I can't really say that I disagree, I just don't mind it in this movie. I'm a sucker for a brilliant story and like you said, the story is arguably the best of all his movies. And there are so many brilliant pieces of filmmaking in it, so many original ideas. The crop-duster airplane scene still works for me, one of the most intense moments in an 'action film' ever. So far ahead of its time. I can't really decide which is his best movie, Rear Window is probably the logical choice, but I liked Rope and Strangers on a Train more and I love North by Northwest a lot for being so different. The one I never really got was Vertigo.
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I wouldn't say North By Northwest goes under the radar, it's fairly iconic. I should know, I starred in it.
Are you the airplane?
"Cary Grant (born Archibald Alexander Leach; January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was an English stage and Hollywood film actor"
If I recall it actually took a bit of a dive.
It does on the Caf
. No one but me showed any love for it in their top20 lists.I'd say it's a bit too lightweight to be one of the greats. It's expertly made and highly enjoyable.It does on the Caf
I hate that film.
Is it because you hate the airplane who you thought wasn't as charismatic as you were in the Hitchcock?
North By Northwest is probably the only comedic Cary Grant performance I've enjoyed, the scenes with Eva Marie Saint makes that film.
The DOP couldn't capture my gorgeous, streamlined hull in all its glory.
Apartment 1303
Remake of a film I really enjoyed. Everyone around here knows how much I love a shit movie but this was even too shit for me. One of the rare films I actually switched off before the end. How can they take a film that was decent and absolutely butcher it like that?! I mean there is a scene near the start where a woman is in an apartment and is talking to herself saying shit like "I love this place... I bet it will be a great home for me!" *FACE PALM*. One of the worst films I seen and it's not even one of those so bad its good films. It's just bad on any level 0/10
Remake of a film I really enjoyed. Everyone around here knows how much I love a shit movie but this was even too shit for me. One of the rare films I actually switched off before the end. How can they take a film that was decent and absolutely butcher it like that?! I mean there is a scene near the start where a woman is in an apartment and is talking to herself saying shit like "I love this place... I bet it will be a great home for me!" *FACE PALM*. One of the worst films I seen and it's not even one of those so bad its good films. It's just bad on any level 0/10
I thought Godzilla was decent, forget all y'all.
It's a wonderful life - A quite enjoyable movie with James Stewart in an unusual role (well, unusual for me who has watch movies of him when he was a bit older and more serious). It has an interesting topic and while it is religious, I didn't mind that. A strong message, brilliant directing and writting and fantastic acting from Stewart. One of the best movies of that decade. 9/10
i’d give you the moon, revan.
things behind the sun - i wanted to like it way more than i did - for a naturalistic indie film a lot of it seemed hokey. it had a few moments that elevated it well above the usual made-for-tv movie (like the male lead not getting the catharsis he needed, & j. mascis on drums!) the soundtrack ranged from the sublime (wipers, sonic youth, the title song) to the ridiculous (more left banke than i ever want to hear again in my life).
50/50 - pretty great as a braindead watch, save for everything about anna kendrick’s character, which sucked.
mysterious skin - good watch, the start was difficult to get through though (content-wise, not because it was rubbish). i was sure i hated slowdive & ride, but all the music worked incredibly well.
the lathe of heaven - anyone ever read the book? not a huge sci-fi fan but it’s a good concept & aspects were pretty well done, but generally it didn’t even manage to surpass my incredibly low expectations with it being a tv movie from the 80s.
[Rec] - i’m only about 5 years late with this but it was a good watch. i only thought about how crap the story was once it had finished, which i guess is a credit to how well it’s put together (the final discovery bit with the tape recorder was the only bit that took me out of it).
splendor in the grass - seems to have dated horribly (which as usual adds some humour - natalie wood’s character is so brady bunch in her mannerisms in the first half & some scenes are even beyond parody) so that the few bits that do ring true (the final third is by far its best & wood’s interactions with her parents in it are great) are overwhelmed by the awful melodrama.
a very long engagement - fun watch with a few typically great moments, but i didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as delicatessen or amelie.
you don’t like him in the philadelphia story, charade, or his girl friday?
things behind the sun - i wanted to like it way more than i did - for a naturalistic indie film a lot of it seemed hokey. it had a few moments that elevated it well above the usual made-for-tv movie (like the male lead not getting the catharsis he needed, & j. mascis on drums!) the soundtrack ranged from the sublime (wipers, sonic youth, the title song) to the ridiculous (more left banke than i ever want to hear again in my life).
50/50 - pretty great as a braindead watch, save for everything about anna kendrick’s character, which sucked.
mysterious skin - good watch, the start was difficult to get through though (content-wise, not because it was rubbish). i was sure i hated slowdive & ride, but all the music worked incredibly well.
the lathe of heaven - anyone ever read the book? not a huge sci-fi fan but it’s a good concept & aspects were pretty well done, but generally it didn’t even manage to surpass my incredibly low expectations with it being a tv movie from the 80s.
[Rec] - i’m only about 5 years late with this but it was a good watch. i only thought about how crap the story was once it had finished, which i guess is a credit to how well it’s put together (the final discovery bit with the tape recorder was the only bit that took me out of it).
splendor in the grass - seems to have dated horribly (which as usual adds some humour - natalie wood’s character is so brady bunch in her mannerisms in the first half & some scenes are even beyond parody) so that the few bits that do ring true (the final third is by far its best & wood’s interactions with her parents in it are great) are overwhelmed by the awful melodrama.
a very long engagement - fun watch with a few typically great moments, but i didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as delicatessen or amelie.
The Philadelphia Story and His Girl Friday were both painful to watch, aged horribly imo.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - One of the craziest movies I have seen, and no, by crazy I don't mean batshit crazy or Tarantino crazy, or even Kubrick light crazy. It is more crazy than you can imagine.
The dialogues are amazing and memorable ('don't fight here, this is the war room'). The scenes, the dialogue (monologue) of the president of US with secretary of USSR, the coca-cola jokes, all are perfect. Even more perfect that perfect. These things are so good, that you almost forget about the main story, the total annihilation of every living creature on Earth. The pilote has the most American accent I have even heard. Dr. Strangelove talking, him saying Fuhrer a couple of times, his big idea for the survival
On all those moments, they don't forget the human nature, still preparing for the war that may happen a hundred years for now and stealing war secrets. Totally awesome. Almost forgot, Strangelove and the President being playing by the same person, no idea why Kubrick did that but it was masked very well.
The finest Kubrick's work I have ever seen and one of the best movies I have ever watched. A solid 10/10.
The dialogues are amazing and memorable ('don't fight here, this is the war room'). The scenes, the dialogue (monologue) of the president of US with secretary of USSR, the coca-cola jokes, all are perfect. Even more perfect that perfect. These things are so good, that you almost forget about the main story, the total annihilation of every living creature on Earth. The pilote has the most American accent I have even heard. Dr. Strangelove talking, him saying Fuhrer a couple of times, his big idea for the survival
On all those moments, they don't forget the human nature, still preparing for the war that may happen a hundred years for now and stealing war secrets. Totally awesome. Almost forgot, Strangelove and the President being playing by the same person, no idea why Kubrick did that but it was masked very well.The finest Kubrick's work I have ever seen and one of the best movies I have ever watched. A solid 10/10.
Precious bodily fluids.
That was crazy. And then later something like 'I'll get you your money, but if you can't connect to the President of US, you'll be in trouble with The Coca Cola company'.
The Seventh Seal - After a lot of hesitation, finally decided to watch this movie (also the first Bergman movies I have ever watched). It was one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen (even more weird than 2001). It looked to me more like a Shakespeare tragedy rather than an actual movie. However, similarily to Kurosawa's movies, I struggled to get entirely linked with the setting (which has aged horribly to be fair). Still, an interesting and worthy experience. 7/10
Nilsson! Timothy Spall and his frowning and smiling won the best actor at Cannes!
He he he Revan's on a mission.
Oculus
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
A very good ghost/horror film, well written and very well acted, the 2 young kids did very well, Karen Gillan was also very good.
I liked this a lot, I would recommend this to everybody.
7/10
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
A very good ghost/horror film, well written and very well acted, the 2 young kids did very well, Karen Gillan was also very good.
I liked this a lot, I would recommend this to everybody.
7/10
Just watched this, too. One of the best horrors I've seen in a long time. Tails off towards the end, but still very good.
Medieval Sweden has aged? No shit.
Good for Timmy Spall, and Mike Leigh.
I'm going to be watching the original Batman film serial over the next couple of weeks. Dodgy costumes and racism ahoy!
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - One of the craziest movies I have seen, and no, by crazy I don't mean batshit crazy or Tarantino crazy, or even Kubrick light crazy. It is more crazy than you can imagine.
The dialogues are amazing and memorable ('don't fight here, this is the war room'). The scenes, the dialogue (monologue) of the president of US with secretary of USSR, the coca-cola jokes, all are perfect. Even more perfect that perfect. These things are so good, that you almost forget about the main story, the total annihilation of every living creature on Earth. The pilote has the most American accent I have even heard. Dr. Strangelove talking, him saying Fuhrer a couple of times, his big idea for the survival
The finest Kubrick's work I have ever seen and one of the best movies I have ever watched. A solid 10/10.
Kubrick didn't want Sellers to play multiple rolls, it was the studio who insisted on that as a stipulation for funding, which Kubrick reluctantly agreed to. He also played Captain Mandrake.
The only reason they requested that was due to the success of Sellers performances in Lolita where he totally stole the film, but it's silly because he was just playing the same character with multiple identities in that film. Anyway, Kubrick and Sellers being the geniuses they were managed to pull it off brilliantly.
I totally agree with your rating, in fact I think it's one of the best films ever made.
He's upped his film game. Also @Revan I really enjoy reading your reviews.
PS. the man who plays multiple roles in Dr Strangelove is Peter Sellers as Tarrou points out, one of England's greatest ever comedians and comedic actors.
To be fair it's a film about a giant green nuclear powered lizard fighting gigantic moths.
I agree the ending should of been better.
Easily the best horror I have seen for years.
Mister Lonely - Inspired vignettes mixed with some less inspiring ones. Harmony Korine should definitely be knighted, or whatever the sort of American equivalent is.
fair point but still dosn't excuse lazy writing, like the female moth thing leaving the nuclear dump place when she is attracted to radio activity, yet she leaves the biggest radio activity dump in America??
but i suppose i should ignore then as it is a big lizzard vs a moth so i should make exptions ... still im a petty man lol
I'm re-watching Tarkovsky's films at the moment. The Mirror, while an amazing film, is really bloody boring on the fourth watch. And I kept staring at one of the actresses shoulders a lot because I didn't know people moved their shoulders like that. The Sacrifice on the other hand is just brilliant, only this time I knew more about Bergman and there seemed to be a few references to The Idiot by Dostoyevsky in there as well, which only made the film better for me. Might watch Nostalgia next.
Fourth watch? Geez.
The Sacrifice was too impregnable for me when I saw it. Not even Bergman's dialogues reached that kind of heaviness and there was a suprising lack of his visual poetry, it's almost like they weren't speaking Swedish at times. Love Allan Edwall though, he's always watchable.
Part 1 in a series reviewing the 1943 Batman film serial/cringeworthy propaganda: http://mistercinecal.blogspot.ie/2014/05/mister-cinecal-reviews-batman-1943.html
That was fun.
I just hope all the chapters don't get pulled from Youtube before I can watch them all...