2001: A Space Odyssey (1968/United States) (http://www.ya-shin.com/images/imdb-logo-30px.png) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622)
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It's inception is fascinating, with many people assuming it is an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's book, but in fact it was a true collaboration with both the book and the film developed in sync, influencing one another.
You might find it interesting, but it's important to remember that no-one really knows what it actually means! In that sense, it is pure cinema.
The Italian Job (Widescreen Collection) (1969/United Kingdom) (http://www.ya-shin.com/images/imdb-logo-30px.png) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064505)
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The Big Doll House (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) (1971/United States)
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The Woman (2011/United States)
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The Woman[/size] (2011/United States)
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...and like a multi-layered onion we discover more and more what they are about as each layer gets peeled away. I found my self looking at the screen with a dropped jaw multiple times.
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P.S.: Jon's in-depth review can be found here (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,7523.msg148278.html#msg148278).
I said my piece already in reply to Jon's review. One of my misgivings was that the film does play the shock and surprise angle, but never succeeds, because it is all telegraphed long before it happens.I had looked back at the other thread but didn't necessarily want to reopen the discussion. I found certin things to appear telegraphed, but some only in hind sight. I did not quite expect...
Glad you liked it, Achim! Thanks for the link. Did you watch the extras? Very good, especially the Q&A panel.I was quite surprised at how much I liked it.
Amélie (2001/France)
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The Delta Force (1986/United States)
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The Last Boy Scout (1991/United States)
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The Delta Force (1986/United States)
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This is classic action cinema of the late 80s/ early 90s. Tony Scott working off a script by Shane Black, with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans, this puts an interesting spin on the buddy movie, with Bruce Willis playing the guy who is simply doing the right thing, although he lacks certain social skills on occasion, and Damon Wayans is out to revenge the murder of his girlfriend. The dialog is great (Black's trademark), the direction is great (Tony Scott doing his thing), beautifully photographed and with a great score by Michael Kamen. The film is very well paced allowing us to breathe every once in a while and given us enough back story and character tidbits to make us care.
Next to T2 and Last Action Hero , The last Boy Scout is one of my favorite 90s action movies.
Wait, what? :o Hanna Schygulla is in this?Well, yes. Mostly in the first half, she plays the purser of the hijacked plane. But by the way she acts you can tell she'd rather be somewhere else :hysterical: Clearly a gig for the money, I'd say.
And to mention 'The Last Action Hero' .. i thought i was the only one who liked/had this film :-)Not sure why that is, but I have liked it ever since I first saw it. It didn't have to grow on me first... Although, thinking about it now, I think I must add True Lies to the list :laugh:
I too enjoyed The Last Boy Scout. Have you seen The Long Kiss Goodnight? I think you'd dig that also.Yes, seen it before and quite like it. Has a bunch of really cool moments and the female hero was still a new thing then :thumb up:. But compared to Last Boy Scout, True Lies or T2 it clearly shows that Renny Harlin is not quite in the big league. Only film where he managed to get there himself is Cliffhanger, another one of my favorites.