ghostrunner wrote:I saw Black Narcissus a few years back and really liked it. Always meant to rent Peeping Tom since I've heard good things about it.
Peeping Tom is the only Powell I've seen yet and it's great.
i went on a nice powell run recently, he's not my fav.. but:
49th parallel - fantastic, my fav by far by him.. it's just like a hitchcock movie
the life and death of colonel blimp - meh.. i guess it's okay
i know where i'm going - didn't do much for me
black narcissus - an interestingly dark and clever little nun tale.. loved the ending
the red shoes - not a big fan.. i guess the subject matter was tough for me.. it's about a ballerina
peeping tom - not great.. but i think most people here would like it.. again.. a nice hitchcockian feel to it
Just to give another perspective on a few: the life and death of colonel blimp - I was bored to tears with this one. Supposed to be one of their best but not as far as I'm concerned.
i know where i'm going - I love this film. Great feel set in the Scottish Hebrides. black narcissus - Like this one a lot too but understand it won't be for everybody. the red shoes - Again, I love this film. One of my favorites.
I need to watch 49th Parallel. I've rented it a couple times and never started it. Also, A Matter of Life and Death is worth watching.
Corpse Bride...cute, short movie
The Watchmen...good movie, changed the ending a bit.
Step Brothers...somehow Will Ferrel is funnier with John C. Reilly
another great one from Werner Herzog. Lots of things in common with his "Aquirre" movie (lead actor Kinski, setting the Amazon). Some amazing spectacles. You can't help but watch these movies and appreciate the logistics and challenges Herzog undoubtedly overcame in filiming. criticism -maybe it was a little too long.
another great one from Werner Herzog. Lots of things in common with his "Aquirre" movie (lead actor Kinski, setting the Amazon). Some amazing spectacles. You can't help but watch these movies and appreciate the logistics and challenges Herzog undoubtedly overcame in filiming. criticism -maybe it was a little too long.
also.. after i watched "fitzcaraldo" the first time.. i thought it was one of the best movies
i'd ever seen in my life. it was supposed to star jason robards and mick jagger
another great one from Werner Herzog. Lots of things in common with his "Aquirre" movie (lead actor Kinski, setting the Amazon). Some amazing spectacles. You can't help but watch these movies and appreciate the logistics and challenges Herzog undoubtedly overcame in filiming. criticism -maybe it was a little too long.
also.. after i watched "fitzcaraldo" the first time.. i thought it was one of the best movies
i'd ever seen in my life. it was supposed to star jason robards and mick jagger
the main reason I rank Aquirre slightly higher is because I saw it first.
definitely will check those out - the Herzog movies were two that I wish had DVD extras - but there was nothing. I've watched the extras with Herzog in "Rescue Dawn" and the guy seems to relish creating an environment that makes his actors get in-character.
another great one from Werner Herzog. Lots of things in common with his "Aquirre" movie (lead actor Kinski, setting the Amazon). Some amazing spectacles. You can't help but watch these movies and appreciate the logistics and challenges Herzog undoubtedly overcame in filiming. criticism -maybe it was a little too long.
also.. after i watched "fitzcaraldo" the first time.. i thought it was one of the best movies
i'd ever seen in my life. it was supposed to star jason robards and mick jagger
the main reason I rank Aquirre slightly higher is because I saw it first.
definitely will check those out - the Herzog movies were two that I wish had DVD extras - but there was nothing. I've watched the extras with Herzog in "Rescue Dawn" and the guy seems to relish creating an environment that makes his actors get in-character.
he's been acting in a few harmony korine movies.. "julien donkey boy" and "mister lonely"..
not for everyone but i loved them.. and especially herzog's roles in the movies..
"The Small Back Room" was great. I re-watched it with the commentary the day after I first viewed it. I would definitely recommend it. It's on Criterion now. ****1/2
"Tunes of Glory" was just OK, in my opinion. I loved watching John Mills. He reminded me a lot of Ronald Coleman in that role. Alec Guinness was alright but far from my favorite role of his. I don't think I'd ever need to watch this again. ***
Just started Pygmalion and I don't know if I'll be able to make it through it. I know My Fair Lady backwards and forwards so it's kind of tough to stay interested although, for all I know, Pygmalion may be the better of the two.
I'll admit -occassionally after a watching I peak at the IMDB message forum for that movie...
and IMDB forums = CardsTalk for movies.
If the movie has remotely controversial subject matter or involves someone like Sean Penn then those boards are FUBAR. i.e. -forums for "Into the Wild" and "Doubt" to name a couple. It gets to be like the Youtube comments. Oh I admire people getting passionate about a subject - but its just a movie, folks. People get more passionate about pop culture than they do real life.
...after that rant, I feel bad for reeming my relatives that spoke favorably of "Miracle at St. Anne" -which by the way, is a cliched stupid movie that does a disservice to history -surely black Americans that served our country honorably and heroically deserve better, and its a disjointed piss poor movie to boot. They also love "Crash" too -which I don't hate but is meh.
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