Posts from Gorch in thread „Last Non Western You Watched“

  • Last Non Western You Watched

    We went to the multiplex with another couple and saw "Last Vegas". Although it didn't receive rave reviews, we (and the packed audience) loved it. Not much of a plot, but very funny. Kevin Kline steals the whole movie.



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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    Hola, amigos.
    While I really do appreciate brevity, and the Duke was a man of few words - unless James Edward Grant was writing them - just dropping the name of a TV series episode or a film shouldn't be enough for these entries.
    Did you like what you viewed? Would you recommend it? Can you even summarize it? Who else was in the sucker?
    We - meaning me - don't give a damn what your daily calendar looks like when you drop in a couple of TV episodes. or an esoteric movie. That, however, is what most of the posts imply - I saw this - period!
    I think it should merit an elaboration if you're going to bother to post the time that you spent.

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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    Received the Starz series "Spartacus: War of the Damned" as a birthday gift. It contained the most gratuitous violence and sex I have ever seen in my 64 years. The language, bloodshed and full frontal nudity made me blush and wince.
    Loved every second of it.


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    BBC America has a series called "Copper" which is set in the Five Points area of lower Manhattan in 1864 and 1865. It's the same setting as "Gangs of New York" only right after the draft riots. I have the On Demand option so I watched all 15 episodes available to date.
    One hell of a series. It reminds me of Deadwood only with Irish cops, rich swells, houses of ill repute and even has a corpse fed to pigs. The violence is very graphic and this may not be for everyone's taste, but I have three generations of Irish cops in my family, my grandfather was even chief of detectives, so I'm inclined toward the subject matter.


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    Ran a blu ray movie called "Side Effects" which was in theaters a short time ago. Now I know why it's available so quickly. It starred Jude Law and Catherine Zeta Jones and I hope they didn't lose sleep after cashing their paychecks for this stinker.
    I have no idea why this turd was laid. As the old joke goes - "this movie wasn't released, it escaped". It makes "The Conqueror" look like "Ben Hur".
    You have been warned.



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    Took the family to see "Despicable Me 2" today in 3D. Two senior tickets, two adults and four kids' cost $72.00. Outrageous by any standards, but I spent almost as much time watching my grand kids' reactions to the 3D effects as I spent watching the movie.
    The movie was actually amusing and I don't regret a penny. If anyone wants to take their youngsters to this, pay the extra for the 3D and don't leave once the credits start.


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    Fathers' Day was filled with family and barbeque but this afternoon I was left without adult supervision and watched "Zulu Dawn" followed by "Zulu". Now I'm hyperactive and will have to take a St. Joseph's aspirin just to fall asleep.



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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    "Star Trek: Journey into Darkness" in 3D IMAX. I'm not much of a Star Trek fan, but have seen the original series in re-runs, and the films once or twice over the years, so I wasn't expecting much except a professional bit of storytelling and amusing banter from the protagonists. We've also seen remarkable 3D movies such as "Polar Express" and "Avatar", among others, so we figured we knew what the current state of 3D was.
    Well, we were wrong. This sucker knocks everything that proceeded it out of any park in the world - even Yellowstone Natural Park.
    The plot, acting, music, editing, sound and special 3D effects are stunning. I sat there grinning in the dark and dodging thrown objects like George W. Bush ducking under a shoe behind a podium.
    This is a 100% immersion into a filmed experience. I thought I was ten years old again and transported mind and body into a theater screen.
    It's a bit expensive, but if any of you can afford the excursion to an IMAX theater, this is the one to see. I'd advise watching the old "Wrath of Khan" movie as well as the the predecessor to this movie if you're spotty on some history.


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    Jay, I saw that one too and was fascinated. The best army training film I've ever seen.


    Also saw "Attack on the Iron Coast" on TCM. That one had slipped by me. It started slow but got lively near the end. The other problem I had was taking Lloyd Bridges seriously after seeing the Hot Shots movies.




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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    "Flight" starring Denzel Washington, which is not for anyone squeamish about flying. Started out great but went on too long. I wanted to flee the room and have a cocktail before it ended (so I did).



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    "Jack Reacher" starring everyone's favorite Hobbitt Tom Cruise. It was a very entertaining mystery that demands close attention to every scene in order to follow it. Cruise was actually effective, even though physically wrong for the character. Robert Duvall also is on hand as a an old ex Marine.
    Good show.




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    Ooohh, Jay - thanks for reminding me of Adrian Messenger. I'll have to dig that one out. Love Goldsmith's soundtrack.
    Ran the blu ray of "The Great Escape". Purists are sniping at the release, claiming that too much digital information was crammed onto one disc thereby reducing the picture quality. Maybe so, but it's a huge improvement over my DVD special edition. The pine forest around the compound is no longer just a green blob, you can discern actual branches. You can even see the cracks in Hilts' leather flight jacket.
    Best of all though is the improved sound. Ran this with the subwoofer and the windows rattled.
    For 10 bucks, it's worth it.



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    A complete coincidence with the last posts, but I just ran "Inherit the Wind" starring Spencer Tracy. It's an early '60s B&W film about the real Scopes "monkey trial" that was slugged out in court about evolution versus biblical interpretation being taught in school. The real lawyers were Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. I have no idea if the film is faithful to the court proceedings, but it is great cinema.
    Frederic March, Gene Kelly, Claude Akins, Harry Morgan and Noah Beery, Jr. all contribute to this fascinating work.



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    Lord help me, I watched "Wreck-it-Ralph" with two of my grandkids, ages six and three, and we all laughed aloud, but mostly at different times and for different reasons.
    It was captivating, cute, subversive and intelligent. My family gave me a reason to watch it. You are on your own.



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    "Skyfall" - the latest James Bond movie and one of the best. The stunts and fights are rousing and inventive with the shootout at the end being more traditional. It has some humorous moments, a memorable villain for a change, and the original James Bond theme is back.
    A little long, but we learn a little of Bond's background and there's an old "toy" that makes an appearance. Good viewing.



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    Wanted to see "Argo" before the Academy Awards were shown so we watched it last night. Found it to be thoroughly fascinating and exciting. The 1979 - 1980 era was perfectly recaptured and the acting was top notch - Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston and Ben Affleck were pitch perfect.
    Great entertainment.




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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    "Seven Psychopaths" - full of extreme violence, sick humor, dime store philosophy and excellent performances by Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell. We all laughed out loud and jumped at a few surprises, but it was one psychopath too many.




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    Had another sleepover with some of the grand kids which gave me an excuse to drag out "Gorgo" from the early sixties. They flipped out when they learned that the big monster was really a baby with a very large and very angry Mom. The three year old went from hiding under the blanket to saying how cute the critter was.
    I wouldn't recommend this one though to anyone over their ages and, of course, myself.



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  • Last Non Western You Watched

    "The Wild Geese". By all accounts, everyone had a ball making this one. Hard to believe that Burton, Harris, Moore and Kruger had sworn off alcohol for the shoot, but it shows on the screen.




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    Rocklin, you're reading my mind. I just received the Blue of "The Wild Geese" but plan on viewing it tomorrow. Ice Station has been on my mind since I noticed the other day that Jim Brown had starred with Ernest Borgnine in "The Dirty Dozen", "The Split" and Ice Station within a few years span.
    Anyway, today I watched "They Came to Rob Las Vegas", which I had always heard was good, but violent. It took awhile to get started but was more interesting and twisty than I had anticipated. Not a movie I plan on seeing again, but feel like I've filled in a gap in my movie history. It featured Jack Palance, Lee J. Cobb, Elke (sigh) Sommer, and Gary Lockwood.



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