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No Friday is a modern set movie.
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The Rocketeer is in the 1930s.
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The Rocketeer is in the 1930s.
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Never heard of Friday.
Just seeing what is for free on my firestick.
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For one, The Rocketeer.
Friday I saw once and thought it was good, but I've not seen it since about a 6-12 months after its release.
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Watching The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) right now, for the first time (sort of), so far so good!
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Watching The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) right now, for the first time (sort of), so far so good!
Ya know, for the kids!
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Rocketeer was a cool idea that didn’t pan out well in the execution. Revisiting the goofy pulp superhero/sci-fi concepts from the 30s is a nifty concept for a movie, I could see a decent Flash Gordon remake working in the right hands.
Watching The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) right now, for the first time (sort of), so far so good!
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I seen that long time ago and liked it, it's on my To Rewatch List before I send in my ballot.
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Really enjoyed it, it's actually perfect for viewing on new years eve.
Was a favorite of mine as a kid. I try to watch it every few years or so.
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I rewatched Small Soldiers (1998) last night. It has a great voice cast, and it's a lot of fun.
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"The Sixth Sense" (1999)
The Sixth Sense is a hauntingly brilliant psychological thriller that defined 90s cinema. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the film tells the story of a young boy who can see ghosts and the psychologist who tries to help him. Featuring unforgettable performances by Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, the movie is best known for its atmospheric tension and jaw-dropping twist ending. With its eerie mood, emotional depth, and iconic line, "I see dead people," this film remains a timeless classic of the decade.
The Sixth Sense is a hauntingly brilliant psychological thriller that defined 90s cinema. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the film tells the story of a young boy who can see ghosts and the psychologist who tries to help him. Featuring unforgettable performances by Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, the movie is best known for its atmospheric tension and jaw-dropping twist ending. With its eerie mood, emotional depth, and iconic line, "I see dead people," this film remains a timeless classic of the decade.
Love Field (1992)
An interesting theme and intriguing characters set in a turbulent time during President Kennedy's visit to Dallas in 1963. The first 43 minutes of the film was fascinating with Michelle Preffier as 'Lurene' who has a Jackie Kennedy fixation and sports a Marilyn Monroe hair-do. She's shocked by the assassination of JFK and is determined to go to the funeral. Her husband ignores her wishes, so she sneaks out of the house and boards a bus in Dallas for Washington D.C.
Lurene is chatty and flaky, but a kind soul. She strikes up a conversation with a black man 'Paul' played by Dennis Haysbert who's on the bus with his little daughter who's quite shy. He's leery of contact with her but she keeps trying to befriend him.
In the first 43 minutes we subtly see the effects of racism and prejudices. My favorite scene is when Lurene is setting next to Paul on the bus and an older black woman looks over with a disproving look. The movie doesn't tell us why the lady has that look, but we know it's because in the deep south a white woman seated next to a black man spells trouble for all, especially for the black people on the bus.
The film however goes over the top when they miss the bus and go on the lamb as the father has illegally taken his daughter from an orphanage where she's being abused. When Paul steals a car the film becomes over the top to be really effective. However good performances from the cast and the period piece sets look great.
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But that was never good.
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Chaplin (1992)
Director: Richard Attenborough
Director: Richard Attenborough
Good movie about the great Charles Chaplin. This easily could've been a 3 hour long movie and it still would've held my attention. Robert Downey Jr. makes a great Chaplin, he loses himself in the role and in that way the movie works well, I believed he was Chaplin. I don't have much to say, except I wish it was longer and that says alot.
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I love Regarding Henry. It's very likely to make my list.
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Yahoo! This was pretty fun and for a light heartened take on the Robin Hood story Kevin Costner was a good choice. The entire cast was well choosen: Morgan Freeman as the reliable mentor, a role he often plays. Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham, better known to Harry Potter fans as 'Severus Snape'. Michael Wincott as Guy of Gisborne who I swear played the same damn role in Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise and the lovely Maid Marion played by the equally lovely Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
I found this version of Robin Hood to have much of the spirit of Errol Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
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Long before my g/f became my g/f we had a movie swap and this was the film she loved that I hadn't seen. Naturally she got the better part of the deal as I gave her Reservoir Dogs. I say she got the better of the swap, but I think we both felt the other did.
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Thumbs up for Apollo 13. Great 90s movie. Great movie.
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Regarding Henry (1991)
'After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.'
This was entertaining enough and I did like the premise and the actors, but the film was a fail on both the writing side (J.J. Abrams) and directing (Mike Nichols). The script by Abrams is sappy and not well focused, it plays out more like a feel good drama-comedy than an introspective drama.
In looking at Abrams' IMDB credits he's mainly known for doing fluffier stuff so I'm not surprised he failed to write this movie with any deeper emotions than the typical light entertainment movie. We never really see how jerky of a person the lawyer (Harrison Ford) is except the one brilliant scene in the movie where he apologizes to his daughter for getting mad at her, for spilling her drink on his piano. In his apology for getting mad he tries to explain to his daughter his reasoning, but ends up blaming her again. The film needed more scenes of that caliber. It needed a bit more on the front end establishing how Ford's character was super jerky as it was he really didn't get to know him before his accident.
In the next scene he's shot in the head and his rehabilitation starts. I liked the actor who played his therapist, Bill Nunn but geez did he chew the scenery or what. I blame the director for not having Bill Nunn tone down his character. I will say his last scene in the movie with Ford was a good one.
What really bugged me is Ford's character is clearly brain damaged and struggling, he just learned to read a line in a children's preschool book...then like the next scene he's hired to go back to work in a prestigious law firm. What? That really pissed me off as it was so daff...Yes, some scenes later we learn that the senior partner of the law firm had hired Ford back out of respect for his father who had helped create the law firm, but that scene needed to come at the end of the back to work scene.
The thing is this is the type of movie I usually like so I'm more critical of the lazy writing and unfocused direction then I normally would be.
90s movie #18
In looking at Abrams' IMDB credits he's mainly known for doing fluffier stuff so I'm not surprised he failed to write this movie with any deeper emotions than the typical light entertainment movie. We never really see how jerky of a person the lawyer (Harrison Ford) is except the one brilliant scene in the movie where he apologizes to his daughter for getting mad at her, for spilling her drink on his piano. In his apology for getting mad he tries to explain to his daughter his reasoning, but ends up blaming her again. The film needed more scenes of that caliber. It needed a bit more on the front end establishing how Ford's character was super jerky as it was he really didn't get to know him before his accident.
In the next scene he's shot in the head and his rehabilitation starts. I liked the actor who played his therapist, Bill Nunn but geez did he chew the scenery or what. I blame the director for not having Bill Nunn tone down his character. I will say his last scene in the movie with Ford was a good one.
What really bugged me is Ford's character is clearly brain damaged and struggling, he just learned to read a line in a children's preschool book...then like the next scene he's hired to go back to work in a prestigious law firm. What? That really pissed me off as it was so daff...Yes, some scenes later we learn that the senior partner of the law firm had hired Ford back out of respect for his father who had helped create the law firm, but that scene needed to come at the end of the back to work scene.
The thing is this is the type of movie I usually like so I'm more critical of the lazy writing and unfocused direction then I normally would be.
90s movie #18
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Regarding Henry (1991)
'After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.'
This was entertaining enough and I did like the premise and the actors, but the film was a fail on both the writing side (J.J. Abrams) and directing (Mike Nichols). The script by Abrams is sappy and not well focused, it plays out more like a feel good drama-comedy than an introspective drama.
In looking at Abrams' IMDB credits he's mainly known for doing fluffier stuff so I'm not surprised he failed to write this movie with any deeper emotions than the typical light entertainment movie. We never really see how jerky of a person the lawyer (Harrison Ford) is except the one brilliant scene in the movie where he apologizes to his daughter for getting mad at her, for spilling her drink on his piano. In his apology for getting mad he tries to explain to his daughter his reasoning, but ends up blaming her again. The film needed more scenes of that caliber. It needed a bit more on the front end establishing how Ford's character was super jerky as it was he really didn't get to know him before his accident.
In the next scene he's shot in the head and his rehabilitation starts. I liked the actor who played his therapist, Bill Nunn but geez did he chew the scenery or what. I blame the director for not having Bill Nunn tone down his character. I will say his last scene in the movie with Ford was a good one.
What really bugged me is Ford's character is clearly brain damaged and struggling, he just learned to read a line in a children's preschool book...then like the next scene he's hired to go back to work in a prestigious law firm. What? That really pissed me off as it was so daff...Yes, some scenes later we learn that the senior partner of the law firm had hired Ford back out of respect for his father who had helped create the law firm, but that scene needed to come at the end of the back to work scene.
The thing is this is the type of movie I usually like so I'm more critical of the lazy writing and unfocused direction then I normally would be.
In looking at Abrams' IMDB credits he's mainly known for doing fluffier stuff so I'm not surprised he failed to write this movie with any deeper emotions than the typical light entertainment movie. We never really see how jerky of a person the lawyer (Harrison Ford) is except the one brilliant scene in the movie where he apologizes to his daughter for getting mad at her, for spilling her drink on his piano. In his apology for getting mad he tries to explain to his daughter his reasoning, but ends up blaming her again. The film needed more scenes of that caliber. It needed a bit more on the front end establishing how Ford's character was super jerky as it was he really didn't get to know him before his accident.
In the next scene he's shot in the head and his rehabilitation starts. I liked the actor who played his therapist, Bill Nunn but geez did he chew the scenery or what. I blame the director for not having Bill Nunn tone down his character. I will say his last scene in the movie with Ford was a good one.
What really bugged me is Ford's character is clearly brain damaged and struggling, he just learned to read a line in a children's preschool book...then like the next scene he's hired to go back to work in a prestigious law firm. What? That really pissed me off as it was so daff...Yes, some scenes later we learn that the senior partner of the law firm had hired Ford back out of respect for his father who had helped create the law firm, but that scene needed to come at the end of the back to work scene.
The thing is this is the type of movie I usually like so I'm more critical of the lazy writing and unfocused direction then I normally would be.
I can say I like films in the 2000s more and it may be because of the digitalization.
The films are more cleaner and clearer.
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