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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 12, 2021 20:38:24 GMT -5
The Wind That Shakes the Barley. 10/10
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Post by urbino on Feb 12, 2021 22:23:53 GMT -5
The Wind That Shakes the Barley. 10/10 Saw that one years ago, and "enjoyed" it. Probably should watch it again.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2021 10:33:46 GMT -5
The Wind That Shakes the Barley. 10/10 Saw that one years ago, and "enjoyed" it. Probably should watch it again. Yeah, it's a hard movie to enjoy, but a great movie to watch.
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Post by lizardonarock on Feb 13, 2021 14:03:45 GMT -5
Lucky with Harry Dean Stanton plays a old man who has outlived all of his friends and of course the turtle. Kind of quirky but a good movie and best of all free on YouTube. 8/10
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 13, 2021 18:53:59 GMT -5
Hunter-Killer. 7/10. It was a lot better than I expected. Before that it was From Here to Eternity. kind of soapy, but good acting with just a little ham. 5/10
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Post by toshtego on Feb 13, 2021 19:39:53 GMT -5
"The Spy Who Came In From the Cold", 1965
Richard Burton, Clare Bloom, Oscar Werner, George Voskoyec, Cyril Cusak, Peter Van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee, Nial McGinnis,
And so many others.
Just a superb film of great story by one great writer, John Le Carre.
For me the movie has special significance. Much of it towards the end is set in the old DDR where I spent time in the early 1980s. It is also a Winter movie with snow and bare trees in London, Holland and Germany. The existential angst is as thick as a pudding and can be cut with a knife.
I never tire of this one.
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Post by urbino on Feb 13, 2021 20:41:56 GMT -5
"The Spy Who Came In From the Cold", 1965 Richard Burton, Clare Bloom, Oscar Werner, George Voskoyec, Cyril Cusak, Peter Van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee, Nial McGinnis, And so many others. Just a superb film of great story by one great writer, John Le Carre. For me the movie has special significance. Much of it towards the end is set in the old DDR where I spent time in the early 1980s. It is also a Winter movie with snow and bare trees in London, Holland and Germany. The existential angst is as thick as a pudding and can be cut with a knife. I never tire of this one. Yup, that's a good one.
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Post by zambini on Feb 14, 2021 0:27:09 GMT -5
Robin Hood (2018). Very slick and they really put the money on the screen but I'm simply not as bullish on Taron Egerton as British action movie directors seem to be. The film does seem a bit small given everything but I can't imagine Nottingham was a particularly large place back then. It was clearly meant to be a trilogy and they held the plot back accordingly. Worth watching if it's on but not worth going out of your way to find. Funner than the Russell Crowe versión for what it's worth.
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Post by toshtego on Feb 14, 2021 10:10:39 GMT -5
"The Spy Who Came In From the Cold", 1965 Richard Burton, Clare Bloom, Oscar Werner, George Voskoyec, Cyril Cusak, Peter Van Eyck, Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee, Nial McGinnis, And so many others. Just a superb film of great story by one great writer, John Le Carre. For me the movie has special significance. Much of it towards the end is set in the old DDR where I spent time in the early 1980s. It is also a Winter movie with snow and bare trees in London, Holland and Germany. The existential angst is as thick as a pudding and can be cut with a knife. I never tire of this one. Yup, that's a good one. I find the dismissals of the DDR Abeitlung agents amusing. First Ashe is told to "get out", then Carlton is dismissed by Peters who tells him he "can use the car". Peters is insulted by Fielder who, of course is betrayed later by Mundt. Quite a hierarchy!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Feb 14, 2021 10:20:48 GMT -5
 Watched an old favorite last night, Fried Green Tomatoes, I’m older than you and I have more insurance.!
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Post by calabash on Feb 14, 2021 15:31:53 GMT -5
'The Little Things' A bit reminiscent of 'Se7en', but not as good. Plot dragged in the second half. 7/10
'Palmer' starring Justin Timberlake. Predictable, but well acted. 6/10
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Post by calabash on Feb 14, 2021 19:17:55 GMT -5
'Judas and the Black Messiah' 7/10
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Post by taiguy66 on Feb 14, 2021 21:18:23 GMT -5
Currently watching Valley of Tears on Amazon. 10/10
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 14, 2021 22:09:22 GMT -5
Wyvern. SciFi 2009. Fun. Dragon comes out of the ice and eats Alaska town. Beats 90% of what else is on.
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Post by urbino on Feb 14, 2021 23:17:15 GMT -5
Wyvern. SciFi 2009. Fun. Dragon comes out of the ice and eats Alaska town. Beats 90% of what else is on. I think my favorite Alaska horror movie is "30 Days of Night."
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Post by Gandalf on Feb 15, 2021 0:11:55 GMT -5
Just watched "Bottle Shock" on DVD. Good movie. Somewhat true story about a wine tasting/contest in 1976 between California wines and French wines. A California Chardonnay won. Shattered the myth that French wines were the finest.
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Post by calabash on Feb 15, 2021 8:06:37 GMT -5
California and Washington both make damned fine wines. I've never had a Virginia wine I didn't want to spit out.
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Post by zambini on Feb 15, 2021 10:29:34 GMT -5
One Night in Bangkok (2020). Good plot that they overexpose and a director with no talent for working with actors. The performances just seem so wooden. Compare it to the Tom Cruise & Jaime Foxx movie with basically the same plot from a few years back and appreciate what a difference a quality director can make.
Club de Seductores (2019). A terrible film. It's poorly constructed, edited, acted, unfunny, unsure of what it wants to be and a true waste of government film subsidies.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 15, 2021 10:37:53 GMT -5
One Night in Bangkok (2020). Good plot that they overexpose and a director with no talent for working with actors. The performances just seem so wooden. Compare it to the Tom Cruise & Jaime Foxx movie with basically the same plot from a few years back and appreciate what a difference a quality director can make. Club de Seductores (2019). A terrible film. It's poorly constructed, edited, acted, unfunny, unsure of what it wants to be and a true waste of government film subsidies. We are down to the dregs of entertainment these days. We may have to get out the board games.
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Post by taiguy66 on Feb 15, 2021 14:43:53 GMT -5
I’m not normally a cartoon movie watcher but just finished watching Son of Batman. 9/10 Guess I’m reliving my youth.
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 15, 2021 16:23:13 GMT -5
About time to dig out AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS. I watch it about every year, more or less. It never loses its punch and I notice something new every time. Anyone who hasn’t seen it should treat themselves. (Louis Malle, 10+)
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 15, 2021 16:41:20 GMT -5
Dreamcatcher, old Steven King movie.
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Post by urbino on Feb 15, 2021 17:14:03 GMT -5
California and Washington both make damned fine wines. I've never had a Virginia wine I didn't want to spit out.
Reminds me of an old Monty Python bit about reviewing Australian wines (many of which are excellent these days, apparently): "This is a bottle with a message in it, and that message is: beware. It really opens up the sluices at both ends."
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Post by calabash on Feb 15, 2021 17:34:26 GMT -5
California and Washington both make damned fine wines. I've never had a Virginia wine I didn't want to spit out.
Reminds me of an old Monty Python bit about reviewing Australian wines (many of which are excellent these days, apparently): "This is a bottle with a message in it, and that message is: beware. It really opens up the sluices at both ends." Penfold's Grange shiraz is one of the world's great wines.
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Post by calabash on Feb 15, 2021 17:35:01 GMT -5
'One Night in Miami' 8/10
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 15, 2021 17:35:42 GMT -5
What is a “perfect film”? I’m sure we all have our own ideas about this. Some film-addicts may have many such films, and others are so picky that they have very, very few. I confess to being among the latter group.
For me a “perfect” film has to hew to some specific bench-marks. If it is an historical film it has to be accurate to the spirit of the history it deals with, if not the absolute factuality. Alll films must be plausible. They must have a strong and carefully selected cast— no clinkers among them. The script must be impeccable. The direction must be focused, skillful, and virtually invisible. The camera work should fit the narrative seamlessly and be done with faultless expertise. Emotions shown, and elicited, must be sound, unforced, and uncoerced. If it contains a “conclusion” it must not be deus ex machina but follow inexorably from the narrative, characters, and situation as developed. There’s more but that’s a good start.
Pretty picky. While I have many “almosts,” I have very few bullseyes. I would submit LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (David Lean, 1962) as being at the top of my list. AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (Louis Malle, 1987) next, not necessarily second. So different, but both... perfect.
What are the criteria that others use to judge their “perfect” films? I’m curious.
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Post by taiguy66 on Feb 15, 2021 17:40:53 GMT -5
Wyvern. SciFi 2009. Fun. Dragon comes out of the ice and eats Alaska town. Beats 90% of what else is on. May have to watch it just to see the town getting eaten!
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Post by toshtego on Feb 15, 2021 17:42:53 GMT -5
Dreamcatcher, old Steven King movie. That is a good one.
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Post by urbino on Feb 15, 2021 17:43:02 GMT -5
Wyvern. SciFi 2009. Fun. Dragon comes out of the ice and eats Alaska town. Beats 90% of what else is on. May have to watch it just to see the town getting eaten! Anti-townist.
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Post by taiguy66 on Feb 15, 2021 17:47:18 GMT -5
May have to watch it just to see the town getting eaten! Anti-townist. Seriously Urb? Are we going to do this “my dad is bigger then your dad” nonsense? LOL... cheers pal.😁👍
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