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This kinda foreshadowed today's world!
What was the last movie you saw?
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Suzume. After accidentally releasing the restraint that keeps ancient gods buried below Japan, a girl has to travel around the country, closing the doors where the gods are coming out, thus preventing earthquakes that could destroy entire regions.
One of Makoto Shinkai’s best work, and probably my new favorite. You see his trademarks all the time. From the passionate couple to the rain to the trains to smartphones to Japanese Culture. It’s a Shinkai movie through and through.
The 2D animation is as great as ever, and the director uses many different locations and color palettes to show off his talent. From messy teenage bedrooms to flowery, sunny camps, Shinkai draws it like a master.
The runtime is also perfect. Time flies, and leaves you wanting more.
By the way, Japanese culture is the reason why I think Shinkai is the new Miyazaki. The way Shinkai mixes fantasy and reality, the modern world to ancient Japan, is great. It’s a different take from Miyazaki, who seems to be stuck in the past and to believe that modern and old are incompatible. Shinkai has been called Miyazaki’s successor for a decade or even more, for the disagreement of many. But I believe this movie settles it. Even for the more hardcore Miyazaki fans, Shinkai will be, at the very least, a good-enough replacement.
All in all, a great movie. Worth going to the theater and even worth buying the blu-ray. Very re-watchable. I hope he gets his long overdue Oscar nomination with this one.
One of Makoto Shinkai’s best work, and probably my new favorite. You see his trademarks all the time. From the passionate couple to the rain to the trains to smartphones to Japanese Culture. It’s a Shinkai movie through and through.
The 2D animation is as great as ever, and the director uses many different locations and color palettes to show off his talent. From messy teenage bedrooms to flowery, sunny camps, Shinkai draws it like a master.
The runtime is also perfect. Time flies, and leaves you wanting more.
By the way, Japanese culture is the reason why I think Shinkai is the new Miyazaki. The way Shinkai mixes fantasy and reality, the modern world to ancient Japan, is great. It’s a different take from Miyazaki, who seems to be stuck in the past and to believe that modern and old are incompatible. Shinkai has been called Miyazaki’s successor for a decade or even more, for the disagreement of many. But I believe this movie settles it. Even for the more hardcore Miyazaki fans, Shinkai will be, at the very least, a good-enough replacement.
All in all, a great movie. Worth going to the theater and even worth buying the blu-ray. Very re-watchable. I hope he gets his long overdue Oscar nomination with this one.
I saw this and had reservations - pardon the expression, about the tribal brave Robert Walker Jr. But even if he was playing a WASP character, he would be kind of Peter Parker-ish.
The thing is, this is multicultural outreach for the time. It's clumsy and ill-conceived but that is what it is.
Same with blackface.
The Jazz Singer.
Or the bullet-proof black janitor. I am not going to say it is innocent and benign--I don't think the intentions are. In the case of the magic janitor--those situations usually involve the male protagonist unable to help himself so they throw in the janitor as a means of solving the crisis without making the hero look independent and successful. They did that sort of thing back then too--Mammy comes across as tougher and wiser than any of the men in Gone With the Wind.
Because now it swings totally beyond that to things like the new Dracula movie where the Demeter's doctor is from Africa.
And the current Cleopatra in a documentary.
This is the craziness--people say, don't be political--now beer is political!
It doesn't stop. You cannot avoid it.
I may rewatch this movie tonight or tomorrow to revise my initial notes.
dask
dark and stormy knight
B movie fun with with Conway doing a good job as Tracy solving a bunch of slasher murders without his Apple Watch.
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DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) In his intro, Ben M, said that Kubrick's original idea was to make a drama about the situation. But, after research, realized that a black comedy was more appropriate.
Never gets old.
Really enjoyed the part with Keenan Wynn and the Coke machine!
Loved the names!
For those who don't already know, an Airforce base commander Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes nuts, and launches a nuclear attack on the then Soviet Union (May it rest in Peace). So, all these B-52s which had been loitering about two, count 'em, 2 hours from their targets, get the attack orders, and proceed toward their targets. Within minutes, the good guys realize something has gone wrong, and begin working to correct it.
Ripper is constantly annoying Group captain Lionel Mandrake (Sellers 1st role), with drivel about fluoridated water, precious body fluids, etc., while poor Mandrake is trying to get the 3 digit prefix code from him, so he can communicate with the crews and recall them. Interesting stuff about the CRM thing, an alphanumeric code must be received for the radio message to reach the crew. Neat stuff!
I was interested in the technical details involved in arming the bombs. Lots of safeguards, switches to flip, too many to count. Most are under covers that must be deliberately flipped aside, to access the switches.
Major Kong (Slim Pickens), says arm this item, the guy repeats that statement, while doing the thing. Cool.
Hmm., Wiki page mentions "alien hand syndrome" & says that Dr. S.
has it. I would say, it is more accurate to say, he suffers from it. I identify with that condition, but in my case, it is also the leg. Both are spastic; though much suppressed by 20 years of Botox injections. Enough about me.
They should never remake this movie! It is just right.
Never gets old.
Really enjoyed the part with Keenan Wynn and the Coke machine!
Loved the names!
For those who don't already know, an Airforce base commander Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes nuts, and launches a nuclear attack on the then Soviet Union (May it rest in Peace). So, all these B-52s which had been loitering about two, count 'em, 2 hours from their targets, get the attack orders, and proceed toward their targets. Within minutes, the good guys realize something has gone wrong, and begin working to correct it.
Ripper is constantly annoying Group captain Lionel Mandrake (Sellers 1st role), with drivel about fluoridated water, precious body fluids, etc., while poor Mandrake is trying to get the 3 digit prefix code from him, so he can communicate with the crews and recall them. Interesting stuff about the CRM thing, an alphanumeric code must be received for the radio message to reach the crew. Neat stuff!
I was interested in the technical details involved in arming the bombs. Lots of safeguards, switches to flip, too many to count. Most are under covers that must be deliberately flipped aside, to access the switches.
Major Kong (Slim Pickens), says arm this item, the guy repeats that statement, while doing the thing. Cool.
Hmm., Wiki page mentions "alien hand syndrome" & says that Dr. S.
has it. I would say, it is more accurate to say, he suffers from it. I identify with that condition, but in my case, it is also the leg. Both are spastic; though much suppressed by 20 years of Botox injections. Enough about me.
They should never remake this movie! It is just right.
Guttersnipe
mortal ally
We Could Be Heroes (2020): I watched this with my six-year-old niece as she insisted on it. A sequel of sorts to the Sharkboy and Lavagirl movie (which I never wish to see), but much better. The superpowers were somewhat creative. Interesting plot twists for a kid's movie. Cute.
Victoria Silverwolf
Vegetarian Werewolf
Blast-Off aka Those Fantastic Flying Fools aka Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
The alternate titles require a bit of explanation. The third one was the original title of this British production when it was released in the UK. Imported to the USA, it acquired the second title. Apparently, it was rereleased at some point with the first title. The DVD we watched at home was labeled with the first title, but the second title appeared on the film itself.
Anyway, this is a comedy "inspired" by the works of Jules Verne, or so the credits say. It's kind of a parody of From the Earth to the Moon. The plot is pretty complicated, and there are lots of characters, but in essence it's about an effort to build a huge cannon to send a fellow to the Moon, with a couple of villains out to sabotage the project for their own reasons.
It's a lush production that looks beautiful. Location filming in Ireland helps a lot. There are lots of odd technological gizmos around, not directly related to the plot. Terry-Thomas, as one of the bad guys, has an automobile that runs on the gas (not gasoline, but an actual gas) he steals from public lamps. He's also got electromagnets under his billiard table so he can cheat. Two of the women in the film try to build what seems to be a motorized elevator in a mansion, leading to mass destruction.
There are no less than three romantic couples involved. Before that all gets straightened out at the end, one woman is in love with two men, and sees nothing wrong with marrying one of them while continuing to be in a relationship with the other.
Burl Ives has top billing as real-life showman P. T. Barnum, but everybody else is entirely fictional, except for the actress playing Queen Victoria, who gets "God bless her!" in her credit at the end. Pretty boy Troy Donahue is the nominal hero, and Israeli beauty Daliah Lavi is the polyamory woman, who actually turns out to be the real heroine.
The alternate titles require a bit of explanation. The third one was the original title of this British production when it was released in the UK. Imported to the USA, it acquired the second title. Apparently, it was rereleased at some point with the first title. The DVD we watched at home was labeled with the first title, but the second title appeared on the film itself.
Anyway, this is a comedy "inspired" by the works of Jules Verne, or so the credits say. It's kind of a parody of From the Earth to the Moon. The plot is pretty complicated, and there are lots of characters, but in essence it's about an effort to build a huge cannon to send a fellow to the Moon, with a couple of villains out to sabotage the project for their own reasons.
It's a lush production that looks beautiful. Location filming in Ireland helps a lot. There are lots of odd technological gizmos around, not directly related to the plot. Terry-Thomas, as one of the bad guys, has an automobile that runs on the gas (not gasoline, but an actual gas) he steals from public lamps. He's also got electromagnets under his billiard table so he can cheat. Two of the women in the film try to build what seems to be a motorized elevator in a mansion, leading to mass destruction.
There are no less than three romantic couples involved. Before that all gets straightened out at the end, one woman is in love with two men, and sees nothing wrong with marrying one of them while continuing to be in a relationship with the other.
Burl Ives has top billing as real-life showman P. T. Barnum, but everybody else is entirely fictional, except for the actress playing Queen Victoria, who gets "God bless her!" in her credit at the end. Pretty boy Troy Donahue is the nominal hero, and Israeli beauty Daliah Lavi is the polyamory woman, who actually turns out to be the real heroine.
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"Away. Blow this guy away."
Danny McG
The Federation needs you!
A dull and too quiet evening so I went looking for a Christmas movie.
To my surprise my browsing brought up Donovan's Reef!
I thought "go on then, I remember my mother watching it when I was a kid"
I actually enjoyed it a lot, John Wayne and Lee Marvin doing an annual bar fight in a tropical paradise.
Lots of anti racism messages throughout the film and Dorothy L'amour singing Silent Night (it was a Christmas film after all)
To my surprise my browsing brought up Donovan's Reef!
I thought "go on then, I remember my mother watching it when I was a kid"
I actually enjoyed it a lot, John Wayne and Lee Marvin doing an annual bar fight in a tropical paradise.
Lots of anti racism messages throughout the film and Dorothy L'amour singing Silent Night (it was a Christmas film after all)
Eversummer
I eat rice thrice a day.
The Shallows, stalker shark. Later will watch Deliverance, as recommended by a good friend.
I rewatched it. Why do I punish myself by watching these biker movies? They are so awful.
It is very jarring how much the leads--especially Johnny Blue Eyes, clash with the real ones.
But he is also so skinny and insubstantial a presence that one wonders why they picked him. I think it is because they wanted a Peter Fonda clone and Robert Walker Jr--"hey, close enough and he's cheap."
Adam Rourke, AIP's poor man answer to John Cassavetes I guess, he was good in Frogs.
I think Mel Berger, Filmore, the smiling boss man in the shanty town, was the most interesting character. I had wondered what happened to Fatty Arbuckle. I see he just changed his name and got a buzz cut.
And it was a Dick Clark Production--and it did feel like an extended blooper reel.
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I remember seeing this many years ago. There seem to have been a few films around then with a steampunky comedy-adventure feel.
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Operation Mincemeat
A largely dull retelling of one of the most interesting espionage stories of WWII. Dragged out for an extra 30 minutes with a needless (and historically inaccurate) love story.
These type of WWII movies used to be done so much better back in the 50s and 60s. Perhaps because the people who made them lived through this period of time, maybe because much of the scenery (bombed out areas) and military vehicles and equipment were 'the real thing'.
A largely dull retelling of one of the most interesting espionage stories of WWII. Dragged out for an extra 30 minutes with a needless (and historically inaccurate) love story.
These type of WWII movies used to be done so much better back in the 50s and 60s. Perhaps because the people who made them lived through this period of time, maybe because much of the scenery (bombed out areas) and military vehicles and equipment were 'the real thing'.
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Thanks, I was sure there was another version, couldn't remember the title.
Just watched a trailer and it looks to be 100% better than 'Mincemeat'. A nice touch was that the real Ewen Monatgu got a minor role as an admiral admonishing the person who plays him in in The Man Who Never Was, which must have seemed quite surreal.
Apart from 'Fury' which was an interesting diversion, I haven't seen a decent WWII movie since Saving Private Ryan - 25 years ago now.
Return to Space (2022).
A doco showing the highs and lows of Elon Musk's attempts to send a manned rocket to the ISS. Although I had an overview of these events I was locked in for the entire two hours. Highly recommended.
A doco showing the highs and lows of Elon Musk's attempts to send a manned rocket to the ISS. Although I had an overview of these events I was locked in for the entire two hours. Highly recommended.
JunkMonkey
Lord High Vizier of Nowt
Robot Holocaust (MST3K) - after a long break the son and I rediscover the external hard drive stuffed full of MST3K goodness and enjoy some of the worst acting I have seen since... since the last time I watched Robot Holocaust back in 2007. We had fun.
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Hidden (2015)
A movie I hadn't heard of previously, but which sounded interesting. A family take shelter in a bunker after an unspecifies catastrophe. A year later they are still in their bunker, hoping to evade the creatures they call 'The Breathers' that patrol the ground above.
An interesting concept which could have been much better realised, and plenty of stuff in there that makes no sense at all.
Quite short at 78 minutes, which is just about the right running time for this movie.
A movie I hadn't heard of previously, but which sounded interesting. A family take shelter in a bunker after an unspecifies catastrophe. A year later they are still in their bunker, hoping to evade the creatures they call 'The Breathers' that patrol the ground above.
An interesting concept which could have been much better realised, and plenty of stuff in there that makes no sense at all.
Quite short at 78 minutes, which is just about the right running time for this movie.
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