I really like that one meg but yeah Hitchcock did better. Still it's one of my favorites from him because it's a wonderfully simple dark comedy set in the fall in the countryside. Also yes as Grouchy points out MacLaine rocks.
I really like that one meg but yeah Hitchcock did better. Still it's one of my favorites from him because it's a wonderfully simple dark comedy set in the fall in the countryside. Also yes as Grouchy points out MacLaine rocks.
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And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
I remembered 2010 being a lot better.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
You mean as far as the movies that came out go?Quoting megladon8 (view post)
No, 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Sequel to 2001.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I liked 2010 but the book works better. Still a pretty solid sequel to 2001.
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And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Wow, timing....I've been reading 2061: Odyssey 3 for last week or so....
Could be a cool book to read. Thanks for the link.
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Last night it was my turn to pick a movie, and I couldn't decide between The Third Man and Gangster No. 1, and neither of us have seen either of them. So I gave Jen the final decision, and she chose Gangster No. 1.
It took about 40 minutes for me to get on track with the movie, but I ended up really liking it. Has some interesting stylistic choices with the camera and editing, and is a decent character study of an empty monster of a human.
It's like American Psycho for the British gangster genre.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Ok I have to see that, but make sure you check out The Third Man next movie night.
Seconded!
Third-degree! Great flick
Yeah, that's one of those obscure hidden gems.
Can't tell if you're being sarcastic hahah
Lamb was weird, sure, but I was expecting the kind of weird more up my alley. Still good, tho slow and deliberate. Acting was great; maybe 15 pages of dialogue in the whole movie. Kid was cute. Probably my fault for expecting more of an artsy creature feature. Handily the best fucking "animal acting" I've ever seen, best since the dog from The Thing.
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"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?"
--Homer
The Third Man is currently my favorite movie of all time. I made a list on Twitter a year ago I think.
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And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Do you still have it around, just out of curiosity?
Has anyone watched films on Vimeo? I want to watch The Wind (1928) and I found it there (https://vimeo.com/122341653) but I don't have a Vimeo account. Will I be able to watch the entire film there or will it cut out because I don't have an account? Or is there a better site to watch this film?
It's also here - https://texasarchive.org/2015_01107
No but I could probably recreate it seeing as I made it off the top of my head.
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And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is nearly 50 years old, but still shocking and uncomfortable.
A great script and fine performances all around, but pedestrian direction that had me wondering if it was made for TV. Very boring visually.
Martin Sheen plays one of the most disgusting, deplorable characters I've seen in a film in some time. And the script and concept makes good use of Jodie Foster's unusual maturity.
However in a film about the revolting sexualization of a 13 year old girl, it makes a really strange decision in having her engage in male-gazey on-screen disrobing. That felt very icky.
Good movie, though. Glad I saw it. As I said at the start, it's still shocking today.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Alright - I couldn't get past the first 10 minutes so I'll give it another shot.
It's worth a watch for sure, especially with it being so short.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
What we've watched the last couple of nights...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
This is really good and I don't get why it is so polarizing. It feels as truly Star Trek as you can get - hard sci fi with big ideas. It wears its inspirations on its sleeve (2001, Forbidden Planet), and does cool new things with effects and visuals. And man, that musical score is legendary. Incredible stuff.
Baby Driver
Good movie that is ruined by the presence of two serial sex offenders in lead roles. And Elgort isn't even very good.
But it has some great humour, astounding action, and Wright has a lot of fun with the camera as he always does.
Just wish it had different casting.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
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