An account, made for TV, of the biggest ship disaster in history, causing some 6000 victims
The disaster is relatively unknown, probably because it happened in war-time, and the victims were subjects of Hitler’s Third Reich
The Gustloff was a passenger ship, forced by the nazi authorities to transport German civilians from Gdansk (Poland) to the German port of Kiel. In mid sea the ship was torpedoed by a Russian submarine and sank within an hour.
A page in history that deserves a better movie than this made for TV poor man’s Titanic. There’s even a superfluous love story to emphasize the similarities. Titanic was a massive soap, but the ship sank gloriously. In this movie it’s over and done with within a few minutes. The disaster that is, the film lasts a little longer. Actually, the version I saw ran only 105 minutes, which means it was cut by more than an hour! Still I can’t imagine the full-length production was much better. Some good performances though, especially by Austrian actor Karl Markovics, who already was impressive in Die Fälscher.
A documentary would have served the subject matter better
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:2457, topic:372”]Not too bad, but not great either
I agree with director Darabont that religious fanatics are dangerous, but the message is too much emphasized here
Great insects by the way[/quote]
liked the movie, sometimes over the top funny. And the ending was very expected to me, but still hard, liked that. But you gotta give your logic and brains away before watching it.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:2446, topic:372”]True. Many of them try to come up with that ultimate twist that usually makes things even worse than they already are
I didn’t like Mindhunters because I didn’t really care who did the killings, I had no feelings whatsoever for any of the characters
When the killer was exposed, I didn’t even know rightaway who he/she was, I had nearly overlooked the girl/guy (no spoilers here) all the time ! But I guess the film is okay if you like these type of films: there are a few shocks and the way people are killed, is sometimes pretty bizarre
Another good novel about serial killers, is Gone but not forgotten
The story doesn’t make too much sense, but it’s tremendously suspenseful
The best crime novel, is Truman Capote’s ‘factional’ novel In Cold Blood
Sebastien Japrisot’s L’été meurtrier is also great, and furthermore anything from Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald
In recent times, Scandinavia has produced some good crime writers, notably Henning Mankell
(The Sjöwall and Wahlöo novels weren’t bad either)
Is there a good German crime writer?
Can’t remember I ever heard of one, but I must have[/quote]
I like in cold blood very much, great book.
hmm german crime author. i like dürrenmatt´s the judge and his hengman, der richter und sein henker. Great crime book, very well written, nice atmosphere.
beside that i dont know
my labmate told me about http://www.krimi-couch.de/ a german site where crime books are discussed.havent checked it really, but should be possible to find german authors
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage by Dario Argento
I suppose most of the forum members know that flic !? Watched a German tv recording that is running 88min only. The original running time is said to be 101min ??? Dang, were any bloody or even gory scenes cut ?
Well, I liked the movie anyway. Not great but very entertaining… Great cast with SW familiar faces (Mario Adorf keeping cats but not as pets ;))
BTW this is my first Giallo. I’m going to watch some more…
[quote=“Bluntwolf, post:2465, topic:372”]The Bird with the Crystal Plumage by Dario Argento
I suppose most of the forum members know that flic !? Watched a German tv recording that is running 88min only. The original running time is said to be 101min ??? Dang, were any bloody or even gory scenes cut ?
Well, I liked the movie anyway. Not great but very entertaining… Great cast with SW familiar faces (Mario Adorf keeping cats but not as pets ;))
BTW this is my first Giallo. I’m going to watch some more…
Any recommendations ?[/quote]
The German Version is totally cut.
I’m not a great fan of Gialli but we had a thread some time ago about it.
From the few I watched I liked
Strano vizio della Signora Wardh, Lo
Torso
Cosa avete fatto a Solange? (Beware the German Version is heavenly cut!)
Tenebrae
Sei donne per l’assassino
Deep Red (but I didn’t liked the funny elements in it!)
[quote=“valenciano, post:2464, topic:372”]I like in cold blood very much, great book.
hmm german crime author. i like dürrenmatt´s the judge and his hengman, der richter und sein henker. Great crime book, very well written, nice atmosphere.[/quote]
Oh yes, yes, this one is great, very great. This and a second one called Der Verdacht, in which Dürrenmatt works with the same protagonist.
[quote=“Bluntwolf, post:2465, topic:372”]BTW this is my first Giallo. I’m going to watch some more…
Any recommendations ?[/quote]
Tenebre
Deep Red
The House with the Laughing Windows
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Don’t Torture a Duckling
What Have You Done to Solange?
Bay of Blood
Death Walks at Midnight
Death Laind an Egg
Blood and Black Lace
Opera
Footprints
Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardth
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Two men start to catch sharks as they seem to have little else to do, apart from bedding the local women. One happens to be Susan George, and surprised that she had been dubbed. Film is way overlong at just over two hours and tedious most of the time.
[quote=“alk0, post:2470, topic:372”]Tenebre
Deep Red
The House with the Laughing Windows
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Don’t Torture a Duckling
What Have You Done to Solange?
Bay of Blood
Death Walks at Midnight
Death Laind an Egg
Blood and Black Lace
Opera
Footprints
Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardth
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
[quote=“alk0, post:2470, topic:372”]Tenebre
Deep Red
The House with the Laughing Windows
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Don’t Torture a Duckling
What Have You Done to Solange?
Bay of Blood
Death Walks at Midnight
Death Laind an Egg
Blood and Black Lace
Opera
Footprints
Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardth
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
…to name a few of my faves ;)[/quote]
Could you please add directors, year of production and maybe also original titles?
Sure:
Tenebre (1982, Dario Argento)
Deep Red [Profondo rosso] (1975, Dario Argento)
The House with the Laughing Windows [La casa dalle finestre che ridono] (1976, Pupi Avati)
Short Night of Glass Dolls [La corta notte delle bambole di vetro] (1971, Aldo Lado)
Don’t Torture a Duckling [Non si sevizia un paperino] (1972, Lucio Fulci)
What Have You Done to Solange? [Cosa avete fatto a Solange?] (1972, Massimo Dallamano)
Bay of Blood [Reazione a catena] (1971, Mario Bava)
Death Walks at Midnight [La morte accarezza a mezzanotte] (1972, Luciano Ercoli)
Death Laind an Egg [Lam orte ha fatto l’uovo] (1968, Giulio Questi)
Blood and Black Lace [Sei donne per l’assassino] (1964, Mario Bava)
Opera (1987, Dario Argento)
Footprints [Le orme] (1975, Luigi Bazzoni)
Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh [Lo sttrano vizio della Signora Wardh] (1971, Sergio Martino)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much [La ragazza che sapeva troppo] (1963, Mario Bava)
Well been enjoying some Giallo type stuff recently, and this one had an unusual atmosphere to mainly due to the performance of Pierre Clementi. The score is by Luis Enrique Bacalov and performed by The New Trolls and is a symphonic / progressive rock score.
Last night I finished the historical thriller Ogro aka Operación Ogro starring Gian Maria Volontè. Really good and solid movie. I am very much into the history of Spain and the political landscape there.
Yes the Designated Victim is a fine movie… Get the new Shameless release which should be more or less as uncut as it’s going to be. Obviously made from different sources but all in all the picture quality is very acceptable.
! Does any body know which scenes are cut ?
! I’ll try to check them out.