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- Thread starter Anduril
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HMmmm, I thought it went very stupid towards the end, almost like a bad black comedy. Cept it wasn’t.
NY. Most of the audience seemed underwhelmed despite the last 20 minutes being its best. But it's a long two hours and twenty minutes to that point.
Nope. But it’s on an ever-growing list of what I want to see. Should be able to catch it this season given how thin it looks. I’m not buying The Irishman hype but The Last Thing he Wanted and Jojo Rabbit look promising. Let’s see what else comes out of Venice and Toronto in the next six weeks. Not holding my breath.
...if you haven't seen it yet check out Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog - fabulous cop movie. Existential, beautifully shot and directed and think it was the first flick to use hidden cams in black markets post atom bomb.
Thanks Glantone - I've seen Ran, Hidden Fortress, Rashomon and Seven Samurai of course... will check out Stray Dog.
Hidden Fortress what a classic fairytale...also fabulous Red Beard, Yojimbo (Toshiro Mifune - clear leader on my all time heroes ladder) and the beautiful and stunning Dersu Uzala. Enjoy
Kagemusha is meant to be great, one of Kurosawa's late works. Apparently Sergio Leone copied it almost frame by frame for a Fistful of Dollars. So Seven Samurai became The Magnificent Seven, Hidden Fortress influenced Star Wars... Kurosawa was so influential.
Yeah I'm a real fan. It took a bit to culturally adjust to Japanese or his cinematic story telling sensibilities but once reoreintated holy *smile* what amazing stories. And his sense of composition ... like watching moving post cards. And he always addressed the big issues - life, death, responsibility, honour. What a joy....
A Fistful of Dollars was a copy of Yojimbo. If you want a different side of Kurosawa watch Ikiru.
Oh yeah, thanks for the correction IanG. I've read about Ikiru but not watched it yet.
Saw it last night. Tarantino created a sensational version of 1969. Music was evocative of a simpler time and the ending was brilliant. (Stay till the end of the credits.)
Big statement, but better than Pulp Fiction, because it had multiple dimensions. Pitt and DiCaprio were in top form.
Tarantino’s latest is assured but too self-indulgent for mine. Even the violence in the last 20min misses the bar for ‘comedic violence’ set by American Psycho.
Not a patch on earlier, cooler Tarantino
Not a patch on earlier, cooler Tarantino
I watched Black KKKlansman which was great so I downloaded the book on iTunes but it was pretty bad, dull, short (111 pages) yet still drawn out. I can see why the movie added storyline’s. A rare case of the film being better than the book.
The Farewell is great. Awkwafina in fine form but the granny steals the show in what is an excellent insight into Chinese culture.
Geez the movie industry is in a slump. I thought about seeing a movie today. Here’s the choices aside from OUATIH:
Angry birds 2
Angel has fallen 3
Dora
Downton abbey
Fast and furious 19
It 2
Good boys
The kitchen
What a boring, uninspiring lump of crud. I wouldn’t watch any of them for free on Netflix or Stan let alone pay $22.
Angry birds 2
Angel has fallen 3
Dora
Downton abbey
Fast and furious 19
It 2
Good boys
The kitchen
What a boring, uninspiring lump of crud. I wouldn’t watch any of them for free on Netflix or Stan let alone pay $22.
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