Andrew Scott98 said:Look, just so we don't spiral into a massive debate over what people love to call "conspiracy theories"—which is really just a fancy way of saying someone's being skeptical—I'm honestly hoping we eventually get a cinematic masterpiece about 9/11 that hits as hard as Oliver Stone's JFK did.
Oh, it's already been made, my friend, it's already been made:
Greengrass mentioned how those passengers were essentially the very first citizens of the post-9/11 world. By the time their plane actually lifted off the runway—after sitting there for a 45-minute delay, no less—one WTC tower had already been hit and the Pentagon was already under attack. While everyone down on the ground was still stumbling around in total confusion, wondering what on earth was happening or who was behind it all, those folks on that flight already knew exactly what kind of reality they were facing.
If my memory serves me right, that plane slammed into the ground at about 622 miles mph, leaving pretty much nothing left of it. It’s funny because conspiracy theorists love to jump on that fact, using it as "proof" in their little theories to claim the plane wasn't even there in the first place. 🙄
An intermission is really just a convenient excuse to cram in even more commercials (as if all those ads before the movie hadn't already been quite enough).
People just can't help but write about a movie sometimes from their own little perspective, I suppose, mostly because everyone always ends up looking at cinema through such a personal lens anyway.
I have to admit, Ebert is way more imaginative and biting when he starts getting sarcastic.
And man, that ending is pure genius: "Catholics and fucking Jews—we were already burning each other while Martin Luther was still just a twinkle in his father's eye!"
Just over a month ago, he went in for a routine procedure to remove a malignant tumor from his salivary gland. They ended up having to remove and reconstruct part of his right jaw during the process. Then, just when he was finally ready to head home, things took a turn for the worse when blood vessels at the surgical site ruptured—apparently, the tissue had become quite fragile due to radiation treatments he underwent three years back. He ended up being rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Thankfully, he’s out of the woods now, though recovering from those kinds of complications is a long, messy road that doesn't exactly follow a straight line. On the bright side, the doctors are feeling really optimistic about everything.
Thumbs up for Roger. 👍
By the way, the reviews are being handled by Jim Emerson now—he's the editor over at rogerebert.com.
It’s honestly kind of ironic when you think about it—the only group in the whole movie that actually showed a shred of integrity was Hezbollah. 😬
Given all this recent Middle Eastern mess we've been dealing with, I have a feeling that from now on, the only way we're going to see any representation of Hezbollah is through the lens of Hollywood cinema. 🤣
A window into the backyard — you know, that moment when the camera pans over a smashed camera, then focuses on a framed photo taken by that very same device, and finally lands on a leg in a cast—and suddenly the whole audience realizes exactly what happened to Stewart.
Are we talking about a single, powerhouse opening shot similar to the ones Jim Emerson and his readers used to obsess over? Or are we actually discussing the sequence of shots that build up the film's beginning? Let's pick a lane.
Honestly, I feel like Jerry Bruckheimer is probably the biggest copycat in the entire Hollywood industry! 👎
Are you sure about that?
The Monkey Island series was partially inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and Monkey Island 2 features a number of tributes to it, particularly a scene with a guard dog in a prison being lured by a bone and Disneyland underground tunnels and "e-tickets" in the closing scenes.
Jose Chase2 said:Your thread focuses on stop-motion adventure films, whereas mine is just about adventure movies in general.
To be fair, I think stop-motion is more of a technique used for special effects rather than its own specific subgenre, especially since you can see traces of it throughout every single Indiana Jones movie.
Jose Chase2 said:By the way, can someone remind me who that little girl was? I have this vague memory of her from when I was a kid.
That would be Durica, played by Ivica Bednjanac. If I recall correctly, she ended up being in Smiba.
The title of this thread was 'Ray Harryhausen and those old adventure films' Jose Chase2 started rambling about adventure movies after being inspired by Allan Quatermain, while I went off on my own tangent about Ray Harryhausen. I mean, honestly, why on earth would we need two separate threads when they’re basically talking about the exact same thing?
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