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Post by mark687 on Sept 2, 2019 13:30:51 GMT
The Vanishing (2018)
(Horror Chillier think "Fang Rock" without obvious Aliens with a better knownish Cast [Gerald Butler, Peter Mullan]
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Post by Hieronymus on Sept 2, 2019 15:27:33 GMT
The Castle of Cagliostro. One of the Miyazaki films I hadn't seen yet. I'm always delighted with how good his films are; it's as if no matter how many I've seen, his films find ways to be new and delightful that a viewer won't expect.
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Post by Digi on Sept 3, 2019 0:14:10 GMT
Batman Forever and Batman & Robin
Every bit as cringeworthy as I remember, and then some.
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Post by Whovitt on Sept 3, 2019 6:54:43 GMT
PsychoThis is one of those movies that kind of has a timeless feel to it. I could easily see this being made today with only a few visual alterations to bring it up to date. Plot-wise and acting-wise, I thought it was terrific. If it weren't for the fact that so many things have done the same plot and visual cues, I may not have found it so predictable, but even knowing what was happening it was quite fun I even guessed that *pivotal* moment, as it were ( ), was going to happen thanks to an episode of The Goodies! I'll have to watch a few more Hitchcock's and go back to The Goodies again, as I get the feeling there a quite a few homages that I'm presently unaware of. Anyway, a great movie It's easy to see why it's considered an all-time classic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 8:54:28 GMT
PsychoThis is one of those movies that kind of has a timeless feel to it. I could easily see this being made today with only a few visual alterations to bring it up to date. Plot-wise and acting-wise, I thought it was terrific. If it weren't for the fact that so many things have done the same plot and visual cues, I may not have found it so predictable, but even knowing what was happening it was quite fun I even guessed that *pivotal* moment, as it were ( ), was going to happen thanks to an episode of The Goodies! I'll have to watch a few more Hitchcock's and go back to The Goodies again, as I get the feeling there a quite a few homages that I'm presently unaware of. Anyway, a great movie It's easy to see why it's considered an all-time classic. If you enjoyed that, I highly recommend Hitchcock's Rope as well. It's one of the best examples of suspense I've seen.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 9:56:51 GMT
PsychoThis is one of those movies that kind of has a timeless feel to it. I could easily see this being made today with only a few visual alterations to bring it up to date. Gus Van Sant thought the same with his shot for shot remake....didn't end well!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 10:08:56 GMT
PsychoThis is one of those movies that kind of has a timeless feel to it. I could easily see this being made today with only a few visual alterations to bring it up to date. Plot-wise and acting-wise, I thought it was terrific. If it weren't for the fact that so many things have done the same plot and visual cues, I may not have found it so predictable, but even knowing what was happening it was quite fun I even guessed that *pivotal* moment, as it were ( ), was going to happen thanks to an episode of The Goodies! I'll have to watch a few more Hitchcock's and go back to The Goodies again, as I get the feeling there a quite a few homages that I'm presently unaware of. Anyway, a great movie It's easy to see why it's considered an all-time classic. If you enjoyed that, I highly recommend Hitchcock's Rope as well. It's one of the best examples of suspense I've seen. Jimmy Stewart thought he was miscast as audiences can't buy him as someone who could teach a doctrine so sociopathic, even theoretically, that these two would think he'd approve of their schemes. The original play works much, much better in that regards. There was a BBC Radio adaptation in the 80s with Alan Rickman in the Stewart role that resolves that, he's better casting - you'd buy that Rickman would teach such things. That adaptation, like the play, was set in Britain and transplanting it to the US loses much of what the play says about the class system. I still like the film for the filmaking itself, the tension and John Dall's stunning performance. Yet for a dark Stewart Hitchcock....there's a reason Vertigo is now the "official" Greatest Film Ever Made according to the poll of polls. I think there's a lot more to commend in that film than Rope and a lot more than invites the viewer to interpret events in a very modern way. Rear Window is also pretty stunning. I never thought too much of the remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much but if someone was to see the other 3 Hitch/Jimmy collabs, they might as well add that on - making sure to see the original at some point too.
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Post by mark687 on Sept 3, 2019 10:10:10 GMT
PsychoThis is one of those movies that kind of has a timeless feel to it. I could easily see this being made today with only a few visual alterations to bring it up to date. Gus Van Sant thought the same with his shot for shot remake....didn't end well! My opinion on it was strangely it had no soul.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 10:20:21 GMT
Gus Van Sant thought the same with his shot for shot remake....didn't end well! My opinion on it was strangely it had no soul.
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I can see the interest in the experiment but what should have been a tiny art project was sold by the studio to be a tentpole horror film. It should have been like Van Sant's Jerry or Elephant - a tiny low budget curio more to be exhibited than distributed - but Universal fancied a cashgrab. It ended up proving something different than anyone making it intended - that a film is not just shots, lighting and edits. There's an intanglibe, and I think your word does say it best, soul that you can't just copy verbatim. Then there were things that just should never have happened. I like Vince Vaughn well enough (stunning in Brawl In Cell Block 99) but he's too confident, too modern to be Norman Bates. No-one has done nervy yet trustworthy - but sinister juuuust under the surface - like Tony Perkins spent a whole career doing. And adding that he's not just watching Marion Crane through the peephole but...well. Y'know. Why remake everything verbatim only to add something skeezy like that?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 12:07:27 GMT
If you enjoyed that, I highly recommend Hitchcock's Rope as well. It's one of the best examples of suspense I've seen. Jimmy Stewart thought he was miscast as audiences can't buy him as someone who could teach a doctrine so sociopathic, even theoretically, that these two would think he'd approve of their schemes. The original play works much, much better in that regards. There was a BBC Radio adaptation in the 80s with Alan Rickman in the Stewart role that resolves that, he's better casting - you'd buy that Rickman would teach such things. That adaptation, like the play, was set in Britain and transplanting it to the US loses much of what the play says about the class system. I still like the film for the filmaking itself, the tension and John Dall's stunning performance. Yet for a dark Stewart Hitchcock....there's a reason Vertigo is now the "official" Greatest Film Ever Made according to the poll of polls. I think there's a lot more to commend in that film than Rope and a lot more than invites the viewer to interpret events in a very modern way. Rear Window is also pretty stunning. I never thought too much of the remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much but if someone was to see the other 3 Hitch/Jimmy collabs, they might as well add that on - making sure to see the original at some point too. I can definitely see that, but I thought Stewart made for a pretty good troubled philosopher. There's something about the world that makes that character uncomfortable and he's trying to tease it out. Reason his way through to clarity. It's considered seriously, but in a purely theoretical sense. As a closed experiment. Not realising that pursued hard enough by people like Brandon -- someone who doesn't understand why some theories shouldn't be put to practice -- have disastrous consequences. I don't know why, but the remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much frustrated the hell out of me on viewing. It really did. There's one scene that I adore, though, and that's Doris Day singing for her little boy at the piano. My favourite film from Hitchcock has to be a Cary Grant one -- North by Northwest. He's just wonderful, I see more than a touch of him in the Fourth Doctor, and it has a real sense of glamour that just sings. Matched only by To Catch a Thief. I'm partial to Notorious as well with Bergman's characcter having to rekindle an old love affair with a Nazi supporter on the behalf of American intelligence. In addition to the Stewart films already mentioned, they'd definitely be worth checking out also, Whovitt.
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Post by fingersmash on Sept 3, 2019 13:32:08 GMT
Batman Forever and Batman & RobinEvery bit as cringeworthy as I remember, and then some. I actually find these rather delightful. They're definitely not the dark gothic Tim Burton films but they're like Golden Age comics brought to the screen. Are they good? Hell no. Are they fun? Hell yes! Turn your brain off and just enjoy the stupid frivolity of it all.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 20:58:09 GMT
Peter Capaldi has signed up for James Gunn's Suicide Squad movie.
None of that would read as very likely this time a year or two ago!
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Post by mark687 on Sept 3, 2019 21:06:24 GMT
Peter Capaldi has signed up for James Gunn's Suicide Squad movie. None of that would read as very likely this time a year or two ago! Excellent
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 7:34:47 GMT
X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Appalling.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 7:35:10 GMT
Peter Capaldi has signed up for James Gunn's Suicide Squad movie. None of that would read as very likely this time a year or two ago! Wrong thread.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 4, 2019 11:10:16 GMT
Withnall & I (1986) Turns out this was an Arrow 2K restoration re-release. It looked amazing on screen. Sure its a film where not much happens, but its still a classic quotable cult hit. Grant and McGann are a storm, Griffith is brilliant and its amazing that Brown's character from Wayne's World 2 was inspired by a character who only has a couple of scenes here. All in all, I just loved it.
Now I want a drink.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 14:39:37 GMT
'Finding Your Feet' - not a fantastic film, but an enjoyable couple of hours with two of my favourite actors.
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Post by mark687 on Sept 6, 2019 14:20:44 GMT
Bad Times at the El Royale
(This has proper acting in it-plus Dakota Johnson. But seriously a massive step up in quality from Drew Goddard's last cinematic effort)
Holmes and Watson (2018)
(Who keeps telling Will Ferrall that working with C Riley makes him better? another clumsy affair)
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 7, 2019 8:03:21 GMT
They Crawl (2001) Cheesy Cockroach creature feature. Back when Syfy were still Sci-Fi lol
Deadline (1984) Random Horror made in the 70s but not released until 5 years later. Its all over the place, especially the ending
Doomsday (2007) Not as good as I thought it would be, especially coming from Neil Marshall. Its trying to be too many films at once
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 7, 2019 15:24:04 GMT
IT Chapter 2, loved it & IMO better than the first movie.
A few dodgy cgi shots which would've worked better with practical make up & the Henry Bowers character kinda feeling redundant to the plot, barring that awesome follow up.
4/5.
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