We Are Marshall - 9/10
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We Are Marshall - 9/10
I watched V for Vendetta movie. It is a poetic, but a bit confused. But, I absolutely like that film for his vocabulary and graciousness of speeches....I would rate 9.5 from 10.
Sleuth the modern version (Michael Caine / Jude Law). I'd give it 6/10. I prefer the original version even despite Lawrence 'can I be more over the top' Olivier. Wasn't impressed with the language (unnecessary), the 'arty' devices (watching the action through the surveillance system), and the departure from the original storyline. Some fine acting though from Caine and Law, and it's a classic story. Just wish they hadn't fiddled with it. Would recommend the original, or if you have the chance see it on the stage.
That's why i liked it, too. I read the book ("Tess of the D'Urbervilles") a few months ago, so i remember most of the details..i agree the scene you mention was beautiful and it was a pity that it was left out from the film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
The Duchess - 10/10
manolia, glad you read his book; have you read any of the others by Hardy? I read most of Hardy's work. I think my favorites are "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Far from the Madding Crowd", "Return of the Native", and "The Woodlanders"....I also happen to own the movie versions of each and have enjoyed them countless times.Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Yes, just a pity to me that that one scene was eliminated. I am not quite sure how they could have pulled it off but I thought it was significant to the story. The movie was filmed in France I believe because it replicated how English countryside would have looked back in Tess' day (I watched the the Extra Features!)
Last night I watched an oldy but goody:
Georgie Girl ~ Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates; Charlotte Rampling, James Mason
I still loved this movie and wow, did it bring back memories. It was shot in black and white which was quite effective. Alan Bates was great and so was the very young, Lynn Redgrave. The music was so fun - love the song "Hey there Georgie Girl" by the Seekers. A nice trip down 'memory-lane'.
Dedication-- I enjoyed this movie.. Billy Crudup was great.. and though I really don't like Mandy Moore (although she is beautiful :p) she was alright in it too.. 7/10
Adrift in Manhattan-- Loved this one.. really interesting movie... and acting was just great.. 9/10
Just watched this film and all the extra features:
Notorious ~ Alfred Hitchcock; starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains
Great movie! Can't get any better for Hitchcock; this film is said to be his best film. Glad that they just came out with a restored version on DVD at a reasonable price so I could add it to my Hitch collection. In this spy/romance/noir genre, this film is a leader and definitely scores a 10/10 in my book!
I also bought "Spellbound" and will watch that tomorrow night. I have seen it once before and liked it emensely - great dream sequence done by Salvador Dali. Can't wait until tomorrow night to watch it.
The Darjeeling Limited
9.5/10
It has some of the best lines that I have heard in a film recently. Plus, the soundtrack is great. :thumbs_up
Ignore this post. I got my movies mixed up for a brief second. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Janine
But I would like to say, anyway, that I would agree with you on this film, Janine. :)
Isn't Hardy your favourite author, Janine?Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
This is the first Hardy book i read. I liked it very much so there will be more to follow :)
Last night i watched Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" and i rate it 9/10
Mirrors at the cinema. Twas interesting for a horror movie with some scares and an ending that gives you something to think about.
Mystery Men 8/10. love that movie.
Shakespeare retold Much ado about Nothing. 9/10. was really good.
manolia, by now I think that D.H.Lawrence is my favorite author, but Hardy is right behind; I have read most of Hardy's novels, but still have maybe 2 or so to go....many are the more obscure ones you probably have not heard of. I set out to read them all. Now with Lawrence, I have mostly read all his books - many twice so far. "Women in Love" I read twice and listened to the entire MP3 file narrative (uncut); so that makes three - right? I will, no doubt, listen to that narration again. I am working on reading much of what Lawrence wrote - my goal. I recently bought some new things for my Lawrence collection: a few films - "The Virgin and the Gypsy" (older film version) and "The Rainbow" - newer BBC version; an obscure novel co-authored - "The Boy in the Bush" - there is a film but it is impossible to locate now, let alone buy. I know we must get to the reading of WIL sometime soon, but presently I have been trying to finish up "The Idiot" which was Sept's discussion group novel. After that, I need an easier book and then maybe we can do the WIL novel and discuss it together; what do you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
One further question - it was the Roman Polanksi film you saw of "Tess", right?
Lady Wentworth, then you have seen it? It was superb, wasn't it? I may watch it again soon. Even though the plot was not as intricate as some other Hitchcock films I though the characters were more intricate and complex with great nuanced performances.Quote:
But I would like to say, anyway, that I would agree with you on this film, Janine.
Not WIL..we did that last year. Did you mean the Rainbow? I think that's the one we had decided to read next (?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
Yes it was the Polanski film. A very good film indeed :)
Yes, silly me - I got my abreviations all mixed up. It was "The Rainbow" book I was referring to and it was the same film I recently saw. as well. You can watch the excerpts on Youtube. That is where I first discovered it. Then later I tracked down the film, but it is also with the play (newly released DVD) "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd", starring Colin Firth as the drunken husband. I have two versions of that L play now; they are both quite intense and good. This version of "The Rainbow" was produced by the BBC for TV, not long ago. It was very good but disappointing, since they must have cut the original; I saw additional scenes that were missing from the DVD on Youtube...oh, well...it was still fine viewing. I knew the story having read it years back so it did not spoil it for me. I probably would suggest viewing it after you read the novel.Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
manolia, I forgot to mention that I also saw "Rope" - in fact, I own it on a VHS tape and like it very much. I must rewatch that one soon. I think it is quite unique and interesting. I agree with your rating. I love all of Hitchcock's work really so I am biased.
Kurosawa's Yojimbo, most interesting; somewhat humorous gang behavior. A lot of bluffing plus a little, but not enough, sword play.
Cinema: Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of Krystal Skull
7/10 ... it goes fine, I laughed a lot!
@ Home, Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End
9.5/10; a good work.
Spellbound~ Hitchcock; starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck
Fantastic! 10/10....worth it to see the Dali 'dream sequence'. The extra features were very informative. Another great film to add to my collection!
Burn after Reading directed by the Coen brothers which got quite a lot of appraisal at the Venice Film Festival this year.
Well...it's fairly original. John Malkovich, George Clooney and Frances McDormand were in my opinion, extremely good. The story was slightly confusing at the begginning: it wasn't very clear were it was trying to go and the ending was slightly unexpected.
7/10
Shakespeare retold Macbeth 9/10
Manolia, I LOVE "Rope". It is my favorite Hitchcock film. It was based on two real men from the 20's that were thrill killers. Their names were Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Have you ever seen a movie from the 1950's called "Compulsion"? That is a VERY good film. That one is much more obviously the Leopold and Loeb case than "Rope" is. It is the same story (as what happened in real life) but with the names changed. Then there was one made in the early '90's called "Swoon". Now that one DOES use the actual names. It is very indie and very low budget. It is a good movie nonetheless. But it doesn't remotely compare to "Compulsion" or "Rope". But as you seemed to really like "Rope", I thought I would mention "Compulsion" and "Swoon" to you. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Yes, I have seen it. But for a split second I was thinking of "Suspicion". So I said something related to that film instead of "Notorious". :p Although I like the film enough to put it in my top 10, I probably wouldn't put it in my top 5. Hitch still has 5 more that I feel are better (namely "Rope" :) ). Honestly, Janine, Cary Grant can do absolutely NO wrong in my book!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
Niamh, they showed all of those here, but I kept forgetting that they were on. So I never got to see any of them. :bawling:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Thanks for the info. You seem to have an endless "stock" of information on films :) So, it was based on a true story? Very interesting! I haven't seen those films you mention but i do remember watching a film with the same subject matter..not an old film, though and very inferior to rope but quite interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
Last night i watched "Psycho" well this one is definately 10/10. This film never gets old :)
I didnt see them on TV either. I just got them on DVD. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
I love the movie...Quote:
Originally Posted by verybaddmom
I respect Tim Burton
Just seen High School Musical 3 with the kids. Not much different from the first two but the kids loved it.
Yeah, well, I always say that my head is full of useless information. Though I suppose I was able to use this info now to tell you about it. :p I just figure I need to get a life and then I won't have the time to absorb all of the nonsense that I know. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
I wonder if "Swoon" was the film that you saw. Was it a black and white film? I don't know any other movies based on that particular story, but "Swoon" is the one that isn't an old film. It was filmed in black and white, though. I liked that touch to it.
"Psycho" is great. Now I think I might put that second on my list of Hitchcock films. Anthony Perkins is just downright creepy in there.Quote:
Last night i watched "Psycho" well this one is definately 10/10. This film never gets old :)
So they are on DVD? Well, you can guess what is going to be put on my Netflix list now. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Haha! I always say something along those lines about myself. I have a really bad memory and i only seem to remember useless things. So i write everything down on little scraps of paper..and guess what..my office is full of little scraps of paper but i never seem to find the one i want :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
Anyway, information on films is never useless, at least not to me ;)
I checked out swoon in imdb, yesterday and it isn't the one i've seen. The one i was talking about had a similar subject. It's about two school kids who plan the perfect murder just for the sake of doing it, just because they think they are briliant. The movie is definately influenced by Hitchcock's film (or the other film you mention - which one is older?) but like i said it's nothing special. So they choose a girl for their victim -if i am not mistaken- and kill her and i think they tape the whole thing...ermmmm..in the end i think one is killed and the other is caught, not sure about that last part :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
He is creepy! I've been in a Hitchcock mood lately and i've been rewatching films or seeing some of his films i have never seen before. The next one will be "Family Plot". I have never seen this one before ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
Watched 2 movies today. Bored at work...
Pineapple Express - 7.5/10
Carlito's Way - 8/10
Sorry to barge in like this, manolia, because I realise this is directed to LadyWentworth. I have to say though that I do this very thing in front of my computer and then I can't ever find the one I want to find. A good idea for that is if you do find the information online is to copy it to a document file. It is a little better but sometimes, even in there I can't find what I am looking for....helps to keep in folders.Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Did either of you see the really creepy film he is in - "Crimes of Passion" with Kathleen Turner? They always show the worse scene on Youtube. It is funny, I have seen the film years ago; now I wonder if that scene was cut from the version I saw.Quote:
He is creepy! I've been in a Hitchcock mood lately and i've been rewatching films or seeing some of his films i have never seen before. The next one will be "Family Plot". I have never seen this one before ;)
:lol: That is funny. It reminds me of what my brother said to me once. He wasn't happy with me because I couldn't give him an answer to something that I should've been able to remember. He said something like "You can't remember something as simple as what you had to eat for supper last night, but if I asked you what the 5th word of the 2nd paragraph of the 3rd chapter of A Tale of Two Cities is, you would remember that". :pQuote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Yeah, I suppose not. As long as you find someone that you can actually share that information with (and that person actually has interest in what you have to say :D). So I guess my info wasn't useless. :DQuote:
Anyway, information on films is never useless, at least not to me ;)
Is this the one with Sandra Bullock? I think Ben Chaplin played her partner and Ryan Gosling was one of the students. Is that the one? If not, the story is very similar. The title has completely left my mind right now.Quote:
I checked out swoon in imdb, yesterday and it isn't the one i've seen. The one i was talking about had a similar subject. It's about two school kids who plan the perfect murder just for the sake of doing it, just because they think they are briliant. The movie is definately influenced by Hitchcock's film (or the other film you mention - which one is older?) but like i said it's nothing special. So they choose a girl for their victim -if i am not mistaken- and kill her and i think they tape the whole thing...ermmmm..in the end i think one is killed and the other is caught, not sure about that last part :D
Honestly, I have never been able to understand how he didn't even get a nomination for his performance in this.Quote:
He is creepy!
I have never seen this one either. I watched "Dial M for Murder" again not that long ago. I think that is one of my top Hitchcock films. I love Ray Milland.Quote:
The next one will be "Family Plot". I have never seen this one before ;)
I know what this film is, but I have never seen it. Isn't Anthony Perkins in this with her?Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
Just watched the new Indiana Jones film.
Never been a fan of Indiana Jones and now I'm quite glad of it because the series just got butchered in my opinion.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 4/10
i watched a film called 'the number 23' with jim carrey in it. the concept is quite interesting but it could have been a better film. the second part of the film just let me down. poor acting too.
LadyWenthworth, Was the film "The United States of Leland?" - just a wild guess really....Quote:
Is this the one with Sandra Bullock? I think Ben Chaplin played her partner and Ryan Gosling was one of the students. Is that the one? If not, the story is very similar. The title has completely left my mind right now.
Believe it or not (and now you will all jump on me), I have never seen "Psycho". Not long ago I went to my library; thought they had it, but they did not. Years ago I would not watch it, because of that creepy stabbing scene in the shower. I would watch it now, but then I was too freaked out about the knife and they would always show that part in a preview.Quote:
Honestly, I have never been able to understand how he didn't even get a nomination for his performance in this.
I love "Dial M for Murder"....one of my favorites. I tend to like the ones that take place basically in one or two rooms, like a stage. I like "Rope" for that reason and "Rear Window".Quote:
I have never seen this one either. I watched "Dial M for Murder" again not that long ago. I think that is one of my top Hitchcock films. I love Ray Milland.
Yes, and he plays some creepy and dangerous minister - very fanatical. You can see the cuts on Youtube, but as I said this may be from an uncut version I had not seen years back when I first saw that film. I recall Kathleen Turner being great in it. I don't even remember Perkins being in it...which is strange.Quote:
I know what this film is, but I have never seen it. Isn't Anthony Perkins in this with her?
I actually saw Anthony Perkins in person once in a disco bar in Philadelphia (about 1980). My friend said he brushed past me. I said she was crazy and sure enough, we worked our way through the dance crowd, to the bar and thought it was him. He was with a young lady and they left together after a few minutes and his friend stayed at the bar - my friend, Lynne, asked him if that was who we though it was and he replied "yes, he's in a play in the Playhouse in Fairmount Park this week". Geez, if only we had asked him for an autograph. He was much shorter and slighter, than I envisioned him on screen. He seemed really nice.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress -- worth all the awards it won -- character study, nostagic ending
I've decided to go through the AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies (2007) list to see if the "experts" know what they're talking about. I own #s 1-4, so first up was Singing in the Rain. I'm normally not a big fan of musical movies, but I have to admit, I really enjoyed this film. Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds were very good, but Donald O'Connor stole just about every scene he was in. I wouldn't necessarily say it was the fifth best American film ever made, but I'd definitely recommend seeing it if you haven't already.
Next movie: (#7) Lawrence of Arabia
"burn after reading". funny as hell.
Boy A - 9/10 Favorite DVD so far this year (not saying much!)
Hannibal Rising - 6.5/10 Not as bad as I anticipated.
Wall-E - 8/10 Better than I thought!
Mad Money ~ 7/10 kinda cute.
Amélie - 8/10 I'd give this 9/10 if I was a fan of the romance genre =)