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  • Posts: 6,727
    THE SILENT PARTNER (1978)
    Thriller with a clever premise. Scripted by Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential), the story concerns a bank teller (Elliot Gould) who discovers a thief (Christopher Plummer) plans to rob the bank he works in, he sets aside most of the money for himself, and blames the thief. When the thief finds out, he starts a cat and mouse game with the teller. Its a great idea, and Gould and Plummer are great foils, but it has a couple of gratuitously violent scenes that almost ruins it. I saw it on TV a number of years ago, and it turned up the other night on the Talking pictures channel.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Spaceballs (1987). It’s a lot funnier than I remembered. The gags about merchandise are just as ironic today as they were in the 80s.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    The Best Girl (1927) Starring arguably the first great film star, Mary Pickford. Sweet as all hell.
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    This 100 years old film is fantastic, and has a distinct style. I used to have a big Bauhaus poster on the wall, and now I know where the motive came from.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    This 100 years old film is fantastic, and has a distinct style. I used to have a big Bauhaus poster on the wall, and now I know where the motive came from.

    Phenomenal film. My absolute favourite of the silent era.
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    The prophecy

    Wow where do I begin it’s an ok film but I don’t know why as this film should be in my wheel house I mean it’s got highlander call back galore it’s written and directed by the guy who wrote and directed highlander. But still I just wow this film... there are plenty of issues

    Having watched the prophecy three questions
    1. Why do hard boiled detectives in the 90’s chew gum all the time?
    2. Why is Gregory Widen obsessed with trench coats?
    3. With all the highlander call backs what was Christopher Lambert to busy or something?


    I just don’t know I defiantly don’t hate it but I don’t love it...

    Seriously has anyone else seen this like am I missing something has anyone else seen this film?
    I remember liking it. Christopher Walken makes it especially worthwile. Those 90s fads become more interesting to me the further we are removed from that decade.

    Edit: I forgot Elias Koteas. Very cool actor.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    THE MUMMY (Karl Freund, 1932)

    The plot may be silly, or at least how it is played, but it looks great and Karloff is amazing. I think some later Dracula films were inspired by this. Not what I expected.
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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    You're on fire @Thunderfinger. That's my favourite of the Universal monsters. Always liked that sandy bugger the best.

    As for me, I just had a blast with this giallo:



    Featuring Barbara Bouchet (CR67) and Sybil Danning in a very atmospherical mix of typical giallo tropes and gothic settings.

    Great theme tune by Bruno Nicolai as well:

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Knives Out

    Really enjoyed this. Wonderful cast, a smart script and a great location.

    Took me a little while to get used to Daniel Craig's southern gentleman drawl, but once i did i loved his performance. Wish he made more films!
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Knives Out

    Really enjoyed this. Wonderful cast, a smart script and a great location.

    Took me a little while to get used to Daniel Craig's southern gentleman drawl, but once i did i loved his performance. Wish he made more films!

    It took a while to get used, but I found his performance very amusing indeed.

    Also loved the inclusion of Don Johnson.
  • WillyGalore_ReduxWillyGalore_Redux I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaaaaaaming
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    Knives Out

    Really enjoyed this. Wonderful cast, a smart script and a great location.

    Took me a little while to get used to Daniel Craig's southern gentleman drawl, but once i did i loved his performance. Wish he made more films!

    It took a while to get used, but I found his performance very amusing indeed.

    Also loved the inclusion of Don Johnson.

    Agreed. One of the most enjoyable films i've watched in many a year Such a smart script. Full of wit. The whole cast were superb. Craig, Plummer, De Anis, Curtis, Johnson, Shannon and Evans were on top form.

    Kenneth Branagh take note. That's how you make an intelligent whodunnit.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    @GoldenGun , I think my favorite may be Frankenstein, but only as depicted in the first film.

    As for favourite silent era film, perhaps Murnau s TABU. A STORY OF THE SOUTH SEAS.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    STEAMBOAT BILL JR (Charles Reisner, 1928)

    Lots of good gags, and the end sequence is truly inspired.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Buster Keaton is my favorite.

    The house front falling on the hero at 2:12 could have been a good match for the Spectre pre-title sequence.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Arthur Lubin, 1943)

    Of all the various versions of this, this is so far the only one I have seen. I quite enjoyed it. Great talent all around.
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    The first half is hilarious, the second an intense drama.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    SNOWPIERCER (film)

    Excellent movie. I'm still processing it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited September 2020 Posts: 40,372
    Just wached the Tom Holland Trailer trash movie on Netflix - beautiful to look at, and compelling viewing but not a great film, if that makes sense? Devil All The Time - switch brain off and it's 8/10.

    I found it painfully dull and trying to tackle way too many storylines, character connections and themes at once. I was pretty excited for it but past a nice performance or two, it really didn't have much to say.

    I also didn't buy Tom Holland in that role whatsoever, nothing about his performance screamed 'West Virginia' to me. I'm just not a fan of his work in general, though, so perhaps there's some bias in that.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    THE PROFESSOR & THE MADMAN (P. B. Shemran, 2019)
    Brilliant film based on an amazing real life story. Fantastic cast.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Just watching TSWLM.

    I wonder how they filmed shark eating Stromberg’s Secretary scene? The live shark scenes look extremely dangerous and done with a real stunt woman alongside a live Tiger shark!!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    The Passion of Christ It has been a few years since I watched this film, none of its intensity has diminished. there are very few films that evoke such raw emotion, works well on so many levels.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited September 2020 Posts: 13,882
    Panic Beats (1983)
    Paul Naschy reprises his Alaric de Marnac character, last seen in Horror Rises From The Tomb (1973). It isn't a sequel in the typical sense, just that it features the same character from the earlier film.

    Naschy stars as Paul Marnac, decendant of the infamous Alaric de Marnic, a medievel knight to murdered his adulterous wife, and three of their 5 children (leaving only the two that he knew where his). The legend has it that Alaric returns every 100 years to sort out any unfaithful wife of his decendant. Paul's wife has a heart condition, and at the suggestion of her doctor, Paul takes her to his ancestral home out in the country. It soon becomes clear, that Paul intends to 'off her' with a little help from his ancestor and both pf Pauls mistresses. I don't know if it makes me a sociopath, but I found the ending to be most satisfying.
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    Goldeneye

    every time I come to this film I always think how much better the film would be with Dalton... he did reserved anger better then anyone and man he would of been perfect in this film seeing him spare off against Dame Judi Dench would of been well amazing. but it's far from a bad film my wife enjoyed it and I did too though it is my second favorite of the Brosnan era (The World is not enough is number 1 for me.)

    Films in 2020
    1. Batman Begins
    2. Jaws 2
    3. When Harry meet sally
    4. Woodstock the movie
    5. Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows
    6. Ronin
    7. Goldeneye
    8. The breakfast club
    9. Rolling stone Gimmie Shelter
    10. Octopussy
    11. The temptations
    12. Stand by me
    13. The Art of war
    14. The Prophecy
    15. No direction Home
    16. Rise of skywalker
    17. Casino Royale 1954
    18. Pearl Harbor
    19. Little women
    20. Journey greatest hits live
    21. The Grateful Dead movie


    Bond films
    1. Goldeneye
    2. Octopussy
    3. Casino Royale 1954

  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Just watching TSWLM.

    I wonder how they filmed shark eating Stromberg’s Secretary scene? The live shark scenes look extremely dangerous and done with a real stunt woman alongside a live Tiger shark!!

    They love putting sharks in bond films,and helicopters.... ;))
  • Escape To Athena . Needed to see something with Roger Moore in it to cheer me up
    This is how I’m going to pass the time between now and April. Watching all the Bond actors non Bond stuff , since I haven’t seen much of what any of them have done outside Bond
  • edited October 2020 Posts: 2,887
    Watching all the Bond actors non Bond stuff , since I haven’t seen much of what any of them have done outside Bond

    Some Sean and Roger recommendations for you...

    Sean Connery:
    The Offence
    The Wind and the Lion
    The Man Who Would Be King
    Robin and Marian
    Time Bandits
    Wrong Is Right
    Zardoz
    Marnie
    Woman of Straw

    Roger Moore:
    The Man Who Haunted Himself
    Gold
    Shout at the Devil
    Street People
    ffolkes (aka North Sea Hijack)
    The Wild Geese
    The Sea Wolves
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Also consider for Connery:
    The Rock, seen in character as Bond.
    The Untouchables, Academy Award winner.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited October 2020 Posts: 6,760
    I'd also recommend these Cold War films featuring Sean:
    The Hunt for Red October
    The Russia House


    Furthermore, this one is superb as well:
    The Name of the Rose

    @Revelator's list of Rog films is very accurate, can't think of anything to add.

    Not much to be found for George I'm afraid, though this excellent giallo is certainly worth your time:
    Who Saw Her Die?

    As for Tim I'd recommend:
    The Lion in Winter
    Permission to Kill
    The Rocketeer


    The first one was his screen debut alongside the likes of O'Toole, Hopkins and Hepburn, the second one is a spy film, though it's almost nowhere to be found, and in the third one he has some great fun playing the villain.

    I also like The Tourist, in which he's some sort of M, but I'm fairly alone on that one.

    Pierce has done some great work too, namely:
    The Thomas Crown Affair
    The Matador
    The Ghost Writer


    Of Dan I would say these are excellent:
    Road to Perdition
    Munich
    Knives Out


    The first one is a Sam Mendes film, the second a Spielberg spy film and in the third he's the lead in an amusing whodunit.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    For Brosnan, I would add Mars Attacks.
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