Saw WANTED; absolute triumph of form over substance and the body count is a bit high for me (innocent civilians on a train)-4/10
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"You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."-Gene Wilder to Cleavon Little in BLAZING SADDLES
MEDIUM COOL (now an OOP DVD from Paramount) 6/10 for being a bit dated but some of Wexler's images are just mind-blowing.
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"You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."-Gene Wilder to Cleavon Little in BLAZING SADDLES
For whatever reason I'm interested in checking out GRAN TORINO once it goes wide and opens here this weekend. I haven't even been a huge fan of Eastwood's recent works, either, despite their mass critical acclaim, but this one seems a bit more in tune with some of his earlier films. Or is it?
GRAN TORINO looks to me too much like A PERFECT WORLD, one of the most boring moviegoing experiences I've survived.
The Film Crew on GIANT OF MARATHON
The Film Crew was a short-lived MST3K ripoff by the last three hosts of MST, and I have to say, the movies they "Crewed" are a lot like MST for me--the first time I see them, I think they're OK, but when I REwatch them, I find them hilarious.
The chick in this one is uberhot.
Best line:
(Over a shot of Greek warriors swimming in the ocean during a battle)
"I haven't seen this many half-naked men swimming since Barry Diller's last pool party."
For whatever reason I'm interested in checking out GRAN TORINO once it goes wide and opens here this weekend. I haven't even been a huge fan of Eastwood's recent works, either, despite their mass critical acclaim, but this one seems a bit more in tune with some of his earlier films. Or is it?
I am interested in the new Eastwood movie as well...I have yet to see BENJAMIN BUTTON though, so who knows? Maybe I'll wait for DVD.
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN - 8/10. I liked it, though it is really creepy and weird. Steiger is over the top but effectively creepy and it's perspective of the future was so incredibly bleak. I did not read the Bradbury short stories. Very dated in its look but worth watching.
mkaroly wrote:THE ILLUSTRATED MAN - 8/10. I liked it, though it is really creepy and weird. Steiger is over the top but effectively creepy and it's perspective of the future was so incredibly bleak. I did not read the Bradbury short stories. Very dated in its look but worth watching.
I'm probably preaching to the converted but I love Goldsmith's score for this. The mood it sets is perfect for the movie--it's bleak but it's not depressing, if you catch my drift.
You need to read Bradbury's short stories. Wonderful stuff.