Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 168

Motorboat Cruiser · 02-21-2007, 12:02 PM

I also gotta recommend the Ric Burns documentary "New York" as well. I was pretty glued to the screen throughout. It's absolutely amazing. I would go as far as to say it's a "must see" before your trip.

Netflix has it, by the way.

Gemini Cricket · 02-21-2007, 12:04 PM

I have Half Nelson and Marie Antoinette sitting on the DVD player and don't have much desire to watch them any more. Weird how by the time you order it on Netflix to the time it gets to you how your mind can change.

innerSpaceman · 02-21-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I have Half Nelson and Marie Antoinette sitting on the DVD player and don't have much desire to watch them any more. Weird how by the time you order it on Netflix to the time it gets to you how your mind can change.

Heheh, and I wondered why I even had Black Dahlia in my queue. I didn't even open it before sending it back. Primarily, though, because I'm ironically in a hurry to see Half Nelson before the Oscars on Sunday. Otherwise, it might have sat around for a few weeks before I decided I'll never have the desire to watch it.

I also hope to get Babel by Saturday. Not because I want to watch that piece of filth again (though my hating it almost ensures it will win Best Picture) ... rather because I want to demonstrate that its Oscar-nominated score is not original, but is note-for-note identical to an earlier score by the same composer. If I'm able to do the comparison, and if I'm right - - I'll try and post a link to the two identical music cues.

BarTopDancer · 02-21-2007, 12:16 PM

We have fancy HBO so I've been catching up on old fluff movies.

Date Movie - painfully stupid. I want those 2 hours back
Wedding Date - very cute. All things lead back to Air Supply.

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?

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.

02-21-2007, 12:02 PM	#1
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I also gotta recommend the Ric Burns documentary "New York" as well. I was pretty glued to the screen throughout. It's absolutely amazing. I would go as far as to say it's a "must see" before your trip. Netflix has it, by the way.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I have Half Nelson and Marie Antoinette sitting on the DVD player and don't have much desire to watch them any more. Weird how by the time you order it on Netflix to the time it gets to you how your mind can change.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	We have fancy HBO so I've been catching up on old fluff movies. Date Movie - painfully stupid. I want those 2 hours back Wedding Date - very cute. All things lead back to Air Supply. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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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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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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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	#10
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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