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Watched X last night. Slasher with boobies and a solid enough theme plus Mia Goth who is exceptional to watch

Will have to dig out the others in the trilogy
 

johnlights said:
Finally watched Apocalypse Now...
Lovely cinematography, but terribly dull.
Think I missed the vibe as I was sober.
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How many years you went without watching it? One of the great American movies, IMO. Some fantastic lines, delivered by iconic actors. Madhouse movie. Love it.
 
johnlights said:
Finally watched Apocalypse Now...
Lovely cinematography, but terribly dull.
Think I missed the vibe as I was sober.
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Agreed. I watched it lately for the first time in decades and it's a bit of a mess, looks amazing in parts, but meandering. The 20 minutes or so with Robert Duvall is brilliant.
 
Ghfd said:
It’s a strange one. I posted that back in 2024 and I have watched it again but I struggled again with it

Others on the thread have said it’s decent but I maybe seeing things they don’t
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Hello Jason?
Yes?
It's Wes.
Hello Wes.
I'm making a new film. Which is also a play. And a TV show.
All right, who else is in it?
All the usual people. Adrien, Edward, Willem, Jeff. The little fella from Grand Budapest Hotel. And you of course.
Of course.
Will the story be engaging or compelling in some way?
Well if you're compelled by the actors standing still, staring at the camera and talking like robots.
The usual, then.
Yes.
OK, see you next week.
Bye.
Bye.
 
There was a time Wes Anderson was my favourite filmmaker. Couldn't stand the last couple. I don't know if I've changed or he has but it's all so f***ing tiresome.

Peak for me is Royal Tenenbaums. Grand Budapest Hotel a close second. Hated Moonrise Kingdom and wished so much Bruce Willis could have been given a great role. Such a waste.
 
The Street With No Name (1948)

Mark Stevens is planted undercover in Richard Widmark’s outfit of criminal bastards.

That’s about it, really. Straight to the point, no frills pseudo-documentary-style noir, with an excellent pace and a cast of now-cliched, yet effective, characters. Ed Begley puts in a decent turn as a police chief. Some of it seems hammy and naive now, but I loved every second of this. There’s a hilariously inept boxing scene, and some genuinely tense moments, as Stevens tries to balancing informing with retaining trust.

Just a very good old-style film. Perfect for my current tastes.

8/10.
 
The Electric Horseman (1979) 7/10
Robert Redford as a washed-up rodeo star reduced to making personal appearances to advertise cereal. He discovers the company are drugging his horse, so rebels, steals the horse, and heads off into the wild. Jane Fonda is a TV reporter sympathetic to his cause. Sydney Pollack directs and makes a cringe-worthy cameo. But all-in-all, a decent movie with a great soundtrack from Willie Nelson (who also co-stars). Valerie Perrine is underused in a supporting role.
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Ride the Pink Horse (1947) 8/10
Unusual, non-urban film noir set in New Mexico. An ex-serviceman arrives in a small town looking to avenge his friend killed by a mafia boss. Robert Montgomery directs and stars.
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Omar la fraise (aka The King of Algiers) (2023) 6/10
Two hoodlums flee France and attempt to make a new start in Algiers. Co-star Benoit Magimel was terrific in a couple of earlier films I've seen him in, but this performance borders on caricature - and he sounds like he's got sinusitis. Algiers plays its part as a beautiful city gone to seed.
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Monty Pigeon said:
The Electric Horseman (1979) 7/10
Robert Redford as a washed-up rodeo star reduced to making personal appearances to advertise cereal. He discovers the company are drugging his horse, so rebels, steals the horse, and heads off into the wild. Jane Fonda is a TV reporter sympathetic to his cause. Sydney Pollack directs and makes a cringe-worthy cameo. But all-in-all, a decent movie with a great soundtrack from Willie Nelson (who also co-stars). Valerie Perrine is underused in a supporting role.
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Ride the Pink Horse (1947) 8/10
Unusual, non-urban film noir set in New Mexico. An ex-serviceman arrives in a small town looking to avenge his friend killed by a mafia boss. Robert Montgomery directs and stars.
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Omar la fraise (aka The King of Algiers) (2023) 6/10
Two hoodlums flee France and attempt to make a new start in Algiers. Co-star Benoit Magimel was terrific in a couple of earlier films I've seen him in, but this performance borders on caricature - and he sounds like he's got sinusitis. Algiers plays its part as a beautiful city gone to seed.
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Omar the Strawberry?

Eeeeh, the French and their criminal nicknames. To think the most famous figure from the notorious 1920s Paris underworld was called Butterfly
 
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Scandal Sheet (1952)

Broderick Crawford is a loudmouthed editor, who has turned the fortunes of his newspaper around by converting it into a tabloid rag. It even hosts a lonely hearts night to broaden its influence amongst the plebs.

As he comperes the evening, a woman recognises him. He gulps. In the privacy of her hotel room, the truth is revealed: she is his wife. They married 20 years ago, then he walked out when she wouldn’t give him a divorce, and changed his name. She threatens to take the whole sleazy business to a rival, causing him to push her aggressively. She twats her head off a pipe, and it’s goodnight. Panicked, he stages it as a bathtub accident.

Unfortunately for him, his protege reporter (John Derek) suspects foul play, and pursues all the loose ends that lead to murder. Crawford is forced to encourage an investigation into his own crime, while trying to cover it up.

It’s another little cracker of a noir, with Crawford being fantastically loud and boorish. Loads of characters get great lines, which are laugh out loud cutting, especially for the time. There’s some good camerawork and lighting choices, and the whole thing plays out very nicely indeed.

8/10
 
Minecraft.
It’s a kids film. It’s not high art it’s probably not for anyone who hasn’t played the game.
Jennifer Coolidge is hilarious in it. Jack Black is just Jack Black and Jason Momoa steals it as the washed out 80’s gamer.
The rest sadly is just flat. The visuals are great and there’s a lot going on but it doesn’t quite know what the plot is. It’s all very undeveloped and thin in places.

However it’s nice to see the cinema completely packed out. But the sooner they’ve done the refurb the better.

6/10.
 
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