Although I saw Thirteen Days when it was first released and my movie tastes have changed since then. I need to watch it again to see if it has the same impact on me as it did then.

I think I still have Waterworld on one of those old video tapes somewhere, but I never watched it. For some reason, I never really had the desire to watch that movie. But I suppose, if you recommend it SC, then I'll give it a whirl.

For me, the best Costner film I saw is "A Perfect World". No contest there. An outstanding movie. Directed by Clint Eastwood who stars in it too.

I went to see "Pulbic Enemies" yesterday. While not a bad movie, I must admit, I was disappointed in it. I can't quite put my finger on the reason. I am a Johnny Depp fan, and he did fine in the role. I didn't remember (if it's true) how boldly he admitted to being a bank robber which seems such a dangerous thing to do. It was a refresher course reminded that he escaped from jail and the police a couple of times. I think everyone knows how it ends and I was anticipating that, although I do have a question about the ending.

There was lots of action/shooting/killing,bank robbing etc but something still seemed lacking? I did know a little of Dillinger going in, but didn't come out feeling any more enlightened on his life maybe??? Don't know why Could it be there just wasn't that much to his life to warrant a full length movie??? Just asking.


TIS

Like a lot of other subjects we discuss here, if you weren't alive during the time of the original occurrence it loses something in re-enacting it. Ask your parents about him... they were around when he was making headline news and probably have some memories of the time.

That's true SC. I went with my daughters and was explaining to them (they are not gangster/mafia movie fans like I am) how this was true and that there was actually the machine gun fights in the streets during that era. After telling them that, I did think to myself, "man, how awful would that be, to be a passerby during any of these killings and have to duck that much gunfire." I told them I'd try to look up headlines from Dillinger's era and the headline of his last day.


TIS

SC

That is so cool. God, you're quick. To be more of a pain, is there a link where I can actually read the story. I'd love to see in print how it "sounded" the next day and what kind of panic or shock & awe (if any) was put in the story. Know what I mean?



TIS

You sound like my first wife.

Try this link (below) to the FBI newspaper article archive. When you open it, there's a "magnifying glass" icon that you can click on to make the page larger and easier to read.


Newpaper Article on Dillinger's Death - CLICK HERE

Thanks SC, just what I as looking for. There's a couple related stories within the story,just on the front page. I like to see how news of this kind was reported.

Exmple just from the front headline:

Dillinger's Hair Dyed, Face Scars "Lifted"
by Surgery, Finger Tip Whorls Changed
by Acid —But Law Gets Its Man


TIS

I saw the last half of 'The Cooler' last night. Pretty good stuff.
Wish I had caught it from the beginning. Will look out for it again in IFC.

William H. Macy is a consistently fabulous character actor and has become one of my favorites.

In fact, same goes for Alec Baldwin...

Apple

The Cooler is a great film Apple.

Watched GRAN TORINO last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Old Clint was perfect in the role of the grizzled,grumpy old racist!

Did you catch the song at the end of Gran Torino? As soon as the credits start rolling a song comes on and it's Clint Eastwood singing! Rewatch the end, Yogi.

Was that singing Mark?

I thought he was gargling razorblades?

I rewatched the GF trilogy for the millionth time. It is truly a classic. I wish however that the studio would release the chronological novel for television. It had more Sonny scenes in it.

I've always felt that Caan would've won the Oscar for Sonny, had those scenes been left in the film. Especially the scene when he couldn't bring himself to sit at the Don's desk after his shooting. He should've won. I mean, Joel Grey? Pffft.

I just watched a fantastic film called "Funny Games". Surprised I had never seen it before. Anyone else seen this bizarre film? I saw the American version starring Tim Roth and Naomi Watts.

Brilliant stuff.

It's very well made. It's more or less a shot-for-shot remake of the 1997 version, by the same director.

You know what? I think I just saw that last week in the HBO listings. I have never heard of it. It's good though hu?

TIS

It's clever and interesting. I'll leave it at that.

I'm pretty sure it's playing on HBO off and on this month. I'll try to check it out. I remember reading the brief plot and it sounded pretty good.

TIS

Capo,

They showed Funny Games last night on HBO. All I can say is . Very well acted, very unusual story an very unsettling. The "bad guys" gave me the creeps and I found it to end somewhat surprisingly. Even if creepy, it was good.


TIS

8.8/10 on IMDb... A- avg from 12 critics... B+ avg from 9500+ Yahoo Users... and I thought DISTRICT 9 was disappointing. I like alien movies, and the premise sounded great! But once that Transformer suit showed up, it became utterly ridiculous. If they make a DISTRICT 10 (it's all set up for it!) then I'll wait for the DVD (and rent it).

Boy, that's one movie they've been advertising lately that didn't sound too bad. Sorry to hear it's not all that. I did hear a couple critics praise it. I don't always agree with the critics either.


TIS

One movie I saw the trailer for -- that I didn't even know/hear about -- was the 4th installment of the Final Destination series, which I enjoy quite a bit -- The Final Destination (the last of the series??). And this one's in Digital 3D, so I wanna check it out!

But TIS, it could just be me. I know I was annoyed because the people I went with sat in the front, and on the side (worst possible seats, but it was pretty crowded) -- I'm glad I decided not to wear my progressive lenses we were so close! But off to the side (when you're up close) is just horrible. They didn't like it, either, and they had worse seats than I did. ...but parts were still utterly ridiculous, so I don't think my opinion would've changed.

Geoff,

I think we've talked about the Final Destination movies. I liked the first one (the airplane), the second (the traffic accident) was pretty good; the third (the carnival ride), ok. I want to see this installment too. If you see it, post if you like it. Usually by four they're down hill.

TIS

I love this movie. Messes with peoples heads!!

Saw Inglorious Basterds last night. WOW! Just awesome viewing. Best movie I've seen this year hands down.

Today I watched "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". It was a very, very good film about both sides of The Holocaust.

The story is about two eight year old boys. Bruno is the son of a Nazi commandant and Shmuel is a Jewish inmate of the camp. The two boys meet by the barbed wire and develop a relationship. The film contrasts the innocence of the two children with the absolute horror of what is going on around them. They obviously don't understand the full implications of Nazi Germany and what it's doing to each of them and their families.

There are several heartbreaking moments in the film, as each of the boys begins to understand what is unfolding around them. As Bruno's sister gives up her dolls for Nazi posters and the uniform of a Nazi Youth, his mother slips into an almost catatonic state as she realizes what kind of man she is married to.

The boys can't begin to understand what is happening, just like those who have looked back at this period of history, even as we've seen other genocides occur. Don't miss this film. I cried my eyes out, though, so be warned!