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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2019 Posts: 23,530
    Halloween 2 1981 I definately prefer this timeline, the recent film that wiped all but the first film does not work for me at all.
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    THE MATRIX MARATHON

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    This is one of my darlings, the cultural phenomenon that left us baffled in '99. What can I say? This stuff isn't getting old! The action still rocks, the mythology remains cool despite some truly nonsensical concepts in the sequels and the exceptionally bad dialogues that come with them. But hey, because of the action, I'm a Matrix sequels apologist. Keanu, Fishburne, Weaving, Moss, ... they're all so much fun in these films. So, for this marathon:
    1. The Matrix: excellent, still, hasn't lost one bit of its charm.
    2. The Animatrix: easily overlooked by the anime challenged, but a huge recommend to all of us, children of the '90s.
    3. The Matrix Revolutions: despite the heavy reliance on the silliest of plot twists, there's nothing but eye candy in this one.
    4. The Matrix Reloaded: still a delight, but the film slows down at times and the heavy-handed chewing gum philosophy carries the stench of pretention more than the other three movies.

    I, for one, have always loved The Matrix and I'm modestly intrigued by the prospect of a fourth film, even though I know I probably shouldn't be. ;)

    I have four versions of all the films (Dvd's, Bluray Box Set, Bluray Steelbooks and 4K Boxset) I am a dedicated fan or have more money than sense ;)). I enjoy even the weaker movies.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited October 2019 Posts: 23,614
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

    I have four versions of all the films (Dvd's, Bluray Box Set, Bluray Steelbooks and 4K Boxset) I am a dedicated fan or have more money than sense ;)). I enjoy even the weaker movies. [/quote]

    I still have the video tapes of the first two films. ;-) But I wachted them on bluray now, of course. ;-)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,904
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I feel the same way. Halloween 2018 had it's moments, but it wasn't worth wiping past films, just to create yet another timeline.

    Last night I watched The Satanic Rites Of Dracula. Still my favourite Hammer Horror: Dracula.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,614
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I feel the same way. Halloween 2018 had it's moments, but it wasn't worth wiping past films, just to create yet another timeline.

    Last night I watched The Satanic Rites Of Dracula. Still my favourite Hammer Horror: Dracula.

    Satanic Rites is a fun film. I guess POD is my favourite in the Dracula series. Still, I prefer the Frankenstein films, especially FCW and FMBD. Cushing is delicious in those two. :)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,904
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I feel the same way. Halloween 2018 had it's moments, but it wasn't worth wiping past films, just to create yet another timeline.

    Last night I watched The Satanic Rites Of Dracula. Still my favourite Hammer Horror: Dracula.

    Satanic Rites is a fun film. I guess POD is my favourite in the Dracula series. Still, I prefer the Frankenstein films, especially FCW and FMBD. Cushing is delicious in those two. :)

    I like the their Frankenstein films as well. I like the Dracula film a little more, though. I might watch Revenge Of Frankenstein tonight.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    22 JULY (P. Greengrass, 2018)
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    Film about the events in Oslo in the diabolical year 2011, and the aftermath. It doesn t feel exploitative, but realistic all around. Good performances from all involved. Definitely unpleasant, naturally.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2019 Posts: 23,530
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I feel the same way. Halloween 2018 had it's moments, but it wasn't worth wiping past films, just to create yet another timeline.

    Last night I watched The Satanic Rites Of Dracula. Still my favourite Hammer Horror: Dracula.

    Re: Halloween It's a trend in film at the moment to wipe films from cannon to try to get people to watch another rehash of a sequel.

    The Satanic Rites Of Dracula is a good one, I like the modern setting.

    I watched another Hammer film last night The Kiss of a Vampire
    kiss_of_the_vampire_02.JPG starring Bond alumini Edward de Souza. The Hugh Jackman film Van Helsing borrows heavily from this one.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    edited October 2019 Posts: 3,336
    Ma nuit chez Maud (1969)

    I remember reading somewhere: "I rather watch paint dry then watch a Éric Rohmer film". It wasn't that bad lol, quite a "talky" picture, a bit slow sure, but it also had its moments. Decent flick.

    Partie de campagne (1946)

    Directed by Jean Renoir and running at just 40 minutes, this little film was very nicely shot, but emotional ending didn't quite do it for me as there was really no time to build it up (because of the short run time).

    A Perfect World (1993)

    An Ok film. As with the previous film, the ending didn't quite bring out the emotions it intended to.

    Letyat zhuravli (1957)

    Some cool direction, but mostly boring.

    The Mortal Storm (1940)
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    Been a while seens i've seen a James Stewart flick (one of my favourite actors ever). Interstingly enough this film was made before the US entered the war. Decent anti nazi flick, made while Hitler was still alive.

    The Natural (1984)

    Not that much into sports movie, i rather prefer watching the real thing... Had its moments, but overall mediocre.

    Bull Durham (1988)

    Same as with the above.

    The Foreigner (2017)

    Thin, but somewhat entertaining.

    Sorry to Bother You (2018)

    First film from Boots Riley. It was certainly original, but not quite my cup of tea.

    Capharnaüm (2018)

    Some nice performances, but it didn't get me as emotionally invested as i think it intended to.

  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Outland (1981)High Noon in space starring Sean Connery, a real tight scifi thriller that is really enjoyable. I remember seeing it in cinema
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,047
    SaintMark wrote: »


    Outland (1981)High Noon in space starring Sean Connery, a real tight scifi thriller that is really enjoyable. I remember seeing it in cinema

    Reminds me of one of the great Youtube videos....

  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    Posts: 7,854
    Street Fighter

    This movie is stupid, let's not pretend, but it's dumb fun in such a good way. I hate 90% of the video game movies out there, but this one I'll always defend for being so obnoxiously cheesy. This is the poster child for "so bad it's good" entertainment.
  • TracyTracy
    edited November 2019 Posts: 1,646
    Kong '76.....I kinda feel sad for Grodins character , he was so proud he'd struck oil , of course he tried to minimize the loss with Kong....makes sense

    Sadly I can imagine people exploiting Kong had he been around in real life

    Also watched Batman Moon of Wolf , sadly T1 froze up.....gonna watch some more , prolly horror , maybe the one with the old man Marley from Home Alone , that was a good one
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DARK SHADOWS (T. Burton, 2012)

    Burton has been a bit hit and miss up through the years. This is a hit, one of his absolutely best. I love practically everything about it.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 23,530
    Spiderman Far From Home A lot of this film is like a Saturday morning cartoon, the film is very basic. The CGI though obviosly good, for me still falls well below the Sam Raimi films though that will be down to Sam's direction and decision making. Midway through the film there is one of the worst exposition dumps I have ever seen, it really is bad and pretty much derails the whole film for a while. The major plus of this film is its actually funny, arguably one of the funniest films in the MCU. The two post credit sequences cant be missed
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,009
    2Wint2Kidd wrote: »
    I thought RPO was way too bloated and nostalgia heavy for me to enjoy it. I didn't hate it or anything, but it left me questioning whether Spielberg's lost his touch.

    This, and The BFG, left me with the same feeling, so empty.
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,783
    The Dark Knight Rises


    where do I begin with this film.....

    lets start with the negatives because that is a longer list and a lot of these comments will be on the fly as I am watching it now

    1. Why does Gordon just carry around the speech
    2. I HATE the way Bruce acts in this film
    3. I agree with Fatman on batman Blake finds out because of a look WTF
    4. none of the finichial stuff makes sense
    5. I hate the way Alfred acts
    6. I know now why most don't want Nolan to do Bond
    7. Could Miranda be any more obvious with the villain
    8. Blake is possibly the most annoying character in the film
    9. hey did it turn from day to night
    10. So Alfred has no faith in bruce
    \11. the bike chase is lackluster




    postives

    1. it's well acted: Litterally everyone is perfect in their roles I love Hathaway as Catwoman and Hardy as bane
    2. uhm the opening sequence is good

    overall this film is beyond weak and considering I like Bane and Catwoman my heart breaks.... I knew this year would be tough sitting through the likes of Highlander 2 Highlander The Source and Batman and robin but those films have a campy quality to it this film is not just bad it's bitterly bad


    Films I saw in 2019

    1. Jaws
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Batman begins
    4. Across the Universe
    5. The Dark Knight
    6. Licence to Kill
    7. Batman Gotham knight
    8. Batman mask of the phantasm
    9. Batman
    10. Beverly Hills Cop 2
    11. Batman Returns
    12. Casino Royale 1954
    13. Highlander Endgame
    14. Batman Year one
    15. Valley Girls
    16. Dirty dancing
    17. Oliver Stone The Doors
    18. Highlander
    19. Moonstruck
    20. Batman Forever
    21. Avengers: Endgame
    22. Batman Beyond
    23. Rocketman
    24. Hitman agent 47
    25. Highlander 3 The Final Dimension
    26. Batman Triumphant
    27. The Dark Knight Rises (only ranking it this high for Anne Hathaway's assets)
    28. Walk the line
    29. Highlander 2
    30. Highlander the source
    31. Batman & Robin
    32. Porky's Revenge


    Films from 2019
    1. Avengers Endgame
    2. Rocketman

    Batman series
    1. Batman begins
    2. The Dark Knight
    3. Batman Gotham knight
    4. Batman mask of the phantasm
    5. Batman
    6. Batman Returns
    7. Batman year one
    8. batman forever
    9. Batman Beyond
    10. Batman triumphant
    11. The Dark Knight Rises
    12. Batman & Robin

    Highlander series
    1. Highlander Endgame
    2. Highlander
    3. Highlander the final Dimension
    4. Highlander 2
    5. Highlander the source

    Bond series
    1. Casino Royale
    2. Licence to Kill
    3. Casino Royale 1954

    Jukebox
    1. Across the Universe
    2. Oliver Stone The Doors
    3. Walk the line
    4. Rocketman
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    THE MULE (C. Eastwood, 2018)

    Possibly the best role Clint ever had. This one has it all-comedy, tragedy, drama, suspense and heartbreak. Highly recommended.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,693
    I very much enjoyed The Mule. Can't wait to see Clint Eastwood's next film, Richard Jewell.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    On the Western movie channel:

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  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    The mirror Crack'd (1980) - an Agatha Christie tale and allstar cast movie directed by Guy Hamilton, with the title based upon a poem of some poet by the name of Tennyson. An nice easy Miss Marple movie starring Angela Lansbury as leading character with an ice little mystery at heart. 007 connections besides the director is one Blofeld actor and one uncredited 007, who lays his ear to Elisabeth Taylors chest.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    I very much enjoyed The Mule. Can't wait to see Clint Eastwood's next film, Richard Jewell.

    He has become a very reliable director.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited November 2019 Posts: 8,722
    Tonight (again): The Train (1964), directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster as a French railroad official and resistance fighter and Paul Scofield as a German colonel trying to move French art masterpieces to Germany before the Allies manage to take Paris.

    This sums up the few problems with the movie. Except for the credibility problems that arise if you have an Englishman pretending to be a German and an American to be a Frenchman. along with a lot of French actors trying to speak English with a French accent and some dubbed because they apparently didn't even manage to do that (the great Michel Simon's voice has more of an American accent than even Burt Lancaster), this is very much a pretty perfect movie! Lots of suspense, action (and no CGI!) and what have you: The best part for me as railroad buff (I should probably hate them for destroying steam engines, but whatever) is that the French railway company (SNCF) apparently used this as a tool to get rid of much of their 1910's stock by having it crashed for the filming. All in all, a very, very good movie, in glorious black-and-white...with only a few anachronisms to complain about (see the goofs on IMDb...).
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,614
    HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
    Well, unless you're a fan of shlocky Corman horror flicks, you might want to stay away from this mess.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Tonight (again): The Train (1964), directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster as a French railroad official and resistance fighter and Paul Scofield as a German colonel trying to move French art masterpieces to Germany before the Allies manage to take Paris.

    This sums up the few problems with the movie. Except for the credibility problems that arise if you have an Englishman pretending to be a German and an American to be a Frenchman. along with a lot of French actors trying to speak English with a French accent and some dubbed because they apparently didn't even manage to do that (the great Michel Simon's voice has more of an American accent than even Burt Lancaster), this is very much a pretty perfect movie! Lots of suspense, action (and no CGI!) and what have you: The best part for me as railroad buff (I should probably hate them for destroying steam engines, but whatever) is that the French railway company (SNCF) apparently used this as a tool to get rid of much of their 1910's stock by having it crashed for the filming. All in all, a very, very good movie, in glorious black-and-white...with only a few anachronisms to complain about (see the goofs on IMDb...).

    Agree, very good film.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

    Good film.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 6,862
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Tonight (again): The Train (1964), directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster as a French railroad official and resistance fighter and Paul Scofield as a German colonel trying to move French art masterpieces to Germany before the Allies manage to take Paris.

    This sums up the few problems with the movie. Except for the credibility problems that arise if you have an Englishman pretending to be a German and an American to be a Frenchman. along with a lot of French actors trying to speak English with a French accent and some dubbed because they apparently didn't even manage to do that (the great Michel Simon's voice has more of an American accent than even Burt Lancaster), this is very much a pretty perfect movie! Lots of suspense, action (and no CGI!) and what have you: The best part for me as railroad buff (I should probably hate them for destroying steam engines, but whatever) is that the French railway company (SNCF) apparently used this as a tool to get rid of much of their 1910's stock by having it crashed for the filming. All in all, a very, very good movie, in glorious black-and-white...with only a few anachronisms to complain about (see the goofs on IMDb...).

    Absolutely love that film.
    Tight direction by Frankenheimar, and tremendous action, beautifully lensed,
    I recently bought the blu ray with some unusual artwork on the sleeve
    (Though it's reversible, it also has it's release poster which is more appropriate!)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    ROMA (A. Cuaron, 2018)

    Realism from early 70s Mexico. Cuaron is one of the most talented and versatile directors around, and this is another very strong entry from him. The photo is exquisite.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 6,862
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    ROMA (A. Cuaron, 2018)

    Realism from early 70s Mexico. Cuaron is one of the most talented and versatile directors around, and this is another very strong entry from him. The photo is exquisite.

    Of all the Directors names been bandied about for Bond, I would love for Cuaron to be one of them.
    He had some small involvement with QOS, so he not a stranger to Bond!
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    On the Encore Western movie channel:

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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 23,530
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    The Jigsaw Man 1983
    Notable as its directed by Terence Young and Peter Hunt is second unit director. Its a bit of a Bond reunion with Charles Gray, Vladek Sheybal, Peter Burton, Anthony Dawson starring.
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