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[SubRosa]

Just watched The Good, The Bad, The Weird. It was a very fun Asian Western, and obviously an homage to The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Though it also has homages to several other classic westerns as well. Its pretty much a straight action shoot-em up, and surprisingly funny as well. I loved the music. If you like Asian films, and Westerns, you will probably have a good time with this.

[McBadgere]

Despicable Me 2...Yes please!! Thank you...

Brilliant film...Loved it hugely...

Heh-heh-heh...Buttum!!...

[ThatSkyrimGuy]

Not watching anything ta the moment. But tonight, ThatSkyrimWife, ThatSkyrimYoungin, and I will be watching....wait for it...FIREWORKS! Our town has decided that the weekend before July 4th is preferable to the actual day or the weekend after.

[treydog]

Along with our rotation of Netflix streaming shows...

Second season of Men of a Certain Age. I mostly was interested because of Andre Braugher... but Ray Romano and Scott Bakula do quite well too.

Just got the complete "Crime Story" with Dennis Farina and Anthony Denison. It is a "bit" dated- more so than "Homicide", for example. But- the things that drew me to it originally are still there- the look and feel of the early 60's- the ambiguity of cops who bend the law almost to the breaking point (and who came from the same neighborhood as the criminals).

And add us to those watching and enjoying "Longmire."

[McBadgere]

Last night, we watched Gladiator for the first time in years...

I saw that film 5 times in the cinema...I absolutely loved it with a passion...

Everything about it - at the time - was perfect for me...The story was proper full-on brilliant; Russell Crowe was amazing; the pre-Spartacus gladiator bits were brilliant...As for the soundtrack...Quite possibly Hans Zimmer's finest moment...

Sadly, it doesn't seem to be aging quite as well as some films...The few CGI visual effects that there were (done by the company that later did the Doctor Who effects) seem cheap...Some of the physical effects look false...

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved watching it again, and will absolutely watch it another squillion* times before I eventually croak...But I think its HBO origins were shown up because of 300 and the Spartacus TV show that we watched...

Spartacus did do the Gladiator thing so much better...And yes, it had a longer time scale to do it in, but the soldier that became a slave that became a gladiator that defied the romans story seemed to be better told over said scale...

But, again, I did absolutely love watching Gladiator again...And the soundtrack is still truly amazing...




*Approximate number...

This post has been edited by McBadgere: Jun 30 2013, 03:46 AM

[Pseron Wyrd]

I just watched All About Eve. I'm a little ashamed to say that I've never seen a Bette Davis movie before. Holy cow, that woman was really something! I was stunned. As soon as she entered a scene I stopped paying attention to the other actors and watched her. I have a serious crush on Bette Davis now.

Oddly, somehow she seemed to me more modern than the other actors in the movie. I don't know quite how to explain it. The other actors seemed as though they belonged in that period, in the late forties/early fifties. But I could easily picture the Bette Davis of this movie existing in the 2010's.

I am going to make it my personal mission to track down more of her movies now.

This post has been edited by Pseron Wyrd: Jun 30 2013, 09:05 AM

[mALX]

I just watched All About Eve. I'm a little ashamed to say that I've never seen a Bette Davis movie before. Holy cow, that woman was really something! I was stunned. As soon as she entered a scene I stopped paying attention to the other actors and watched her. I have a serious crush on Bette Davis now.

Oddly, somehow she seemed to me more modern than the other actors in the movie. I don't know quite how to explain it. The other actors seemed as though they belonged in that period, in the late forties/early fifties period. But I could easily picture the Bette Davis of this movie in a time period closer to our own.

I am going to make it my personal mission now to track down more of her movies now.

That is a really good Bette Davis. She plays that character type so well. Another good one is "Dead Ringer"

[ThatSkyrimGuy]

I just watched All About Eve. I'm a little ashamed to say that I've never seen a Bette Davis movie before. Holy cow, that woman was really something! I was stunned. As soon as she entered a scene I stopped paying attention to the other actors and watched her. I have a serious crush on Bette Davis now.

Oddly, somehow she seemed to me more modern than the other actors in the movie. I don't know quite how to explain it. The other actors seemed as though they belonged in that period, in the late forties/early fifties period. But I could easily picture the Bette Davis of this movie in a time period closer to our own.

I am going to make it my personal mission now to track down more of her movies now.

That is a really good Bette Davis. She plays that character type so well. Another good one is "Dead Ringer"

Six words...What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?...an absolute classic!

[mALX]

I just watched All About Eve. I'm a little ashamed to say that I've never seen a Bette Davis movie before. Holy cow, that woman was really something! I was stunned. As soon as she entered a scene I stopped paying attention to the other actors and watched her. I have a serious crush on Bette Davis now.

Oddly, somehow she seemed to me more modern than the other actors in the movie. I don't know quite how to explain it. The other actors seemed as though they belonged in that period, in the late forties/early fifties period. But I could easily picture the Bette Davis of this movie in a time period closer to our own.

I am going to make it my personal mission now to track down more of her movies now.

That is a really good Bette Davis. She plays that character type so well. Another good one is "Dead Ringer"

Six words...What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?...an absolute classic!

Yes!

[ImperialSnob]

Regular Show.

WATCH IT!

[Darkness Eternal]

Same here, DE. Same here.

High five!!

Jurassic Park was and still is good. The Lost World was and still is crap.

The Lost World wasn't amazing, but it was sure better than that Jurassic Park III flick!

[SubRosa]

I liked the third one. The ending was the only thing that fell flat for me, as it was obviously rushed. But that is what happens when you have to write a brand new script just a few weeks before shooting, and still don't have it finished during production.

It is true that by the third movie, the whole "being chased by dinosaurs" thing was getting a bit stale. But if you just ignore the second movie (which I consider a wise choice), it is not so repetitive.

[mALX]

Westworld - Yul Brynner

[SubRosa]

Westworld - Yul Brynner

Good one!

Have a Yulathon, and follow it up with Magnificent Seven, and the King and I.

[mALX]

Westworld - Yul Brynner

Good one!

Have a Yulathon, and follow it up with Magnificent Seven, and the King and I.

I love "The King and I" version with Yul, my favorite remake of it!

Last Saturday "Magnificent Seven" came on - I was doing my weekend cleaning and didn't find out till it was halfway through. I came in just as Yul was holding up 6 fingers. It was on a station with no commercials, so I missed a bit more as I cleaned. It didn't come on again either, so technically I missed it. I'm keeping my eye out for it to come back on.

Was the "Seven Samurai" subtitled? (and of the two, which was your favorite?)

[SubRosa]

Westworld - Yul Brynner

Good one!

Have a Yulathon, and follow it up with Magnificent Seven, and the King and I.

I love "The King and I" version with Yul, my favorite remake of it!

Last Saturday "Magnificent Seven" came on - I was doing my weekend cleaning and didn't find out till it was halfway through. I came in just as Yul was holding up 6 fingers. It was on a station with no commercials, so I missed a bit more as I cleaned. It didn't come on again either, so technically I missed it. I'm keeping my eye out for it to come back on.

Was the "Seven Samurai" subtitled? (and of the two, which was your favorite?)

So far as I know Seven Samurai only comes in Japanese with English subtitles. I do not think anyone has ever dubbed it. Though I could be wrong. I prefer it that way. I hate dubbing. Movies are always best in their native language, because you hear the emotions of the actor. Dubbing is always flat and dull. Plus, if you watch enough in the native tongue, you start to learn a few words. Its also in black and white, so if you do not like bw movies, then that will be a turn off.

Seven Samurai was definitely my favorite over The Magnificent Seven. Though at three and a half hours, it does drag a bit. Both movies have their charms though. Horst Bucholz was fantastic as Chico in Mag 7, and Toshiro Mifune was incredible in Samurai. Eli Wallach definitely made a much better villain in Mag 7. The big bad in Samurai does not even get any lines! He just looks menacing in an eyepatch. OTOH, Kyuzo (the sword saint) in Samurai is just fantastic, he's like a superhero, much more awe-inspiring than James Coburn was in Mag 7.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Jul 2 2013, 11:50 PM

[mALX]

So far as I know Seven Samurai only comes in Japanese with English subtitles. I do not think anyone has ever dubbed it. Though I could be wrong. I prefer it that way. I hate dubbing. Movies are always best in their native language, because you hear the emotions of the actor. Dubbing is always flat and dull. Plus, if you watch enough in the native tongue, you start to learn a few words. Its also in black and white, so if you do not like bw movies, then that will be a turn off.

Seven Samurai was definitely my favorite over The Magnificent Seven. Though at three and a half hours, it does drag a bit. Both movies have their charms though. Horst Bucholz was fantastic as Chico in Mag 7, and Toshiro Mifune was incredible in Samurai. Eli Wallach definitely made a much better villain in Mag 7. The big bad in Samurai does not even get any lines! He just looks menacing in an eyepatch. OTOH, Kyuzo (the sword saint) in Samurai is just fantastic, he's like a superhero, much more awe-inspiring than James Coburn was in Mag 7.

I agree 100% on dubbed voices, ususally so deadpan emotionally that you can almost see them reading the lines from a script. I'd much rather have the subtitles too. I'll bet the only channel that will carry it here will be Sundance, if it will carry a movie that long.

[SubRosa]

So far as I know Seven Samurai only comes in Japanese with English subtitles. I do not think anyone has ever dubbed it. Though I could be wrong. I prefer it that way. I hate dubbing. Movies are always best in their native language, because you hear the emotions of the actor. Dubbing is always flat and dull. Plus, if you watch enough in the native tongue, you start to learn a few words. Its also in black and white, so if you do not like bw movies, then that will be a turn off.

Seven Samurai was definitely my favorite over The Magnificent Seven. Though at three and a half hours, it does drag a bit. Both movies have their charms though. Horst Bucholz was fantastic as Chico in Mag 7, and Toshiro Mifune was incredible in Samurai. Eli Wallach definitely made a much better villain in Mag 7. The big bad in Samurai does not even get any lines! He just looks menacing in an eyepatch. OTOH, Kyuzo (the sword saint) in Samurai is just fantastic, he's like a superhero, much more awe-inspiring than James Coburn was in Mag 7.

I agree 100% on dubbed voices, ususally so deadpan emotionally that you can almost see them reading the lines from a script. I'd much rather have the subtitles too. I'll bet the only channel that will carry it here will be Sundance, if it will carry a movie that long.

Do get Netflix? That or another service like Hulu is probably you best bet.

[mALX]

So far as I know Seven Samurai only comes in Japanese with English subtitles. I do not think anyone has ever dubbed it. Though I could be wrong. I prefer it that way. I hate dubbing. Movies are always best in their native language, because you hear the emotions of the actor. Dubbing is always flat and dull. Plus, if you watch enough in the native tongue, you start to learn a few words. Its also in black and white, so if you do not like bw movies, then that will be a turn off.

Seven Samurai was definitely my favorite over The Magnificent Seven. Though at three and a half hours, it does drag a bit. Both movies have their charms though. Horst Bucholz was fantastic as Chico in Mag 7, and Toshiro Mifune was incredible in Samurai. Eli Wallach definitely made a much better villain in Mag 7. The big bad in Samurai does not even get any lines! He just looks menacing in an eyepatch. OTOH, Kyuzo (the sword saint) in Samurai is just fantastic, he's like a superhero, much more awe-inspiring than James Coburn was in Mag 7.

I agree 100% on dubbed voices, ususally so deadpan emotionally that you can almost see them reading the lines from a script. I'd much rather have the subtitles too. I'll bet the only channel that will carry it here will be Sundance, if it will carry a movie that long.

Do get Netflix? That or another service like Hulu is probably you best bet.

I've seen it advertised on Comcast's home page, don't have it. I might be able to find it on Pay-per-view, I didn't think of checking there.

[Pseron Wyrd]

As far as I'm concerned Seven Samurai is worth buying. I think it is one of the finest films in cinema history. I have a huge collection of Kurosawa on DVD and they were worth every penny to me.

Of course, I collect DVDs, and I suppose not everybody does. I like to be able to watch a film that is particularly important to me on impulse, like reading a book. I have probably single-handedly kept Criterion financially afloat for several years now.