Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 172

Not Afraid · 02-21-2007, 08:09 PM

You bring Marie Antoinette right on over here so we can see it with you. OK? What time shall we expect you?

€uroMeinke · 02-21-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

And, for that matter, we'll need a similar list for Chicago. Anyone?

Oprah?

Stan4dSteph · 02-21-2007, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

And, for that matter, we'll need a similar list for Chicago. Anyone?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

They filmed at my friend's school in a suburb outside the city.

Alex · 02-21-2007, 09:48 PM

My favorite Chicago-based movie:

Medium Cool

Runners up:

Risky Business (you can recreate the scene on the el near the end of the movie)

The Untouchables and Thief to balance out the mob movies on the New York City list.

Not Afraid · 02-21-2007, 09:53 PM

No one does New York like Woddy Allen. Many of his film have the city as the most famous uncredited star.

It's funny Chicago doesn't bring much to mind. Episodes of ER are what I think of first. It's a fantastic city in it's own right. I wonder why that is? (Other than the fact that actors tend towards the right and left coasts.)

Prudence · 02-21-2007, 10:13 PM

I can see the Brooklyn Bridge right now from the window.

We watched Marie Antoinette on the plane. My review:

The costumes were pretty.

That's about all the positive I can muster. I found the modern music to be really off-putting. There's so much amazing music from that time and they're playing Bow Wow Wow? Plus, it was boring. Really boring. Lots of lengthy shots of people emoting or something. Whatever it was they were doing. The whole thing was basically: scene opens. Uninspired and uninteresting vignette plays out slowly. Fade to black. Repeat until credits. I should have taken a nap instead.

Not Afraid · 02-21-2007, 10:19 PM

I guess the Blues Brothers takes place in Chicago. Then there's Chicago.

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-21-2007, 10:32 PM

Chicago... How about Chicago? Or The Untouchables? Or any other Capone-centered flick. The Blues Brothers. High Fidelity. Hoop Dreams. My Best Friend's Wedding. The Sting. Adventures in Babysitting.

New York... Godfather I and II. The Seven-Year Itch. Barefoot in the Park. An Affair to Remember, and its cheeseball protege, Sleepless in Seattle. Allen, duh, (Annie Hall's the best) but also much of Scorcese. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Breafast at Tiffany's is my favorite, though.

Gemini Cricket · 02-22-2007, 10:48 PM

I just got back from seeing Letters from Iwo Jima. I was blown away. I enjoyed it immensely. I think Ken Watanabe was robbed. He should have been nominated for Best Actor. He was superb. There were many levels to his character and he played them all well.

If I had to rank the Best Pic noms best to worst, they'd be in this order:

The Departed
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Queen
Little Miss Sunshine
Babel

With that being said about Iwo Jima, I'd like to just say that I think the WWII film has been played out for the time being. I think there needs to be a break. especially a break from Spielberg's take on it.

Empire of the Sun
Schindler's List
Eyes of the Holocaust
Voices from the List
Shooting War
We Stand Alone Together
Price for Peace
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
Flags of Our Fathers
Letters from Iwo Jima
and the upcoming The Pacific War

All these films are Spielberg's take on WWII. He's diluting his take on the war by constantly focusing on it.

innerSpaceman · 02-22-2007, 10:59 PM

Um, what did Spielberg have to do with Flags of Our Fathers or Letters from Iwo Jima? Was he an exec producer or something?

Even if so ... those films were the artistic vision of Clint Eastwood and no one else. (well, I suppose the writers, blah, blah)

Watanabe would seem great in a slasher film. He's got moxie to spare, and he's great in everything he does. Still ... Letters from Iwo Jima = standard war film (in Japanese) ... Flags of Our Fathers = not your father's war movie.

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Tonight I watched For Your Consideration. Let's just say ... Hollywood satarists should not turn the lens upon their own world. Least funny outting by the group who gave us Best in Show and A Mighty Wind.

(And .... it skipped ahead of the "long wait" movies on my Netflix queue, which means I will not be seeing Half Nelson before the Oscars on Sunday. Bah.)

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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You bring Marie Antoinette right on over here so we can see it with you. OK? What time shall we expect you?
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My favorite Chicago-based movie: Medium Cool Runners up: Risky Business (you can recreate the scene on the el near the end of the movie) The Untouchables and Thief to balance out the mob movies on the New York City list.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	No one does New York like Woddy Allen. Many of his film have the city as the most famous uncredited star. It's funny Chicago doesn't bring much to mind. Episodes of ER are what I think of first. It's a fantastic city in it's own right. I wonder why that is? (Other than the fact that actors tend towards the right and left coasts.)
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I can see the Brooklyn Bridge right now from the window. We watched Marie Antoinette on the plane. My review: The costumes were pretty. That's about all the positive I can muster. I found the modern music to be really off-putting. There's so much amazing music from that time and they're playing Bow Wow Wow? Plus, it was boring. Really boring. Lots of lengthy shots of people emoting or something. Whatever it was they were doing. The whole thing was basically: scene opens. Uninspired and uninteresting vignette plays out slowly. Fade to black. Repeat until credits. I should have taken a nap instead. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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02-21-2007, 10:19 PM	#1717
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I guess the Blues Brothers takes place in Chicago. Then there's Chicago.
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Chicago... How about Chicago? Or The Untouchables? Or any other Capone-centered flick. The Blues Brothers. High Fidelity. Hoop Dreams. My Best Friend's Wedding. The Sting. Adventures in Babysitting. New York... Godfather I and II. The Seven-Year Itch. Barefoot in the Park. An Affair to Remember, and its cheeseball protege, Sleepless in Seattle. Allen, duh, (Annie Hall's the best) but also much of Scorcese. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Breafast at Tiffany's is my favorite, though.
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02-22-2007, 10:48 PM	#1719
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just got back from seeing Letters from Iwo Jima. I was blown away. I enjoyed it immensely. I think Ken Watanabe was robbed. He should have been nominated for Best Actor. He was superb. There were many levels to his character and he played them all well. If I had to rank the Best Pic noms best to worst, they'd be in this order: The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima The Queen Little Miss Sunshine Babel With that being said about Iwo Jima, I'd like to just say that I think the WWII film has been played out for the time being. I think there needs to be a break. especially a break from Spielberg's take on it. Empire of the Sun Schindler's List Eyes of the Holocaust Voices from the List Shooting War We Stand Alone Together Price for Peace Saving Private Ryan Band of Brothers Flags of Our Fathers Letters from Iwo Jima and the upcoming The Pacific War All these films are Spielberg's take on WWII. He's diluting his take on the war by constantly focusing on it.
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02-22-2007, 10:59 PM	#1720
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, what did Spielberg have to do with Flags of Our Fathers or Letters from Iwo Jima? Was he an exec producer or something? Even if so ... those films were the artistic vision of Clint Eastwood and no one else. (well, I suppose the writers, blah, blah) Watanabe would seem great in a slasher film. He's got moxie to spare, and he's great in everything he does. Still ... Letters from Iwo Jima = standard war film (in Japanese) ... Flags of Our Fathers = not your father's war movie. * * * * * * Tonight I watched For Your Consideration. Let's just say ... Hollywood satarists should not turn the lens upon their own world. Least funny outting by the group who gave us Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. (And .... it skipped ahead of the "long wait" movies on my Netflix queue, which means I will not be seeing Half Nelson before the Oscars on Sunday. Bah.)
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