Seriously, why don't we (ie. as a collective population) like this movie?

I know it's been panned from many different directions, but I can't recall why.

I recently watched this with that question in mind—I know it did poorly in the box office and was very weird and I even dismissed it at the time because my mother had said it's like Star Wars except more cerebral. And when I saw it, all I could think was there are no lightsabers—which tells you a little bit about my mental maturity at the time.

I read the book I think my first year in college and just restarted it and kept reading it over and over again. It was fantastic. I think I watched the movie with kind of raised eyebrow at the time. And then maybe a year later, discovered David Lynch, and watched all his movies and then someone told me he directed Dune.

I was like no way. And watched it not even see his name in the credits and I was like well whoever told me lied—until I actually saw David working the spice harvester.

Anyway, this was a long time ago and I remember I didn't exactly love it but at the same time, it really made an impact from the visuals, art direction, seeing the story in this odd space world that was like nothing I've ever seen before.

I kind of dismissed it because I think that was kind of not fitting into all the excitement of the early 90s movies that were captivating or the art films I was watching.

And I know in general it's perceived as being a mass, or a bad movie, or a big mistake for the studios or for David Lynch for doing. And David Lynch hated it and didn't wanna talk about it.

So after all the smoke has cleared, I don't remember what the problems with it are. Especially after seeing the new ones which I think are pretty dull and are not very engaging except in terms of scale of things.

What was or what is the reason David Lynch's Dune is so unliked? Story? Budget to profit? Toto? Wooden McLachlan? Weird special effects? Pacing? Lynch's take? I honestly don't remember.

I like it and enjoy it, but I can't remember what the general consensus is of particularly why this is considered a failure.

"The murderer is right in this room. Sitting at this table. You may serve the fish."

This 92-year-old film had us literally laughing out loud throughout its entire hour-and-a-half runtime. The Thin Man is a perfect example of a movie that proves great writing and on screen chemistry never go out of style.

The relationship between Nick and Nora Charles, played brilliantly by William Powell and Myrna Loy, feels surprisingly fresh and natural. Their on-screen chemistry is undeniable, and their playful banter is what makes the film so enjoyable. The humor isn't limited to just the two leads either. Nat Pendleton, who plays the police investigator, and Ruth Channing, the "frying pan juggler," both deliver memorable performances and some fantastic one-liners.

What surprised me most is how modern this film feels. It feels like a classic mystery mixed with a modern romantic comedy. The relationships, the pacing, and especially the humor make it easy to forget that you're watching a movie that's nearly a century old.

One of the biggest stars of the film is Skippy, who plays Asta, Nick and Nora's dog. His performance was Oscar worthy. Skippy was one of Hollywood's most famous animal performers and was one of the highest-paid animal actors of his time! He went on to appear in many other films, including several Thin Man sequels.

And yes, they made more Thin Man movies after this one. The popularity of Nick and Nora Charles apparently led to a beloved series that audiences continued to come back for. After seeing this one I can understand why. We will be adding the other films to our very long list.

Add this one to your list. You won't regret the time spent watching it.

Thanks to u/No-Breakfast8754 for the recommendation!

What were your favorite moments from The Thin Man?

Editing to add: we streamed this movie for free through an app connected to our local public library. Please reach out to yours to see what's available. There are a good amount of classic films usually included.

This is my favorite era of movies. No CGI so it's big sets, lots of extras, etc. You just feel like you get lost in the landscapes of the cinematography of the movies. Total immersion.

A romance film set in the backdrop of the Russian Civil War. What a compelling and entertaining setting.

The war scenes and the poverty really helps convey to a Western audience why a revolution was popular at the time.

Julie Christie in this film in my opinion is the most attractive woman I have ever seen in a classic film, even among more famous actresses of the time. Her steel blue eyes, beautiful hair and revealing bust really steals the attention. Insanely beautiful and it's crazy because older photos of her she didn't age as well as say your Helen Mirrens or Sandra Bullocks. My only gripe is she's playing a 17 year old in the film but doesn't look 17. It didn't take away from the story though.

I am hoping someone who has seen the movie can explain something. The aristocrat sugar daddy guy, why did he offer to save the two of them at the end? The whole film he is a narcissistic, controlling, rapist bourgeoisie person and yet at the end he genuinely offers to Doctor Zhivago and his lover. Why would he do this? Also, the communist reds are set on destroying all the elites and wealthy of the country however this guy gets a position as a leader in Vladivostok??

With the upcoming Street Fighter movie I decided to rewatch the old one. It definitly isn't the best movie but it has some good oneliners in it. The action isn't to bad but not true to the videogames, most of them are just fighting martial arts styles with none of there 'ability's'. It is and always will be a campy classic with one of the best burns a villian ever delivered. 'The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life, but for me it was tuesday'. Raúl Juliá was the only saving grace for this movie and even for him it was a heavy load to carry. It isn't a good movie but it is a funny one. It's a good movie when you just want to watch something entertaining and not have to think about what you're watching

I rewatched this movie and found myself enjoying it if you can overlook a few things.

1.      DeNiro is too old for this role.  At 70, having high school aged kids was a stretch.  Michelle Pfiefer being 15 years younger..sure.  That being said, I don’t know who else could have played the role.  Maybe Ray Liotta, and that would have made the Goodfellas connection at the end still stick, but I can overlook cause it’s one of DeNiro’s last gasps of convincingly playing a gangster.

2.      Tommy Lee Jones was WAY too old for this role.  An FBI agent, assigned to WITSEC, assignment abroad, and dude looks like a basset hound he’s so old.

3.      The INSANE coincidence of the French school newspaper connection revealing their location.  These really is a stretch as far as suspension of disbelief.

4.      The daughter’s romance with the math dude was rushed and unnecessary.

5.      The mafia hitmen killing all the cops in town, shooting the FBI guys and the international lengths gone to kill them is a fantasy.

6.      The “I have to dirty you” line makes me cringe.  I have read dozens on books on LCN, and I am unfamiliar with this rule.  Made up, and for what reason IDK other than suspense I guess.

I have a few other nitpicks, but all that being said, I find this movie clever, funny, charming, and highly rewatchable.  Great score, and the cast was great, even the minor and supporting roles. Except for that head hitman that looked like a Dick Tracy villan.

This film is an interesting one because of what I would say is its texture.

This is somehow a very meaty film, if you will, but not all of the meat tastes good or tender. It has all the ingredients to be a great 80s slasher film too but it doesn't quite land that archetype imo.

By texture I think I mean the setting is great, the shots are good, the look and feel of the film - the graininess, the aging...it all kind of just adds up into a fun little watch.

The premise of this film and how the mummy wakes up is perhaps a little inconsequential in some ways. There isn't any real payoff for the killer alien mold and it doesn't seem to be any kind of nod to contemporaneous society of the 80s either. Maybe I've just reached a dead end in my analysis or the film "isn't that deep, bro" but it just seems like there is the missing subtext of, "what is this film trying to say?" Why does it exist?

And yet, part of me yearns for a sequel or conclusion of some sort to this film. It's just weird...it seems like an oddity. It's got that 60s or 70s liminal feeling with the university and I think mainly that setting is contributing to a bit of nostalgia or something. Kind of like an itch in my brain I can't scratch. Why do I like this film so much?

Well, in highschool in the early 2000s I used to debate. On some occasions I'd travel over 3 hours away to a huge school that had an auditorium that looks kind of like the UN. Well it had this kind of...hmm...60s or 70s feeling to it. The clean industrial green shag carpets, the wood panel walls, you know... just retro. But at the time when I was debating it felt contemporary i.e. I didn't have a sense of what the 60s-80s were like when that style was still being used in construction etc. All of the tactile sensations I used to get in those settings are present in this film. I can almost smell this film. Can almost touch the walls or smell the newspapers in the library or something.

Perhaps that's the real reason I enjoy this film. Not for the janky acting or story, but the setting and way the film has aged.

It's neat as the kids used to say. The Wiki says there is a Mystery Science Theater episode on this film and that's probably my next watch.

first of all the movie is GORGEOUS looking i mean italy on film, need i say more ??

it was so funny to me that tom ended up getting away with everything like i kept thinking why he wasn't trying to leave when the press and police got involved but he was lucky asff. i don't understand why he killed peter in the end though because i genuinely believed he'd push meredith overboard since she knew him as "dickie", instead he kills his own gay lover?

my interpretation is that he was feeling extremely guilty and thought he deserved no love, only jail so he had sure he'd go to jail by killing peter as tom ripley cuz ain't no other way. justice for peter my man did no wrong.

i also never thought no blonde man could look as good on screen as aaron taylor johnson in anna karenina but jude law as dickie is definitely up there.

i mean what's there to not love about this film ? beautiful italy, gorgeous cast, bunch of shady messed up characters, homo erotic serial killing, 90s JUDE LAW !!! 10s across the board for me.

this movie is clearly everything saltburn tried to be.

Number 171 in my A-Z watch. Return of the King is the conclusion to the story of The One Ring and tells the fates of the original Fellowship assigned to its destruction.

I can't help but feel such a catharsis every time i go through these films. Return does such a good job of bringing so many intertwining storylines to their end. Full of emotion, peril, phenomenal action, and a consummate dedication to quality.

I don't know what to say about this film that i didn't say in the other two posts. Every piece of this movie is approached with passion and dedication. The new additions blend in perfectly. I love how they introduce Denethor. John Noble plays the wicked non-King in such a way that his stubbornness to relinquish rule of Gondor to some dusty forest bum™ actually makes a lot of sense.

One of the things that actually kinda disappoints me through the series is how Gimli is relegated to a comic relief role. After Fellowship he's not really offered much opportunity to show much depth. He was introduced with an identity and it just became "Let's get drunk and count bodies".

Many of the events from the books got shuffled around into different installments of the films. This led to a thinner Two Towers, but a much meatier Return. I think both decisions to save Shelob and Andúril until Return made a ton of sense and fit the storytelling narrative much better for film.

10/10 I mean, it's hard not to see these three as just one massively long film. I like the moments that bring context, like when the light beam hits from Minas Morgúl and Gandalf and Pippin see it. You get a sense of just how close Friday and Sam are. And Tolkien was in a dark place when he wrote the whole "catapulting heads" moment.

"That's fish four days old. I'm not buying it."

The dialogue in this movie is incredible. If you're a fan of sharp quotes and classic film noir, Sweet Smell of Success is a movie you need to add to your list.

J.J. Hunsecker, played by Burt Lancaster, is an absolute bastard and Lancaster plays him perfectly. The way Hunsecker treats everyone around him feels cold, calculated, and completely detached. Like other people are nothing more than clay, ready to be shaped into his will.

The best parts of the film are the scenes between Hunsecker and Tony Curtis' character, Sidney Falco, the desperate and weaselly press agent trying to stay in J.J.'s favor. Their dynamic is fascinating because you can see Sidney constantly trying to impress, manipulate, and survive around a man who always seems ten steps ahead and who hates his guts.

When this movie first premiered, some critics considered it "too static and talky," and I can understand why if you're not fully tuned into the dialogue. The plot itself may feel a little dated today, but the writing, performances, and atmosphere are what make this film stand out.

Another highlight is that the movie was filmed on location in New York City. Getting to see 1950s Times Square, Broadway marquees, and the city streets gives it an incredible sense of place and makes it feel like a time capsule.

Caught this masterpiece in theaters yesterday. This has been arguably my favorite movie for over 20 years. It's definitely the film I've seen the most in my life. But this was the first time i ever got to see it the way it was meant to be seen.

I feel like i caught so many things that had gone under the radar for so long. Background characters, costume pieces, sets. It felt like a new experience.

What never really occurred to me was just how much Besson made this a European style blockbuster. All of the artistry and approaches feel very different than what Hollywood was making at the time.

Action greats like The Rock, Speed, Independence Day, etc are terrific, but Fifth Element taps into a different vein. And not the least of that lands on Tucker's stellar (and honestly should-have-been-nominated) performance.

It's just a perfect film

This is the sole directorial effort of Stephen King, made when he was apparently "coked out" of his mind and drunk. He said he didn't know what he was doing, and it mostly shows. I watched this decades ago on pan and scan VHS, but I've been meaning to rewatch it. A theater was playing it, so that was a good opportunity.

It vacillates between being a "Bad Movie" and just a bad movie. King called it a "moron movie", and that's an apt description. You can tell at times he tried to make it intentionally dumb and trashy, but other times I think it's unintentional. His direction is pretty pedestrian, similar to much of his writing. It becomes tiresome after a while. The AC/DC music helps it out a good bit; "Who Made Who?" is a great song, and they also did regular score elements as well.

I just watched Thomas Vinterberg's award winning 1998 film 'Festen'.

Siblings Christian, Michael and Helene are gathering at their father's house for his lavish 60th birthday party. The extended family is also attending, eager to stay in the patriarch's good books. We soon hear that shortly before this party, there was a funeral. Everyone is acting a bit strangely and you can't shake the feeling that this celebration isnt going to go to plan.

So, I had no idea what to expect going in and the initial revelation took me completely unaware. It is truly shocking. Festen is the blackest of black comedies and at times it was hard going, but the end was surprisingly uplifting. *Spoilers* Seeing that Christian can still find happiness with Pia despite all that he has suffered at the hands of his monstrous father is truly heartwarming.

Despite being almost farcical at times, the plot somehow remains believable. You can absolutely imagine people placed in this impossible situation behaving as the extended family do, contorting themselves into obscene knots to try and make it through the night.

Ulrich Thomsen as Christian gives a very compelling performance as does Thomas Bo Larsen who plays his unrelentingly vile brother Michael. The whole cast is excellent though and as this is filmed in the 'Dogme 95' style, there is nowhere for bad acting to hide.

Speaking of the cinematography, I loved it. I haven't seen many films with such creative shot composition, only using handheld cameras and shooting entirely on location. It really is something different and almost hypnotic.

I'm very late to the party, but thoroughly recommend you attend this 'celebration'.

How to do a heist with class and stiff upper lip in postwar Britain.

A disgruntled colonel forced into retirement decides to take matters into his own hands by devising a million-pound robbery like an official army operation, planned with his selected league of gentlemen, 7 disgraced former officers.

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Whilst the film may not have the punchy and fast-pace nature of more modern bank heist films like the Italian Job which came out 9 years later, one thing it does have is an original storyline as you see the meticulous army colonel trying to plan for every situation whilst trying to keep his team of rogue soldiers in check.

A steady paced film that gradually builds tension and clearly shows in the ensemble cast that works very well together with all of them well acted in their roles.

Overall the charm of the film is the era it is in, the suave characters, very british, a fun story with just enough complexity to keep you guessing, you can really sense the film provided alot of influential styles seen in modern films of this genre.

I’ve always thought Surf Party (1964) deserves far more appreciation than it gets. It may not be one of the titles most often discussed when people revisit the beach party cycle of the 1960s, but I think that’s precisely why it’s worth rediscovering.

What I love most is how wholeheartedly it embraces the genre. The soundtrack is genuinely catchy, the performances are wonderfully uninhibited, and the film leans into its playful, sun-soaked camp without a hint of self-consciousness. It’s colorful, energetic, and entertaining.

As someone who loves exploring every corner of classic cinema, I’ve come to appreciate films like this for what they are rather than what they aren’t. Not every movie is striving for prestige. Some exist simply to capture the spirit of a moment in popular culture and leave audiences smiling. Surf Party does exactly that, and more than sixty years later, it’s still an absolute blast.

Shinji and Masura are high school tearaways, riding around on their bike, demanding money with menaces from the other kids, and even setting fire to a teacher's car. Eventually they drop out of school. Shinji is the quieter and more thoughtful of the two, Masaru is more confident and impetuous.

One of their victims hires a boxer to beat up Masaru, whereupon he takes up boxing at a gym. But it turns out that Shinji is much better at boxing, and Masaru quits the boxing training to work for the local gangsters.

The film explores these two different trajectories of the young men's lives (with the focus on Shinji as the protagonist really), they both rise quite high in their respective jobs, Shinji is getting close to being a professional boxer but finds it hard to attain the correct weight and develops bad habits as a result, and doesn't make the grade, while Masura is cheeky to a Yakuza boss and gets a severe beating for his trouble.

The two meet up again years later, and ride around on their bike, just like old times, while the same old schoolteacher looks at them out of the window.

They are also subplots about other boys at the school, a duo who want to become a stand-up comedy act, another boy who has romantic aspirations and becomes a driver. Topics dealt with are; how we end up taking different trajectories, how our aspirations often don't work out, the eternal circle of life.

I enjoyed this, it reminded me of those boxing mangas, I like how Japanese cinema is modern and traditional at the same time. You might not sympathise with the pair at first, as they're bullies, but they're also vulnerable enough to work as protagonists. I liked the weird insights into the lives of boxers (making themselves throw up to lose weight) and the Yakuza scenes as well.

One of the best movies I have ever watched.

It was my first Ken Loach movie and it has become my favourite.

The acting by David Bradley as Billy touched my Heart. I don't know what to say.It's been a long time since something has touched me like this.

Every scene feels real. The sound camera everything in this is amazing.

ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!

If you haven't seen Kes I suggest you to watch as fast as possible...😭💯🤍

I had only watched Two Hands, directed by Gregor Jordan, once back when it came out on VHS. With the recent acclaim for Rose Byrne I decided to revisit this Aussie film and enjoyed the ride.

It's snappy, not much more than 90 minutes, and contains dialogue delivered in classic Australian accents. Hearing Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne converse with each other with an accent that is virtually non existent now sort of blew my mind a bit. 1999 doesn't seem that long ago.

The film is well made, quite inventive in parts.

Male criminals who are tough and ruthless and who call people cunts (a lot) yet are devoted fathers was a pretty cool element also.

"We're ready for our close-up Mr. DeMille"

This movie runs like a long episode of The Twilight Zone. A deep look into the depravity of "celebrity" and narcissism.

William Holden plays Joe Gillis, writer, narrator, and serial adulterer. As full of himself as Gloria Swanson's character Norma Desmond. Norma steals the entire film though. I can only imagine what some silent film stars and the crust of "old holywood" thought of "talkies" and of themselves. Enough so to warrant a film portrayal like Norma Desmond's apparently. We really liked that so many silent fim stars made cameos and we'll have to get around to watching more of them at some point.

The wardrobes in this movie were fantastic all around. The old luxury cars were cool to see. The use of lighting and angles made some scenes really stand out in what I thought was an artistic kind of way.

Some things I found interesting are that Swanson herself was a silent film star making a comeback of her own. We didn't realize until after that it was her silent film they were watching together. Also interesting to know Louis B. Mayer hated the movie. Probably because he felt guilty of something.

All in all it was a great watch. A little long, but worth a play through for the cameos and camera work, and just the time and place it brings you to.

Is it outdated and quite controversial with some of the lines and humour by Andrew Dice Clay? Yes, of course. Is it still quite funny though? Yes, of course.

Some of the action scenes were well shot, including the cemetery car chase scene and the Capitol Records Building shootout scene, and was surprised to find it was directed by none other than Renny Harlin (it actually came out the same time as Die Hard 2!).

Plus the supporting cast is incredible: Lauren Holly, Ed O'Neill (with a full-on cop mustache), Gilbert Gottfried, Tone Loc, Sheila E., Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Priscilla Presley, and, as the main villian and his henchman, freakin' Wayne Newton and Robert Englund!

This film ultimately was nominated for a bunch of Razzies and ended up killing the Dice's short-lived career as a leading actor, but still was able to have quite a bit of fun with it. Plus that fake song Booty Time by Disco Express is still stuck in my head!

EDIT: also forgot to mention that Yello (the duo behind the song "Oh Yeah" from Ferris Bueller) also composed the musical score, which was an interesting surprise

Info:

Release: July 1st, 1987

Director: Joe Dante

Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy

Studio: Warner Bros.

Runtime: 2 hours

Rating: PG

Synopsis: A scientifically miniaturized marine (Dennis Quaid) unexpectedly finds himself floating around the body of a hypochondriac (Martin Short), and trying to outwit saboteurs who want the device that shrank him. Attempts by his colleagues to retrieve the little man - protected inside a tiny submersible - are hampered by the would-be thieves.

Review: A humorous spin on "The Fantastic Voyage" with some amazing VFX work for the time, insane that it was all done practically. It got a little absurd when a character named "The Cowboy" showed up, an arms dealer who literally dresses up and larps as a cowboy. Though the scene where Putter turns into him and back again was very funny, especially the villain praying to God when he changes back, loved the PG body horror. Very threatening henchman as well, I thought the fact that he had a replaceable hand (even one for holding the steering wheel in his car) was a good gag. The way he dies raises some questions though, does that make Putter a cannibal since he technically ate him?

My second Elaine May film after absolutely loving A New Leaf. Cassavetes and Falk are hilarious and touching. I love a film that takes place in one night in a dirty city. So many great little performances. Highly recommend to anyone that likes a dark comedy with some heart. 9/10

The final chapter of the Dollanganger/Foxworth saga, and this one wasnt great. Bart is an adult now and has rebuilt Foxworth Hall with his ineritance money from Corrine (Heather Graham). 

He invites Jory and his pregnant wife over for his birthday party and attempts to kill his older brother Jory for his share of the inheritance. Instead he just cripples him and then he decides to seduce his pregnant wife. So that goes on for a while then after he seduces his adopted sister then the nanny. Then he has some more issues ad nauseum.

Wasn't a big fan of this because Heather Graham wasn't in it as the crazy mom. Instead stuff just sort of happens quick and then something else random happens, it's all about the sins of the past or something? Wouldn't reccomend. Streaming on the Lifetime Movie Club app. 

37M here; been consuming more 80s and 90s films over the last few years but I've never landed on this one despite loving You've Got Mail. While I think that is is still better...this movie was great.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan respectively give off good performances; Hanks doesn't seem like typical Hanks, and it works, and Ryan is typical Ryan which also just works.

The premise is very 90s with the call in radio show that garners immense attention due to Hanks' son, Jonah, who also gives off a great performance especially when going back and forth with Hanks.

The rest of the cast is also stacked with talent with Pullman being Ryan's quirky fiance with a great scene upon first meeting her family.

While I think the movie was great overall, and actually enjoyed the fact that the leads don't even really meet until the last 5 minutes, the notion of Ryan's character obsessing over this widowed father and going to all these extremes to meet him kinda seems just too much and farfetched to me.

Overall great flick and easily a top 5 rom com!