Your Favourite Movies

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MTF - 4-1-2009 at 06:29

Here are some of my favorites:

Forbidden Planet
The Wizard Of Oz
Brazil
The Maltese Falcon
Dr. Strangelove
Runaway Train
Repo Man
Modern Times (Chaplin)
Metropolis
Blazing Saddles

scallopino - 4-1-2009 at 09:59

I keep hearing about Brazil but I've never seen it.

BBP - 4-1-2009 at 14:06

Have you seen the Great Dictator, MTF? Or is it still forbidden in the US? I preferred that one over Modern Times, it's fantastic!

punknaynowned - 4-1-2009 at 17:06

Even though you weren't talking to me, I went ahead and googled it.
Lo and begold, 2:05:15 in length, this must be it
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=the+great+dictator&...
I now have something worthwhile to watch today!
thanx Bonny!!!

Did I ever tell the story of finding the hidden compartment at the banister at his old house?
The one in LA that Harry Houdini had owned previously?
No, I'm not making this up.

BBP - 4-1-2009 at 17:39

Please tell us!

MTF - 4-1-2009 at 20:29

Quote:

Originally posted by BBP
Have you seen the Great Dictator, MTF? Or is it still forbidden in the US? I preferred that one over Modern Times, it's fantastic!

The Great Dictator is a fine film. It was never banned in the US.

You may be thinking of Chaplin himself. He was nearly deported because of his penchant for underage girls. In the late 40s he went back to England and vowed never to return to the US, but this may have been after he was told he wouldn't be given a visa if he tried to return to the US.

It's probably just as well. The Hollywood witchhunts were just beginning, and he almost certainly would have been one of its first victims.

BTW: City Lights is widely acknowledged to be Chaplin's masterpiece, but I still like Modern Times better.

BBP - 4-1-2009 at 20:47

It wasn't forbidden? Trivial Pursuit is lying at us!

I thought Chaplin was believed to be communist; at least that was what I was taught at school.

punknaynowned - 5-1-2009 at 01:34

wiki excerpt:

Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1953, he always maintained a neutral nationalistic stance. During the era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist sympathizer and J. Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep extensive secret files on him, tried to end his United States residency. FBI pressure on Chaplin grew after his 1942 campaign for a second European front in the war and reached a critical level in the late 1940s, when Congressional figures threatened to call him as a witness in hearings. This was never done, probably from fear of Chaplin's ability to lampoon the investigators.[12] This was probably a wise decision, as Chaplin later stated that, if called, he wanted to appear dressed in his Tramp costume.[citation needed]

In 1952, Chaplin left the US for what was intended as a brief trip home to the United Kingdom for the London premiere of Limelight. Hoover learned of the trip and negotiated with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to revoke Chaplin's re-entry permit. Chaplin decided not to re-enter the United States, writing; ".....Since the end of the last world war, I have been the object of lies and propaganda by powerful reactionary groups who, by their influence and by the aid of America's yellow press, have created an unhealthy atmosphere in which liberal-minded individuals can be singled out and persecuted. Under these conditions I find it virtually impossible to continue my motion-picture work, and I have therefore given up my residence in the United States."[13]

Chaplin then made his home in Vevey, Switzerland. He briefly and triumphantly returned to the United States in April 1972, with his wife, to receive an Honorary Oscar, and also to discuss how his films would be re-released and marketed. He was welcomed warmly.

polydigm - 5-1-2009 at 08:14

Quote:

Originally posted by BBP: It wasn't forbidden? Trivial Pursuit is lying at us! I thought Chaplin was believed to be communist; at least that was what I was taught at school.

It really pisses me off how the term communist is bandied about. It's presented in a religious manner like it's some kind of evil possession of the soul when in reality there are many different types of communist.

MTF - 5-1-2009 at 08:28

Before the US joined World War I, my grandfather worked for Mack Sennett as his personal driver. Sennett was the head of the Keystone Film Company. This was where Chaplin got his start in movies.

So my grandfather almost certainly knew Charlie Chaplin. Unfortunately, my grandfather died long before I was born, so I never got to hear any of his stories. But there is a sort of family legend that he appeared in one or two of Sennett's movies as one of the Keystone Kops (most likely as a driver in one of their many car chases). The Keystone Kops made literally dozens of one- and two-reel films, and Chaplin appeared in several of them. Sadly, few of them still exist (nitrate film stock had the disarming habit of suddenly bursting into flames).

BBP - 5-1-2009 at 12:28

Sounds like your grampa had enough material for a book, MTF...

MTF - 5-1-2009 at 20:57

Quote:

Originally posted by BBP
Sounds like your grampa had enough material for a book, MTF...

Maybe. My mother liked to tell stories about him. But she was only 5 when he died (in a car crash). I've been able to corroborate part of what she told me (he did work for Mack Sennett, as well as Hal Roach and Walt Disney), but other things - such as the Keystone Kops story or the one about him being captured by the Germans in World War I - might be pure fantasy.

Which reminds me of another of my favorite movies: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

BBP - 5-1-2009 at 22:57

Hah! That's a great fairytale! But I recall he worked for Disney, you mentioned that postcard on the Z-forum...

scallopino - 10-3-2009 at 13:07

I've watched a lot of cool movies lately, borrowed from libraries all over my state (very handy!)..

- Cries and Whispers (Bergman)
- Breathless (Godard)
- Ray (the many music sequences are awesome...it makes a huge difference when musicians play musicians in films).
- The Big Lebowski (one of the funniest movies I have ever seen...I'm going to watch all the Coen brothers' movies I can find now. Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers is in it, playing one of the hilarious German 'nihilists'. Captain Beefhear and Moondog feature in the soundtrack)
- Reservoir Dogs

I'm sure i've watched more in the last few weeks but i just can't remember them at the moment.

BBP - 10-3-2009 at 16:07

Of those, I've only seen Ray... I should really catch up on those others.

Today I saw 200 Motels... weird, but fun!

scallopino - 11-3-2009 at 06:44

Did you like Ray? Some of it was just a little cheesey but overall i really liked it. Llike i said, not only is the music generally awesome, but the performances of the music are really good as well. It's a shame that Jamie Foxx himself puts out such mediocre RnB stuff.

Some parts of 200 Motels are really brilliant - "the boy searches the night for his newt" and the bit where they go through the town are my favourite bits. Even with its flaws and cheapness, i don't there is anything like 200 Motels. It's totally unique.

BBP - 11-3-2009 at 11:00

My favourite was the Dental Hygiene Dilemma... it was very strange how the movie music is different from the soundtrack... I played the album many times, so...

Ray was OK, I spent much time feeling my wrists... It was in cinema, and I was sitting in the front row and there were mice there. I'm not scared of mice, but it was creepy nonetheless. The music was fantastic and I sang alond with Hit The Road Jack.

scallopino - 30-3-2009 at 15:17

Quote:

Originally posted by MTF
Here are some of my favorites:

Forbidden Planet
The Wizard Of Oz
Brazil
The Maltese Falcon
Dr. Strangelove
Runaway Train
Repo Man
Modern Times (Chaplin)
Metropolis
Blazing Saddles

I've seen both Brazil and Repo Man in the last few days! Awesome! I couldn't believe Repo Man. It's crammed with so many jokes and a million quotable quotes. And it has one of the best opening credit sequences i've ever seen. The music is super cool. I'd love to get the soundtrack.

Brazil is kind of like what would happen if Monty Python wrote and filmed 1984 (which is almost what it is...) I love the line:
-"What do you think is behind the recent wave of terrorism?"
-"Bad sportsmanship!"

BBP - 31-3-2009 at 07:18

I've watched FernGully: The Last Rainforest a couple of days ago. It's a bit sugary and very environmentalistic, but the music is great!

scallopino - 1-4-2009 at 10:59

Oh god. I have never given a thought to that movie since i was about 5 years old. Wow the memories. I remember something about a giant oil kind of monster who came out of machines. Very scary.

BBP - 1-4-2009 at 14:22

Yeah... but he was voiced by Tim Curry...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLQ1XfaTuU

No breaks...

BBP - 25-4-2009 at 22:10

That sure was weird... it's like watching the NeverEnding Story, but without the story.

BBP - 26-4-2009 at 19:46

Beautiful film by one of The Netherlands's foremost directors, Bert Haanstra.
Its trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i41ankeKddg

BBP - 4-5-2009 at 10:15

Unfortunately a lead actor of Fanfare, Ton Lutz, just passed away. He was 89.

[Edited on 4-5-09 by BBP]

BBP - 4-5-2009 at 10:20

I really enjoyed watching this!

Bought it at the freemarket on April 30th, for merely 20 cents. Unfortunately, as I don't often find this movie, I failed to check why. The day after, when I wanted to watch it, I discovered the tape had melted or something. The cartridge and the wheels that hold the tape were pretty mangled, but the tape itself seemed in good condition. So I wrecked open the old cartridge and took out the tapes, and after an afternoon of trying, we decided it would be best if we just stuck it on using tape.

When I was away one day, Dad did that for me. And I just watched it. It's great! Nice dialog! Great to know that Disney was able of making historic films, put an element of comedy into it without making anachronistic jokes.

[Edited on 4-5-09 by BBP]

punknaynowned - 4-5-2009 at 12:51

I've never seen that one. It's a 'remake' of an early '70's film with a bunch of those '60's-'70's actors. There was a 3and a 4 musketeers.
I remember loving it as a kid.
I'd love to watch this with all the contemporary actors.
thanx fer the headsup

BBP - 4-5-2009 at 13:24

I'm not too sure about the casting of Chris O'Donnell as D'Artagnan (2nd from the left), he's a bit boy-ish and appears very fragile and sweet, much like Elijah Wood as Frodo. Fortunately all the actors were doing a very good job.

punknaynowned - 4-5-2009 at 15:53

wasn't Chris O'Donnell the one that played Sam in TLOTR?

BBP - 4-5-2009 at 18:15

No, that was Sean Astin. Sean doesn't nearly look as handsome.

punknaynowned - 4-5-2009 at 20:22

can't say I really follow 'em.
The older movies had Jayne Kennedy and Raquel Welch and others of that time.
I guess I could look 'em up.

The swordfighting fast-paced motion of the story is what I remember.
Of course there are probably older movies around these stories. Erroll Flynn or the Barrymores.
Pretty common response I guess to like swordfighting as a kid and see it nostalgically as an adult.

MTF - 5-5-2009 at 10:11

Last weekend Mrs Flycoon and I watched "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World." Just about everyone in Hollywood was in this movie. It's a lot of fun.

Also I found some nice silent movies on DVD: got a few Chaplin gems ("City Lights," "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator"); "The General" starring Buster Keaton; "Safety Last" starring Harold Lloyd; and Fritz Lang's "Metropolis."

That should keep us busy for a while...

BBP - 12-5-2009 at 14:31

Just watched Charlie's Angels. It was a lot better than I expected! Though Diaz was kinda annoying.

BBP - 13-5-2009 at 20:50

Today I watched Oklahoma! Very nice musical movie!

I got interested in it through Gabriel Knight 3: there's a bit of an easter egg where, if you try hard enough, you can get your character to sing. And if he does, he sings something from Oklahoma! Was great to hear that song in full orchestra. And it was great to find the Simpsons sorta covered one other song from it: The Farmer And The Cowman.
Not to mention the dream scene which becomes very Dali...

BBP - 16-5-2009 at 19:42

This one also came into my attention zone through GK3:

It's absolutely brilliant!

BBP - 4-6-2009 at 15:11

Got to scratch off another title of my TC-list: Hunt For Red October. Quite a good film, though I speak a little Russian and was annoyed by some of the pronunciation.

punknaynowned - 4-6-2009 at 15:55

didn't like it so much
knew people at the time on a submarine.
Glad there was a real life modern sub movie out in the world,
not happy with the plot as it follows all the rest of the propaganda I grew up with
in the bad old cold war world :swear:

glad you liked it!
I've been told again and again that Das Boot is so much better
but I don't think I ever saw that one sober.

scallopino - 17-6-2009 at 16:02

FARGO

Brilliant. The first movie i've seen that is an authentic thriller/drama and an authentic comedy at the same time, if that makes sense.

BBP - 20-6-2009 at 16:49

Got 2 vids to add to my Curry-addiction. One of them is Congo, for which he was nominated for a Razzie. The other is: :drums:

Barbie: The Nutcracker
Don't shoot me.

scallopino - 22-6-2009 at 10:37

Hahaha. But, I didn't know Tim Curry was in Congo. That's the one with the with violent gorillas yeah?

BBP - 22-6-2009 at 15:22

Yeah! He got a Razzie nomination for it... from what I've heard of it I think I'll prefer Barbie in The Nutcracker.

...which I just watched. You know those movies, that go on for twenty minutes after the story is over? Well that's one of them. The plot twist was bizarre in a bad way. The backgrounds are, without exception, hideous. I was pleasantly surprised by three things though:
-entertaining badguy dialog
-excellent animation of human characters. Probably rotoscoped, but all movements look incredibly lifelike
-seeing something Nutcracker and Barbie related WITHOUT that infernal Dance of the Mirlitons.

BBP - 24-6-2009 at 14:40

Err... changed my mind. Congo was quite entertaining and definitely didn't deserve its critical bashing. But that Romanian accent of Curry was really very bad, I could even tell it slipped occasionally (and if I can tell it, it's really very obvious).

BBP - 8-9-2009 at 20:33

Yesterday I finally saw Laurel and Hardy's The Music Box, which involves the dynamic duo delivering a piano to a house on the top of some VERY long stairs. It's great!

And today I bought and watched The Secret Of Moonacre. I'd never have bought it after it's Dutch title (roughly translates to "The Moonprincess And The Secret Of The White Horse"), but it was directed by Gabor Csupo (of early Simpsons, Duckman and Bridge to Tarabithia fame) and it has, yes, Tim Curry.
It turned out to be amazingly beautiful!

It's all on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnX3eVKLcV4
but the screen is so small it doesn't do justice to the film.

BBP - 16-9-2009 at 17:50

Bought Bartok the Magnificent for the same reason as all the others... and it was actually quite fun! Then again I have a fond love for Russian folklore...

BBP - 17-9-2009 at 13:31

Now this one was truly an addition to the Grand List (about 30 movies I have that I could never pick favourites from):

Tales From Earthsea.

BBP - 12-11-2009 at 13:48

Virgin Suicides. One of the girls is called Bonnie. Hm.
It's very creepy, even when you can be sure how it ends (besides I read the plot summary on Wikipedia). And I failed to recognize Danny DeVito.

Calvin - 22-11-2009 at 07:18

We recently got a deal on movie channels. They're free for 5 months. I forgot just how much crap HBO and Cinemax show. And 70 percent of Showtime movies I've never heard of. But anyway, huge thumbs up for Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

BBP - 2-12-2009 at 18:14

BBP - 26-12-2009 at 11:18

Yesterday I watched Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. It's a delightful black comedy!

BBP - 28-12-2009 at 09:35

And two days ago I saw The Birds. Great film!

aquagoat - 29-12-2009 at 20:31

One movie they often play in France around Christmas is Ghostbusters, and I really like this movie so I had the pleasure of watching it on friday afternoon, as well as Ghostbusters 2. Woooooooooooow. :bouncy:

BBP - 1-1-2010 at 21:40

Watched Muppets Treasure Island today, that is the last 30 minutes. Hmmm.

And Hitchcock's Rope. It's the worst of the five Hitchcock's I've seen this far, but I liked it nonetheless. We primarily watched it because it's so short.

BBP - 3-1-2010 at 18:35

Citizen Kane. I'm not very fond of some of the acting (notably Susan Alexander), otherwise it's a fantastic movie, and I'm very glad I finally saw it.

punknaynowned - 3-1-2010 at 22:50

Hi!
While Citizen Kane attacked the real life William Randolph Hearst, the depiction of his starlet 'wife' played by Susan Alexander was not very accurate. It attempted tomake Hearst look worse and made Marion Davies into a caricature trhat she didn't deserve.
I never had known this story of such a starlet that turned out to be
quite a bit more than that and actually really found it absorbing in
lots of ways.
I had seen the movie Citizen Kane but didn't know any of the
references or what it may have related to...
So if you're interested
To find instead that the real Marion Davies while moving from showgirl
to silent movies and from there to 'talkies' while capitalizing on not
just the newyork jetset but William Randolph Hearst... well, and to
turn out being as a result of all that, such a genuine person to all these
Hollywood phonies ... for decades. It's just amazing. She got to
play opposite Cary Grant and Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin was what
you'd call a suitor and she would hold endless get together's at San
Simeon (still extant) and her famous beach house which is now long gone. I still can't get
over Tennessee Williams (notorious crank) saying that Marion Davies by
herself made up for all the rest of Hollywood.
I don't think I've ever been to San Simeon, but now really want to go.
Anyway there are links below,
hope you are well, love
ned

the True Story of Marion Davies (60 min ) is Narrated by Charlize
Theron. I thought she had more to do with it. Ah well,
http://video.asterpix.com/v/20159711/the-true-story-of-mario...

and here's the second in another series that starts the series on
Hearst and then
Welles...comparing their lives and centering on the story of Kane and
Welles' depiction of Hearst, with a consequent focus on Davies. I
can't find the first;
but even so it runs nearly two hours, and told in a Ken Burns style;
more insight on Davies is found in the 6th and 7th parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ukgdq0TxaQ&

BBP - 4-1-2010 at 09:14

punknaynowned - 4-1-2010 at 21:12

of course, not a biopic, a multi-tiered slam!
I never thought to look at wikipedia .... I learned stuff.
Thanx!!!

BBP - 5-1-2010 at 11:49

Just watched Spirited Away, finally! It's amazing! So many epic characters... an Oscar well deserved.

BBP - 20-1-2010 at 11:02

Had some more Hitches.
I love Frenzy! The potato truck scene is THE BEST!
Interestingly, one of the pictures in Ross's room also appears in the main hall of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I now wonder whether it's a genuine work of art, or Rocky's prop master raided the Frenzy leftovers.

Also saw Shadow Of A Doubt, which was one of Hitch's favourites, but I didn't like it that much. Even though that little girl did a great job.

Today I watched National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon. Not bad, not bad. And Tim Curry in drag. Whee!

BBP - 9-2-2010 at 13:15

I managed to view some classics in the hospital. Although My Fair Lady didn't work and the Godfather was the version with director's commentary, I did have a great time with:

Casablanca

Little Princess (starring Shirley Temple)

Lady Play Your Mandolin!

BBP - 7-3-2010 at 14:20

Two more goodies I've recently seen:
Blue Money
The Man Who Knew Too Much

punknaynowned - 7-3-2010 at 15:55

haven't seen those,,,
but did go and see avatar, twice. It's OK.
We had gone to see it on the IMAX but the projector wouldn't start so they gave us free tix to come back AND a voucher to see the 3d version down the hall. The effects are alright, the story is alright but what I liked was the number of questions it asked. The plot has to have answers as problems resolved but they at least put the questions back on people's minds. Things may not turn out as neatly as in the movies.
For example, do morals actually exist?
What right do we have to extend our morals on other people, other races, other planets?
Or lack of morals? For example, Is it right for us to mine other planets if we have bigger guns and can take it?
I don't think so but what will stop those who think we have the right to take what we want wherever we find it if we can?

All in all too much heavy propaganda for me, it makes it predictable, but the audience is given good questions, at least. Some to think about with all the special effects and battle sequences.
Hope you are having a decent weekend!
:-)

polydigm - 7-3-2010 at 22:06

I don't know what all the critical fuss is about with Avatar, I think it was a very good movie. It's convincing and entertaining and then you get back to the real world. And of course Punky is right, for me, part of what was convincing was the fact that some very pertinent issues were raised.

BBP - 8-3-2010 at 18:20

Well... I'm one of the 15 to 20% of people who shouldn't watch 3d movies, so I won't be going. Maybe I catch it on TV in three years when it looks hilariously outdated.

BBP - 31-5-2010 at 12:48

North by Northwest. Not one of the best Hitchcocks I've seen, but very entertaining. I loved the plane scene! Plus I now understand that line from GK3.

BBP - 21-7-2010 at 07:14

I just discovered that my favourite movie is on YouTube, with English subtitles!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2JYQZvnpAw

punknaynowned - 21-7-2010 at 12:54

I just looked thru the opening credits...
I will watch this at some point
tahnks for the recommendation!
never heard of it

BBP - 20-8-2010 at 10:12

Just saw L'Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), the 1958 movie with music by Miles Davis. Good film.

BBP - 22-8-2010 at 19:39

Finally saw the 1955 Kubrick film Killer's Kiss. Pretty good!

BBP - 6-9-2010 at 16:26

Quote:

Originally posted by BBP

I saw it again several days ago and am ready to revise my opinion.
The music is fantastic, except for the drooling Bryan Adams/Sting theme song that runs over the credits.
Cast is great, except for Chris O'Donnell who really needs to work on his elocution.
Story is pretty OK.

Bad stuff:
-Real bad one-liners. Occasionally predictable, occasionally groanable.
-Exploding carriage
-Bad guy ends in a stupid way, strong anti-climax

polydigm - 9-9-2010 at 08:16

Hey Bonny, you mention Chris O'Donnell so assume by the name of the jpg that you are talking about the 1993 film of The Three Musketeers. The picture is not showing and you don't actually mention the name of the film in your post.

BBP - 9-9-2010 at 15:38

Yeah that one! Sorry I goofed up, I guess they removed that picture or put rights on it or something. But yes, I re-watched Three Musketeers after I bought the DVD. At a flea market. No extras.

BBP - 18-9-2010 at 17:15

Had a Curry cartoon marathon with Garfield 2: A Tail Of Two Kitties and The Wild Thornberrys movie. Both were better than I expected, though neither is up for a review.

polydigm - 19-9-2010 at 00:41

Quote:

Originally posted by BBP: Well... I'm one of the 15 to 20% of people who shouldn't watch 3d movies ...

Funny I forgot to ask about this at the time, but why shouldn't you watch 3D movies?

BBP - 19-9-2010 at 11:21

Long story. But the short version is I have such a hard time getting the 3D to work that my eyes and head really hurt after watching something for twenty minutes, although it kinda depends on what system is used to achieve the 3D effect.

BBP - 2-10-2010 at 21:14

Watched Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent, which was really good!

DED - 10-10-2010 at 08:36

Want to see the rest of the fugitive series. Try to find a torrent file, since you cannot buy it in Holland

BBP - 16-11-2010 at 11:14

Found the 1978 UK mystery The Shout. It's a great mystery, and a terrific chance to see John Hurt (His Majesty the Horned King) do some work in the flesh! I also spent some time looking for Susan Wooldridge (who is in the Cluedo? for CD-i) but I couldn't find her.

DED - 17-11-2010 at 15:46

Time to watch Pan's labyrinth for you then.
Last time CBP wanted to see that movie, she saw only the first 30 minutes, the rest she recorded on tape.
At the end time of the movie I checked the videochannel and saw Footbal. I hurried to get the rest on the computer and tried to find the movie on tape or dvd. Fortenately I found a fast torrent and downloaded the movie.
Unfortenately their was only English subtitles with the package. Although BBP is speaking english very good, it is hard when you're Dutch and you are watching a Spanish soken movie with Englisch subtitles. So I tried with a special and free program to translate the subtitles. (always Handy)

BBP - 22-11-2010 at 17:13

Watched Pan's Labyrinth today... WHOA.
Mercedes is cool!

DED - 23-11-2010 at 16:06

I like El Capitano

BBP - 25-11-2010 at 11:18

DED - 3-3-2011 at 20:00

BBP - 13-6-2011 at 10:22

Just saw the 1948 Three Musketeers, with Gene Kelly as d'Artagnan. Also has Vincent Price as Richelieu, but that part seems more to be an afterthought. Kelly is the star! He's awesome!

polydigm - 13-6-2011 at 22:41

Just watched Winter's Bone. It was okay, I guess.

BBP - 12-7-2011 at 22:08

Singin' In The Rain. I do have to try not to become a Gene Kelly fan... with him, Michael York, Tim Curry and John Inman, life is just too short.

BBP - 25-2-2012 at 19:58

Remember to add to my favourite's list:
Singin' In The Rain
Spirited Away

and today's addition:
Howl's Moving Castle.

BBP - 15-7-2012 at 11:05

Another addition: Paths of Glory.

DED - 6-8-2012 at 23:19

An addition to my list is PIRATES (from aardman) for me this is the best movie of the year.

the plusses

Beatiful drawn and constructed backgrounds
Lip synchron speech (with clay puppets a miracle)
Good story
Pirates as pirates should be (esp. Cutlas)
Good music (pogues, the clash desmond dekker and so on
Good very good humor (nemly mine)
beautiful animations

Great fun esp. on the bif fish on the map. hahha

You have to see this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifO7AwBtNjE&list=FLqQL_rl...

[Edited on 6-8-2012 by DED]

BBP - 23-9-2012 at 15:22

Last watch: The Three Musketeers (1973). It's interesting to compare the three films I've seen with the book, which I also read recently.

1948:
Cast: Gene Kelly ('d Artagnan), Lana Clarkson (De Winter), Vincent Price (Richelieu)
Quote: Athos: "This is no time for composing letters or looking happy.
Music: Chaikovsky stock. Romeo & Juliet in the love scenes.
Book tinkering: Some: Richelieu was not allowed to be called "cardinal". All references to him being a cardinal had to be cut out. Also, Mme Bonacieux was the cousin of the landlord, not the wife. 1948 standards. Few minor alterations, but there are as many casualties as there are in the book.
Stunts: Gene Kelly's legwork.
Looks: A bit fake and colours seem a bit too happy.
Nature: starts off as a low-brow comedy, moves on to become highly tragic.
Enjoyment: Gene Kelly. Gene. Kelly. He's utterly awesome.

1973
Cast: Michael York (d'Artagnan), Faye Dunaway (De Winter), Charlton Heston (De Richelieu)
Quote: Athos: You will find, young man, that the future looks rosiest through the bottom of a glass.
Music: Michel Legrand. Music is subdued at a lot of scenes, but of high quality.
Book tinkering: The Three Musketeers only follows the first half of the book, up to the point the diamonds are restored and d'Artagnan becomes a musketeer. Although the storyline is kept decently intact, the characters are all depicted as bumbling, for comic value.
The film was cut in two, which posed legal difficulties and led to the Salkind Clause.
Stunts: Some. Fencing is often fought more with other props than with the swords.
Looks: A bit gritty, but convincing.
Mood: Slapstick comedy throughout.
Enjoyment: Michael York, the book wheel, the falcons...

1993
Cast: Chris o'Donnell (d'Artagnan), Rebecca De Mornay (De Winter), Tim Curry (Richelieu)
Quote: De Winter (to Richelieu): And with a flick of my wrist, I could change your religion.
Music: Michael Kamen presents a present but quality score.
Book tinkering: Book? What book?
Stunts: Exploding carriages.
Looks: Blue guys vs red guys.
Mood: action comedy with one-liners.
Enjoyment: besides music and Curry, none.

BBP - 2-10-2012 at 22:22

Just finished John Landis' Burke & Hare. Great music!

BBP - 7-12-2012 at 22:56

Quote: Originally posted by DED

An addition to my list is PIRATES (from aardman) for me this is the best movie of the year.

the plusses

Beatiful drawn and constructed backgrounds
Lip synchron speech (with clay puppets a miracle)
Good story
Pirates as pirates should be (esp. Cutlas)
Good music (pogues, the clash desmond dekker and so on
Good very good humor (nemly mine)
beautiful animations

Great fun esp. on the bif fish on the map. hahha

You have to see this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifO7AwBtNjE&list=FLqQL_rl...

[Edited on 6-8-2012 by DED]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/ThePi...

BBP - 27-4-2013 at 10:29

Hitchcock's Spellbound! There's a title to look out for!

BBP - 19-11-2013 at 14:01

There'll be a new Miyazaki out soon... It'll be called The Wind Rises. This might be my last chance to see a Miyazaki in cinema, and I intend to jump on it. It'll be his final feature though.

BBP - 8-12-2013 at 13:21

Got Princess Mononoke for St Nicholas. It's a lot grittier than the other Miyazaki's I've seen yet, darker, bloodier and more violent, but it's a very interesting movie with beautiful music.

BBP - 11-1-2014 at 11:27

A new film added to my grand list is the wonderful drama/black comedy mix called Departures, or Okuribito. Won an Oscar in 2009.

A few months ago, my father and I were hiding at a roofed bench in the cemetery after visiting grandma. There was a funeral going on and this beautiful music came out the building. I'd resolved to remember that tune forever.
And failed after two minutes.

Then they played it again, and I made sure I'd never forget. I even attempted to play it at home. But after a few weeks it just slid to the back of my head.

And then I heard it on Okuribito. After a small search I found it's by the same Joe Hisaishi who makes the utterly awesome music of the Miyazaki films I adore so much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiyFeT0Tpkk

punknaynowned - 17-1-2014 at 18:11

quote:
And then I heard it on Okuribito. After a small search I found it's by the same Joe Hisaishi who makes the utterly awesome music of the Miyazaki films I adore so much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiyFeT0Tpkk

Very pretty! reminds me a lot of "A Perfect Day" by Louy Reed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2JXy1Z9ovs

BBP - 18-1-2014 at 17:32

No cursing please...

I think that's the Lou Reed-track they played at Theo van Gogh's funeral (Dutch movie director (yes, related to that guy) who was brutally slaughtered by a muslim extremist).

BBP - 5-2-2015 at 00:40

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

There'll be a new Miyazaki out soon... It'll be called The Wind Rises. This might be my last chance to see a Miyazaki in cinema, and I intend to jump on it. It'll be his final feature though.

Saw it in cinema, and am enjoying the DVD.

BBP - 27-8-2018 at 06:37

^Miyazaki is making another film, to be released next year!

Also found this which I'm posting here for keepsake reasons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRoPIw8P4GA

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