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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 14, 2015 17:47:04 GMT -5
Over The Hedge (2006)
Well, in a year it will official fall into the classic time period but I already consider it as such. This animated comedy totally worked for me at all levels.
After a winters hibernation, the forest critters discover that most of their land is now a housing development. RJ the raccoon teaches the assortment of possums, turtles, skunks and such how to steal food from the humans
The level of comedy will amuse adults. It does not rely on the fads of 2006 for its jokes. The computer animation for the film I judged superb. Its a fast paced 80 some odd minutes by the DreamWorks company
And the cast of voices: Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, Gary Shandling, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Hayden Church-a very impressive group
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Post by Rob Allen on May 14, 2015 19:09:24 GMT -5
Over The Hedge (2006)
Well, in a year it will official fall into the classic time period but I already consider it as such. This animated comedy totally worked for me at all levels.
After a winters hibernation, the forest critters discover that most of their land is now a housing development. RJ the raccoon teaches the assortment of possums, turtles, skunks and such how to steal food from the humans
The level of comedy will amuse adults. It does not rely on the fads of 2006 for its jokes. The computer animation for the film I judged superb. Its a fast paced 80 some odd minutes by the DreamWorks company
And the cast of voices: Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, Gary Shandling, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Hayden Church-a very impressive group
I really enjoyed it I liked it too. It's a bit different from the comic strip it's based on, but the main characters were recognizable and the changes made for a more coherent movie. |
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Post by Jasoomian on May 14, 2015 21:20:25 GMT -5
The film is available on Hulu+plus as part of the Criterion Collection. www.hulu.com/watch/662693Watership Down (1978)........... I also read up on the book too and found out that it stirred up some controversy at the time. While most of the complaints about the book regarded the writer's use of females in the book as demeaning, I didn't see that in the film at least. Or maybe it's not even there in the source material. Who knows. But I think I would like to read it at some point. I had the book as assigned reading in, IIRC, sophmore year of high school. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2015 0:25:29 GMT -5
The film is available on Hulu+plus as part of the Criterion Collection. www.hulu.com/watch/662693Watership Down (1978)........... I also read up on the book too and found out that it stirred up some controversy at the time. While most of the complaints about the book regarded the writer's use of females in the book as demeaning, I didn't see that in the film at least. Or maybe it's not even there in the source material. Who knows. But I think I would like to read it at some point. I had the book as assigned reading in, IIRC, sophmore year of high school. I had to read that book and submit a report on it in my 2nd year of College and my English Professor gave me a C Minus for my effort. |
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Post by Jesse on May 15, 2015 5:02:18 GMT -5
Modern Times (1936)
Just caught this classic on TCM On Demand and could not stop laughing. The lovely Paulette Goddard gives a wonderful performance. The scene where Chaplin gets pushed through the machine gears is beautifully done and the factory sets were incredibly well made. The department store scenes are also quite good especially the roller skating bit. It's amazing how much Chaplin can make us laugh while showing us the struggles that people endured during the Great Depression as he comments on the effects of modern industry and the poor.
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Post by Jesse on May 15, 2015 8:52:19 GMT -5
The Elephant Man (1980)  I'm a huge fan of David Lynch and I've been meaning to see this one for awhile. I think this film is more straight forward than most of his other movies and that's likely why it's regarded by many as his best work. There are some really powerful and genuinely moving scenes throughout. John Hurt is phenomenal in this beautifully tragic role and the special effects makeup he wears is incredible. Anthony Hopkins also gives a really solid performance as Dr. Treves.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 18, 2015 14:49:30 GMT -5
I DVRed some Laurel and Hardy short films off TCM's Silent Sundays programming. They were hilarious! The end of You're Darn Tootin' is particularly funny - and also weird. Stan and Ollie get into a shoving match in front of a restaurant and start bumping into every passerby and things snowball until there's 100 guys on the street shoving each other and kicking each other in the shins and poking each other in the eyes. And then they start grabbing pants and ripping everybody's pants off! It's kind of surreal. There's at least 100 guys standing there in their underwear and their weird braces holding their socks up when a cop walks up. (These Culver City cops should be used to crap like this by now.) And then his pants are pulled off and the movie ends.
Also on the program: Double Whoopee, with an 18-year-old Jean Harlow as "Swanky Blonde." She's so cute! Ollie is a doorman at a Broadway hotel and he helps her out of the cab. Then footman Stan closes the cab door on her dress and when she walks away, most of the dress is whisked away by the departing cab. Oops!
The sound shorts of Laurel and Hardy are among the funniest movies ever made - Men O' War, Tit for Tat, The Music Box, Brats - but some of the silent films they are made are also hilarious!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 20, 2015 12:58:33 GMT -5
Wreck Of The Mary Deare (1959) Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Richard Harris
I was unaware of this movie until viewing it last night and I was totally enthralled. A great pairing of 2 movie icons in a wide screen, Technicolor, in an all out he-man action film .
During a fierce storm in the English Channel, Heston's scavenger ship collides with an abandoned cargo vessel. Heston jumps on board looking for anything worth taking only to find one man still on board, Gary Cooper. Heston is unable to get back on his ship due to the rough waters and must deal with the mystery of what happed to the crew of the Mary Deare and what secrets Cooper is hiding. This is Gary Cooper's next to last film and its an atypical role. He's driven and mean tempered . Plenty of high seas action and also included is a maritime trial. Richard Harris also helps drive the testosterone levels sky high. No cakes left out in the rain in this film. Highly recommended
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 21, 2015 18:25:13 GMT -5
Cover Girl (1944) Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers
Rita Hayworth is stunning in this Technicolor musical that's loaded with other beautiful magazine cover girls. Gene Kelly was a great dancer-horrible actor. Phil Silvers had a full head of hair in this one
Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962) Paul Newman, Geraldine Page
Typical Tennessee Williams play. Corrupt southern father/authority figure. Handsome young man runs afoul of Big Daddy. Newman even yells out the name of Big Daddy's daughter to come to the window but this time its not Stella. Newman has also hooked up with an aging movie star as her chauffer/escort . She carries around a bag of hashish and together they love to roll it and smoke it in hotel rooms. I'm pretty sure they cut those scenes out when this movie used to play on network TV. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 23, 2015 15:05:48 GMT -5
Firestarter (1984)-Drew Barrymore,David Keith,George C Scott,Martin Sheen,Art Carney,Louise Fletcher,Heather Locklear,Moses Gunn
Stephen King adaptation of the tale in which a father and his young daughter are on the run from goverrnment agents due to their psi powers. Daddy can takes over peoples' minds by rubbing his temples and havivg a nose bleed. (so thats where Morgan Edge learned that trick). His little daughter is a pyrokenetic when an off camera hair dryer makes her hair blow in the wind and little beads iof sweat appear on her brow. Actually its an entertaining film allthough its now very cliched and it has a fun supporting cast. Man, George C Scott must have ate alot of jelly donuts late in life. Drew was a real cutie when she was a child. As a bonus you get a great Tangerine Dream soundtrack |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 24, 2015 14:19:28 GMT -5
Lee Marvin, Lee J Cobb, Raymond Burr, Anne Bancroft, Cameron Mitchell-An all star cast Vivid Technicolor, released in 3-D. A major movie release It's 1954's Simian Sensation Of The Mid-Century
Gorilla At Large
Raymond Burr runs a carnival when a series of murders occur. Is the main attraction, Goliath-"World's Largest Gorilla" the killer is it someone else? Detective Lee J Cobb and police officer Lee Marvin must crack this case before more victims get their necks snapped. See a gorilla amok in a hall of mirrors. See an ape climb a roller coaster with a girl in his arms. See a bag of bananas under the big top. See See See-Gorilla At Large. Hurry Hurry Hurry and step right up folks |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 24, 2015 17:01:02 GMT -5
Lee Marvin, Lee J Cobb, Raymond Burr, Anne Bancroft, Cameron Mitchell-An all star cast Vivid Technicolor, released in 3-D. A major movie release It's 1954's Simian Sensation Of The Mid-Century
Gorilla At Large
Raymond Burr runs a carnival when a series of murders occur. Is the main attraction, Goliath-"World's Largest Gorilla" the killer is it someone else? Detective Lee J Cobb and police officer Lee Marvin must crack this case before more victims get their necks snapped. See a gorilla amok in a hall of mirrors. See an ape climb a roller coaster with a girl in his arms. See a bag of bananas under the big top. See See See-Gorilla At Large. Hurry Hurry Hurry and step right up folks OMG! This sounds amazing!
Me, I watched I Was an Adventuress again.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 26, 2015 20:17:17 GMT -5
CAGNEY KILLS SUPERMAN
Well kinda. Watched The Fighting 69th (1940) with Jimmy Cagney and Pat O'Brien. its a WW1 flick with smart aleck tough guy Cagney joining the army so he can get in on the action, earn a boatload of medals and use them for fame and fortune when the war is over. Except when Cagney gets to Europe and faces live gunfire for the first time, he freaks out and shows his yellow streak.
George Reeves has a small, uncredited role as a fellow soldier. he gets a few minutes of screen time and you should always be able to spot him in a crowd scene. Midway thru the film, he's in a trench with Cagney. Gunfire erupts and Cagney throws a flare into no-man's land so he can see where to fire back at the enemy. Except the enemy now can see where Cagney's trench is at and throws shells and grenades back at them. Reeves shouts at Cagney, "You stupid fool, you revealed us to the enemy". A blast tears Reeves apart and sends Cagney retreating back to safety, crying and shouting in tears, all eventually leading up to his commander sentencing Cagney for death by firing squad for being an unlikable coward.
Pretty good film despite Pat O'Brien in his typical Father O'Malley (or actually Father Duffy) role with his message of heavy handed belief in God will get you to die fulfilled during war. |
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Post by wickedmountain on May 27, 2015 21:45:20 GMT -5
Watched" The Dirty Dozen "( 1967 ) the other day was like my 5th or 6th time seeing it good film  |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 28, 2015 17:57:32 GMT -5
Watched" The Dirty Dozen "( 1967 ) the other day was like my 5th or 6th time seeing it good film The Dirty Dozen is one of my favorites. I went through a period where I watched it every six months or so. I bet I've seen it ten or twelve times or more.
I think my favorite is John Cassavettes as Franco.
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