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Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?
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What movie have you seen and more importantly was it any good?
Watched Shutter Island, a psychological thriller. It just did not click for me. Without giving the story away, it took a turn I did not expect, which is not necessarily bad, but the execution was below my expectations.
On the other hand we just finished up the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the umpteenth time. You don't see epics like this very often.
If you ever wondered how they made 6' tall actors hobbit size, besides using short doubles for long shots, this is another method- forced perspective.
If you like DiCaprio u should watch "The Wolf of Wall street"
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Blood Brothers (1973) What happens when a power hungry young fighter wants it all? He recruits two bandits to be his major domos and begins his ascent up the Manchurian ladder. And the two bandits? Brother #2, the married one is murdered by his power hungry friend and the brother #3...well, after the murder of brother #2, he's had enough of #1's power grab.
The fights aren't the best by these guys (Ti Lung #1, Chen Kuan Tai #2 and David Chiang #3), but it's more about the psychological elements than actual fists and swords.
Told in an interesting framing style (at the hearing of #3), this is one of those Shaw Brothers movies which took several viewings to click with me. The pacing is molasses slow, but Chang Cheh truly wanted the audience to see "absolute power corrupts absolutely." I still don't feel the love for this one, but I can respect it and see why Ti Lung won the top award that year for his villainous performance. It was a big turn around for him acting-wise (he'd only go up from here.) That said, David Chiang is equally good. Poor Chen Kuan Tai got the short end of the stick character-wise, but he'd totally dominate his roles a few years later (Why the heck he didn't win something for Killer Constable or Human Lanterns, I'll never know.)
The fights aren't the best by these guys (Ti Lung #1, Chen Kuan Tai #2 and David Chiang #3), but it's more about the psychological elements than actual fists and swords.
Told in an interesting framing style (at the hearing of #3), this is one of those Shaw Brothers movies which took several viewings to click with me. The pacing is molasses slow, but Chang Cheh truly wanted the audience to see "absolute power corrupts absolutely." I still don't feel the love for this one, but I can respect it and see why Ti Lung won the top award that year for his villainous performance. It was a big turn around for him acting-wise (he'd only go up from here.) That said, David Chiang is equally good. Poor Chen Kuan Tai got the short end of the stick character-wise, but he'd totally dominate his roles a few years later (Why the heck he didn't win something for Killer Constable or Human Lanterns, I'll never know.)
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Yeah, it was in my top 5 ********* movies I've ever seen. I can't believe people actually like it.
Oh okay...I guess people have different taste in movies just like smartphones. A world of choices.
Just saw it this afternoon. Brilliant. I've never watched a movie that made me feel like I had hypothermia.
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
Thankfully, Ti Lung's career was not hurt making this movie.
Ultra super duper teeny bop that was kind of sweet, kind of awful and just about on point. Oh, okay, the kung fu scenes were good (well not the second half of the tournament where Ti Lung had to pretend he lost...not fooling anyone son!)
Actually, this was nowhere near as bad as the Taiwanese kiddie kung fu WTF I sat through last night, A Heroic Fight (1986) Think of F/X as unleashed by an aging stunt / make up dude and his family and the wacky Triad "family" hijinks that ensue. The first movie within a movie was fun, but I think the name of the old gang boss sums this one up, Grandpa Duh.
Thankfully, Ti Lung's career was not hurt making this movie.
Ultra super duper teeny bop that was kind of sweet, kind of awful and just about on point. Oh, okay, the kung fu scenes were good (well not the second half of the tournament where Ti Lung had to pretend he lost...not fooling anyone son!)Actually, this was nowhere near as bad as the Taiwanese kiddie kung fu WTF I sat through last night, A Heroic Fight (1986) Think of F/X as unleashed by an aging stunt / make up dude and his family and the wacky Triad "family" hijinks that ensue. The first movie within a movie was fun, but I think the name of the old gang boss sums this one up, Grandpa Duh.
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I just saw "Oculus" this past weekend. I'd wanted to see it because I was so impressed by Mike Flanagan's previous film, "Absentia".
"Oculus" did not disappoint. It's the kind of horror movie I enjoy, relying on suspense instead of gore. And boy was it suspenseful. Nice to see a new director on the horror scene who knows how to make movies for grown-ups.
"Oculus" did not disappoint. It's the kind of horror movie I enjoy, relying on suspense instead of gore. And boy was it suspenseful. Nice to see a new director on the horror scene who knows how to make movies for grown-ups.
Clans of Intrigue (1977) Delightfully silly wuxia about Master Thief Hsiang (an unbelievably gorgeous Ti Lung) clearing his good name after being framed for the murders of 3 gang leaders. Colorful ninja, saucy swordswomen and Ti showing off his smile and swordsmanship along with some good kung fu.
Not as headache inducing as some Chor Yuen wuxia, this one has a very playful air and everyone is in on that.
Love the poster.
Not as headache inducing as some Chor Yuen wuxia, this one has a very playful air and everyone is in on that.
Love the poster.
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Either one you were looking at a lot of sailors rethinking their career choice for the duration.
I was going to stream a movie tonight and the gods rolled me a thunderstorm instead before I could even choose a film. A real thunderstorm in February in the Catskills, not just a clap of thundersnow, and it was preceded by a day that reached somewhere up around 50ºF. Two nights ago we shivered through a three-hour power outage when it was 16º outside. What a rollercoaster "winter", never seen anything like it in my life so far.
Maybe I should watch a film about climate change after the storm finishes its second tour of the valley... here it comes now. I give up. I'm going to read a regular ol' hardcover book, by flashlight if necessary.
Zoolander 2 was terrible.
(Note: The original Zoolander is one of my favorite comedy movies of this century.)
Thought so
Will eventually watch it once it hits the TV, but I anticipated one big let down so theater is out of the question.
I also love the original and watch it once a year, best nonsense there is imo.
Bummer to hear about Zealander 2. The original is a lot of fun and the on point mockery of the fashion industry is hilarious.
Project A (1983) - I'll say it right now, not much of Jackie Chan fan and I've picked up several movies only because of the people he is working with (Dick Wei, Chan Wai Man, Yuen Biao.) That said, Project A is an entertaining period piece about Chan's Coast Guard Sgt. Dragon Ma attempting to foil pirates and their ongoing incursions along his route. As with most Jackie Chan movies of this period, the villains are given short shrift so Chan can mimic Buster Keaton etc. And when your pirate chief is as dangerous, funny and entertaining as San Pau (Dick Wei) you really should give the guy a lot more room to make your hero look good. Someone forgot to tell Jackie Chan that as it takes forever for the pirates to show up, but when they do the film kicks into very high gear for me. Yuen Biao assists in a couple of entertaining scenes and his agility is astounding.
Project A II (1987) For as long as it took the pirates to show up in the original film, the compelling big bad triad boss Tiger Au (Chan Wai Man) is taken out of this film way too soon. For the threadbare plot of Dragon Ma trying to clean up the district of crime and corruption, too much time is spent on JC's look at me stuntfests and not enough time developing the characters. CWM would grumble that Chan cut a lot of his fighting from this and their earlier team up Dragon Lord. Given what I've seen of Jackie's films, this wouldn't surprise me, especially since CWM can run rings around JC as a martial artist and athlete. Ahem, while there is a subplot of surviving pirates from San Pau's group trying to get their revenge on Dragon Ma, it all just collapses into Ma's heroic derring do, which really isn't all that fun. I sure hope Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Dick Wei can overcompensate for Chan films I've got coming.
Project A (1983) - I'll say it right now, not much of Jackie Chan fan and I've picked up several movies only because of the people he is working with (Dick Wei, Chan Wai Man, Yuen Biao.) That said, Project A is an entertaining period piece about Chan's Coast Guard Sgt. Dragon Ma attempting to foil pirates and their ongoing incursions along his route. As with most Jackie Chan movies of this period, the villains are given short shrift so Chan can mimic Buster Keaton etc. And when your pirate chief is as dangerous, funny and entertaining as San Pau (Dick Wei) you really should give the guy a lot more room to make your hero look good. Someone forgot to tell Jackie Chan that as it takes forever for the pirates to show up, but when they do the film kicks into very high gear for me. Yuen Biao assists in a couple of entertaining scenes and his agility is astounding.
Project A II (1987) For as long as it took the pirates to show up in the original film, the compelling big bad triad boss Tiger Au (Chan Wai Man) is taken out of this film way too soon. For the threadbare plot of Dragon Ma trying to clean up the district of crime and corruption, too much time is spent on JC's look at me stuntfests and not enough time developing the characters. CWM would grumble that Chan cut a lot of his fighting from this and their earlier team up Dragon Lord. Given what I've seen of Jackie's films, this wouldn't surprise me, especially since CWM can run rings around JC as a martial artist and athlete. Ahem, while there is a subplot of surviving pirates from San Pau's group trying to get their revenge on Dragon Ma, it all just collapses into Ma's heroic derring do, which really isn't all that fun. I sure hope Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Dick Wei can overcompensate for Chan films I've got coming.
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The Hand Cuff (1979) Awesome Chan Wai Man actioner of a triad hitman who tries to go straight after a botched job...and his former best friend is now the cop after his hind. You know how that goes. A mostly well acted, taught and expertly staged film, the fights were great and some of the stunts were insane. CWM literally jumped off a suspension bridge for this film (his stunt man was too scared to do it.) I'm sure CWM being in stupidly great physical shape is what kept him alive and just fine after that jump. One of my favorite non-wuxia performances from CWM, he gets to show a lot of range in this one and naturally kick all kinds of butt too.
Also revisited the utterly loopy Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) Wong Jing's ridiculously fun Men on a Mission film with CWM as the berserker of the team. His intro Vietnam flashback scene is so over cranked and O.T.T. fun, it makes me crack up. (LMAO here's an A-Team styled mash up of clips using the A-Team theme although they mixed up Wong Jing and Wang Yu (not that I care but I noticed anyway.)
And Human Lanterns (1982)... featuring one flying monkey-man I never want to me.
Lord what a wonderfully, weird movie day it's been in and around school business.
Also revisited the utterly loopy Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) Wong Jing's ridiculously fun Men on a Mission film with CWM as the berserker of the team. His intro Vietnam flashback scene is so over cranked and O.T.T. fun, it makes me crack up. (LMAO here's an A-Team styled mash up of clips using the A-Team theme although they mixed up Wong Jing and Wang Yu (not that I care but I noticed anyway.)
And Human Lanterns (1982)... featuring one flying monkey-man I never want to me.
Lord what a wonderfully, weird movie day it's been in and around school business.