man this poll was hard times for hard times, my favorite of the bunch.
The Driver beats the hell out of Michael Mann's LA glitz.
would love to poll The Driver vs. Thief but the 7 or 8 total votes not worth it.
― Cosmo Vitelli, Sunday, 27 March 2011 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Undisputed's good, but Undisputed 2 & 3 are a hundred times better.― ℳℴℯ ❤\(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam)
― ℳℴℯ ❤\(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam)
hills failure to discover scott adkins will haunt him forever imo.
― ☆, Monday, 28 March 2011 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Ryan O'Neal's character only says 350 words in the entire movie.
it was just on some weird cable channel i get (family net? where you have to bleep out 'god' but ladies getting shot in the face is ok). it's soo economical & hard-boiled, some scenes almost dont work but all in all it's pretty good. isabelle adjani in this time period is just stunning imo (i also watched 'subway' this wkend)
― johnny crunch, Monday, 28 March 2011 01:04 (thirteen years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_to_the_Head
whaddya know. first theatrical feature he's directed in ten years. and it's a stallone vehicle.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:30 (twelve years ago) link
it seems uncharacteristic in a lot of respects but his first feature, hard times, is pretty great. it's not as peculiar and exciting as the driver or the warriors, but it's extremely absorbing and convincing.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:32 (twelve years ago) link
i did not know this (from wikipedia):
Hill read Alex Jacob's screenplay for the Lee Marvin film, Point Blank and considered it a "revelation" in terms of style and format.[2] He decided to tailor his own scripts in that manner, as he described it, "extremely spare, almost Haiku style. Both stage directions and dialogue."
makes a lot of sense though doesn't it?
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:34 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgarwright/6057245137/
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 10:53 (twelve years ago) link
the Stallone movie's release has been postponed, not sure exactly what's going on there.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
From memory, Southern Comfort. From memory, definitely not Johnny Handsome.
― Fonz Hour (Eazy), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 14:09 (twelve years ago) link
Hard Times playing in Brooklyn in a few weeks, I'll finally see it.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:53 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
holy shit, that is awesome.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/sylvester-stallone-will-reportedly-recut-bullet-to-the-head-himself-for-a-november-release
― Clancy Fans and Fancy Clans (Eazy), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
great line in Hard Times by James Coburn's fight fixer, to a madam, before grabbing a whore and heading upstairs: "I don't need a sales pitch, mama, I just came to get my hat blocked."
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 March 2012 04:52 (twelve years ago) link
New Orleans locations, art direction look so great in a good widescreen print of HT. Apparently Bronson was pissed how Hill cut down Jill Ireland's part (what's left is utterly disposable -- she and Bronson don't even kiss).
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 March 2012 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
Strother Martin's opium-addict cut man seems entirely gratuitous -- Bronson hardly gets marked -- but he's just there to give Strother cadence to lines like "Some are born to fail, others have it thrust upon them."
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 March 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
if only Walter Hill had directed some SNL shit, this thread wd be getting some attention
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
48 hours began as an SNL sketch right?
― omar little, Friday, 30 March 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
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if it makes you feel better brewster's millions was like my favourite movie when i was 8
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
God, I had no idea he ever sank that low.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 March 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
Good Grief, that p&s Hard Times dvd is horrid. I got it from netflix but missed Morbs warning upthread. A bunch of scenes literaly cut in half image-wise. Why were they still doing this in 2004 (when the disc was issued)?
― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
bc they don't want to invest in a new transfer and use the 1980s one.
the driver should have won this, of course.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
he'll be appearing at a NYC screening of Southern Comfort next Monday
http://www.92y.org/Tribeca/Event/Walter-Hill.aspx
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 23:10 (eleven years ago) link
Twilight Time have announced limited edition blus of Hard Times and The Driver for release in June.
― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 February 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
Stallone film is out
― Gukbe, Friday, 1 February 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
GK likes it, but I don't trust him: http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/bullet-to-the-head/
― Gukbe, Friday, 1 February 2013 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
Re-watching The Long Riders tonight. The casting (real-life brothers playing real-life brothers) works really well, and plot-wise it's basically Justified 150 years earlier, told entirely from Boyd's POV.
― 誤訳侮辱, Sunday, 17 March 2013 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/944123_593874047297932_938811487_n.jpg
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
^^out next month
omg how weird I am watching the driver RIGHT NOW! and it is awesome but the lovefilm player suddenly cut out & is now doing the "infinite buffering" thing. 20 minutes before the end :-(
― Moldy ★☆☆☆☆ (wins), Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
I just watched Hard Times last night and it was awesome! Some beautiful location shots and I loved the visual contrast between the two leads - Coburn all teeth and limbs, Bronson stocky and tight-lipped. Strother Martin as the quack with "a weakness for opium" was great too. Bronson's crappy apartment and cat reminded me of Le Samourai a bit
― Number None, Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
The Driver now on Blu-Ray
http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/the-driver
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 10 August 2013 05:22 (ten years ago) link
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he's way too generous, and i actually liked the movie.
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Saturday, 10 August 2013 12:48 (ten years ago) link
i'm going to rank them now. (just the stuff that he directed, not the films he wrote but did not direct, which are fairly many.)
The DriverHard TimesSouthern ComfortThe Warriors48 Hrs.Extreme PrejudiceLast Man StandingJohnny HandsomeStreets of Fire (have very mixed feelings about this one)Geronimo: An American LegendTrespassThe Long RidersAnother 48 Hrs.Red HeatWild BillUndisputedBrewster's MillionsBullet to the HeadCrossroads (has some nice moments, but concept is just too aggressively stupid for me to give it anything like a pass)
Haven't seen:Supernova (not so good, I hear)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:47 (ten years ago) link
the 1st four are totally unfuckwithable, with 48 hours close behind. the rest, to my mind, are all quite mixed. not really sure how I feel about Streets of Fire. I think I'd have to see it on a big screen.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:48 (ten years ago) link
could easily switch Southern Comfort/The Warriors
latter is more audacious but also maybe a bit more flawedformer is close to perfect
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:49 (ten years ago) link
I have to admit with a few exceptions, I'm really glad even his lesser films exist, I get a lot of pleasure watching them
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:51 (ten years ago) link
I'll take this challenge! My rankings:
The DriverHard TimesSouthern ComfortThe WarriorsThe Long RidersExtreme PrejudiceTrespass48 Hrs.Johnny HandsomeLast Man StandingUndisputedWild BillStreets of FireBrewster's MillionsRed HeatAnother 48 Hrs.Wild BillUndisputed
Have not seen:Bullet to the HeadCrossroads (has some nice moments, but concept is just too aggressively stupid for me to give it anything like a pass)Geronimo: An American Legend
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:51 (ten years ago) link
do the two appearances of wild bill signify your ambivalence?
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:52 (ten years ago) link
I like many of these movies without falling in love with'em
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:54 (ten years ago) link
when you start to think too much about 48 hrs it begins to fray (the characterizations don't completely make sense, and the villain isn't interesting) but it's so much fun to watch. i just try to keep the misogyny out of my mind i guess. i would never show that to students, because you just don't see that kind of bawdy man-humor (and all the contempt for women it implies) in movies anymore, and they would probably be startled.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:54 (ten years ago) link
No, they signify that after I copied it to paste it higher up, I forgot to delete it. (Same with Undisputed.) The higher rankings are the accurate ones.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:55 (ten years ago) link
(I have to admit that as directors of manly action movies go, I prefer don siegel. not to mention howard hawks. but hill was about as good as we got in the 1980s, a few films by john mctiernan aside.)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:57 (ten years ago) link
A long time ago I wrote about Extreme Prejudice for my blog.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:57 (ten years ago) link
(spielberg is good at action, but I don't really think of him as an "action director." hill started out as a stranger animal, but by the 1980s he wears the label comfortably.)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 22:58 (ten years ago) link
i kind of like red heat, but it doesn't feel like a walter hill movie, whatever that means. brewster's millions is probably his most uncharacteristic film and also very nearly his worst. I don't blame hill for bullet to the head btw; stallone is just a horrible presence these days, and it sounds like he really crowded hill out of a lot of the decision-making.
can we attribute hill's fallow years solely to the failure of his big westerns in the 1990s and the underperformance of stuff like johnny handsome and last man standing? (i don't count trespass and undisputed, since those were barely released.)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 23:10 (ten years ago) link
mostly agree with your ranking amt. 48 hours i always liked a lot more than bev hills cop
bullet to the head frankly would've been a lot better if sly didnt push wayne kramer off the picture. I thought hill did a solid job though...
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7PvtbkH0I (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 26 November 2013 23:41 (ten years ago) link
i think his best moment though might be this one shock zoom in the deadwood pilot
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 00:45 (ten years ago) link
too bad the rest of the series
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 00:46 (ten years ago) link
great interview: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/17/walter-hill-action-movie-interview
love this guy so much, too bad he can't seem to make good movies anymore :(
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
I guess I need to watch 48 Hours.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link