tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1815003513248296284..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Weekend Open ThreadPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53481287515588435442017-07-12T11:56:59.672-05:002017-07-12T11:56:59.672-05:00You're not the only person who has taken issue...You're not the only person who has taken issue with Nancy Allen's portrayal of Sally, which does veer close to caricature. I personally like her performance, which is a strange combination of jadedness and innocence. The intentional use of heavy makeup around her eyes contributes to the visual of her being like a "doll" that the male characters control. It's certainly not to everyone's taste, however.Steve K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02141959251034133806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63236702632640165452017-07-11T23:18:35.079-05:002017-07-11T23:18:35.079-05:00I'm DVRing Mad LoveI'm DVRing Mad LoveAdam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-4525622120682311402017-07-11T22:18:51.722-05:002017-07-11T22:18:51.722-05:00For those of you who have access to the Turner Cla...For those of you who have access to the Turner Classic Movies channel (at least here in the US), you might be interested to know that it is showing horror films this Thursday from morning into the evening. Among the films featured are couple of Val Lewton productions, vehicles for Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff, and a TV film directed by Peter Weir in the late '70s. <br /><br />I will set the DVR for at least a couple of them. It's always nice to have some horror films I have never seen to put on during October. A Casual Listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395983733474039015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-24947664175862032562017-07-11T00:46:08.754-05:002017-07-11T00:46:08.754-05:00Yeah, I'm going to find DVD/Blu copies of both...Yeah, I'm going to find DVD/Blu copies of both these movies just to hear the directors commentary. Can't wait. Thanks for the recommendation, Matt.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79675342240636496352017-07-11T00:42:38.256-05:002017-07-11T00:42:38.256-05:00I'd had been meaning watch Mann movies after s...I'd had been meaning watch Mann movies after seeing much love for him here, from Patrick and commentators. And it's fucking great! I'm looking forward to seeing everything else (except Ali??? It has it's defenders, no?) <br /> <br />I wish that streaming had directors commentaries too....but that would render physical media obsolete :/ just kidding...<br />Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39125206793467390752017-07-10T23:41:21.333-05:002017-07-10T23:41:21.333-05:00Thank you for the kind words, E.S.A.D.D.
While I...Thank you for the kind words, E.S.A.D.D. <br /><br />While I have been a cinephile for more than twenty years, it is only in the last decade that I have delved deeply into genre films and exploitation. It is a pleasure to discuss these movies here and discover new ones through all of you. Seeing the range of titles and genres covered on the website, especially for Junesploitation, has provided motivation to dig a little deeper for lesser known films worthy of more attention.<br /><br />It definitely is surprising and heartening to see movies like Bat Pussy restored and released today, particularly in light of the decline in the physical media market and the rise of streaming services. Bat Pussy, like the bulk of Something Weird's catalog or the adult films released by Vinegar Syndrome, caters to a niche audience and is not likely to show up on Netflix or Amazon Prime. <br /><br />A Casual Listener<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18399159691342689562017-07-10T23:04:18.974-05:002017-07-10T23:04:18.974-05:00I watched Blow Out. It was really great and fun up...I watched Blow Out. It was really great and fun up until a certain point where I couldn't figure out what the director was doing with Sally. She became annoying and dim-witted far beyond belief. It hit me that Melanie Griffith, who I saw in Body Double, has kind of the same effect. She might have some lovable qualities (BARELY), but she is or becomes a nuisance in the plot. Sisters didn't seem that way to me, although one of them certainly gets man handled and they're both 100% controlled. Um, so. I don't understand. It was fun, but then the last third did not feel ok by me. Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-16420148257096372492017-07-09T19:47:18.427-05:002017-07-09T19:47:18.427-05:00Sounds like a great day Paul! Mann is my favorite...Sounds like a great day Paul! Mann is my favorite director. You should seek out all of his filmography (except maybe Ali). Also his commentaries are really good too, you can really tell what a detail-obsessed maniac he is (I mean that in a good way). Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69503832107186660042017-07-09T15:23:40.993-05:002017-07-09T15:23:40.993-05:00That car crash scene had more raw energy behind it...That car crash scene had more raw energy behind it, due to the way it is built up, the emotion, and accompanying music, than anything I can bring to mind right now.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28395078252287825742017-07-09T15:21:27.838-05:002017-07-09T15:21:27.838-05:00Collateral (2004) - Wow. I watch 2 Mann movies fo...Collateral (2004) - Wow. I watch 2 Mann movies for the first time today. Has been a good day! I've got a lot of sinking in to get done...Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5551244287440761872017-07-09T12:44:55.167-05:002017-07-09T12:44:55.167-05:00Good, in Patrick's review, he says "Don&#...Good, in Patrick's review, he says "Don't bother trying to make sense of the all the plot details". Also, after reading the review, I just want to watch it again!<br /><br />BTW, it's the theatrical cut I saw. On Canadian Netflix.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31135047826557348872017-07-09T12:26:43.364-05:002017-07-09T12:26:43.364-05:00Private Parts (1997) - I've seen bits and pie...Private Parts (1997) - I've seen bits and pieces of this, but never the whole thing. It's kind of a sweet love story. Watching several interviews with Stern afterwards, I realized that Stern from the movie is entirely a work of fiction.<br /><br />Miami Vice (2006) - This was a great movie. I'm not sure why Crockett (Farrell) took off to romance the Asian girl working with the drug runners. Was it to get deeper undercover, or was it just to get laid? Both? For a plot point that is quite intrumental in everything that follows, the motivation wasn't clear at all. It seemed done on a whim.<br /><br />But the movie drips with atmosphere and the music was very good. Absolutely no shaky-cam (which was just exploding style wise at that time, no?), and control-room scenes kept to a minimum.<br /><br />No I must go read Patrick's review. And then maybe watch Collateral.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27483148865117644842017-07-09T12:24:23.071-05:002017-07-09T12:24:23.071-05:00I think in large part it's because they made s...I think in large part it's because they made stylish, star-driven movies for adults in a way that shaped their identity for a while as they raked in all that Batman money. It's like they had an innate ability to predict what would be good cable watches 25 years later. I think there was definitely a Warner Bros look as if they had a deep bench of veteran crew. The difference between them and Fox seemed mostly to be their quantity of output. I didn't count the number of movies WB-Paramount-Fox but it seemed like Warner Bros made a new entertaining grown-up movie (in a non-fussy way) almost every month. Paramount movies usually felt like "dad reading a hardcover" movies. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27802097140004465302017-07-09T10:05:44.850-05:002017-07-09T10:05:44.850-05:00I sense a list coming on. What was it that made th...I sense a list coming on. What was it that made the studio good during that period? And was there any kind of unifying characteristic across the movies -- kind of a "house style?" Could you tell a WB movie apart from a Paramount or a Fox? Aside from the appearance of that singing frog, obvi.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-34419023586710038742017-07-09T08:58:30.037-05:002017-07-09T08:58:30.037-05:00I showed my family the masterpiece that is The Thi...I showed my family the masterpiece that is The Thing last night. My little brothers reaction was so special. It's normally hard for me to get him into movies (he's a big reader) but he loved this one. He thought it was really scary and it was the most intense film he'd ever seen! It gave me an even deeper love for the film seeing my brother react like that. It was awesome! <br /><br />My Dad was much less impressed. He said he didn't like any of the characters and didn't find any of them interesting so he didn't like it. I truly can't understand what he was trying to say. How could you not be invested in those guys?Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-50736422257849815572017-07-09T08:27:19.036-05:002017-07-09T08:27:19.036-05:00It does star Herbet Lom, though, who is as comic r...It does star Herbet Lom, though, who is as comic relief/killer as they come in giallo pics. :-DJ.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33868870976703041232017-07-09T05:37:01.539-05:002017-07-09T05:37:01.539-05:00Very happy for you Dennis!Very happy for you Dennis!Charles Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135869584272794906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-42421522218765618032017-07-09T05:05:31.835-05:002017-07-09T05:05:31.835-05:00Holy crap I'm so excited i need some tissues!
...Holy crap I'm so excited i need some tissues!<br /><br /> The Xtro 5 disc box set with the Figure. T shirt. Film cell Has arrived at the factory in Germany. Pics on my twitter<br /> God damn I've waited a long time for this, the box is massive becsuse of the size of the figure. It looks amazing. The biggest Bluray box set i have ever seen. Dreams fulfilled here. Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53853449440766190462017-07-09T03:37:57.302-05:002017-07-09T03:37:57.302-05:00Haven't had time to watch a movie this weekend...Haven't had time to watch a movie this weekend. Watched most of the special features on the Juice blu ray though...Charles Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135869584272794906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39500282132411124542017-07-09T01:37:04.447-05:002017-07-09T01:37:04.447-05:00Yeah agreed with all you guys are saying. I will s...Yeah agreed with all you guys are saying. I will say that I really liked the third act, the turn it takes there is awesome. I think the action scene on the plane is the only visually interesting one in the film too (the way the cloaking panels are used is cool). I felt like the Washington monument and Staten Island Ferry set pieces pretty much repeated the same thing beat for beat too? Ben is so right on with 'naivety of the character was pushed forward to an annoying degree.' I like the idea that a teenager is like an incompetent hero but jesus I did not enjoy watching him fail at literally everything he attempts, endangering lives every single fucking time ahahaLammoreaux0710https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971576841208856635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11783902571286081572017-07-09T01:31:44.531-05:002017-07-09T01:31:44.531-05:00It was my Dad's fiftieth birthday yesterday an...It was my Dad's fiftieth birthday yesterday and somehow we just ended up watching four movies, which was absolutely great. My dad and I don't really watch the same stuff, but it was nice to just come together and really enjoy some stuff for his fiftieth. <br /><br />We watched Daddy's Home first cos my little sister was still home. Both Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are playing such genuinely unpleasant people in that movie, don't understand why that's such a big trend in comedy at the moment. It's also just a really weirdly low energy film. There's quite a few funny scenes though, it manages to pass with the lowest possible grade essentially. <br /><br />Watched Girl Asleep next, a fantastic little Australian film from last year. The first half is like, uncomfortably close to a Wes Anderson film in affectations and shots which is not great but the second half it get's surrealist and crazy and great. The visuals all feel so handmade and wonderful. It's really delightful.<br /><br />My dad introduced me to Terminator when I was much younger, pretty key moment for me. So we watched The Last Stand next, to call back to that. Patrick's review is right on for that film. I really enjoyed it despite the flaws. <br /><br />Last we watched Legends of the Fall, which is actually where my parents got my name from, partially cos they liked the name and partially because they just loved the spirit of that Brad Pitt character. I'd never seen it, but it just felt right that night. I really liked the film, it's a pretty dour, broad strokes melodrama but I think when it hits those sort of 'epic' emotional notes, they resonate (setting and cinematography definitely helps with that, as does Brad Pitt's ponytail). I loved the depiction of ranch lifestyle too, especially towards the beginning. The isolation of it, but the intimacy too, very interesting. Was a good day of films. <br /><br />Lammoreaux0710https://www.blogger.com/profile/14971576841208856635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-905472346327190352017-07-08T23:51:14.152-05:002017-07-08T23:51:14.152-05:00Rewatched The Bodyguard and Unforgiven on cable to...Rewatched The Bodyguard and Unforgiven on cable today. Late 80s - Early 90s Warner Bros ruled. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20811990620565395712017-07-08T23:32:51.682-05:002017-07-08T23:32:51.682-05:00Hello, My Name Is Doris
Very terrifying. I was li...Hello, My Name Is Doris<br /><br />Very terrifying. I was like SO uncomfortable from the first elevator scene where she is majorly crushing on a kid who looks 40 years younger than her. I cringed, took lots of bathroom breaks, watched from behind pillows, etc. The easy thing would be to say "well I'm nervous FOR her, I don't want to see her get hurt or rejected", but that isn't true. The truth is I felt plainly...embarrassed. Embarrassed by her looks and by her age. But I could also tell DORIS seemed okay and happy with herself, excited about life. So the struggle was all me. Halfway through I was like "Sally Field is gonna get me through this, right? She knows how, right? Yes, she's Sally Field." <br /><br />It reminded me of when I go home and see my mom now, who is naturally aging. Growing up I was used to her being so beautiful and girls saying they wanted to look like her, men saying she was really something else, and her always sticking out in a crowd. I imagine if she knew how I (especially at first) struggled to see her change physically she would (or she should) say something like "CAN'T you let me change? Can't I graduate from what I was to something else? You're my daughter, can't you support me, (you claim to be a feminist), do you really think my appearance is all I have?" Those would all be good things to say. In reality actually she's struggling herself, though, and feeling a lot of pressure in her job to get a facelift or whatever. I might not know how to process these changes but I love her so I'm always going to want to give her dignity and never try to go backwards that way. I'm always rooting for her. <br /><br />So anyway the more I think about Hello, My Name Is Doris, the more thankful I am for it. I'm proud of Doris and super happy for her. Sally Field is such a role model. She knows people like me need to see all this. Sally Field interview on this movie: http://time.com/4250412/sally-field-hello-my-name-is-doris-interview/Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71066276790800112192017-07-08T21:27:34.496-05:002017-07-08T21:27:34.496-05:00Think about it. The black-leather-gloved mysteriou...Think about it. The black-leather-gloved mysterious killer. The synth score when his hands appear. The gaudy colors. There's even a murder by hedge clippers. It all checks out! (Again, I may still be under the spell of Junesploitation). Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-65899652805456682832017-07-08T21:00:42.749-05:002017-07-08T21:00:42.749-05:00Ha! The only thing Italian about that film is Hen...Ha! The only thing Italian about that film is Henry Mancini, and he's from Ohio.Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.com