Originally Posted by Rogue Mail
I read about an added scene as to how they got on the roof with all the hardware.
I read about an added scene as to how they got on the roof with all the hardware.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Nope...this is mythical. I saw it discussed on another website. I have known this movie like the back of my hand since release.
Also, if there had been a scene in between where the camera pans up front the buses showing Des Moines, and panning down again to the roof it would have messed up the score, which played continuously throughout that transition.
If I understand correctly, based on the same book that inspired Peter Gabriel's song "Intruder".
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
If you mean the book The Home Invaders by Frank Hohimer...then yes.
OK
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
King of New York (1990)
Another re watch that hasn't aged well for me despite the cast.
Pulpy Scarface style crime drama that should have been better.
Christopher Walken makes it bearable
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Tonight we watched The Wife, an absolutely excellent film starring Jonathan Pryce and Glenn Close. Beautifully directed by Björn Runge. Outstanding writing and acting, this is my kind of movie.
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I agree, three dimensional characters, complexity of long term relationships, and excellent performance by Close and Pryce.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
Great movie
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Caught the end of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, a great animated film from 2009. I saw this probably about 6 or 7 years ago, so i twas kinda nice to see the part of it I saw today. Actually, the main reason I left it on, was because I wanted to hear the song that plays at the end of the movie, over the first part of the closing credits, which is Let Her Dance by The Bobby Fuller Four. When I saw this movie the first time, I hadn't heard that song in about 30 years (I had the I Fought The Law LP when I was little), and I was astonished I somehow forgot that guitar riff.
Anyway, it's a good movie, based on a Roald Dahl book. It's probably the best movie that George Clooney's ever been in*, and Bill Murray great as the voice of Badger. I love the scene where Murray is describing the three owners of the chicken ranch that Fox is planning on robbing. There's a line about how one one of the humans "Eats three chickens for breakfast, dinner, supper, and dessert, for a per diem of 12 chickens a day". The way Murray delivers that factoid...I dunno, it shouldn't be funny, but somehow it is. Or it is to me, anyway. And like I said, it's got that Bobby Fuller song in it.
*I suppose you're gonna tell me Clooney's best picture was Solaris, huh? Or Batman And Robin? Thanks, but no thanks! I'll take The Fantastic Mr Fox and Return Of The Killer Tomatoes.
Last edited by GuitarGeek; 08-12-2019 at 12:21 AM.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is effin' brilliant. It has a really disturbing animated visual style and a razor wit.
Has anyone out there seen The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot? I've got it on my to-watch pile...
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
I don't think anyone in their right mind would tell you that.
Finally saw Widows the other night. We loved it but there's a plot point that I can't get my head around.
What the hell did Harry do with the first two million? It didn't burn up, we saw that in the flashback. And we never saw how the other women picked up their share and how the Mannings got paid off.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
It's in my queue but the reviews were pretty mixed so I'm deprioritizing it at the moment, will probably get round to it.
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
IMHO, that one goes to Michael Clayton
Brian Dennehy: "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," ... "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life."
I agree. Which is why I was REALLY disappointed with Isle of Dogs.
But, that same weekend I saw Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse and Your Name, so two outstanding ones (out of three) in the Animation category offset the disappointment.
Brian Dennehy: "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," ... "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life."
Good call. I'd nominate
Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
The American
From Dusk Til Dawn
Hail Caesar!
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
re: Batman & Robin possibly being George Clooney's best picture
Well, yes, I know that, I was being facetious. Ya know, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen Batman & Robin. I've seen the one that came before it, the one with Val Kilmer*, where they introduced Robin, but I don't think I ever saw the fourth one. And I never actually saw the first Micheal Keaton either. So I saw just the middle two movies.
*BTW, Kilmer's best pictures, as far as I'm concerned, are Top Secret! (how can you deny a movie where "I'm going to add your name to the Montgomery Ward mailing list" is used as a threat?) and Real Genius (which did a hell of a lot better job with the "geeks" thing that Big Bang Theory did).
How do you reckon it was "disturbing"?Fantastic Mr. Fox is effin' brilliant. It has a really disturbing animated visual style and a razor wit.
Forgot about Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, even when I was looking at his credits on Wikipedia last night. I did see From Dusk Til Dawn and thought "Yeah, someone's gonna cite that one".
Top Secret! and Real Genius being cited as Val Kilmer's best pictures when the guy was in True Romance and Heat is the Head-scratcher Of The Day for Monday, August 12th, 2019.
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Excellent!
Couldn't get into Brother, Where Art Thou. Didn't see the others. Hail Caesar is a Coen Bros film also? They are hit and miss with me.
Brian Dennehy: "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," ... "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life."
Another GREAT Clooney pic: The Descendants
Brian Dennehy: "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," ... "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life."
Nevermind. Wiki answered the question.
Some of their stuff I love: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink.
Other stuff I can't stand: Big Lebowski, I'm looking at you. (I know, I know, I am going to hear it from everyone on that. Don't waste the keystrokes.)
Brian Dennehy: "I'm now 80 and I'm just another actor and that's fine with me. I've had a hell of a ride," ... "I have a nice house. I haven't got a palace, a mansion, but a pretty nice, comfortable home. I've raised a bunch of kids and sent them all to school, and they're all doing well. All the people that are close to me are reasonably healthy and happy. Listen, that's as much as anybody can hope for in life."
You and me both, friend. The sheer adoration for that movie is baffling to me. I'm also not a fan of John Goodman, which doesn't help.
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Dudes!
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
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