I was surprised that Gary Oldman ended up being in this, but what you see in the trailer is pretty much what you get for two hours. Not really worth checking out.
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I feel I missed out on
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by not watching it in theaters. Like every sci-fi Luc Besson movie, it's all about visuals. But I ended up enjoying
Valerian, frankly it was just good to see Clive Owen in a movie again. I don't know if I'd be up for a sequel, but I liked it enough to where it peaked my interest in reading the source material.
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I first saw
Angel Heart about ten years ago and it was a movie that I appreciated more than I enjoyed at the time. I loved the mixing of the noir/horror genre, and I really think that this movie doesn't get the attention/appreciation that it deserves. As someone who is from Louisiana (basically an hour south of New Orleans, the Voodoo stuff was filmed where I'm from), it was good to see a 1950s set New Orleans. The accents/presentation of culture isn't the greatest, but it's a helluva lot better than
The Big Easy (1986) (which is basically Cajun blackface). I do have problems with the story though, and it might have been something I always missed,
WARNING: "Angel Heart" spoilers below
but if Harry Angel is Johnny Favorite, why does Cyphre send him on this goose chase looking for himself? Was it just to **** with him? Or am I overthinking it? If anyone has any insight, feel free to PM me.
I actually plan on reading Hjortsberg's novel to see if it is clarified.
but if Harry Angel is Johnny Favorite, why does Cyphre send him on this goose chase looking for himself? Was it just to **** with him? Or am I overthinking it? If anyone has any insight, feel free to PM me.
I actually plan on reading Hjortsberg's novel to see if it is clarified.
But despite my problems with the film, I'm all about it.
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I was always aware of
Family Enforcer, but always found excuses to not watch it. I finally bit the bullet last night, and I do not regret it. Yes, it's low budget, cheap, the camera work is uninspired, and Joseph Cortese isn't the greatest tough guy, but (first time billing) Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent both shine in this movie. I think the film's low budget works in its favor, and makes
Family Enforcer feel more street level. I don't know if the lack of success lead to Ralph De Vito abandoning his career as a filmmaker (
Family Enforcer is basically the poor man's
Mean Streets) but I think there is enough there to appreciate De Vito's work, and I would have liked to have seen more of it.
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