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Movie Thread: Grab Some Popcorn, Enjoy The Show

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aygwm2 said:
Received an e-mail from Amazon today, thought some of you might be interested: Up to 60% Off in Movies & TV until September 30.

Just as an example, should you want to purchase the Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films, which normally goes for $849.95, it's now $417.99. (But there's "only 4 left in stock.") Otherwise, there is a lot to choose from.

Please forgive me for being a shill for Amazon.

Just got done watching the 4 disc set Monsters and Madmen from Criterion: The Haunted Strangler (Boris Karloff); Corridors of Blood (Boris Karloff); First Man into Space; and The Atomic Submarine.

Anyone else ever seen these B films from the late 50s? Pretty tame "horror" and Sci-fi. Not my interest exactly, but I enjoyed watching Karloff and the rudimentary Sci-fi films.
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I love Amazon for this reason. You can find anything for movies, and it's usually at a decent price. Usually, I have a list going, as I churn through my Netflix movies. If I deem the movie good enough to buy ("good" being a multitude of qualifications, depending on the genre/type of movie), it goes on the list. I'm at about a 20% buy-rate right now, and that's stayed pretty consistent since I got Netflix a few years back.
 
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Phenomenon. It's slightly saccharine but imho not overly cliched and I really enjoy the performances of Travolta, Duval and Whitaker whenever I watch it.
 
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Heroes Of The East:

GREAT movie of the classic kung fu era. An arranged marriage between a Chinese man and Japanese woman creates a conflict, due to the difference in martial art styles. Loved it. Showcased many styles of the arts, and also highlighted the cultural differences between the Chinese and Japanese. Highly recommend.
 
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I'm watching Equilibrium right now. Sean Bean's death happened at an uncommon moment for his career.
 
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Very good Japanese WWII film:

Fires on the Plain, Kon Ichikawa (1959)
 
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Last night To Catch a Thief with Carey Grant and Grace Kelly was on Encore.

100% class.
 
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Saw Straight Outta Compton on Sunday. Certainly eye opening. Better than I expected as I thought it would be a vanity project. Sad to see potential wasted due greed and youth. I enjoyed seeing how the group members influenced many in their genre and how what was going on around then influenced their music (unlike the hip hop stars today, it seems). Won't be up for any awards, but it probably should be.

Hubs and I will be seeing Black Mass either Friday or Saturday. Looking forward to seeing if they hold true to the book or focus on Whitey. The book is about the bungled FBI investigation more than a biography of Whitey, but the trailers don't seem to portray that as the focus of the movie.
 
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joecct said:
No open mouth kissing!!! It was considered corrupting morals.
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One of the (many) ways in which older movies are vastly superior to contemporary movies was that the code forced directors and screenwriters to deliver hints and nuance. So you could have an entire discussion between two characters mean one thing to cosmopolitan adults, another to Ma and Pa Kettle, another to late teens, and yet another to young kids, and have them all work (and be entertaining) at the same time. This happens in musicals all the time and is one of the joys of watching well-created art.

In other news: everything since 1960 sucks. :p
 
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bostonewe said:
Saw Straight Outta Compton on Sunday. Certainly eye opening. Better than I expected as I thought it would be a vanity project. Sad to see potential wasted due greed and youth. I enjoyed seeing how the group members influenced many in their genre and how what was going on around then influenced their music (unlike the hip hop stars today, it seems). Won't be up for any awards, but it probably should be.

Hubs and I will be seeing Black Mass either Friday or Saturday. Looking forward to seeing if they hold true to the book or focus on Whitey. The book is about the bungled FBI investigation more than a biography of Whitey, but the trailers don't seem to portray that as the focus of the movie.
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I've heard that the people who knew Whitey were quite shaken by how closely Depp portrayed him.
 
Kepler said:
One of the (many) ways in which older movies are vastly superior to contemporary movies was that the code forced directors and screenwriters to deliver hints and nuance. So you could have an entire discussion between two characters mean one thing to cosmopolitan adults, another to Ma and Pa Kettle, another to late teens, and yet another to young kids, and have them all work (and be entertaining) at the same time. This happens in musicals all the time and is one of the joys of watching well-created art.

In other news: everything since 1960 sucks. :p
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Not everything. Post Letter codes (G, M, R, X) maybe?
 
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Kung Fu Killer (alt title is Kung Fu Jungle)

Don't let the title turn you off. Very solid action movie about hiring a man who is a convicted murderer, to catch a killer using only martial arts. A lot of morality, a lot of cultural ways go into this movie. Definitely recommend.
 
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Rubble Kings:

Doc on the Bronx/boroughs in the 60's/70's and the gang violence there, and (eventually) how hip-hop changed it.

Lots of references to the Warriors movie, which apparently was more true to life than I ever thought. The big summit (CAN YOU DIG IIIIIIIIT?!) actually happened, for example. Solid doc, would definitely recommend.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Rubble Kings:

Doc on the Bronx/boroughs in the 60's/70's and the gang violence there, and (eventually) how hip-hop changed it.

Lots of references to the Warriors movie, which apparently was more true to life than I ever thought. The big summit (CAN YOU DIG IIIIIIIIT?!) actually happened, for example. Solid doc, would definitely recommend.
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Oh, I've got to see that.

Fun fact: Warriors was a retelling of Xenophon's Anabasis.
 
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Kepler said:
Oh, I've got to see that.

Fun fact: Warriors was a retelling of Xenophon's Anabasis.
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I never knew the Bronx was THAT chaotic.


The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Finally got to see this. Wanted to, for Wu Tang reasons. ;) Solid movie, not too over the top with the kung fu action of that era. It definitely met my high expectations.
 
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Sicario opens this weekend. Might have to actually see that in a theater...looks awesome.
 
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