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  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Bullet Train was not meant to show off the acting skills of the cast. It's mindless stuff. Similar to the 2007 film Smokin Aces. There was nothing in Bullet Train that would make or break how well ATJ would play as Bond
  • MalloryMallory Do mosquitoes have friends?
    edited January 2023 Posts: 2,036
    Babylon (2023)

    I liked it, though the sum is less than the parts.

    Visually and musically overwhelming. Well acted, but long. Oh so very long.

    Several sequences could’ve been cut in half and whole sections simply removed (looking at you, Tobey). But I cant deny the “go-for-broke”-ness of the film.

    The ending though is absolute w*** though, as in the last two minutes of the film, it’s epilogue, so to speak.
    I didnt expect Avatar to turn up in it.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I like the Tobey sequence because it feels like we suddenly got into a horror film.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited January 2023 Posts: 23,110
    Bullet Train I switched the film off, it is a load of crap.

    Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond give me a break, can not act.

    I rather enjoyed Bullet Train an enjoyably silly action flick. I'd certainly give Taylor Johnson a chance as Bond. He's physically up to par and has great comic timing if nothing else...

    I decided to give the film another go before the rental expired, I had been awake over 24 hours when I first tried to watch it, I was in the wrong frame of mind.

    To be fair as a bit of escapism it was ok, ATJ did look convincing in the fight scenes.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    Posts: 2,342
    Bullet Train 2022
    Bullet Train I switched the film off, it is a load of crap.

    Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond give me a break, can not act.

    I rather enjoyed Bullet Train an enjoyably silly action flick. I'd certainly give Taylor Johnson a chance as Bond. He's physically up to par and has great comic timing if nothing else...

    I decided to give the film another go before the rental expired, I had been awake over 24 hours when I first tried to watch it, I was in the wrong frame of mind.

    To be fair as a bit of escapism it was ok, ATJ did look convincing in the fight scenes.

    The first time i watched Bullet Train i didn't like it but the second time i watched it i liked it.
    Like you i was probably in the wrong frame of mind when i watched it the first time.
    What accent does ATJ have in the film ? Cockney ?

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    Broker (2022). The great Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with a story about a pair of men who sell abandoned babies and a new mother who needs to dispose of her child. Along the way there's an orphanage, a pair of social workers, mobsters and more.

    It's Kore-eda's first film made in Korea and stars Song Kang-ho (the father in Parasite). The subject matter might feel sordid and scummy, but Kore-eda is one of the screen's great humanists, and this moving story, like his 2018 film Shoplifters, is about the formation of a very unconventional family, this time made from cast-offs and losers.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Bullet Train 2022
    Bullet Train I switched the film off, it is a load of crap.

    Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond give me a break, can not act.

    I rather enjoyed Bullet Train an enjoyably silly action flick. I'd certainly give Taylor Johnson a chance as Bond. He's physically up to par and has great comic timing if nothing else...

    I decided to give the film another go before the rental expired, I had been awake over 24 hours when I first tried to watch it, I was in the wrong frame of mind.

    To be fair as a bit of escapism it was ok, ATJ did look convincing in the fight scenes.

    The first time i watched Bullet Train i didn't like it but the second time i watched it i liked it.
    Like you i was probably in the wrong frame of mind when i watched it the first time.
    What accent does ATJ have in the film ? Cockney ?

    Yep, ATJ's accent is Cockney. Apart from his accent him and his 'twin' both support West Ham United, a North London football club.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 23,110
    Bullet Train 2022
    Bullet Train I switched the film off, it is a load of crap.

    Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond give me a break, can not act.

    I rather enjoyed Bullet Train an enjoyably silly action flick. I'd certainly give Taylor Johnson a chance as Bond. He's physically up to par and has great comic timing if nothing else...

    I decided to give the film another go before the rental expired, I had been awake over 24 hours when I first tried to watch it, I was in the wrong frame of mind.

    To be fair as a bit of escapism it was ok, ATJ did look convincing in the fight scenes.

    The first time i watched Bullet Train i didn't like it but the second time i watched it i liked it.
    Like you i was probably in the wrong frame of mind when i watched it the first time.
    What accent does ATJ have in the film ? Cockney ?

    Yeah cockney, he must have had the most screen time in the film, well it seemed that way.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,385
    The banter between Tangerine and Lemon and the whole thing about Thomas the Tank was hilarious
  • DoctorKaufmannDoctorKaufmann Can shoot you from Stuttgart and still make it look like suicide.
    Posts: 1,261
    BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, which just got eight nominations for this year's 'Oscars. I'm quite a McDonagh fan.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Bullet Train 2022
    Bullet Train I switched the film off, it is a load of crap.

    Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond give me a break, can not act.

    I rather enjoyed Bullet Train an enjoyably silly action flick. I'd certainly give Taylor Johnson a chance as Bond. He's physically up to par and has great comic timing if nothing else...

    I decided to give the film another go before the rental expired, I had been awake over 24 hours when I first tried to watch it, I was in the wrong frame of mind.

    To be fair as a bit of escapism it was ok, ATJ did look convincing in the fight scenes.

    The first time i watched Bullet Train i didn't like it but the second time i watched it i liked it.
    Like you i was probably in the wrong frame of mind when i watched it the first time.
    What accent does ATJ have in the film ? Cockney ?

    Yeah cockney, he must have had the most screen time in the film, well it seemed that way.

    Watched Bullet Train on a plane. It was just about exactly what the marketing led me to expect, except with more ATJ than I anticipated. But I agree with the person before, nothing to make or break him as Bond in that beyond a few quick fight scenes.

    Brad Pitt would make an entertaining Bond villain, though.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I am a big Elvis fan though I have never liked Baz Luhrmann's aesthetic, at times this film is like watching a garish Austin Powers ripoff without the humor. Very little in this film felt authentic, everything seems rushed with no emotional depth, all the actors remind me of cosplayers.

    Of course the music is great.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    I am a big Elvis fan though I have never liked Baz Luhrmann's aesthetic, at times this film is like watching a garish Austin Powers ripoff without the humor. Very little in this film felt authentic, everything seems rushed with no emotional depth, all the actors remind me of cosplayers.

    Of course the music is great.

    As an Elvis fan myself, I really enjoyed it. The film has such a fantastic energy about it.

    I agree there isn't much emotional depth, but there has been so many Elvis biopics, this at least does something different.

    I thought Austin Butler was incredible in it.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited January 2023 Posts: 23,110
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    I am a big Elvis fan though I have never liked Baz Luhrmann's aesthetic, at times this film is like watching a garish Austin Powers ripoff without the humor. Very little in this film felt authentic, everything seems rushed with no emotional depth, all the actors remind me of cosplayers.

    Of course the music is great.

    As an Elvis fan myself, I really enjoyed it. The film has such a fantastic energy about it.

    I agree there isn't much emotional depth, but there has been so many Elvis biopics, this at least does something different.

    I thought Austin Butler was incredible in it.

    Unfortunately I only felt any emotion right at the end when
    they played real footage of Elvis
    , that was really sad to see.

    The third act is easily the best part of the film, though one of the vital moments was pure fiction.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    I am a big Elvis fan though I have never liked Baz Luhrmann's aesthetic, at times this film is like watching a garish Austin Powers ripoff without the humor. Very little in this film felt authentic, everything seems rushed with no emotional depth, all the actors remind me of cosplayers.

    I haven't seen Elvis yet but I agree, I dislike Baz Luhrmann's films on the whole. Too garish and like you said, his work lacks emotional depth. Everybody seems to love Moulin Rouge but I find it insufferable.

    Anyway, the last movie I watched was:

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    And Unforgiven (1992) before that. I was in a big western mood because I was playing Red Dead Redemption II online all day today.
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    'Tombstone' is great entertainment, Val Kilmer is terrific as Doc Holliday!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited January 2023 Posts: 23,110
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    Angel Heart 4K I have just bought this film in 4K I have owned this film in numerous formats since VHS release. This film never ceases to impress me its one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a deeply disturbing Horror Neo Noir though the complexity and subtle imagery in regard to visual story telling is astonishing. Maybe I am getting old this film seemed more shocking on this watch.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
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    Tonight: Western Union (1941). Directed by Fritz Lang. TechniColor, but 1:1.33 or so aspect ratio. Pretty good Western either way. Very good performances by Robert Young, Randolph Scott, and Dean Jagger.
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    Angel Heart 4K I have just bought this film in 4K I have owned this film in numerous formats since VHS release. This film never ceases to impress me its one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a deeply disturbing Horror Neo Noir though the complexity and subtle imagery in regard to visual story telling is astonishing. Maybe I am getting old this film seemed more shocking on this watch.

    I remember the hoolaballoo over the sex scene with little innocent 'Cosby' girl Lisa Bonet ( and look how Mr Cosby turned out!!)
    There was a terrific magazine at the time called 'Films and Filming' that did a two part diary from director Alan Parker, which was a fascinating insight into pre production!
    Its a great film, my only niggle is that the denouement is fairly obvious, especially considering De Niros characters name!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited January 2023 Posts: 8,657
    My wife and I watched the documentary Ennio by Giuseppe Tornatore tonight, outlining the biography, history and work of Ennio Morricone. Apart from the contributions by the likes of Roland Joffé, Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen, the entire film was in Italian, but fortunately we had English subtitles. And I really wanted to watch that one and not wait until a German version comes out in May or so. I'm tempted to watch this again, along with other Tornatore movies in Italian (like Cinema Paradiso, Baaria, Maléna and others), and in half a year I may be half-way fluent in Italian. No kidding. Just don't know if I'll follow it up sufficiently.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
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    Angel Heart 4K I have just bought this film in 4K I have owned this film in numerous formats since VHS release. This film never ceases to impress me its one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a deeply disturbing Horror Neo Noir though the complexity and subtle imagery in regard to visual story telling is astonishing. Maybe I am getting old this film seemed more shocking on this watch.

    I remember the hoolaballoo over the sex scene with little innocent 'Cosby' girl Lisa Bonet ( and look how Mr Cosby turned out!!)
    There was a terrific magazine at the time called 'Films and Filming' that did a two part diary from director Alan Parker, which was a fascinating insight into pre production!
    Its a great film, my only niggle is that the denouement is fairly obvious, especially considering De Niros characters name!

    Very early on its obvious what is going on, probably less so when it was first released. I think film audiences are far smarter these days. There are little moments such as how a character abruptly changes the way they walk is a major hint.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited January 2023 Posts: 2,342
    Run Lola Run 1998
    Very Good motion picture.
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    Has it really been a week since I last posted on this website?

    I gave Bond the week off and in honor of CLARK GABLE's birthday today decided to re-watch the 1941 romantic comedy western, HONKY TONK.

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    Here's my review.................

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    As next week is LANA TURNER's birthday I may pop in another of the 4 films they did together.
    They had great chemistry.


  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    I'm also planning to do something for Lana's birthday (February 8th) @ToTheRight. Given that I'm on a major John Garfield kick at the moment, I know I'lm going to watch THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. The question is what film should I watch to make it a double feature? I could watch PORTRAIT IN BLACK or MADAME X. Of course, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE would also check off the "Connery" box as well.

    What do you think?
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited February 2023 Posts: 8,657
    My wife and I just watched tonight (not for the first time, but for the first time in ages) Ernst Lubitsch's masterpiece TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942).
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    In spite of the obvious real-life circumstances, which left many people at the time uneasy, one of the funniest films I know. Priceless lines, and great performances by Jack Benny and Carole Lombard, who (the latter) sadly died in a plane crash in early 1942 before the movie was widely released. Anyway, highly recommended to everyone who enjoys a dark comedy. We think that we'll have to re-watch NINOTCHKA next.
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    Dwayne wrote: »
    I'm also planning to do something for Lana's birthday (February 8th) @ToTheRight. Given that I'm on a major John Garfield kick at the moment, I know I'lm going to watch THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. The question is what film should I watch to make it a double feature? I could watch PORTRAIT IN BLACK or MADAME X. Of course, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE would also check off the "Connery" box as well.

    What do you think?
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    I always love THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE........if you want to make it a noir double LANA feature, I'd go with PORTRAIT IN BLACK. Similar themes in those films. There's also JOHNNY EAGER.
    They're all pretty good. I'm probably going to watch POSTMAN and something a little more light hearted on her birthday, @Dwayne. Maybe SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS?
    I'm working that day, so I'll be watching those that night.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    The Outsider (2014)
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    B-movie action, with Craig Fairbrass doing his usual 'ard man routine. Starts off like a remake of The Limey, before shifting gears into a heist movie.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Deliverance (1972). Still a thrilling scary ride. Ned Beatty doesn't get enough credit for his role.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou. I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'.
    edited February 2023 Posts: 8,657
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    We think that we'll have to re-watch NINOTCHKA next.
    Did it. Almost, though not quite as funny as TO BE OR NOT TO BE. Still a riot. And, of course, there's Greta Garbo.
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  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Late Spring, 1949. Directed by the great Yasujiro Ozu and starring the absolutely wonderful and lovely Setsuko Hara. I've previously seen another Ozu film, Tokyo Story, which also starred Hara, though her role in Late Spring is as the lead, unlike in Tokyo Story. They're both equally as great at least, though I might like Late Spring a little bit more. I don't know. Both are marvelous films. I think Ozu is already one of my favorite filmmakers ever and I definitely know Hara is already one of my favorite actresses ever. I implore you all to see both films.
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