I don't mind a slow pacing movie at all (but who can honestly enjoy this pointless 30min. wedding scene in the beginning). I mean, a lot of people seem to really love it, you can count me to the haters.
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I don't mind a slow pacing movie at all (but who can honestly enjoy this pointless 30min. wedding scene in the beginning). I mean, a lot of people seem to really love it, you can count me to the haters.
A timeless British classic from 1949, the Ealing Studios (film/movie) "Kind Hearts and Coronets", with Dennis Price, Alec Guinness (playing eight roles), Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood, absolutely priceless, classy, elegant, hilarious.....simply brilliant. What a screenplay.....
I remember that one well. The D'Ascoyne dynasty.
All sterling players.
I saw it on TV sometime in the early 80s, and cried with laughter; simply exquisite, classic, sheer sardonic elegant brilliance.
Recently, as I wished to see it again (ah, progress, the relentless - but welcome - march of technological advance), I treated myself to a boxed set of Ealing Studios classics on DVD and - as the excellent screen of my MBA is more than equal to the task - I decided to watch "Kind Hearts and Coronets" tonight. Ah, so clever, cynical, classy, and funny. One of my all time favourites.
Dennis Price was so dry in his humour it almost made you cough.
But enough of this. Sorry.
But enough of this. Sorry.
No, it was every bit as brilliant, scintillating, witty, barbed and classy as I had remembered. And - while Alec Guinness has subsequently claimed (and been awarded) plaudits for his terrific portrayal of eight members of the D'Ascoyne family - Dennis Price was simply superb as Louis. And that dry, sardonic voiceover.....
I'm going to watch Jurassic Park here in a few minutes when I start my next ZBrush session.
I like to watch movies while working (if I don't need my second monitor). Keeps me entertained.
I like to watch movies while working (if I don't need my second monitor). Keeps me entertained.
I watched "Paul" last night. At this point, I think I can just assume that a Simon Pegg movie will be worth watching. This one was no exception.
Watched XMen Origins: Wolverine
This movie got me excited by the future of the X-Men series, that they could make a movie as good as the first two, until this expectation was dashed by X-Men First Class. It's hard to put my finger on what makes characters larger than life and endowed with a mysterious mutant quality. It's the actors and their conviction, the story, the direction, the music, and the editing all mixed together in a cauldron that sometimes results in magic.
This movie got me excited by the future of the X-Men series, that they could make a movie as good as the first two, until this expectation was dashed by X-Men First Class. It's hard to put my finger on what makes characters larger than life and endowed with a mysterious mutant quality. It's the actors and their conviction, the story, the direction, the music, and the editing all mixed together in a cauldron that sometimes results in magic.
Collected the Uncanny X-Men series during the 90s (Jim Lee!), but was very dissapointed by the first movie..haven't seen any other since that. Glad that you like 'em!
Because some user here were praising the Alec Guiness movie, I gave it a shot:
watched The Lavender Hill Mob yesterday and will continue this afternoon with The Ladykillers (incl. Peter Sellers, really looking forward to this one!) and Reed's Odd Man Out with the distinguished James Mason.
You might want to also check-out his The Man In The White Suit and Our Man In Havana.
A bonus in the second one is Ernie Kovaks as a Cuban chief-of-police.
I will!
Besides the movies I mentioned above, I just bought Passport to Pimlico, The League of Gentlemen (movie, not the series) and Kind Hearts and Coronets, don't know where to start!
I just noticed that my collection of british cinema was rather thin until now..mostly stuff from the 30/40s.
Edit: wow, just wow: Odd Man Out. Everybody who likes The Third Man will love this movie.
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Which one?
The one that Bond fans hate, with Woody Allen and a cast of clowns, or the new one?
I will!
Besides the movies I mentioned above, I just bought Passport to Pimlico, The League of Gentlemen (movie, not the series) and Kind Hearts and Coronets, don't know where to start!
I just noticed that my collection of british cinema was rather thin until now..mostly stuff from the 30/40s.
Edit: wow, just wow: Odd Man Out. Everybody who likes The Third Man will love this movie.
Try starting with "Kind Hearts and Coronets"; it is simply brilliant.......
As a huge Peter Sellers fan, I like some scenes in it very much: "Look of Love", first encounter with Ursula...but altogether it is too much patchwork, and I can't stand these 60's chaotic slapstic-chase moments (e.g. people running through different rooms for about ten minutes). This concept ruined almost the brilliant first Pink Panther and What's new Pussycat in my opinion.
Kind hearts and Coronets will be examined closely this afternoon. High expectations, but I guess it will excel in the test.
Woody Allen was in the original Casino Royal? I thought it was David Niven. I did not care for the original either.
You all might think I'm crazy, but a movie that as a teenager I thought was hilarious and would like to see again is What's Up Tiger Lilly, Woody Allen's debut movie where he took a Japanese action movie and re-dubbed it turning it into a story about a secret egg salad recipe.
AND I just discovered it's available on Netflix! I'll report back. Oh, I like Sleeper too also available for instant queue.
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Both of them plus Peter O'Toole, Peter Sellers and Orson Welles.
I liked the 2006 version somehow..it partly played in Venice which is an asset to every movie (haven't seen the horrendous acclaimed The Tourist yet, and if, that would be the sole reason).
Enjoy, savour, and cry with laughter. It is simply one of the blackest, most elegant, barbed, well-scripted and acted movies I have ever seen. Very sharp social satire, and very, very witty.
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And what an enjoyable afternoon delight it was indeed. Besides him killing a lot of innocents, I can very much relate to Louis. The best laugh I had, when Guinnes, as the enthusiastic husband of Edith, is jolly hopping through the hall to his woodshed in favor of some developer or fixing solution.
Priceless!
Delighted you enjoyed it. The scene where the parson is killed is also priceless.......
Blue Dahlia and 3:10 to Yuma from the 50s. Much, much better than the recent remake. Blue Dahlia had a lot of nice one-liners of great wisdom like "Practically all the people were strangers when I first met them."
I actually like a lot that the older movies are minimum half as long as the newer ones.
I actually like a lot that the older movies are minimum half as long as the newer ones.