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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Aug 17, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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My wife insists on 'The kids are alright" tonight.
Hoping for the best,,,
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Aug 18, 2011 - 05:16pm PT
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Just saw "Bridesmaids," it was hilarious.
I have really enjoyed the remake of "Moby Dick" with William Hurt (as Ahab),Ethan Hawke and others. The casting for the crew is excellant, the unknowns in the movie are all perfect. It's been on TV lately.
Hey ihateplastic, I saw Paul and really enjoyed it. I thought it was very funny. I haven't seen any of those guys other movies though.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 18, 2011 - 05:57pm PT
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Last movies seen:
The TV series Romanzo Criminale.
Il Divo (About Guilio Andreotti). Second time.
"It is astonishing that a film like this could be made about a man still living. Andreotti’s Christian Democrats ruled postwar Italy until 1992, by which time the party was in such disrepute that it no longer survived. Yet he prevails. The legend is only enhanced by the great performance here by Toni Servillo, an actor who succeeds in making him hypnotizing by supplying him with an almost cheerful lack of magnetism. Here was a man who suppressed the usual charm of a politician, perhaps aware he worked better as an enigma. Was he thinking of himself when he famously said, “You sin in thinking bad about people; but, often, you guess right.”
Sorrentino's use of titles, quick edits, multiple-perspective flashbacks, slow motion, extreme close-ups, and sublime musical accents--as well as star Toni Servillo's brilliantly stylized acting--convert this airless and sinister piece of world history into a dynamic tale of moral ambiguity and seemingly invulnerable political power.
In one of the film's most memorable scenes, Servillo allows his ironic veneer to crack just once, in a molten monologue where, spit flying, he justifies "perpetrating evil to guarantee good." Another chilling sequence intercuts a crucial Mafia hit with shots of a particularly tense and triumphant horse race, while a punky blues number roars in the background.
The film assembles a roll call of figures in postwar Italian politics, society and crime, uses an abundance of names and dates in captions, and makes us despair of keeping track until we realize we’re not intended to — the purpose of all these facts is simply to evoke the sheer scope and breadth of Andreotti’s machinations. The more we learn, the more fascinated we become, as Servillo portrays him as --faced, hunched, impassive, observing all, revealing little, wise and cynical beyond measure."
After I saw “Il Divo,” I suppose I should have felt indignation. But the film present such mesmerizing figures that I simply regard them, astonished. I wonder if just before a snake strikes you think: How amazing!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Aug 20, 2011 - 11:00pm PT
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The Maltese Falcon.
Bogy to his secretary,"You're a good man, sister."
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 21, 2011 - 11:45pm PT
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Actually Winona lost out after Sadie Frost stole the show in Dracula.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Aug 21, 2011 - 11:47pm PT
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Trainspotting- awesome!
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Aug 22, 2011 - 12:58am PT
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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Hurt Locker (again).
It was better the first time I saw it- then I saw 'Restrepo'- this time around, not as good.
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:19am PT
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Head
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:24am PT
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2001 a space odyssey
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:26am PT
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Joey.F... My favorite line from The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade: When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it.
We went to a studio preview of the film Dolphin Tale. I would guess it is PG... a nice film for kids and family. Not sure why they felt it needed to be in 3-D... there were no explosions or shards of glass shooting out of the screen.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:29am PT
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Dee ee... You MUST see Shaun of the Dead! It is brilliant! Hot Fuzz is also good but Shaun of the Dead is wonderful for its humor.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:35am PT
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IHP, The Maltese Falcon is so full of one liners, isn't it? rat tat tat fast. Shaun of the Dead is hilarious.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:48am PT
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Joey.F... I don't know why writers don't write like that anymore. That rapid tit-for-tat dialogue is wonderful to hear.
Not long ago I introduced my wife to the wonderful Grant/Hepburn film Charade. English is not my wife's native language but she was laughing at all the right spots and wanted to see it again the next night. She was so amazed by the dialogue and wondered why they don't make films like that anymore. I know there are a few more modern films with great dialogue but I can not think of them right now.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:55am PT
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Just saw the new Irish movie "The Guard" - wicked good.
Said the Garda sargeant to his new lad, "Now buy me another fookin' beer."
That's how ya get quality police work done, eh?
Don Cheadle gives his usual quality performance.
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OR
Trad climber
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Aug 22, 2011 - 08:47am PT
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Last flick I saw was The Trip. A hilarious brit flick. PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE. I was in tears in the theater. Somebody else made reference up thread I think
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August West
Trad climber
Where the wind blows strange
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Aug 22, 2011 - 12:33pm PT
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Winona Ryder could have/should have had a better career. I recently watched Heathers for the first time since seeing it in the theater when it came out.
Ryder was great. I thought the film has aged rather well.
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August West
Trad climber
Where the wind blows strange
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Aug 22, 2011 - 12:34pm PT
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The Man who shot Liberty Valence is a fav of mine also.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Aug 22, 2011 - 12:59pm PT
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The only problem with TMWSLV is I think James Stewart was a little long in the tooth to play a young man heading west. But I can't really picture anyone else playing Rance either. Edmond Obrian as the editor is just the best. Charade is a favorite also, IHP. You're right, for dialog head for the classics. Pretty much anything by Billy Wilder is a good place to start.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Aug 22, 2011 - 01:52pm PT
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OR...
Last flick I saw was The Trip. A hilarious brit flick. PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE. I was in tears in the theater. Somebody else made reference up thread I think
I am anxiously awaiting this on DVD! Steve Coogan is beyond brilliant. When I lived in the UK I watched a show of his called I'm Alan Partridge and I would routinely vomit in laughter. I need The Trip on DVD so I can watch it over and over and in slow-motion so I get every joke and nuance.
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