Last Movie You Watched

[LKB]

True, my favorite comedy does use that gag. It is used once and has a duration of a few seconds. Airplane also has plenty of material which current viewers might find offensive for various reasons. Some of it is parody, but most is simply a product of its pc-free era. ( l do think the end of the boy & girl bit goes a little too far. )

The whole shit-hit's-the-fan thing is actually a perfect example of what separates a classic like Airplane, where the gag is a three-second one-off, from the decidedly non-classic The Interview. If the latter had included such a gag, it would undoubtedly have lasted longer, filmed in slow-motion from multiple angles, with the camera pushing in on the actors getting spattered. Some might chuckle, but l expect more would roll their eyes while thinking, " Really? "

Picked the wrong day to stop drinking,

LKB

[SimonNZ]

I wasn't arguing. I love Airplane.

[LKB]

I wasn't arguing. I love Airplane.

Glad to hear it! 

< prop whine >,

LKB

[aligreto]

Bandits....





Wonderfully entertaining, engaging and quirky. A really good watch.

[Karl Henning]

I wasn't arguing. I love Airplane.

It's high time I watched that one.

And, back to The Fly

This clearly isn't a film for everybody and yet, it's also very hard not to appreciate its many virtues: It works remarkably well because the two leads manage to get you involved on what could have easily been laughable otherwise., They are able to convince the audience that these proceedings are really happening, turning us into an observing "fly in the wall" in the process (so to speak).

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[George]

It's high time I watched that one.

Meaning you've never seen it? 

[LKB]

It's high time I watched that one.

And, back to The Fly

Haven't seen The Fly in at least fifteen years, probably closer to twenty. And l have no impulse to. Nothing against the film, I've always considered it well done all around, and l do enjoy good sci-fi. But my suspension of disbelief only goes so high, l suppose.

I did watch Independence Day: Indulgence last week. Goldblum looked like he had just woken up in nearly every scene... At least Brent Spiner got a little work.

Oh, finished Dances with Wolves yesterday.

Wind-In-His-Hair,

LKB

[LKB]

Meaning you've never seen it? 

All sophisticated and intelligent musicians ( sorry for the redundancy ) have seen Airplane, or will. No need to fret over k a rl h e nn i ng. 

< puts on nun's habit and grab's a guitar >,

LKB

[Karl Henning]

Meaning you've never seen it? 

In entirety, no. I've certainly seen odd bits.

I feel like the Hawk, telling her, "I never saw E.T...."

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[LKB]

In entirety, no. I've certainly seen odd bits.

I feel like the Hawk, telling her, "I never saw E.T...."
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You are missing out...

Mournfully,

LKB

[Karl Henning]

You are missing out...

Mournfully,

LKB

Well, but you see, that is why I am determined to rectify that this month.

[Karl Henning]

Haven't seen The Fly in at least fifteen years, probably closer to twenty. And l have no impulse to. Nothing against the film, I've always considered it well done all around, and l do enjoy good sci-fi. But my suspension of disbelief only goes so high, l suppose.

I have no quarrel with your finding no motivation to watch it (again).  That is pretty much how I would have polled, two weeks ago.  My eye fell on a $5 new DVD at the supermarket, and I thought, I have not actually seen the whole thing—so why not?

There's a lot of The Fly that I hadn't seen before. But (somehow) I had seen all the "shocker" bits ... so I could watch the whole with reasonable equanimity. Still, something of a wringer.

I do see myself watching it more than this once.  Plus watching it with the commentary.  But, no, I do not fault anyone for feeling they do not need to come back to it.  I feel rather that way about Dead Ringers, fantastically done though it was.

[LKB]

I feel rather that way about Dead Ringers, fantastically done though it was.

I'm with you there. Dead Ringers had me locked in, fairly unique film and a great performance from Jeremy Irons ( and Jeremy Irons ). But l think once was enough.

< puts on crimson cap & gown >,

LKB

[Karl Henning]

The Exorcist, the Extended Director's Cut, which was (we might say) Friedkin agreeing to re-release the film, as Blatty wished originally.  I approve of most of the restorations, with the provisional exception of The Buddy Ending

[aligreto]

Windtalkers....





Standard fare; watchable without being remarkable other than the facts upon which it was based.

[James]

World War Z
2013 ‧ Science fiction film/Thriller ‧ 2h 3m

When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single bite, is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread.

[asin]B005LAIIN0[/asin]

[James]

Road Games
1981 ‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 1h 41m

An Australian trucker (Stacy Keach) picks up a hitchhiking heiress (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the trail of a killer in a green van.

[asin]B01ENB213U[/asin]

[Karl Henning]

The Exorcist, the Extended Director's Cut, which was (we might say) Friedkin agreeing to re-release the film, as Blatty wished originally.  I approve of most of the restorations, with the provisional exception of The Buddy Ending

Last night:  Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist Set.  A very enjoyable, informative, nay even illuming featurette.

[aligreto]

The Cold Light of Day....





A fast paced thriller that holds one's attention.

[Karl Henning]

The Exorcist, the Extended Director's Cut, which was (we might say) Friedkin agreeing to re-release the film, as Blatty wished originally.  I approve of most of the restorations, with the provisional exception of The Buddy Ending

Roger Ebert really, truly did not like The Buddy Ending, either!

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-exorcist-2000-version-2000

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