Favourite movie scenes

[Walker]

Killer Joe - with Matthew Mcconaughey

One of my favourite films, but the best scene I could find on utube...the morons put 'sucking' sounds over the 'sucking of the chicken leg'
Its a violent film at the end - when I first watched it I thought it was a Tarantino - but apparently it was originally a stage play.

Never saw it. The actor struck me as a pretty-boy poseur in some other movie that I never finished watching.

Maybe I'll watch it.

Your description reminds me of a Michael Douglas movie. He plays a character in a nondescript, uneventful life who one day in lala land just snaps … and becomes a typical psycho in a G-rated reality which strangely enough, in American movies just about always includes killing.

Falling Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJs9p-VNORw

[gaffo]

Killer Joe - with Matthew Mcconaughey

One of my favourite films, but the best scene I could find on utube...the morons put 'sucking' sounds over the 'sucking of the chicken leg'
Its a violent film at the end - when I first watched it I thought it was a Tarantino - but apparently it was originally a stage play.

Never saw it. The actor struck me as a pretty-boy poseur in some other movie that I never finished watching.

Maybe I'll watch it.

Your description reminds me of a Michael Douglas movie. He plays a character in a nondescript, uneventful life who one day in lala land just snaps … and becomes a typical psycho in a G-rated reality which strangely enough, in American movies just about always includes killing.

Falling Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJs9p-VNORw

falling down is a good movie - 8 or so out of 10 - so top 2-percent IMO, im particular too.

good enough for me to buy the DVD of 15 yrs ago. It made some money too.

i think it was a "black (bleak?) comedy" too - though not a comedy per say. it was/is a valid profile of "lozer" living off mom and without a job (lone wolf "evangelical (not Islamist - but same mentality - only diff religion (islamo terrorists live in their moms basement and are not employed either))

The Pledge - equal (better?) movie, only without the comedy, and failed at box office.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237572/

[gaffo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQZvQblHsBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algdilTBfRs


"intimate stories" (Argintime)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wTCXHzRErQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUOO4Itgmw

Osama - full movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpFJJd3ZNPo

The Island - full movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms4TXwIDutM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQK6snelUvk

love Zelary soundtrack too.

BTW - this is a beautifully filmed movie (green pastures/etc....the DVD transfur is poor - grainy and low rez - the Bluray is clear and purdy, but not offered in US or US reagion code - can only be bout via amazon.uk from Chechque Republic - then region code stripped from legally bought Blray - via recordable dual layer BDr and DVDFAb using PC.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyMeBrljfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM5A4ETW_Io

The Tunnel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hnK2rJmfWQ

full movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cRes5QTNbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_iLOp6IhM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_2ncica48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4xJT2_qw4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0AGG6gc3F0

love Dark Blue Word (one of the best movies made ever BTW) soundtrack too - no american Bluray of course ;-/. only one is only Euro-region coded (like Zelary)

Battle of Algiers - full movie (one of top 10 movie of all time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_N2wyq7fCE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuO14OgTEc

[attofishpi]

Killer Joe - with Matthew Mcconaughey

One of my favourite films, but the best scene I could find on utube...the morons put 'sucking' sounds over the 'sucking of the chicken leg'
Its a violent film at the end - when I first watched it I thought it was a Tarantino - but apparently it was originally a stage play.

Never saw it. The actor struck me as a pretty-boy poseur in some other movie that I never finished watching.

Maybe I'll watch it.

Your description reminds me of a Michael Douglas movie. He plays a character in a nondescript, uneventful life who one day in lala land just snaps … and becomes a typical psycho in a G-rated reality which strangely enough, in American movies just about always includes killing.

Falling Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJs9p-VNORw

falling down is a good movie - 8 or so out of 10 - so top 2-percent IMO, im particular too.

good enough for me to buy the DVD of 15 yrs ago. It made some money too.

i think it was a "black (bleak?) comedy" too - though not a comedy per say. it was/is a valid profile of "lozer" living off mom and without a job (lone wolf "evangelical (not Islamist - but same mentality - only diff religion (islamo terrorists live in their moms basement and are not employed either))

The Pledge - equal (better?) movie, only without the comedy, and failed at box office.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237572/

Yes, I really enjoyed Falling Down too. I've just looked up The Pledge on WIKI and like you stated - it was poor at the box office, but the critical response was very positive (downloading it now!)

Walker:- I know what you mean by Mcconaughey as the 'pretty boy poseur' - I can't remember the film, but trust me - that persona is out the window. He has become one of my favourite actors, where he is fact quite the opposite to that persona.
The first season of True Detective starring Matthew McConaughey alongside Woody Harrelson, if you haven't seen it, i'm sure you will be impressed with McConaughey as an extremely rough, not too pretty drunk - it was a fantastic season - its one of those shows where each season is a different bunch of actors and entirely new story. I couldn't get into the second season, but I might give the other seasons a go.

[attofishpi]

While on the subject of McConaughey - another great film he was in that I saw recently was 'Mud' - a coming of age film. It's done so well at looking at how a young lad looks for the bond of love in McConaughey's relationship with his reticent partner, and the faith this young fella has in the idea of love.
Truly a film worth watching.

[Walker]

We'll check them out sometime, when we're in the movie mood around here.

That Kingsley flick was pretty good.
It's always fun to see him after seeing him as Gandhi.

&

“Well, there’s the weather of course, when it’s in season.”
”We must create the desperate need in your town for a boys band.”



Creating a desperate need .... world's oldest profession.

The Music Man
Ya Got Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI

[gaffo]

While on the subject of McConaughey - another great film he was in that I saw recently was 'Mud' - a coming of age film. It's done so well at looking at how a young lad looks for the bond of love in McConaughey's relationship with his reticent partner, and the faith this young fella has in the idea of love.
Truly a film worth watching.

sounds like the usual young and naive view of "in love with idea if love"/and mixing lust, infatuation with the real deal.


been there, and done that as a college kid myself decades ago.

BTW - i never heard of your movie reference, but it must be long ago enough for the McConaughy character is near my age (i.e. he and I were College Students on the same Campus at the same time - early 90's (Rene Zellweger was with us too) - but he (and she) were not "Famous" - not sure about Mc, but Zel in 90/91 never had an acting class nor acted - being an English major.

like Tom Cruz - "born on 4th of july" - scene where he tells Lilly Taylor about him shooting her brother - Matt got his start as "purdyboy" - but like Cruz, shows he can act and be more than just "purdy".

[gaffo]

Yes, I really enjoyed Falling Down too. I've just looked up The Pledge on WIKI and like you stated - it was poor at the box office, but the critical response was very positive (downloading it now!)

so, what did you think of the movie - via torrent ?

I thought The Pledge was in the top 20 or so of all time.

why? - many reasons:

1. main character - Jack Nickolson's character - name forget - is a good guy, ended up taking one last case prior to retire.................this movie is subtle (all about Gray - Nickolson is a nice guy, but he makes 2 mistakes (as all good guys like you a me - unless they are wiser to not fk themselves).

mistake #1 of Jack's character (who i like at first - not so much later (again this is a "smart movie" about "Character decay" if one lets themselves degrade over obsessions.)) is he makes a promise he cannot keep (he feels for the mother of the killed kid - i understand (as the audience) - but it was a promise anyone forcing reason over emotion, would know one that cannot be made and should not be made.

He making that promise, forced the obsession to solve crime/fullfill promise - to put his girlfriend's kid (Robin Wright) in danger!

for this IMO though have sympathy - lost some of it (as I did in No Country for Old Men) - where Josh Brolin stumbles upon a bag of money/and a gut shot mexican..........takes the money (does not call an ambulance..lamely returns with water for a now dead mex - ok Josh showed his colors (like Nicholson in his role/film) - ignoring "right thing to do" at the time.


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otherthing about "the Pledge" (BTW "Oliver" is the Pedokiller - you will have a paned short clip of him - 50 something - when he is called by retarded niece/sister).

No, not "justice by man"......is done.

instead.

"Oliver" dies loved, no-one knew (outside of Oliver of course)
"Oliver" was killed by Logging Truck/God? too ------- no matter which HE IS KILLED - and HE WAS A FEDOKILLER - AND HE IS NEVER EXPOSED (to men - to God? - yes if He Exists).
Jack Nickelson is fucked! - because Oliver is killed (via traffic accident - and "no-one ever knew (nor ever will!!!!!!!!! (i love this movie's mindset here - it all there! (anti-"virtue signaling" - God/fate takes out a monster and none notice! - and can no longer vendicate Jack in this stance of putting a girl in danger to catch a killer.


God/fate killed the killer via the logging truck.........Jack is discraced and goes insane and never knows the monsters died.................but he allowed his obcession to endanger the girl.

so forfieted the right to a good end personally (as in the case of No Country for Old Men).

another excellent movie - with similar characters, likeable, but make choices that forfeit their moral high ground.

[gaffo]

We'll check them out sometime, when we're in the movie mood around here.

That Kingsley flick was pretty good.
It's always fun to see him after seeing him as Gandhi.

&

“Well, there’s the weather of course, when it’s in season.”
”We must create the desperate need in your town for a boys band.”



Creating a desperate need .... world's oldest profession.

The Music Man
Ya Got Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI

you talking to me????????????

I referenced "House of Sand" - a Brazilian movie.

not "House of Sand and Fog" - which i've not seen.

...........

yes Kingsley is an excellent actor.

he is not in the movie "House of Sand", though Fernanda is - fab actress


https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005244/?ref_=tt_cl_t1

[attofishpi]

We'll check them out sometime, when we're in the movie mood around here.

That Kingsley flick was pretty good.
It's always fun to see him after seeing him as Gandhi.

Yeah, that proves what a great actor he is - what a contrast of characters!

[attofishpi]

Yes, I really enjoyed Falling Down too. I've just looked up The Pledge on WIKI and like you stated - it was poor at the box office, but the critical response was very positive (downloading it now!)

so, what did you think of the movie - via torrent ?

I thought The Pledge was in the top 20 or so of all time.

why? - many reasons:

1. main character - Jack Nickolson's character - name forget - is a good guy, ended up taking one last case prior to retire.................this movie is subtle (all about Gray - Nickolson is a nice guy, but he makes 2 mistakes (as all good guys like you a me - unless they are wiser to not fk themselves).

mistake #1 of Jack's character (who i like at first - not so much later (again this is a "smart movie" about "Character decay" if one lets themselves degrade over obsessions.)) is he makes a promise he cannot keep (he feels for the mother of the killed kid - i understand (as the audience) - but it was a promise anyone forcing reason over emotion, would know one that cannot be made and should not be made.

He making that promise, forced the obsession to solve crime/fullfill promise - to put his girlfriend's kid (Robin Wright) in danger!

for this IMO though have sympathy - lost some of it (as I did in No Country for Old Men) - where Josh Brolin stumbles upon a bag of money/and a gut shot mexican..........takes the money (does not call an ambulance..lamely returns with water for a now dead mex - ok Josh showed his colors (like Nicholson in his role/film) - ignoring "right thing to do" at the time.


---------------

otherthing about "the Pledge" (BTW "Oliver" is the Pedokiller - you will have a paned short clip of him - 50 something - when he is called by retarded niece/sister).

No, not "justice by man"......is done.

instead.

"Oliver" dies loved, no-one knew (outside of Oliver of course)
"Oliver" was killed by Logging Truck/God? too ------- no matter which HE IS KILLED - and HE WAS A FEDOKILLER - AND HE IS NEVER EXPOSED (to men - to God? - yes if He Exists).
Jack Nickelson is fucked! - because Oliver is killed (via traffic accident - and "no-one ever knew (nor ever will!!!!!!!!! (i love this movie's mindset here - it all there! (anti-"virtue signaling" - God/fate takes out a monster and none notice! - and can no longer vendicate Jack in this stance of putting a girl in danger to catch a killer.


God/fate killed the killer via the logging truck.........Jack is discraced and goes insane and never knows the monsters died.................but he allowed his obcession to endanger the girl.

so forfieted the right to a good end personally (as in the case of No Country for Old Men).

another excellent movie - with similar characters, likeable, but make choices that forfeit their moral high ground.

I watched it in 3 stages - because I got tired while watching quite late at night.
It certainly wouldn't enter my top 20 list, I did like it, and the non-typical Hollywood ending. Sad thing was that Nickelson ended up ruining his reputation when he should have retired as an excellent cop - and he appeared to turn into a crazy drunk over the whole affair.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but Nickelson did know toward the end, the son of that fat woman, that he was the perp? But he needed to catch the perp in the act? It was obvious the son would have been top of the list - since the chocolate porcupines, but he couldn't have the scum arrested, since he needed to prove it to the law -especially since the arrested dude that had admitted to it at the outset was dead.

No Country for Oldmen - really enjoyed that film.
Two Australian movies worth watching - Two Hands - Oz gangster film with Heath Ledger (for me his best film and the one that kicked off his career) and Bad Boy Bubby (not one to watch with the kids) - very confronting film, but I watched again recently and realised just how clever had been done - filmed not too far from where I currently live in fact.
I did mention those two ealier in this thread, but I do recommend them to anyone interested in ozzy films.

[attofishpi]

I'm pretty sure I've also posted this one in the thread - but another great Ozzy film - Chopper. Based on a true story, starring Eric Bana as Chopper.

Here is a U-Tube "interview" where Eric Bana is discussing the film with 'Chopper Read' - maybe to have insight into his character prior to the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsT1g-d1rBQ

PS. Chopper had someone chop his own ears off to get transferred to another prison.

Grizzly stuff, but rather humourous.

And then there is Romper Stomper - a film about racism set in Melbourne I think, about skinheads...the one that probably put Russel Crowe into position as a great actor.

[Walker]

The Wrestler
Deli Counter Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tagCa__DYJU

[vegetariantaxidermy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDSM7AKfVJg

[Walker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDSM7AKfVJg

So funny! Klutz humour, his own worst enemy.
One of the best on film.


Do you think that the game and discussion in this clip follow the course of many forum discussions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYNvEPi9-s