What Film Are You Watching Tonight?

Space Cowboys

Not exactly an Eastwood classic but it passed a couple of family viewing hours well enough.

[quote=“Phil H, post:2281, topic:372”]Space Cowboys

Not exactly an Eastwood classic but it passed a couple of family viewing hours well enough.[/quote]

I planned to watch KELLY’S HEROES today or tomorrow
Very curious how that film will ‘feel’ after all those years

Never seen Space Cowboys (one of Clint’s few films I haven’t seen), I guess the idea sounded a bit too silly
Will watch it when it passes on TV (could happen in Xmas time)

Yippiihhh Today all three Koch Media Releases and Danger Diabolik arrived (even a Strike of our postal service couldn’t stop them!). Now I’m in big troubles which movie should be the first ? ???
Mario Bava’s Danger Diabolik, Duccio Tessari’s A Pistol for Ringo, Carlo Lizzani’s The Hills run red or Gianni Puccini’s Fury of Johnny Kid? ;D

I just burned Cjamango, so that’s on today’s menu.

And you’ll want to burn it after watching it! (sorry was that out loud?) ???

Sorry, I shouldn’t bias you with my opinion - let us know what you think after you see it.

“soldier” tonight

DANGER DIABOLIK

Wow what a great movie! Mario Bava at his best. IMO a highlight of the 60’s. Not to forget the catchy music score of Maestro Morricone and the beautiful Marisa Mell. :slight_smile:

I saw The Cobra on the Wild East dvd and didn’t like it, I don’t think it deserves a proper dvd release… luckily Ringo the Lone Rider was good.

"the hills run red " tonight

http://imageshack.us KELLY’S HEROES (1970, Brian G. Hutton)

For the first time in nearly forty years
I saw the movie when it was released theatrically and didn’t remember much of it, only that it was a very ‘hip’ movie, more breathing the atmosphere of the late sixties than of WWII. I was afraid it would prove to be terribly dated. It is dated, but in an enjoyable fashion. Donald Sutherland as a hippy tank driver isn’t really believable in a WWII setting, but he is so much fun that you don’t mind. The story, about American soldiers, led by Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas, trying to rob a bank, located behind enemy lines, isn’t exactly believable either, but the story is lively, the action is solid and director Hutton keeps up the pace. It’s a typical large scale production of the period: lavishly produced, with a lot of stars, a WWII setting, many explosions, some fun. I guess M.A.S.H. was an inspiration, especially the ‘irreverent’ approach of war activities.

It sometimes feels a little like a western, with Eastwood, Savalas and Sutherland having to cross a war zone trying to get to the gold, and there is one sequence that is as obvious a homage to Leone as you will ever see, complete with Morricone like musical motives. It was nice, but not one of the best moments of the movie.

Great fun, but there is one major drawback: Eastwood and Sutherland are about the only actors who turns in a restrained, controlled performance, all others are almost permanently shouting. Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carol O’Connor: they can hardly speak a line without raising their voice. I guess this was thought to be funny in those days. More films made in those days, have this oddity.

3,5 out of 5 (4 out of 5 without the shouting)

I somehow never managed to see Kelly’s Heroes. Maybe because the earlier Where Eagles Dare was such a boring and laughable mess.

But this one seems to be more interesting. Next time when it is on TV …

Watched Quantum of Solace in cinema yesterday. Unfotunately i found it only average. It was dragged down by having lots of badly [some call it ‘modern’] directed action scenes [you know - the kind with shaky camera and cuts each 0,5 second].

You’re right about Telly Savalas, hes the same annoying character in all the war movies i’ve seen him in imo. I love the opening song in Kelly’s Heroes.

Re Kelly’s Heroes, and yes there is alot of shouting, but a fun sort of film if in mood. I remember reading (Eastwood book I think) that the filming was quite long on this one, and the Yugoslavian army were used as extras. Eastwood and Rickles did not get along so great. Eastwood thought the film would have been better if the film would have dropped the comedy elements…

It was the last Eastwood was in over which he hadn’t complete control. Afterwards all his films as actor or director were produced by his own company Malpaso. From then on he could only blame himself.

Monster Shark has been viewed.

Routine 80’s exploitation film about er well a Monster Shark. John Garko pops up as a crackshot cop and William Berger as a scientist who looked a bit like Hugh Hefner at first.

" ride beyond vengeance " tonight

I watched “Turkey Shoot” and “The last hunter” last night, it had been a long time since the last time I saw them so it was a pleasant review.

“Turkey Shoot” is a good, but not great post-apocalypse film and “The last hunter” is one of the best if not the best of the Italian war films.

Burn after reading, Coen Brothers.

A very funny flick, liked it alot. Pretty typical coen brothers movie, nice plot and the right amount of violence and an ending that leaves you with your jaw on the ground.
I especially enjoyed the paranoia of Geroge Clooney, all the secret service stuff was really funny to me. After seeing this one i really belive that the us government would rather rely on reports of the german secret service than on cia stuff.

" crazy joe" (1974) a gangster film starring peter boyle tonight.