What are we watching now?

[State of Epicicity]

The scene in the train station at the end is an absolute masterpiece of filming, editing, scoring, etc. Just brilliant.

Completely. It's funny, I don't like De Palma in general, but this film is different to me, way more personal. But the editing throughout as well as the unusual framing of shots is so great. And Man, the score is so great too, you're right! My wife was pointing out that it sounded like the score to a musical, like we were expecting gang members to start snapping their fingers and singing about rumbles with the other side. The weird and lightheartedness of Doyle's score really leant a powerful contrast to the basic tragedy of the story, and made it fun to go along for the ride.

 

[State of Epicicity]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Sean Penn is also incredible here.

Pacino loses his way with his accent occasionally, but everything else about the film (including his performance) is so strong, these monkey details fall by the wayside.

I think Sean Penn is easily the best actor of his generation; I just love his performances, and this one especially. His reaction to James Rebhorn (Da-Da-Dum!) is just The Best. It's also the funniest I've ever seen Al Pacino. He's so incredibly capable, I feel like this is one of the roles of his where you get see the biggest range of his ability.

I love his accent in this, and I love his morphing in and out too haha. He's so good in his acting, his loss of the accent doesn't take you out of the moment! My wife and I always break down people's accents, and the one guy who seems never to break ever is Christian Bale. You should check out Out of The Furnace.

 

[Achilles]

I don't like De Palma in general.

He can be good when he's not trying to be Alfred Hitchcock. The Untouchables is also enjoyable and contains the 2nd best train station shootout ever filmed.

De Palma is to train stations what Friedkin is to car chases.

 

[State of Epicicity]

He can be good when he's not trying to be Alfred Hitchcock. The Untouchables is also enjoyable and contains the 2nd best train station shootout ever filmed.

What's the best one? You've got me curious!

 

[Achilles]

What's the best one? You've got me curious!

Carlito's Way!

DePalma topped Untouchables with Carlito and Friedkin topped The French Connection with To Live and Die in LA.

 

[JiveTurkey]

DePalma is great. Dressed to Kill is Argento AF and it is

 

[Achilles]

Dressed to Kill

Re: The elevator
The part of that that's most disturbing is where her hand is laying across the partially open elevator door and it keeps moving every few seconds as the doc (I assume) is kicking her already lifeless body inside.

Freaks me out that he can viciously slash the woman to death yet still has enough rage left over that he has to repeatedly stomp on her for good measure.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Carlito's Way!

DePalma topped Untouchables with Carlito and Friedkin topped The French Connection with To Live and Die in LA.

Haha, I'm a little slow this morning.

To Live and Die In LA is one of my wife's favorite movies, and I love it too. We refer to it as the lost Michael Mann film.

 

[Achilles]

To Live and Die In LA

First time I saw it it was such a mind f*ck the way the William Patterson character is the star of the movie and then 2/3rds through *BANG!*, he's out of the picture completely.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Spoiler tags are your friend

 

[Achilles]

Spoiler tags are your friend

Dressed is 45 years old and LA is 40.
Do I need to add a spoiler tag if I note that in Wizard of Oz it was all a dream?

 

[JiveTurkey]

Dressed is 45 years old and LA is 40.
Do I need to add a spoiler tag if I note that in Wizard of Oz it was all a dream?

I've never watched the Wizard. Thanks

 

[PLX]

Roadhouse remake now available. I might take the hit for the team

 

[JiveTurkey]

I took the hit. Twice

 

[PLX]

I took the hit. Twice

I once started a thread over at TGP, arguing that Roadhouse(1989) was the best movie ever made.

I thought A-Bone was gonna have a heart attack, the way he came unglued in that thread.

 

[mbenigni]

Just watched Carlito's Way for the millionth time. That may be my favorite performance of Al Pacino's. He's truly the best. He's working every second in that film. I love actors who don't get lazy.

P.S. A related anecdote: A few weeks ago I walked into a bar and ordered a beer, looked around, and noticed the only thing hanging on the walls was a single photo: a framed, poster-sized shot of Pacino making his "trick shot" in Carlito's Way. I told the bartender, "Somebody's got good taste in movies." She looked perplexed, so I pointed at Pacino and said, "Carlito's Way". She coolly replied, "Oh. That would be the owner."

I don't know what possessed me to walk into this one, but I actually said, "Great film. I saw it in the theater back in 1992 or '93." And naturally she said, "I wasn't alive then", and made off fairly abruptly.

 

[mbenigni]

Friedkin topped The French Connection with To Live and Die in LA.

I've never seen the latter. Apparently I need to...

 

[Achilles]

I've never seen the latter. Apparently I need to...

Spoiler: Warning

Main characters are not immune to dying.

Not a classic by any stretch but watch it if only to see the 'wrong way down an LA freeway' car chase!

 

[mbenigni]

I've never watched the Wizard. Thanks

I'll be watching it for 9 hours across the next 3 days - as performed primarily by other people's kids at my daughter's middle school. I think she has about 5 minutes of stage time. Toeing that fine line between "doting parent" and "weirdo". The things we do for love...

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

DePalma is great. Dressed to Kill is Argento AF and it is

Great film, hot women, A+. Who knew Murphy's team mate was a stone cold fox (and still is frankly)?