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| Nancy |
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| Forbidden Hollywood 3 has arrived. They really went all out on this one: 6 films (plus their trailers), 2 documentaries, and a number of shorts and cartoons. Well worth the money. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:48 am |
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| Rented Happy-Go-Lucky from Netflix. It's not a good sign when you keep hoping someone will strangle the main character in a movie. Sally Hawkins plays Poppy, an extremely irritating young woman who goes through life trying to annoy the hell out of everyone around her. She's supposed to be cute, perky, and likeable, but she drove me up the wall. This movie reminded me of Me and You and Everyone We Know, a movie that I disliked intensely. I had been looking forward to this film, which I expected to really enjoy. Instead, it was two hours of cinematic torture, and was easily one of the worst films to come out last year. A big disappointment, and not recommended. (I didn't put a spoiler alert because I really didn't give away any spoilers, except that the film is dreadful.) |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:59 am |
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I enjoyed Vol. 3, but only Midnight Mary rose to the level (almost) of Babyface and Red-Headed Woman from Vol. 1.
(Vol. 2 hasn't surfaced yet).
Really it's an early 30's William Wellman box set, but slapping the Forbidden H-ollywood label on it is of course sexier.
The Wellman docs contain some good interesting info, but they tend to repeat each other, and the talking head and clip format got a bit tiresome.
Wellman seems like an ass, but made good films for a long time. Ox-bow Incident and the Story of GI Joe are impressive later Wellman films. And of course Public Enemy is a classic early Wellman.
On Vol. 3, the short mystery films with Donald Meeks were pretty lame, seemed like filmed radio plays or something. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:05 am |
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I couldn't make it thru Happy-Go-Lucky, as I hated the driving instructor more than the annoying Poppy character. The two of them together were a nightmare.
I liked You & Me & E-- a fair amount, but when I re-watched a year later (recently) I found it kind of dull and somewhat tacky. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:41 am |
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gromit wrote:
On Vol. 3, the short mystery films with Donald Meeks were pretty lame, seemed like filmed radio plays or something.
It's Donald Meek, for the record. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:35 am |
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billyweeds wrote: gromit wrote:
On Vol. 3, the short mystery films with Donald Meeks were pretty lame, seemed like filmed radio plays or something.
It's Donald Meek, for the record.
Sure, but I watched three of those clunkers. |
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| bocce |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:09 pm |
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gromit wrote: .
Wellman seems like an ass, but made good films for a long time. Ox-bow Incident and the Story of GI Joe are impressive later Wellman films. And of course Public Enemy is a classic early Wellman.
wellman was reportedly a jerk to work for (particularly actors) but what an amazing repertoire of films. in my opinion he vies with raoul walsh as the best director of 30's and 40's action films. and that's not saying a small bit when you consider the other contenders...like john ford... |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:36 pm |
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Quote: Rented Happy-Go-Lucky from Netflix. It's not a good sign when you keep hoping someone will strangle the main character in a movie.
Nancy......you make me want to rent it just so I can agree with you! I did like Me and You, etc. alot. |
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| lissa |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:49 pm |
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| I have yet to see it - I wonder if the experiment to making the film was to elicit those very reactions of "too happy, must die" from people..! |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:49 pm |
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Befade wrote: Quote: Rented Happy-Go-Lucky from Netflix. It's not a good sign when you keep hoping someone will strangle the main character in a movie.
Nancy......you make me want to rent it just so I can agree with you! I did like Me and You, etc. alot.
I liked it better the second time I watched it, without comments from the peanut gallery. The first time, I had problems with the structure; it was hard to see how things fit together. |
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| bocce |
| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:25 am |
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finally caught up with ACROSS THE UNIVERSE last night...
i found it a fun piece of fluff without a lot of substance but visually stunning. a few of the beatle covers were inventive and well rendered by a generally appealing cast...
i thought the overall production design and, in particular, several sets were dazzling though i shouldn't have been surprised given taymor's background and resume...
all in all not the worst two hours i've spent rolling the dice on a film which got mixed reviews here... |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:32 am |
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Government gives Rod money to go out and stimulate economy; Rod stimulates DVD retailers:
Bande à part - just watched: does rock
Queen Margot
The Killers (both versions)
Assault on Precinct 13 (Guy behind counter: "That's the original you know". Rod: "I know. The remake's crap."
The Wages of Fear
Tokyo Story (at last, I will see an Ozu)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Mr Arkadin/Confidential Report
Branded To Kill
The Fallen Idol
Army of Shadows
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:32 am |
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Rod wrote:
Bande à part - just watched: does rock
Queen Margot
The Killers (both versions)
Assault on Precinct 13 (Guy behind counter: "That's the original you know". Rod: "I know. The remake's crap."
The Wages of Fear
Tokyo Story (at last, I will see an Ozu)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Mr Arkadin/Confidential Report
Branded To Kill
The Fallen Idol
Army of Shadows
Becket
Good choices, the ones I've seen, except for Becket, which I find a classy snoozer, and Mr. Arkadin, which is not nearly as good as Welles cultists would have it. Would love to see the Ronald Reagan Killers, which I've never viewed. The Fallen Idol is simply astounding, as are The Wages of Fear and (to a slightly lesser degree) Sunday (no comma) Bloody Sunday. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:04 am |
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| I don't need you to tell me how The Wages of Fear is. Or Sunday no comma Bloody Sunday. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:09 am |
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Rod wrote: I don't need you to tell me how The Wages of Fear is. Or Sunday no comma Bloody Sunday.
Sorry for attempting to comment on your comment. Somewhere I had gotten the impression that this was a forum, not a Rod Heath website. |
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