TV/Movies Megathread

[Barrister]

The Magnificent Seven, comes out this weekend I believe. A remake of an old western right? Should I watch the original and ruin the new one for myself?

Watch Seven Samurai, the original original.

It's not like Magnificent Seven is a bad movie though.  It's in fact a very good classic of the genre.

Watch both.

[celedhring]

A Story of Violence is a good movie.

Finished it, good little film indeed. William Hurt stole the show in his single scene. Maria Bello stole my heart.

[Eddie Teach]

A Story of Violence is a good movie.

A History of Violence in English.

[jimmy olsen]

I recall John Wayne actually felt rather uncomfortable while filming Rio Bravo because his love interest, Angie Dickinson was so much younger than him (he was born in 1907, she in 1931, making for a 24 year gap; he was 52 at the time, she was 28).

Best example of this though was making Ronald Reagan the love interest for ... Shirley Temple. In a movie filled with squicky stuff. 

The plot: the girl played by Temple is supposed to be the illegitimate daughter of the guy played by Reagan. Turns out she isn't, so the Reagan character is now free to express that incestuous passion he'd been feeling! Yay! They run off together! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Hagen_Girl

Filmed in 1947, so Reagan was 36 and Temple was 19.

Age gap only 17 years, but the context!

Internet commentary:

Almost all prints of the film mysteriously disappeared from various film storage facilities and television stations as Ronald Reagan was becoming a prominent political figure.

I had no idea Shirley Temple made movies that late in her life.  I thought she was just a child star.

[lustindarkness]

The Magnificent Seven, comes out this weekend I believe. A remake of an old western right? Should I watch the original and ruin the new one for myself?

Watch Seven Samurai, the original original.

It's not like Magnificent Seven is a bad movie though.  It's in fact a very good classic of the genre.

Watch both.

First thing I did when I got home was put a copy of both on my desktop.

[lustindarkness]

A Story of Violence is a good movie.

A History of Violence in English.

I knew it looked weird. Well it is His Story of Violence

[CountDeMoney]

A Story of Violence is a good movie.

A History of Violence in English.

I was wondering what the fuck he was talking about.  Christ, Lusti, that's shit my mother would do.  "Have you seen that movie, "'Glengarry Glenn Miller'?"

But yeah, a well done movie.

[HVC]

Viggo does reluctant murders well. I really like Eastern Promises as well.

[CountDeMoney]

I keep imagining DG getting his stars. I YAM NOW VOR ACTUARY

[CountDeMoney]

Fun fact:  if you look closely, you'll recognize Viggo as one of the Amish in Witness.  Noticed that for the first time a few weeks ago.

[Scipio]

Luther S. 4 finally on Netflix. Damn, that got dark quick.

[katmai]

Fun fact:  if you look closely, you'll recognize Viggo as one of the Amish in Witness.  Noticed that for the first time a few weeks ago.

I could have told you that grandpa.

[CountDeMoney]

Fun fact:  if you look closely, you'll recognize Viggo as one of the Amish in Witness.  Noticed that for the first time a few weeks ago.

I could have told you that grandpa.

  But at least I recognized Danny Glover AWWWW HE WAS IN PLACES IN THE HEART

[Scipio]

A Story of Violence is a good movie.

A History of Violence in English.

I was wondering what the fuck he was talking about.  Christ, Lusti, that's shit my mother would do.  "Have you seen that movie, "'Glengarry Glenn Miller'?"

But yeah, a well done movie.

Coffee is for charming young gentlemen.

[mongers]

Fun fact:  if you look closely, you'll recognize Viggo as one of the Amish in Witness.  Noticed that for the first time a few weeks ago.

Probably more well know, but saw Silvester Stallon as a thug on the metro in Woody Allen's 'Bananas'.