Splendor in the Grass - (Kazan;1961;USA) - ***
A great film, mostly for it's screenplay handled very well by Kazan. Wood and Beatty are both very good in their roles. I don't think it's as great as some people say but it is a great film no less. There could've been improving on the pacing most of all.

I just finished watching Disc 1 of Kung Fu: Season 1. I had already seen the first 2 episodes before, but not the last 2 or the special features. Pretty good show, I think I'm gonna buy both seasons when I have a chance (and depending on price). Tomorrow I'm watching the Seven Samurai

Tell me what you think of Seven Samurai. It's the only film I've ever seen that I think is as good as The Godfather. Seven Samurai comes in at #2 on my list of the top 10 greatest films ever made.

PLEASE remind me of when I said that!

Anyway - I'm sure I said Robin Williams was GREAT -- because he IS! Not just comedy, but drama -- Williams is awesome.

If Pacino did a real comedy, I'd be able to judge him, too. But I don't think Author! Author! counts. Eww. :p

I sure will. I'll probably post something after I watch it here in a couple of hours.

Would you believe it was a woman who played Satan? Then again, I guess its not too hard to believe. (JK LADIES, you know I love you all. ) [/b][/quote]I did actually know that, but only because I saw the 'behind the scenes' thing about the movie a while ago. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to tell. Actually, I think there's some, not a lot, but some resemblance b/w how the Satan character looked and Marilyn Manson.

It's hard to believe, but The Passion came out a year ago already, last Ash Wednesday (even though the date is different).

The General **** (1st Time)
1926, Keaton, US
In the Civil War, a Confederate train driver pursues Union soliders when they kidnap his girl and engine.
A chase comedy with one visual gag after another; tremendously shot, wonderfully played, and delightful to watch.

Heat ***
1995, Mann, US
A work-obsessed cop and professional thief go head to head and cause an uproar in LA.
Immense crime epic which shows two obsessed loners on opposing sides of the law going head to head in LA; it seems desperate to make a simple plot convoluted, and with its best scene an hour from the end, it is overlong.

Songs From the Second Floor ***
2000, Andersson, Swe
In a city in which the traffic moves only a few yards every hour, the inhabitants suffer from insanity, vagrancy, impatience, old age, atheism, and more.
Fantastic, unique film in which every scene is an unedited long take. The pace is painstaking, and the timing is flawless; a masterpiece of modern surrealism.

11 ' 09 '' 01-September 11 ***
2002,
Makhmalbaf/Lelouch/Chahine/Tanovic/Ouedraogo/Loach/González Iñárritu/Truchot/Gitaï/Nair/Penn/Imamura,
Iran/Fr/Egypt/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Burkina Faso/GB/Mex/Isr/Ind/US/Jap
Eleven short films, each eleven minutes, nine seconds and one frame long, made by directors from around the world, about or around the attacks on the World Trade Centre in 2001.
A varied edcollaboration piece which presents the conflicting needs and duties of a wildly contrasting contemporary world. The most effective are (arguably) Ken Loach's remembrance of a CIA-backed coup d'etat of a democratically elected Chilean government on September 11, 1973; González Iñárritu's sound montage and Biblical metaphor of various sources taken from September 11; Amos Gitaï's one-take episode of a journalist's report of a Tel Aviv bombing just as the New York Trade Centres are attacked; and Samira Makhmalbaf's opening, in which an Afghan teacher tries to engage a young class with the tragedy of the World Trade Centre attacks.

GoodFellas ****
1990, Scorsese, US
The account of Henry Hill, an Irish-Italian gangster turned Government Witness.
Excellent depiction of crime, directed with an assured verve and energy that never lets up, so that every aspect of the tour de force filmmaking combine together for a treat for the senses.

A busy two days, to catch up on the lost weekend.

Mick

And why would I hate that so much? Johnny Depp, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Winslet? I can't wait!

Peter Pan is one of my favorite stories of all time. Hell, I thought Hook (1991) was awesome! It can't be any more fantastic/surreal than Neverland (2003) was. [/b][/quote]Even Johnny said that if you don't want to ruin your image of Peter Pan, don't see it. This of course made it even more interesting to me.

Short Cuts - (Altman;1993;USA) - ****
Better then Magnolia in pretty much every aspect. This film ties together the lives of about 22 people in L.A., twice as much or a little more then Magnolia in an excellent way. The whole cast does a great job in going with the film. The music, while I enjoyed Magnolia's more (not the pop songs) this also uses great music, mostly in the singer's scenes. A masterpiece and one of the best of the 90's.
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Thank you SO much goombah for reminding me that today was Ash Wednesday. I almost forgot and didn't go to church!

I did however just finish Seven Samurai. I thought it was good, but not great. I think it ran entirely too long and I was also dozing off quite a bit due to my illness. I'd like to watch it again when I'm more in the mood, but not a "great" movie as I had heard. That's just my opinion.

Anyone ever seen New York, New York? If so, is it any good?

Raging Bull - (Scorsese;1980;USA) - ****
Scorsese's best film IMO, although my favorite is Taxi Driver. I'm glad to finally watch it again for the first time in over six months as I refused to see it when I heard of the SE. The use of color, the acting, the cinematography, everything comes together. The home movies scene with the cuts to the stills of his fights is classic, as well as the last Sugar Ray fight. Robert DeNiro truly shines in what I think is his greatest acting. The whole supporting cast is strong as well from Moriarty, Pesci, Vincent, etc. This is in my Top Ten Best ever IMO, as well as the best of the 80's. A film that packs a punch stronger then any boxer.
And though I'm no Olivier, If he fought Sugar Ray he would say it the thing ain't the ring, its the play. So give me a stage, Where this Bull here could rage, And though I could fight I'd much rather recite: That's Entertainment.
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Stoked. Watch this. It's the real life story about a pro skater from the 80's named Mark Rogowski who ends up killing a girl.

I'm watching "The Last Waltz."

The Last Waltz - (Scorsese;1978;USA) - ***1/2
A great rockumentory that I enjoyed a lot. This features the last concert of "The Band" with in between song cuts of interviews Scorsese has with the band members. Along with The Band, special guests play with them, among them Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Muddy Waters and more. The performances are great and the interviews are also very good, I loved many of their anecdotes.

Congratulations. :rolleyes: :p

Congratulations. :rolleyes: :p [/b][/quote]You're just jealous.

Tonight I had time to watch 2 movies. The first I heard from 2 friends that was "great." Well I had never seen Trainspotting before, and from what I gathered from the film it was good but not great. For every line I understand, there was at least another 2 that I couldn't understand. Seriously, I only understood half of the movie. So I'll definintely have to watch that again (maybe with subtitles on, who knows?)

The 2nd movie that I watched was The Punisher. Since last weekend I've had an itch to view this movie again and I brought it back with me to college this week to do just that. Still never gets old for me!

Trainspotting is a great film, IMO. A fist in the stomach, but great.

Trainspotting is one of the best films of the 90s. Period.

Last night I watched:
2046 *** (1st Time)
2004, Kar-wai, Fr/Ger/HK/China
Returning from Singapore to Hong Kong in the late 1960s, a writer of futuristic erotic novels tries to forget a past love affair.
Although the narrative doesn't work quite as well as it perhaps could on an emotional level, this is as aesthetically phenomenal as anything made in the past twenty years; even in the sex scenes the director makes love to cinema, and not his characters.

Mick

I'm not saying Trainspotting wasn't a good movie (I enjoyed it), but I didn't understand hardly ANY of it with the accents. I'll probably definitely watch it again.

Would you prefer the Brits in it to speak with American accents?

If it makes it easier for me to understand than sure. I didn't mind the accents, but when I can't understand 50% or more of the dialogue in the movie, maybe plan B isn't so bad after all.

Yeah, I should have elaborated when I said it was one of the best of the 90s. It wasn't an attack on you, I was just commenting on it.

True Confessions ** (2nd time)
1981, Grosbard, US
A tough policeman confides in his brother, a priest, in solving a case involving the church. The slackly-told plot plays second fiddle to the brilliant acting throughout.

Wings of Desire *** (1st Time)
1987, Wenders, Fr/WGer
In Berlin, an angel falls in love with a human and decides to become mortal.
A rare kind of film: ambitious, ambiguous, and effectively realised; a beautifully shot film about life and love and the questions our very existence asks.

Mick

I still can't beleive i still havn't seen this film yet.Probley only De Niro film i havn't seen

I watched my Special Edition Malcolm X last night and man was that a good movie. I hadn't seen it in years but I always enjoyed it. It's about a 3 hour and 20 minute ride, but I was hardly ever bored through it at all yesterday. I plan on watching my Collector's Edition Raging Bull tonight

Once Upon a Time in America - (Leone;1984;Italy/USA) - ****
A former gangster returns to Manhattan after 30 years and remembers the past and decisions he regrets.
Sergio Leone's masterpiece. Better then his westerns, this was a great end to his career. The film is structured so well, that the slightest change would not work. It's long running time at 3 hours and 49 minutes would not work any less. The children actors are great in their roles. DeNiro and Woods were excellent in this film, and Elizabeth McGovern gives off a very good performance. It's a shame Leone isn't still making films today but then again, this is a great way to end. A film that has true depth and I rank as one of the greatest ever. Ennio Morricone's score is excellent.
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He returned to Manhattan.

Are you sure? I thought it was a Jewish section of Brooklyn.