The MOVIE thread

[Eric 951]

Epix has been killing it lately

'Downhill Racer" with Redford, Hackman, Coleman and a period 911

"The Bounty" with Gibson, Hopkins, Day-Lewis, Oliver, and Neesom

This movie, "Gallipolli", and "The Year of Living Dangerously" show what a great actor Mel is.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

"The Bounty" with Gibson, Hopkins, Day-Lewis, Oliver, and Neesom

An early film for Liam Neeson, too. Small, but memorable role.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

An early film for Liam Neeson, too. Small, but memorable role.

Linda Hunt as well in TYOLD, except hers was a bigger role.

If you get a chance the 'Marlon Brando' Mutiny on the Bounty is a great version. Maybe my fav. one.

[Baz]

Speaking of Mel....watched a few minutes this morning of "Braveheart". What a fantastic movie that was!

[Baz]

I'd actually forgotten she won an Oscar for her performance:

[chapstic2001]

Dusted this movie off last night......so good. 'Thank You for Smoking.'

[rcooled]

[Baz]

For those who like westerns....an oldie but goodie is "How the West was Won" with Spencer Tracy as narrator and an all star cast.

It's almost 4 hours long and divided into individual segments.

[JackDidley]

Argo, 2012 Ben Affleck drama movie. About a rescue of 6 Americans from Iran in 1981. Fact based movie, not a documentary. Pretty good but a bit drawn out. I did like it.

[rcooled]

This is a really wonderful film woven around French illusionist-turned-movie maker Georges Méliès, who pioneered special effects in films back in the early 20th century.

[Baz]

On TCM right now...Ice Station Zebra!

[Tobra]

TCM is about the only thing I miss from cable

[JackDidley]

Game Night. Comedy. First 1/2 hour lasted forever then it got watchable. Better than Golden Girls reruns.

[Steve Carlton]

Game Night is great. That cop next door with the dog was awesome.

[Baz]

FYI: "Dunkirk" airs tonight on cable Paramount.

8pm ET - about 8 minutes from now.

[Steve Carlton]

I watched From Here to Eternity the other night- never seen it before. Really good, and quite a cast (that I recognized):

Montgomery Clift
Burt Lancaster
Deborah Kerr
Frank Sinatra
Donna Reed (I'm a big fan)
Ernest Borgnine (a bad guy in this)
Jack Warden
Claude Akins
George Reeves

[Baz]

^^^ BL and MC were great in that one.

Re: "Dunkirk"......Tom Hardy in that Spitfire...what an ending!

BTW....that Spitfire landing at the end was based on a true story. The Spitfire was later pulled from the sand and restored:

https://www.christies.com/spitfire/interactive/index.html

[Eric 951]

"A Bridge Too Far"
and "Tom Horn"
last night

[sc_rufctr]

Secret in Their Eyes (2015) - Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts

Not your typical Julia Roberts movie. It only got 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Normally I'm not attracted to movies like this but my GF wanted to see it so I relented... Actually a good movie.
It's difficult to watch sometimes because of the content but it's a well crafted thriller overall. It's certainly a lot better than 39%!

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

"A Bridge Too Far"
and "Tom Horn"
last night

I watched Tom Horn last night too.
I've seen it a few times in the distant past, but last night I think I actually got it.
What McQueen was after, trying to portray.

As opposed to yelling at the TV: "why don't you just tell em you didn't do it?"

IOW I saw it from the character's point of view instead of mine.
Maybe it helps that lately I'm feeling more like a dinosaur, the old guard in the new world.
GOML