[B]House[/B] - CRAAAAZY!
[quote=āEl Topo, post:6340, topic:1923ā]So far clearly the best Pakula for me.[/quote]Iāve not seen it but the best Pakula Iāve seen so far is All the Presidentās Men.
Diary of a Madman.
Vincent Price plays a magistrate who gets haunted by an evil spirit, and ends up killing a few people. He lives in this great house which I was more interested in at times. Price gives a very watchable performance as usual.
The Perfect Weapon (1991) - Starring Jeff Speakman, the great fight choreography make this worth watchingā¦ the main villain looks exactly like the guy who played Oddjob in Goldfingerā¦ I could have sworn it was him, until I saw he died in 1982.
[size=12pt]Jaws 3-D[/size]
Thursday night, Chinese class ā¦ afterwards I always need something easy and cheesy, something I donāt have to think about
I had never seen this third entry in the Jaws cycle, so it seemed a good choice
Maltin says the 3D-effects were great in cinema. On TV, in 2D, most of them look a bit odd, but some others still betray there effectiveness
Otherwise I canāt say anything nice about this turkey of a shark ā¦
Not a movie, but the first two episodes of [size=12pt]Terra Nova[/size], the new Super Spielberg Series (well his name is mentioned as one of the many executive producers)
Expectedly, thereās a lot of Super Spielberg Schmalz, but luckily also Some Spielberg Spectacle (although not as Super as Sexpected)
The premise: In the 2149 the world has become nearly uninhabitable but scientists have discoverd a time warp which allows some chosen ones to travel 85 million years back in time, and make a new beginning for themselves and mankind. Biggest problem: not everybody plays the game by the rules, and there are - this is Spielberg - dinosaurs.
The idea is not bad, if a bit dopey, but the execution seems rather corny, with a family that must be reunited (the man was in jail, they have a third child, which is not permitted, etc.). In the second episode there are a few attacks by dinosaurs though, as well as some hints that storytelling might pick up a little. And luckily thereās Stephen Lang, who always brings a touch of class to whatever heās in. Heās nearly sixty, but is getting tougher by the day. By the time heās seventy, heāll be eating dinosaurs for breakfast.
Thereās still a child in all of us and children usually like dinosaurs, so I guess Iāll give the series a serious chance.
10 RILLINGTON PLACE - Amazing, very tense and at some points infuriating as well. Jaw-dropping perfomance by Richard Attenborough. Easily one of the best crime-thrillers Iāve ever seen, I canāt recommend it enough!
Glad you like it. Viewed many times, and still find it a very riviting film,
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NON PENSARCI (2007, Gianni Zanasi)
Nice, subtle comedy-drama from Italy. For some reason the title was changed in Ciao Stefano in Belgium. Non pensarci, not think about things is exactly what 35-year old Stefano has been doing so far, and now heās in an existential crisis. Once he was a talented piano player but he gave up Chopin for punk rock and has been working ever since with his group on their first album, which probably will never be finished. He returns to his home town and family in the hope to find some answers to his questions, but things get only more complicated: his briliant sister has given up her study to work with dolphins and his brother has made a mess of the family business and his marriage. Somehow the two brothers and one sister try to save their own lives and the honor of the family.
The drama may be a bit to āsmallā to some peopleās liking, but itās well-observed and there are a few hilarious moments.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN - A whole lot better than I expected, I really enjoyed it. CGI appears to be getting a hell of a lot better too.
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[quote=āscherpschutter, post:6349, topic:1923ā]NON PENSARCI (2007, Gianni Zanasi)
The drama may be a bit to āsmallā to some peopleās liking, but itās well-observed and there are a few hilarious moments.[/quote]
actually, i prefer āsmallā dramas to big ones - some small Stephen FrearsĀ“ or Gus Van SantĀ“s flick (like My own private Idaho for instance) i enjoy a lot more than some pompous stuff like Green Mile, or Shawshank Redemption
[quote=āYodlaf Peterson, post:6350, topic:1923ā]CONAN THE BARBARIAN - A whole lot better than I expected, I really enjoyed it. CGI appears to be getting a hell of a lot better too.
[/quote]those recommendations ābrilliantā and āawesomeā on the cover make me wonder - why, where, when?
La sindrome di Stendhal (1996) Dario Argento
Weak film in view my, a very poor plot, not visually strong as Argentoās films usually are, and not even the music saves it. Iām surprised that the plot is so weak and predictable, really tells nothing and it doesnāt make you think.
Asia still looked very innocent at the time, but she was clearly underage for the part. Its also kind of weird that a father even if in film puts his daughter in such situations, guess its all for the sake of art.
In any case a weak effort for me from master Argento, a real waste of time, with still a few better films, or so Iāve heard they are, Iāve not seen from the man. Hope for better luck next time. This is the same week Iāve seen a great film from Nanni Moretti (is last one) in the cinema.
[B]The Valley[/B] - A really nice and pleasant film, you feel like you are there with them at times. Quite enjoyed it but I thought the ending let it down slightly but overall it is a rewarding experience.
I only know the Pink Floyd soundtrack, which isnāt bad
I know that flick from Hell of the Living Dead. ;D
Bruno Mattei > Pink Floyd
It was often boring for me. Not much happening in it, and that what happened often didnāt find my interest.
Of the soundtrack from Pink Floyd the instrumental pieces were used for the credits and for the ending sequence. And in-between Mudmen for one scene. From the songs 2 or 3 were used in the background as source music coming from cassette recorders or the radio in lo-fi quality. Schroeder could have used any other song for this purpose.
Basically a film which does not use music.
[quote=āStanton, post:6358, topic:1923ā]It was often boring for me. Not much happening in it, and that what happened often didnāt find my interest.
Of the soundtrack from Pink Floyd the instrumental pieces were used for the credits and for the ending sequence. And in-between Mudmen for one scene. From the songs 2 or 3 were used in the background as source music coming from cassette recorders or the radio in lo-fi quality. Schroeder could have used any other song for this purpose.
Basically a film which does not use music.[/quote]
It doesnāt really sound like a soundtrack, itās basically an album with a collection of unrelated, rather different songs
Itās better than their other soundtrack album, More (the film was also directed by Schroeder if Iām not mistaken)
Yes, also by Schroeder, and the better film.
Obscured by Clouds is more coherent than the More soundtrack, But More has the better songs (next to some forgettable stuff).
They recorded Obscured quickly and without much ambitions at a time when they were already playing the complete Dark Side of the Moon album live.