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Forum: Movie Reviews 06-24-12
Replies: 120
Eyes Wide Shut: Masterpiece or Blunder
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Eyes Wide Shut: Masterpiece or Blunder

In case you're wondering, here's a rough but accurate chronology:

1 March 1982: internet protocol suite standardised, creating what we now call "the world-wide web".

2 March 1982: two billion...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-24-12
Replies: 120
Eyes Wide Shut: Masterpiece or Blunder
Posted By Arch Stanton
Are you kidding? In 1999 the internet was little...

Are you kidding? In 1999 the internet was little else apart from porn - not just child pornography but all kinds of porn. The idea that "normal" porn only reached the net after 1999 is, frankly,...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-24-12
Replies: 51
Gary Oldman
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Gary Oldman...

If you get the chance, check out Oldman in Alan Clarke's excellent 80s British TV drama The Firm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Firm_(1989_film)).
Replies: 1
Black Caviar-Horse Racing Ascot
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Black Caviar-Horse Racing Ascot

We did, and she won. Thought about backing her, but 1/6 was prohibitive odds. Wish I had now, obviously.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-24-12
Replies: 55
The FUNNIEST performance in a film (any type of film)?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Oh ya: As Good As It Gets: it's heart-warmingly...

Oh ya: As Good As It Gets: it's heart-warmingly great to be mentally ill so long as you have (a) plenty of cash and (b) the sexual charisma of Jack Nicholson. What a hoot.

I'd go for Bill Murray...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-24-12
Replies: 53
Quentin Tarantino: a filmmaker god
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Quentin Tarantino: a filmmaker god

Hmm. No, he's not a god, though he's made some splendidly entertaining films. The problem with him is he's all style and no substance - his movies aren't really about anything apart from other...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-24-12
Replies: 39
Poll: Unforgiven v Million Dollar Baby
Posted By Arch Stanton
I always try to be on the contentious side of...

I always try to be on the contentious side of these things, but in this case Unforgiven wins by about a billion miles. MDB was little more than a skilfully made schlocky tear-jerker, no matter what...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-18-12
Replies: 656
The Good, The Bad, and The Overlooked
Posted By Arch Stanton
Hmmm. He's in quite a few so-so pot-boilers.

Hmmm. He's in quite a few so-so pot-boilers.
Forum: Games and Tabs 06-17-12
Replies: 7,674
Movie Theme of the Week!
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Movie Theme of the Week!

Or even:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QBm5TyWlVng/TzRLTI8p7UI/AAAAAAAAB0M/bXKuRD-0H-w/s1600/the-godfather-marlon-brando.jpg

(Although he does admit to spoiling his children in that one.)
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-17-12
Replies: 656
The Good, The Bad, and The Overlooked
Posted By Arch Stanton
Ha,ha - good choice. Hmmm. Good They...

Ha,ha - good choice. Hmmm.

Good

They Live

Bad

Masters of the Universe
Replies: 122
How Did You Choose Your Profile Name?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: How Did You Choose Your Profile Name?

Two reasons:

1. I wanted something film-connected. Arch Stanton is the name of the character who's supposedly buried in the cemetery in The Good the Bad and the Ugly, but the grave is where the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-15-12
Replies: 38
50's 60's
Posted By Arch Stanton
Me neither. I suppose one man's fascinating slow...

Me neither. I suppose one man's fascinating slow build-up is another man's tedious waste of time.
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-15-12
Replies: 2,597
Important: JayDee's Movie Musings
Posted By Arch Stanton
Hmm. I shall give it more thought and report back...

Hmm. I shall give it more thought and report back (though, as you say, a new thread is probably needed).
Replies: 1,837
Most Badass Picture You Can Find!
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Most Badass Picture You Can Find!

http://spacemantra.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/the-kiss-le-baiser-new-mexico-joel-peter-witkin.jpg

"The Kiss" by Joel Peter Witkin
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-14-12
Replies: 56
Movies that introduced you to songs/artists?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Reservoir Dogs (or was it Pulp Fiction?)...

Reservoir Dogs (or was it Pulp Fiction?) introduced me to Nilsson's Coconut

GoodFellas: What is Life by George Harrison (it's used extensively during Hill's final day before he's arrested).
...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-14-12
Replies: 38
50's 60's
Posted By Arch Stanton
You haven't seen it? :eek: It certainly is...

You haven't seen it? :eek:

It certainly is great, and contains one of the most famous, and endlessly copied images in horror cinema. A slow-burning, dark, disturbing masterpiece and right up there...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-14-12
Replies: 151
Your Top 10 Favorite Actors
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Your Top 10 Favorite Actors

The ordering here is a bit random.

10. Billy Bob Thornton - for Bad Santa and plenty of others
9. Johnny Depp - Donnie Brasco and Pirates of the Caribbean
8. Kirk Douglas - The Bad and the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 06-14-12
Replies: 2,597
Important: JayDee's Movie Musings
Posted By Arch Stanton
Not overly fond of Bullitt, but it certainly has...

Not overly fond of Bullitt, but it certainly has a fascinating place in Hollywood history. It virtually invents the modern police drama - before Bullitt most crime dramas focused on private...
Replies: 97
Communism: Can it work?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Good luck, gentlemen. [Bows out] ;)

Good luck, gentlemen. [Bows out] ;)
Replies: 97
Communism: Can it work?
Posted By Arch Stanton
You might think that's the only form of...

You might think that's the only form of government intervention you support, but I'm willing to bet there are dozens of others you accept, often without realising they are there. Two examples:
...
Replies: 97
Communism: Can it work?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Indeed. I think the "it's never been tried" line...

Indeed. I think the "it's never been tried" line falls down for a couple of reasons.

First, there have been so many honest attempts to establish a form of Communism, and they have all failed so...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-14-12
Replies: 38
50's 60's
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: 50's 60's

Oops - I did one from each. (Always read the question...). Flip a coin and delete one of the choices.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 06-14-12
Replies: 38
50's 60's
Posted By Arch Stanton
I suppose in a way having too few...

I suppose in a way having too few restrictions/guidelines is the point of this. After a little thought, the two I'd (rather randomly) go for are:

Harvey (1950)

James Stewart and a six foot...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 06-13-12
Replies: 70
Jennifer Aniston: Good Actress or No?
Posted By Arch Stanton
Re: Jennifer Aniston: Good Actress or No?

I find Jen likeable, and think she's reasonably talented when it comes to light comedy/rom-com roles. And yet... pretty much all the films she's in are just depressingly mediocre. It ought to be...
Replies: 97
Communism: Can it work?
Posted By Arch Stanton
I'd agree with this. Marx criticised capitalism...

I'd agree with this. Marx criticised capitalism as an inefficient way of organising resources. He had a point but, unfortunately for Marxists, it turns out that central state planning is MUCH more...