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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 2, 2005 15:01:18 GMT -5
"Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" -
Very good. Amazingly filthy looking and bleak with Oates doing a brilliant job.
The first 30 minutes or so is overly padded and stodgy, but it picks up and becomes a top notch bit of nihilistic 70's cinema.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 2, 2005 21:48:12 GMT -5
"Lets all build a barn! lets all build a barn! We are cute and we are cuddly...lets all build a barn"!  Yeah... sure... cause that's all WITNESS was about. (Eyeroll indeed) |
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Post by Termination on Sept 2, 2005 23:06:09 GMT -5
Man on Fire 4 starsTony Scott's films kick ass. He is one director who doesn't give a *&*)% about the MPAA & I thank him for that.  I watched this film before & forgot just how perfect this movie is from beginning to end!
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 3, 2005 5:12:33 GMT -5
Man on Fire 4 starsTony Scott's films kick ass. He is one director who doesn't give a *&*)% about the MPAA & I thank him for that. I watched this film before & forgot just how perfect this movie is from beginning to end! Hardly. He cut out a whole death because the film was too violent. Plus he wasted god knows how much on a big street shoot-out (with exploding car) and then chose not to have it in the film. Ever heard of PRE-PLANNING Tony? It was a good film at first, but it wimped out on him taking no revenge againt any of the women involved and had a weak as hell ending, especially the tagged on bit at the end. |
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 3, 2005 5:16:09 GMT -5
"Lets all build a barn! lets all build a barn! We are cute and we are cuddly...lets all build a barn"! Yeah... sure... cause that's all WITNESS was about. (Eyeroll indeed) It was the most interesting part. I particularly loved the way they got the practical and the aesthetic just right in the barn design. And Oscar this or that means nothing really. You only have to look at some that win and some that don't to see that. |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 3, 2005 8:53:03 GMT -5
It was the most interesting part. I particularly loved the way they got the practical and the aesthetic just right in the barn design. Well, you sure didn't come off like you thought it was the most interesting part. And Oscar this or that means nothing really. You only have to look at some that win and some that don't to see that. While I agree that an Oscar win or nomination doesn't always guarantee that it's a great movie or whatever, I only mentioned it's nominations and box office to point out that the movie was a bit more "high profile" than what I thought Smitty was giving it credit for. |
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 3, 2005 11:21:15 GMT -5
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 3, 2005 12:27:24 GMT -5
"Two Minute Warning" - Rather forgotten 70's disaster/thriller with a bunch of famous thesps in football stadium in the sights of a mad sniper!
Very bloody, flesh flying, bullet hits are the name of the game once the action starts.
Cast includes John Cassavetes, Charlton Heston, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, David Janssen, Gena Rowlands, Walter Pidgeon and the recently deceased Brock Peters.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 3, 2005 21:46:45 GMT -5
Oh God, I must've seen FOOD OF THE GODS, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS and several other equally dreadful movies of their ilk, at least half a dozen times while growing up in Detroit. They used to show them on the 4 O'CLOCK MOVIE on channel 7. Every week was a different theme, ie: "Elvis Week", "Planet of the Apes Week", "Disaster Week", etc., and inevitably, there would be "Mother Nature's Revenge Week". FOOD... was a staple of that week. Truly cheesey & rotten effects, but like you said, way too much fun to change the channel. Who doesn't want to see rats climbing over a model house and toy cars? I can't sit through it today, I've tried, but as a kid, it was fascinating stuff. |
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Post by Termination on Sept 3, 2005 22:32:37 GMT -5
Man on Fire 4 starsTony Scott's films kick ass. He is one director who doesn't give a *&*)% about the MPAA & I thank him for that. I watched this film before & forgot just how perfect this movie is from beginning to end! Hardly. He cut out a whole death because the film was too violent. Plus he wasted god knows how much on a big street shoot-out (with exploding car) and then chose not to have it in the film. Ever heard of PRE-PLANNING Tony? It was a good film at first, but it wimped out on him taking no revenge againt any of the women involved and had a weak as hell ending, especially the tagged on bit at the end. Hey, I respect your opinion & while you dislike the film so much I'll add another thing I liked.. well 2 things. The Musical Soundtrack & the unique use of showing subtitles. |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Sept 4, 2005 1:19:18 GMT -5
Hitchcock's chilling classic Strangers on a Train (1951)
Movie police worthy? It should be.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 4, 2005 8:46:52 GMT -5
Almost everything by Hitchcock should be Movie Police worthy at this point.
Now, if you haven't seen it, go check out the Danny Devito directed, black comedy, THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, which was inspired by STRANGERS.... ;D
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 5, 2005 11:25:35 GMT -5
Count me in as a fan of Man Of Fire: it IS flawed but still quite a ride.
Last seen: Cat's Eye, an underrated Stephen King adaptation.
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Sept 5, 2005 14:28:40 GMT -5
"Bloodsport" - Better than "Kickboxer" because of stronger support characters, more (and more interesting) fights and it shows off Van Dammes atheletic and fighting ability much more successful. Superior end fight as well. Dated for sure and the songs are awful (fun..but awful) but generally it still holds up as a solid Western slice of Martial Arts violence. And good old Bolo is always fun!
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 5, 2005 14:31:52 GMT -5
What do you think of Double Impact, 42nd? For me it's one of the most terrible martial arts films ever made - Bolo or not.
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I watched this film before & forgot just how perfect this movie is from beginning to end!
