When I saw the title of this thread, my first thought was "Oh, they're remaking that too?"

But so obsessed was Lucas on this point that he felt compelled to tinker further with ESB and swap out the original voice of Boba (actor Jason Wingreen from the classic Trek episode "The Empath" and several TZ episodes) with the Jango Fett actor which is another example of his lame tinker...

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (6.5/10) I'll start by saying this there are some good things in this movie. The effects are excellent, and more "crisp"-looking than those of The Phantom Menace . The fight between Yoda and Count Dooku is among the best moments in the entire Star Wars saga...

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (7/10) On a whim I pulled this one off the shelf tonight for another viewing (my first since 2016). I have to say this movie isn't standing the test of time. In the past I found The Phantom Menace enjoyable, exciting and appreciably sincere. I certainly thought it had ...

Monterey Jack wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:30 pm Now you want to escape FROM these movies before they're half over to take a piss.

Thanks for the warning!

Dracula (1979) -- German Blu-ray (8.5/10) This is still the greatest adaptation of Bram Stoker's book -- and certainly the most uptown, with some of the all-time most talented people in cinema on hand to contribute. Frank Langella's remains the best and most believable interpretation of the Count D...

Shutter Island (3/10) SPOILERS!!! Leonardo DeCaprio plays a federal marshal investigating the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security insane asylum (which is located on a supposedly inescapable island). The body of the film is a very well-acted, and often-suspenseful thriller. But the ending ru...

The only disappointment of The Blob is Dov Hoenig's chintzy electronic score, which does the movie no favors. The filmmakers obviously blew most of the budget on the creature F/X, and there was little left over to hire the services of an orchestra Michael Hoenig actually. (Dov Hoenig is an editor.)...

^^ Strong agreement on The (1988) Blob , which is by far the best of the three incarnations (the less said of Beware The Blob the better!). I liked how the filmmakers made the monster a government experiment gone wrong, as opposed to an unexplained “weird thing from outer space”. I also appreciated ...

Polanski's film remains one of the great psychological pressure-cooker thrillers of all time, showing the audience almost nothing while keeping the gradually increasing tension percolating nicely. Farrow is the key to it all working, selling Rosemary's gradual descent into anxiety-laden mistrust, c...

AndyDursin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:34 pm Thank you for that review Paul, I hated DAY OF THE LOCUST!!

One of the most disturbing, gross movies I've ever watched. With almost nil entertainment value to redeem it.

Yeah, at least The Lonely Lady was funny!

Hasn't been a great week for movie choices... Cocaine Bear (2/10) Okay, I wasn't expecting Citizen Kane , but this movie is devoid of virtually any redeeming qualities. It's comedic aspirations are sabotaged by needlessly gut-wrenching violence and gore -- plus the fact none of the humor is actually...

An early effort from Aussie filmmaker Richard Franklin ( Road Games , Psycho II ), Patrick takes a gimmicky, apparently limited idea and wrings a good deal of suspenseful juice out of it, with Hitchcockian camerawork and effective performances giving the claustrophobic settings a sense of palpable ...

This does not instill confidence. Another fast moving Scott production rolling off the assembly line... You have to admire Scott's efficiency as a director -- but I find that movies that are quickly and efficiently made usually lack dramatic tension, and are generally not very immersive experiences...

Shame he'll only mainly be remembered as "The second Dumbledore". :? At least he will be remembered for something ! But I hear you. Gambon played a lot of far-more interesting and complex roles. I was always a big fan of his work -- he was incredible in The Singing Detective , wonderful i...