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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:52 am |
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| I think it actually came through my speakers! |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:42 am |
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Joe Vitus wrote: 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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| Rod |
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| You could try the Wim Wenders version. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:47 am |
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| S'cuse my lack of knowledge, but what is that, Rod? |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:52 am |
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Marj wrote: S'cuse my lack of knowledge, but what is that, Rod?
Winders filmed a German version of The Scarlet Letter in 1973. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:26 pm |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:32 pm |
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We have a Rod sighting!
Actually, that sounds like it could get me jail time. |
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| Joe Vitus |
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Rod wrote: You could try the Wim Wenders version.
I echo Marj. Tell me more. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:47 pm |
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Syd wrote: Marj wrote: S'cuse my lack of knowledge, but what is that, Rod?
Winders filmed a German version of The Scarlet Letter in 1973.
And someone has. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:07 am |
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Inglorious Bastards. A lot of action, unlikely plot twists in a very 70's vein (skinny dipping German chicks pull out machine guns and start firing), and other assorted entertaining nonsense. Rather than being excited by Tarantino, I was interested in seeing a Fred Williamson film. I'd rather get Black Caesar or Hell Up in Harlem, but I get what I can get here.
Williamson is interesting, and fun as a macho tough guy (ludicrously supplied with a cigar no matter what war conditions they are in). I found it kind of amusing when The Hammer has to run somewhere and he does it as though he is in a football drill. Also, very 70's.
A spaghetti war film with a lot in its sauce, Bastards gleefully rips-off every other film, with a good chunk of The Wild Bunch, a slice of Great Escape, a pinch of Cross of Iron, and a heaping of Dirty Dozen.
The story centers on a group of American soldiers who are in military police custody for various offenses, and escape, so that they no longer fit on any side of the war.
I liked how almost every plan they made goes awry, and they have to improvise their way into killing lots of dumb Nazis and others.
Fun for action fans. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:18 am |
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| I've wanted to check it out. Thanks for the review. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:24 am |
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Calling Inglourious Basterds "fun for action fans" is rather bewildering considering there's hardly any action in it. Short moments of intense violence and a murderous climax, but it's not an action film by any of my criteria.
Well, here's the review of it I wrote on Ferdy anyway:
http://ferdyonfilms.com/2009/08/inglourious-basterds-20090.php#comments |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:40 am |
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Wasn't gromit reviewing the original Inglorious Bastards?
I think I read your review Rod, but I will check again. Old age, yuh know. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:01 am |
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| Oops. |
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