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A bit odd for sure but Sarah knew Harold wasn't going to leave her and it was done as a favour for someone they cared about and she knew Meg wanted to become a mother and wanted great father figure if she happens to get pregnant and her child happens to ask her who her dad was. Harold seems like most reliable and head screwed on guy out of the bunch of friends.
It's a great film, probably king of this genre of films of old high school or college friends meeting up for a week or weekend after years apart. The cast are fantastic (especially the late William Hurt and Glenn Close, and Meg Tilly was stunning in this and Jeff Goldblum is fun) and soundtrack is one of the best you'll ever hear. And at 1hr 45mins, it doesn't outstay it's welcome.
Still my favourite Lawrence Kasdan film.
Meg Tilly definitely, she was only 23 at the time, and you can see why she had a bit of run in bigger budget films after this (shame she missed out Amadeus). I like Chloe too as she's not as open and more mysterious then the others are.
Best Ever? I'm not so sure I agree with that. I don't even think it's Kevin Costner best Western (check out Open Range for that). But I like Silverado, love the main cast and Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline and Danny Glover make for a good team of good guys. And Jeff Goldblum and Brian Dennehy play great bad guys. A nice turn from John Cleese as English Sheriff in a small role. Besides Lina Hunt, women characters aren't given much to do. A bit of a shame as Rosanna Arquette character had a interesting arc that the film never really delves into.
Costner steals the film, in later films he would be in Glenn or Kline role but he's great as devil may care younger brother of Glenn's character. And Lawrence Kasdan really made a beautiful old school western, he was following up his two classic in Body Heat and The Big Chill and the film sort of suffered cause of that and it wasn't met with the same acclaim. The film definitely has flaws but as I said I do like it.
Both of them were heavy drug users,throw in both were abusive to towards one another and there was a bit of age gap too. I think Hurt was 36 and Matlin was 21. No excuse for him to sexual attack her that's for sure. I know Hurt admitted he was pretty difficult during that time of his life.
Worth it for William Hurt and Marlee Martin's Oscar winning performance. It's one of those Award season films that isn't by any means top tier outside of it's performances. But you won't waste 2hrs of time watching it. 7.2 is about right for it's rating. Be warned, it's very 80's more so then most 80's films.
Nowhere near his worst more like in his top 5 best imo.
I'm surprised it has a 5.9 on IMDB, it's a lot better then that. You bone crutching action, Seagal still giving a shit, evil twin bad guys, voodoo, Jimmy Cliff and badass Keith David.
It's no Under Seige but still ten times better then the films he's released over the last 23 years.
Remember it's his first film as a leading action star, they were trying to go for something a bit more thriller then just outright action. I think the film that got it right was Out for Justice which I think along with Under Seige is his best film. You mixed the thriller with action well. Helps that William Forsythe is a excellent villain in it and the action scenes are a lot more brutal.
I like Above the Law (I always remember it as Nico, as that's what it was called in Ireland). I'd have the film just behind Under Seige, Out for Justice and Marked for Death from his peak era.
Pete is probably guilty of been a bit self absorbed, pretentious and bit of wet blanket at times. But I definitely don't think his "friends" are saints or it's just "oh it's all in Pete's head" ending that filmmakers kind of chickened out on. It's interesting how this film splits people who watch it down the middle, some think the friends are innocent and Pete is all at fault and some think the friends are just complete bullying dicks to him even if he's a bit of wet blanket himself who attracts bully types, even his girlfriend walks all over him and treats him like a dick.
Basically his friends have always been like this even in University and so was Pete, they were bullies. I think the whole point of the film is him realizing he's just not person anymore. He's not going to be up all night taking drugs and drinking like crazy or harassing a disabled girl. Probably one of the reasons he hates Harry so much more so then the others is Harry reminds him of what he used to be for the group, the obnoxious guy begging for attention. I always felt Pete was probably a lower middle class guy trying to impress the cool rich kids as he didn't have money or influence to win them over. Even his girlfriend is a bit of bullying dick, probably shows Pete just loves to attract people that make him feel like shit.
If Pete was smart after this, he'd not see those friends again and not marry his girlfriend and just take time to work on himself. But you know that's not going to happen.
That's the twist on it though, you and many others expected her and Justin Hartley Trucker to be the main characters. Her as damsel in distress and him the hunky badass as that's the way it goes in those films. And the film turns that around on it's head by doing what it did with the two characters.
6.8 on IMDB is way too low. I know Shane Black didn't direct this but it reminds me a little of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys even The Last Boy Scout which he also wrote. Samuel L Jackson and Geena Davis have great chemistry and the dialogue is top notch along with the action.
I'd give a 7.5, it's probably a tad overlong (I think 1hr 40 minutes would have been enough). But the action and the acting are all great. And it's a fun premise, this is the film I was hoping Atomic Blonde would have been. It was probably made twenty years to early. Imagine this made around the time of John Wick's and The Raid's, along with this smart dialogue. It definitely would been beloved straight out of the gate. It's great to see it's getting it's due now.
I was definitely put off wanting to watch the film for a while cause I didn't need another film directed by a woman bashing men as Hollywood were churning them out at that time and rightly most of them were getting bashed for it.
But I have to defend Promising Young Woman, the main character Cassandra (Carey Mulligan) is out hunting down men who take advantage of drunken vulnerable women and all the men aren't white either. As you said she's equally as hard on the women she encounters then she is with the men. The Dean, The Dean's daughter and Alison Brie's character for example aren't presented in a great light.
As a male, I don't think the film is a male hating film. It probably doesn't help it that outside of Clancy Brown, no other male is presented too great in the film. When the film does show a nice guy with Ryan character, he ends up been a scumbag lol.
I liked it personally.
I always looked at it as a sort of bittersweet ending. Even then leaning into a more sadder ending.
I think the fact Maneach is alive and well is a happy ending for Mathilde. All her hard work and believing he was still alive was worth it. The sad ending is he's no longer the man she loved pre WW1, he doesn't remember her or the moments they had together and he probably will never be that man again after all he went through. I always saw it as that probably be the last she sees of him and she'll probably move on with her life, knowing he's happy and well.
I can see why people will go for the romantic ending with Mathilde taking care of him and waiting until he falls back in love with her. But I see it more as Mathilde is happy he's alive and well but she knows he's no longer the same man she knew and that moment "She looks at him" will probably be the last time she visits him.
1. Arrival
2. Sharp Objects
3. Doubt
4. The Master
5. The Fighter
It's definitely not top tier Steven Spielberg. But it's got issues with pacing, some of the casting of the kids ain't great and Julia Roberts always felt miscast.
But Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams and Bob Hoskins are all great. The sets are fantastic and John Williams score is great. It's got enough stuff in it that it makes it into Spielberg "Not great but still a fun watch" tier.
Hit and miss is a good way to say it. I thought Season 1 to 3 was far more hit then miss. But season's after that it was far more miss then hit.
Manhunter is awesome though, the soundtrack is fantastic too.
If you want a great Michael Mann Tv show check out Crime Story, set in 50's Chicago and made in the 80's. Had Dennis Farina as a badass cop going after a mobster.
Recently gave it a rewatch a few months back. I like it still espcially from Season 1 to 3. I love that some episodes don't end on a happy note either and soundtrack is awesome to it. Season 3 is my favourite as it's pretty dark season.
After that, the show goes off the rails for me. Some silly storylines and it's far more miss then hit.
7.5 rating on IMDB is just about right for this show. If it stopped at Season 3 then it would have been higher.
It's supposed to hit 600 million by it's end which isn't any to sniff at either, remember none of the films in franchise have been billion dollar box office hits. But when you look at Fallout 791 million and Rogue Nation 682 million. It's definitely slightly down from the last two films.
I think Paramount and Tom Cruise got a little cocky, after the success of Top Gun Maverick and the other MI films doing well at the box office. That they felt were going to go toe to toe with Barbie and Oppenheimer. And that Dead Reckoning Part One was going to do biggest business of any of the films of the franchise. Even with all it's critical acclaim and many reckon it's best of the franchise, it just didn't have the pull of Barbie and New Nolan film. Plus been Part One of a two part film I'm sure didn't help as many feel that second part usually is left with the best stuff.
Releasing it in May or waiting until August would have been smarter business.
The worst thing at least Brie Larson had a few great films and a Oscar other her belt before she pulled her crap. At very least if it doesn't work out for her as a bankable leading star, she'll have her indie films. Zegler really hasn't cemented herself as anything but a pretty face who Hollywood have put in two big blockbusters. When the public get a first opinion on you, it's always hard to turn that opinion around. She's going to end up hurting her own career more then anything.
Unless Snow White and Hunger Games reboot make serious money, Hollywood will put up with her shit but christ it will become unbearable if they do. You think she's bad now, wait with a success or two how bad it will get with her. The young lady has a ego on her and doesn't think her shit stinks. She's a mega diva waiting to happen.
If you are those Studios, you don't want Zegler anywhere near the promotion of these films or you are media training her up until those films releases.
She's hurting her own career too, she's not even a bankable star yet. All the films she's been where going to be hits with or without her. It's only now where she's getting to lead films and try to cement herself as a top star. And she's doing herself and the films she's in no favours by coming across like annoying brat. No one from the public to the studios to filmmakers will want to cast her or be turned off seen her in big roles.