Last Movie You Watched

[Jaakko Keskinen]

  Gotta love Yaphet Kotto (whom I've recently seen in an award-winning Night Gallery story).

I love him too, he is in the original Alien film! I haven't read the novel although I have read many other like Goldfinger, Casino royale etc. But from  what I know the book has more in common with lisence to kill than this movie? And yes, I've noticed too that Fleming's views on blacks, asians, women etc. can make it a bit difficult to thoroughly enjoy his novels.

[Karl Henning]

I love him too, he is in the original Alien film!

I had forgotten that!  Although Guillermo Toro mentions it in his commentary upon "The Messiah on Mott Street."

[Karl Henning]

I love him too, he is in the original Alien film! I haven't read the novel although I have read many other like Goldfinger, Casino royale etc. But from  what I know the book has more in common with lisence to kill than this movie?

The grim "he disagreed with something that ate him" episode is actually in Live and Let Die, but not used in that movie;  and yes, they use it in License to Kill.

[Ken B]

Well, so far as I know, the charge of racism applies particularly (possibly uniquely) to Live and Let Die.

I read a bunch of them in high school, and re read a couple. I don't recall them being racist particularly. They are certainly of the 'men were men and women were happy' type. Very vivid and fast moving, quite ridiculous of course but much less overblown than the movies.

[Karl Henning]

Jaws spawned three sequels, none of which approached the success of the original.

Kudos to whoever posted this at Wikipedia;  best use yet of "spawned" on the Interwebs 

[North Star]

Kudos to whoever posted this at Wikipedia;  best use yet of "spawned" on the Interwebs 

There aren't many sequels for which this isn't the proper way to deal with, excepting the one Godfather sequel they made. I wonder if they could have made even a third one in that series?

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Sad I've completed the batch of these, the last - the best: Le Brasier Ardent,"the Burning Crucible" from '23.  Inventive, funny, scary, challenging, charming, touching, and surreal (at times).  Delightful at all times.  [asin]B00BGF7VDC[/asin]

"Zed" is the detective - how could I not like it? - hired by a wealthy husband to return his wife's "soul" to him.  A flavor of it (untinted) can be had here but with wild musical accompaniment :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NebiDJ1altA

[SonicMan46]

Well tonight, I returned to my 'burned' DVDs from the TCM channel - watched a couple of good ones from the 1940s:

Crossfire (1947) w/ Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan & Gloria Grahame - a film noir w/ Ryan just excellent - Grahame was also quite good in role; rated 7.4/10 on IMDB - recommended!

Crossroads (1942) w/ William Powell & Hedy Lamarr - Diplomat is blackmailed for crimes he committed before he had amnesia - Hedy is just beautiful; rated 6.7/10 on IMDB - some great character actors in this film - Powell (from the Thin Man series) excellent as usual.  Dave

 

[André]

A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society, Kenji Mizoguchi had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the astounding Kinuyo Tanaka as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained the director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him.

[asin]B00CEIOH8C[/asin]

+ 1. A classic among Classics.

[Karl Henning]

http://www.youtube.com/v/VWuJHbVZBQg

[Karl Henning]

"... I'd watch yourself, Mark."

[mn dave]

I watched the unpopular movie Spider-Man 2 over the weekend and as usual liked it more than other people did--because I guess I'm programmed to enjoy guys in colorful costumes kicking the shit out of each other. It wasn't the best I've ever seen and it wasn't the worst, but I had fun and that's all that matters. Your argument is invalid.

[Karl Henning]

Your argument is invalid.

You're welcome

[mn dave]

You're welcome

Or as the people in my office would say: "Your welcome."

[George]

http://www.youtube.com/v/VWuJHbVZBQg

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Bicycling with Molière : un peu décevant.  I'll take the train with Honegger instead, thanks.

[asin]B00JJXYVZE[/asin]

[ibanezmonster]

I had to share this gem of a movie (copy & paste from the anime thread):




Mind Game
Movie


Obviously, I watched this because it was supposed to be a good, psychological thriller art film. Although it was a bit different than what I expected, it turned out to be completely amazing in a slightly different way.

At first, the pace of the movie is rapid and the ideas fascinating, but after a while it grinds to a halt. I'd say this is the only problem I have with the movie, but it's also its strength at the same time. The ending scene is absolutely insane. One of the most intense things I've seen (especially visually).

After watching the movie, the impression it left on me was something completely unique. Perhaps it was the insertion of a bit of unexpected melancholy into the film in the midst of all of the trippy, abstract scenes, but overall it was a feeling I had never felt before. Quite amazing.


Can be watched here:
http://www.veoh.com/adultwarning/watch/v1740156EwfqWWce?h1=MIND+GAME

[Karl Henning]

. . . but it's also its strength at the same time.

Thank you for getting this right.

Not everyone does, you know.

[North Star]

Thank you for getting this right.

Not everyone does, you know.

Karl's right right there. It's Karl's right to be right, right?

[Karl Henning]

I didn't pay attention to the opening credits. So it was not until I saw shots of the World Trade Center that I understood that this is in fact the remake of The Omen. I think I shall go ahead and watch this one (which I think I may enjoy) and look more carefully for the original next time.