Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 312

blueerica · 03-19-2008, 02:18 PM

I actually think that Godfather I, and to a lesser degree Godfather II are above the 'genre' as it were. While it is definitely a 'mobster' flick, I really felt that the films were about the drama of a family, and the surrounding people, being pulled apart at the seams.

LSPoorEeyorick · 03-19-2008, 02:20 PM

I'm not generally a fan of the mafia oeuvre, either. I can see the quality of the films but I don't typically enjoy them. For me, however, it's the first Godfather that stands out as the one I will watch and re-watch. I really think it might be the best-filmed film ever. The quality of light? The shadows? I'm a sucker for something that good-looking. I'm also a sucker for ironic voiceover: boy howdy does the baptism at the end get me every time.

ETA: Erica, jinx!

blueerica · 03-19-2008, 02:28 PM

Your sentiments are mine, in terms of the beauty as well. Ditto that for the ironic voiceover. I just need to sucker J into watching it. He knows my enthusiasm, and he wants it, too. I am not spoiling it with a marathon.

Chernabog · 03-19-2008, 02:40 PM

I just saw the movie "Ordinary People" on Sunday (best picture from 1981 I think), which was REALLY good. I guess it seemed really progressive at the time for its positive portrayal of psychiatry when going to therapy was a stigma and therapists were mostly seen as quacks. It was good to see Mary Tyler Moore in a non stereotypical "cold hearted bitch" role...

Timothy Hutton was actually kinda adorable too (oh man did I identify with him), whereas now I see him as creepy lol.

My primary thought while watching was that I felt like a voyeur to the real life of this family, totally deserving of the award.

innerSpaceman · 03-19-2008, 02:49 PM

Did Gemini Cricket instigate that viewing??

Chernabog · 03-19-2008, 02:51 PM

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Did Gemini Cricket instigate that viewing??

Whose, mine? No, I actually had it from netflix. GC and I played Super Smash Bros. Brawl for 4 hours and never watched a movie

innerSpaceman · 03-19-2008, 04:07 PM

Oh, because he insists that film is a biography of HIS family.

alphabassettgrrl · 03-19-2008, 04:25 PM

Watched "Balls of Fury" last night. I laughed.

A lot. Christopher Walken is amazing. And it's got George Lopez!

Gemini Cricket · 03-19-2008, 04:52 PM

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Oh, because he insists that film is a biography of HIS family.

It is. It truly is.
Without the suicide attempt.
I'm Timothy Hutton, my dad's Donald Sutherland and my mom's Mary Tyler Moore. There also have been a ton of Judd Hirsches in my life.

Not Afraid · 03-19-2008, 05:51 PM

I thought that was my family. Or maybe that's Interiors.

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I actually think that Godfather I, and to a lesser degree Godfather II are above the 'genre' as it were. While it is definitely a 'mobster' flick, I really felt that the films were about the drama of a family, and the surrounding people, being pulled apart at the seams. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I'm not generally a fan of the mafia oeuvre, either. I can see the quality of the films but I don't typically enjoy them. For me, however, it's the first Godfather that stands out as the one I will watch and re-watch. I really think it might be the best-filmed film ever. The quality of light? The shadows? I'm a sucker for something that good-looking. I'm also a sucker for ironic voiceover: boy howdy does the baptism at the end get me every time. ETA: Erica, jinx!
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03-19-2008, 02:28 PM	#3113
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Your sentiments are mine, in terms of the beauty as well. Ditto that for the ironic voiceover. I just need to sucker J into watching it. He knows my enthusiasm, and he wants it, too. I am not spoiling it with a marathon. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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03-19-2008, 02:40 PM	#3114
Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I just saw the movie "Ordinary People" on Sunday (best picture from 1981 I think), which was REALLY good. I guess it seemed really progressive at the time for its positive portrayal of psychiatry when going to therapy was a stigma and therapists were mostly seen as quacks. It was good to see Mary Tyler Moore in a non stereotypical "cold hearted bitch" role... Timothy Hutton was actually kinda adorable too (oh man did I identify with him), whereas now I see him as creepy lol. My primary thought while watching was that I felt like a voyeur to the real life of this family, totally deserving of the award. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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03-19-2008, 02:49 PM	#3115
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Did Gemini Cricket instigate that viewing??
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03-19-2008, 04:25 PM	#3118
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Watched "Balls of Fury" last night. I laughed. A lot. Christopher Walken is amazing. And it's got George Lopez! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I thought that was my family. Or maybe that's Interiors.
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