The Fog (1980) has the most perfect cast.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 06:21 AM)
I saw "Bad Boys" in the mid 80s when it came to pay cable. I don't remember having a strong feeling one way or the other,except that Sean Penn had a strong presence.
I can't remember right now, but was it you, Toasty,who introduced me to the hell of urban public school life, the movie "Class of 1984", with Perry King?
I remember liking that one pretty well.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 06:56 AM)
I loved
Bad Boys
, still do, and saw it a few times in the early to mid 80's at the cinema before it came out on VHS. It was R18 too and I wasn't old enough and the thrill of getting in to see it was also a fun feeling.
It has a nice melancholic score by Bill Conti, atmospheric cinematography and compelling theme and characters. I love Sean Penn as an actor, one of my favs, but I never found him sexually appealing.
Yes, I may have mentioned to you about
Class Of 1984
. Always loved it and I think I was surprised you hadn't seen it because of how much you love Perry King. This one ticks all the boxes too.
It was R20 for some stupid reason in NZ at the time and cut in some of the more violent parts as well, which made no sense if they were going to give it the highest rating possible. It wasn't until I moved to Oz in the early 90's that I got to see it in its entirety.
CO1984 is like a hybrid, action/thriller/horror/gang cult film all rolled into one. I've always been a fan of Mark L. Lester's films in the 70's and 80's.
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 08:20 PM)
I'm not a fan of Rob Zombie. Every one of his movie characters is deeply unpleasant. The Devil's Rejects was a hateful experience. The ending with those three zooming along on their suicidal spree with "Free Bird" playing was the worst. There is no mistake that RZ wanted the audience to sympathize with terrible people. No way.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 10:30 PM)
I haven't seen Zombie's latest films, and he does seem to dwell on the sadistic dark nature of his characters, but I don't mind some of his films and do like
The Devil's Rejects
. I loved the soundtrack too.
I despised his
Halloween - 07'
reeboot. I just can't really get into it. Even the protagonists were horrible. However, (and I was pleasantly surprised), I just loved his sequel to it
Halloween II - 09'
.
I found it visually strong and potent and this time I was really invested in 2 of the surviving characters and what happened to them.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 01:06 AM)
The Fog
reboot is abysmal and so are the
My Bloody Valentine
and
Friday The 13th
reboots.
They are hollow and empty and cold and just sit there all flat before me with no genuine imagination or even passion. Cut and paste approach from screenplay to filming made by hack directors who had no vision, or sense of character.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 02:03 AM)
That one is very good.
I haven't seen for a while and it was still made in an era when films were original and had decent acting and a sense of awe behind the conception. Imagination was unfettered by mundane and repetitive visual tropes like today.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
AnthonyRocks — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 06:09 PM)
The Best that I have ever seen is the 1982 Movie "
John Carpenter's THE THING
" which was (sort of) a Remake of "
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD
" but also really more true to the Original Novella "
WHO GOES THERE ?
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I love hutch — 4 years ago(September 10, 2021 08:13 PM)
I have never seen The Thing.
Quite ironic as it is playing at the Music Box theater in Chicago tonight and my bus heads out in one hour.
I don't really care. I'm sure it's a good movie, but I've never been all that interested in it. I saw the dog scene and that turned me off.
I do like the 1951 version.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(September 12, 2021 02:38 AM)
Quite ironic as it is playing at the Music Box theater in Chicago tonight and my bus heads out in one hour.
Pity you didn't still have the open opportunity to contemplate it Mr. H.
Would have been a fun experience to see it as it was meant to be seen.
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