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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2014 Posts: 23,449
    Robin And Marian

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    Richard Lester's Robin And Marian has stuff to enjoy. Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Audrey Hepburn, Denholm Elliott, Ian Holm, Richard Harris and a John Barry score. Other than that, I'm afraid I'm not a big fan. To be frank, I think every generation has its Robin Hood film and mine was Costner's. Say what you will, I like that one infinitely better than this 1976 movie, though I accept the fact they're essentially two different stories. Still, I find the love story serviceable but not great, the ending almost non-climactic and the acting pretty generic. The film was pretty cheap, even for its time, and it shows. What should be epic feels at best like a repetition before a stage play. I have two conflicting biases here. One the one hand, Audrey. She's a shining example of how women of plus or minus 50 can still look very lovely. On the other hand, there's Lester. I don't like Lester. Superman III is the reason for that. Makes no sense, I know, but I can't help it. ;-)

    Overall, the film leaves me with a "meh" impression. I wanted to watch it as I'm watching all of Audrey's films - only three more to go - but I'm hardly amused by it. Would have been a good pilot to a TV series; but not the best film I've seen these past couple of days though. I wish I could have loved Robin And Marian; alas, I can't.
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 2,081
    The Maltese Falcon (1941), directed by John Houston (his directorial debut), screenplay by Houston - based on Dashiell Hammett novel, starring Humphrey Bogart (as private detective Sam Spade), Mary Astor (as his client), Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet (a stage actor, this was his first film role... at age 61, and he was nominated for an Academy Award for it)... and there was a small role played by Houston's father Walter.

    A classic, too.

    The novel was published in 1930 and this was the 3rd film adaptation. I haven't seen the first 2, nor the spoofs made later on, but I'm curious... If anyone has seen them, comments?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    except for BATTLE, which was the clunker of the bunch
    What?? It was the perfect end to the series! It was sad, yet hopeful.
    :-O
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'The Fog' (1980)

    My only complaint is having waited so long to finally get around to watch this movie! It has everything that 'Halloween' had for me, only a different atmosphere and plot, it seems: fantastic soundtrack, tons of eerie scenes and scares, great kills, very likable characters, etc. Carpenter impresses me once again.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    The extended cut improves it, but still not in a league with the others.
    Ape shall never kill Birdleson.
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    Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

    Wasn't sure about this at first. I haven't seen the old ones but I was dragged to see Rise and I ended up enjoying it. But then the director dropped out for the sequel and his replacement was the guy who did Cloverfield (which I hated)? I was worried.

    I shouldn't have been. This is better than the first one in pretty much every way. It's more exciting, the story is better, the action is better and the acting is as brilliant as it was in the first.

    I normally hate CGI and I wish we'd go back to films using more practical effects but with these films I don't mind at all because the monkeys aren't CGI. They're being played by actors still (just in mo cap suits), so there's still real people doing all the acting and stunts, it's not all done with computers. It's just makeup/prosphetics using computers. It's not like Man Of Steel or Transformers where it's all just fake.

    And unlike Avatar, which also used this tech, this film takes place in real enviroments. They filmed in real forests, the ape city was a real set, etc. Avatar was just filmed on sound stages with green screen, this film used real enviroments and it's all the better for it. The production/set design is amazing and the whole film looks brilliant.

    The special effects people deserve loads of praise. The apes look so real that it's hard to believe they're computer generated. The actors behind the apes deserve praise to though. Andy Serkis is amazing again and the guy who played Koba was brilliant too.

    One of the best films of the year. Great set up for a sequel too, I really hope there is one.
  • 001001
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    Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

    Not a film I would recommend. A Very dissapointing film.

    Anyone like this film?
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited July 2014 Posts: 13,882
    Enemies Closer

    The most bizarre character Van Damme has played. I did wonder if he had been in some way influenced by Javier Bardem's Silva. Not classic Van Damme, but there are a few decent fights, the one in the tree being the stand-out.

    2014 Van Damme ranking
    1. Hard Target (1993)
    2. Assassination Games (2011)
    3. Sudden Death (1995)
    4. Maximum Risk (1996)
    5. The Order (2001)
    6. Death Warrant (1990)
    ***7. Enemies Closer (2013)***
  • Posts: 1,631
    001 wrote: »
    Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

    Not a film I would recommend. A Very dissapointing film.

    Anyone like this film?

    I was very disappointed as well. Sadly, the first bit of the film, when it was still more western than sci-fi film, wasn't that bad (which is really saying something for me, as I don't much care for Westerns), but then it just really went off the rails and somehow became dull once the aliens arrived.



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    Watched Air Force One again for the first time in a few years. Still very entertaining with some excellent scenes (the first shootout, Oldman executing Melanie and later intensely holding the President at gunpoint, the Vice President's press-conference) but parts of the film fall victim to cheesy dialogue and writing.

    The MIG battle towards the end is the main weak point for me. The special effects look a bit cheap and the whole scenerio feels rather ridiculous...couldn't the plane have been damaged by the massive explosions that went off near it earlier in the film?

    Nonetheless I enjoyed Air Force One a lot despite its sillier moments. Ford is on excellent form, as are Oldman, Wendy Crewson and Glenn Close (who probably gives the best overall performance). Certainly one of the best "Die Hard on a (insert mode of transport)" thrillers.

    7/10
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 2,081
    The Petrified Forrest (1936), starring Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. It was hugely important to Bogart's career - basically, without it, his film career might have been over without him ever becoming a movie star. Thank goodness for Leslie Howard insisting he get the part. Bogart is wonderful as the gangster here. I hadn't seen The Petrified Forest before and I enjoyed it a lot. Oh, and I loved Charley Grapewin as Gramp Maple. :)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Air Force One again for the first time in a few years. Still very entertaining with some excellent scenes (the first shootout, Oldman executing Melanie and later intensely holding the President at gunpoint, the Vice President's press-conference) but parts of the film fall victim to cheesy dialogue and writing.

    The MIG battle towards the end is the main weak point for me. The special effects look a bit cheap and the whole scenerio feels rather ridiculous...couldn't the plane have been damaged by the massive explosions that went off near it earlier in the film?

    Nonetheless I enjoyed Air Force One a lot despite its sillier moments. Ford is on excellent form, as are Oldman, Wendy Crewson and Glenn Close (who probably gives the best overall performance). Certainly one of the best "Die Hard on a (insert mode of transport)" thrillers.

    7/10

    You forgot to mention a thrilling Goldsmith score, @BAIN123. ;-)

    I like AFO too. I myself thought the aerial battles were impressive by the way.
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 11,189
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Air Force One again for the first time in a few years. Still very entertaining with some excellent scenes (the first shootout, Oldman executing Melanie and later intensely holding the President at gunpoint, the Vice President's press-conference) but parts of the film fall victim to cheesy dialogue and writing.

    The MIG battle towards the end is the main weak point for me. The special effects look a bit cheap and the whole scenerio feels rather ridiculous...couldn't the plane have been damaged by the massive explosions that went off near it earlier in the film?

    Nonetheless I enjoyed Air Force One a lot despite its sillier moments. Ford is on excellent form, as are Oldman, Wendy Crewson and Glenn Close (who probably gives the best overall performance). Certainly one of the best "Die Hard on a (insert mode of transport)" thrillers.

    7/10

    You forgot to mention a thrilling Goldsmith score, @BAIN123. ;-)

    I like AFO too. I myself thought the aerial battles were impressive by the way.

    Yes, the score is excellent.

    Maybe I'm being harsh again. I was watching it on my old VHS by the way as I don't have it on DVD or Blu Ray. I just felt some of the shots of the aeroplane looked like obvious CG (the film is almost 20 years old though to be fair). The last shot of the plane hitting the water is probably the worst culprit IMO.

    The best scene in the film though (for me) is Melanie's death. Really well acted by everyone and I felt goosebumps watching it last night even though I knew what happened.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Either way I think it's a much better air plane hijack film than that Kurt Russell / Halle Berry Critical Decision (a.k.a. Executive Decision) thing. ;-)
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 2,081
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Tuulia wrote: »
    The Petrified Forrest (1936), starring Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. It was hugely important to Bogart's career - basically, without it, his film career might have been over without him ever becoming a movie star. Thank goodness for Leslie Howard insisting he get the part. Bogart is wonderful as the gangster here. I hadn't seen The Petrified Forest before and I enjoyed it a lot. Oh, and I loved Charley Grapewin as Gramp Maple. :)

    The one week spot is Leslie Howard. Not convincing.

    I can't say I particularly liked him in it, either, to me he really looked like he was acting (as opposed to seeming natural), but he first successfully starred in the same role on Broadway (as did Bogart), and was the star in the film. The studio originally didn't want Bogart in the film since he wasn't a star, but they wanted Howard and Howard wanted Bogart as Duke, so all things considered I'm happy how that turned out. ;) In any case I felt like Howard was in the wrong place in that movie (I can imagine his portrayal would have fitted the stage better than film). I assume that wasn't the general feeling (at the time at least). Then again, Howard was playing a British intellectual in the American desert setting, and surely was also supposed to be the odd one out.

  • edited July 2014 Posts: 11,189
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Either way I think it's a much better air plane hijack film than that Kurt Russell / Halle Berry Critical Decision (a.k.a. Executive Decision) thing. ;-)

    Its also much better than Passenger 57 as well as a lot of today's "President taken hostage" pastiche's.
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Air Force One again for the first time in a few years. Still very entertaining with some excellent scenes (the first shootout, Oldman executing Melanie and later intensely holding the President at gunpoint, the Vice President's press-conference) but parts of the film fall victim to cheesy dialogue and writing.

    The MIG battle towards the end is the main weak point for me. The special effects look a bit cheap and the whole scenerio feels rather ridiculous...couldn't the plane have been damaged by the massive explosions that went off near it earlier in the film?

    Nonetheless I enjoyed Air Force One a lot despite its sillier moments. Ford is on excellent form, as are Oldman, Wendy Crewson and Glenn Close (who probably gives the best overall performance). Certainly one of the best "Die Hard on a (insert mode of transport)" thrillers.

    7/10

    You forgot to mention a thrilling Goldsmith score, @BAIN123. ;-)

    I like AFO too. I myself thought the aerial battles were impressive by the way.

    "GET OFF MY THREAD!!"

    :D
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 11,189
    Maybe they were deliberately making a nod to Star Wars with Ford piloting a big plane fighting off enemies in smaller planes? :p

    It was just a bit too silly for me
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'The Expendables 3'

    I don't know where to begin. Sly is a crybaby throughout the entire thing, the movie honestly feels like it's a PG rating if they just cut down on a bit of violence and language, the CGI and editing ruins any chance the movie could've had of being a proper action flick, most of the new characters are terrible (such as all the new additions, Banderas, etc.), and the finale fell so flat. I can think of maybe two or three shots in the whole thing I enjoyed, it was that disappointing.
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    Don't Look Now
    Psycho
    Wrong Turn 3
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    'The Expendables 3'

    I don't know where to begin. Sly is a crybaby throughout the entire thing, the movie honestly feels like it's a PG rating if they just cut down on a bit of violence and language, the CGI and editing ruins any chance the movie could've had of being a proper action flick, most of the new characters are terrible (such as all the new additions, Banderas, etc.), and the finale fell so flat. I can think of maybe two or three shots in the whole thing I enjoyed, it was that disappointing.

    That's a shame. I was really hoping that this one would be good, especially since it could have helped the comebacks of several of its stars that we've seen far to little of over the years (Schwarzenegger and Gibson, in particular).

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,372
    dalton wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    'The Expendables 3'

    I don't know where to begin. Sly is a crybaby throughout the entire thing, the movie honestly feels like it's a PG rating if they just cut down on a bit of violence and language, the CGI and editing ruins any chance the movie could've had of being a proper action flick, most of the new characters are terrible (such as all the new additions, Banderas, etc.), and the finale fell so flat. I can think of maybe two or three shots in the whole thing I enjoyed, it was that disappointing.

    That's a shame. I was really hoping that this one would be good, especially since it could have helped the comebacks of several of its stars that we've seen far to little of over the years (Schwarzenegger and Gibson, in particular).

    It really is as bad as I say it is, but again, that's just my opinion, others may feel differently. The acting was cringeworthy bad, as if nobody really showed up with interest in filming, and the action scenes had no punch: there was no tension, nothing ever felt like it was on the line, it was just scores of nameless bad guys getting mowed down with a bullet or two, but it lacked something while doing so.
  • 001001
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    Mud (2012)
    Good film although a little slow and bleak sometimes.
  • edited July 2014 Posts: 2,081
    001 wrote: »
    Mud (2012)
    Good film although a little slow and bleak sometimes.

    I agree about "good". :) Not about "slow and bleak". :) I enjoyed it immensely myself.


    Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), directed by Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart. A beautifully shot, well acted, entertaining gangster film classic. James Cagney in the lead role is wonderful, a joy to watch. Bogart's role is fairly small, but important, and he's very good in it. Pat O'Brian is ok, but not particularly interesting.

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    @Creasy47 But Expendables 3 isn't out for weeks. How did you see it already? :-?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Creasy47 But Expendables 3 isn't out for weeks. How did you see it already? :-?

    It definitely wasn't the DVD screener that leaked online that some people will watch because they're hesitant on paying money to see it in theaters due to the sudden PG-13 rating. That's all I'll say. ;)

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    I'm a big fan of these films so I'm going to see it at the cinema. Even if it's disappointing, at least the money I put towards it might help get an Expendables 4 (possibly with Pierce Brosnan apparently) made.
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    The Godfather, for the first time ever believe it or not! Loved it; a true masterpiece.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,449
    SharkBait wrote: »
    Don't Look Now
    Psycho
    Wrong Turn 3

    First two films: excellent choices. The third, just wondering, did you like that one, @SharkBait? :-)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    The Godfather, for the first time ever believe it or not! Loved it; a true masterpiece.

    If you have only seen the first, you are in for a treat with the second.
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