At the Movies

[wirlwind]

What is "And Justice for All" about, and who is in it?

[KaosTheory]

I haven't seen that one either. Can ya give us some details? You guys should include a little review of the films you list. I am always looking for a good DVD to check out.



I have never seen Citizen Kane. Any thoughts on this anyone? It's on my list but I haven't gotten to it yet.

[EnSabahNur]

Originally Posted by weaponx71

I love horror movies.

My bestest of all time is still John Carpenter's The Thing.

Great piece of work there.

Holy Crap dude! I rave about that movie to people, but most have never seen it...what a work of art. It still scares me....when I first saw it as a kid, it not only terrified me, but I could not sleep without a nightlight til a was like 7 or 8 afterwards.



I saw "Team America" last night, and I'm still laughing. I hope it is a wake up call to most Americans as to how rediculous the war on Terrorism really is, and what the rest of the World really thinks of it too.



"America.....F*** ya, coming to save the mother-f***** day!"



LOL



Other than that, "Conan the Barbarian" is at the top of the list. The soundtrack is amazing also.

[EnSabahNur]

Originally Posted by rushpat

Hmm... lots of movies...



Lord of the Rings series



Big Trouble in Little China

Bladerunner (original Theatrical version)

Krull

The Goonies

The Matrix (the 1st one)

Huh, Krull eh? I own that one, hahahahaha, I love that movie, but I think we are far and few in between.



I have to disagree with Armageddon though, that was one of the worst movies ever. It was such Pro-American, save the world, disaster at every second, completely innacurate (Scientifically speaking) and full of amazing plot hole. Plus Ben Affleck is super annoying.



I know that Krull isn't exactly a masterpiece, but I just hate Armageddon for some reason.



"Star Wars" (obviously)," Lord of the Rings" is beyond awesome, "Free Range", Almost anything from the 80's, Star Trek "Wrath of Kahn" and "First Contact" are two of the best movies ever made, "Dune" (aquired taste)....



Jeez, I could go on all day since I'm a Movie Buff and I'm at home sick and bored. But I'll leave you all alone now.

Re: "And Justice for All"



Stars Al Pacino as defense attorney Arthur Kirkland.



Plot: Hardcore "hanging judge" accused of rape and assault of a known prositute.



Kirkland and the judge are mortal enemies, but Kirkland is "coerced" into defending the judge. (Wonderful catch-22 at work here--gotta see it to love the irony!)



Kirkland become convinced the judge really is innocent, but learns the truth just before the trial.



The final 15 minute courtroom scene is something everyone here needs to see and memorize!



Anecdotal: First saw this in early '79, just a few months after my first wife and I separated. After the courtroom scene in the movie, I was standing and cheering and applauding. Yes, it is THAT excellent.



And, there's a subplot in the movie based on a true incident. Young man got pulled over by the police for a broken/not-working taillight. Seems the young fellow matched the description of someone wanted for murder, or some such.



So, off he goes to jail.



While in jail, and waiting for his lawer (in the movie, Kirkland) to put together enough "proof" that he is "innocent," the young man gets beaten and gang-raped.



Kirkland goes to the judge with the final "proof."



"Sorry," says the judge, "but you're a day late. The proof can't be admitted."



The young men takes hostages, and gets killed.



Again, THAT really happened, mid-70s or so, somewhere in the midwest (I think).



Yep. Got this movie on Beta, VHS, and now DVD.



Positively THE best performance (the final courtroom) scene I have ever, ever seen on film.



Of course, part of the reason I love it so much is because it so accurately portrays just how screwed up our "judicial system" really is.



Yes, please do see this one. You won't regret it.

[KaosTheory]

Thanks for the review Randy, now I remember that film.



" I'm out of order? " " You're out of order! ".......



It's been a long time since I saw that flick. It was a good one. I liked the judge who ate his lunch out on the ledge of the court building. heh heh

[suijuris]

Speaking of good court scenes, in Liar Liar, when threatened with contempt, Jim Carrey says:



"Your honor, I hold MYSELF in contempt."



... and off to the slammer he goes. I wish more lawyers would learn that line!

[KaosTheory]

Just saw "They Live" again today. Terrible acting but really good story. I wonder where the author came up with the idea.

[Rory]

Here is my 3 cents worth with reviews (borrowed). The following movies should be added to the must see list.



The Patriot



Faced with the death of his wife, The Patriot offers us Mel Gibson the widower pacifist, playing the part of South Carolina colonialist Benjamin Martin, unswayed by arguments that war should be initiated against Britain. When his son Gabriel (Heath Ledger) enlists despite his father's forbiddance, Martin is left at home to raise his other six kids while the war rages around him.



Circumstances arise to take the life of one of the children at the hands of the uber-evil redcoat Colonel Tavington (Jason Isaacs), which awakens the repressed blood lust in the former soldier Martin. Perhaps one of the best battle scenes ever filmed follows, with Martin and two of his kids picking off 20 redcoats in the forest, leaving Martin covered in gore.



The Patriot soon becomes the epic it was intended to be, with grand colonial battles fought by lines of soldiers politely shooting at one another until one side is dead. But Martin (an amalgam of several real Revolutionaries) brings dirty guerilla tactics to the war, and after forming a militia of scrappy mercenaries, soon he's got General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) running scared.



Martin lives in the woods and attacks the Brits in small groups, absconding with their booty. There's even a holy man (Rene Auberjonois) and a foreigner (Tchéky Karyo, in a great supporting turn as a French sympathizer) who fight alongside the rebels.



The Patriot also turns out to be a message movie, filled with issues regarding honor vs. survival, vengeance vs. forgiveness, negotiation vs. war, and glory vs. sacrifice. This isn't just some ordinary war movie. It's deep.



"Miracle"



Even if you don't have faith, "Miracle" is sure to make you a believer.

The year is 1979 and America is reeling from a decade of discouragement. The Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, Love Canal, the recession, gas rationing and the Iran Hostage Crisis – and let's not forget the death of Elvis – have all contributed to a growing sense of despair. The Winter Olympics are just around the corner, but the U.S. hockey team hasn't got a prayer of making the quarter-finals, much less getting a medal. The Soviets, who have dominated the sport for years, have just whipped the N.H.L. "dream team" of all-star, pro hockey players, six to nothing.

Enter Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell), a college hockey coach who, as a player, was cut from the 1960 Olympic hockey team just days before the Games, and who now has every intention of winning. The key, Brooks says, is to change the way Americans play hockey. "All star teams fail because they rely on the talents of individuals," he explains. "By contrast, the Russians have a team mentality." So Brooks pulls together 20 players, choosing not necessarily the best, but those players he knows will work together on the ice. And, with only seven months to go, he puts them all to work.





The African Queen



John Huston's THE AFRICAN QUEEN is a film that has everything--adventure, humor, spectacular photography and superb performances.

In his only Oscar-winning performance, Bogart stars as Charlie Allnut, a reprobate who uses his little battered steamer, The African Queen, to run supplies to small villages in East Africa at the onset of WWI. At one stop he meets Rose (Katharine Hepburn), the devoted spinster sister of Rev. Samuel Sayer (Robert Morley). When Charlie returns to the village later, he finds that German troops have invaded and Sayer is dead, and he offers to take the distraught Rose back to civilization. Thus begins a perilous and unforgettable journey as Charlie and Rose decide to do their part in the war effort against the Germans.

THE AFRICAN QUEEN's marvelous screenplay was written as a straight drama by James Agee, but director John Huston and his stars give it a lyrical tongue-in-cheek treatment that fills the screen with hilarious humanity. Magnificently filmed on location in Africa by Jack Cardiff, THE AFRICAN QUEEN is Hollywood filmmaking of the highest order.





Rory



P.S. Did NOT like The Alamo or the 13th Warrior

[weishaupt1776]

Originally Posted by TheBlackTruth

<font color=darkblue face=verdana>Does anyone have a critique of "Passion of the Christ" that they'd like to share? I'd be curious to hear what you all thought about it.

-BT[/color]

<font color=blACK>[b]kgodd has a pretty objective critique of it HERE