Could be a film for me. I normally do not like anime, but this one seems to be about ideas and subjects I have been busy with for years
Finally rewatched The Godfather after decades⌠not too impressed with the BluRayâs image however⌠still amazing movie
Just finished rewatching Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Edwards, 2016). Really is a fantastic entry in that series. The best since Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980) without a shadow of a doubt, and maybe even the best of the lot.
Right now, Iâm giving a first look to Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Anderson, 2016). As ever, the plot barely makes a lick of sense - I assume thereâs been a plot somewhere along the way - but itâs still a strangely fun, set-piece-by-set-piece affair. My brainâs not engaged with it at all but, so far, my brain hasnât been at all necessary.
I need to give these a run out soon; I bought the âCoppola Restorationâ blu-rays some years ago now and, as yet, Iâve never watched them.
Well, Asa, I bow to your obvious love of the âStar Warsâ filmsâŚso Iâll be looking forward to this, when itâs released on Blu-Ray. I will make it one of my 2017 âChristnovdecfestâ films.
I just hope itâs better than the first, which had one too many references to the originals, for my liking.
As for the rest of the releases this year:
I must admit, that I am looking forward to:
âKong: Skull Islandâ
âWar For the Planet of The Apesâ
âGuardians of the Galaxy 2â
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When the âGodfatherâ Blu-ray set was released, a few years ago, I seem to remember that a few fans of the films were not greatly impressed with the transfers.
Personally, out of my âGodfatherâ three-disc BD set, I have only watched the original, and best - and that was with the âCoppola audio commentaryâ, which was extremely informative. The grain on the film stock did not bother me.
To my mind, film grain is preferable to an over-use of DNR. (the early Blu-ray release of âGood, Bad, Uglyâ, being a prime example of DNR over-dose). After all, if the film grain is excessive, it is easy enough to adjust the T.V. settings, to accommodate.
I really must get round to watching âGodfatherâ, parts 1,2 and 3, all in a rowâŚ
A big fat âYES!â to those three; Iâm also looking forward to Alien: Covenant, Ghost in the Shell, The Dark Tower, Blade Runner 2049, God Particle (that oneâs apparently the third movie in the Cloverfield franchise) and of course Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December. I still havenât seen Logan or John Wick 2 yet either.
Goodness, Iâd forgotten about âAlien;Covenantâ, and âGhost in the Shellâ.
As for âBlade Runner 2049â, itâs a shame that itâs not released until October, this year. If it had been on the circuit earlier in the year, I would have looked forward to it as a Blu-Ray, for Christmas-time.
Oh, wellâŚbeing a fan of the late, great, writer, Philip K. Dick, the original âBlade Runnerâ was a superlatively excellent experienceâŚwhich has always featured in my âSci-Fiâ top 10. Time will tell if the next âBlade Runnerâ is any goodâŚ
Precisely what I did. Donât expect too much from the transfer
BECAUSE OF THE CATS (1973, Fons Rademakers)
A nearly forgotten Dutch (English language) movie by Fons Rademakers, the director of the Oscar winning The Assault (De Aanslag - 1986). It tells the story of six disaffected teenagers who break into houses and commit vicious crimes, including the multiple rape of a woman old enough to be their mother. A police detective is on their trail, but theyâre all kids from wealthy parents who will do anything to protect their offspring âŚ
Rademakers has always sustained that his own movie was already in production when A CLOCKWORK ORANGE was released in Holland. He may have had a point: his script (written by renowned Flemish novelist Hugo Claus) was based on a 1963 novel by Nicholas Freeling (a novel in the Van der Valk thriller series) and if the premise of both movies seems similar, the plot of Rademakersâ movie takes a different turn: itâs not a dystopian story set in the near future (the atmosphere is in fact more Sixties than Seventies Holland) and the youngsters are under the influence of a Charles Manson type of malevolent genius.
Because of the cats was dismissed as a exploitation movie almost unanimously. The bone of contention was the protracted rape scene in the beginning of the movie. Itâs rather crude and tasteless (if not as graphic as itâs reputed to be) and the rest of the movie isnât much better. Itâs a thriller without suspense and doesnât really work as a drama mixed with social comment. The acting isnât bad (British actor Bryan Marshall is quite good as the police inspector) and thereâs a great underwater scene, an orgy that turns into something violent and nasty. Otherwise: only for those who want to know what the fuzz was all about.
Itâs available on You Tube :
Today: Bleed For This (Younger, 2016)
Today: Seoul Station (Yeon, 2016)
Seoul Station serves as the animated prequel to the impressive live-action zombie-fest Train to Busan (also by Yeon Sang-ho) although in truth, Seoul Station was actually made before Train to Busan even though TtB came out first, it offers no more explanation to the outbreak than its live-action successor (predecessor? Ha, Iâm not sure which is most appropriate now), it contains none of the characters who appear in Train to Busan and itâs a completely self-contained tale. Hm. In fact one could say the two movies are entirely unconnected beyond both being zombie flicks set in South Korea, written and directed by the same guy. Still, who cares? Seoul Station is a terrific genre entry in its own right, tense throughout with an appropriately downbeat ending and with a character twist towards the end which, whilst probably unnecessary, added to the fun of the piece anyway. Recommended.
Well I have been away from the forum for a bit. I have watched a few movies in the past little bit. I watched Sing, John Wick 2, Hercules (Lou Ferrigno), Train to Busan, Secret Life of Pets, and Doctor Strange.
I am going to have to look for Seoul Station.
âCOONSKINâ
Iâm a fan of animator, Ralph Bakshi, (âLord of The Ringsâ, âFire and Iceâ, âWizardsâ etc).
Ahead of his time, and not afraid to âdo his own thingââŚbrill!
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As for âSeoul StationââŚseems appropriate, seeing as how most people are tearing other people to shreds, nowadaysâŚin one way or anotherâŚ
I will be buying this; although it seems strange that they would make two films, one animated, and the other, notâŚ
However, as always, Iâve checked out a recommendation⌠it looks good to me.
Cheers, Asa!
âCOONSKINâ
Iâm a fan of animator, Ralph Bakshi, (âLord of The Ringsâ, âFire and Iceâ, âWizardsâ etc).
Ahead of his time, and not afraid to âdo his own thingââŚbrill!
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Re: the late, great Scatman Crothers, who performs the main theme to this filmâŚ
I hadnât realised just how absolutely wonderful this gentleman wasâŚ
As a singer, actor, and performer, Iâd only ever really remembered him from âThe Shiningâ; âThe Shootistâ; voice artist on Disneyâs âThe Aristocatsâ:, and - believe it or not - singing the main theme from âHong Kong Phooeyâ.
This wonderful man was so much moreâŚanyhowâŚcheck it outâŚ
Havenât watched a ânewâ movie since Seoul Station a couple of weeks ago but Iâve re-watched a few since then:
25/3 - The Big Gundown (Sollima, 1966)
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Traffic (Soderbergh, 2000) (I wanted to watch some Tomas Milian that day)
28/3 - Prometheus (Scott, 2012) (it was on the telly. Itâs not perfect by any means but I like it anyway)
29/3 - Akira (Otomo, 1988) (I bought a new-ish blu-ray release a couple of days previously, wanted to give it a spin)
31/3 - Fargo (Coen, 1996) (we were eight episodes into season two of Fargo when @MazzyStar revealed that sheâd never seen the original movie, so we had to correct that quickly)
Today - Godzilla (Edwards, 2014) - Godzilla: Final Wars (Kitamura, 2004) (@MazzyStar has taken our niece to London to see Disney on Ice, so my son and I having a Kaiju afternoon)