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Homage was the wrong word. Inspired is what I should have said. Mann perhaps drew inspiration from that scene, just like nearly every spy thriller draws from Bond, who in turn drew from Hitchcock.
Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg star in this clever Action, Comedy, Crime film.
Great fun.
A few years ago this film was on tv on New Year’s Day. I wasn’t able to watch it fully because I had to head over to my parents for lunch, but it left enough of an impression that I recently sought it out. It features an Oscar winning performance by Maggie Smith as the eponymous Jean Brodie, a spirited tenured teacher in an all girl’s school in 1930’s Edinburgh. Miss Brodie tends to deviate from her syllabus, and indulges ‘her girls’ in cultural pursuits such as the arts, theatre, romanticism etc, much to the chagrin of the conservative prudish headmistress, Miss Mackay (Celia Johnson). She is also partial to fascism (eventually the cause of her undoing) and encourages her students to independently follow a life of purpose. She is courted by the religious meek music teacher Gordon (Gordon Jackson) and also continually pursued by the married art teacher Teddy (Robert Stephens), who she previously had an affair with and who continues to be infatuated with her, despite her attempts to move on. These activities become known to Miss Mackay, who becomes fixated on removing Miss Brodie from the school. Although Miss Brodie claims to be in 'her prime', it’s clear that she is living vicariously through her girls, who she has a tremendous influence on. Eventually she is forced to confront the unattractive consequences of what she has created in them.
The performances are excellent across the board, most notably by Smith who is mesmerizing, but also by everyone else. Pamela Franklin is especially impressive as the precocious & spiteful Sandy, who perhaps learned the wrong lessons from her teacher. So is Jane Carr as the gullible, stuttering Mary McGregor.
Not the best DC animated film but not the worst. It's leagues better than the utter disappointment that is The Killing Joke.
The last half is good but it was the first half that destroyed the entire thing for me. The whole Batgirl plot at the beginning was useless. The random Batman and Batgirl sex was just awkward and unnecessary. I get that they were trying to make it seem more emotional by the time she gets shot but they were already close and we didn't need them to be that close. If you skip the first 20 to 30 minutes it's a decent adaptation of The Killing Joke. Having Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill come back as Batman and Joker is awesome but it wasn't enough to save the film.
The trailers gave the impression of something a little childish so it put me off but just watched it and nicely surprised. Its not a classic but it builds some nice characters and there is some good dialogue. Amongst the slapstick, there is some stinging critique concerning the stupidity of religion (which will always earn bonus points with me),
great fun and lots of lots of SF references. I'm sure I missed many.
Another very good movie directed by Howard Hawks. Starring wonderful performances by John Barrymore and Carole Lombard. The rapport between the two stars is terrific.
It did run somewhat out of steam at a point in the middle, with some gags given a bit too much screen time. It wrapped up pretty good though, fortunately.
Have you seen: Monkey Business (1952), Ball of Fire (1941), and Sergeant York (1941)?
If yes, what did you think about them? And what are your favourite Hawks movies?
The Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Revenge of the Pink Panther
A Shot in the Dark
Trail of the Pink Panther
Ranking;
1. Strikes
2. The Pink Panther
3. ASITD
4. Return
5. Revenge
6. Trail
I aim to watch the rest of them. At least for the sake of seeing Herbert Lom.
Great artwork on the cover, but what's the animation actually like?
Me and my wife haven't gotten to Snake Eyes Pretty in Pink or the Shadow but I di watch this glossed over animated film and I kind of enjoyed it. Had some decent Humor (including the goon seeing batman and just walking away) the voice acting is good Bruce Timm's Batgirl and batman fetish is there but not super in your face. Overall a good but slightly forgettable film (why was penguin recasted btw his voice just doesn't fit the character and I am unsure if they got the same guy as the animated series for Thorne or the guy they got sounded exactly like him to my ears but WOW) Plus an added bonus NO JOKER in fact apart from Penguin and Bane there is no name villains which I love.
Ranking of non Bond films 2017
1. Mission Impossible 3
2. The Firm
3. My week with Marilyn
4. Mission Impossible
5. Ghostbusters
6. When Harry meet Sally
7. Batman Mystery of Batwoman
8 limitless
9.Batman Year one
10 Mission Impossible 2
11 National Lampoon's Vacation
Mission Impossible franchise
1. Mission Impossible 3
2. Mission Impossible
3. Mission Impossible 2
Up next I have no idea but hopefully Snake eyes
One of the funniest films I've seen in the past three years that is actually worth watching, more than any hyperbole films that don't deserve the attention they get, but often end up unjustifiably outshining the worthy ones.
Remember The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling? Well, forget it. This is by far a better buddy cop black comedy than that one was. Starring Michael Peña and Alexander Skarsgard as two corrupt, reckless and violent police officers who apparently jointed the task force because they have nothing better to do. Often going Dirty Harry on criminals of any regard and making the most racist of jokes. Seriously, if you're offended too easily, don't watch it. Like the title says, it's War on Everyone. The leading two actors excel in bringing brilliance to the roles they're given to play, especially Skarsgard who's that "funny bastard you love to see do stupid things". And then, there's the utterly beautiful Tessa Thompson who never ceases to amaze whenever she's on the screen (@doubleoego, mate? You should see this!).
All in all, I won't spoil much else of the film. It's recommended to those who love un-PC black comedy buddy cop flicks. @DaltonCraig007, try this one. :D And @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, it's Michael Peña. Don't miss out on it! :D
Mine are: Rio Bravo (#1), His Girl Friday, The Big Sleep, Bringing Up Baby.
That's the one.
I was in the mood for some Brosnan. So I put in this thriller starring 'the man' as an international assassin known as Nash a.k.a. The Watchmaker. He is given an assignment to facilitate a massive terrorist attack on a major US city on New Year's Eve by an aggrieved Romanian scientist (Emil Balian, played by the late Roger Rees). Balian holds a grudge because his wife died when she couldn't enter the US for an operation due to visa restrictions. He is aided by some shadowy nefarious types interested in financially capitalizing on the resulting mayhem by placing loaded bets on the stock market. The scientist is needed to get a deadly pathogen into the US that will be used in the terror attack. In order to do this however, he must actually be granted entry into the US. Unfortunately for him, he runs afoul of a diligent state dept. official working at the US Embassy in London (Kate Abbott, played by Milla Jovovich). Kate is a crack operative, who realizes there is something odd about Balian's visa application. She starts asking the right (or wrong, as the case may be) questions. This is when the bad guys have no choice but to unleash The Watchmaker on her. The rest of the film focuses on Kate surviving multiple assassination attempts by Nash throughout London as she is framed and forced to 'survive'.
The film has a wonderful supporting cast including Angela Bassett, James D'Arcy, Dylan McDermott, Robert Forster, Genevieve O'Reilly & Frances de la Tour. Sadly, they are all pretty much wasted on this effort, which suffers from an incoherent screenplay riddled with numerous plot holes. Nevertheless, it's worth it to see Brosnan ham it up as a hitman (even if he's a terribly ineffective one - he fails miserably at multiple attempts to kill Kate) & I'm always open to Jovovich (I first saw her in her prime in Married With Children and could see the obvious potential - her acting's secondary). I smirked at her role as vigilant US 'visa applicant' terrorist screener. The current US president would probably want someone like her on his payroll.
@ClarkDevlin
I'm sure you've seen Resident Evil. She is superb in the first one.
I tell so many people about Kill List @Creasy47 as hardly anyone I know has seen it. Blew me away when I first saw it.
It was my favourite film of that year and I have re-watched it several times.
Not an easy watch at times, but the film creates such an eerie, offbeat atmosphere the only thing I could compare it with is The Wicker Man
Completely agree with you, @bondjames
I found the remake nothing but a glorified slasher film.
Have always loved the original and as you mention, great performance from Robert Mitchum. Subtle and menacing. Unlike De Niro's OTT indestructible goon.
Sad to say I haven't rewatched it in the past few years since I first saw it. I'll have to rectify that sometime soon, as I've forgotten a good portion of what happens exactly.