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Post by lil stormy on Aug 8, 2019 16:06:10 GMT -5
I guess cause it's not really a mob movie. Just a coming of age story in a somewhat mob setting. Apparently based on DeNiro's childhood. You mean Chaz Palmienteri's childhood. He used to do it as a one man show about his life. Didn't know that.
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Post by Ian MacFlai on Aug 8, 2019 16:28:14 GMT -5
I guess cause it's not really a mob movie. Just a coming of age story in a somewhat mob setting. Apparently based on DeNiro's childhood. I honestly just thought the script was cheesy as fuck but I must be off because everyone I talk to loves it haha No you're spot on, it is definitely pretty cheesy and I think that's precisely why everyone loves it... myself included. Not because it's cheesy, but because it's not as heavy-handed as a lot of similar films.
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Post by Ian MacFlai on Aug 8, 2019 16:31:07 GMT -5
You mean Chaz Palmienteri's childhood. He used to do it as a one man show about his life. Didn't know that. Yeah I think DeNiro saw the play and helped him get it produced into a film.
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Post by bentenn on Aug 9, 2019 17:39:04 GMT -5
Watched Altman’s IMAGES. Would not recommend. Probably my go to for hit/mess director
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Post by guyincognito on Aug 9, 2019 18:05:59 GMT -5
And yet another Shia LaBoof flick, looks interesting...
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Post by ryanakafvckyou on Aug 9, 2019 19:10:19 GMT -5
Looks like it’s Shia’s comeback year. The Peanut Butter Falcon looks absolutely fucking fantastic.
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Aug 9, 2019 22:31:41 GMT -5
I watched Domino (De Palma one) at my friend's house. I heard all the bad buzz and all, but wow. Poor guy.
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 9, 2019 22:37:34 GMT -5
Watched Arrival last night in the hotel room while on vacation. Really well done sci-fi flick. Loved it.
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Post by ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ on Aug 9, 2019 22:47:45 GMT -5
Villeneuve is good
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 10, 2019 0:08:34 GMT -5
I'm always impressed by his movies. Noticed a similarly in Arrival and Enemy. Just that quick 2 second shot of the spider in Enemy and the same quick shot of the spider-like alien the main character sees while sitting on her bed in Arrival. So brief but so effective. Would love to see Villanueva do a full on horror movie. Also watched Possum again recently. I'm kinda infatuated with that movie. I think it's the single creepiest movie in many years, if not ever.
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Post by ExS on Aug 10, 2019 7:02:37 GMT -5
just saw parasite by joon-ho. i haven't always been a huge fan of his work, but this was incredible. definitely the best film of 2019 thus far by a significant margin for me.
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Post by koreangirls on Aug 10, 2019 8:56:51 GMT -5
Watched Arrival last night in the hotel room while on vacation. Really well done sci-fi flick. Loved it. Gotta say I wasn't a fan of that. That scene at the beginning where they come for her is so terrible. The Chinese are of course trigger-happy bad guys. The theoretical physicist is there to fill a stereotypical role but does nothing. Everyone is stupid except for a linguist.
I don't know, I wanted to love this because sci-fi is my favorite genre in literature and there aren't many good sci-fi movies, but I just couldn't get into it.
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Post by koreangirls on Aug 10, 2019 9:06:41 GMT -5
just saw parasite by joon-ho. i haven't always been a huge fan of his work, but this was incredible. definitely the best film of 2019 thus far by a significant margin for me. Can't wait for this to get online. Song Kang-ho is such a good actor, too. Loved him in A Taxi Driver.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2019 9:50:54 GMT -5
Am I the only person who thinks Dead Ringers is Cronenberg's best? Seems like it's always The Fly or AHoV, which I get because they're great but they don't necessarily feel like Cronenberg films. It seems like Spider gets looked over a lot too, probably my favourite of his 00s stuff.
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Post by bentenn on Aug 10, 2019 10:42:50 GMT -5
I watched Domino (De Palma one) at my friend's house. I heard all the bad buzz and all, but wow. Poor guy. How crazy is that drone stadium ending tho?? Lol
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 10, 2019 16:14:53 GMT -5
Watched Arrival last night in the hotel room while on vacation. Really well done sci-fi flick. Loved it. Gotta say I wasn't a fan of that. That scene at the beginning where they come for her is so terrible. The Chinese are of course trigger-happy bad guys. The theoretical physicist is there to fill a stereotypical role but does nothing. Everyone is stupid except for a linguist.
I don't know, I wanted to love this because sci-fi is my favorite genre in literature and there aren't many good sci-fi movies, but I just couldn't get into it.
I didn't realize how stereotyped everyone was while watching, but looking back on it, yeah, it's about as subtle as a 60s Bond movie. I just really loved the alien designs, the whole language as time concept etc. I agree, there aren't too many great sci-fi movies. To me the genre kinda peaked with Blade Runner. In the nearly 40 years since, I can barely think of 10 films I would consider classic.
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Aug 10, 2019 16:39:43 GMT -5
Universal just pulled The Hunt from its release schedule. You think it'll never be released? Or will it get constantly delayed like the Death Wish remake?
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Post by mazzario on Aug 10, 2019 17:42:19 GMT -5
Universal just pulled The Hunt from its release schedule. You think it'll never be released? Or will it get constantly delayed like the Death Wish remake? they'll shelve it until we get at least a 6 month window without a mass shooting and then release it on streaming or something.
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 10, 2019 18:40:31 GMT -5
Universal just pulled The Hunt from its release schedule. You think it'll never be released? Or will it get constantly delayed like the Death Wish remake? they'll shelve it until we get at least a 6 month window without a mass shooting and then release it on streaming or something. Kinda looks like a less fun Battle Royale. I'm fine with scrapping it until it's in the dollar bin at Walmart.
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Aug 10, 2019 18:52:47 GMT -5
Cool cast tho
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 10, 2019 18:55:45 GMT -5
I guess. Hilary Swank looks kinda over-the-top crazy in this one. That's a plus.
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Aug 10, 2019 18:59:40 GMT -5
I actually don't know anything about it other than the cast and Fox News dorks crying about it
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Aug 10, 2019 19:08:22 GMT -5
The director Craig Zobel was one of the co-creators of Homestar Runner. Also directed a couple good films (The Great Wall of Sound and Compliance).
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Aug 10, 2019 19:11:55 GMT -5
Going to a Rutger Hauer triple feature tonight. The Hitcher, Nighthawks, and Hobo with a Shotgun all in 35 mm.
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Post by MMST3K on Aug 11, 2019 14:41:29 GMT -5
Going to a Rutger Hauer triple feature tonight. The Hitcher, Nighthawks, and Hobo with a Shotgun all in 35 mm. I just watched hobo with a shotgun in memory of him and it was just alright.It was kinda videoy and the ridiculous aspects didn't mesh as well as they should have.I also caught the end of nighthawks as a kid and for years thought that happened in a dirty harry movie.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 14:46:06 GMT -5
Finally watched Fantastic Planet last night and enjoyed the hell out of it.
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Post by jaredfromsubway on Aug 11, 2019 14:56:03 GMT -5
Going to a Rutger Hauer triple feature tonight. The Hitcher, Nighthawks, and Hobo with a Shotgun all in 35 mm. I just watched hobo with a shotgun in memory of him and it was just alright.It was kinda videoy and the ridiculous aspects didn't mesh as well as they should have.I also caught the end of nighthawks as a kid and for years thought that happened in a dirty harry movie. I hadn't seen it since it came out. I enjoyed it, but didn't like it as much as I did when I first saw it. The sound in the theater is so fucking loud, very overwhelming experience. Yesterday was my first time seeing Nighthawks, which I liked quite a bit. Seeing Stallone fuck shit up in a dress was pretty sick. Also contains one of his better performances. Loved the chemistry between him and Billy Dee Williams. Liked The Hitcher more the second time seeing it. Loved the scene where Rutger and C. Thomas Howell are sitting across each other in the diner.
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Post by MMST3K on Aug 11, 2019 14:59:59 GMT -5
I just watched hobo with a shotgun in memory of him and it was just alright.It was kinda videoy and the ridiculous aspects didn't mesh as well as they should have.I also caught the end of nighthawks as a kid and for years thought that happened in a dirty harry movie. I hadn't seen it since it came out. I enjoyed it, but didn't like it as much as I did when I first saw it. The sound in the theater is so fucking loud, very overwhelming experience. Yesterday was my first time seeing Nighthawks, which I liked quite a bit. Seeing Stallone fuck shit up in a dress was pretty sick. Also contains one of his better performances. Loved the chemistry between him and Billy Dee Williams. Liked The Hitcher more the second time seeing it. Loved the scene where Rutger and C. Thomas Howell are sitting across each other in the diner. Dome was over when I saw Hobo With A Shotgun. She wasn't watching it but was in the room and described it as a symphony of screaming.
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Post by lil stormy on Aug 11, 2019 15:27:08 GMT -5
Finally watched Fantastic Planet last night and enjoyed the hell out of it. My fave animated movie ever. The Criterion DVD is excellent. Has a book with stills and drawings etc, also has the film with and without subtitles.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 15:40:25 GMT -5
yeah i watched it on a bootleg dvd that was in black and white, but it still ruled. i'm gonna try and get ahold of that criterion dvd.
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