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It really was. I'm a Donald Sutherland fan, plus Leonard Nimoy, plus Jeff Goldblum. The only eye roller was that they KNEW they were running from pods and Brooke Adams chooses a dress and heels as her outfit?!
The Take is soooo good. Tom Hardy is perfect.
Have you read the book upon which the series was based? It's very good as well.
Sounds like Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World!
Let's keep our heels on to run for our lives from dinosaurs!
I meant to recommend that one to someone here, but I can't remember if I ever did it! GREAT movie--I don't think Brendan Gleeson makes bad movies (though Kingdom of Heaven comes close--that could have been so good without the weird cutting job).
I haven't! I didn't know it was an adaptation--do you happen to know the author's name? And Tom Hardy is perfect in everything.The Take is soooo good. Tom Hardy is perfect.
Have you read the book upon which the series was based? It's very good as well.
Martina Cole--she has written quite a few books, but The Take is the only one I've read.
You're right about Tom.
Gaslight.
Tonight was TCM night, because TCM has Ingrid Bergman night. We watched Casablanca first, which I won't bore you with, because that wonderful movie has been talked about enough.
Gaslight was a really good movie. There was a little dissonance, but was a nicely done, creepy, well developed thriller that had you knowing the psychology piece of manipulation ("No, don't!!") while completely understanding how it could develop. The ending was good with a little of its own dissonance but with a soliloquy and denouement that was wonderful.
Ingrid Bergman got an Oscar for this one, and she deserved it.
Continuing on, Grandma watched Europa '51 after that, but I intuited in the first 10 minutes that it wasn't my movie, and bagged it. I caught bits and snatches, and I'm convinced i was right. The Rossellini psychology study ain't my thing.
Tonight was TCM night, because TCM has Ingrid Bergman night. We watched Casablanca first, which I won't bore you with, because that wonderful movie has been talked about enough.
Gaslight was a really good movie. There was a little dissonance, but was a nicely done, creepy, well developed thriller that had you knowing the psychology piece of manipulation ("No, don't!!") while completely understanding how it could develop. The ending was good with a little of its own dissonance but with a soliloquy and denouement that was wonderful.
Ingrid Bergman got an Oscar for this one, and she deserved it.
If Ingrid Berman was raised British, why the accent? And Joseph Cotten was obviously American but working in Scotland Yard? And the ending was so lax on police procedure that it sent a shudder - but not enough to take down this thoroughly enjoyable film, not for me.
Continuing on, Grandma watched Europa '51 after that, but I intuited in the first 10 minutes that it wasn't my movie, and bagged it. I caught bits and snatches, and I'm convinced i was right. The Rossellini psychology study ain't my thing.
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I should have mentioned Charles Boyer completely sold it in the lead role of the psycho manipulator. Creepy in his own way as Anthony Perkins decades later in Psycho. Wonderfully done evil role.
Gaslight is wonderful, imho.
The Interview (1998)
8/10
No, not the Seth Rogen movie, you uncultured swine.
This is an Aussie thriller, very well made, lots of twists and turns. If you liked The Usual Suspects, this might be right up your alley.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
8/10
I want to give it more, because I watched it at an importune moment, but it was great nonetheless (although the continuity between the show and movie is a little wrong in parts). To me, Twin Peaks (I finished it last weekend, really good, it had ups and downs, but the finale was really terrific) was at its best when it was dark and uncomfortable, so a movie mainly based on that appealed to me.
8/10
No, not the Seth Rogen movie, you uncultured swine.
This is an Aussie thriller, very well made, lots of twists and turns. If you liked The Usual Suspects, this might be right up your alley.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
8/10
I want to give it more, because I watched it at an importune moment, but it was great nonetheless (although the continuity between the show and movie is a little wrong in parts). To me, Twin Peaks (I finished it last weekend, really good, it had ups and downs, but the finale was really terrific) was at its best when it was dark and uncomfortable, so a movie mainly based on that appealed to me.
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Always liked this one myself. How about spunky young Angela Lansbury, eh?
It was odd but entertaining to see her young and with a Cockney-ish (at least to my American ears and understanding) accent. If I remember the rundown right, she got an Academy nomination for her introductory role in this one.
Yep, best supporting actress nomination. She was just eighteen then. Her best role was yet to come: Elvis's Mom in Blue Hawaii.
Honestly, I thought it was cheesy. I only watched because my daughter said she heard the ending was the best.
!NO SPOILERS!
I did think it was a realistic ending for the characters.
The Shooting (1966) - Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates
Ride The Whirlwind (1966) - Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell
Two excellent westerns from the Roger Corman family of filmmakers that are on the same "Criterion Collection" blu-ray. Jack Nicholson wrote one of the scripts. Both of these films were shot at the same time (to save money - Roger Corman was a master of the low budget film). Whenever you see a "Criterion Collection" blu-ray, you are in for a treat. Many of these are excellent obscure films that are rescued, restored and given the full blu-ray treatment.
Ride The Whirlwind (1966) - Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell
Two excellent westerns from the Roger Corman family of filmmakers that are on the same "Criterion Collection" blu-ray. Jack Nicholson wrote one of the scripts. Both of these films were shot at the same time (to save money - Roger Corman was a master of the low budget film). Whenever you see a "Criterion Collection" blu-ray, you are in for a treat. Many of these are excellent obscure films that are rescued, restored and given the full blu-ray treatment.
She's always been a hottie, and in Manchurian Candidate she was totally brilliant, omg.
The Shooting is bizarre, truly surreal. I've seen three times. I still don't really get it.
The ending is very strange. I can't tell you who (if anyone) gets shot. It could go three different ways.