Meryl. Jesus shes nominated every year it seems. The Oscars should start out with the host pointing to her and saying, "Well Meryl Streep is still alive."
The Shape of water was good. Three Billboards was also good. Most of the other nominees this year I agree are meh. Though I though Get Out was pretty goid for what it was. Wind River was also one of my favorites this past year. A damn good movie. Should have been nominated. I liked Bladerunner, I thought it was a perfect sequel to the original.
Dunkirk was an interesting movie for me. When it was over I thought to myself “that’s it?” But as days went by it just stuck with me. Then I realized what stuck with me wasn’t really the movie, it was the score. Zimmer is a genius. Get out was cool, a fun movie experience with a message. I want to see Phantom Thread just because of the DDL/PTA reunion. There will be blood is in my top 5 movies of all time. Which recent films of his did you not like? Inherent Vice was boring. I liked the Master though.
Kingsman was great. Try John Wick (the first one), I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Now there's a new action movie out there called "The Take", "Bastille Day" in Europe, starring an Englishman, Idris Elba - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day_(film). Highly entertaining.
My girlfriend roped me into seeing Lady Bird in theaters with her, and although she loved the hell out of it, I had a hard time relating to the story. I understand why some would enjoy it, but I just didn't.
Great movie. Great script, great acting, great directing. Great story. One of Vincent Price's best performances. Clifton Webb was great. Dana Andrews was great. Gene Tierney was also great. Oh, the score was also great. Very moody.
I mentioned this one before and I'll mention it again. Under Sandet (aka in the US as Land of Mine) is another spectacular movie taking place post WWII.
Here's a few you may not have heard of but I think are excellent - 1. The Big Country: Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck; Co-Starred Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Chuck Conners; 2. Forbidden Planet: Robby the Robot and Leslie Nielson; 3. The Searchers: John Wayne; 4. Northwest Passage: Spencer Tracy; 5. North by Northwest, Cary Grant.
