The Hurt Locker last night.
[quote=āscherpschutter, post:8796, topic:1923ā]Youāre right, Phil.
Unbelievable. Rocky better than Taxi Driver, John G. Avildson better than Martin Scorsese.[/quote]
FUCK! ???
This is a prove that those guys must have been absolutely mad!
[quote=āscherpschutter, post:8796, topic:1923ā]Youāre right, Phil.
Unbelievable. Rocky better than Taxi Driver, John G. Avildson better than Martin Scorsese.[/quote]
My film studies professor complains about this all the time lol.
Havenāt seen Ip Man yet. My brother has the dvd I should borrow it from him one of these days. I highly enjoyed Red Cliff as well but I found it to be severely flawed. Too many sappy romantic scenes involving Tony Leung and his wife and the generals on Cao Caoās side were all faceless and generic.
[quote=āStanton, post:8797, topic:1923ā]Scandal ā¦
(one of hundreds)[/quote]
This is sadly true.
As you know I spent last year watching films from the 52 weeks of my lifetime and one of my rules was to always try to include the Oscar winning film of each year. This turned out to be the hardest part of the project. So many of the Oscar winning films were downright poor and sitting through some of them was a real chore. There were some good ones of course but, more often than not, they have rarely matched up to some others of the same vintage. 1976 though was the most obvious debacle.
On a more positive note, Iāve started watching some of the films I intended to watch last year and for one reason or another missed. Best two so far have been:
Moon (Jones / 2009) and The Guard (McDonagh / 2011)
Would highly recommend both.
You should, both Ip Man 1 and 2 are pretty good films.
I saw Waves of Pleasure (1975) the other day. The film asks that question that is no oneās lips: what would happen if Polonskiās Knife in the Water was re-made as a piece of Euro trash? Ruggero Deodato, working from a story co-written by Lamberto Bava, answers with characteristically Italian relish: sex, lots of nudity from your two female stars (Silvia Dionisio, Deodatoās wife, and Elizabeth Turner) and a whisper of a thriller plot towards the end. At eighty eight minutes, it works quite well: itās nicely shot off the Italian coast and John Steiner as the āvillainā of the film seems to having a pretty good time, playing his abusive husband with a lot of verve. And who would say no to that poster?
ā¦ Thatās a nice blouse as well! :
Charley Varrick - My second favourite Matthau (after Pelham), this film deserves a lot more props than it gets. Iād love to see a Blu Ray release. Great performances all round, especially from Matthau and Baker.
13 Assassins - Takashi Miikeās version, 5 decapitated samurai heads out of 5. This now is a modern day masterpiece, finally, something that compares to The Wild Bunch. Also, I am a big Kurosawa fan, and a big Lone Wolf & Cub fan, and even really like the film this is a remake of, but this might be the best samurai film Iāve seen.
El Gringo.
A man crossing the mexican border hits a town where everyone wants his cash. Our man does his stuff and kills everyone that comes at him. Good mindless fun, with a few nods here and there to the Spaghetti western.
[quote=āGringo!, post:8809, topic:1923ā]13 Assassins - Takashi Miikeās version[/quote]Is there another version? I was only aware of the Miike one.
La Casa dalle Finestre che ridono (The House of the Laughing Windows) - 1976 Pupi Avati Giallo. some true great stuff.
Do Not Fold, Spindle, Or Mutilate, 1971ā¦ A pre-internet stalker-film. 4 elderly women send a fake personal-ad to a computer-dating service out of curiosity. Vince Edwards is excellent as a creepster, noirishly narrating his scenes. The women feel guilty for setting him up with a meeting, but an actual girl arrivesā¦ whom Edwards picks-up before the women can explain. Edwards kills her, then the suspense beginsā¦ with comic touches.
Iām in the middle of [size=14pt]HEAVENāS GATE [/size] (the complete vervion from the 80s, so not the recent Directorās Cut), well actually at two thirds.
The download I made, is in three parts of 1h06 minutes (approx) and being a bit busy at the moment, I planned to watch it on three consecutive nights. This also gives me the time to make notes, to check a few things out, etc.
First third is quite good, the second sluggish, it has the great scene in the āHeavenās Gateā barn, but also a lot of scenes that are either redundant or go on far too long. The cut version was nearly incomprehensible, but gave you the idea that you had seen a truncated version of what could well be a masterpiece; The problem with the complete version is that - now things all make sense - you become aware of the fact that the script is rather thin.
My ideas about the movie havenāt changed much over the years, so it seems. I still consider it a film with great moments, but not necessarily a great film. In THE DEER HUNTER Cimino managed to combine the personal and the epic, and that is exactly what he fails to do here (and whatās wrong with the movie). The characters are cold, and the love story (or triangle) almost feels detached from the rest of the film.
Your notes may be like a book with a film of this length 
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Yeah this is supposedly a remake of a 1963 film.
I love this film too. I have the blu ray. I think its better than Lone Wolf and Cub but I still prefer Seven Samurai.
I love this film! Probably my favorite gialli, although its much more artistic than the average gialli.
I have two questions for you:
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What was the white stuff on the ground? I think it may have been the formaldehyde and it signified where they buried the bodies.
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Why did Stefano get kicked out of the hotel? Did it really help the sistersā cause to have him move into the invalidās (sisters) house?
Itās a bit longish, yes.
The film, my notebook is only eight letters long
[quote=āCol. Douglas Mortimer, post:8816, topic:1923ā]I love this film! Probably my favorite gialli, although its much more artistic than the average gialli.
I have two questions for you:
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What was the white stuff on the ground? I think it may have been the formaldehyde and it signified where they buried the bodies.
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Why did Stefano get kicked out of the hotel? Did it really help the sistersā cause to have him move into the invalidās (sisters) house?[/quote]
good questions. But I think you should not ask too many questions. Because thatās what the film is about. Starting immediately with strange things going on. And it does not stop: e.g. why does the police not see the teeth? What is happening to the first teacher? Why is nobody letting Stefano in when he is dying? Why does the police know where to go in the end (church)?
The good thing is: all these questions do not lead to disliking the film. They make it even better and even more mysterious. But to come to your questions: 1. I guess so too. 2. This is a good question. It is easier for them to get new āmodelsā for the paintor. So I guess, yes, it does help them.
[b]Death Laid an Egg/b
This film is so boring! After a half an hour, I couldnāt take it anymore, was hopping it would get better, but it didnāt. What a snoozefest.
had anyone seen caligula 1979??