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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 1, 2014 20:52:25 GMT -5
Key Largo! Hell, yeah! I've seen that so many times. That bit where Claire Trevor sings and Edward G. snarls: "You were lousy" and Bogart gets her the drink, yeah, that scene makes Key Largo one of the best movies of the 1940s.
Well, also, Edward G. hissing "A live war hero ..." and calling Bogey "sojer" all the time.
And where he gives Bogey the gun and dares him to shoot him. And Lionel Barrymore going "Give me the gun!"
And ... well, just about everything in the movie.
"What do I care whether Johnny Roco lives or dies." Yeah great lines, great movie. |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 1, 2014 22:24:41 GMT -5
I've been rewatching a lot of 80's movies lately. Just watched Gremlins for the first time in about 25 years. And all the Ninja Turtle movies before that. I think I'll rewatch Goonies soon. Joe Dante films are all worth watching. I love Matinee from him. Probably one of his Top 5 films he's done. Matinee was great!
I was just thinking about Matinee the other day because I was thinking about movies with fake trailers. Matinee has Mant and something like The Mixed-Up Shopping Cart. In addition to Grindhouse and Tropic Thunder, you can also find fake trailers in older movies like A King in New York (with Charlie Chaplin) and Boy meets Girl (with Jimmy Cagney).
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Post by Jesse on May 2, 2014 5:47:57 GMT -5
I've been rewatching a lot of 80's movies lately. Just watched Gremlins for the first time in about 25 years. I think it really has held up incredibly well. The special effects by Chris Walas are some of his all time best. Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi are two of my other favorites he's worked on that also still look great. Edward G. Robinson knew he was dying while shooting Soylent Green. I'm a huge fan of his. One of my favorites is The Stranger with Orson Wells who I'm also a big fan of. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 6:23:45 GMT -5
I didn't get to see Matinee until last year. It was fantastic.How did I miss seeing this all those years? John Goodman has an amazing resumee of movies.All-time classics to all-time cult favs.Oscar winning films to classic Golden Turkey flicks.If you decide to just watch John Goodman films for a week,you'd be in for an amazing ride
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 9:32:57 GMT -5
Joe Dante films are all worth watching. I love Matinee from him. Probably one of his Top 5 films he's done. Matinee was great!
I was just thinking about Matinee the other day because I was thinking about movies with fake trailers. Matinee has Mant and something like The Mixed-Up Shopping Cart. In addition to Grindhouse and Tropic Thunder, you can also find fake trailers in older movies like A King in New York (with Charlie Chaplin) and Boy meets Girl (with Jimmy Cagney).
I just went through his IMDB profile, and yep, I've loved every movie of his I've seen. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 9:33:20 GMT -5
I didn't get to see Matinee until last year. It was fantastic.How did I miss seeing this all those years? John Goodman has an amazing resumee of movies.All-time classics to all-time cult favs.Oscar winning films to classic Golden Turkey flicks.If you decide to just watch John Goodman films for a week,you'd be in for an amazing ride Any time I see him pop up in a movie I cheer. |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 2, 2014 10:28:01 GMT -5
I watched Bachelor Mother last night. It stars Ginger Rogers and it's from 1939, just after she peaked when starring with Fred Astaire in Shall We Dance and Top Hat.
Ginger sees a baby on the steps of the home for foundlings and she goes to make sure it's OK. The officials assume the baby is hers despite her protestations. Hilarity ensues as no one believes anything that anybody says for the entire movie. David Niven is the male lead. The movie also has Frank Albertson, an actor I like who had some lead roles in the 1940s in Poverty Row films like Man from Headquarters.
It's not a great movie by any means, but it is so well-crafted and well-acted and well-written that I was sort of swept into it without any resistance, but then I'm a sucker for most films of this era and I find Ginger to be irresistible.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 2, 2014 10:40:43 GMT -5
I didn't get to see Matinee until last year. It was fantastic.How did I miss seeing this all those years? John Goodman has an amazing resumee of movies.All-time classics to all-time cult favs.Oscar winning films to classic Golden Turkey flicks.If you decide to just watch John Goodman films for a week,you'd be in for an amazing ride Any time I see him pop up in a movie I cheer. I haven't seen The Big Lebowski from start to finish for a few years, but it is on TV (IFC or Sundance) all the time, so I'll turn it on and watch random segments. John Goodman as Walter really makes this film. He's telling Donny to shut up or he's going on about Shabbas or he's shouting profanity at a teenage boy or he's making a scene in a diner. A great performance. Lebowski is one of a handful of films that allows the 1990s to compete with other decades on the subject of great movies. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 10:48:30 GMT -5
The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)
Peter Sellers,Christopher Plummer,Catherine Schell,Herbert Lom,Burt Kwouk
D-Blake Edwards Music-Henry Mancini
So why did it take over 10 years for a 3rd movie in the series? Peter Sellers did go on record saying he was hesitant to get typecast into one character when his rising popularity opened up many other offers.The same could be said for Blake Edwards.There also was reportedly a falling out between the two for several years (not sure if it was before or after they worked together on 1968's The Party) Suffice to say,by the mid 70's both of their careers were in a commercial downturn and a reunion made sense.However MGM, the original studio, no longer had faith in them and turned it down.United Artists continued the series instead
And again it was an international blockbuster smash.The film successfully picks up were it left off. The only apparent difference I percieved was Inspector Clouseau's accent is now thicker,so much so that even other frenchmen have trouble understanding him. The Pink Panther ruby returns as well as the master thief The Phantom now played by Christopher Plummer.In the first film Clouseau's wife ran away with The Phantom.In this film The Phantom's wife is a different character
Again, the comedy sequences and dialogue are hysterical (except towards the end I felt it began to wane specifically the vacuum cleanner scenes).Herbert Lom steals all the scenes he's in.What else can I say but I laughed my ass off. This movie also helped revive Seller's and Edward's careers. 8 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Hoosier X on May 2, 2014 11:06:55 GMT -5
The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)
Peter Sellers,Christopher Plummer,Catherine Schell,Herbert Lom,Burt Kwouk
D-Blake Edwards Music-Henry Mancini
So why did it take over 10 years for a 3rd movie in the series? Peter Sellers did go on record saying he was hesitant to get typecast into one character when his rising popularity opened up many other offers.The same could be said for Blake Edwards.There also was reportedly a falling out between the two for several years (not sure if it was before or after they worked together on 1968's The Party) Suffice to say,by the mid 70's both of their careers were in a commercial downturn and a reunion made sense.However MGM, the original studio, no longer had faith in them and turned it down.United Artists continued the series instead And again it was an international blockbuster smash.The film successfully picks up were it left off. The only apparent difference I percieved was Inspector Clouseau's accent is now thicker,so much so that even other frenchmen have trouble understanding him. The Pink Panther ruby returns as well as the master thief The Phantom now played by Christopher Plummer.In the first film Clouseau's wife ran away with The Phantom.In this film The Phantom's wife is a different character Again, the comedy sequences and dialogue are hysterical (except towards the end I felt it began to wane specifically the vacuum cleanner scenes).Herbert Lom steals all the scenes he's in.What else can I say but I laughed my ass off. This movie also helped revive Seller's and Edward's careers. 8 1/2 stars of 10.
I saw this on TV when I was a kid when it was only a few years old. I don't remember it very well, but I do remember thinking it was really funny and it made me want to see the other Pink Panther movies. (I'm sure I saw one of the later ones in a theater.) The main thing I remember is recognizing Catherine Schell as Maia the shape-changing lady from Space:1999.
I remember seeing A Shot in the Dark about the same time because I had a crush on Elke Sommer for years. (Have you ever seen Deadlier than the Male? If not, run don't walk and see if it's available from Netflix!)
Did you skip "Inspector Clouseau," the one with Alan Arkin, on purpose or is it just an oversight? I remember it as being very odd, and I liked it even though it was rarely laugh-out-loud funny.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 11:14:44 GMT -5
I like Alan Arkin but if there's no Peter Sellers,there's no Inspector Clouseau
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Post by DubipR on May 2, 2014 11:18:10 GMT -5
Did you skip "Inspector Clouseau," the one with Alan Arkin, on purpose or is it just an oversight? I remember it as being very odd, and I liked it even though it was rarely laugh-out-loud funny.
I hope you skipped the remake with Steve Martin as well... |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 2, 2014 11:22:23 GMT -5
Did you skip "Inspector Clouseau," the one with Alan Arkin, on purpose or is it just an oversight? I remember it as being very odd, and I liked it even though it was rarely laugh-out-loud funny.
I hope you skipped the remake with Steve Martin as well... Weren't there two with Steve Martin? I didn't see either of them, but it sure didn't sound like a good idea.
And there's one with Ted Wass. And I think there's one with Roberto Bernigni. Or did I just imagine those?
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Post by DubipR on May 2, 2014 12:04:11 GMT -5
Weren't there two with Steve Martin? I didn't see either of them, but it sure didn't sound like a good idea.
And there's one with Ted Wass. And I think there's one with Roberto Bernigni. Or did I just imagine those?
Son of Pink Panther was Benigni. Wass for Curse of the Pink Panther. Were there 2 Martin Panthers? I don't know...I gave up on Steve's comedic prowess with Bowfinger |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 2, 2014 12:20:35 GMT -5
Please.Let me live in my dream world.No Peter Sellers means no Inspector Clouseau films.They never happened.Bad dream.Therefore I just have 3 more to watch  |
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