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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #575 on: September 21, 2015, 09:38:04 am »
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #576 on: September 21, 2015, 02:19:03 pm »
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@grujah, great reviews, I agree with a good deal of your points. But I'd have to say you're underrating The Sting quite a bit. It's basically the movie that is responsible for contemporary con movies such as Ocean's 11, Inside Man, Matchstick Men, and I'm sure there are others I can't think of as well. Even something like Inception is deeply rooted in The Sting.
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« Reply #577 on: September 21, 2015, 03:13:52 pm »
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I understand that, and I actually did enjoy watching it as it has that old school charm that I like. I can see it from historical point how it was something new and fresh, but you know, Hustle has done the same elaborate schemes every week for 8 seasons, so, you are kinda used to the whole plot.

But for example, one movie that I did very much enjoy, and it is this same "old school con movies" is the original Italian Job, with Micheal Kane.
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #578 on: September 21, 2015, 03:15:12 pm »
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« Reply #579 on: September 21, 2015, 03:37:50 pm »
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I understand that, and I actually did enjoy watching it as it has that old school charm that I like. I can see it from historical point how it was something new and fresh, but you know, Hustle has done the same elaborate schemes every week for 8 seasons, so, you are kinda used to the whole plot.

But for example, one movie that I did very much enjoy, and it is this same "old school con movies" is the original Italian Job, with Micheal Kane.

Hustle also did an episode which was literally The Sting but done way worse. Hustle is a fun show, but it has far less character development that the Sting has. The film has the tension of Redford's character with the older generation of conmen.
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #580 on: September 21, 2015, 03:38:14 pm »
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@grujah, great reviews, I agree with a good deal of your points. But I'd have to say you're underrating The Sting quite a bit. It's basically the movie that is responsible for contemporary con movies such as Ocean's 11.

actually, the original ocean's eleven came out 13 years before the sting. sinatra, martin, sammy davis jr.

but really the clooney/pitt version is way better
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« Reply #581 on: September 21, 2015, 07:10:30 pm »
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I'm with Grujah on The Sting. It's a pretty fun movie, but not much more. It might be influential, but that's beside the point if you're judging the movie for itself, otherwise the best movie of all time would be "L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat" (the Lumière film with the train, first public screening of a film).
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« Reply #582 on: September 21, 2015, 07:27:01 pm »
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@grujah, great reviews, I agree with a good deal of your points. But I'd have to say you're underrating The Sting quite a bit. It's basically the movie that is responsible for contemporary con movies such as Ocean's 11.

actually, the original ocean's eleven came out 13 years before the sting. sinatra, martin, sammy davis jr.

but really the clooney/pitt version is way better
you're right of course. I knew that, but I've never seen it so I guess it just slipped my mind.
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« Reply #583 on: September 21, 2015, 08:33:46 pm »
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I understand that, and I actually did enjoy watching it as it has that old school charm that I like. I can see it from historical point how it was something new and fresh, but you know, Hustle has done the same elaborate schemes every week for 8 seasons, so, you are kinda used to the whole plot.

But for example, one movie that I did very much enjoy, and it is this same "old school con movies" is the original Italian Job, with Micheal Kane.

Hustle also did an episode which was literally The Sting but done way worse. Hustle is a fun show, but it has far less character development that the Sting has. The film has the tension of Redford's character with the older generation of conmen.

Film has things going for it, I do not deny that. Redford's character is being chased by so many different parties during the movie and getting away is probably my favourite part. It's just that the scam plot nowadays doesn't really hold water anymore.
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« Reply #584 on: September 21, 2015, 09:44:47 pm »
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On the subject of movies, thoughts on the upcoming Steve Jobs?  There have been a lot of movies about him, and I've seen none of them, and don't really have any interest in him.  However, it is written by Aaron Sorkin (he wrote The Social Network along with a bunch of TV shows (e.g., Sports Night)), and directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, etc.).  Also Michael Fassbender is in it.  So I'll probably see it (Danny Boyle being the biggest reason).
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« Reply #585 on: September 21, 2015, 10:02:26 pm »
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I pretty much hate the Cult of Jobs, so, I am probably skipping it.
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« Reply #586 on: September 21, 2015, 10:27:51 pm »
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I pretty much hate the Cult of Jobs, so, I am probably skipping it.

But the cult of Danny Boyle...
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« Reply #587 on: September 22, 2015, 04:52:16 am »
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Cult of Aaron Sorkin for me, I'll definitely be watching it.

And the only thing more annoying to me than people idolizing Steve Jobs are the ones demonizing him. We'll see which way the film goes, hopefully somewhere in the middle.
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #588 on: September 24, 2015, 08:33:56 am »
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Showing Rocky Horror Picture Show at a drive-in theatre.

Bad idea or worst idea?
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« Reply #589 on: September 24, 2015, 09:29:42 am »
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Showing Rocky Horror Picture Show at a drive-in theatre.

Bad idea or worstBest idea.

Fixed that for you
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« Reply #590 on: September 24, 2015, 09:48:59 am »
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I've never seen RHPS.

I've listened to all of Bat out of Hell I and II, though, so that's the same, right?
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« Reply #591 on: September 24, 2015, 09:51:07 am »
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I've never seen RHPS.

I've listened to all of Bat out of Hell I and II, though, so that's the same, right?

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« Reply #592 on: September 24, 2015, 10:00:52 am »
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On the subject of movies, thoughts on the upcoming Steve Jobs?  There have been a lot of movies about him, and I've seen none of them, and don't really have any interest in him.  However, it is written by Aaron Sorkin (he wrote The Social Network along with a bunch of TV shows (e.g., Sports Night)), and directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, etc.).  Also Michael Fassbender is in it.  So I'll probably see it (Danny Boyle being the biggest reason).

So I'm not a fan of Danny Boyle. I can appreciate that he has a talented and unique style; I just happen to not like that style. Like I did think 127 Hours was great, but there were some scenes where it was just like "oh, here's that Danny Boyle style now". I'll see the new movie some day anyway, on DVD. I actually really liked Jobs; I thought Kutcher was really good in it.
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #593 on: September 24, 2015, 10:15:32 am »
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On the subject of movies, thoughts on the upcoming Steve Jobs?  There have been a lot of movies about him, and I've seen none of them, and don't really have any interest in him.  However, it is written by Aaron Sorkin (he wrote The Social Network along with a bunch of TV shows (e.g., Sports Night)), and directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, etc.).  Also Michael Fassbender is in it.  So I'll probably see it (Danny Boyle being the biggest reason).

So I'm not a fan of Danny Boyle.

You may see yourself out.
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Re: Movies: Any movie buffs?
« Reply #594 on: September 24, 2015, 10:15:59 am »
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Seriously though, have you seen 28 Days Later and Sunshine?
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« Reply #595 on: September 24, 2015, 10:32:05 am »
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Or Shallow Grave. That was my first introduction to Boyle. And the two male leads, for that matter.
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« Reply #596 on: September 24, 2015, 11:03:23 am »
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28 Days Later is phenomenal.
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« Reply #597 on: September 24, 2015, 11:19:15 am »
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I didn't particularly like The Beach, but Trainspotting and Slumdog were fantastic.
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« Reply #598 on: September 24, 2015, 12:01:10 pm »
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Seriously though, have you seen 28 Days Later and Sunshine?

Yup. I can't blame my non-enjoyment of 28 Days Later on Boyle; I pretty much don't really like any zombie-genre movies. But Sunshine just really annoyed me with the "Boyle style". I plan to watch it again sometime; I expect to like it better now that I know what it is. But when I first saw it, I was expecting a more typical disaster-type film; and instead it was all visuals and artiness. I down own and will see Slumdog Millionaire at some point.
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« Reply #599 on: September 24, 2015, 12:03:13 pm »
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I didn't particularly like The Beach, but Trainspotting and Slumdog were fantastic.

I didn't realize that The Beach and Trainspotting were Boyle. I haven't seen them, but I've been interested in seeing them for a while.

I suppose I haven't seen nearly enough Boyle to fairly say "I don't like Boyle". All I can say is that in both 127 Hours and Sunshine, I was wanting a more typical/direct storytelling instead of a visual art-piece.
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