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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 14, 2014 13:32:32 GMT -5
Do you guys have any recommendations of movies like AWIL? It reminded me a bit of Evil Dead/Army of Darkness and I liked the campy horror tone so I want more movies like it. Campy Horror Movies Rocky Horror Picture Show C.H.U.D. Phantasm The Stuff Basket Case Creepshow Return Of The Living Dead Zombieland Shaun of the Living Dead Re-Animator there's so many of them,much much more |
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Post by paulie on May 14, 2014 13:44:43 GMT -5
Do you guys have any recommendations of movies like AWIL? It reminded me a bit of Evil Dead/Army of Darkness and I liked the campy horror tone so I want more movies like it. Try this one... www.criterion.com/films/27523-house
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Post by MDG on May 14, 2014 14:30:26 GMT -5
Do you guys have any recommendations of movies like AWIL? It reminded me a bit of Evil Dead/Army of Darkness and I liked the campy horror tone so I want more movies like it. Try this one... www.criterion.com/films/27523-house
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2014 4:10:24 GMT -5
The World Of Henry Orient (1964)
Peter Sellers,Paula Prentiss,Angela Lansbury,Tom Bosley,"Grandpa" Al Lewis,John Fiedler,Merrie Spaeth,Tippy Walker
D-George Roy Hill
Two mischievous, adventuresome 14-year-old girls begin following Henry Orient,an eccentric concert pianist (Peter Sellers) around New York City after one develops a schoolgirl crush on him. Henry is having an affair on the sly with a married lady (Paula Prentiss)
After watching The Pink Panther films and tom thumb,I was in the mood for more from Peter Sellers (I have seen The Mouse That Roared,Lolita,Dr.Strangelove,What's New Pussycat,Casino Royale and Being There in the not too distant past).This movie is focused on the two 14 year old girls,Val and Gil,attending private school,living in Manhattan and both with missing fathers.Val is infatuated by the concert pianist Henry Orient and they secretly follow him all around town.He's having a secret rendezvous with a married socialite and becomes increasingly paranoid as he notices the continued prescence of the two girls
Peter Sellers is a master at voices.He uses a suave,continental voice in the movie when he's among high society.He has a Brooklyn accent when he is not.Angela Lansbury also stands out as the snotty mother of one of the girls.The movie is shot on location in Manhattan.I get a kick seeing my neighborhood from the past but the odd thing here is,after 50 years,many of the movie locations look unchanged to how it is now.Central Park,Park Avenue between 60-80th street,the various side streets with the old brownstone buildings,have not significantly changed since 1964
Its a delightful film however I wished there was more Peter Sellers in it.But 1964 was a very busy year for him which included Dr.Strangelove and A Shot In The Dark. The girls act realistically Sellers is mostly low key. 6 and 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2014 4:39:53 GMT -5
Song of The South (1946)
James Baskett,Bobby Driscoll,Ruth Warwick,Hattie McDaniel D-Wilfred Jackson/Harve Foster
Live Action and Animation
The kindhearted storyteller Uncle Remus tells a young boy (Johnny) stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.Johnny's parents have just separated and he is now living on a plantation with his mother and grandmother.Includes the hit song Zip-A Dee-Doo-Da
My first viewing of this Disney film via a "Unauthorized" Korean DVD.Quality is very good with some occasional korean subtitles.And I'm left to ponder why,in 2014 this movie still hasn't been officially released in the U.S. (as it has been in most other areas of the world). Is it because there are no scenes showing the evils of slavery and everyone seems happy? But there are no scenes of anyone actually doing work. In fact,its never mentioned what year this movie takes place,before or after the civil war. The black folks here seem dirt-poor living besides the plantation ,but there is also a dirt-poor white family as well.So are they slaves or poor sharecroppers?All thru the movie the black and white children are friends and enjoying themselves.The only contention is between a couple of white kids.
Whatever racist conotations are in this movie are deep in the subtext and certainly not any worse than many other films from that era like Gone With The Wind or Jezebel that have been called classics.And a classic this is as well.The animation is not as lush as Snow White but servicable.James Baskett does a fine job playing Uncle Remus.As is typical,children and adults alike would enjoy this Disney movie.There are scenes that will pull on your heartstrings with the little girl Johnny befriends,there are very funny animated scenes with Br'er Rabbit and his opponents
This is one of the few times I would recommend supporting your local bootlegger and get a copy.Screw Disney
for treating everyone like a child.9 of 10 stars
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2014 4:55:12 GMT -5
Lady And The Tramp (1955)
Voices of Peggy Lee,Larry Roberts,Stan Freberg D-Clyde Geronimi/Wilfred Jackson
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Ah to be young and in love,in an Italian restaurant sharing a strand of spaghetti while being serenaded by Bella Note.One of the all time greatest Hollywood scenes.If you don't think so-you got no heart
The animation work and character designs are Disney classics.Peggy Lee's voice work is superb.The movie is like a rollercoaster for emotions from joy to sorrow back to joy then sorrow.I envy parents who can sit with their children for their first viewing of this film.Thats all that needs to be said
10 of 10 stars
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 15, 2014 10:51:44 GMT -5
I finally got pissed and downloaded a copy because I hadn't seen it since I was a kid and it was the only Disney movie my Dad ever liked. There's absolutely no reason it shouldn't be released. I frankly found the live-action portions to be pretty saccharine. But the animated sequences were a hoot. |
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Post by Jasoomian on May 15, 2014 12:47:42 GMT -5
Song of The South (1946)
My first viewing of this Disney film via a "Unauthorized" Korean DVD.Quality is very good with some occasional korean subtitles. Did you get this at the Kim's going-out-of-business sale? I just read about it going under. Guess that's one less thing to do next time I'm in Manhattan. I know I saw this at least once all the way through in the early/mid80s. There were a couple of theatrical releases, and it was on Disney Channel a few times. We might have even taped it to VHS at one point? Disney Channel also used to play the animated sequences as filler in the early 1980s as well. It takes place after the war and emancipation, some time in the 1870s. Remus' stories about Br'er Rabbit et al were actual African-American folk tales developed and told each other during the slavery era before they were written down by a (then-racially-progressive) white author in 1879-. Disney, as is their wont, then commodified and Disneyfied pre-existing culture with the film in the 1940s. |
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Post by Jasoomian on May 15, 2014 12:52:50 GMT -5
I recently saw Bowfinger (1999), a Steve Martin / Frank Oz joint. This was a pretty funny movie about a broke filmmaker (Martin) making a bad, cheap film without the lead actor ("Eddie Murphy") knowing he is in the film. Some good gags about filmmaking and Scientology. Christine Baranski is channeling a Catherine O'Hara performance in a Christopher Guest movie.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2014 13:05:12 GMT -5
Song of The South (1946)
My first viewing of this Disney film via a "Unauthorized" Korean DVD.Quality is very good with some occasional korean subtitles. Did you get this at the Kim's going-out-of-business sale? I just read about it going under. Guess that's one less thing to do next time I'm in Manhattan. I know I saw this at least once all the way through in the early/mid80s. There were a couple of theatrical releases, and it was on Disney Channel a few times. We might have even taped it to VHS at one point? Disney Channel also used to play the animated sequences as filler in the early 1980s as well. It takes place after the war and emancipation, some time in the 1870s. Remus' stories about Br'er Rabbit et al were actual African-American folk tales developed and told each other during the slavery era before they were written down by a (then-racially-progressive) white author in 1879-. Disney, as is their wont, then commodified and Disneyfied pre-existing culture with the film in the 1940s. The NAACP claimed it was pre-civil war and depicted happy slaves (I disagee because there was nothing that pinpointed the year it took place.Absolutely nothing) I didn't know about Kim's going out of business.They closed one location a few years ago but still had the 1st Ave store open. A great loss for movie conossieurs.There is nowhere besides on-line to shop anymore besides the mass-produced blockbusters I got my copy several years back from Midtown comics when they had an "Unauthorized" DVD section |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 15, 2014 13:22:43 GMT -5
I recently saw Bowfinger (1999), a Steve Martin / Frank Oz joint. This was a pretty funny movie about a broke filmmaker (Martin) making a bad, cheap film without the lead actor ("Eddie Murphy") knowing he is in the film. Some good gags about filmmaking and Scientology. Christine Baranski is channeling a Catherine O'Hara performance in a Christopher Guest movie. I love Bowfinger. It is absolutely hysterical!
But a lot of people hate it. People who agree with me on stuff like Frida, Watchmen, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Life Aquatic hate Bowfinger. It's for a very specific taste. (My friend who likes Deuce Bigelow and other very crude movies that I really dislike, he loves Bowfinger!)
I never know who to recommend this to.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 15, 2014 13:25:49 GMT -5
Ish,
The World of Henry Orient is much underappreciated classic. I saw it when I was a kid (I watched it on late night TV because it had Peter Sellers and I was big Pink Panther fan) and I didn't really get it. I saw it a few years ago and thought it was great.
The best Peter Sellers movie that Americans don't seem to know about: I'm All Right Jack.
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Post by gothos on May 15, 2014 16:05:45 GMT -5
Song of The South (1946)
My first viewing of this Disney film via a "Unauthorized" Korean DVD.Quality is very good with some occasional korean subtitles. Did you get this at the Kim's going-out-of-business sale? I just read about it going under. Guess that's one less thing to do next time I'm in Manhattan. I know I saw this at least once all the way through in the early/mid80s. There were a couple of theatrical releases, and it was on Disney Channel a few times. We might have even taped it to VHS at one point? Disney Channel also used to play the animated sequences as filler in the early 1980s as well. It takes place after the war and emancipation, some time in the 1870s. Remus' stories about Br'er Rabbit et al were actual African-American folk tales developed and told each other during the slavery era before they were written down by a (then-racially-progressive) white author in 1879-. Disney, as is their wont, then commodified and Disneyfied pre-existing culture with the film in the 1940s. I remember one or two scenes where some of the black guys are either working or getting off work, but it's very low-key, no sitting around singing songs about the privilege of working for Masser as a few other 1940s films did. "Commodified" is one of those words I have problems with. What do you, Jasoomian, specifically mean when you say the Uncle Remus tales were commodified? |
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Post by Jasoomian on May 15, 2014 16:16:20 GMT -5
I love Bowfinger. It is absolutely hysterical!
But a lot of people hate it. People who agree with me on stuff like Frida, Watchmen, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Life Aquatic hate Bowfinger. It's for a very specific taste. (My friend who likes Deuce Bigelow and other very crude movies that I really dislike, he loves Bowfinger!)
I never know who to recommend this to.
I think anyone who likes other movies by Steve Martin and/or Frank Oz would like Bowfinger. Films like: Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Jerk, Three Amigos, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, What About Bob? etc... |
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Post by DubipR on May 15, 2014 16:20:39 GMT -5
I recently saw Bowfinger (1999), a Steve Martin / Frank Oz joint. This was a pretty funny movie about a broke filmmaker (Martin) making a bad, cheap film without the lead actor ("Eddie Murphy") knowing he is in the film. Some good gags about filmmaking and Scientology. Christine Baranski is channeling a Catherine O'Hara performance in a Christopher Guest movie. Bowfinger is absolutely hilarious. I too was watching it on of the many HBOs I get on cable. It's probably Eddie's last funniest role before he became associated with a donkey. He was truly brilliant in the dual role. |
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