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[ProstheticConscience]

Rabid

with 1970's people. And also...Marilyn f***ing Chambers.

One of Cronenberg's first movies in his onslaught against good taste and polite moviemaking in general. This little piece of 70's sweetness has Ivory Girl and infamous porn queen Marilyn Chambers as the primary vector for the zombie virus in 1977 Montreal. She and her idiot boyfriend crash their bike outside a countryside plastic surgery clinic where the doctor implants her with "treated" tissue that becomes Cronenbergian, develops orifices/spines and the pandemic fun begins. So does awful 1970's acting.

Way, way ahead of its time. It's amazing how apropos this movie is right now. I encourage everyone to watch it and gain faith in how pandemics can actually be fought if you're willing to let the professionals handle things. Here, there's a porn star spreading the vampire virus with her armpit spines and within and hour and a half, and you can drive down the street, have sharpshooters riding huge garbage trucks shoot zombies off your car, grab the body, toss it in the compactor, have courtesy cleaners scrub down your windshield and be on your way in two minutes flat. I mean, this is where your tax dollars should be going, people!

This movie is the advertisement for socialized medicine that we should be showing every Trump voter in the US.

On Prime.

There's more to that smile than we can ever guess.

 

[Osprey]

Way, way ahead of its time. It's amazing how apropos this movie is right now. I encourage everyone to watch it and gain faith in how pandemics can actually be fought if you're willing to let the professionals handle things. Here, there's a porn star spreading the vampire virus with her armpit spines and within and hour and a half, and you can drive down the street, have sharpshooters riding huge garbage trucks shoot zombies off your car, grab the body, toss it in the compactor, have courtesy cleaners scrub down your windshield and be on your way in two minutes flat. I mean, this is where your tax dollars should be going, people!

This movie is the advertisement for socialized medicine that we should be showing every Trump voter in the US.

I'll tell you what: as soon as you guys get your hospital wait times down to one and a half hours like that, instead of the reported 2019 median of 20.9 weeks, which often sees you crossing the border for your procedures, then you'll be welcome to lecture Americans and you won't have to use a fictional film with vampires and porn actresses to do it .

 

[kihei]

I'll tell you what: as soon as you guys get your hospital wait times down to one and a half hours like that, instead of the reported 2019 median of 20.9 weeks, which often sees you crossing the border for your procedures, then you'll be welcome to lecture Americans and you won't have to use a fictional film with vampires and porn actresses to do it .

Don't believe your own propaganda, Check this out. From the CBC but you can find additional references in The Washington Post and other legit US sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappen...mericans-about-canadian-health-care-1.5631874. You might want to compare your pandemic numbers with ours, too. Just go "times 10" in our case and you will see how horrific the discrepancy is.

Ah, how to make this post past muster?: favourite health care work, The Kingdom by Lars von Trier.

 

[Pink Mist]

I'll tell you what: as soon as you guys get your hospital wait times down to one and a half hours like that, instead of the reported 2019 median of 20.9 weeks, which often sees you crossing the border for your procedures, then you'll be welcome to lecture Americans and you won't have to use a fictional film with vampires and porn actresses to do it .

Uhh yeah you have no idea what you're talking about in regards to the Canadian healthcare system.

 

[Pink Mist]

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) directed by Anthony Minghella

A sociopathic con man, Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is hired by an American industrialist to travel to Italy to bring back his playball son Dickie (Jude Law). Ripley begins to become enamoured with Dickie and his life and needingly and obsessively begins to impersonate and take over Dickie’s life in Italy. This film features the who’s who of young late 90s Hollywood talent: Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymore-Hoffman, Cate Blanchett. And they all bring their A game. Very well acted by all parts. The film succeeds at creating a tense psychological thriller along the lines of a Hitchcock film, in which the viewer begins to sympathize with the sociopath and wonder how and if he’ll be able to pull off his con. The movie is also strikingly beautiful and makes me want to revisit Italy when its safe to travel again.

 

[Osprey]

Don't believe your own propaganda

Uhh yeah you have no idea what you're talking about in regards to the Canadian healthcare system.

I was referencing Canadian sources such as this one.

I'm really not looking for a healthcare debate. It's just that it's absurd to suggest that America could learn from the quick treatment time in a movie (a vampire movie, no less) when Canada could seemingly learn just as much. I responded to point out that hypocrisy, not to criticize the Canadian system. Regardless, if you don't really appreciate such commentary from a foreigner, I don't blame you one bit, but put yourselves in our shoes when barely a week goes by without a Canadian taking a subtle shot at something American in a movie review. You probably wouldn't appreciate that, either.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Compulsion (1959) - 7/10

The second half is significantly better than the first. The trial is less than 20 minutes of the film's running time. The Orson Welles monologue would not end lol but it works well for its time being. Makes a competent argument against capital punishment. Some good lines here and there but it's definitely not on the same level as Rope.

Currently watching Burning, I'm only at the beginning but I can tell this bitch is loco, get out of there my dude.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Charade 1962 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn 8/10 nearly perfect and flawless--some people poke holes in it and the plot is a bit dated--but I still love it

 

[kihei]

I was referencing Canadian sources such as this one..

The Fraser Institute is a right-wing, libertarian think tank. You might want to diversify your sources.

I love Charade. It is one of my favourite Hollywood movies. Oddly enough, I just re-watched Grant's I Was a Male War Bride last night, and will be reviewing it tomorrow. Few actors have given the audience such pleasure as he has. Star him with Audrey Hepburn in Charade and it is a near perfect combination.

 

[Langdon Alger]

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) directed by Anthony Minghella

A sociopathic con man, Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is hired by an American industrialist to travel to Italy to bring back his playball son Dickie (Jude Law). Ripley begins to become enamoured with Dickie and his life and needingly and obsessively begins to impersonate and take over Dickie’s life in Italy. This film features the who’s who of young late 90s Hollywood talent: Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymore-Hoffman, Cate Blanchett. And they all bring their A game. Very well acted by all parts. The film succeeds at creating a tense psychological thriller along the lines of a Hitchcock film, in which the viewer begins to sympathize with the sociopath and wonder how and if he’ll be able to pull off his con. The movie is also strikingly beautiful and makes me want to revisit Italy when its safe to travel again.

I went back and rewatched this a few years back. I saw it when it came out, but on second viewing I didn’t like it as much. You’re right about the acting though. Hoffman in particular is great.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

I'll tell you what: as soon as you guys get your hospital wait times down to one and a half hours like that, instead of the reported 2019 median of 20.9 weeks, which often sees you crossing the border for your procedures, then you'll be welcome to lecture Americans and you won't have to use a fictional film with vampires and porn actresses to do it .

I was referencing Canadian sources such as this one.

I'm really not looking for a healthcare debate. It's just that it's absurd to suggest that America could learn from the quick treatment time in a movie (a vampire movie, no less) when Canada could seemingly learn just as much. I responded to point out that hypocrisy, not to criticize the Canadian system. Regardless, if you don't really appreciate such commentary from a foreigner, I don't blame you one bit, but put yourselves in our shoes when barely a week goes by without a Canadian taking a subtle shot at something American in a movie review. You probably wouldn't appreciate that, either.

Get a sense of humour.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

I went back and rewatched this a few years back. I saw it when it came out, but on second viewing I didn’t like it as much. You’re right about the acting though. Hoffman in particular is great.

There was a direct to video sequel released some years later with John Malkovitch as the older, more refined Ripley who's fully in charge of his sociopathy. Ripley's Game, IIRC. Was actually not bad.

 

[Osprey]

Compulsion (1959) - 7/10

The second half is significantly better than the first. The trial is less than 20 minutes of the film's running time. The Orson Welles monologue would not end lol but it works well for its time being. Makes a competent argument against capital punishment. Some good lines here and there but it's definitely not on the same level as Rope.

I feel bad that I may've exaggerated the Rope comparison. That came to mind because it was based on the same case and the law closes in on the two men like a noose tightening around neck, but I agree that it's not on the same level and wish that I could've thought of a better comparison. At least you seemed to like the film, but I'm sorry if I oversold it any.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Tbh I think Rope is slightly overrated because Jimmy Stewart's character in that film is annoying af. Orson Welles, despite me liking him generally less as an actor than Jimmy Stewart, is much better in this film than Stewart is in Rope.

 

[kihei]

I went back and rewatched this a few years back. I saw it when it came out, but on second viewing I didn’t like it as much. You’re right about the acting though. Hoffman in particular is great.

Try Purple Noon (1960) directed by Rene Clement and starring Alain Delon. It is by far the best adaptation of the novel.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Planes,Trains & Automobiles 8/10

A few notables in small roles in this movie

Lyman Ward
Edie McClurg
Michael McKean
Kevin Bacon
Richard Heard
Larry Hankin
Laila Robins
Matthew Lawerence
Dylan Baker
Ben Stein

 

[Langdon Alger]

There was a direct to video sequel released some years later with John Malkovitch as the older, more refined Ripley who's fully in charge of his sociopathy. Ripley's Game, IIRC. Was actually not bad.

Yeah, I heard about that one, but never saw it.

 

[kihei]

I Was a Male War Bride (1949) Directed by Howard Hawks 8A

I Was a Male War Bride is a late era screwball comedy with Cary Grant and directed by Howard Hawks that recalls there much earlier collaboration Bringing Up Baby. As with that film the plot is silly, but unlike contemporary silly plots, the film is witty rather than moronic. World War II has ended and Henry (Cary Grant), a French army captain (but with no accent), has been assigned to work with Catherine (Anne Sheridan, a US army lieutenant with whom he shares a bit of a tumultuous past. Their relationship is close to the love/hate model. When we meet them, the hate side of the equation is in the ascendancy, but then love beckons and things get really complicated. While male soldiers take European women for brides all the time, there are no regulations that guide the reverse practice. So, Henry and Catherine have to get married several times, can’t share a hotel room, and Henry may not be allowed into the States at all. We watch them work their way out of one complex situation after another, accompanied by snappy dialogue and some great physical humour, most of it coming from Grant whose comic timing is genius. In one long, almost silent scene, he gets trapped in his fiance’s bedroom when the doorknob to the hall door falls off unexpectedly. What follows is Grant’s use of facial expressions and body language to communicate his various states of alarm and frustration. He is just a delight to watch. There are several scenes in the movie nearly as clever. I think I have seen I Was a Male War Bride three or four times now, and I still laugh out loud frequently.

YouTube

 

[John Price]

Parasite (2019) 8/10

It's not the best movie and I found some of the hirings to be rather sus (she knows a guy who knows a guy who is really another family member) but overall the movie is a good look into the class conflict between the rich and poor in South Korean culture

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Charade 1962 Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn 8/10 nearly perfect and flawless--some people poke holes in it and the plot is a bit dated--but I still love it

An absolute joy of a movie.

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

I Was a Male War Bride (1949) Directed by Howard Hawks 8A

I Was a Male War Bride is a late era screwball comedy with Cary Grant and directed by Howard Hawks that recalls there much earlier collaboration Bringing Up Baby. As with that film the plot is silly, but unlike contemporary silly plots, the film is witty rather than moronic. World War II has ended and Henry (Cary Grant), a French army captain (but with no accent), has been assigned to work with Catherine (Anne Sheridan, a US army lieutenant with whom he shares a bit of a tumultuous past. Their relationship is close to the love/hate model. When we meet them, the hate side of the equation is in the ascendancy, but then love beckons and things get really complicated. While male soldiers take European women for brides all the time, there are no regulations that guide the reverse practice. So, Henry and Catherine have to get married several times, can’t share a hotel room, and Henry may not be allowed into the States at all. We watch them work their way out of one complex situation after another, accompanied by snappy dialogue and some great physical humour, most of it coming from Grant whose comic timing is genius. In one long, almost silent scene, he gets trapped in his fiance’s bedroom when the doorknob to the hall door falls off unexpectedly. What follows is Grant’s use of facial expressions and body language to communicate his various states of alarm and frustration. He is just a delight to watch. There are several scenes in the movie nearly as clever. I think I have seen I Was a Male War Bride three or four times now, and I still laugh out loud frequently.

YouTube

Speaking of Grant-Hawks collaborations, have you seen Only Angels Have Wings?

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

His House - 8/10

Solid little horror film that spans a few different genres. Very well shot (I look forward to seeing more of this director's work) and acted, and with an ending I didn't see coming.

 

[Franck]

Won't do a full review this time (since some bicycle thief started having a go at locks with a petrol-powered saw at 5 am when I was writing and made me lose focus), but I most recently watched Dragged Across Concrete, a grim, needlessly violent and largely humourless crime drama with some seriously ham-fisted dialogue made by and for people with mean world syndrome that is somehow competently crafted enough to remain moderately entertaining throughout its two-and-a-half hour runtime.

 

[kihei]

Speaking of Grant-Hawks collaborations, have you seen Only Angels Have Wings?

I don't think I have. I will definitely watch it soon.

 

[McOilers97]

Attack the Block - Joe Cornish 2011
While this movie doesn't have a lot to say, it is a hell of a lot of fun. I really don't have much to add to that - it's just short burst of fun action with some good laughs to be had as well.

The Deer Hunter - Michael Cimino 1978
In terms of Vietnam movies, I really liked Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, but I loved this movie. At 3 hours, it's very lengthy, but it hits incredibly hard and feels like a fully realized vision of character transformations from pre-war to post-war. De Niro is amazing here and this movie goes from heart-warming (pre-war) to heart-stopping (during war) to heart-breaking (post-war). There is a Russian Roulette scene in the middle of this movie in Vietnam that is one of the most tense things I've experienced in film. The final hour is devastating as the characters deal with the both the physical and emotional turmoil that they went through in Vietnam. This movie killed at the Academy Awards and it feels like a true case of the Academy getting it right. I really can't recommend this highly enough.

Do the Right Thing - Spike Lee 1989
A masterpiece that holds up incredibly well, and is maybe more relevant than ever given how we've seen racial tensions boil over this year. I haven't seen many of Spike's movies, but I know this is held up as one of his best and I can see why. The location and characters in this movie feel so completely real and carefully considered, and every performance feels just right. It's a movie that feels like a fun hang-out in the early part of its runtime, drawing you into the world of this neighborhood and the diverse groups of people in it, and turns into a nightmare in the latter stages that really stays with you. It definitely got a strong emotional reaction out of me, as I found myself pretty heart-broken at the end result of the movie, but in an even more personal way than in The Deer Hunter because of the timely subject matter. The finishing touch with Spike using conflicting quotes from MLK and Malcolm X was a stroke of genius, as he refuses to be preachy and answer the question of what "the right thing" actually is - because nobody can ever truly know. Another movie that I can't recommend highly enough - please watch this.