I love Hitchcock. But I watched TO CATCH A THIEF the other night. What a meandering, boring romantic comedy. It doesn't know what it wants to be. But good ain't one of them.
Martin Brest directed Gigli
Quote from: bob on July 29, 2019, 10:35:04 PM
Martin Brest directed Gigli
I didn't even know who that was. I looked him up on IMDB.
ewww...
I can't say I like any of his movies.
BEVERLY HILL COP was ok once.
Steven Spielberg and temple of doom.
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
I know this has fans and got loads of praise, but for me it was like a gone-wrong remix of GOODFELLAS. I couldn't stand it.
DJANGO UNCHAINED
ditto above...I know people love it, but for me this was a never ending, pretentious, smug load of pants.
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY
Coen bros have made a few of my all time favourite movies, and while they've made a few I didn't personally like (MILLER'S CROSSING, O BROTHER...) those still had some kind of style and uniqueness. However this one just sucked. -and it looks like the general consensus agrees with me on this one
Richard Donner: Lethal Weapon 2. (Anti South African POS film)
Rob Reiner directed and produced North.
The Coen Brothers wrote, produced and directed Burn After Reading.
Quote from: bob on July 30, 2019, 09:25:20 AM
Rob Reiner directed and produced North.
The Coen Brothers wrote, produced and directed Burn After Reading.
I was about to mention that they made THE BIG LEBOWSKI. :twirl:
BURN AFTER READING is great imo. ditto BIG LEBOWSKI.
those 2 and FARGO, my top 3 Coen bros films
Apparently HITCHCOCK's last film in England is not well thought of: JAMAICA INN (1939). It was a big success in it's time, but it often makes "worst films of all time" lists. I've seen it a couple of times, and I like it (though it's casting might be unlikely). ROBERT NEWTON MAUREEN O'HARA CHARLES LAUGHTON ...
http://youtu.be/cCZ9o9qduV8 (http://youtu.be/cCZ9o9qduV8)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 30, 2019, 01:19:29 PM
Apparently HITCHCOCK's last film in England is not well thought of: JAMAICA INN (1939). It was a big success in it's time, but it often makes "worst films of all time" lists. I've seen it a couple of times, and I like it (though it's casting might be unlikely). ROBERT NEWTON MAUREEN O'HARA CHARLES LAUGHTON ...
http://youtu.be/cCZ9o9qduV8 (http://youtu.be/cCZ9o9qduV8)
I never got a chance to see that one! I love most anything with Charles Laughton!
John Frankenhiemer- who made a lot of good movies, also made a mutant bear film-PROPHECY (1979)
http://youtu.be/yVthCwOwswI (http://youtu.be/yVthCwOwswI)
Steven Spielberg directed 2005 War of the Worlds
I could easily bring up Lucas and Shyamalan but that's a little easy, eh?
The most common reason for a good director making trash is the production studio interfering with the project.
Forcing directors to make changes they don't want and ultimately taking all control from them.
An easy example for this would be the third Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.
The studio forced Raimi to shoehorn Venom into the story for some reason and made several other unwanted changes which turned the narrative into a huge mess.
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0 (http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0)
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
I haven't seen it, but what about
Lolita? It's beloved by critics but I've heard it was subjected to heavy censorship and Kubrick was unhappy with the finished product.
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Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
I haven't seen it, but what about Lolita? It's beloved by critics but I've heard it was subjected to heavy censorship and Kubrick was unhappy with the finished product.
I enjoyed it very much. Maybe he wasn't happy with it, but I was. It likely HAD to be censored, because of the subject matter, and this was only 1962!
But he was an artist. I wouldn't like it if someone f**ked with my s**t, either.
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: A.J. Bauer on August 05, 2019, 01:12:32 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
I haven't seen it, but what about Lolita? It's beloved by critics but I've heard it was subjected to heavy censorship and Kubrick was unhappy with the finished product.
I enjoyed it very much. Maybe he wasn't happy with it, but I was. It likely HAD to be censored, because of the subject matter, and this was only 1962!
But he was an artist. I wouldn't like it if someone f**ked with my s**t, either.
If you like lolita have yoiu see poison ivy with drew barrymore?
No. I never cared for Drew Barrymore.
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 04:30:15 PM
No. I never cared for Drew Barrymore.
Well, it has some similarities to lolita in some ways.
BTW yeah I always thought she was an example of a totally out of control Hollywood kid. I'm amazed she didn't end up totally fubared, OD'd, dead in a DUI or in jail.
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Tim Burton directed the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake
Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on August 05, 2019, 05:24:45 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 04:30:15 PM
No. I never cared for Drew Barrymore.
Well, it has some similarities to lolita in some ways.
I don't know, man. Sorry, but saying LOLITA and POISON IVY are similar is kind of like saying CRIME AND PUNISHMENT and FRIDAY THE 13TH are similar, because they're both about murderers.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on August 12, 2019, 10:52:33 AM
Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on August 05, 2019, 05:24:45 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 04:30:15 PM
No. I never cared for Drew Barrymore.
Well, it has some similarities to lolita in some ways.
I don't know, man. Sorry, but saying LOLITA and POISON IVY are similar is kind of like saying CRIME AND PUNISHMENT and FRIDAY THE 13TH are similar, because they're both about murderers.
Yeh. I agree 100%. LOITA is a
classic.
I always thought Peter Sellers was perfect for his role. He was creepy.
Quote from: bob on August 12, 2019, 09:37:25 AM
Tim Burton directed the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake
You know, I should add that one to my "guilty pleasures" list. I don't know why but I immensely enjoy that movie every time I rewatch it. I can't stand the sequels tho, which ironically a lot of people say they're great.
Peter Bogdanovich's At Long Last Love
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0 (http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0)
The closest thing to a bad movie Kubrick made was Fear and Desire. Even then, I don't think it's fair to call it a bad movie. Is it as good as his other films, not even close. It's not even a professional film by him. It was made in 1953, when he was still making a living directing movie shorts and documentaries primarily.
Quote from: bob on August 23, 2019, 02:00:18 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0 (http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0)
The closest thing to a bad movie Kubrick made was Fear and Desire. Even then, I don't think it's fair to call it a bad movie. Is it as good as his other films, not even close. It's not even a professional film by him. It was made in 1953, when he was still making a living directing movie shorts and documentaries primarily.
Has a clean print of this ever been released? The only version I've seen had distractingly bad video quality.
Quote from: dcj2112 on August 23, 2019, 04:07:03 PM
Quote from: bob on August 23, 2019, 02:00:18 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0 (http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0)
The closest thing to a bad movie Kubrick made was Fear and Desire. Even then, I don't think it's fair to call it a bad movie. Is it as good as his other films, not even close. It's not even a professional film by him. It was made in 1953, when he was still making a living directing movie shorts and documentaries primarily.
Has a clean print of this ever been released? The only version I've seen had distractingly bad video quality.
Yup.
https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Desire-Blu-ray-Frank-Silvera/dp/B007K8ILUQ (https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Desire-Blu-ray-Frank-Silvera/dp/B007K8ILUQ)
Quote from: bob on August 23, 2019, 09:49:13 PM
Quote from: dcj2112 on August 23, 2019, 04:07:03 PM
Quote from: bob on August 23, 2019, 02:00:18 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 05, 2019, 01:07:20 PM
I was trying to think of a bad movie by Kubrick- but I can't. I even liked BARRY LYDON and EYES WIDE SHUT.
http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0 (http://youtu.be/SWCGZrIUNf0)
The closest thing to a bad movie Kubrick made was Fear and Desire. Even then, I don't think it's fair to call it a bad movie. Is it as good as his other films, not even close. It's not even a professional film by him. It was made in 1953, when he was still making a living directing movie shorts and documentaries primarily.
Has a clean print of this ever been released? The only version I've seen had distractingly bad video quality.
Yup.
https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Desire-Blu-ray-Frank-Silvera/dp/B007K8ILUQ (https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Desire-Blu-ray-Frank-Silvera/dp/B007K8ILUQ)
Very cool! I'd definitely watch it if I got it as a gift, but I wouldn't pay $22.99 for it.
Quote from: bob on August 12, 2019, 09:37:25 AM
Tim Burton directed the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake
That reminds me of another of Tim Burton's films "Mars Attack." Despite all the acting talent in it, that is his one film I find unwatchable.
Mel Brooks is responsible for High Anxiety
Quote from: bob on August 25, 2019, 09:53:21 AM
Mel Brooks is responsible for High Anxiety
And MEN WITH TIGHTS.
In fact, I would say that after SILENT MOVIE (1976) he just went downhill. I think AIRPLANE kinda blew him out of the water. That and the NAKED GUN.
Dracula dead and loving it was really awful.
Quote from: BoyScoutKevin on August 24, 2019, 05:01:55 PM
Quote from: bob on August 12, 2019, 09:37:25 AM
Tim Burton directed the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake
That reminds me of another of Tim Burton's films "Mars Attack." Despite all the acting talent in it, that is his one film I find unwatchable.
And Burton's Big Fish had none of the insouciant joy of its contemporary, Crossroads.
I feel really weird because I love a lot of the movies you guys are mentioning, lol. MARS ATTACK, MEN WITH TIGHTS (well, this one is just ok), NAKED GUN, AIRPLANE, those movies are so much fun.
I think Men in Tights is ok, I liked Dracula Dead and Loving It --- but I haven't seen it since I was in high school or the early 2000s