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Here's a quick list of all movies watched by the SMC. Or if you prefer, here's a more detailed examination.
Well this was supposed to be Johnson's week, but he's MIA so it looks like Week 99 now falls on me! No theme here. Just a few movies that I think are a bit underappreciated.
Rush (2013)
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde
Premise: The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Why I picked it: It's one of the few movies that I actually went to see twice in the theater. I had never heard of Hunt or Lauda before seeing this movie, but I really found it to be a reveting tale that was brilliantly brought to life by Ron Howard. It's also interesting to see Chris Hemsworth tackle a role like this.
Trailer:
Black Book (2006)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman
Premise: In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Why I picked it: I first watched this film several years ago, just to see what the director of Robocop and Total Recall had been up to, and it ended up being a damn good movie. I remember very little about it so it's hard to say exactly why I liked it, but I do remember liking it quite a bit and have been meaning to revisit it.
Trailer:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Director: Robert Wise
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Premise: When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
Why I picked it: When it was first released, audiences were turned off by its slow pace and philosophical themes. They wanted Star Wars, but got something more akin to 2001 with a Star Trek theme. Eventually I got around to watching the film so I could judge it for myself, and I found it to be an interesting, thoughtful movie that was also a showcase for effects of its era.
Trailer:
Single White Female (1992)
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber
Premise: A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.
Why I picked it: Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh both deliver excellent performances in what is one of the best examples of the early-90s wave of female-led thrillers.
Trailer:
Members: @shadow_priest_x @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Caveat @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @chickenluver @Strange King @FrontNakedChoke @Johnson
Here's a quick list of all movies watched by the SMC. Or if you prefer, here's a more detailed examination.
Well this was supposed to be Johnson's week, but he's MIA so it looks like Week 99 now falls on me! No theme here. Just a few movies that I think are a bit underappreciated.
Here are our candidates!
Rush (2013)
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde
Premise: The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Why I picked it: It's one of the few movies that I actually went to see twice in the theater. I had never heard of Hunt or Lauda before seeing this movie, but I really found it to be a reveting tale that was brilliantly brought to life by Ron Howard. It's also interesting to see Chris Hemsworth tackle a role like this.
Trailer:
Black Book (2006)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman
Premise: In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Why I picked it: I first watched this film several years ago, just to see what the director of Robocop and Total Recall had been up to, and it ended up being a damn good movie. I remember very little about it so it's hard to say exactly why I liked it, but I do remember liking it quite a bit and have been meaning to revisit it.
Trailer:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Director: Robert Wise
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Premise: When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
Why I picked it: When it was first released, audiences were turned off by its slow pace and philosophical themes. They wanted Star Wars, but got something more akin to 2001 with a Star Trek theme. Eventually I got around to watching the film so I could judge it for myself, and I found it to be an interesting, thoughtful movie that was also a showcase for effects of its era.
Trailer:
Single White Female (1992)
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber
Premise: A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.
Why I picked it: Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh both deliver excellent performances in what is one of the best examples of the early-90s wave of female-led thrillers.
Trailer:
Members: @shadow_priest_x @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Caveat @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @chickenluver @Strange King @FrontNakedChoke @Johnson
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