weird, just watched this for the first time a couple weeks ago
snap, put it on telly as a late movie last Sunday and stayed up to watch it
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
this film is pretty hard to love IMO
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
'blow up' is much better IMO
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dunno, hard to love? maybe i'm a pushover, but you put gene hackman, paul cazale, frederic forrest, teri garr, cindy williams and harrison ford in a movie together, i'm going to love it.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is perhaps my favorite nihilistic "you got played" ending next to "The Killing."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
idg what's "hard to love" about it
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's a thread topic: great nihilistic endings. Those two for sure, Straight Time, White Heat, Reservoir Dogs, so many others.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
Chinatown obviously
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dumb and Dumber
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Half serious about that one
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
Parallax View?
― cinco de extra mayo (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Definitely^
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Long Good Friday
― Leslie Mann: Boner Machine (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Night Moves
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Easy RiderElectra Glide In Blue
(matched set)
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Shallow Grave
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weekend, of course, both film proper and end credits. It's more a matter of mood and gesture, but I find the last shot of Miller's Crossing strangely nihilistic...I think, I don't know; it's one of my favourite endings ever, but I'm not sure what feelings it conveys.
After relinquishing whatever privacy and anonymity he still possessed, Harry Caul has now lost control of this thread.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
wowwwwwwwww
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Monday, 10 September 2012 02:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Never seen it before?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
Nope, it was always on the list, decided to watch it tonight. I'm giving up the NFL and Sundays are going to be for fillum.
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Monday, 10 September 2012 03:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
You made a fine choice. So what leapt out at you most?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
The score, the static shots, the tightness of the editing, but mainly Hackman's performance. Great all-around.
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Monday, 10 September 2012 03:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
45.
Re: great nihilistic endings. Morocco has a good one, I'd argue -- it's not properly romantic at all.
― Michael Daddino, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Five Easy Pieces?
― aerosmith suck because their corporate rock that sucks (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 10 September 2012 08:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
I mean, abracadabra, Harry, show and tell--I'm number two, so I have to try harder.
― clemenza, Monday, 10 September 2012 11:08 (8 months ago) Permalink