onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I mentioned the gorgeous cinematography of Hero and Sin City , but this one has just as beautiful imagery as those and you could also add almost all of Robin Williams work to the list. Capn17, Namtak and HotKey 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 20 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Two more for any that have not seen them or for rewatching . two good ones (I thought the lights on the Coccoon poster were going to be Close Encounters, a classic) I saw Contact in the theatres on vacation with my parents and brothers family. Everyone else hated it...where are the aliens? I loved it. It doesn't hurt that her father is played by David Morse (from the movie INside Moves I posted earlier which I loved as a kid. Jodie Foster is great in the role and quite beautiful in some scenes. And I am comfortable in my heterosexuality but Matthew never looked better either. But my favorite scenes are the ones with John Hurt! So good in this. "you've cracked the code!?!" "clever girl" Namtak and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bird said: two good ones (I thought the lights on the Coccoon poster were going to be Close Encounters, a classic) I saw Contact in the theatres on vacation with my parents and brothers family. Everyone else hated it...where are the aliens? I loved it. It doesn't hurt that her father is played by David Morse (from the movie INside Moves I posted earlier which I loved as a kid. Jodie Foster is great in the role and quite beautiful in some scenes. And I am comfortable in my heterosexuality but Matthew never looked better either. But my favorite scenes are the ones with John Hurt! So good in this. "you've cracked the code!?!" "clever girl" I do believe you covered just about everything that I would have said about Contact. Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I will take it back to some older classics. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: I will take it back to some older classics. I do not think I have seen All About Eve. The other two are insanely well made movies. 'SCOUT' so all about eve & the del toro one from criterion are possibilties for this weekend viewing! A few others in here too. Edited March 12, 2021 by Bird onlyweaknesskryptonite and Namtak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bird said: I do not think I have seen All About Eve. The other two are insanely well made movies. 'SCOUT' so all about eve & the del toro one from criterion are possibilties for this weekend viewing! A few others in here too. Yes the all are definitely well made movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Stephen King was mentioned earlier, but I let it slip. Now here are two of his that deserve to me mentioned. Edited March 12, 2021 by onlyweaknesskryptonite Namtak, bentbryan, Capn17 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Absolute must watch, the greatest trilogy ever... Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Bird said: wifey and I went to see Barton Fink when we were a'courtin' and have loved their work ever since. I can get excited about most of them, although not so much Ladykillers (its growing on me) and Man who wasn't there (gotta rewatch again perhaps). But the one I love and wifey is bleh on is Intolerable Cruelty...I think it is brilliant. Clooney enjoys playing the fool in the Coen movies and he does it so well, and I think Tom Hanks tried too hard to do something similar in Ladykillers. Clooney clearly doesn't take himself too seriously which is on clear display in his work in O Brother and Intolerable Cruelty. Just thinking about this again and do not know how I didn't mention this one as well. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Just thinking about this again and do not know how I didn't mention this one as well. This movie is so surprisingly funny and nuts that it had real events baked into a fictional story. Psychic Spies, Acid Guinea Pigs, New Age Soldiers: the True Men Who Stare at Goats One heck of a great cast too. onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: This movie is so surprisingly funny and nuts that it had real events baked into a fictional story. Psychic Spies, Acid Guinea Pigs, New Age Soldiers: the True Men Who Stare at Goats One heck of a great cast too. That is precisely why when I read back through the thread I had to add that one in. So many really good films just kinda lurking. Like this tale of Psy-Ops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
▫️ Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 If you liked Fury, this was pretty wild. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 8 hours ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Just thinking about this again and do not know how I didn't mention this one as well. The title is not really speaking to me i hope its not what it seems to implie D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Man_Adam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Bird said: wifey and I went to see Barton Fink when we were a'courtin' and have loved their work ever since. I can get excited about most of them, although not so much Ladykillers (its growing on me) and Man who wasn't there (gotta rewatch again perhaps). But the one I love and wifey is bleh on is Intolerable Cruelty...I think it is brilliant. Clooney enjoys playing the fool in the Coen movies and he does it so well, and I think Tom Hanks tried too hard to do something similar in Ladykillers. Clooney clearly doesn't take himself too seriously which is on clear display in his work in O Brother and Intolerable Cruelty. Coen Brothers are one of my favorites still actively making films , my hit list being : O brother where art thou, fargo, big Lebowski ,blood simple, raising Arizona , millers crossing, true grit - and my personal fave : no country for old men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 35 minutes ago, Old_Man_Adam said: Coen Brothers are one of my favorites still actively making films , my hit list being : O brother where art thou, fargo, big Lebowski ,blood simple, raising Arizona , millers crossing, true grit - and my personal fave : no country for old men True Grit bugs me as I said earlier, I am a big John Wayne fan and I thought many of the characters were playing the earlier versions of themeselves. They use the same speech rhythms and such and I found that lazy, a great example is Strother Martin (failure to communicate actor for those who do onot know the name) has a role and the new version actor tries to sound like him I thought. Same with Hallie Stanfeld, I thought she was too close to the earlier version. And Jeff Bridges too. Millers Crossing is one I should see again. I also only saw men who watched goats once, will give it another viewing. Burn Before Reading is growing on me, Pitt is trying too hard to be quirky in that one IMO. AND WHAT, NO BARTON FINK? This was an early favorite but on rewatching the ending drives me crazy...absolutely no resolution to the story and it only leaves open questions. But a wonderfully acted movie, Turturro is amazing (waking up screaming, dacing away like a lunatic, etc.) onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Oddball said: If you liked Fury, this was pretty wild. I was wondering if this was any good. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Namtak said: The title is not really speaking to me i hope its not what it seems to implie Unless you like War/Comedy films, this may not work for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Man_Adam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, Bird said: True Grit bugs me as I said earlier, I am a big John Wayne fan and I thought many of the characters were playing the earlier versions of themeselves. They use the same speech rhythms and such and I found that lazy, a great example is Strother Martin (failure to communicate actor for those who do onot know the name) has a role and the new version actor tries to sound like him I thought. Same with Hallie Stanfeld, I thought she was too close to the earlier version. And Jeff Bridges too. Millers Crossing is one I should see again. I also only saw men who watched goats once, will give it another viewing. Burn Before Reading is growing on me, Pitt is trying too hard to be quirky in that one IMO. AND WHAT, NO BARTON FINK? This was an early favorite but on rewatching the ending drives me crazy...absolutely no resolution to the story and it only leaves open questions. But a wonderfully acted movie, Turturro is amazing (waking up screaming, dacing away like a lunatic, etc.) I gotta watch Barton Fink again . As a fellow NJian - you’ll appreciate Burn After Reading’s “ gym scenes “ were filmed at the former Tower Records in Paramus Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Namtak said: The title is not really speaking to me i hope its not what it seems to implie Nope. It does not. It is worth a watch. Namtak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Sometimes you will group movies by Actor, Director, Studio, but here is a grouping for you. Namtak, Capn17 and Old_Man_Adam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
