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Post by Bartwald on Dec 23, 2005 6:41:08 GMT -5
Hostage. Surprisingly good - lots of suspense, surprises and violence.
A tip for Quorth: don't watch it, man.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Dec 23, 2005 17:00:28 GMT -5
The Shield: Season 2 Disc 3
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Post by frankenjohn on Dec 23, 2005 21:22:06 GMT -5
Unleashed- An action drama with a big heart. Clockwork Orange- Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough. TOO MANY SEXUAL AND VIOLENT IMAGES!!! AND LUDWIG VAN WITH NAZIS???!!!  |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 24, 2005 9:59:47 GMT -5
YOJIMBO (1961)
Classic Akira Kurosawa about a ronin (samurai without a master) who plays two criminal gangs against each other to free a town from their clutches. Kurosawa regular, Toshiro Mifune plays Sanjuro the samurai.
Made me want to rewatch the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood remake A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, which I haven't seen since I was a kid. Have never seen the Walter Hill/Bruce Willis remake, LAST MAN STANDING. Am I missing anything there?
8/10
HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945)
Ooh, the further milking of three franchises, as Dracula, Frankenstein & the Wolfman are brought back once again. No attempt is even made to explain how the Wolf Man & Dracula are still alive as both were killed in the last film. What's new this time? A female hunchback. Lame & tired.
3/10
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Post by frankenjohn on Dec 24, 2005 11:00:49 GMT -5
Hellraiser: Hellworld- My new favorite in the series.
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Dec 24, 2005 13:00:14 GMT -5
YOJIMBO (1961) Classic Akira Kurosawa about a ronin (samurai without a master) who plays two criminal gangs against each other to free a town from their clutches. Kurosawa regular, Toshiro Mifune plays Sanjuro the samurai. Made me want to rewatch the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood remake A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, which I haven't seen since I was a kid. Have never seen the Walter Hill/Bruce Willis remake, LAST MAN STANDING. Am I missing anything there? 8/10 I thought "Last Man" was the most entertaining. But all of them (including "Yojimbo") I found pretty boring. "Fitsful" would be a REAL chore without Volante, Eastwood, the music and the odd moment of Leone goodness. I just think the basic story is so so dull. I much prefer "For a Few Dollars More" and I much prefer "Sanjuro". |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 24, 2005 14:45:34 GMT -5
Hostage. Surprisingly good - lots of suspense, surprises and violence. A tip for Quorth: don't watch it, man. The Bruce Willis flick from last year? Why should I avoid it? I've already seen it. I think, as I recall, would've given it a 6/10 or 7/10. It was alright as I recall. Why did you think I should avoid it? |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 24, 2005 15:23:45 GMT -5
I thought "Last Man" was the most entertaining. But all of them (including "Yojimbo") I found pretty boring. "Fitsful" would be a REAL chore without Volante, Eastwood, the music and the odd moment of Leone goodness. I just think the basic story is so so dull. I much prefer "For a Few Dollars More" and I much prefer "Sanjuro". Really? To each his own, but I didn't find YOJIMBO boring at all. Not as good as SEVEN SAMURAI, but better than HIDDEN FORTRESS. Overall, I thought it was quite entertaining. As for the two remakes, like I said, haven't seen FISTFUL in many, many years so I don't really remember it and may give LAST MAN a try one of these days, but obviously I'm in no hurry as it's what, about ten years old now?. I'll be watching the YOJIMBO sequel, SANJURO, soon, as it's a Kurosawa I've never seen. 42nd, how would you compare A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE to THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY? It's the only one of the trilogy I've seen in recent years and really enjoyed. Like FISTFUL, I haven't seen DOLLARS since I was a kid. |
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Post by frankenjohn on Dec 24, 2005 15:29:48 GMT -5
Celebrity- Good Allen, not one of my top 5, but it contained the best performances I've ever seen in an Allen film.
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Dec 24, 2005 16:16:27 GMT -5
"Good, Bad" is sort of as good as the masterful "For a Few More"...It just plays rather differently. It's far more sprawling and bleaker. But it contains 3 great actors giving great perfromances, a wonderful score and one of the best final 3rds in cinema.
"For a Few More" is an easier watch and more enjoyable I think, but "Good, Bad" is a wonderful epic.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Dec 24, 2005 19:32:38 GMT -5
Finished up The Shield: Season 2
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 24, 2005 19:46:14 GMT -5
"Good, Bad" is sort of as good as the masterful "For a Few More"...It just plays rather differently. It's far more sprawling and bleaker. But it contains 3 great actors giving great perfromances, a wonderful score and one of the best final 3rds in cinema. "For a Few More" is an easier watch and more enjoyable I think, but "Good, Bad" is a wonderful epic. Good, well, here's hoping that FISTFUL and DOLLARS are eventually going to be given the same great DVD treatment that THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY received. |
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Post by frankenjohn on Dec 25, 2005 10:34:53 GMT -5
Eyes Wide Shut- A fabulous farewell from Kubrick.
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Post by Termination on Dec 25, 2005 11:30:10 GMT -5
Finished The Simpsons: Complete Season 7... So far the best season I've seen yet.
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 25, 2005 14:53:48 GMT -5
Hellraiser: Hellworld- My new favorite in the series. frank - this time you MUST be joking! This film is probably WORST in the series, dammit! Agree about Celebrity and Eyes Wide Shut, though. Quorth - that's because of what you said in the Crash thread, about the violence towards children and that you can't stand it; Hostage sports much more of it than Crash does, don't you think? At the very beginning, near the end. Just watched: It's Alive III: Island Of The Alive; surely the poorest in the series but still fun. And Mike Moriarty in another kick-ass role. |
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