In praise of Jaws.
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Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I've never seen that.
Duel was done before Jaws wasn't it? For the telly. And he probably directed a few Quincey or Columbo episodes or summat.
BTW I quite liked 1941 AND Hook
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Duel was done before Jaws wasn't it? For the telly. And he probably directed a few Quincey or Columbo episodes or summat.
BTW I quite liked 1941 AND Hook
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Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Has anyone seen Always?
And no one's mentioned Empire Of The Sun either, which I thought was rather good
And no one's mentioned Empire Of The Sun either, which I thought was rather good
Reno
The In Kraut
Duel is great. Spielberg got to make The Sugerland Express on the strenght of that because it also involved car chases.
I don't care for Hook, but I quite like 1941. It doesn't make me laugh, but it's quite a spectacular film to look at.
He made another TV movie after Duel, a so-so haunted house film called Something Evil and he directed one of the best ever Colombo episodes.
I don't care for Hook, but I quite like 1941. It doesn't make me laugh, but it's quite a spectacular film to look at.
He made another TV movie after Duel, a so-so haunted house film called Something Evil and he directed one of the best ever Colombo episodes.
Orang Utan said:
Um, yes I have
Great film that.
Reno
The In Kraut
Orang Utan said:
I think Always is among Spielbergs worst films. Empire of the Sun is fantastic for the first 45 minutes, but then it trails off and becomes a bit monotonous once it moves to the POW camp. There is nothing there I haven't seen before in other POW films and the camp looks too much like a stage set.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I loved Empire Of The Sun. My dad took me to see it at the Prince Charles cinema; it was the last film I saw at the pictures that had an interval (not that there have been that many, the only other one I can remember was Amadeus).
But then, I do rate Spielberg. I watched ET the other day and was completely transported, again
But then, I do rate Spielberg. I watched ET the other day and was completely transported, again
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
I've never seen it - I'm not even sure what it's aboutReno said:
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
RenegadeDog said:
We'll have to agree to disagree.
Johnny Canuck2 said:We'll have to agree to disagree.
The "You can hardly have been expected tolstoy" line of defence is always a poor one for shoddy big budget films. Indiana Jones is not Tolstoy, Bond is not Tolstoy, Back to the Future is not Tolstoy, Gremlins is not Tolstoy, Die Hard is not Tolstoy, but they are well made films (OK not all the Bonds but you get my drift).
Good is good and bad is bad, regardless of whether we're talking about an obscure polish black and white arthouse film or a hollywood blockbuster.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
RenegadeDog said:
No, Gremlins is a stinking pile of shit.
Johnny Canuck2 said:No, Gremlins is a stinking pile of shit.
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Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
RenegadeDog said:
Some things about the british psyche confound me, including the love of Bill Hicks, and the love of Gremlins. One is unfunny, and the other is both unfunny and stupid.
Johnny Canuck3
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Reno said:
No, I think Gremlins is ok as what it was: a kids movie. It amazes me that a whole group of people have invested it with some sort of deeper sociological meaning, that just ain't there.
'Lets put a gremlin in a blender! In a microwave!'
Ha ha!
Mildly amusing, but that's it.
40 years old this month!
http://www.theguardian.com/film/201...ruly-great-lasting-classics-of-america-cinema
You are going to need a bigger sofa!Apparently Jaws is 45 today.
One of the greatest films ever made.
Might watch it later
Reno
The In Kraut
Apparently Jaws is 45 today.
One of the greatest films ever made.
Might watch it later
