28 Film Discussion Threads Later

[Sven]

All this recent talk of Keaton has inspired me to post a progress report on my KeatonFest that K & I have been enjoying.

"Enjoying" is a tough sell, because one of the things about this marathon is realizing that unfortunately, most Keaton films are not very good. He is almost always excellent in them, hopefully with a few other decent aspects as well, but largely, he appears in formulaic, styleless entertainments with limited ambition.

Still.

It's been a good time. Here's what we've watched in the past six weeks or so (in chronological order):

Night Shift
Mr. Mom
Johnny Dangerously
Gung Ho
The Dream Team
Pacific Heights
The Paper
Speechless
Multiplicity
Desperate Measures
A Shot at Glory
Live From Baghdad
Quicksand
Game 6
Penthouse North
RoboCop
Need for Speed

Rep for whoever correctly identifies the best film.

[Dukefrukem]

Remind me what Desperate Measures is again. I think that's one of my fave Keaton movies.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Night Shift
Mr. Mom
Johnny Dangerously
The Dream Team
Pacific Heights

These are my favorites from that list. As for the best, I'll go with Mr. Mom. Johnny Dangerously a close second.

[Sven]

Remind me what Desperate Measures is again. I think that's one of my fave Keaton movies.

Keaton's a killer, Andy Garcia is a cop whose kid needs a marrow transplant. Whaddya know, Keaton's marrow is a match, so Garcia has him transferred to a hospital, where he escapes and wreaks havoc. It's dire, and very silly. More amusing than good.

[Dukefrukem]

Keaton's a killer, Andy Garcia is a cop whose kid needs a marrow transplant. Whaddya know, Keaton's marrow is a match, so Garcia has him transferred to a hospital, where he escapes and wreaks havoc. It's dire, and very silly. More amusing than good.

Yeh that's the one. I like Keaton as a bad guy.

[transmogrifier]

All this recent talk of Keaton has inspired me to post a progress report on my KeatonFest that K & I have been enjoying.

"Enjoying" is a tough sell, because one of the things about this marathon is realizing that unfortunately, most Keaton films are not very good. He is almost always excellent in them, hopefully with a few other decent aspects as well, but largely, he appears in formulaic, styleless entertainments with limited ambition.

Still.

It's been a good time. Here's what we've watched in the past six weeks or so (in chronological order):

Night Shift
Mr. Mom
Johnny Dangerously
Gung Ho
The Dream Team
Pacific Heights
The Paper
Speechless
Multiplicity
Desperate Measures
A Shot at Glory
Live From Baghdad
Quicksand
Game 6
Penthouse North
RoboCop
Need for Speed

Rep for whoever correctly identifies the best film.

Has to be The Dream Team. Though was it you in here praising Multiplicity recently?

[DSNT]

I never understood the hate for Multiplicity. That's my pick for the funniest in that batch, with Johnny Dangerously a close second. Always wanted to check out Live from Baghdad, heard it was good.

[Melville]

Movies elevated by one spectacular scene:

- Stroszek: chicken dancing
- Beau Travail: Denis Levant dancing
- Leviathan: those seagulls

These movies are all good or great without those scenes, but they're brought up to a whole different level with them. At the moment I can't think of any movies otherwise bad but elevated to good by a single scene.

[Winston*]

Peter Watkins' Privilege was pretty weird. Knowing him from Punishment Park , it was strange seeing him do a dystopian satire that was so ridiculous. At one point it has the pop star protagonist performing a Christian concert to promote conformity in which attendees are doing Nazi salutes to the British flag and a flaming Cross.

Also the low budget means that despite the character being the biggest pop star the world's ever seen, his opening concert looks like it was performed in a rural town hall.

Recommended.

[Spinal]

Here's what I wrote about Privilege when I saw it. Apparently, I liked it.

Nine years ago. Sigh.

[Sven]

A'ight, K-Fan guessed correctly the best film of Keaton-fest so far: Mr. Mom. A more meritorious Hughes film does not exist. Keaton, Garr, and the brood are performed to perfection.

I have now seen a few more:

The somber One Good Cop.
The interminable First Daughter.
The harmless Herbie Fully Loaded.
The surprisingly charming if still too formulaic Post Grad.
The excellent, parbaked Birdman.

Also watched guest roles in The Simpsons (funny) and Frasier (distracting, but things in Frasier often are).

[D_Davis]

Anyone seen Why Don't You Play in Hell? yet?

Looks amazing.

[MadMan]

Tombstone was a badass western. Val Kilmer ruled but I loved Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo.

[Grouchy]

Anyone seen Why Don't You Play in Hell? yet?

Looks amazing.

That's because it is.

[D_Davis]

That's because it is.

Going to watch it this weekend.

[Ivan Drago]

Anyone seen Why Don't You Play in Hell? yet?

Looks amazing.

I have not but it's coming to my area soon and it looks fucking incredible.

[transmogrifier]

I didn't like it much. Too shouty and ultimately pointless.

[EyesWideOpen]

Disney just announced their 3 new Studio Ghibli blu-ray releases for next year (Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Tales from Earthsea). Still no Spirited Away.

[Yxklyx]

s/disney//

So, unskippable trailers on blu-ray are a thing now?

[Watashi]

I miss boner. He hasn't posted in 3 months.

[MadMan]

He can be added to the list of posters that have disappeared from the boards.

Oh and Night of the Comet is an underrated 80s sci fi cult movie. Love those shots of downtown LA and apparently Comet helped inspire Joss Whedon to make Buffy.

[The Bad Guy]

He can be added to the list of posters that have disappeared from the boards.

I typically disappear for long stretches of time, myself. I guess that makes me part of the problem, since I do wish this forum was more active.

It's only in the November-Decemeber-January-February part of the year that I'm seriously watching a lot of movies.

[MadMan]

My movie watching usually declines in December. This year I viewed 15 movies in November, which is good for me. January typically sees me hitting double digits although the most I ever watched during that month was 20+.

[The Bad Guy]

My movie watching usually declines in December. This year I viewed 15 movies in November, which is good for me. January typically sees me hitting double digits although the most I ever watched during that month was 20+.

That's interesting...

December is always one of the better months for theatrical releases.

[MadMan]

No that's true. I'm just busy during the holidays.