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(Not So) Random (Blu-ray) Movie Mention: “DREDD” (2012)
The Tagline Says…
“JUDGMENT IS COMING“
…And That’s Exactly What’s Happening.
Right Here.
Right Now.
Ready?
GREAT!
😉 😀
Let Me Truly Begin By Saying That This Flick…
“DREDD“
…Is My Favorite Blu-ray Of 2013, Thus Far.
I Can Say That Without Reservation, OR Hesitation.
It Is Simply Wonderful.
To Be Blunt…
…I LOVED IT!!!
As Far As The Film Goes, “DREDD” Is Totally And Easily 142,000-Times BETTER Than The Original Take On The Film, The Campy Cheese-Fest “JUDGE DREDD“, Starring SYLVESTER STALLONE.
In The 2012 Version…
KARL URBAN Is “DREDD“
…And He’s So So SO Much Better As The Title Character Than Ole SLY Was.
Don’t Get Me Wrong, My Peeps, I AM A Fan Of Ole SLY STALLONE.
I Always Have Been.
I Just Enjoyed KARL URBAN‘s Take On The Character So So SO Much More.
“DREDD” Is WILD.
It’s FUN.
It’s BRUTAL.
It’s BLOODY.
It’s LOADED With Wonderfully Awesome Special F/X, Trashy And Dangerous Characters, The Works!!!
It Has A Simple, But Effective, Plot.
And, Of Course, A Stone-Cold Performance By KARL URBAN.
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Honestly, I’m Actually Kinda Sad I Didn’t Make The Time To See This One Up On The Big Screen.
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After Seeing It On The Blu-ray, I Can Totally Tell Y’all I Would Have Happily Shelled Out My $10 To Catch It At The Theater.
This Blu-ray Is Rather Stunning.
The Sound Quality May Be The Best I’ve Yet Heard.
The Picture Quality Was Spot-On.
The Flick Simply LOOKED And SOUNDED Wonderfully Wonderful!!!
Co-Starring…
OLIVIA THIRLBY As The Rookie Judge “ANDERSON”
…And…
LENA HEADEY As The Ruthless Drug Kingpin “MA-MA”
…This Version Of The Classic “JUDGE DREDD” Comics Is Vastly Superior To The Original Film Adaptation, And I Had An Absolute Blast Checking-It-Out!!!
I Recommend This One To Anyone Who Enjoys Some Quality Escapist Fun!!!
“JUDGMENT IS COMING“
???
You Betcha, My Peeps!!!
It’s Coming, And It’s AWESOME!!!
😀 😀 😀
((QUICKIE)) Random Movie Mention: SEAN CONNERY As JAMES BOND -007- In “FROM RUSSIA With LOVE” (1963) !!!
The Truest Example Of An Espionage Thriller In The JAMES BOND Universe Is This Flick…
“FROM RUSSIA With LOVE“
…Starring…
SEAN CONNERY As (Secret Agent -007-) JAMES BOND
…And Also…
DANIELA BIANCHI As (Soviet Defector) TATIANA ROMANOVA
LOTTE LENYA As (SPECTRE Agent #3) ROSA KLEBB
PEDRO ARMENDARIZ As (Special Agent) ALI KERIM BEY
…And…
ROBERT SHAW As (SPECTRE Assassin) DONALD “RED” GRANT
The Film Was Directed By…
TERENCE YOUNG
…Whom Had Previously Directed The BOND Caper…
“DR. NO“
…And Whom Would Go On To Direct My Fave Fave FAVORITE Of The SEAN CONNERY As BOND Flicks…
“THUNDERBALL“
😀 😀 😀 😀
This Is SEAN CONNERY‘s Second Outing As JAMES BOND, And It’s A Real Treat For Anyone Whom Is A Fan Of The Long Running Franchise.
Here, BOND Is Trying To Get The Soviet Defector, TATIANA ROMANOVA, And A Secret Soviet Decoder-Machine ((The LEKTOR)) Into The Hands Of Her Majesty’s Government And The American CIA.
But, Standing In His Way Are The Evil SPECTRE Agent ROSA KLEBB And Her Trusty SPECTRE Assassin “RED“ GRANT.
***{{{PLOT SUMMARY HERE}}}***
!!! !!!! !!!
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Some Film Highlights?!?
The Gypsy Camp.
That Awesome Rifle AND Briefcase.
That Even MORE Awesome Wrist–Watch.
A Nifty Boat Chase.
An Even MORE Nifty Helicopter Attack.
But, My Favorite Is The Train Trip On The Super Classic “ORIENT EXPRESS“!!!
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So, My Peeps, If You’re Really In The Mood For A Very Classic BOND Adventure…
…Then I’m Sure You’ll Get A Real Kick Out Of This One!!!
“FROM RUSSIA With LOVE“
…Is A Super Sweet Spy Thriller, And One Of The Best Flicks In The Series.
You Should Really Give This One A Go, Kiddies, If You Haven’t Already.
For Those Of You Whom Have Already Seen It, I Hope You Dug Its Jive!
Y’all Take Care, Now.
HAPPY MOVIE WATCHING, Fo SHO!!!
😀
Quickly, What’s On Now?!? –SEAN CONNERY As JAMES BOND -007- In “YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE” (1967)
I Consider…
“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE“
(1967)
…To Be The Most Underrated Of The…
SEAN CONNERY As JAMES BOND
…Adventure Epics…
…And It’s A Damn Fine Adventure At That, My Peeps!
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“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE“
…Was Directed By…
LEWIS GILBERT
…Whom Would Later Helm The JAMES BOND Adventures…
“THE SPY WHO LOVED ME“
(1977)
…And…
“MOONRAKER“
(1979)
…Both Of Which Are Personal FAVES Of FAVES!
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Alright, The Gist Of The Flick Is This:
The World Sits On The Brink Of WORLD WAR III.
An American Spacecraft Has Disappeared, Following An Encounter With An Unknown Spacecraft.
The Americans Are Blaming The Russians For Entire Incident.
(((Of Course They Are!)))
They (The Americans) Make It Known They’re Going To Launch Another Spacecraft In Just A Few Weeks.
If ANYTHING Happens To It, They Will Consider It An Act Of War!
The British Government, On The Other Hand, Does NOT Believe The Russians Are Responsible.
This, However, Must Be Proven Before Something Does Happen That Could Ignite The World Into Full-Scale Nuclear Armageddon!
Sooo…
…The British Government Fakes JAMES BOND‘s Death, Freeing Him To Go On The Hunt For The Truth.
They’re Sending BOND To Japan, Where They Believe The Before Mentioned “Unknown Spacecraft” Originated.
And Now, You Know The Basic Plot For This Epic Romp!
So, What’s Gonna Happen?
Did The Enemy Originate From Japan?
If So, Will BOND Be Able To Locate And Destroy Them In Time?
Or, Will The World Be Pushed Beyond Said Brink And Eventually Become A Giant Fireball In Space?
Hmm?
HMM?!?
Well…
…Wouldn’t Y’all Rather Watch It And Find-Out For Yourselves?!?
SURE YOU WOULD!!!
😉 😀 😉
I Will Tell You It’s A Helluva Ride, My Peeps, And A Helluva Lot Of Fun!!!
Some Of My Favorite Parts?!?
“LITTLE NELLY”
(((Trust Me, You'll Get It When You See It!)))
KEN ADAM‘s Eye-Popping Production Design.
NANCY SINATRA Beautifully Singing The Film’s Theme Song.
The Wonderfully Amazing VOLCANO LAYER.
But, Most Of All, My Favorite Part Is The Big Reveal Of JAMES BOND‘s Arch Enemy/Nemesis, “ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD“, Played To Creepy, Evil Perfection By An ALL-TIME FAVE Of FAVES Actor…
DONALD PLEASENCE
!!! !!!! !!!
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As I Said, I Consider This Flick…
“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE“
…To Be The Most Underrated Of All Of The BOND Flicks To Star…
SEAN CONNERY
…And I Think You’ll Totally Understand Why Once You’ve Checked-It-Out.
Since We Only Live But Once, My Peeps, You Should Sincerely Check-Out…
“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE“
…Before You Finally Just, Ya Know, Check-Out.
Period.
Happy Movie Watching, My Peeps!!!
ENJOY YOURSELVES!!!
You Already KNOW I’m Doing So, Fo SHO Fo SHO!!!
(ALMOST) Random (MIDNIGHT) Movie Mention: “UNKNOWN” (2011)
“UNKNOWN“
…Stars MY MAIN MAN Himself…
LIAM NEESON
😀 😀 😀
…And Stars…
AIDAN QUINN
JANUARY JONES
DIANE KRUGER
&
FRANK “Skeletor“ LANGELLA
😀 😀
It’s Also Produced By “Mr. UBER PRODUCER“…
JOEL SILVER
😀
Alright, My Peeps…
…Check-It-Out…
LIAM NEESON
Is
“Dr. MARTIN HARRIS“
…He Thinks?
But, Is He Really?
Well…
…We Really DON’T KNOW.
((wink wink))
You See, Shortly Into The Flick, He’s In A Car Crash.
He Hit His Head Hard.
He’s Now In The Hospital.
And, He’s Just Awakened From A Four (4) Day Coma.
He’s In Berlin.
He Doesn’t Speak German.
He Has No Official Identification.
He Might Know Some People, But We’re Not Really Sure.
He Just Remembers That He’s “Dr. MARTIN HARRIS“ And That His Wife ((played by JANUARY JONES)) Doesn’t Know Where He Is, Nor What Has Happened.
He Then Remembers She Should Be At The Hotel They Were Originally Going To Stay In, And He’s Got To Go Find Her.
BUT…
…When He Does Get To The Hotel, And He Does Find His Supposed Wife…
…SHE DOESN’T CLAIM TO KNOW HIM AT ALL.
And Now Another Man ((played by AIDAN QUINN)) Shows-Up And Says That HE’s Actually “Dr. MARTIN HARRIS“!!!
W.T.F.
?!?!?!?!?!?
And NOW The Flick Really REALLY Begins!!!
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“UNKNOWN“
…Is Really A MUCH BETTER Flick Than A Lot Of Folks May Have Told You.
It Just Had The Bad Luck Of Coming Out After LIAM NEESON‘s Surprise Mega-Hit-Flick…
“TAKEN“
😦
“UNKNOWN“
…Is Fun.
It’s Exciting.
It’s Suspenseful.
It’s Clever.
It Was Good Enough For Me To Wanna Buy It, My Peeps.
I’d Say That’s PLENTY Good.
😉
Some People Told Me “UNKNOWN” Was Slow In Too Many Places, Which Ultimately Hurt The Overall Presentation.
To Those People, I Simply Say…
“YOU‘RE IMPATIENT!”
Dammit.
I Thought This Was A Classically Paced Thriller.
I Could EASILY See ALFRED HITCHCOCK Directing Something Like This.
HITCHCOCK Loved The Whole Idea Of The “MISTAKEN IDENTITY“ Caper.
I Think He Would Have Relished In Directing This Flick.
Or, At Least, A Flick Like It.
I’m NOT Saying “UNKNOWN” Is The Greatest Flick Ever, My Peeps.
I AM Saying “UNKNOWN” Is A Lot Better Than You May Realize.
It’s Also Got MORE DEPTH And A THICKER PLOT Than People Gave It Credit For.
It’s Got MORE DEPTH And A THICKER PLOT Than “TAKEN” Had.
And That Is A FACT.
Period Period.
If You Haven’t Seen “UNKNOWN” Yet, Give It A Go, Kids.
If You’ve Seen It Once, And Didn’t Bother Going Another Round…
…Please…
…Do Yourself The Favor Of Checking-It-Out AGAIN.
It’ll Only Cost You 113-Minutes Of Your Life.
A Drop In The Bucket, Ya Know?!
😉
😀 😀
What’s On Now?! ORSON WELLES’ Production Of “THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI” (1947)
“THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI“
…May Not Be Exactly What ORSON WELLES Had Envisioned…
(((His Original-Cut Was About 155-Minutes, The Studio Release-Cut Was About 87-Minutes)))
…But You Can Totally Still See Plenty Of His Vision.
I Will Say It’s Loaded With Intrigue…
…Murder…
…Plot Twists…
…Exceptional, Quirk’ish Acting…
…And Quirk’ish’ly Exceptional Directing.
The Film Stars…
RITA HAYWORTH as “Elsa Bannister“/“Rosalie“
(((HAYWORTH Was Actually Still Married To WELLES At The Time This Flick Was Made)))
ORSON WELLES as “Michael O’Hara“
(((WELLES Also Wrote The Screenplay, Produced AND Directed)))
&
EVERETT SLOANE as “Arthur Bannister“
(((SLOANE Was Also A Performer With WELLES' "Mercury Players")))
*** *** ***
Michael O’Hara, against his better judgement, hires on as a crew member of Arthur Bannister’s yacht, sailing to San Francisco. They pick up Grisby, Bannister’s law partner, en route. Bannister has a wife, Rosalie, who seems to like Michael much better than she likes her husband. After they dock in Sausalito, Michael goes along with Grisby’s weird plan to fake his (Grisby’s) murder so he can disappear untailed. He wants the $5000 Grisby has offered, so he can run off with Rosalie. But Grisby turns up actually murdered, and Michael gets blamed for it. Somebody set him up, but it is not clear who or how. Bannister (the actual murderer?) defends Michael in court. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com> (Via The IMDB ((http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040525/plotsummary)))
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“THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI“
…Is Now Over 65-Years-Old.
Yet, It Remains As Wildly Fun As It Ever Has.
As Others Have Said Of This Film…
…It Is TOTALLY Classic ORSON WELLES.
Kinda Hard Not To Be Since He Wrote, Starred-In, Produced, And Directed It.
“CITIZEN KANE“
…Is The Flick Most People Remember When Thinking About ORSON WELLES.
Of That, There Can Be No Debate.
But, Sometimes I’d Much Rather Kick-It-Back And Watch…
“THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI“
Period.
It’s A Lot More Fun, That’s A BIG Fo SHO.
When I Watch “CITIZEN KANE” I Say…
"Well, Now I've Seen It. I Can Totally Understand Why It's Such An Important Flick. I Might Watch It Again At Some Point."
When I See “THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI” I Say…
"Did I Just See What I Think I Just Saw?! I'm Gonna Have To Watch This One Again!"
See The Difference?
Trust Me, Watch Them Both.
Then You’ll Totally Get My Jive, My Peeps.
And It’s Worth It!
It’s So VERY Worth It!
No Foolies, Kids.
Sooo…
…If You Like Quality Murder-Mystery-Noir-Thrillers…
…And ORSON WELLES‘ Unique Filmmaker Qualities…
…I Say Give This One A Go.
“THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI“
…May Very Well Be Right Up Your Proverbial Alley, My Peeps.
You Really Should Trust Me On This One.
Give It A Go, Fo SHO Fo SHO!
M’Kay?!?
MMM’KAY!!!
😉 😀
What’s On Now?! Gene Hackman in Francis Ford Coppola’s “THE CONVERSATION” (1974)
Filmed In 1974 In-Between…
“THE GODFATHER“
…And…
“THE GODFATHER Part II“
…It Has Always Been Easy To Consider This Flick…
“THE CONVERSATION“
…As An Almost Totally Forgotten Classic.
It Was Written, Produced AND Directed By…
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
…And I, Honestly, Don’t Know Too Many People Whom Have, Honestly, Seen It.
I Hadn’t Seen It In Many Years, Until Borrowing It From A BFF ((Whom I Sincerely Need To Be Hanging With More Often, Anyway)).
I Saw It There In His Movie Collection And Immediately Said To Him…
“I Need To Borrow THE CONVERSATION, Dude.”
To Which He Replied…
“THE CONVERSATION?! Sure, Sure!! It’s A Good One!!”
And Ya Know What, My Peeps?
It Is.
It’s A Good One.
It’s A Very VERY Good One, Indeed.
GENE HACKMAN
…Is Generally Known For Playing…
…Hmm…
…Rather Volatile Characters?
(((I.E. "Popeye Doyle", "Reverend Scott", "Lex Luthor", "Little Bill Daggett", "Captain Ramsey", etc etc etc)))
But, In This Flick, He Gives One Of The Most Quiet, Understated Performances You’re Likely To Ever Find.
And It’s Brilliant.
Quiet, Understated Brilliance.
Period.
His Performance Is So Spot On Perfect, It’s Almost Tooo Good.
I’ve Known People Like “HARRY CAUL”, The Reserved Wire-Tapper Character He Portrays.
You See, “HARRY CAUL” Is A Professional Surveillance Expert.
He’s Been Hired To Bug A Conversation Between Two People; A Possibly Unfaithful Woman And Her Possible Lover.
Sounds Simple Enough, Right?!
But, Now Those Whom Hired Him Want The Tapes, And It Appears They’re Willing To Kill For Them.
Now “HARRY” Is Listlessly Lost Within A Web Of Deceit, Mystery, Paranoia And Murder.
This Is Very Honest Acting, Writing, AND Directing, My Peeps.
It’s Very Nearly Priceless.
In Short?
I Loved It.
I Still Love It.
I’ve Now Watched “THE CONVERSATION” TWICE This Week, Just To Be Sure I’m Sure Sure Of What I’m Saying.
And NOW…
…Well…
…I Suppose I Should Get Crackin’ On Viewing Number THREE.
I’ve Gotta Make Sure Sure Sure, Ya Know?!
Right?!
RIGHT!!!
😉 🙂 😀
“It Is A Black-Art, And I, HARU, Am The Blackest Of The Black. Or, Rather, The Great White Black-Art…Blackest…Master.” –HARU (Chris Farley in “BEVERLY HILLS NINJA” (1997))
The Nephew Wanted To Stay Up Late, So I Decided We Should Watch A Movie.
Since It Was My Idea, It Also Became My Responsibility To Select The Flick We’d Be Kickin’-Back With.
I Wanted Something That Would Make Him Laugh.
I Also Wanted Something That Was Appropriate For Staying-Up-Late And Actually Staying Awake.
My Decision Was More Like Instinct Than A Thought-Out-Reaction.
I Immediately Said…
“Holy Shit, I Know Where That Old Copy Of Beverly Hills Ninja Is!!! SWISH!!!”
And It Was Done.
Here It Is.
(((HAHAHA!!!)))
I Know, Right.
PERFECT!!!
Uncle Brad Shoots…
…Uncle Brad Hits Paydirt!!!
Huh!!?!
Well…
…Whatever You Wanna Call It.
It Went Over Great.
And Now, He’s In Bed Sleeping Away.
And I’m Awake.
Writing This.
For You.
Because I Care, And So Should You.
😉
(((teehehehe)))
😀 😀
Sleep Sweet, My Peeps.
I’m Going To Be Trying To Very Soon, I Promise.
🙂
“Only When I Cease To Breathe Will I Be Dead, Tanley!” —HARU
😀 😛 😉 🙂
Which Of The Following Flicks, Originally Presented To Me, Would YOU Have Picked To Watch NEXT???…
…(1ST) “PSYCHO“
…(2ND) “D.O.A.”
…(3RD) “THE THIRD MAN“
…(4TH) “DARKMAN“
…(5TH) “TWISTER“
…(6TH) “THE MATRIX“
…(7TH) “BOOGIE NIGHTS“
…(8TH) “RAMBO” (aka “JOHN RAMBO” aka “RAMBO 4“)
…(9TH) “SAW“
…(10TH) “SAW III“
…(11TH) “THE LAST STARFIGHTER“
…(12TH) “THE WOLFMAN“
…(13TH) “DAS BOOT“
…
…
… … … … … … …And I Chose… … … … … … …
…
…
“DARKMAN“
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Somehow, Though, I Was Overruled With The Old Line Of…
"Dammit, I Am NOT Watching "DARKMAN" Again And Then AGAIN!"
To Which My Reply Was…
"At Least I'm Not Saying "KRULL" But Fine. Uh. "D.O.A." Or "DAS BOOT"???"
"You Jivin' Me, Turkey?" 