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| bartist |
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billyweeds wrote: Has everybody but me forgotten The French Connection? That chase was awesome, baby.
It was, and Friedkin's realistic approach (get the crew in the car and drive like freaking crazy) definitely added something. If there's Method acting, there is also Method cinematography! |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:44 pm |
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| I remember "The French Connection" well, and would like to see it again, now that I think of it. There have been so many chase scenes since that and "Bullitt" started them off that it takes some special element to make one memorable. "Bullitt" had the San Francisco hills, "Connection" had the elevated subway, "Drive" had the midnight streets of L.A. That's why I immediately think of those when I hear "great car chase." |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:17 pm |
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| Carol--I agree completely about Drive belonging in that pantheon. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:15 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a torturous, terribly overlong existential police procedural set in Turkey. It's getting raves from some pretentious film critics (coughManohlaDargiscough), but it's the foreign-language equivalent of the equally unwatchable Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
An alternate title might be "Law & Order: Antonioni Unit." Except that would be an insult to Antonioni.
Holy crap, I got the Search function to work. (you have to change one of the default choices to make it work; otherwise it just tells you that SOMEWHERE in, say, Current Film, there exists a posting....how ridiculous that that's the default setting for searches!) OUATI Anatolia shows up here tomorrow. Haven't seen the dir's previous Three Monkeys (though perhaps watching 35 minutes of a certain Terry Gilliam film would be the math equivalent) that Gromit mentioned in a favorable light. |
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| knox |
| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:52 am |
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Am with BWeed on "Anatolia," see it at your own risk. Drags on and on.
Torn on "Wanderlust" - on the one hand, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux (nephew of my favorite travel writer, too long been hiding in tv land); OTOH, the Aniston. Just one man's opinion, but if you want a quirky girl-next-door in a comedy, remove Aniston and replace with Rashida Jones.
Chase scenes - prefer elegant choreography (car-eography?) to slam/wham/crunch, so probably Ronin or Drive. I guess the fountain scene in The Pink Panther doesn't count - I really liked the old man standing in the street, watching it all, then retiring to a chair. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:43 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is a torturous, terribly overlong existential police procedural set in Turkey. It's getting raves from some pretentious film critics (coughManohlaDargiscough), but it's the foreign-language equivalent of the equally unwatchable Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy..... |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:13 am |
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knox wrote: Torn on "Wanderlust" - on the one hand, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux (nephew of my favorite travel writer, too long been hiding in tv land); OTOH, the Aniston. Just one man's opinion, but if you want a quirky girl-next-door in a comedy, remove Aniston and replace with Rashida Jones.
Climb off that bourgeois mindpap ledge, Knox. There is little hope Paul Rudd can save this rambling hippie joke. If only Justin's uncle had written the screenplay. Life is short - don't make it nasty and brutish, too. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:22 pm |
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| I have heard that Wanderlust is worth seeing if only for one side-splitting monologue delivered brilliantly by Rudd. In any case, will probably be seeing it Tuesday courtesy of SAG, more or less for free. |
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| knox |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:26 pm |
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Manohla didn't like it and complained about too many wiener jokes, as well as wearing out the back-to-nature shtick. I know we shouldn't place our absolute trust in Manohla, and will read any future reviews here with open mind.
Jeanette Catsoulis didn't just pan "Gone," but seems to have walked over it several times with cleats on. Her first adjective for the thriller is "moronic," and no suprise that she found Amanda Seyfried's acting wanting.
Stepping back from the ledge, Bart. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:38 pm |
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"Gone" sounds awful and seems to be part of the black choking cloud that descends annually on heartland multiplexes after the Oscar noms have departed. Haven't been to the movies in three weeks....almost movie-hungry enough to go see Tinker tonight. Maddeningly, "A Separation" is waiting until the week AFTER Oscars to play here.
Agree that Rashida Jones (as an Aniston sub) would tip the scales for me. Alas, the lovely and talented Ms. Jones (daughter of Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones) seems to be tied up with "Parks and Rec" now. She did make time for Our Idiot Brother, though. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:30 pm |
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| Two Jones girls are marvelous--the already-mentioned Rashida and the amazing Felicity, who stars in the very good Like Crazy with Anton Yelchin. It's a very charming and somewhat disturbing romantic dramedy. Check it out. I liked it considerably better than many nominated films. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:33 pm |
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| I'm assuming most Rashida fans know that she's the daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy (Mod Squad) Lipton, but for those who don't... |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:57 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Two Jones girls are marvelous--the already-mentioned Rashida and the amazing Felicity, who stars in the very good Like Crazy with Anton Yelchin. It's a very charming and somewhat disturbing romantic dramedy. Check it out. I liked it considerably better than many nominated films.
Thanks, Billy. It's now on my queue.
This year I've seen fewer nominated films than any year so far - Netflix had better get their act together, so I appreciate the suggestion.
talk about cabin fever *sigh* |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:27 am |
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With hours to spare, I took in The Artist on Saturday afternoon with my daughter.
The theater was packed. Nary a single seat or two was available. Myself at 48 and my daughter at 20, our combined ages were still younger than the average age of everyone else in attendance.
This movie was a throwback to the early days of silent films, painting a riches to rags to riches story about an actor that gets left behind for the new gal he accidentally discovers as the "talkies" era takes over.
The charm of the movie was good and the story flowed rather nicely, but it was apparent to me that this movie was made mainly to appeal to the Academy (and obviously an older audience that reminisced about the days of the 25 cent theater).
Did it deserve to win Best Picture? probably not, but it wasn't a horrible mess like several others that have won over the years (TEP takes the top prize for the worst, in my book). Overall, it was enjoyable and fun. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:59 am |
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chillywilly wrote: With hours to spare, I took in The Artist on Saturday afternoon with my daughter.
The theater was packed. Nary a single seat or two was available. Myself at 48 and my daughter at 20, our combined ages were still younger than the average age of everyone else in attendance. |
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