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Post by teleadm on Mar 10, 2018 19:20:23 GMT
The Public Enemy 1931 directed by William Wellman, I've been dragging my feets to even watch this movie, starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell. Isn't it wonderfull to be sometimes wrong, all my old dislike for this movie was crushed to pieces, and now I don't get why I disliked it in the first place. It's a great movie! "You dirty rat!" didn't come from this movie but a different way of using a half graoe fruit did... 
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Post by delon on Mar 10, 2018 19:40:32 GMT
The Public Enemy 1931 directed by William Wellman, I've been dragging my feets to even watch this movie, starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell. Isn't it wonderfull to be sometimes wrong, all my old dislike for this movie was crushed to pieces, and now I don't get why I disliked it in the first place. It's a great movie! "You dirty rat!" didn't come from this movie but a different way of using a half graoe fruit did... I would like to see Public Enemy again. I disliked it on my first watch as well. |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 10, 2018 23:24:33 GMT
Alien: Covenant. It was pretty bad.
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 10, 2018 23:32:05 GMT
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Post by kijii on Mar 11, 2018 16:38:04 GMT
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) tells the story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (Warner Baxter) and his wife, Peggy (Gloria Stuart) after Mudd had innocently treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg following Booth assassinated of Abraham Lincoln. Mudd was one of 8 people who were accused of conspiring in the assassination plot. But, this movie, written by Nunnally Johnson and directed by John Ford, relates what happened to Mudd and his wife at the trial and afterwards. This movie seems well paced at the beginning but a bit confusing near the end. The actual story is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Mudd  
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Post by neurosturgeon on Mar 11, 2018 16:51:30 GMT
"Tiger Bay" with Haley Mills and her father, John.
One of the many films on FilmStruck.
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Post by kijii on Mar 11, 2018 17:24:21 GMT
Icarus (2017) won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year. It is airing on Netflix and presents a fascinating account of Russia's long-standing use of doping for it athletes in all sports (not just its Olympic athletes). The film is complicated and I definitely plan to watch it again. The film presents an unfolding account of how Russian doping reaches to the top ranks of its government and has for decades. It also, once again, shows us the really ugly side of Putin and the KGB. 
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Mar 12, 2018 8:09:07 GMT
The Wet Parade (1932), Pre-code anti-alcohol mini-epic with Walter Huston, Lewis Stone, Robert Young, Myrna Loy, and a surprisingly funny & moving appearance by Jimmy Durante. First time viewing for me. Interesting film that covers many themes - both personal as well as societal and political - that still ring true to this day. The old saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same" comes to mind. See it if you get a chance. It's definitely worth a look.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Mar 12, 2018 9:47:01 GMT
Around the World in 80 Days...the 2004 version.  No, it's not 'great' by any stretch...but I have watched it before on TV (ages ago) and enjoyed it, so I thought it was time for a rewatch. I still found it rather enjoyable - for a kids' movie, anyway - which is more than I can say for most kids' movies, as they usually make me feel like...  Anyway, yes, the movie is utterly ridiculous...but I liked the three leads (I know most of the reviews I read/heard complained about Steve Coogan as Phileas Fogg, but I didn't mind him. I personally thought he sold the more 'serious/emotional' parts). Naturally, I liked Jackie Chan as 'Passepartout'/Lau Xing (I just find him likeable).  The various cameos were fun, as were most of the 'wacky hijinks' which ensued throughout the film. But easily the most enjoyable part of the movie for me was Cécile De France as Monique La Roche. She was fun, smart, likeable, funny, had flaws, but wasn't annoying, and above all else, she was just so darn charming (it probably doesn't hurt that she's quite easy on the eyes too). I just thought the film had 'heart', and therefore I was able to forgive most of the ridiculousness.   As previously mentioned, I really liked the three main actors and their characters' interaction/chemistry. With kids' films like this (or just films in general, actually), the cast have to 'click' or it doesn't really work, and I thought they did - though I know others would disagree. Anyway, considering how much 'dark'/'depressing' stuff I watch on TV and DVD/Blu-ray most of the time, it's nice to watch something lighthearted/fun every once in a while. It didn't annoy me - and that's usually the most I can hope for from these types of films, but I also actually enjoyed it.  
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Post by kijii on Mar 13, 2018 16:18:58 GMT
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) is an interesting John Ford movie about a black cavalry Sergeant (Woody Strode) who stands court-martial for a crime serious enough to be a capital crime. [On horseback, Lieutenant Cantrell and some of his officers are escorting Mary Beecher to her home. Rutledge, handcuffed and still wounded from gunfire in his side, rides in the front alongside Cantrell]
Lt. Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) : How's the side holding up, Sergeant?
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge (Woody Strode) : [sardonically] You know what they say about us, sir. We heal fast.
Lt. Tom Cantrell : You give me your word you won't try to make an escape, I'll take those irons off you.
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge : [Rutledge refuses to look at Cantrell] I can't do that, sir. 'Cause I ain't going back to stand trial.
Lt. Tom Cantrell : Well, don't you be a fool, Brax. What if you did get away? Why, this thing would haunt you until you couldn't stand it.
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge : You forget, sir. We been haunted a long time. Too much to worry. Yeah, it was all right for Mr. Lincoln to say we were free.
[Now he turns to look angrily at Cantrell]
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge : But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but not yet!
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[Edit] On 2nd viewing, I found this to be a VERY good movie with a story which only uncovers its mystery during an army court-martial. If you like great court room dramas and/or great storytelling, this should be moved near the top of your viewing list. The entire movie is the trial re-told in flashbacks as the pieces of the puzzle are filled in. It is also an homage to the buffalo soldier.
www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/educate/buffalo.html
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Post by teleadm on Mar 13, 2018 18:10:03 GMT
Tarzan Escapes 1936 directed by Richard Thorpe, based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, starring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, William Henry, Herbert Mundin, E.E. Clive and others. An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. The third of the MGM Tarzan movies, and some modernities has happened since the last movie, including the tree kitchen and the elephant elevator. They also shoots a lioness to death leaving her two little cubs to their destiny. There is also an enormous insensitivity towards all Africans even if it's a bit toned down since the first two movies. Since this is meant to be a matinee adventure, should one care? I have no answer, but I don't think they should be banned from showing. 
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Post by outrider127 on Mar 13, 2018 20:21:31 GMT
"Tiger Bay" with Haley Mills and her father, John. One of the many films on FilmStruck. We love Hayley Mills, we'll check it out |
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Post by kijii on Mar 13, 2018 22:48:12 GMT
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) is a fun-filled John Ford comedy with Will Rogers as a riverboat captain who finds himself in a riverboat race to have his nephew pardoned by the governor for "murder" witnessed by the New Moses. He does this by racing up (or is it down) the Mississippi to Baton Rogue. New Moses (Berton Churchill): I've got souls to save.
Doctor John Pearly (Will Rogers): No, you got a life to save, and the Lord don't care which one of your jobs you do first.
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Post by kijii on Mar 13, 2018 22:56:57 GMT
Tarzan Escapes 1936 directed by Richard Thorpe, based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, starring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, William Henry, Herbert Mundin, E.E. Clive and others. An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. The third of the MGM Tarzan movies, and some modernities has happened since the last movie, including the tree kitchen and the elephant elevator. They also shoots a lioness to death leaving her two little cubs to their destiny. There is also an enormous insensitivity towards all Africans even if it's a bit toned down since the first two movies. Since this is meant to be a matinee adventure, should one care? I have no answer, but I don't think they should be banned from showing. teleadm-- I recorded the first Tarzan movie which I have not watched yet. I like the movie called Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) with a lot of underwater swimming scenes in it. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 14, 2018 1:56:01 GMT
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) / Cecil B. DeMilleThe Cooper Quest continues... I finally found a favorable film on YouTube, this one: www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+story+of+dr+wassell+1944&view=detail&mid=4BC58E9D74DBF1F2250D4BC58E9D74DBF1F2250D&FORM=VIRE  ------------------------------------------------------ Love in the Afternoon (1957) / Billy Wilder This is not the best of Billy Wilder's great movies--nor is it the worst. It lies somewhere in the middle-- under the mid-line of his best to worst lineup. However, it was the only Billy Wilder movie with Gary Cooper in it. A lot is made of the difference between the ages of Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper. But, Wilder and Diamond take care of this by mentioning it early and often in the movie itself (sort of a self-confession). I sure got tired of that string quartet leaving Cooper's hotel room. By the end of the movie, this scene--played over and over--got to be very repetitive and boring. Claude Chavasse (Maurice Chevalier) : [voiceover] This is the city - Paris, France. It is just like any other big city - London, New York, Tokyo - except for two little things. In Paris, people eat better. And in Paris, people make love - well, perhaps not better, but certainly more often. They do it any time, any place. On the left bank, on the right bank, and in between! They do it by day, and they do it by night. The butcher, the baker, and the friendly undertaker. They do it in motion, they do it sitting absolutely still. Poodles do it. Tourists do it. Generals do it. Once in a while even existentialists do it. There is young love, and old love. Married love, and innocent love. That is where I come in. My name is Claude Chavasse. I am what you would call a private eye.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2018 2:25:27 GMT
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Mar 14, 2018 5:15:16 GMT
Just finished watching the very interesting and surreal The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953). Thought it would be a fitting film to watch - and post about here, since this is my 5,000th post on IMDB V2.0.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 14, 2018 6:35:49 GMT
GOSH, but THE SNOWMAN was a piss poor adaptation of a pretty good novel. Talk about a stillborn franchise. |
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 14, 2018 6:37:37 GMT
"Tiger Bay" with Haley Mills and her father, John. One of the many films on FilmStruck. We love Hayley Mills, we'll check it out TIGER BAY is a marvelous film. |
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 14, 2018 6:40:23 GMT
....just finished 3 Billboards in Ebbing, MO...excellent film...Sam Rockwell rocks...!!! Rockwell is fantastic in this, as are McDormand and the ever wonderful Woody Harrelson. |
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