Rayzor Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I watched "Dirty Harry" yet again. I love this movie! I loved it when I first saw it and I loved it again as I watched last evening. Clint is the greatest ever!! 15/10!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Darryl, I love those Marx Brothers movies. The double entendres and the silly characters are just excellent. here are some classic lines. Here's to our wives and girlfriends...may they never meet! Mrs. Teasdale: He's had a change of heart. [Groucho]: A lot of good that'll do him. He's still got the same face. I sent the club a wire stating, Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. She got her good looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon. Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough. Very funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 MASH: Hilarious. I've liked the TV show for quite a while, but just never got around to seeing the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Now you're talkin! Great movie. I rented a bunch of really old movies at the library. I just got done with Some Like It Hot. A masterpiece, between Tony Curtis' good looks, Jack Lemmons' wit, and classic Marilyn, it was fantastic to see again. The comedic exchanges between the three make this movie a classic for all time. 10/10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 ... not to mention the great title song by Robert Palmer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 I sent the club a wire stating, Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. Very funny stuff. THAT is one of my all time favorite lines Phil. Speaking of MASH, Allan Alda's Hawkeye character in the TV series is, without a doubt, based on Groucho Marx. 'Yankee Doodle Doctor' is my favorite episode. I have series 1 to 3 on Video. About time to start watching them again. The movie is worth a look, Wade, but it's more satirical/dry than the TV series. Not too many belly laughs. And I used to play the Three Stooges for my Grandaughter when her Mum wasn't around too. I don't think she's poked any kids in the eyes! LOVE the first Dirty Harry (and the first Rambo). And Some Like It Hot is a classic. I saw it recently on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 i had the house to myself all day yesterday so i had a regular dvd-fest. first i watched season 1 of twin peaks. i'd never seen it before - i'm totally hooked so i'm watching season 2 online! then i watched 'hable con ella' (talk to her), an almodóvar movie about two men who strike up a friendship while the women they love are in comas. a really excellent movie but totally messed up. after that i watched some classic hitchcock, 'shadow of a doubt' made in 1943 about a girl whose uncle comes to visit leading to some startling discoveries. hitchcock often said this was his favourite movie. this was excellent too. the acting was brilliant and obviously hitchcock creates a really eerie atmosphere. teresa swift who played the girl is the image of my younger cousin, beautiful! the most messed up of all was next: 'the rules of attraction'. it's a very good movie with some interesting narrative techniques, although the backwards/forwards stuff was slightly overdone in my view. it's based on a novel by brett easton ellis, who also wrote 'american psycho' so it's suitably messed up! it was pretty disturbing but i suppose nothing i hadn't seen or imagined before. james van der beek certainly does his best to cast off the sickly-sweet dawson image with his portrayal of sean bateman, the infamous patrick's younger brother. i couldn't go to bed having just watched the last one so i watched 'the prince of tides' which was on tv. i really enjoyed it. barbra streisand and nick nolte were great in it. it was a very powerful and moving drama and explored alot of difficult themes. overall it was a very good day and night's movie watching but i finished up pretty much feeling like i can never trust men again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Went to bed late last night - tired at 1AM. Turned on cable because I didn't want to read and TV helps put me to sleep at times. Well, I was just in time to see The Assassination Of Richard Nixon on Cinemax. I did not get to sleep until after 3! And I was fully alert up until that time. I had seen this great study of a real person's lost life before, but this time I was CONVINCED that this is one of the best movies I have seen. I am not a gushing Sean Penn fan in the least (some of his stuff is good, some a bit pushed and overworked); but his Sam Bicke, the lead character, is a classic tour de force. Up there with anything Peck or Stewart or Hoffman have ever done. The understated changes he projects as his character tries to keep his flawed life in some semblance of order, is a masterpiece of acting. 10/10 and I rarely give that grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 the most messed up of all was next: 'the rules of attraction'...james van der beek certainly does his best to cast off the sickly-sweet dawson image with his portrayal of sean bateman, the infamous patrick's younger brother. Didn't he just make you sick with that character? I've known guys like that... He did a good job portraying a complete jerk. Last movie I watched was Dreamgirls. First 45 minutes was great, then they started bursting into song every 3 minutes, and I had to fast-forward through a lot of it. I hate it when songs are elaborate over-sung over-performed Streisand-esque and too-long. I fast-forwarded at 2x speed and it took me 5 minutes to get all the way through one song. Anyway, I never did see the end of the movie. 4/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 So, Shawna, you won't be a Dreamette with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 I was going to hire 'Dreamgirls' soon. At least you didn't tell me the ending, Shawna. It sounds like one of those old 50s/early 60s Musicals where they're having a conversation and burst into song in the middle. They have a deal at our DVD Library where you get 1 Overnight and 4 weeklies for $12. I'm not like Gisela though - it took me a week to watch them all. They were: Night At The Museum (Great stuff for us big kids) X - Men 3 (Getting a little 'tired' looking) The World's Fastest Indian (Excellent! A one man show for Anthony Hopkins. My Wife went to sleep during it though) Hostage (I like Bruce Willis - second time I've seen it) Bad Santa (Watched about 10 minutes -if that - of it with my Sons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 "Shrek The Third" 7/10. Like a TV series, this story has slipped into low/reverse gear as domesticity threatens the green swamp couple. The "Arthur Pendragon" character sounded quite a bit like Shrek the first, but pulled it off like any good career counselor. I'm not looking forward to "Shrek IV." :sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean 3... A-FREAKIN-MAZING!!! Plot twists, perfect action, same ol comedy! I hope they dont stop makin em! I wont say much, cause i cant give it away...but i want to really bad. PEACE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 then i watched 'hable con ella' (talk to her), an almodóvar movie about two men who strike up a friendship while the women they love are in comas. a really excellent movie but totally messed up. I watched the last thirty minutes of that movie yesterday... it IS really excellent, but also quite difficult to watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 i imagine it would be hard to watch sections of it out of context as well! like, for example, the bit about the silent movie - it's totally bizarre!! it is hard to watch and it's sometimes difficult to understand where the characters are coming from. but marco is a gorgeous character! almodovar is a headcase, but so interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 yes, I hadn't meant to watch it at all, but while I was zapping I was reminded that you liked it Marco was the one who went away, right? not the one in prison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGirl Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 do you have to ask??! benigno is the guy in prison - he has some sweet gentle aspects to him but basically he's completely messed up! i read that almodovar based his character on roberto benigni, the actor who was in 'la vita e bella' (life is beautiful). i'd be pretty upset about that if i was roberto!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I just wanted to start a conversation "La vita e bella"... I have watched it three times, now that's a GREAT movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Finally saw The Children Of Men. I liked it. Clive Owen was very good. The movie reminded me somewhat of a cross between Logan's Run, Mad Max and 1984. It didn't lack for originality however. All in all 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Shrek the Third - 8/10 Funny, of course. Loved the butt kicking Princess Squad. It was a bit slow in parts, but other than that it was delightful. More importantly, it was the Peachlette's first movie theater going experience. I had more fun watching her than watching the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Peachy how did she do? I have been thinking about taking little miss, but wonder what that experience might be like, she gets so excited over things. And she doesn't sit still very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 She had a blast. She doesn't sit very well, either, so we sat near the front in case we needed to make an emergency exit. She was a bit rambunctious, but she was a million times better than some of the older snot nosed brats that were in the theater. Your little sweetie will have the time of her life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Oh I am sure she would, she wants to go to the movies, and I guess I will have to take the plunge. I will need lots of popcorn and chocolate...for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 We ate mountains of popcorn and drank gallons of Coke slushies. In the middle of a very quiet scene, my beautiful, delicate little Peachlette let fly with a burp of the most monumental proportions. I was both horrified and proud at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Way to go little Peachlette!! Mine does that too but the best is when someone farts, she will tell them they stink and then say "that was attractive"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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