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Well, maybe it’s just your old age getting in the way over a difference of 1.5 minutes for the sake of making the scene shorter for a masterpiece opening.I just can’t let this one slide.😁
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I’ve been meaning to play this one. Another member also mentioned this film a couple months ago (@Queen6). It looks like it’s a cross between ‘Life’ With Ryan Reynolds/Jake Gyllenhaal and the 1979 ‘Alien’ film.
A fairly good performance. Too bad he did not stick to acting, on the big screen that is. We’d be seeing a lot less of him, and the country might not be so crazy. 🤔
I was going to mention to you earlier, when you posted that you watched ‘Doctor Strange‘ with Benedict Cumberbatch, I looked up his ‘future‘ movie history and he has a sequel that’s in pre-production right now for a second Doctor Strange. I’m assuming that will probably be released in the latter part of 2022, maybe even 2023.
This whole pandemic has really pushed the movie industry out of sorts for filming and delays, hopefully Things get back on track for filming, because a lot of big titles are planning.
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)- In the top 5 Infinity Stone movies. in the top 2 Marvel franchises, imo.
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Black Mass [2015]
It’s hard to believe how dangerous the mid to late 70s was in South Boston. Especially when you have someone like Whitey Bulger that was a notorious serial killer For anyone that even looked at him wrong, let alone talk to the law on his antics with mob affiliations. I can’t imagine being a law enforcement officer ever having to encounter him, not with all his inside connections that he could put a hit on your life within an hour of you walking away from him. I don’t know about you, but that’s freakin’ scary.
If I had a name to the most feared man in the 70s and 80s for mob hits, it would be Whitey Bulger and Richard Kuklinski (See ‘Iceman‘ with Michael Shannon, which I wrote about).
Anyways, I really enjoyed the movie, and if you’re into mob type movies, check this one out, as the storyline kind of speaks for itself.
{Obviously the movie includes Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton and even the legendary Kevin bacon has a few scenes.}
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But I do have a minor [But lengthy] rant:
It vexes for those who knock Depp when you have someone like himself who is probably the most transformative and adaptive actor in the movie industry. He’s done it all and I know I’ve discussed him before in this thread, but I can’t think of anyone that not also mentally transforms himself, but physically into his characters, now that’s talent you can’t buy. Let’s see...a vampire, a pirate, John Dillinger from ‘Public enemies’, Indian from ‘Lone ranger‘, Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory, a mob-hitman, I mean, do I really need to say anything else?
I’m not defending him, I’m pointing out that I can’t think of any other actors that are on his level, and it’s unfortunate his career has been completely halted for reasons not to be mentioned here, But in the respect of those who actually don’t take in consideration of how metamorphic he can be as any character. To me, he’s so dynamic, he’s played it all and been mainly successful over the course of 20 years.
I’m not looking to argue over this, nor do I care too. Just want to point out that you have to look at his entire career path in the film industry, not just one film that ‘somebody didn’t agree with’.
It’s hard to believe how dangerous the mid to late 70s was in South Boston. Especially when you have someone like Whitey Bulger that was a notorious serial killer For anyone that even looked at him wrong, let alone talk to the law on his antics with mob affiliations. I can’t imagine being a law enforcement officer ever having to encounter him, not with all his inside connections that he could put a hit on your life within an hour of you walking away from him. I don’t know about you, but that’s freakin’ scary.
If I had a name to the most feared man in the 70s and 80s for mob hits, it would be Whitey Bulger and Richard Kuklinski (See ‘Iceman‘ with Michael Shannon, which I wrote about).
Anyways, I really enjoyed the movie, and if you’re into mob type movies, check this one out, as the storyline kind of speaks for itself.
{Obviously the movie includes Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton and even the legendary Kevin bacon has a few scenes.}
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But I do have a minor [But lengthy] rant:
It vexes for those who knock Depp when you have someone like himself who is probably the most transformative and adaptive actor in the movie industry. He’s done it all and I know I’ve discussed him before in this thread, but I can’t think of anyone that not also mentally transforms himself, but physically into his characters, now that’s talent you can’t buy. Let’s see...a vampire, a pirate, John Dillinger from ‘Public enemies’, Indian from ‘Lone ranger‘, Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory, a mob-hitman, I mean, do I really need to say anything else?
I’m not defending him, I’m pointing out that I can’t think of any other actors that are on his level, and it’s unfortunate his career has been completely halted for reasons not to be mentioned here, But in the respect of those who actually don’t take in consideration of how metamorphic he can be as any character. To me, he’s so dynamic, he’s played it all and been mainly successful over the course of 20 years.
I’m not looking to argue over this, nor do I care too. Just want to point out that you have to look at his entire career path in the film industry, not just one film that ‘somebody didn’t agree with’.
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So you're saying he's a good actor...?
hmmp. I don't believe I've ever heard that about him.
So you're saying he's a good actor...?
hmmp. I don't believe I've ever heard that about him.
Depends how you define ‘good‘. But in terms of someone that can adapt and mold to any character in this industry as it stands, yeah...I would consider him ‘good’.
Rescue Dawn [2007]
Really solid film. If you like Shawshank redemption, you’d like this film. It’s about a Army ranger (Christian Bale) who is captured in Laos After his plane crashes, and he is in a prison camp, Where he devises a plan with other captures to escape. (Of course, it’s based on the ‘true story‘ of Lt. Dieter Dengler.)
What is really impressive, Christian Bale lost 55 pounds for this movie to give the impression of a time capture of his starvation being imprisoned. And that’s not the only film that he’s had to lose a lot of weight, also with ‘The Machinist’, ‘The fighter’ And other films where he put weight on with ‘Vice’ and ‘American Hustle’. So much preparation for moving not just mentally, but also physically.
Really solid film. If you like Shawshank redemption, you’d like this film. It’s about a Army ranger (Christian Bale) who is captured in Laos After his plane crashes, and he is in a prison camp, Where he devises a plan with other captures to escape. (Of course, it’s based on the ‘true story‘ of Lt. Dieter Dengler.)
What is really impressive, Christian Bale lost 55 pounds for this movie to give the impression of a time capture of his starvation being imprisoned. And that’s not the only film that he’s had to lose a lot of weight, also with ‘The Machinist’, ‘The fighter’ And other films where he put weight on with ‘Vice’ and ‘American Hustle’. So much preparation for moving not just mentally, but also physically.
No.
It's that the dialogue itself is ****. Rambling blather.
QT thinks he's clever and he simply isn't that clever.
I like his films well enough but he's overrated imho.
Watched this gem last night:
Valkyrie(2008)
I really wanted to like it. The story/subject-matter is the kind of stuff that's "meant for movies", so it was a shame(IMHO) that the movie(technically) didn't capture it. Miscast, poor sets/props design (it "looked" like a set)... and... was there a soundtrack? The story is compelling, especially considering it's based on a true story, and i'd recommend watching it if you're unfamiliar with the subject matter.
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I had avoided watching it because I didnt think Cruise was a good fit, and I was hoping to be proved wrong; I wasn't. It's not that he does a "bad" job, it's just that his "hollywood blockbuster actor" persona, is too much for the role. The movie just seemed badly cast in general.
I think film-makers should try to get actors from the countries where the story/characters is based. Many people the world over speak english just fine, and the accents/expressions/mannerisms would lend a level of authenticity sorely lacking in movies like this. Crusie has his typical cocky-bravado, and most(not all) of the "German" characters have thick British accents & mannerisms and it just breaks the "illusion". IMHO
Inglorious Bastards(2009) is an admittedly outlandish(considering the storytelling style) example of films getting it right. IMHO
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I really wanted to like it. The story/subject-matter is the kind of stuff that's "meant for movies", so it was a shame(IMHO) that the movie(technically) didn't capture it. Miscast, poor sets/props design (it "looked" like a set)... and... was there a soundtrack? The story is compelling, especially considering it's based on a true story, and i'd recommend watching it if you're unfamiliar with the subject matter.
<begin-rant>
I had avoided watching it because I didnt think Cruise was a good fit, and I was hoping to be proved wrong; I wasn't. It's not that he does a "bad" job, it's just that his "hollywood blockbuster actor" persona, is too much for the role. The movie just seemed badly cast in general.
I think film-makers should try to get actors from the countries where the story/characters is based. Many people the world over speak english just fine, and the accents/expressions/mannerisms would lend a level of authenticity sorely lacking in movies like this. Crusie has his typical cocky-bravado, and most(not all) of the "German" characters have thick British accents & mannerisms and it just breaks the "illusion". IMHO
Inglorious Bastards(2009) is an admittedly outlandish(considering the storytelling style) example of films getting it right. IMHO
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Valkyrie(2008)
I really wanted to like it. The story/subject-matter is the kind of stuff that's "meant for movies", so it was a shame(IMHO) that the movie(technically) didn't capture it. Miscast, poor sets/props design (it "looked" like a set)... and... was there a soundtrack? The story is compelling, especially considering it's based on a true story, and i'd recommend watching it if you're unfamiliar with the subject matter.
<begin-rant>
I had avoided watching it because I didnt think Cruise was a good fit, and I was hoping to be proved wrong; I wasn't. It's not that he does a "bad" job, it's just that his "hollywood blockbuster actor" persona, is too much for the role. The movie just seemed badly cast in general.
I think film-makers should try to get actors from the countries where the story/characters is based. Many people the world over speak english just fine, and the accents/expressions/mannerisms would lend a level of authenticity sorely lacking in movies like this. Crusie has his typical cocky-bravado, and most(not all) of the "German" characters have thick British accents & mannerisms and it just breaks the "illusion". IMHO
Inglorious Bastards(2009) is an admittedly outlandish(considering the storytelling style) example of films getting it right. IMHO
</end-rant>
Outstanding post.
I’ve come to the conclusion that if I can’t remember a film very well, it probably wasn’t very good. I watched Valkyrie years ago, but I vaguely actually forgot about it, especially being that I do like Tom Cruise, But I think your post nailed it, being that maybe he wasn’t really the best person for that role. Tom Cruise is also really a ‘love or hate em’. I’ve heard others say that say Tom Cruise is ‘the biggest hack ever as an actor‘, but of course, his career says otherwise given he’s the highest paid male actor averaging 20 million a film, let alone I see his film trajectory as overall very successful in the box office. Anyways, But you make a solid point, and sometimes it’s better to use an actor of origin that is from a German descent or has a natural German dialect, which Cruise obviously have a ‘superficial tone’ to him. Just like Quinton Tarintino using a lot of native French and German actors for Inglorious bastard’s, It Just made the film that much more authentic.
Treasure Island (1990)- I love this version with Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston and a young Christian Bale. Surprising the latest version of this movie sold was low quality DVD burned from VHS, terrible picture quality, that is until Amazon came up with and rents/sell a high def version for online viewing, acceptable quality for large screen TVs.
Bounty II built in 1960, sunk in 2012 Hurricane Sandy.
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Bounty II built in 1960, sunk in 2012 Hurricane Sandy.
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Jungleland [2019]
I almost turned this one off after the first 30 minutes, but then it completely grabbed me. I’m not a fan of all these various ‘boxing movies‘, but this wasn’t really about just fighting to reach the top, it’s about a relationship between two brothers who have a very hard life who are trying to climb out of poverty and make money to survive through fighting to pay off debts owed. Charlie Hunnam [from Sons of Anarchy], did a really good job in this film, Along with Jack O’ Connell.
But the real winner for this movie, Is the musical score that establishes some strong emotional pieces, which was composed by Lorne Balfe (Who is a very well-established music composer with movies like ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and ‘Mission impossible‘). You’ll find that I repeat myself a lot about certain elements when it comes to films, and musical scores are equally just as important as the quality of the picture from the actors, because it locks in the viewer when they sense the emotion from the movie scene, and the musical score draws them in more. It’s a two-fold situation that if the scene is well scripted and the score doesn’t seem fitting or appropriate, the viewer loses that connection with the film.
There’s no special effects in this movie, it’s just a very raw movie, showing the hardships of life for those who are less fortunate, that put themselves in a situation that could’ve been avoided.
I almost turned this one off after the first 30 minutes, but then it completely grabbed me. I’m not a fan of all these various ‘boxing movies‘, but this wasn’t really about just fighting to reach the top, it’s about a relationship between two brothers who have a very hard life who are trying to climb out of poverty and make money to survive through fighting to pay off debts owed. Charlie Hunnam [from Sons of Anarchy], did a really good job in this film, Along with Jack O’ Connell.
But the real winner for this movie, Is the musical score that establishes some strong emotional pieces, which was composed by Lorne Balfe (Who is a very well-established music composer with movies like ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and ‘Mission impossible‘). You’ll find that I repeat myself a lot about certain elements when it comes to films, and musical scores are equally just as important as the quality of the picture from the actors, because it locks in the viewer when they sense the emotion from the movie scene, and the musical score draws them in more. It’s a two-fold situation that if the scene is well scripted and the score doesn’t seem fitting or appropriate, the viewer loses that connection with the film.
There’s no special effects in this movie, it’s just a very raw movie, showing the hardships of life for those who are less fortunate, that put themselves in a situation that could’ve been avoided.
I Love You Daddy (2017)
Pulled from public distribution for obvious reasons, equally a very solid film. Shame in many respects as the performances are right on target, with the cast delivering beautifully. Questionable? Yes, equally enjoyable; tongue in cheek, playful, yet with a serious undertone, I rather think that point was missed by many and real world circumstance.
Once again you have to make up your own mind...
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Pulled from public distribution for obvious reasons, equally a very solid film. Shame in many respects as the performances are right on target, with the cast delivering beautifully. Questionable? Yes, equally enjoyable; tongue in cheek, playful, yet with a serious undertone, I rather think that point was missed by many and real world circumstance.
Once again you have to make up your own mind...
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The dude is hilarious as a standup comedian, albeit he made some poor decisions off-site from his career. He had a decently popular show as ‘Louie’ for a number of seasons on cable television.
Don't know enough about it TBH, equally a solid performance by all. Is well over due that we get back to real life, cease pandering to minorities as surprise, surprise such films mostly bomb...
Over all I Love You Daddy is a solid film that centres on a difficult subject, yet presents a neutral perspective leaving the viewer to make their own mind up. I for one don't care to be spoon fed by the customary Hollywood tripe of recent, being hardly worth the cost of the power to run the television, let alone take the family to the cinema...
I Love You Daddy falls back on acting, doesn't rely on CGI or fake WOW factors. Just a shame the actors didn't have their day in the public arena as their performances are indeed solid and convincing...
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Casino [1995]
If it’s directed by Scorsese, it’s a solid movie all the way around. Obviously Casino is fairly well known. The only thing Casino is missing is an appearance by Ray Liotta, and then you would have almost an identical cast to ‘Goodfellas’ directed both by Martin Scorsese.
If I had to choose which movie I like better, I would say Goodfellas just slightly inches over Casino, but Casino really was made because of Sharon stone. I’ve said it before, she’s crazy in real life, and this is the second portrayal of how she’s even more so crazy in this movie, (See Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas in 1992.) She did a really good job and ‘bridged the gap’ amongst all the characters in Casino.
Anyways, I watched this one a few times a few weeks ago, it’s probably like my 10th time watching it, you just don’t see movies like this anymore, Martin Scorsese really is one of the ‘all-time best movie directors’, not just in the sense of the actors chosen, but using the whole -mob theme- really worked for this genre of films between Goodfellas and Casino.
If it’s directed by Scorsese, it’s a solid movie all the way around. Obviously Casino is fairly well known. The only thing Casino is missing is an appearance by Ray Liotta, and then you would have almost an identical cast to ‘Goodfellas’ directed both by Martin Scorsese.
If I had to choose which movie I like better, I would say Goodfellas just slightly inches over Casino, but Casino really was made because of Sharon stone. I’ve said it before, she’s crazy in real life, and this is the second portrayal of how she’s even more so crazy in this movie, (See Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas in 1992.) She did a really good job and ‘bridged the gap’ amongst all the characters in Casino.
Anyways, I watched this one a few times a few weeks ago, it’s probably like my 10th time watching it, you just don’t see movies like this anymore, Martin Scorsese really is one of the ‘all-time best movie directors’, not just in the sense of the actors chosen, but using the whole -mob theme- really worked for this genre of films between Goodfellas and Casino.
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