Jaws is one which is really overdue for a re-watch. I remember it as a 6/10, but a few years ago I saw some scenes of the middle of the film, and they looked much more interesting than I thought.
There was a “Vertigo” like zoom in it (you mean that zoom with a reverse camera movement shot?)? Where?
But a few similarities with The Birds do not make a film exactly Hitch-like. The “nature-strikes-back” aspect of The Birds was a singular motive in Hitchcock films, and not necessarily the main aspect of The Birds.
As a thriller I do not remember Jaws close to Hitch. It is anyway closer to a horror film than to a thriller. And the 2nd half is a well made adventure film for me. I always did not like the first half which I remember only as a sequence of shark attacks with a few fill in scenes only long enough to bring some people back in the water.
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:8719, topic:1923”]Glad I didn’t carry on then.
I watched the first one and was bored, watched half the second one and thought “Fuck this” and turned it off. I found them proper boring.
As for The Hobbit, quite a thin book isn’t it? Looks like they are gonna try and milk it.[/quote]
With The Hobbit Trilogy, Peter Jackson has added in aspects from other Tolkein books, rather than exclusively the novel. If they hadn’t, then it would probably be two films like original director del Torro envisioned.
[quote=“Stanton, post:8721, topic:1923”]Jaws is one which is really overdue for a re-watch. I remember it as a 6/10, but a few years ago I saw some scenes of the middle of the film, and they looked much more interesting than I thought.
There was a “Vertigo” like zoom in it (you mean that zoom with a reverse camera movement shot?)? Where?
But a few similarities with The Birds do not make a film exactly Hitch-like. The “nature-strikes-back” aspect of The Birds was a singular motive in Hitchcock films, and not necessarily the main aspect of The Birds.
As a thriller I do not remember Jaws close to Hitch. It is anyway closer to a horror film than to a thriller. And the 2nd half is a well made adventure film for me. I always did not like the first half which I remember only as a sequence of shark attacks with a few fill in scenes only long enough to bring some people back in the water.
But I’m curious to give it another try.[/quote]
I wouldn’t call it very Hitchcock-like, just like you say - it’s more thriller than a horror movie (maybe a little like Vertigo, but I’d never compare one to another), but nonetheless give it another try Stanton. The flick is really good.
“Jaws” is my favorite of his - I never think twice about going back to it, and I never have any urge to see anything twice he’s made since…don’t know why…I think it’s because there’s nothing I like better in his movies than Robert Shaw in “Jaws” - I can watch the “Indianapolis” speech over and over and never get tired of it.
Speaking of going back, last flick I watched was “The Ruthless Four” - a very good Spaghetti!
Yeah, it’s a superbly crafted, tremendously shot and incredibly casted spaghetti western. The only thing that felt a little discordant was music by Rustichelli (I’ve never been a great fan of his works), but fortunately later it gets better.
It also has one of the best shootouts in the genre (the one in the ghost town - everything - editing, camerawork and even the music is perfect, not to mention a close-up on Kinski’s face in the end of it! ;)). The tension and locations are great as well.
Stallone one about him helping Sharon Stone out get the guys who killed her family. Stallone is a bomb expert and yes we have lots of loud bangs, but amongst all this we have many average moments, rather flat for me. Stone does look hot here though. The sweeping style score by John Barry style is instantly recognisable for me, and you do not hear that style much in films these days. Rod Steiger who sounds like his character from Duck You Sucker is good to see, and is a similar role to what he played in the Bronson flick Love and Bullets.
For me it’s either Jaws or Duel. I really don’t care much for his other movies. The Indiana Jones movies are okay viewing, but that’s all. ET, Close Encounters, Schindler, etc. are not my cup of tea.
I second that. The Indiana Jones films are good fun especially the first one, but not more than that.
“Duel” and “Jaws” however are suspenseful masterpieces, especially “Duel”.
“Elvis Meets Nixon” - it’s based on a true story, and it’s exaggerated, satirical, and tends to make them both look like fools - but it’s pretty damn funny, and pretty well done…I’m probably one of the few Presley fans that doesn’t detest this flick, but it does give him his due in an odd way (a few scenes anyway)…and after all, it’s only a movie.
I’m not a great fan of Spielberg either. His movies are good, but he’s not my most preferred filmmaker. ET is too naive for me, I like Schindler’s List, but Polanski’s The Pianist is far better movie IMHO, although might not be as visually striking as the Spielberg’s flick. Haven’t seen Duel though.
Not a Spielberg fan at least in the sense, of considering the man one of my favourite directors, but in recent years liked films like Artificial Intelligence: AI, a very well made emotial, and Catch me if you can, a different kind of film from the usual ones at least.
Duel is great, and the second and third Indiana Jones are always fun to watch, but I have a weak spot for 1941 great comedy and one of the first film Isaw in the cinema, I also remember liking Sugarland Express (with Goldie hawn) wich only recently I found out with it was a Splieberg movie.
But Spielberg with Jaws (alongside with Lucas Star wars trilogy) helped to shape what modern cinema in blockbuster terms is today. Apart from Indiana jones IV, the man doesn’t have that many real turkeys
As others have siad, Duel is great and even those who aren’t a fan of Spielberg will enjoy it. E.T. the Extra-Terrestial is an extraordinary achievement, getting that calibre of performances from the child actors; but it is a primarily a children’s film (or for those will an inner child) and thus not really a film I would expect people to like on a website devoted to Spaghetti Westerns!
[quote=“El Topo, post:8735, topic:1923”]Duel is great, and the second and third Indiana Jones are always fun to watch, but I have a weak spot for 1941 great comedy and one of the first film Isaw in the cinema, I also remember liking Sugarland Express (with Goldie hawn) wich only recently I found out with it was a Spielberg movie.
But Spielberg with Jaws (alongside with Lucas Star wars trilogy) helped to shape what modern cinema in blockbuster terms is today. Apart from Indiana jones IV, the man doesn’t have that many real turkeys[/quote]
I have always felt 1941 (1978) to be underrated; it’s a funny film and the direction is faultless. I think though that people expected it be more hilarious movie along the lines of the zany, wacky It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1964) (another favourite of mine I have to admit!). I also enjoyed Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and would bracket it with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; that is to see, not as great as the first two.
Tried to view In The Realm of Senses (1976) by Oshima, but this one was too hardcore for me, too many dick sucking and anal fucking to my taste. Turned it off.
