I love the Bond Movies. IMO NSNA is a weaker 007. It’s good to see Sean Connery as James Bond and there are some jokes about his age. Didn’t he killed a guy with his urine in that one? Barbara Carrera is hot in NSNA and for me one of the best Bond Girls. 
Finally got round to seeing Casino Royale today.
Enjoyed it and agree with most who say it is a good reinvention of the Bond franchise. Much grittier and less humourous than previous styles.
I still like the old Connery ones best though, with Goldfinger and From Russia being my favourites.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:2379, topic:372”]The budget surprises me
Like my wives always says: I don’t know anything about money[/quote]
well if you can afford multiple wives you at least know to earn some money, hehe. guess its just a typo but a good one.
I love the bond franchise, being 25 its the saturday nights of my childhood, as well as Karl may movies in the afternoon and around christmas. I used to watch them with my sister, and it also seemed okay to my dad, i mean some are quite violent but bond movies were always funny with it.
I also love austin powers because it showed how silly the franchise can be. I never took bond seriously.
Well and for Casino Royal, its good, but not much more in my book.
Seven Blood Stained Orchids has been viewed.
The police and Antonio Sabato are on the hunt for a killer in this Umberto Lenzi thriller from the early 70’s.
O.K but prefer other Lenzi films of this kind like Spasmo more and not to found of Sabato for some reason.
THE DESPERATE HOURS (William Wyler, 1955)
I picked the DVD up in the library (no rental fee) because I read it was inspiration to Duccio Tessari when making A Pistol for Ringo
A excellent thriller from the director of The Big Country and Ben Hur. This must be his best film. Although the outcome is never in doubt, it’s taut and suspenseful. It’s also intelligently written and beautifully shot in black and white
The film was based on a novel as well a stage play based on actual events about three escaped convicts terrorising a family in an American suburb. The leader of the criminals was played on Broadway by Paul Newman (it must have been a frightening experience) and therefore many critics thought Humphrey Bogart was too old for the part; It is indeed a bit hard to accept that he and Dewey Martin are brothers. Otherwise his performance is close to perfection. Fredric March is a perfect match for him as the calculating family father who tries to save his beloved ones.
Watch it, if you haven’t done so already
[quote=“Paco Roman, post:2373, topic:372”]Hope you like it. I enjoyed it (Maybe because the Story takes place during the time of the Austria-Hungary Empire) It’s a bit similiar to The Prestige but not as dark and more lightweighted. :)[/quote]yeah, i thought it was ok. a change of pace for me from what i’ve been watching lately. it was a quiet, gentle film and was better than i expected. impeccably acted by edward norton and paul giamatti. have not seen the prestige yet but will get round to it.
will be watching " mr brooks" tonight.
The Killing
Hardboiled Crime Thriller by Director Stanley Kubrick. IMO his first Masterpiece. A Gangster and four amateurs have a perfect plan to rob a horse racetrack. Unfortunatly the external circumstances are not as perfect as the plan. Great BW photography and some typical film noir elements are making this movie highly enjoyable.
War (2007) has been viewed.
Jason Statham plays an F.B.I agent seeking revenge for the death of his partner.Jet Li plays an assassin, but all is not what it appears…
Glossy film with fast editing and mindless action and violence, in this routine popcorn film for me.
I think MAGNUM 44
I bought a cheap box with older releases of the Dirty Harry movies for a little money
I started to watch MAGNUM 44 yesterday (saving Dirty Harry for a special occasion), but image quality is so atrocious that i’ll have to change a lot of adjustments first before I can enjoy the movie. I was too tired to do that yesterday, so I watched a discussion on TV about the Gaza strip instead. Yek.
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei von Hans Weingartner.
Another one of the best films of the last 10 years.
Naive and complex at the same time the film is about 2 urban fun-guerrillas, who break into villas, but they don’t steal anything. Instead they re-arrange the furniture and leave behind cryptic messages like “The fat years are over” or “You have too much money. The Educators”.
Things get complicated when one falls in love with the girl-friend of the other. The indirect result of this is that they suddenly held one of the house owners as hostage. In a secluded alpine cottage the situation between the manager, who was a former part of the 68 uprising, and the self appointed educators leads them all to think about their principles.
It’s one of these films in which the actors don’t seem to act, they seem to be what they act. Digitally filmed the film breathes the freshness of spontaneity and captures the brillance of the actors, which all is mixed with the intelligence of a rather clever script.
A pure pleasure
[quote=“Stanton, post:2391, topic:372”]Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei von Hans Weingartner.
Another one of the best films of the last 10 years.
Naive and complex at the same time the film is about 2 urban fun-guerrillas, who break into villas, but they don’t steal anything. Instead they re-arrange the furniture and leave behind cryptic messages like “The fat years are over” or “You have too much money. The Educators”.
Things get complicated when one falls in love with the girl-friend of the other. The indirect result of this is that they suddenly held one of the house owners as hostage. In a secluded alpine cottage the situation between the manager, who was a former part of the 68 uprising, and the self appointed educators leads them all to think about their principles.
It’s one of these films in which the actors don’t seem to act, they seem to be what they act. Digitally filmed the film breathes the freshness of spontaneity and captures the brillance of the actors, which all is mixed with the intelligence of a rather clever script.
A pure pleasure[/quote]
I have to state that i really dislike this one. MAybe its that i am not the rebelious type, but overall the morals in this one are not my type. They over no resolutions they are the typically something is wrong with the world but we dont know how to fix it either attitude i dislike.
And their final attack, what a nonsene, i wont give it away, but that is really what they are fighting for?
The idea is nice, the work of the educators is fun to watch and the scenes in the cottage are great (love the scene where the hostage states that sharing women was what they used to do and it didn´t work, because he thinks they boyfriend knows that the other two ones are hooking up). Overall I dislike the movie. Of course the problems are there, like 10% own 90% etc. but they wont change when you try to educate the people with the money.
Its like saying give our money to the poor and they will share it because they know what its like to be poor, no when people are in the position to get money they wanna get more, no matter what their background is. Ahhh well at least the movie starts some discussion and that is nice.
And the actors are all really good, so technically a good one, just from the political point of view i disagree.
So in a way i even have to encourage you to see it if you have the chance.
p.s. made any of what i wrote any sense???
Like Mick Jagger once said to a journalist:
“I have no idea what you mean, but I do appreciate your opinion”
Haven’t seen the film, but according to what you two have to say about it, I guess I won’t like it
Seems to be a film with a message, and I don’t like that
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:2393, topic:372”]Like Mick Jagger once said to a journalist:
“I have no idea what you mean, but I do appreciate your opinion”
Haven’t seen the film, but according to what you two have to say about it, I guess I won’t like it
Seems to be a film with a message, and I don’t like that[/quote]
well the thing is that the educators (the three young"rebells") are very outspoken about their beliefs. But they discuss with their victim alot of stuff, and it is interesting. It does not force a message onto you, but it is clear who the filmmakers sympathise with.
and yes i have been compared to mich jagger before
well not really, wonder if thats a good or bad thing
[quote=“valenciano, post:2392, topic:372”]I have to state that i really dislike this one. MAybe its that i am not the rebelious type, but overall the morals in this one are not my type. They over no resolutions they are the typically something is wrong with the world but we dont know how to fix it either attitude i dislike.
And their final attack, what a nonsene, i wont give it away, but that is really what they are fighting for?
The idea is nice, the work of the educators is fun to watch and the scenes in the cottage are great (love the scene where the hostage states that sharing women was what they used to do and it didn´t work, because he thinks they boyfriend knows that the other two ones are hooking up). Overall I dislike the movie. Of course the problems are there, like 10% own 90% etc. but they wont change when you try to educate the people with the money.
Its like saying give our money to the poor and they will share it because they know what its like to be poor, no when people are in the position to get money they wanna get more, no matter what their background is. Ahhh well at least the movie starts some discussion and that is nice.
And the actors are all really good, so technically a good one, just from the political point of view i disagree.
So in a way i even have to encourage you to see it if you have the chance.[/quote]
No, this is not a preachy message film. Otherwise it wouldn’t be such a good film for me. as I don’t like message films either.
Of course it’s clear where Weingartner’s sympathies are lying, but he also shows the contradictions. Brühl is the only character who is preachy, but this is mainly to characterize him, and when he is preachy he is also a bit unpleasant, cause he is shown in this moments also as a slightly stubborn fanatic. But he is at the same time also a bit mysterious in his seclusion, and it’s exactly his seclusive fanatism which makes him attractive to Jule, who is insecure about her life.
And the film also shows with the Hardenberg character how certain revolutionary beliefs could change later on.
Message films are mostly coarse, but this one is very subtle, always holds the balance, and never goes the easy way (except for the end maybe). Quite contrary to Weingartner’s last film, which indeed is preachy, and a total disappointment, as not much is left of the former qualities.
The end however is risky stuff. To let this complex developed film end in this way with an utopia is the best way to get bashed by the critics. It’s mainly for this end that I labeled the film also as naive. But naive in a charming way. It’s not the best of all possible ends, but it works for me well enough.
And even if this film would be preachy message stuff, I would recommend it alone for the superb acting. We have Daniel Brühl at his best and Stipe Erceg and Burghart Klaussner are even better. And we have Julia Jentsch one of the most fascinating young german actresses (one of many btw). God this incredible face, alone watching the actors faces while they live their roles is enough reason to watch it. But luckily there is much more in it.
On the bonus disc are 40 min of deleted scenes, half of them are so good, I can’t believe that they are not part of the film. One short scene, which shows Jan at work, has Bernadette Heerwagen in it, another actress with a face I can watch at endlessly.
Well …
Much to my shame it’s one of the movies I have on my “Have to watch” List. I think I’ll give it a try soon.
I’ll say what I have to say about it … after watching it
I had the idea it was preachy because of what Valenciano said about the 10 % - 90 % etc. But you cannot judge a film from what others say about it, of course
You sure cannot. Never agreed with much Barry Norman said myself.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:2397, topic:372”]I’ll say what I have to say about it … after watching it
I had the idea it was preachy because of what Valenciano said about the 10 % - 90 % etc. But you cannot judge a film from what others say about it, of course[/quote]
the 10%-90% was my preaching, not in the film. I am preachy there, not the movie
so watch it , what I dislike is the general moral behind the film. but go check it out.
Yeah, there is a moral, maybe, but I think it’s all presented ambivalent enough to get even the contrary out of the film, if you like.
And of course it’s also no problem to dislike the film.