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Maybe it's a generational thing but I'd watch Clifton Webb over Steve Martin any day.
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no it's not i just thought that for the vast majority of the film Clifton Webb who was brilliant in it was a prick and an unlikable guy that's all. i just got done watching Belles on their Toes (1952) the sequel and i loved this one i found it a far better film to be honest. as for the Pet Sematary Remake from (2019) holy hell is that one bad, i bought on 4K cause i got it on whim i was also buying the (1989) classic which i love as well. it took me ages to watch it and i think i posted about it on here, there's deleted scenes that SHOULD have been in the film. such as more scenes with Jud where you can tell they actually are close and are actual friends, in the released version it was nothing it was like it was an Acquaintance where they see each other once in a while and have a beer. not like the (1989) film where they are actually close friends. than you have that ending oh that pissed me off
wow so much about this film is bad that i have a fan edit that i at some point plan on watching with the Original Ending which should have been used over that awful ending. it's like they took the heart out of the novel and the (1989) film and had some big fat guy sit on it and kill it to death. i have not seen the Firestarter remake from last year (2021) it's suppose to be even worse i love the (1984) film and i have since i was a kid but the remake bleh. look up the deleted scenes i'm sure you tube has them and you will see Character Development for one. the cast was fine i have no issues on that i'm sorry Ellie being the killer really angers me cause it should have been Gage. people got nightmares from the (1989) film i know i have growing up from that image of him coming at you. part of that was the actual kid actor and the rest was i think fake for obvious reasons. one thing that they didn't put in either version was in the book for those who haven't read it
after Rachel, Louis lost his mind i mean his hair went completely white and one part in the book neither film touched upon was how much power those woods have an example when a friend from work comes over and is worried about Louis he sees what he looks like and Louis tries to get him to go into the woods with him but the guy senses the evil and how powerful it is and he quit his job and got the hell out of dodge and we learn later that night hundreds of miles away he still felt that power and he never went back to Main ever again. that's something neither film hit upon.
wow so much about this film is bad that i have a fan edit that i at some point plan on watching with the Original Ending which should have been used over that awful ending. it's like they took the heart out of the novel and the (1989) film and had some big fat guy sit on it and kill it to death. i have not seen the Firestarter remake from last year (2021) it's suppose to be even worse i love the (1984) film and i have since i was a kid but the remake bleh. look up the deleted scenes i'm sure you tube has them and you will see Character Development for one. the cast was fine i have no issues on that i'm sorry Ellie being the killer really angers me cause it should have been Gage. people got nightmares from the (1989) film i know i have growing up from that image of him coming at you. part of that was the actual kid actor and the rest was i think fake for obvious reasons. one thing that they didn't put in either version was in the book for those who haven't read it
after Rachel, Louis lost his mind i mean his hair went completely white and one part in the book neither film touched upon was how much power those woods have an example when a friend from work comes over and is worried about Louis he sees what he looks like and Louis tries to get him to go into the woods with him but the guy senses the evil and how powerful it is and he quit his job and got the hell out of dodge and we learn later that night hundreds of miles away he still felt that power and he never went back to Main ever again. that's something neither film hit upon.
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Instead of seeing ghosts from the past, the gifted characters in this movie can see and communicate with other living characters across the globe.
Wait, it gets better: they can FLY across the globe.
It is endless torture of nonsensical rubbish, a story without rules and boring characters and zero atmosphere. I'll give it a big fat zero.
On the upside, it might cure your insomnia - at least for one night.
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Beast (2022)
Well, this was a nice surprise. I didn't expect too much from this film but I needed a break from the never ending royal coverage on TV and this film it and it turned out to be surprisingly good. A lion seeks revenge by killing people after poachers kill his pride is not exactly the most realistic premise for a film but if you just go with it, you're in for a very entertaining ride. The lion sets his sights on a doctor, played by Idris Elba, and his 2 daughters the results are an action packed film that is gripping and full of tension.
Well, this was a nice surprise. I didn't expect too much from this film but I needed a break from the never ending royal coverage on TV and this film it and it turned out to be surprisingly good. A lion seeks revenge by killing people after poachers kill his pride is not exactly the most realistic premise for a film but if you just go with it, you're in for a very entertaining ride. The lion sets his sights on a doctor, played by Idris Elba, and his 2 daughters the results are an action packed film that is gripping and full of tension.
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Where The Crawdads Sing (2022)
Daisy Edgar-Jones must have a really good USA agent because this is the third production I've seen her in in the last 3 months. Here she plays girl called Kya with an abusive father who is left to bring herself up after her mother and siblings are forced to leave because of his violence and then she in turn is abandoned by her father. As a women she becomes the subject of a murder trial after her boyfriend is found dead. It's a nice film, beautifully shot and well acted but it never really completely comes to life and I felt aspects of the plot were a bit predictable.
Daisy Edgar-Jones must have a really good USA agent because this is the third production I've seen her in in the last 3 months. Here she plays girl called Kya with an abusive father who is left to bring herself up after her mother and siblings are forced to leave because of his violence and then she in turn is abandoned by her father. As a women she becomes the subject of a murder trial after her boyfriend is found dead. It's a nice film, beautifully shot and well acted but it never really completely comes to life and I felt aspects of the plot were a bit predictable.
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Ha ha. I was feeling a little more generous after watching it:
The creature's motivation for going rogue sounds similar to that of 1977's Orca, where the titular "antagonist" aims to get revenge on a sea captain who killed the Orca's pregnant mate. It's a slightly cheeky attempt to legitimise what is essentially an exploitation film by incorporating an ecological message.
I hadn't heard of Beast and will look out for it when it makes it to home media. I do like a good "humans stalked by wild animal" film.
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The Vanishing (2019)
a.k.a. "Keepers"
Last week I visited (among other places) the beautiful Mull Of Galloway where a noticeboard at the lighthouse at Scotland's Southernmost tip had details of a film shot there and in some other nearby locations I'd visited (including Port Logan harbour), said to be based on the real life disappearance of three Scottish lighthouse keepers in 1900.
a.k.a. "Keepers"
Last week I visited (among other places) the beautiful Mull Of Galloway where a noticeboard at the lighthouse at Scotland's Southernmost tip had details of a film shot there and in some other nearby locations I'd visited (including Port Logan harbour), said to be based on the real life disappearance of three Scottish lighthouse keepers in 1900.
Like 90% of "based on true events", this film's claim can be taken with a pinch of salt. The disappearance was real enough, but the film's story is pure fiction, with only the most tenuous of connections. With that accepted, it becomes more enjoyable.
It's a well-made psychological thriller. Slow burning, leisurely paced which allowed for much character. I could easily see this becoming a stage play with minimal sets and cast.
It's filled with a dark, brooding atmosphere and feels very noir-ish. And in particular, Nordic noir (the director, cinematographer and at least one of the featured actors are Danish), and the occasional bursts of brutal horror feel wholly appropriate. It looks gorgeous as well.
The performances by the lead actors are, by and large, very impressive. However...
Letting the film down for me was a lack of attention to detail in terms of language and delivery style. There were far too many contemporary speech patterns (in particular that US teen drama thing of using the name of the character being addressed at the end of a sentence, but leaving a noticeable beat before saying it so that it sounds like an afterthought). But more concerning was the modern slang that found its way in. The biggest offender, "OK", was used numerous times (this is Scotland in 1900, people), and the Millennial actor even did that thing of unconsciously (and unnecessarily) beginning a "mid-paragraph" sentence with it. They ended sentences with "right?" After a falling out, one character asked another "Are we good?" And in response to her husband saying "I love you", a woman with vocal fry responded "Me too".
There are many more examples, and I could go on about it all day long. But since overall I found the film well worth watching, I'll stop.
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This film really has split opinions, people seem to either love it or hate it. I'm in the hate camp and not only did I not like it, because it was over 2.5 hours long, I didn't like it for longer than was necessary. However, subsequently I've heard and read many people saying how much they enjoyed it so there is clearly something in the film that was lost on me that others are connecting with.
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Many pretty girls have tried their luck in Hollywood only to end up in places and jobs they could never have imagined.
During this new millennium, a new kind of narcissism wormed its way into our cultural psyche: sexual desire. Even the famous bombshells from the golden era of Hollywood - sexually desired by many, indeed - were often marketed by studios as being bombshells. And while some (or many) of these actresses may have used their looks to get into the studios in the first place, that kind of career probably wasn't the original plan.
Big Hollywood Names who had done some risqué gigs in the past (but still relatively tame by today's standards) have moved heaven and earth to get that particular material censored.
I don't know exactly when it happened, but things definitely changed when that kind of naughty exposure became the goal in itself, and it was the end of old glamour, old fame and old status as we knew it in the 20th century.
Princess/Lady Diana may have been the last one of her kind.
The main character in PLEASURE moves from Sweden to L.A. to become a big name in the adult industry.
My first thought was, just how big is that name going to be? What is fame when it isn't mainsteam?
It can only be some kind of underground fame, except that the adult industry isn't underground anymore. Everybody's watching porn, and from that point of view it makes a little more sense.
Nevertheless, the film shows that this industry can be hazardous scene for those who choose it for the wrong reasons. Bella Cherry is ambitious and opportunistic but at the same time she has no idea what it takes to make those movies she's been watching online.
Seeing how she tries to push her boundaries it's easy to understand why people like her lose their identity, and even the purpose and benefits of being in the adult industry.
There are quite a few adult performers co-starring in this film and this allows them to show some graphic nudity but there's no actual porn in it.
Sofia Kappel plays Bella Cherry and she's very good, but Zelda Morisson who plays her friend Joy is the bigger pleasant surprise.
I've enjoyed this film very much it's sort of a 21st century Valley Of The Dolls. I want sequels, prequels, the series - everything.
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I've not heard of this film before but my goodness, that poster is eye-catching!
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It might have something to do with this movie not being your typical action, blow everything up and have a satisfying ending. As much as this type of movie lends itself to the big screen, I'm glad I waited until it had a streaming release. I can longer sit in a movie theatre and watch a 2+ hour movie without powdering my nose. How I miss the days of an intermission while the projector guy would have to change the reel
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A crime/prison thriller with some emotional punches, almost like a mini-Breaking Bad.
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Birds Of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Even with low expectations, Suicide Squad underwhelmed me. Fortunately, Birds Of Prey is a clear case of a sequel/spinoff surpassing its predecessor.
I was a little excited to see in the listing that it featured the Helena Bertinelli iteration of The Huntress as well as Black Canary, however I also understood the chances of the characters I knew being accurately portrayed onscreen were slim at best. Black Canary in particular was very different, but with that accepted it was a decent portrayal.
The weak link is the film's antagonist, Roman Sioni's/Black Mask, who comes off as a wannabe Joker. It's partly in the writing, but Ewan McGregor's portrayal didn't help, since it lacked gravitas, flair and originality and felt a bit tired. Fortunately, the film's "villain" doesn't feel as important here as the new team origin story.
I laughed a lot more than expected through this film. The humour was right up my street and I appreciated the lighthearted tone and the balance of fun and violence. As far as wacky anti-hero films go this is far more my cup of tea than Deadpool. It has the lot, and throws in a Gentlemen Prefer Blondes homage on top
These two hours went very quickly.
Even with low expectations, Suicide Squad underwhelmed me. Fortunately, Birds Of Prey is a clear case of a sequel/spinoff surpassing its predecessor.
I was a little excited to see in the listing that it featured the Helena Bertinelli iteration of The Huntress as well as Black Canary, however I also understood the chances of the characters I knew being accurately portrayed onscreen were slim at best. Black Canary in particular was very different, but with that accepted it was a decent portrayal.
The weak link is the film's antagonist, Roman Sioni's/Black Mask, who comes off as a wannabe Joker. It's partly in the writing, but Ewan McGregor's portrayal didn't help, since it lacked gravitas, flair and originality and felt a bit tired. Fortunately, the film's "villain" doesn't feel as important here as the new team origin story.
I laughed a lot more than expected through this film. The humour was right up my street and I appreciated the lighthearted tone and the balance of fun and violence. As far as wacky anti-hero films go this is far more my cup of tea than Deadpool. It has the lot, and throws in a Gentlemen Prefer Blondes homage on top
These two hours went very quickly.
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Zodiac (2007)
Director's Cut
While I feel quite certain I watched this at the cinema fifteen years ago, I remembered virtually nothing about it other than Jake Gyllenhall driving a rather nice VW Golf (or Rabbit as the Americans call it).
Even though I have it mentally logged as a really good film, nothing really came back as I watched. This turned out to be a good thing because it felt like the first time I'd watched it. And the news is good.
Off the back of my recent binge of the entire MCU the three leads - Mysterio, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner - have a novel element. There are actually loads of terrific actors, familiar from other roles: the very first scene featured Mouth from One Tree Hill getting attacked by the Zodiac; then there's Chloë Sevigny, the reliable secretary from American Psycho; Dermot Mulroney, Holly Hunter's Ben Gibson lookalike cop partner from Copycat; Tom Verica, best known to me as Mark from Central Park West and Grace's post-coital high-fiving boyfriend from Will & Grace, as a vain old talk show host. One particularly familiar face took me ages to place - he had a Jimmy Stewart kind of quality, but also reminded me of Dermot Mulroney (before I realised Dermot was also in this film in another role). It turned out to be Anthony Edwards from ER, almost unrecognisable with hair.
The period detail seemed great. There was very little that felt overly contemporary (other than a couple of little speech patterns that may arguably have been borderline appropriate for Seventies California anyway), and I tend to be quite critical of these things. It all looked very authentic, with skylines and streetscapes feeling very much like films of that era. Even the tone feels eerily Seventies at times (David Fincher is said to have been very influenced by The Conversation, and I can completely feel that in this production). There's a real naturalism to how the film feels, helped by mostly diegetic sounds including era-appropriate music. David Shire's minimalist score fits right in. One barely notices it... in the best possible way.
At two hours and forty minutes, it was a bit of a commitment, but I wasn't about to let my gorgeous new steelbook go to waste. And it was well worth the time invested.
Director's Cut
While I feel quite certain I watched this at the cinema fifteen years ago, I remembered virtually nothing about it other than Jake Gyllenhall driving a rather nice VW Golf (or Rabbit as the Americans call it).
Even though I have it mentally logged as a really good film, nothing really came back as I watched. This turned out to be a good thing because it felt like the first time I'd watched it. And the news is good.
Off the back of my recent binge of the entire MCU the three leads - Mysterio, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner - have a novel element. There are actually loads of terrific actors, familiar from other roles: the very first scene featured Mouth from One Tree Hill getting attacked by the Zodiac; then there's Chloë Sevigny, the reliable secretary from American Psycho; Dermot Mulroney, Holly Hunter's Ben Gibson lookalike cop partner from Copycat; Tom Verica, best known to me as Mark from Central Park West and Grace's post-coital high-fiving boyfriend from Will & Grace, as a vain old talk show host. One particularly familiar face took me ages to place - he had a Jimmy Stewart kind of quality, but also reminded me of Dermot Mulroney (before I realised Dermot was also in this film in another role). It turned out to be Anthony Edwards from ER, almost unrecognisable with hair.
The period detail seemed great. There was very little that felt overly contemporary (other than a couple of little speech patterns that may arguably have been borderline appropriate for Seventies California anyway), and I tend to be quite critical of these things. It all looked very authentic, with skylines and streetscapes feeling very much like films of that era. Even the tone feels eerily Seventies at times (David Fincher is said to have been very influenced by The Conversation, and I can completely feel that in this production). There's a real naturalism to how the film feels, helped by mostly diegetic sounds including era-appropriate music. David Shire's minimalist score fits right in. One barely notices it... in the best possible way.
At two hours and forty minutes, it was a bit of a commitment, but I wasn't about to let my gorgeous new steelbook go to waste. And it was well worth the time invested.
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Ruth & Alex (2015)
A.K.A. 5 Flights Up
A lovely, warm film, with great chemistry between the leads and a premise (the chaos of looking for and bidding on a new home while selling the current one) I haven't really seen done before. Certainly not this well.
A.K.A. 5 Flights Up
A lovely, warm film, with great chemistry between the leads and a premise (the chaos of looking for and bidding on a new home while selling the current one) I haven't really seen done before. Certainly not this well.
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The Amorous Prawn (1962)
A typical gentle British comedy of the era. I probably should have saved it for a Sunday matinee, but it hit the spot for me last night. Expectations were low, but it was funnier than I'd imagined it would be. As well as Joan Greenwood, there are a host of familiar faces: Liz Fraser from the Carry Ons doing her usual bit. Harry Locke, also best known to me from his medical Carry Ons. There was Derek Nimmo bizarrely playing an extremely camp chef.
The biggest surprise in this "U"-rated film came near the end when there was a brief-but-clear flash of a man's genitals as he descended from a ceiling with his kilt flying upwards. Not even Carry On Up The Khyber could get away with that one.
A typical gentle British comedy of the era. I probably should have saved it for a Sunday matinee, but it hit the spot for me last night. Expectations were low, but it was funnier than I'd imagined it would be. As well as Joan Greenwood, there are a host of familiar faces: Liz Fraser from the Carry Ons doing her usual bit. Harry Locke, also best known to me from his medical Carry Ons. There was Derek Nimmo bizarrely playing an extremely camp chef.
The biggest surprise in this "U"-rated film came near the end when there was a brief-but-clear flash of a man's genitals as he descended from a ceiling with his kilt flying upwards. Not even Carry On Up The Khyber could get away with that one.
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Schockingly bad, as if it were a eurotrash film dubbed in English. The liveliest performance was Angie Dickinson's half-dead character in the elevator, everything else looks and sounds as if it's being read from a teleprompter - and reluctantly so.
Considering the number of suspects, the idea of a murder mystery is laughable.
The first 10 minutes (although it felt like half an hour) in the museum is a good example of self-congratulary cinema because it achieves absolutely nothing. No character, no atmosphere, no tension, no disorientation, it's just walking walking walking.
The best plot twist was the STD but that ended as soon as Angie Dickinson's character was killed.
Harry Potter was in it, too.
Horrible movie! Trash!
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Very controversial in its day, though.
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The Upside (2017)
I've no idea how this ended up in my watchlist, but it fitted the bill last night when I was in the mood for a 2 hour + film that wasn't too heavy.
Probably helping things, I wasn't familiar with the two lead actors. Bryan Cranston seems very familiar and looking at his IMDb I've watched him in some small guest-roles (mostly from decades before this), but I thought he gave a knockout performance. Nicole Kidman is a familiar face (with only one expression at that. Still, she was perfectly acceptable here). I had no idea who Kevin Hart is, but thought he gave a reasonable performance, particularly in the interactions with his estranged partner and son. However, I never found him at all likeable which made it difficult to buy the growing connection between the two men. Consequently some of his "rebellious" actions felt more tiresome than endearing. The scene where he laughed at the opera is an example of this. The character just seemed like a douche. And in a key scene where Dell smashed Philip's belongings he gave out so little sense of empathy towards the other character, it seemed Dell was simply still the same thug he was when he barged into the interview, hiding his thuggery behind a more altruistic motive, so there was a frustrating lack of a sense of journey or growth for the character. Reading about Hart's homophobic tweets and jokes when looking up information on the actors this morning has soured me on him even more, and puts an even more unpleasant spin on the scene where his character made a huge deal out of changing Philip's catheter.
Even though it seemed to have been universally panned by critics, I thought it was a perfectly watchable film. However, I didn't know until after it was over that it was a remake of a French film called The Intouchables. While I don't regret watching The Upside, frankly I suspect I'd have preferred to have watched the original than an unnecessary Hollywood karaoke version.
I've no idea how this ended up in my watchlist, but it fitted the bill last night when I was in the mood for a 2 hour + film that wasn't too heavy.
Probably helping things, I wasn't familiar with the two lead actors. Bryan Cranston seems very familiar and looking at his IMDb I've watched him in some small guest-roles (mostly from decades before this), but I thought he gave a knockout performance. Nicole Kidman is a familiar face (with only one expression at that. Still, she was perfectly acceptable here). I had no idea who Kevin Hart is, but thought he gave a reasonable performance, particularly in the interactions with his estranged partner and son. However, I never found him at all likeable which made it difficult to buy the growing connection between the two men. Consequently some of his "rebellious" actions felt more tiresome than endearing. The scene where he laughed at the opera is an example of this. The character just seemed like a douche. And in a key scene where Dell smashed Philip's belongings he gave out so little sense of empathy towards the other character, it seemed Dell was simply still the same thug he was when he barged into the interview, hiding his thuggery behind a more altruistic motive, so there was a frustrating lack of a sense of journey or growth for the character. Reading about Hart's homophobic tweets and jokes when looking up information on the actors this morning has soured me on him even more, and puts an even more unpleasant spin on the scene where his character made a huge deal out of changing Philip's catheter.
Even though it seemed to have been universally panned by critics, I thought it was a perfectly watchable film. However, I didn't know until after it was over that it was a remake of a French film called The Intouchables. While I don't regret watching The Upside, frankly I suspect I'd have preferred to have watched the original than an unnecessary Hollywood karaoke version.