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Post by toshtego on Feb 13, 2019 19:49:04 GMT -5
Watched "The Post" last night and relived the whole Pentagon Papers controversy from the early 1970s.
I never realized how difficult that was for the paper's owner, Katherine Graham, and the extent of the personal risks taken.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 14, 2019 8:46:02 GMT -5
Logan's Run
Somehow missed this one til now. Fun dystopian future and rebirth on mankind's innocence type story. Just wanna say, this isn't a bad movie, but I think it's popularity had more to do with Jenny Agutter's outfit than the narrative. For me anyway Still a fun watch. I love old school special effects. I love seeing how creative people had to be back before computers made films on autopilot.
7/10 I You're A Sci Fi Geek. 5/10 If You're Normal. 9/10 If You've A Crush On Jenny Agutter
LOL. I love your rating system.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 14, 2019 10:21:20 GMT -5
Logan's Run
Somehow missed this one til now. Fun dystopian future and rebirth on mankind's innocence type story. Just wanna say, this isn't a bad movie, but I think it's popularity had more to do with Jenny Agutter's outfit than the narrative. For me anyway Still a fun watch. I love old school special effects. I love seeing how creative people had to be back before computers made films on autopilot.
7/10 I You're A Sci Fi Geek. 5/10 If You're Normal. 9/10 If You've A Crush On Jenny Agutter
Wow, that's a blast from the past! It goes through ups and downs in popularity and it has been down for a long time. If I remember correctly, it was based on a much better book.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 14, 2019 13:30:43 GMT -5
"Lawrence of Arabia", for about the 100th time.
I saw it when it was first released in theaters. I have seen it since at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. I had it on Laser disc. I have seen it on broadcast TV. This is a movie I never tire of. Every seen is real, no cgi or much in the way of special effects. Perhaps the greatest movie ever made.
Let see, it starts off with a Brough Superior, one of the most memorable motorcycles ever made and ends with a BSA or other "thumper". In between are some mighty fine scenes and some excellent actors. I can recite dialogue from memory and have used some lines in regular conversation.
I never tire of Anthony Quinn's performance, he was so close to the real Auda Abu Dai, many of the extras thought Auda had risen from the dead. Quinn told a humorous story about that.
Peter O'Toole was almost an unknown when this was made and seems to have truly captured much of T.E. Lawrence's personality from what I read about him.
An exceptional story with a brilliant cast. David Lean was quite the movie maker.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 14, 2019 15:57:41 GMT -5
"Lawrence of Arabia", for about the 100th time.
I saw it when it was first released in theaters. I have seen it since at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. I had it on Laser disc. I have seen it on broadcast TV. This is a movie I never tire of. Every seen is real, no cgi or much in the way of special effects. Perhaps the greatest movie ever made.
Let see, it starts off with a Brough Superior, one of the most memorable motorcycles ever made and ends with a BSA or other "thumper". In between are some mighty fine scenes and some excellent actors. I can recite dialogue from memory and have used some lines in regular conversation.
I never tire of Anthony Quinn's performance, he was so close to the real Auda Abu Dai, many of the extras thought Auda had risen from the dead. Quinn told a humorous story about that.
Peter O'Toole was almost an unknown when this was made and seems to have truly captured much of T.E. Lawrence's personality from what I read about him.
An exceptional story with a brilliant cast. David Lean was quite the movie maker.
I had to buy the DVD to be able to watch it as it wasn't available on any of the 800 cable channels or streaming services at the time. It has been too long since I watched it, but I have so many backlogged projects that I feel guilty taking the time. There are so many great movies that aren't available yet without a lot of work to track them down. I had to get Song of the South from Australia, and I had to buy a DVD of Riders of the Purple Sage too.
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Post by jackdiamond on Feb 14, 2019 19:48:03 GMT -5
Hunter, Killer, Sub flick, great special effects, kind of far out, enjoyable but special forces overwhelm great odds which in my experience just ain’t so, and they never run out of bullets. Has there ever been a movie where they do run out of bullets? John Wick. The gunplay in that movie is fairly accurate, actually.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 14, 2019 20:04:18 GMT -5
Has there ever been a movie where they do run out of bullets? John Wick. The gunplay in that movie is fairly accurate, actually. I agree. And somehow I forgot to mention The Alamo!
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 14, 2019 20:11:49 GMT -5
John Wick. The gunplay in that movie is fairly accurate, actually. I agree. And somehow I forgot to mention The Alamo! "Careful, I'm a screamer!" That part gave me chills.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2019 20:53:52 GMT -5
Speaking of favorites, I watched D.O.A. with Edmund O'Brien last night. As good as ever. The premise of reporting your own murder,is timeless in its originality. A beautiful time piece in B/W with outstanding exterior shots of San Francisco and Los Angeles . . . not to mention Studebaker and Cadillac convertibles and an unhinged performance from Neville Brand.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 14, 2019 21:03:53 GMT -5
I agree. And somehow I forgot to mention The Alamo! "Careful, I'm a screamer!" That part gave me chills. I enjoyed that version of the Alamo story. In particular when Crockett plays the violin with the Mexican Army band.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 14, 2019 21:04:51 GMT -5
Speaking of favorites, I watched D.O.A. with Edmund O'Brien last night. As good as ever. The premise of reporting your own murder,is timeless in its originality. A beautiful time piece in B/W with outstanding exterior shots of San Francisco and Los Angeles . . . not to mention Studebaker and Cadillac convertibles and an unhinged performance from Neville Brand. "...soft in the belly."
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Post by toshtego on Feb 15, 2019 7:53:50 GMT -5
Speaking of favorites, I watched D.O.A. with Edmund O'Brien last night. As good as ever. The premise of reporting your own murder,is timeless in its originality. A beautiful time piece in B/W with outstanding exterior shots of San Francisco and Los Angeles . . . not to mention Studebaker and Cadillac convertibles and an unhinged performance from Neville Brand. "...soft in the belly." A friend of mine who was an actor in many TV shows and movies told me of a conversation he had with Brand while they waited for their scenes. Brand was badly wounded in the arm during WWII in Europe. The Army MD wanted to amputate that arm and Neville would not have it. So, he drew his 1911 and pointing it at the doctor, told him to patch the arm or else! No way to know if the story is true but it fits the character we know.
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Post by AJ on Feb 15, 2019 13:09:55 GMT -5
Just recently watched Twelve O’Clock High again. Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, and Dean Jagger make this one of my all time favorites. There’s always something to discover each time I watch it.
AJ
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Post by toshtego on Feb 15, 2019 15:43:31 GMT -5
Just recently watched Twelve O’Clock High again. Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, and Dean Jagger make this one of my all time favorites. There’s always something to discover each time I watch it. AJ That is a good one. Excellent performances all around. Another movie about the US Army Air Force in Europe during WWII is "Command Decision", 1948. The two would make a great double bill. "Command Decision" stars Clark Gable who was a USAAF veteran of that theater.
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Post by AJ on Feb 15, 2019 15:54:20 GMT -5
Just recently watched Twelve O’Clock High again. Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, and Dean Jagger make this one of my all time favorites. There’s always something to discover each time I watch it. AJ That is a good one. Excellent performances all around. Another movie about the US Army Air Force in Europe during WWII is "Command Decision", 1948. The two would make a great double bill. "Command Decision" stars Clark Gable who was a USAAF veteran of that theater. You are so right, that would be a terrific double bill. I wish they had been made in 3D and then be able to watch them both in a big Imax theater with a spectacular sound system. I might would see the Matinee and go back for the evening show. While there I could pig out on popcorn and ZagNut candy bars. A great way to spend the afternoon and evening with friends that enjoy the same genre of films. AJ
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 16:02:59 GMT -5
I have Command Decision and will watch it tonight. Good suggestion.
My double bill last night was Lawman with Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb and Albert Salmi. Burt goes to arrest six men who abused his town. They keep poking the bear and shouldn't have. A somber unsentimental film and Lancaster dominates the screen. Ryan won kudos for his performance as well.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 15, 2019 16:07:19 GMT -5
I have Command Decision and will watch it tonight. Good suggestion. My double bill last night was Lawman with Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb and Albert Salmi. Burt goes to arrest six men who abused his town. They keep poking the bear and shouldn't have. A somber unsentimental film and Lancaster dominates the screen. Ryan won kudos for his performance as well. "Lawman" is another good one. Speaking of Double Bills, how about "Lawman" and "Valdez is Coming"?
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 23, 2019 1:53:50 GMT -5
Speaking of favorites, I watched D.O.A. with Edmund O'Brien last night. As good as ever. The premise of reporting your own murder,is timeless in its originality. A beautiful time piece in B/W with outstanding exterior shots of San Francisco and Los Angeles . . . not to mention Studebaker and Cadillac convertibles and an unhinged performance from Neville Brand. We watched it the other night after seeing your post. Agree on all counts. Loved the cars, hated the music.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 23, 2019 1:59:11 GMT -5
We saw "Alita:Battle Angel" today with our son who's been yapping about it for a year. Not bad, but for a less mature audience that Avatar, for example. I will give it 7/10, allowing an extra point for it having been made in Texas. (Note: None of the scenery in the film is actually in Texas. It looks like a cross between Bladerunner and Gary Indiana, but it's actually 100% CG.)
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Post by zambini on Feb 23, 2019 12:55:03 GMT -5
Cold War (2018). Gorgeous looking movie about complicated people in complicated relationship in complicated times. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by zambini on Feb 23, 2019 15:33:37 GMT -5
Criss-Cross. Burt Lancaster plays his noir self (big, dumb two time loser)in a by the numbers plot that holds up well to the end. I kind of feel that a more ambitious director could have done more with this film.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 15:44:36 GMT -5
Criss-Cross. Burt Lancaster plays his noir self (big, dumb two time loser)in a by the numbers plot that holds up well to the end. I kind of feel that a more ambitious director could have done more with this film. In my noir collection. Just watched again 2 nights ago. Good turns by Dan Duryea and Yvonne DeCarlo. Given his screen persona and previous roles, it is a bit of a stretch to accept Lancaster being so naive, but an enjoyable film, nonetheless.
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Post by zambini on Feb 23, 2019 16:32:06 GMT -5
Criss-Cross. Burt Lancaster plays his noir self (big, dumb two time loser)in a by the numbers plot that holds up well to the end. I kind of feel that a more ambitious director could have done more with this film. In my noir collection. Just watched again 2 nights ago. Good turns by Dan Duryea and Yvonne DeCarlo. Given his screen persona and previous roles, it is a bit of a stretch to accept Lancaster being so naive, but an enjoyable film, nonetheless. DeCarlo is fine but she sould have pushed the money-hungry angle earlier to flesh out her character. The way I figure it Lancaster has the strong silent character (e.g. Apache), the two-time loser (e.g. all his noires, and his overtly ambitious businessman flicks (e.g. when he played Moses of all people).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 18:22:38 GMT -5
Hitchcock's The Secret Agent, 1936. Don't like to criticize a Master filmmaker, but this film fails for me. Continuity is nearly nonexistent. Several story streams that don't jell. Peter Lorre chewing scenery in an almost embarrassing performance and Robert Young as a Nazi(?). Have seen several times and makes less sense each time. There is some pipe business in a couple of scenes, so there is that.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 23, 2019 22:12:42 GMT -5
Hitchcock's The Secret Agent, 1936. Don't like to criticize a Master filmmaker, but this film fails for me. Continuity is nearly nonexistent. Several story streams that don't jell. Peter Lorre chewing scenery in an almost embarrassing performance and Robert Young as a Nazi(?). Have seen several times and makes less sense each time. There is some pipe business in a couple of scenes, so there is that. Seen that movie several times and love it. John Gielgud is excellent. Peter Lorre, as "The General" is a hoot. Sorry you do not enjoy it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 24, 2019 16:35:20 GMT -5
We watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night and we thought it was really excellent. Only thing wrong was the sound. We kept turning it up to rock and roll levels and our son kept screaming for us to turn it down. Eleven is wasted on him.😎😁🤠
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 24, 2019 16:38:12 GMT -5
This morning we watched Straight Jacket with Joan Crawford. It was actually very good and funny. We weren't sure if the humor was intentional until the credits where the Columbia Studio logo lady was missing her head.
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Post by Darin on Feb 24, 2019 17:11:03 GMT -5
We watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night and we thought it was really excellent. Only thing wrong was the sound. We kept turning it up to rock and roll levels and our son kept screaming for us to turn it down. Eleven is wasted on him.😎😁🤠
We've been wanting to see that one and am glad you give it the thumbs up … Eleven is my favorite number!
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 24, 2019 19:11:59 GMT -5
We watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night and we thought it was really excellent. Only thing wrong was the sound. We kept turning it up to rock and roll levels and our son kept screaming for us to turn it down. Eleven is wasted on him.😎😁🤠
We've been wanting to see that one and am glad you give it the thumbs up … Eleven is my favorite number!
980 watts into 7 Klipsch speakers plus 2 powered subwoofers and I can't use it. He keeps saying that he is going to move in with his vegetarian girlfriend but no time table.
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Post by Darin on Feb 24, 2019 19:49:11 GMT -5
LOL!
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