The Monkey Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 7 minutes ago, AxlisOld said: I watched The Killer. It was alright. Am i missing something where it's one of those genius movies that most people don't realize are genius? Not really, just a light satire about modern America and commentary on filmmaking in action movie form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Fitzcarraldo I really liked this. It's epic but modest. Claudia Cardinale was so beautiful even past her prime here. Kinski is absolutely committed to the performance. I'm gonna watch the documentary about it next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 6 hours ago, arnold layne said: DR at number one is something I would never expect from Mr Ragnar. Wow. Imagine Imagine Imagine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworth Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 My rankings.. 1 Rogue Nation Fallout Ghost Protocol Dead Reckoning 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 2 is one of the most unintentionally bad films I have ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 I think The Killer might be his most Fincher-est movie because it combines the soulessness of Corporate world from Fight Club and Social Network with Serial Killers in Seven and Zodiac. It's his most focused statement of Fincherness. The genius is he invented Fincherness. The movie itself isn't a mindblowing trick or something. He makes that point about you having to be a psychopath to win in the corporate world, but he's also commenting that his direction methods are very meticulous and he's basically a serial killer himself when it comes to movie making. I don't think that is hugely genius. To me genius is inventing something, Fincher is now a adjective and The Killer is his best expression of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 11 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: 2 is one of the most unintentionally bad films I have ever seen. They are fun movies, but none of them are cinematic masterpieces. The tv show used to be on after Thundercats in the late 80s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 The Juror (1996) Much better than expected. Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. Classic Hollywood thriller. Tony Soprano and Anne Heche. It's the antidote to The Killer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 I finished all of the movies I had on my list. I'm gonna pause on watching any more until early 2024. I'm gonna see Napoleon next weekend, that'll probably be my last one for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstrangedTWAT Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 You can't squeeze Tampopo in before your break? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 1 hour ago, EstrangedTWAT said: You can't squeeze Tampopo in before your break? Oh I forgot about that one. I'll watch that. It'll be a good capstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Tampopo Beautiful movie about a ramen shop. Thanks for the recommendation ET. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Triple Frontier (2019) Ben Affleck. Metallica. Shooting. It's basically the A-Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 On 11/20/2023 at 7:37 AM, Monkey said: I finished all of the movies I had on my list. I'm gonna pause on watching any more until early 2024. I'm gonna see Napoleon next weekend, that'll probably be my last one for awhile. So am I. Full of historical inaccuracies judging by the trailers, and Ridley Scott has been pelting historians with some abuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 From what we can gather, - Ages all wrong. Phoenix now 49 and is playing a twentysomething General Bonaparte in some scenes. Heck, Napoleon was younger than Phoenix by about five years at Waterloo - in other words he had his entire career done-and-dusted before reaching Phoenix's age. The Empress Josephine was about six years older than Bonaparte. Vanessa Kirby is 35! - Napoleon and Wellington meet onboard HMS Bellerophon. Napoleon and Wellington never personally met (spied one another through telescopes at Waterloo would be the closest). Scene utter fabrication. - Napoleon firing cannonballs at the pyramids for some odd reason! - Napoleon wasn't present during execution of Marie Antionette. - Napoleon never led a cavalry charge and actually was a poor equestrian. - Battle of Austerlitz completely reconstructed (I'll not nerd you out on this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Mission Impossible last night. How I remember. Decent. 2 is tonight. I'm nervous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Electric Dreams Fun, goofy movie. Decent looking guy puts on glasses to look like nerd. Classic. Michael Madsen's hot sister is in as the love interest. I haven't been sleeping and need something to do. I'll cut myself off on movies in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 The Shooter (2007) Seen it before but it's pretty good action thriller. Wahlberg always has funny lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Ok, 2 is over. You have to tell me they get better. I vaguely remember seeing 3 back in the day. I remember a chick having a South Park like death when her brain explodes or something. I remember Philip Seymour Hoffman being a bastard in it as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworth Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 1 minute ago, AxlisOld said: Ok, 2 is over. You have to tell me they get better. I vaguely remember seeing 3 back in the day. I remember a chick having a South Park like death when her brain explodes or something. I remember Philip Seymour Hoffman being a bastard in it as well. Yeah they get better. Just skip 3 and watch Ghost Protocol. If you don't like that one, I doubt you'll like the rest of them. On 11/19/2023 at 11:12 PM, wasted said: The Juror (1996) Much better than expected. Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. Classic Hollywood thriller. Tony Soprano and Anne Heche. It's the antidote to The Killer. I loved Anne Heche back in the day. Ruined her career hooking up with Ellen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 7 minutes ago, Slugworth said: Yeah they get better. Just skip 3 and watch Ghost Protocol. If you don't like that one, I doubt you'll like the rest of them. I loved Anne Heche back in the day. Ruined her career hooking up with Ellen. She was good in that Psycho remake. She always went all the way in the roles. Not many actresses would do those scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 14 minutes ago, Slugworth said: Yeah they get better. But watching them all at once, in order, you gotta have a fetish for pain. You're suppose to just watch them by accident in a motel and think this is not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Night on Earth I do not care for the films of Jim Jarmusch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 32 minutes ago, Monkey said: Night on Earth I do not care for the films of Jim Jarmusch. What were you hoping for? There are movies I want to see again like Grosse Point Blank, Fifth Element and The Grifters. Just to see what they are like. At the time I wasn't blown away. The Grifters was good. Have you seen Jacob's Ladder or 12 Monkeys? I would like to watch Kalifornia again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 14 minutes ago, wasted said: What were you hoping for? His later movies aren't bad but this one and some of them are just lazy. It's kind of a "you had to be there" in the 90s before the internet sort of thing. 15 minutes ago, wasted said: Have you seen Jacob's Ladder or 12 Monkeys? I've seen 12 Monkeys but it was a long time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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