I remember seeing a censored version where Emilio exclaims “flip you melon farmer” Lol, best edit ever.
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I agree, just watched Fargo via SBS. Cracker of movie. Thoroughly enjoyed watching it again. Well probably more this time as the suspense didn’t kill me and I could enjoy the fckn insanity of it all.
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Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Director: Carroll Ballard
Cast: Charles Martin Smith, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Brian Dennehy, Samson Jorah
Tyler, a government biologist, is deployed deep in the Canadian Arctic to study the behaviour of wolves and their supposed role in the decimation of local caribou populations. Based on his own observations, and with some advice from the sagacious Inuk Ootek, he begins to doubt the theory he was tasked with corroborating.
Based on the book by the Canadian environmentalist Farley Mowat, and filmed in Alaska, the Canadian Yukon and British Columbia, this is a film worth seeing if only for its stunning depictions of the Arctic’s landscapes and wildlife. With a concession to subjectivity, the film absolutely indulges those with interests in beautiful scenery, conservation and the man-goes-into-the-wild fantasy. The short, ordinary-looking and bespectacled Martin Smith is hardly leading man material, especially by today’s standards, but he is thoroughly likeable and believable in the lead role, and there has to be some credit for a casting decision the likes of which we don’t often see anymore.
A beautiful film, visually and thematically, it was also nominated for Best Sound at the 1984 Academy Awards. I am so glad I stumbled across this (on Tubi), and for those with any interest in this subject matter I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.
8.5/10.
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This looks great
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Watched Brewsters Millions.
Excellent movie that is still relevant today
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Watched See No Evil Hear No Evil.
A humorous film. One deaf man, Wilder, and one blind man, Pryor.
That woman had amazing legs and some really lovely ■■■■, and she must have smelt really good!!
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood came on the telly last night, and I started watching it and couldn’t stop.
Pacino, Pitt, Leo, and Margot is so, so cute.
One thing that really stuck out to me, though, is that I really wish I didn’t know of Tarantino’s special interest, because once you do it’s really gratuitous, impossible to ignore, and takes you out of the film.
Not to mention kind of ick.
But apart from that, it’s great.
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Interesting…I think Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is his worst film by far…just a bore fest until the last bit where he goes all Tarantino.
I watched Django Unchained last night…that was way more enjoyable
How I rank his films
1 Pulp Fiction
2 Kill Bill Vol 1
3 Kill Bill Vol 2
4 The Hateful Eight
5 Inglourious Basterds
6 Django Unchained
7 Reservoir Dogs
8 Jackie Brown
9 Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
No Death Proof?
Death proof is up there as one of the worst movies I have ever seen at the cinemas
so damn boring
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I think it has great scenes. Very, very not boring.
The fun he has with the old movies and tv shows Leo was in at the start of the film just had a massive smile on my face the whole way through.
Pitt vs Lee.
Leo in the trailer.
Leo’s scene with the kid.
When Pitt starts narrating at the end and you don’t know what will happen (the first time and even when you Do know) just ratchets up the tension and fills you with a feeling of dread.
But that’s me.
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Im with Wim. Its a masterpiece. For me its one of his best. Top 3 for me.
And as for Death Proof, it definitely drags its feet at times. But the last 20 mins is one of the best car chases ever filmed and concluded with an extremely satisfying arse kicking.
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What special interest are you referring to?
I haven’t seen it
I watched ‘Blazing Saddles’ again last night and, 50 years after its release, the baked beans farting scene still had me laughing out loud.
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I really feel like it’s better not to know if you can stay naive…
But if you insist, I’m talking about his foot fetish. It’s really…blatant in OUATIH.
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The soundtrack is excellent
Thank you for the straight answer.
Didn’t notice it. I liked the movie a lot until the ridiculous end, that destroyed everything he’d been building up to. I think his best movie is Jackie Brown, and that’s probably because the story was written by someone else (who knew how to write endings), but Pulp Fiction is pretty good too.
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I’ve just listened to it…I can see why you like it…but I wouldn’t personally call it anything great.
Once Upon A Time Spoilers:
understood what he was doing with the ending. And to be honest I’m very glad he did what he did, because surely nobody wanted to see the alternative.
The I think the subversion of expectations worked spectacularly well because we know what Did happen.
The dread of the lead-up still works, even though it really shouldn’t on a second viewing, and it removes any sympathy whatsoever for what happens in the brutal scenes that follow.
It also works because Margot Robbie plays her role so well. Almost every time I see her…I just want to say, ‘no.’
And it somehow makes you, well…me, feel the reality even deeper.
Edit: sorry that spoiler tag took so long to work.
Doesn’t like paragraphs, I think.
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