Crusher Joe. I keep discovering retro anime gems and Crusher Joe fits the bill perfectly. Animation's pretty good for the period (1983) and everything about the movie smacks of good old-fashioned fun. Too bad it'd never been serialised. The DVD is out of print but Youtube has the movie and OVAs afaict.
Pulsar_t wrote:
A Shot in the Dark. Definitely better than the first one, but unlike Carry On I find Pink Panther's humour dated and not very convincing, which is why the 'reboot' with Steve 'Unfunny' Martin failed miserably, the lack of Peter Sellers alone was a complete write-off as he would remain the only feasible Clouseau. I did enjoy the mocking of Agatha Christie-style melodramatic 'reveals' toward the end
If you haven't already, go watch THE PARTY starring Peter Sellers.
Pulsar_t wrote:
If you haven't already, go watch THE PARTY starring Peter Sellers.
Caught it on telly late one night, didn't really appreciate it upon first viewing but later on I did enjoy it immensely. Btw, I have a feeling A Shot In the Dark was the best of vintage Pink Panther movies only because it was an adapted play, but I've yet to watch the sequels.
Attila - A made for TV film from a decade ago starring Gerard Butler in a highly fictionalized account of Attila the Hun's life, this film was actually considerably better than I expected. Sure, there were some jarring moments where the lower budget really jarred me, but Butler more than carries the film along with Powers Boothe as Roman general Flavius Aetius. It also runs quite long, at three hours. Apparently it was shown as a miniseries on USA, and despite the run time, the production seemed to fly by. The action scenes were also impressive considering the lower budget and general lack of gore: in some ways, it was like a kid-friendly Braveheart.
Also, Tim Curry shows up as the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II.
Zombieland: I have been waiting to see this movie. It was great. I thought it was pretty funny and the story was decent. The Michael Cera-ish character was pretty annoying. I am not digging the stammering, quirky, 16 year old for life thing. Anyhoo. I have seen it compared to Shaun of the Dead a lot and I don't understand why. I guess the fact that it has humor and zombies makes it identical. Very strange. I liked them both.
i saw ransom last night. it was my second time, with the first time being a LONG LONG time ago, probably when it was first new. essentially, i was watching the movie again for the first time, since i forgot a bunch of shit. and damn, it is good.
not really SPOLIERS, but don't read if want to go into the movie fresh.
how many people would actually do what mel's character did? 2 million sounds like it is chump change to him, but he tells the kidnappers to fuck off. that was a ballsy move and i doubt too many parents would do the same thing. though, it did make for good story twist.
Ack wrote:Attila - A made for TV film from a decade ago starring Gerard Butler in a highly fictionalized account of Attila the Hun's life, this film was actually considerably better than I expected. Sure, there were some jarring moments where the lower budget really jarred me, but Butler more than carries the film along with Powers Boothe as Roman general Flavius Aetius. It also runs quite long, at three hours. Apparently it was shown as a miniseries on USA, and despite the run time, the production seemed to fly by. The action scenes were also impressive considering the lower budget and general lack of gore: in some ways, it was like a kid-friendly Braveheart.
Also, Tim Curry shows up as the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II.
Never heard of that one. I guess Gerard Butler wasnt big at the time.
