Saw 3 really good movies over the weekend out of Redbox. The Accountant was great, and 2 others that didn't get much publicity but were pretty decent. The Take and Max Steel. They were also interesting and good. I'd highly recommend all 3. I took a chance a Max Steel and The take and was pleasantly surprised.......
igloo-what version of The Take did you see? there are 2 movies of that name in the last 10 yrs. One is with our favorite mumbler...
Not the one with Hardy....It was new in Redbox this week. It starred Idris Elba (black guy). He was in NO GOOD DEEDS. Good movie and should of had more commercialism.......
WIKI had that title too. But The Take is the name in Redbox,,,,,,,Good movie! C+ or B I'd rate it.....
the FOUNDER-about Ray Kroc the McDonald's guy. Interesting movie. Keaton was great as Kroc, but common sense was lacking on the real McDonald's founders/owners in the movie. Didn't they think of Copyright infringement for their name, logo or famous arches? I found that very hard to believe. Were they really that stubborn on everything? Also hard to believe. What kind of idiotic agrees to a handshake deal without it being on paper and signed? Way too many easy things went Kroc's way in the movie. He had bills piling up and yet he kept adding more franchise stores. And they showed he had a falling out with 1 guy. What happened? Show that! Don't tell me in words at the end what happened. Solid overall. B+
Would like to see that one eventually Fish. Did you know Keaton is from Pittsburgh? He was at a Pirates game last year also.......Anyways, Just picked up Ouija which was getting great reviews on Redbox by everybody. And The Girl On The Train also......Arrival and The Crooked Man are also there, which I'll try to see over the weekend or sooner. If I can get a hold of them.....
yes i know that. i don't do scary movies. i already commented on arrival and the girl on the train. never heard of the crooked man but it sounds scary. im out.
I never heard of The Crooked Man either but it's getting great ratings on Redbox. And yeah, it's supposed to be a scary one also.......Just watched The Girl On The Train and didn't find anything real special about it. I think they got the plot off of Law & Order?.........C-
to me i thought Spoiler she was guilty. she looked guilty. she acted guilty. i had no idea who really did it until it unfolded. i thought her performance was great as she nailed the drunk perfectly. i liked it a lot bc of the twists and her assumed guilt.
Watched Ouija and thought it average........I know you don't like those kind of movies Fish......Must the younger ones giving it a high rating. It was better than many but not as good as some others.......I'd give it a C for average......I'm pretty critical about movies......But of course we all have our own opinions.....
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) - Clark Gable, Charles Laughton. I liked it better than the Marlon Brando version; haven't seen The Bounty (Mel Gibson) yet, but want to since it's supposed to portray Fletcher Christian in a less-flattering (and probably deservedly-so) light. Now, Voyager - Bette Davis, Paul Henried, Claude Rains. A soap opera, but an excellent one.
Great movie. It was on TCM the other night. I actually like the Gibson version better. More historically accurate, really gives you a good portrayal of the Taihitian society, and Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) is not just a tyrant, he's a three dimensional character that is equal parts victim and provocateur. I watched "Under the Shadows" on Netflix. A great horror movie that is Iranian and takes place during the war in the 1980s. Really recommend if you are not a horror fan, and I usually don't like horror.
Thanks for the insight. After the movie I did a little reading about the key participants, and most info seemed to indicate Bligh WASN'T a tyrant. If THAT's true, then it seems more likely the mutiny took place because a number of the crew wanted to live in paradise (Tahiti), and not because of some overbearing sadism.
I've done some reading on the Bounty over the years (including the three novels), for some reason the whole story fascinates me. I think the mutiny was driven by the fact that Christian and his supporters were desiring to return to the easy life in Tahiti. He had a wife there, many of the others did as well. The prospects of spending another year on a cramped ship with Bligh, who naturally demanded order/discipline, were daunting. Still, Bligh provoked Christian by falsely accusing him of stealing coconuts and humiliating him in front of the rest of the crew... Bligh's temper lit the fuse that was already in place when they departed Tahiti. Years later when Bligh was made governor of New South Wales, he was again vitcim of a mutiny. That event seems to vindicate Christian, until you realize that Christian and his gang all murdered each other when their attempt at a utopian society collapsed on Pitcairn Island.
Good - then you're someone I can ask a couple questions of. Did he take a wife BEFORE they set sail back for England, or when he got back to Tahiti after the mutiny? Was he killed by another gang member/mutineer, or by a Tahitian? I've read that the Englishmen treated the Tahitian men as little more than slaves.
