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Post by Jesse on Aug 12, 2017 11:24:22 GMT -5
I forgot to mention how great the casting was in that.
There's a Robert Altman documentary, simply titled Altman (2014), I thought was really interesting.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 12, 2017 11:45:16 GMT -5
The Mechanic (1972) I thought this was much better Charles Bronson movie than the Death Wish films (of which I've only watched the first two). There are some pretty impressive action sequences throughout this. I felt the writing was good and thought it stayed interesting until the final scene.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 12, 2017 15:10:54 GMT -5
The Mechanic (1972) I thought this was much better Charles Bronson movie than the Death Wish films (of which I've only watched the first two). There are some pretty impressive action sequences throughout this. I felt the writing was good and thought it stayed interesting until the final scene. Bronson had several that were better than the Death Wish films, in my opinion: The Mechanic, Mr Majestyk, St. Ives, Telefon. Sad to watch The Mechanic and see Jan Michael Vincent, then see how he boozed his career away. Good actor with way too many demons.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 12, 2017 15:18:49 GMT -5
The only other Bronson movies I've seen were a couple Westerns but they were enjoyable. Bronson had several that were better than the Death Wish films, in my opinion: The Mechanic, Mr Majestyk, St. Ives, Telefon. Never heard of these but added them to my watchlist on Letterboxd as a reminder to watch them later.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 12, 2017 17:49:57 GMT -5
The only other Bronson movies I've seen were a couple Westerns but they were enjoyable. Bronson had several that were better than the Death Wish films, in my opinion: The Mechanic, Mr Majestyk, St. Ives, Telefon. Never heard of these but added them to my watchlist on Letterboxd as a reminder to watch them later. In Mr Majestyk he is a melon farmer who hires migrant workers to help pick his crop, against objections of others, who try to use force against him. Bad idea. St. Ives, he is a crime writer who is hired by a rich old crook (John Houseman) to retrieve a set of diaries that were stolen (detailing various crime methods) and are being used to set up crimes. Telefon he is a KGB agent trying to stop a rogue from activating programmed sabotage sleeper agents, which could lead to WW3. Donald Pleasance is the rogue agent.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 15, 2017 12:17:23 GMT -5
Cape Fear (1962) The quintessential thriller and a master class in suspense. I can't help but think Alfred Hitchcock might have been a little jealous this wasn't one of his. Also one of the few movies that I feel are better than the book as the whole final act on the houseboat doesn't occur in the novel.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 16, 2017 13:51:15 GMT -5
Cape Fear (1962) The quintessential thriller and a master class in suspense. I can't help but think Alfred Hitchcock might have been a little jealous this wasn't one of his. Also one of the few movies that I feel are better than the book as the whole final act on the houseboat doesn't occur in the novel. Would have been better if Robert Mitchum sang the entire score of the HMS Pinafore.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 17, 2017 9:58:14 GMT -5
Cape Fear (1962) The quintessential thriller and a master class in suspense. I can't help but think Alfred Hitchcock might have been a little jealous this wasn't one of his. Also one of the few movies that I feel are better than the book as the whole final act on the houseboat doesn't occur in the novel. Would have been better if Robert Mitchum sang the entire score of the HMS Pinafore. My favorite Sideshow Bob moment.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 17, 2017 10:31:45 GMT -5
Would have been better if Robert Mitchum sang the entire score of the HMS Pinafore. My favorite Sideshow Bob moment. Very well. I shall send you to heaven before I send you to hell.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 17, 2017 11:34:06 GMT -5
Nightmare City (1980) Low budget, gory, Italian B-horror movie. Some of the special effects makeups aren't great but it's fast paced with lots of brutal mayhem. A plane makes an emergency landing and undead ghouls armed with weapons pour out and attack emergency responders. The outbreak begins to consume the city as the TV station and hospital become overrun and the military declares a state of emergency. The climax of the film is a tense run through an amusement park that ends with a twist. Not traditional Romero zombies the undead ghouls in this are fast, can use weapons and even drive which not only adds to the pacing but the sense of urgency and danger.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 18, 2017 0:55:55 GMT -5
My favorite Sideshow Bob moment. Very well. I shall send you to heaven before I send you to hell. "And a one and a two..."
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Post by Jesse on Aug 19, 2017 10:41:48 GMT -5
The Limey (1999) Excellent casting in this and some pretty good performances by the supporting cast. A strong performance from Terence Stamp who plays a British ex-con that gets out of prison and travels to Los Angeles to investigate the death of his estranged daughter. Soderbergh uses an unorthodox style of nonlinear editing that overlaps the present with flashbacks and sometimes fantasy which makes for some tense sequences. It also uses footage from another movie entirely, Poor Cow (1967), which also starred a young Stamp.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 19, 2017 11:12:48 GMT -5
An American Werewolf in London (1981) One of my favorite horror movies and one of my all time favorite uses of practical special effects makeups. To simply say they are groundbreaking is an understatement and they hold up incredibly well nearly forty years later. I like the use of humor throughout and I think the great soundtrack adds to that. At times it almost feels like an homage to Hammer Films horror movies.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 19, 2017 21:44:29 GMT -5
The Limey (1999) Excellent casting in this and some pretty good performances by the supporting cast. A strong performance from Terence Stamp who plays a British ex-con that gets out of prison and travels to Los Angeles to investigate the death of his estranged daughter. Soderbergh uses an unorthodox style of nonlinear editing that overlaps the present with flashbacks and sometimes fantasy which makes for some tense sequences. It also uses footage from another movie entirely, Poor Cow (1967), which also starred a young Stamp. I quite enjoyed that one, as it let Stamp be mor of himself; or at least, where he came from. It's too bad his Willie Garvin was never like his character here, in Modesty Blaise. One of my favorite Soderbergh movies is pretty much a cult film: Kafka, with Jeremy Irons. Franz Kafka toils away, working for an insurance company, writing weird stories on the side. He has few friends and doesn't socialize well. he is bullied by a company functionary (Joel Grey) and his boss (Alec Guinness) pushes him to be more involved, to work for promotion opportunities. He becomes involved with a mystery surrounding the file for a dead man, croses paths with a mysterious woman, tied to a rebellious political faction, and the Castle, where the government operates. The film is in black and white, until he enters the Castle, when it turns to color. It's a dark movie, reflecting the source. Essentially, Kafka is put within a story that reflects the paranoia and mystery of his writing, such as The Trial and The Castle. Jeroon Krabbe , Ian Holm, Theresa Russell, Alec Guiness, Joel Grey, and Armin Mueller-Stahl co-star.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 21, 2017 13:18:36 GMT -5
One of my favorite Soderbergh movies is pretty much a cult film: Kafka, with Jeremy Irons. Franz Kafka toils away, working for an insurance company, writing weird stories on the side. He has few friends and doesn't socialize well. he is bullied by a company functionary (Joel Grey) and his boss (Alec Guinness) pushes him to be more involved, to work for promotion opportunities. He becomes involved with a mystery surrounding the file for a dead man, croses paths with a mysterious woman, tied to a rebellious political faction, and the Castle, where the government operates. The film is in black and white, until he enters the Castle, when it turns to color. It's a dark movie, reflecting the source. Essentially, Kafka is put within a story that reflects the paranoia and mystery of his writing, such as The Trial and The Castle. Jeroon Krabbe , Ian Holm, Theresa Russell, Alec Guiness, Joel Grey, and Armin Mueller-Stahl co-star. That sounds really interesting. I added it to my watchlist on Letterboxd as a reminder to watch it later.
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