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| Ghulam |
 Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:32 pm |
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Marc wrote: Happy Go Lucky was a complete delight. It benefits greatly from watching it on DVD with subtitles. I loved Poppy.
I liked it too. I saw it with subtitles. Leigh is superb in presenting interesting or odd female characters. A persistently rosy disposition may be boring and not an attractive subject for a movie. But he pulls it off.
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:13 pm |
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...So I've been watching Gankutsuou (the anime inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo), and all I can say is - wow. It's deviated from the story, but incredibly intricate in how it's putting its own story together. The animation has some high points (the 18th-century vs 55th century thing, along with *how* the clothing and hair is animated, is original if uneven), and some lows (sometimes the CGI is just BAAAD); but the story's well developed, and even has some cliffitude to it (this was a tv series, with 24(?) episodes).
And Albert's fiancee WINS. Big time.
Though I'm going to have to grab a copy of the book; I haven't seen the story in a good thirty years.
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:41 am |
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| In the French film JCVD Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself, a fading star owing taxes and involved in a losing child custody battle in courts, returning to his home in Belgium. Somehow he gets involved in a bank heist. The movie is taut and funny in spite of some weak parts. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:47 am |
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I liked State of Play.....alot.
The night settings in Goodby Solo bothered me. (not enough daylight.) |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:48 am |
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| i heart a long-haired russell crowe throw in a helen mirren? ima there. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:50 am |
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I enjoyed JCVD and have been meaning to re-watch it.
Marantz was also on board.
Believe he was the first one on here touting it.
Btw, I've never seen (another) Jean Claude film. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:31 am |
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| I can't figure out this adulation for State of Play. It had its heart in the right place, I guess, but aside from Crowe everybody was playing with their B or C game, and the story was Damages verrrrry light. The "surprise" ending was cheesy. IMO. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:26 am |
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Thanks for remembering, gromit. I really enjoyed JCVD. Some of the action in the street scenes were standout movie making. The premise of the film was clever. Sort of fictional reality.
Who knew Van Damme could give a performance like that? I had seen some of his stuff on TV. Maybe two. They were good enough for that kind of movie.
There is definitely a similarity to The Wrestler in it's use of the lead actor and it's closeness to his real life experience.
If I remember correctly, it (JCVD), got very good reviews, but I don't think it did much at the box office. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:43 am |
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billyweeds wrote: I can't figure out this adulation for State of Play. It had its heart in the right place, I guess, but aside from Crowe everybody was playing with their B or C game, and the story was Damages verrrrry light. The "surprise" ending was cheesy. IMO.
I don't think this is a surprise adulation. Most everyone hated it. I think there are perhaps three here that liked it. And those that did reallllllllly did!
As far as it being Damages light, perhaps. All I know is I haven't felt that gripped even riveted by anything since the Damages. But here's where we do agree. The ending seemed to come out of no where. I was shaking my head for some time trying to figure that one out. Maybe that's why it still hurts today? (And it really does.) |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:34 pm |
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Van Damm in JCVD, broke me up when he explains why he could not get the part he was desperately hoping he would get. "Steven Seagall got it," he says. "They gave it to him after he agreed to cut his ponytail!"
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:10 pm |
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Lady (and any silent movie enthusianst who reads this),
I'm teaching The Scarlet Letter right now and I'm wondering if you've seen the Lilian Gish silent. I understand she gives an amazing performance, but I've never tracked the picture down. Do you think there's any chance a class of college sophomores in a non-film class might appreciate it? |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:05 pm |
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Joe Vitus wrote: Lady (and any silent movie enthusianst who reads this),
I'm teaching The Scarlet Letter right now and I'm wondering if you've seen the Lilian Gish silent. I understand she gives an amazing performance, but I've never tracked the picture down. Do you think there's any chance a class of college sophomores in a non-film class might appreciate it?
Actually... I'm not sure I've seen this version. I've been looking up ye olde records, and don't see anything (although I *own* Way Down East and *that's* not in ye olde records, either %^<). Feeling bad about this...
But while I can't answer the direct question, I will say that there's nothing that would prevent college sophomores (who are at least *supposed* to be there because they want to learn) from enjoying the film. I've heard in general that comedies work better as an introduction, but there's nothing implicitly in the film itself that shouldn't work.
Sorry!
There are some good comments on imdb, if that helps... |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:38 pm |
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I remember when I was an undergrad, a class laughing uproariously at Broken Blossoms because Gish didn't know how to open the closet door to escape (it's supposed to be locked, but Griffith doesn't bother to demonstrate that happening, the door is simply shut). Thety drove me nuts. So I'm a little uneasy about showing a dramatic movie. Though I'd feel at ease with a fantasy like Caligari. Metropolis or Nosferatu, should I teach a class that gave me an opportunity to show them.
Guess I'll try to track it down and figure out if I think it will fly.
Thanks, though. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:12 pm |
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| Sounds like a smart move, Joe. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:52 pm |
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| Thanks, Marj. I've never used a silent movie in the class, but I know a lot of them are familiar with the Demi Moore version. I'd like them to see something...watchable. |
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