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What Was That Film? / Re: Comedy and fantasy movie -...
Last post by claws - Today at 11:14:09 AMI have never seen High Spirits. I wouldn't know if AI was correct 
It did find me three Hindi movies I've seen on YouTube ages ago, and thought I would never see again, so I thought I'd give it a shot with this one.
It did find me three Hindi movies I've seen on YouTube ages ago, and thought I would never see again, so I thought I'd give it a shot with this one.
#12
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 11:12:48 AMCATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002):
Second viewing - saw it in the theater in '02. It's held up well and falls into that pleasant category of Spielberg that's compelling but not mawkish or exploitative. (Come to think of it, most of my least favorite Spielbergs were released in the late 90s/early 00s around this one.) Hanks does a broad Boston accent and says the F-word, and DiCaprio is typically artificial/superficial/insincere in a way that works nicely, as of course he's playing a con artist. (I don't dislike DiCaprio but I think he's kind of a middling leading man - his best performances were the early supporting ones.)
It is a lot of fun to watch Hollywood films like this that are (now) decades old, just to see who will pop up for seconds or literally one shot. In this case it's Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Garner, both of whom seem like they were already famous in 2002 but were probably thrilled to be in a Spielberg picture.
But the best reason to revisit CMIYC - probably its sole enduring claim to relevance - is Christopher Walken giving one of his best performances. This was only the second time he was nominated for an Oscar... of course he won for DEER HUNTER. In Walken's strongest scene (having dinner with DiCaprio in a pricey NYC restaurant) he recalls meeting his ex-wife in Europe during WW2... gets choked up and goes speechless for a moment, then struggles to regain his words. He basically does the same trick that earned his Oscar in his best scene in DEER HUNTER - and you know what? That same trick still works! Walken, what an incredible actor. 4/5
Second viewing - saw it in the theater in '02. It's held up well and falls into that pleasant category of Spielberg that's compelling but not mawkish or exploitative. (Come to think of it, most of my least favorite Spielbergs were released in the late 90s/early 00s around this one.) Hanks does a broad Boston accent and says the F-word, and DiCaprio is typically artificial/superficial/insincere in a way that works nicely, as of course he's playing a con artist. (I don't dislike DiCaprio but I think he's kind of a middling leading man - his best performances were the early supporting ones.)
It is a lot of fun to watch Hollywood films like this that are (now) decades old, just to see who will pop up for seconds or literally one shot. In this case it's Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Garner, both of whom seem like they were already famous in 2002 but were probably thrilled to be in a Spielberg picture.
But the best reason to revisit CMIYC - probably its sole enduring claim to relevance - is Christopher Walken giving one of his best performances. This was only the second time he was nominated for an Oscar... of course he won for DEER HUNTER. In Walken's strongest scene (having dinner with DiCaprio in a pricey NYC restaurant) he recalls meeting his ex-wife in Europe during WW2... gets choked up and goes speechless for a moment, then struggles to regain his words. He basically does the same trick that earned his Oscar in his best scene in DEER HUNTER - and you know what? That same trick still works! Walken, what an incredible actor. 4/5
#13
Bad Movies / Re: Friday Night Rentals: Whic...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 10:57:16 AMYeah, very curious about WAKE IN FRIGHT.
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Bad Movies / Re: Friday Night Rentals: Whic...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 10:45:49 AMHEARTBURN is a quite mediocre/underwhelming film that nevertheless has many compelling reasons to watch it - incredible cast (mostly to little effect), awesome banger of a score/original song from Carly Simon, Jack Nicholson plays Carl Bernstein, who comes off as a complete sociopath... etc.
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What Was That Film? / Re: Comedy and fantasy movie -...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 10:38:59 AMI thought Claws might have had it, though I was doubtful. Was that an AI synopsis, Claws? I seem to recall they're at the mansion in HIGH SPIRITS for a movie shoot, not a vacation - and neither Peter O'Toole nor Peter Gallagher are a good match for Danny DeVito! 
And also D'Angelo doesn't end up w/ Guttenberg at the end... I don't even recall the donkeys! But on the other hand, I don't have a better brainstorm, either....... 
And also D'Angelo doesn't end up w/ Guttenberg at the end... I don't even recall the donkeys! But on the other hand, I don't have a better brainstorm, either....... #16
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by bob - Today at 10:21:20 AMA Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Why did we get buried alive?
Why did we get buried alive?
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Good Movies / Re: 100 COLOR movies
Last post by bob - Today at 10:19:05 AM71
Blue Valentine (2010)
Blue Valentine (2010)
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:51:59 AMENDLESS COOKIE (2025): A Canadian cartoonist interviews his half-Creek brother and his large family to make an animated documentary about their shared family history. The animation style is bizarre---cute/grotesque, with the main characters looking like clownish Mr. Potato Heads---and the narrative is extremely digressive, with coffee cups supplying commentary and flashbacks inside of flashbacks, but in the end it's a wholesome, inventive, and conversational portrait of the contemporary lives of indigenous Canadians, as well as a testament to a unique family. 3.5/5.
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:11:57 AM