Citizen Rules...Cinemaesque Chat-n-Review

"Lois, I never lie."

09-26-15

Okay youse guys!
I started a list (it's mostly what's on my shelf in my very small private collection). And yes, I put Robocop in there (which means I'll have to add Starship Troopers as well).

BUT - before you look at it you have to listen to the Scientology song (and sing along) and see how many times you spot "Tom"!

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

09-26-15

I promise to listen to it tomorrow! The timer just went off and my pizza is done! See ya all!

Camo

BANNED

09-26-15

The Scientology song?? You say it as if most normal people don't recite it before their cereal.

gbgoodies

I'd give her a HA! and a HI-YA! Then I'd kick her.

09-26-15

Originally Posted by Captain Steel

The sound is off on my computer right now, so I'll have to listen to the song later, but I'm glad to see that you put up a list.

There are some great movies listed there too. Superman and Superman II are still two of the best superhero movies, even with all the newer ones that have come out in recent years. I'm glad to see a Star Trek movie in there, but that wouldn't have been my choice. There are much better Star Trek movies than Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

I haven't seen Paths of Glory, but I think it's in one of the current Hall of Fames, so I'll probably watch it soon. I'm glad to see that you think so highly of it.

Camo

BANNED

09-26-15

Superman and Superman 2 are the ones i thought you'd forget Captain Steel with your Superman related avatar and all.

Glad to see you like Paths of Glory and Robocop in your favourites, they are too often forgottten in their respective genres.

Captain Steel

"Lois, I never lie."

09-26-15

Now I really wish I could put up more than 10 because there's no room for Apollo 13 (another I consider a nearly perfect movie: somehow without fist fights, violence, sex, guns, knives, swords, blood, nudity, or foul language, and despite going in knowing how it ends, we're on the edge of our seats the whole time!)

I put Star Trek TMP in there as one that has more meaning to me based on several factors than on how it rates in the Star Trek family of movies.

Paths of Glory is a powerful film. It's one I had to own. It's an anti-war war film that truly exposes the ridiculousness of man's militaristic practices (but damn, it really all comes down to that climactic, passionate, confrontation scene between Kirk Douglass and Adolphe Menjou that really clinches it as a classic).

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

09-27-15

Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Writer: Alistair MacLean (novel & screenplay)
Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure
Genre: Action, War

During the height of WWII an American general crashes his plane in Nazi territory and is held in the Austrian mountain fortress known as the 'Eagles Lair'. A team of British and American special agents are sent on a daring mission to rescue the general. Upon landing on enemy soil they find that one of their own men is a traitor...and that a mysterious blonde woman is shadowing their every move.

Steven Spielberg voted Where Eagles Dare as his favorite war film. It's pure adventure written for the screen by famed novelist Alistair MacLean. Unlike other war movies of similar ilk, The Dirty Dozen & Raid on Entebbe...this is not a buddy picture or even a character driven film, it's an intelligently written, strategy film. Burton and Eastwood are all business here.

The Schloss Hohenwerfen castle in Austria is used as the focal point of the movie.

One of the highlights of the film is the use of realistic outdoor sets. Close attention is paid to the film's details and it pays off.

The actress Ingrid Pitt (center) who was born in Poland was held in a Nazi concentration camp as a child along with her family. She found being around Nazi uniforms emotionally hard. She's best known for working in 1960s horror camp films. The woman to the right is Mary Ure.

Clint Eastwood kills more people in this film than in any of his Spaghetti westerns.

At almost 2.5 hours this is a long movie, but perfect for cold winter nights when battling Nazi's with a cup of hot chocolate is just the thing!

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Last edited by Citizen Rules; 03-02-21 at 10:25 PM.

cricket

Registered User

09-29-15

I don't think Where Eagles Dare is in line with my normal taste, but it looks really good to me.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

09-29-15

I would have pegged you for a good WWII flick, action thriller type guy. So what normally wouldn't you like about a film like that?

And what looks good about that specific film? just curious.

honeykid

MoFo Whisperer

09-30-15

Where Eagles Dare is the film Inglorious Basterds wished it was. Well, this and Inglorious Bastards (1978, hence the spelling). Not that I'm a big fan of Where Eagles Dare, but it's a lot better than QT's bastard child.

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honeykid

MoFo Whisperer

09-30-15

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

I expected this to follow along the lines of Top Gun, it didn't. This is a much deeper film

You're right, Top Gun is much better.

I was surprised at how good this was. It's so much more than flipping bottles to rock music. In a way it examines an era of greed and self promotion that was the 1990s.

1980's surely?

I mean, the 90's were, it's just that the 80's were a lot more honest about it.

For my money Scarface is still the ultimate 80's film.

Sexy Celebrity

Registered User

10-01-15

Originally Posted by gbgoodies

I was on the fence about watching Love & Mercy because I'm not a big Beach Boys fan, so I'll probably pass on this movie. I was really only going to watch it for John Cusack anyway.

WATCH IT.

I just did. I went searching to see who here was talking about it. I give it

. I might write a review later.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

10-01-15

You should write it, I would like to read your review SC.

Sexy Celebrity

Registered User

10-01-15

I didn't rep your review because the rating was too low.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

10-01-15

Oh well, at least you can't neg rep me

....If you were the director of Love & Mercy is there anything you would have done different?

Sexy Celebrity

Registered User

10-01-15

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Oh well, at least you can't neg rep me

....If you were the director of Love & Mercy is there anything you would have done different?

Mmmmmmm......... the ending could have had more punch.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

10-01-15

OK...just a second there's something funny I want to post.

Citizen Rules

Trouble with a capitial 'T'

10-01-15

Check this out, it's a parody of Brian Wilson in the recording studio, from Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story. This totally reminds me of the same scene from Love & Mercy.

Sexy Celebrity

Registered User

10-01-15

Not my kind of humor, but okay.

Captain Steel