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It came out the same year as Gas Food Lodging, another great splice-of-life film.
I’m glad I finally saw Leaving Normal., what a great character film. Meg Tilly is wonderful, and so Christine Lahti.
I also recommend Ruby in Paradise, You Can Count on Me, Maborosi, Spitfire Grill, journey of Natty Gann, The Straight Story.
Yup! Great film, very rewatchable too. I enjoyed how inventive it is, just the right blend of camp, adventure, scariness, and back-to-the-future style sfx. Ideal length as well for rewatching.
I agree. A poor film with lousy characters. It did get better in 2nd half, but a lost cause by then.
For a MUCH better film with similar themes, try the Russian film Stalker from back in the early. 1980’s.
No, it was deliberate on Kubrick’s part. It also made the imagery look more like 70’s cinema. I saw it back in the 90’s, when movies were still projected on film.
Yes. Disney wouldn’t have wasted about five years eroding away a loyal fanbase. At least Mandalorian goes a long way in restoring good faith in the product. IMHO, this show is the BEST thing to happen to the Star Wars franchise since ESB or the great radio theater versions of the early 80’s (starring Mark Hamill, and ought to be canon).
In the novel, it is pretty obvious. In the movie, it is implied but never directly shown. I think Kubrick did a darn good job with a delicate subject and what was / wasn’t allowed to be shown on screen at the time.
Pffft. Take it all with a grain of salt. Bond films never are realistic. The early Bond films had a fire-breathing “dragon,” a hat that could cut marble statues, a jet pack, voodoo, laser battles in space, etc. But I get what you’re getting at.
My favorite Bond films are the more grounded ones, like From Russia with Love or OHMSS or For Your Eyes Only. The Craig films are mostly rubbish.
Bill Bixby is the ONLY Banner for me. This may be because the TV show is more about the pathos of Banner’s search for a cure than about Hulk smashing things. I do not care at all for the Marvel movie versions.
Kate Winslet played a witch, I think, in Mary and the Witch’s Flower.
Would it be a stretch to say DiCaprio had some special “powers” in Inception?
There’s Batman Forever with Clooney, last century.
brad Pitt voiced Sinbad in 2003. That’s sort of a hero.
I agree. I actually like this film a lot, but aside from the famous car chase, I never remember much about it. So, it’s like watching a new movie all over again. And enjoying it like the first time all over again.
Read the book The Man Who Played with Fire. It’s insightful and offers info about stieg Larsson’s own research into this mystery.
I don’t care... at all .. what people think about Woody Allen. For me, he’s a brilliant filmmaker. Hollywood is filled with imperfect people, past and present. Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn, Roman Polanski, peter Sellers, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Faye Dunaway, Lana Turner, etc.
Read enough about Hollywood like I do, and you’ll find skeletons in every closet. Can’t boycott everyone...
Personally, I liked other 1999 films more than this film. —-
Eyes Wide Shut, Matrix, Magnolia, virgin Suicides, Fight Club, Ninth Gate, Iron Giant, The Straight Story, The War Zone, Topsy Turvy, The Road Home.
Particularly The Straight Story. Pure Americana, and G rated ... by David Lynch of all people!
I agree. I like Viktor Drago more than the Creed character, who came across as arrogant and whiny and self-important.
There is tragedy and heart in Viktor. I would love to see him get redemption in a future film, although that is unlikely.
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, for one. About 40 years earlier.
I agree, a classic adventure film. Pretty faithful to the novel, too. Newton as Long John Silver gave a brilliant performance for the ages, one that clearly still influences how pirates are depicted today.
i never really liked The Birds. The last Hitchcock film I really loved was North by Northwest.
But where Psycho was a prelude to the slasher films, so The Birds is a prelude to the post apocalyptic films of today.
Midnight in Paris.
One of my favorite Woody Allen films.
I love this film. I re-watched a year after the first time, had the same impression, so I knew the film touched something in me. Other Woody Allen films I like are Everyone Says I love you (great musical) and Broadway Danny Rose (funny!).