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What a co-incidence! I watched that last night too, and yes, I agree about that train heist sequence.Un flic (1972) - French heist film starring Delon & Deneuve, let down by some horrible model work during the train heist (which could easily be edited out).
I'm following up with Melville's Army of Shadows and Mélodie en sous-sol (my two fav male French actors).What a co-incidence! I watched that last night too, and yes, I agree about that train heist sequence.
Your thoughts?
I didn't care for this dark comedy. Perhaps, I just wasn't in the mood for such a movie tonight.The Menu
Originally Released: 11/18/2022
Watched: 01/03/2023
4K digital streaming on HBO Max via Roku Ultra
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Recommended?
Why? This satirical thriller isn't really plausible under real world conditions, but within its own logic it's a deliciously vicious time at the movies. Ralph Fiennes is stellar as the renowned chef orchestrating the evening's cuisine, and Anya Taylor-Joy provides him with a formidable adversary as the unexpected fly in the ointment of his carefully prepared masterpiece. Sharp writing, terrific cast, precise execution.
More thoughts (which may contain spoilers) available here.
A serial killer (Nathan Pinzon) has been murdering little girls without leaving any clues. A nightclub singer (Olga Zubarry) witnesses a man in the shadows dumping what appears to be a child's body into a sewer drain but when questioned by the police, not wanting to get notoriety, she denies having seen anything. Directed by Roman Vinoly Barreto (THE BEAST MUST DIE), this little known Argentine film is the second remake of Fritz Lang's M following the 1951 Joseph Losey film. It's an unofficial remake as the Lang film is not credited and often referred to as "inspired" by the 1931 Lang movie. On its own, it's an often intense thriller though one finds the police unsavory as they arrest people they know are innocent and often brutalize them. The government prosecutor (Roberto Escalada) in particular is a hypocrite judging the morality of the singer (who's a working single mother) while forcing himself on her. Which leaves Zubarry's nightclub singer to place our empathy with. As the pedophile, Pinzon lacks the strength of Peter's Lorre's performance in M. With Nelly Panizza, Pascual Pelliciota and Gloria Castilla as the prosecutor's wheelchair bound wife, the most sympathetic character in the film.Your thoughts?
Growing up I had a drive-in that would play "Dusk ot Dawn"Kung Fu Festivals all filled with the Shaw Bros films!!! Great memories...me and my buddies would get stoned and make up our own dialogue!!Last Nights Feature Presentation
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Finally cracked into the "Big Box" release from Arrow Video
The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin
AWESOME!
"He's not Dead...he's just MOSTLY Dead"January 5th, 2023 Thursday
Princess Bride
HD digital upconverted to 4K / Disney +
Dolby 5.1 upmixed to Auro 7.1
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
"I just want you to feel you're doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed."
"Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning. "
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