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Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?
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. I will definitely post during the week because that is when I watch movies 
Centurion. The ending was a bit odd, but all in all a good Roman's in Britain movie. Can't remember the name, but there was a similar film a few years ago. I think it was called The Eagle. Anyway I think that movie was slightly better.
Over the weekend I watched this:
It was very, very good. More psychological than scary. I also watched "Jurassic World" which was absolutely, colossally, and even epically terrible. Totally a money-making enterprise with little or no thought to character development or narrative coherence.
It was very, very good. More psychological than scary. I also watched "Jurassic World" which was absolutely, colossally, and even epically terrible. Totally a money-making enterprise with little or no thought to character development or narrative coherence.
Over the weekend I watched this:
It was very, very good. More psychological than scary. ...
I just finished watching this as well, based upon the recommendation of @scjr. I enjoyed it as well but I think I preferred the first 2/3's the most, as that was the part that seemed more psychological before resorting to some cliches towards the end. Overall, it was good and would be a nice addition for anyone wanting to view a creepy film for halloween.
I saw Steve Jobs. It was like a "look how well I can act" movie. It also seemed like a "lets make some money of this niche market" movie.
I wasn't blown away, but it was alright. It was more fun to relive some of the nostalgia included in the film.
I wasn't blown away, but it was alright. It was more fun to relive some of the nostalgia included in the film.
Inside/Out (2015)
Animated Herman's Head and never got into it. Overrated like WALL-E and Up. Isn't bad but too melodramatic for me. Toy Story series are still the best animated Pixar films for me and I don't love them that much. But I can understand their hype and rave reviews. This one not so much.
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
This I liked. Funny. Nice Asian relaxing atmosphere. Doesn't take itself so seriously most of the time. I saw the sequel first in the theater but like this one probably a little more since the scenes are brighter. I like them both like Despicable Me 1 & 2. When it came to animal wildlife, I was always into wild cats, African wildlife, koalas, dolphins, polar bears, but pandas can be so... Aww.
When Inside Out was first announced, the first thing I thought about was Herman's Head. I really liked that show. Kung Fu Panda is one of my all time favorites.
Just finished a Shaw Brothers Dramedy called Temperament of Life (1975) Well, at least I got my $ worth through the satirical cameos from Chan Wai Man and David Chiang. Otherwise, it wasn't very good.
I'll stick with Shaw Brothers wuxias, period thrillers and martial arts films.
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Speaking of Chan Wai Man, watched a couple more from him this weekend. Crimson Street (1982) He plays vulnerable really well and effortlessly shifted into the violent, abusive lover as his nightclub owner becomes entangled in a love triangle over a singer named Sally. Let's just say the stakes get very high over this girl and CWM's heroic bloodshed exit is something more akin to Death Race 2000 / Escape from New York ring match than anything this movie previously hinted at.
Jumping Ash (1976) was apparently one of the first films to get in your face about drug dealing, Triad violence, crooked cops etc. The hero cop is doing all he can to keep his world from collapsing while the Triads and drug dealers make his life a living hell. It's not unlike something Clint Eastwood or the Italians would have produced around this time. This is Chan Wai Man's first villain role and as per usual the guy just dominates the screen whenever he's on camera. Very cold, brutal character.
I'll stick with Shaw Brothers wuxias, period thrillers and martial arts films.
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Speaking of Chan Wai Man, watched a couple more from him this weekend. Crimson Street (1982) He plays vulnerable really well and effortlessly shifted into the violent, abusive lover as his nightclub owner becomes entangled in a love triangle over a singer named Sally. Let's just say the stakes get very high over this girl and CWM's heroic bloodshed exit is something more akin to Death Race 2000 / Escape from New York ring match than anything this movie previously hinted at.
Jumping Ash (1976) was apparently one of the first films to get in your face about drug dealing, Triad violence, crooked cops etc. The hero cop is doing all he can to keep his world from collapsing while the Triads and drug dealers make his life a living hell. It's not unlike something Clint Eastwood or the Italians would have produced around this time. This is Chan Wai Man's first villain role and as per usual the guy just dominates the screen whenever he's on camera. Very cold, brutal character.
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Over the weekend I watched this:
It was very, very good. More psychological than scary. I also watched "Jurassic World" which was absolutely, colossally, and even epically terrible. Totally a money-making enterprise with little or no thought to character development or narrative coherence.
Oh, geez.
Action films have little time for character development other than, in this case, how the character reacts to the large set of teeth coming for them. That said, I admit I felt no great vibes from the the two adult leads while I have felt it from other action film leads. I think it's a combination of acting ability to project emotions and personality, and on screen charisma. But it could be the script and direction as I imagine the director urging them to be cold, and business like. So I kind of agree, but decline to use the words colossal or epic as you did. The Babadook sounds interesting.
That is an excellent movie. I love the cinematography, locations and the acting. I always get annoyed by the zither music during the first quarter, start warming up to it and then enjoy it by the end. And who can resist the charm of Welles?
HAHAHAHAHA... that is freaking funny! What is even more funny, the tracking systems, both me and the wife looked at each other and said, why isn't there a kill switch on them? That was great!
Oh, geez.
The Babadook sounds interesting.
Jurassic World’s hackneyed formula is found in the earliest sci-fi films: wise guy hero meets skeptical, straight-laced girl. We quickly learn they have a past together. Monsters appear, kick butt, and are vanquished. Hero and girl kiss. The end.
If this was 1955 instead of 2015, Chris Pratt is a military officer, Dallas Bryce Howard is a scientist’s assistant, and the monsters are the result of nuclear testing. I channeled Roger Ebert and he agrees.
Jurassic World’s hackneyed formula is found in the earliest sci-fi films: wise guy hero meets skeptical, straight-laced girl. We quickly learn they have a past together. Monsters appear, kick butt, and are vanquished. Hero and girl kiss. The end.
If this was 1955 instead of 2015, Chris Pratt is a military officer, Dallas Bryce Howard is a scientist’s assistant, and the monsters are the result of nuclear testing. I channeled Roger Ebert and he agrees.
In the romance department you've described a wealth of romantic films minus the monsters, and that's not exactly how it was in JW anyway, except for the end. (He was not a wise guy, he was just as serious as she was, their past was a single date), but I'm ok with our difference of opinion.
Anyone here good with WWII films from the 50-60s? I'm looking for a film that shows two scuba divers at the beginning who swim to a jail somewhere and break in to free a POW or two. The film concentrates on the European theater, IIRC.
Edit: I realize this is like asking what the color of the sky is to a person with zero vision. I'd really love to watch this film again as I haven't seen it in at least 20 years.
Edit: I realize this is like asking what the color of the sky is to a person with zero vision. I'd really love to watch this film again as I haven't seen it in at least 20 years.
No. I should have stated this film was in color. The film, to my memory, had a particularity amazing scene in a French or Italian village with American Shermans and German Panzers hunting each other in tight areas.
Kelly's Heroes had a scene like that but I doubt that's the one you saw. Remember any of the actors?