Yeah, Baron Munchausen wasn't great, but Gilliam has of course done quite a few that are, IMO. I'd be curious to hear from other actors and their experiences throughout the years.
Yeah, Baron Munchausen wasn't great, but Gilliam has of course done quite a few that are, IMO. I'd be curious to hear from other actors and their experiences throughout the years.
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Apart from some cool visual bits, I thought it was a self-indulgent misfire. I expected better from the guy who directed ...Holy Grail, Time Bandits, and Brazil. (Of course, he redeemed himself, and then some, with the subsequent threesome of The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing...).
Count me in piling on Munchausen. A meandering, indulgent film.
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I saw it in the theater too, being a huge Python fan, and I concur with the other opinions stated here.
Munchausen comes across a lot better when you see it as part of a trilogy with Time Bandits and Brazil. Youth, adulthood, age.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
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I saw The Adventures of Baron Munchausen when it was released and I, too, thought it kinda sucked. Not as bad as Jabberwocky but close.
I think his best films are Brazil, The Fisher King, and 12 Monkeys. The best thing about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was Depp's performance but, ultimately, the film suffers from its inevitable comparison to Hunter S Thompson's brilliant book.
I haven't seen anything of his since.
An excellent film Gilliam has appeared in is Lost in La Mancha, a documentary of his failed attempt at making The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in 2000. Leonard Maltin said it is "one of the best films about the process of film-making." I say it's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. If your interest is piqued, do yourself a favor and don't read about it first.
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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?
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Housebound--horror comedy shot in New Zealand. A young woman is caught stealing and sentenced to house arrest back at her old home place which potentially is haunted. Different, pretty interesting on Tubi.
Seen this weekend: House of Dracula (1945)
Onslow Stevens portrays Dr. Franz Edelmann, a renowned therapist. Count Dracula (John Carradine) presents himself to Edelmann, saying that he is sick of his eternal life and wants to be cured. While the Doctor is busy with that, Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) presents himself, and also wants to be cured of his lycanthropy (which is fair enough, since he's always seen it as a curse).
Events ensue, including the discovery of Frankenstein's Monster (Glenn Strange) in a cave beneath Edelmann's (of course) castle. One is cured, one is sickened, one is destroyed, and one is brought back to life only to be apparently destroyed. (Yes, there are four monsters, but I don't want to say more.)
Seven out of ten flopping model bats.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Kiss of Death - 7.5/10
On IMDB, there are no halves, and I gave it an 8 on there.. From the very beginning, I was into it, and remained interested the entire way. In the last month or two, I haven't been able to find this, and within 10-15 minutes, I'm "done".
My only criticism of noir is that it's kinda self-limiting, and not so unique. "The Long Goodbye" (Altman) makes a good effort, to reach further, to be free, instead of the marketing thing. It's like the movie, "Mikey and Nicky" being advertised as a gangster pic, when it's an artistic dialogue driven gangster comedy/tragedy, but people might have been expecting "The Godfather" (Cassavetes and Falk are excellent - it's on YouTube).
One thing I noticed is that this movie doesn't have a femme fatale, so some might not consider this a real noir, but man, it's really good. Visual editing, sound editing - so much tension. The writing is economic (just like the editing), and really good. Some good entendre. And Richard Widmark is excellent - and it was his first movie. Thank you WPA Federal Theatre (for Orson, Lillian Hellman, Burt Lancaster, etc)
No Exit on Hulu. "Stranded by a blizzard, a young woman is forced to find shelter at a highway rest area with a group of strangers. Discovering an abducted girl in a van in the parking lot, she embarks on a terrifying mission to discover who among them is the kidnapper."
Interesting premise to start out, and a couple of twists were added along the way that you probably won't see coming, but it quickly turned out to be just another standard thriller. It wasn't bad for what it was.
The Feast on Hulu. "A wealthy family hosts a sumptuous dinner, as a mysterious young server chillingly unravels their lives with terrifying consequences they could never see coming."
Filmed in Wales, it's based on Welsh folklore and the director, who's Welsh himself, filmed it in Welsh, so there are English subtitles. The Welsh title is Gwledd.
It's a slow burn horror film that's pretty atmospheric and at times a little bizarre. The movie isn't quite as fucked up as something like The Perfection but it's in the same neighborhood, which is a good thing. And it will stay with you for a while. For a first time director, this is a very good movie.
I have to say, tho, I thought the best part was the juxtaposition between the ending and the music played over the end credits, which reminded me a lot of John Landis' use of the Marcels doo-wop version of "Blue Moon" at the end of An American Werewolf in London. The song used in The Feast is a Welsh pop song from 1969 that sounds a bit amateurish. I thought it was hilarious, especially after that third act.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I have to watch "The Feast," if only to practice my Welsh comprehension. Gwledd means "Banquet."
"And this is the chorus.....or perhaps it's a bridge...."
Record Safari is a documentary up on YT about eccentric record collector, Alex Rodriguez, who travels across America to obscure places to curate an unmatched record collection for Coachella Music Festival’s on-site record store. I thought it was pretty good. There was an interview I saw where he stated he had 20,000+ records.
C'mon C'mon (2021) 4/10
The great Joaquin Phoenix in a long, slow, black and white film about an uncle who takes his spoiled nephew to New York with him.
Th movie ends where it starts.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
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The Cider House Rules - This was one that passed me by back when it was released but I had always heard good things, and I thought it was very good. Michael Caine was excellent and the cast was solid. Strong writing and direction. Got a bit draggy in the final third of the film but redeemed itself. Really glad I finally saw this one, and I love Rachel Portman's score (as I always do).
The Godfather and The Godfather Part II - After finishing the recent TV series The Offer, about the making of the first Godfather film, I was more than primed for an umpteenth re-watch. But I think this was the first time I've ever watched them back-to-back in a single day. They never lose their wonder to me. After all these years, they remain at the top of my list of favourite films and I don't expect that to ever change. There are some immensely stirring scenes in these films, and I always shed a tear when Fredo screams 'It ain't the way *I* wanted it! I can handle things... I'm smart! Not dumb like everybody says!' - Jesus, John Cazale was amazing.
I have the complete series on blu-ray, but today I will skip over part III and watch the bonus extras disc.
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