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  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    @Chris: In case you're being serious, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER is the one with Robert Redford in it as a major supporting character.

    Yeh, deadly serious. Is that the one where the Cap's best mate comes back all nasty and tries to kick everyone's butt? I dont pay much attention as you can tell. They could call it Marvel 17 for all I care. If it is the one, then it's certainly a cut above the Cap's introductory effort - but that isnt saying much IMO I'm afraid. Maybe I'm too long in the tooth.
  • GrindelwaldGrindelwald Posts: 1,294MI6 Agent
    edited January 2021
    Olsen gang crime comedies from 1969-84 then a final one in '99......14 films total

    Main cast :

    Egon : the gangs leader , stubborn and obsessed with his schemes & plans....unfortunately he spends most of his time behind bars
    Benny : whimsical and silly
    Kjell : the gangs scape goat (not to mention his wife Valborgs scape goat too)
    Lt Hermansen : bufoonish police , often mocked by the gang
    Dynamite Harry : drunken explosives expert
    officer Holm : thinks Hermansen is a fool but goes along with him
    Biffen , danish rent thug : the Jaws of Olsen films

    Olsenbanden : Operation Egon 4.5/6 (in the first movie the gang is after a golden statue kind of object , which is on loan from W Germany. Unusual that Bjerre is not the composer and the famous jazzy theme song is not used here)

    Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry 5/6 (the Olsen gang meets drunken Dynamite Harry for the first time , they are also up against an american gangster similar to Blofeld , even the way hes filmed : at first you only see his feet. Egon , the gangs leader also falls in love with prison shrink and tries to go straight - easier said than done)

    Olsenbanden og Dynamitt Harry går amokk 4.5/6 (Harry tries to stop drinking , Egon and his gang is about to commit their biggest heist - stealing 6 million krones from an under cover operation at a freight company , which the police also follows closely. The safe is both guarded by alarm and the company thugs. Benny is also engaged and Kjell also wants to stop his life of crime , this upsets Egon as the plan is already underway and he has no choice but to ask Harry for help)

    Olsenbanden på sport 4.5/6 (the gang uses norwegian rail system to heist gold but danish rent-a-thug Biffen tries to sabotage their plans , Blunck plays liutenant Hermansens sidekick officer Holm for the first time & a sober Harry helps the gang too)


    Besides TB last xmas marked 55 anniversary Leone's FAF$M

    40 anniversary Superman II
    60 anniversary Two Women (also 60 yrs since Gable died)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The Ipcress File (1965)

    I haven't watched this in a while. Obviously a classic and I love the look of the film.
    So many fantastic images, and camera angles. -{
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    Yep, Ipcress File is a great film. It's dated, yet it hasn't dated if you see what I mean.

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    The Ian Fleming short story given the Roald Dahl treatment, as outlandish as You Only Live Twice.

    I do think this is the kind of film that got made in the late 60s, a bit stodgy and long-winded. It's two and a half hours, like OHMSS and also the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie went on too long, despite all mentioned having classic moments, it's just too much imo.

    The child catcher is a right bastard isn't he? Credit to the actor Ralph Helphman (sp?) as he probably put off a load of kids from getting into cars on the offer of a sweetie.
    It's a Bond vehicle of course, with Gert Frobe and even old Q popping up at the beginning. Two knock out scenes/songs where Frobe tries to bump his wife off while proclaiming his undying love for her, then the one where Dick Van Dyke and Truly Scrumptious (a Bond-style name) pose as toys to infiltrate the castle.

    The film otherwise lacks a certain charm imo, it's hard to put your finger on it, but I cite OHMSS and TMM as falling in the same bracket.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    Watched My Cousin Vinny (1992) on Blu Ray with the family last night. Not only is one of my father's favorite movies, it was also the favorite film of my grandfather on my mothers side of the family. Having seen it for myself I can understand why, two New Yorkers get misidentified as murders in a small town in Alabama and the cousin of one of them a personal injury lawyer with no trial experience has to help them from going to the electric chair if found guilty. Joe Pesci is great as the fish out of water title character with no idea of what he has gotten into. Plus Marisa Tomei is really fun as Pesci's put upon girlfriend and the late Fred Gwynn(of Car 54 Where Are Your? and The Munsters fame) as the orderly Judge presiding over the trial is in top form. Many one liners abound from the famous "Two Yutes" and "You where serious about that?" Plus Vinny has tons of funny things happen to him when he is not in the court as well.
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,882Chief of Staff
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    The film . . . lacks a certain charm imo, it's hard to put your finger on it. . .

    I used to love CCBB when I was a kid. Several months ago it was on TV and I watched a bit of it for nostalgia's sake. Ugh: what's that about not going home again? The special effects even by late '60s standards are terrible. But what I can see now that I couldn't see as a child is that Broccoli & Co. were hellbent on ripping off Mary Poppins--Edwardian setting, Dick Van Dyke (at least they told him not to do a Cockney accent), Sherman Brothers score, Sally Anne Howes a suitable stand-in for Julie Andrews. And Flemingist that I am now can't forgive them for tossing about pretty much every word Fleming wrote. So there's my finger on (or to) the film.
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    I watched THE GODFATHER this afternoon.

    A film that cannot be bettered in my opinion.

    Al Pacino's performance was so understated in the first two films that he spent the rest of his career shouting and being OTT :)) :))
  • FrigilianaFrigiliana Posts: 164MI6 Agent
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    Watched My Cousin Vinny (1992) on Blu Ray with the family last night. Not only is one of my father's favorite movies, it was also the favorite film of my grandfather on my mothers side of the family. Having seen it for myself I can understand why, two New Yorkers get misidentified as murders in a small town in Alabama and the cousin of one of them a personal injury lawyer with no trial experience has to help them from going to the electric chair if found guilty. Joe Pesci is great as the fish out of water title character with no idea of what he has gotten into. Plus Marisa Tomei is really fun as Pesci's put upon girlfriend and the late Fred Gwynn(of Car 54 Where Are Your? and The Munsters fame) as the orderly Judge presiding over the trial is in top form. Many one liners abound from the famous "Two Yutes" and "You where serious about that?" Plus Vinny has tons of funny things happen to him when he is not in the court as well.

    This one funny film this is one of the best scenes in the cell I cried laughing when I first watched it
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-FvDteymnM
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Last night I watched 'Get Carter' starring Michael Caine. I have not seen this this film before. Given that it is very violent and contains several adult themes, I can only wonder how the people who saw it when it was first shown reacted in 1971?!
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    Gymkata:
    Clearly you like your Marvel. I recrntly spent a week with a Marvel crazy dude who had the complete box set. We started at IRON MAN and I managed to escape just before GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. After about 4 movies I was having to ask Joe to stop the DVD and explain what people were talking about as they already seemed to be crossing-storylines. I enjoyed IRON MAN, but as the series progressed R.D.Jr got on my wick too much. I preferred the films which could be watched without prior knowledge: IRON MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR (1 & 2), that was about it.

    Lady Rose:
    I agree. Pacino in THE GODFATHER (1) is outstanding. It is a superb film.

    Thunderpussy:
    I love THE IPCRESS FILE - dated or not. A consummate espionage thriller for me.

    Napoleon, Hardyboy:
    CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG was better than I expected it to be, but yes, it is a little Poppins- lite. Some of the songs and song staging are very good, but it takes a long time to get anywhere. Loved The Old Bamboo.

    My last watch
    ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
    Based on Alistair MacLean's novel, itself taken from actual events, a John Sturges thriller which looks lovely and has moments of suspense without perching one on the edge of a seat. Rock Hudson is a submarine Commander charged with rescuing the inhabitants of an Arctic drift-ice meteorological station, Zebra, apparently consumed by fire. Along for the ride are special agents Patrick MacGoohan and Ernest Borgnine, who each have secrets they are not telling, and whose real mission is the recovery of a lost spy satellite - conveniently downed near Ice Station Zebra. Cue underwater high-jinx beneath the pack ice and some studio bound fun at the snowy rendezvous.

    I enjoyed it. There's a reasonably simple plot, a twist or two which keeps the audience interested and just enough tension and intrigue to belie the lack of genuine pace. There are quite a few improbables and some of the editing is a bit lame, making us scratch our heads, but generally it's one of the better MacLean adaptations. Good score from future Bond orchestrator Michel Legrand.
  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    Joshua wrote:
    Last night I watched 'Get Carter' starring Michael Caine. I have not seen this this film before. Given that it is very violent and contains several adult themes, I can only wonder how the people who saw it when it was first shown reacted in 1971?!

    It is a very dark, bleak film.

    There was a remake in 2000 with Sylvester Stallone.
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Lady Rose wrote:
    Joshua wrote:
    Last night I watched 'Get Carter' starring Michael Caine. I have not seen this this film before. Given that it is very violent and contains several adult themes, I can only wonder how the people who saw it when it was first shown reacted in 1971?!

    It is a very dark, bleak film.

    There was a remake in 2000 with Sylvester Stallone.

    The 1972 film Hit Man starring Bernie Casey is also based on the book Jack’s Return Home - just as Get Carter is...
    YNWA 97
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Lady Rose wrote:
    Joshua wrote:
    Last night I watched 'Get Carter' starring Michael Caine. I have not seen this this film before. Given that it is very violent and contains several adult themes, I can only wonder how the people who saw it when it was first shown reacted in 1971?!

    It is a very dark, bleak film.

    There was a remake in 2000 with Sylvester Stallone.

    The 1972 film Hit Man starring Bernie Casey is also based on the book Jack’s Return Home - just as Get Carter is...

    I'm not sure how audiences reacted at the time. The seventies was quite permissive in terms of sex and violence, so they probably didn't bat an eyelid. Yes. It is very bleak. The movie was X-rated so it would not have reached a wide audience in the UK. Interestingly IMDB doesn't feature any contemporary reviews. Wiki suggests it was critically more popular in the US than the UK. It has definitely become feted over the years. I can't agree with those pollsters who voted it the Greatest British Film of All Time. That it certainly is not.

    Try to grab a look at Mike Hodges & Michael Caine's follow up PULP - a more interesting film and a much less well known one.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Another old classic for me this morning, The Towering Inferno ( 1974)
    Usual disaster movie stuff and characters , with a big name cast
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    @chrisno1: I remember one of the movie channels here in the US used to run Gymkata quite a bit. As naff as it is, I would always tune in for the action scenes and a chance to see Australian martial artist Richard Norton as the main bad guy. Norton really knows how to fight and it is always a treat to see him in action in any movie he is in. Defiantly going to revisit this one soon, after I watch some more movies starring Sir Sean Connery as a tribute to his life and career.
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    @PPK 7.65mm I wasn't referring to the film - of which I was unaware - but Mister Gymkata (above)
    Funnily enough, now I've done some research, the movie sounds so terrible I'm looking forward to tracking it down for a quick once over - a possible case of so bad it's good.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Gymkata is a well know classic
    To movie lovers. It's well worth
    a look, one of those so bad it's
    Good. :)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,030MI6 Agent
    Another old classic for me this morning, The Towering Inferno ( 1974)
    Usual disaster movie stuff and characters , with a big name cast

    Towering Inferno is the best of the “disaster” movies of the 70’s, it’s highly entertaining and with three of my favourite actors, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn in the cast it’s even better!
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I can actually remember seeing it as a kid in the cinema :)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,030MI6 Agent
    Me too but I was 18 :#
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) I'm still young !! ...... I'd have been 10 :#
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    I have just watched The Italian Job. This is the first time I have seen this film and enjoyed it very much.

    I have become a fan of Michael Caine films and have watched quite a few so far (including The Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery, which is a great film).

    There was one film before The Italian Job came on, Matt Helm?! I only saw the last ten minutes or so. I'm not sure if it was a comedy or not? It was certainly strange?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    The Matt Helm films are certainly comedies- check out the thread on them.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The Matt Helm films are very silly, It's simply Dean Martin playing at being
    a slightly drunk American Secret agent, But I still enjoy them when I'm in
    the mood.
    The Italian Job is a classic and is far better than the American remake.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    Joshua wrote:
    I have just watched The Italian Job. This is the first time I have seen this film and enjoyed it very much.

    I have become a fan of Michael Caine films and have watched quite a few so far (including The Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery, which is a great film).

    There was one film before The Italian Job came on, Matt Helm?! I only saw the last ten minutes or so. I'm not sure if it was a comedy or not? It was certainly strange?

    Michael Caine is one hell of an actor, not least for his longevity. He's Connery's vintage, but still in the blockbusters.

    I'd recommend The Ipcress File and Alfie next, they are his 60s cornerstone films.

    That said, he did some real dross. Stuff like The Wrong Box and Gambit, though he looks good. In the 1970s he drew scorn for critics for just taking the money on stuff, but as The Italian Job and maybe even Get Carter didn't get the box office or plaudits they deserved, who can blame him?
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    Awww, I liked Gambit.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,238MI6 Agent
    Oh alright Gambit isn't that bad but it's a glossy heist vehicle to show off the new British star. Nothing wrong with that I suppose. The really dodgy one is the Bryan Forbes film with the John Barry score. Nice to look at, again, but it doesn't quite work. Can't remember its name and I hate nipping out of Comments pages to visit imdb..
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Joshua wrote:
    I have just watched The Italian Job. This is the first time I have seen this film and enjoyed it very much.

    I have become a fan of Michael Caine films and have watched quite a few so far (including The Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery, which is a great film).

    Joshua, perhaps next you could try The Fourth Protocol, starring Michael Caine and future Bond star, Pierce Bros.... no, wait... :#
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Thank you for the suggestions. I have already watched The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin (which I did not care for, FiB I mean) I have also seen Gambit and enjoyed that too. I have ZULU on DVD and intend to watch that soon.

    As for The Forth Protocol I have watched that. C&D as I said elsewhere, just because I think Pierce Brosnan is (for me) the worst Bond, it is nothing to do with him or his other acting. I enjoyed him in that role as the Russian agent.
  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,172MI6 Agent
    Oh alright Gambit isn't that bad but it's a glossy heist vehicle to show off the new British star. Nothing wrong with that I suppose. The really dodgy one is the Bryan Forbes film with the John Barry score. Nice to look at, again, but it doesn't quite work. Can't remember its name and I hate nipping out of Comments pages to visit imdb..

    I think you mean Deadfall. Caine also made The Magus in 1968 based on John Fowles novel. It should have been good. Cast, crew and source novel all well above par. But something went wrong. Caine reckons it is even worse than Jaws 4. It certainly has a bad reputation. I've never seen it.
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