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You “just” got the DVD?
Really … in 2022?
Dunno if you’re aware, but high-definition Blu-Ray discs, which have nearly seven times the resolution of DVD, are nearly two decades old and obsolete. Most major releases have been available for nearly a decade in 4K HDR with 27 times the resolution.
DVD was state of the art … in 1997.
A quarter century ago.
Let’s see: rents and groceries up 50%, rampant city crime and homelessness, druggies shitting in the streets and stabbing bystanders …
Only things missing are the heat and grinding dead folk into food, though we did get several days of 90+ here at the beach.
2022 also the year of A Boy and His Dog.
Not a counter argument.
Candy was never X-rated.
It was always R, even back in 1968.
Innocent couple vacations in exotic locale, chased a by strange Chinese man they can’t get rid of but who always seems to save their asses is a great idea for a movie. A kind of twist on Hitchcock where the innocent regular man engulfed in trouble is a world-class boxer getting his kicked by short Filipinos with exotic fighting skills — the difference here is the man slowly wises up. That’s a fun premise they could have done more with. The bad guys are always the low point in flicks like this — stick figures with no real substance and not interesting. I’d like to see real characters with a credible back story showing how they drank their own Koolaid, and … if lucky … gets the audience to drink it too a la “Jagged Edge.”
Correction: Not on a concrete floor and not in a line.
Outside, in the dirt, in a pile.
GLAD YOU DISCOVERED THE PHILIPPINES IN FIFTY YEARS.
HOW ABOUT DISCOVERING CAPS LOCK?
EVEN EASIER.
Which is … what?
I prefer action movies that also have good sound and don’t distract me with cheaply-done effects.
It’s not that hard: they had the equipment, as you can tell from the more- clear interior scenes.
A sound editor that reuses sounds with every film is a lazy hack not really doing his job and with no respect for the audience.
I did notice that.
It is weird but I chalked it up to Cohen’s guerilla filmmaking.
Have you seen the documentary on Cohen?
It covers this film extensively and claims most of the NYC street scenes were shot wild with no permit and no releases.
It was the anything-goes 70’s. Before you criticize those cut corners, know that it happened all the time back then, even in major films. William Friedkin, director of The five-Oscar-winning French Connection, has admitted to doing the same with his elevated-train chase — a very dangerous stunt that risked injury or death of civilians (can’t say “innocent” because they were New Yorkers).
The sound of dialogue, particularly on the street, is horrible throughout — some of the worst I’ve heard in a feature film. The foley effects are Sears basement clearance level too (those footsteps …) I didn’t notice any bad ADR and I usually do if it’s present and really bad. There’s a lot of terrible ADR out there, especially in television. My all-time favorite Rockford has some real whoppers. Is it really so hard to at least get the distance to the mic to match? Sheesh.
Not only is “Live and Let Die” the best bond theme ever, but I consider it the best McCartney — or at least Wings — track. Saw him in concert a few years ago and he just killed it.
Musicians often do their best work for movies. It’s usually while they’re on the road and busy with other things yet clearly provides a needed break from their usual formula. Here’s why: when an artist is approached to create a song, producers are already presold on his work, saying “Here’s a copy of the movie (so far). Do whatever you want.” That freedom pays off, often in a jackpot.
Many Steely Dan fans would pick “FM” as their finest work, a one-off single to a nothing movie most never saw. I use that one as proof that real talents can write a great song about anything — even a radio format.
Very poor shot.
Could barely tell what it was supposed to be.
But I also agree Kotto was one of the best villains.
I was actually scared of him.
He was also quite convincing as the two separate characters.
So much so that every time I see it (every decade or so), I’m surprised anew.
There’s no question they did, making it far bleaker than the original.
A true horror film leaves no hope.
💯
Appreciate the honesty.
No.
It’s one and done.
Main character is dead.
Sin City was not a hit.
Yep.
A lot of turning songs on their head in this soundtrack, esp the loungy version of “Get Down With The Sickness” which sounds like some creepy death cult’s joyous invitation to die.
The only time Ana shows any emotion, possibly for dead husband, is when she sits and starts crying in the security office after getting the first aid kit. But she is quickly jolted back to survival mode by the security guard sent to watch her.