Yeah the extras are a must, here. Very compelling and they give the movie a really intereesting context that makes it a deeper experience.

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I just finished watching The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on Netflix Watch Instantly.

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I luved it (with the added bonus of now knowing where Tarantino has "acquired" most of his film gimmicks.

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Tuco just running and running through the mass of graves at the end...who does that???

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Just ordered the Sergio Leone Anthology from amazon.

Once Upon A Time in the West s comparably fantastic

One of my favorite bits and one of the most powerful scenes in film. Along with the sound, it just stuns me every time. Leone says more in that one bit than most people do in a career.

And you gotta love good ole Clint.

I have to watch this (but it's not in my Sergio Leone anthology).

Which one do you prefer - Once Upon A Time in the West or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

Saw "Stalker" by Tarkovski last night. Sort of reminded me of 2001 in the sense that you I never knew what the hell was going on. Thought the parts filmed in color were sort of uninspired, preferred the sepia parts. See it if you want to see a weird and or different movie. Not really sure if Im looking forward to see Solaris anymore.

Try Nostalghia instead. But you really have to like incredibly slow paced, dreamy stuff to get anywhere near Tarkovski. And I don't mean tolerate. I mean actually like.

I like slow paced movies like Gerry or perhaps that Buscemi movie, Tree something or whatever it is called. Not really sure if i like dreamy movies; liked 2001 but I never even made it through The Fountain.

I think Tarkovsky did very well with Ivan's Childhood and Solaris. I am in the minority of people who actually enjoyed The Sacrifice, as well.

I think the first two are actually enjoyable, while The Sacrifice is more an impressive achievement.

But I still think Ivan's Childhood is my favorite...just so nice in several ways.

Tarkovsky movies can be like fugues, endless replayings on an emotional theme. I think that style may be better for movies that aren't supposed to move along at a rapid clip in the first place. You will probably expect more action and concreteness than you are going to get in Solaris, for instance, and that can be strange, to say the least. Try it and you'll see. But I'd recommend Nostalghia first, where I think that sort of style is put to a purpose more consonant with the material.

I dont have a copy of Nostalghia so Im gonna have to go w/ Solaris.

With Stalker, it just seemed like he tried to cram so much into it. Like the Party only let him do one movie every ten years and hed have to make the "most" of it or so.

I prefer TGTBATU, but the other is nearly as good, and the other is a more mature and rich work. It's more of a purely adult's film

That's funny, I find the opposite to be true.

I saw Frozen River last night.

Very good. The lead actress, Melissa Leo, was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress last year, and many spoke of her being cheated of it.

The husband of a woman of exceedingly moderate means runs out on her and her two boys, one supposedly 7 though he seems much more like 5, and one 15, the week before Christmas. A gambling addict, he takes the $4,000 they have saved up for a second deposit intended to finalize the installation of a new trailer. The movie opens with her discovering the loss of her spouse and savings.

There is nothing to eat in the house, and she and her children have little to live on but the wages from a part-time clerk's job at a drugstore. Hoping after two years for a promotion, a full-time schedule, or both, when she goes to work she finds her unsympathetic and arrogant young manager essentially telling her that he has visions of her vocational doom, the implication being that a less competent but younger, prettier employee has better prospects for all the wrong reasons.

She suspects her husband has gone to an Indian bingo parlor, and to her relief she finds his car there. Not for long before an opportunistic tribal woman steals it right in front of her eyes. Herself a woman at the end of her rope who simply cannot afford any nonsense, she gives chase, and from there becomes embroiled in the criminal habits of the thief. The thief is also an immigrant smuggler, and soon teaches our reluctant heroine the trade. Melissa Leo portrays her character's slide into crime with a mix of bewilderment and an aggression of her own, but the primary thing she is aggressive about is getting enough money to feed her kids and get a little stability into their lives. Her counterpart, the Indian woman, has personal and family problems of her own, but finds getting together some extra cash is both difficult and just not enough.

The women form an uneasy bond that, not to spoil the ending, comes to a fuller fruition than might be expected. This is the Thelma and Louise I really wanted to see the first time.

Also worth mentioning is Charlie McDermott's performance as Leo's young son. Like the other performances and dialogue in this film, McDermott's doesn't trumpet itself, but it would be a shame not to see this young actor again. As his younger brother's caretaker and a kid on a parallel track to his mother's downward slide, he brings a solid representation of a teenager's attempts to find a foothold in a world well beyond his control.

One of my top 10 movies of all time. Outstanding.

I just finished watching Sunshine Cleaning, about a single mother who, along with her sister, starts a business specializing in crime scene clean-up. I actually believed this was a comedy, but, uh, it wasn't.

I thought this was a pretty good movie, actually. It wasn't fantastic or anything, but there are some nice characters and moments. There were also a few cliche moments I could do without. And the ending is a little too formulaic, but then again with 10 minutes to go it did seem the writers had written themselves into a corner.

There were things I expected to happen which didn't, which is always a nice surprise. Very character driven.

So, overall I'd give it maybe a 6.5 stars or something, but there was one scene which I thought was fantastic: Without giving too much away, there's a very emotional scene with Emily Blunt standing underneath train tracks revelling in the full force of the train. And the scene parallels a scene from earlier, her having sex, with no emotion or feeling.

Really, watching the entire movie was worth it for that.

Alan Arkin is also in this, but playing more or less the same character from Little Miss Sunshine (minus the heroin), but in my opinion he was unexceptional. Cloe from 24 is also in it, in a very strange storyline that I think I liked.

Sunshine Cleaning is worth watching for Adams and Blunt. The actual story felt very paint by numbers.

+1.

So I read through some of this thread and picked up 4 movies from the library the other week.

I got: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Glengarry GlenRoss, and Before Sunrise.

Gonna watch one right now.

I watched Annie Hall last night.

Instant Woody Allen Fan.

Gonna pick up some of his other flicks this weekend.

The Reckless Moment – This movie is result of an unusual combination, of a foreign movie director working within limitations of Hollywood in the 40’s. This is really one most impressive thrillers and of my favorite movies. Ophuls does a great job working within pretty simple story line and illustrating how strong of a grip a family can have on a person life and how quickly it can come apart when fate intervenes. Ophuls camera creates nagging, dark atmosphere out of this middle class community, sort of like on a Twin Peaks episode. The story deals with a housewife, played by Joan Bennett, having to manage her family while her husband is abroad. Her daughter’s relationship eventually escalates into blackmail and Joan has to deal secretly by herself with this problem, while trying to manage her family and keep everything under control. Bennett is excellent at portraying a person whose world is slowly caving in under pressure. Ophuls cleverly uses just about every scene to illustrate the tensions and inner conflicts of Bennett’s character. James Mason is great as a refined crook who suddenly finds himself feeling empathy for others. Can’t think of too many actors who could pull this off, or other places in time where this character would work. In addition to strong acting performances, there are lot of interesting allegory in the things which Ophuls shows and a very strong ending make this movie a masterpiece.. A + most strongly recommended.

Interesting, had never heard of it. Will look up on Netflix.

I don't know why but I have this really sick obsession with the movie Big Trouble in Little China and trick every friend I have at some point in our friendship to watch it with me.

old boy - a man is locked up for 15 years and has a few days to figure out who did it and why.

pretty good, ****ing weird though.

The Hurt Locker- possibly my new favorite movie, saw it for the 3rd time

Whiteout- new movie, very fast paced with an unexpected ending. I'll probably see it again in the theater

I'm going to have to see District 9 again since I didn't really pay attention the first time. I can remember bits and pieces but not the whole thing.

I saw Tetro. It was interesting but not great. Well worth seeing.

I love watching Vinent Gallo. I have no idea why. He's great.

I first saw Gallo in Buffalo 66 which I loved.