Edward
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Travel season is upon me, so on a plane to Beijing over the weekend I watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (works surprisingly well, not gimmicky and one-joke like I'd anticipated), Zoolander 2 (very good, holds up to the original; it'll be interesting to see if it attains equivalent cult status) and The Woman in the Van (wonderful character piece, all the better for lacking in that cloying sentimentality which bedevils so many British luvvie pictures - down to Bennet's writing, but also the two leads). In the hotel room, HBO Asia has been replaced by some Chinese movie channel, so it's a crapshoot as to whether I get an English language film or not. Hit gold with Shrek and Shrek: Ever After today. Teaching run starts tomorrow at 8am local time.... we'll see if Istill have it in me for a movie come 7pm tomorrow night!
I just discovered this on Netflix last week; not read it yet. I'm hoping to finish the novel first - picked it up a few months ago and have only managed the time to get halfway so far. It was originally published in German, if memory serves. Chimes in very well with that wonderfully dark and dry sense of humour I've long loved the Germans for. The novel also has a very nice sideline in his confusion as to modern technology - which, of course, would hold true for a lot more folks than just That Austrian.
I should watch it again; saw it twnty years ago and found it terribly disappointing, with highly unlikeable protagonists. Still, I remember Jack Nicholson's turn as the gay son thrown out of home being really good (and ahead of its time to some degree).
Great film.
Top Gun is a film so vile, so hateful, so truly despicable that I hate it more than the Star Wars prequels. And that's rather a lot....
I grew up watching that; seeing it again as an adult just a few years ago, it surprised me just what a good fist it made of that front, which was, in my experience at least, unusual for films of its era.
"Look Who's Back" - An odd tale about Hitler being resurrected in 2014. Its kinda like "Borat" with uncle Adolf in the lead. At times it has a documentary feel, at other times it seems staged but it's VERY had to tell the difference between to two. I found it disturbing and entertaining. Wonder how it played in Germany?
Worf
I just discovered this on Netflix last week; not read it yet. I'm hoping to finish the novel first - picked it up a few months ago and have only managed the time to get halfway so far. It was originally published in German, if memory serves. Chimes in very well with that wonderfully dark and dry sense of humour I've long loved the Germans for. The novel also has a very nice sideline in his confusion as to modern technology - which, of course, would hold true for a lot more folks than just That Austrian.
I watched the first hour or so of Easy Rider. I need to finish it. Not like I'd expected it to be, but interesting. They all look sooooo young (and alive, in Hopper's case...)!
I should watch it again; saw it twnty years ago and found it terribly disappointing, with highly unlikeable protagonists. Still, I remember Jack Nicholson's turn as the gay son thrown out of home being really good (and ahead of its time to some degree).
Hollywoodland (2006) It's about George Reeves' life, while playing Superman, and his death.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie.
- Ian
Great film.
We're running a cycle of 80s movies this spring to bring in those Gen-X dollars at the box office. I didn't much like 80s movies while the 80s were actually going on, and sitting here previewing tonite's show, "Top Gun," reminds me why. A puerile script, amateurish acting, and the smug, stupid face of Tom Cruise, all wrapped up in propaganda as risible as any you'll find in the hokiest grade-Z WW2-era potboiler. Jerry Bruckheimer certainly knew you couldn't go broke underestimating the intelligence of your audience.
Top Gun is a film so vile, so hateful, so truly despicable that I hate it more than the Star Wars prequels. And that's rather a lot....
Just watched "Chariots of Fire" (recorded it when PBS showed it a week or so ago). A bit choppier in the story telling than I remember, but incredibly well done none the less. Also, ahead of its time in focusing on the accuracy of period details - the sets, clothes, architecture, trains, cars, etc. are incredible.
I grew up watching that; seeing it again as an adult just a few years ago, it surprised me just what a good fist it made of that front, which was, in my experience at least, unusual for films of its era.