movies

[Maclowery]

I liked it a whole bunch when I was 18. I saw it again a year or two ago. I still enjoy Dafoe chewing up all his scenes. The lighter parts were entertaining, I guess. I just thought the finale was weak, and the end credit pro/con fake interview thing was just stupid.

[clevername]

Dafoe is the only redeeming thing in the first one and it's only because he's so over the top. It's actually still a pretty insulting stereotype of what the DB writer/director probably thinks gay people are like, but Dafoe seems to be having so much fun.

My brother likes the first one. He got the blu ray of the second one for Christmas. I have thus far avoided being exposed to it and hope to continue that.

[Freed Roger]

watched the old classic "White Heat" for the first time. Really a different kind of movie for that era with the blunt gangsterism. Apparantly a Warner Bros thing. I never really saw much of Cagney before in a movie other than lampooned versions of him - he plays a good Napoleonic gangster - a bit over the top at times. Good movie.

Virginia Mayo -what a Dame!


And lol at Alec Baldwin introducing these movies with Robt Osbourne . Its Osbourne's gig -but Baldwin takes it over. but overall, I like their little spiel.

[phins]

Dafoe is the only redeeming thing in the first one and it's only because he's so over the top. It's actually still a pretty insulting stereotype of what the DB writer/director probably thinks gay people are like, but Dafoe seems to be having so much fun.

My brother likes the first one. He got the blu ray of the second one for Christmas. I have thus far avoided being exposed to it and hope to continue that.

Dafoe definitely makes the film...I always thought the over the top stuff, and the cheesy fight scenes were part of the allure. I love when he says, "Wow. Two sounds theories in less than five minutes. Kind of makes me feel like doing a riverdance." Then he does a goofy dance moment. Hilarious.

Perhaps I'm not taking it seriously enough. If I took it serious, I would think it was awful. Haven't seen it in like six years while wasted, so maybe I would think that now anyway.

[JL21]

watched the old classic "White Heat" for the first time. Really a different kind of movie for that era with the blunt gangsterism. Apparantly a Warner Bros thing. I never really saw much of Cagney before in a movie other than lampooned versions of him - he plays a good Napoleonic gangster - a bit over the top at times. Good movie.

You know what I love about it? Ok... it's about a mobster... with a blonde wife who drives him bonkers... and he has serious mother issues... to the point that he has panic attacks....

Sound like anyone we know?

[SHOW]

[Freed Roger]

watched the old classic "White Heat" for the first time. Really a different kind of movie for that era with the blunt gangsterism. Apparantly a Warner Bros thing. I never really saw much of Cagney before in a movie other than lampooned versions of him - he plays a good Napoleonic gangster - a bit over the top at times. Good movie.

You know what I love about it? Ok... it's about a mobster... with a blonde wife who drives him bonkers... and he has serious mother issues... to the point that he has panic attacks....

Sound like anyone we know?

[SHOW]

I have not seen one episode of that. Maybe a good summer project.

And though it was implied more than shown - I was surprised how much they knocked around the leading lady in White Heat. Cagney shoves her around a few times. So does Big Ed.

[Richie Allen]

watched the old classic "White Heat" for the first time. Really a different kind of movie for that era with the blunt gangsterism. Apparantly a Warner Bros thing. I never really saw much of Cagney before in a movie other than lampooned versions of him - he plays a good Napoleonic gangster - a bit over the top at times. Good movie.

Virginia Mayo -what a Dame!


And lol at Alec Baldwin introducing these movies with Robt Osbourne . Its Osbourne's gig -but Baldwin takes it over. but overall, I like their little spiel.

Just saw her last week in Raoul Walsh's Captain Horatio Hornblower. Can't really say I'm a big fan.

Currently watching another Walsh film, Pursued. Apparently, it was the first Noir-Western. It looks pretty good so far.

[Freed Roger]

Virginia Mayo -what a Dame!

Just saw her last week in Raoul Walsh's Captain Horatio Hornblower. Can't really say I'm a big fan.

ok... then out-Dame her
Alida Valli from the Third Man

[The Third Man]

I approve.

[Richie Allen]

Virginia Mayo -what a Dame!

Just saw her last week in Raoul Walsh's Captain Horatio Hornblower. Can't really say I'm a big fan.

ok... then out-Dame her
Alida Valli from the Third Man

Now you're talking. I didn't really have a problem with V Mayo. I just sort of thought she was out of her element on a British Navy ship. Maybe that was the point. I don't know.