Boring Blockbusters (page 2)

clarity

Hi CoCo ....Those films make me nervous! haha

My preference was Marty, Rebel Without cause, Picnic,

Mr. Roberts ...

Mostly from the 50's :-)

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clarity

A funny scene (not supposed to be ) from The Day of The Triffids C1950`s ,watching it now is , a train station packed with people going to work , a train pulling into the station , and everyone is blind , including the train driver . I thought it hilarious.

smiddy

FlyingHighNow

Co-cola, there is indeed an art to subtlety. Everything about today's entertainment seems to be in your face, including sexuality. Hinting at something respects the imagination of the movie goer.

dmouse

Ah yes, the classics. Forbidden Planet is one of my all time favourites. The monster from the Id is terrifying!

Might I recommend another british classic - Quatermass & the Pit.

I agree, most modern blockbusters leave me bored now, Man of Steel is a case in point, with the end battle just going on for sooo long. I don't even bother with most of them now (never seen Iron man 3 or Avengers, or Pacific rim). Finances are too precious to waste on very film that comes out.

I did enjoy Gravity though, and recommend it on the big screen.

Bobcat

CC:

Did you see Oblivion? To me it had a very interesting storyline with an unexpected plot twist.

Take Care

compound complex

Good morning, and thanks for great posts!

GL: Yes, Hitchcock, The Master!

Spectre: Cool about Bryan Cranston -- what an honor. Will look into BB!

smiddy: Thanks for mention of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." I'm glad I have the tape. Gotta love Gort!

clarity: I can understand why those films make you nervous; we're all wired differently. I recently saw "Marty" and loved it!

FHN: You're right about being in your face. Respect my imagination, please!

dmouse: I agree on the money part. In the 50s you got a double feature, newsreel, cartoons and a candy bar for a nickel! I missed "Gravity" at the theatre because of the high ticket price -- DARN!

bobcat: Will add "Oblivion" to my "must-see" list. You take care, also.

BEST!

CoCo

DATA-DOG

Any Ray Harryhausen fans?? I am a big fan, although I have yet to see all his films. I am thinking of doing a marathon soon. Anyway, there are tons of sleek looking, but ultimately boring films out there. All flash and no substance. It's like dating a vacuous model I suppose..

Forbidden Planet, AWESOME. The Creature fom the Black Lagoon, AWESOME. I hope that movie makers will find the balance between technology and good story writing. I think the movie called ' Signs' was a good example. CGI was used, but not abused.

DD

poppers

In "The Thing," the audience gasped when the men surrounding the ice-encased object proved to be circular: a flying saucer!

Got a laugh out of your sentence, CC.

compound complex

DATA-DOG: Absolutely a Ray Harryhausen fan, here! Thanks for the reminder. I love the crisp black-and-white filming of 'Creature.'

poppers: Thanks, but I cannot take total credit for my rephrasing of a movie reviewer's description of that episode. Every time I see the film, the musical and visual buildup to that gripping scene causes me to gasp, to shudder, . . .

CHEERS!

CC

Spectre

DATA-DOG: I saw Ray at the San Diego Comic-Con some years ago. We talked about the current CGI movies at the time and I told him that his work had heart and charm to them as opposed to the cold, wrong and clunky effects that early CGI offered. They do CGI a lot better but its gotten to the point of being a crutch.

I blame Michael Bay for the norm of the non-stop action sequence. Actually I shouldn't blame him. I should blame all the decent directors that emulate him that should know better.

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