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Post by politicidal on Dec 29, 2022 17:27:17 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Dec 29, 2022 18:36:26 GMT
 The Apartment 1960 directed by Billy Wilder Comic, bittersweet and even have a near tragedy. Since the story takes place a few weeks before Christmas and all the way to a Happy New Year, at least for two of the leads, I thought this could suit well after Christmas, and it did. One of my personal favorites.   |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 29, 2022 19:06:37 GMT
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Post by theravenking on Dec 29, 2022 19:57:20 GMT
I am jealous. Where did you find a copy? It was actually shown on TV in my country (yes, I still watch regular TV now and then and happened on this completely by chance). From what I could gather the movie was just recently restored by the French film institute. |
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Post by theravenking on Dec 29, 2022 20:27:28 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Dec 29, 2022 21:13:58 GMT
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE 1965 - Had planned to watch something else but file issues meant I had to go with a more familiar one which I did not mind rewatching.
It's amazing what a star maker this film is for Lee Van Cleef. He had done starring parts before (It Conquered the World comes to mind) but the way he gets used and with the camera angles and music--it creates an operatic aura around him. I think THE BIG GUNDOWN gave Van Cleef a more significant part for acting purposes but one thing you can say about Leone's films--he could make a face expression the greatest thing ever. The moments between him and Kinski.
I feel though that Indio is the main character in the story--we see the movie through his memories and he has one loyal friend--the scarred guy. Considering that he is a rapist and a child killer (and a bug crusher), yet there is a deliberate aim to make you see him differently from a standard bad guy. And despite the backstory for Mortimer, the two bounty killers don't have that kind of depth--which further suggests that we are meant to think more about Indio than them.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 29, 2022 22:58:19 GMT
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Post by gspdude on Dec 30, 2022 2:19:33 GMT
 The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) French Western-Comedy. Brigitte Bardot is the leader of a gang of old west female bandits and buts heads with rancher Claudia Cardinale. Michael J. Pollard is the inept Sheriff. More silly than funny. 4/10. |
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Post by politicidal on Dec 30, 2022 3:15:06 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Dec 30, 2022 15:10:23 GMT
SLEUTH 1972 - Watched it one afternoon decades ago. It kept one's attention--I always remembered the meaning of doppler because of this. The use of props keeps the visual presentation from getting dull considering it is over 2 hours and you only have two actors in it. I did think of the singer of the songs when watching it given all the focus on it in the question forum!
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Post by teleadm on Dec 30, 2022 18:42:16 GMT
 Mary Poppins 1964 directed by Robert Stevenson This movie has a special place in my heart, since it was the first feature length movie I ever watched at a cinema. Back then live-action wasn't dubbed (at least not in Sweden), instead I had a mother who told me what was going on, while I looked wide-eyed and was amazed. Many years later it still have that magic I once remembered. |
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Post by louise on Dec 30, 2022 19:00:22 GMT
Where Eagles Dare (1968). War film with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton running around shooting germans and pretending to be Nazis, and I think there were some Nazis pretending to be English or something, I found it all rather hard to follow.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 30, 2022 19:32:54 GMT
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Post by london777 on Dec 30, 2022 23:54:54 GMT
I watched this yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had not noticed that the score was by Georges Auric, a delightful bonus. Many thanks to both of you ( the Raven King and timshelboy) for making this possible. You are now jointly my best movie friends. Do not let that honour go to your heads, as it is a precarious one. I am volatile and vindictive. For example, one favourable mention of The Last of Sheila could have you cast into the nethermost pit. |
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Post by politicidal on Dec 31, 2022 0:57:24 GMT
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Post by gspdude on Dec 31, 2022 2:13:28 GMT
 Elevator to the Gallows (1958) French crime drama with English subs. One mistake in an otherwise well planned murder plot keeps multiplying and things get out of control. Well shot in B&W with a jazzy Miles Davis soundtrack. 7/10. |
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Post by politicidal on Dec 31, 2022 3:01:51 GMT
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Post by timshelboy on Dec 31, 2022 6:38:32 GMT
I watched this yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had not noticed that the score was by Georges Auric, a delightful bonus. Many thanks to both of you ( the Raven King and timshelboy) for making this possible. You are now jointly my best movie friends. Do not let that honour go to your heads, as it is a precarious one. I am volatile and vindictive. For example, one favourable mention of The Last of Sheila could have you cast into the nethermost pit. I Know you won't believe it - another coincidence - but I rewatched it last weekend after 40 years (so long ago I didnt accurately recall the murderer) and enjoyed it. Stryker had commented GLASS ONION ripped it off and reminded me of it. "Elegant, insubstantial,satirical" raved the Sunday Times giving it a "Catch it if you can" rating.   PS I liked ETERNAL RETOUR too esp the malevolent dwarf |
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 31, 2022 14:16:29 GMT
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Post by louise on Dec 31, 2022 20:09:22 GMT
Escape to Victory (1981). In WW2, Germans organise a football match to be played between a German team and a team made up of prisoners of war of various nationalities,in Paris. Michael Caine is in charge of the prisoners team, Sylvester Stallone is the American goalie. Naturally they plan to escape while in Paris, as who wouldn’t? Various real football players took part in the film. It is quite fun.
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