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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead


There were a couple of scenes with Marisa Tomei topless. Not bad for her age. Otherwise a mediocre movie.
 
Red River

I finally caught this classic for the first time on TCM tonight. I've never been a big John Wayne fan, but when he had the right role he could be pretty darn good. He really sinks his teeth into this one, he's not afraid to be thoroughly unlikable, and there's no denying his charisma. It's a fine performance.

The movie, kind of "Mutiny on the Bounty" set in the West during a long, brutal cattle drive, lives up to its status as a classic. It's fast-moving and exciting with beautiful cinematography and it all works until late in the movie when Joanne Dru enters the story and everything falls apart for about 20 mins. The romantic subplot between her and Clift feels tacked on and she's an absolutely terrible actress. And she puts a serious dent in this movie - in the scene at the end when she jumps into the fight between Wayne and Clift and gives her little speech the whole climax that we've been waiting for the whole movie just grinds to a dead halt. She's so bad I felt sorry for her. (What the heck, was Hawks forced to cast her?)

Even though a bit dated at times (at one point the Indian character actually says "...then you can 'getum' back in the morning.") I'd put this up there with Hawks' greatest films.

Harold
 
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Red River

I finally caught this classic for the first time on TCM tonight. I've never been a big John Wayne fan, but when he had the right role he could be pretty darn good. He really sinks his teeth into this one, he's not afraid to be thoroughly unlikable, and there's no denying his charisma. It's a fine performance.

The movie, kind of "Mutiny on the Bounty" set in the West during a long, brutal cattle drive, lives up to its status as a classic. It's fast-moving and exciting with beautiful cinematography and it all works until late in the movie when Joanne Dru enters the story and everything falls apart for about 20 mins. The romantic subplot between her and Clift feels tacked on and she's an absolutely terrible actress. And she puts a serious dent in this movie - in the scene at the end when she jumps into the fight between Wayne and Clift and gives her little speech the whole climax that we've been waiting for the whole movie just grinds to a dead halt. She's so bad I felt sorry for her. (What the heck, was Hawks forced to cast her?)

Even though a bit dated at times (at one point the Indian character actually says "...then you can 'getum' back in the morning.") I'd put this up there with Hawks' greatest films.

Harold
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The only John Wayne movie I've watched from start to finish is "The Searchers", it's an extraordinary film,. It depicts a time when men where men and the idea of queers marrying induced vomit, in other words a time when sanity and common sense reigned. I thought I'd never say it at the age of 35, the world has passed me by.
 
Iron Man. Very entertaining. Jeff Bridges can be very, very bad.

No Country For Old Men - gripping first 95% of the film, then the ending screws it all up. Pisses me off that the Coen Brothers got rewarded for fucking up the last 15 minutes of what was a brillliant movie.
 
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Iron Man. Very entertaining. Jeff Bridges can be very, very bad.

No Country For Old Men - gripping first 95% of the film, then the ending screws it all up. Pisses me off that the Coen Brothers got rewarded for fucking up the last 15 minutes of what was a brillliant movie.
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They didnt screw anything up, the movie was loyal to the book.The ending was perfect.
 
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