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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 26, 2015 13:37:29 GMT -5
His Kind Of Woman (1951) Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Jim Backus, Tim Holt, Raymond Burr
This is an underrated Movie classic that needs to be seen. Actually, it's two different films between the first and second half
It starts out as a film noir with Raymond Burr as an Al Capone type exiled in Italy. He arranges a $50,000 payoff to Robert Mitchum, a gambler severely in debt to the mob. All Mitchum has to do is go to a hotel in Mexico to await further instructions. Well, who can refuse that type of deal so off goes Mitchum who meets fellow hotel vacationers like the luscious Jane Russell, ham actor Vincent Price and eccentric business man Jim Backus. This first half of the flick is a bit slow but the cast is great
But then the action picks up and Vincent Price teams up with Robert Mitchum. In fact, Vincent Price takes over the film and it takes on a comedic flavor. I daresay that the 2nd half gets a 10/10 rating in my book and this is one of the best performances I've seen from Vincent. I'm curious if anyone else has ever seen this movie but if not, and your a Price fan, it can't be missed
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2015 13:24:43 GMT -5
Open question to classic movie buffs... What was the first movie to introduce the F word?
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 27, 2015 13:40:19 GMT -5
Open question to classic movie buffs... What was the first movie to introduce the F word? I don't know. But now I'm curious. I may look it up later.
I do know that a 1932 movie called "The Lost Squadron" has a scene where Robert Armstrong (from "King Kong") displays his middle finger at a fellow pilot when he's trying to tell Armstrong that the plane has been sabotaged.
Great movie, by the way. In addition to Armstrong, it features Richard Dix, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Erich von Stroheim.
And even more off-topic, John Waters claims that "The Virgin Spring" is the first movie to show someone vomiting.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 27, 2015 14:55:39 GMT -5
It's either Ulysses or I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name. Both came out in 1967. Ulysses came out a few months earlier.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 27, 2015 15:51:43 GMT -5
Open question to classic movie buffs... What was the first movie to introduce the F word? Gone With The Wind (1939)
Clark Gable to Vivian Leigh-"Frankly my dear, I don't give a fuck"
Seriously, I'd have to research it to be exact. European movies used the term as far back as the mid-50's. I've heard and seen the subtitles especially in Italian productions. I've seen plenty of blooper reels with Clark Gable, Bette Davis and others cursing a storm when they blew their lines. There were independent American films that showed up at art houses that didn't go to the censor boards-I'm not talking about porn films but student or experimental films done by people like Warhol for example. But for a regular American major studio it was, as Slam mentioned, had to be about 1967 when the MPAA regulations began to get compromised. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? was able to keep a lot of its "controversial language" . By the end of 1968, movie ratings came into play and films like Midnight Cowboy received an X-for adults only and were able to use any language they wanted
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 6:16:11 GMT -5
I saw the LONE RANGER starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger for the 1st time on ENCORE and I was terribly disappointed in it. I just don't care for it.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 28, 2015 8:58:06 GMT -5
I saw the LONE RANGER starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger for the 1st time on ENCORE and I was terribly disappointed in it. I just don't care for it. This puts you in the same position as pretty much everyone else who saw it.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 28, 2015 9:09:43 GMT -5
Not a classic, but I watched "The Dark Knight Rises" for the first time last night. After really liking "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", I was sorely disappointed by this installment. Too busy, too many new "important" characters, and too cute an ending.
I did enjoy how they used Pittsburgh as part of Gotham, seeing many recognizable buildings and streets outside of just the football stadium. That was probably my favorite part.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 28, 2015 9:19:53 GMT -5
Not a classic, but I watched "The Dark Knight Rises" for the first time last night. After really liking "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", I was sorely disappointed by this installment. Too busy, too many new "important" characters, and too cute an ending. I did enjoy how they used Pittsburgh as part of Gotham, seeing many recognizable buildings and streets outside of just the football stadium. That was probably my favorite part. The movie is a LOT more fun if you play "count the plotholes" with it. You can almost get into double digits in the first half hour. It's a very very poorly thought out movie.
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Post by batlaw on Jun 28, 2015 9:46:18 GMT -5
Not a classic, but I watched "The Dark Knight Rises" for the first time last night. After really liking "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight", I was sorely disappointed by this installment. Too busy, too many new "important" characters, and too cute an ending. I did enjoy how they used Pittsburgh as part of Gotham, seeing many recognizable buildings and streets outside of just the football stadium. That was probably my favorite part. The movie is a LOT more fun if you play "count the plotholes" with it. You can almost get into double digits in the first half hour. It's a very very poorly thought out movie. Lol. I often refer to dkr as a really good looking, cool, entertaining bad movie. It's a complete mess. Especially when compared to such solid prior installments. People really hate hearing any criticism of the holy Nolan trilogy though.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 28, 2015 9:57:51 GMT -5
The movie is a LOT more fun if you play "count the plotholes" with it. You can almost get into double digits in the first half hour. It's a very very poorly thought out movie. Lol. I often refer to dkr as a really good looking, cool, entertaining bad movie. It's a complete mess. Especially when compared to such solid prior installments. People really hate hearing any criticism of the holy Nolan trilogy though. I really don't care for The Dark Knight much either, but it's not nearly as bad as its successor. I liked Batman Begins when it came out, but I haven't watched it in years. After the last two, I wonder how much of that is just a reaction to it not being Batman Forever or Batman and Robin.
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Post by batlaw on Jun 28, 2015 10:16:47 GMT -5
I saw the LONE RANGER starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger for the 1st time on ENCORE and I was terribly disappointed in it. I just don't care for it. Soo much potential wasted. It had some interesting ideas. Some entertaining moments. Beautiful to look at. Too long. Mainly they appeared to have no grasp of the character and no idea what they wanted to do with him. So sad for me. I was so hopeful. I love the Lone Ranger and he deserves a comeback. Should've been right in Disneys wheelhouse.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 10:20:54 GMT -5
I saw the LONE RANGER starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger for the 1st time on ENCORE and I was terribly disappointed in it. I just don't care for it. Soo much potential wasted. It had some interesting ideas. Some entertaining moments. Beautiful to look at. Too long. Mainly they appeared to have no grasp of the character and no idea what they wanted to do with him. So sad for me. I was so hopeful. I love the Lone Ranger and he deserves a comeback. Should've been right in Disneys wheelhouse. You said it just perfectly!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 28, 2015 10:50:10 GMT -5
The movie is a LOT more fun if you play "count the plotholes" with it. You can almost get into double digits in the first half hour. It's a very very poorly thought out movie. Lol. I often refer to dkr as a really good looking, cool, entertaining bad movie. It's a complete mess. Especially when compared to such solid prior installments. People really hate hearing any criticism of the holy Nolan trilogy though. O, dear. Now you've done it. The Nolan cult will not be pleased. I suspect you will soon be assigned to the Re-education program.
Submit! Assimilate! Comply!
ALL HAIL DEAR LEADER!
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jun 29, 2015 9:43:45 GMT -5
I saw the LONE RANGER starring Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger for the 1st time on ENCORE and I was terribly disappointed in it. I just don't care for it. Soo much potential wasted. It had some interesting ideas. Some entertaining moments. Beautiful to look at. Too long. Mainly they appeared to have no grasp of the character and no idea what they wanted to do with him. So sad for me. I was so hopeful. I love the Lone Ranger and he deserves a comeback. Should've been right in Disneys wheelhouse. The one thing I did like about the movie was Tonto's explanation of what Kemosabe meant: "Wrong brother"
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