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tuff Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 Many good movies already mentioned. Ford vs Ferrari really was great and stayed pretty much to fact. Just watched Legend of Bagger Vance and Good Will Hunting, both good and had seen before. Will start binge watching the 3rd season of Netflix series "Ozark" tonight. Actually enjoying being home for a change but I think my wife and I might be gaining weight? John
cigcars Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 *Well, as we're grounded for a spell - I would suggest epic-long movies to take our time with...along with a fine, hefty churchill and/or double corona: 1) GODFATHER (1) and (2) 2) Ben Hur (1959 w/Heston) 3) And depending on your hero taste: Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" or Mel Gibson's "Braveheart"
JohnS Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 The Human Condition trilogy by Masaki Kobayashi. These three films run for a combined length of 579 minutes (i.e. 9 hours and 39 minutes). It's been around 10 years since I've viewed them. For me, this series is highly relevant in light of current world events. The film explores the question, "how do you maintain your values in the midst of suffering?" Of course, I will be watching other much lighter films during this time to maintain my spirits, such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Onward! ? ? 2
MoeFOH Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 1. Stripes (classic Bill Murray & Harold Ramis) 2. August: Osage County (as a dysfunctional family guide of how to spend troubling times together ... and flat out the best Meryl Streep performance ever.) 3. The Audition (to get my Takashi Miike suspense/horror fix. Seriously freaked me out first time around, many years ago. Time to refreak)
Ken Gargett Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 10 hours ago, zappaFREAK said: Time for some classics! The Cincinnati Kid Cool Hand Luke The Great Race The Fountainhead Metropolis Forbidden Planet Sorry got a bit carried away. cool hand luke on free to air tv tonight. video already set. it follows butch cassidy. on another channel, thor. some great flicks through all these posts. there is one film i really would like to see - been ages. french connection.
dobbs Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 good question, here's my hasty 3: 1) the good, the bad, and the ugly - the best buddy picture ever made 2) two-lane blacktop - slow, but transcendent 3) rashomon - so influential not my favorite 3, just totally worthwhile pictures to watch while in home -dobbs
Colt45 Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, MoeFOH said: 3. The Audition (to get my Takashi Miike suspense/horror fix. Not seen that one, but do like Yakuza Apocalypse, Blade of The Immortal, and Sukiyaki Western Django. Not really revisiting anything, but over the past couple of weeks have watched Rise of Skywalker, The Gentlemen, Spenser Confidential.
MoeFOH Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Colt45 said: Sukiyaki Western Django. Yes. Another fave of his. Haven't seen the other two you mention. Wanted to take on Blade of the Immortal at BIFF festival here but ultimately missed out for some reason... Thought The Gentlemen was great. 1
Ken Gargett Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, Colt45 said: Not seen that one, but do like Yakuza Apocalypse, Blade of The Immortal, and Sukiyaki Western Django. Not really revisiting anything, but over the past couple of weeks have watched Rise of Skywalker, The Gentlemen, Spenser Confidential. colt, what did you think of skywalker?
Fuzz Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Bords said: You will be shocked at some of those 80s comedies like Revenge of the Nerds and some of the stuff we found hilarious as kids but are big no nos now days. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 8 hours ago, The Squiggler said: Revenge of the Nerds, Porky's, etc... certainly a bit rapey by today's standards, but I think they're useful as historical documents. Watching them sheds a bit of light on how much things have changed in a relatively short period of time... and if you're 'woke' enough you can have a nice ironic laugh at how primitive the humor is. Revenge of the Nerds was on Foxtel last night. And yes, I did watch it. 1 1
Colt45 Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 44 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: colt, what did you think of skywalker? KG, I enjoyed it. I'm not a real Star Wars "geek", and generally speaking, don't ask / expect anything earth shaking from most movies. If they're entertaining and hold my attention, I'm happy - an emotional response is gravy. This one hit on at least two. That said, I pretty much like the overall concept of the final three Rey movies, though I might have had an eye roll or two on a few of the fine points. Maybe no worse than the Ewoks.. 1
Colt45 Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, MoeFOH said: Thought The Gentlemen was great. Great fun. Admittedly, I'm a fan of most Ritchie movies. 1
Ken Gargett Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Colt45 said: KG, I enjoyed it. I'm not a real Star Wars "geek", and generally speaking, don't ask / expect anything earth shaking from most movies. If they're entertaining and hold my attention, I'm happy - an emotional response is gravy. This one hit on at least two. That said, I pretty much like the overall concept of the final three Rey movies, though I might have had an eye roll or two on a few of the fine points. Maybe no worse than the Ewoks.. nice to hear. yet to see it but i have seen a fair bit of negativity about it. the problem for me has always been that the first two were so brilliant and nothing else has come close so those other films all get bagged even more than they should.
gweilgi Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 The Godfather trilogy. Mel Brooks -- Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Generally, though, I an a tad miffed because I love the old classics -- Hitchcock, or anything with Humphrey Bogart -- but Australian TV programme schedulers seem to think their public cannot cope with black and white films.
Ken Gargett Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, gweilgi said: The Godfather trilogy. Mel Brooks -- Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Generally, though, I an a tad miffed because I love the old classics -- Hitchcock, or anything with Humphrey Bogart -- but Australian TV programme schedulers seem to think their public cannot cope with black and white films. you do get a few on Gem and even 7/9 now and then. casablanca pops up regularly. but you are correct, they don't seem keen to show the classics - the bogarts and so forth.
gweilgi Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Ken Gargett said: you do get a few on Gem and even 7/9 now and then. casablanca pops up regularly. but you are correct, they don't seem keen to show the classics - the bogarts and so forth. Sad, and annoying. I'll choose "the Maltese Falcon" or "The Postman Always Rings Twice" over most anything that is shown in the cinemas these days. Too much that is derivative, too much cashing in on franchises or old favourites with remakes, too much reliance on CGI and other special effects to hide bad writing and bad acting. Hell, even innocent feel good flicks like any Fred Astaire and Giner Rogers vehicle seem beyond Hollywood these days.
Ken Gargett Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, gweilgi said: Sad, and annoying. I'll choose "the Maltese Falcon" or "The Postman Always Rings Twice" over most anything that is shown in the cinemas these days. Too much that is derivative, too much cashing in on franchises or old favourites with remakes, too much reliance on CGI and other special effects to hide bad writing and bad acting. Hell, even innocent feel good flicks like any Fred Astaire and Giner Rogers vehicle seem beyond Hollywood these days. maltese falcon makes the very very occasional appearance. such a shame we have twister and die hard four repeated endlessly but not these flicks.
Joeyjojo Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Bladerunner American Me And Groundhog Day to lighten things up a bit.
westg Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Good Will Hunting Dead Poets Society Goodmorning Vietnam All classic movies with the most brilliant talent . 2
westg Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Joeyjojo said: Bladerunner American Me And Groundhog Day to lighten things up a bit. Yep. Groundhog Day and What about Bob .
Joeyjojo Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, westg said: Yep. Groundhog Day and What about Bob . I'm not sure if it holds up, as I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I remember the Bill Murray film Larger than life was always worth a laugh.
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