[tropes that unsettle]

When women are upset and the obvious solution is to slip them a tranquilizer.  Ugh! 

[tropes that unsettle]

5 hours ago, NipkowDisc said:

I doan even know what a trope is?

A trope is a common plot device.  Like the evil twin storyline in a soap opera.  The classic rags to riches story.  Things like that.

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3 minutes ago, Vautrin said:

I didn't mean to compare a rape to a pot bust. I was  focused on comparing a fact to a rumor. Certainly a pot bust is much

less  serious than a rape, though to be clear in this case we are talking about the rumor of one.

Mitchum's pot bust is a fact. It would be mentioned because it's part of his life and story.  These unsubstantiated rumors about Kirk are not fact and should not be mentioned as part of someone's story.  These types of rumors are meant to slander someone's legacy and reputation.

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5 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

it's a TERRIBLE SHAME this one doesn't work, because STANWYCK and BOGART has ALL TIME POTENTIAL just as BOGART and HEPBURN (KATHARINE) did.

But the souffle don't rise on this one and I don't know who to blame other than The Director.

I thought the concept of this film was interesting.  Bogart basically uses his wives as a muse for his work and when he's done, he moves onto another woman.  I actually liked it for the most part.  I had to suspend belief that Stanwyck would be waiting in the wings for two years after finding out her beau was married.  I just imagine that conversation: "Hey my invalid wife died. We can get married now." 

I actually found the weakest part of the film to be the daughter.  Why was she the only person in the family to have an affected British accent? I also thought that she was rather patronizing for a child.

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5 hours ago, Princess of Tap said:

You must not know any millennials.

The first thing they ask about a movie is if it's black and white or in color.

The ones I know seem to have some kind of prejudice against black and white.

Go figure?

People of all generations have a prejudice against b&w movies, not just millennial.

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I guess this is too obvious?

[Actor-producer-author Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)]

5 minutes ago, Vautrin said:

A number of movie stars have things that don't redound to their glory. You likely wouldn't have had a tribute thread to

Robert Mitchum after he died without mentioning his pot bust or one to Alfred Hitchcock without mentioning some

rumors about him. It's all part of the show biz merry go round. Of course the Kirk Douglas-Natalie Wood situation

is only a rumor, but in the era of #MeToo it takes on a certain added interest. 

A pot bust, where he was caught, tried, and served time in jail for (and fully admitted to doing btw) is hardly the same as speculating on someone being involved in a horrific crime.  A brutal rape is hardly the same as smoking pot at a party. 

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3 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

honest to god, for me, TOM HANKS'S finest acting moment is in THE MONEY PIT where his character is stuck in a rug that has sunken into a hole in the second floor of his fixer-upper from hell house for SEVERAL HOURS and is delirious and hallucinating and thinks that THE SMURFS have been visiting.

Okay I will take back not having rewatched his films. Tom Hanks does a great job as Woody in the Toy Story series.  I have seen the first two multiple times.  I've seen the third one, but only once, because it was so sad I don't know if I can see it again.  I haven't seen the 4th one, and am conflicted on whether or not it should even exist. 

With that said, I have seen his wife, Rita Wilson's appearance on The Brady Bunch more times than I've ever seen a Tom Hanks film, Toy Story included.

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1 hour ago, spence said:

Hanks said on his THE MOVIES CNN special that due to all the technical aspects it was the most difficult film yet made!

I remember Ebert & Siskel & others were furious it wasn't up for BP & BD but did win 4 Oscars

 

Given this era al;ways surprised there wasn't a sequel, probably because it was so hard to make

 

(P.S. Sadly, Hoskins is already gone at just age 71 in 2014, he was all set to play Al Capone in THE UNTOUCHABLES, but De Niro became available   SEE: Long good Friday, Mona Lisa & Cotton Club)

I doubt that Siskel and Ebert were "furious," perhaps just disappointed or confused. 

Perhaps it was difficult to produce or what not, but that doesn't mean that it has to be one of my favorites of the year.  There were bits and pieces that I liked--I loved seeing the Warner Brothers and Disney characters together.  But there wasn't really anything about the movie that made me want to see it again.  I love the ride though.  I like it because you can make your taxicab spin around while you go through the ride.   The ride also has a great queue. 

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1 hour ago, spence said:

The lead Heather died of a brain tumor very young, blonde gal

That was Heather Chandler.  Poor Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty) is suffering from stage 4 breast cancer.

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I find with Tom Hanks, while I don't dislike him per se, I never see his films more than once.  I also usually find that he's not my favorite part of the film.  I liked Cast Away, but thought that Wilson delivered the best performance.  I also liked Saving Mr. Banks but that was more for Emma Thompson.  The only part of Forrest Gump that I liked was Sally Field. 

[Climaxes That Couldn't Be Better]

10 hours ago, Rudy's Girl said:

I am so naive I never thought of a double meaning. I feel kinda dumb now. I guess I could have titled this 'Climaxes That Can't Be Topped'.

Meh. She's faking it. 😉

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4 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

According to IMDb and wiki, it’s 1989. 
 

I see 89 on IMDB, Wiki says 1988. Rotten Tomatoes says 1988.  But I see both dates all over the internet. 

It looks like the movie originally premiered in Italy in 1988, but wasn't released in the US until 1989.

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611 Modern TImes, yes

612 The Wizard of Oz, yes

613 Looks really familiar. I recognize Dennis Morgan...

614 I'm guessing is The Razor's Edge, I haven't seen that one yet

615 Also looks familiar. I believe that's Glenn Ford. 

616 Anatomy For Murder.  I haven't seen that one yet

 

[Actor-producer-author Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)]

I just re-watched The Strange Love of Martha Ivers.  I believe that it was one of Kirk's first films, if not his actual first film.  It's such an interesting film and I loved that you never really knew what side Kirk was on.

My friends (who enjoy classic film like I do, but aren't as knowledgeable about it as I am) wanted to watch a Kirk Douglas film.  I recommended Ace in the Hole.  They rented it and loved it.  I found that that film is just as timely now as it was in 1951 when it was made.

I loved Kirk in The Story of Three Loves where he played the circus performer with Pier Angeli. His story was my favorite. 

[Movies Within Movies]

16 minutes ago, txfilmfan said:

Wish they had that back in the day.  I nearly passed out dissecting a frog in 7th grade biology.   Not so much from the sight, but the smell of the chemicals they used to preserve them.  Besides, is it wise to give 13 year old kids sharp instruments? 

I dissected a baby pig in the 7th grade.  In 10th grade, I dissected a squid.  I had to do all the cutting because my partner was all squeamish.  I was like meh and went ahead with it.  That's when I learned that I would be a terrible surgeon.  I do not have a steady hand.

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12 minutes ago, Rudy's Girl said:

I've noticed older movies didn't really have much falling action. It was the climax and then 'The End'. So in some movies the ending is also the climax. An example would be Little Caesar. Edward G. Robinson gets shot, says his last words, and that's the end.

I agree.  

Then there are films like Casablanca or The Maltese Falcon where the ending is not necessarily exciting, but it's memorable or ends with the perfect quote.

I am trying to decide where Casablanca's climax is.  I'm inclined to think that it's when Louis shifts his loyalty and dumps the Vichy water in the garbage.  

I think The Maltese Falcon's climax is when they finally get the bird and unwrap it. 

 

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I would argue that the ending of Sorry, Wrong Number is also the climax. It was fantastic.  Odds Against Tomorrow's climax I'd say was the heist.  The heist was fantastic as is the ending.

I just saw Kiss Me Deadly for the first time last night.  Loved it! I would argue that the climax was also the ending.  That ending was fantastic.

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I've seen 604 I Was a Male War Bride and 607 Cape Fear. 

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2 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

I think HEATHERS was 1989.

Heathers is 1988. 
 

I also love that movie. It’s so delightfully weird and morbid. 

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2 hours ago, spence said:

What about Roger Rabbit?

Meh. I like the ride at Disneyland better than the movie. 

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25 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:

My ranking of the nominated 1988 films:

1. Rain Man
2. Dangerous Liaisons
3. Mississippi Burning
4. The Accidental Tourist
5. Working Girl

My personal top 5 of 1988:

1. The Naked Gun
2. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
3. Midnight Run
4. Die Hard
5. Coming to America

I love The Naked Gun.

"I practice safe sex."

"So do I."  (She walks in wearing a giant c o n d o m) *.  LOL. 

* Apparently Otto practices VERY safe sex.  You cannot even type c o n d o m.

I also love Coming to America.

"Let your souuuuuuuul glowwwww." 
 

My personal top 5 for 1988:

1) The Naked Gun (I was going to put Coming to America here, because I'd forgotten about Naked Gun)

2) Coming to America

3) Beetlejuice

4) The Great Outdoors (the one flaw being that they saved the girls from the cave). More bear, less kids would have improved that film.

5) Cocktail (except for the bummer suicide part)

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48 minutes ago, CinemaInternational said:

I couldn't stand Crash.... but i didn't see Brokeback, and another nominee Good Night or Good luck ended up being a rather sleepy film. I'd go Capote that year over Munich, but its one of the best Picture lineups I don't care to dwell on so much.

I just saw Good Night and Good Luck recently.  That was a great film! 

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1 hour ago, Peebs said:

"Love means never having to say you're sorry"

What kind of dumb quote is that? If you're in love with someone you SHOULD say you're sorry if you do something that hurts them. 

(I step on my husband's foot)

ME: I don't need to apologize.  Love means never having to say you're sorry.

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50 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:

I liked Forrest Gump as well. It wasn't until I started reading movie discussions on the internet that I started running into people who disliked it. Loathed it, even. I know some in the entertainment media keep pushing the Forrest Gump vs Pulp Fiction argument, but I liked both movies. And I would have given the Best Picture Oscar to The Shawshank Redemption. 

I would have given the Oscar to The Shawshank Redemption over 'Gump' and Pulp Fiction as well.