Guest Jules Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 i wasn't trying to sound like i was attacked - i legitimately want to know. what is the best/finest/greatest movie ever, in your opinion?Gotcha. GodfatherCasablancaRaging BullGoodfellasWeekend at Bernies Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I can't stand Raging Bull. I saw it once. It's well done. I don't ever want to see it again. Nice call with Goodfellas. I completely agree. Top 5 for me too. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Watched this Hammer horror with Stefanie Powers and Joss Ackland--the actor, not the VIA member --the other night: Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Just watched Kenneth Branagh put the "ham" in Hamlet. Could have done without Robin and Billy, too. Might cleanse my palette with a little Larry O in Dickie 3. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I don't frequent this thread, so both of these might have been mentioned previously, but last night I saw In The Loop, and enjoyed it very much. Frightening, depressing, but above all, hilarious. While we were there, a huge crowd was heading in to a special screening of The Cove. Saw the trailer before In The Loop, it also looks to be frightening and depressing, but not so much with the hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I saw In The Loop - funny stuff (especially the vocabulary of that Scot). The focus seemed to drift in the third act...I lost interest anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I don't frequent this thread, so both of these might have been mentioned previously, but last night I saw In The Loop, and enjoyed it very much. Frightening, depressing, but above all, hilarious.In the Loop is near the top of my must-see list. Can't wait. Yesterday, I saw The Hurt Locker. Haven't made up my mind about it overall, but there's no doubt that Jeremy Renner gives a terrific performance. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Really enjoying season 2 so far. The epileptic (pepileptic) dog and the Simon & Garfunkel episodes were quite funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'm about to preview a workprint of a new film by a local filmmaker. His last movie was accepted into a few festivals and I wrote complimentary things about it at the time. This time, he's asked me to offer some advance feedback, and I'm happy to oblige. I'm a big believer in regional filmmaking (and I'm partial to Midwestern stuff). Sometimes the most interesting ideas are happening off the beaten path. Saying that the only movies worth seeing are those that are readily accessible is a lot like saying the only music worth hearing is what spins on Top 40 stations. Indeed, perhaps the best reason to pay attention to the smallest corners of cinema is that the next Altman or Cronenberg might be there instead of at your local multiplex. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 This could be the greatest trailer I have ever seen: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/legion/red-band-trailer Link to post Share on other sites
chanman1128 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Just got back from 'The Cove'. Great documentary. Some great footage, really well done. I recommend it. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Yes, this is the first time I have seen it, loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 "Wolodarsky, go get the keys to that fishing boat, and throw them in the water. No, wait. They might have another set. Just blow it up." Yes, this is the first time I have seen it, loved it. "Here are just a few of the key ingredients: dynamite, pole vaulting, laughing gas, choppers - can you see how incredible this is going to be? - hang gliding, come on!" Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I plan on watching this one today: Fred Williamson and Bo Svenson, should be interesting. I'll be curious to see how Tarantino's version compares. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Laurent Cantet's The Class is perhaps the best, most sophisticated movie about teaching I've ever seen. It's as good as they say. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Yay, somehow I have not heard any spoilers and I just got the final season from Netflix. So looking forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 OK, Watching this: Drinking this: Then I'll be watching this: Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Man On Wire - documentary buoyed by a compelling story, imaginative, dreamy reenactments, and priceless vintage footage (Petite must've come from money - his personal footage of the era looks like 16mm, and even some early video camerawork, maybe). The one huge disappointment was the absence of him talking about the moment he shared with a seagull hovering above him as he lay on the wire between the towers. Another earlier doc I saw (a history of the towers themselves) mentioned it, and it was so sublime and wondrous, it was nearly all I took away from that doc. I'd been looking forward to it as I watched Man On Wire, but suddenly the moment had passed, and if you sneezed you missed Petite mention '...and the police who'd just seen me out there, and the seagull, are asking...' or something like that. Why edit out the single most beautiful moment of that entire event? But still, very enjoyable overall, and did not spark my intense fear of heights as I'd heard it may. Most likely because I know he lived through it all. What it did drudge up, without mentioning the destruction of the towers, was a consistent reminder that the towers are gone, and that the vile creatures that destroyed it were in some ways bizarro-Petites. Link to post Share on other sites
Al.Ducts Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Man On Wire - documentary buoyed by a compelling story, imaginative, dreamy reenactments, and priceless vintage footage (Petite must've come from money - his personal footage of the era looks like 16mm, and even some early video camerawork, maybe). The one huge disappointment was the absence of him talking about the moment he shared with a seagull hovering above him as he lay on the wire between the towers. Another earlier doc I saw (a history of the towers themselves) mentioned it, and it was so sublime and wondrous, it was nearly all I took away from that doc. I'd been looking forward to it as I watched Man On Wire, but suddenly the moment had passed, and if you sneezed you missed Petite mention '...and the police who'd just seen me out there, and the seagull, are asking...' or something like that. Why edit out the single most beautiful moment of that entire event? But still, very enjoyable overall, and did not spark my intense fear of heights as I'd heard it may. Most likely because I know he lived through it all. What it did drudge up, without mentioning the destruction of the towers, was a consistent reminder that the towers are gone, and that the vile creatures that destroyed it were in some ways bizarro-Petites. Man on Wire is wonderful. I loved every second of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 60 Minutes is fully dedicated to creator Don Hewitt tonight. So far, it's terrific. Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Oh, yeah. Who is with me? Link to post Share on other sites
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