Operation Daybreak.
Story about a group of soldiers who have to kill a high ranking German officer during the second world war. Treads familar ground in the first part of the film, but never really boring. Liked the second half better with the Germans on the search. The final sequence is very well done and pretty impressive.
I have that to watch and am looking forward to it.
I recently watched Play Dirty, which was very good. It didnât quite take off the way it promised to, but Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport were exemplary leads and it was a solid piece of entertainment.
I also watched Frankenhooker with my other half, after about a year of saying we were going to watch it together.
âInsidiousâ (2011)
-Rose Byrne
Plot: IMDB
story of a family in search of help for their son, Dalton, who fell into a mysterious coma on one ordinary morning. Little do they know that there is much more to this endless sleep than meets the eye as they explore the paranormal, and rediscover the past; the key to getting their son back once and for all.
âThe Invisible Manâ (1933)
-Claude Rains
Plot: IMDB
A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to terrorize the countryside as an invisible killer.
Phantomâs Review: One of Universals Great horror films. Claude Rains excellent performance highlights this classic. The story sticks close to the original novel and the FX are still brilliant to watch, even after 78 years. The only complaint I have is that the actor who plays Dr. Kemp is a little wooden in his performance. Other, than that, this film is great and belongs in every classic horror fans collection.
Seconds 1966
First time viewing for me & what an amazing film it was. Very unique premise & an even better twist at the end. Highly recommended!
[quote=âPhil H, post:5650, topic:1923â]Kaidan Yukijoro (Ghost Story of the Snow Woman) (Tanaka / 1968)
Have had this sitting in the âto watchâ pile for months and for some reason or other have not got around to it until now. Well worth the wait. A beautifully shot and touching ghost story that is more romantic drama than fright fest but very satisfying nonetheless.
Recommended.[/quote]
Attaboy Phil! This movie easily slips into my totally imaginary & non-existent âtops of all timeâ movie list. Glad you liked it. Try Kuroneko next.
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[size=12pt]Mad Max beyond Thunderdome[/size] (1985)
I found out that I had never seen the film A-Z. I must have caught a few glimpses on TV (or You Tube) starring Tina Turner, coz I remembered her as Auntie. I also remembered the thunderdome, the pigs and the shit, but other parts of the movie were completely new to me.
Suffers a little from all these (inevitable) comparisons with the first two parts of the series. It lacks the mean spirit of the first movie, and the high energy of the second. The chase scene near the end is good, but not as good as the chase scene in The Road Warrior. It also is a bit too episodic, while Tina sure looks good at the age of 46, but doesnât really shine as an actress. Nevertheless itâs not bad, not bad at all.
Great sets and locations, and even a few smart touches on script level. But itâs an 80s movie, so there are also a few stupid jokes.
7
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[size=12pt]Mad Max beyond Thunderdome[/size] (1985)[/quote]
PA flick, scherp, i can´t stay aside ;D
Yay, i must admit i know this movie by heart. I´ve seen it as first of the trilogy, so i didn´t compare it to others at the time, but compared to predecessors it´s almost a fantasy movie.
Not many big budget PA flicks out there, so i forgive it some light-hearted attitude (well, Max does not kill at all)
some people were always complaining about children in the movie, but this is one of few films, where i didn´t find those kids annoying - on the contrary,
some scenes with them are pretty good
as you said, scherp, great sets, i just add great designs for PA cars too - cow car always get me
oh, sigh, why only three movies, Mr.Miller, whyyyyy? i want ten at least
[quote=âtomas, post:5687, topic:1923â]PA flick, scherp, i can´t stay aside ;D
Yay, i must admit i know this movie by heart. I´ve seen it as first of the trilogy, so i didn´t compare it to others at the time, but compared to predecessors it´s almost a fantasy movie.
Not many big budget PA flicks out there, so i forgive it some light-hearted attitude (well, Max does not kill at all)
some people were always complaining about children in the movie, but this is one of few films, where i didn´t find those kids annoying - on the contrary,
some scenes with them are pretty good
as you said, scherp, great sets, i just add great designs for PA cars too - cow car always get me
oh, sigh, why only three movies, Mr.Miller, whyyyyy? i want ten at least[/quote]
Mad Max4, FURY ROAD is due next year. -With Gibson and Charlize Theron, with intensive vehicle-designs. Search-engines will explain it.
I agree that the trilogy is presented so that each film doesnât imitate the previous one, yet still contains a myriad of plot/character-attachments connecting them all. Beyond Thunderdome is supremely satisfying, with stuntman, Angry Anderson (as Ironbar), chewing-up the scenery like a stage-vet. I sorta recall the script by-heart as-well. The music was great and the kidsâ evolvement as a clan was handled intelligently. Itâs virtually flawless.
[quote=âtomas, post:5687, topic:1923â]PA flick, scherp, i can´t stay aside ;D
Yay, i must admit i know this movie by heart. I´ve seen it as first of the trilogy, so i didn´t compare it to others at the time, but compared to predecessors it´s almost a fantasy movie.
Not many big budget PA flicks out there, so i forgive it some light-hearted attitude (well, Max does not kill at all)
some people were always complaining about children in the movie, but this is one of few films, where i didn´t find those kids annoying - on the contrary,
some scenes with them are pretty good
as you said, scherp, great sets, i just add great designs for PA cars too - cow car always get me
oh, sigh, why only three movies, Mr.Miller, whyyyyy? i want ten at least[/quote]
I just read that there are plans for a fourth (and maybe a fifth) part. Saw the info when I googled this movie, but havenât really checked how serious these plans are. I could imagine an old Max meeting his son (I had the idea there was something going on between Max and Savannah, the female leader of the kids). The Mini Max would be 25 years old by now, the right age to get Maxi, and Mad.
Yes, the kids are good, actually this film manages to transmit an idea of what a post-apocalyptic world would (or could) be like, even more so than the other two
I also read Miller lost a friend during the pre-production of this movie (one of the producers of the series) and therefore lost interest. Apparently thatâs also the reason why he got assistance from a second director.
Maximum Force - Some amazing moody lighting in every scene of this, but a pretty terrible action movie overall. Best scenes are the ones with John Saxon, and Mickey Rooney makes a cameo.
[quote=âscherpschutter, post:5689, topic:1923â]I just read that there are plans for a fourth (and maybe a fifth) part. Saw the info when I googled this movie, but havenât really checked how serious these plans are. I could imagine an old Max meeting his son (I had the idea there was something going on between Max and Savannah, the female leader of the kids). The Mini Max would be 25 years old by now, the right age to get Maxi, and Mad.
Yes, the kids are good, actually this film manages to transmit an idea of what a post-apocalyptic world would (or could) be like, even more so than the other two
I also read Miller lost a friend during the pre-production of this movie (one of the producers of the series) and therefore lost interest. Apparently thatâs also the reason why he got assistance from a second director.[/quote]
I just can´t take Miller seriously anymore - i read about fourth MM movie in 2002 (!), well, nothing happen yet, just empty promises
some time ago, Miller even wanted to make an animated MM ;D
some info has been released recently, that Tom Hardy will be new Max, which imo could be great, because i like the guy,
but i really have doubts if Miller can handle action movie nowadays - he just had to do a movie about penguins, oh my
oh no, i looked at imdb, and Miller just finished Happy Feet II, well, more pigs and penguins, that´s all we got
[quote=âkit saginaw, post:5688, topic:1923â]Mad Max4, FURY ROAD is due next year. -With Gibson and Charlize Theron, with intensive vehicle-designs. Search-engines will explain it.
I agree that the trilogy is presented so that each film doesnât imitate the previous one, yet still contains a myriad of plot/character-attachments connecting them all. Beyond Thunderdome is supremely satisfying, with stuntman, Angry Anderson (as Ironbar), chewing-up the scenery like a stage-vet. I sorta recall the script by-heart as-well. The music was great and the kidsâ evolvement as a clan was handled intelligently. Itâs virtually flawless.[/quote]
i also sometimes think about it as flawless, even if it is not ;D
great movie 
with methane (pig shit) fueled cars, which certainly had big influence on a Fallout game
Yeah, wish Miller went back to action films, his direction was amazing. Only seen Mad Max 2 once (I love the opening monologue, and the car chase) and the first one about 20 times⌠Canât believe I still havenât seen Beyond Thunderdome.
i do MM trilogy re-watch almost every year, can´t help myself :P, Thunderdome i´ve seen most - but Road Warrior is probably best, i like the car chase more than some chases from recent movies (like Fast and Furious)
Lesbian Vampire Killers - Dogshit.
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Wow wow wow. This movie took me by surprise. When I saw who was in it, I figured it would be a historic drama with some action, a sort of Shakespeare for the younger generations. If itâs Shakespearean at all, itâs Shakespeare on steroids, with more brutality, more blood and gore than any other historic action movie in recent memory, including Gladiator or Braveheart. The only movies I can think of that offered similar brutality, are the Danish Valhalla Rising and Neil Marshallâs Centurion. But the first movie showed the violence in smaller doses and within another, near-mystical context, and Centurion was one of those movies (The Eagle was another one) in which an attempt was made to equate the brutalities of conquerers and conquered people with the actual war of civilisations and its excesses. In Ironclad the gruesome violence seems largely gratuitous. I saw no context in which it could become âmeaningfulâ. Is that necessary? No, but it may help. Let me tell you one thing: If youâre interested in arms hacked off or bodies split in two from the shoulder to the waist, look no further, this is the movie you were looking for.
Basically this is a siege movie, one that (I guess) wants to give viewers an idea of how gruesome a medieval siege actually was. It is based on historic events, notably the defense of Rochester Castle, in the South of England, by a group of noblemen and Templars, against the cruel King John, who had hired Danish troops to punish the ones who had forced him to sign The Magna Carta (a document granting equal rights to all Englishmen and reducing the power of the monarchy) in 1215. Some of the historic details have been altered, but thatâs alright, we donât expect these movies to be 100% accurate. The problem is that the film undermines its own credibility by pretending that the castle was defended by no more than 20 men against an entire army. We donât expect 100% credibility either, but if a movie is based on historic facts, you need to have some basic things right. I just checked things: contemporary chroniclers do not agree on the number of men defending the castle, but estimates range from 95 to 140 knights supported by crossbowmen, sergeants, and others.
The cast is truly remarkable: Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Jason Flyming (always an asset if heâs in a movie), Charles Dance (ditto), Mackenzie Crook (thatâs the lunatic from The Office), and also Kate Mara as a damsel in distress, falling for a Templar, played by James Purefoy (who became a sort of sex symbol as Marc Anthony in HBOâs Rome). And by means of a cherry on the cake thereâs Paul Giamatti as King John of England (note that the worst King of England was an American). With this cast, youâd expect more drama, more story. Giamatti is great, the others more than adequate, but none of the characters is fleshed out. Itâs all cardboard, no flesh.
But then again, if youâre looking for an incredible amount of blood and gore, this is what you were looking for.
6+
COCKFIGHTER - Not as exploitative as the title suggests, this is more of a character study. No surprise to that though, itâs Monte Hellman whoâs directing. Great perfomance by Warren Oates in the role of an obsessed cockfighter who has sworn not to talk again until he wins the cockfighting championship. The beautifully shot fights are all real and very brutal and can get quite disturbing at times. Although itâs not as good as Two-lane Blacktop or The Shooting itâs a recommended viewing for fans of Monte Hellman and, especially, Warren Oates
I havenât had the time to wtch must in this last times, with so much work, (we are now paying so many taxes in Portugal, that my company is seriously thinking of changing the headquarters to Angola, with all the changes in accounting terms that the move will bring, not mentioning the terrible headaches and extra troubles to me), besides that some motherf⌠robbed my car in Porto (I had bloody nothing inside), had to drive all the way back down with no front right window glass seemed like a convertible.
Anyway saw this pretty cool film
[size=12pt]Rien Ă dĂŠclarer/Nothing to declare [/size] (2010) Dany Boon
Wonderfully funny film, playing with people prejudices in what concerns regions or countries can be a tricky thing, but I think the director was able to do it in a funny way, we have those stereotypes from people of Belgium and northern France and instead of turning those into something ofensing, no the director made it just funny, not many originality yes but I couldnât help a few laughts, so I liked
[quote=âEl Topo, post:5699, topic:1923â]I havenât had the time to wtch must in this last times, with so much work, (we are now paying so many taxes in Portugal, that my company is seriously thinking of changing the headquarters to Angola, with all the changes in accounting terms that the move will bring, not mentioning the terrible headaches and extra troubles to me), besides that some motherf⌠robbed my car in Porto (I had bloody nothing inside), had to drive all the way back down with no front right window glass seemed like a convertible.
Anyway saw this pretty cool film
[size=12pt]Rien Ă dĂŠclarer/Nothing to declare [/size] (2010) Dany Boon
Wonderfully funny film, playing with people prejudices in what concerns regions or countries can be a tricky thing, but I think the director was able to do it in a funny way, we have those stereotypes from people of Belgium and northern France and instead of turning those into something ofensing, no the director made it just funny, not many originality yes but I couldnât help a few laughts, so I liked[/quote]
Yeah yeah, but you should know what we say about people from Portugal or the South of Spain. My oh my.
Havenât seen this one yet, but his previous film, Bienvenue chez les Châtis was a warm comedy, not perfect, but simply wonderful. It made the North of France, the most detested region of the country, very popular among the French.
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