Posts by velvetcrane57

Here go those irritating characters again

Golden Flower

Walter Fowler53 said:Darth Vader is just so annoying. I honestly don't get how people can call him the best villain 😂

Oh, come on now—how can you possibly speak so poorly of Darth Vader? The man is an absolute icon. Truly, he’s a legend.😍 😍

Isn't that just remarkably cool?

I have to say, that duel between Obi-Wan and Vader in the third installment of Star Wars... that confrontation on Mustafar... was absolutely legendary.

velvetgardener5 said:I’m not sure if anyone else has posted something like this before, but here goes. 👍
I’m curious to know which movie villains have genuinely gotten under your skin and which ones you’d most love to 🙂

Let’s hear it! 😁

For me, one of them has to be Sheriff Hoyt from the Texas massacre. That guy absolutely drove me up the wall throughout the entire movie. Mind you, he did have some pretty intense highlights—like that moment where he eats a guy's ears and tongue after crossing paths with him 😁

I second that... the guy got under my skin more than I care to admit... thank God he finally got what was coming to him at the end.

I caught a screening at the local cinema yesterday
It was an absolutely stellar film—and honestly, Jim Carrey was nothing short of brilliant. It’s one of those rare cinematic experiences you simply shouldn't miss. Definitely worth your time...

Ronald Barnes47 said:Someone brought up Elias from Platoon when talking about the most tragic hero in cinema history—and I have to say, I’m inclined to agree. Willem Dafoe looks like he was practically engineered for that specific role.

For my money, though, I’d have to point to Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter. Robert De Niro spends half the movie searching for him, only to end up holding his bloodied body in his arms after that horrific game of Russian roulette. It might just be the most devastating moment an actor has ever delivered on screen. First off, Christopher Walken is phenomenal throughout the entire film; his performance just seeps under your skin. There’s that one scene where he’s sitting at the table, gun aimed at a red circle, head bound, while his friend desperately begs him to stop—he just stares back with this hollow, vacant expression right before the shot rings out and freezes your blood. Then you see De Niro break down in tears. It is truly gut-wrenching. I’m curious, though, how many of you actually sat through this three-hour masterpiece?

If you ask me, it’s the greatest film ever made.
That being said, I’d also have to throw Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars and Ripley from Alien into the ring.

The first installment is absolutely stellar; Liam Neeson is nothing short of a genius. That’s really all there is to say about it.
As for the subsequent two, they're frankly quite poor—there's a noticeable dip in quality across the board.
Mind you, I’ve sat through this entire trilogy countless times, so I know what I'm talking about... but that first one? It's pure 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏