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Post by batusi on Sept 11, 2017 1:16:36 GMT -5
Just watched... BLACULA SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
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Post by brutalis on Sept 11, 2017 7:50:08 GMT -5
Saturday watched some good old classic Errol Flynn swashbuckling with Captain Blood. Sunday watched Where Eagles Dare. Forgotten just how intricate this movie was and how you have to sit and watch and listen and immerse yourself in it. Just what you should do with a great movie!
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Post by batusi on Sept 11, 2017 10:56:38 GMT -5
I love Captain Blood, the Sea Hawk was another good one with Errol Flynn. Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable was also a good film in the swashbuckler genre.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 13:19:18 GMT -5
I love Captain Blood, the Sea Hawk was another good one with Errol Flynn. Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable was also a good film in the swashbuckler genre. One of my favorites as well and I chuckled to see you watched KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. I've not seen KKFOS for more than 20 years and I'm thinking of watching it on a rainy day later on in the FALL.
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Post by batusi on Sept 11, 2017 13:41:19 GMT -5
I love Captain Blood, the Sea Hawk was another good one with Errol Flynn. Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable was also a good film in the swashbuckler genre. One of my favorites as well and I chuckled to see you watched KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. I've not seen KKFOS for more than 20 years and I'm thinking of watching it on a rainy day later on in the FALL. I think KKFOS has gained cult status at this point. It's silly fun, love watching this type of movie once in a while.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 11, 2017 21:37:32 GMT -5
I'm partial to the Sea Hawk, myself. Flynn was still feeling his way around, as an actor, in Captain Blood; but, he is fully there by the Sea Hawk. Both are from Michael Curtiz, who really knew how to do this stuff. he also directed one of my favorite Flynn war films, Desperate Journey. The film is pure hokum; but, it is the closest thing to Blackhawk in film, including the Blackhawk movie serial. It has that same feel of a group of airman behind Nazi lines, causing havoc, then running for escape back to the Allied side. Meanwhile, I loves me a good swashbuckler and Tyrone Power has a couple of good ones, the Mark of Zorro being the most notable; but, The Black Swan is another great one. The most pure fun swashbuckler, though, for my money, is Burt Lancaster's The Crimson Pirate. It makes great use of Lancaster and partner Nick Cravat's circus background, while keeping it full of humor and giving you plenty of action. it also has a young Christopher Lee, though you really have to look for him. The climax is a hoot. If anyone was born to be a swashbuckler, it was Burt Lancaster. The man also should have been tapped to play Captain America, way back. he had the build, the looks, and the right way of delivering a great, inspirational speech.
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Post by Jesse on Sept 12, 2017 13:26:26 GMT -5
Stroszek (1977) This was the third of Herzog's films I've watched in the last week. The main character Bruno S is an alcoholic street musician who after getting out of prison in Berlin moves to Wisconsin with his two friends, one his elderly landlord and the other a neighborhood prostitute. There they find things are much tougher than they were expecting as they struggle to live a better life. This was a beautiful and interesting slice-of-life drama with a very tragic ending and features lots of non-actors. I didn't enjoy this as much as the previous two Herzog films I watched recently but it was certainly an excellent story.
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Post by batusi on Sept 12, 2017 21:27:03 GMT -5
Today I watched...
The Nutty Professor (1963) Wonder Woman (2017) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 14, 2017 14:47:06 GMT -5
Stroszek (1977) This was the third of Herzog's films I've watched in the last week. The main character Bruno S is an alcoholic street musician who after getting out of prison in Berlin moves to Wisconsin with his two friends, one his elderly landlord and the other a neighborhood prostitute. There they find things are much tougher than they were expecting as they struggle to live a better life. This was a beautiful and interesting slice-of-life drama with a very tragic ending and features lots of non-actors. I didn't enjoy this as much as the previous two Herzog films I watched recently but it was certainly an excellent story. I've seen a bunch of Herzog over the years but I had never seen Stroszek until this week when I DVRed it off TCM. Not one of my favorites but I liked it well enough. My favorite Herzog film is Even Dwarves Started Small. A very early film for Herzog. And so strange. It has the distinction of being the only movie that I have ever watched twice in the same day. I just HAD to see it again before sending it back to Netflix so I just put it back in the DVD player and watched it again before I went to bed.
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Post by Jesse on Sept 14, 2017 15:01:36 GMT -5
My favorite Herzog film is Even Dwarves Started Small. A very early film for Herzog. And so strange. It has the distinction of being the only movie that I have ever watched twice in the same day. I just HAD to see it again before sending it back to Netflix so I just put it back in the DVD player and watched it again before I went to bed. Never heard of this one but it sounds interesting so I added it to my Watchlist on Letterboxd.
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Post by batusi on Sept 14, 2017 19:12:26 GMT -5
Today I watched...
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) Thor (2011)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 20:11:44 GMT -5
Currently watching Airport and earlier ... I watched Casablanca again on TCM. Airport is on Retroplex and it's a favorite of mine and I haven't seen it for awhile. Great Movie.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 15, 2017 0:16:16 GMT -5
Currently watching Airport and earlier ... I watched Casablanca again on TCM. Airport is on Retroplex and it's a favorite of mine and I haven't seen it for awhile. Great Movie. Love Helen Hayes in that. Best of the bunch, by a long runway! As for Casablanca. this is my favorite scene.... Gets me every time. It perfectly captures the wartime spirit and those who stood in defiance of tyranny, even in small ways. It also explains why Victor Lazlo is so important; he is a true leader, who can inspire even those who live in fear and despair to stand up to the bullies of the world. It explains why Rick must let Ilsa go, as he finally sees that there is more than his hurt over their relationship and that he can't hide from the fight anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 3:59:54 GMT -5
Currently watching Airport and earlier ... I watched Casablanca again on TCM. Airport is on Retroplex and it's a favorite of mine and I haven't seen it for awhile. Great Movie. Love Helen Hayes in that. Best of the bunch, by a long runway! As for Casablanca. this is my favorite scene.... Gets me every time. It perfectly captures the wartime spirit and those who stood in defiance of tyranny, even in small ways. It also explains why Victor Lazlo is so important; he is a true leader, who can inspire even those who live in fear and despair to stand up to the bullies of the world. It explains why Rick must let Ilsa go, as he finally sees that there is more than his hurt over their relationship and that he can't hide from the fight anymore. Great minds think alike it is my favorite too. Nice write up Cody!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2017 4:01:16 GMT -5
Currently watching Airport and earlier ... I watched Casablanca again on TCM. Airport is on Retroplex and it's a favorite of mine and I haven't seen it for awhile. Great Movie. Love Helen Hayes in that. Best of the bunch, by a long runway! I watched that movie because of Helen Hayes Period.
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