Was supposed to watch The House of the Laughing Windows, but went with Singin’ in the Rain instead. I do have to watch more the classics. I got to say I went in with not a lot of expectations, but I was blown away. Really deserves it’s reputation!
I have a feeling The Artist was influenced by this (not that I have seen The Artist, but from the premise alone). Come to think of it, Dujardin even looks a bit like Gene Kelly (minus the mustache he had from The Artist) and they both have ton of charisma.
[quote=“sartana1968, post:6458, topic:1923”]‘legend of the fist’ with donnie yen, horrible movie!!! a propaganda trash!!
where is the good old kung fu movies?? :o[/quote]
[quote=“Silence, post:6463, topic:1923”]The Beyond
Wow. Now this is a great movie![/quote]It was my favorite Fulci horror when I was a teenager, I probably like House by the Cemetery the most out of his horrors now.
[quote=“Silence, post:6463, topic:1923”]The Beyond
Wow. Now this is a great movie![/quote]
too bad the opening was in black color and can only been watched in special extra
A fine comedy of course, but not one that gets better with multiple viewings. Saw it for the second time, and noticed some of its superficialities, especially in regard to the depiction of Japanese society. It can’t escape some sluggishness either, but Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansson easily save it from boredom. And that final scene is simply marvellous.
[quote=“sartana1968, post:6466, topic:1923”]too bad the opening was in black color and can only been watched in special extra[/quote]Should be sepia, if you’re watching it in Black and White you no doubt have that travesty of a release from that shitter than shit company known as Arrow.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:6467, topic:1923”]LOST IN TRANSLATION
A fine comedy of course, but not one that gets better with multiple viewings. Saw it for the second time, and noticed some of its superficialities, especially in regard to the depiction of Japanese society. It can’t escape some sluggishness either, but Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansson easily save it from boredom. And that final scene is simply marvellous.[/quote]
A enjoyable one for me, in a way I could understand the depiction, as you call it, of Japonese Society in the film, just as a way to deepened the differences between both worlds, helping the viewer to understand Murray’s feelings, but it might a bit over the top sometimes.
Somehow I could relate with Murray character straight away, in his lonileness, it’s good to have films with situations that the viewer had experience before, you almost feel you’re sharing something
I just could comprehend Ribisi’s part, married to Scarlet and let her alone all day.
Great soundtrack to, not every film that has a Jesus and Mary Chain song as the main theme
I seem to recall hearing it was fixed for later printing and you could get a new copy somehow, probably by sending them the faulty DVD. Are Arrow really a bad DVD company? Their The Bird with the Crystal Plumage looks weird, but aside from that and The Beyond sepia thing, I heard good things.
North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock (1959)
Technically brilliant and finely acted, but hot damn I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about how the plot evolved after the initial premise (which sounded really cool) nor could I give one for the characters. Also, I absolutely couldn’t buy the romance between Cary Grant’s character and Eva Marie Saint’s, not that the age gap bothered me - although the fact that he looked like Eve’s father and that his mother looked like his wife was weird - but that M. Thornhill seemed quite dull (even his flirting, though well-written, felt dull to me) and for a pair of people falling in love I couldn’t detect much chemistry between them. But at least most of everything else was fine and apart for the Mount Rushmore scene, the action was pretty good, Martin Landau was intimidating and there was a few iconic and fun moments, so I was at least half-entertained.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:6467, topic:1923”]LOST IN TRANSLATION
A fine comedy of course, but not one that gets better with multiple viewings. Saw it for the second time, and noticed some of its superficialities, especially in regard to the depiction of Japanese society. It can’t escape some sluggishness either, but Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansson easily save it from boredom. And that final scene is simply marvellous.[/quote]
i´ve seen it few times and i always have to do re-watch, and it´s always good
have you seen Broken Flowers and Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, scherp?
I thankfully bought all of my Argento from Blue-Underground, I would have been quite disappointed if I had went for Arrow instead, guess I got lucky. Thanks for the heads-up Yodlaf!
[quote=“tomas, post:6471, topic:1923”]i´ve seen it few times and i always have to do re-watch, and it´s always good
have you seen Broken Flowers and Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, scherp?[/quote]
I’ve seen Broken Flowers (once, good film), not the other one
I don’t want to sound too critical about Lost in Translation, it’s a fine film, but I just noticed a few minor shortcomings (like I’ve said before, there’s no such thing as a flawless movie)
[quote=“I love you M.E. Kay, post:6473, topic:1923”]I thankfully bought all of my Argento from Blue-Underground, I would have been quite disappointed if I had went for Arrow instead, guess I got lucky. Thanks for the heads-up Yodlaf![/quote]Your welcome, and talking of Blue-Underground I’ve just watched…
The House By The Cemetery - Watched the blu ray this evening, it looks fantastic.
This used to be my second favourite Fulci horror (after The Beyond) but I’d say it’s more than likely my favourite one now upon revisiting it, probably down to the atmosphere.
My favourite Fulci Horror aswell. Remember viewing a heavily cut version first time around, and was pretty surprised when first getting to see it uncut.
My favorite Fulci is The Beyond, mostly because of the ending but House By The Cemetery and City Of The Living Dead are close behind. Those three are a great example of how to get a lot of atmosphere in a low budget, and that atmospheric horror can actually have explicit gore without losing anything.
Mine too, followed by Four of the Apocalypse, Beatrice Cenci, The Black Cat, Silver Saddle… and i’ve grown to love those Catriona MacColl starring films…
I like almost all of his movies before Manhattan Baby (maybe not the 2 White Fangs)
