Which movie did you watch today and how would you rate it?

[ZiprHead]

Just Visiting

How did they talk Jean Reno into starring in this dreck?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Just Visiting

How did they talk Jean Reno into starring in this dreck?

Have you seen the substantially better french version with Reno? And no, no idea how they got him into that movie and how they fucked up the english version.

 

[ZiprHead]

Just Visiting

How did they talk Jean Reno into starring in this dreck?

Have you seen the substantially better french version with Reno? And no, no idea how they got him into that movie and how they fucked up the english version.

Didn't know there was a French version. JR is one of my favorite actors. One of my favorites he was in was Ronin.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Just Visiting

How did they talk Jean Reno into starring in this dreck?

Have you seen the substantially better french version with Reno? And no, no idea how they got him into that movie and how they fucked up the english version.

Didn't know there was a French version. JR is one of my favorite actors. One of my favorites he was in was Ronin.

Same two main stars, but the original is clearly better.

I also recommend Rosanne’s Grave (Reno, Ruehl). The interesting thing about it is IIDB has it at 7.2 of 10 and Rotten Tomatoes is 38%.

 

[blastula]

IIDB is the best site for movie ratings.

My favorite Reno flick is The Professional. 8.5/10

 

[WAB]

Saw two films recently I want to comment on (I'm sure you're thrilled):

First, there's a 2014 film called The Giver. It's based on a young-adult novel by Lois Lowry. It's basically a dystopian story very similar to Logan's Run and Brave New World: the premise being that in the future mankind realizes that to have peace and harmony society must cultivate sameness. If everyone is the same, thinks the same, feels the same, and if individual freedom is almost entirely eradicated, society will prosper. The idea's been done over and over. A single hero wakes up and saves the day - much like Logan.

I realized there are no people of color in this world (though they appear in the film via dreamlike memory sequences). This is consistent with the theme since the movie starts in black and white and eventually reveals that no-one can perceive color in this new "utopia". Well, one is forced to wonder: what happened to the people of color? Perhaps the novel answers the question, but the film doesn't, and one can only assume that they were banished (there is an outside, wilderness area customary to this kind of story), or otherwise phased out. Naturally, I found this mystery disturbing and unsatisfying. Something so glaring should have been addressed in the narrative of the film. I am not attributing racism to the makers of the film, but complaining that the evidence of extreme racism (and possible genocide) within this make-believe future world should have been an aspect of the film and not just completely ignored.

For this reason 4/10. (Plus, it wasn't that great a movie aside from all that.)


Second, the 2013 film, The Family, starring Robert De Niro. Yeah, I know it's a black comedy, but I found very little humor in it. The Family, the protagonists, are all cretins, and there is nothing likeable about them. By the end of the movie, I wouldn't have cared if they had all lost to the "bad guys". Of course, I feel like that about almost any film that attempts to glorify violence and/or the mafia.

Films like this are a part of the reason so many people are obsessed with guns and violence.

3/10 - and those three are for Tommy Lee Jones.

 

[blastula]

Exorcism 3
8/10

I had never seen this till now, didn't even know it existed. I'm a big fan of the original, but hated the first sequel. This one though is a quite interesting, it's very different in style and theme from the original, Blatty directs it himself, and has some odd, artsy quirks to it - the smiling crucifix, the Joker statue, the startling giant scissors scene. It also has the most random collection of cameos: Fabio, Patrick Ewing (it's filmed around Georgetown), Larry King, Samuel Jackson. It's from 1990, but has some even older fashioned sensibilities to the script and acting, with George Scott very good in the lead. It also includes recently departed Scott Wilson (TWD Hershel) as a smoking doctor. I'd say a must see for fans of that horror genre. But it may be more of a supernatural serial killer movie than a standard exorcism movie. Blatty didn't like the final edit, the studio forced him to add more exorcism material, which he does in the final scenes.

 

[Thomas II]

IIDB is the best site for movie ratings.

My favorite Reno flick is The Professional. 8.5/10

"The Professional" is a classic, and I agree, his best movie.
Have you seen "The Big Blue"? Of course you have!

 

[blastula]

Ah, the diving one. Actually, I missed that one. Adding it to the queue.

 

[angelo]

Batman VS Superman. Ben Afleck has to be the worst actor in the world bar none, that includes Adam Sandler. Which makes this movie a top contender for the " Rotten Tomatoes" awards. 2/10

 

[Opoponax]

Exorcism 3
8/10

I had never seen this till now, didn't even know it existed. I'm a big fan of the original, but hated the first sequel. This one though is a quite interesting, it's very different in style and theme from the original, Blatty directs it himself, and has some odd, artsy quirks to it - the smiling crucifix, the Joker statue, the startling giant scissors scene. It also has the most random collection of cameos: Fabio, Patrick Ewing (it's filmed around Georgetown), Larry King, Samuel Jackson. It's from 1990, but has some even older fashioned sensibilities to the script and acting, with George Scott very good in the lead. It also includes recently departed Scott Wilson (TWD Hershel) as a smoking doctor. I'd say a must see for fans of that horror genre. But it may be more of a supernatural serial killer movie than a standard exorcism movie. Blatty didn't like the final edit, the studio forced him to add more exorcism material, which he does in the final scenes.

Yeah, it's an excellent horror film. And although it could've been a completely standalone film without the Exorcist background, I think that Brad Dorif's performance is so damn good, that it all manages to work to great effect.

I think wider recognition of this movie suffers due to the swill that was The Exorcist II.

 

[WAB]

Exorcism 3
8/10

I had never seen this till now, didn't even know it existed. I'm a big fan of the original, but hated the first sequel. This one though is a quite interesting, it's very different in style and theme from the original, Blatty directs it himself, and has some odd, artsy quirks to it - the smiling crucifix, the Joker statue, the startling giant scissors scene. It also has the most random collection of cameos: Fabio, Patrick Ewing (it's filmed around Georgetown), Larry King, Samuel Jackson. It's from 1990, but has some even older fashioned sensibilities to the script and acting, with George Scott very good in the lead. It also includes recently departed Scott Wilson (TWD Hershel) as a smoking doctor. I'd say a must see for fans of that horror genre. But it may be more of a supernatural serial killer movie than a standard exorcism movie. Blatty didn't like the final edit, the studio forced him to add more exorcism material, which he does in the final scenes.

Yeah, it's an excellent horror film. And although it could've been a completely standalone film without the Exorcist background, I think that Brad Dorif's performance is so damn good, that it all manages to work to great effect.

I think wider recognition of this movie suffers due to the swill that was The Exorcist II.

Indeed. Exorcist II had nothing to do with Blatty. It was terrible.

Blatty wrote a trilogy. Exorcist III is based on the second book, Legion, which is as good a read as the first. The third, which to my mind hasn't been translated to the big screen yet, is Dimiter, which I've read twice and still can't quite figure out.

IMO, they'll never out-do the first Exorcist. Every scene was well done and served a purpose. The Rite was good as far as possession films go, but it was nothing like The Exorcist.

 

[angelo]

The original Planet Of The Apes starring Charleston Heston. this movie had me mesmerized the first time I saw it. Still thoroughly enjoyed watching it again [ for at least the fourth time] on Netflix last night. The remake is not a patch on the original even though it has better effects.

9/10 for the Heston version, 6.5/10 for the remake.

 

[DrZoidberg]

The original Planet Of The Apes starring Charleston Heston. this movie had me mesmerized the first time I saw it. Still thoroughly enjoyed watching it again [ for at least the fourth time] on Netflix last night. The remake is not a patch on the original even though it has better effects.

9/10 for the Heston version, 6.5/10 for the remake.

I still remember jumping to my feet from astonishment when it was revealed they were still on Earth. One of my most powerful early memories.

 

[angelo]

The original Planet Of The Apes starring Charleston Heston. this movie had me mesmerized the first time I saw it. Still thoroughly enjoyed watching it again [ for at least the fourth time] on Netflix last night. The remake is not a patch on the original even though it has better effects.

9/10 for the Heston version, 6.5/10 for the remake.

I still remember jumping to my feet from astonishment when it was revealed they were still on Earth. One of my most powerful early memories.

I got goosebumps when I saw the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.

 

[Tars Tarkus]

The original Planet Of The Apes starring Charleston Heston. this movie had me mesmerized the first time I saw it. Still thoroughly enjoyed watching it again [ for at least the fourth time] on Netflix last night. The remake is not a patch on the original even though it has better effects.

9/10 for the Heston version, 6.5/10 for the remake.

I still remember jumping to my feet from astonishment when it was revealed they were still on Earth. One of my most powerful early memories.

I got goosebumps when I saw the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.

Me too!

 

[Opoponax]

I got goosebumps when I saw the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.

Me too!

This scene too. It's where Charlton Heston's character first encounters the apes. The close-in on the ape on horseback coupled with the score is hair-raising.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruCG3LJiiU&t=21s[/YOUTUBE]

 

[angelo]

Loved this scene...........

 

[Tars Tarkus]

I always wondered what the horses were thinking through all of this.

 

[bilby]

I always wondered what the horses were thinking through all of this.

Meh. All us apes probably look much the same to them.