I found the start of the movie already quite manipulative. The habitants of Jonestown are waked in the middle of the night by sirens and are ordered to drink something (which is the way they eventually commited suicide), but it turns out to be just a drill and they're okay. I had my doubts about a film about a serious subject that starts in a way that feels exploitative, but I don't know, maybe he rehearsed the suicide beforehand - the problem with such films is you can't tell what really happened and what they made up.
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I found the start of the movie already quite manipulative. The habitants of Jonestown are waked in the middle of the night by sirens and are ordered to drink something (which is the way they eventually commited suicide), but it turns out to be just a drill and they're okay. I had my doubts about a film about a serious subject that starts in a way that feels exploitative, but I don't know, maybe he rehearsed the suicide beforehand - the problem with such films is you can't tell what really happened and what they made up.
"NT...big difference."
Curtis Armstrong was insanely underrated in those little supporting roles.
He did conduct drills. As his paranoia grew once they all move to Guyana, he was convinced the CIA was watching him and planning to assassinate him for whatever reasons. He was convinced people were hidden in the jungle watching him all the time, hence the drills.
Wow. I have become obsessed with this whole story, I have read lots about it, and read the book salvation and suicide. What was the movie called
And because of all the drills people did not think it was the real thing...he whent nuts
And the suicides weren’t, by any means, all voluntary. He had armed guards escorting the people giving the injections.
"NT...big difference."
Curtis Armstrong was insanely underrated in those little supporting roles.
Nasal spray?! You know where I can score some?!
The Amityville Horror. The original one with James Brolin and Margot Kidder.
Scared the crap out of me when first released as did the book!
Scared the crap out of me when first released as did the book!
Yes that is true, scary, good for those few people who left threw the jungle.
Someone told me that the new movie out at the cinemas now, Den of Thieves, is pretty good, I might see that sometime soon. I watched about 30 min of Near Dark, last night.
Brad's Status (2017) Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams (Ron from Walking Dead)
This isn't going to be for everyone but I liked it. Ben Stiller plays a guy approaching 50 that has status anxiety. He thinks all of his friends from college are more successful than him and he's regretting some of the choices he made to get to the point he's at. He goes on a 3 day trip to Boston with his son, Troy (Austin Abrams) to check out colleges that Troy is thinking about and on the trip he has a new adult type bond with his son and he makes some discoveries about his life. The movie can seem whinny (especially the first half) but that's really the point, complaining about what we don't have and not appreciating what we do have. There's a lot of humor in the movie but it's not a comedy. One funny thing throughout the movie is the dynamic between the tightly wound father and the totally laid back son.
This isn't going to be for everyone but I liked it. Ben Stiller plays a guy approaching 50 that has status anxiety. He thinks all of his friends from college are more successful than him and he's regretting some of the choices he made to get to the point he's at. He goes on a 3 day trip to Boston with his son, Troy (Austin Abrams) to check out colleges that Troy is thinking about and on the trip he has a new adult type bond with his son and he makes some discoveries about his life. The movie can seem whinny (especially the first half) but that's really the point, complaining about what we don't have and not appreciating what we do have. There's a lot of humor in the movie but it's not a comedy. One funny thing throughout the movie is the dynamic between the tightly wound father and the totally laid back son.
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Thanks for this review. I want to watch it, now. The complaining characters don't bother me; Woody Allen (the character he plays) complains in almost all of his movies and it's hilarious.
45 Years
This was a subtle, disquieting movie. Charlotte Rampling is just brilliant -- her face says more than words. And, for those who remember, she was a stunningly beautiful younger woman. And she is a stunningly beautiful older woman. I love her face. I love the age spots and the droopy eyelids and the turkey wattle neck, the fine lines and wrinkles, the crinkled hands -- true grace. And although I only see her as characters on the screen, I'd like to think that face shows intelligence and an ongoing inquisitive mind. And Tom Courtenay is wonderful, a man aging, remembering, filled with would've, should've, could've's that he doesn't keep from his wife very well at all. Two retired, older, childless humans, vulnerable. And the music selections speak volumes.
The instigating thing that propels this movie is fascinating. I love the Switzerland?/old girlfriend storyline -- and the subsequent feelings of both leading characters that develop over a course of a few days after receiving one letter. Sad, lonely, tragic, confusing, bleak -- what did their whole life together mean? Was it sincere? True and honest? Or, was this a case of
"If you can't be
with the one you love honey
love the one you're with?"
This was a subtle, disquieting movie. Charlotte Rampling is just brilliant -- her face says more than words. And, for those who remember, she was a stunningly beautiful younger woman. And she is a stunningly beautiful older woman. I love her face. I love the age spots and the droopy eyelids and the turkey wattle neck, the fine lines and wrinkles, the crinkled hands -- true grace. And although I only see her as characters on the screen, I'd like to think that face shows intelligence and an ongoing inquisitive mind. And Tom Courtenay is wonderful, a man aging, remembering, filled with would've, should've, could've's that he doesn't keep from his wife very well at all. Two retired, older, childless humans, vulnerable. And the music selections speak volumes.
The instigating thing that propels this movie is fascinating. I love the Switzerland?/old girlfriend storyline -- and the subsequent feelings of both leading characters that develop over a course of a few days after receiving one letter. Sad, lonely, tragic, confusing, bleak -- what did their whole life together mean? Was it sincere? True and honest? Or, was this a case of
"If you can't be
with the one you love honey
love the one you're with?"
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Shakedown starring Ron Perlman. I think it was a Roger Corman production or he was the producer. Quite good for sought of a B-grade/low budget movie. I prefer those types anyway instead of the blockbuster movies now.
Winchester - decent ghost/haunted house movie "inspired" by true events
Den Of Thieves - adequate but overlong crime/caper thriller: Gerard Butler plays unpleasant sweary cop who is worse then the crooks
Den Of Thieves - adequate but overlong crime/caper thriller: Gerard Butler plays unpleasant sweary cop who is worse then the crooks
Funny Games (1997 version) - A great, uneasy film from a director totally in control of his craft and willing to use that craft to smack the viewer around the head. If you can accept the fact Haneke doesn't exactly hold the audience in high regard, well worth a watch.
Nymphomaniac - A cruel yet drily funny drama about a self-described nymphomaniac, played to perfection by both Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stacy Martin. I liked both Volumes quite a lot, particularly the first (although even that doesn't hold a candle to Antichrist, which is a masterpiece in my opinion). The best part of the whole saga is a laugh-out loud funny scene involving an extremely awkward domestic situation and an oh-so passive aggressive Uma Thurman. If you're thinking of watching it be warned, the sex is very graphic, and if you don't like Von Trier's unrepentant nihilism some parts will absolutely make your blood boil, especially
.
Nymphomaniac - A cruel yet drily funny drama about a self-described nymphomaniac, played to perfection by both Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stacy Martin. I liked both Volumes quite a lot, particularly the first (although even that doesn't hold a candle to Antichrist, which is a masterpiece in my opinion). The best part of the whole saga is a laugh-out loud funny scene involving an extremely awkward domestic situation and an oh-so passive aggressive Uma Thurman. If you're thinking of watching it be warned, the sex is very graphic, and if you don't like Von Trier's unrepentant nihilism some parts will absolutely make your blood boil, especially
the ending
I, Anna -- I must be on a Charlotte Rampling kick. This was another great performance. Gabriel Byrne is her co-star.
The Ritual -- This was okay. I do love Rafe Spall -- I think he is a very good actor. He is the son of Timothy Spall, a great character actor in his own right who you will remember from The Harry Potter movies as well as a slew of other entertaining things.
The Ritual -- This was okay. I do love Rafe Spall -- I think he is a very good actor. He is the son of Timothy Spall, a great character actor in his own right who you will remember from The Harry Potter movies as well as a slew of other entertaining things.