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by Paul MacLean
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:06 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: rate the last movie you saw
Replies: 4429
Views: 1506314

Re: rate the last movie you saw

....as was the snubbing of Bernstein for a Best Score nomination, though I don't quibble with the posthumous Oscar given to Victor Young). I suspect it had something to do with Bernstein having been grey-listed in Hollywood for several years (from which he was rescued by DeMille). Of course as valu...
by Paul MacLean
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:13 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Rate The Last TV Show Episode You Watched
Replies: 337
Views: 127992

Re: Rate The Last TV Show Episode You Watched

Monterey Jack wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:11 am The original Mad Max made $100 million!

https://screenrant.com/mad-max-1979-rec ... e-history/
But was not a success in the US. I said "it was a sequel to a film almost no one in America saw".
by Paul MacLean
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Rate The Last TV Show Episode You Watched
Replies: 337
Views: 127992

Re: Rate The Last TV Show Episode You Watched

Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 (8.5./10) Written by Mark A. Altman, this first-rate documentary series explores what many consider (hence the title) the greatest single year for cinema ever, 1982. Whether one agrees with that assessment or not, '82 was without question a phenomenal epoch in movie hi...
by Paul MacLean
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: BEETLEJUICE 2 Confirmed By Danny Elfman
Replies: 4
Views: 1202

Re: BEETLEJUICE 2 Confirmed By Danny Elfman

No. Just no. I'm sooooo tired of the way "way too late/way after the fact/bring out the fossils" sequelitis. I think I hate this even more than prequelitis and that's saying something. This is at least 20 years too late. With you 100%. What's next? Breakfast Club 40-Year High School Reuni...
by Paul MacLean
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Neil Armstrong Movie Airbrushes History
Replies: 35
Views: 11566

Re: Neil Armstrong Movie Airbrushes History

A movie that nobody saw and was very quickly forgotten by those who saw it pretty much. That is one other thing about the current pop culture -- if nobody finds it straightaway, nobody is going to. There isn't even a $5 dump in at Walmart for these to sit in anymore. Unsuccessful movies are basical...
by Paul MacLean
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Neil Armstrong Movie Airbrushes History
Replies: 35
Views: 11566

Re: Neil Armstrong Movie Airbrushes History

Instead getting things done like I should be today, I've been perusing old threads.

I had completely forgotten First Man even existed! Yet another example of how forgettable most movies (especially "Oscar bait" flicks) have become in the past 20 years. :roll:
by Paul MacLean
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Did you all skip the Oscars telecast too?
Replies: 6
Views: 232

Did you all skip the Oscars telecast too?

I didn't see any posts about the winners, so I'm assuming that (like me) no one else bothered this year? I saw only two of the Best Picture nominees ( Barbie and Oppenheimer ), and I didn't think Barbie was the least-bit worthy of a nomination. I haven't even heard of some of the other movies. And T...
by Paul MacLean
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: rate the last movie you saw
Replies: 4429
Views: 1506314

Re: rate the last movie you saw

Napoleon (6/10) I keep hoping for one final masterpiece from the director of Blade Runner , (or at least one more really outstanding effort on the level of The Duelists , or Alien ). Well, Napoleon isn't that film. The picture for the most part looks terrific, but the script is under par. It might ...
by Paul MacLean
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: rate the last movie you saw
Replies: 4429
Views: 1506314

Re: rate the last movie you saw

AndyDursin wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:23 pm This was our theory about Pugh... :mrgreen:

viewtopic.php?p=94545#p94545

See I think there was totally a point to those gratuitous scenes!
"Florence Pugh – a special effect of her own" :lol:

Well...I can't argue with that!
by Paul MacLean
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: rate the last movie you saw
Replies: 4429
Views: 1506314

Re: rate the last movie you saw

Oppenheimer (8/10) I wasn't sure I'd like this movie -- I've found Christoper Nolan's films very hit and miss (and his body of work generally overpraised). But with Oppenheimer , Nolan has fashioned an excellent picture that provides insight into a very compelling -- and important -- series of hist...
by Paul MacLean
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: rate the last movie you saw
Replies: 4429
Views: 1506314

Re: rate the last movie you saw

Highlander: Endgame -- in glorious DVD! (6.5/10) Yeah, I know, "why did you watch this ?" I bought the DVD to send to a friend of mine who loved the Highlander TV series (and also enjoyed the original film), and I figured it's a used disc anyway, why not just "make sure it isn't defe...
by Paul MacLean
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd
Replies: 30
Views: 2736

Re: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd

:lol:

Zimmer has become a parody of himself.

And I see he's dragged out that electric cellist again, who of course got where she is on musical talent -- it had nothing to do with her looks or provocative selfies...

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by Paul MacLean
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: AMADEUS 4K Theatrical Version Finally Ready For Release
Replies: 3
Views: 146

Re: AMADEUS 4K Theatrical Version Finally Ready For Release

YAY!!!!

:mrgreen:

I absolutely detest the expanded version of this film. Yes, a few scenes are interesting and revealing, but they mostly just slow the film down. There is about half an hour of extra footage in the expanded cut, isn't there?

UHD disc to follow, I assume?
by Paul MacLean
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd
Replies: 30
Views: 2736

Re: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd

Monterey Jack wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:30 am Tarantino is a SUPERB visualist.
That may well be true. I wasn’t saying he isn’t.

What I am getting at is that he should concentrate more on the visual storytelling, instead of talking our ear off with boring, interminable dialog scenes which do nothing to advance the narrative.
by Paul MacLean
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd
Replies: 30
Views: 2736

Re: DUNE 2: SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME - November 3rd

^^ Well, in a way, I agree with him -- in a technical sense. Cinema is, after-all, visual storytelling, and the less a movie is reliant on dialog to tell its story, the more purely "cinematic" it is. Of course that doesn't mean "less dialog=better movie" -- A Man For All Seasons ...