Frantic (1988)

After 1983 and 1984 (3rd Star Wars and 2nd Indiana Jones) I believe Harrison Ford, tried alot of things to prove that he is a worthy thespian, and this I believe is a very good movie!

Director Roman Polanski having gotten into legal troubles in the States, made States movie in Europe.

It is MY firm believe that this is actually Roman Polanski's love letter to Alfred Hitchcock!!

So I dare say this is the most Hitchcock movie not made by Hitchcock!!

The script, the direction and subject matter, amazingly Hitchcockian!!

American doctor and his wife is in France to attend a conference.

They are making it into a working holiday.

There was a screw up at the airport, and the doctor's wife ended up with the wrong luggage...

The doctor calls the airport to report the screw up, and then takes a shower.

The wife receives a call and went down the lobby... The plot thickens!!

Hitchcock lovers, go watch this. You know you want to...

Oh! I do believe Liam Neeson's Unknown (2011) did copy the first one third of the movie!!

As always, My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: May 9 2014, 01:31 PM

So... you are implying i should watch Hitchcock movie FIRST before the Frantic?

You could. Who knows, you might just end up loving his works!!

Enjoy!!

The Ninth Gate (1999)

There was alot of buzz around this movie.

Roman Polanski's second venture into the supernatural (the first being Rosemary's Baby (1968)).

Roman Polanski also wrote the script for this movie, based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas.

This movie had a budget of $38 million and made $58.4, although, from a box office point of view, it flopped in the States.

While writing the script Polanski envision Johnny Depp as the lead, and in later interview stated that Johnny gave him a very flat delivery, nothing like how he had imagined it...

Interesting movie. It is more like a detective movie rather then a supernatural movie, and have to add, it works!

Revolved around three 300 years old books that supposedly able to call on the Devil himself!!

Also interesting how Polanski depicts the rich in Europe, bored and jaded!!

One other point I like to make here, the transfer to High Def is not the best I have seen. Color looks washed and the movie on the whole was grainy...

Movie itself is very well made.

If you like Roman Polanski, you know what to do.

My Two Sen.

been busy watching californication,
on a hiatus of watching movie for a while.

3 new action shows for your consideration...

3 days to kill stars veteran kevin costner playing veteran dying cia agent. a french production, based in a luc besson story. it starts off good but it turns out weak overall. just watchable 2.5/5.


jack ryan: shadow recruit. this movie signals a reboot of the original jack ryan series (hunt for red october, patriot games, clear and present danger, sum of all fears) but is not a tom clancy story. looks like they got writers to do a whole new jack ryan series for the screen. chris pine plays young jack ryan (the 4th actor to play this character). not anything of a re-invention of the previous action-thrillers. no submarines, no nuclear bomb but a simple straightforward terrorist plot. although it turned out pretty okay with kenneth branagh and kevin costner supporting, it could do with a slicker plot. as a jack ryan fan, i give it 3.5/5.


robocop 2014 is remake of the 80s one. nice to see joel kinnaman (officer holder in the tv series, the killing) playing robocop. much of a terminator style action show with a touch of "i-robot" issues. gary oldman and michael keaton supporting. 3/5.


This post has been edited by AVFAN: May 12 2014, 10:11 AM

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I, Frankenstein (2014)

With Vampires and Werewolves subject matter all tapped out, what other monster can Hollywood exploit?

As far as this movie is concern, the Frankenstein Monster...

Supposedly based on a Graphic Novel, and The Director and Script writer is the same person, Stuart Beattie...

There is an attempt to emulate what had been done on Underworld (2003), so much so that Bill Nigh and Kevin Grevioux are in it!!

I was expecting any minute now, Kate Beckinsale to appear in head to toe leather outfit!!

What we end up with instead is Miranda Otto (Eowyn anyone??) who plays the Queen of Gargoyle, Leonore.

There are many Australian actors in this as well... (Jai Courtney)

Style over substance.

I'll leave it at that...

My Two Sen

Rain Man (1988)

Probably one of my all time favorite movie.

Dustin Hoffman had won an Oscar for his performance here, and I seriously believe that Tom Cruise and Dustin should have won the award together.

Tom Cruise is very committed to all his roles, I do believe there is and intangible something he put into this character (Charlie Babbitt)!!

If you like action movie, this is NOT a movie for you.

If you like drama and human interest movie, this is definitely one for you.

This movie also lifted the fog on the mental condition known as artistic autism.

One more point of interest about this movie is, the first week box office for the movie was 7 million, nothing to shout about, the second 8 million, the week after that 11 etc, etc. The box office kept growing and grown and the movie stay at the theaters for a long long time. The final box office in 1988 is $172,825,435 which in today's term is $341,552,243.08. Not bad for a movie that had a budget of 25 Million.

I strongly recommend this to people who like drama.

My Two Sen

Pompeii (2014)

Director Paul W.S. Anderson (who gave us The Three Musketeers (2011)) lavish ancient Rome disaster movie.

The issue is

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: May 13 2014, 09:39 PM

Hi! Can I share the below?
I think the 7.1 surround is very good! I would give an Ace for such film produced in Asia. The sound stage is very clean and detail, effect is clear and the gun fighting scene would draw u into the scene!


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Very good movie, with very good sound.

Hey guys.. looking for a recent (2012-2014) movie to watch..
Something that doesn't bore me for long periods of time. I've recently tried watching Jack Ryan: Shawdow Recruit and I stopped watching after 3/4 of the movie since it was just too boring for some reason.

Action, adventure, romantic comedy, etc suggestions are all welcome. Not a fan of horror movies so don't suggest any of those.

The Monuments Men (2014)

I am not a fan of wars movies. I just am not.

With this movie, I'm glad I have made this exception.

George Clooney is the director and I think he made a good movie.

Very well scripted, very well acted with light comedy to boot

Very original story line and the subject matter of a group of international soldiers traveling Europe at the end of WWII protecting works of art in intriguing...

It wasn't a huge box office hit, and had to add it did not lose money.

It is always interesting to me how smart, well acted, and made movies do not get much attention.

I love this movie.

Give it a try why don't you

My Two Sen

haha this shows that you can still earn multi million dollar salary without needing 2 win any academy awards...another actor that i can think off out of my head is samuel L jackson

this one is, strictly speaking, not a war movie, although it seems to incorprate bits of saving private ryan.

pretty much all drama. good acting from clooney, damon and blanchet.

agree it's a good drama but it's something i will not remember for long...

if u find jack ryan shadow recruit boring, u will probably find all jack ryan and jason bourne movies the same. they are among the best spy-action thrillers!

perhaps u prefer the bond 007 ones, usually more action and pomposity.

Dear m_v, how about the sound effects? Very good?
The one sapu all 13' oscar award "Gravity", movie is for sure good but the effects is very limited to only the beginning of the title lo..

You are talking about Tom Cruise. Agreed

Also, he takes every role he gets and give it his all. That is something all of us can learn from him.

The fact that it is based on really event, and also the fact that alot of Renaissance period works survived until today, actually made alot of impact for me... But that is just me...