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"Great/good" movies only.
Drama/romance contemporary to the 60s/70s.Will check out 'The Leopard'; it did show up on a few top 10 Italian movies lists.
Cheers
I'll add a few
- 8 1/2
great Fellini flic, surreal, lengthy - so take your time
and Mastroianni in excellent form as usual- Deserto Rosso ('60)
feat. Monica Vitti!! Antonioni flic comes with great colours, scenography, settings etc pp. as per usual
- Casanova
another Fellini one, with a fun Don Sutherland
- Il Grido ('57) another Antonioni one. powerful drama, was able to see it in a theatre some years ago and sheech..depressing but uttely beautiful
Other movies in order of location:
Mépris ('63) - great French flic but takes mostly part in Italy and there also on Capri and in the Casa/Villa Malaparte - so that's basically a must watch. Features B. Bardot, Jack Palance and even Fritz Lang as himself (!!). Strictly iconic imho
La Dolce Vita ('60) - Roma, very entertaining
Profondo Rosso ('75) - Roma, sleazy horror by Dario Argento
Don't Look Now - by Nicolas Roeg (great director!) but plays almost exclusively in Venice. In my top 5 movie list. Features a young Don Sutherland but is a thriller/surreal horror.
And not playing in Italy but London seen through Italian eyes:
Blow Up by Antonioni, another fav of mine. Love David Hemmings.
Haven't seen Sado and Il Vitelloni so far but heard nothing but good things so def will do so. (As with the Leopard which is supposedly superb as well - as @Scepticalscribe already mentioned)
Came here to say the same thing. Much better than I thought it would be.
Murder on the Orient Express.
Hmm...
It was a bit strange to see Godiva branded desserts in the movie. Godiva isn't a bad mass market chocolatier. What was so bad was that Godiva was not a relatively known brand at the time of the film's setting, and they only had one or two locations in total. At the time and even now, there are far better luxury chocolatiers in the world. Using better ingredients, more ethically sourced beans and old world technique. Such a grand train ride spanning many countries would require higher end chocolate.
Hopefully someone makes a better interpretation of the novel in the future. I wasn't too thrilled with this version. I'll have to watch it again to catch other errors. One funny tidbit is I spent the entire movie thinking Christoph Waltz was the lead. Not sure why I thought that.
Hmm...
It was a bit strange to see Godiva branded desserts in the movie. Godiva isn't a bad mass market chocolatier. What was so bad was that Godiva was not a relatively known brand at the time of the film's setting, and they only had one or two locations in total. At the time and even now, there are far better luxury chocolatiers in the world. Using better ingredients, more ethically sourced beans and old world technique. Such a grand train ride spanning many countries would require higher end chocolate.
Hopefully someone makes a better interpretation of the novel in the future. I wasn't too thrilled with this version. I'll have to watch it again to catch other errors. One funny tidbit is I spent the entire movie thinking Christoph Waltz was the lead. Not sure why I thought that.
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Not bad at all. Ends up sad.
A doctor on a small island falls for a woman half his age.
Really good film.
Based on the true story of Barry Seal, drug smuggler and gun runner.
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Not bad at all. Ends up sad.
A doctor on a small island falls for a woman half his age.
Really good film.
Based on the true story of Barry Seal, drug smuggler and gun runner.
I loved American Made. A lot of that stuff didn't happen though, the director said it was a very fictionalized version of true events. Still, really enjoyable, I liked all the little bonus history moments,
like George Bush Jr saying hi to Tom Cruise in DC.
Saw Ready Player One over the weekend and really like it. Super fun story with an engaging plot. And, let's not forget the slight commentary on the present state of our escapism focused culture.
Just watched the Disaster Artist last night. Funny and entertaining.. Thumbs up recommended
Agreed! We just watched this last weekend. Highly entertaining! The main baddy was good. His character was somewhat on par with the same character he played in Boardwalk Empire.
Come to think of it, I haven't either. I can say he does play a very good bad guy. He kinda reminds me of the Christoph Waltz, with his ability to make you nervous when he comes on scene. Like in the Shape of Water, the way he chewed/sucked on his candy and with Christoph, the way he talks to the other characters, especially the ones who he is going to be taking down or out.
Watched 'Shape of Water' last night. Wasn't a fan personally, unfortunately.
I'll add a few
- 8 1/2
great Fellini flic, surreal, lengthy - so take your time
- Deserto Rosso ('60)
feat. Monica Vitti!! Antonioni flic comes with great colours, scenography, settings etc pp. as per usual
- Casanova
another Fellini one, with a fun Don Sutherland
- Il Grido ('57) another Antonioni one. powerful drama, was able to see it in a theatre some years ago and sheech..depressing but uttely beautiful
Other movies in order of location:
Mépris ('63) - great French flic but takes mostly part in Italy and there also on Capri and in the Casa/Villa Malaparte - so that's basically a must watch. Features B. Bardot, Jack Palance and even Fritz Lang as himself (!!). Strictly iconic imho
La Dolce Vita ('60) - Roma, very entertaining
Profondo Rosso ('75) - Roma, sleazy horror by Dario Argento
Don't Look Now - by Nicolas Roeg (great director!) but plays almost exclusively in Venice. In my top 5 movie list. Features a young Don Sutherland but is a thriller/surreal horror.
And not playing in Italy but London seen through Italian eyes:
Blow Up by Antonioni, another fav of mine. Love David Hemmings.
Haven't seen Sado and Il Vitelloni so far but heard nothing but good things so def will do so. (As with the Leopard which is supposedly superb as well - as @Scepticalscribe already mentioned)
And here I come with facts no one needs to know
. A good deal of Profondo Rosso, like several of Argento's movies were shot in Turino, Italy. I am sure some of the interiors/exteriors were shot in Rome (probably the statute where Marc and other pianist meet). But the pivotal yellow villa (called the "House with the Screaming Child" in the movie) is in Turino. I watched Dellamorte Dellamore (a.k.a. Cemetery Man) a couple of times this week. Still love the first two thirds of it. Delighted I was able to replace the soundtrack just now.
del Toro, the director has a mixed track record as far as what I’ve liked. The first Hellboy was fantastic. The second Hellboy, was too much been there done that. Pacific Rim for which he gets a writing credit was pretty good. Pan’s Labyrinth was intriguing, but saw some HB fantasy elements in its art work. The Strain which flashed his name was uneven. Honestly, The Shape of Water looks drab, I really dislike the atmosphere from the previews especially if it’s an artistic choice to represent the 50’s. I’m going to stream this eventually.
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Crimson Peak was a spectacle visually; didn't much care for the story,pacing & ending.
*possible spoiler* For some strange reason, to me, it felt like it was going between Europe and 50s America; I couldn't stand that vibe (my biggest complaint). At points I was reminded of the movie Amelie (styling/color, etc).
Pacific Rim he directed, produced and co-wrote, it's a silly bit of fun
Pan's Labyrinth is a favorite of mine, it has some stylistic overlap with Hellboy, but had it's own unique style and _definitely_ had it's own voice. He did a terrific job with the Hellboy material, I was a fan of the comics way before the movies. FWIW, I'm cautious, but very optimistic about the Hellboy "reboot" with David Harbour in the lead, Ian McShane playing Bruttenholm, Neil Marshall directing, *and* Mike Mignola is actually co-writing the screenplay, the creator of Hellboy!Anyway, back to GdT, his Blade sequel (Blade II) was the best of the movies, fun, worth checking out (even if you haven't seen the first one), Mimic is a solid horror/scri-fi flick and I would HIGHLY recommend The Devil's Backbone.
Thanks for the Pacific Rim clarification. That’s a movie I disliked at first, but it grew on me and now it’s in my library, my stamp of approval.Pacific Rim he directed, produced and co-wrote, it's a silly bit of fun
Anyway, back to GdT, his Blade sequel (Blade II) was the best of the movies, fun, worth checking out (even if you haven't seen the first one), Mimic is a solid horror/scri-fi flick and I would HIGHLY recommend The Devil's Backbone.