Movie Thread

[Zam_Olyas]

Nobody talking about the latest porn movie they catch.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'll try to lift the standard of this thread after Zam_Olyas' comments.

Saw "A Few Best Men" and was a shocker. Was set in Australia and was suppose to be funny but become rather old and repetitive. Story line was crap though many comedies can be like that.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

But really i am a massive Stallone fan. Even outside of the Rockys and Rambos i love Cobra, Lock Up, Nighthawks and Over the Top. The soundstracks to Cobra and Over The Top are brilliant also.

Hmmm...

On a serious factor, he can actually act reasonably well when he puts his mind to it, films like Copland, Avenging Angelo (though the movie ain't great), Get Carter, or D-Tox (same problem, but he's not bad in them).

On the action front, the 4th Rambo film is surprisingly good, because it has meaning in it that you wouldn't expect, no joking. And he's not an over the top killing machine, like Rambo 3. Though when the action is there, it's swift, and brutal, very realistic. But story wise, I was surprised how well thought out the film was. People who criticize it for being mindless action either haven't seen it, or had a predisposed view, and opinion, to begin with.

Saw Cliffhanger again recently. It's absurd, but great fun and blitzes right along and would have to be ranked better than Cobra (too dumb), same with Daylight, which flopped, but is actually not bad; a remake of sorts of one of the best made for TV movies ever called a Short Walk to Daylight, starring James Brolin, which though dated, is a better film.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I'll try to lift the standard of this thread after Zam_Olyas' comments.

Saw "A Few Best Men" and was a shocker. Was set in Australia and was suppose to be funny but become rather old and repetitive. Story line was crap though many comedies can be like that.

Is that so?

 

[Machu Picchu]

Just watched Timecrimes again, it's a Spanish movie from a few years ago about a man who accidentally travels back in time (only a couple of hours) but with grave consequences. It's a good movie especially as it only has a cast of about five people and only a couple of locations but with a good plot and pacing you never notice how small scale it must have been.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I don't have a fav for kurosawa..i l like them all. I have already post about some of the films i like in this thread i started awhile back http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=14020&page=2

 

[CoolJason]

I watched the darkest hour recently, the movie was quite interesting and had lots of thrilling scenes to watch.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Is that so?

Of course he is free to try.

No doubt Gianna Michaels is the best.

 

[Cobblestoned]

I love the "Best of the Best" movies with Eric Roberts. I have the first 2 shows. The soundtrack is brilliant and this show and the music in it makes me want to go out and climb Verbier like Contador did in the 09 Tour.

But really i am a massive Stallone fan. Even outside of the Rockys and Rambos i love Cobra, Lock Up, Nighthawks and Over the Top. The soundstracks to Cobra and Over The Top are brilliant also.

Yeah, massive.

My massive gusto is somehow mostly limited to first Stallone movies.
Rocky 1 - 4. No doubt. Masterpieces and just history. Still realistic, and everything fits together, like a fist on an eye. Story, character, selection of soundtracks just brilliant. Eye for all those little details.
It influenced and touched the viewer, which always describes a good movie.
The music part is very important for a good movie, and never easy to choose and to make it fit together. That part was perfect and causing the real emotion, having a huge part on the movie's success and aura as a whole.
Fights and trainingscenes aside, for example this little scene that reflects what happens to a suffering man, when there is no easy way out.........
You of course sit into your car, drive a lonely, dark Autobahn, and turn on "There's no easy way out", to just put your foot on gaspedal till it reaches the bottomplate.
Or you just sit on your bike and try to beat yourself.
Thats a little scene for showing that perfection is possible.
I think in early years, Stallone was able to unite those famous minimum- and maximum principles, which is said not to be possible.

Don't really bother him, but later his movies only became "just another one of those Stallone action movies". But ok, you can't top First Rambo or Rockys anyway. Those are his testaments and monuments in filmhistory he will always be remembered for. And things always change, people change.

You can actually notice the decline even in the Rocky movies, not so much obvious like in Rambo saga, while then the "John Rambo" was good and simple again.
Can't say that about Rocky V. That was a huge fail which didn't do him ans Rocky any favours. Red card for that one.
That decline i felt, is the main sagas and especially those other movies becoming bigger, getting unrealistic, that brilliant simpleness gone, too bombastic and totally overloaded.


btw, Verbier ? That little climb ?
Contador 09 ? When he just sank that old man ?
Those "Best of the Best" movie and soundtracks must be lower than average I guess.

 

[search]

Don't really bother him, but later his movies only became "just another one of those Stallone action movies". But ok, you can't top First Rambo or Rockys anyway. Those are his testaments and monuments in filmhistory he will always be remembered for. And things always change, people change.

You can actually notice the decline even in the Rocky movies, not so much obvious like in Rambo saga, while then the "John Rambo" was good and simple again.
Can't say that about Rocky V. That was a huge fail which didn't do him ans Rocky any favours. Red card for that one

Rocky V was disastrous but Rocky VI (the new one - maybe even the one you refer to?!) was alright, in my opinion. That black guy/stepson story was needless and his opponent was a weenie but the fights were okay and I just loved to see that Rocky-character on the big screen again

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Rocky III and Rocky IV are like cartoons. But Rocky V is just a poor film, it's awful. Glad Sly admitted it. Rocky VI is actually probably the second best film in the series, though the second one isn't bad, just a retread of the first.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I love John Wayne and youtube you can see some of his films Angel & The Badman

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Anyone here see The Grey?

 

[Le breton]

I remember an interview with Stallone a few years ago on UK tv when he was asked to give his ratings out of 10 for each Rocky. He gave Rocky V a zero and said it was his biggest regret and went on to say thats why he made Rocky Balboa to give the show the proper ending and send off.

Rocky Balboa!
I'd never watched a Stallone before but heard that Rocky Balboa was the best of the series and therefore thought I would give it a try.
What a disappointment. A real poor excuse for a film. Unfortunately I was well rested, if it had been after a long hard training ride I could at least have slept!

 

[nowhereman]

Name of this thread is: "Did you catch a Great movie lately" and all the talking lately is about Sly Stallone and Rocky Balboa. Must be some misunderstanding around these parts about the meaning of the word "GREAT" because Stallone and Balboa don't fit into the same sentence with GREAT and make for a coherent statement. Unless the object is to describe a GREAT Big Mess.
The punishment for this confusion should be that Rocky fans should be strapped down, and forced to watch "The Artist" one of this years "great" films. A very interestingly different cinematic experience, that is quite a tribute to Hollywood and the coming of age, of cinema.

 

[Dancing On The Pedals]

The punishment for this confusion should be that Rocky fans should be strapped down, and forced to watch "The Artist" one of this years "great" films. A very interestingly different cinematic experience, that is quite a tribute to Hollywood and the coming of age, of cinema.

In the UK, some cinemagoers walked out during the film as they had not realised that there would be no speaking in it!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/18/the-artist-silent-film-refunds

 

[nowhereman]

In the UK, some cinemagoers walked out during the film as they had not realised that there would be no speaking in it!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/18/the-artist-silent-film-refunds

Yeah, I've heard that's happened here in the States too. Just goes to show you that there are fools all around the world! It's not like they were asked to read subtitles for a whole movie. That it is essentially a "silent" film only adds to it's charm, and showcases the fiimmakers abilities to present a full, robust story in a very unique way.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Rocky V was disastrous but Rocky VI (the new one - maybe even the one you refer to?!) was alright, in my opinion. That black guy/stepson story was needless and his opponent was a weenie but the fights were okay and I just loved to see that Rocky-character on the big screen again

Actually I was exactly talking about Rocky V, like five.
But should have added that "Rocky Balboa" then was acceptable again and worth a Rocky-movie, after that V desaster, like "John Rambo" was somehow tolerable and closer to the ground again.

btw, does anyone besides me follow Sly's twitter account ?
He is awesome and says what he has to say, without caring about about any losses or pain.
He is the Punisher, but also full of interesting thoughts.
Sometimes he even said what just had to be said.
But a shame that he shows up rarely lately.

Today German "news" had the story about Sly and Arnie in hospital for some shoulder issues, and them sharing a room. How sweet.
And this room really has some luck in life.
Rocky, Rambo, Terminator, Mr.Universe, Conan etc. all in one room.
He really has some awesomeness included.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Back in the 80's people spoke of them as rivals, but I guess they were both always fans of each others films. Glad they're finally doing something together.

Must be some misunderstanding around these parts about the meaning of the word "GREAT" because Stallone and Balboa don't fit into the same sentence with GREAT and make for a coherent statement.

One man's junk is another man's treasure. Not everything could, or should be a Merchant-Ivory film. And plenty of us like both serious, and fun films. It is called the entertainment business, after all.

Here's the photo in question:

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I an watching operation daybreak rightnow, its really good.The film is about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich Full Film

 

[simo1733]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.Excellent movie with an excellent cast.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I went to see the descendants last night,i did not like it as much as others.

 

[Boeing]

No One Knows About Persian Cats

Persian movie about kids trying to form a band to play a concert abroad. It's illegal to play at home and they cant get out of the country

genius

 

[Rouetheday]

I went to see the descendants last night,i did not like it as much as others.

I was also underwhelmed by "The Descendants". During the scene where Clooney lectures his comatose wife I couldn't help but be reminded of the scene in "Last Tango in Paris" where Marlon Brando rages at his dead wife. It's one of the most wrenching scenes you'll ever see, but the scene with Clooney was a pale imitation- 'Brando Lite', if you will. Of course, that's probably all George is capable of.

SPOILER ALERT.... I also found the ending a bit unsatisfying. Clooney's character makes a decision that we're supposed to consider noble, but it seemed obvious to me that it was at least partly motivated by his desire for revenge against the man who'd been sleeping with his wife.

 

[42x16ss]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.Excellent movie with an excellent cast.

I agree with you on "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", not quite as intense as the Swedish version but still excellent. Loved the sound track from Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), unsettling but I thought it really worked. I also thought the version of Immigrant Song during the opening was cool too.

I finally got around to seeing Pan's Labyrinth on the weekend and LOVED it! My housemate and GF didn't like it as much as I did but they needed to follow the subtitles. One of the most intense films I've ever seen.