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- Sun Jun 02, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: RIP William Friedkin
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Re: RIP William Friedkin
One of my favorite Friedkin anecdotes -- talking about EXORCIST II :lol: A little late in responding to this one! John Boorman was so embarrassed by Exorcist II he was reluctant to go out in public for months, and was paranoid that everyone was pointing at him and saying "He's the one who made...
- Sat Jun 01, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Heavy Metal: The Movie (6.5/10) LaLa Land's announcement that they are reissuing Elmer Bernstein's score prompted me to want to revisit this film. I don't think I've watched this movie since I wrote the liner notes for the FSM CD back in 2008. I remember liking Heavy Metal quite a bit, but was rath...
- Mon May 27, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Netflix CEO: movies aren't necessarily better on the big screen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 229
Re: Netflix CEO: movies aren't necessarily better on the big screen
Well that's absurd, but he's probably feeling emboldened by the miserable box-office returns of this weekend. This summer is going to reignite the debate. With no Maverick or Barbenheimer in sight, theaters are going to struggle. Hollywood hasn't learned its lesson yet and seems hellbent on pushing...
- Mon May 27, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: Netflix CEO: movies aren't necessarily better on the big screen
- Replies: 6
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Netflix CEO: movies aren't necessarily better on the big screen
Neflix CEO Ted Sarandos insists Barbie and Oppenheimer would have done just as well on Netflix, and that the theatrical experience is overrated. He actually says "There’s no reason to believe that the movie itself is better in any size of screen for all people. My son’s an editor. He is 28 year...
- Sat May 25, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: AMADEUS 4K Restoration Coming This Fall (Finally)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 145
Re: AMADEUS 4K Restoration Coming This Fall (Finally)
YAY!!!
All-region?
- Sun May 19, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Probably helped me when I watched Waterworld that I've never seen any of the Mad Max movies either! :) You haven't seen The Road Warrior ? You're missing out! It is one of the greatest action films ever made, with some of the greatest stuntwork ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwcADuJZDNA Unfo...
- Sun May 19, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
I remember watching the Tangerine Dream U.S. cut on VHS with my mother in the mid-90s, getting to this scene, and standing up to exclaim, "This is awful", before walking out of the room. :lol: The US cut is awful -- Tangerine Dream's music ruins the movie. Their 80s synthpop invests the f...
- Sun May 19, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
^^ I found Waterworld watchable, though it was a near-complete ripoff of The Road Warrior -- post-apocalyptic scenario in which a self-serving nomad evades deranged brigands, discovers a compound of survivors who mistrust him, and eventually "finds his humanity" by helping others, but bids...
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
Che! (6/10) I'd heard this one of the worst films of the 1960s, but having watched it, I can't say it was uniformly awful. But that is not to say it is good either. It's biggest issue is that it is just so...unceremonious -- which is a problem considering its subject is so volatile and polarizing a...
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
I have seen Clash Of The Titans. I didn't think Harryhausen's work landed until the Medusa sequence. The story wasn't particularly compelling compared to Jason and The Argonauts or even Golden Voyage of Sinbad which was more recent, I love those old Harryhausen flicks, but I find Clash of the Titan...
- Thu May 16, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K UHD $40 - Live Again (Don't Wait!)
- Replies: 39
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Re: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K UHD $40 - Live Again (Don't Wait!)
Already paid $70 for it last year.
- Wed May 15, 2024 12:54 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
But then again, like I said this is not the kind of movie that I know how to connect with which is why films like Willow, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal and even the LOTR trilogy remain unseen by me. The Dark Crystal is worth a look -- even if the genre is not (as you say) your cup of tea. The Dark Crysta...
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:19 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: rate the last movie you saw
- Replies: 4480
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Re: rate the last movie you saw
GLASS stinks. Shyamalan's great tease of something exciting happening and then pulls the rug out from under you. Willis must have been in the early stages of dementia (or worse) because he looks totally uninterested also. :( Which one was Glass ? I saw one in which Willis and Samuel Jackson were in...
- Fri May 10, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM - Andy Serkis & Crew - 2026
- Replies: 5
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Re: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM - Andy Serkis & Crew - 2026
No interest whatsoever. In retrospect, I still feel Jackson's LOTR films were really good (and I love Howard Shore's scores for them). Despite some admittedly strong moments, I found them schlocky -- in tone and style they felt like The Sword and the Sorcerer to me. I also thought they were ostenta...
- Thu May 09, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
- Topic: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM - Andy Serkis & Crew - 2026
- Replies: 5
- Views: 311
Re: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM - Andy Serkis & Crew - 2026
Zaslav didn’t reveal any plot points, saying the first film will focus on “storylines yet to be told.” Haven't they learned anything from Amazon's attempt at this? And The Hunt for Gollum ? I don't understand. This is no "hunt for Gollum" in any of the books -- other than a cursory refere...