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That is lovely.
Cheers, as soon as I saw that initial shot of DC buttoning his Jacket I thought it was pretty cool.
Cheers @Thunderfinger I am a novice with graphic design still learning, I try random ideas.
The UK ending is the official ending and how the film is meant to end. The alternate U.S ending is ridiculous and makes no sense whatsoever. I have no idea what the 'third ending' does.
Well that is how the UK version ends
A modern classic. I vividly recall my many visceral reactions in the movie theatre.
Great score by Brian Tyler, too.
Oh, absolutely! A lot of good action suites in it.
I have a soft spot for The Phantom. As for The Shadow, it's one of those films I never tire of watching, and I don't need to be in the mood to watch, I can put it on any time. Come to think of it, I feel like a double bill of them. If I could only remember where I have put my coopy of The Phantom. :-?
Legacy Of Lies (2020)
Probably as close to seeing Scott Adkins as Bond that I am going to get. He does at least play an MI6 agent... well, a former one, and the film is a spy thriller rather than an action film. There's two good fights, especially the 2nd one.
Cold war thriller set in 1968, loosely based on real events. Ed Harris is excellent here, only complaint is that the movie doesn t get interesting until halfway through.
I revisited The Phantom for the first time in years a few months ago and was surprised how solid a film it is. I mean, I remember enjoying it as a kid but the movies you enjoyed in your youth don't always hold up in your adulthood. In fact, given how terribly it's been reviewed, I braced myself for a rough time. But there really is nothing to dislike here. No outrageously bad or dated visual effects. In fact, most everything is done practically. No foul language and no juvenile jokes either—just good clean old-fashioned fun. The cast is without fault, and Billy Zane was simply too good of a leading man to have faded from the limelight like he did. Smooth, charming, deft with the humor. He was like Sean Connery reborn in the 90s (if you'll forgive the awkward turn of phrase; I know Connery himself appeared alongside CZJ just three years later). And David Newman's splendid score with that magnificent main theme, equal parts heroism and adventure, holds it all together. A film that stands proudly alongside The Rocketeer and The Shadow as you mention. Well due a critical reappraisal.
A combination of giallo tropes and funky 80s dance music, well that's right up my alley. Instant favourite!
Gravity testing some new Dolby Atmos speakers, I always thought the sound design on this film was phenomenal now I realise I never truly heard how great the sound really was until now, truly amazing.
AVP *UNRATED* is the way to go. A little extra blood goes a long way... ;)
It does cross a mix of being original and fan service, but I think it will age well. Plus, who doesn’t like Billy Dee Williams as Lando or Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor? I also don’t think Rey’s story is done yet.
Absolutely. There are no major faux-pas in The Phantom; it's a fun, well-made film. Billy Zane was also great in that Tales from the Crypt movie-- he can play a leading man but also go real over-the-top and eccentric. And good point about the music score.
I think it's a shame that all three films we've mentioned didn't make enough at the box office and that fad faded away. I hope we start seeing these kinds of relatively down-to-earth heroes on the screen again.
Incidentally, I just revisited another film directed by The Phantom's director, Simon Wincer. Quigley Down Under is one magnificent film, with a top-notch music score by Basil Poledouris.
It s the best of the bunch.
There's so many moments in The Shadow to like. Other than the ones you mentioned; Lamont and Margot dicussing their dreams ("You need help." / "I'm aware of that."), The Shadow dispatching with Farley Claymore, our first look at The Shadow on the bridge and Lamont meeting his uncle in the Cobalt Club (I alway get a Bond like vibe from Baldwin when Lamont enters the club), to name a few.
Night Moves (1975)
70's detective thriller tinged with tragedy, has Gene Hackmans ex-football player turned private investigar, hired by a faded Hollywood starlet to find her missing delinquent teenage daughter. The ending feels inspired by a very famous Hitchcock scene, not that I think there's anything wrong with that.
Never seen it, but that poster really makes me want to. Very atmospheric design. Would you recommend it?
I suspect one day some one will go in search of those twin Light Sabre's. Also technically Rey did exactly what Palp's wanted her to do... kill him. though that part of the film has very muddled writing.
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Rogue One 4K The final act is fricking awesome, when the X-wings engage the Star Destroyers is peak level Star Wars.
It's a shame that it didn't get any recognition since it was miles better than Bohemian Rhapsody. Even more so, Edgarton didn't even get a nomination and Malek outright won. Nothing against Malek as his Mercury performance was great.
I would, yes. Especially if you like those kind of movies.
@Mathis1 Agreed, and not that I can think of.
The Rise of Skywalker spoiler (not sure where we are with these):
The last movie I watched was the live action Aladdin, which I also thought was rad as hell, to my surprise. Didn't like the Beauty and the Beast remake, but thought Aladdin was really great.
I feel a lot of judgement of my taste in films coming on. ;P
I believe that with the film now available on DVD/BluRay we can slowly suspend the spoiler tag rule on TROS. Perhaps we keep the spoilers in the general movie threads but get as spoiler-heavy as kids at a geek convention in the Star Wars thread. Does that sound reasonable?
A bit of a surprise this one, its an extremely tense movie that is brilliantly directed.