tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post55798219828347485..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: Talking Movies with my DadPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32771842219962548612014-06-15T20:53:10.022-05:002014-06-15T20:53:10.022-05:00Great conversation with your Dad - I like his styl...Great conversation with your Dad - I like his style. My father and I have a lot in common but a love and appreciation for film as an art form isn't one of them. He can love movies, but very rarely and they have to be really good (SLP is a recent example) - and like comic book or general fantasy stuff, forget it. That being said, even if he doesn't entirely understand it, he's very supportive of my love of movies - heck, he just gave me a copy of "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" for my birthday. Very cool that you guys can have such an in-depth and interesting conversation about movies.<br /><br />Mr. Riske, your opinion of James Gandolfini is the sad realization I've always tried to repress. He's not overrated as Tony Soprano - I love that character and performance SO MUCH - but I've never found him that interesting in anything else and like you, I didn't finish <i>Enough Said</i> either!<br /><br />Riske the Younger - I think I have the same relationship with Emma Stone as you do with Audrey Hepburn. She's SUPER pretty and seems like such a cool person, but I have no interest in even seeing her naked, let alone boning her. I didn't even realize you could find someone "platonically attractive" until watching her in TASM2. Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-86559570826534522472014-06-13T08:45:26.586-05:002014-06-13T08:45:26.586-05:00Thanks for the response! I typically like more &q...Thanks for the response! I typically like more "big picture" war movies, but those are all World War II (The Longest Day, Tora Tora Tora, and A Bridge Too Far). My favorite war picture is probably A Bridge Too Far, which balances the "big picture" leaders with scenes featuring the men on the ground who have to do the actual fighting. That's one film that shows both the heroism and hell of war.Steve K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02141959251034133806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39802703804125170932014-06-13T08:28:12.124-05:002014-06-13T08:28:12.124-05:00I've never seen Exodus either even though I on...I've never seen Exodus either even though I once borrowed it from him for over a year. I'm a bad Jewish person.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69930029595632251242014-06-13T08:27:06.873-05:002014-06-13T08:27:06.873-05:00Thanks Brad! Yes he is.Thanks Brad! Yes he is.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78419967718220848012014-06-13T08:26:27.093-05:002014-06-13T08:26:27.093-05:00Thank you Tom! It's weird because I was more a...Thank you Tom! It's weird because I was more afraid of being afraid than anything with Arachnophobia. I've since seen it and it was not even that scary to me. This viewing with my dad was before I got into horror other than the Universal Monsters. But I agree a bear death would be much cooler...and much more terrifying.<br />Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1316162129809532902014-06-13T06:51:22.544-05:002014-06-13T06:51:22.544-05:00That's great! I'm glad he has a movie in h...That's great! I'm glad he has a movie in his life with which he can emotionally connect so well. I know for a fact that I've never seen Exodus, so I can't really comment on it, but I enjoy a lot of Otto Preminger movies, and Paul Newman is always great to watch, so maybe I'll seek it out.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-24790034697961253232014-06-13T01:37:18.447-05:002014-06-13T01:37:18.447-05:00Great column Adam, I'm actually with you on Ar...Great column Adam, I'm actually with you on Arachnophobia- while I did just barely get through the movie what made it bother me more was my uncle was bitten by a spider in my backyard and nearly died from it about a few days from seeing the movie. God I'd rather have to deal with a bear in the wild- not only do I feel like I would have a chance (thanks Anthony Hopkins in The Edge) but it would be a much cooler death.<br /><br />For about a year or two I used to drag my dad to the latest Jackie Chan film when they were releasing his older foreign movies on the big screen, he would call him Connie Chung a lot- is my Dad racist?!<br /><br />Also my Dad's fav Bond is Roger Moore, as Sylvester the cat's son would say "Oh Father!"<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113718068790634277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18037662123117972532014-06-12T21:56:56.102-05:002014-06-12T21:56:56.102-05:00Mr. Riske says:
The only really good recent "...Mr. Riske says:<br /><br />The only really good recent "war" movies I remember seeing after Saving Private Ryan are The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. I thought both of them were well done and the filming was done in a way that I thought adapted to the change in the way in which wars have been and are currently being fought versus the days of World War II, Korea, Viet Nam and Desert Storm. We are no longer fighting nations and their armies, with large battles involving thousands of men (and women) and large amounts of equipment (planes, tanks, artillery, ships). Instead the battles, if you can call them that, are fought by smaller, individual units and therefore the wars have been brought down more to the individual level. The movies I mentioned have therefore likewise delved more into the lives of the individual participants. I know that focusing on individuals has been done in a great many other war movies over the years but to me they weren't as meaningful when you realize that they were only a small part of a much bigger picture. The wars today are being fought by the smallest portion of the population of the U.S. (about 1%) than in any other conflict. That's why focusing on the individual is so key. As for war movies in general I have seen a great many good ones over the years. The best ones are the ones that balance the heroism shown during war with the ugliness of war. Among my personal favorites are The Sands of Iwo Jima, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, The Halls of Montezuma, The Sand Pebbles. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28924910408541708272014-06-12T21:56:09.310-05:002014-06-12T21:56:09.310-05:00This is from my dad:
The Godfather, that would ha...This is from my dad:<br /><br />The Godfather, that would have been real high on my list as well. The reason Exodus has stuck with me is because I remember that I first saw it when I was 11 at a private showing for students of various Chicago hebrew schools at the Cinestage theater downtown and the emotional impact on me at that age was so strong since the State of Israel was only a little older than I was. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18347253079151476112014-06-12T16:28:15.010-05:002014-06-12T16:28:15.010-05:00Mike, what would gentleman Timothy Dalton say to m...Mike, what would gentleman Timothy Dalton say to my dad?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1318122743364077772014-06-12T16:19:32.035-05:002014-06-12T16:19:32.035-05:00Your dad had me at Dalton.Your dad had me at Dalton.Michael Pomarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209918617642114880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30482286810442802942014-06-12T12:07:13.294-05:002014-06-12T12:07:13.294-05:00Whoa! That's bad, BUT, that rules that you sa...Whoa! That's bad, BUT, that rules that you saw that in the theater!Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-817871328125810942014-06-12T11:30:07.541-05:002014-06-12T11:30:07.541-05:00He never lets me forget about the Arachnophobia de...He never lets me forget about the Arachnophobia debacle. That or when I made him take me to see Second Sight with Bronson Pinchot and John Larroquete. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7449082747313683652014-06-12T11:12:31.598-05:002014-06-12T11:12:31.598-05:00Adam, your dad is cool. Adam, your dad is cool. Brad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426952757794850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-92160276884780273872014-06-12T10:36:52.725-05:002014-06-12T10:36:52.725-05:00Love this feature! Mr. Riske is wrong about Timot...Love this feature! Mr. Riske is wrong about Timothy Dalton (the third best Bond), but besides that he was making a lot of good points.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15530967457354836272014-06-12T10:35:49.460-05:002014-06-12T10:35:49.460-05:00Hell, now *I'm* pissed off again that I once s...Hell, now *I'm* pissed off again that I once saw that movie.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43681594242865653392014-06-12T09:18:54.650-05:002014-06-12T09:18:54.650-05:00"we had to go watch that damn Jim Belushi-Cub..."we had to go watch that damn Jim Belushi-Cubs movie Taking Care of Business."<br /><br />I love that the way that reads is that your Dad seems super pissed about this still! <br /><br />Great piece, Adam!Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-41188313905758330812014-06-12T08:52:19.480-05:002014-06-12T08:52:19.480-05:00I am ashamed. I just realized that's where it ...I am ashamed. I just realized that's where it was from and came back to publicly shame myself, haha. I have seen it, and it's great, it's just been a long time. :-/John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15463353227072108372014-06-12T08:49:45.306-05:002014-06-12T08:49:45.306-05:00Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's definitely wo...Breakfast at Tiffany's. It's definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3808638435607503812014-06-12T08:34:49.821-05:002014-06-12T08:34:49.821-05:00This is great! As far as my father's favorites...This is great! As far as my father's favorites, he would surely name The Godfather as his favorite movie. He has seen it many times, and I bet he has the movie memorized, and often quotes his favorite lines. He's a big fan of mob movies in general, so I think he also loves Goodfellas. His favorite directors are probably Scorsese and Tarantino. He really doesn't go to see many movies in a theater, but he will ALWAYS go to see a new Scorsese or Tarantino movie. <br /><br />I am totally with your dad on American Hustle. I loved a lot of the acting, but found the story underwhelming and a lot less interesting than I had expected, but I also think I need to see it again.<br /><br />Finally, I'm not sure what movie that picture of Audrey Hepburn is from, but she looks amazing.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73277686944645659552014-06-12T08:08:22.072-05:002014-06-12T08:08:22.072-05:00What a wonderful post! Thanks so much Mr. Riske, ...What a wonderful post! Thanks so much Mr. Riske, for participating. It made me think about my father and his movie loves. His favorite movie is The Last Picture Show. He grew up in rural Montana, in a town very much like the one in the film, and has said that it is actually unnerving how accurate the movie is in its details. I remember we were talking about the George Peppard movie The Blue Max, which is another favorite of his. I asked him why he liked it so much, and he gave a brief dissertation about how it's not so much about war, but rather about class - a lower class infantryman dreams of rising above his station. I was surprised, because I was a stupid young man who was not looking at his father as, you know, an actual person with intelligence and opinions.<br /><br />I have a question for Mr. Riske - what do you think of war movies, and how they've changed over the years (particularly after Saving Private Ryan)?<br />Steve K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02141959251034133806noreply@blogger.com