I finally saw Jason Bourne, which captures and magnifies everything that is wrong with the Bourne movies: chase scene--fight scene--scene with people surrounded by computers--expository dialogue you simply cannot catch--chase scene--fight scene, etc., etc., all done at a frenetic pace and without the least bit of humor. Those who call the Craig Bond films "BourneBond" are out of their minds: even at their worst, the Craigs have definable stories and characters who are more than pinballs. I hope we've seen the last of the Bournes.
I just saw Bullitt.
I don't know what everyone finds so appealing to this film.
Sure it has a great chase sequence, but the pros stop there. Also, I love the Mustang and McQueen's clothing here is very iconic.
For starters, it's badly paced and McQueen doesn't have much of a performance even if I am partial to the Bullshit line.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
I just saw Bullitt.
I don't know what everyone finds so appealing to this film.
Sure it has a great chase sequence, but the pros stop there. Also, I love the Mustang and McQueen's clothing here is very iconic.
For starters, it's badly paced and McQueen doesn't have much of a performance even if I am partial to the Bullshit line.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Wow. I'm not the only one! Last time I rented it I was just like, well, it's okay. 8-)
I just saw Bullitt.
I don't know what everyone finds so appealing to this film.
Sure it has a great chase sequence, but the pros stop there. Also, I love the Mustang and McQueen's clothing here is very iconic.
For starters, it's badly paced and McQueen doesn't have much of a performance even if I am partial to the Bullshit line.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Wow. I'm not the only one! Last time I rented it I was just like, well, it's okay. 8-)
It is just an OK film, McQueen and the car chase are whats brought about its high status, it also has a decent score and of course that outfit. Other than that it's a pretty basic cop thriller. I think McQueen doing his own driving and his death are what propels Bullitt into the iconic movie status.
I just saw Bullitt.
I don't know what everyone finds so appealing to this film.
Sure it has a great chase sequence, but the pros stop there. Also, I love the Mustang and McQueen's clothing here is very iconic.
For starters, it's badly paced and McQueen doesn't have much of a performance even if I am partial to the Bullshit line.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
Wow. I'm not the only one! Last time I rented it I was just like, well, it's okay. 8-)
It is just an OK film, McQueen and the car chase are whats brought about its high status, it also has a decent score and of course that outfit. Other than that it's a pretty basic cop thriller. I think McQueen doing his own driving and his death are what propels Bullitt into the iconic movie status.
Don't agree. Bullitt comes from an age when films actually had intelligent storylines that the viewer had to follow. The intricacies of plot and the superb antagonistic relationship between McQueen and Vaughn are a joy to behold. The car chase is obviously iconic but there is so much more to this film. Unfortunately today's target audience is of those that want simplistic plots with masses of CGI. It's the reason that in general the movies I watch are pre1980's.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Wow. I'm not the only one! Last time I rented it I was just like, well, it's okay. 8-)
It is just an OK film, McQueen and the car chase are whats brought about its high status, it also has a decent score and of course that outfit. Other than that it's a pretty basic cop thriller. I think McQueen doing his own driving and his death are what propels Bullitt into the iconic movie status.
Don't agree. Bullitt comes from an age when films actually had intelligent storylines that the viewer had to follow. The intricacies of plot and the superb antagonistic relationship between McQueen and Vaughn are a joy to behold. The car chase is obviously iconic but there is so much more to this film. Unfortunately today's target audience is of those that want simplistic plots with masses of CGI. It's the reason that in general the movies I watch are pre1980's.
I agree, but for me Bullitts position us elevated due to that car chase and McQueen himself, Dirty Harry borrowed a lot from Bullitt but was executed better and has better pacing, also the pacing of films such as Eastwoods spaghetti western trilogy flow better.
It is just an OK film, McQueen and the car chase are whats brought about its high status, it also has a decent score and of course that outfit. Other than that it's a pretty basic cop thriller. I think McQueen doing his own driving and his death are what propels Bullitt into the iconic movie status.
Don't agree. Bullitt comes from an age when films actually had intelligent storylines that the viewer had to follow. The intricacies of plot and the superb antagonistic relationship between McQueen and Vaughn are a joy to behold. The car chase is obviously iconic but there is so much more to this film. Unfortunately today's target audience is of those that want simplistic plots with masses of CGI. It's the reason that in general the movies I watch are pre1980's.
I agree, but for me Bullitts position us elevated due to that car chase and McQueen himself, Dirty Harry borrowed a lot from Bullitt but was executed better and has better pacing, also the pacing of films such as Eastwoods spaghetti western trilogy flow better.
Now that I can agree with. What CoolHandBond said is a generalisation for me because I just don't "get" the movie.
I like the genre and watch almost exclusively older films and I conservatively believe that Dirty Harry was the much better film.
Last night, I gave McQueen another shot and watched The Getaway. I can't really complain, it was decent.
The only thing that ruined parts of the experience was the actual doctor's wife (who as she's stroking the guy's Colt Python, could've been the inspiration for the foreplay scene in TMWGG ) ) and an inspiration for Bibi Dahl towards the end when she's yelling) and the "Doc"'s wife's acting, even if she did have some very good moments like shooting the police guy.
Sorry for not being thorough, I'm just awful at names.
I'm going to watch the Ipcress File tonight for the first time.
During the course of the summer, I'm also going to rewatch all of the Dirty Harry movies.
Dirty Harry is a far better movie than Bullitt but Don Siegel was a better director than Peter Yates ever was and it shows.
The Ipcress File is a wonderful spy thriller but the pacing is slow compared to todays movies that needlessly require an action scene every five minutes.
The Getaway started very well but fell away in my opinion - not up to Peckinpah's best.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
The Ipcress File is a wonderful spy thriller but the pacing is slow compared to todays movies that needlessly require an action scene every five minutes.
The Getaway started very well but fell away in my opinion - not up to Peckinpah's best.
Nice to see that we agree on Dirty Harry.
Well, if it's interesting to look at and is well shot, pacing can may as well go out the window in my book.
I can't really tell, I'll watch more of his movies and come back to you on that one.
There were some parts of The Getaway that were too easy to predict. Loved the shootouts, even if they were relatively short.
Would've liked to see more weapons than just the pump action shotgun and M1911 but it was nice.
Definitely a movie of its era.
EDIT: 30 Minutes into The Ipcress File. See Point 2. It's brilliant so far. "You'll carry the Colt!"
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). A Chuck Norris actioner with a decent supporting cast of David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, R G Armstrong and a favourite stalwart of mine L Q Jones. It's pretty standard stuff and the soundtrack is a sub-par rip-off of Ennio Morricone. It's cheap and cheerful and passed 90 minutes or so.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
An odd film called Hannie Caulder from 1971 with Raquel Welch. It was on London Live, a strange sort of channel we have in the UK, it throws up some odd movies.
This is a Western about a woman out for revenge, and I guess it must have inspired Tarantino's Kill Bill, or be one of them that did. She enlists help from a gunslinger to teach her how to shoot (Robert Culp, it turns out, though I couldn't place him) and who should turn up as a gunsmith two years before his golden gun antics but Christopher Lee. I didn't seem too much of it, and I could have sworn the music was John Barry (it's not) but it was worth a look. Lovely photography.
Superb social drama with a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner plot, only it broadens out from that. Nice posh white gal invites black New York boyfriend back to her folks' house in the country. Watch it unfold, to say any more might spoil it, though it does overplay its hand a bit towards the end.
London's Prince Charles cinema has it on its last run, I think.
Tonight we are watching OHMSS. I am making all of the foods the girls were allergic to. It will be a very yellow meal and most likely terrible, but I am so excited!
An odd film called Hannie Caulder from 1971 with Raquel Welch. It was on London Live, a strange sort of channel we have in the UK, it throws up some odd movies.
This is a Western about a woman out for revenge, and I guess it must have inspired Tarantino's Kill Bill, or be one of them that did. She enlists help from a gunslinger to teach her how to shoot (Robert Culp, it turns out, though I couldn't place him) and who should turn up as a gunsmith two years before his golden gun antics but Christopher Lee. I didn't seem too much of it, and I could have sworn the music was John Barry (it's not) but it was worth a look. Lovely photography.
That's actually my favourite western (if you don't consider Wesworld a real western).
Tonight we are watching OHMSS. I am making all of the foods the girls were allergic to. It will be a very yellow meal and most likely terrible, but I am so excited!
Tonight we are watching OHMSS. I am making all of the foods the girls were allergic to. It will be a very yellow meal and most likely terrible, but I am so excited!
What an origional idea :007)
I let my husband cook the chicken and potatoes. It turned into a very black meal -{
If you are ever in the sticks of North Carolina I will happily make you a Bond themed meal and make sure it is not burned!
Watched The Offense with Connery last night. It was very well made and Sean gave a good performance. But damn this was probably the most depressing cop movie I've seen in a long time. )
Also watched the following films forthe first time:
.Fight Club 1999
.Gone Girl 2014
.Scarecrow 1973
.The Night Of The Hunter 1955
.To Catch A Thief 1955
.Dressed To Kill 1980
.Blue Velvet 1986
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Watched The Offense with Connery last night. It was very well made and Sean gave a good performance. But damn this was probably the most depressing cop movie I've seen in a long time. )
Also watched the following films forthe first time:
.Fight Club 1999
.Gone Girl 2014
.Scarecrow 1973
.The Night Of The Hunter 1955
.To Catch A Thief 1955
.Dressed To Kill 1980
.Blue Velvet 1986
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The Offence is indeed a very good movie with a great performance from Connery. He wanted to distance himself from Bond, and apart from wearing a very Bond-like blue suit he did that successfully.
To Catch a Thief is one of my favourite movies of all time!
The Lobster, a truly weird--dare I say Kafkaesque?--film set either in the near future or in a parallel universe where everyone has to be in a loving relationship or be turned into an animal. Probably not to everyone's taste, but I got a kick out of it; and there are Bond connections, with roles played by Lea Sedoux and Ben Whishaw. . .and the woman who is romanced by hero Colin Farrell is none other than Mrs. Daniel Craig herself, Rachel Weisz.
Spider-Man: Homecoming
third reboot in six films, I guess because theyre now linking it into the Avengers-verse?
Spider-Man is now Iron Man's protege, which is annoying
on the positive side they do a lot with the whole "friendly neighbourhood..." thing, there's even the old wooden roller coaster at Coney Island at the end ... other comics fans used to argue Marvel was better than DC because DC makes up generic fictional locations, whereas Marvel is very specifically set in the New York the cartoonists knew personally, and Spider-Man was always the most site-specific
Peter Parker is also now eight years old or so. There's an idea for the Brocollis: hire the next Bond when he's eight year old, then at the current rate of production, they can get at least three, maybe four films in with that actor before he is older than the leading lady's mum
the revealing of the new rebooted MJ (not quite Maryjane) at the end is basically done the same way our films revealed the new Moneypenny. An example where other franchises steal from Bond for a change.
"Silence" by Martin Scorsese. This is the story of two Jesuit priests from Portugal who went to Japan in the 15th century. They are searching for an older priest who has disapeared during the worst persecution against Christians in Japan's history. Scorsese's movies are always well worth watching, and this isn't an exeption. I also enjoy movies from places and times one rarely get to see in movies and this certainly qualifies. Great movie!
Wonder Woman : great superhero movie, well worth watching.
Alien, Covenant : an OK movie but nothing special and not
A patch on the much older first two films.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
The Mummy 2017 : I know this was a bit of a flop but I enjoyed it.
The Saint 2017 : A modern take on a much loved character. Shame it never
lead to a new series.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Just saw the Chinese movie "The Empress/The Banquet" (2006) starring Zhang Ziyi.
This is a high-budget historical epic. The music, camera work, costumes etc. are great. The tone can be both poetic and grand. As in most Chinese movies are no this genere the action scenes look more like ballet than real combat and the laws of gravity are often ignored. The plot is obviously taken from Hamlet.
If you want to see something different and feel like watching a Chinese historical epic, this is a good place to start.
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I don't know what everyone finds so appealing to this film.
Sure it has a great chase sequence, but the pros stop there. Also, I love the Mustang and McQueen's clothing here is very iconic.
For starters, it's badly paced and McQueen doesn't have much of a performance even if I am partial to the Bullshit line.
Maybe it's an acquired taste.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
It is just an OK film, McQueen and the car chase are whats brought about its high status, it also has a decent score and of course that outfit. Other than that it's a pretty basic cop thriller. I think McQueen doing his own driving and his death are what propels Bullitt into the iconic movie status.
Don't agree. Bullitt comes from an age when films actually had intelligent storylines that the viewer had to follow. The intricacies of plot and the superb antagonistic relationship between McQueen and Vaughn are a joy to behold. The car chase is obviously iconic but there is so much more to this film. Unfortunately today's target audience is of those that want simplistic plots with masses of CGI. It's the reason that in general the movies I watch are pre1980's.
I agree, but for me Bullitts position us elevated due to that car chase and McQueen himself, Dirty Harry borrowed a lot from Bullitt but was executed better and has better pacing, also the pacing of films such as Eastwoods spaghetti western trilogy flow better.
I like the genre and watch almost exclusively older films and I conservatively believe that Dirty Harry was the much better film.
Last night, I gave McQueen another shot and watched The Getaway. I can't really complain, it was decent.
The only thing that ruined parts of the experience was the actual doctor's wife (who as she's stroking the guy's Colt Python, could've been the inspiration for the foreplay scene in TMWGG
Sorry for not being thorough, I'm just awful at names.
I'm going to watch the Ipcress File tonight for the first time.
During the course of the summer, I'm also going to rewatch all of the Dirty Harry movies.
The Ipcress File is a wonderful spy thriller but the pacing is slow compared to todays movies that needlessly require an action scene every five minutes.
The Getaway started very well but fell away in my opinion - not up to Peckinpah's best.
Well, if it's interesting to look at and is well shot, pacing can may as well go out the window in my book.
I can't really tell, I'll watch more of his movies and come back to you on that one.
There were some parts of The Getaway that were too easy to predict. Loved the shootouts, even if they were relatively short.
Would've liked to see more weapons than just the pump action shotgun and M1911 but it was nice.
Definitely a movie of its era.
EDIT: 30 Minutes into The Ipcress File. See Point 2. It's brilliant so far. "You'll carry the Colt!"
In training .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpr8oqyjKIc
This is a Western about a woman out for revenge, and I guess it must have inspired Tarantino's Kill Bill, or be one of them that did. She enlists help from a gunslinger to teach her how to shoot (Robert Culp, it turns out, though I couldn't place him) and who should turn up as a gunsmith two years before his golden gun antics but Christopher Lee. I didn't seem too much of it, and I could have sworn the music was John Barry (it's not) but it was worth a look. Lovely photography.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Superb social drama with a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner plot, only it broadens out from that. Nice posh white gal invites black New York boyfriend back to her folks' house in the country. Watch it unfold, to say any more might spoil it, though it does overplay its hand a bit towards the end.
London's Prince Charles cinema has it on its last run, I think.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
What an origional idea :007)
If you are ever in the sticks of North Carolina I will happily make you a Bond themed meal and make sure it is not burned!
Also watched the following films forthe first time:
.Fight Club 1999
.Gone Girl 2014
.Scarecrow 1973
.The Night Of The Hunter 1955
.To Catch A Thief 1955
.Dressed To Kill 1980
.Blue Velvet 1986
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The Offence is indeed a very good movie with a great performance from Connery. He wanted to distance himself from Bond, and apart from wearing a very Bond-like blue suit he did that successfully.
To Catch a Thief is one of my favourite movies of all time!
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third reboot in six films, I guess because theyre now linking it into the Avengers-verse?
Spider-Man is now Iron Man's protege, which is annoying
on the positive side they do a lot with the whole "friendly neighbourhood..." thing, there's even the old wooden roller coaster at Coney Island at the end ... other comics fans used to argue Marvel was better than DC because DC makes up generic fictional locations, whereas Marvel is very specifically set in the New York the cartoonists knew personally, and Spider-Man was always the most site-specific
Peter Parker is also now eight years old or so. There's an idea for the Brocollis: hire the next Bond when he's eight year old, then at the current rate of production, they can get at least three, maybe four films in with that actor before he is older than the leading lady's mum
the revealing of the new rebooted MJ (not quite Maryjane) at the end is basically done the same way our films revealed the new Moneypenny. An example where other franchises steal from Bond for a change.
Alien, Covenant : an OK movie but nothing special and not
A patch on the much older first two films.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
The Saint 2017 : A modern take on a much loved character. Shame it never
lead to a new series.
https://youtu.be/l-GqY-M5fE4
Alternative ending to DH3
This is a high-budget historical epic. The music, camera work, costumes etc. are great. The tone can be both poetic and grand. As in most Chinese movies are no this genere the action scenes look more like ballet than real combat and the laws of gravity are often ignored. The plot is obviously taken from Hamlet.
If you want to see something different and feel like watching a Chinese historical epic, this is a good place to start.