Movie Thread

Post by **dodint** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:27 pm

Pamela Anderson peaked on Home Improvement.

Post by **nocera** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:34 pm

dodint wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:27 pm Pamela Anderson peaked on Home Improvement.

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:46 pm

She was on Dallas, but I don't remember any of her other pre-NG credits.

Anna Nicole worked as a bit part casting specifically because it played up type. But if they type a farcical person in one of the 'straight' roles, I'm not sure how it works.

Post by **nocera** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:49 pm

Presley must have been an odd choice because she didn't have a comedy background at all. It's sort of the opposite of casting Michael Keaton as Batman. Anna Nicole Smith was great in 33 1/3, by the way. I bring her up only to say that it's not like Naked Gun is above casting somebody like Pamela Anderson.

Post by **eddy** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:30 pm

Watched raiders of the lost ark due to our exchange student hearing about Indy but never seeing it. It went over very well. I'm not sure why I never noticed this before, but this movie really does look like it was filmed like a spaghetti western. It's just a perfect movie. I don't think there's any doubt that today's attention span is much shorter than it was when this movie came out and you can really see how much attention to detail is missed these days in film because of it.

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:51 pm

Raiders is surely on my perfect films list.

Post by **eddy** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:03 pm

Spielberg's next movie is an original UFO movie! Can't wait.

Post by **LeopardLetang** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:10 pm

I really liked Zone of Interest. Kinda one note but i think it was executed excellently and i thought it looked gorgeous

Post by **nocera** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:42 pm

eddy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:03 pm Spielberg's next movie is an original UFO movie! Can't wait.

Awesome. I'm all for more Spielberg and Aliens. Can't go wrong. Close Encounters, ET, War of the Worlds, Crystal Skull

Post by **eddy** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:26 pm

Tarantino is not going to make The Movie Critic now, apparently he's changed his mind.

Post by **dodint** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:28 pm

Oh no.

Post by **meow** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:29 pm

eddy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:30 pm Watched raiders of the lost ark due to our exchange student hearing about Indy but never seeing it. It went over very well. I'm not sure why I never noticed this before, but this movie really does look like it was filmed like a spaghetti western. It's just a perfect movie. I don't think there's any doubt that today's attention span is much shorter than it was when this movie came out and you can really see how much attention to detail is missed these days in film because of it.

Mrs meow got us tickets to see raiders in theatres last Father’s Day. I may have shed a tear or two during

Post by **nocera** » Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:17 pm

eddy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:26 pm Tarantino is not going to make The Movie Critic now, apparently he's changed his mind.

Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s putting too much pressure on the script because of his stupid 10 movies only rule. Imagine if other great directors stopped after 10. No Jurassic Park or Schindler’s List. No Goodfellas or Casino. No GI Jane or Prometheus…

Post by **eddy** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:37 am

nocera wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:17 pm
eddy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:26 pm Tarantino is not going to make The Movie Critic now, apparently he's changed his mind.
Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s putting too much pressure on the script because of his stupid 10 movies only rule. Imagine if other great directors stopped after 10. No Jurassic Park or Schindler’s List. No Goodfellas or Casino. No GI Jane or Prometheus…

That rule of his is so stupid that I hope this is reason (and I'd rather get another kill bill )

Post by **NTP66** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:40 am

I enjoy his movies, but he seems like somebody I'd want to punch in the face.

Post by **Nuge** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:54 am

NTP66 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:40 am I enjoy his movies, but he seems like somebody I'd want to punch in the face.

I agree with this. His movies aren’t that good for him to be so pretentious.

Post by **tifosi77** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:27 am

They all have memorable scenes and dialogue, but I haven't liked an entire film of his since Jackie Brown. And that was a very long time ago.

It's not output that diminishes quality. It's self-indulgence. That's why I think post-9/11 Spielberg is a more successful (in both senses of the word) filmmaker than latter Ridley Scott and James Cameron (even though JC has only just made his 10).

Post by **nocera** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:05 pm

Post by **NTP66** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:00 pm

lol, I just watched that trailer and don't know what to think.

Post by **tifosi77** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:18 am

Classic Movie Weekends continued today with "North By Northwest". My favorite Hitchcock movie, my favorite Hermann score, a Saul Bass title sequence, the best suit in cinema history, Captain Nemo/god's voice actor as the Big Bad, a top-notch blooper, and the greatest visual metaphor ever for an ending. Bring it.

4 stars out of 5

Post by **eddy** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:58 am

We had a foreign exchange student stay with us over the last couple weeks and raiders and Jurassic Park were the two American movies she asked to watch after seeing ET and Tin tin back at home and enjoying Spielberg. It was a cool experience watching those with her for the first time.

Post by **mikey** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:28 pm

Defense attorney Edith James from "The Thin Blue Line" is one of worst characters in cinema history...what an incompetent boob she is...

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:50 pm

Isn't that a documentary?

Post by **mikey** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:50 pm

Yes, am I being detained because documentaries aren't cinema according to some film court decision? haha

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:03 pm

I guess you’re not technically wrong but I don’t think any reasonable person would consider someone from a documentary a “character” in that way