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Mar 12, 2019 - 9:37 AM
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jackfu
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The Fugitive (1993) – 8/10
I think I’ve rated this one before, sorry. Watched it again last night and it always gets to me. One of my all-time favorites.
Honestly, every time I watch it I think: “If I’d been Kimble, I’d have let Nichols shoot Gerard in the back, then slam Nichols with the pipe instead of stopping him first. Then I’d tell Gerard ‘Sorry, I was a little late on that one, get well soon!’”
I mean, Gerard tried to kill Kimble when he fired at him, and while I believe in forgiveness, they sit in the car together and all’s well between them? I think I’d have had a few choice words for the CPD guys as well.
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Fugitive is a great example of how to make an action pic.
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Gung Ho! 1943
Randolph Scott in a wartime film. the story of Carlson's raiders, a special unit of marines who took Makin island. Interesting cast including very young Bob mitchum and noah beery (Rockford's dad). Much-used formula now but probably new-ish in 1943! It covers their recruitment and training and seeing action and also how Scott got his training from the chinese army.
Not townsfolk but this time Randolppphhh Scotttttt doing it for Marines.
6.9 out of 10.
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Mar 14, 2019 - 2:17 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) - 7/10
Ho-hum. Another superhero origin story. At least this one had the advantage (for me at least) of unfamiliarity, since I've never read a Captain Marvel comic in my life. Even more interesting to me, this is also to some extent an origin story for Nick Fury, leader of the Avengers. The film's post-credits teaser directly leads into the forthcoming AVENGERS: ENDGAME.
As for CAPTAIN MARVEL itself, it's about on a par with last year's VENOM origin story, although Brie Larson is certain easier on the eyes than is the blob from outer space that is VENOM. In the film, "Vers" (Larson) is a "warrior hero" of the Kree civilization, but has only fleeting memories of her recent past. She gradually learns of her history when she is sent to hunt down some dangerous aliens who have fled to Earth.
Turkish composer Pinar Toprak's score is standard issue for these sort of films. As a whole, CAPTAIN MARVEL doesn't have the humor of WONDER WOMAN or AQUAMAN (or any of their deeper undertones ). I don't see it getting a BLACK PANTHER Best Picture nod, either.
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X-MEN started great. Love the first two.
But then....echhhh!
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Gangster Squad
2013
I love films about 1930s/40s/50s gangsters and this wasnt bad but it was basically the Untouchables going after Mickey Cohen instead of Capone, but without Ennio's music!
Never seen Josh Brolin in a bad film yet but it was Sean Penn who stole the show as brutal boss Cohen. Well-staged tommy gun shootouts altho a little farcical at times - everything got shot up by a million bullets except the person they were aiming at. Quite watchable, Id give it 7.8 out of 10.
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Spectre
Nearly as awful as quantum. Started ok, alright until they blew up blofelds installation. Then the whole last hour finale was badly-contrived pointless hokum.
Didnt notice the music at all but the theme at the end was good, whoever wrote that.
5.5 out of 10.
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Mar 19, 2019 - 4:09 PM
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MusicMad
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The Intruder (1953) ... 4/10
Not the story-line I'd expected, the film, nonetheless, kept me interested ... as Colonel Merton tracks down a few men from his tank regiment to find out why one of them, a man he has loyalty to, has gone off the rails.
All very quaint, revealing a life which probably never existed, albeit scenes of bomb-damaged London were real enough (I shuddered at the thought of those kids playing in the rubble ... it looked so dangerous - I bet no-one completed a risk assessment before filming!)
The story is told in a series of flashbacks (one of which re: the current headmaster is a waste of time and adds nothing) and the acting throughout is competent. At my age it's great spotting all those actors I've known ... only somewhat younger. I've never been a great fan of Jack Hawkins but he is very good in this role.
A highlight was the early, unexpected, battle scenes ... more intense than the film deserved and it was good to see more realistic (real?) WWII tanks - the end credits did thank the Ministry of supply and War Department!!! These flashbacks tell us that these tank crews served in both Italy (Monte Cassino) and northern France (Caen) ... I don't know enough to query whether this was logical.
Good direction from Guy Hamilton (IMDb shows it as his second film in charge) and a fine score from Francis Chagrin. I have a short suite from Rumon Gamba/BBC Phil (Chandos 2005 release) which has never made much impression on me but I now look forward to hearing it again. The scoring behind one of the early tank battle scenes was very effective.
Mitch
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SPECTRE an improvement on SKYFALL?!
YOU are insane!
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