The movie thread

[popcorn_skollie]

I watch all mob movies.. I normally set aside bad weather long weekends and watch them all...yep in one sitting ..one after the other..

 

You're forgiven. I do that when I re-watch superhero movies. Or if I have the flu or something I'll smash out a season over 2 or 3 days. I watched Succession like this. You know, the type of show you pay partial attention to most of the time, let it play while you work or sort washing. And then you get super into it when it gets good. Lockdown was different though. Netflix just got flooded with  Bollywood flix which is right up the wife's alley. So we binged a couple classics. I mostly just watch for music videos. 

[Gen]

Today's movie is Escape From Alcatraz.

[Andymann]

Today's movie is Escape From Alcatraz.

Is that because you are bored, or because you are planning to escape to a bottle store.....

[Eugene Oppelt]

Soulful

Watched this yesterday

[Skubarra]

Yeah, same. Also with The Irishman. Mehness. Tried to watch it three times. Eventually got to like 90- minutes in and I just wasn't in it. 

 

I think I need to be in the right headspace for it. 

 

Managed to get to 1 hour last night before I fell asleep, was ok enough that I will give it a second go tonight.

 

Man Joe Pesci got old since I last saw him in a movie

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Watched Guns Akimbo last night. It was light-hearted fun action. Loved it. 

 

Sorta like Happy meets Shaun Pilgrim vs the World meets Deadpool. Corny, full of dad-jokes, dark humour, action and bloodshed. I like the fact that it really didn't take itself seriously. 

[Gen]

Is that because you are bored, or because you are planning to escape to a bottle store.....

Because I couldn't find another Clint Eastwood movie[emoji2356]

[popcorn_skollie]

https://youtu.be/X2m-08cOAbc

 

This looks lekker. But I have to admit.

I'd be more excited to see this if it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the lead.

I don't particularly think he's a *** actor. Or struggle to see him play different roles.

He's funny and fun to watch but...

I just feel like he brings the same upbeat persona to every role he plays.

And it feels like he's being cast because of it. 

Surely there are others who can deliver well timed punchlines and witty quips.

[MTBeer]

Soulful

Watched this yesterday

good movie

[Gen]

Soulful

Watched this yesterday

https://youtu.be/IH7gQqpw7ok

A very very good movie..I should watch it again..

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

https://youtu.be/X2m-08cOAbc

 

This looks lekker. But I have to admit.

I'd be more excited to see this if it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the lead.

I don't particularly think he's a *** actor. Or struggle to see him play different roles.

He's funny and fun to watch but...

I just feel like he brings the same upbeat persona to every role he plays.

And it feels like he's being cast because of it. 

Surely there are others who can deliver well timed punchlines and witty quips.

He's Van Wilder, bro. For the other side there's that other Ryan dude. Gosling. 

[popcorn_skollie]

Joe Pesci

 

I'm a huge Scorsese fan. But Irishman isn't one of my favorites. I get what the intention was behind making it and to that end I suppose it delivered. It is my no means a bad film. But it felt held back some how. As if the writing suffered under the pressure of it being seemingly plausible. What did happen to Jimmy Hoffa? Nobody really knows and I feel like Irishman came along and said. Hey this is 'probably' what happened. An opportunity was missed here for some fantastic writing. Think about Scorsese flicks in the past and all the crazy **** that went down. Anyways. What am I on about?

 

Joe Pesci. Superb actor. He really was the highlight of Irishman for me.

I mean the cast is nothing to sneeze at and all of em are Scorsese favorites but come on.

He was never displayed on the same shelf as De Niro and Pacino. 

I mean this is the guy who took paint cans to the head in Home Alone.

I never thought about his pedigree as an actor especially when you consider the caliber of the rest of the cast. But I certainly do now.

Edited April 29, 2020 by popcorn_skollie

[Mudsimus]

https://youtu.be/X2m-08cOAbc

 

This looks lekker. But I have to admit.

I'd be more excited to see this if it wasn't Ryan Reynolds in the lead.

I don't particularly think he's a *** actor. Or struggle to see him play different roles.

He's funny and fun to watch but...

I just feel like he brings the same upbeat persona to every role he plays.

And it feels like he's being cast because of it.

Surely there are others who can deliver well timed punchlines and witty quips.

He is Deadpool. In my eyes he cant put a foot wrong.

[Gen]

I'm a huge Scorsese fan. But Irishman isn't one of my favorites. I get what the intention was behind making it and to that end I suppose it delivered. It is my no means a bad film. But it felt held back some how. As if the writing suffered under the pressure of it being seemingly plausible. What did happen to Jimmy Hoffa? Nobody really knows and I feel like Irishman came along and said. Hey this is 'probably' what happened. An opportunity was missed here for some fantastic writing. Think about Scorsese flicks in the past and all the crazy **** that went down. Anyways. What am I on about?

 

Joe Pesci. Superb actor. He really was the highlight of Irishman for me.

I mean the cast is nothing to sneeze at and all of em are Scorsese favorites but come on.

He was never displayed on the same shelf as De Niro and Pacino.

I mean this is the guy who took paint cans to the head in Home Alone.

I never thought about his pedigree as an actor especially when you consider the caliber of the rest of the cast. But I certainly do now.

Based on a book, and not a book about Hoffa per se but the life of, well the Irishman, Frank Sheeran...the different relationships he had with various people, of course we don't know if his recollection of event are 100% accurate though.

 

I thought it was a story very well told.

 

Each to his own though

 

Pesci was fantastic some of his best work.

Edited April 29, 2020 by Gen

[MTBeer]

He is Deadpool. In my eyes he cant put a foot wrong.

Deadpool is brilliant. The only superhero movie worth watching. The rest are rubbish.

[popcorn_skollie]

Based on a book, and not a book about Hoffa per se but the life of, well the Irishman, Frank Sheeran...the different relationships he had with various people, of course we don't know if his recollection of event are 100% accurate though.

 

I thought it was a story very well told.

 

Each to his own though

 

Pesci was fantastic some of his best work.

 

I did not know that. 

I looked it up and found another little gem Russel Bufalino's wiki page

Turns out the Mafia even dabbled in who portrayed them in the movies.

 

In 1972, after singer Al Martino had the role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather stripped from him and given to Vic Damone, he went to Bufalino, his godfather, who then orchestrated the publication of various news articles that claimed director Francis Ford Coppola was unaware of producer Albert S. Ruddy giving Martino the part.^[25] Damone eventually dropped the role because he did not want to provoke the mob, in addition to being paid too little.^[26][25] Ultimately, the part of Johnny Fontane was given to Martino.