richard Thorpe) 5/10 Mine from the last two weeks: 1) Embrace of the Serpent 2015 (5/10) 2) The Illusionist 2010 (6/10) 3) A Man Called Ove 2015 (7/10) 4) Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction 2012 (6/10) 5) Elle 2016 (6/10) 6) Against the Sun 2014 (6/10) 7) Florence Foster Jenkins 2016 (4/10) 8) ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads 2019 (7/10) 9) Adele: 30 Greatest Moments 2022 (Not on IMDB) 10) Foxcatcher 2014 (6/10) 11) Blonde 2022 (3/10) 12) Jackass: The Movie 2002 (6/10) 13) Basically, Johnny Moped 2013 (6/10) 14) Bottom Mindless Violence 2004 (Not on IMDB) 15) Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger 1986 (4/10) 16) 20th Century Women 2016 (5/10) 17) Jackass 2.5 2007 (6/10) 18) All the Money in the World 2017 (6/10) 19) Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 (4/10) 20) The Big Sick 2017 (6/10) 21) Amanda Knox 2016 (7/10) 22) Mercury 13 2018 (6/10) 23) Keith Richards: Under the Influence 2015 (7/10) 24) Two Distant Strangers (Short) 2020 (4/10) TV Series 1) The Apprentice (UK) Season 17 2023 (5/10) 2) Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror 2021 (7/10) Hey SJG  hope your holiday was fun, seems like you still found plenty of time for movies 1) Embrace of the Serpent 2015 (7.5/10) 2) The Illusionist 2010 (6.5/10) 5) Elle 2016 (4.5/10) 10) Foxcatcher 2014 (7/10) 11) Blonde 2022 (5.5/10) 12) Jackass: The Movie 2002 (6/10) 18) All the Money in the World 2017 (6/10) 21) Amanda Knox 2016 (7/10) |
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Post by william123 on Mar 27, 2023 9:50:54 GMT
Hi, Dark. Yours: Magic 8/10 Yeah, I watched it recently. I liked it, it gets pretty creepy, and the acting is great. Mine: Armageddon Time 8.5/10 It's James Gray movie, with Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins, about a boy from a Jewish family in 1980, in Brooklyn, going to a public school, getting into trouble because he becomes best friends with a black kid who's always picked on by their teacher and considered basically a little thug. I loved it, I found it really powerful and human. The acting si fantastic. Jeremy Strong, who plays his father, is really great, I think it was snubbed at the Oscars. Anne Hathaway too. Slither 8/10 It's a movie from the 70s, with James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman. It's about a car thief just out of jail, who witnesses the murder of a friend of his from prison, and finds out that he was actually hiding a lot of money, stashed in a secret place, and he joins a couple who were friends with the dead guy and a kind of crazy girl he met on the street, to find it. I liked it, it's really fun, I liked its vibe. James Caan is cool. Loved Sally Kellerman, who plays the crazy girl, and Peter Boyle too. The Expendables 7.5/10 The first one, directed by Sylvester Stallone. I enjoyed it, it's fun, I think it holds up well enough. Loved Dolph Lundgren in it. There's a fourth one that's supposed to come out, I think. I didn't realize James Gray had a movie come out last year. The Expendables - Just watched these a couple weeks ago. 6/10 Yeah, I guess Armageddon Time didn't make a big splash at the Box Office. It went to Cannes, I think. I haven't seen the third Expendables, I enjoyed the first two (well, the first especially, I thought the second one was O.K., though).  |
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