Torgo
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Post by Torgo on Jul 22, 2011 11:07:40 GMT -5
Yeah, it's a remake. But I think they've added quite a few things into the mix which should make it a completely different movie. It stars Colin Ferrell in Schwarzenegger's role, I believe. I'm also prretty sure Beckinsale is in it, which isn't surprising considerin she's married to Wiseman.
As a rule I'm cautous of films that have more than one director, so I've been keeping careful watch on Underworld: Awakening. But I really dug Rise of the Lycans, moreso than I did Evolution, so I'm not against new blood taking a crack at it. I'm kind of bummed that it looks as if Michael has been written out, though.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Jul 23, 2011 0:17:11 GMT -5
I'm not happy that Michael's not around either, since he was the reason behind all the uproar and secret plotting etc. It sounds like Selene has a daughter, so hopefully if he's gone, the idea behind him wont be forgotten. Or like what happened to Newt in Aleins, I was bummed that they just threw her away.
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Post by Justin T on Jul 23, 2011 1:06:24 GMT -5
I'm not happy that Michael's not around either, since he was the reason behind all the uproar and secret plotting etc. It sounds like Selene has a daughter, so hopefully if he's gone, the idea behind him wont be forgotten. Or like what happened to Newt in Aleins, I was bummed that they just threw her away.Ditto to both, one of the main reasons I can't stand Alien 3 is how they decided to kill Newt and Hicks before the opening credits are done with. Such a stupid and insulting thing to do after what happened in Aliens. I saw that in the theatre when it came out in 1992. Alien and Aliens are two of my all time favorite movies, so I was really excited for the 3rd. I was pretty upset and dissapointed after the movie was over. I picked up the first two Underworld movies last year during a sale, I enjoyed them. I still haven't seen Rise of the Lycans, better check it out before this 4th one gets made.
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Post by Torgo on Jul 23, 2011 10:04:12 GMT -5
I didn't really give a damn about Newt and Hicks being killed, mostly because I never really cared for any of the characters in the Alien franchise as a whole. Including Ripley. Although I do like Michael Biehn.
The one thing I'm hoping for in the new Underworld film is that Michael is gone but not forgotten. Hopefully his disappearance is worked into the plot of the film or maybe they're saving him for the climax and his cameo is a closely guarded secret. The romance between Selene and Michael is mostly the core of the Underworld franchise (and Sonja and Lucian for the prequel), and while the mother/daughter dynamic sounds facinating, I feel they need to use it to further expand upon the relationship instead of replace it.
Maybe we should start an Underworld topic instead of hogging this one to ourselves?
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Post by Skyroniter on Jul 23, 2011 23:09:12 GMT -5
Emperor of the North 1973
Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine star in this excellent Robert Aldrich directed action-filled drama.
This is not your Borgnine circa his MST Merlin days. He is Stack, who's maniacal and evil. A man filled with hatred for the world, it just shows in his eyes. Lee Marvin is the object of his hatred. He plays the role with the same style that he brought to many movies, including Aldrich's The Dirty Dozen. I would have preferred someone else in Keith Carradine's role. A minor quibble.
Beautifully filmed, its two hours just flew along. This is the third or fourth time I watched it over the years and it's just as good every time.
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Post by PimPamPet on Jul 24, 2011 9:26:43 GMT -5
^ Awesome, I'll see if I can locate that one. Borgnine was great back in the day. The Limping Man (1953). Murder mystery movie starring Lloyd "My Lungs Are Aching For Air" Bridges. It's pretty decent right up until the rather uninspired ending. Still quite entertaining and features some well-known English actors. I Confess (1953). Another Hitchcock film, this one starring the always watchable Montgomery Clift. Good story about a priest who gets framed for a murder. I particularly liked the visual style of this one. Dial M for Murder (1954). And yet another must-see film from the Master. This one starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly (her first collaboration with Hitchcock). Look for John Williams as Inspector Hubbard, he's a lot of fun to watch as he tries to unfold the story behind an attempted murder.
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Post by reaperg on Jul 24, 2011 9:28:26 GMT -5
"Jigoku" and "Onibaba" for a little proto-J-Horror.
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Post by TheNewMads on Jul 24, 2011 17:35:35 GMT -5
captain america. pretty fun, although the action scenes were cartoonish in the usual way. i'm bummed that the overreliance on CGI has rendered hollywood incapable of doing a decent action scene. they need to sit down and watch the car chase in "bullitt" or the truck-commandeering scene from "raiders of the lost ark" again, or anything from the original "die-hard," to remind themselves what makes a decent action scene. a good action scene has rhythm, sometimes it runs a little hot, sometimes it runs a little cold, and a little bit of realism should be a concern. when people survive 150-foot falls, you lose all sense of suspense. but whatever, maybe i'm just an old and that's what the kids want nowadays.
that said, i loved how captain america was guileless and wholesome, not a dark antihero, which is getting kinda cliched in the comic book movies nowadays. and that role was a natural for tommy lee jones, he got a ton of chances to fire off some primo one-liners.
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Post by Justin T on Jul 24, 2011 23:54:12 GMT -5
Stray Dog (1949): After months and months of delays and procrastination I finally sat down to watch another Akira Kurosawa film. I've picked up 10 of his movies on DVD (Thank you Criterion Collection, and Barnes and Noble for when it does its 50% off Criterion Sales).
When I first read about the plot of this movie, I knew I had to give it a try. Kurosawa does a film noir like crime procedural movie? Count me in. What I didn't expect, and really enjoyed, was the layers he put into this film.
The setting is Tokyo in the post WWII years of the late 1940's. Toshiro Mifune plays a rookie cop named Murakami. One day while riding a crowded bus to work, someone steals his gun via pickpocket. With unwavering determination he begins an investigation to retrieve it. He soon learns its been sold to a guy who then uses it to commit robbery and murder. Murakami is partnered with veteran Homicide detective Sato (Takashi Shimura from Seven Samurai) and the two follow a trail of clues and various characters to catch the guy. Along the way Sato becomes a mentor and friend to Murakami as he tries to help him deal with his own inner turmoil over the case.
Murakami goes through alot, first he feels guilty and responsible whenever the gun is used to commit a crime, blaming himself for allowing it to be stolen in the first place. Then during the investigation, he and Sato learn the culpit is a WWII veteran who has fallen on hard times and has made some bad choices. Murakami is also a war vet and remarks how he and the culprit are alot alike, but he choose to do something good with his life and became a cop.
Kurosawa takes familiar elements of film noir, a buddy cop movie and weaves in some social commentary about post-WWII life in Japan to create a very engaging, thoughtful and at times suspensful film. Mifune and Shimura gives great perfomances and the chemistry the two actors share really adds to the film. Mifune does a great job as Murakami struggles with all these emotions. He feels a connection with the killer, even sympathy for how his life has turned out. But as Sato and the movie's events show him, while they may have similar backgrounds, it's the choices they made in their lives that put them where they are and made them who they are.
The famous 8 minute silent sequence of Murakami scouring the streets for gun dealers was fascinating to watch. I can see why some think it's too long, but it still felt appropriate to me. He really wanted to show what life was like for people displaced and destitute as a result of the war. Money, wealth and food ration cards are brought up often in the movie to illustrate this. Life was not easy for alot of people. The killer wanted a better life, to the point he was willing to rob and kill for it.
I'm surprised this one isnt talked about as much as his more famous films, because I think it's one of his best from his early years. I really enjoyed this one. Kurosawa continues to impress and entertain me.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jul 25, 2011 8:21:00 GMT -5
The Life of Reilly (2007), Charles Nelson Reilly's one-woman show. (sorry, couldn't resist that). Sweet and interesting, much better than most of these stage shows where some old woman natters on about her life because of CNR's real wit.
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Post by angilasman on Jul 25, 2011 12:47:50 GMT -5
Stray DogI'm surprised this one isnt talked about as much as his more famous films, because I think it's one of his best from his early years. I really enjoyed this one. Kurosawa continues to impress and entertain me. I'd go so far as to say it's the first of his truly great films. Just traded in my Art of Buster Keaton DVD boxed set and, with the store credit, bought the first three of KINO's Keaton Blu-Ray releases. First of all: upgrade is worth it. Second: I liked Steamboat Bill, Jr. a whole lot more the second time around. Third: Three Ages doesn't quite work as a movie, though there are lots of good bits in it. Hopefully I'll watch Sherlock Jr. tonight. Also watched the Douglas Fairbanks version of The Mark of Zorro and enjoyed it immensely. I love that this movie, the very first for the Zorro character and the film that made Zorro popular in the first place (as the book only appeared a year before), plays up the trickster aspect of Zorro; always pulling off pranks on the bad guys and laughing as they make fools of themselves. I think a bit better than the '40s version, although Tyrone Power's swordplay s 100 times better.
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Post by inlovewithcrow on Jul 25, 2011 13:23:56 GMT -5
Robin Hood Men In Tights. Farting about on youtube again today, this time watching movies people have uploaded. This better than others of Mel Brook's films. I laughed a few times, and I can't complain about that (or the price)
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Post by Justin T on Jul 25, 2011 16:54:27 GMT -5
[quote author=justint board=movies thread=16938 post=944722 time=1311569652 ]Stray Dog
I'm surprised this one isnt talked about as much as his more famous films, because I think it's one of his best from his early years. I really enjoyed this one. Kurosawa continues to impress and entertain me.[/size] I'd go so far as to say it's the first of his truly great films.[/quote] After thinking about it, I agree with you on that statement.
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Post by dph on Jul 25, 2011 17:23:49 GMT -5
The Sadist (1963) I went into this movie expecting a good laugh seeing as how Arch Hall Jr. was playing a psycho murderer who harasses and tortures three people throughout this movie. At the beginning I was right, I got a good laugh out of him playing a dumb, psychotic killer, since his acting was so cheesy. I probably would have taken this whole movie light heartedly if I he didn't actually kill some people in the movie.
After he kills the first person, my attitude totally changed and the movie actually got my full attention. Not a bad movie even with Arch Hall Jr. as a bad guy.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Jul 26, 2011 3:40:52 GMT -5
Duck Season (2004) A minimalist tale about 2 14 year old boys on a lazy Sunday with nothing to do. They are soon joined by a neighbor girl and a pizza delivery guy. The movie is about nothing and meanders about. I was just about to give up and turn off the disc, when it started to click. Somehow, I found myself getting into this boring day – I don’t think it’s worthy of the 90% it received at Rotten Tomatoes, but it was good in a, ‘sit back and go with it’ kind of way.
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