Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings

Post by **Reza** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:50 am

mlrg wrote:1983 really is a weird year

Why?

mlrg · Post by **mlrg** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:24 am

The Dresser (1983) - Peter Yates

6.5/10

Top class acting by Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay, although at times it feels that they are a bit overacting (specially Courtenay's last scene). The script is also very well written.

This is another proof that Albert Finney is way due for an oscar.

1983 really is a weird year

Post by **Reza** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:27 pm

The International (Tom Tykwer, 2009) 3/10

Post by **Penelope** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:13 pm

Elevator to the Gallows (1958; Louis Malle) 9/10

Brilliantly made, gripping noirish thriller.

Post by **Big Magilla** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:40 pm

Good Dick (Marianna Palka, 2008) 6/10

I had a mostly positive reaction to this, though I am a bit concerned that the film offers a primer on stalking as Jason Ritter's movie rental store clerk stalks porn film renter Palka (the writer-director) until she succumbs to his charms. Though classified as a comedy it veers pretty close to tragedy at times. Charles Durning, looking like death warmed over, has a cameo as an elderly widower who rents his late wife's favorite film every year on on their anniversary.

Split Second (Dick Powell, 1953) 6/10

Unusual 50s noir in which an escaped killer (Stephen McNally) holds a group of people (including Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicut and Richard Egan) captive in a town scheduled to be blown up in the morning as it is just a couple of miles from the government's Nevada nuclear bomb testing site. Doubly chilling when you consider Powell and others connected with his next film, The Conqueror, including John Wayne, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead died from cancer within twenty years linked to filming in the same location.

The Money Trap (Burt Kennedy, 1966) 6/10

Better than I expected crime yarn with Glenn Ford and Ricardo Montalban as cops who turn bad when confronted with an easy get rich quick opportunity to steal from nefarious doctor Joseph Cotten. Ford has little chemistry with Elke Sommer playing his wife but more than makes up for it with frequent co-star Rita Hayworth as his boozy ex-girlfriend. Hayworth all but steals the film in her few brief scenes.

Drive, He Said (Jack Nicholson, 1971) 2/10

Nicholson's self-indulgent directorial debut focuses on his favorite sport, basketball. Of all the actors, only Bruce Dern who won a National Society of Film Critics award as the coach, comes anywhere close to resembling a real human being. William Tepper as the star player, Michael Margotta as his radical roommate, Karen Black as the professor's wife who has an affair with Tepper and Robert Towne (yes, that Robert Towne) as the professor are all dreadful.

Edited By Big Magilla on 1240455657

dreaMaker · Post by **dreaMaker** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:31 am

The Mummy: Tomb, Emperor, Ping-pong, whatever

3.5/10

Post by **Precious Doll** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:23 am

Mary and Max (2009) Adam Elliot 6/10

Best thing about the film is Philip Seymour Hoffman's voice work.

Gunman's Walk (1958) Phil Karlson 7/10

I Dreamt Under the Water (2008) Hormoz 5/10

The D.I. (1957) Jack Webb 4/10

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:55 pm

Two Lovers (dir. James Gray) - 7/10
Maybe a little higher upon subsequent viewing. See review thread.

Post by **FilmFan720** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:31 pm

Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, I caught two films this weekend I had never heard of, but that have their hidden charms:

So Long at the Fair (1950) - A neat little thriller with great performances from Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde. Simmons is a young woman in Paris for the first time whose brother mysteriously disappears. No one will believe her that he came, and it quickly turns into a Lady Vanishes-esque film, but contains an interesting twist at the end. Worth seeing.

Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980) - A wonderful little film about the wonders of the theatre (a personal favorite) with a fantastic leading performance by Frank Langella. Langella plays the leading man at an Ohio summer stock, with Tom Hulce as the neophyte prop boy who has his eyes opened. It is a little cliche-ridden, but the script is charming enough and the performers all wonderful.

mlrg · Post by **mlrg** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:03 am

Murphy's Romance (1985) - Martin Ritt

6/10

Interesting little film with fine performances by Sally Field and James Garner, who clearly received a nomination honoring his career for this film.

By the way, Sally Filed really looked hot during the 80's.

Post by **inky** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:44 am

Last 2 weeks ...

Magique! (2008; France) - 5/10
Battle in Seattle (2007; USA) - 5/10
Miao Miao (2008; Taiwan) - 5.5/10
Friday the 13th (2009; USA) - 2/10
Killshot (2008; USA) - 4.5/10
Jangan Tegur (2009; Malaysia) - 2.5/10
Dada's Dance (2008; China) - 6.5/10
Gran Torino (2008; USA) - 5/10
Marley and Me (2009; USA) - 5/10
Seven Pounds (2008; USA) - 4.5/10
Taken (2009; France) - 3.5/10

Post by **Big Magilla** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:33 am

I like Daa Vee Dee, but I hate their website. It's so slow and overly sensitive. If you don't click on the arrows to take you to the next page just so,it brings up a synopsis of a film you have no interest in and slows the process even further.

Post by **Precious Doll** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:38 am

--Big Magilla wrote:
--Precious Doll wrote:
--Big Magilla wrote:
Where did you find this?

I was under the impression this film hadn't been shown anywhere since its initial theatrical run in 1971.

I bought is from DaaVeeDee. It's a Spainish disc. Full screen print in pretty good condition with removable Spainish subtitles.

Wow. I just checked Daa Vee Dee. They just added this title on 4/16. Your international mail service is quicker than my domestic service.

I ordered it 3 weeks ago. I think they sold out and got more in stock. I check their site every couple of days.

I have the latest Grennaway and the Norwegian film Junk Mail on their way presently.

Edited By Big Magilla on 1241577373

Post by **Precious Doll** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:42 am

--Sabin wrote:If you don't mind me asking, Precious. What did you like so much about In Search of a Midnight Kiss?

A number of things appealed to me about the film.

Firstly it's freshness. It was beautifully shot and directed with great use of the locations including the L.A. subway and downtown L.A., and I never had any idea where the film was going to next. It's so different to so much American indie work being churned out these days. It was so effortless without all the emoting and brooding that has become commonplace in cinema.

Scoot McNairy & Sara Simmonds were very impressive the the lead roles. I found both of them (particularly Simmonds) initially unappealing to begin with but as the narrative moved on I found myself warming to them as I got to know them better. Much in the same way that they warm to each other.

I look forward to future work from Alex Holdridge.

Edited By Big Magilla on 1241577493

Post by **Big Magilla** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:57 pm

--Precious Doll wrote:
--Big Magilla wrote:
--Precious Doll wrote:Drive, He Said (1971) Jack Nicholson 7/10

Where did you find this?

I was under the impression this film hadn't been shown anywhere since its initial theatrical run in 1971.

I bought is from DaaVeeDee. It's a Spainish disc. Full screen print in pretty good condition with removable Spainish subtitles.

Wow. I just checked Daa Vee Dee. They just added this title on 4/16. Your international mail service is quicker than my domestic service.

Edited By Big Magilla on 1241577533

Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

The internet's oldest Oscar discussion forum.

Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings