quote:Originally posted by billhike:
The quality of your posts and contribution to this forum? I agree, positively!
OK, that wasn't a bad reversal.
OK, that wasn't a bad reversal.
OK, that wasn't a bad reversal.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
It doesn't seem that long since I had seen it, but it must have been a long time because I didn't remember a lot of it.
It doesn't seem that long since I had seen it, but it must have been a long time because I didn't remember a lot of it.
TOM, I'm guessing that on the merits of filmmaking it was a terrible movie to you. While I'm not a huge movie fan and certainly nothing resembling a knowledgable critic, I would tend to agree. Many chopped up shots and a self-indulgent "plot", relative to the non concert scenes.
Led Zeppelin shaped my musical tastes from age 5. Curious to your thoughts of them as a band, if you are willing to share.
Led Zeppelin shaped my musical tastes from age 5. Curious to your thoughts of them as a band, if you are willing to share.
quote:Originally posted by Wine Sparty:quote:Originally posted by Parcival:
More interesting . . .
Splash
Big
Ghost Busters
My wife and I are gradually exposing our young kids to "grown-up" movies to see if any of them will take. They loved these movies, especially Big. My 4 year old cried when Tom Hanks turned back into a little boy and had to leave his girlfriend
This is an interesting experiment to me. I've thought about the same thing for our girls (the only non-animated movies they've seen are the first 6 Star Wars movies). Our 5 year old was in the room when we watched the first 20-30 minutes of Grease Live, and seemed intrigued by the concept of real people. I've wondered what non-animated movies would be a good entry for them. I like the Ghostbusters idea, but our girls get scared at anything (and many times can't recover from it to watch the rest of something...this happened with The Little Mermaid and The Good Dinosaur). I could see a couple scenes in Ghostbusters spooking them a bit.
Let me know if you come across any others that seem to go over well!
will be continuing to experiment. . . makes evenings more tolerable for everyone. I'll keep you posted!
quote:Originally posted by KSC02:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Seth Rogen, entertaining... I must have missed this aberration in his career.
I can't take more than 5 minutes of this guy
Come on guys!! Not even when you're on a plane with nothing else to do and some of the world's worst wine at your disposal!?
quote:Originally posted by billhike:
TOM, I'm guessing that on the merits of filmmaking it was a terrible movie to you. While I'm not a huge movie fan and certainly nothing resembling a knowledgable critic, I would tend to agree. Many chopped up shots and a self-indulgent "plot", relative to the non concert scenes.
Led Zeppelin shaped my musical tastes from age 5. Curious to your thoughts of them as a band, if you are willing to share.
Not to thread drift, but if they ever do another show, as unlikely as that seems, I will definitely find a way to go. That's my 2 cents
Over the weekend:
The Martian I liked it, but still not quite sure how it got GG's for Best Picture and Actor in a Comedy?
Jurassic World Wow, this stunk. I was rooting for the dinosaurs.
Deadpool Very decent "superhero" flick. But it definitely does deserve the "R" rating. I'm afraid for all the parents bringing their pre-teens to this one, thinking it's just going to be a little salty language...
The Martian I liked it, but still not quite sure how it got GG's for Best Picture and Actor in a Comedy?
Jurassic World Wow, this stunk. I was rooting for the dinosaurs.
Deadpool Very decent "superhero" flick. But it definitely does deserve the "R" rating. I'm afraid for all the parents bringing their pre-teens to this one, thinking it's just going to be a little salty language...
quote:Originally posted by patespo1:quote:Originally posted by billhike:
TOM, I'm guessing that on the merits of filmmaking it was a terrible movie to you. While I'm not a huge movie fan and certainly nothing resembling a knowledgable critic, I would tend to agree. Many chopped up shots and a self-indulgent "plot", relative to the non concert scenes.
Led Zeppelin shaped my musical tastes from age 5. Curious to your thoughts of them as a band, if you are willing to share.
Not to thread drift, but if they ever do another show, as unlikely as that seems, I will definitely find a way to go. That's my 2 cents
I was happy to see their superiors' reunion tour in 2005. I think Cream were the ultimate of the power trio (or trio + singer.) However my first introduction to Zeppelin was hearing there second album first, in 1970. I remember being stunned at the driving electric sound of Whole Lotta Love. And yet I've never been able to listen to a whole album of theirs at one sitting.
quote:Originally posted by mneeley490:
Over the weekend:
The Martian I liked it, but still not quite sure how it got GG's for Best Picture and Actor in a Comedy?
Because like the Oscar's; they're meaningless.
quote:Originally posted by Parcival:quote:Originally posted by KSC02:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Seth Rogen, entertaining... I must have missed this aberration in his career.
Come on guys!! Not even when you're on a plane with nothing else to do and some of the world's worst wine at your disposal!?
Always keep your iPad loaded with films, always.
quote:Originally posted by mneeley490:
Jurassic World Wow, this stunk. I was rooting for the dinosaurs.
I was rooting for Bryce Howard's pumps.
quote:Originally posted by WinoCA:
The Old Man - Thanks for the recco, I'll seek that one out.
! Living up to your screen name. Will watch Lawrence Welk, the Documented History, next.
quote:Originally posted by bates40:quote:Originally posted by WinoCA:
The Old Man - Thanks for the recco, I'll seek that one out.
! Living up to your screen name. Will watch Lawrence Welk, the Documented History, next.
Vonderful, vonderful.
Django Unchained--68pts.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Django Unchained--68pts.
The worst thing Tarrantino has ever done, IMO
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Django Unchained--68pts.
The worst thing Tarrantino has ever done, IMO
I could be talked into going even lower.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by Parcival:quote:Originally posted by KSC02:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
Seth Rogen, entertaining... I must have missed this aberration in his career.
Come on guys!! Not even when you're on a plane with nothing else to do and some of the world's worst wine at your disposal!?
Always keep your iPad loaded with films, always.
Solid point . . . need to get back to checking out some of the classics that I have not yet seen
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Django Unchained--68pts.
The worst thing Tarrantino has ever done, IMO
I could be talked into going even lower.
I'm confident we have already seen his best work.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
Django Unchained--68pts.
The worst thing Tarrantino has ever done, IMO
I could be talked into going even lower.
I'm glad I have not seen it. Not much urge to do so now.
Recently
The Verdict
Newman was very good.
The Pianist
Very good, but parts are hard to watch even if I have seen similar scenes in other films before. Polanski is a great filmmaker imho.
Days of Heaven
Malick's movies are always beautifully filmed, but often they leave me feeling dissatisfied. That said, this one gets a thumbs up from me.
Spectre
I can understand why Daniel Craig has said no more James Bond.
The Verdict
Newman was very good.
The Pianist
Very good, but parts are hard to watch even if I have seen similar scenes in other films before. Polanski is a great filmmaker imho.
Days of Heaven
Malick's movies are always beautifully filmed, but often they leave me feeling dissatisfied. That said, this one gets a thumbs up from me.
Spectre
I can understand why Daniel Craig has said no more James Bond.
quote:Originally posted by steve8:
The Pianist
Very good, but parts are hard to watch even if I have seen similar scenes in other films before. Polanski is a great filmmaker imho.
Take a real Holocaust film challenge and see Son of Saul.
35 Shots of Rum
Rosemary's Baby
Black Mass
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Still a little too long.
Still a little too long.
Vincere
quote:Originally posted by steve8:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Still a little too long.
I don't know. I guess I never "got" the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. I've always regarded them as lousy movies.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by steve8:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Still a little too long.
I don't know. I guess I never "got" the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. I've always regarded them as lousy movies.
As mentioned previously, TGTBaTU, is a very good film, but Once Upon a Time in The West transcends the category.
Right now TCM is playing The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm--1962. Great opportunity to catch some of the first narrative Cinerama picture. The seams where the three projectors' images are stitched together are clearly visible though a mask was placed on the projectors to try to blur them together. (This was not solved until a single camera anamorphic lens was created for It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.) Also you see problems with distortion when played on a flat screen due to its extreme wide angle lenses. Interesting to note this, and a couple of other movies, are the only source material that work correctly on those soon to be orphaned curved TV sets.
quote:Originally posted by The Old Man:
TGTBaTU, is a very good film
You state that as if it's a fact, not an opinion, so I'll couch my reply in your terms. TGTBaTU is a very lousy film, lousy acting, lousy writing, lousy plot. Anybody who likes that film probably thinks Star Trek was great drama.
Zoolander 2; terrible. For those that enjoyed the first, there are a few LOL lines, but other than that, a total rehash, and badly done at that.
Deadpool.
Not everyone's cup of tea, I'm quite sure, but self wife and daughter all enjoyed it - quite original in places (such as the opening credits, if that is what you can call them). And we laughed often, though not all of us at the same lines. But that said, if you are at all squeamish about sexual situations, foul language or graphic violence, it may not be for you.
Not everyone's cup of tea, I'm quite sure, but self wife and daughter all enjoyed it - quite original in places (such as the opening credits, if that is what you can call them). And we laughed often, though not all of us at the same lines. But that said, if you are at all squeamish about sexual situations, foul language or graphic violence, it may not be for you.
The Martian
So-so. Nominated for Best Picture?
So-so. Nominated for Best Picture?
The Maltese Falcon
The 75th anniversary of this classic is currently showing at local theaters.
The 75th anniversary of this classic is currently showing at local theaters.
Ghost World: ****
Nothing to do with Ghost Horse World.
Nothing to do with Ghost Horse World.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Was disappointed, thought it would be better.
Was disappointed, thought it would be better.
Over the weekend... Curious George for movie night with our daughters. I actually enjoyed it, and my 3 year old was laughing hysterically at certain things - so much that she had tears coming out. But then the real tears and hysterical crying came when (spoiler alert ) George got sent back to Africa. She was still hysterical even when (spoiler alert #2) they went back to get him and they had a happy ending, though.
) George got sent back to Africa. She was still hysterical even when (spoiler alert #2) they went back to get him and they had a happy ending, though.
Black Mass - Depp did a very good job.
Dead Pool: Very witty and entertaining - not for everyone.
Dead Pool: Very witty and entertaining - not for everyone.
quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Maltese Falcon
The 75th anniversary of this classic is currently showing at local theaters.
Oh really? I think I might like to see it in a theater. I remember when there was a theatrical rerelease of Lawrence of Arabia. I made the trek downtown for that and it was well worth it.
quote:Originally posted by aphilla:quote:Originally posted by wine+art:
The Maltese Falcon
The 75th anniversary of this classic is currently showing at local theaters.
Oh really? I think I might like to see it in a theater. I remember when there was a theatrical rerelease of Lawrence of Arabia. I made the trek downtown for that and it was well worth it.
Worth a look for sure. Before and after the movie Ben Mankiewicz talks about the movie with some insights many may have not known.