28 Film Discussion Threads Later

**Qrazy** · 04-21-2011, 04:58 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

It was very entertaining and well-paced.

I mean yeah it was well made ish but meh.

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 05:08 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

I mean yeah it was well made ish but meh.

I won't defend it as being thematically fresh, just eminently enjoyable in a hits-from-the-Scorsese-songbook way, with enough moments of ingenuity to set it apart. eg Malik's first hit, sticking his tongue out at airport security, finding the sand in his shoe back in prison, the final scene with Cesar in the prison yard & the final shot... all Great Cinematic Moments. The slo-mo flying deer scene, not so much.

Winston* · 04-21-2011, 05:09 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

The slo-mo flying deer scene, not so much.

That got a big laugh in my theatre.

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 05:10 AM

"If you think of yourself as funny you become tragic."... "You don’t know beans from Boston!"... "I think about you so much I forget to go to the bathroom!"

Minnie & Moskowitz is quality.

**Qrazy** · 04-21-2011, 05:18 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

"If you think of yourself as funny you become tragic."... "You don’t know beans from Boston!"... "I think about you so much I forget to go to the bathroom!"

Minnie & Moskowitz is quality.

Yes, yes it is.

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 05:28 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

Yes, yes it is.

So damn quotable. Blind date scene + Seymour's car-stalking of Minnie are two of the funniest scenes of JC's filmography.

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 05:30 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

"If you think of yourself as funny you become tragic."... "You don’t know beans from Boston!"... "I think about you so much I forget to go to the bathroom!"

Minnie & Moskowitz is quality.

I've had that on my hard drive for 73 years. You'd think I'd have watched it by now considering how much I love Cassavetes.

**Qrazy** · 04-21-2011, 05:48 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

I've had that on my hard drive for 73 years. You'd think I'd have watched it by now considering how much I love Cassavetes.

Yeah except you didn't because I recommended it to you and you'd much prefer to go watch some obscure bullshit for the sake of self-fellating.

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 05:49 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

Yeah except you didn't because I recommended it to you and you'd much prefer to go watch some obscure bullshit for the sake of self-fellating.

Pretty much.

**Qrazy** · 04-21-2011, 05:50 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

So damn quotable. Blind date scene + Seymour's car-stalking of Minnie are two of the funniest scenes of JC's filmography.

Cassavetes takes a stab at the romcom with glorious results. I really need to wrap his filmography, only three left to go. Perhaps Too Late Blues up next.

**soitgoes...** · 04-21-2011, 05:51 AM

Funny. I have Opening Night to watch tonight.

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 05:51 AM

Quoting Qrazy (view post)

Cassavetes takes a stab at the romcom with glorious results. I really need to wrap his filmography, only three left to go. Perhaps Too Late Blues up next.

That one, A Child is Waiting and Gloria left for me. Latter two mostly for completist purposes.

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 05:53 AM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

Funny. I have Opening Night to watch tonight.

Superb film.

**soitgoes...** · 04-21-2011, 05:55 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

Superb film.

**½

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 05:56 AM

Weekend:

Restrepo
Uncle Boonmee (rpt, 1st Blu-Ray purchase too)
World on a Wire
Daddy Longlegs

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 05:56 AM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

**½

You would.

**soitgoes...** · 04-21-2011, 06:00 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

You would.

Probably not. I've loved everything besides Shadows. I'm not sure why I'm taking my time with Cassavetes.

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 06:02 AM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

Probably not. I've loved everything besides Shadows. I'm not sure why I'm taking my time with Cassavetes.

Shadows is so good, though.

**soitgoes...** · 04-21-2011, 06:04 AM

Quoting Brightside (view post)

Shadows is so good, though.

It's good, but not in the same league as the others I've seen. It's too raw.

**B-side** · 04-21-2011, 06:05 AM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

It's too raw.

Pish posh.

**soitgoes...** · 04-21-2011, 06:06 AM

My weekend is going to be based on whether I can save anything off my old hard drive when I get my new computer tomorrow. Otherwise blank slate! Who knows what my future will bring?

**Boner M** · 04-21-2011, 06:07 AM

Quoting soitgoes... (view post)

It's good, but not in the same league as the others I've seen. It's too raw.

Yeah, it's a milestone and whatnot, but it just pales next to the later films with his regular troupe .

**Qrazy** · 04-21-2011, 06:20 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

That one, A Child is Waiting and Gloria left for me. Latter two mostly for completist purposes.

Gloria is an interesting work. Ultimately I find it a bit uneven but I could see you really digging it. You've seen Big Trouble? How is that?

**transmogrifier** · 04-21-2011, 07:13 AM

I was surprised at how little I responded to The Last Detail. I was so ready to be wowed, because you know, 70s! Ashby! Nicholson! But it was surprisingly slight and choppy. A reluctant meh.

**MadMan** · 04-21-2011, 08:49 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

Guess the movie from the three images provided. You have 60 seconds on the clock.

I got 47/50.

I got 46/50

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Quoting Brightside (view post)

MadMan: Where 2/4 is the equivalent of 80/100.

Nah. Both would get 3/4 stars.

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