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Post by toshtego on Apr 17, 2018 12:24:41 GMT -5
Just watched Glory, which recounts the story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first all black regiment in the Union Army. Very well crafted, beautifully photographed, great performances, though Mathew Broderick seems an odd choice to me. 4.5 out of 5 Mathew Broderick would look out of place at his own funeral...I really don't like him as a public persona. I make a point of NOT following the personal lives of actors, having known some.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 17, 2018 12:26:13 GMT -5
Just watched Glory, which recounts the story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first all black regiment in the Union Army. Very well crafted, beautifully photographed, great performances, though Mathew Broderick seems an odd choice to me. 4.5 out of 5 We watched this one in high school for a history class. Great film and I agree, Broderick seemed awkward in the role. I think it was intentional- They probably didn't want a strong actor in the position that would overshadow the internal leadership dynamic of the African American characters. Steal their 'Glory' you might say.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 17, 2018 12:47:31 GMT -5
Lost In Space on NetFlix.
A remake that has very little in common with the original series beyond the premise defined in the title, character names, and a huge Deus Ex device romping about named 'The Robot'. Though I loved watching re-runs of the old show as a kid on late, rainy Saturday mornings, maybe that is for the best. The original wasn't exactly known for brilliant writing. My only real complaint is the actress they cast in the role of Dr Smith. Her face makes me ill. She has the mouth of a bass. She looks like Billy Drago in a wig. And.. I always liked the character of Smith on the old show. He was detestable, yet hapless, tragic, and somehow forgivable. He was even funny and compassionate at times. None of this comes through in the new Smith- You just want her to get swallowed by some nasty space alligator.
Anyway... The new show is worth a watch if you're looking for some nicely polished sci-fi junk to fill a weekend.
7/10
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 12:58:39 GMT -5
Lost In Space on NetFlix. A remake that has very little in common with the original series beyond the premise defined in the title, character names, and a huge Deus Ex device romping about named 'The Robot'. Though I loved watching re-runs of the old show as a kid on late, rainy Saturday mornings, maybe that is for the best. The original wasn't exactly known for brilliant writing. My only real complaint is the actress they cast in the role of Dr Smith. Her face makes me ill. She has the mouth of a bass. She looks like Billy Drago in a wig. And.. I always liked the character of Smith on the old show. He was detestable, yet hapless, tragic, and somehow forgivable. He was even funny and compassionate at times. None of this comes through in the new Smith- You just want her to get swallowed by some nasty space alligator. Anyway... The new show is worth a watch if you're looking for some nicely polished sci-fi junk to fill a weekend. 7/10
This one's on my list. Sounds like it shouldn't be compared to the original in any way. I dug that show when I was a kid, but Dr. Smith gave me the creeps.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 17, 2018 13:19:30 GMT -5
This one's on my list. Sounds like it shouldn't be compared to the original in any way. I dug that show when I was a kid, but Dr. Smith gave me the creeps. He creeped me out too, but I always liked villains. Like Doc McCoy was my favourite on Star Trek because he had that untrustworthy air about him. Like he was a closet alcoholic- The kind of guy that would lose the rent at the track. My parents were kind of villainous.. Maybe that was it. haha I always hated one dimensional hero types- maybe with the exception of the Cartwrights.
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Post by zambini on Apr 20, 2018 0:48:54 GMT -5
Mathew Broderick would look out of place at his own funeral...I really don't like him as a public persona. I make a point of NOT following the personal lives of actors, having known some. Now you HAVE to tell us more.
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Post by zambini on Apr 20, 2018 0:51:00 GMT -5
Lost In Space on NetFlix. A remake that has very little in common with the original series beyond the premise defined in the title, character names, and a huge Deus Ex device romping about named 'The Robot'. Though I loved watching re-runs of the old show as a kid on late, rainy Saturday mornings, maybe that is for the best. The original wasn't exactly known for brilliant writing. My only real complaint is the actress they cast in the role of Dr Smith. Her face makes me ill. She has the mouth of a bass. She looks like Billy Drago in a wig. And.. I always liked the character of Smith on the old show. He was detestable, yet hapless, tragic, and somehow forgivable. He was even funny and compassionate at times. None of this comes through in the new Smith- You just want her to get swallowed by some nasty space alligator. Anyway... The new show is worth a watch if you're looking for some nicely polished sci-fi junk to fill a weekend. 7/10
Was this the Matt LaBlanc one? I thought Heather Graham looked rather fetching in the movie.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 20, 2018 12:30:41 GMT -5
I make a point of NOT following the personal lives of actors, having known some. Now you HAVE to tell us more. Their personal lives are their own. I prefer to know them by their works.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 20, 2018 22:50:18 GMT -5
"Rope", 1948. Hitchock's innovative film of few cuts.
Tension builds nicely.
Some fine performances. Poor John Dall whose "ship" never came in during his career. I often wonder why Hitchcock did not use him again in other pictures?
8/10.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 22, 2018 11:34:26 GMT -5
Lost In Space on NetFlix. A remake that has very little in common with the original series beyond the premise defined in the title, character names, and a huge Deus Ex device romping about named 'The Robot'. Though I loved watching re-runs of the old show as a kid on late, rainy Saturday mornings, maybe that is for the best. The original wasn't exactly known for brilliant writing. My only real complaint is the actress they cast in the role of Dr Smith. Her face makes me ill. She has the mouth of a bass. She looks like Billy Drago in a wig. And.. I always liked the character of Smith on the old show. He was detestable, yet hapless, tragic, and somehow forgivable. He was even funny and compassionate at times. None of this comes through in the new Smith- You just want her to get swallowed by some nasty space alligator. Anyway... The new show is worth a watch if you're looking for some nicely polished sci-fi junk to fill a weekend. 7/10
Was this the Matt LaBlanc one? I thought Heather Graham looked rather fetching in the movie. Ha! No. This is a new reboot on the series. Not the LeBlanc film.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 15:23:55 GMT -5
Three episodes in to Lost in Space - I agree with the "nicely polished sci-fi junk" assessment. But it's marred for me by the constant dumb one-liners, and that so much of the show is dedicated to somebody having to be rescued.... one after another. So far that hasn't left much room for plot development. I guess it is a family show, so should be judged on those terms.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 27, 2018 16:45:57 GMT -5
Three episodes in to Lost in Space - I agree with the "nicely polished sci-fi junk" assessment. But it's marred for me by the constant dumb one-liners, and that so much of the show is dedicated to somebody having to be rescued.... one after another. So far that hasn't left much room for plot development. I guess it is a family show, so should be judged on those terms. I'm not sure if I can bring myself to watch it.
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Post by zambini on Apr 27, 2018 19:04:00 GMT -5
Forever Darling with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnez, and James Mason. It's terrible, truly terrible.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 30, 2018 8:27:11 GMT -5
"Five Million Years to Earth", 1967. AKA "Quatermas and The Pit".
Saw this one decades ago and it has held up well. Decent special effects for the era.
The story is a good one with a red herring in the plot to deflect attention and develop the tension. I watched it on TCM, sadly, the "host" gave away the plot and spoiled the diversion device.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2018 9:41:24 GMT -5
Three episodes in to Lost in Space - I agree with the "nicely polished sci-fi junk" assessment. But it's marred for me by the constant dumb one-liners, and that so much of the show is dedicated to somebody having to be rescued.... one after another. So far that hasn't left much room for plot development. I guess it is a family show, so should be judged on those terms. I'm not sure if I can bring myself to watch it. We watched the first and second episodes. That was more than enough for us.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2018 9:49:47 GMT -5
Yesterday we watched "Kodachrome" on Netflix. This is a must see for any lovers of film photography. This is a beautifully shot film, with good acting. The medium is a very important part of the message. A lot of the scenes are framed like you would a still photograph. In the beginning, the colors are saturated, especially the reds, like you would get with Kodachrome. Towards the middle, the colors remind me of Agfachrome, and towards the end it is reminiscent of Ectachrome. In the credits it states that the movie was "Filmed on Kodak 35mm Film" The story is excellent, my wife loved it too. It satisfies on both levels.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 30, 2018 10:19:37 GMT -5
Yesterday we watched "Kodachrome" on Netflix. This is a must see for any lovers of film photography. This is a beautifully shot film, with good acting. The medium is a very important part of the message. A lot of the scenes are framed like you would a still photograph. In the beginning, the colors are saturated, especially the reds, like you would get with Kodachrome. Towards the middle, the colors remind me of Agfachrome, and towards the end it is reminiscent of Ectachrome. In the credits it states that the movie was "Filmed on Kodak 35mm Film" The story is excellent, my wife loved it too. It satisfies on both levels. I loved those Kodak color stocks. Used to work with Ektachrome 7242 (16 mm) in the early 1970s. Newsreel and documentary stuff. Still have my Bolex Rex V. Mostly used an Arriflex M. Those days are long past!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Apr 30, 2018 10:32:11 GMT -5
Saw the movie, recommended it to my oldest son, wife and I really enjoyed it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2018 12:29:17 GMT -5
Yesterday we watched "Kodachrome" on Netflix. This is a must see for any lovers of film photography. This is a beautifully shot film, with good acting. The medium is a very important part of the message. A lot of the scenes are framed like you would a still photograph. In the beginning, the colors are saturated, especially the reds, like you would get with Kodachrome. Towards the middle, the colors remind me of Agfachrome, and towards the end it is reminiscent of Ectachrome. In the credits it states that the movie was "Filmed on Kodak 35mm Film" The story is excellent, my wife loved it too. It satisfies on both levels. I loved those Kodak color stocks. Used to work with Ektachrome 7242 (16 mm) in the early 1970s. Newsreel and documentary stuff. Still have my Bolex Rex V. Mostly used an Arriflex M. Those days are long past! When I was in printing and scanners were starting to take over from the process cameras, they had me shooting the large paintings on 8x10 Ectachrome Pro. It's most of the time spent setting up the camera and lighting, and the scans were inferior to what I could do on the camera.
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Post by jeffd on Apr 30, 2018 12:40:19 GMT -5
Want to see a great smoking movie?
Its an old classic, The Stranger, staring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. The story is cool and the acting is good. But you might consider watching it for Robinson's pipe smoking. Such effortless grace. Well except when breaks his pipe in the first scene.
It is wonderful.
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Post by sablebrush52 on Apr 30, 2018 12:50:28 GMT -5
I loved those Kodak color stocks. Used to work with Ektachrome 7242 (16 mm) in the early 1970s. Newsreel and documentary stuff. Still have my Bolex Rex V. Mostly used an Arriflex M. Those days are long past! When I was in printing and scanners were starting to take over from the process cameras, they had me shooting the large paintings on 8x10 Ectachrome Pro. It's most of the time spent setting up the camera and lighting, and the scans were inferior to what I could do on the camera. You guys are making me nostalgic. Well, sort of. I still like film over digital, though I did finally succumb to the dark side of the force. The digital image quality has reached a respectable level and making changes or revisions is much easier than it was in the darkroom or at the matte stand. Besides the stock mentioned I was fond of Fujichrome, especially 50D. Working with process photography, as I did creating visual effects for films and TV, required you to become intimately familiar with the characteristics, both good and bad, of various emulsions and their manufacturers. I'll have to check out "Kodachrome".
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 30, 2018 13:22:53 GMT -5
sablebrush52, I liked the Fujichrome 50 for general outdoors photography, cheaper than Kodachrome, and better color and detail than Ectachrome 64. When we were in Ireland, I used Agfachrome for the superior shades of green.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 30, 2018 22:51:16 GMT -5
Want to see a great smoking movie? Its an old classic, The Stranger, staring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, and Orson Welles. The story is cool and the acting is good. But you might consider watching it for Robinson's pipe smoking. Such effortless grace. Well except when breaks his pipe in the first scene. It is wonderful. One of my favorites. He spends the rest of the movie with his pipe held together with tape. We all been there.
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Post by zambini on Apr 30, 2018 23:21:23 GMT -5
toshtego Thanks for the link, I saw it this evening. Probably Welles' least complicated film. I really liked some of those shots and Loretta Young gave a better performance than what was required.
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Post by toshtego on May 1, 2018 4:26:25 GMT -5
Oops, I crowded in on Jeffd's post about The Stranger with my comment. He the one who posted the link. Poor formatting on my part.
"This obscenity must be stopped!"
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Post by Legend Lover on May 1, 2018 4:55:18 GMT -5
Oops, I crowded in on Jeffd's post about The Stranger with my comment. He the one who posted the link. Poor formatting on my part. "This obscenity must be stopped!" If you're using a computer, click on the BBCode button on the bottom of the text-entry box. Then look at the text and specifically for [/QUOTE]. Pop your text AFTER that (or click on the Preview button to go back to the preview and continue to type). Hope that helps.
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Post by toshtego on May 1, 2018 10:40:11 GMT -5
Oops, I crowded in on Jeffd's post about The Stranger with my comment. He the one who posted the link. Poor formatting on my part. "This obscenity must be stopped!" If you're using a computer, click on the BBCode button on the bottom of the text-entry box. Then look at the text and specifically for . Pop your text AFTER that (or click on the Preview button to go back to the preview and continue to type). Hope that helps.[/quote] Thanks for the tip.
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Post by Legend Lover on May 1, 2018 10:56:37 GMT -5
If you're using a computer, click on the BBCode button on the bottom of the text-entry box. Then look at the text and specifically for . Pop your text AFTER that (or click on the Preview button to go back to the preview and continue to type). Hope that helps. Thanks for the tip. You're welcome. And it worked too. Cos notice you put your text after the /quote from my example which is why part of my text looks like it was your text. In future there should only be 1 instance of /quote.
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Post by zambini on May 1, 2018 12:12:24 GMT -5
toshtego Thanks for the link, I saw it this evening. Probably Welles' least complicated film. I really liked some of those shots and Loretta Young gave a better performance than what was required. Whoops, thanks jeffd.
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Post by zambini on May 1, 2018 14:44:14 GMT -5
In a Quiet Place with John Krasinski (who continues to refuse his place as America's befuddled best friend) and Emily Blount (mostly make-up less doing her usual fine acting). The movie is a by the book monster apocalypse showing little inspiration and has little to say about anything but makes few mistakes as well. The daughter, Millicent something or other, is quality and who ever controlled the color film and set design did a good job.
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