Motherless Brooklyn (2019) - 6/10. It's a so-so movie. Slow as a snail. I am not sure if it's Norton's first movie directing, he is not bad, but no Clint Eastwood either. The cast is amazing but let down by an average script. It was stylish, performances were alright. There were so many times I zoned out I had to scroll back to watch it again, but then I stopped doing that too. Tried to mix Chinatown with LA Confidential, missed badly.
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That movie at the time had been uber hyped and anticipated due to the stature of Brando and Nicholson. IMO it didn't really hold up, mostly because of the story; but I'll eventually take a look at it again to see how it's aged. They must have enjoyed working together. They had homes next to each other in the Hollywood Hills.
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Re: In Pursuit of Honor - I feel I saw it shortly after it came out on HBO but I had no record of watching it. It's simple but I like seeing a small group of good guys sticking it to a large group of bad guys... every time.
Re: In Pursuit of Honor - I feel I saw it shortly after it came out on HBO but I had no record of watching it. It's simple but I like seeing a small group of good guys sticking it to a large group of bad guys... every time.
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Slow West (2015)
This one popped up at the western countdown and it seemed interesting. Maybe I had my hopes a bit too high as the primary feeling I have is a disappointment. It's an OK film but I was expecting a completely different kind of western. I found this to be more like a comic book film than the somber and occasionally brutal thing I was led to believe to expect. It was quite pretty on the eye but almost too saturated (it looked almost like a video game at times).
This one popped up at the western countdown and it seemed interesting. Maybe I had my hopes a bit too high as the primary feeling I have is a disappointment. It's an OK film but I was expecting a completely different kind of western. I found this to be more like a comic book film than the somber and occasionally brutal thing I was led to believe to expect. It was quite pretty on the eye but almost too saturated (it looked almost like a video game at times).
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BULL DURHAM
(1988)
First viewing. Overrated.
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“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” ~ Rocky Balboa
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I liked the film more than you did, especially that era. But I wish Norton hadn't used that Torrette syndrome outburst stuff. He almost had to because it was written that way in the book; but it got to be off-putting to me, even as great as Norton is.
Really liked Defoe (again). Even though he was in a small role, but he dominated every scene he was in.
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Total Recall (1990) -6.4/10. Where do I begin!!! I wanted to see the two Total Recalls back to back. The old one is still pretty good as a movie. Although the effects look dated now. Very dated! This was a very campy movie for a Sci-Fi flick. A spill over from the 80s cheese. How did Paul Verhoeven got from this to Show Girls in a matter of a few years ins unbelievable! For all the heat Sharon Stone has, she is not flexible. Her action scenes were painful to watch. Stiff as a broom stick! And Arnold's teeth, I would have guessed by then he could have had braces done. He was already a millionaire I guess, doing movies. But a thoroughly enjoyable movie none the less!
Then I put on the 2012 one, and it was done by a production company called "Original Films". I turned it off after seeing that. The irony was to like a gut punch.
I finished this movie, but it was a hard slog to get through.
Re-watch for the millionth time. Definitely my favorite opening scenes of any movie.
Just finished Woody’s latest memoir & decided to re-watch this. Amusing; holds up fairly well.
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Just finished Woody’s latest memoir & decided to re-watch this. Amusing; holds up fairly well.
Just finished Woody’s latest memoir & decided to re-watch this. Amusing; holds up fairly well.
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Rifkin's Festival (2020). Director/writer Woody Allen.
Starring Christopher Waltz, Gina Gershon and Elena Anaya. It's in post-production. Due out September this year. Looking forward to it.
Starring Christopher Waltz, Gina Gershon and Elena Anaya. It's in post-production. Due out September this year. Looking forward to it.
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Das Boot 1981 (Director's Cut)
D: Wolfgang Petersen
A serious favourite of mine. Seen it so many times and never fails to impress. As an enthusiast of the history of the German U-boats and their operations, I'm continually amazed by the incredible attention to detail and authenticity portrayed in so many areas. They did an incredible job. Some scenes are a bit overly dramatic in certain respects but still amazing overall. I wouldn't change a thing. Direction, photography, creative camera work, editing, acting, soundtrack, use of scale models... Just love it all.
From the opening credits:
40,000 German sailors served on U-boats during World War II.
30,000 never returned.
Says it all.
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Das Boot 1981 (Director's Cut)
D: Wolfgang Petersen
10/10
Erwin Leder was such a beast in this.
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Casino Royale (1967)
What did I just watch ? A comedy Bond that obv influenced Austin Powers etc. Clunky, puerile but in places chucklesome (incredible cameos). On the Wiki page it has 6 directors listed .........WTF, one of them being John Huston. Would like to see the "pitch" for this and the reaction to the preview screenings as it is a total unmitigated mess.
What did I just watch ? A comedy Bond that obv influenced Austin Powers etc. Clunky, puerile but in places chucklesome (incredible cameos). On the Wiki page it has 6 directors listed .........WTF, one of them being John Huston. Would like to see the "pitch" for this and the reaction to the preview screenings as it is a total unmitigated mess.
Woody Allen as James Bond's nephew, gets caught in Cuba and taken to the firing squad. "My doctor says bullets are not to enter my body at any time. I have a very low tolerance for death."
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