Tropic Thunder is a modern classic IMO. It's complete disregard of the stifling politically correctness is only part of what I find hilarious about the movie. The Downey character sendup of actors is great. Very funny movie.
Tropic Thunder is a modern classic IMO. It's complete disregard of the stifling politically correctness is only part of what I find hilarious about the movie. The Downey character sendup of actors is great. Very funny movie.
I watched it a couple times and it's really a brilliant comedy. Jack Black and Ben Stiller were also great characters.Originally Posted by nycsteve
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
The director's cut of Aliens is stellar. That whole restored "automatic sentry guns" sequence is pure edge of your seat adrenaline watching those bullet counts plummet and realizing that they were totally fucked as the bugs just kept coming. Not sure why that ended up on the cutting room floor, but it was fantastic. I think I may need to pull that one out this weekend.
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To me the second Alien movie is a pretty darn good action film, but for "NEVER LETS UP", I think Cameron pulled out all the stops five years later with T2 Judgement Day
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
I always quite liked The Abyss, which became overshadowed by Cameron's 90s biggies, and its own reputation for being such a troublesome production. But I like it.
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Also really looking forward to this one. I've enjoyed the mellower non-squishy Cronenberg films but it's nice to see him go back to his surreal grossout roots.
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I will be interested in hearing your thoughts when you see it. As I posted in my review earlier in this thread, I thought it was just ok.
I freaking love this film. And agree that it's overshadowed by T2 and Titanic.
Apparently, Cameron used a lot of the knowledge he gained while making The Abyss for the water stuff in Titanic. And, of course, The Abyss led the way for the morphing technology used in T2.
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This is another Cameron film that benefits from the director's cut. It's a totally different film with the restored sequences.
"That gum you like is going to come back in style."
Saw Crimes of the Future last night. Like most Cronenberg films, it stays with you and you have to ruminate on it for a while before deciding how you feel about it, but it was definitely interesting.
We were a bit distracted by the crazy woman sitting next to us talking to herself and PLEASURING HERSELF during the movie! That’s why all movies should be streaming…
Come on, you expect us to believe that!?
Last night we watched The Bank Dick, reputed to be one of W.C. Fields's best. It is a little slow, but that's because it's Of Its Time; given that, it's quite funny.
"Beer flowing through the estate over your grandmother's paisley shawl."
We also saw a "Everything Wrong With" that did up the whole Star Wars prequel trilogy, and did it up brown. It was ninety minutes long and I laughed the whole time.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Watched the Charlize Theron , The Old Guard on Netfix. Found it entertaining and pretty good. I avoided till now since I have no patience for most super hero movies. I don't know if this could be considered a super hero flic , not a traditional one anyway. Cool premise , well executed.
Couple of movies I've seen recently:
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (HBO). I liked it better than the second one but not as much as the first.
I really wish Rowling would write a more G-rated Fantastic Beasts story.
The Aeronauts (Amazon). Starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. It came across to me as a period popcorn flick because while it is "based on true events", it is not exactly biographic. The modern tonal approach aside, it was somewhat entertaining for what it was.
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Oh, yeah. I saw Secrets of Dumbledore too, but on A'. I think Mads Mikkelson is a better Grindelwald than Depp could ever have been, and I'm a Depp fan.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
My favorite bit in The Bank Dick is how Fields keeps ordering a glass of water with his drinks, and just rinses his fingers in the water. It’s a great movie!
It’s true - sadly, it brought a new dimension to the term “Body Horror!”Come on, you expect us to believe that!?
UFO, 2018 with Gillian Anderson, David Strathairn.
Low key but absorbing sci fi drama. An object is sighted briefly over an airport, and a mathematics student tries to verify the sighting using mathematics, co ordinates etc., plus there are elements of a possible cover up.
There is a strong emphasis on mathematics and equations to determine the facts. Think the first hour of Contact, the element of discovering what the equations mean. But don't expect CGI or spaceships of any sort.
Personally I found it absorbing. But the lack of effects and spectacle may not be for everyone.
I just scanned a row of very positive reviews for this. On the list!
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty--somewhat witty and updated version of the film with Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig, a bit too long, but overall I enjoyed it and found it a little uplifting.
Here's a fascinating article written by Sarah Polley on the traumatic experiences she had on the set of Terry Gilliam's The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. I found it quite riveting:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...sen-interview?
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Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.
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What do you think? I love Gilliam but he certainly came across in that description as occasionally careless if not reckless.
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He seems oblivious to her whole experience. Not in a cruel way, but just like he wasn't even aware that the experience could have been traumatic.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Cripes. That's intense.
You used the most apt descriptor: oblivious. "Show me the scars!" was the exclamation point at the end of the torturously long sentence that is Terry Gilliam.
P.S. I saw Munchausen in the theater and I thought it sucked...
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