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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 11:14:40 PMKubrick wanted to make a movie in every genre: a war movie, a historical epic, a crime movie, a comedy, a sci-fi movie, a horror movie... he ended up making a couple of sci-fi and war films, but he did have an ambition to work in every genre. Early on he wanted to make a XXX film but never had the balls (so to speak) to go through with it. EYES WIDE SHUT is as close as he came.
My friend was always upset he never made his Western (he almost did, but he ended up fighting with star Marlon Brando). I agree that a Kubrick Western would have been something to see!
I almost bought the new Criterion Collection edition of EYES WIDE SHUT but decided against it. I just don't think I like the film well enough to but it on disc.
My friend was always upset he never made his Western (he almost did, but he ended up fighting with star Marlon Brando). I agree that a Kubrick Western would have been something to see!
I almost bought the new Criterion Collection edition of EYES WIDE SHUT but decided against it. I just don't think I like the film well enough to but it on disc.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 10:52:34 PMQuote from: lester1/2jr on Today at 08:27:52 PMEye Wide Wide Shut (1999) - Kind of random, but it reminded me of several decades ago when Dogfish brewery made a "fancy" malt liquor 40 ounce using high quality ingredients instead of extremely cheap ones just kind of as a joke.
Hilarious!
I only saw it once, in the theaters, and for some reason with my childhood friend and his middle-aged, socially conservative parents, who were unamused.
Kubrick at the end of his life might've been the prisoner of his own compulsions, painstakingly choreographing scenes to the point of self-parody. He apparently forced Kidman to do somewhere in the ballpark of 150-200 takes of the shot early on where she silently flirts with the guy at the party. That shot absolutely feels like the product of 150-200 takes and in no way feels authentic. The other things that stand out most clearly in my mind were the small, indelible performances from Alan Cumming, Rade Serbedjida (or however he spells it), and Leelee Sobieski, all of whom were clearly intent on making the most of their bit of screentime (and were successful). I also remember spending a large part of the film wishing Harvey Keitel and Jennifer Jason Leigh had ended up onscreen in the roles played by Sydney Pollack and whoever. I guess dynamos like those just don't mesh with the immaculate tapestry-like vision of a control freak like Kubrick.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: What are you cooking?
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 10:28:04 PM
Made another cake. This time the layer cakes all turned out perfect, but I didn't make quite enough frosting.
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 10:04:38 PMTonight's Stinker
Rocket Attack U.S.A.(1960)
https://youtu.be/rysX2mJmveA?si=UED4GmPkLAguw4IF
The Soviets have launched a new Sputnik, so the U.S. military sends a spy to Moscow to see what's up....
Upon arrival, he learns his contact is a woman who's started an affaire with a top ranking Soviet minister, and that they have all the research data they need to start work on an ICBM....
Meanwhile, American attempts to get a missile up fail, so the only option is for the American spy to sabotage the Russian missile....
Cold war & space race exploitation....
About an hour, with mostly a narrator talking over stock footage...
The acting is mostly stiff, with most of the scenes over dubbed, while some recite their lines as if they only just saw the script, a second ago.....
Meanders for the first half, then switches directions.....
Rocket Attack U.S.A.(1960)
https://youtu.be/rysX2mJmveA?si=UED4GmPkLAguw4IF
The Soviets have launched a new Sputnik, so the U.S. military sends a spy to Moscow to see what's up....
Upon arrival, he learns his contact is a woman who's started an affaire with a top ranking Soviet minister, and that they have all the research data they need to start work on an ICBM....
Meanwhile, American attempts to get a missile up fail, so the only option is for the American spy to sabotage the Russian missile....
Cold war & space race exploitation....
About an hour, with mostly a narrator talking over stock footage...
The acting is mostly stiff, with most of the scenes over dubbed, while some recite their lines as if they only just saw the script, a second ago.....
Meanders for the first half, then switches directions.....
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 08:27:52 PMEye Wide Wide Shut (1999) - I hadn't seen this in a very long time and am not sure I ever actually saw it because I really didn't remember anything. Very strange movie.
The first half was like a particularly pretentious skinemax offering, like the one where the lady and the Chippendale's looking vampire dude walk and talk around LA for 2 hours. The plot is begging for an Adrian Lynne/ soap opera approach, but Kubrick makes it more like an actual opera. Nicole Kidman talks in huge monologues while Cruise is reduced to hundreds of these little clipped statements.
The shift comes in the infamous weird elite orgy scene, which is really startling and well done. That said, the film is not actually very ambitious. It's mostly just trying to say that going outside of marriage for sexual gratification leads to peril. Not exactly rocket science and Kidman and Cruise actually seem like they are being portrayed as open to that kind of thing, so I didn't get that Cruise was doing anything overtly unusual until I was piecing it all together and reading about it later.
That said, I watched the full 2 plus hours in one night. Much respect to the wardrobe/ camera operating department for somehow making Tom Cruise appear to be of similar height to Nicole Kidman. Kind of random, but it reminded me of several decades ago when Dogfish brewery made a "fancy" malt liquor 40 ounce using high quality ingredients instead of extremely cheap ones just kind of as a joke.
4/5
The first half was like a particularly pretentious skinemax offering, like the one where the lady and the Chippendale's looking vampire dude walk and talk around LA for 2 hours. The plot is begging for an Adrian Lynne/ soap opera approach, but Kubrick makes it more like an actual opera. Nicole Kidman talks in huge monologues while Cruise is reduced to hundreds of these little clipped statements.
The shift comes in the infamous weird elite orgy scene, which is really startling and well done. That said, the film is not actually very ambitious. It's mostly just trying to say that going outside of marriage for sexual gratification leads to peril. Not exactly rocket science and Kidman and Cruise actually seem like they are being portrayed as open to that kind of thing, so I didn't get that Cruise was doing anything overtly unusual until I was piecing it all together and reading about it later.
That said, I watched the full 2 plus hours in one night. Much respect to the wardrobe/ camera operating department for somehow making Tom Cruise appear to be of similar height to Nicole Kidman. Kind of random, but it reminded me of several decades ago when Dogfish brewery made a "fancy" malt liquor 40 ounce using high quality ingredients instead of extremely cheap ones just kind of as a joke.
4/5
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
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Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:05:50 PMAdd Glen or Glenda (1953)
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^Reefer Madness
10 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
10 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Batman & Robin (1997)
10 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
10 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
10 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
11 Fatal Deviation (1998)
10 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
11 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
10 Hobgoblins (1988)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
10 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
10 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
10 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
10 Mitchell (1975)
11 No Holds Barred (1989)
12 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
10 Protector, The (1985)
11 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
10 Robo Vampire (1988)
10 Robot Monster (1953)
11 Room, The (2003)
10 Samurai Cop (1991)
10 Santa Claus (1959)
10 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
11 Showgirls (1995)
11 Space Mutiny (1988)
10 Starcrash (1978)
11 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
10 Zardoz (1974)
Plan 9 leads the pack with 12 and there are ten movies tied at 11.
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^Reefer Madness
10 Atomic Submarine, The (1959)
10 Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
10 Batman & Robin (1997)
10 Beast with a Million Eyes, The (1955)
10 Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)
10 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
10 Dragon Lives Again, The (1977)
11 Fatal Deviation (1998)
10 Glen or Glenda? (1953)
11 Gymkata (1985)
11 Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
10 Hobgoblins (1988)
11 Howling Part 7: New Moon Rising, The (1995)
10 Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
10 Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1954)
10 Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
10 Message from Space (1978)
10 Miami Connection (1987)
10 Mitchell (1975)
11 No Holds Barred (1989)
12 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
10 Protector, The (1985)
11 Reefer Madness (1936)
10 Return of the Family Man (1990)
10 Robo Vampire (1988)
10 Robot Monster (1953)
11 Room, The (2003)
10 Samurai Cop (1991)
10 Santa Claus (1959)
10 Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
10 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
11 Showgirls (1995)
11 Space Mutiny (1988)
10 Starcrash (1978)
11 Troll 2 (1990)
10 Wicker Man, The (2006)
10 Zardoz (1974)
Plan 9 leads the pack with 12 and there are ten movies tied at 11.
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Bad Movies / Re: The Ultimate So Bad It's G...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 11:57:38 AMQuote from: chainsaw midget on Today at 04:52:35 AMBefore I contribute, just one quick question?
Should we keep the list in alphabetical order or list the movies by ranking?
I was keeping them in alphabetical order to make it easier to find a movie you're looking for. I'll also highlight the top ones. Then if this goes long enough to get separation between the titles, we can have a top 25 list. See next post.
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - Today at 11:46:33 AMcopilot
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