Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 474

tod · 09-26-2009, 10:55 AM

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Psycho - Rewatched this one for the umteenth time. Still love it. Robert Osborne introduced it on TCM and noted that the film's score was all strings. I guess I hadn't noticed that before. Pretty cool. I also chuckled at one line of dialogue Janet Leigh says at the beginning, "For this, we have to meet in secrecy to be secretive". Something like that. Funny.

It's filled with lines like that. "Mother -- what is the phrase? -- isn't quite herself today."

Herrmann's all-strings score is one of his masterpieces. Cue 17 -- "The Murder" -- is still used as a terror cue.

--t

tod · 09-26-2009, 11:02 AM

I saw a new movie at a screening the other night. "I'm Good at Freaky."

It's a fictionalized imagining of what happened when Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson got together. Claustrophobic and intense. The actors are good and the story is fascinating -- when she holds a gun to HIS head you wonder if this time it's going to turn out different.

It was shot in three marathon days by B-movie guys, and it is probably going straight to video, so keep an eye out for it.

--t

LSPoorEeyorick · 09-29-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tod

Cue 17 -- "The Murder" -- is still used as a terror cue.

Well, yeah, it's only the most famous scary cue ever.

Gemini Cricket · 09-30-2009, 04:17 PM

It's been awhile since I watched the movie version of Hair. I gotta say, I forgot what a piece of crap the movie is. There's no comparison to the stage musical. It's awful.

Gemini Cricket · 09-29-2009, 01:35 AM

I just got back from seeing Departures. I loved this film. If you get a chance to see it, give it a shot. It's funny, it's sad, and it's terrific.

It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year. I think it's well deserved.

I think it's the best film I've seen in several months.

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-04-2009, 01:14 PM

I saw Hamlet 2 Monday night. I didn't especially care for it. A lot of that was due to the way it was marketed. According to the ads, it was going to be a hilarious romp. Sure, there was humor, but it was very subtle and dry. I didn't dislike the film and there were several scenes/events in it that I quite enjoyed. But as a whole, I don't think I'd recommend it.
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I just saw the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon. I think that film has potential, but I remain cautious because it could easily slip into being cloying and/or preachy.

Gemini Cricket · 09-14-2009, 11:50 AM

I do not think Tarantino is that great of a director. I think his writing skills are wonderful and he should write plays (if he hasn't already). My favorite of his is still Reservoir Dogs and I have to say I wasn't on the bandwagon with Pulp at all. In fact, I hated Pulp. As for Jackie Brown, I found it completely boring. I gave JB a couple of viewings and couldn't find much about it that I liked. With that being said, I'm going to give Inglorious a shot. I've heard a lot about this one and am curious.

Strangler Lewis · 09-14-2009, 12:03 PM

I loved Pulp Fiction, but I agree that Jackie Brown was a huge bore. It struck me as one of those films where the director/writer doesn't realize that he's the only one who gets the joke/point/etc.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-14-2009, 12:50 PM

I know Im in the minoroty with Jackie Brown (hi flippy!). I'm actuallly surprised how well i do lime it as i usually hate long slow movies. but that one just hits me right. I love the characters and the pace is jus absolutely necessary for those characters. And say what you want about quentin's directing I thought he got some masterful performances out of that cast.

innerSpaceman · 09-14-2009, 12:59 PM

Ugh, I hate that I clicked on that. There's a reason I don't want to know about any celebrities' personal lives. They often make me ill. I hate to be judgmental, but men who continue to Sire children like some scion of the old testament make me cringe. His kids are between 8 and 42 years old? I think I threw up a little in my mouth.

09-26-2009, 11:02 AM	#2
tod In the Close-Up Gallery Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 33	New movie I saw a new movie at a screening the other night. "I'm Good at Freaky." It's a fictionalized imagining of what happened when Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson got together. Claustrophobic and intense. The actors are good and the story is fascinating -- when she holds a gun to HIS head you wonder if this time it's going to turn out different. It was shot in three marathon days by B-movie guys, and it is probably going straight to video, so keep an eye out for it. --t __________________ Any world that I'm welcome to is better than the one I come from. -- Donald Fagen & Walter Becker
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09-30-2009, 04:17 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	It's been awhile since I watched the movie version of Hair. I gotta say, I forgot what a piece of crap the movie is. There's no comparison to the stage musical. It's awful.
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09-29-2009, 01:35 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just got back from seeing Departures. I loved this film. If you get a chance to see it, give it a shot. It's funny, it's sad, and it's terrific. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year. I think it's well deserved. I think it's the best film I've seen in several months.
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11-04-2009, 01:14 PM	#6
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	I saw Hamlet 2 Monday night. I didn't especially care for it. A lot of that was due to the way it was marketed. According to the ads, it was going to be a hilarious romp. Sure, there was humor, but it was very subtle and dry. I didn't dislike the film and there were several scenes/events in it that I quite enjoyed. But as a whole, I don't think I'd recommend it. _________________________________________ I just saw the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon. I think that film has potential, but I remain cautious because it could easily slip into being cloying and/or preachy. __________________
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09-14-2009, 11:50 AM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I do not think Tarantino is that great of a director. I think his writing skills are wonderful and he should write plays (if he hasn't already). My favorite of his is still Reservoir Dogs and I have to say I wasn't on the bandwagon with Pulp at all. In fact, I hated Pulp. As for Jackie Brown, I found it completely boring. I gave JB a couple of viewings and couldn't find much about it that I liked. With that being said, I'm going to give Inglorious a shot. I've heard a lot about this one and am curious.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I loved Pulp Fiction, but I agree that Jackie Brown was a huge bore. It struck me as one of those films where the director/writer doesn't realize that he's the only one who gets the joke/point/etc. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I know Im in the minoroty with Jackie Brown (hi flippy!). I'm actuallly surprised how well i do lime it as i usually hate long slow movies. but that one just hits me right. I love the characters and the pace is jus absolutely necessary for those characters. And say what you want about quentin's directing I thought he got some masterful performances out of that cast. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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09-14-2009, 12:59 PM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ugh, I hate that I clicked on that. There's a reason I don't want to know about any celebrities' personal lives. They often make me ill. I hate to be judgmental, but men who continue to Sire children like some scion of the old testament make me cringe. His kids are between 8 and 42 years old? I think I threw up a little in my mouth.
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