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Originally Posted by Parky
Just curious as to what the film's about is all.
I can give you that kind of summation, if you really want: An insurance salseman (Fred MacMurray) is seduced by female client (Barbara Stanwyk), and they hatch a murder plot for her husband. But the saleman's boss (Edward G. Robinson) is busy figuring it out, and the new lovers may not be able to trust each other. Nominated for seven Oscars. Diredted by Billy Wilder. Black & White. 107 minutes.
I'm sure that'll make the prospect of watching Double Indemnity oh so much more appealing.
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Originally Posted by Ezikiel
The Quiet Man (John Ford - 1952). TCM will be showing it tonight, is it worth the watch?
It's not my thing, but you can do a lot worse.
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Originally Posted by Holden Pike
I can give you that kind of summation, if you really want:
The 'Holden holds forth on the best TV sauce' guide is only a step away
Nah, seriously, keep up the good work, you mass film appreciator you (no smiling face here, as film is a serious issue. Until some screen heat melts the frame-forming glue)
[Um, right, ok, no more wine for me....]
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Originally Posted by Parky
Double Indemnity (1944)
It's suppose to be great. Is it?
It's suppose to be great. Is it?
By the way, if you see Billy Wilder listed as the director, you should never need to ask if the film is worth watching. (There are only two other directors I can say that about: Hitchcock and Kurosawa).
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Originally Posted by Ezikiel
The Quiet Man (John Ford - 1952)
TCM will be showing it tonight, is it worth the watch?
TCM will be showing it tonight, is it worth the watch?
I differ from Holden on this one. This is a terrific movie, and great fun. Maureen O'Hara is beautiful, and John Wayne puts in one of his best performances. Although very different from most of his other movies, John Ford still does a great job directing.
As Holden says, this may not appeal to everyone, but it certainly does to me.
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Love The Quiet Man
I wonder what Tactitus thinks of it?
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Last edited by uconjack; 09-29-04 at 11:07 AM.
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The scene in the picture above where Maureen O'Hara talks to Ward Bond while he is fishing is a classic.
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Originally Posted by Prospero
I differ from Holden on this one. This is a terrific movie, and great fun. Maureen O'Hara is beautiful, and John Wayne puts in one of his best performances. Although very different from most of his other movies, John Ford still does a great job directing.
As Holden says, this may not appeal to everyone, but it certainly does to me.
As Holden says, this may not appeal to everyone, but it certainly does to me.
Ezikiel...did you watch it? Did you like it?
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Originally Posted by uconjack
Django (1966) looks interesting. Any good?
There seem to be a load of sequels, and i picked up the DVD thinking this original was one i'd seen involving a very silly gun with playing-card symbols on the barrel (which i remember enjoying one lazy student night).
It opens intriguingly enough, in a this-is-going-to-be-****-silly-and-amusing way, but the silliness can't sustain the tension-free slowness, sloppy dubbing (apparently the original italian is sharper/more creative), and dubious plot.
If you're very very stoned it might be an amusing view
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Originally Posted by uconjack
Django (1966) looks interesting. Any good?
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The concepts of Silent Running are interesting, but effects-wise and sensibility-wise it hasn't dated particularly well. Probably still worth a look, but don't go in expecting much.
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Not really.
Crimes of Passion is a very forgettable B-movie, only notable at the time for Kathleen Turner before she became a whale and totally uninteresting on screen and Tony Perkins still trying to break free of Norman Bates. Ken Russell has made some good movies in his career, but this isn't one of them. It's not horrible or unwatchable, it's just no big deal. You can do worse, but you can do much, much better too. I'd grade it only a flat C.
Eh.
If you want to see a still fun Kathleen Turner movie from 1984, rent yourself Romancing the Stone and be done with it.
Crimes of Passion is a very forgettable B-movie, only notable at the time for Kathleen Turner before she became a whale and totally uninteresting on screen and Tony Perkins still trying to break free of Norman Bates. Ken Russell has made some good movies in his career, but this isn't one of them. It's not horrible or unwatchable, it's just no big deal. You can do worse, but you can do much, much better too. I'd grade it only a flat C.
Eh.
If you want to see a still fun Kathleen Turner movie from 1984, rent yourself Romancing the Stone and be done with it.
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