(I felt I should casually conceive a second thread, for reasons you'll find out below).
Well, the day has come, folks. I'm finally running out of room in my DVD wallet (which is meant to hold a total of 750 discs), after more than a decade of buying and selling from Movie Trading Company, Amazon, Ebay, bootlegging, recording from TV or VHS, copying from Netflix discs, etc. Not to mention giving up a few things after coming to the decision that I don't think I'll ever have the desire to watch Rats: Night of Terror (or what have you) ever again.
Thus, I realize I must choose my final additions to my collection carefully. The following films are ones I'm considering, some more than others. I simply ask for thoughts on any of the following you've seen, whether or not they're worth seeing.
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Sleeper (1973)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Children's Hour (1961)
Docks of New York (1928)
Thanks in advance. =)
The only I've seen is SLEEPER (1973).
And I saw it on tv in 1975.
It's Woody Allen-and for most people that's a plus.
I DETEST Woody Allen! :hatred:
BUT-If your a fan of this shmuck-I'm told this is one of his best. :wink:
One, Two, Three is the definition of that fabulous repeatability quality you can find within films. The pacing, the rhythm, the dialogue, the jokes, the timing its perfect zany over the top comedy. It that never misses a beat and what a beat this film has. Aha and I haven't even got to Cagney performance. Perfect.
Sleeper has got to be one of my favorite Woody Allen films. The comedic delivery is hilarious.
The only one I've seen is SLEEPER and I'd recommend it.
ONE, TWO, THREE and SLEEPER are both hilarious. I don't think I've seen the others.
I've only seen One, Two, Three and Sleeper and I think they're both
great comedies that I can watch over and over. I wish Cagney would have been able to make a few more comedies.
One, Two, Three seems to be the clear cut choice here. To be honest I'd really like to see what your 700 plus film library looks like. Just out of interest.
I've only seen Sleeper which is really quite clever, funny and good but I'm not sure I'd call it a collection must-have personally.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 28, 2011, 02:06:48 AM
The only I've seen is SLEEPER (1973).
And I saw it on tv in 1975.
It's Woody Allen-and for most people that's a plus.
I DETEST Woody Allen! :hatred:
BUT-If your a fan of this shmuck-I'm told this is one of his best. :wink:
My dear friend
BELA, you don't know your ass from your elbow. :thumbdown: :wink: Some "schmuck" may tell you that
SLEEPER is
WOODY ALLEN's best, but whoever that might be doesn't know
WOODY ALLEN.
Love, AHD
Kaseykockroach, I'd keep all these:
An Unmarried Woman (1978): ESSENTIAL VIEWING for
JILL CLAYBURGH's landmark performance. Great film. Mature content including some surprising nudity, a truly rare screen performance. That's a keeper. ALSO, it's hard to see that first film title in your original posting as it lurks under your paragraph... edit it - this is one of the best of the films you've listed - and you should hear if anyone else is familiar with it.
One, Two, Three (1961) I haven't looked at all of this so can't say much, it's
BILLY WILDER, and I love
JAMES CAGNEY in anything, especially those later roles...
Sleeper (1973)
WOODY ALLEN at his first commercial peak; he did not become a GREAT filmmaker until
ANNIE HALL a few years later, with many, many great films since. His best might be
HANNAH AND HER SISTERS or
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS or
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE.
WOODY ALLEN has a penchant for silly and/or bad jokes, and milks them dry at times.
SLEEPER is like that, sort of stupid-brilliant.
Third Man on the Mountain (1959) Don't remember it, but I'd like to look at it.
Libeled Lady (1936) I like this movie not because of
SPENCER TRACY, nor
JEAN HARLOW or even
MYRNA LOY, who are all excellent, but
WILLIAM POWELL who can pull off anything they handed him. Truly one of the screen's greatest. Nice
JEAN HARLOW showcase, too.
MYRNA LOY was incomparable.
TRACY at this point is excellent (but overall over-rated, he got great later) and comedies were his best bet then. Highly recommended.
Children's Hour (1961) Interesting how the topic of homosexuality is addressed by this point in film history. This film was one of Hollywood's icebreakers. It is sad and disturbing with great performances, though it is dated and hammy (but that is appropriate in its own era). Some very powerful moments, and an untypical ending for Hollywood which at this point, was changing.
Docks of New York (1928) This is the one I want to see. :thumbup: :lookingup:
Hallows-Woody Allen is not funny. His "Imma geek Jew" shtick is old. f**k em.
Not funny.
Old and boring. Rather watch Bowery Boys s**t.
I also prefer the Bowery Boys/Dead End Kids to Mr. Allen...so you're not alone there.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 30, 2011, 03:27:47 AM
Hallows-Woody Allen is not funny. His "Imma geek Jew" shtick is old. f**k em.
Not funny.
Old and boring. Rather watch Bowery Boys s**t.
You don't know what you're talking about if you haven't looked at his important films, also:
DECONSTRUCTING HARRY,
PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO,
STARDUST MEMORIES... I love you. It's a matter of taste. Now, shut up 'bout
WOODY ALLEN, you don't know anything about him.
Many thanks for the advice, ladies and gents! Especially you, Hallowsday! ;)
Oh, and it's okay to hate on Woody. I've seen more haters than fans, so I'm used to it. :p
Quote from: Kaseykockroach on July 30, 2011, 08:00:41 PM
Many thanks for the advice, ladies and gents! Especially you, Hallowsday! ;)
Oh, and it's okay to hate on Woody. I've seen more haters than fans, so I'm used to it. :p
Ron is my old friend; we can be direct with one another. He's a genius. And an idiot. We all love him very much.
His Kind of Woman (1951): I've been curious about this one due to being a Jane Russell fan (in case you couldn't tell). Reccomend this film?
Quote from: Kaseykockroach on August 02, 2011, 10:41:37 PM
His Kind of Woman (1951): I've been curious about this one due to being a Jane Russell fan (in case you couldn't tell). Reccomend this film?
Oh, yes. Highly.
I came to this film in a strange way. I was watching an old episode of "The Mod Squad" in which Peggy Lipton was watching a film during a rainstorm, when she fell asleep on the couch. Later she heard a knock on the door, and when she answered it, it was a character played by Vincent Price. The same character she had been watching in the film, when she fell asleep. And the episode went on from there. I always wondered what film she had been watching, and it wasn't to years after this, did I find out she had been watching Vincent Price in "His Kind of Woman."
The film itself has a strange history. Apparently B-movie actor Robert J. Wilkie was to paly the villain, when his work proved to be unsatisfactory, they brought in Raymond Burr, who then played the villain in the film.
They also changed directors. The film was originally directed by John Farrow, Mia Farrow's father, but Howard Hughes who was executive director on the film and dissatisfied with some of the scenes, brought in director Richard Fleischer to reshoot the unsatisfactory scenes, but Fleischer wound up reshooting the whole film, before he was done. Besides contributing to the reworked script. Hughes also contributing to the new script.
And if that is not enough to pique your interest, it has Robert Mitchum as the hero, Jane Russell as the femme fatale and heroine, Raymond Burr as the vllain, beside appearances by Tim Holt, Charles McGraw, Marjorie Reynolds, Jim Backus, and what is considered one of Price's best performances outside of his horror films.
And in uncredited parts you can add Anthony Caruso, Robert Cornthwaite, Mamie Van Doren, and Paul Frees, who is best known for his voice work, in one of the few times he appeared on camera in a film.