Shevin Keedy
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As long as everyone has mentioned Apocalypse Now then that's fine
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That’s the view you used to get if you ever looked in the top of the bargain bin in blockbuster video.
Martin Alvito
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The Dune sequel looks as good as Oppenheimer.
I`m fully expecting the sequel to be every bit as good as the first.
Hopefully going to see Oppenheimer on the opening weekend.
Martin Alvito
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Hundo seeing Oppenheimer on the first weekend, with my kid.
dholliday
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Aye, only Lolita & Paths of Glory left on the Kubrick unseen. From Kurosawa only watched Rashomon so far which underwhelmed me a bit (was good, but not great), but willing to give him another bash.
Interesting view. I enjoy the old 50's/60's historical epics (John Huston's The Bible probably my fave, strong 9/10). Lawrence seems almost like a guaranteed good time but never know until finally watching.
Watch films on a big 3x2m projector screen, always enhances any flick! Even low-resolution DVDs look great.
Aye, saw a Bava & Fulci recently and wasn't that taken, so dialling down the Suspiria expectations.
He's got a trio of 8/10's in Ninth Gate, Rosemary's Baby & Ghostwriter. Haven't seen Tenant or Repulsion yet.
Agree with his personal life leaving a somewhat sour taste (if that's what you meant)...but in most cases I try to separate art from the artist. With films it's easier as those projects involve hundreds of personnel to make it ultimately happen.
Noted.
All subsequent ones are largely a waste of time, tho' Solo was actually fun. And the original trilogy currently available is genuinely a disgrace, as there's all these horrible edits and extra CGI: that incredible scene at the end of Return of the Jedi with Vader silently looking between The Emperor and his son while Luke's getting zapped has been replaced by that terrible "NOOOOOO!" audio from the end of Return of the Sith.I would also like to state for the record that all Star Wars films are a disgrace
A true disgrace to the art of film.
I have the only official DVD releases which have - as a bonus disc - the original theatrical cuts. Even Empire with the original Emperor (not Ian McDiarmid).
They're not remastered, but honestly all three are still fantastic movies. Well worth watching in place of any of the ones with tinkering. These DVDs are fairly common and can be had for about a fiver each on ye used markets.
Wrath of Khan is severely overrated: it's clumsy, low-stakes and even a little boring. Khan the villain makes no sense.
Space Seed (the original episode with a younger Khan) is superior: a more believable setup and a beguiling Khan (played by the same actor) with understandable motives.
IV is great, granted. As is VI. The 1979 Epic however is close to 2001 levels of proper science-fiction with weighty meaningful timeless philosophical ideas. Spectacular stuff, amazing twist.
Aye...it shares Number One Greatest with Excalibur in my book. When Ligeti music combines with Monolith sightings I get existentialist chills! Even just thinking about those scenes sets them off. Mighty film-making.
Ligeti himself almost refused Kubrick permission but then he was shown a pre-release print and was sold, thank the gods.
Barnfred 55
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TBH, neither compare well to the book.
But I think the main characters, Roomi and Michaek Nyqvist, made the original film standout.
Martin Alvito
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IV and VI are my picks. Agree re: Space Seed being better than the film-length version.
I get where you're coming from on I, but I do feel some authors did it better. Clarke (Rendezvous with Rama), in particular.
dholliday
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Oh aye, hard epic sci-fi in book form will always be a deeper experience than a 2-hour movie.
Top 10 book candidate! How on Earth hasn't this been made into a movie yet?
Martin Alvito
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I'm watching. It's only his second-best book, because The City and the Stars exists. That one is my numero uno.
dholliday
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Haven't read that....might have to check it out!
Stephen Baxter's Space for the overall number 1 spot in the sci-fi section (if we're not counting Orwell's 1984 as sci-fi).
I've got a few notables still to read, tho': Three-Body Problem and Consider Phlebas on the shortlist.
Martin Alvito
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Baxter? Need to read that one, then.
The Dark Forest is way better than The Three-Body Problem, which is good.
My all-time favourite.
Barnfred 55
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Nice to see you getting into the spirit of the thread
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