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Moonfall - entertaining, just don’t take it seriously. It is fun
Matrix Resurrection - worth watching. Some really cool moments. Over all a C rating but glad I watched it. “my name is Trinity” chills.
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Just saw Unhinged.
Russel is another one of my favorite actors. Always had massive respect for both his movie star persona and his acting skills. Obviously I didn't expect to see anything ground breaking in a movie like this but the dude kinda impresses me here. He sells the role completely and I'm left wondering who else in Hollywood could pull this off? Most of the hot shot actors today can forget about it. Leo couldn't do it, maybe. Bale even less so. Tom Cruise? Nah, he would channel is Collateral character I think.
As a movie though it is just okay. They really needed a strong name actress here to pull off all those intense emotional scenes. Emily Blunt would have been perfect. The script it pretty good, the director less so. Lack of directing talent these days in Hollywood. The ending was pretty terrible. You can't have a cliched happy ending in this movie because there's no way you can bring yourself to hate Russel Crowe. He's the reason you are watching the movie in the first place, because you want to see him. He's gotta win somehow.
Talking about Clint, do we know why he basically always did independent movies? He's the only major name in Hollywood I can think of that basically never did a Hollywood movie.
In the Line of Fire was a Hollywood film, and it was fantastic. It’s about the only one I can think of. It’s definitely a Harrison Ford type of action film.
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Yes I'd almost forgot about that movie but I remember it was good. I can't imagine Hollywood didn't want him for projects and for whatever reason he didn't do much of that at all. Part of the appeal with a Clint Eastwood movie, they always feel a tad different from the big studio productions yet delivers a similar level of brilliance you don't find in most independent efforts.
I guess it makes sense for a guy like Clint to be turned off by the Hollywood environment but I don't know if that's the reason he kept away from it. Maybe he just wanted to do his own thing.
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Indecent Proposal - Another movie not watched since renting it on VHS. I did not remember how this ends...all I remembered was the proposition and them arguing about it. Had I remembered, I wouldn't have bothered watching it again.
They cheapen the whole story with that ending to tidy things up. Ridiculous.
They do a great job setting up the proposition but it starts going to shit afterwards.
I rewatched this like maybe a year ago. I had totally forgotten whether or not I had seen it and like you, I just remember the proposition. Well, they basically blew their load early with the proposition. Because everything afterwards is a dull loop of: them complaining about money/money problems, them complaining about their relationship, and she goes back/or contemplates a life w/the Redford character. Now I know why I totally forgot about this film, it's just really tedious and dull. There's just nothing interesting to me after the proposition part. Your suggestion about the aftermath of the decision is far more interesting than what actually occured in the film.
Croupier: I love Clive Owen but this one is kind of weird. Maybe a bit too "smart" for most of the viewers. Because it's not really a dark noir/thriller you think it's going to be. It's not a comedy/light hearted drama either. It's somewhere in between and I'm not sure it succeeds there either. It's not bad/awful; it's just kinda there and the ending is confusing to me. Probably not something I would choose to rewatch, even though I do like the scenes in the casino/gambling.
Shallow Grave: Danny Boyle's debut film and this is the only one I love and rewatch. The three main characters here are all horrible people. Yeah, they form alliances with one another at various points during the film, but make no mistake about it, they are all selfish. You can kind of see their issues with one another in the early parts of the film. Which makes the unraveling of the characters later on effective and believable. The ending is a knockout and the best part; but it works because the film builds up to it. It's not one of those twist ish things that comes out of left field either.
In the Line of Fire is one of my favorite Clint films. I couldn't imagine anyone else but him in the lead role. Malkovich is excellent in that as the bad guy. It still holds up too. I saw it in the theater when it opened up in summer of 93 I think.
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Indecent Proposal Is Adrian Lyne’s worst film.
Yes I'd almost forgot about that movie but I remember it was good. I can't imagine Hollywood didn't want him for projects and for whatever reason he didn't do much of that at all. Part of the appeal with a Clint Eastwood movie, they always feel a tad different from the big studio productions yet delivers a similar level of brilliance you don't find in most independent efforts.
I guess it makes sense for a guy like Clint to be turned off by the Hollywood environment but I don't know if that's the reason he kept away from it. Maybe he just wanted to do his own thing.
He had an awful run in the 90s with a few films that he starred and directed, one where he was a thief who caught the president murdering a woman, and one where he was s former cop with a heart transplant after a serial killer. I think another where he was a reporter trying to get someone off death row. If it weren’t for Space Cowboys I don’t think he could have made another film. He was box office poison.
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He had an awful run in the 90s with a few films that he starred and directed, one where he was a thief who caught the president murdering a woman, and one where he was s former cop with a heart transplant after a serial killer. I think another where he was a reporter trying to get someone off death row. If it weren’t for Space Cowboys I don’t think he could have made another film. He was box office poison.
I remember two of those films, they were both literary adaptions. The White House one was called Absolute Power. The source was a novel by David Baldacci. I just remember it being too long and meandering. Also, Murder at 1600 w/Snipes and Ashley Judd which dealt with a similar plot was far better one.
The other one was Blood Work. I saw this when it came out. I remember nothing about it other then the book was better and who the killer was. The funny part of this is I read one of the novels with the character the movie was based on. I remember the novel just ripped into the movie and said it sucked. It doesn't get any worse than the source/author of the movie telling the majority of their readers that this was an awful movie adaption.
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His major 90s snoozefest is Bridges of Madison County.
Now that you guys mention it, the 90s really was his weakest decade overall. Even weaker than his past 10 years.
I should watch Absolute Power again...been 20 years. I didn't care much about her back then but I love Laura Linney now and she's in it. I saw it listed on Pluto TV.
That movie Unhinged continuously gets recommended to me when I log into Prime.
I'm gonna try for The Star Chamber again in a bit. I found another website that has it.
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Star 80 is amazing.
Another huge loss was Ted Demme. He was just getting started.
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Speaking of just getting started...
Steve Gordon...one film....Arthur.
The Star Chamber - This is at the top of my list of movies that need a remake. There's a great story to tell here but they fuck it up.
It takes almost an hour to get to the Star Chamber. We didn't need more than one travesty of justice to set him off. One gets the point across just fine.
Didn't go deep enough into the concept of the Star Chamber.
The last 20+ minutes suck.
I might watch another Clint Eastwood movie after I cook.
