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Blade Runner (4K), tonight Blade Runner 2049 (again to hopefully figure out what is going on).
Okay - on this "robot killing its Creators kick" - also watched "The Orville"...
I’m watching Jurassic World. Other than the original, it is my favorite in the series.
Mallrats(1995)
And speaking of movies they wouldn’t dare make today... Can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before. Just silly witty Kevin Smith-ish dialog.... just what i needed today.
And speaking of movies they wouldn’t dare make today... Can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before. Just silly witty Kevin Smith-ish dialog.... just what i needed today.
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I've been working out... I might be able to pull it off.
Watched a couple of Bruce Willis movies this past weekend.
Last Man Standing, and 16 Blocks.
Enjoyed them both.
Next up is the Last Boy Scout.
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Also looking forward to watching Hellboy (2019) and Free Solo.
Probably Bohemian Rhapsody as well.
Last Man Standing, and 16 Blocks.
Enjoyed them both.
Next up is the Last Boy Scout.
EDIT:
Also looking forward to watching Hellboy (2019) and Free Solo.
Probably Bohemian Rhapsody as well.
Well I’d sooner pass on tights! All that chaffing!
Fighting With My Family (2019).
Trailers don't give it justice, as they make it look like a silly, slapstick comedy. The truth is that it's quite a charming movie (based on a true story), with many dramatic moments and interesting situations. I'd give it 8 out of 10 stars.
Trailers don't give it justice, as they make it look like a silly, slapstick comedy. The truth is that it's quite a charming movie (based on a true story), with many dramatic moments and interesting situations. I'd give it 8 out of 10 stars.
Since I hadn't seen any of the Oscar nominees for this year, I decided to rewatch an older one.
Just finished Un prophète, aka. A Prophet (France 2009, nominated for best foreign language film of the year in 2010) directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup, among others.
The film tells the story of a young man (Rahim) who is sentenced to a six year prison term in France on an unspecified charge. What he did is really not that important, the film is much more about how his life in prison molds him into the man is to become by the end of the film.
Prison films have always been very interesting to me, in the sense that when made well, there are interesting stories about different sorts of relationships, personalities, and the subject of institutionalization to be told, and this one covers all of those bases in a superb manner. The way this one is filmed, you can often feel the claustrophobic nature of sitting in a small cell with nothing but your thoughts, and deeds haunting you. Very effective, affective and all around great craftsmanship by everyone involved.
Just a great film all around, really. Highly recommended.
Just finished Un prophète, aka. A Prophet (France 2009, nominated for best foreign language film of the year in 2010) directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Tahar Rahim and Niels Arestrup, among others.
The film tells the story of a young man (Rahim) who is sentenced to a six year prison term in France on an unspecified charge. What he did is really not that important, the film is much more about how his life in prison molds him into the man is to become by the end of the film.
Prison films have always been very interesting to me, in the sense that when made well, there are interesting stories about different sorts of relationships, personalities, and the subject of institutionalization to be told, and this one covers all of those bases in a superb manner. The way this one is filmed, you can often feel the claustrophobic nature of sitting in a small cell with nothing but your thoughts, and deeds haunting you. Very effective, affective and all around great craftsmanship by everyone involved.
Just a great film all around, really. Highly recommended.
Oh, that is a fantastic one. I remember seeing it and it reminded me of a film I'd seen years before about a Canadian detective during the American prohibition era and going after gangsters. I can't even remember the name of that film.
Tried to watch some 99c iTunes rental offering called Tinker' (2018). Don't ask me what the apostrophe there at end of title represents, that's not a typo... I didn't get that far if it was finally revealed. I could not finish watching it, finding it so convoluted and weird, although supposedly a heartwarming family-friendly story about love and redemption from assorted characters' loss and grief.
I gave it about 30 minutes and bailed, figuring the question was no longer where the moviemaker wanted to take viewers, but more whether my scrambled brain would remember how to exit iTunes' full screen presentation of what was and remained pretty darn murky to me. I started wondering if the movie went straight to DVD. That's a clue I'm not going to get to the end credits.
I gave it about 30 minutes and bailed, figuring the question was no longer where the moviemaker wanted to take viewers, but more whether my scrambled brain would remember how to exit iTunes' full screen presentation of what was and remained pretty darn murky to me. I started wondering if the movie went straight to DVD. That's a clue I'm not going to get to the end credits.
I am still in shock.
Some bad films I give up on half way through… some though are riveting, seat transfixing in their sheer awfulness.
This is one of them.
Pompeii (2014)
This is a contender for one of the worst films I have *ever* seen.
Not a cliché left undisturbed. Gladiator meets Titanic meets Volcano meets Horse Whisperer meets oh, I dunno, name any bad movie.
Hammy acting (acting: I don't know what else to call what these people on screen do), CGI obviously made for 3D.
The sheer ludicrousness…
Still, nice abs on display — even though they've also been enhanced for 3D I suspect.
Films like these give Netflix a bad name and why I probably will not be renewing our subscription end of this month.
Some bad films I give up on half way through… some though are riveting, seat transfixing in their sheer awfulness.
This is one of them.
Pompeii (2014)
This is a contender for one of the worst films I have *ever* seen.
Not a cliché left undisturbed. Gladiator meets Titanic meets Volcano meets Horse Whisperer meets oh, I dunno, name any bad movie.
Hammy acting (acting: I don't know what else to call what these people on screen do), CGI obviously made for 3D.
The sheer ludicrousness…
Still, nice abs on display — even though they've also been enhanced for 3D I suspect.
Films like these give Netflix a bad name and why I probably will not be renewing our subscription end of this month.
Avid film fare prowlers should help us out here and make that a keyword phrase to tag offerings like that one in advance. At least then we know to rent it on some night when zoning out after a long day on the job, so will fall asleep and miss half the thing anyway. I'm surprised there's not an Oscar for Best Selective Editing of a Movie for Official Trailer Production. Regular editors probably won't touch that task for a movie gone off the rails. There must be a cottage industry to which one can farm out some clips and hope for a vaguely intriguing trailer that could pull in some viewers for a limited (and also selective) theatrical release.
X-Men (2000)- How time flies, this was released 18 years ago. Highly atmospheric, intriguing, setting the initial film stage for the battle between mutants who want to get along and those who refuse to be abused by Homo sapiens. Great cast. Hugh Jackman is The Wolverine, seeking answers to his past, like how he got daggers graphed to his bones. That story continues in X-Men 2.
This and X-Men 2 as compared to X-Men 3 illustrates how important the Director (Bryan Singer) is to a film, how the Director shapes a film.
This and X-Men 2 as compared to X-Men 3 illustrates how important the Director (Bryan Singer) is to a film, how the Director shapes a film.
I did not know that, but if true, very unfortunate and dampens my enthusiasm for this film. It’s good to note, for perspective that an individual can be talented in their profession and have personality flaws, including that of sex offender. In the case of Bill Cosby, especially unfortunate because of his role model status.
A quick google search produced this headline, the story says the claim was withdrawn, not that that means anything as to the truth of the allegation.
Michael Egan, Bryan Singer’s Accuser, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Investment Fraud
https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/bryan-singer-michael-egan-sex-abuse-1201656874/
My admiration for talent in this case is limited to the ability to craft a quality movie. I knew nothing about Mr. Singer’s personal life or his personality. However, I’ll also say that this kind of personal details can lie outside of the discussion of the merits of a film and the important role of director in the process of making a movie.
As it was on sale for 0.99€ on iTunes I finally got around to renting You Were Never Really Here (2017) directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. I'd only seen We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) by Ramsay before, and because I liked (not necessarily the right verb..) it, I had high hopes for this one.
It was good. Phoenix does a great job playing the character of Joe, a dude plagued by his past who currently spends his time tracking down and rescuing young victims of human trafficking. One day on a job like so many before it, something goes horribly wrong.
I really liked Ramsay's style of directing. Without spoiling too much, this is at times a pretty violent film, but most of the violence is left to the imagination of the viewer making it much more effective than it would be if explicitly shown on the screen. The sound design is also great, and in a nice way mirrors what it must be like inside Joe's head.
Special mention to the score composed by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead fame. Excellent stuff that I need to get my paws on in some format soon.
It was good. Phoenix does a great job playing the character of Joe, a dude plagued by his past who currently spends his time tracking down and rescuing young victims of human trafficking. One day on a job like so many before it, something goes horribly wrong.
I really liked Ramsay's style of directing. Without spoiling too much, this is at times a pretty violent film, but most of the violence is left to the imagination of the viewer making it much more effective than it would be if explicitly shown on the screen. The sound design is also great, and in a nice way mirrors what it must be like inside Joe's head.
Special mention to the score composed by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead fame. Excellent stuff that I need to get my paws on in some format soon.
Speaking of...
A masterpiece for this genre, atmosphere and action, supernatural, music, visuals, and subtle humor, beginning with the Nazi’s interest in the occult, which brings Hellboy into our world. The beginning sequence is great.
Ron Perlman was so perfectly cast, I can’t imagine anyone else playing him. Several iconic characters included in this story. David Hyde Pierce has an uncredited role as the voice of Abe Sapien. One of Guillermo del Toro’s best movies.
In the coldest regions of space, the monstrous entities Ogden Jahad - The Seven God’s of Chaos slumber in their crystal prison, waiting to reclaim Earth...and burn the heavens.
Speaking of the new Hellboy, the original is one of my favorite comic based movies, and while I don’t know yet if this will be a good movie, I did note that in the trailer David Harbour looks strange as Hellboy, as if I was watching someone do a Hellboy imitation, and he just did not have the weight of Ron Perlman’s personality and voice. It’s a case of being totally vested in an actor in a role.
I will stream this when it becomes available or maybe I’ll watch the Golden Army again, although I don’t think it was a good as the original movie.
"They should’ve kept Ron Perlman" – Not everyone is happy with the new Hellboy trailer
https://www.gamesradar.com/they-sho...eryone-is-happy-with-the-new-hellboy-trailer/
NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE OUT HIS HELLBOY TRILOGY IS STILL A SORE SUBJECT FOR RON PERLMAN
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/r...iler-celebrate-guillermo-del-toro-1202030113/
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My favorite Batman!
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Holy cow! Mine to!Speaking of the new Hellboy, the original is one of my favorite comic based movies, and while I don’t know yet if this will be a good movie, I did note that in the trailer David Harbour looks strange as Hellboy, as if I was watching someone do a Hellboy imitation, and he just did not have the weight of Ron Perlman’s personality and voice. It’s a case of being totally vested in an actor in a role.
I will stream this when it becomes available or maybe I’ll watch the Golden Army again, although I don’t think it was a good as the original movie.
"They should’ve kept Ron Perlman" – Not everyone is happy with the new Hellboy trailer
https://www.gamesradar.com/they-sho...eryone-is-happy-with-the-new-hellboy-trailer/
NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE OUT HIS HELLBOY TRILOGY IS STILL A SORE SUBJECT FOR RON PERLMAN
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/r...iler-celebrate-guillermo-del-toro-1202030113/
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My favorite Batman!
Funny thing.
Saw Churchill last year and thought it was great. I also presumed it was the Gary Oldman film that wouldn't have come out until much later that particular month. I've spent over a year thinking I'd seen it and marveled at how great Oldman was in it.
We'll be watching Darkest Hour this weekend.
Saw Churchill last year and thought it was great. I also presumed it was the Gary Oldman film that wouldn't have come out until much later that particular month. I've spent over a year thinking I'd seen it and marveled at how great Oldman was in it.
We'll be watching Darkest Hour this weekend.
The Pink Panther (1963)- Quitessential and brilliant 1960s slapstick comedy, directed by Blake Edwards filmed in Paris, Rome, Los Angeles, and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
I always wondered if the French resented Peter Sellers playing a clutzy and rather stupid French Inspector?
I always wondered if the French resented Peter Sellers playing a clutzy and rather stupid French Inspector?