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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 16, 2016 21:00:51 GMT -5
Today I watched 1944's Laura, with Gene Tierney. And are the better for it.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 16, 2016 23:40:22 GMT -5
And are the better for it. Some time this week I expect my next film will be Twelve O'Clock High. Too my belief, it is one of only two NFR films remaining on Netflix that I have not watched. And it's the shorter of the two by far. There are other classic films on there that will likely one day make it to the NFR but those already on the list are my priority. Excellent choice!
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 17, 2016 2:46:25 GMT -5
And are the better for it. Some time this week I expect my next film will be Twelve O'Clock High. Too my belief, it is one of only two NFR films remaining on Netflix that I have not watched. And it's the shorter of the two by far. There are other classic films on there that will likely one day make it to the NFR but those already on the list are my priority. When I was a young naval officer, we went through a 4-day leadership course (many of my contemporaries came through OCS, while I did 4 years of NROTC; so, it was old news, to me). We watched this film as it is one of the best representations of how good leadership can transform a unit, and how you can lose sight of things, if you aren't careful. Gregory Peck is masterful as Gen. Savage, the tough but masterful leader of the bombing squadron, while Dean Jagger is the shrewd adjutant, a role which won Jagger an Oscar. the character of Gen. Savage was based on an actual officer, Col. Frank A Armstrong, who commanded the 30th Bomb Group, as well as rebuilding the 97th Bomb Group. Screenwriters St Bartlett and Bierne Lay both served in the 8th Air Force and had intimate knowledge of its development and tactics, which is why the film is so authentic. Stunt pilot Paul Matz deliberately crashed a B-17 for the film, taking off, flying it and crashing it completely solo!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 8:38:44 GMT -5
Kiss of the Tarantula TrailerThe ending scene is diabolical and I just find this movie one of the most unusual movie in the 70's that combined Horror, Drama, and Suspense that left a very disturbed girl named Susan Bradley named Suzanne Ling one of the creepiest horror movies that I ever saw and what she does to her enemies is scary and creepy at the same time using her pet Tarantulas to scare the living daylights of this movie and the does it a way that she is innocent and it is like nothing had happen to her and anyone else. The last five or so minutes of the film is downright evil and horrifying to a certain degree of murdering her Uncle being played by Eric (Walter Bradley) Mason. From Start to Finish including the scene of which she dropped a Tarantula in her Mother's Bed and soon she awaken - she dies a Heart Attack for to save her dear old Dad that she loves. It one of those late night movies that I wanted to watch and came away totally unexpected results. Ending Scene in that movie of where she murdered her Uncle was diabolical.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 10:58:48 GMT -5
Yesterday I watched Witchboard from 1986. Not sure if it is considered a classic, but for pure 80s cheese, it was fun to watch. Plus Tawny Kitaen is in it, haha!
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Post by berkley on Dec 19, 2016 11:31:58 GMT -5
Last night, after a day of running around and errands and chores, I got home and watched 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). I know it's not old enough for this thread, but this is where I post my movie comments. I'll keep it brief. I can see why people say 300: Rise of an Empire is not very good. But I enjoyed it way too much to call it a bad movie. (Keep in mind that I loved The Spirit, a movie which nobody but me seems to get.) Eva Green makes this movie a delight. She should be charged and prosecuted for Grand Theft Movie because she steals the show. It's wonderfully dumb, but it's beautiful to look at. And it's never boring. Even when you're rolling your eyes at things like Greek-eating sea monsters or Artemisia's stupid origin story, you can still enjoy the scenery. That reminds me of something I meant to ask the board a while ago- do we need a separate thread for movies like this that are too recent to be Classic, but not current enough to be New and Upcoming - or is the "new" in that thread title meant to cover anything in the last 10 years?
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 19, 2016 18:36:52 GMT -5
I see the New & Upcoming thread as being about movies that are still in theaters or coming soon. This thread is for any film that's not in its original theatrical release.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 19, 2016 19:49:57 GMT -5
1961's El Cid, with Sophia Loren and Charlton Heston.
In the same vein as Prince Valiant, although with a more ambitious scope and a cast of thousands, it is a rousing tale of knightly adventure and honor. The titular character is uncompromisingly heroic (no fault there, either) and the Cid's message of tolerance is unfortunately still very relevant today.
French-speaking viewers will of course regret that the film is not adapted from Corneille's play, and so we do not get to hear several famous lines that are almost the gallic equivalent of "to be or not to be"!
I liked it a whole lot!
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Post by berkley on Dec 20, 2016 5:23:32 GMT -5
1961's El Cid, with Sophia Loren and Charlton Heston. In the same vein as Prince Valiant, although with a more ambitious scope and a cast of thousands, it is a rousing tale of knightly adventure and honor. The titular character is uncompromisingly heroic (no fault there, either) and the Cid's message of tolerance is unfortunately still very relevant today. French-speaking viewers will of course regret that the film is not adapted from Corneille's play, and so we do not get to hear several famous lines that are almost the gallic equivalent of "to be or not to be"! I liked it a whole lot! This is probably a stupid question, but are there any famous film versions of Corneille's Le Cid ? The French wiki mentions only one example, a tv movie from 1962. I would have assumed there were at least a few film adaptations, if not as many as there are for Hamlet.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 20, 2016 7:09:57 GMT -5
1961's El Cid, with Sophia Loren and Charlton Heston. In the same vein as Prince Valiant, although with a more ambitious scope and a cast of thousands, it is a rousing tale of knightly adventure and honor. The titular character is uncompromisingly heroic (no fault there, either) and the Cid's message of tolerance is unfortunately still very relevant today. French-speaking viewers will of course regret that the film is not adapted from Corneille's play, and so we do not get to hear several famous lines that are almost the gallic equivalent of "to be or not to be"! I liked it a whole lot! This is probably a stupid question, but are there any famous film versions of Corneille's Le Cid ? The French wiki mentions only one example, a tv movie from 1962. I would have assumed there were at least a few film adaptations, if not as many as there are for Hamlet. None that I know of. The Mann movie would be hard to top anyway!
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 22, 2016 9:38:29 GMT -5
Haven't watched Twelve O'Clock High yet, but I just finished watching The Breakfast Club, one of this year's additions to the NFR. Another great John Hughes movie. I still ask, who serves detention on a Saturday? No teacher or administrator I knew was going to give up their Saturday for that.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 22, 2016 9:58:14 GMT -5
I still ask, who serves detention on a Saturday? No teacher or administrator I knew was going to give up their Saturday for that. They had a form of detention at my high school that was on Saturday. Just not that many hours, I don't believe. We had Saturday detention where I taught. Teachers were paid to monitor it from 9-noon. Often used a a replacement for one- or two-day suspensions for minor matters like tardies and skipping school.
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Post by Pharozonk on Dec 22, 2016 16:26:49 GMT -5
Haven't watched Twelve O'Clock High yet, but I just finished watching The Breakfast Club, one of this year's additions to the NFR. Another great John Hughes movie. I still ask, who serves detention on a Saturday? No teacher or administrator I knew was going to give up their Saturday for that. My high school had Saturday morning detention. In fact, I think that was the only detention session offered, the reasoning being that it was "worse" for the student to have to spend their weekend there than regular class hours.
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 22, 2016 23:27:39 GMT -5
Sucked to be in your schools. Our parents wouldn't have stood for it and the teachers weren't going to give up a Saturday. Ours were in the morning, before classes began or the end of the day, after they ended. We were also in a rural district, where the school had to transport a large amount of the student body.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 22, 2016 23:39:58 GMT -5
Sucked to be in your schools. No, it didn't. In fact, it made for a much better school. Parents were very supportive, because kids weren't out of school when they weren't home. Required resonsibility, too; if students weren't there by 8 (it was 8-12, not 9-12), they lost the privilege of Saturday School. Much more progressive, didn't interfere with classroom time for students, actually encouraged them to be better students, as they had to bring schoolwork and reading. They couldn't just sit there and sleep. Teachers often worked with the students as well one-on-one or in small groups as needed. Kids could also trade off hours doing manual labor -- weeding, clean-up, painting, etc. -- during the week and contribute to the upkeep of our Memorial Garden and Astro Park (complete with observatory, btw). Works out very nicely, thank you.
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