Posts by northerncrane4

Brian Williams said:Trailer

Thanks, man. You're a real friend.

quietdriver3 said:the pacing and editing remind me of "Natural Born Killers"

Good grief, now that would be something—"Moulin Rouge" directed by Oliver Stone. 😁

wearygardener13 said:Is this even worth watching?

Not really. I'm not even sure I'd call it a movie—it's more like a pile of shots just slapped together.

There's enough material here for a decent mid-length feature—stretched out to a full movie, perhaps. It’s not uninteresting, but it isn't quite ready for a feature film.

Come on, just admit you were secretly relieved when—without giving anything away—one of those characters actually made it out alive?

quietdriver3 said:I guess the lesson from Cutthroat Island is that you shouldn't be completely brainless when it comes to casting.

He probably needed one more flop to finally realize that.

quietdriver3 said:It’s honestly fascinating to me—how this guy even finds work after what happened with Cutthroat Island.

I'm terrified of him—he's huge and hangs out with hockey players.

wearygardener13 said:Actually, I love Harlan—the guy is a legend. Take The Long Kiss Goodnight, for example; it’s an absolute blast.🙏🙏

If they spent half as much time on gunfights and mayhem as they did on psychological profiling, this would be even better. But when the shooting starts, the fights break out, things blow up, and deer come crashing through the windshield? That’s top-tier stuff.

My heart breaks for how Cutthroat Island flopped at the US box office. I watched it wide-eyed and totally hooked. "Bad Doug!" 🤣 🤣 🙏 🙏

wearygardener13 said:😲 😲 😲

Unbelievable—though I guess we actually agree on one thing here. 🙂

Give me a break—as if I don't realize you only love this movie because some Christian survives at the end thanks to a crucifix. 🙂 😎

wearygardener13 said:Deep Blue Sea is great. Smuđ—shut up. 😠 😁

No, seriously—it's a damn fun movie. That iconic scene with Samuel L. Jackson is pure cinematic gold. I mean it. Very few people can direct action quite like Harlin does.

Walter Fowler53 said:😎 Samuel L. Jackson is the man! 😎

The only thing I don't get—and it's a big one—is why he's returning to a genre where he's already hit the ceiling.

Amanda Lopez50 said:...adding a few descriptive adjectives, verbs, and nouns alongside all that beauty wouldn't hurt 🙂

After that post of yours? I wouldn't dare.

Amanda Lopez50 said:...so, my friends, let me hear you out...🙂
...we've covered all sorts of cinema, but I don't think we've touched on "political" films yet... do you even like movies where the core theme involves a political event, a specific figure, or anything that could be labeled as political? What does a "political film"—one that actually deals with politics—even mean to you? Are we talking about overtly political films that challenge the status quo (like Fahrenheit 451 or, more recently, V for Vendetta)? Or those that tackle political themes head-on (Ararat, Good Night, and Good Luck)? Perhaps they are films that critique specific public policies through a narrative lens (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu as a critique of healthcare policy, or Rosetta as a look at employment policy)? Or maybe they deal directly with political ideologies and movements (Barbarian Invasion, or even Hair and Wolf Time—which draws from Hobbes)? Then there are the ones that do it uncomfortably indirectly (Dear Wendy, Videodrome, Caché)—films that confront us with everyday "global injustices" (Winterbottom, Haneke). Or perhaps you consider a film political if it merely alludes to government failures, plays with concepts of power and authority, or depicts their abuse—shamelessly leaking ideology while questioning our perceptions of order (for instance, a friend of mine thinks Dogville might actually be the most political film of all...)? Do you believe films carry any actual political weight (I always fondly recall how American youth employment policy shifted following Rosetta 🙂, though that seems to be a lonely example...)?

Yes.

Lawrence Booth2 said:uh we aren't talking about the same image

You're thinking of that shot with the water 😁 from the start of Braindead—I'm talking about the dismemberment at the end of Day of the Dead.

I'm referring to this post.

Lawrence Booth2 said:Not really Day of the Dead

It’s not really Day of the Dead—it’s Braindead.

And the first one is Braindead.

raw material said:Fine, my bad—I got carried away. FMJ is solid, but honestly, that ending could have landed much harder...

The ending is sarcasm par excellence! You've got the US military marching through the scorched remains of Vietnam, singing the "Mickey Mouse Fan Club" anthem. And right there with them? An anti-war Private Joker, just feeling good.

Paul Wright18 said:Quentin Tarantino would be genuinely insulted that you haven't even brought him up yet. 🤣

Quentin Tarantino is a total wimp. Haugh!

urbanhawk28 said:Full Metal Jacket is just some preachy, whiny ending—typical for those mainstream Hollywood trash flicks where everything wraps up with a good guy riding into the sunset after ten minutes of whining about the meaning of life and the triumph of good.

😂 You’re even more unhinged than old Kaćunko! 😵 👏

Richard Fowler68 said:Braindead—the whole ending. A house full of "zombies" and a lawnmower. 😁

Oh, right—and every time Wile E. Coyote outsmarts himself, only to end up plummeting into a canyon under a massive boulder.