Yeah, the Kubric version. Jack is really good. He doesn't over-do the psychosis from a frantic standpoint, but he definitely lets you see the switch.
I'm pissed because we bought Stalker on DVD by some obscure company and Criterion then went out and did the Blu Ray. You had Breathless twice - Belmondo AND Gere? Also, have you seen Le Samourai? If you like Breathless...
Thanks for telling me! No desire to see the Gere version. BTW Get the Criterion Stalker release of Stalker. It's worth it! No I haven't seen Le Samourai. Probably because I'm not the biggest fan of Alain Delon. For me, Jean Paul Belmondo smokes him as the leading actor of the French New Wave. I'll give it a try though.
When we cleared out my father's house after he died, we found a huge collection of classic movies, including most of the ones mentioned here and others, on videotape. I have a two headed player so I have been transferring from tape to DVD. We can have a classic movie watching marathon at my house! I'll make cookies.
Some of my personal faves off the top of my head There Will Be Blood The Departed The Drop The Breakfast Club Hot Tub Time Machine Wedding Crashers Better off Dead Revenge of the Nerds Step Brothers Meet the Parents Talladega Nights Meatballs The Cable Guy American Beauty Platoon Gangs of New York The Town Friday
Belmondo and Delon are not suited for the same roles. Le Samourai was a huge influence on John Woo, and (for good and bad) you can see it: Delon is the stone-faced tragic hero. Belmondo can do comedic touches, and that's just not Delon's forte (at least not on this showing). Of the new wave directors, I'll take Truffaut most times. 400 Blows is heartbreaking, and Argent de Poche is charming (big influence on Wes Anderson, again, for good or ill). Chabrol is good in small doses (a bit too bleak otherwise) and I love Le Boucher. But if I had to pick the guy who made the most out-and-out masterpieces, it would be pre-new wave director Henri-Georges Clouzot, for Les Diaboliques and Wages of Fear (and I also like Quai des Orfèvres). (Yeah I know Renoir and Vigo are supposed to be greater artists, but who cares - give me a great genre movie any time).
I'll be there if you can somehow work out how to make gluten-free cookies that taste good. (Yes, I've become a cliche, but it seems to help my arthritic toe.)
Forgot a whole subgenre that I love: essentially any pre-Rumble in the Bronx Jackie Chan movie made by him, but especially: Police Story I-III (actually IV isn't bad, even though it's post RitB) Project A parts I and II Dragons Forever Dragon Lord Young Master Drunken Master I and II Wheels on Meals The two faux-Indiana Jones ones are okay too, but a bit TOO silly for my taste. But talking of which, Kung Fu Hustle should also be on any list. Hey, Bill Murray said it was the best movie ever, and that's good enough for me.
Rasta, my niece is gluten intolerant, lactose intolerant and allergic to eggs! I have a repertoire of what I jokingly call "everything free" recipes, yes, including the Everything Free Chocolate Cookies I made for Passover - leaven free as well.
So those were just chocolate bars, I assume? Yes my niece and nephew are both celiac, but I'm just old.
Call me an ornery cuss, but I really DON'T LIKE the Blues Brothers (although I love American Werewolf in London). And as for best car chase - what about Bullitt? What about just about any of the Bourne movies (which also make my "very re-watchable" movies, well, the first 3 anyway)? Have you seen Baby Driver?
First thing I said when I came out if Baby Driver to the crowd around me was "Didn't that remind you guys of a Steve McQueen movie?" Some just nodded their head. Bullitt is the shit!
