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Post by **Franz Ferdinand** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:05 am

The Counterfeiters (Stefan Ruzowitsky) 6.5/10

Not as emotionally involving as the subject matter would lead you to believe, it was merely okay.

Post by **Big Magilla** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:42 am

--Damien wrote:Whaddya know, a left-wing children's movie. And it's a film saturated with kindness.

Yes, and it stars that wonderful child actress, Abigail Breslin.

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Post by **Damien** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:05 am

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008 Patricia Rozema)

Whaddya know, a left-wing children's movie. And it's a film saturated with kindness.

7/10

Post by **FilmFan720** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:04 pm

I just watched it recently (during TCM's 31 Days of Oscar), and not having seen it before or lived through the era, I found it dull and not that funny. I love Mazursky's later work (esp. An Unmarried Woman, which I also just caught), but this seemed scattershot. Gould came off the best, I thought. He was funny and heartbreaking, especially during that last scene. Wood was never lovelier, but she and Culp were boring as hell.

Post by **Reza** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:49 am

Mister Tee wrote:What stood out for me this time was how good Dyan Cannon was. Possibly because, uptight as she was, she came closest to embodying the audience's "are you people serious?" responses. ......... given how funny much of it was -- particularly the Cannon/Gould bedroom scene -- that was a limitation with which I could live.

I thought Cannon was hilarious in the scene with her analyst.

Post by **Reza** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:42 am

Mister Tee wrote:Wood looked great, but didn't do anything special, nor did Culp.

How funny.....I thought these two came off more natural than Gould and Cannon.

Post by **Mister Tee** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:40 am

Wow -- duelling responses posted simultaneously.

Post by **Reza** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:39 am

--Big Magilla wrote:
--Reza wrote:Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (Paul Mazursky, 1969) 7/10

Really? I thought this thing was just silly in 1969 and downright embarrassing now. And I generally like Mazursky's films.

I was all set to be embarrassed but was quite pleasantly surprised. Who knows it could be because I am down with the flu and am generally feeling miserable.......and all that ''love'' talk perked me up a bit.

Bob Culp and Natalie Wood (at her loveliest) come off better than the two nominated actors....Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon. And I loved the costumes worn by all four stars.

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Post by **Mister Tee** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:39 am

Reza wrote:Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (Paul Mazursky, 1969) 7/10

I just watched this again myself, for the first time since 1970. I was surprised at how well I remembered it -- not just the overall thrust, but many individual moments.

What stood out for me this time was how good Dyan Cannon was. Possibly because, uptight as she was, she came closest to embodying the audience's "are you people serious?" responses. Gould was also, as remembered, funny. Wood looked great, but didn't do anything special, nor did Culp.

The film showed Mazursky/Tucker's roots in revue comedy. The through-thread was pretty weak; we seemed to jump from one Nichols/May sketch to the next. But, given how funny much of it was -- particularly the Cannon/Gould bedroom scene -- that was a limitation with which I could live.

Post by **Big Magilla** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:34 am

--Reza wrote:Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (Paul Mazursky, 1969) 7/10

Really? I thought this thing was just silly in 1969 and downright embarrassing now. And I generally like Mazursky's films.

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Post by **Reza** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:31 am

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Mark Herman, 2008) 8/10

Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (Paul Mazursky, 1969) 7/10

Post by **Precious Doll** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:13 am

Bashing (2005) Masahiro Kabayashi 7/10

Derby (1971) Robert Kaylor 7/10

The Signal (2007) David Bruckner, Jacob Gentary & Dan Bush 5/10

The Secret Life of Bees (2008) Gina Prince-Bythewood 4/10

Flashbacks of a Fool (2008) Baillie Walsh 2/10

Daniel Craig has blue eyes. The actor playing him at a younger age has brown eyes (and a very bad blond dye job). It must be said that that is the least of this films problems.

Post by **Damien** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:31 pm

--rain Bard wrote:Ok, I see that. For me, I like to keep in mind that most of the film is told in flashback by someone who is confessing his heart and soul to the one man he has most respect for. He may be a faulty narrator, which could account for any awkwardness in his relations with Stanwyck's femme fatale.

From all reports, Fred MacMurray was not a particularly pleasant person in real life. Billy Wilder tapped into that aspect in both Double Inndemnity and The Apartment and the films are all the more effective for it. I think MacMurray is tremendous in Double Indemnity, and deserved a Best Actor nomination in lieu of Barry Fitzgerald.

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Post by **rain Bard** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:01 pm

Ok, I see that. For me, I like to keep in mind that most of the film is told in flashback by someone who is confessing his heart and soul to the one man he has most respect for. He may be a faulty narrator, which could account for any awkwardness in his relations with Stanwyck's femme fatale.

danfrank · Post by **danfrank** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:49 pm

I agree that MacMurray is perfect for the everyman aspect of the role. I just wasn't convinced when he tried to sound like the tough guy, e.g., the way he keeps calling Stanwyck "baby." Maybe I wasn't supposed to be convinced, given that MacMurray's character is clearly in over his head with Stanwyck's Phyllis Dietrichson.

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