Man please. Sure FF is our "in house" Maltin or Ebert BUT he doesn't slide down a bat-pole every morning (or does he?). We all just plain folks here that happen to like movies. There's a LOT of bad movies out there and many good ones, talking amongst ourselves is how we determine what might...
Oh crap.... you HAD to bring up this one! Man what a mess! Some may call this a "soap opera" but I wouldn't, it's an all too real heaping pile of tragedy shot through the heart with excellent acting and fine directing. I love this film but can't stand to watch it. If you've ever been "stood...
I guess I kind of experienced Covid differently than younger folks. Being already retired I didn't have to adjust to not going into the office. I stopped that in 2015. Save for the masks and not being able to do crowd oriented things, my life really didn't change. I didn't go into "hermit...
What jacket am I wearing today???? NONE!!!! It was 94 degrees out there today. Any hotter and I'd a been a large, melted Milk Dud stuck to the sidewalk! Somebody tell our foreign friends what a Mild Dud is will ya?!
Worf
I've a GoodWear A1 in Capeskin. A bit of a "grail" jacket on here as I'm the 3rd owner and GW doesn't offer this particular hid any more. Does anyone offer Capeskin anymore? Cape is soooooft and pliable but not tough or durable. I limit my use of the jacket as I can feel the leather in...
Saw this film years ago. Like you I found it moving and well done. March is so young in this film I barely recognized him. Grant, who's on the upswing shows a depth and range that distinguished him as an actor BEFORE "Cary Grant" typecast him. It is a gritty film and any military historian...
Saw her live at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga many years ago. She was at the height of her "comeback". I remember watching in awe as she soared through "Simply The Best". 2 hours plus of nothing but singing and dancing, we were in the palm of her hand! She was a "force...
"'Salem's Lot" (1997 & 2004) - I watched the original 'Salem's Lot in real time when it first aired. I felt then and still feel that:
1. It is one of the BEST Stephen King adaptations ever done.
2. Its either one or two as far as television adaptations of King's work goes. Some might argue...
I thoroughly agree with your take on Judge Dredd. The second film captured the whole concept of the Judges perfectly. And he NEVER took off his helmet! You may be correct. Had Momoa's version come at the height o GoT fever it may have been better received. But Momoa had another handicap...
"Conan the Barbarian" I own it, but still love to watch it. Basically a Samurai tale of revenge writ large. Arnold is no one's idea of an "actor" but this role was made for him. Large, hulking, brutish with just enough of a smile to win anyone over. His scenes with James Earl Jones are...
Jim Brown, the greatest running back to ever play American Football, dead at 87. Other have more yards, but no one did it in as short amount of time as Brown. Should've won the Heisman as well but the 60's were the 60's. Decent actor who starred in some good films. Not a saint by any stretch...
The Twilight Zone is superior fare... for the most part, but I liked "The Outer Limits" as well. I'm assuming you have HBO. There are three series on there you MUST watch if you haven't already:
"The Wire:"
"The Sopranos" and perhaps
"True Blood" (the first 4 seasons at least)
I cannot...
"Knock at the Cabin" - I'm not much of a fan of M. Knight Shamalamadingdong's movies. With one or two notable exceptions I feel he's a decent director TRYING to be an auteur. Sometimes he pulls it off but most of the time he winds up over his skis. Still and all I was intrigued by the concept...
I agree with your assessment of the three telling's 100%! The first is by far the best. "Nightmare fuel" some Youtuber called it and rightly so. The trench assault was/is one of the most graphic battle scenes ever done. As I said in the past, this original version of this film should be...
Yes.... yes we do love dat sheepskin. It's cold up here ya know! It was 50 degrees and windy this morning, out came an A1! Just when you think its warm enough to start wearing shortsleeves... WHAM! They drop the cold on ya!
Worf
"Village of the Damned" - I read the story on which this Sci-Fi classic is based while in Junior High. The film and the book "The Midwich" Cuckoos" tells the story of what happens after an entire village falls asleep in broad daylight and all at the same time. 9 months later every woman of...
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