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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 20, 2024 9:05:14 GMT
Welcome to the weekly watch thread hosted by me, post your weeks viewing, rate other peoples viewing, have conversations but be respectful.
FIRST TIME VIEWING
Horizon: An American Saga - Part One (2024, Kevin Costner) This epic independent Western film is the first of four 3 hour films. Overall there is a little more story than most would have you believe. It just doesn’t have the structure of a movie, it just ends after one of the story strands has a scene. It’s interesting that it’s beautifully shot with great set pieces but there is no focus on character or story yet that the tense scenes don’t mean as much as they could’ve otherwise. Despite this I still found many parts powerful and have this as my favorite film of the year so far. 7.5/10
Vanished into the Night (2024, Renato De Maria) Netflix This Low budget thriller follows a father who is immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarking on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house. It is a passable enough time waster but it’s not good. 4.5/10
REPEAT VIEWING
The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Irvin Kershner) 4K UHD The standard bearer for Star Wars. 9.5/10
True Lies (1994, James Cameron) blu ray Fun overblown action comedy with a great cast. 7.5-8/10
FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING
Capturing the Friedmans (2003, Andrew Jarecki) Youtube Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes. Good Documentary
FIRST TIME TV VIEWING
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005) YouTube A much better and more heartfelt version of the 1992 Reunion Special Good TV
The Acolyte (2024, Season One) Disney+ Well this is a show robust with bad writing, a misunderstanding of the universe they were writing in and mostly bad acting bar a few characters. Garbage TV
REPEAT TV VIEWING
Happy Days Reunion Special (1992) YouTube The cast of the hit ABC-TV series Happy Days (1974) reunites to talk about their memories of the show and how it affected their personal and professional lives. The show's producer, Garry Marshall, is also interviewed, and clips from past episodes are shown, along with outtakes that never made it into the show. Average TV
WEEKLY FILM AWARDS
BEST FILM: The Empire Strikes Back BEST ACTOR: Harrison Ford - The Empire Strikes Back BEST ACTRESS: Jamie Lee Curtis - True Lies BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Bill Paxton - True lies BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Abbey Lee - Horizon BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: J. Michael Muro - Horizon BEST SCORE: John Williams - The Empire Strikes Back BEST EDITING: Paul Hirsch, George Lucas- The Empire Strikes Back BEST WRITING: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan - The Empire Strikes Back BEST DIRECTOR: Irvin Kershner - The Empire Strikes Back
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Post by politicidal1 on Jul 20, 2024 13:40:27 GMT
First Viewings:
One Foot in Hell (1960) 6/10
Caged Heat (1974) 3/10
A Life at Stake (1954) 4/10
The End of the Game (1975) 5/10
Repeat Viewings:
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 8/10
Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) 9/10
The Scarlet Coat (1955) 6/10
While the City Sleeps (1956) 8/10
The Third Man (1949) 9/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 20, 2024 14:29:55 GMT
First Viewings: One Foot in Hell (1960) 6/10 Caged Heat (1974) 3/10 A Life at Stake (1954) 4/10 The End of the Game (1975) 5/10 Repeat Viewings: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 8/10 Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) 9/10 The Scarlet Coat (1955) 6/10 While the City Sleeps (1956) 8/10 The Third Man (1949) 9/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 5/10 Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) 7.5 While the City Sleeps (1956) 6.5/10 The Third Man (1949) 8/10
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Post by the knife on Jul 20, 2024 14:39:34 GMT
ok so i started Hooptober season early this year (my watchlist is just too long! 😂). here we go:
Freeze (Charlie Steeds, 2022) period piece Lovecraftian horror w Johnny Vivash 6/10
Insidious (James Wan, 2010) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson 7/10
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (Anthony Hickox, 1992) slasher horror w Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley 7/10
The Naked Witch (Larry Buchanan, 1960) witchy horror w Libby Hall 5/10
Venom (Jim Gillespie, 2005) slasher horror w Agnes Bruckner, Laura Ramsay, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips, Method Man 5/10
The First Omen (Arkasha Stevenson, 2024) nunsploitation horror w Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance 8/10
Insidious: Chapter 2 (James Wan, 2013) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter 7/10
Insidious: Chapter 3 (Leigh Whannell, 2015) supernatural horror w Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter, Hayley Kiyoko 6/10
The Empty Man (David Prior, 2020) occult horror w James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root 7/10
Hellraiser: Bloodline (Kevin Yagher, 1996) sci-fi horror w Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott 5/10
Insidious: The Last Key (Adam Robitel, 2018) supernatural horror w Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke 6/10
The Mephisto Waltz (Paul Wendkos, 1971) horror w Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Barbara Parkins, Curd Jürgens 6/10
rewatches:
The Conversation (Coppola, 1974) 9/10 Alien (Scott, 1979) 9/10 Aliens (Cameron, 1986) 8/10 Alien³ (Fincher, 1992) 7/10 Alien vs Predator (Anderson, 2004) 6/10
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Post by Teleadm on Jul 20, 2024 17:07:17 GMT
Thanks for hosting dsbeadleFrom your list... The Empire Strikes Back (1980) remember this from cinema, and public went out in anger feeling cheated. It didn't have the Wow feeling of the first movie. Seeing the first trilogy it made more sense in row. still don't like it, 6,5/10. True Lies 1994, one of those relax and enjoy the ride movies, 7/10. Never seen the French original. Here are my latest... Gone Girl 2014 directed by David Fincher and based on a novel by Gillian Flynn who also wrote the screenplay. Married man's wife disappears, it all turns into a media circus. The married man first gains loads of sympathy that will later turn into hate, and what happened to the wife... was he married to a heartless calculating femme fatale... While the movie certainly is well-made with many smart set-up's and clues, I wasn't satisfied with the ending that let too many questions hanging in the air. 7/10. Bernie 2011 directed by Richard Linklater and based on real events and an article by Skip Hollandsworth. Bernie pops up from nowhere in a small Texas town, and as a feeling and caring mortician he melts the hearts of nearly everyone in town except angry rich widow. Trying to melt the heart of the rich widow he also starts to loose himself, he soon finds himself trapped in the black widows net, and kills her... From the director and star of "School of Rock" I had expected something better and more even if the story here is a bit darker. The movie uses a semi-documentary frame with interviews with those who knew the real Bernie, but that sadly makes the flow of the movie too much hacksawed and it loses focus for the viewer. 6/10. The Executioner 1970 directed by Sam Wanamaker. A late-comer of the 60's secret agent craze, that also produced some serious spy movies, not all of them where camp, though this is not one of the better serious ones, but not a disaster either. George Peppard plays a British agent, schooled in America explains his accent, who suspects a double agent within British Intelligence. His superiors tells him to stay away from it, so offcourse he does the opposite... Made more interesting by a bunch of great supporting actors plus Joan Collins and Judy Geeson. 6/10. Judex 1963 directed by Georges Franju and based on old French cliffhanger serials of the 1910's and 1920's by Louis Feuillade. Since this is an homage to old French cliffhanger serials, one shouldn't look too much for any logic and just enjoy the ride even if it slows down from time to time. Judex is the good person who nearly looks like Zorro and hides in a batcave-like cave under a Chateau ruin with advanced technology for 1920's. His evil counterpart Diana Monti wears black tight spandex but can turn up in many shapes, even as a nun. I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 7/10. A Tale of Two Cities 1958 directed by Ralph Thomas and based on a novel by Charles Dickens. Big costly and slightly overlooked British version of the famous novel by Dickens. While not up there with David Lean's Great Expectations and Oliver Twist or George Cukor's David Copperfield, but rubbing shoulders with Cavalcanti's Nicholas Nickleby close by. According to "those who knows" Dirk Bogarde is closer to the novel's Sidney Carton than Ronald Colman in the more famous Hollywood version. It was well worth the watch once I got the hold of it, but what side should one actually emphasize with... Christopher Lee fans should note that he doen't play an evil Count here, but an evil Marquis who's cruel actions could have started the French Revolution. 7/10. One Way Street 1950 directed by Hugo Fregonese. A gangster's doctor takes the latest loot heading for Mexico City, bringing along mobsters latest GF. Minor but interesting noir thanks to James Mason, Dan Duryea and William Conrad. 6-6,5/10.
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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 20, 2024 20:27:14 GMT
ok so i started Hooptober season early this year (my watchlist is just too long! 😂). here we go: Freeze (Charlie Steeds, 2022) period piece Lovecraftian horror w Johnny Vivash 6/10 Insidious (James Wan, 2010) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson 7/10 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (Anthony Hickox, 1992) slasher horror w Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley 7/10 The Naked Witch (Larry Buchanan, 1960) witchy horror w Libby Hall 5/10 Venom (Jim Gillespie, 2005) slasher horror w Agnes Bruckner, Laura Ramsay, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips, Method Man 5/10 The First Omen (Arkasha Stevenson, 2024) nunsploitation horror w Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance 8/10 Insidious: Chapter 2 (James Wan, 2013) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter 7/10 Insidious: Chapter 3 (Leigh Whannell, 2015) supernatural horror w Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter, Hayley Kiyoko 6/10 The Empty Man (David Prior, 2020) occult horror w James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root 7/10 Hellraiser: Bloodline (Kevin Yagher, 1996) sci-fi horror w Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott 5/10 Insidious: The Last Key (Adam Robitel, 2018) supernatural horror w Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke 6/10 The Mephisto Waltz (Paul Wendkos, 1971) horror w Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Barbara Parkins, Curd Jürgens 6/10 rewatches:
The Conversation (Coppola, 1974) 9/10 Alien (Scott, 1979) 9/10 Aliens (Cameron, 1986) 8/10 Alien³ (Fincher, 1992) 7/10 Alien vs Predator (Anderson, 2004) 6/10
Insidious (James Wan, 2010) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson 5/10 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (Anthony Hickox, 1992) slasher horror w Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley 4.5 The First Omen (Arkasha Stevenson, 2024) nunsploitation horror w Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance 7/10 The Empty Man (David Prior, 2020) occult horror w James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root 6.5 Hellraiser: Bloodline (Kevin Yagher, 1996) sci-fi horror w Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott 5.5 The Mephisto Waltz (Paul Wendkos, 1971) horror w Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Barbara Parkins, Curd Jürgens 6/10 The Conversation (Coppola, 1974) 8/10 Alien (Scott, 1979) 9/10 Aliens (Cameron, 1986) 8/10 Alien³ (Fincher, 1992) 8/10 Alien vs Predator (Anderson, 2004) 4/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 20, 2024 20:30:35 GMT
Thanks for hosting dsbeadle From your list... The Empire Strikes Back (1980) remember this from cinema, and public went out in anger feeling cheated. It didn't have the Wow feeling of the first movie. Seeing the first trilogy it made more sense in row. still don't like it, 6,5/10. True Lies 1994, one of those relax and enjoy the ride movies, 7/10. Never seen the French original. Here are my latest... Gone Girl 2014 directed by David Fincher and based on a novel by Gillian Flynn who also wrote the screenplay. Married man's wife disappears, it all turns into a media circus. The married man first gains loads of sympathy that will later turn into hate, and what happened to the wife... was he married to a heartless calculating femme fatale... While the movie certainly is well-made with many smart set-up's and clues, I wasn't satisfied with the ending that let too many questions hanging in the air. 7/10. Bernie 2011 directed by Richard Linklater and based on real events and an article by Skip Hollandsworth. Bernie pops up from nowhere in a small Texas town, and as a feeling and caring mortician he melts the hearts of nearly everyone in town except angry rich widow. Trying to melt the heart of the rich widow he also starts to loose himself, he soon finds himself trapped in the black widows net, and kills her... From the director and star of "School of Rock" I had expected something better and more even if the story here is a bit darker. The movie uses a semi-documentary frame with interviews with those who knew the real Bernie, but that sadly makes the flow of the movie too much hacksawed and it loses focus for the viewer. 6/10. The Executioner 1970 directed by Sam Wanamaker. A late-comer of the 60's secret agent craze, that also produced some serious spy movies, not all of them where camp, though this is not one of the better serious ones, but not a disaster either. George Peppard plays a British agent, schooled in America explains his accent, who suspects a double agent within British Intelligence. His superiors tells him to stay away from it, so offcourse he does the opposite... Made more interesting by a bunch of great supporting actors plus Joan Collins and Judy Geeson. 6/10. Judex 1963 directed by Georges Franju and based on old French cliffhanger serials of the 1910's and 1920's by Louis Feuillade. Since this is an homage to old French cliffhanger serials, one shouldn't look too much for any logic and just enjoy the ride even if it slows down from time to time. Judex is the good person who nearly looks like Zorro and hides in a batcave-like cave under a Chateau ruin with advanced technology for 1920's. His evil counterpart Diana Monti wears black tight spandex but can turn up in many shapes, even as a nun. I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 7/10. A Tale of Two Cities 1958 directed by Ralph Thomas and based on a novel by Charles Dickens. Big costly and slightly overlooked British version of the famous novel by Dickens. While not up there with David Lean's Great Expectations and Oliver Twist or George Cukor's David Copperfield, but rubbing shoulders with Cavalcanti's Nicholas Nickleby close by. According to "those who knows" Dirk Bogarde is closer to the novel's Sidney Carton than Ronald Colman in the more famous Hollywood version. It was well worth the watch once I got the hold of it, but what side should one actually emphasize with... Christopher Lee fans should note that he doen't play an evil Count here, but an evil Marquis who's cruel actions could have started the French Revolution. 7/10. One Way Street 1950 directed by Hugo Fregonese. A gangster's doctor takes the latest loot heading for Mexico City, bringing along mobsters latest GF. Minor but interesting noir thanks to James Mason, Dan Duryea and William Conrad. 6-6,5/10. Hey hey :) Gone Girl - solid but a glossier lesser Fincher 6.5-7 Berniev- fun film, good format, fun performances 6.5 One Way Street - on my watchlist
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Post by James on Jul 21, 2024 1:50:55 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back - 9/10 True Lies - 8/10
First Time Viewings:
Dune: Part Two (2024, Denis Villeneuve) - 8/10
Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly) - 7/10 Watched both the theatrical and director's cuts. Think I liked the theatrical more as an overall experience.
Repeat Viewings:
Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) - 7/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 21, 2024 2:47:25 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back - 9/10 True Lies - 8/10 First Time Viewings:Dune: Part Two (2024, Denis Villeneuve) - 8/10Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly) - 7/10Watched both the theatrical and director's cuts. Think I liked the theatrical more as an overall experience. Repeat Viewings:Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) - 7/10Dune: Part Two (2024, Denis Villeneuve) - 6/“10 Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly) theatrical - 7.5 director's cut - 6/10 Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) - 4.5
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Post by jcush on Jul 21, 2024 3:31:57 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back - 10/10
True Lies - 9/10
First Time Viewings:
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1996, Sarah Jacobson) - 7/10
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024, Mark Molloy) - 6/10
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024, Rhys Frake-Waterfield) - 4.5/10
The Bikeriders (2023, Jeff Nichols) - 7.5/10
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024, Adam Wingard) - 5.5/10
West of Zanzibar (1928, Tod Browning) - 7.5/10
Daddy Day Care (2003, Steve Carr) - 5.5/10
The Dead Don't Hurt (2023, Viggo Mortensen) - 7/10
The Water Horse (2007, Jay Russell) - 6/10
Repeat Viewings:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) - 7.5/10
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) - 7/10
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) - 6/10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone) - 10/10
Movie Awards:
BEST FILM: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BEST ACTOR: Eli Wallach - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BEST ACTRESS: Jodie Comer - The Bikeriders BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Judge Reinhold - Beverly Hills Cop BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mary Nolan - West of Zanzibar BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tonino Delli Colli - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BEST SCORE: Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BEST SCRIPT: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly BEST DIRECTOR: Sergio Leone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Post by jcush on Jul 21, 2024 3:33:48 GMT
First Viewings: One Foot in Hell (1960) 6/10 Caged Heat (1974) 3/10 A Life at Stake (1954) 4/10 The End of the Game (1975) 5/10 Repeat Viewings: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 8/10 Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) 9/10 The Scarlet Coat (1955) 6/10 While the City Sleeps (1956) 8/10 The Third Man (1949) 9/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home - 7.5/10 Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 8/10 The Third Man - 8.5/10
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Post by jcush on Jul 21, 2024 3:36:23 GMT
ok so i started Hooptober season early this year (my watchlist is just too long! 😂). here we go: Freeze (Charlie Steeds, 2022) period piece Lovecraftian horror w Johnny Vivash 6/10 Insidious (James Wan, 2010) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson 7/10 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (Anthony Hickox, 1992) slasher horror w Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley 7/10 The Naked Witch (Larry Buchanan, 1960) witchy horror w Libby Hall 5/10 Venom (Jim Gillespie, 2005) slasher horror w Agnes Bruckner, Laura Ramsay, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips, Method Man 5/10 The First Omen (Arkasha Stevenson, 2024) nunsploitation horror w Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance 8/10 Insidious: Chapter 2 (James Wan, 2013) supernatural horror w Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter 7/10 Insidious: Chapter 3 (Leigh Whannell, 2015) supernatural horror w Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter, Hayley Kiyoko 6/10 The Empty Man (David Prior, 2020) occult horror w James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root 7/10 Hellraiser: Bloodline (Kevin Yagher, 1996) sci-fi horror w Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott 5/10 Insidious: The Last Key (Adam Robitel, 2018) supernatural horror w Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke 6/10 The Mephisto Waltz (Paul Wendkos, 1971) horror w Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Alda, Barbara Parkins, Curd Jürgens 6/10 rewatches:
The Conversation (Coppola, 1974) 9/10 Alien (Scott, 1979) 9/10 Aliens (Cameron, 1986) 8/10 Alien³ (Fincher, 1992) 7/10 Alien vs Predator (Anderson, 2004) 6/10
Insidious - 6/10 The First Omen - 6/10 The Empty Man - 7.5/10 The Conversation - 8.5/10 Alien - 9.5/10 Aliens - 9.5/10 Alien 3 - 7/10 Alien vs Predator - 4/10
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Post by jcush on Jul 21, 2024 3:38:08 GMT
Thanks for hosting dsbeadle From your list... The Empire Strikes Back (1980) remember this from cinema, and public went out in anger feeling cheated. It didn't have the Wow feeling of the first movie. Seeing the first trilogy it made more sense in row. still don't like it, 6,5/10. True Lies 1994, one of those relax and enjoy the ride movies, 7/10. Never seen the French original. Here are my latest... Gone Girl 2014 directed by David Fincher and based on a novel by Gillian Flynn who also wrote the screenplay. Married man's wife disappears, it all turns into a media circus. The married man first gains loads of sympathy that will later turn into hate, and what happened to the wife... was he married to a heartless calculating femme fatale... While the movie certainly is well-made with many smart set-up's and clues, I wasn't satisfied with the ending that let too many questions hanging in the air. 7/10. Bernie 2011 directed by Richard Linklater and based on real events and an article by Skip Hollandsworth. Bernie pops up from nowhere in a small Texas town, and as a feeling and caring mortician he melts the hearts of nearly everyone in town except angry rich widow. Trying to melt the heart of the rich widow he also starts to loose himself, he soon finds himself trapped in the black widows net, and kills her... From the director and star of "School of Rock" I had expected something better and more even if the story here is a bit darker. The movie uses a semi-documentary frame with interviews with those who knew the real Bernie, but that sadly makes the flow of the movie too much hacksawed and it loses focus for the viewer. 6/10. The Executioner 1970 directed by Sam Wanamaker. A late-comer of the 60's secret agent craze, that also produced some serious spy movies, not all of them where camp, though this is not one of the better serious ones, but not a disaster either. George Peppard plays a British agent, schooled in America explains his accent, who suspects a double agent within British Intelligence. His superiors tells him to stay away from it, so offcourse he does the opposite... Made more interesting by a bunch of great supporting actors plus Joan Collins and Judy Geeson. 6/10. Judex 1963 directed by Georges Franju and based on old French cliffhanger serials of the 1910's and 1920's by Louis Feuillade. Since this is an homage to old French cliffhanger serials, one shouldn't look too much for any logic and just enjoy the ride even if it slows down from time to time. Judex is the good person who nearly looks like Zorro and hides in a batcave-like cave under a Chateau ruin with advanced technology for 1920's. His evil counterpart Diana Monti wears black tight spandex but can turn up in many shapes, even as a nun. I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 7/10. A Tale of Two Cities 1958 directed by Ralph Thomas and based on a novel by Charles Dickens. Big costly and slightly overlooked British version of the famous novel by Dickens. While not up there with David Lean's Great Expectations and Oliver Twist or George Cukor's David Copperfield, but rubbing shoulders with Cavalcanti's Nicholas Nickleby close by. According to "those who knows" Dirk Bogarde is closer to the novel's Sidney Carton than Ronald Colman in the more famous Hollywood version. It was well worth the watch once I got the hold of it, but what side should one actually emphasize with... Christopher Lee fans should note that he doen't play an evil Count here, but an evil Marquis who's cruel actions could have started the French Revolution. 7/10. One Way Street 1950 directed by Hugo Fregonese. A gangster's doctor takes the latest loot heading for Mexico City, bringing along mobsters latest GF. Minor but interesting noir thanks to James Mason, Dan Duryea and William Conrad. 6-6,5/10. Gone Girl - Love this one. 9/10 Bernie - Due for a rewatch, but I thought it was pretty good. 7/10 One Way Street - Watched this one recently and thought it was pretty good. 7/10
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Post by jcush on Jul 21, 2024 3:39:20 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back - 9/10 True Lies - 8/10 First Time Viewings:Dune: Part Two (2024, Denis Villeneuve) - 8/10Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly) - 7/10Watched both the theatrical and director's cuts. Think I liked the theatrical more as an overall experience. Repeat Viewings:Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) - 7/10Dune: Part Two - 8/10 Donnie Darko - I've seen the theatrical cut multiple times, but never the director's cut. 8/10 Dune - 7.5/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jul 21, 2024 3:44:16 GMT
The Empire Strikes Back - 10/10 True Lies - 9/10 First Time Viewings:Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1996, Sarah Jacobson) - 7/10Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024, Mark Molloy) - 6/10Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024, Rhys Frake-Waterfield) - 4.5/10The Bikeriders (2023, Jeff Nichols) - 7.5/10Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024, Adam Wingard) - 5.5/10West of Zanzibar (1928, Tod Browning) - 7.5/10Daddy Day Care (2003, Steve Carr) - 5.5/10The Dead Don't Hurt (2023, Viggo Mortensen) - 7/10The Water Horse (2007, Jay Russell) - 6/10Repeat Viewings:Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) - 7.5/10Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) - 7/10Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) - 6/10The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone) - 10/10Movie Awards:BEST FILM: The Good, the Bad and the UglyBEST ACTOR: Eli Wallach - The Good, the Bad and the UglyBEST ACTRESS: Jodie Comer - The BikeridersBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Judge Reinhold - Beverly Hills CopBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mary Nolan - West of ZanzibarBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tonino Delli Colli - The Good, the Bad and the UglyBEST SCORE: Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the UglyBEST SCRIPT: The Good, the Bad and the UglyBEST DIRECTOR: Sergio Leone - The Good, the Bad and the UglyBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024, Mark Molloy) - 5.5 The Bikeriders (2023, Jeff Nichols) - 6.5 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest) - 8/10 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott) - 7/10 Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis) - 6.5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone) - 9.5
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