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10 Cloverfield Lane (April 2016)- What do you think? My antennas are up.
Yup, I want to see this........!
Eddie The Eagle is a solid little biopic of a British Olympic ski jumper who flew through a loophole in his country's Olympic selection rules and landed himself a place in history.
I'm a sucker for these oddball sports underdog movies, and this one's right up there with the best of 'em.
Hugh Jackman plays Eddie's offbeat coach (his own impromptu jump in the film is a heartstopping thrill) and Taron Egerton from Kingsmen plays a believably bumbling Eddie.
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I'm a sucker for these oddball sports underdog movies, and this one's right up there with the best of 'em.
Hugh Jackman plays Eddie's offbeat coach (his own impromptu jump in the film is a heartstopping thrill) and Taron Egerton from Kingsmen plays a believably bumbling Eddie.
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The Candidate (1972) Dramedy about a young Californian Lawyer who doesn't really want to follow in his ex-Governor father's footsteps, but winds up doing so anyway. Robert Redford and Peter Boyle were terrific here. As much as I loathe politicians for never living up to their campaign promises ,this is one is fascinating even when it gets a little preachy. To be fair, these issues are even more relevant today. I love a lot of the films Robert Redford made in the 70s and it's only recently that I can appreciate what a great actor he is and the fine choices he made.
House of Traps (1980) One of my favorite Venoms mob Chang Cheh films, it's all about evil prince and the titular house used to hold the stolen wares he intends to usurp the throne with. Okay, so said house isn't used all that much. It is a lot of gloopy, gory fun when the traps are activated. I'm not complaining when you have Lu Feng in a butterfly get up, Chu Ko as the ever nimble, comely Sky Rat and the equally handsome and deadly Lung Tien Hsiang as an advisor to the evil prince... well, it gets fun, a little messy and very easy on my eyes. The very last minute is stupid as hell though (Kuo Choi, as talented as he is, can sometimes make or break a Venoms mob film and he ruins his character with this final moment of morality verbage and the campy, smug look.)
Me, I want a film with the Five Rats (including Chu Ko, Chiang Sheng, Ricky Chien Tien Chi and Yu Tai-Ping), Lu Feng and Lung Tien Hsiang. It's kind of surprising to me that the corruption of the courts / royals was a favorite theme of director Chang Cheh. He finds all kinds of nifty ways to exploit this (and show off some gruesome new form of torture used in those ancient courts), I really enjoy this film more each time I see, although I will probably stop it short of the final moments.
House of Traps (1980) One of my favorite Venoms mob Chang Cheh films, it's all about evil prince and the titular house used to hold the stolen wares he intends to usurp the throne with. Okay, so said house isn't used all that much. It is a lot of gloopy, gory fun when the traps are activated. I'm not complaining when you have Lu Feng in a butterfly get up, Chu Ko as the ever nimble, comely Sky Rat and the equally handsome and deadly Lung Tien Hsiang as an advisor to the evil prince... well, it gets fun, a little messy and very easy on my eyes. The very last minute is stupid as hell though (Kuo Choi, as talented as he is, can sometimes make or break a Venoms mob film and he ruins his character with this final moment of morality verbage and the campy, smug look.)
Me, I want a film with the Five Rats (including Chu Ko, Chiang Sheng, Ricky Chien Tien Chi and Yu Tai-Ping), Lu Feng and Lung Tien Hsiang. It's kind of surprising to me that the corruption of the courts / royals was a favorite theme of director Chang Cheh. He finds all kinds of nifty ways to exploit this (and show off some gruesome new form of torture used in those ancient courts), I really enjoy this film more each time I see, although I will probably stop it short of the final moments.
Attachments
An old classic. The best of the series.
Quick question though. How did he get the Ark of the Nazi filled island? Even if we are to believe all the Nazis died (not just the ones at the alter), how would he be able to lift it into a boat and sail off?
Quick question though. How did he get the Ark of the Nazi filled island? Even if we are to believe all the Nazis died (not just the ones at the alter), how would he be able to lift it into a boat and sail off?
"Oh sweet mystery of life at last I found you!"
So quotable and still very funny decades and dozens of viewings later.
Andrew Morgan's documentary The True Cost, about the cost of "fast fashion" behind the cheap retail price tag, from the cotton fields with their monopoly seeds and pesticides through the clothing production at dirt cheap labor rates all over the third world.
Like a lot of documentaries, it's somewhat longer on identification of problems than it is on presentation of feasible solutions but there were some good interviews with people trying hard to make a difference. There were also some interviews with defenders of the industry's voluntary "codes of conduct" and low wages paid to garment workers in the third world. In context of the film, those interviews were made to look... well... indefensible. Scenes from the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh were included. Also the infamous Cambodian riot when the government used live fire to disperse workers protesting state-sanctioned low wages. As one activist put it, sewing clothes for a living shouldn't be as dangerous as mining coal.
If you haven't thought much about the retail fashion industry today, its supply chains and horrendous potential for environmental damage and human health issues, never mind questions about how sustainable our consumeristic economies are when the squeeze is in on labor but whole countries depend on the buying power of the masses, the film is a real eye opener.
Like a lot of documentaries, it's somewhat longer on identification of problems than it is on presentation of feasible solutions but there were some good interviews with people trying hard to make a difference. There were also some interviews with defenders of the industry's voluntary "codes of conduct" and low wages paid to garment workers in the third world. In context of the film, those interviews were made to look... well... indefensible. Scenes from the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh were included. Also the infamous Cambodian riot when the government used live fire to disperse workers protesting state-sanctioned low wages. As one activist put it, sewing clothes for a living shouldn't be as dangerous as mining coal.
If you haven't thought much about the retail fashion industry today, its supply chains and horrendous potential for environmental damage and human health issues, never mind questions about how sustainable our consumeristic economies are when the squeeze is in on labor but whole countries depend on the buying power of the masses, the film is a real eye opener.
saw The Rules of The Game ('39) by Jean Renoir in the cinema this weekend. So good to watch these movies on the big screen! Very interesting movie, extremely versatile and yet one coherent piece of work. Awesome cameraworks I guess and the hunting scene was unsettling (and not just because they used no CGI back then but real animals..) and the editing absolutely straight forward. Some aspects seem dated as the never ending "catching one another" scenes but yet still better than those in the 60-70s (Pink Panther, What's New Pussycat).
@kazmac : you ever seen A Touch of Zen? I was browsing around and saw it highly praised (but totally expensive) and was wondering if I should take a deeper look into that one.
@kazmac : you ever seen A Touch of Zen? I was browsing around and saw it highly praised (but totally expensive) and was wondering if I should take a deeper look into that one.
I watched that one on a plane too. Meh.
The premise that they would move heaven and earth to save the President and that President would order two of his staff to give up their Cerberus codes seemed ludicrous.
Still, suspending disbelief a fun watch.
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Not yet. An acquaintance just wrote an amazing review at the Kung Fu Fandom board. It'll be some time before I plunk down the $ for it. Sounds quite good though.
I did watch Sammo Hung's Millionaire's Express (1986) which was a lot of fun; especially the samurais, and the one epic fight between two of Sammo's regulars: Dick Wei (whom I really enjoy) and Yuen Biao who was just ridiculously agile.) A lot of slapstick and giggle inducing humor too. Waiting to see if I'll be catching one or two of Sammo's films in the Old School Kung Fu Fest here next month. Kind of gutted the same theatre is showing Lamberto Bava's Demons next Monday and Tuesday, but my work and school schedule conflict with the screentimes. Ah well. Just means I keep going with the kung fu.
Not yet. An acquaintance just wrote an amazing review at the Kung Fu Fandom board. It'll be some time before I plunk down the $ for it. Sounds quite good though.
I did watch Sammo Hung's Millionaire's Express (1986) which was a lot of fun; especially the samurais, and the one epic fight between two of Sammo's regulars: Dick Wei (whom I really enjoy) and Yuen Biao who was just ridiculously agile.) A lot of slapstick and giggle inducing humor too. Waiting to see if I'll be catching one or two of Sammo's films in the Old School Kung Fu Fest here next month. Kind of gutted the same theatre is showing Lamberto Bava's Demons next Monday and Tuesday, but my work and school schedule conflict with the screentimes. Ah well. Just means I keep going with the kung fu.
Too bad with demons. I'd love to see it on the big screen too since it was filmed in my neighborhood.
I couldn't resist and ordered a copy of Touch of Zen. But only the cheap transfer DVD (at least Mandarin with Englsih subs). No point in putting down $$$ without knowing what exactly for. I'll holla back once I've seen it. Got me Brava's Blood Laces... movie , Argento's Terror at the Opera along two Carpenter ones: Vampires and Ghosts of Mars (no real expectations but read somewhere it's quite underrated so why not as I really like Carpenter).
And thanks for the link!! Will read it after I've seen the movie though.
I want to see this one to! I too am a sucker for these types of movies!! It is on my list of movies to see, sadly I don't think I will make it to the theater to see it.
The Flim Flam Man (1967)- One of my favorite Southern movies, filmed in Kentucky, a comedy about an AWOL soldier who teams up with a elderly scam artist. Besides George C. Scott, many character actors including Slim Pickins, Strother Martin, and Harry Morgan.
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Genius...
Outstanding King Kong companion.
Genius...
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Outstanding King Kong companion.
Too bad with demons. I'd love to see it on the big screen too since it was filmed in my neighborhood.
I couldn't resist and ordered a copy of Touch of Zen. But only the cheap transfer DVD (at least Mandarin with Englsih subs). No point in putting down $$$ without knowing what exactly for. I'll holla back once I've seen it. Got me Brava's Blood Laces... movie , Argento's Terror at the Opera along two Carpenter ones: Vampires and Ghosts of Mars (no real expectations but read somewhere it's quite underrated so why not as I really like Carpenter).
And thanks for the link!! Will read it after I've seen the movie though.
Looking forward to your thoughts about A Touch of Zen. Cool! Demons was filmed in your neighborhood. While Demons is silly to an extent, the premise of what's happening on screen suddenly happening in an unescapable movie theatre is still super creepy to me. That and Michele Soavi as the masked man...
and another epic Sammo Hung fail Eastern Condors (1987) - was nowhere near as great as so many said it is. Ah well.
I still just can't see him as Bond. Maybe Caesar or some medieval role, but Bond..not him, not in my movie
I still just can't see him as Bond. Maybe Caesar or some medieval role, but Bond..not him, not in my movie
There's definitely been better actors that have played the role of James Bond 007.
And worse! 00eyebrows for example.
Currently watching Olympus has fallen. What my wife describes as a boys film.