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    For chases, I love the motor boat chase through the canals of Amsterdam in Puppet on a Chain.

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    Finally watched "American Hustle" last night. I enjoyed it, and thought Christian Bale was excellent. And a 10/10 for Amy Adams and her outSTANDING cleavage all the way through the film.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Finally watched "American Hustle" last night. I enjoyed it, and thought Christian Bale was excellent. And a 10/10 for Amy Adams and her outSTANDING cleavage all the way through the film.
    I loved all of the performances in this film - every actor was excellent. But I thought the film itself was just okay. It just seemed to go on too long.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nosebone View Post
    That's right.

    Bill Hickman staged all three car chases from Bullitt, French Connection and The Seven Ups.

    He also starred in all three films.
    Yes, according to IMDB, he was the stunt driver for most of the famous FC scene, although Hackman did actually drive for some of the sequences.

    The car chase was filmed without obtaining the proper permits from the city. Members of the NYPD's tactical force helped control traffic. But most of the control was achieved by the assistant directors with the help of off-duty NYPD officers, many of whom had been involved in the actual case. The assistant directors, under the supervision of Terence A. Donnelly, cleared traffic for approximately five blocks in each direction. Permission was given to literally control the traffic signals on those streets where they ran the chase car. Even so, in many instances, they illegally continued the chase into sections with no traffic control, where they actually had to evade real traffic and pedestrians. Many of the (near) collisions in the movie were therefore real and not planned (with the exception of the near-miss of the lady with the baby carriage, which was carefully rehearsed). A flashing police light was placed on top of the car to warn bystanders. A camera was mounted on the car's bumper for the shots from the car's point-of-view. Hackman did some of the driving but the extremely dangerous stunts were performed by Bill Hickman, with Friedkin filming from the backseat. Friedkin operated the camera himself because the other camera operators were married with children and he was not.
    But I am still wondering about what happened there at the end, where I think Doyle kills Hickman's character Mulderig? Was that what happened, or did he shoot someone else? I was assuming if he did kill Mulderig, that it was a mistake, but on second thought, maybe not such a mistake?

    I know the film was based on a real case, but I don't think the real guys killed a Fed by mistake?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nycsteve View Post
    The 1980 Night Of The Juggler featured a bangup car chase through NYC. This one rivals the classic chases. The movie stars James Brolin trying to find his kidnapped daughter. Nice location shooting , decent action, good pic , not really seen to much.
    Yes, good film.

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    Watched three movies recently:

    1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - my wife and daughter like the Turtles. I was less than thrilled to see Evil Michael Bay's name listed as producer. He didn't direct it, though. Somewhat entertaining, more so for kids. I am not the target audience, but it didn't put me to sleep.

    2 It's Kind Of A Funny Story - about a teenage boy who checks himself into an adult psych ward. With Zach Galifianakis providing some of the humor. Decent movie.

    3 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - Very entertaining installment in the reborn Apes series. I saw the 1968 original Planet of the Apes in the theater when I was a kid. And the beat goes on...

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    12 Years A Slave

    Wow! Eye-opening, engaging film invoking anger, shock, sadness, disbelief (yet it's based on a true story). What a dark part of humanity's history (among many many other dark parts that span time since man first walked the Earth).

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    Stonehearst Asylum (2014) - an insane asylum has been taken over by the patients. Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe, a man with an imagination. I liked it.
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    Here is one man's list of the best movies of 2014.

    Andrew O’Hehir’s top 10 movies of 2014

    Included is Inherent Vice, a film that will not be released until Jan 9, 2015. One wonders what the author means by "2014."
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    O'Hehir writes "Interstellar was great in patches, and then left you with too much M. Night Shyamalan aftertaste – and don’t Christopher Nolan’s fans secretly agree with that?"

    Let me answer that for Mr. O'Hehir: NO.

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    Of the movies O'Hehir lists, I have seen only The Grand Budapest Hotel and Snowpiercer. Before today, I had not heard of O'Hehir. I do look forward to seeing Inherent Vice, after it opens next fucking year.
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    Of the films I've seen, from that list-

    Snowpiercer-7 post-apocalyptic icicles out of 10.
    Grand Budapest Hotel-8.5 fringed hotel lamps out of 10.

    Want to see Under the Skin, and will, soon. Inherent Vice will be great, but yah, shouldn't be on this list.

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    Enemy is the sequel to Chinatown as it had The Two Jakes (ok lousy movie pun).

    Actually it's the third movie I've seen this year with Jake Gyllenhaal in it and I enjoy all three of them on different levels: Prisoners, Nightcrawler, and now Enemy. Enemy was the most perplexing of the three, though I think I got a good idea of what was going on. It's a movie for those that enjoy movies that get you to think during and afterwards. It reminded me of some other films as I watched it like maybe Unbreakable or something like Jacob's Ladder. If you also like David Lynch or David Cronenberg, you might like it.

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    Included is Inherent Vice, a film that will not be released until Jan 9, 2015. One wonders what the author means by "2014."

    The film premiered at the 2014 New York Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on December 12, 2014. Which may explain why such a good film (?? I haven't seen it yet??) is coming out at the beginning of the year, as usually studios save them for a release at the end of the year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Finally watched "American Hustle" last night. I enjoyed it, and thought Christian Bale was excellent. And a 10/10 for Amy Adams and her outSTANDING cleavage all the way through the film.
    Amy Adams is a perfect 10; she's got it all going on! And... she can act!

    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Bails View Post
    I loved all of the performances in this film - every actor was excellent. But I thought the film itself was just okay. It just seemed to go on too long.
    I thought it was pretty good, but agree, it seemed a little slow at times. And I felt bad for that NJ Governor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hippypants View Post
    Included is Inherent Vice, a film that will not be released until Jan 9, 2015. One wonders what the author means by "2014."

    The film premiered at the 2014 New York Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on December 12, 2014. Which may explain why such a good film (?? I haven't seen it yet??) is coming out at the beginning of the year, as usually studios save them for a release at the end of the year.
    All I have to go by is the release date on IMDB. I know it's not playing in any local theaters. Sometimes I think reviewers get to see an advance screening, and forget that the people they are writing for don't have the same opportunity.
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    Attempted Under The Skin a couple of nights ago. Horrid. Dozed off about a third through, woke up later and tried to get into it. Reminded me of Eraserhead in pacing. God what boredom ensued. Not even a naked Scarlett Johanson could save this snoozer. 1.5 out of 10, being kind .

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    Quote Originally Posted by nycsteve View Post
    Not even a naked Scarlett Johanson could save this snoozer.

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    Re: Inherent Vice: All I have to go by is the release date on IMDB.

    It's playing at a few places now in a few limited areas, so I guess they're going by that date: http://inherentvicemovie.com/

    That's what I thought about Under the Skin too, NYCS.

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    Watched The Babadook last night, which was recommended as a good horror film. I enjoyed it except I think it totally copped out on explaining anything at the end, which IMO is crucial. Or did I not get it?

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    Loved The Babadook. My take: The Babadook represents the mother's unmanaged mental illness which really spins out of control around a certain anniversary/birthday celebration (hence the kid's crafty and clever homemade weapons in anticipation). At the the end, we see the Babadook still exists, but is being managed. Barely.

    Or, I could just be full of shit.
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    The Best Offer - good movie about an art expert/auctioneer (Geoffrey Rush), obsession, love, forgery, and trust. Part way through, you can guess how it ends, but you keep watching anyway.
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    Been wading through this list which I snagged from Klonker's FB wall.

    http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/12/...,manual,manual

    So far, I've seen:

    The Babadook: 8.5 out of 10 pop-up books.
    In Fear: 8 out of 10 needles on E.
    Blue Ruin: Not a horror movie, but a really good indy revenge flick. 8.5 out of 10 dumpster divers.
    Homebound: 8.5 out of 10 dental plates
    The Den: 7 out of 10 webcam girls
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulie View Post
    Loved The Babadook. My take: The Babadook represents the mother's unmanaged mental illness which really spins out of control around a certain anniversary/birthday celebration (hence the kid's crafty and clever homemade weapons in anticipation). At the the end, we see the Babadook still exists, but is being managed. Barely.

    Or, I could just be full of shit.
    Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Though you are full of shit Loved this movie

    Haven't gotten to those others you mentioned yet, but look forward to it. I've heard Blue Ruin was very good.
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    All I have to go by is the release date on IMDB. I know it's not playing in any local theaters. Sometimes I think reviewers get to see an advance screening, and forget that the people they are writing for don't have the same opportunity.
    In this case, it sounds like it's the typical movie business thing of releasing a movie in New York and Los Angeles and maybe a few other places during December so that it's Oscar eligible, they then will use the anticipated Oscar hype to build up the movie before it's released all over.

    I'm a total movie fanatic, for example I went to see Whiplash last night, came home and watched the 1960's 633 Squadron from TCM. I watch stuff from TCM, Fox's and MGM's oldies channel, plus stuff from IFC and Sundance, it's not unusual for me to have 10 movies parked on my DVR.

    Recently seen in theaters:

    Gone Girl: I'm a HUGE David Fincher fanboy, I think this might be his best yet, better than *shudder* Se7en *shudder*, Fight Club or The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Great story, clinical yet absorbing direction and an Oscar worthy performance by Rosamund Pike as Amy. Ben Affleck is perfect as the loser husband, Tyler Perry (!!) is excellent as his attorney and Neil Patrick Harris sure isn't Doogie Howser MD any more. My favorite movie of the year so far.

    Whiplash: Enjoyed it but it has some really silly stuff in it; if you like drumming or jazz or jazz drumming, go see it. Miles Teller is fantastic as the 19 year old drummer.

    Foxcatcher: Very disappointed in this. I know the story it's based on and like every "biopic" it takes massive liberties with that story. Steve Carell's fake nose is even worse than Nicole Kidman's was in The Hours, he mostly just stands there and stares at things. Channing Tatum does a good job in a thankless role (and he looks smokin' hot in a singlet), Mark Ruffalo is good too. Easily half-an-hour too long with some really awful amateurish editing, I left very disappointed.

    The Imitation Game: Speaking of biopics and taking liberties, this one does it even worse than Foxcatcher. I've know about Alan Turing since the early 80's and they completely made up stuff in this, shifted the timeline, compressed characters etc. However, unlike Foxcatcher, I loved this movie once I realized it was a typical biopic. Benedict Cumberbatch is waaaaay overexposed at this time but he's really good, so is Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech (RIP Tom Branson) and the rest of the cast. It's beautifully filmed and edited and it's an important bit of history that should be more widely known. Highly recommended.

    The Theory of Everything: It got me to start re-reading A Brief History of Time, 'nuff said! Another beautifully made and acted Brit biopic, it has the same "not really what happened" vibe as The Imitation Game. Eddie Redmayne is mind-blowing as Stephen Hawking, the supporting cast is superb, the story itself is great, I loved it.

    Birdman: I liked it a lot, but I can see why people have trouble with it. It's a kind-of bizarre story that doesn't always successfully make clear the line between realism and fantasy and the score (a jazz drummer soloing throughout) can be grating at times. Michael Keaton is a sure Best Actor nominee, the rest of the cast is terrific especially Edward Norton, I enjoyed it with reservations.

    I'm going to see Mr. Turner with Timothy Spall as the genius painter JMW Turner, Big Eyes and Nighcrawler in the next few days, I have no desire to see stuff like Interstellar (don't care about humans, show me scientifically accurate space travel, dammit!!!), Fury (war porn, yawn), Unbroken (torture porn, yawn), Exodus (I'm an atheist so I don't care about the story and despite being a Ridley Scott fan, it's gotten scathing reviews), Wild or any of the other Oscar-bait movies. I loathe comic-book and superhero movies, so that's a bunch of money saved too!

    I think this has been a pretty good year for major studio releases.
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