The Movie Thread - Page 8

Red October1984 · 06-10-13, 10:10 AM

Just for Father Goose, I might watch his movie tonight.

My grandma has it loaded in her digital collection.

mako88sb · 06-10-13, 10:30 AM

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I always forget about that movie, and I don't know why because it is brilliant. Maybe it's time to watch it again.

I wasn't even aware of this movie but had to order it once I read some reviews of it.

I also ordered "Nicholas & Alexandra" as my daughter is becoming quite the history buff and seemed pretty keen to watch this when I described it to her. Definitely one of my favorites.

We watched Robocop yesterday and although not on my top 10 list, I remember being pleasantly surprised when I seen it in the theater back in 1987. I hadn't even hit the play button and my daughter looking up info on her smart phone was asking me if I knew about the remake coming out next year. Huh, nope, didn't know that. Then she asked if I knew they were making a Robocop statue for Detroit. Huh? Really? Sure enough:

http://news.yahoo.com/plans-move-for...142556165.html

Sailor Steve · 06-10-13, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mako88sb

I wasn't even aware of this movie but had to order it once I read some reviews of it.

Beware of spoilers when you read about it. You don't want to know too much. Maybe better to just rent it (unless that's what you meant by "order").

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I also ordered "Nicholas & Alexandra" as my daughter is becoming quite the history buff and seemed pretty keen to watch this when I described it to her. Definitely one of my favorites.

I avoided that one like the plague, as I was very depressed at the time and already knew the ending. I finally saw it and it was one of the best.

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the remake coming out next year.

I don't see how they can do it without Peter Weller. For me he was the only thing that made the movie sufferable.

mako88sb · 06-10-13, 02:01 PM

Thanks for the tip there Steve. I just skimmed a couple reviews and that was enough to get me interested. I can't believe I've never heard of it before.

I just watched the "Fall of Eagles" mini-series a few months ago and if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. The very first episode was a bit dull, but I really enjoyed the rest of them and learned quite a bit. Patrick Stewart does a great job portraying Lenin.

frau kaleun · 06-10-13, 03:28 PM

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I avoided that one like the plague, as I was very depressed at the time and already knew the ending. I finally saw it and it was one of the best.

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin? If so, the moment he entered his first scene was where they lost me. I couldn't stop thinking "It's the Doctor!" every time he was onscreen.

Also the fact that I found it unbelievable SLOW up to that point. I was pretty much ready to give up on it anyway. I remember thinking, I know why this movie is so long, it's because it takes forever for anything to happen in it.

mako88sb · 06-10-13, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin? If so, the moment he entered his first scene was where they lost me. I couldn't stop thinking "It's the Doctor!" every time he was onscreen.

Also the fact that I found it unbelievable SLOW up to that point. I was pretty much ready to give up on it anyway. I remember thinking, I know why this movie is so long, it's because it takes forever for anything to happen in it.

Yes, that's the one. I wasn't into Dr. Who back then so I had no idea who Tom Baker was.

Sailor Steve · 06-10-13, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin?

And the guy who remembers everything doesn't remember that.

Maybe because I saw it more than ten years before I discovered Doctor Who and haven't seen it since.

WernherVonTrapp · 06-10-13, 06:00 PM

Here's a freaky movie that I almost forgot about. I loved it back in the day though I haven't seen it in over 2 decades. I think I got this on DVD
somewhere.

Sailor Steve · 06-10-13, 09:13 PM

You know, it's funny how personal taste works. I have a friend who says Body Double is one of his all-time favorite movies. I like Craig Wasson, I like Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton had just been noticed through a series of TV ads for radio stations around the country, and I really wanted to see her in a movie. No matter how I tried I just couldn't make myself like it. I'm not knocking the movie. My friend has great judgement and in certain circles it's highly praised. It's got to be me, but I just couldn't get into it.

WernherVonTrapp · 06-11-13, 07:38 AM

I loved it the first few times I watched it.
However, I had a hard time understanding parts of it, or maybe I should say keeping track of what's going on (sort of like the first time I watched "Slaughterhouse Five").
I remember Craig Wasson was a claustrophobic and was intrigued by a woman who was later brutally murdered, but there were times (maybe due to the editor or director) that I couldn't be certain what was really happening from what might've been a claustrophobic episode for Wasson. I think I'll have to watch it again, my memory seems more vague now that I think about it.
Funny, I loved a lot of the movies from that era, when I remember them in the context of my age in retrospect. There have been a number of those movies that, when I watch them again (for the first time in 20+ years), I find myself thinking: "What was that all about?"

WernherVonTrapp · 06-11-13, 06:42 PM

mako88sb · 06-12-13, 01:18 PM

One movie that I really enjoyed and found that few people have heard of it is "Timescape" that came out in 1992 with Jeff Daniels and Ariana Richards both giving great performances. Kind of a different time travelling movie that has tourist visiting famous man-made and natural disasters:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104362/ The full movie is available at youtube for those who might be interested.

It's nice to see Ariana Richards has become quite the accomplished artist:

http://www.galleryariana.com/

Red October1984 · 06-12-13, 04:21 PM

Instead of Father Goose, I watched most of The Godfather last night because I'd never seen it. I still have to finish it...but it's a great movie.

WernherVonTrapp · 06-12-13, 05:09 PM

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Instead of Father Goose, I watched most of The Godfather last night because I'd never seen it. I still have to finish it...but it's a great movie.

You've never seen The Godfather?

Great movie. Godfather 2 is even better. Godfather 3, meh.

Have you at least watched "Casino" or "A Bronx Tale"?

Sailor Steve · 06-12-13, 05:58 PM

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Godfather 3, meh.

My friend Rocky once said Godfather 3 is the only time he knew of that a whole movie was made just so an actor could say a single line.

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"Casino"

There's one I didn't like until I read the true story, and found out it was pretty close to the facts. I watched it again and liked it a lot more.

06-10-13, 10:10 AM	#106
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Just for Father Goose, I might watch his movie tonight. My grandma has it loaded in her digital collection. __________________

06-10-13, 06:00 PM	#113
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Here's a freaky movie that I almost forgot about. I loved it back in the day though I haven't seen it in over 2 decades. I think I got this on DVD somewhere. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

06-10-13, 09:13 PM	#114
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You know, it's funny how personal taste works. I have a friend who says Body Double is one of his all-time favorite movies. I like Craig Wasson, I like Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton had just been noticed through a series of TV ads for radio stations around the country, and I really wanted to see her in a movie. No matter how I tried I just couldn't make myself like it. I'm not knocking the movie. My friend has great judgement and in certain circles it's highly praised. It's got to be me, but I just couldn't get into it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-11-13, 07:38 AM	#115
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I loved it the first few times I watched it. However, I had a hard time understanding parts of it, or maybe I should say keeping track of what's going on (sort of like the first time I watched "Slaughterhouse Five"). I remember Craig Wasson was a claustrophobic and was intrigued by a woman who was later brutally murdered, but there were times (maybe due to the editor or director) that I couldn't be certain what was really happening from what might've been a claustrophobic episode for Wasson. I think I'll have to watch it again, my memory seems more vague now that I think about it. Funny, I loved a lot of the movies from that era, when I remember them in the context of my age in retrospect. There have been a number of those movies that, when I watch them again (for the first time in 20+ years), I find myself thinking: "What was that all about?" __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate Last edited by WernherVonTrapp; 06-11-13 at 06:06 PM.

06-11-13, 06:42 PM	#116
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	__________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

06-10-13, 02:01 PM	#109
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tip there Steve. I just skimmed a couple reviews and that was enough to get me interested. I can't believe I've never heard of it before. I just watched the "Fall of Eagles" mini-series a few months ago and if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. The very first episode was a bit dull, but I really enjoyed the rest of them and learned quite a bit. Patrick Stewart does a great job portraying Lenin.

06-12-13, 01:18 PM	#117
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One movie that I really enjoyed and found that few people have heard of it is "Timescape" that came out in 1992 with Jeff Daniels and Ariana Richards both giving great performances. Kind of a different time travelling movie that has tourist visiting famous man-made and natural disasters: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104362/ The full movie is available at youtube for those who might be interested. It's nice to see Ariana Richards has become quite the accomplished artist: http://www.galleryariana.com/ Last edited by mako88sb; 06-12-13 at 01:36 PM.

06-12-13, 04:21 PM	#118
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Instead of Father Goose, I watched most of The Godfather last night because I'd never seen it. I still have to finish it...but it's a great movie. __________________