tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post113847572665930812..comments2023-11-05T02:42:05.343-05:00Comments on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Nachos: Film ForumStudiodavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138764539815149702006-01-31T22:28:00.000-05:002006-01-31T22:28:00.000-05:00I just paid $20 for a double-sided disk! Ugh!Melan...I just paid $20 for a double-sided disk! Ugh!<BR/><BR/>Melange <I>this</I>, Smithee!Mrs_Thrillhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096991615655101515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138735758443427912006-01-31T14:29:00.000-05:002006-01-31T14:29:00.000-05:00"Sospiria" by Dario Argento. And Tarantino never c..."Sospiria" by Dario Argento. <BR/><BR/>And Tarantino never claimed he was original. He just turned Asian cinema Anglo.ORFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889154291548101387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138712430316426952006-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:002006-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:00I've seen the extended version of Dune, and it is ...I've seen the extended version of Dune, and it is SOOO much better than the theatrical cut. More coherence, less Lost Highway. Thrillhous is in for a treat, though I should stress that in the extended version there is still no nudity.InanimateCarbonRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247895134217919954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138672795290262562006-01-30T20:59:00.000-05:002006-01-30T20:59:00.000-05:00As I have been living in some kind of hole, I just...As I have been living in some kind of hole, I just found out that the <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007PAMR4/qid=1138672514/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1837375-3627029?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130" REL="nofollow">extended version of <B>Dune</B></A> is being released on DVD tomorrow! Woo hoo! I hope that all the extension isn't the male-narrated series of sketches that have previously aired on TV.<BR/><BR/>So, I will be heading to Target after work in order to snag a copy, and then annoy T'hous after dinner. (Yeah, <I>after</I>--darn gross Baron.) I haven't seen the movie since I was 10, so now I'll see if captured the feel of the book like it captured the look of it.Mrs_Thrillhoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096991615655101515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138648725968316022006-01-30T14:18:00.000-05:002006-01-30T14:18:00.000-05:00Never seen "Raging Bull" either...Never seen "Raging Bull" either...Mr Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781439243585972721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138640806334874812006-01-30T12:06:00.000-05:002006-01-30T12:06:00.000-05:00I'll agree with you on CoF. The movie was a prett...I'll agree with you on CoF. The movie was a pretty big disappointment. (I should've put "classic" in quotation marks in the review, sort of like I just did!) The only appeal it has is if you'd like to see just how much Tarantino stole. Otherwise, go rent Hard Boiled.<BR/><BR/>I've been meaning to check out Winchester '73. Addin' it to the queue.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138640350036827922006-01-30T11:59:00.000-05:002006-01-30T11:59:00.000-05:00Funny, Pat Garret & BTK is on the way to me now fr...Funny, Pat Garret & BTK is on the way to me now from Netflix. I put off seeing it for so long because I really don't want to watch Bob Dylan act. (I love the man's music, but I try to look at him as little as possible.)<BR/><BR/>I was diappointed with City on Fire. I saw it because of the whole Tarantino thing, and was equally mystified by the comparison to Resevoir Dogs. Whoever came up with that is a great marketer -- they deserve a raise for tying those two films together. Apart from that, though, I found CoF pretty boring. The actions scenes were few and far between. Maybe I was just expecting more, or maybe my opinion of it was colored by the horrible dubbing on the version I watched.<BR/><BR/>Here are a few movies that you really need to see:<BR/><BR/>1) Cockfighter (1974). No, it's not gay porn. And yes, it's really about cockfighting. Shot on location in real cockfighting pits in rural Georgia, this movie has to be seen to be believed. Warren Oates (yes!) plays a man who takes a vow of silence until he wins the champion cockfighting award. This will probably not be your favorite movie, but I guarantee you that you will remember it for the rest of your days.<BR/><BR/>2) Winchester '73 (1950). So you like Jimmy Stewart, but you wish he did more twisted roles that brought out his dark side (think Vertigo). Well, you're in luck. The series of Westerns that Stewart did with Anthony Mann are all superb and allow crazy Jimmy Stewart to peek out from around his all-American exterior. Other superstars pop up in this film before they were stars: Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, and unrecognizably attractive Shelley Winters.<BR/><BR/>3) Peeping Tom (1960). This is a horror movie that was ahead of its time. So far that it pretty much ended the director's career. (And Michael Powell had already done well-received big budgeters like Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes.) I don't anyone would call it shocking today, but it's still a damn fine piece of moviemaking. Martin Scorscese is a big chamption of this film, comparing it with Fellini's 8 1/2. The gimmick, and why the film was so reviled, is that the killer films the death of his victims and we get to watch. The opening tracking shot would make Hitchcock (or Scorscese) green with envy.InanimateCarbonRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247895134217919954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138593907107184262006-01-29T23:05:00.000-05:002006-01-29T23:05:00.000-05:00Oh, I understood what you meant SWA, and I agree o...Oh, I understood what you meant SWA, and I agree on both counts. Although these days, a presidential type couldn't get away with a moustache.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138589950814297862006-01-29T21:59:00.000-05:002006-01-29T21:59:00.000-05:00And the "Mr. White" and "Mr. Blue"-style names cam...And the "Mr. White" and "Mr. Blue"-style names came from "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." What a thief. <BR/><BR/>I think in the first version of the script, Nice Guy Eddie's name was originally "Chewbacca."Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138558963770931492006-01-29T13:22:00.000-05:002006-01-29T13:22:00.000-05:00Just looked at Peckinpah's directing run, and damm...Just looked at Peckinpah's directing run, and dammit if the man wasn't averaging a film a year from 1969 through 1978. And these weren't little films, either:<BR/><BR/>Convoy (1978)<BR/>Cross of Iron (1977)<BR/>The Killer Elite (1975)<BR/>Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)<BR/>Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)<BR/>The Getaway (1972)<BR/>Junior Bonner (1972)<BR/>Straw Dogs (1971)<BR/>The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)<BR/>The Wild Bunch (1969)<BR/><BR/>Next up on my list is Killer Elite, a CIA story starring James Caan and Robert Duvall.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138557667151864172006-01-29T13:01:00.000-05:002006-01-29T13:01:00.000-05:00Walter Pigeon really embodied the senator's role i...Walter Pigeon really embodied the senator's role in that film. Much more than Peter Lawford, who seemed to be phoning in his performance from the Rat Pack's latest party. All in all, I think the best political chameleon is Lew Ayres as the VP -- he grows a lot in that role.<BR/><BR/>"Raging Bull" is a classic, but I can see how the pop culture references might've dulled it down. Still, nothing can take away from that beautifully choreographed fight between LaMotta and Robinson. Daaaaaamn.<BR/><BR/>As far as bringing the gift of culture, SD, it's all part of the cultural mosaic that makes up our Nachos. Think of this kind of post as the scallions, and your farting preacher posts as the beans.Otto Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051682366565874144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138551331796856342006-01-29T11:15:00.000-05:002006-01-29T11:15:00.000-05:00Sorry, meant to say thanks for doing these "cultur...Sorry, meant to say thanks for doing these "culture posts" - fun to think about and a nice balance to my potty humor genre.Studiodavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13930960.post-1138551255189376852006-01-29T11:14:00.000-05:002006-01-29T11:14:00.000-05:00Raging Bull was on PBS the other night. I had nev...Raging Bull was on PBS the other night. I had never seen it before (boo, I know) but since so much of that film is referenced, quoted, and spoofed - it really undercut the impact of the film.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I finally saw Cinderella Man - That was a quality film.<BR/><BR/>Finally, in homage to Shelly "who didn't I sleep with" Winters, I watched Posiden Adventure. This just in - still sucks.Studiodavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784469805972410740noreply@blogger.com