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[Neil W]

Lava - Pixar short with Inside Out: not up to usual Pixar short standard
Inside Out - Pixar marries eye-catching surreal romp with emotional depth and truths
Fantastic Four - far from the failure it has been labelled, the main criticism is that it forgets to be fun
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - no real surprises, but Big Dumb Fun

 

[Goremageddon]

Fear Clinic. The only reason I watched it was because Robert Englund is in it. I have to say, it wasn't as bad as I "feared" lol. A good rental, but probably not a buyer.

 

[muskrat]

The Man Who Would Be King, 1975. John Huston (badazz)

Sean Connery, Michael Caine--coupla scoundrels. Unnecessary shot of Connery's arshe, but otherwise decent flick. Heard Huston originally wanted to do this flick years earlier, with Clark Gable and Bogie in the leads, but doggone it, both actors died before anything happened. That'da been a corker.

 

[kingricefan]

The Man Who Would Be King, 1975. John Huston (badazz)

Sean Connery, Michael Caine--coupla scoundrels. Unnecessary shot of Connery's arshe, but otherwise decent flick. Heard Huston originally wanted to do this flick years earlier, with Clark Gable and Bogie in the leads, but doggone it, both actors died before anything happened. That'da been a corker.

But which one of 'em woulda showed their butt?

 

[muskrat]

But which one of 'em woulda showed their butt?

I'm gonna say Gable. Cause frankly, he don't give a damn.

But knowin Huston, he'd have made Bogie do it. Just to be a bunghole.

 

[blunthead]

I'm gonna say Gable. Cause frankly, he don't give a damn.

But knowin Huston, he'd have made Bogie do it. Just to be a bunghole.

Stop saying Bogie would show a good bunghole.

 

[kingricefan]

Stop saying Bogie would show a good bunghole.

He didn't, he called Huston one. Bogie's the king!

 

[blunthead]

He didn't, he called Huston one. Bogie's the king!

No, he said that Huston said that Bogie had a good bunghole and didn't condemn him for saying it.

 

[muskrat]

He didn't, he called Huston one. Bogie's the king!

Bogie is the King, yes. And Huston's the man--but he could be a cruel, sadistic man, ol John Huston. Once twisted Bogie's nose on the set of Sierra Madre, cause Bogie was complaining of having missed his yearly sailboat race to Catalina due to the flick running over schedule. Bacall had to tell him to stop.

Heard some creepy stuff about Huston in some books, too. Guy had a dark side. Love him in Chinatown.

 

[blunthead]

Bogie is the King, yes. And Huston's the man--but he could be a cruel, sadistic man, ol John Huston. Once twisted Bogie's nose on the set of Sierra Madre, cause Bogie was complaining of having missed his yearly sailboat race to Catalina. Bacall had to tell him to stop.

Heard some creepy stuff about Huston in some books, too. Guy had a dark side. Love him in Chinatown.

Somehow I'm able to disassociate myself from the artist as the man and the artist as the artist in the case of so many artists.

 

[muskrat]

Somehow I'm able to disassociate myself from the artist as the man and the artist as the artist in the case of so many artists.

You have to. If I dismmissed writers on moral grounds, I'd have no books at all! Well, my Uncle Stevies--he's always seemed a decent guy.

But most of my other heroes could be real heels, and worse. Like the Beats--those cats did some bad, bad things. But man, what writing, pops! (Or 'typing', as Capote would have it.)

 

[blunthead]

You have to. If I dismmissed writers on moral grounds, I'd have no books at all! Well, my Uncle Stevies--he's always seemed a decent guy.

But most of my other heroes could be real heels, and worse. Like the Beats--those cats did some bad, bad things. But man, what writing, pops! (Or 'typing', as Capote would have it.)

Yes, you gotta overlook who people sometimes are to see what they sometimes do.

 

[skimom2]

Man of Steel (again). LilMan wanted to check this one out again, so we watched it. I liked it better than the two other times I tried to watch it (I fell asleep both times), but I still don't think Henry Cavill is much of an actor (though he is pretty). Amy Adams gives me a pain, too, but I did like the secondary cast quite a bit. So many plot holes, though... *smdh*

 

[fljoe0]

It Follows (2014)

Low budget horror flick that I'm split on. There's a lot to like about this. It is great visually and has a creepy atmosphere with plenty of suspense and scary moments but it also has a very dumb story. The entire story isn't dumb, just the rules of engagement with the evil. So my advice is to let the dumbness wash over you and enjoy the flick.

 

[80sFan]

We rented "Dark Places" (based on Gillian Flynn's novel) last night. I thought it was well done, but envied my husband for not knowing the ending beforehand.

 

[Sarah25]

The Drop - excellent. I love Lehane.

Girl, Interrupted - first time I've re-watched in years. Great movie. Very well done.

The Judge - I thought this would be so cliche. I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[80sFan]

Glad to read that about "the Judge", Sarah25. I have the disc from Netflix and we'll probably watch it tomorrow night.

 

[skimom2]

The Drop - excellent. I love Lehane.

Girl, Interrupted - first time I've re-watched in years. Great movie. Very well done.

The Judge - I thought this would be so cliche. I was pleasantly surprised.

I really enjoyed The Drop! The book was good, too.

 

[pegasus216]

Gold Of The Seven Saints starring Clint Walker. Good movie!

 

[Grandpa]

War of the Worlds, the Tom Cruise one. I kinda went comatose this afternoon and am watching it now.

If the thesis of this movie is that as a species, we're so pathetic and helpless and irrational that we should be wiped out and the rest of the universe will cheer our loss, then they're making a pretty good case of it. Or maybe it's a movie exercise in presenting unlikable but pretty characters and seeing if I'll cheer for them. Answer: I won't.

They're in the cellar now, which is symbolically appropriate. I have to do something productive. I'll assume it follows the original story, that we prevail for no reason having to do with our actual merits, and go get something done. If it ends a different way and somebody here saw it, you can let me know. Or not. I don't care.