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Re: The 2009 Movie Genre of the Month « Result #2 Yesterday at 10:42am »
SHANE (1953)
Shane (Alan Ladd), a gunslinger with a mysterious past, finds himself in the middle of a conflict between Ryker, a cattleman who wants all the land in the area, and a family of peaceful settlers. When Ryker realizes that Shane and the farmers won't go peacefully or through intimidation, and that Shane can't be bought, he hires Wilson (Jack Palance), an villainous gunslinger from Cheyenne.
Classic tale of good versus evil. A great and influential movie with archetypal characters that would be copied and imitated in westerns for years to come. Also includes one of the best barroom brawls of any western, when Shane has to take on all of Ryker's men.
8/10
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
Three farmers are sent to buy guns to protect their Mexican village from a gang of bandits who have been terrorizing them. Instead, they end up hiring seven gunmen to teach them to shoot and to defend themselves, as well as to fight alongside the farmers when the bandits return.
Very good Western remake of Kurosawa's classic, THE SEVEN SAMURAI, featuring an amazing cast led by Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Charles Coburn as part of "the seven" and Eli Wallach as the leader of the bandits.
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Re: Just Watched Movies: 2009 « Result #3 Yesterday at 9:31am »
THE HANGOVER (2009)
A groom-to-be and his three groomsmen go to Vegas for the mother of all bachelor parties. After a night of drunken misadventures, the groomsmen wake up the next morning with the hotel room wrecked, a tiger and a baby in the room, the groom missing, and no memory of what happened. The three buddies must try to retrace their steps in order to figure out what happened and find him before the wedding.
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Re: Just Watched on TV (2009) « Result #5 on Dec 19, 2009, 6:29pm »
RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES (Beatles tribute band, Rain, in concert. Caught this on PBS. They're pretty good, but not quite as good as my brother's Beatles tribute band, http://thebackbeats.com/ How's that for a shameless plug?)
SURVIVOR
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (This was much better than I expected it to be. A lot of great performances.)
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Re: The 2009 Movie Genre of the Month « Result #6 on Dec 16, 2009, 6:54pm »
THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG (1975)
In this one, gambler and confirmed bachelor Russel Donovan (Bill Bixby), finds himself forced to care for three orphaned children. The kids find a large gold nugget and agree to give it to two bumbling outlaws (Don Knotts & Tim Conway).
Typical 70's Disney live-action family fare. Saccharine, kind of dull and, except for a moment or two with Knotts & Conway, not that funny. What is it about Disney that makes most of their animated films so classic, but so many of their live-action films, so lame?
4/10
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)
Will Lockhart (James Stewart) shows up in the town of Coronado to deliver supplies to a storekeeper and to search for the person who's been selling rifles to the Apaches. His younger brother, along with several others, was killed in an Apache ambush that was armed with rifles. Before long, Lockhart is tangling with the cattle rancher who pretty much owns the town, as well as his mean-streaked son. Great scenery, good performances and plenty of action, make this one of the better westerns starring Stewart.
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Re: The 2009 Movie Genre of the Month « Result #7 on Dec 16, 2009, 11:10am »
The Great Silence-1969 A gunmen helps a barmaid hold off the gang of outlaws who are tormenting her and the rest of her small town. I've seen this one before for the board, and back then, I said: I've long held out the belief that my earlier pick of Django being the best spaghetti western, but I may change it to this one. This was a lot of fun, with devious criminals, questionable heroes, a wonderful excuse to get to the shooting, and one of the most gripping finales ever. Totally didn't see it coming and something that really is plausible and could've happened. With a clever motive to get around the dubbing angle, this just was a lot of fun. Now, a couple years later, that hasn't changed, it's quite possibly one of the best, and is much more common to what I usually watch. 9/10
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Re: Just Watched Movies: 2009 « Result #8 on Dec 16, 2009, 11:03am »
Baghead-I won't say much on this one, only the following:
This is bestowed with The Least Entertaining Film I've Ever Seen. It will be awfully hard to beat it, which is exactly what that movie will have to be to top this.
The Great Silence-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
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Re: The 2009 Movie Genre of the Month « Result #9 on Dec 16, 2009, 12:37am »
Two westerns by legendary director John Ford.
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946)
One of several films that tells the story of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, their friend Doc Holliday, and the shootout at the OK Corral with the Clanton gang, in the town of Tombstone, Ariz.
In this version, Henry Fonda is an okay Wyatt Earp, but Victor Mature is a better Holliday. A lot of liberties are taken with the facts, but it's still pretty entertaining.
6.5/10
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962)
James Stewart plays a senator who returns to his hometown for the funeral of an old friend (John Wayne). In flashbacks, he tells the story of how he rose in politics after killing his tormentor, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin), in a showdown.
John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin in the same movie. Pretty awesome.
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Re: Bart's Blabbermouth News Thread « Result #10 on Dec 15, 2009, 11:05am »
Some awesome news for you, man:
German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their new album, "To The Metal", on January 29, 2010 via earMUSIC/Edel. The band — Kai Hansen (vocals/guitar), Dirk Schlächter (bass), Henjo Richter (guitar) and Daniel Zimmermann (drums) — recorded a total of twelve new songs earlier this fall at its own studio in Hamburg. Ten of the tracks will appear on the regular album release, while the remaining two cuts will surface on various editions of the album.
"To The Metal" will be made available in four versions:
* As a regular jewel case CD * As a limited edition featuring an additional DVD (including an exciting making-of) * As a red vinyl in gatefold packaging * as a collectors' edition featuring CD and 7" vinyl with two unreleased tracks, hand-signed
The cover artwork was designed by Herve Monjeaud.
"To The Metal" track listing:
01. Rise 02. Deadlands 03. Mother Angel 04. No Need To Cry 05. Empathy 06. To The Metal 07. All You Need To Know 08. Time To Live 09. Shine Forever 10. Breaking Away
DVD (included in limited-edition version):
* 60-minute documentary shot in HD, featuring interviews, "making-of-the-album" material, performance footage of classic GAMMA RAY songs.
Bonus material:
* Three video clips (including "To The Metal") * Full unedited interview with Kai Hansen
According to a press release, the new GAMMA RAY CD is "classy, fast-paced and deep, and holds a few surprises in store which distinguish the band from the mass of acts who try their hand at similar styles and sounds. . . The band's stylistic range [includes] a full-throttle number such as 'Rise', the rhythmic and melodically diverse 'Time To Live', and the multilayered anthem 'All You Need To Know' (which has given rise to speculation about a spectacular guest singer), as well as the sensitive ballad 'No Need To Cry', composer/lyricist Dirk Schlächter's attempt to come to terms with the untimely death of his father. Of course, there's also the awesome title track — first introduced at the Wacken Open Air 2009 and a number of festivals in Scandinavia (see video below) and considered absolutely indispensible by the fans, which GAMMA RAY recorded as a classic metal track in the midtempo range, making it a real anthem. The atmospherically dense 'Empathy' sees GAMMA RAY prove their amazing musical potential again, which keeps manifesting itself in exceptional and eminently interesting compositions. This song includes all the features of a diverse, exciting and multi-faceted number, in other words: sweeping sounds, cool grooves, a progressive touch and then — almost as if from nowhere — a chorus which seriously bowls you over. Subsequently, the band soar up to an almost oriental-sounding solo part, changing key several times within the track."
The press release was done earlier in the day, so I included the second one just so it would be easier for you.
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