- Casino Royale Review
- Carrie (1976)
- Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
- Trainspotting (1996)
- Rain Man (1988)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Targets (1968)
- An Education (2009)
- Mirror, The (1974)
- Fargo (1996)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Do The Right Thing (1989)
- Report (1967)
- Is "The Sting" The Best Gambling Film Ever Made?
- Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943), Or 28 Angry Men
- Rome, Open City (1945)
- Spring in a Small Town (1948)
- Drive (2011)
- Vinyl (1965)
- Seconds (1966)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- A Hollywood Invasion of Casino Halls
- Thin Man, The (1934)
- In The Heat of the Night (1967)
- All In: The Poker Movie, Player’s Best Tricks
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1001 Club - Skyfall (2012)
- 1001 Club - When Harry Met Sally... (1988)
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Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Here's a movie with not just one, but TWO characters you don't give a damn about!
Genre: Drama
Starring: Jon Voight (Deliverance; National Treasure), Dustin Hoffman (Meet The Fockers; Straw Dogs)
Directed By: John Schlesinger (Pacific Heights; Marathon Man)
Overview: A man moves to New York to strike it big as a hustler. He and his crippled, sickly new friend try to eke out a meager existence.
Performance:
I was frankly let down by Jon Voight's role. I don't know if it's the fact that I didn't like his character, or that the film overall was convoluted, but it's no Deliverance, that's for sure. What can you say about Hoffman? He's a genius, but the direction overall didn't impress.
Rating: 6
Cinematography:
There was a scene in a drug bar that really worked, some of the cut scenes flashing back to our hero's youth were decent and attempted artistry, but I also noticed some really weak camerawork from time to time, stuff that made be raise an eyebrow. Let's say good but distracting.
Rating: 6
Script:
"I'm walkin' here! I'm WALKIN' HERE!"
Yep. The famous line that everyone spouts, having no clue where it's from except 'New York'. Well that's Dustin Hoffman smacking the hood of a cab that gets too close. Sadly, there is nothing else memorable about this script. I really liked the young woman's role during the sex scene, but sadly it doesn't hold up the rest, and they say 'Fag' way too often.
Rating: 6
Plot:
The story is a good premise: Man goes in search for dreams, finds sick loser, misery loves company, great. The trip however was this messed up all-over-the-place ride without any real direction. There's a party, there pneumonia, there's some grungy NYC living. Search me, didn't do it for me at all.
Rating: 5
Mood:
This film opens with some of the worst music you'll ever hear. Get used to it, because they play it over and over. Did I mention how convoluted this film was? I don't know exactly what High-Art this director was trying to pull, but most of the time, it was just bad editing, but was Oscar-nominated for Best Editing. This is why I don't watch the Oscars...
Rating: 6
Man, like it's so artsy, you know, so real. It's like the New York you know, man. You know, the BORING one.
Overall Rating: 58% (Don't Bother To Dig In Your Spurs, No Matter What Time It Is)
Aftertaste:
This won THREE Academy Awards! Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Everyone in 1969 must have been high! This was not a good film! There were some pretty impressive scenes and I got the cultural message, but Holy, it must have been a slow year for film! Me and my guest found this film just plain strange. Bleh.
Hahaha, Liam, you're a peach! Just for the record, I didn't like Babes in Arms either, but point well taken
i disagree on this one,well to me this movie is art(give me something new everytime).(Don't Bother To Dig In Your Spurs, No Matter What Time It Is)pls pls pls rewatch.
I know I will be giving it another chance.It doesn't make sense that I didn't appreciate it the first time either.
You gave Babes In Arms a higher rating than this? Are YOU high?!?!!!
Ok, enough of the posts disagreeing with your reviews, I peomise that the next comment I leave will be positive! I swear!