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Post by shaxper on Jun 16, 2014 5:58:55 GMT -5
I'm sorry to admit I kind of enjoyed Time Cop...
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 6:21:33 GMT -5
Jean-Claude Van Damme movies that are sitting in my personal library include:
Bloodsport
Universal Soldier
Hard Target
Time Cop
There,I said it
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 6:44:25 GMT -5
The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Robert Mitchum,Peter Boyle,Richard Jordan,Steven Keats,Alex Rocco,Joe Santos
D-Peter Yates
Eddie "Fingers" Coyle (Mitchum) ,a long time low level Boston gangster is about to serve another prison term.He is desperate to avoid this by cutting a deal with prosecutors by snitching on some "friends", the same fellows he buys guns from and the bank robbers he sells the guns to.
Robert Mitchum is just perfect for this role.Weary with the weight of the world,bloated like a fat Elvis,digging himself further into a hole by playing both sides of the street. You know this is not goung to end well for him.Forget about the title,he has no friends,just criminal associates and members of law enforcement who want to use him for information and don't give a crap what happens to Eddie.
This was not a box office hit but you can see how influential this movie has been with later crime stories such as The Sopranos and The Town.Scorsese and Tarrentino have also praised this film.
Its dark,it treats crime like a business.Steven Keats as gun-runner Jackie Brown is an excellant co-star and Peter Boyle excells as well 8 and 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 7:05:09 GMT -5
Harold and Maude (1971)
Bud Cort,Ruth Gordon
D-Hal Ashby
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold (Cort) finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude (Gordon) at a funeral
One of my all-time favorite midnight movie.Harold spends his time faking his suicide to unnerve his wealthy mother.His favorite pastime is attending funerals of strangers.He is a total introvert.He meets Maude at a funeral who also shares his likeing of those ceremonies but for different reasons.Not because its depressing but because it symbolizes the circle of life.One of the oddest couples you will ever see on screen,a 20 year old with nothing to live for and an 80 year old who finds fascination in everything
This made AFI's funniest all time movie at #45 and I think its well deserved.Not only is Ruth Gordon marvelous but her dialogue will give you lots to reflect on.And in addition to the great writing and acting,you have a soundtrack featuring Cat Stevens just as he was hitting his prime.He also included 2 original songs just for this movie
The movie studio had no idea how to promote this film,especially since it dealt with a taboo subject of a relationship between such disparate ages.So it died at the box office but became a favorite cult film.This one is so easy for me to give a 10 of 10 stars
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 7:23:27 GMT -5
Hero At Large (1980)
John Ritter,Anne Archer,Bert Convy,Kevin McCarthy
D-Martin Davidson
An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to help promote.He soon finds the superhero business more dangerous than he expected.The PR firm running the New York City mayor's re-election campaign also has plans for using Captain Avenger's popularity
Thanks to the Christopher Reeves Superman movie, a few other films jumped on the comic book bandwagon.This is actually a fun romantic comedy.No actual super powers,things are kept on a realistic level.Ritter,as a costumed do-gooder, gets quickly out of breathe and often gets hurt as much as his opponent.real life
Also a NYC resident,I enjoy seeing the actual location shots of the city inthis film and the use of real-life TV newscasters as well. You even get Dr.Joyce Brothers and a teen-age Kevin Bacon cameo early in the film.
So the next time you start watching your own superhero movie marathon,gives this one a try to break up the monotony. 6 and 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 7:48:40 GMT -5
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Voices of Rod Taylor,J.Pat O'Malley,Betty Lou Gerson,Martha Wentworth
D-Clyde Geronimi,Hamilton Luske
Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 puppies. Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the pups, and wants to get hold of them, as well as more pups, to make herself a lovely dalmatian skin coat... Cruella hires some thugs to kidnap the pups and hold them at her mansion. Will Pongo and Perdita find them in time ?
I'll admit I had an unhappy childhood in as much I don't think my parents ever took me to the movies for a kids film.I don't think I ever saw a Disney film on the big screen and this is my first viewing of 101 Dalmatians.And its now one of my favorites. I think its perfectly enjoyable for both children and adults.I can't think of anything to find fault with it.I'll just mention some trivia
When the dogs of London are passing their barks of alarm from one to another,there's a quick cameo of Lady and the Tramp
This was the #1 box office hit in the USA for 1961
The previous Sleeping Beauty underperformed for Disney and many animators got laid off.A method incorporating Xerox was used for the first time,saving the company production money.If this film didn't perform to expectations,there was talk in shutting down the animated division and instead focus only on live action films,TV and theme parks
Cruella De Vil was a parody of Tallulah Bankhead
The story first appeared as a serial for The Ladies Home Journal as The Great Dog Robbery
Clarence Nash,the voice of Donald Duck,provided all the dog barks
10 of 10 stars
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 16, 2014 9:53:49 GMT -5
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Jack Hawkins,Joan Collins,Dewey Martin,Alexis Minotis
D-Howard Hawks
In ancient Egypt the Pharaoh Khu-fu (Hawkins) is obsessed with acquiring gold and plans to take it all with him into the "second life." To this end he enlists the aid of Vashtar, an architect whose people are enslaved in Egypt. The deal: build a robbery-proof tomb and the enslaved people will be freed. During the years that the pyramid is being built a Cyprian princess (Collins) becomes the pharaoh's second wife, and she plots to prevent Khufu from taking his treasure with him when he dies .. as well as helping him make the journey early.
Literally,a cast of thousands.Filmed in the deserts of Egypt,the costumes and set designs look authentic.The methods of the construction of the pyramids also fit in with scholar's best guesses.Joan Collins looks great in her bikini outfit.Hawkins as the Pharaoh is believable for a white guy.Only Victor Mature is missing.Collins is in her excellent "Bitch" mode and her final come uppence is worthy of an EC story
The movie was Howard Hawks's first commercial failure. It caused Hawks to take a break from directing and travel through Europe for a number of years. He made his next movie, Rio Bravo (1959), four years later - the longest break between two movies in his career.
7 of 10 stars
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Post by MDG on Jun 16, 2014 12:04:38 GMT -5
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Jack Hawkins,Joan Collins,Dewey Martin,Alexis Minotis
D-Howard Hawks
...Collins is in her excellent "Bitch" mode and her final come uppence is worthy of an EC story She'd actually get one in 1972's Tales from the Crypt |
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Post by Jasoomian on Jun 16, 2014 16:23:55 GMT -5
The Thing (the old one), ... favorite science fiction films. The old Howard Hawks one, or the "old" John Carpenter one? (I think there's been two more since Carpenter's?) I prefer Carpenter's. |
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Post by Jasoomian on Jun 16, 2014 16:24:29 GMT -5
The methods of the construction of the pyramids also fit in with scholar's best guesses. How are the flying-saucer effects? |
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 16, 2014 16:57:47 GMT -5
I finally got around to watching Battle Royale. It was a fantastic movie and the main characters were actually likable, unlike the derivative Hunger Games that used it as inspiration. I also like that the ending didn't go for a cliched completely morbid ending which is what I had suspected. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it highly.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 16, 2014 20:52:52 GMT -5
I finally got around to watching Battle Royale. It was a fantastic movie and the main characters were actually likable, unlike the derivative Hunger Games that used it as inspiration. I also like that the ending didn't go for a cliched completely morbid ending which is what I had suspected. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it highly. Battle Royale is fantastic! Read the book! |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 16, 2014 20:57:37 GMT -5
The Thing (the old one), ... favorite science fiction films. The old Howard Hawks one, or the "old" John Carpenter one? (I think there's been two more since Carpenter's?) I prefer Carpenter's. I'm referring to the Howard Hawks one. I've seen the first John Carpenter one, and I've never really seen the appeal. I guess I understand why it was a big deal when it first came out. (I didn't see it until years later.) But it's waaaaay outdated now.
I prefer the Howard Hawks version for its simplicity, its subtlety and its craft. (And, ya know, I just like old movies.) The Howard Hawks version still doesn't seem outdated, even if special effects technology has improved in 60 years. (And notice I said "if.")
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 16, 2014 21:21:25 GMT -5
Aliens was really enjoyable. The marines were a lot more interesting than the characters from the first movie and the Queen Xenomorph was really cool.
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Post by Jasoomian on Jun 16, 2014 21:50:42 GMT -5
I'm referring to the Howard Hawks one. I've seen the first John Carpenter one, and I've never really seen the appeal. I guess I understand why it was a big deal when it first came out. (I didn't see it until years later.) But it's waaaaay outdated now.
I prefer the Howard Hawks version for its simplicity, its subtlety and its craft. (And, ya know, I just like old movies.) The Howard Hawks version still doesn't seem outdated, even if special effects technology has improved in 60 years. (And notice I said "if.")
I think Carpenter's film holds up quite well. It doesn't seem dated to me. I like the Hawks film too; I just prefer Carpenter's. The paranoia and claustropobia feels more palpable. It's also closer to Campbell's original story than the Hawks film. I looked it up and there's only one more film, not two. The Thing (2011) is supposed to be a prequel to the Carpenter film. I haven't seen it, but it sounds like the plot is so similar it might as well be another remake. |
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