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Post by Kamera on Aug 14, 2020 21:14:32 GMT -6
This movie is awesome.
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Post by alady on Aug 14, 2020 21:41:48 GMT -6
I think they're remaking it with Armie Hammer
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 21:41:56 GMT -6
Worst part about this movie is whatever accent JGL is attempting, but otherwise it's fine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 21:42:49 GMT -6
Also Jamie Foxx deserves better roles. Dude is great.
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Post by munkivelli on Aug 14, 2020 21:57:02 GMT -6
Worst part about this movie is whatever accent JGL is attempting, but otherwise it's fine. This was fine. Like, perfectly average, but fine.
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Post by munkivelli on Aug 14, 2020 21:58:37 GMT -6
I think they're remaking it with Armie Hammer I was just reading a thing about films coming to Netflix this evening, and this was mentioned.
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Post by teekoh on Aug 14, 2020 22:31:42 GMT -6
Hell yeah. I’m cautiously excited about the remake.
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Post by venom on Aug 15, 2020 7:32:26 GMT -6
i'm looking forward to kristin scott thomas as mrs danvers. i also hope some things from the book that couldn't get into a movie in 1940 get into this one.
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Post by jazzpolice on Aug 15, 2020 7:53:04 GMT -6
I think they're remaking it with Armie Hammer Is he playing Rebecca?
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Post by munkivelli on Aug 15, 2020 10:10:09 GMT -6
I watch a lot of weird films, but this was certainly up there. Wow.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Aug 15, 2020 13:49:51 GMT -6
We watched the pickle movie last night. It was fine.
My fiancé’s biggest takeaway from it is that we need a sodastream so it was definitely effective
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Post by Kamera on Aug 15, 2020 18:32:51 GMT -6
Tati is a genius. The “Royal Garden” scene is perfect.
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Post by thebosma on Aug 15, 2020 20:35:36 GMT -6
I watched The Philadelphia Story today and laughed out loud significantly more than I thought I would. I also watched Children of Paradise, which is long and maybe not my thing, but I do respect the fact that it exists and was filmed in the time that it was. Finished out the evening with The Gleaners and I which was charming and beautiful and I would like to pick heart shaped potatoes with Agnes Varda.
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Post by Timbo on Aug 17, 2020 11:13:12 GMT -6
License to Kill - Okay, this is way better than the last one with Timothy Dalton. It's hugely flawed though. Right off the bat we have this convoluted sequence of Felix Leiter with Bond and Sharkey in tow to get married. Somewhere between this one and the last time we saw Leiter play a significant role in a Bond film was Live and Let Die (he's in the Living Daylights briefly), the two became best friends. So much so that Bond is his best man in his wedding. But it all goes down like a perfect rom-com with Leiter (now DEA, no longer CIA) and Bond catching their bad guy Franz Sanchez, and still making it in time to the wedding via parachute. It's ridiculously cheesy and absurd.
But Sanchez is one step ahead and has paid off the arresting agent played by Everett McGill who we all know from Twin Peaks, but I always think of him as the pastor in Silver Bullet. Speaking of 80s movies, there's a hell of a lot of talent from the 80s/90s in one movie. Sharkey is played by Frank McRae (Lock Up, Last Action Hero, 48 Hours/Another 48 Hours), we have both Johnsons from Die Hard here - Robert Davi plays Sanchez and Grand L. Bush plays Hawkins. We have some Mortal Kombat actors in Talisa Soto who played Kitana, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who was Shang Tsung. On top of that we've got Wayne fuckin Newton as a televangelist, and a young Benicio Del Toro as Sanchez's right hand man Dario, who has one of the most gruesome deaths in Bond history. So the talent is stacked on this one.
Everyone mostly does a good job, I was pleased with Davi as Sanchez, as he's pretty cutthroat. The revenge plot involves Leither getting his leg bitten off by....wait for it....a shark. His new bride is murdered and Bond finds them both. Bond's reaction to Della's death is strange since we were just introduced to the character, and this backstory we weren't aware of that has Bond and Leiter being best friends just seems so pieced together poorly. But she's dead and Bond's angry, and then he finds legless Leiter and goes off the deep end. I enjoyed the Key West locale b/c we did our honeymoon there and there's a meeting at the Hemmingway House which we visited with all of the cats. Overall, this is the best of the 80s Bond films imo.
There's some baffling moments though. Bond's choice of how to sabotage the druglords boat/plane operation seems horribly thought out. The love triangle between him and Lupe (Soto) and Pam Bouvier (real name... Carey Lowell.. I wonder if she's heard the album?) is dumb b/c of that idea that Bond is loved and forgiven by any and all women no matter what he does is getting so old. I like it when the Bond girl is strong, and they start Pam off that way. You meet her in the beginning and then she comes back after Bond goes rogue and she's wielding a shotgun and blowing holes in buildings/dudes. She takes a gunshot to the back and gets up just fine (bullet proof vest obvs). And then for some strange reason she does a 180 and is love-struck by Bond and pouts non stop. This is the last one directed by John Glen, who directed all of the 80s Bond films, and after this one it's a decent gap before Goldeneye which seems necessary. With the conclusion of the 80s set this franchise is in serious need of a reboot.
Official Ranking
1. Goldfinger 2. From Russia With Love 3. Goldeneye 4. Thunderball 5. Dr. No 6. Live and Let Die 7. The Spy Who Loved Me 8. The World Is Not Enough 9. License to Kill 10. Die Another Day 11. For Your Eyes Only 12. Diamonds Are Forever 13. Tomorrow Never Dies 14. Never Say Never Again 15. The Living Daylights 16. Moonraker 17. You Only Live Twice 18. The Man With the Golden Gun 19. Octopussy 20. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 21. A View to a Kill
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Post by Timbo on Aug 18, 2020 12:15:09 GMT -6
Casino Royale - This is more like it. Daniel Craig's first outing came four years after the last Brosnan flick, and its a vast improvement in almost every way possible. Strong female lead in Vesper Lynn played wonderfully by Eva Green. Mads Mikkelsen plays the memorable Le Chiffre, and the "sidekick" is Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis, and of course Jefferey Wright as Felix Leiter. But before we gush over it, lets actually lob some criticisms at it.
The opening sequence is fun, but while I don't think the Chris Cornell song is terrible, something about it doesn't mesh for me anymore. Hard to pinpoint what it is though maybe it's just that the song doesn't really represent the movie that well? Some of the lyrics are on but the overall point isn't really hit. I dunno, i like the song, and I like the opening sequence, but together they just feel at odds with each other.
There's something to be said about the romance between Vesper and Bond escalating so quickly, its in line with old school Bond romances, but this one feels different. Vesper isn't some disposable object, but they do progress quickly after their capture. It can be a little dicey to determine just how serious Vesper was, and they attempt to elaborate it on the next one, Quantum of Solace.
Craig on the other hand is the best Bond imo. He starts out cold and calculating, then lets his armor down and pays for it. He makes mistakes that a novice agent would make. His humor isn't cheesy one liners (often), or double entendres, he speaks like a cold-hearted bastard most of the time and when he does crack a joke it's more snarky than playful. He plays a more physical Bond, which is kind of a first for the series since most before focus on how suave he is. Le Chiffre is a great villain, largely because of how much of a weasel he is. But Mikkelsen and Craig have such great chemistry together in the infamous chair scene and when at the table playing. There's no fist fight either between the two, the confrontation isn't physical, its more about smarts, and I like that.
But the show stealer here is Eva Green as Vesper. Green lives in the role so well, and her banter with Craig is golden. She doesn't fit into the standards that Fleming put in place for women in his novels, she evolves beyond them. I'm glad that Green's career took off so well after this, even if too few watched Penny Dreadful, she's at least consistently in things, something you can't say about a majority of Bond girls. It's also nice that there's only one Bond girl here, Solange's is technically one, but she's only in it briefly and surprisingly Bond doesn't sleep with her.
Overall, I love it still. It has great action, great acting (for the series), and it's narrative is simple but strong.
Official Ranking
1. Casino Royale 2. Goldfinger 3. From Russia With Love 4. Goldeneye 5. Thunderball 6. Dr. No 7. Live and Let Die 8. The Spy Who Loved Me 9. The World Is Not Enough 10. License to Kill 11. Die Another Day 12. For Your Eyes Only 13. Diamonds Are Forever 14. Tomorrow Never Dies 15. Never Say Never Again 16. The Living Daylights 17. Moonraker 18. You Only Live Twice 19. The Man With the Golden Gun 20. Octopussy 21. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 22. A View to a Kill
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Post by dij22 on Aug 18, 2020 12:21:21 GMT -6
Caught up on quite a bit of Affleck recently. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is obviously dumb but still has real laughs. Affleck is genuinely hilarious in his only scene. Kind of a trip to watch since it packs in multiple jokes about his recent filmography which is tailor made for someone who just watched 20 Affleck movies.
Daddy and Them is a very hard to find movie written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Slightly funny "dark" comedy that is absolutely inessential, but the cast is so good (John Prine steals every scene he's in). Billy Bob and Laura Dern are great together. Affleck has two extraordinarily pointless scenes as a lawyer from Chicago who is practicing law in Little Rock. His Chicago accent is definitely on the cartoonish end of the spectrum but honestly not horrible.
Pearl Harbor is obviously a gigantic pile of shit. I literally never notice lighting in movies, but the lighting in this was inexplicable. Every close shot I guess takes place at sunset regardless of the actual time of the scene, so it's always orange skin on a sharp blue background. Every single shot. So bizarre. Affleck is basically playing the same character as Armageddon which is Prime Affleck so he is carrying this movie on his shoulders. Josh Hartnett's handsomeness still holds up.
Changing Lanes still holds up. I remember watching this on cable multiple times like 15-20 years ago. Basically just 90 minutes of Affleck and Samuel L Jackson being dicks to each other with some actually solid themes of moral ambiguity. This is only the second pure dramatic rorle he's been good in (along with Bounce). He holds his own in every scene with powerhouse actors (Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, Richard Jenkins, etc).
Affleck Rankings 1.) Good Will Hunting 2.) Dazed and Confused 3.) Shakespeare in Love 4.) The Way Back 5.) School Ties 6.) Dogma 7.) Boiler Room 8.) Mallrats 9.) Chasing Amy 10.) Going All the Way 11.) Bounce 12.) Armageddon 13.) 200 Cigarettes 14.) Changing Lanes 15.) Daddy and Them 16.) Phantoms 17.) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 18.) Forces of Nature 19.) Reindeer Games 20.) Pearl Harbor 21.) Joseph: King of Dreams 22.) Glory Daze
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Post by zircona1 on Aug 18, 2020 13:40:12 GMT -6
A few I've seen recently:
Muriel's Wedding - From the girlfriend's DVD library. An enjoyable enough quirky comedy with a bunch of ABBA songs. I thought Rachel Griffiths ending up in a wheelchair was kind of a dark turn for the movie to take.
Relic - Pretty solid, suspenseful little horror film. I had heard David Cronenberg's name mentioned in a review, and I can see the influence. It reminded me of The Fly in several ways.
Chicken Run - You all have seen this one, right? Still a winner. The rescue sequence from the oven is a marvel, and genuinely suspenseful. One thing I noticed was how women were in charge here - you have Ginger, on the chickens' side, and Mrs. Tweedy, who runs the company and plays the Cruella De Vil figure.
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Post by Kamera on Aug 18, 2020 21:01:17 GMT -6
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Post by sick2b on Aug 18, 2020 21:22:17 GMT -6
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Post by thebosma on Aug 19, 2020 18:07:18 GMT -6
FUCK
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Post by alady on Aug 19, 2020 20:47:53 GMT -6
I don't know what this means
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Post by thebosma on Aug 19, 2020 20:50:32 GMT -6
Bjork is in the new movie from the guy that did The VVitch and The Lighthouse
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Post by Tweet on Aug 19, 2020 21:00:54 GMT -6
I don't know what this means
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Post by nanatod on Aug 19, 2020 21:01:17 GMT -6
saw bjork in dancer in the dark at a 2nd run theater when it came out in 2000. no like. please no more bjork movie roles.
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Post by Timbo on Aug 21, 2020 9:03:57 GMT -6
Quantum of Solace - Picking up moments after Casino Royale ends Quantum of Solace had the unfortunate task of following up the best Bond film in decades. Obviously there were criticism of it's predecessor that it wanted to improve upon, such as the slower pace now being revved up. The action is fast paced and often in Quantum, even though the running time is shorter than a majority of the films at a lean 1:40ish. Upon it's release Quantum wasn't viewed favorably b/c of much it differed from Casino, and it really does. It's a totally different style.
Despite so much being against it, I think Quantum has aged fairly well. It attempts to bring Bond back to some semblance of normalcy by having a revenge story push him forward and away from the Vesper story. Casino ended in such a way that it had to be followed up, and Quantum does that. The problem is that the story takes Bond in a different direction and the revenge plot becomes secondary. The action starts right away with a delightful car chase through Italy. The opening song has grown on me, initially I wasn't a fan of it b/c it doesn't really relate to the story that much, but its got some earworm qualities, namely the juxtaposition of Alicia Keys and Jack White singing in unison is surprisingly effective.
The cast is done well. Bond is Bond, and Craig does another solid job of playing him coldly. Olga Kurylenko isn't particularly memorable from Bond girl standards, but she's formidable, likable, and isn't just some disposable side character to sleep with (which he doesn't). I could see her returning to the Camille role in the future if they were to do another Bond film after this next one. Mathis is back in this one, for a little bit, and serves a purpose even if it seemed an unnecessary divergence. Judi Dench as M is a bit lopsided this time around, flipping from being trustworthy and untrustworthy of Bond sometimes within the span of 5 minutes. Dominic Greene isn't the greatest villain, his plan to horde the water from Bolivia and turn a profit seems very realistic though, even if it's hidden behind the guise of humanitarian that seems a little too obvious. He's a minor villain, a deviation from the overall arc they are trying to get to. The build up here is that Quantum is Spectre but the studio didn't have the rights to use the name Spectre, yet.
There's a nice throwback to the old days by having Gemma Arteton's horribly named Strawberry Fields be covered in oil, instead of gold. The action is top notch, lots of chase scenes that try to mimic the excellent one from Casino Royale but doesn't top it. Some of the CGI hasn't aged terribly well. It also doesn't feel as connected to Casino Royale as everyone was expecting. Bond's just as cold as he was prior to Vesper's death, with little to no concern for human life. That being said, it's still highly entertaining even if the plot is pretty basic.
Official Ranking
1. Casino Royale 2. Goldfinger 3. From Russia With Love 4. Goldeneye 5. Thunderball 6. Dr. No 7. Quantum of Solace 8. Live and Let Die 9. The Spy Who Loved Me 10. The World Is Not Enough 11. License to Kill 12. Die Another Day 13. For Your Eyes Only 14. Diamonds Are Forever 15. Tomorrow Never Dies 16. Never Say Never Again 17. The Living Daylights 18. Moonraker 19. You Only Live Twice 20. The Man With the Golden Gun 21. Octopussy 22. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 23. A View to a Kill
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Post by munkivelli on Aug 21, 2020 10:25:30 GMT -6
Tenet reviews seem to be all over the map...apparently still coming to theaters in some capacity starting 9/3. No thanks.
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Post by llamaoftime on Aug 21, 2020 11:35:19 GMT -6
Martin Forster did not direct GoldenEye? That was Martin Campbell, who also did Casino Royale
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2020 12:16:21 GMT -6
i did not enjoy Arkansas very much. it's not bad but it's very unnecessarily long, meanders on flashbacks that add nothing, needs WAY too much voiceover to explain how characters feel, and buries some of the big name actors with really meh dialog and cutting all their interesting scenes rather short. also most of the 'jokes' didn't land -- like at all.
interesting concept that just didnt really keep my attention at all.
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Post by Timbo on Aug 21, 2020 12:25:53 GMT -6
Martin Forster did not direct GoldenEye? That was Martin Campbell, who also did Casino Royale oof you're right. got them switched around
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Aug 21, 2020 13:32:21 GMT -6
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