MOVIES: What are you watching?

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Wages of Fear

Excellent as always...

I finally saw William Friedkin's remake of this, after decades of knowing about it, The Sorcerer. It was poorly reviewed when it came out in 1977, lost money, and ruined Friedkin's rising star, from which he never really recovered. I liked it very much and would give it a 90. It is highly recommended.

Not sure I have ever seen that film, thanks.

I’m in the mood to explore the works of Clouzot ( the French Hitchcock) once again.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Wages of Fear

Excellent as always...

I finally saw William Friedkin's remake of this, after decades of knowing about it, The Sorcerer. It was poorly reviewed when it came out in 1977, lost money, and ruined Friedkin's rising star, from which he never really recovered. I liked it very much and would give it a 90. It is highly recommended.

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Not sure I have ever seen that film, thanks.

I’m in the mood to explore the works of Clouzot ( the French Hitchcock) once again.

I'm a fan. I know you've seen, Les Diaboliques, but be sure to check out his earlier work Le Corbeau. It was made in France during the Occupation and caused Clouzot trouble from both sides. Also La Vérité the movie that made Bridget Bardot "an actress."

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Wages of Fear

Excellent as always...

I finally saw William Friedkin's remake of this, after decades of knowing about it, The Sorcerer. It was poorly reviewed when it came out in 1977, lost money, and ruined Friedkin's rising star, from which he never really recovered. I liked it very much and would give it a 90. It is highly recommended.

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Not sure I have ever seen that film, thanks.

I’m in the mood to explore the works of Clouzot ( the French Hitchcock) once again.

I'm a fan. I know you've seen, Les Diaboliques, but be sure to check out his earlier work Le Corbeau. It was made in France during the Occupation and caused Clouzot trouble from both sides. Also La Vérité the movie that made Bridget Bardot "an actress."

Oh, I have indeed and agree!

Hoping for the best with the documentary, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Hoping for the best with the documentary, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

Can't wait to watch this. One of my best friends worked for him in the 90's at Starz in San Francisco.

Anne of a Thousand Days.

Burton was simply brilliant.

The Forger- well acted and suspenseful, recommended

Performance

Pretentious, indulgent, rubbish even if Anita Pallenberg was really hot at the time.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
All who trust politicians should be forced to watch this
A classic

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Originally posted by Arsenal4ever:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
All who trust politicians should be forced to watch this
A classic

So, nobody with a brain needs to see it.

Chasing Trane ( Documentary)

Thor Ragnarok

For the first half or more of the film was bored and thought of walking out, but some of the humour was pretty good, as was Jeff Goldblum. Then the ultimate fight scene playing out to Led Zep's Immigrant Song was rather epic so I hung in there.

But not recommended, not even in IMAX 3D. If you enjoy wrestling matches and story lines you might like it.

Mystic River

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Originally posted by Napacat:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Hoping for the best with the documentary, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

Can't wait to watch this. One of my best friends worked for him in the 90's at Starz in San Francisco.

Loved the Jeramiah Tower movie / documentary. Anyone else watch and thoughts? Seemed to portray a very lonely individual throughout...and not a good swan song at Tavern on the Green. Extremely charismatic individual.

Saw Murder On The Orient Express yesterday...never saw the original so nothing to compare to. Average...kept me watching and was just ok.

Thor: Ragnarock...not as dull and boring as The Avengers movie, but equally long.

Watchable, but wait for it at home.

Preview screening of Justice League. Typical of the breed entertainment, makes good use of IMAX sight, sound and feel.

Saw Murder on the Orient Express on Sunday. Not sure how I feel about it - cast was amazing and I enjoyed it, just not as much as I thought I would. Seems they set things up for a sequel at the end, so we'll see.

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Originally posted by Vino Bevo:
Saw Murder on the Orient Express on Sunday. Not sure how I feel about it - cast was amazing and I enjoyed it, just not as much as I thought I would. Seems they set things up for a sequel at the end, so we'll see.

I felt the same way after seeing it. Good, but not great by any stretch of the imagination. Both of my teenage kids enjoyed it, which surprised me, I thought it would be a little too slow for them.

Justice League
Not Lawrence of Arabia by any means, but I don't think it was nearly as bad as all the film critics who are trashing it.

Broken

Very good.

Beginners

I enjoyed it. Really liked the female lead Melanie Laurent. Didn't recognize her from anything, though in looking at list of her films I had seen her in a few things.

Lady Bird. Very well done all around.

Maudie

- Wind River

Well done & recommended.

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- Wind River

Well done & recommended.

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All Eyez on Me... Sort of a documentary about Tupac Shakur.

Subtitles. Learning something about him.

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Lady Bird. Very well done all around.

Hoping to see it this weekend. I’m a big GG fan.

Interstellar

Quite impressive they were able to make such a poor film with so many good actors and/or big names.

Hannah Takes The Stairs

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Interstellar

Quite impressive they were able to make such a poor film with so many good actors and/or big names.

Very good, I hated this as much as the incredibly overrated, and boring, Inception.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Stars Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson.
This movie is terrific. It is one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time.
It is definitely Oscar worthy.

The Italian Job ( 1969)

Winter’s Bone

After a couple of episodes of Godless (still not sure if I like it), GF switched to Barefoot in the Park which was made more enjoyable to watch by Charles Boyer's performance as Victor Velasco.

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After a couple of episodes of Godless (still not sure if I like it)...

I was hoping to like Godless, but gave up after a couple of episodes.

Sorry to hear. I have E2 slated for this evening. I'll stick with it for a bit.

PH

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Sorry to hear. I have E2 slated for this evening. I'll stick with it for a bit.

PH

Getting excellent reviews.

I have not watched, yet.

First They Killed My Father

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Originally posted by Napacat:

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Originally posted by Napacat:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Hoping for the best with the documentary, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

Can't wait to watch this. One of my best friends worked for him in the 90's at Starz in San Francisco.

Loved the Jeramiah Tower movie / documentary. Anyone else watch and thoughts? Seemed to portray a very lonely individual throughout...and not a good swan song at Tavern on the Green. Extremely charismatic individual.

I just watched it today and was entertained. JT definitely has a high opinion of himself. Tavern on the Green was an interesting choice and I’m guessing it was the challenge of it that really drew him to it.

I found myself with a rare few hours to kill the other night without kids around and found John Wick 2 on HBO. Really silly concept and tons of bad acting and......I loved every second of it! Exactly the kind of mindless entertainment I love once and a while.