Directed to those speaking of American Beauty -

Batts? The character's name was Fitts. :p
I'm surprised I remember that... I haven't watched the film in ages.

Fame, Mrs. McBain was willing to do anything to keep from being killed, including using her body.

Bullitt - (Yates;1968;USA) - ****
After the witness he was protecting is killed, Frank Bullitt tries to find those responsible, while being bothered by a politician who only cares about his public image.
This and Dirty Harry are among the best cop thrillers ever, if not the two best. This was made first, and along with the Siegel film, it proves to be not only a very influential film, but an intelligent one at that. From the opening credits to the perfect ending scene, this is an excellent film. Steve McQueen also proves to be an icon of cool. He fits his character perfectly in every way. The Charger-Mustang chase is also one of the best chases ever, and a classic scene itself.
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I FINALLY got Lady Snowblood in the mail today through Blockbuster Online. I was so excited to see this movie and it didn't disappoint at all. I was a little upset because the disc freeze twice so I had to skip some stuff (only about 5 minutes or so) but I still really enjoyed the movie. It's very easy to see how this movie influenced Quentin and Kill Bill Vol. 1 with the excessive blood, music, storyline, chapter titles, etc. Any fan of Kill Bill Vol. 1, I HIGHLY suggest getting your hands on this DVD. Now I just gotta try to buy this puppy

I just watched Apocalypse Now for the 3rd time. Toward the end of it, I just began to truly realize how unbelievably insane that movie is.

It is perhaps the greatest movie on the Viet Nam war era. I still need to see Apocalypse Now Reduex, which is a director's cut of sorts.

Dead Man's Shoes **** (Top 100) (3rd Time)
2004, Meadows, GB
An ex-soldier returns to his rural home town in order to avenge the bullying of his younger, retarded brother.
Brilliantly realised drama which plays like a serial-killer horror (at one point, there is a point-of-view shot behind a gas mask, breathing included). Phenomenal performances and a well-judged tone throughout mark this an endurable tale of revenge, redemption and justice.

Mick

Bullitt - (Yates;1968;USA) - ***1/2
After the witness he was protecting is killed, Frank Bullitt tries to find those responsible, while being bothered by a politician who only cares about his public image.
Although I still enjoyed it just as much in the second viewing, paying more attention to the plot it seemed to be less impressive. The bulk of the film's greatness comes from McQueen, the car chase, and a nice direction to support it. The plot was only good. Still this is a must-see for the good qualities it does have, including the San Francisco cinematography. A great classic crime film I'm glad to have recommended to me, with a more noticeably classic car chase that William Friedkin probably had inspiration from.
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Identity (03/James Mangold/US) 6/10

An entertaining horror/mystery/thriller that has an interesting plot.

Which I think shouldn't be credited for, since the film is supposedly a remake of not one, but two films. :p

You mean Ten Little Indians and Murder on the Orient Express?

The first, but I don't know about the latter. The other film is And Then There Were None.

Vercetti, And Then There Were None (1945) is the same film as Ten Little Indians (also known as Ten Little ******s, the third word of which will probably be censored).

Mick

This film is the same as Ten Little Indians/Ni***rs?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0037515/

EDIT: I didn't see your "1945"

I've just done some research, and there's also a 1965 version of Ten Little Indians.

Mick

Yes, those two titles are the same. Ten Little Indians aka And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express are both great movies but the twist in this movie was new to me and I'd not seen such a thing in those movies.

******spoiler***********

The idea of those people getting killed one by one by room keys being in their side when found dead might have been the same as the first movie. The fact that they were all connected is like Murder on the Orient Express. The rest was pretty new to me.

The Longest Yard was the movie of the day for my ma and myself. I had been wanting to see this for some time because I really think the last Adam Sandler movie that I saw in the theater was Mr. Deeds, so it was good to see an Adam Sandler movie in the theater again. I'm happy that it stayed in the theater this weekend. It was pretty funny but I wouldn't say it was nearly as good as Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore (which I had heard prior to viewing this film). It'll be out on DVD in September and I'll be buying it.

Collateral - (Mann;2004;USA) - ***1/2
A nihilistic, sociopath hitman forces a cabbie to drive him around to complete 5 contracts.
Visually wonderful, well written crime thriller. Michael Mann brings us one of the best Neo-Noir's of the last several years, and one of the best films of 2004. Tom Cruise is great in his role as the icy hitman. Jamie Fox proves he can act, a step higher then he did in Ali and Any Given Sunday. The music is great as is the dialogue.
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Sometime this week I'll be writing a new review since my last one was written based off of theater memory and a bad copy with damaged audio.

Yesterday I watched "Matchstick Man" with Nicolas Cage. Definitely not a masterpiece, but nice. BTW, I still can't tell if Nicolas Cage is actually a good actor or just a decent one. I think this time he was outstanding in the role, but I could be biased by his fascinating staring bleu eyes.... :p

I watched You've Got Mail on TV today, and though I'd seen it several times before, I've just really developed a great appreciation for it this time around. I love Tom Hanks, and Meg Ryan is just adorable. They make such a great on screen couple, and the movie is just so sweet. It's got funny parts in addition to the romance, and I really enjoy the mix. (Even a few GF references... ) I guess I was in the mood for chick flicks tonight, because I'm now watching Sleepless in Seattle on and off, and I'm just sitting alone sniffling.

I must agree, Lavi! Though I haven't seen that movie, I loved him in Moonstruck.

WOW, they are two of my fav romantic comedies ever, Gina! Especially You got mail, it's soooooooooo cute!!! I agree, Gina, Tom and Meg make a great on screen couple. I wonder why Meg wanted to make such a change with "In the cut"...I understand she did not like to be labelled once and for all as America's sweetie and wanted to change...but that playing role was a mistake, IMO.

Ah....the flour-drenched sexiest baker in movie history!!!

I'm watching Sleepless now, and I think You've Got Mail is definitely my favorite of the two. I still love the story for Sleepless, and I'm enjoying it, but all I've done is cry (and laugh a bit)! I hadn't heard of In the Cut until you mentioned it, and I looked it up. I think she was perfect as America's sweetheart, so it's sad to see she changed over like that.

Oh, yes! My parents were the ones who had me watch it, and I had no idea what it was going to be like, but he immediately caught my attention.

He is a great actor and did a great job in Matchstick Men. I really enjoyed this movie.

What was wrong with In the Cut? I think it was an entertaining horror/thriller.

I liked In The Cut, but I agree, Meg Ryan does romantic comedies like nobody's business.
On another topic- I just saw Full Metal Jacket for the first time ever and as you may imagine- was BLOWN AWAY by it. What an awesome film-and it never received an academy award? That's crazy. That Vincent D'onofrio was amazing-he was totally creepy the whole time and freaked me out! Someone I love was in the Marine Corp for about 22 yrs, he's retired now and so I was curious to watch it-because it's one of his favorites. I was very surprised to see how much I liked it. It was hardcore, raw, realistic, and kept me interested and attentive the whole movie.

BULLSHIT! Sound off like you gotta pair! love this film.

PP

I watched "Midnight Run" today, what you think about it? I can say it's a pretty entertaing movie, very well-done and well-acted (De Niro is great again), no more than that. I'd give it a 7,5 out of 10 rating.

Spellbound - (Hitchcock;1945;USA) - ***1/2
A psychiatrist tries to help a man with amnesia find out what happened to the doctor he was pretending to be and why he's troubled by a past he can't remember.
Another classy mystery from the master. Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman have very good chemistry. Although the ending seemed to be a little rushed, it's still a great Hitchcock film. Recommended to fans of him. The film also features a very good score and nice dream sequence done by Salvador Dalí, who seems to be one of the popular surrealists. Another great direction.

I think Meg Ryan was totally miscast as the frustrated sex-obsessed teacher in this pretentious noir. As I wrote before, I understand an actress may need to change the kind of movies she plays in and possibly Meg wanted to show us a darker side of her talent. But she got those bright bleu eyes, that light face, that sunny smile...I don't know...I felt she (not unlike we, the public) was not at ease in those turbid, ambiguously perverted atmospheres. The film itself is of course well directed by the Oscar winner Jane Campion, but the plot is far from being original. Predictable and "already seen-like", it left me as cool as a cucumber. Where was the thriller?
I do hope Meg will soon come back to a romantic comedy movie. I understand she is not 30 anymore, but who cares when she enlightens the whole screen with that smile? Leave oral sex scenes to other actresses, you don't need to prove anything, Meg.

A great movie. Absolutely!

Funny, I think she was miscast in Sleepless in Seattle or maybe the whole movie was cheesy and no one could have saved it anyway. Okay, I think I'm gay but I hated this movie and I think In the Cut was way better than the former mentioned.

:rolleyes: Sleepless in Seattle is one of my fav sappy tear jerking chick flicks ever!!