Not only do we need more family movies but can we make some that are not so freakin' depressing? There are two movies on constant, comic book movies and depressing movies. Like everyday life is bad enough without watching that. This weekend I watched Moonstruck again; where are those movies?
The first movie I saw Costner in was a western. “Silverado”, which is a lot of fun. Have a Korean poster for it.
In the book “Dune” the emperor turns out to have been pretty powerless all along. Looking forward to seeing the movie tomorrow. Rewatched part 1 on blu-ray last weekend and that was when I discovered my hdmi cable was going bad. Watched it in 1080p after I got to the setup screen of the player. Honestly didn’t notice any difference between that and 4k.
Also, if you haven’t seen the SyFy miniseries “Dune” and “Children of Dune” they’re a treat. Not the highest production values, but some good acting and respectful of the source.
after all the potter, then streaming pixar, the marvel crap and as much old disney as we could find that was "good enough" (2 thumbs snowball express!) -- we've taken to going through all the screwball/romantic-ish comedies starting about 1936, some of which are real gems. and and i just want to say then in conclusion everything else is crap.
I love 1930's screwball comedies! Bringing up Baby :) Something more modern I watched lately in the same vein that I really, really enjoyed was Easy Virtue with Jessica Biel and Kristin Scott Thomas. The costumes are beautiful, the soundtrack is really fun, it's well acted and it has sort of the screwball mix of absurd humor and pathos.
i should make a list but it's gotten long ... so roughly anything PG-13 [not hard to find from that era] and below that's not a pure drama [as we spend more time in the non-serious end of things, and so except for some classics such as ben hur? and several hitchcock or similar such as nbynw] from about 1936 to 1968? are completely awesome much of the time. in some cases, the kids struggle to follow the dialogue (philly story etc...) , so subtitles/cc can help there... and these for the most part are far better than what passes as fun general audience offerings today ... long live the golden age of hollywood...
Plus old films can make kids aware of the background of our overall cultural history, of which film is a key part.
Perhaps the most excruciating conversation I ever had was with a "20 something" who had no idea who Bette Davis was and only knew Judy Garland from "The Wizard of Oz"...
Ok, this is going to make me look uniformed about current culture...lol
I read Dune, the orignal book, and most of the subsequent ones, but, that was a least 40 years ago, I saw the TV mini series, that was in 2000 right? Which makes it 24 years ago...I remember very little from either other than main themes etc...
is this new Dune 1 & 2 a continuation of the original? A different time period or Era ( like Star Wars) a brand new take of the same story , or what?
I am intrigued but not sure , depending on which it is, if I would get it?
Serious question: does one need to have seen the first Dune to understand what’s going on in Dune 2? I’ve seen previews for Dune 2 and it looks like a fun big budget experience but I never saw the first one…
Ummmm ... I think you'd have a pretty hard time understanding things without having seen the first? It is very much the second part of a two-part single story.
Not only do we need more family movies but can we make some that are not so freakin' depressing? There are two movies on constant, comic book movies and depressing movies. Like everyday life is bad enough without watching that. This weekend I watched Moonstruck again; where are those movies?
The first movie I saw Costner in was a western. “Silverado”, which is a lot of fun. Have a Korean poster for it.
In the book “Dune” the emperor turns out to have been pretty powerless all along. Looking forward to seeing the movie tomorrow. Rewatched part 1 on blu-ray last weekend and that was when I discovered my hdmi cable was going bad. Watched it in 1080p after I got to the setup screen of the player. Honestly didn’t notice any difference between that and 4k.
Also, if you haven’t seen the SyFy miniseries “Dune” and “Children of Dune” they’re a treat. Not the highest production values, but some good acting and respectful of the source.
Yes, it is bad. And most of what is coming out seems to be sequels (Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4?)
I'm taking my son to an early screening of Kung Fu Panda 4 tomorrow, and I can't say I'm enthused about the prospect.
after all the potter, then streaming pixar, the marvel crap and as much old disney as we could find that was "good enough" (2 thumbs snowball express!) -- we've taken to going through all the screwball/romantic-ish comedies starting about 1936, some of which are real gems. and and i just want to say then in conclusion everything else is crap.
I love 1930's screwball comedies! Bringing up Baby :) Something more modern I watched lately in the same vein that I really, really enjoyed was Easy Virtue with Jessica Biel and Kristin Scott Thomas. The costumes are beautiful, the soundtrack is really fun, it's well acted and it has sort of the screwball mix of absurd humor and pathos.
i should make a list but it's gotten long ... so roughly anything PG-13 [not hard to find from that era] and below that's not a pure drama [as we spend more time in the non-serious end of things, and so except for some classics such as ben hur? and several hitchcock or similar such as nbynw] from about 1936 to 1968? are completely awesome much of the time. in some cases, the kids struggle to follow the dialogue (philly story etc...) , so subtitles/cc can help there... and these for the most part are far better than what passes as fun general audience offerings today ... long live the golden age of hollywood...
Plus old films can make kids aware of the background of our overall cultural history, of which film is a key part.
Perhaps the most excruciating conversation I ever had was with a "20 something" who had no idea who Bette Davis was and only knew Judy Garland from "The Wizard of Oz"...
Ok, this is going to make me look uniformed about current culture...lol
I read Dune, the orignal book, and most of the subsequent ones, but, that was a least 40 years ago, I saw the TV mini series, that was in 2000 right? Which makes it 24 years ago...I remember very little from either other than main themes etc...
is this new Dune 1 & 2 a continuation of the original? A different time period or Era ( like Star Wars) a brand new take of the same story , or what?
I am intrigued but not sure , depending on which it is, if I would get it?
It's just an adaptation of the first book by Frank Herbert, that's all. More faithful than the Lynch DUNE.
Ok, cool, I will check it out
"Red Right Hand" when a title comes from Nick Cave's MURDER BALLADS and Milton's PARADISE LOST, and lives up to its provenance... well, bring it on.
Red Right Hand delivers; a fine companion watch with Winter's Bone.
Very helpful - thanks! I’ll look for the first one.
Serious question: does one need to have seen the first Dune to understand what’s going on in Dune 2? I’ve seen previews for Dune 2 and it looks like a fun big budget experience but I never saw the first one…
Ummmm ... I think you'd have a pretty hard time understanding things without having seen the first? It is very much the second part of a two-part single story.