Posts by analogrider15

Peter Reed81 said:Personally, I thought the Tito & Spider-Man concert at the beach in Miami was fantastic. You had that desolate beach atmosphere straight out of movies like "Dusk Till Dawn" and "Desperado." The only thing missing was Salma Hayek.

Who's claiming Salma Hayek wasn't there? Because I caught a glimpse of her while I was heading to the restroom!

Deo said:I caught them live last year in Belgrade—they were absolutely terrible. I walked out after barely an hour... and I actually like their music.

I don't know about you, but for me, that concert in Split was pure insanity; the performance and the energy in the crowd were a perfect ten.

Jessica King95 said:He was obviously on his phone.

What really drives me crazy is how almost every movie screening starts after 6:00 PM. That’s exactly when the matinee pricing ends and people start trying to squeeze in a quick call or text. And let's be honest, trying to type out a message in a pitch-black theater is a nightmare. By the time you actually finish sending a single text and get a reply, half the movie has already passed you by.😠

I caught Tito & Spider-Man performing live last night down in Split! It was an incredible show; they played out on a beach, and they even threw in those two tracks from the soundtrack, "After Dark" and "Angry Cockroaches."
The crowd was packed with these massive, burly bikers—honestly, I was just waiting for someone to strip down and have vampires fly out of them... And man, you should have seen the bassist. Some girl with pigtails looking like Britney Spears... it was almost comical, Ali G style... but she absolutely shreds on the bass. 👍
The vibe was electric, pure underground rock; I felt like I had stepped straight into a Tarantino flick. Everyone was chanting "Tito, Tito..." in unison. I even picked up a shirt. Now I’m going to spend the next few days walking around town acting like a big shot, just to spite all the preppy types!🙂

analogrider15 said:And let’s talk about his performance specifically. He barely even speaks in this movie—just a handful of lines—yet he remains an absolute LEGEND. It’s all in the physicality, the presence, the way he carries himself. Just think back to that one scene with the young girl; honestly, nobody else could have pulled off that intensity. If you can even call it "acting" at that point.👍

Oh, please. I’m sure he actually went all the way right there on set, in front of everyone—the director, the camera crew, the set designers, the lighting techs... Everyone was probably just standing there in awe because Robert De Niro is such a powerhouse that he actually lives the role.
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Nancy Smith4 said:Personally, I consider "Jackie Brown" to be an excellent piece of cinema. It serves as Tarantino's heartfelt homage to the 70s blaxploitation era, capturing that specific soul and R&B essence perfectly. If you're planning to watch it, I'd highly recommend brushing up on the classics like the original "Shaft" or "Foxy Brown" first. In this particular outing, De Niro is essentially playing second fiddle to Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robert Forster; while his segment is certainly engaging, he isn't the one driving the narrative forward.

"Jackie Brown" is honestly subpar. It feels like De Niro only signed on because he missed out on being part of "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction" and was trying to maintain his status as a "cool" actor—only to realize he missed the boat. This movie is just mediocre; it doesn't even come close to the caliber of Tarantino's earlier work.

Personally, I found the film to be excellent; the dialogue feels grounded in reality, and the plot maintains a gripping tension throughout. It stands out as one of the finest war movies I have ever had the pleasure of watching. My only real gripes lie with the action sequences, which felt somewhat unconvincing—specifically the lack of visceral impact during combat and those overly choreographed, almost comical falls when characters perish. Additionally, the editing could have been tighter; you can tell the audio occasionally desyncs from the dialogue, though these are ultimately minor technical hiccups. 😎

hollowranger22 said:Man, it’s honestly a travesty that nobody has brought up the absolute classics when it comes to film soundtracks...
I practically grew up listening to some of these...
Flashdance
Footloose
Cocktail

And even some more recent ones...
Dirty Dancing...

LOL! Please tell me you're joking. 🙂

For those $6.75 amount I’m being asked to shell out for this card, I could just buy four craft beers and actually enjoy my night instead.

quietorca27 said:I was wondering when this movie is finally going to hit theaters here in the States?!

Personally? I sincerely hope it never does.

redowl90 said:I was reading somewhere that back when he was a nobody just grinding out scripts, he lived on nothing but potatoes for two months straight just to scrape together rent. Apparently, he ended up in the ER because his digestive system completely revolted—though honestly, what else would you expect after a sixty-day diet consisting solely of starch? 🙂

Personally, I think this whole potato anecdote is a bit much. It sounds like one of those exaggerated tall tales people cook up to make a biography more dramatic, like someone claiming they’re terrified of furniture from the era of Louis XIV. It's likely just some colorful fiction added for flavor later on.

I suspect De Niro realizes that the golden age of Hollywood cinema has gone straight to hell. These days, coherent scripts are practically extinct. Even when someone actually manages to stumble upon a decent idea, the industry immediately rushes to churn out sequels (like some derivative version of The Matrix) or tie-ins for some mindless PC game. Everything is just comic book adaptations or various pieces of garbage produced with astronomical budgets and even higher returns. Producers are raking in billions overnight. Everyone is chasing the almighty dollar, so why shouldn't he? Given how many kids he’s fathered with those Black women, he’s certainly got enough on his plate to keep him busy.
Furthermore, it seems he has reached that stage of life where he simply doesn't care about leaving a lasting legacy anymore. With these recent films, it feels like he's almost mocking the very concept of serious acting and the powerhouse performances from his early career, such as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver.
Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if I saw him showing up in Harry Potter.
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In my estimation, we are looking at one of the most charismatic actors currently working in Hollywood. It is truly a shame he didn't dive into acting much earlier in his career. The first project of his I ever encountered was One False Move, though in that specific instance, he was credited as a screenwriter rather than an actor. That film came out back in 1992, and while I can't recall every granular detail of the plot after all this time, I vividly remember being absolutely captivated by it. It’s a stellar piece about a small-town cop who finds himself entangled in a murder investigation.
On a side note, does anyone else remember him playing that completely dim-witted mechanic with the shotgun in Stone's U-turn? Personally, I think that was one of his funniest turns, right up there with his performance in Homegrown.
I actually sat down tonight to watch Behind The Badge on DVD. It’s a solid film, though I have to say, it feels like Thornton is starting to fall into a bit of a pattern with these roles where he plays the gritty, old-school police officer from the American West.

Jesse Young4 said:Hey everyone, what’s the deal with the Pulp Fiction soundtrack?🙏

In my estimation, the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack doesn't offer anything particularly exceptional—at least not from my perspective. I can appreciate two or three tracks, specifically Chuck Berry's "You Can Never Tell" and "Flowers on the Wall" by The Statler Brothers. Beyond those specific selections, however, the rest of the album strikes me as quite mediocre.

Go ahead and list your top 10 soundtracks—I'm curious to see what your taste in film scores actually looks like.
Here are mine:

1. "From Dusk Till Dawn"

2. "Twin Peaks"

3. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

4. "Mission: Impossible" (that one starring Robert De Niro, scored by Ennio Morricone)

5. "A Fistful of Dollars" (by Ennio Morricone)

6. "Taxi Driver"

7. "The Diplomat"

8. "Fight Club"

9. "Man of Rain"

10. "Blade 2"

Jessica King95 said:My apologies, I completely missed that this thread was titled "Training Day - positive review." I'll be more careful next time, I swear.

It’s a shame I can't recall enough specific details about the movie to tear it apart properly. And honestly, if I were to sit down and watch it again right now, I don't think I could stomach it.

Did you actually watch the movie, or were you just chatting on your phone during the screening?

I caught this one in theaters, and honestly, I was blown away. It’s miles ahead of 90% of the Western action flicks flooding the market lately—those overproduced messes packed with cheap sentimentality and exhausted, forced stunt sequences. And before anyone asks, don't go thinking this is some imitation of Jackie Chan; it has absolutely nothing to do with those Hong Kong tropes.
If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend grabbing a copy once it hits the rental market on DVD. You won't regret it.

The movie hits you with this eerie sense of realism when it comes to those street gangs; they actually filmed it on location in some of the most notorious, high-crime neighborhoods in the States...
While the ending felt a bit cliché, it’s an excellent film overall, anchored by a masterclass performance from Denzel Washington.