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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 4, 2021 23:27:01 GMT -5
I only realised a couple weeks ago that Private Pile in Full Metal Jacket is the guy who plays Kingpin in Netflix Daredevil...
FMJ is like 2 completely different movies in one, not too keen on the second half but still a good movie overall.
And "Thor," in Adventures in Babysitting....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2021 0:52:42 GMT -5
I didn't recognise him with his hair on.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2021 14:51:50 GMT -5
Oh wow, I didn’t realize that was him either.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 5, 2021 22:37:23 GMT -5
Oh wow, I didn’t realize that was him either. At the time, there were several articles and interviews about the weight he put on for the role, with Adv in Babysitting brought up for comparison, as they were released the same year. I believe he shot FMJ first (which had a long production schedule and it took something like 9 months to take off the 70 pounds he packed on, for Pyle. If you want more fun, he plays Al Franken's brother, in Stuart Saves His Family, based on his Saturday Night Live character, Stuart Smalley. It's not a good film (can't decided if it is a comedy or a drama and never manages either); but, D'Onofrio is good, as usual. Franken is good, too; but, the script just doesn't work and the tone is all over the place.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jan 6, 2021 19:04:37 GMT -5
I just watched the Rod Serling-scripted Patterns from 1954. I had no idea what to expect, and this was definitely not a Twilight Zone-like script... except for its intelligence and its humanity.
It's a nuanced reflection on capitalism, ambition, drive, compassion, selfishness, morality and leadership... quite a combo for such a short and unassuming film! I really enjoyed it.
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Post by berkley on Jan 6, 2021 20:10:24 GMT -5
I just watched the Rod Serling-scripted Patterns from 1954. I had no idea what to expect, and this was definitely not a Twilight Zone-like script... except for its intelligence and its humanity. It's a nuanced reflection on capitalism, ambition, drive, compassion, selfishness, morality and leadership... quite a combo for such a short and unassuming film! I really enjoyed it.
I watched that not too many years back myself, I think after reading somewhere that it was the script that made Serling's name as a writer - deservedly so - and really got his career going. I was as impressed as you were.
I've long wanted to watch another highly acclaimed Serling tv drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight, starring Jack Palance. I wasn't able to find it the last time I looked but I see it's now on youtube: Requiem for a Heavyweight
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2021 11:08:31 GMT -5
I rewatched Winter Soldier last night, for the first time since it came out, and a few things stood out to me. It is a much better movie than I remembered. I liked it a lot back then too, but felt First Avenger was the superior film. I also recall liking Johansson’s performance the first time around a lot more. She seemed really flat, like she was just reciting lines. And I could’ve sworn Bucky sided with the heroes during this, but I guess that’s a later movie (or I’m confusing it with Brubaker’s run).
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Post by Batflunkie on Jan 11, 2021 14:14:32 GMT -5
With my Disney Plus membership lapsing towards the end of the month (mostly did it because of the watchlist limit), I decided to at least get some use out of it. I'd been wanting to watch the original Treasure Island for some time now, mostly due to Robert and Charles Crumb sighting it as a key influence for their early comic book days and the fact that it was the first live action Disney feature. It's pretty damned violent for the time, even for a Disney film. It apparently went through a lot of edits over the years, so I'm not sure how faithful the Disney Plus version is, but it seems intact
It's a great film adaptation, loved Robert Newton's performance as Long John Silver
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 11, 2021 15:39:53 GMT -5
With my Disney Plus membership lapsing towards the end of the month (mostly did it because of the watchlist limit), I decided to at least get some use out of it. I'd been wanting to watch the original Treasure Island for some time now, mostly due to Robert and Charles Crumb sighting it as a key influence for their early comic book days and the fact that it was the first live action Disney feature. It's pretty damned violent for the time, even for a Disney film. It apparently went through a lot of edits over the years, so I'm not sure how faithful the Disney Plus version is, but it seems intact It's a great film adaptation, loved Robert Newton's performance as Long John Silver A lot of the Disney live action adventure films (and tv) are pretty violent; but, that's okay for kids of the 50s and 60s. They started editing that in the 70s. The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, aka Dr Syn, Alias The Scarecrow gets pretty nasty, too. Robert Newton, as Long John Silver, is the origin for the whole "Arrgh" pirate meme. That is his natural Bristol accent, but he was so iconic in the role (also played him in a tv series and portrayed Blackbeard, in another movie) that it seemed like every pirate since came from the West Country. This is my favorite pirate movie, after The Crimson Pirate. The latter is a bit more fun. I actually wrote a review, on imdb, in complete Robert Newton pirate fashion.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 15, 2021 12:17:33 GMT -5
With my Disney Plus membership lapsing towards the end of the month (mostly did it because of the watchlist limit), I decided to at least get some use out of it. I'd been wanting to watch the original Treasure Island for some time now, mostly due to Robert and Charles Crumb sighting it as a key influence for their early comic book days and the fact that it was the first live action Disney feature. It's pretty damned violent for the time, even for a Disney film. It apparently went through a lot of edits over the years, so I'm not sure how faithful the Disney Plus version is, but it seems intact It's a great film adaptation, loved Robert Newton's performance as Long John Silver You're right about this being a good adaptation, but leave us not forget the 1934 classic starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper. Is Beery hammy? Does the Pope crap in the woods? Well of course he is and Cooper cries, but that's what ya pays yer money fer, matey! That and the suspense and the parrot and the fight scenes and the battle at the fort, etc., etc. I remember seeing this on TV when I was a kid and being scared out of my buccaneer boots by the first appearance of Ben Gunn. I think it was one of those movies like King Kong and March of the Wooden Soldiers that was only shown once or twice a year, around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Good old-fashioned movie-making, and though the ending is changed, the movie is still well worth at least one viewing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 15:34:29 GMT -5
Last night, at the local independent cinema, I saw what may turn out to be the last movie I'll ever see at that particular venue as they are closing down for good due to a confluence of circumstances but mostly the Covid-19 pandemic. Anyway, it was a good one - actually, probably a great one: Bong Joon-ho's Memories of Murder (2003). The story is about some cops hunting a serial killer in a South Korean town or small city, and it works really well just on that level, but there's so much more to it in terms of the characters, the subtext (socio-political, philosophical), the cinematography, the shot-framing (or whatever the right expression is), the direction as a whole - it's a film for people who love films. It's also really funny at times, and in a way that doesn't clash with the extremely dark subject matter and overall tone. One of those movies that you're almost afraid to talk about too much for fear of setting expectations impossibly high. I've found scenes and moments spontaneously replaying themselves in my head since I watched it - which doesn't always happen, even with movies I've enjoyed viewing and rate highly, but when it does, I find it's always a sign I've seen something special. Just a heads up, Criterion is releasing a Blu-ray of this on April 20.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 26, 2021 19:42:08 GMT -5
Watched Auntie Mame over the last couple of days - the original non-musical one starring Rosalind Russell. It was fun, and seemed to emphasize its stage heritage - each scene ended with the lights going down except for a spotlight on one character's face.
One part that took a little getting used to - as someone who watched F Troop when it was first broadcast, seeing Forrest Tucker as the romantic leading man was jarring.
My wife looked at the character Agnes Gooch (played by Peggy Cass) and thought she looked a lot like the old-lady character that Ruth Buzzi used to play opposite Arte Johnson on Laugh-In. A quick google turned up the fact that Ruth played Agnes Gooch in a school production of Auntie Mame and used that look for the Laugh-In character (whose name is Gladys Ormphby).
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 27, 2021 18:08:38 GMT -5
Watched Auntie Mame over the last couple of days - the original non-musical one starring Rosalind Russell. It was fun, and seemed to emphasize its stage heritage - each scene ended with the lights going down except for a spotlight on one character's face. One part that took a little getting used to - as someone who watched F Troop when it was first broadcast, seeing Forrest Tucker as the romantic leading man was jarring. My wife looked at the character Agnes Gooch (played by Peggy Cass) and thought she looked a lot like the old-lady character that Ruth Buzzi used to play opposite Arte Johnson on Laugh-In. A quick google turned up the fact that Ruth played Agnes Gooch in a school production of Auntie Mame and used that look for the Laugh-In character (whose name is Gladys Ormphby). I only ever saw a handful of F Troop episodes and only one or two of Ghost Busters (the live action Filmation Saturday morning series) and knew him better from thins like the Walking Tall films and Columbo and other dramas and action/adventure tv; so, no problem with him in that context. He also has an interesting role as a wealthy man (possible gangster?) who romances Britt Ekland, in The Night They Raided Minsky's.
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Post by berkley on Jan 27, 2021 23:10:03 GMT -5
I watched F Troop as a kid but I was so young I don't recall many details about it, like most things from the 60s that I haven't seen since in re-runs or on dvd or youtube or whatever. I can picture the guy with an arrow through his hat, but I may have seen that somewhere as a poster or something in the intervening years.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 30, 2021 23:27:35 GMT -5
Spent a relaxful evening traipsing across Africa with a pair of Gordon Scott Tarzan movies. Decided to watch backwards with a start from his final 2 movies in 1959 and 1960:Tarzan the Magnificent then Tarzan's Greatest Adventure. Had a real swinging (on a vine no less) time hanging out with that wild jungle beat watching the Lord of the lion cloth doing his monkey business.
Get to see a young Sean Connery being a snarky Irish brute and the next Tarzan Jock Mahoney on the opposing side as villain. A few jungle beasts, occasional female eye candy all providing entertainment created without CGI. Oh those glorious epic filmed live with limited budget (rubber croc's a must and old wildlife films inserted) that have a charm and excitement all their own. I haven't seen a Gordon Scott Tarzan movie since I was 8 or 9 years old when the local television affiliate would run Saturday jungle marathons. I found the 6 movie set early last year at a discount used video store and just got around to watching. Will take my time savoring these oldies but oh so great goodies while waiting on the other sets coming through Amazon in the next few weeks.
Scott made for a well oiled athletic Tarzan who you could believe was capable of being the jungle protector. Utilizing stealth and tracking skills along with his trusty bow and arrow, these were much more serious treatments of Lord Greystoke, proving that there was a reason ERB's stories captured our imaginations. Really looking forward to the next 4 earlier movies.
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