OT: Let's talk about Movies and TV Shows, Part XXX (...how can this possibly go wrong)

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'll have to check this out

On Crave.

 

[Runner77]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844438806591913991

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844438806591913991

Wow. Paths of Glory at 2 is crazy. I was a huge Kubrick nut as a teen so I watched it many times.

It’s pretty anti-war so I’m surprised it’s there. It’s not like some macho movie.

Either way it’s fantastic. Need to watch it again. It’s been awhile

 

[overlords]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844438806591913991

repeal the 19th!

 

[angusyoung]

Had to check this show out as it was doing its filming just down the beach a bit from a sibling's place where I was staying and watched them in action now and again. Figured it would be trash, and it is. Don't bother with it.

Bit of a heads up if considering checking out these shows. A good kiwi bud told me about them and thought I'd have some interest in seeing them as one is filmed in his neck of the woods. Doesn't do Christchurch justice and is still rebuilding and I guess his way to invite to us a Christmas wedding. Just what I always wanted for Christmas, a 30 hour travel itinerary, will do a workaround with that though. 6 episodes and better suited to a movie format, intriguing but not a must see.

Apples never fall, supposed to be Miami but it's filmed in Australia. Another best suited to a movie format and too predictable, would not push to see it.

 

[Habs]

Deadpool and Wolverine - Good movie, not a great one. Kind of a mess and felt long at times, but FANTASTIC chemistry between the two mains and goes to show good characters can carry a mediocre script. Very “self-aware”, over-the-top violent and some fun fan service, especially if you were a fan of the non-MCU Marvel movies and Wolverine comics. Best part, none of this woke and leftist agenda bullshit.

Not the best MCU movie, or even the best Deadpool movie, but it’s a cinematic masterpiece compared to most of what Disney is pumping out.

7.5/10

I actually got tired of Deadpool's injections every 3 seconds. It's like, we get the character , you don't have to make a joke or goofy comment every 5 seconds. Probably in the minority I know, my kids felt it was too much Reynolds and Angry Jackman.

Fun movie, my brain needed a rest after. Enjoyed DP2 much more

 

[Habs Icing]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844438806591913991

Thanks for the post, Runner.

Except for Rashomon, those two lists play out basically the way I expected. I would have thought the reverse: women rating it higher than men. Interesting.

 

[the valiant effort]

Funny, I view the vast majority of those ladies faves as actual children’s movies

 

[Kimota]

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Man I didn't know women were so into Harry Potter. The result of Brokeback Mountain is not shocking. lol Although I wouild say even as a man Sounds of Music has to make the Top 20 of greatest movies. Let's be honest.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Never liked Colin Farrell, but ~whistle~, he's killing it as Oswalt. The dedication, putting on that suit, maintaining the gimp stride, the character, the acting. Emmy worthy.

Speaking of Emmy worthy, episode 5 of Monsters (season 2), The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, is a one shot sequence with Cooper Koch, playing Erik Menendez, that should see him compete with Farrell for the emmy.

 

[Knackys]

Never liked Colin Farrell, but ~whistle~, he's killing it as Oswalt. The dedication, putting on that suit, maintaining the gimp stride, the character, the acting. Emmy worthy.

Speaking of Emmy worthy, episode 5 of Monsters (season 2), The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, is a one shot sequence with Cooper Koch, playing Erik Menendez, that should see him compete with Farrell for the emmy.

Not my favorite actor either but i tough he was really good in the movie Phone Booth (2002). Very underrated movie imo.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Not my favorite actor either but i tough he was really good in the movie Phone Booth (2002). Very underrated movie imo.

Yeah I very much liked that movie. Remember watching it a few times in the first few years it came out.

 

[Knackys]

Yeah I very much liked that movie. Remember watching it a few times in the first few years it came out.

Yeah i like those kind of low budget film where the entire movie is at the same location but the story and acting are so good that you are on the edge of your seat. 12 Angry Men (1957) and Buried (2010) are also movies like that.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Yeah i like those kind of low budget film where the entire movie is at the same location but the story and acting are so good that you are on the edge of your seat. 12 Angry Men (1957) and Buried (2010) are also movies like that.

One of Chris Evans' first movies too... the Cellular iirc?

 

[Knackys]

One of Chris Evans' first movies too... the Cellular iirc?

Yes great one too!

 

[OneSharpMarble]

Watched interstellar, love the visuals and concept. Great storytelling but man the acting and dialogue is a slog. I can see why so many memes came out of it.

 

[Runner77]

I've been interested in adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo. The most recent hails from France this summer and is apparently now showing at Cinema Guzzo.

Following up on a Reddit thread, I could not believe how many film and series adaptations were produced around the world. I'd love to be able to see as many as possible but am afraid most of these will be difficult to find.

I've seen three US adaptations (1934, 1975, 2002) and a couple from France.

How many of these have you seen and which would you recommend?

Film and TV adaptations of the original story​

· 1908: The Count of Monte Cristo, first known film of the San Diego coast, directed by Francis Boggs.

· 1908: Le Prisonnier du Château d'If, directed by Victorin Jasset.

· 1908: Il conte di Montecristo, directed by Luigi Maggi.

· 1910: The count of monte cristo, produced by Challenger Prod Company.

· 1911: Monte Cristo starred by Stuart Holmes.

· 1912: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Colin Campbell, it was destroyed due to copyright issues.

· 1912: Il Conte di Montecristo, directed by Giuseppe De Liguoro.

· 1913: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Joseph A. Golden and Edwin S. Porter.

· 1915: Die Totenhand des Grafen von Monte Cristo, directed by Hans Otto Löwenstein.

· 1918: Le Comte de Monte Cristo, directed by Henri Pouctal.

· 1921: Der Graf von Monte Cristo, produced by Astoria Film Wien.

· 1922: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Emmett J. Flynn.

· 1929: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, directed by Henri Fescourt.

· 1934: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Rowland V. Lee.

· 1942: El Conde de Montecristo, directed by Chano Urueta and starred by Arturo de Córdova.

· 1943: Le Comte de Monte Cristo, french-italian film directed by Robert Vernay.

· 1953: El Conde de Montecristo, starred by Jorge Mistral.

· 1954: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, series directed by Robert Vernay.

· 1956: The Count of Monte Cristo, created by Sidney Marshall.

· 1961: Le Comte de Monte- Cristo, directed by Claude Autant-Lara.

· 1964: The Count of Monte Cristo, BBC television serial starring Alan Badel and Natasha Parry

· 1965: Greven av Monte Christo, directed by Kent Nilssen and Alfred Solaas, starred by Knut Risan.

· 1966: Il conte di Montecristo, directed by Edmo Fenogio.

· 1969: El Conde de Montecristo, spanish film directed by Pedro Amalio López.

· 1973: The Count of Monte Cristo, animated short film by Hanna Barbera.

· 1975: The Count of Monte Cristo , starring Richard Chamberlain, directed by David Greene.

· 1979: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo , directed by Denys de la Patelliére.

· 1984: The Count of Monte Cristo, animated short film by GoodTimes.

· 1988: The Prisoner of Castle If, Soviet miniseries starring Viktor Avilov and Aleksei Petrenko.

· 1991: Story Time Collection: The Count of Monte Cristo, animated short film starring David Baldwin.

· 1997: The Count of Monte Cristo, animation byBlye Migicovsky Productions and Phoenix Animation Studios.

· 1998: The Count of Monte Cristo , television serial starring Gérard Depardieu.

· 2002: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds.

· 2002: El Conde de Montecristo, cuban TV series directed by Rafael Acosta and Noemí Cartaya.

Loosely based films​

· 1917: A Modern Monte Cristo, directed by Eugene Moore.

· 1929: Der Monte Christo von Prag, directed by Hans Otto.

· 1948: The Secret of Monte Cristo, directed by Albert Valentin.The film is based on the purported real story behind the novel.

· 1950: The Prince of Revenge, Egyptian movie, directed by Henry Barkat.

· 1951: María Montecristo, directed by Luis César Amadori.

· 1954: El Vizconde de Montecristo by Gilberto Martínez starring Tin Tan.

· 1954: Karkottai, a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs.

· 1958: Vanjikkottai Valiban or Raj Tilak, Karkottai adaptation .

· 1964: The Crafty One (أمير الدهاء), Egyptian film directed by Henry Barakat, starring Farid Shawqi.

· 1967: Lunghi giorni della vendetta, Western film directed by Florestano Vancini.

· 1968: Amgolwang, directed by In-hyeon Choi.

· 1968: Sous le signe de Monte Cristo, directed by André Hunebelle.

· 1976: The Circle of Revenge (دائرة الانتقام), Egyptian film directed by Samir Seif, starring Nour El-Sherif.

· 1977: The Great Vendetta, starring Adam Cheng.

· 1977: Bhuierantlo Munis is a 1977 Indian Konkani-language drama film.

· 1982: Padayottam is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language epic period drama film directed by Jijo Punnoose.

· 1986: Veta is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language period action film starring Chiranjeevi, Jaya Prada and Sumalatha

· 1986: Legacy of Rage, a Cantonese-language Hong Kong film adaptation, starring Brandon Lee.

· 1986: Asipatha Mamai, a Sinhala film adaptation.

· 1999: Forever Mine Film starring Joseph Fiennes, Ray Liotta and Gretchen Mol.

· 2003: Oldboy, directed by Chan-Wook.

Loosely based series​

· 1956: The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series), TV series based on further adventures of Edmond Dantes after the end of the novel

· 1971: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (Les Cent Livres), réalisé par Claude Santelli et Michel Favart.

· 1974: La indomable, venezuelan soap opera for canal RCTV.

· 1977: La venganza , directed by Valentín Pimstein.

· 1979: Nihon Gankutsuou [ja] (日本巌窟王), Japanese television serial set in Edo period, starring Masao Kusakari

· 1984: Marimar, mexican soap opera directed by Verónica Pimstein.

· 1984: Los títeres, chilean soap opera created by Sergio Vodanović.

· 1984: La dueña, venezuelan soap opera directed by José Ignacio Cabrujas and Julio César Mármol.

· 1986: La dama de rosa, venezuelan soap opera starring Jeannette Rodríguez and Carlos Mata.

· 1990: Yo compro esa mujer, created by Olga Ruilópez.

· 1996: Ithihaas made by Balaji productions for doordarshan channel in India.

· 1997: Cambio de piel, directed by José Ignacio Cabrujas.

· 2004: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Japanese animation adaptation. Produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda

· 2004: Amarte es mi pecado mexican soap opera produced by Ernesto Alonso.

· 2005: La madrastra, mexican soap opera by Salvador Mejía.

· 2006: Vingança (telenovela), directed by Rodrigo Riccó and Paulo Rosa, SIC Portugal

· 2006: Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza(Argentine telenovela), starring Pablo Echarri and Paola Krum

· 2006: Dueña y señora , puertorrican soap opera produced by Cordial International Inc.

· 2006: Montecristo: El Amor Nunca Muere, Mexican soap opera starring Silvia Navarro and Diego Olivera

· 2008: Montecristo, colombian soap opera starring Juan Carlos Vargas

· 2010: Ezel (TV series), a Turkish television series billed as an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

· 2011: Revenge (2011 TV series), a television series billed as an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

· 2011: Un amore e una vendetta is an Italian television series based on the argentine telenovela Montecristo: Un Amor, una Venganza

· 2012: Avenida Brasil, brazilian soap opera produced by Rede Globo.

· 2012: Antsanoty, an Armenia-Armenian television series.

· 2013: İntikam is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series Revenge.

· 2013: Flor del Caribe, brazilian soap opera produced by Rede Globo.

· 2013: La Patrona, directed by Valentina Párraga.

· 2014: Sin Identidad, starring Megan Montaner.

· 2015: Nirvana in Fire (Chinese: 琅琊榜) directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue.

· 2016: Yago, un amor y una venganza. Mexican soap opera starring Iván Sánchez and an adaptation of Ezel.

· 2016: Entre tu amor y mi amor, venezuelan soap opera wirtten by Carlos Pérez,

· 2016: Goodbye Mr. Black or 굿바이 미스터 블랙 is a South Korean television series based on the manhwa of the same title.

· 2017: Venganza, a Colombian telenovela based on the television series of Mike Kelley titled Revenge.

· 2018: The Count of Monte-Cristo: Great Revenge or モンテ・クリスト伯 ―華麗なる復讐, directed by Mai Takano and Yusuke Noda

· 2018: La reina del flow, starring Carolina Ramírez.

· 2018: Wes, a Sri Lankan-Sinhala television series.

· 2019: Vlad, starring Adrian Nartea.

· 2021: Miss Monte-Cristo or 미스 몬테크리스토 South Korean television series starring Lee So-yeon.

· 2023: El Conde: Amor y honor, upcoming Mexican-American soap opera based on the novel.

 

[overlords]

I've been interested in adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo. The most recent hails from France this summer and is apparently now showing at Cinema Guzzo.

 

[the valiant effort]

Watched interstellar, love the visuals and concept. Great storytelling but man the acting and dialogue is a slog. I can see why so many memes came out of it.

I respect the hell out of Nolan and love all of his movies, but also wish he could be convinced to stop writing dialogue. So bad. When I rewatch Interstellar I turn it off shortly after the legendary docking scene.