RIDLEY SCOTT

White Squall OK-ish as a pervish A&F Lord of the Flies/Bounty thingy.

― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 30 April 2012 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ah, I see Alfred beat me to obligatory leery post from gaylxor.

― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 30 April 2012 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

p much the first thing I'd head for. Or maybe reduce my unseen Oscar winners gulag by one with Gladiator.

― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 April 2012 16:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

thelma + louise

― horseshoe, Friday, November 14, 2008 6:22 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^accurately called "feminist claptrap" by Armond White

― Dr Morbius, Friday, November 14, 2008 6:23 PM (3 years ago)

isn't that what AW says about 'the silence of the lambs'?

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 06:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

Complete retro at Lincoln Center. (and one can only wonder why)

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/past-and-prologue-the-films-of-ridley-scott

― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, April 30, 2012 10:40 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a lot of these films really do not need another airing. black rain? g.i. jane? a good year? fucking robin hood?

ok, i'm going to go through these and let you know what's up:

PRETTY FRESH
Alien
Blade Runner
The Duellists

GOOD, WOULD WATCH AGAIN
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Black Hawk Down
Kingdom of Heaven

INDIFFERENT
Body of Lies
Hannibal
Matchstick Men
Thelma & Louise
White Squall

MORE-THAN-FAINTLY EMBARRASSING
Legend
American Gangster
Black Rain
Someone to Watch Over Me

F.F.S.
A Good Year
Robin Hood

dude peaked early.

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 07:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

i admit i haven't actually seen g.i. jane, maybe it's a masterpiece. so i left it off.

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 07:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

oh and i forgot to put gladiator under "more-than-faintly embarrassing"

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 07:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

someone to watch over me looks really nice but has a dreadful script, as is often the case with this guy.

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 07:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

new uneven answers

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'd bump american gangster up one tier - i really dig the slavish recreation of early 70s nyc & jersey, and there's some funny/entertaining scenes

black rain is bad bad bad, im 100% convinced that he only made it so he could shoot a movie in japan. it does look incredible, to be fair

i thought robin hood was a new low in overall laziness from this guy, one of his worst ever

still need to see much vaunted kingdom of heaven director's cut

― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

kinda intrigued by black rain but man if H4A can't rep for it...

― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

its like a slurry of every 80s cop movie cliche, with racism sprinkled on top. its basically a reskin of Red Heat right down to the ending airport scene where american cop and foreign cop have a meaningful exchange that shows how much they've come to respect each other despite cultural differences. osaka is beautifully shot in it though

funny that it came out the same year as imamura's black rain

― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:48 (1 year ago) Permalink

I just watched the trailer on youtube - looks like a real dog's breakfast, loved the shots of japan tho

― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

a good year is by far the worst of his crap films

― Ms Tum-Bla-Wi-Tee (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:13 (1 year ago) Permalink

black hawk dawn was sort of vile but not in a distinguished way

― Ms Tum-Bla-Wi-Tee (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

i sort of enjoyed a good year when i saw it, but i can barely remember it + couldnt defend it

― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

every shithead broker in london says they will retire at 40 and buy a villa(ge) in provence and the film is like the wish fulfillment version of that in which they magically inherit a first class vineyard and get to schtup marion cotillard

the mixture of old school clubbable anti-frog sentiment and 'a year in provence' fancifulness is quintessentially english and terrible

― Ms Tum-Bla-Wi-Tee (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

heh i think thats what i found fascinating about it, im sure it would've been repulsive to me if i was english

― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

blackhawk down is politically pretty vile but fairly engrossing as an action movie IIRC.

funny that it came out the same year as imamura's black rain

man, if ever two films were NOT alike...

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

TBQH i'd rather watch top gun again than most of RS's movies, but maybe that's just b/c i haven't seen top gun since 1986.

― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

MORE-THAN-FAINTLY EMBARRASSING Legend

gtfo. horseshoe where you at?

― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

actually its entirely embarrassing but for some reason i kinda love it.

looking at this list i am kinda amazed this guy could bank an entire career on two, maybe three movies.

― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

is your love strongo enough?

― buzza, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:36 (1 year ago) Permalink