The Phantom

[flat-top]

Glengarry Glen Ross

Oh boy........if you guys haven't seen this, you MUST!! It's not "Golden Era" at all, but as far as acting goes, maybe one of the best movies ever made.
It's based on a David Mamet play (I'm actually going to see it on Broadway in June!), and has some of the most brutal dialogue that you'll be quoting for weeks after seeing it. Alec Baldwin's scene was written just for the movie and it's, by far, the best thing he's ever done. See it NOW!!
flat-top

 

[Mycroft]

Aw, c'mon, The Hunt for Red October and Glengarry Glen Ross were fantastic flicks. But other than that, yeah, I think we're on the same page.

I thought he was good as Juan Trip, CEO of Pam-Am in the Aviator.

 

[jamespowers]

Oh boy........if you guys haven't seen this, you MUST!! It's not "Golden Era" at all, but as far as acting goes, maybe one of the best movies ever made.
It's based on a David Mamet play (I'm actually going to see it on Broadway in June!), and has some of the most brutal dialogue that you'll be quoting for weeks after seeing it. Alec Baldwin's scene was written just for the movie and it's, by far, the best thing he's ever done. See it NOW!!

I'll take your word for it. Doesn't sound like something I want to see.

 

[Jake]

Taxi from the Phantom

Does any one know what kind of car was used for the Phantoms' taxi? Was it some sort of 4 door Cord? The fenders didn't seem to connect directly to the body.

 

[jamespowers]

Does any one know what kind of car was used for the Phantoms' taxi? Was it some sort of 4 door Cord? The fenders didn't seem to connect directly to the body.

Gee, I am not sure. I did find a partial picture of the cab but it doesn't tell me anything other than it has suicide doors in back.
Here is the photo:

Maybe it can help someone else identify it.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Michaelson]

I've always thought Cord myself! Regards. Michaelson

 

[CoffeeDude]

What kind of sunglasses is he wearing?

 

[jamespowers]

The Phantom? He isn't wearing sunglasses. That is a mask with black makeup around the eyes.

Regards to all,

J

 

[BellyTank]

Doh!
...and I thought he was joking...

B
T

 

[Matt Deckard]

Closer look at the sunglasses.

 

[jamespowers]

Oh, THOSE sunglasses. Pretty cool. I need a pair.

Regards to all,

J

 

[zeus36]

I got a pair of those sunglasses from Burger King when Wild Wild West came out in the theaters. (Very dissapointed with that film)

Cheap, but they look the same.

Cost me about 2 bucks.

I too, enjoyed the Phantom and was able to catch it in the theaters twice. Great clothes, especially the New York scenes. Treat W. has a great DB suit, nice and fuzzy.

 

[Mr. Rover]

Sunglasses

I have a pair of sunglasses like those that I bought when the 2nd Matrix came out. Search online for glasses like the character Seraph. THey look like the glasses that the chinese emperor in The Last Emperor wears.

ray

 

[Mycroft]

I had a pair, they broke, but for higher quality ones, Ray-Ban used to make something called Olives, and they are similiar.

 

[jake_fink]

Not a great movie. A few good looking sets and costumes but a snooze from start to finish. Treat Williams' office looks great, and, yes, Billy Zane looks great in period. Also a treat: Catherine Zeta Jones when she was ravishing done up like the Valkeryie from the 40s Airboy comics - nice. But then there's that derisible pirate cove that looks like it was borrowed from an amusement park; and why are all the cars in New York so clean, and why do they travel so slowly and why are they so perfectly spaced from one another?

It's dull films like this - and the equally dull but much better-looking Shadow, or the "cool" but lifeless Sky Captain - with no real life and no real thrills that kill the likelyhood of there being any other big budget period adventure movies. :cry:

Maybe King Kong will turn it around.

 

[flat-top]

KING KONG!

"Maybe King Kong will turn it around."
I can't WAIT for King Kong, and I'm thrilled that Peter Jackson didn't take the easy way out and make it modern!!
flat-top

 

[Matt Deckard]

Just rent the movie... the costumes are great and I think it is good film, not great, though a fun watch.

 

[Dalexs]

This was just on SciFi today. Matt is right, not a great film, but fun to watch.

Dalexs

 

[jamespowers]

The bad guy in the film, I forget his name, has a great suit too. I could use ten of those.
It is a film where you just watch it and not think about the acting or anything else. You can't compare an action film to a "chick flick" that gets Oscars like Love Story for goodness sake. You couldn't make me watch that even if I was handcuffed and chained to a chair.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Matt Deckard]

I'm still waiting for the sequel... I like the movie more than I let on.