Man, I've seen every single James bond movie. Even the dodgey comedy version of Casino Royale. I just sat down one week when I was sick, in front of a James bond Movie marathon, and watched them all pretty much back to back.
Who do you think was the better Bond? As yet, I can't really say for myself. I can see why people liked Sean Connery, but I honestly don't know what to think.
Man, I've seen every single James bond movie. Even the dodgey comedy version of Casino Royale. I just sat down one week when I was sick, in front of a James bond Movie marathon, and watched them all pretty much back to back.
Who do you think was the better Bond? As yet, I can't really say for myself. I can see why people liked Sean Connery, but I honestly don't know what to think.
Honestly hard to say. I like Connery, but he's just so...Sean Connery. Which doesn't play so well for a flint-eyed English assassin. Though, considering he's the man that defined the role, it's hard to vote against him.
Lazenby was alright, had a few high points, but at best, he was competent, not great.
Moore is excellent, I'd say on Par with Connery, though not beating him. He's the funny guy, and he gave the character a bit of an update from the womanizing and condescending Connery bond.
Dalton improved on Lazenby's dark side of bond, but really did fuck all else worth talking about. Unlike Lazenby, you can't even really call his portrayal competent.
Brosnan ran the full range from Moore's funny bond to an even colder, crueler bond than Dalton. Looked damn good in a suit, and handled the role very well, but the movies he was in were certainly some of the less credible entries in the series, and a lot of his action scenes struck me as old school, but boring - Lots of random shooting in the air bad-guys while bond expertly shoots them with his pistol, doesn't break a sweat, defuses the bomb with seconds to spare. Some of the action sequences where he's not directly involved in a firefight are excellent, such as the remote-driven car sequence.
Craig has the muscle, he's got the acting talent, he plays it close to the bond from the novels, but without the crazy racist/sexist bullshit. Excellent action, the odd funny line, and he even rather looks like the original concept of bond, and especially like the picture Fleming had drawn of the character, but for the hair colour. Also, having so many action scenes performed with more practical effects than CGI was a very nice change, I'm a big fan of practical effects.
I went to see Red Tails last night and it was okay. It isn't a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, but I still enjoyed quite a bit. My brother and father however were not as positive (the vitriol my brother showed toward the movie was dumbfounding) or forgiving as I was. I do wish, however, that the filmmakers tackled the subject a bit better and didn't make it as cliched as it was. Also, the editing is really messed up and I believe it was the editor's first real gig.
Other than those gripes, if you just want some mindless entertainment with some deliciously hammy performances; go see it.
Tucker and Dale VS Evil is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a very long time. It's a perfect parody of movies like Friday the 13th and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but with a massive twist.
The Way Back is an exceptionally well made movie about some prisoners who escape from Siberia. It's not exactly the happiest movie, but I would suggest it very highly.
Both of these are on Netflix Streaming. You should get on watching them.
Movie Night With Friends was over the weekend. This month's theme was "Man On The Run".
We watched Eagle Eye and North By Northwest
Eagle Eye is one of the most stupid piece of shit unbelievable plots I've ever seen. Once we realized how ludicrous it was and to definitely not take it seriously, the movie was ok to watch along with Billy Bob Thornton being awesome.
North By Northwest was enjoyable, even though I really don't watch a lot of older movies. Cary Grant is such a pimp and has some really suave lines. The movie did fee like it dragged on a bit towards the end, but it could also be because it was late and I was feeling tired.
We particularly laughed at all the sexual innuendos, especially the ending where you see the train go into the tunnel.
Just watched Troll hunter "Trolljegeren" and for a fake documentary style it was pretty awesome. It didn't do anything silly to break suspension and it was put together really well for what it was, I highly recommend it.
JTVH says that I need to watch less depressing movies (though the only depressing movie watched in the last month was "I Love You Phillip Morris," which I bailed on half way through for that precise reason). The first movie listed under "Comedies" on Netflix -- not "Quirky Independent Movies" not "Mind-Bending Dark Comedies" or anything like that -- was a film called "Castaway on the Moon," a Korean movie which begins with a business man jumping off a bridge. I know what I'm watching next.
Still going down the IMDB top 250 list. Just watched Cinema Paradiso. It's streaming on Netflix.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
Still going down the IMDB top 250 list. Just watched Cinema Paradiso. It's streaming on Netflix.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
Still going down the IMDB top 250 list. Just watched Cinema Paradiso. It's streaming on Netflix.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
Transatlantic flight! Time for four movies. I usually stick with new releases when in the air.
1. Troll Hunter. This was fucking hilarious! It's a Blair Witch/Cloverfield found footage edited movie, all in Norwegian, in Norway, about a troll hunter. And trolls. The trolls are awesome. The best thing about this comedy is that it plays it completely straight. I was laughing out loud almost continually, but there isn't a single "joke" in the whole thing. It's really, really good.
2. Moneyball. Really good! Not much to say about it. Based on a true story... whatever.
3. Real Steel. Hey, it's a movie about robots hitting each other, and hollywood guff about fatherhood. But if you want a movie about those topics, I guess you can't get any better than this.
I didn't check, but it sounded like both Moneyball and Real Steel had a soundtrack by Danny Elfman. If not, they were doing their best Danny Elfman impression.
4. Drive. This is one of those movies where I'm really impressed with the film making skills, but really dislike the subject. I really hate movies about criminals being criminals, and gangsters being gangsters. There is nothing less interesting to me, dramatically, than someone owing someone else money, and being threatened with death or harm to family to get the money back. If that, at any point, becomes anywhere close to the central conflict in the movie, you've lost me. Drive kept me on board until the very first shooting, and then I hated it.
Still going down the IMDB top 250 list. Just watched Cinema Paradiso. It's streaming on Netflix.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
Sooo Good! I watched that in film school! I would like to rewatch it again at some point.
I watched Ip Man! That is one great movie, highly recommended. Ip Man is the nicest person in that movie. I love that kind of character, someone who is kind and peace loving, but holds a great strength and bravery that comes out when he or she must defend the things she/he loves. (That's why Nausicaa is one of my favorite characters ever.) Also, those fight scenes are AMAZING~! I love fight choreography that showcases real martial arts styles. The villain was also pretty good, and the creators stopped short of making him truly evil. He had honor and respected martial arts. They saved the main evil for the second-in-command, Sato, who is this little rat-bastard, the absolute caricature of the bespectacled, sadistic Imperialist soldier. You just want him to get pwned the whole time.
JTVH says that I need to watch less depressing movies (though the only depressing movie watched in the last month was "I Love You Phillip Morris," which I bailed on half way through for that precise reason). The first movie listed under "Comedies" on Netflix -- not "Quirky Independent Movies" not "Mind-Bending Dark Comedies" or anything like that -- was a film called "Castaway on the Moon," a Korean movie which begins with a business man jumping off a bridge. I know what I'm watching next.
Still going down the IMDB top 250 list. Just watched Cinema Paradiso. It's streaming on Netflix.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
Sooo Good! I watched that in film school! I would like to rewatch it again at some point.
I watched Ip Man! That is one great movie, highly recommended. Ip Man is the nicest person in that movie. I love that kind of character, someone who is kind and peace loving, but holds a great strength and bravery that comes out when he or she must defend the things she/he loves. (That's why Nausicaa is one of my favorite characters ever.) Also, those fight scenes are AMAZING~! I love fight choreography that showcases real martial arts styles. The villain was also pretty good, and the creators stopped short of making him truly evil. He had honor and respected martial arts. They saved the main evil for the second-in-command, Sato, who is this little rat-bastard, the absolute caricature of the bespectacled, sadistic Imperialist soldier. You just want him to get pwned the whole time.
What I love most about fight choreography in Ip Man is how he punches the guy so many times. It's like machine gun fists. Almost hokuto level of punching. Then the sound effect they use for it is really impactful, like oh shit son!
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Lazenby was alright, had a few high points, but at best, he was competent, not great.
Moore is excellent, I'd say on Par with Connery, though not beating him. He's the funny guy, and he gave the character a bit of an update from the womanizing and condescending Connery bond.
Dalton improved on Lazenby's dark side of bond, but really did fuck all else worth talking about. Unlike Lazenby, you can't even really call his portrayal competent.
Brosnan ran the full range from Moore's funny bond to an even colder, crueler bond than Dalton. Looked damn good in a suit, and handled the role very well, but the movies he was in were certainly some of the less credible entries in the series, and a lot of his action scenes struck me as old school, but boring - Lots of random shooting in the air bad-guys while bond expertly shoots them with his pistol, doesn't break a sweat, defuses the bomb with seconds to spare. Some of the action sequences where he's not directly involved in a firefight are excellent, such as the remote-driven car sequence.
Craig has the muscle, he's got the acting talent, he plays it close to the bond from the novels, but without the crazy racist/sexist bullshit. Excellent action, the odd funny line, and he even rather looks like the original concept of bond, and especially like the picture Fleming had drawn of the character, but for the hair colour. Also, having so many action scenes performed with more practical effects than CGI was a very nice change, I'm a big fan of practical effects.
Other than those gripes, if you just want some mindless entertainment with some deliciously hammy performances; go see it.
The Way Back is an exceptionally well made movie about some prisoners who escape from Siberia. It's not exactly the happiest movie, but I would suggest it very highly.
Both of these are on Netflix Streaming. You should get on watching them.
We watched Eagle Eye and North By Northwest
Eagle Eye is one of the most stupid piece of shit unbelievable plots I've ever seen. Once we realized how ludicrous it was and to definitely not take it seriously, the movie was ok to watch along with Billy Bob Thornton being awesome.
North By Northwest was enjoyable, even though I really don't watch a lot of older movies. Cary Grant is such a pimp and has some really suave lines. The movie did fee like it dragged on a bit towards the end, but it could also be because it was late and I was feeling tired.
We particularly laughed at all the sexual innuendos, especially the ending where you see the train go into the tunnel.
I stayed for the plot, acting, everything.
I might be making a hasty judgement that is heavily swayed by the fact that I finished watching it just minutes ago, but I think that might be tied for the greatest movie I have ever seen. I'm looking back at the list, and the only things I see on here that are even close, are City of God, Seven Samurai, maybe Rear Window. Whether you agree or not, it's currently ranked 74, and that is way too fucking low.
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1. Troll Hunter. This was fucking hilarious! It's a Blair Witch/Cloverfield found footage edited movie, all in Norwegian, in Norway, about a troll hunter. And trolls. The trolls are awesome. The best thing about this comedy is that it plays it completely straight. I was laughing out loud almost continually, but there isn't a single "joke" in the whole thing. It's really, really good.
2. Moneyball. Really good! Not much to say about it. Based on a true story... whatever.
3. Real Steel. Hey, it's a movie about robots hitting each other, and hollywood guff about fatherhood. But if you want a movie about those topics, I guess you can't get any better than this.
I didn't check, but it sounded like both Moneyball and Real Steel had a soundtrack by Danny Elfman. If not, they were doing their best Danny Elfman impression.
4. Drive. This is one of those movies where I'm really impressed with the film making skills, but really dislike the subject. I really hate movies about criminals being criminals, and gangsters being gangsters. There is nothing less interesting to me, dramatically, than someone owing someone else money, and being threatened with death or harm to family to get the money back. If that, at any point, becomes anywhere close to the central conflict in the movie, you've lost me. Drive kept me on board until the very first shooting, and then I hated it.
I loved the music in it though.
I watched Ip Man! That is one great movie, highly recommended. Ip Man is the nicest person in that movie. I love that kind of character, someone who is kind and peace loving, but holds a great strength and bravery that comes out when he or she must defend the things she/he loves. (That's why Nausicaa is one of my favorite characters ever.)
Also, those fight scenes are AMAZING~! I love fight choreography that showcases real martial arts styles. The villain was also pretty good, and the creators stopped short of making him truly evil. He had honor and respected martial arts. They saved the main evil for the second-in-command, Sato, who is this little rat-bastard, the absolute caricature of the bespectacled, sadistic Imperialist soldier. You just want him to get pwned the whole time.