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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 10:10:21 GMT -5
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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 10:08:43 GMT -5
Unlike my disappointment with Flash Gordon, Joe Kelly really did Johnny Quest right. It really does feel like an authentic continuation of the old show and I can't wait to see where it goes next. Yeah. It was surprisingly good. The art was a bit off here and there but a solid story set-up. I need to find the FCB story in which this comes off of to get the bigger picture. Flash Gordon was unreadable.
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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 10:06:35 GMT -5
System
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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 7:47:49 GMT -5
The brilliant Gena Rowlands left us yesterday. If you haven't seen A Woman Under the Influence, you're in a true tour d' force in acting. Watching her in every role was nothing short of amazing in all that she did. The wife of John Cassavetes, she appeared in almost all of his films, and she's wonderful in all of them. I have a soft spot for her in Jarmusch's Night on Earth and in The Mighty. She will be missed.
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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 7:36:30 GMT -5
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Post by DubipR on Aug 15, 2024 7:33:07 GMT -5
Prime
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 20:08:31 GMT -5
Sal and romance...
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 16:49:01 GMT -5
I jumped into watching Moonlighting (found on Tubi), in which I haven't seen since its first aired. I'm halfway into Season 2 and it holds up beautifully. The writing is so sharp and well done. Not the strongest of plots but the interaction between Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis is genuine, despite the hatred of the two. I love seeing the Los Angeles of my youth shown too. Alf Clausen's music and theme with Al Jarreau performing it. Its one of the few opening credits I love to watch and not skip. The Hawksian-esque comedy mixed in with the drama, its a something you don't see anymore on any show. Some great guest stars so far as I'm watching it. Slowly taking my time and enjoying it. Only 67 episodes for 5 seasons but they're worth a re-watch It was a fun series, until their bickering got out of control, in Season 3. They tried to laugh it off, with the episode with Rona Barrett; but, it affects everything, from the writing to placate the pair, to the chemistry, to the characters. I was only catching it sporadically, at that point, since I was in college. Overall, I tended to prefer Remington Steele and the dynamic there. Yeah, a bit before Willis was filming Die Hard, the wheels came off the cart. But it wasn't bickering between the stars, it was the stars versus Caron as well. He was so late on scripts they had to do re-runs just to make sure ABC had an episode to keep it afloat.
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 16:46:04 GMT -5
I love "Windmills of Your Mind" but I hate Noel Harrison's vocals on it. His voice range is effing horrid. It definitely needed a woman's vocals to make it work. I prefer Dusty Springfield's take. Tell me this would've been a better open credit with this version Anything with Dusty Springfield would have been better....but I still hate that song. It's a little too depressing, for my tastes (not as bad as "Send in the Clowns" and "Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down."). The title sequence of the film, with that endless thing droning on just made me want to cap myself before we got to the first act. There is a version with Sting that I have been tortured with, at work. I tend to prefer more upbeat music, though it depends on context. It definitely would have been better and more cinematic with Dusty. Now, if it was Dusty and the Pet Shop Boys.......... The song that gets me is "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head". The unnecessary song for Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. Okay, I get the bike scene but that song severely dates a period movie piece. Worthless song for that movie.
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:42:53 GMT -5
Sushi
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:23:28 GMT -5
Melt
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:22:04 GMT -5
Hearst
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:20:59 GMT -5
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:18:22 GMT -5
I jumped into watching Moonlighting (found on Tubi), in which I haven't seen since its first aired. I'm halfway into Season 2 and it holds up beautifully. The writing is so sharp and well done. Not the strongest of plots but the interaction between Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis is genuine, despite the hatred of the two. I love seeing the Los Angeles of my youth shown too. Alf Clausen's music and theme with Al Jarreau performing it. Its one of the few opening credits I love to watch and not skip. The Hawksian-esque comedy mixed in with the drama, its a something you don't see anymore on any show. Some great guest stars so far as I'm watching it. Slowly taking my time and enjoying it. Only 67 episodes for 5 seasons but they're worth a re-watch
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Post by DubipR on Aug 14, 2024 8:08:12 GMT -5
Just watched this for the first time as well. I'd seen the 1999 remake, but for some reason this one had always slipped past me. Anyway, as you say, it's very much carried by the charisma and good looks of both McQueen and Dunaway, attractive sets and scenery, high fashion, and the very stylish and effective cinematography, all on display in this trailer:
Which is all to the good, as the story is pretty thin gruel. Going into it, I thought much more would be made of the cat-and-mouse game between the two leads, but that aspect was sort of submerged into their romance. I think the remake was actually written better; however, I still prefer this original version.
Yeah, I was gonna say, the remake is a better caper film, but the performances are better here. Can't stand that damn "Windmills of Your Mind" song. I love "Windmills of Your Mind" but I hate Noel Harrison's vocals on it. His voice range is effing horrid. It definitely needed a woman's vocals to make it work. I prefer Dusty Springfield's take. Tell me this would've been a better open credit with this version
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