Movie Tab II

Poltergeist - first time seeing it and thought it was a decent little haunting movie

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"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the babysitter were worth it."
- Alfred Hitchcock

Valiant- Great family flick. Good for the kids.

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"This is that human freedom, which all boast that they possess, and which consists solely in the fact, that men are conscious of their own desire, but are ignorant of the causes whereby that desire has been determined." -Baruch Spinoza

Campus Confidential

I don't usually sink to the level of these made-for-tv movies but this one sucked me in. It wasn't even awful, minus the completely unrealistic portrayal of gay students and the way the are treated and the fairy tale ending that was so unlike anything that would happen at a real high school. Besides, I have a thing for Christy Carlson Romano.

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"Like all dreamers, Steven mistook disenchantment for truth."

I saw Marathon Man for the first time early this morning. I must've been half asleep when I watched it because I remember there being a crazy Nazi dentist and Dustin Hoffman teamed up with some gang bangers and robbed his own apartment. And Roy Scheider was a badass! I should watch it again and get my facts straight

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Cop Land (1997, Jim Mangold)

4/5

If Scorsese made a Western it may very well come out like this. Imagine Goodfellas crossed with High Noon or Shane and you're half way there. Best commentary I've heard in a while too: Mangold (who's always excellent), Cathy Konrad, Sly Stallone and Robert Patrick being insightful without taking themselves too seriously.

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"Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how the Tatty 100 is done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves." - Brendan Behan

I think this film deserves underrated status. I really, really, like it.

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"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."

Raising Arizona (Coens, 1987)

Fantastic Film. Coens are the bomb.

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Crash
Paul Haggis; USA/Germany 2005; A

Rashômon
Akira Kurosawa; Japan 1950; A

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
Adam McKay; USA 2004; B

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TOP 100 | "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"

Fist of Legend- Almost a remake of Bruce Lee's Fists of Fury, this is by far my favourite Jet Li film, enjoyed more than Tsui Hark's over indulgent Once Upon a Time in China 5/5

Masque of Red Death- Almost atmospheric (Nic Roeg was cinematographer) Roger Corman period horror. Vincent Price hams up a treat, though not a spot on Mathew Hopkins from Witchfinder General. One complaint is the un-necessary hero, who does nothing heroic or interesting. 3/5

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Mean Streets (1973 - Martin Scorsese)

It's great. I hadn't seen it in 15-20 years. The only thing I remembered was the scene where Charlie and Johnny are walking home early in the morning and start play fighting with trash can lids. That's what I've been thinking of for all these years when I've heard the title Mean Streets: trash cans. I wonder why that particular scene stuck to my memory.... I love the scene in any case.

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The novelist does not long to see the lion eat grass. He realizes that one and the same God created the wolf and the lamb, then smiled, "seeing that his work was good".

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They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes - they'd be back in captivity the next day but now they were out - they were wild with freedom. They weren't thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps. The rest of us would be all right until the poor learned how to make atom bombs in their basements.

Superb horror flick. Probably my favourite.

I havnt watched many films of late, I have a new job. It sucks.

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Pumpkins scream in the DEAD of night!

Rope (Hitchcock, 1948) 5/5

Kenneth: We're drinking champaigne? Is it somebody's birthday?
Brandon: You might say it's quite the opposite.


I really loved this. The dialogue was great all through and the plot was wonderfully unique. Hell, it was even technically innovative and to top it all off, had Jimmy Stewart in it. Highly underrated if ya ask me. Honestly my favorite Hitch film so far. By the time I become fully versed in his work I wouldn't be surprised if he was my favorite director. I have a bit more to say but I think I'll do so later in the greatest shots of all time thread.

Yup, I agree. Bought the Director's cut a few days ago, it definately fleshes out a few areas.

I see Mangold's doing a remake of 3:10 To Yuma, which should be interesting. I think he's one of the brightest directors working in Hollywood today.

L.A. Confidential (Hanson, 1997) - I had seen this, but had forgotten most of it. Really well done and well played, but I kept having this nagging feeling like I was watching Chinatown II. I know Jerry Goldsmith was paying a little hommage here and there in the score, which also helped remind me of Chinatown from time to time. Still, a really solid noir, so I am glad I bought it. The script just wasn't quite as tight as Chinatown and the film wasn't shot quite as well, but few films are, if any.

Picture Bride ~ I loved it. Dedicated to the women of Japan who left to marry men in Hawaii they've never met...with only a picture and letters to go by. Beautifully done. I loved both Youki Kudoh (very sweet) and Tamlyn Tomita. Brian...you would drool.

Steamboy ~ I liked it alot. The animation is gorgeous and worth seeing just for that. The story was a little confusing at times, but I still basically liked it.

I still need to see this one. Linespalsy liked it all right too. Two good reccomendations is good for me.

Big Fish, 2003, marvelous Tim Burton movie, with many people i like, f. ex. wowowow Alison Lohman (yeah, two flicks with her in two days, must be luv...), S. Buscemi, H. Bonham Carter etc etc etc...

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We're a generation of men raised by women. I'm wondering if another woman is really the answer we need.

Watched the beginning of The Long Goodbye at lunch. I can tell I am going to love this film. Vilmos!!

I watched Twice Upon A Time this morning I haven't seen it for years and it's still as great as I remember it! I think I'll go watch it again

The Ninth Gate (1999, Roman Polanski)

2.5/5

It's Polanski so it's well made, but it's terribly slight and not half as enjoyable as it thinks it is. Lena Olin's in it though, so my interest was held - no mean feat as The Ninth Gate also goes on for 20 minutes longer than it should...